History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 221 Support·Half

Chief, You Baogu was also slightly stunned after hearing the courtesy of the Chu envoy.

Baoguo seems to be a large country and is close to the Zhou royal family, but the land it lives in is extremely barren. It is not easy to raise a country and it is also difficult to defend it. Therefore, it is manipulated by the Zhou royal family and is only called a small country.

Now this gift of atonement is hesitant.

He is no longer the young boy he was before, acting only on impulse.

Behind him are the entire people of Baoguo.

He still remembered why his father, Bao Xiang, wanted to go to Hubei.

He also knew why his sister wanted to marry Emperor Zhou.

Everything is for Baoguo, they have Bao family to continue...

Ten thousand gold can be worth tens of thousands of stones of grain, a hundred chariots and armor can be equipped with thousands of armored soldiers, thousands of agricultural tools, and can cultivate tens of thousands of acres of fields.

In the hall, one could seem to hear the squeaking sound of You Baogu clenching his palms.

Baoxiang's death is a foregone conclusion.

If we really dig into it, there are four enemies.

One is the King of Chu, the other is Fei Wuji, the other is Wu She, and the other is the King of Yangyue.

Among them, Wu She was the first strategist and the beginning of everything, and was later killed by Fei Wuji.

Fei Wuji acted as a poisonous scheme and was killed by Chu Jun in front of Chu people.

Lord Chu is the one who makes decisions.

The king of Yangyue was borrowed to kill with a borrowed knife.

Let’s not talk about King Yangyue for now.

Will this Lord Chu commit suicide to atone for his sins?

You Baogu sneered.

But he also laughed at his inability to avenge his father.

The Sixth Division of the Son of Heaven openly went to war because of his father's death, but they all had their own interests, killing Chu people and seizing Chu territory, while Bao, a weak country, got nothing.

"Haha... I am useless."

His eyes were slightly red, but he did not let go of the praise.

He praised the country and could bear such atonement, but he couldn't bear it!

Seeing this, the Chu envoy said something else.

"Master Bao, what I just said is an atonement for you, Baojun. We, the State of Chu, are willing to atone for the pain of losing your praise. We are willing to bear half of Bao's rations for fifty years. I hope Bao can give it to you." An opportunity for redemption.”

boom!

Everyone in the palace was shocked. Even the armored soldiers guarding the outside of the palace and the servants fanning the flames were unsteady on their hands and feet and almost dropped what they were holding.

Those scholar-bureaucrats were even more unbearable, dumbfounded, and quickly signaled to their monarch.

Fifty years, half of the rations, this is an astronomical figure. If there is such a gift of atonement, why does Baoguo need to rely on the Zhou royal family!

The country of praise can also be powerful!

"Really?" You Baogu also said intermittently. It could be seen that he was also shocked by these words.

"Exactly, the King of Chu wants to avoid the Chu State's second mistake by paying a heavy redemption."

"With the death of Mr. Bao, I, the King of Chu, do not want to make the same mistake again."

The envoy of Chu paid his respects deeply.

"I, a Chu man, look to the wind and pursue virtue, and I don't want to make any more mistakes."

You Baogu stood up and wanted to speak, but he started to pace again.

It can be seen that he is struggling, or rather. Think about the consequences of this.

Son of Heaven!

The Emperor's Sixth Division was attacking Chu, but he, the source of great righteousness in the rear, rebelled first. How should the Emperor treat Bao Guo?

Difficult!

He was in a trance.

He suddenly asked: "Is this the order of your Chu State? Is it Fengzi's plan?"

You Baogu stared at Chu envoy with wide eyes.

The envoy of Chu said respectfully: "It was Fengzi's plan. Fengzi believed that mistakes had been made, so they should pay the price, curb recurrence, and find ways to deal with it, instead of internal friction and hurting the hearts of the people."

"Praise to the Lord, this is my greatest sincerity. I hope I can atone for my sins."

Atonement...

Chu State's attitude was sincere, and the atonement surprised every country.

However, Baoguo is on the side of the Zhou royal family!

The Chu envoy lowered his head and said: "Feng Zi said that when Bao Xiang died, one of his creditors was Bao Bao, and the second creditor was the emperor."

