Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

After Prince Heng, Gong Zihong, Ji Ran, Fan Li and other ministers left, Sun Wu stayed alone in the Zide Hall, as if he had something to say to Qingji alone.

"Your Majesty, I invite you to add the title of vassal to the governor of Bashu, Nanjun, Nanyang, and Hanzhong, and to control the civil and military power of the counties."

"Any official with a rank of two thousand shi and below, if he violates the law and is not conducive to the plan to destroy Qin, the minister can kill him first and then play. If the war is in a stalemate, the tax, food, cloth, etc. of various places can be freely dispatched by the minister!"

"Please allow your Majesty."

As soon as the words fell, Sun Wu had a serious expression on his face, and knelt down towards Qing Ji on the Majesty's platform, and his words were very sincere.

In this matter, Sun Tzu is really bold.

Qing Ji, as the king of a country, can be summed up in one word.

What he does not give, the ministers cannot steal, let alone rob.

And Sun Wu's request is not to ask Qingji to entrust all the military and political power of Wu's northwest counties to him?
If this were an ordinary person, Qingji might have given the order to pull him out and execute him.

However, this is Sun Wu, and there is a reason for his request.

The battle to destroy Qin that Wu is going to launch will not go smoothly, so that the eight countries of Xirong may send troops to rescue Qin and fight against Wu army together.

In this case, the war is very likely to fall into a tug-of-war.

It is unknown how much food and grass will be consumed and how much manpower will be used to deploy food, fodder and supplies from the mainland of Wu, that is, Jinling.

If Sun Wu had the power to control the counties in the northwest, he could pass through Berkshire, Nanjun, Nanyang County, Hanzhong County, and Shu County that may be added later.

These five counties come to support the army, and as the frontier military base of the Wu army, they can continuously provide food, fodder and supplies.

It's just that, in this way, Sun Wu, who has mastered the military and political power of the counties in the northwest and holds an army of 30 to [-], will inevitably become a trend that cannot be lost.

In case Sun Wu became self-reliant and established himself as the king, Qingji would not be able to control the situation at all.

For the generals who lead the army, Qingji will naturally grant great power, which is really the right to make decisions on the fly, to control the army, and even to control one or two counties.

However, how could Qingji trust Sun Wu without reservation?
Unpredictable!

Even if it is his own son, Qingji can't trust him without reservation, let alone Sun Wu?
As the saying goes, the general will not accept the orders of the emperor abroad.

Qing Ji is far away in Jinling, so he can't control the battle at the front line and know the current situation.

If he intervenes repeatedly and issues untimely orders, even if the battle is a steady win, he may be at a disadvantage, or even collapse...

For example, when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the first time, the total number of Sui troops from all walks of life exceeded 110 million, and the number of civilians transporting supplies for the army was twice that of the Sui army. 500 million.

It stands to reason that with so many soldiers and horses, even if each of them urinates, they can drown the Goguryeo people.

However, the Sui army ended in failure in the end.

What is the reason?

Qingji believes that the biggest reason for this is that Emperor Sui Yang did not give the generals the right to make decisions on the fly, and often controlled the frontline battles...

You know, at the beginning of the meeting in Liaoshui, Emperor Sui Yang ordered them to be divided into three groups in order to prevent the generals from light soldiers from covering up the lone army and fighting alone to gain fame and honor. The three paths communicate with each other, and the Qing army is not allowed to advance alone.

Moreover, the progress of the military must first hear about Sui Yang Emperor, and wait for the reply order!
The Goguryeo army in Liaodong City failed to attack several times, so they defended the city.

Emperor Sui Yang ordered to attack the city, and also ordered the generals, if Goguryeo wanted to surrender, they should be appeased and accepted, and they should not attack again.

When Liaodong City was about to be captured, the Goguryeo army in the city claimed to surrender. The generals of the Sui Dynasty did not dare to continue to attack according to the order of Emperor Sui Yang. The corps, having prepared their defenses, began to resist again.

This situation was repeated many times, and Emperor Sui Yang still did not wake up, so that the Sui army missed the opportunity.

Even though Emperor Yang personally went to the front line to command, the morale of the Sui army, which had already declined, was stalemate for another month under the stubborn resistance of the Liaodong defenders and failed to win the city.

Lessons from the past, the teacher behind the car.

Examples like this abound in history, how can Qing Ji not be a warning?
Qingji has always been suspicious of employing people, and he is not suspicious of employing people.

He dared to appoint Sun Wu as a general, commanding 30 to [-] troops to fight, but he did not doubt that Sun Wu had the heart of disobedience.

It's just that, if Qingji gave Sun Wu the power to make impromptu decisions in the Northwest Wu County, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles.

"Master, the widow gives you the right to make decisions on the fly, to kill first and then to act, but you don't have to control the counties. You don't have to worry about the supply of food, fodder, supplies, and the widow will definitely not make the grain road go wrong."

Hearing this, Sun Wu could only give a wry smile, and said to himself: Your Majesty, I can trust you, but I can't trust others.

If he hadn't known that Qing Ji was tolerant of others, and that he had a relationship with himself as a monarch, minister, and confidant, Sun Wu would never have risked his life to ask Qing Ji for so much power.

The land of Wu is too far away from the land of Qin, the battle line is too long, and it is difficult to transport food, fodder and supplies, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. This is only one aspect.

More importantly, once the grain road is cut off, or if Sun Wu puts the overall situation first and disobeys the king's orders, and Qing Ji becomes suspicious, the battle to destroy Qin may come to naught!
Sun Wu thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, I beg you, Your Majesty, to agree to one thing."

"please say."

"If you are a minister, you will succeed in destroying Qin in this battle. Your Majesty, please bestow me with good land and beautiful houses. The more the better, so that I can use them to support my children and grandchildren."

"..."

Qingji was speechless.

"Please allow your Majesty!"

Seeing Sun Wu who had already asked for rewards before going out to battle, Qingji couldn't help but scolded with a smile, "Good job, Sun Changqing! In your mind, is this widow so stingy?"

"I dare not."

Sun Wu hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to meet Qingji's eyes.

Qingji has always been a lavish monarch.

Every time you play a battle, you will be rewarded for your merits and punished for your mistakes.

Generals such as Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, and Heifu, if they made military exploits, would enter the first or second ranks of the nobility, and the food towns, fertile land, and mansions they were rewarded were innumerable.

Why should Sun Wu worry about this kind of thing?
Could it be that he was afraid that Qingji would pick and search after he succeeded in destroying Qin?

He wanted Qingji to promise a reward first?

"Never mind!"

Qing Ji said with a smile: "Changqing, if you can successfully destroy Qin, you will have three thousand acres of fertile land, Jinling, the land of Wudu, and ten high-end mansions. What do you think?"

"Thank you king!"

Sun Wu hurriedly thanked Wang En.