Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"My widow... how can I wait for 30 years?"

Qingji replied lightly.

Don't say it's 30 years, it's ten years, Qingji can't afford to wait!

Today's Qing Ji is already in his forties, and he is fully 40 years old.

If you don't give it a try at this time, you will probably not have this chance in your old age in the future.

After Qingji vetoed Prince Hong's proposal, Wu Zixu, who had been thinking for a long time, stood up, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, I think that my country of Wu wants to rule the world, first in the Central Plains!"

"The first to bear the brunt are the vassal states of Tang, Cai, Xu, Xu, etc. My state of Wu now has [-] vassal states, whose total territory is more than one county, and their total population exceeds one million."

"Although the government of Wu is carried out, the country has garrisons, and the ministers in charge are also from Wu. They treat our country of Wu as the suzerain, pay homage to them every year, and pay tribute every year."

"However, after all, it is not under the direct control of the State of Wu, so it is inevitable that it will not be able to handle it. If the State of Wu can annex these thirteen vassal states, it will surely increase its national strength, and the borders of the northern states will be in a state of criss-crossing. World, get ready!"

There are currently thirteen vassal states of Wu, namely Xue, Teng, Zhu, Tan, Ju, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xu, Dun, Cao, and Chen.

Not to mention the few behind, Xue, Teng, Zhu, Tan, Ju, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, and Tang, these nine vassal states have surrendered to Wu for many years and have basically been assimilated. almost.

It is naturally very simple for Wu to annex these vassal states.

However, as soon as Wu Zixu's words fell, before Qingji could speak, Prince Hong, who was sitting across from him, retorted: "Da Sima's words are wrong."

"What is a vassal? A small country submits to a big country, and it is a vassal."

"Of course, the teacher must not be anonymous. If Wu Guo annexes its own vassal state without authorization, it will cause criticism from the world, not to mention, how can there be any country in the future that dares to surrender to Wu Guo?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu smiled lightly and said, "Young Master said, Da Miao."

"Not to mention Xu, Dun, Cao, and Chen, the remaining nine vassal states have surrendered to Wu for a long time, and they have already existed in name only."

"There is no need to send troops to conquer. Your Majesty only needs an edict to make the nine countries change their flags and become our new territory of Wu."

"It doesn't matter whether other countries will submit to Wu in the future."

"If we reach that stage, the conquests in the world will intensify, and the annexation wars will continue. I am afraid that there will be no suzerain or vassal in the four seas!"

Wu Zixu's words made Sun Wu, Fan Li and others present couldn't help nodding slightly in agreement.

In fact, including Gong Zihong, they were very clear in their hearts.

The vassal states that surrendered to Wu State could not escape the end of destruction in the end.

Just like the vassal state of Chu State in the past.

Since ancient times, no matter whether it is an emperor or a prince, they have all followed a tradition——

The destruction of the country will never stop the sacrifice!

You can destroy the country, but you can't really destroy the ancestral temple to worship!

Wu Guo is also average.

Even though Yue and Chu were destroyed one after another, Qingji did not execute his monarchs. Instead, he treated them kindly, gave them food, and ensured that they could share the same relatives with Wu.
This tradition has a long history.

Just like the Chu State in the past, Yong, Lu, Luo, Deng and other countries were all vassal states of Chu in the past, but after years of assimilation, these vassal states were all abolished and disappeared in the long river of history...

surrender?

nonexistent.

With the establishment of Wu's hegemony, the world has ushered in a new pattern, just like the "three families divide Jin" and "Tian's generation Qi" in history.

The Chengzhou alliance marks this era and has entered a brand new Warring States era!
The big countries get bigger and the small countries get smaller until they perish, and then all the countries are melted into new territories.

The trend of great unification is doomed to be irreversible.

Young Master Hong thought for a while, and then said to Wu Zixu: "Grand Sima, I admit that the demise of the vassal state is a foregone conclusion."

"However, even Cai, Xu, and Zhong Wu, our early vassal states of Wu, have only surrendered to Wu for more than ten years so far."

"Of course, these vassal states have changed their customs and implemented new laws, which are almost in line with our country Wu. However, the matter of annexing a vassal state is no small matter."

"Because these are not one or two vassal states, but nine or thirteen!"

"How can you be too hasty?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Gong Zihong's opinion.

It is very simple for Wu State to annex its own vassal state.

It doesn’t even need a soldier or a soldier, just find an excuse, and a royal edict to celebrate the taboo can depose the monarch, and then reduce the land to a county...

"What Wu Hong said is true."

Qing Ji glanced at Young Master Hong appreciatively, and then said with a smile: "The matter of annexing various vassal states really shouldn't be rushed."

"My opinion is that Wu Guo wants to clarify the Huanyu and make the sea belong to one family. It needs to divide several steps. Annexing the vassal states under his command is only one step, not the first step."

"Your Majesty..."

Wu Zixu hurriedly said: "I also think that what Young Master Hong said is very true. However, if the king wants to rule the world, he must take the Central Plains, but the northern countries."

"The land of China and Kyushu is for the world."

"My country of Wu's main military attack direction in the future should be the Central Plains!"

"If we take the Central Plains, the thirteen vassal states must be annexed in one go without giving them a chance to breathe. If not, I'm afraid that the northern states will react and form a coalition army to attack our country of Wu!"

Wu Zixu's view is quite reasonable.

After all, if Wu Guo chooses to annex his thirteen vassal states one by one, not to mention the difficulty factor, the key is how can all the countries in the world tolerate it?
Why is there no excuse for wanting to add a crime?

When the time comes, how can the northern countries, who feel the huge threat of Wu and everyone feel in danger, move without making a decision, and join forces to defeat Wu?
Wu Guo's first step to unify the world is actually very critical.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning!

If the first step is not good, the remaining few steps are basically hopeless...

"No!"

Gong Zihong still strongly objected, saying: "Father, the strategy of Da Sima to annex all the vassal states is really too risky!"

"Once Wu State annexes its own vassal states one by one, it will inevitably cause even greater chaos in the world. The hegemony that Wu State has just established will be destroyed once, and it will be destroyed by our own hands!"

"Father Wang Mingjian!"

Whether it is Gong Zihong or Wu Zixu, there is nothing wrong with their statements.

As Gong Zihong said, Wu's annexation of his vassal state means that the overlord Wu will no longer exist, and Qingji can no longer achieve "nine princes, one rule the world"!