"The matter of atonement for the emperor will be discussed by the State of Chu."

There is a glimmer of eyes in the valley.     "I am widowed, I am a widower..."

This statement will not put Bao Guo in too much trouble, but it will take Bao Guo out of this battle, and the emperor will also retain a certain reputation as a master.

He glanced at the scholar-bureaucrats who were looking forward to it, and then looked outside the hall, at the land of praise for the country.

You Baogu had tears in his eyes.

"If Fengzi is a person of reconciliation, my country will naturally be willing to reconcile... But you must not regret it, otherwise you will fall into the name of Fengzi, and then this matter will definitely happen again!"

After saying this, You Baogu squeezed the corners of the table and sobbed in grief.

But he knew clearly that if his father knew that his death would bring such huge and unimaginable benefits to Bao Bao country and Bao Bao family, he would risk his own life and go to death.

"Father, son... son... woo!"

Mrs. Chu bowed down, saluted and thanked her.

"The envoy of the State of Chu, on behalf of the State of Chu, the people of Chu, and the Lord of Chu, thank you for praising the king's kindness, pardoning the sins of the State of Chu, and calming the hearts of the people of Chu."

"I Chu swear!"

The envoy of Chu took out the silk letter written by Chu Jun from his arms, held it up and said: "As long as there is Bao Bao family and Bao Bao's line continues in Bao Bao, as the monarch, I, Chu, will fulfill my promise and atone for my sins!"

The envoy of Chu added another constraint.

The scholar-bureaucrats remained silent.

When Bao Gu heard this, he glanced at Chu Shi with tears in his eyes.

He came down from the stage and took the silk book with his own hands.

The words of praise that continued the line were added by Feng Yun, and this silk book still has the aura of Feng Yun's contracted magic.

"Fengzi is the guarantee..."

Feng Yun's appearance appeared in You Baogu's eyes.

At that time in Da Ting Kingdom, Feng Yun was only seventeen years old, almost the same as him.

But that encounter by chance left Feng Yun with three difficult solutions for their family.

The solution to the three difficulties——

First, due to the difficulty of the road, they decided to take a detour to Jingchu and enter Bao, which would help Bao Xiang and his party return to Bao safely and avoid possible attacks on the road.

The second is that the clan is in trouble, so we can learn from each other's strengths and make up for our shortcomings, push Ding into the strategy of the treacherous conspirators, seek victory in danger, and let Bao Xiang and several people stand firm. Nowadays, the scholar-bureaucrats in Bao country have heard that he has Bao Gu, and they also rely on this strategy.

The third problem is that the emperor is in trouble. The emperor is reorganizing the old affairs and letting Bao Gu go out on his father's behalf as a hostage, or to go to the frontier as an envoy to annex Bao's country.

Among them, Feng Yun gave two ways to solve the problem.

One: In ancient times, weak countries always offered their beauty to protect themselves when faced with strong ones. Bao Xiang and Bao Gu did not agree to such a strategy at the time, and Feng Yun just told it plainly.

The second is the correct answer: if Baojun returns, he will seek for his son, leaving Baogu to inherit the orthodoxy of Baoyi family. If the praise is heard outside, the emperor will also take his merits into consideration and suspend the idea of ​​annexation.

嗏

Man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations, and things in the world are unpredictable.

Bao Jun sent him again to plot for his son, but Bao Xiang died, and the emperor's six divisions attacked Chu.

As a result, Baoguo was unstable.

Under the power of the emperor, who wanted to annex Baoguo, he had to agree with his sister to protect himself by offering her beauty.

Everything is for Baoguo, and they have Bao family to pass on.

……

He turned around and picked up his King's Seal.

"I hope your Chu country can stop the Sixth Division of the Emperor... Oh, yes, Fengzi is in Chu, how can he lose?"

You Baogu laughed at himself, but he also understood that this contract was the guarantee for the continuation of Baoguo after his father died.

Even if the emperor wanted to take action against Bao, he still had to take the Zhou Rites into consideration.

In the past, it was possible to use the lack of food in Baoguo to cannibalize Baoguo, but now it is no longer possible.

The big seal comes down.

"Boom!"

"...the hatred between Bao Bao and Chu was suspended due to this contract, and will disappear after fifty years."

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)