A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 73
Qi State destroyed Ji State in the first battle, and then destroyed Lai State.When the news came back to Linzi, Marquis Qi directly ordered the whole city to celebrate.The whole Linzi became beaming and lively.

The Marquis of Qi even threw a big banquet and invited officials of all sizes from the Qi State to celebrate.Qihou didn't care about etiquette even more, and got very drunk.

Guan Zhong didn't have any advice on Qi Hou's profligate behavior, and successively annexed Ji and Lai, and the land population of Qi directly increased by one third.

It will be later in the evening when Wang Sheng gets the news.Qi State annexed Lai State, although Wang Sheng wanted to drag Qi State back, and even considered sending troops to help, but after much consideration, he finally gave up.Because Huai State and Lai State are separated by two large states, Tan State and Ju State, and a number of small states such as Zhou, Chunyu, and Xiang.

Huai State is thousands of miles away from Lai State, and if they want to support them, they must pass through these vassal states.Not only that, but also to transfer food and grass, and to leave a large army to guard the rear, even with the national strength of the Huai country, it is impossible.There is a saying in the art of war left by King Wen: If you run thousands of miles to attack, you will be the general.

If Huaiguo really sent troops to help Laiguo, Qihou and Guan Zhong would be very happy.There are too many places to cut off the grain road in a surprise attack of thousands of miles. As long as the grain road is cut off, the Huai country's army can only be wiped out.

After Guan Zhong's governance, the strength of Qi State has grown a lot. As long as Lai Yi is digested, Qi State can respect the king and fight barbarians to dominate the world.

On the second day, the Marquis of Qi ordered envoys to send news to the princes of the four directions, and Qi State attacked Laiyi.At the same time, it also indicated that Qi State will hold an alliance next year and invite these vassal states to come to participate.

When the princes of the four directions learned that Qi had completely defeated Lai and annexed Lai's land, they were shocked.

You must know that Lai State is not comparable to those Yi and Di tribes, but a Fang State with a vast land and a population of hundreds of thousands, which is stronger than many vassal states.

The annexation of such a big country can imagine the shock to those vassal states.If Qi State can annex Lai State, it will naturally annex them, which are not as powerful as Lai State.No one thought how Qi, which had been defeated by Lu several times before, would suddenly become so powerful.

This made the vassal states who didn't care much about Qi's not planning to participate in the alliance directly changed their attitudes.

Wang Sheng was also very surprised by the strength of Qi State, and he did not expect Qi State to be able to annex Lai State in one battle.Then he felt a sense of urgency.

He is well aware of the relationship between Qi and Huai.Don't look at Qi State and Huai State seem to be in peace now, but as long as there is a chance, Qi State will definitely attack Huai State.

Of course, the same is true for the Huai country. Before the Huai country did not develop to the north, it was because there was a Wu country in the south. Now that the Wu country has been annexed, and the Yue country is still very weak, the Huai country can naturally concentrate on dealing with the Qi country.

Wang Sheng knew very well that from the beginning to the end, the princes of Bangzhou did not regard him as a prince of Bangzhou, even if he was canonized by the son of Zhou, it did not change, after all, these princes knew it well.What was the situation when Zhou Tianzi canonized Huai country as the duke country?

These vassal states have always regarded him as a survivor of the Yin and Shang dynasties, but the Huai state has always been strong, so they have to pinch their noses to recognize it.

After feeling the pressure from Qi State, Wang Sheng began to accelerate the speed of digesting Wu State, and at the same time stepped up the training of soldiers.And the outstanding ones were rewarded.Encourage these soldiers to train hard.

After Qi State annexed Lai State, it specially paid tribute to Zhou Tianzi to show that it respected the emperor.Since Zhou Tianzi moved eastward, the royal family's prestige has been weakening day by day, and he also needs the support of powerful vassal states, so he is very courteous to Qi State.

And supported the princes of the Qi National Alliance, so that Qi can use the name of the emperor to call the princes, and the two sides can be said to hit it off.

Qi Hou was very happy after gaining the trust of Zhou Tianzi. Under Guan Zhong's suggestion, he officially played the name of respecting the king and fighting against the barbarians.

Qihou decided to meet the princes in Yunyuan, where the terrain is flat and extending in all directions.After deciding on the location of the alliance, Qihou ordered people to build a loess high platform in Yunyuan, and the high platform built was second only to the Tianzihuimeng.

