Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 565 Priceless Cultural Treasure
"Prince Chao, you don't need to be too polite."

Seeing Wang Zichao saluting to him, Qingji just smiled kindly, then stood up, stepped down from the majesty's platform, took Ji Chao's hand kindly, came to the mat not far away, and sat opposite the mat.

For Ji Chao, Qingji's courteous treatment was both reasonable and unexpected.

Ji Chao said with a lot of emotion: "Wu Hou, to be honest, I never imagined that you have such great ability."

"Zangcang Kingdom, Qilan Kingdom, Yelang Kingdom, and the large and small Fang Kingdom tribes in the southwest, if you say they are destroyed, they will be destroyed. Could it be that the king's intention is not to seek hegemony, but to annex the barbarians?"

This is something Wang Zichao can't understand.

In his opinion, under the leadership of Qingji, the national strength of the Wu Kingdom is thriving day by day. With such a strong national strength, why not try to seek hegemony like Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, King Zhuang of Chu and others.

But to fight with these barbarians in the south?

Isn't Qingji afraid of consuming Wu's national power too much, and the gain outweighs the loss?
Qingji just laughed it off and said, "Prince Chao, I'm telling you the truth, whether it's to dominate or annex barbarians, it's not my original intention."

"If you can make a great country without borders, and the whole world is one family, then you will be a widow, and this is the long-cherished wish of all the kings of Wu Kingdom."

"..."

This made Ji Chao completely blinded, very puzzled.

Is Qingji's ambition so big?

Qingji wants to rule the world?
Can he do it?
Can Wu Guo do it?

Ji Chao shook his head and said with a dumb smile: "Marquis Wu is joking. To rule the world and clarify the universe, no one has been able to do such a thing throughout the ages."

"It's as strong as Chengtang, as strong as King Wu. They are all just to make the world submit, unify the orders of the princes, and make the big country boundless and mess up the world?"

"Marquis Wu, I admit that you are indeed capable, majestic and magnificent, and there are few people in the past and present who can match you."

"However, I don't know that messing around with the world is more difficult than climbing to the sky?"

"Not to mention anything else, at this time, the Wu Kingdom, although it is a hegemonic country, is not yet the only one..."

"How dare Marquis Wu say that he can rule the world, and Wu Guo can rule the world?"

Hearing this, Qing Ji shook his head, clenched his fist, placed it on his heart, and said seriously: "If I can't do it, it doesn't mean that the successor of the Wu Kingdom, the descendants of the widow can't do it."

"The world is in a great battle, and the nations are fighting frequently, and the fighting is becoming more and more fierce. Everyone's heart is full of ruins."

"What the widows have to do, what Wu Guo has to do, is to build a magnificent palace from the ruins... No, it is to destroy and then rebuild!"

"What I have to do, what Wu Guo has to do, is to complete the unfinished business of the predecessors."

"Let there be only one country in the world, only one emperor, and only one voice!"

"..."

After a long time, looking at the ambitious Qingji in front of him, Ji Chao finally let out a long sigh and said in admiration, "Marquis Wu, I admire your ambition."

"I can give you all the royal family classics including "Shan Hai Jing". However, I have an unkind request."

"please say."

Ji Chao is a smart person, so he naturally knew what Qingji's intention was in summoning him this time.

"My three sons and daughters, and the ministers of the Zhou royal family who went south with me, please take good care of them. Don't let them be harmed by outsiders, and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives..."

"The widow can promise you."

"Thank you."

In the end, Ji Chao took a deep look at Qingji, then took his leave and left.

Dealing with smart people is undoubtedly the most comfortable for Qingji.

Qingji didn't know that Wang Zichao and his party had fled to Yelang country, otherwise they would have sent troops to attack Yelang country early.

Whether Ji Chao is dead or alive is actually harmless to Qingji.

What Qingji really cared about were the classics of the Zhou royal family brought to the south by the Ji dynasty.

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Xianzhi" records: Xia Taishi has been confused by Jie throughout the ancient times, and recorded his plans to go to Shang;

On the one hand, it shows that the library of the Zhou royal family has collections of cultural relics from the Xia and Shang dynasties.

On the other hand, it also shows that it is an ancient cultural tradition to bring classics to the "country of righteousness", and it is also the sacred duty of library and document management officials.

Therefore, Wang Zichao went to Chu with the classics of the Zhou family.

If it didn't mean that he believed that the state of Chu would succeed Zhou, then it meant that he himself was still the legal heir of the Zhou royal family.

Because having royal archives is one of the necessary conditions for having royal power.

In history, after Wang Zichao was assassinated, a large number of Zhou Dian that he carried with him disappeared mysteriously.

Since then, Chinese civilization has formed a cliff, leaving many mysteries that have not yet been solved to Chinese history.

Now that there is an opportunity to make up for this cultural cliff, how can Qingji not cherish it?
After all, the books and archives of the Zhou family are priceless cultural treasures!
When night fell, Qingji received the news of Ji Chao's death.

After bidding farewell to his wife and children and explaining what happened afterwards, Wang Zichao resolutely hanged himself.

Regarding this, Qingji just sighed and didn't say much.

If Ji Chao was alive and Qing Ji stayed in the country of Wu, there would be more or less troubles.

Wang Zichao committed suicide now, but it relieved Qingji of his worries.

Qingji will also follow his previous promise and treat Ji Chao's wife and children well, as well as those ministers of the Zhou royal family who went south with him.

The ministers of these collection rooms, who worked with Lao Tzu, must be rare talents, at least extremely knowledgeable.

For Qing Ji, and for Wu Guo, this is also a fortune.

……

After resting in Yelang City for several days, Qingji summoned Sun Wu, Bo Tong, Wu Zixu, and Sun Li to the palace to discuss matters.

"Second and third sons, the land of Baipu has been captured by our Wu army. However, I plan to attack the Yunnan people in the southwest with all my strength. I don't know what you want?"

Qingji was carefully considered.

The land of Baipu may also include the place occupied by the Dian people.

The Baiyue rebellion broke out before, and the Dian people also participated in it. How could Qingji let them go?
Since there is a chance for revenge, Qingji must not be merciful.

"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong."

Sun Wu stood up, bowed to Qingji and saluted, "The army has been going out for a long time, and the soldiers are already exhausted."

"In the past year, our army has gone deep into the mountains several times and fought with barbarians, causing heavy casualties."

"The Dian people live in a place with complex terrain, and they have a fierce temperament, rebellious and unruly, and they don't obey Wang Hua."

"If your Majesty wants to annex the land of Yunnan, he must conscript tens of thousands of troops from the country!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Conscription?

This made Qingji's eyes a little dignified.

My own affairs are clear in my heart.

At this time, Wu Guo still has the ability to recruit troops from the country.

However, this is too dangerous for Wu, who has just become a hegemon and has not had many years.

(End of this chapter)