Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 928 Eastern Emperor and Western Emperor

"What Fan Zi said, Da Miao!"

Kan Zhi glared at Fan Li angrily, and said with righteous indignation: "The emperor has virtue, and the emperor has merit. In ancient times, those who were called emperors and emperors had immeasurable merit!"

"Now you instigate my king to be called 'East Emperor', you are clearly pushing my king into the pit of fire, and putting the state of Qi on the fire to roast!"

"Ru Wu Country is not afraid of being the target of public criticism, but our Qi Country must not be the target of public wrath!"

"Furthermore, every emperor must be the co-lord of the world. How can there be an Eastern Emperor and a Western Emperor side by side?"

Kan Zhi's words made Lu Ren, who had originally dreamed of becoming emperor, wake up like a dream, and then realized that Fan Li wanted to respect himself as "Eastern Emperor" on the surface, but in fact he was cheating himself.

Therefore, Lu Ren smiled sheepishly and said, "Fan Zi, what Kan Zhi said is correct. I really don't have great merit, so I can be called the 'Eastern Emperor'."

Fan Li didn't look disappointed when he heard this, and said calmly, "King Qi, actually, there is not much difference between being a king and being an emperor."

"The lord of the Shang Dynasty is called 'Emperor', and the lord of the Zhou Dynasty is called 'Wang'. Now the emperor of Zhou lives in Xianyang, the Zhou family exists in name only, and the princes call themselves kings and emperors. There is nothing wrong with it."

"My minister dare not lie to King Qi."

"My king knows very well that Qi is a big country. This time the princes allied forces to attack Wu, nearly one-third of Qi's army is there, which shows the strength of Qi."

"If the king of Qi is willing to rebuild friendship with my country of Wu and retreat the soldiers and horses, my king is willing to cede half of the old land of Zhao to the country of Qi. I don't know what the king of Qi wants?"

"This……"

Lu Ren was a little hesitant.

Kan Zhi sneered and said, "Fan Zi's words are wrong. Qi State doesn't like half of the old Zhao land. Besides, Qi State should not rely on words to expand its territory, but rely on Qi. sword!"

Kan Zhi's attitude is still very tough.

Relatively speaking, Tian Heng, the left prime minister who has great achievements in the state of Qi and is in charge of state affairs, appears to be very low-key, not knowing what he is planning.

"What Prime Minister Kan said is great Miao."

Fan Li said slowly: "If you can get the land of a city with a radius of hundreds of miles without spending a single soldier, wouldn't it be wonderful for the Qi State?"

"Qi is a big country in the east. It has the benefits of fish and salt, fertile land, and prosperous commerce. However, there is a big flaw, that is, Qi is not rich in war horses."

"Since the rise of stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes, all countries have formed their own cavalry, gradually replacing chariots and becoming the mainstay on the battlefield."

"Therefore, the places rich in war horses are mostly the lands of Wu, Yan, Zhao, Zhongshan, and the Hulu outside the Great Wall."

"In the past, Qi State bought horses from Yan State and Zhongshan State, but in recent years, the horses that Qi State has been able to purchase are few and far between. Is my minister right?"

Lu Ren fell silent.

What Fan Li said was indeed true.

Since the cavalry troops of various countries took shape, Qi, Song, Lu, Wei and other countries in the Central Plains all wanted to form their own cavalry troops.

However, the land of the Central Plains cannot breed too many excellent war horses.

This is undoubtedly a major shortcoming of the Central Plains countries.

"Fan Zi, it's just as Kan Zhi said."

Lu Renyu said earnestly, "Zhao's land belongs to our country of Qi. You don't need to cede it from the country of Wu, the Qi army will take it for itself."

"If King Wu has the sincerity for peace talks, why not cede Shangdang, Hedong, and even Yingchuan to Qi State?"

"..."

Lu Ren is simply dreaming!
If Qi State took Wu State's Shangdang County, Hedong County, Yingchuan County, and the land of the old Zhao, wouldn't Qi State be able to transform itself into a real superpower that rivaled Wu State?

Fan Li scoffed at this in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change at all.

"King Qi, the ambition is enough. Without enough strength, even if my king is willing to cede the counties of the Central Plains to the Qi State, I am afraid that the Qi State will not be able to eat it."

Fan Li narrowed his eyes and said, "My minister has a suggestion."

"Taking this opportunity, I, the State of Wu, will cede half of the old land of Zhao to the State of Qi, and your Qi army will pretend to destroy the guards. With the strength of the Qi army and the weakness of the State of Wei, and without any precautions, you must It is not difficult for the Qi army to destroy the guards in one battle."

"Hahahaha!"

Kan Zhi laughed loudly and said, "Fan Li, after all, aren't you still being generous to others? A joke! A big joke!"

"Now that all the countries are attacking Wu, with my king as the leader of the alliance, how can my king do such a treacherous thing?"

"..."

Seeing that he could not convince the monarchs and ministers of Qi, Fan Li could only sigh secretly, and then prepared to leave.

"and many more."

At this moment, Tian Heng, who had been sitting on the sidelines and silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"Tian Xiang, what's the matter with you?"

"Fan Zi doesn't need to go back to Yecheng. Fan Zi has a great talent, and now the state of Wu is in great trouble, and I'm afraid it will be in danger of being overthrown."

Tian Heng smiled sadly and said: "My king has always been respectful and virtuous, and he loves Fan Zi's talent very much. Why doesn't Fan Zi abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to serve our country of Qi?"

"My king will definitely not treat you badly, Fanzi."

"Exactly!"

King Lu Ren of Qi couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Fan Li's arm, pretending to be thirsty for talents, and said: "Fan Zi, if you are willing to stay in Qi State, you can do it for the widow. effective."

"The widow would like to worship you, Fan Zi, as your teacher, honor you as the Grand Master, and be on the rank of Shangqing. Please don't refuse Fan Zi!"

Hearing this, Fan Li couldn't help but his eyelids twitched, feeling a bad premonition.

"No need."

Fan Li refused without hesitation, "Thank you King Qi for your kindness. However, Fan Li was born as a minister of Wu and died as a ghost of Wu, so he will definitely not betray."

"This……"

Lu Ren was very embarrassed for a while.

Tian Heng beside him had a gloomy look on his face, and smiled, "Your Majesty, I believe that Fan Zi will definitely become the King's subject and colleague. It's just that Fan Zi still can't think about it now, and he will definitely become my Great Qi in the future." The minister of the brachio."

"First, please ask Fan Zi to stay in Chaoge City for the time being so that he can take care of him."

"good."

Lu Ren really liked Fan Li's talent very much.

Fan Li served as a minister of the Wu State for nearly 30 years. He was a good hand at advising on the celebration of the Ji, going on missions to other countries, and handling internal affairs.

Fan Li's ability has long been seen by all.

A talent for ruling the world!

This is exactly the talent that Qi State lacks.

"Come here! Invite Fan Zi down, take care of him, and don't let him be wronged!"

"promise!"

Two guards entered Xingyuan, ready to take Fan Li away.

Fan Li waved his hands indifferently, and said, "The old man will go on his own."

After all, Fan Li still had a lot of backbone, and he didn't need Qi's sanitation to force him, he had already left.

When only Lu Ren, Kan Zhi, and Tian Heng were left in the huge Xingyuan, Lu Ren looked at Tian Heng rather suspiciously, and asked, "Master Zuo, in your opinion, can this Fan Li really switch to my country of Qi?" ?”

"It's man-made."

Tian Heng said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, don't forget how Yan Ying and Tian Rangju came to Wu State in the past to serve Wu Wang Qingji."

(End of this chapter)