Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 531 The Nature of War

Zheng Boji Fan, who was lying on the sickbed, grabbed the hand of his son Ji Sheng, and said meaningfully: "Son, people from Jin are unreliable."

"Now the Marquis of Jin, Ji Wu, died in Luoyi. On the other side of the Jin Kingdom, the Lord Shaoguo is suspected, and the Six Ministers are in charge..."

"The widow estimates that the state of Jin will perish if it is said to be dead."

"..."

Ji Sheng stared at him with an unbelievable look.

As an old overlord, Jin, how could it easily perish?

Ji Sheng didn't quite believe it.

Ji Fan said earnestly: "In this world of great controversy, the weak will prey on the strong."

"A big country destroys a small country, and if a small country wants to survive, it can only rely on the hegemony of the big country..."

"Wu Wang Qingji is a hero of a generation, and the rise of Wu is already unstoppable."

"Sheng'er, do you know what Junfu said?"

Hearing this, Ji Sheng thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "Father Jun, you...you mean, let me, Zheng Guo, surrender to Wu Guo from now on?"

"good."

Ji Fan, who had returned to the light, was very conscious at this time.

The six ministers of the state of Jin have the same status as princes, and they have actually emptied the power of the Marquis of Jin.

Now, with Jinhou Jiwu's untimely death and the young master's establishment, Liuqing is bound to take the opportunity to carve up the territory that originally belonged to Jinhou and carry out a round of reshuffle...

Even if the Six Ministers stand on their own, it is not impossible to ask the emperor of Zhou to give him the title of prince.

A united state of Jin is certainly not something Wu can compare to.

But how can a divided state of Jin compare to the state of Wu, which is full of vigor, has a hero in power, and is full of talents?

……

The time has entered the twelfth year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 502 BC, at the end of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

Not long after Jinhou Jiwu was assassinated and died, Zheng Boji Fan also died.

No matter whether it is the state of Jin or the state of Zheng, the influence in the Central Plains is not so great.

The sudden death of the two monarchs, one can imagine the far-reaching impact it will have on the pattern of the world.

After Ji Wu was assassinated and died, Shi Yang, Zhao Yang and other officials quickly brought his body back to the state of Jin for a proper burial.

The Jin army, which was originally stationed on the front line of Xinzheng and confronted Wu Jun, had to withdraw to the country.

After hearing the news that the Jin army had retreated, Qingji felt a little relieved.

His purpose has been achieved.

Just as Wu Guojun and his ministers expected.

As soon as Jinhou Jiwu died, the six ministers of Jin State were all busy going back to fight for power, and they had no spare energy to compete with Wu Jun in Zhengdi.

At this time, Qingji was receiving Zheng Guo's eldest son Ji Sheng in the Xingyuan of Luoyi Wangcheng.

I saw Ji Sheng with a white filial belt tied on his head, wearing filial clothing, staggering, looking like a mourning concubine, very sad.

Ji Sheng, who just lost his father, should indeed be sad.

"King Wu!"

As soon as Ji Sheng entered the hall, he hurriedly knelt down towards Qing Ji who was on the steps, and said in tears, "Nephew Ji Sheng, see King Wu!"

Nephew?

It is not impossible.

Qing Ji and Ji Sheng have the same origin, and they were a family hundreds of years ago.

Both of them have the surname of Ji, one has the Wu family name and the other has the Zheng family name.

If Ji Sheng insisted on making connections, he could call himself Qingji's "nephew".

From the perspective of age, Ji Sheng is not as young as the weak crown, and Qingji is ten years older than him.

"Nephew, are you?"

Qingji pretended to be ignorant, and his face suddenly changed.

In fact, as early as yesterday, he already knew the news of the death of Zheng Dinggong and Ji Fan in history.

"woo woo woo woo."

Ji Sheng wiped away his tears, bowed to Qingji and said, "King Wu, my nephew is here for the funeral."

"Last night, my father passed away..."

"what?"

Qingji quickly walked down the steps and helped Ji Sheng up.

"Nephew, please give me your condolences. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal conditions of all people."

"Thank you King Wu for your comfort."

Ji Sheng expressed gratitude, and said, "King Wu, to be honest, before my father died, he left a will, ordering my nephew to lead the state of Zheng and pay tribute to you, King Wu."

"From now on, Zheng Guo shall be a vassal of Wu State."

"My nephew is too young to be in charge of the government. I heard that there is a great sage in the state of Wu, so I invite the king of Wu to choose a sage to join Zheng as Zhengqing!"

"Zheng Guo has also been humiliated by the Jin people for many years, in order to ensure that Zheng Guo's rights and interests will not be violated."

"I also ask the king of Wu to send elite soldiers and strong generals to station on the side of Xinzheng in case of emergencies."

"..."

can not tell.

Zheng Bo, Ji Fan and Ji Sheng, this father and son are really on the road.

As the saying goes, those who know current affairs are Junjie.

Wu's tradition in dealing with vassal states is to use ministers to enter the vassal states to govern, and then send troops and horses to station near the capital.

In this way, Wu Guo can subtly digest his vassal state.

Lay a solid foundation for future annexation.

However, for Zheng Guo, such an approach may not necessarily work.

Because Zheng State is different from ordinary small countries, it has foundation and national strength, so it cannot be easily digested by Wu State.

"It's rare that my nephew and Zheng Bo have this kind of heart."

Qing Ji patted the back of Ji Sheng's hand, and said meaningfully: "From now on, there are widows and the state of Wu, and even the state of Jin can't touch the state of Zheng!"

"Your father Zheng Bo's spirit in heaven should rest in peace!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Sheng also pretended to be grateful, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

……

After Ji Sheng left, Qingji summoned Fan Li, the internal historian of Zhisu, Wu Zixu, the imperial historian, and Tingwei Boshun to the hall of Xingyuan for discussion.

Qing Ji said slowly, "The people of Zheng have already decided to pay tribute to our country, Wu."

"What do you think, how should Wu Guo treat Zheng Guo?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu, Bo Tong and Fan Li looked at each other.

After pondering for a moment, Fan Li said firstly, "Your Majesty, I think that the city and land of Zheng State that I occupied before can be returned to the people of Zheng."

"Zheng Guo is not a small country after all. It has a strong heritage and there is no need to garrison troops. There is not much need for it."

"Your Majesty, you can send a capable minister to Zheng to serve as the Minister of State, so as to be in line with Jingdi and Luoyi, so as to restrain the state of Jin."

"inappropriate!"

As soon as Fan Li's words fell, Wu Zixu frowned and retorted: "The land in the southern part of Zheng State was bought by our soldiers at the price of bloodshed and sacrifice. How can they be easily handed over to others?"

"Xinzheng City may be returned, but there is no need to give up all the land in the city to the people of Zheng."

Hearing this, Qingji just waved his hands and said, "The widow's thinking coincides with that of Shaobo."

"If you save land and lose people, you will lose all people and land; if you save people and lose land, you will save all people and land."

"Zheng Di, it's too far away from our country of Wu. It's too far away!"

"You don't have to pay too much attention to the gains and losses of this city or place. It is more important for my country of Wu to be able to control the state of Zheng and curb the tendency of the Jin people to go south."

What is war?

War is nothing but a continuation of politics.

War is for politics.

Even if they get a few cities in the south of Zheng State, for Wu State, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

At least the people of Zheng felt very out of touch and would not cooperate with Wu to deal with Jin.

(End of this chapter)