Because it was the first alliance meeting, Marquis Qi was not sure how many vassal states would come.But all preparations must be done according to the highest.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the alliance. Qihou led the army and Guan Zhong came to Yunyuan together, and began to wait for other princes to come.

"Zhongqing, how many princes do you think will come to this alliance?" Qihou was a little worried.

"Your Majesty, you summoned the princes to come to the alliance in the name of the Son of Heaven. In addition, the Qi State destroyed the Lai State and brought the prestige of destroying the country to the alliance. I believe that most of the princes will respond." Guan Zhong said with a smile.

"After meeting the princes, you can still attack those princes in the name of disrespecting the Zhou family. It not only maintains the dignity of the Zhou family and you, but also makes your position more stable."

When Qihou heard Guan Zhong's words, he immediately felt that it was very reasonable, and he no longer worried that some princes would not come.I can't make it now, wait until Gu finds me, and see what you guys say.

"Your Majesty, you summon the princes and punish the princes who disrespect the royal family. Not only can you enhance your majesty, but you can also attack other princes and countries, and even annex some small countries that are disobedient."

Qihou was determined. In his opinion, at least the countries of Ju, Tan, and Cao would definitely come.As for the countries of Lu, Song, and Wei, it doesn't matter if they don't come, they just use it to scare chickens and monkeys.

Soon, shortly after Marquis Qi came to Yunyuan, the first prince to come arrived, it was the state of Ju.The relationship between Ju State and Qi State is very good. At the beginning, Qihou took refuge in Ju State, and Juhou was very kind to Xiaobai Qihou, who was still the son at that time.

At the same time, in the past hundreds of years, Ju State and Qi State often joined forces to deal with Lai State and Dongyi Huaiyi.So when Juhou came here, Qihou went to greet him in person.

When Juhou entered Yunyuan, he immediately saw that the state of Qi had sent two teams of military vehicles to guard outside, which gave Juhou enough face, and the road was also cleaned, with loess padding the road and water poured on the street.When he came to the place of the alliance, Qihou even waited here in person.

Seeing Qihou, Juhou immediately got off the chariot and went up to meet him.Qi Hou and Guan Zhong smiled at each other and walked forward.

"Qihou!" Juhou saluted first, Qihou and Guan Zhong hurriedly returned the salute, and then personally welcomed him into the place of the alliance.

"Juhou can come to participate in the alliance. I am very happy in my heart. With Juhou's support, this alliance will definitely be a success!" Qihou said happily.

"Qihou is polite. Qi State merged with Ji State, and destroyed Lai State. It is the most powerful country in the East. In the past few decades, which princes from all Xia countries have made such great achievements? Shouldn't the princes come here? Congratulations to the Qi State? If there are princes who dare not come, they must be punished for disrespecting the emperor and the rituals of the week!" Juhou said respectfully.

The state of Ju is close to the state of Qi, and is very aware of the changes in the state of Qi, so it keeps its stance very low.

With the arrival of the State of Ju, soon the State of Tan also came, followed by the State of Cao, the State of Chen, the State of Xing, and the State of Zhu also came to form an alliance.Although many vassal states came, both Tan Guo and Sui Guo refused the alliance.

This made Qihou very upset. Among them, when Tan Guo was in trouble, Qihou was very negligent. He didn't come to the alliance this time, which already annoyed Qihou. To destroy Tan Guo.

PS: There are always people who think they are very smart and ask Huaiguo to rescue Laiguo. How can they save Laiguo if they are thousands of miles away?Did the army fly over?You don’t even look at a map, just open your mouth, right? Do you think there are planes and high-speed rails in Spring and Autumn?How many hours can pass?

The Huai country is a survivor of the Yin and Shang dynasties. It was a natural enemy in Bangzhou, and it was politically correct to attack the Huai country.Qi State attacked Huai, and the princes on the road prepared their own dry food to help him. There was no need to worry about logistics for hundreds of miles. Can Huai State compare?
What was the treatment in the history of Chu State?Once they entered the Central Plains, they were besieged and beaten. The Jin State even brought more than eighteen vassal states to attack the Chu State. The treatment of the Huai State would only be worse than that of the Chu State.As for stationing troops on the border to attack Qi, how many countries are separated between Huai State and Qi State?Not to mention the threat of stationing troops, by the time the army of Yi attacked Qi State, Qi State would have been waiting in full force for a long time, waiting for work with ease.

(End of this chapter)