The military strength of Qi has not been very strong, Qi is commercially developed, and the Chinese people do not advocate force.

When Duke Qi Huan was hegemonic, he did not use force to convince people, but more with the help of the call of the king and the personal charm of Duke Qi Huan.

And these advantages disappeared after the death of Qi Huan Gong and could not be passed on.

It is conceivable that the State of Qi has been busy with infighting after the death of Duke Huan of Qi, and by the time the government has stabilized, the strength of the Jin State and the State of Chu has surpassed the State of Qi by a lot, and the State of Qi has long lost the opportunity to continue its hegemony.

The Marquis of Qi and Taoguang kept obscure for thirty years, a full thirty years, which allowed the Qi State to recover its vitality and ambitiously prepare to restore the hegemony of its ancestors with the opportunity to destroy Wu.

"Someone! shouted before the battle, the widow wants to be with Wu Zi for a while! ”

"No!"

Under the order of the pestle, a military vehicle suddenly rumbled to the front of the two armies, because the white flag was erected, and it was a chariot, so the phalanx of the Wu army did not shoot arrows and kill.

"Qi Hou invites Wu Zi to meet in front of the formation!"

"Qi Hou invited Wu Zi to meet in front of the ......"

The chariot soldiers shouted a few times, then turned back and returned to their phalanx.

"King, Qi people are disrespectful! Hateful! ”

"The matter has come to this, why does the king need to meet in front of the Qi people? Simply kill the past and capture Qi Hou alive! ”

"That's right! Capture Qi Hou alive! ”

The generals around Qingji were all filled with righteous indignation.

The crowd is excited!

Qi Hou Pestle called Qingji "Wu Zi", which is indeed not wrong, but it does not seem very respectful.

Wu is the viscount monarch canonized by Zhou Tianzi, ranking among the princes, but his status is a bit low, basically the same as Chu, Zhongwu and Xu, and far less than the titles of dukes and marquis in the Central Plains.

And Qingji's king title, which was self-proclaimed, was called king at the time of King Wu's longevity, but Zhou Tianzi and the Central Plains countries did not recognize it.

It's just that if you want to show respect, the general princes will not call Qingji "Wu Zi", but "Wu Jun", that is, the meaning of the monarch of Wu State.

Of course, now that Wu and Qi are enemies, Pestle didn't call Qingji by his name, which was already face-saving.

After the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou royal family divided the world into 800 princes, and the titles were divided into five ranks, duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male.

As we all know, the duke is nobler than the viscount, so there must be a huge disparity in status.

What is strange is that Zhou Zhang, as the fifth-generation monarch of Wu State, was only named a "son" after Wu Taibo; And Zhou Zhang's younger brother Yu Zhong, the founder of the Yu Kingdom, was named a "duke".

After both of them are Uncle Wu, why is there such a big difference in status?

During the Western Zhou Dynasty, strictly speaking, there were only four titles: duke, hou, earl and male.

Duke is an honorary title, and the descendants of the previous royal family can be called "duke", so there were eight dukes in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Hou is an honorific title for military attachés, which later evolved into the title of princes; Bo is a common title used by family leaders or local chiefs.

Hou and Bo can sometimes be mixed, and no one is more noble than the other!

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family declined, and the local princes rose.

The "bo" here means the boss, and the "bo" in this period is more popular than the "gong" and "hou".

The baron is the title of a small chief, and there is a saying in ancient books that the son is a man.

As for the viscount, the object generally refers to the barbarians, during the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou Tianzi was strong and did not need to divide the viscounts, but in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family weakened, and the vassal states had "viscounts" in order to communicate with the barbarians.

In a sense, the viscount canonized by Zhou Tianzi is a derogatory term, and it is a symbol of "Dongyi, Xirong, Nanban, and Beidi".

In this way, it is easy to understand that Yu Guo was named "Gong", because the monarch Yu Zhong was a descendant of Wu Taibo, and without his concession, there would be no King Wen of Zhou.

And Zhou Zhang, the monarch of Wu, is Yu Zhong's brother and a descendant of Wu Taibo, why is he just named a "son"?

The promise is very simple, the state of Wu is a barbarian......

Barbarians are barbarians, it doesn't matter if you are jealous!

"Boom ......"

Immediately, Qingji asked the emperor to drive to the front of the two armies and meet with Qi Hou Jiujiu.

"Qi Hou, I have admired the name for a long time! When I saw it today, I felt that I was fortunate to have three lives! ”

Qingji stood on top of the chariot and smiled and said to the Qihou pestle on the opposite side.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

Pestle replied and said, "Wu Jun, the widow has also admired you for a long time. ”

"In that case, why did the Marquis of Qi send a large army here?"

Qingji pretended to look sad and said: "Although the two countries of Wu and Qi do not border, the widow yearns for Qi and has long had the intention of making friends. Now the Marquis of Qi united with the princes to invade Wu in order to invade the country, why is this so? ”

"Hehehehe, when it comes to this, why should Wu Jun pretend not to know?"

Pestle sneered and said, "The widow led the princes to come here to fight the crime!" Wu Jun ruled the country, abolished the well field system, opened up the frontier, allowed land to be bought and sold freely, and implemented strict punishment and strict laws in the country, which has long been intolerable to the Wu people and the people of the world! ”

"Yes, if Wu Jun can wake up, he will now turn his back and surrender, promise to abolish all new laws, restore to the appearance of the first monarch of Wu State, and cede all the cities and lands north of the river."

"The widow should not be guilty of the past, so he turned the war into a jade silk, and the two countries of Qi and Wu fought against each other, how about it?"

Hearing this, Qingji almost didn't laugh.

Obviously he came to extort, but he was still so righteous?

However, it is understandable that the pestle should do so.

After all, more than a dozen vassal states have been gathered to crusade against the Wu State, if they can't take advantage of it, who is willing to follow the Qi State?

If he wants to restore the hegemony of Qi during the reign of Duke Qi Huan, he must be recognized by the princes and become their suzerain, and then he can compete with the old overlord Jin State!

"Qi Hou, the land of this city in the north and west of the great river, although it is not the homeland of my Wu country."

"However, the foundation laid by the ancestors of my Great Wu Dynasty has overcome all obstacles, and how many soldiers of my Wu Kingdom have exchanged their lives and blood for the cities and lands, how can they give it up with just three words and a few words from the Marquis of Qi?"

Hearing this, Pestle's face was not very good-looking, and he suddenly squinted his eyes and said unkindly: "So, Wu Jun is still obsessed and wants to fight?" ”

"If the Marquis of Qi wants to force my Wu State to reform and cede all the cities and lands north of the Great River, there is no need to say more, but with a sword and spear!"

Qing Ji said loudly.

"Good! Even so, there is no need to say more! ”

Pestle glanced at Qingji coldly, and then pointed to the phalanx of the princes' coalition army behind him, and said: "Wu Jun, look, behind the widow, there are 150,000 tiger and wolf divisions, and in an instant, they can defeat the Erwu army and trample Jinling into powder!" ”

"Qi Hou, behind the widow, there are also tens of thousands of Wu Ruishi!"

Qingji pointed to the Wu army array behind him, and replied without flinching: "They can fight habitually, and almost all of them are warriors who can defeat ten with one!" With a snap of your fingers, you can destroy your so-called tiger and wolf army like a chicken! ”

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