Chapter 293: Hitting the Soft Underbelly
Back at the mansion, Yu Shi's father was about to rest, and someone came to report: "Prince, the monarch of the scattered country asks to see you." β
Although Yu Shi's father, who stayed in Hojing at this time, was only an entourage of the Son of Heaven, not even a minister, but after all, he was still the prince of the kingdom, so the people still had to call him "prince".
The king of the kingdom of Qiu asks to see?
Father Yushi's mind quickly turned around a few times.
Isn't the monarch of the Kingdom of Yu the man named Ji Zhao?
Back then, the princes of them had studied together in Hojing, so why didn't Ji Zhao look for me for a few years?
What's more, at this time, Father Yu Shi was just a follower in front of the Son of Heaven, with no power and no use, Ji Zhao, as the king of a country, would come to me.
There can't be any conspiracy, right?
Thinking of this, Father Yu Shi didn't want to see this classmate of his.
But after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, no matter what, he is also the king of a country, and it is a little inappropriate not to see him, so he said to his subordinates: "Please see you in the hall of the public office." β
"No---"
Soon, under the leadership of his subordinates, Sangong Ji Zhao walked into Yu Shi's father's mansion in Hojing.
"The widow has seen the prince of Shifu." After seeing Father Yushi, Sangong Ji Zhao said politely.
"Oh, it turned out to be Sangong, we haven't seen each other for many years, please take a seat." Seeing that Sangong Ji Zhao was so polite to himself, Father Yu Shi hurriedly said.
"That's it, since the widow returned to China to succeed to the throne, it has been many years, this time I came to Hojing to visit Prince Shifu, and by the way, I brought some specialties to the prince, and please smile." After that, Sangong Ji Zhao waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately brought in several large boxes.
After opening them one by one, I saw that there were all kinds of jewelry, jade, pearls, treasures and so on.
What kind of specialty is this, this is clearly bribing Father Yushi!
"Sangong, this, what does this mean? Even if it's you and me, there's no need for this! Hurry up and get these things back, or I'll be angry." The moment he saw the jewelry, although Father Yu's eyes widened, in order not to reveal his greedy nature in front of Ji Zhao, who was a public servant, Father Yu Shi still pretended to be honest and honest.
"These things may be treasures for others, but they are just a gift for us in Sanguo, and giving them to those who have a heart will realize its own value. The prince's father is a knowledgeable person, and the widow thinks it's better to give you the prince, so please smile. Sangong Ji Zhao continued to say politely.
"In that case, then I might as well be respectful." After that, Father Yu Shi waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to carry the gift of Sangong Ji Zhao in.
After receiving the gift, Father Yu Shi made a gesture and motioned for Sangong Ji Zhao to sit down and speak.
After the two of them sat down, Father Yu Shi asked, "I don't know what is the important matter for Sangong to come here late at night, please speak up." β
"Hey, hey, there's actually nothing to do, I just want to talk to the prince." Sangong Ji Zhao said with a smile.
Chat?
Come to my house late at night and give me so many things just to chat.
This man can't be sick, right?
Father Yu Shi thought to himself.
"Sangong gave me so many things, just to chat, Father Shi heard right, right?" Father Yu Shi asked in disbelief.
"It's just chatting, and by the way, listen to the opinions of Prince Shifu." Then Sangong Ji Zhao turned to the topic and said: "I don't know what the prince Shifu thinks about the Qin people's entry into Guanzhong?" β
As soon as Father Yu Shi heard this, he understood that Sangong Ji Zhao's coming today was definitely not as simple as chatting. After all, in the past few years, the relationship between the Sanguo and the Qin people is a well-known thing.
"Hehe, the Qin people entered Guanzhong, and the first king had a very clear decision, that is, the Qin people entered Guanzhong to stabilize the northwest border of the royal family, which played a very good role in defending the royal family. Don't you think so? Without fully understanding the other party's intentions, of course, Father Yu Shi would only say some big words and clichΓ©s.
"Does Prince Shifu really think so?" Sangong Ji Zhao knew that Father Yu Shi was also talking to him, so he asked directly.
"That's what Father Shi thinks." Father Yu Shi said very seriously.
The conversation between the two was actually a kind of psychological struggle, and after listening to Father Shi's words, Ji Zhao smiled and said, "If the widow is not mistaken, the reason why Prince Shifu left Yucheng in the first place was because of the Qin people. Why is it that only a few days have passed, and Prince Shifu has such a good impression of the Qin people. In this case, let the Qin people, a group of barbarians from Xitui, finally one day completely replace us nobles who have lived in Guanzhong for generations! β
Sangong Ji Zhao's words suddenly poked at the soft underbelly of Yu Shi's father, so his face changed, "Say, what is the matter with you coming to Hojing to find me, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." β
After looking left and right, and after being sure that there was no one else, he said to Yu Shi's father: "The reason why the widow came to Haojing to find you today is to join forces with you to deal with the Qin people. You also know that after the Qin people entered Guanzhong, the first one to deal with was our scattered country, and the second one to deal with was your kingdom. Therefore, the widow feels that only if we join forces can we defeat the Qin people and finally get back what belongs to us. β
"To be more explicit." Father Yu Shidao.
"Prince Shifu think about it, since the Qin people entered Guanzhong, a lot of things have happened in our two countries, and they are all developing in a bad direction. Since the Qin people entered Guanzhong, our Sanguo has lost the land of Longchuan, and its status in the royal family has become worse and worse. If this development continues, in a few years, the royal family will completely forget about our scattered country. β
"Well---, that's what you said, the first king really attached great importance to the Qin people, who were herding horses in the west, which is really not a good thing for us, the original Guanzhong nobles." Father Yu Shi agreed.
"Let's talk about your kingdom, which was originally a rare duke country in Guanzhong, but what happened to the result, it wasn't that the princess of a country married the low-status Qin man Yingkang. This is the biggest joke in Guanzhong over the years! When he said this, Sangong Ji Zhao secretly glanced at Father Yushi, only to see that his face was getting more and more ugly.
You must know that the Kingdom of Yu is not an ordinary country, but the country of Uncle Wu of Zhou, the only duke country in the country surnamed Ji, with the highest status and noble status, no country can match it.
But the princess of such an extremely noble country was actually married by a prince of the Qin people who came from the west.
Who is bad to marry? I just want to marry the son of the Qin people with a low status.
As soon as he thought of this, the roots of his father's teeth hurt terribly.
"Not only that, but since you entered Guanzhong, the status of your kingdom has been declining day by day. Do you know that the original Kingdom of Qiu was the leader of all the vassal states in the central and western parts of our country, and our countries all followed in the footsteps of the Kingdom of Qiu. But since this Qin people entered Guanzhong, the eyes of many countries have been looking to the west. Once Rong Di went south, they all acted according to the eyes of the Qin people. This is a very serious provocation to the status of the Kingdom of Qiu! Sangong Ji Zhao continued.
Father Yu Shi knew that what Sangong Ji Zhao said was indeed the truth, and since the Qin people entered Guanzhong, the status of the State of Yu had indeed been declining.
If this continues, sooner or later, the principality status of the state of Yu will be replaced by the Qin people. This is the last thing that Father Yushi, the prince of the Kingdom of Qiu, wants to see.
(End of chapter)