Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 966
The time has entered the 31th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 483 BC, at the end of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

Sun Wu led his troops to attack Taoqiu, where the allied forces of Qi, Song, and Lu were located, and was defeated. He beheaded [-] people and captured more than [-] people.

Under Qingji's order, Wu Zixu led an army of [-] to march eastward first. After crossing the river, he quickly captured Diqiu, Chanyuan, Chengpu, Tieqiu and other cities.

Qingji and Sun Wu joined forces in Emperor Qiu.

The army of Wu State launched a full-scale attack on Qi State, but they basically did not commit any crimes against Song and Lu. They only sent troops to garrison their borders to prevent Song and Lu from sending troops to support Qi.

"The land of the old guard can be the No. 30 six counties of my Great Wu—East County."

Qing Ji cast a contemptuous glance at Yang Hu beside him, and said, "Yang Hu, temporarily act as the sheriff of Dongjun County, governing the Emperor Hill, responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and fodder here, and cooperating with the central government to select officials to take office immediately."

"promise."

Yang Hu agreed.

However, Yang Hu still frowned, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, Ji Zi said in the past: If there are many gentlemen in Weidi, the country will be safe."

"Weidi is also considered to be full of talents. Right now, it may not be possible to dispatch officials from the mainland for a while."

"I believe that in order to quickly stabilize Dongjun and return the hearts of the people to Wu, the king may consider appointing old guards (nobles) as local officials as appropriate to cooperate with government affairs."

"good."

Qing Ji said indifferently: "You will be fully responsible for the selection and appointment of officials. Yang Hu, I don't care about the process, only the result."

"Sir, obey the king's orders!"

The expansion of the Wu Kingdom is too fast, and the number of talents it needs is unknown.

It is true that the state of Wu has a relatively complete education system, and Jixia Academy and government schools in various places have trained a large number of talents.

However, these talents may not necessarily be able to become officials, nor are they necessarily suitable for political affairs.

Furthermore, as a county magistrate, a county magistrate, and a master book, a certain amount of political experience may be required, and no matter how bad it is, you must be familiar with the local customs and political outlook.

For example, the nobles of the Wei state have extremely high ideology and morality, and are not easy to betray.

Qingji can temporarily trust them.

At this time, Fan Li, who was standing aside, said: "Your Majesty, I think that in order to take away the land of the old guard, that is, the hearts of the Li and Shu in the Eastern Commandery, the King can make Kuai Kui, the king of Wei, a marquis, and bestow it on the city to show his kindness. .”

Is it impossible to sacrifice a country without extermination?
This is an old tradition of the Chinese nations throughout the ages.

Furthermore, when Helu assassinated the king and usurped the throne, Qingji had to flee to Weiguo. It was Wei Linggong who took Qingji in, so that he could recruit troops in Weidi, gather troops, and then attack Wu. success……

For Qing Ji, Wei Guo has great kindness.

Now, due to emotion and reason, Qingji should not be "ungrateful".

Of course, after so many years, Qingji also repaid Weiguo's kindness.

However, the friendship between Wu Guo and Wei Guo is constantly being cut and chaotic.

"Where is Wei Jun Kuai Kui?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Kuai Kui has been moved to Linzi by the Qi people since the fall of the Wei Kingdom. However, I heard that Kuai Kui's younger brother, Ying, the youngest son of Duke Ling of Wei, fled to Kong Yu's house. robbery."

Qing Ji glanced at Fan Li, and asked, "Fan Li, are you asking me to appoint Young Master Ying as Marquis of Wei? Is there something wrong with the reputation?"

According to legal theory, the eldest son of Duke Ling of Wei is Kuai Kui, and Kuai Kui has also become the monarch of the Wei state. Now that the Wei state is destroyed, Qingji should make Kuai Kui the Marquis of Wei, and follow Wei's ancestral temple to sacrifice .

"Your Majesty, Kuai Kui is a man of bad character, and he once raised troops against the state of Wu. He is not suitable to be a Marquis. Your Majesty should consider appointing someone else as a Marquis of Guards, so that the hearts of the people will like him."

