Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 907

The time has entered the 30th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 484 BC, the first month.

Since the meeting of Mengjin, Han, Wei, and Wu Dynasty, all the countries in the world seem to have entered a period of peaceful development.

However, the state of Zhao in the north is not peaceful.

Zhao Ren, who was defeated by Wu State in the Battle of Li, regained his position from other places.

The state of Zhao took Zhao Wuxie as its general, and sent troops to attack the state of Dai, annihilating the state, and the national strength was restored, and many horses were obtained.

Taking this as an opportunity, Zhao Yang once again picked up the wisdom of others and imitated Wu Guo in riding and shooting in Hufu, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of Zhao Jun.

The rest, such as Qi, Song, Wei, Yan and other vassal states, did not dare to act rashly.

In order to prevent the Wu army from being defeated in the Eastern Expedition, all countries sent envoys one after another in this year to worship and celebrate the death.

According to the practice of previous years, at the beginning of spring, Qingji offers sacrifices to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, in order to pray for good weather and a good harvest this year.

Qing Ji, who was 50 years old at the time and experienced, also smelled a dangerous smell from the princes' court to Wu this time.

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At this time, in the huge Chongzheng Hall, Qingji was being worshiped by envoys from the Kanto countries.

The envoys presented gold, jade silk, cloth, silk and other various items, as well as rare treasures, which made Wu Guo laugh and accept.

Envoys from nine countries, such as Qi, Song, Lu, Wei, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Zhongshan, were all present.

It is worth mentioning that the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty also sent envoys to Xianyang to meet Qing Ji.

"The king of Persia offered congratulatory gifts: one thousand yi of gold, two bloody BMWs, five hundred camels, ten beauties, three hundred black nuns, ten carts of nuts, and ten stones of spices!"

This time, no one offered more congratulatory gifts than the Persians.

This made Qingji a little surprised.

What is the purpose of the Persians sending so many things?
You know, as early as ten years ago, when the Persians marched eastward, Qingji led the coalition forces of the Chinese countries and beat the Persians to pieces. The famous Darius I almost died in the Western Regions...

It stands to reason that the Persians and Qingji have a deep hatred.

Now the Persians sent envoys to please Qingji instead, what is their plan?

"The king of Persia has a heart."

Qing Ji nodded slightly, and set his eyes on Jalali, the envoy of Persia.

"Jalali, please convey my thanks to the King of Persia on behalf of the widow."

"His Majesty the King of Wu, I will definitely convey it to the King."

After hearing the words translated by his entourage, Jalali hastily hugged his chest to Qing Ji on the majesty's platform, and said respectfully: "I hope that the kingdom of Wu and the kingdom of Persia will live in harmony and be brothers forever. country!"

Mu Le, who stood beside Qingji, also acted as an interpreter.

After all, if there is a language barrier, they cannot communicate at all.

As an envoy, Jalali can speak Chinese language, but it is a bit of a mouthful. On such a serious occasion, it may not only attract ridicule from others, but also be disrespectful!
"Jalari, I heard that Darius I has passed away, and the current king of Persia is his eldest son, is Xerxes?"

Qingji asked with great interest.

"Yes. I didn't expect His Majesty King Wu to hear about you. You are really well-informed!"

Jalari looked admiring.

In fact, the intelligence network of Wu Guoheibingtai is very developed.

Spreading all over the countries of China, it can be called "the net of heaven and earth, penetrating through every hole".

As more and more business travelers went to the western countries for trade, many secret operations of the Black Ice Platform also went out of the country, sending some information to Qingji.

This can be described as opening your eyes to see the world.

Having said that, since the Persian Eastern Expedition suffered a disastrous defeat, the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty has fallen into the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, Darius I, relying on his prestige and iron-blooded means, once again restored the almost dismembered Persian Empire.

Moreover, Darius I launched the famous Marathon Battle just like in history.

The 1000 Greek coalition troops who participated in the battle were all heavy infantry, and they formed a dense phalanx eight rows deep on the west side of the Marathon Plain as usual.

It was the rainy season at that time, and only the middle of the Marathon Plain was higher, with swamps on both sides. Greece used the terrain to win by resourcefulness.

The Persian army lost a total of 6400 people killed in action, while the Greek side only lost 192 people.

The disparity in the number of deaths between the two sides fully reflects the overwhelming advantage of the Greek Phalanx over the Persian Phalanx...

Qingji can only say that the fighting power of the Persians is really abysmal.

It coincided with a rebellion in Egypt, and Darius died suddenly when he was considering going to Greece again or putting down the Egyptian rebellion first.

Darius had many wives and concubines, and these women bore him many children.

Among them, only one can become the lord of Persia, and he is Xerxes.There was no doubt that Xerxes would succeed to the throne.

His mother was the queen of Darius and the daughter of Cyrus, the founding king of Persia.

Of all the Persian princes, Xerxes was the noblest.

In 485 BC, Xerxes became the fourth emperor of Persia.

Then, when Xerxes came to the throne, why did he have to send envoys to the state of Wu to worship and celebrate Ji?
Jalari told Qingji the reason.

"Your Majesty King Wu, in recent years, your brave Prince Fan has often led his troops to cross the Pamirs, drink the Amu Darya River, invade our Persian people, and plunder Persian wealth."

Jalali said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty King Wu, please restrain Wang Zifan and let him stop his expedition to the west. Otherwise, I am really worried that there will be another war between Persia and Wu, and the soldiers and civilians of the two countries will suffer greatly..."

The Persians were really scared by Wu Guo.

In the past few years, Prince Fan, who is in charge of the Western Regions, has repeatedly sent troops to plunder the Persian territory in the west.

Darius I at that time dared not speak out.

He wants to send troops, but he is afraid of angering Qingji and causing even greater disasters for Persia...

"Jalali, as far as I know, the west of the Amu Darya River was not your Persian territory before, and the people who lived there did not recognize themselves as Persians."

Qing Ji said indifferently: "Where you Persians can go, my Wu people can't go? Where your Persians can grab, my Wu people can't?"

"This……"

Jalari was speechless for a moment.

"Go back."

"Yes."

Qingji waved his hand, and Jalari backed away.

At this time, Xiangbang Tianheng of Qi State stood up, bowed to Qingji and said: "King Wu, I have a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"But it doesn't matter."

Qingji took a deep look at Tian Heng.

At this time, Tian Heng has become the suzerain of the Tian family, and the official worship is equal to the prime minister.

Because last year, Tian Heng's father, Tian Qi, had passed away, and his posthumous title was "Tian Xizi".

As Tian Qi's son, Tian Heng took his place logically.

(End of this chapter)