Spring and Autumn I Am King

The center of Chu State is Jianghan, where there are mountains and forests of Chuanze.

Different from the land of Qilu, where the winter wheat began to turn golden, the color of Jianghan is green: the undulating mountains and rivers are green, the depressions on both sides of the Han River are full of rice fields with green seedlings, and there are large tracts of lotus and ponds in lakes and ponds. Water chestnut, lotus leaf water chestnut leaf is bright green, lotus flower is just a bone bud. The lotus-pickers roamed around in a small boat, pulled out the lotus roots and water chestnuts, and paid tribute to the royal family who lived on the high platform by the lake.

This high platform was built during the time of King Ling of Chu. It is a legacy of the era of wandering palaces, slender waists, and Wuyin. From here, you can overlook the entire East Lake in Yuanjiao. On the stage, Ji Mi, the most beautiful eldest princess of Chu State, was wearing a silk gauze. She took the water chestnut offered by the maid, and gently peeled it off with her own hands, and placed it on the sacrificial table with the smoke curling up.

It is now the fifteenth day after the spring equinox, when it is the Qingming Festival to worship relatives and friends. Ji Mi is praying for the soul of a boudoir friend who died six years ago in Wu Shi's entering Ying. She loves water chestnuts very much.

Ji Mi knelt on the mat, her slender waist made her figure even more exquisite, she closed her eyes and said softly: "I don't know how to eat ashamed, so there are more female musicians. "Shering the River", "Cai Ling", and "Yang Lotus" Some. The soul is home! There is no east, no west, no south, no north..."

Six years ago, she was only a fourteen-year-old girl, but now she is married to a woman, but the fear on the way to escape still haunts her. The end is extremely tragic, the people of Wu country are really a group of beasts...

At this moment, there were light footsteps behind her, and the man's voice interrupted her worship.

"Yin Qudao, the old commander of Chu, also liked to eat water chestnut. Before he died, he instructed future generations to sacrifice water chestnut, but this was not in line with the etiquette, so his son Qu Jian did not follow. The priests use pigs and dogs, and the common people use grilled fish. The dried fruit and meat sauce contained in the bamboo waders and wooden utensils can be used by everyone from the monarch to the common people. They do not display a wide variety of food. Water chestnut is one of them. Make Yin Shang can't violate Chu's "Chicken Order" because of his own hobby, let alone a doctor's daughter? Let me remove the water chestnut and replace it with Offer a sacrifice suitable for her rank."

Ji Mi turned around. But it was her elder brother, the king of Chu. He was only twenty-four this year. He wore the iconic Xuanduan high crown of the Chu people, and a pair of wide sleeves danced like a dance when he walked. The long sword "Mo Xie" with a length of three and a half feet around his waist almost fell to the ground.

The wrath of the king of Chu, 100,000 corpses were buried, and blood was floating on the scull, but Ji Mi was not afraid. She said in a slightly aggrieved way, "Brother Wang... the big sacrifice is over? I'm just a private sacrifice."

King Xiong Zhen of Chu was very serious, as if he had not yet come out of the atmosphere of state sacrifice, he said: "Otherwise, sacrifice is not a trivial matter, because of the arrogance and lack of order, the state of Chu has the shame that Yingdu was destroyed. Now I want to carry out the New Deal and revive the Chu country, everything must be strict, and as a member of the royal family, you must not take the lead in violating it!"

Since encountering the shame of running away from the capital, Wang Xiong has changed a lot, he has become mature, serious, and impersonal. Only then did Ji Mi restrain her coquettish behavior and softly agreed. He asked people to remove the water chestnut and ended the private sacrifice, but he still pouted and looked at the scenery in the lake angrily. Ignore brother.

The King of Chu probably felt that he was too serious with his sister, and asked indifferently: "You moved to Yunxian County after your marriage, and only came to Yuandu last month, but are you used to the climate and food here?"

"It's all on the banks of Jianghan, there's not much difference..."

