Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

The time has entered the 19th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 495 BC, the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

Qingji became Zhou in the land of Wang Ji of the Zhou royal family, and held a meeting of princes.

There are 23 vassal states that came to participate, they are:

Wu, Jin, Qi, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xue, Teng, Ju, Zhu, Tan, Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng, Dun, Xu, Chen, Cao, Qin, Yan, Zhongshan.

These are all the countries in Kyushu in China, the kingdoms of vassals established by Zhou Tianzi (except Zhongshan).

All the people who came to participate in this Chengzhou alliance were the monarchs of various countries, or high officials.

It is worth mentioning that, except for the Marquis of Qi and the Marquis of Wei who did not come in person, all the monarchs of other countries have already come to Chengzhou to participate in the alliance meeting.

Even Qin Bo Ying Ning and Yan Hou Ji Zai traveled thousands of miles to Cheng Zhou...

Why is this so?

The reason is very simple!
Qingji divided the six families into the Jin Dynasty without discussing it with the princes beforehand, and even Qihou, the nominal "Fang Bo", didn't know about it.

The division of the six families into the Jin Dynasty has become a fait accompli. Qingji can ensure the basic interests of Wu, Qin, Zheng, and the Zhou royal family, but it has already touched the interests of Qi, Wei, and Zhongshan.

Before the Chengzhou meeting, Qingji had originally sent Daxing Lingyanghu as an envoy to Chaoge to invite Qihou to host the meeting in Chengzhou.

However, Qi Hou, who felt that he was "played" by Qing Ji, would come to Cheng Zhou to humiliate himself?
In the final analysis, the position of Fang Bo of Qi Hou was still given to him by Qing Ji.

Qingji is the veritable overlord of the princes!

With the division of Han, Zhao, Wei, Fan, Zhi, and Bank of China into the Jin Dynasty, among the princes, the three kingdoms of Wu, Qin, and Zheng, as well as the Zhou royal family, gained the greatest advantage.

As for the Qi-Wei Allied Forces who were defeated by the Jin Army in the Battle of Iron, except for the few cities in the northeast of the Jin State that they originally occupied, they couldn't get any benefit, and they lost troops and generals, and lost a large amount of food, grass and supplies. !
How can Qi Hou and Wei Hou not be angry?

Therefore, in a fit of rage, they simply did not come to the Chengzhou League this time, and only sent the Prime Minister Tian Qi and Crown Prince Kuaikui to attend the meeting...

"Wu Hou!"

At this time, Tian Qi and Kuai Kui got out of the carriage at the gate of Chengzhou City, and it was Qing Ji who was waiting here, as well as Gong Zi Fan and Gong Zi Xi.

Wu Wang Qingji came out to greet him in person, which made Tian Qi and Kuai Kui feel flattered, and quickly bowed to Qingji.

"Tian Xiang, I haven't seen you for many years, how has Tian Xiang been?"

Qingji looked at Tian Qi with a smile.

Tian Qi hurriedly replied with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes: "Thank you, Marquis Wu, for your concern. My minister lives at the top of the temple and manages the country's government. I dare not slack off in the slightest. Thanks to the great love of the king, Tian Qi can show his strengths."

What Tian Qi said was only on occasion.

Who is this beggar?

He is the son of Tian Wuyu, the son of Tian Huan, the suzerain of the Tian clan in Qi State. Tian Qi used the method of lending out big fights and taking in small fights to win the hearts of the people in his early years, and the Tian clan became stronger and stronger.

In the battle of Huai River in the past, Tian Qi, Qihou Chujiu, and many high officials of Qi State were captured by the Wu army together.

At that time, Qingji had already realized that this was an opportunity for Wu State to defeat Qi State, so he made arrangements in advance.

Tian Qi is Tian Lizi in history.

If it were in the original history, after Qi Jinggong died, Tian Qi would attack Guo and Gao Erqing with Bao Mu, and welcome his son Yangsheng to be the king, that is, Qi Mourning Duke.

After Duke Mourning of Qi succeeded to the throne, Tian Qi served as the Prime Minister of the State, specializing in the government affairs of the State of Qi.

Tian begging can be said to have laid a solid foundation for the Tian family to replace Qi.

It can be said that Tian Qi can be regarded as a hero of the previous generation.

But Qingji thinks that he can take advantage of Tian Qi's ambition and make him work for him.

Therefore, after the First Battle of Huaishui, Qingji deliberately asked Tian Qi to "cut his flesh and serve the king", which won the favor of Qihou Chujiu.

So Tian Qi relied on his own ability and Chujiu's favor, and finally got his wish to ascend to the position of Prime Minister of Qi State and preside over the government.

Under Chujiu's nose, Tian Qi didn't dare to really rebel, showing his ambition.

However, Tian Qi has been cultivating Tian's power in secret for more than ten years. At the same time, when collecting taxes from Li Shu, he used small buckets to collect them, and when he lent grain to Li Shu, he used big buckets to lend them out.

This situation was especially serious during Tian Qi's tenure as prime minister.

Qihou Chujiu didn't take it to heart at all.

In the early years, Yan Ying repeatedly advised Qihou to restrain Tian's behavior, but Qihou didn't listen.

What's more, now there are almost all treacherous villains around, or Qihou who is good at protecting his life wisely?
From Qingji's point of view, Qi's turbulent and turbulent struggles are no less than Jin's...

But all of this is under the rule of Qihou Chujiu, and the officials are still whitewashing the peace.

Once Chujiu dies, the consequences will be disastrous.

And this is exactly what Qingji wants to see!
Because the old overlord Jin State collapsed, and after being divided into six, the only enemy of Wu State was Qi State.

At such a time, how could Qingji not take the opportunity to win over Tian Qi and let him use him for himself?
Tian Qi is also a person who knows the current affairs and is very up-to-date.

Over the years, Tian Qi has been encouraging Qi State and Wu State to communicate with each other in business, and to give convenience to Wu merchants, so as to repay Qingji's kindness of not killing and his secret support.

Of course, Tian Qi did this not to repay Qingji's kindness.

Tian begs more because he intends to use the state of Wu to create momentum for himself and the Tian clan, so as to complete the great cause of "Tian clan replacing Qi"!
"This one must be the Crown Prince of Wei Kingdom?"

Qing Ji set his sights on Kuai Kui again.

Kuai Kui was still a young man, already in his coronation year, wearing a black robe, tall and handsome, with a short beard, full of energy.

"Kui Kui met Wu Hou!"

Kuai Kui hurriedly bowed to Qing Ji.

"Marquis Wei has a good son."

Qingji looked at Kuaikui with emotion, and said, "Prince, looking at you, I think of my high spirits in the past."

"Back in the day, the widow and his uncle Jianyu and Zhu Yong sent troops to conquer Chu. Unexpectedly, the son of the country, Guang, usurped the throne and killed the father of the widow, cutting off the way for Master Wu to return to the country."

"The widow has no choice but to flee to the country of Wei with the remnant soldiers and defeated generals. Fortunately, the Marquis of Wei took him in and gave the widow a place to live. He was also supported by other countries. He prepared his troops and prepared the flags and drums so that the widow could lead the king's army and kill him back to the capital of Wu. , revenge and shame!"

After a pause, Qingji seemed to be very grateful, stepped forward and grabbed Kuai Kui's hand, and said, "Prince, I believe that the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring."

"Over the years, the widow has never found an opportunity to repay Wei Guo for his kindness."

"Now that the Zhou alliance is formed, why is Marquis Wei not willing to come to the alliance because he is so close at hand?"