A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 75

The army of Qi State defeated Tan State and Sui State cleanly, which shocked the princes who came to the alliance.It made Qihou famous far and wide.

After Qi Hou conquered the two countries of Tan Sui, he deliberately took out some spoils and distributed them to other princes.These vassal states were also very happy. After all, they didn't contribute much, and they just went around and got rich rewards.

Especially Xing Guo and Cao Guo, these two small countries have been troubled by barbarians and Di Di all the year round, now they have Qi Guo as their backer, and they want to perform well.

Xing Hou grabbed Qi Hou's hand and said: "I heard that Lu Hou once disrespected you. You are the leader of the princes. Disrespecting you is disrespecting us. So I hope you can lead us to crusade against Lu!"

Qihou was very happy in his heart. He was also very unwilling to be defeated by the State of Lu in the last battle of Changshao. He even led the army to attack the State of Lu after agreeing to sow next year's spring.

Lu country.

Luhou was also very nervous when he heard that Qihou was going to avenge the last battle of Changshao.Especially after the Qi National Alliance, two small countries were destroyed in a row, and the reputation was great. Knowing that Qi was coming to avenge, Lu Hou sent someone to invite Cao GUI.

Last time Lu Hou used Cao GUI's strategy to defeat Qi and Song consecutively. Duke Lu had great confidence in him and felt that he could defeat Qi again by relying on Cao GUI.

Cao GUI said: "Your Majesty, since Guan Zhong's political reform, the state of Qi has become stronger and stronger than it used to be. Now it has become the leader of the princes and alliance. If we rashly start a war with him, I am afraid that we will lose at that time."

The Marquis of Lu had a different opinion on these things: "The Marquis of Qi had a powerful army and attacked and destroyed Tan Sui. The position of the leader? How can this battle be won?"

Seeing that Lu Hou was like this, Cao GUI had no choice but to agree to lead his troops to fight.

In March, Qi Guo led the princes to attack.

Cao GUI led the troops to fight.

The coalition army has [-] elite troops, thousands of chariots, and high morale.Cao GUI was unable to win three battles, and lost his army and territory.Because of Lien Zhan's losing streak, Cao GUI was very ashamed, so he took the initiative to plead guilty to Lu Hou.

"Your minister lost his teacher and lost his land, please punish him!" Cao GUI said in shame.

"Qi is strong and Lu is weak. The Marquis of Qi summoned all the countries to fight against each other. The difference in strength is huge. It is not your fault!" After three consecutive defeats, Marquis Lu finally woke up and realized that the current strength of Lu is not that of Qi. opponents, do not blame him.

"Cao Qing please hurry up, you are the general of the Lu Kingdom, and the army still needs you to lead!"

Instead of being punished, Cao GUI was appeased. He suddenly had the thought of dying for his confidant, and decided in his heart that the State of Lu must not fail.

"Masters, the Qi division is tyrannical, and our army is invincible. Do you have a plan?" Lu Hou asked.

"My lord, why don't you ask other countries for help?"

"How do you ask for help? Song and Qi have good relations, Wei is exhausted, and Jin's office is restless." Another Qing Shi said beside him.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qi has the prestige of a great victory, and the State of Lu can't stop it and can only seek peace. Why don't we cede the land occupied by Marquis Qi to the State of Qi so that the Lord Qi can stop fighting?" Seeing that everyone had no choice, one of them Qingshi said.

Lu Hou looked at the nobles in the hall and no one objected, sighed and said: "It seems that this is the only way, send an envoy to ask Qi Hou for peace!"

The Qi army won three battles and three victories. Lu Hou was afraid, so he sent envoys to seek peace, ceded the land of Wenyang as an apology and expressed his willingness to regard Qi Hou as the leader of the alliance.

Marquis Qi was very happy to hear that Marquis Lu was soft and begged for peace. You must know that Lu State is different from other vassal states. After Zhou Gongdan, it has a very special status in Bangzhou. A powerful country next to Jin, he even held the high position of Sangong in Wang Ji many times.

Now Lu Hou asked him for peace and was willing to honor him as the leader of the princes. His influence was extraordinary in Bangzhou. This also made Qihou's position as the leader more valuable and recognized by other princes.Qihou was very happy, so he agreed to the state of Lu to seek peace, and then met in Ke.

The envoy brought back the news that Marquis Qi had accepted the peace proposal, Marquis Lu was finally relieved, and then ordered people to build a high platform for the alliance in Kedi.

Now that the land has been ceded for peace, Lu Hou doesn't care so much about face.The Qi and Lu National Alliance, and then other vassal states also came to participate.

This time, not only the vassal states from the previous meeting came, but after several wars, the prestige of Qi became more and more prosperous, and many small countries also came spontaneously, and the scene was even more grand than last time.

