The ancestors of the Chao clan drank blood, and were the first to develop the fishing, animal husbandry, agriculture and commerce industries in the Chaohu Lake Basin, and obtained the opportunity to reproduce and prosper rapidly.

Before the Xia Dynasty, it formed its own clan Fang Guo - Youchao State, referred to as Chao State.

As the clan prospered and expanded, the mainstream trend was to spread east-west along the flat land belt with abundant soil and water on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and develop to the foothills of the Dabie Mountains.

In its heyday, the territory of Chaoguo was vast, including the fields, waters, mountains and forests within a radius of thousands of miles including Qunshu, Xu, Zhongli, Juchao and other countries at this time.

During the Xia Dynasty, the southern nest with abundant land and materials attracted other clans and tribes to migrate from the east and north.

As an indigenous clan, the Chao clan warmly and friendly welcomed foreign tribes and gave up the western and southwestern regions of Chaohu Lake to settle down, and gradually formed a tribal alliance centered on Chaoguo.

Living, living and cultivating on the vast land between the Chaohu Lake basin and the Jianghuai River, the people of the Central Plains call it "Nanchao" in terms of geographical location, referred to as "Nanchao".

After Chengtang defeated Xia Wei, Xia Wei fled to Nanchao, Nanchao accepted Xia Wei as a condition, and Chengtang Cheng agreed, Nanchao and the Shang Dynasty divided the territory and ruled, lived in harmony, and there was no war for hundreds of years.

The Zhou Dynasty was established by Shang, and sent troops to conquer and defeat the Chao State many times.

Zhou Tianzi regarded the Chaoguo country as strong and inconvenient to control, so he divided its geographical analysis into two countries, Chao and Lu, which were respectively called "Chaobo Country" and "Luzi Country" because of the different titles.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the territory of Chaoguo was invaded and encroached upon by small countries such as Qunshu and Lugao.

Chu and Wu have become strong and prosperous one after another, making the nest country located in the "head and tail of Wu" become the object of plunder and the battlefield of the two powerful countries of Chu and Wu for a long time.

The nest country, which has always attached importance to economic construction and has been friendly with neighbors and friends while neglecting military affairs, has gradually declined in this harsh environment in which nationalism is rampant and foreign powers dominate.

Until 518 B.C., the state of Wu during the reign of Qingji's father, the king of Wu, was destroyed.

It is worth mentioning that there is also a nest country in the north, named "Juchao", which is recorded in the history books and destroyed by King Wu Lu.

But as far as Qingji knows, the Juchao Kingdom has existed in name only, and now it has become a feudal monarch under the command of the King of Chu, which is roughly the same as the Nanchao Kingdom.

Night falls.

Qingji temporarily collapsed in the forbidden palace of Chaoyi.

Chaoyi, after all, was once a country, and although the palace was simple, it was not inhabitable.

At this time, Qingji was sitting opposite Shi Fan Li in Zhisu and discussing major matters.

"Young uncle, now Tongdi and Qunshu have all been attached to my Wu country. However, how does the one who cares about him bring others to their hearts? ”

Qingji frowned, and said slowly: "The feudal monarchs of Tong and Qunshu are all the first rats at both ends, towards Wu Duchu, Wu Qiang belongs to Wu, and Chu Qiang belongs to Chu, for decades, nothing more than that. ”

"However, the widows don't need them to be vassals, they don't need them to pay tribute, but they want to truly integrate with our Wu country, regardless of each other."

Obviously, Qingji's ambitions are huge.

With strong persecution of Kirito and Qunshu, he bowed down and paid tribute regularly, which could not meet the needs of Qingji.

Because no one dares to guarantee that one day when the state of Wu is weak and the Chu army comes over again, these feudal lords will not turn against each other again and cause unnecessary trouble to the state of Wu.

"The king, with all due respect, if you want to avoid the troubles of Tong and Shudi, it is not difficult."

Fan Li smiled slightly and said, "There are two countermeasures. First, our Wu army further captured Liuyi and Qianyi, using this as a barrier to prevent the Chu people from encroaching, and then the king moved the population into Tongdi and Shu year by year, and after many years, the land of Tongshu will truly become the territory of my Great Wu, an inseparable part. ”

"Second, the king summoned the feudal kings from all over the country to the capital of Wu, and promised to support them with Houlu or Shiyi, so that they could not return the fiefdom, then my Wu State could directly govern the land of Tongshu."

Hearing this, the corners of Qingji's mouth couldn't help twitching.

Fan Li's thoughts coincide with him!

But after all, it is not a very good strategy.

The migrating population year by year into the land of Tongshu is too slow, and the way to boil frogs in warm water is not worth it.

Moreover, if the military towns of Liuyi and Qianyi of the Chu State were captured, wouldn't the Chu people take them back?

In case Wu State fills a large number of people to the land of Tongshu and can't hold it, wouldn't it be a loss to his wife and a soldier?

Such a loss-making business, Qing Ji is reluctant to do it.

Moreover, summoning the feudal monarch of Tongshu to Wudu, placing him under house arrest, and giving him food and support, this was a huge blow to Qingji's reputation.

This era is not the Warring States period that does not emphasize martial virtues, and it is not the world where morality after the Qin and Han dynasties was completely degraded.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, although the etiquette collapsed, the princes still followed the tradition of destroying the country and not destroying the rituals, and always relied on the name of righteousness to destroy the country by being famous.

Now, the feudal lords of Tongshu treat themselves so warmly, and they look like they are welcoming the king, if they indiscriminately seize their fiefdoms, won't they be criticized by the world?

In the future, if the Wu army wants to surrender without a fight, I am afraid it will be even more difficult!

"That's it! This has been put on hold for the time being. ”

Qingji shook his head, but he didn't make a decision right away.

After all, the top priority now is to further expand the results of the battle and defeat the Chu cities west of the Great River!

"Is there any movement over there?"

"Returning to the king, according to the report from the court captain, the Chu army on the long shore did not reinforce Shudi, but sent troops to Zhaoguan, Juchao, and Lugao to build fortifications to ensure that the grain route of the Chu army was worry-free."

Hearing this, Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "Shen Zhuliang is a famous general." ”

"The four cities of Chang'an, Zhaoguan, Lugao, and Juchao have been connected by the Chu people and formed a corner with each other. Young uncle, in your opinion, which city should my Wu army capture first? ”

Fan Li pondered for a moment, and then said: "If it is easy first and then difficult, take the nest first." The defenders of the nest should be the least, and the fortifications of the city are simple and vulnerable. ”

"If it is difficult first and then easy, take Zhaoguan first, so as to cut off the connection between the Chu armies in various places, and then break them one by one."

As soon as he heard this, Qingji smiled slightly, took out a wolf hair, stuffed it to Fan Li, and said, "Young uncle, you and I have written a word in our hands to see if it is the same?" ”

It is rare for Qingji to have such an interest, Fan Li nodded, and then picked up the wolf pen and wrote a word in the palm of his hand, and after spreading it out, he saw that it was a "Zhao" word.

And in the palm of Qingji's hand, it is also a "Zhao" word!

Since Shen Zhuliang can predict Qingji's prediction, why can't Qingji predict Shen Zhuliang's prediction?

According to Qingji's consistent style, it is right that he will choose the easy first and then the difficult, but this time he did the opposite!

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