Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 937
"The Great King, please take the throne, change the dynasty, and come to the throne of the Son of Heaven!"

Above the court hall, most of the ministers knelt down, with a flattering look, please celebrate the king's arrival in the world.

However, veteran officials such as Sun Wu, Fan Li, Wu Zixu, Tian Rangju, Kong Qiu, etc., still hesitated.

It's not that they have the Zhou family in their hearts, thinking that although Zhou De is declining, the state of Wu can't steal the artifact.

Even a sage like Confucius, who had been advocating the restoration of Zhou rituals in his early years, now believed that the emperor of Zhou was just a decoration, and that the Zhou royal family should perish.

What are they hesitating about?

Qingji knew it well.

"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong."

Dazai Jiran bit the bullet and came out: "Emperor is one of the names in the sky, so he is called emperor. In the past, emperor and king were the titles of the highest in the world."

"Zhou Tianzi canonized the princes, and there are four titles of Duke, Marquis, Bo, and Zi. Today, the Zhou family has declined and ceased to exist, so all the countries are called kings."

"If the great king proclaims himself emperor, all the countries in the world that are not subject to him will surely follow suit and proclaim themselves emperor one by one."

"If so, the title of 'Emperor' is neither noble nor supreme."

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

Ji Ran was right.

If Qingji proclaims himself emperor, all countries will follow suit.

In this way, the title of "Emperor" will be ruined and ruined for nothing.

Suppose there were no orphans in the world, how many people would be called emperors and how many people would be called kings?

After some careful consideration, Qingji temporarily gave up the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor.

"Proclaiming the emperor will be discussed later."

Qing Ji waved his hands and said, "In this life, if I can't wipe out all the nations and unify China, I won't be able to be called 'Emperor'!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The officials shouted.

……

After leaving the court meeting, Qingji returned to the Zide Palace to deal with daily government affairs.

Just like in the past, Prince Heng handed over the major national affairs he had handled in the form of memorials to Qingji for reading to see if there were any omissions.

"Father, my son heard that Zhao Wuxie has led the remnants to Daidi, and restored the state of Zhao."

Prince Heng frowned and said: "Because Zhao Wuxie's power is still weak, I think that I should send troops to destroy Zhao Wuxie immediately, and bring the land of Dai under the rule of my Great Wu."

Qingji had already heard about Zhao Wuxie.

Before, when Wu Jun captured Jinyang City without bloodshed and Zhao Yang committed suicide, Zhao Wuxie fled to Zhongshan Kingdom with thousands of ministers and soldiers of Zhao State.

At that time, because Qingji had to deal with the mighty Allied Forces of the Five Nations, he didn't immediately wipe out Zhao Wuxie, and he didn't want to make enemies with the Zhongshan Kingdom.

Now a careless, unexpectedly let Zhao Wuxie escape back to Daidi, and also restored the country of Zhao.

Qing Ji said with a faint smile: "Zhao Guo? That's Dai Guo. Zhao Wuxie can't pose a threat to my Great Wu, let him go first."

"promise."

Qingji would not admit that the Dai State established by Zhao Wuxie belonged to Zhao State.

The difference of one word is a world of difference.

For example, the Shu Han established by Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period called himself the "big Han", and the world and future generations called it the "Shu Kingdom".

This is nothing more than Zhao Wuxie putting gold on his face.

Dai State is located in Daidi, which used to be the place where Rong Di lived, and it will not be recognized by the countries of the Central Plains.

Just as the countries of the Central Plains rejected Zhongshan and Qin before, the Dai country established by Zhao Wuxie will also be rejected by other countries, and they will not recognize Dai as a Chinese country.

The distinction between Hua and Yi is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Your Majesty, the Dazai intends to ask to see you."

"Let him in."

"promise!"

Not long after, Ji Ran took a memorial and slowly entered the Zide Hall, paying homage to the celebration ceremony.

"Chen Jiran, see the king, the king is ten thousand years!"

"Ji Ran, there is no need to be too polite. Please start."

"Thank you king!"

Ji Ran stood up and asked Prince Heng to hand over his memorial for Qingji to read.

"Ji Ran, you..."

"My lord, I'm old and my energy is limited, so I can't do anything."

Ji Ran sighed and said, "I would also like to ask your Majesty to grant you permission to resign and return to your care."

"..."

Qingji fell into deep thought.

As the Taizai, Ji Ran was the head of the ministers of the Wu Kingdom. He was in charge of managing the state affairs for Qingji. He made countless contributions and achieved remarkable achievements.

He has assisted Qing Ji for many years, and served as Wu Guo Dazai for more than [-] years. He has definitely worked hard.

In the past, Ji Zha resigned as Dazai. Out of consideration for the development of people's livelihood, Qingji boldly adopted Ji Ran who advocated "governance by doing nothing" as Dazai.

Ji Ran did not disappoint Qing Ji either.

For more than [-] years, Wu's national power has been booming, its economy and culture are prosperous, education and medical fields are thriving, its military is strong, and its politics is clear. All of these are inseparable from Ji Ran's hard work day and night.

Looking at Ji Ran, who is over seventy years old, with gray sideburns and rutted wrinkles on his face, Qingji definitely thinks that Ji Ran has reached the age when he should retire.

In Wu State, there is no mandatory retirement age.

As long as Qingji thinks that the minister is still capable, and the minister has no intention of resigning and returning to support, he can continue to hold the official position.

"Dazai, why did you stay away from the temple?"

Prince Heng stepped forward reluctantly, took Ji Ran's hand, and sighed endlessly: "Over the years, you have devoted yourself to handling the country's major affairs for my Dazai Wu, and you have made great achievements."

"What you have done, my father sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart."

"If there is no you, who can take on this important task?"

Hearing this, Ji Ran sighed and said, "Prince, my Great Wu is full of talents, and there is also a talent for managing the world."

"Back then, the king didn't think his ministers were despicable, but entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. The ministers were grateful and stole him as the grand master, the humerus of the country."

"Now that my Great Wu has established the tendency to rule the world, my minister is also old and lacks energy. If I still occupy the high position of Taizai, I will not return to the official position. I am really ashamed."

Ji Ran's attitude of resigning from office and returning to support is very firm.

He was originally indifferent to fame and fortune, with a heart of idleness and wild cranes, and did not pursue any fame and fortune.

It was Qingji who lifted him up and made him the Dazai for so many years, making him famous all over the world.

In Ji Ran's life, is there anything he can't let go of?
He has long been a supreme minister!

Ji Ran believes that his energy is limited, and he can no longer keep up with the general trend and the pace of Wu's expansion. This will instead delay Wu and his king, so why bother?

Ji Ran has achieved this kind of achievement, now he only thinks about returning home, traveling around mountains, rivers and rivers, living a life of indifference to the world, like a wild crane in the clouds.

Furthermore, if Ji Ran doesn't retire, how can he give others a chance to be in charge?
At this time, seeing that Prince Heng was unable to keep Ji, Qingji squinted his eyes and asked, "Ji Ran, if you retire and live far away, who will succeed you as Dazai?"

"The minister recommended Wenzhong, Confucius, and Deng Xi."

Ji Ran has already prepared, so he has thought about the candidates to recommend.

(End of this chapter)