At the meeting in Kedi, Marquis Lu took Cao GUI and several other officials to meet Marquis Qi in person, with a low profile, Marquis Qi was very happy.Marquis Qi and Marquis Lu negotiated according to the negotiated terms of reconciliation, because the envoy had already reported it before, and both parties knew that this time it was a formal agreement.

After the Qingshi next to him wrote the conditions, the next step was that Luhou and Qihou agreed, and the alliance was officially signed after blood.

Qihou was very happy, and immediately stepped forward in person, ready to make an alliance with blood.

Cao GUI, who had been standing by Lu Guo's side, had a flash of light in his eyes. Seeing that there were no guards around Qihou, he suddenly jumped up and rushed in front of Qihou. The bronze sword hidden in his sleeve was pulled out instantly, and then pressed against Qihou's neck superior.

"Bold!"

"Stop hurting my lord!"

"stop!"

"Put down the sword!"

The guards around were taken aback. They wanted to kill Cao GUI, but they were worried about hurting Marquis Qi. For a while, no one dared to step forward.Had to surround people.

"Release Your Majesty, or today will be your death day!" The surrounding attendants and Doctor Qi Guoqing yelled sharply.

The people around were in a mess, but Cao GUI was not afraid at all. The sharp sword in his hand was pressed tightly against Qihou's throat. As long as he exerted his strength, he could kill Qihou.

"What do you want?" Qi Hou asked.

"Qi is strong and Lu is weak, you are bullying the weak and occupying Lu's land. Marquis Qi, what do you think we should do!" Cao GUI said.

"You want to return the land of Lu State alone?"

"Correct!"

"impossible!"

"Then we can only let Marquis Qi and the villain die together!" Cao GUI said coldly.

"Do you dare, you know that when the princes are angry, the two countries will go to war, and hundreds of thousands of corpses will be buried, the river of blood will float on the oar, and the dead will sleep on their pillows!" Qihou said.

"The Marquis of Qi knew that when the man got angry, the two corpses lay down, and the blood flowed for five steps, and the world was nothing!" Cao GUI did not show any weakness.

Hearing Cao GUI's words, the Marquis of Qi considered again and again, but in the end he didn't dare to gamble, so he had to agree to Cao GUI's request and agreed to return the land of Lu State.

After getting the promise, Cao GUI immediately threw the dagger on the ground and retreated again. Everyone looked at him in amazement for a while.

The rescued Marquis Qi quickly retreated to the protection of the guards. When he thought of being kidnapped and threatened just now, he felt extremely angry. He wanted to break the contract on the spot, and prepared to order the guards to kill Cao GUI.

Guan Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do it. If you don't follow the agreement, you just want to be quick for a while, but you lose the trust of the princes. Your Majesty is the leader of the princes and alliance. You should be true to your word, so that you can dominate the world!"

Qihou thought for a while and agreed.

In the sixth year of Duke Huan, Qi attacked Lu, and Cao GUI became the general of Lu. He was defeated three times in three battles.Duke Huan of Qi made an alliance with Lu in Ke.

After Duke Huan and Duke Zhuang formed an alliance on the altar, Cao GUI robbed Duke Huan of Qi with a dagger. None of Duke Huan's followers dared to move, but asked, "What do you want, general?" .Today, if the city of Lu is destroyed, it will overwhelm the territory of Qi, and the king wants to see it.

Duke Huan scolded angrily: "Do you know the anger of the princes?"

Gui said, "I've never heard of it."

Duke Huan said: When the princes were angry, the two countries fought each other, and hundreds of thousands of corpses were laid down, the river of blood was floating on the oars, and the dead slept on their pillows.

Gui said: "Can you taste the wrath of a man?"The two corpses, bleeding for five steps, the world is nothing!
Duke Huan was afraid, but followed him.Cao GUI abandoned his sword and returned to his position as a group of officials.Duke Huan was angry and wanted to renege on the covenant. Guan Zhong said, "Impossible. If you covet small gains for self-pleasure, you will abandon the trust of the lords and lose the support of the world. It is better to give them." So Duke Huan then cut off Lu's invasion land.Cao GUI's land lost in the third battle was restored to Lu. ——"Huai Gong Chun Qiu Biography of Assassins"

PS: The author combined Cao GUI and Cao Mo into one, and there was a debate on whether they were one person or two in history, let’s count them as one here.However, both Cao GUI and Cao Mo were fierce men. After the Warring States period, whether it was "Tang Ju Don't Disgrace the Mission" or Lin Xiangru forcing the King of Qin to play a seer, and returning the jade to Zhao, it was basically the wrath of a man who forced the king.It's a pity that since the end of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, this kind of wrath of men has disappeared on the stage of history. After all, every high-ranking person does not want to be braved by everyone.

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