Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

chapter 553

"Your Majesty, I think what Mrs. Sun said is very true."

Wu Zixu stood up, bowed to Qingji who was on the steps, and then changed the subject, and said, "However, there are hundreds of small countries and tribes in Baiyue in the six counties of Lingnan."

"How can you tell who is loyal and who is traitor?"

"Our Wu army has [-] troops. It is not difficult to wipe out all the small countries and tribes in South Vietnam one by one. It is just to distinguish the loyal and traitors before attacking them. It will inevitably take time and effort, and the gains outweigh the losses."

"That's why, I think that your majesty should use the autumn wind to sweep away the fallen leaves and cleanse Lingnan, so that the territory of the six counties in Lingnan will be completely unified and become an inseparable part of my Great Wu!"

Wu Zixu's opinion is somewhat different from Sun Li's.

It is undeniable that the Baiyue people in the six counties of Lingnan are similar to the Wu people in terms of culture and customs, and it is easy to integrate.

However, it is simply unrealistic to wipe out all the small countries and tribes in the six counties of Lingnan in a short period of time, and to use Sun Li's proposition to pay equal attention to suppression and appeasement.

Because Qingji's idea is to fight quickly, and not to stay in Lingnan for too long, lest Wu will fall into the quagmire of war and be unable to extricate himself.

"inappropriate!"

Sun Li immediately stood up and retorted: "Although my Wu Kingdom's southern expedition army is numerous, it cannot hold the land in the south of the Five Ridges. The territory is vast and the terrain is complex."

"Baiyue people have a fierce temperament and are good at guerrilla warfare. They can walk on the ground in complex terrain, just like apes."

"This is beyond my Wu Jun's reach."

"If Your Majesty doesn't care about affection and doesn't distinguish between loyal and traitorous, he must wipe out all the small countries and tribes in Baiyue one by one. I'm afraid the people of Baiyue will flee to the deep mountains and old forests, and take the opportunity to attack our Wu army, causing a large number of casualties."

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

On this matter, Sun Li, who has been sitting in Lingnan all year round and crusading against the rebellious Yue people, has a deep understanding.

Because although the state of Wu has already set up counties and counties in the six counties of Lingnan to rule, the local Baiyue people are not peaceful at all.

From time to time, a rebellion would break out, which caught Wu Jun by surprise.

In particular, the Baiyue people took advantage of the complex local terrain to conduct guerrilla warfare with the Wu army, which annoyed Sun Li even more.

If the Baiyue small country and tribes in the south of the Lingnan area were wiped out with the force of thunder, it would undoubtedly force the Baiyue people to jump over the wall and resist stubbornly, causing even greater casualties to the Wu army.

However, this is the fastest method of warfare, allowing the Wu army to quickly pacify the small Baiyue countries and tribes in various places.

And to distinguish the loyalty and traitor of the Baiyue people, this matter may be too difficult...

However, after thinking about it for a while, Qingji had already seen the essence of this matter clearly.

"How can we distinguish between loyalty and treachery?"

Qing Ji squinted his eyes and said, "It is undeniable that the Baiyue people in the south of the Five Ridges already have a certain degree of centripetal force towards our country of Wu."

"However, the monarchs and tribal chiefs of all the small countries in Baiyue must not be willing to die like this, and they will be completely annexed by Wu Kingdom."

"The widow's intention is to call the Baiyue small kingdoms and tribes who surrendered to our state of Wu to arrive in Panyu within a time limit to meet the widow."

"Those who do not meet with the court, or those who entrust officials to meet with the court, are regarded as rebellious, and the army will carry out the conquest."

In fact, Qingji used this method once.

Many years ago, when Qing Ji visited the Jingman land in the southwestern part of the state of Wu, he summoned many chiefs of the Yue people and the Jing people. Like "a cup of wine releases the power of soldiers", they were relieved of their power and guaranteed that they would be prosperous for a lifetime. rich.

However, it might not be feasible for Qingji to apply such a countermeasure to the Baiyue people in the same way.

Because the territory of the six counties in Lingnan is too vast, the terrain is also more complicated.

Qingji's shocking behavior like this might force the people of Baiyue to rise up and resist, or flee to the mountains directly.

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Everyone present stood up and agreed.

Qing Ji's approach is actually understandable.

Courtesy before soldiers?

Exactly!

In the land of Baiyue, there are hundreds of countries and tribes, large and small, and it is difficult to distinguish loyalty from traitors.

The so-called "loyalty" refers to the Baiyue people who have a certain centripetal force towards Wu State and dare not resist Wu State.

The so-called "treacherous" refers to the small country and tribe of the Yue people who have a heart of disobedience to Wu and may rise up against Wu at any time.

You can not have it both ways.

Qingji wanted to minimize the casualties of the Wu army, and also wanted to avoid the war from lasting too long, which was basically impossible.

……

The sun is shining and the sky is clear.

At this time, Qing Ji, accompanied by Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Bo Tong and other officials, came to Longchuan County in the northern part of Nanhai County for inspection.

The degree of wealth (development) and the population of Longchuan are second only to Panyu.

The reason why Longchuan got its name is that there is a dragon coming out of the Dongxiang (ancient Longchuan) of Boluo, which is a cave and a spring, so it is named after it.

It is said that Longtan is divided into Sichuan from Chengshan, so it is named Longchuan.

At this time, Longchuan County was vast, including most of modern eastern Guangdong.

As early as the Neolithic Age, there were humans engaged in fishing, hunting, farming, weaving and other activities in this place.

"The grass is indiscriminately given, and Changzhou is given to Changzhou."

"The very state is like Qin Xuxu, man Yu is like Zhao, Chan Qin is over seepage, and Yi Sui rivers and lakes."

Qingji stood on the bank of the river, looking forward to it, only to see that on the big river not far away, there was sparkling light, and the river water was green and shiny.

Several small boats are sailing slowly, or someone is rowing, or someone is fishing.

And they were all singing loudly, but Qingji couldn't tell what kind of ballad it was.

The excited Qing Ji looked around curiously and asked, "Second and third sons, do you know what kind of folk songs these Yue people are humming?"

It was said that even well-educated people like Sun Wu and Wu Zixu couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

Not to mention the deep meaning of the ballad, they were puzzled by the words and phrases of the lyrics.

Sun Li, who was standing on the side, smiled sweetly, stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, this is "The Song of the Yue People."

""The Song of the Yue People", that is, the ballads of the Yue people, is different from the poems of the Central Plains, the poems included in the "Book of Songs."

"This Yueren ballad has a special charm."

"Oh, "Yue Ren Song"?"

Qingji asked rather puzzled: "My concubine, isn't this "Song of the Yue People" the well-known song 'There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and you don't know it'?"

"Yes and no."

Sun Li shook her head and said, "What time is it tonight, the boat is in the middle of the boat."

"What day is it today, I have to be in the same boat with the prince."

"Be ashamed and be good, don't be ashamed."

"I'm so annoyed, I've learned about the prince."

"There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, but the king does not know."

"This is the version of "Yueren Song" that is widely circulated in the south and even the Central Plains."

"However, in the land of Lingnan, this "Yueren Song" is different."

After a pause, Sun Li said slowly: ""The Song of the Yue People", also known as "The Song of the Yue People's Embracing Ji"."

"If it is translated in the language of the Central Plains, "The Song of the Yue People" is for today's Xi Bingxu, and today we are traveling with you."

"The son and the same boat, the boat wanders."

"My heart is eager to betray my way."

"The center is depressed, and I fell into the river and lake."

(End of this chapter)