"it is good."

Qingji didn't care who he made Marquis of Wei.

After all, this is just a status, and anyone who is a Marquis of Wei cannot threaten the security of Wu.

Qingji looked around again, looking at Pu Shui who was talking endlessly, he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

"The name of Diqiu has violated a taboo, and it needs to be changed..."

"From now on, Diqiu will be renamed 'Puyang'."

"promise!"

The word "emperor" cannot be used casually.

People didn't pay attention in the past, but Qingji can't tolerate it.

In ancient times, the area around Puyang straddled Yanzhou and Jizhou, and it was the transition zone for the activities of the Huaxia Group headed by Huangdi and the Dongyi Group headed by Shaohao.

The battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You took place here, and it is said that the head of Chi You was buried near Puyang.

Huangdi's eldest son, Xuanxiao Qingyang, lived in Dunqiu, and his second son, Changyi, built Changyi City; Huangdi's official historian, Cangjie, began to write letters and tie knots in place of them, and was revered as the "sage of character creation".

After the Yellow Emperor, the Central Plains area was under the unified governance of Zhuanxu, and the capital was Diqiu, which was known as "Zhuanxu's Market" in history.

After the Prime Minister came to the throne, the capital was Emperor Qiu, and the capital was moved to the original place when Emperor Zhu was born.

For hundreds of years, Puyang has always been the center of Xia culture. Not only is agriculture developed, but pottery and copper smelting technology is also in a leading position...

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Zi surname group with Qi as its ancestor was active in the eastern Henan, northern Henan and southern Hebei today, and its power developed to the coast of the East China Sea.

Tang Shi conquered Kunwu, Wei, Gu and other states, and then destroyed Xia Jianshang.

After King Wu defeated Zhou and Da Zhou became the suzerain of the new federal kingdom, the area around Diqiu was called the Eastern Kingdom, and it was the fiefdom of Guan Shu.

In the fourth year of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, Duke Zhou of Zhou marched eastward, put down the rebellion of Wu Geng and the Sanjian, sealed Uncle Kang between the river and Qi, established the Wei State, and the area around Diqiu was controlled by him.

In that era, the economy and culture in the Diqiu area developed rapidly and had strong strength.

During the time of King Zhou Li, Duke Wu of Wei led troops into the court to quell the rebellion and stabilize the political situation.

The Di people who lived scattered in the north of Qi and Wei in the past invaded Wei and occupied Chaoge, the capital of Wei.

So Wei Chenggong moved his capital to Diqiu, which has become the political, economic and cultural center of Weiguo for more than 100 years.

At that time, the Yellow River was greatly diverted and flowed through Puyang, which brought water convenience here.

People use oranges to lift water to irrigate the fields, and the level of agricultural production has been greatly improved.

The development of agriculture led to the progress of handicraft industries such as textiles, leather, bamboo and wood, and smelting and casting, which promoted the prosperity of commerce and the emergence of a number of towns.

For example, Qiyi near the Yellow River has convenient water and land transportation and a very prosperous economy.

Of the fourteen alliances that the princes came to Weiguo, half of them were held in Qi.

The poem "Wei Zheng Xinsheng" created by people in "Sangjian Pushang" became popular in China.

At the same time, Diqiu is located in the key point of the Yellow River and the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it has always been a must-fight for military strategists.

How could Qingji not pay attention to Puyang?
"The water of the big river often floods. After the war is over, immediately send people to Puyang to control the floods. They can build dams and canals to divert the water from the big river to irrigate the fields and benefit the people."

"promise!"

It was necessary for Qingji to consider such things.

Under the rule of the Wei State, the Wei people did not have such a strong national power to dig canals and irrigate the fields, or the nobles of the Wei State did not have such thoughts.

However, in order to benefit the people and win the hearts of the people in the old guarded land, Qingji was able to invest manpower, material and financial resources in building bridges and paving roads, building embankments, and digging canals.

(End of this chapter)