When Ji Mi saw the concern behind her brother's cold face, she lost her temper. He frowned again and asked worriedly, "Brother Wang, six years ago, the Wu army captured Yingdu, and four years ago, the prince-in-law of Wu State sent Chu to attack Chu, and he defeated the boat division of Chu State, and captured Pan Zichen, Xiao Weizi, seven doctors, and even Even the soldiers of my uncle Ziqi were defeated in Fanyang. Although my brother moved the capital to Yuan, which is far north, if the Wu army comes again, can we hold it? Will we still move the capital?"

"Moving the capital? Where else can we move to, to Wan and Ye outside Fangcheng, or to Jingshan, where our ancestors of Chu people have lived for generations? Back to the days when the blue threads of the road were used to open the mountains and forests?"

Ji Mi was silent, and the King of Chu stood on the high platform with his sword in his hand, pointing to the surroundings and said, "Three hundred years ago, this plain was completely covered by mountains, forests, lakes and swamps. "

"Later, the people of Chu came out of Jingshan and conquered all the tribes in this place. My ancestor Jianao built the first rough small town with wood and soil on the top of the highest hill, and then moved people from the north to the old place of business. , named Xiayun."

"This place was originally just an ordinary small county, and it was regarded as the northern fortress of Yingdu, because whether it was Qin, Jin, Qi, the powerful countries were all in the north. However, what I didn't expect was that Chu's mortal enemy was actually from the east. The people of Wu who went upstream from the Huai River and the Great River!"

Ji Mi had no choice but to comfort him bluntly: "Yingdu has fallen, you should blame the traitor and Xiangzichang, not the king..."

"Not only did Zichang bring disaster to the country, but also because I was too rambunctious and ignorant when I was young. Do you know that it is the most difficult time for me to sacrifice to the dead every year at Qingming Festival. I hurriedly escaped from Zhanghuatai and took my mother I threw it to the Wu people, and I was almost insulted... When I left Yingdu, the Chu people accompanied the old and the young, but I abandoned them in order to escape quickly, and they were still hunted by the Wu army as slaves, or died In the ravines and rivers, these are all my sins!"

The King of Chu fell into deep self-blame, until Ji Mi gently stroked his hand, then held his sister and said to her: "But we won't run away again. Zhongxiongzixi is Lingyin, uncle Qi is Sima, and they have made some progress in reforming state affairs. You can rest assured that the people of Wu will be blocked from the east of Dabie and Xiaobie, and they will be blocked from Jianghan! Will regain the courage and will of the ancestors, and reproduce and restore in this land."

Ji Mi knew that what her brother said was right, but now, as far as she could see, the small counties of the past had become prosperous cities, with checkpoints, barns, brick arsenals, wooden houses and shops and markets, one after another.

More than ten piers are listed on the shore of Hanshui, and countless ships are moored in the port. There was an endless stream of fishing boats and river rafts, and merchant ships were unloading goods from all over the country.

Beyond them, surrounded by solid high walls.

This is the new state of Chu that was ruled by Brother Wang after he was ashamed and brave!

However, when he heard the sound of "Zheng", the sword named "Mo Xie" was unsheathed, and the lines like water waves reflected the sunlight, making people feel dazzling. The King of Chu held it and swung it violently, splitting a wooden railing in half.

He looked at Jiang Han and swore: "Give me ten years, and I will surely rejuvenate the state of Chu. Not only will I destroy the rebellious vassals, defeat the people of Wu, and restore the old territory, but I will also regain the ambition of the ancestor, King Zhuang. Central Plains! Otherwise, it will be so woody!"

Ji Mi is fascinated, this is her brother, she is sensitive and soft inside, but in front of her, she will always play the strong king of Chu!

The Princess of Chu, with a slender waist and a full grip, bowed to the ground and bowed: "Brother Wang, I will definitely do it. Ji Mi is waiting to see the day when you lead the kingdom of Chu to the top again!"

...

