Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

In less than half a month, the Yiqu Rong Kingdom, which had existed for more than 200 years, was trampled under the iron hooves of the Wu army and declared to perish.

This was something that made Qingji somewhat unexpected.

However, it is also reasonable.

After all, Yiqu is not as strong as it has been in history, nor has it reached its peak.

The Yiqu people were at their strongest probably after 430 BC.

The current Yiqu has lost the hearts of the Xirong kingdoms, and the Wu Kingdom is favored by everyone, taking advantage of the right time, place and people, how can it be impossible to destroy a mere Yiqu?
In the Battle of Iron Mountain, Sun Wu led his troops to wipe out more than 19 enemies (including old and weak women and children), and captured more than [-] people. He also beheaded Yi Qumo and captured hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock. won.

Of course, Sun Wu was able to achieve such a fruitful result, and there was also the reason why Qingji led [-] cavalry and the rest of the Xirong cavalry to help in the battle.

Otherwise, it would not be an easy task to capture so many Yiqu people.

At this time, in the simple and rough palace of Yiqu King City, Qingji was sitting with Fan Li, the official censor, and Bo Tong, the prime minister of the censor, discussing important matters.

By the way, let's have a fire to keep warm.

"Your Majesty, the Yiqu Kingdom is now destroyed. However, in the Battle of Iron Mountain, Lord Wu An disregarded the king's order and led his troops straight for hundreds of miles. Although he achieved impressive results, the crime of disobeying the king's order is inevitable."

Bo Tong said to Qingji solemnly, "Your Majesty, I think that Lord Wu'an has meritorious deeds, but he also has faults."

"He disregarded the king's order and sent troops without authorization. The king must punish him severely!"

"inappropriate!"

Before Qingji could speak, Fan Li, who was sitting on the side, frowned and retorted: "This time, Lord Wu An is the first to destroy the Yiqu country and the main force of the Yiqu people."

"As a king, he has made great contributions to the Wu country. How can the king punish Lord Wu An?"

"Ha ha!"

Bo Tong sneered dismissively and said: "Young Uncle's words are wrong. Merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. How can the two be generalized?"

"If everyone is like Lord Wu An, seeking fame and fortune, disobeying the king's order, and rebelling against the law, isn't it a violation of the rules? Isn't it a violation of the law?"

"This wind cannot grow! Your Majesty, please learn from me!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Li glared at Bo Tong, then bowed to Qing Ji and said, "Your Majesty, you must not listen to Bo Tong's advice."

"As a general, you need to know how to change when the situation arises, and you can't blindly follow the rules."

"For example, in the Battle of Iron Mountain this time, if Lord Wu An hadn't led [-] iron cavalry, braved the severe cold and snow, and went deep alone, and defeated the main force of Yiqu in the first battle, I am afraid that Yiqumo would have fled with the main force of Yiqu. Will come back again."

"My lord, by then, wouldn't it be too late for regret?"

Fan Li persuasively said: "Mr. Wu'an disobeyed the king's orders, indeed he shouldn't. But, it was just a temporary expedient measure!"

"The opportunity is never lost. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly."

"Mr. Wu'an was able to seize the favorable opportunity and lead his army straight to the Tieshan camp, finally annihilating the main force of the Yiqu people."

"This is Lord Wu An's great achievement! If Your Majesty punishes him severely for his disobedience, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers in the army. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Qingji fell into deep thought.

What Sun Wu did did put Qingji in a dilemma.

On the one hand, the majesty of Wang Ming cannot be violated.

On the other hand, Sun Wu did handle it properly when he changed on the spur of the moment.

How can it be?

Could it be that Qingji should kill Sun Wu according to the rules, or deprive Sun Wu of his fame and dismiss him for investigation?
No matter which one it is, it makes Qingji feel a little at a loss.

"Sun Wu's disobedience will be discussed later."

Qingji waved his hand and said, "Now, the Yiqu Kingdom has been destroyed. My widow's intention is to annex the rest of the Xirong Kingdom. I don't know what good strategy you have?"

"Your Majesty, what's the difficulty if you want to annex the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong?"

Bo Tong smiled sadly, and said: "Rong Jun and his troops from Dali, Wuzhi, Quyan and other countries are all in Yiqu King City."

"Why doesn't Your Majesty host a banquet in honor of the nobles and kings of the kingdoms, and when they are drunk, attack and kill them in one fell swoop?"

"At that time, with our superior force, we can forcefully land troops from various Rong kingdoms."

"This……"

Qingji felt something was wrong.

This is not to say that Bo Tong came up with a bad idea.

It's just that he did so, and the consequences can be imagined.

The kings of Rong and Di are no better than the kings of the Huaxia kingdoms. Qingji traps and kills them, and will not lose any bad reputation.

However, Qing Ji might be hated by Xi Rong because of this, causing some unavoidable feuds.

However, it is undeniable that this will enable Wu to annex the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong at the fastest speed, and at the least cost!

"Your Majesty, if it is as Bo Tong said, I am afraid that the tribes of Xirong will rebel from time to time in the future. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Fan Li reminded Qing Ji.

But on this matter, Fan Li did not hold any objections.

In the past, if the capital of Wu State was far away in Jinling, Fan Li would definitely dissuade Qing Ji from doing such a thing.

Because it was beyond the reach of the whip, if the state of Wu wanted to send troops to quell the rebellion of the various tribes of Xirong, it would not be worth the loss, and it would pay a very heavy price.

But now, the capital of Wu Kingdom is in Xianyang, under Qingji's nose, how can Xirong jump around?
How long can you jump?
It's done!

After thinking for a long time, Qingji decided to annex the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong as quickly as possible.

However, Qingji didn't really have to attack and kill the monarchs and nobles of the Xirong country.

Because to a certain extent, there is no need!

……

The next day.

Qingji greeted Sun Wu, who had returned triumphantly, at the gate of Yiqu King City, and held a banquet in the palace to entertain all the generals of Wu, as well as the nobles and nobles of the Xirong kingdoms.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Sitting on the majesty's platform, Qingji looked around for a week, then smiled with great interest, "Second and third sons, since ancient times, they have all valued Zhonghua and despised barbarians, and everyone only loves them as one."

"To destroy the Yiqu country today is not what I want."

"Of course, through what happened this year, let the widow know."

"Beyond the Great Wall, it's bitterly cold. Every winter, cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock on the grassland will die due to the sharp reduction of forage or freezing."

"So, there are often herdsmen who come to our country of Wu and settle down, and the widow welcomes them very much. How can the second and third sons stop them?"

Qingji's words were obviously addressed to the monarchs and nobles of the Xirong kingdoms.

The wealth of Wu State, as well as various policies to benefit the people, indeed deeply attracted the herdsmen from the Xirong Kingdoms to settle in Wu.

It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

But as superiors, how can the monarchs and noble lords of the Xirong countries tolerate all the herdsmen under their rule running away?
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Bin smiled wryly and got up and said, "Although it is bitter and cold outside the Great Wall, that piece of prairie is the country of our herdsmen, where we have lived for generations, how can we discard it?"

"The land of Wu is rich and gentle, it is not suitable for our Rong people."