Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 875 Tradition of Preferential Treatment for Captives
Confucius and Zeng pointed out that this is not to increase the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige.

They have lived in Xianyang for so long and have dealt with many Rongdi, so they know some customs of the Qiang people.

"Zhi Su Nei Shi, according to what you said, is it possible that I, Da Wu, can only passively shrink the line of defense?"

Bo Tong glared at Zeng Dian, and said with a sneer, "Didn't you hear about Rong Di's harm?"

"Whenever the Qiang people invade, the soldiers and civilians of our country of Wu can only hide in the city, waiting for the Qiang people to plunder them, and then continue to go out to settle down and clean up the mess."

"How much loss this will cause our country Wu, have you ever estimated Zhi Su Nei Shi?"

Zeng frowned and said: "The Qiang people's invasion from time to time will indeed bring a lot of losses to Wu. However, if they go out without authorization, fight frequently, and return without success in the end, it will bring even more losses to our country of Wu. It is immeasurable!"

"This point, please don't forget Yushi Zhongcheng!"

In the final analysis, the ministers of the two factions headed by Bo Tong and Zeng Dian are still struggling with the pros and cons.

"Humph!"

Bo Tong snorted coldly and said, "That's wrong!"

"We haven't conquered the Qiang people yet, how do you know if we have won this battle, or will we return without success?"

"Why not give it a try?"

Zeng shook his head and said, "Try? If you try like this, I'm afraid the price will be too high, which will not be good for the society!"

"you!"

Bo Tong stared at him and said, "Could it be that you let the king, you let the second and third sons, watch the people of the country being slaughtered by the Qiang people, and remain indifferent?"

"If things go on like this and the business routes are threatened, how dare merchants from the East and the West do business?"

"You are speaking against the country and the people!"

"This……"

Zeng Dian was speechless by Bo Tong.

At this time, he was still the teacher Zeng Dian, and the wily and calculating Confucius was able to "fight" with Bo Tong and compete with Bo Tong.

"What the censor Zhongcheng said, so is Da Miao!"

Kong Qiu raised his eyebrows coldly, looked at Bo Tong with disdain, and said: "From the second generation of Xia and Shang to the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Qiang Rong rebellion in the northwest has never stopped."

"In the past dynasties, as for the Zhou family and the people of Qin, they all used repressive methods. How dare they open up land to the northwest? How can they open up land to the northwest?"

"In the past, Qin Mu opened the country for twelve years, opened up thousands of miles of land, and dominated Xirong, but that's all."

"After so many years, the people of Qin have never been able to conquer and destroy the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong."

"The Qin people's national power does not allow it. On the other hand, Qin has no intention of expanding its territory to the west."

"If the Qiang land is opened up, the cost of governance will be extremely high. It is far inferior to encroaching on the east and annexing other countries to strive for unification of the world."

After a pause, Confucius bowed again to Qingji who was on the majesty's platform, and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, I think that I, the Great Wu, should not waste our national power on the Qiang people."

"For the current plan, the king should use all the national power to benefit the land to the east, destroy the nations, and achieve a great cause that has never been seen before!"

"..."

What Kong Qiu said made Qingji fall into deep thought.

Qingji's real ambition is to unify China in his lifetime and make himself the well-deserved "First Emperor".

But, easier said than done?

After the reforms of the Chinese countries, the national strength has been significantly improved.

Even though the state of Wu is very powerful, with a large population, a vast territory, and a mountain of money and food in the treasury.

However, the power that Wu Guo can really use is very little!

Unless, Qingji can be ruthless and exploit Wu's Lishu with all his strength, set up a clever name, and set up all kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes...

Can Qingji do this?
It's not impossible.

It's just that in this way, it is bound to make the Li and Shu of the Wu Kingdom a little bit alienated, which is not conducive to promoting integration.

What Confucius said also made Qingji temporarily dispel the idea of ​​opening up land to the west and conquering the Qiang people.

Because, Wu Guo has not yet annexed the other countries and unified the world, but it is very unrealistic to think about destroying the Siyi.

After some deliberation, Qingji waved his hands, signaling Bo Tong to step back and not to speak.

"Your widow, you can't just watch as your people are slaughtered by the Qiang Rong, and you won't let the trade routes that have been built with great difficulty be destroyed by the Qiang Rong."

Qing Ji said slowly: "Of course, the national strength is limited. The goal of the widow, the direction of Wu's progress, is still to unify China, and we will never change our resolve!"

"In view of this, the widow decided to send troops to resist the Qiang invasion."

"At the same time, at the bottom of the Hehuang Valley, build the Great Wall and set up passes to prevent the Qiang from invading!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The officials shouted.

This made Ji Ran, Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian and other ministers very happy.

It seems that Qingji can still listen to loyal advice, and he doesn't insist on going his own way, insisting on conquering Qiang land.

"Life……"

Qingji was just about to issue an imperial edict.

"Report-"

At this moment, a guard hurriedly entered the Chongzheng Hall, handed over a memorial, and shouted: "Your Majesty, Longxi has won a great victory!"

Great victory?

Qingji received the good news from CRRC Fuling Jiaohua, opened it, and could not help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, very satisfied.

"Second and third sons, Longxi has won a great victory."

"Wu Zhang used [-] cavalry in Di Dao to defeat the Qiang army, beheading more than [-] people, leaving no one alive, and building all of them into Jingguan, so as to deter the Qiang army from all tribes."

"Seeing this, the rest of the Qiang Rong have fled!"

"Wu Zhang's soldiers and horses also captured a large number of cattle, sheep, and horses."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, the officials above the court couldn't help but be dumbfounded and gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

Three thousand iron cavalry defeated more than ten thousand people?
Such a record is indeed very brilliant.

You know, in the West Frontier, there is already a saying——

One Wu is against five Rong!

What concept?
It is a soldier of the Wu army who can kill at least five Xirong before he may die.

This is not only a gap in military literacy, but also a gap in weapons and equipment.

However, this was not what surprised the ministers the most.

What shocked them most was that Gongzi Zhang didn't leave a single one alive...

kill prisoners!
This is not a good thing!
"Your Majesty."

Kong Qiu hurriedly came out and said: "My country of Wu has always had a tradition of giving preferential treatment to prisoners. Mr. Zhang killed too much, it may not be a good omen!"

"Please admonish me once or twice!"

Who is Gong Zizhang?

That was Qingji's ninth son, the second son born to Queen Ji Kui, who had been favored by Qingji since he was a child.

Therefore, Confucius did not dare to let Qingji punish Gongzizhang, but just wanted to reprimand him.

If it were an ordinary general, even someone like Sun Wu and Wu Zixu who had made countless contributions to the state of Wu, Kong Qiu and others might have to let Qing Ji be punished.

"This time, that time."

Qingji waved his hand and said, "The widow has never stipulated that prisoners are not allowed to be killed, but prisoners are to be treated preferentially."

"After all, it is urgent to follow the power. Gong Zizhang did this to deter the Qiang Rong from all tribes. His merits outweigh his mistakes. How can I admonish him?"

(End of this chapter)