The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 689 Tian Jia Robs the King [Please subscribe*Please vote]

The Qi royal family members of Lord Changguo all had a bad premonition. They didn't know what kind of deal King Jian of Qi had made with Bingzhou to make Bingzhou support him so much.

Why did the queen allow Qi to not prepare its military for forty years? Was it because she was afraid of the princes?
Not really. After Tian Dan restored his country, Qi repelled the army of Yan and was not weak in terms of military strength.

But these troops do not belong to the royal family.

In other words, after Tian Dan restored the country, whoever the royal family wanted could be the King of Qi.

Kings are generally addressed by their posthumous titles, which are better known than their real names.

However, not many people can remember what Tian Fa Zhang's posthumous title was. All they know is that after Tian Dan restored the country, Tian Fa Zhang succeeded him as King of Qi, but few people know his posthumous title.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the King of Qi simply gave up and made promises to the princes, not to build up military preparations, and to use the princes' hands to disintegrate the Qi royal family's control of the military.

Now, King Jian of Qi seems to have found another way and found a way to restrain the royal family from controlling the troops and undermining the power of King Qi.

Everyone should stop commanding troops.

Then I hired a large army from Bingzhou to guard Qi State, and then, the Bingzhou army listened to me, not the royal family!

By then, King Jian of Qi will be able to kill anyone he wants, right?

After realizing this, Lord Changguo and his men would never dare to hire troops from Bingzhou again.

Either Bingzhou would allow them to hire Bingzhou's army, otherwise they would never allow King Jian of Qi to hold the military power.

"Is Bingzhou really not going to give me a chance to survive?" Lord Changguo looked at Gongsun Linglong and asked in a deep voice.

When Gongsun Linglong heard what Lord Changguo said, she was a little confused for a moment. She really didn't know what was going on inside Qi.

Why is it that the power to hire troops is only given to the King of Qi, but no chance for the royal family of Qi to survive?
"The King of Qi has soldiers in his hands, and these royal family members will definitely die!" Yan Lu secretly conveyed the message to Gongsun Linglong and roughly explained the situation in the Qi court.

"Although I can't understand it, it's amazing!" Gongsun Linglong really couldn't understand how the King of Qi and the royal family could have such a split.

"Your Majesty, are you really not going to give us a chance to live?" Lord Changguo turned and looked at King Jian of Qi.

King Jian of Qi frowned as he looked at Lord Changguo, as if he had thought of something bad.

This is too much pressure!
This group of people controlled nearly half of Qi's territory and cities.

Although the Yan army has retreated now, the armies of Wei and Chu are still there.

If these people are really pushed into a corner, they might actually dare to open the city and surrender, leading the way for the Wei and Chu armies.

Thinking of this, King Jian of Qi became a little hesitant.

"Qi State intends to hire 50,000 troops from Bingzhou!" King Jian of Qi finally spoke.

Lord Changguo and the others looked at King Jian of Qi, waiting for him to continue.

Gongsun Linglong was also frowning, waiting for the King of Qi to continue.

"Thirty thousand of them will be hired directly from Linzi!" King Jian of Qi finally made a concession.

Changguo Jun and others also breathed a sigh of relief, as this meant that King Jian of Qi had made a compromise and gave them a way out.

"Each of you will be responsible for your own hiring expenses!" Chang Guojun also spoke.

It was impossible for them to help pay for the army hired by Linzi.

Gongsun Linglong glanced at the King of Qi and then at the Lord of Changguo. She never expected things to turn out like this.

"As for this matter, this special envoy needs to consult His Majesty before giving a reply!" Gongsun Linglong didn't dare to agree.

The political situation in Qi was beyond everyone's expectations, so she had to ask Bingzhou for instructions and wait for Bingzhou's reply.

"Of course!" Qi Wangjian and Chang Guojun nodded. As for how Bingzhou would choose, they could only wait and see.

Gongsun Linglong and Yan Lu also left the Palace of King Qi directly.

After returning to the embassy, ​​Gongsun Linglong immediately wrote down the situation in Qi in detail and sent a message back to the Beiye royal court by flying eagle, asking Yan Yan to make the decision.

"Qi State... has it always been like this?" After finishing all this, Gongsun Linglong rubbed her eyebrows and looked at Yan Lu and asked.

"Is it hard to understand?" Yan Lu still looked indifferent.

Gongsun Linglong nodded.

"In the seventh year of King Min of Qi, an extremely bad political incident occurred in Qi." Yan Lu spoke slowly.

"Tian Jia, a noble of Qi, led his family servants to launch a coup, besieged the palace of Qi, and kidnapped King Min of Qi. This was known in history as 'Tian Jia kidnapped the king'. Later, under the attack of Qi soldiers and the people of Linzi to defend the king, Tian Jia had to give up resistance and released King Min of Qi."

"But Tian Jia is only a noble of Qi and has no right to inherit the throne, so what is the point of him kidnapping the King of Qi?"

Gongsun Linglong was extremely shocked. She never thought that such a terrible political incident had happened in Qi State.

If a minister kidnaps the king, it is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of his clan.

"Tian Jia had a good relationship with Mengchang Jun Tian Wen and Tian Wen's father Tian Ying."

"Tian Jia did it for Lord Mengchang!" Gongsun Linglong understood instantly.

Mengchangjun Tian Wen was the prime minister of Qi State. He and King Min of Qi were direct descendants of the royal family with the same grandfather. If King Min of Qi died, Tian Wen had a real chance to become the King of Qi.

"Who knows!" Yan Lu shook his head.

"After the incident, King Min of Qi and the ministers of Qi suspected that Tian Jia was instigated by Tian Wen to rebel. Tian Wen also knew that he could not explain himself, so he fled Qi and defected to Wei."

Gongsun Linglong nodded. In this situation, there was no way to prove her innocence.

After all, Tian Jia robbed the king, but he was not the biggest beneficiary, so the biggest beneficiary would naturally be suspected.

"If that's all, it won't cause a rift between the Qi royal family and clan members. At most, the King of Qi will strengthen the defense of the palace gates."

"Unfortunately, Mengchangjun didn't know what happened to King Min of Qi. After he defected to Wei, he became the prime minister of Wei. He spent his entire life making enemies with Qi and united the princes to attack Qi again and again."

"After Mengchangjun died, his sons fought for the throne, and then Qi State joined forces with Wei State to attack Xue State. King Min of Qi exterminated Mengchangjun's entire clan, leaving Mengchangjun's lineage without an heir."

"At this point, the Qi royal family and the clan members completely broke off relations, and the royal family no longer trusted the clan members."

Yan Lu finished the story slowly.

Gongsun Linglong probably understood that if anyone encountered such a thing, it would be difficult for them to trust their own people again.

"However, this was not enough. After Tian Dan restored Qi, King Xiang of Qi succeeded to the throne. Qi became powerful again and stood side by side with Qin, becoming the two most powerful princes at that time."

"Then Zhao attacked Yan, intending to replace Qin and Qi as the overlord of the vassal states."

"Under normal circumstances, Tian Dan should have considered the situation of Qi State instead of helping Zhao State rise."

"Zhao offered Tian Dan three large cities and dozens of small cities, totaling 52 cities, in exchange for his appointment as a general to help Zhao attack Yan. Tian Dan agreed and helped Zhao win a great victory. He was appointed prime minister of Zhao the following year."

Gongsun Linglong widened her eyes. Why did this story seem so familiar?
Tian Wen!

Gongsun Linglong reacted and realized that Tian Dan's behavior was very similar to that of Tian Wen in the past.

This is equivalent to reopening the scar that the King of Qi had already forgotten.

(End of this chapter)