Since the civil strife in Lu last year, although the Marquis of Qi had the intention to "get justice" for Sanhuan, the new ruler of Lu, Zhao Wuxi, deployed heavy defenses in Yangguan and Xuju, and the Jin people were also constantly provoking troubles in Wei. The state of Qi, which is still recovering, cannot put in too many troops.

So, from the beginning to the end, for more than a hundred days, there was no war on the northern front, the people of Qi were cautious, and the people of Lu did not want to cause a war. The two sides did not even fight a decent battle. It was dragged into spring and rain in March and April, and the mountain roads in the north and south of Mount Tai became muddy.

It was also Zhao Wuxi's thunderous means in the country of Lu, which overwhelmed all those who resisted, so that Qi Ren had no chance to take advantage.

Now that the Qi people have stopped temporarily, and seeing the end of the farming season, Zhao Wuxi's shogunate is about to take action.

In the past few months, the county system has shown its superiority in organizing spring ploughing and mobilizing county soldiers to defend Qi people. After the county system was established. Lu Guo, who was originally a mess of sand, looks like a patient who has been cured of rheumatism, and his hands and feet have become more flexible.

This left those opponents speechless, so the State of Lu prepared to set up the second batch of new counties, the first being that Qufu and its surrounding cities and towns were merged into Lu County. This county has a population of nearly 100,000, making it the most populous county in Lu. Yangguan, Longyi, Guiyin, and Boyi in the north make up Liangfu County, where the mountains are rugged, the towns are small and the population is less than 40,000, making it the county with the smallest population.

Then there are Feiyi, Dongyang, Wucheng, Zhuanyu and other places located at the junction of the east and west to form Fei County. This is the hub for the Zhao clan's shogunate to control the doctors in the East, and it is also the only way to go south to Zhu, Teng, Xue and other small countries, and to enter the seaside of Ju State east. It is the top priority in Zhao Wuxi's strategic layout!

However, in the process of setting up Fei County, there was a city openly resisting, they refused to hand over the city soldiers and political power, and also threw the officials down the city wall!

"Zuanyi refuses to accept the general, and sets up a county for armed resistance!"

After getting this news, Zhao Wuxi was not angry. It is impossible for any reform to be unimpeded all the time. It would be good if a resister jumped out, just to kill a hundred people.

He quickly summoned the officials of the shogunate to discuss the matter. Now the court of Lu Hou has completely become a decoration, and the shogunate has become the only administrative agency that counts.

The shogunate followed the retainer system, including family elders, family Sima, family Zhu, plan officials, Gongzheng, Mazheng, Chazheng, warehouse officials, and even guests and officials.

These people were Jin and Lu people who pledged allegiance to Zhao Wuxi, and they were very trusted. Zhao Wuxi asked them to preview political affairs and entrust them as confidants. However, they are not official officials of the court, usually they are only officials with little power, but they have the opportunity to be appointed as county officials by Zhao Wuxi, or generals who lead the army on expeditions, called "additional officials". These officials are serving as officials. You can receive the corresponding salary at any time, but it can be withdrawn at any time.

At the grassroots level in the counties of Lu State, Shiqing Shilu came to an end.

Through these bureaucrats, Zhao Wuxi's shogunate stole the power of the Qufu court, allowing the state of Lu to proceed in an orderly manner under his will.

Even the Meng family and the Ji family can only lie down honestly~www.readwn.com~ At this time, if anyone dares to resist the will of the general, there is only a dead end!

What will happen to Zhuan Yu's fate, those officials who entered the shogunate to negotiate are already aware of it.

Flatten! Fall!

However, Gong Xichi, who was in charge of etiquette, waited anxiously at the gate of the general's mansion. Once he was appointed as an official, the officials would have clear duties and powers, and they would not be able to go beyond them. hold.

Ran Qiu looked at him suspiciously, "Zihua, why are you lost?"

Gong Xichi said anxiously: "Ziyou, do you know that Master is still staying in Zhuanyu!"

(To be continued.)

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