"Tian Qing, is it okay to marry Wu Guo with a clan girl?"

Qi Hou Pestle's heart was still a little resistant to Qingji.

It's not that Pestle and U can't look down on Qingji and Wu Guo, but that Pestle is really worried, is Qingji reliable?

As Tian Qi said, Qingji is the king of tigers and wolves, a generation of male lords, one day the relationship between Wu and Qi will break down, what will happen to Zhenjiang who married into Wu?

"Monarch, if you marry Wu Jun as a daughter of the clan, I am afraid that you will not see sincerity."

Tian Qi persuaded bitterly: "The great enemy of Qi is the Jin State, and the great enemy of the Wu State is the Chu State. ”

"If the monarch wants to be a veritable Uncle Fang and command the princes of the world, he can only try his best to encircle the Wu State."

"Alas! That's it! ”

Pestle sighed and said, "Tian Qing, this matter will be left to you with full authority." ”

"No!"

The current pestle is very important to Tian Qi.

After all, they are people who share hardships together, and Tian Qi also cut off the flesh on his body to feed the pestle when the pestle was about to starve to death.

How dare you forget this kindness?

……

In the eighth year of King Qing Ji of Wu, that is, in 506 B.C., March.

The Wu army attacked the land of Suishui in the state of Chu, captured a number of cities, and sent envoys to Song, Lu, Wei, and Chen on the border of Song and Chen, asking their monarchs to participate in the meeting of Xue Di.

If the Wu people asked the Song, Wei, Lu and other countries to recognize the name of Qingji's Fang Bo, the princes would definitely not be able to agree.

Because of the tens of thousands of soldiers, these medium-sized countries are not afraid at all.

However, in the name of the Wu people, it is to respect the Marquis of Qi as the uncle.

This makes them have to weigh whether their country can withstand the mixed doubles between Wu and Qi.

Not to mention, the State of Qi is a big country in the East, and it is relatively close to the countries of the Central Plains.

When the news of the fall of the Suishui Land reached Yingdu, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, was furious.

The government and the opposition of the Chu State were also filled with righteous indignation and were in an uproar.

On the top of the main hall, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, said angrily: "How can this be true! How unreasonable! ”

"Wu Manzi deceived people too much, taking away the land of Suishui in my Chu country, and no one cares about bullying Chu?"

"The king's wrath!"

The ministers could only ask Xiong Zhen to calm down.

Calm down!

Actually, it's no wonder that Xiong Zhen is so annoyed.

This time, the princes joined forces to attack Wu, although the Chu people fanned the wind behind their backs, wondering if they could take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, but the leader of the alliance was the Qi country!

If the Wu people don't go to the trouble of the Qi State, they will work against the Chu State, how can Xiong Zhen not be angry?

Do persimmons pick soft pinch?

"Send troops! The widow wants to send troops to attack Wu! Recapture the land of Suishui and teach the Wu people a lesson! ”

Xiong Zhen was angry for a while.

At this time, Zuo Zixi, who has always had a view of the overall situation, had to stand up and say: "The king is angry. The minister thinks that my Chu State must not send troops to attack Wu at present, let alone make enemies with Wu State! ”

"Why?"

Xiong Zhen said indignantly: "The Wu people have repeatedly attacked my Chu country, attacked my Chu land, killed my Chu soldiers, plundered my property, and robbed my people!" ”

"If you don't give Wu Ren a profound and unforgettable lesson, how can Wu Ren remember it for a long time?"

"If the Wu people encroach on the land of Chu step by step, how much will there be left of the territory of my Chu country, which is thousands of miles in a radius of several decades?"

The truth is that everyone understands it.

But, after all, Xiong Zhen is young and ambitious!

As a king, there is nothing more taboo than such a willful thing!

I saw Zixi with a sad look on his face, and said: "King, the Wu people are bullying my Chu State, of course, it should be crusaded, but how many soldiers does my Chu State have today?" ”

"The state of Chu and the state of Wu have been fighting fiercely for many years, and they have been exhausted in the country. If you send troops to attack Wu at this time, I am afraid that you will be jealous! ”

"The minister heard that the Wu people are preparing to assemble the princes of the Central Plains in the Xue Di Conference, and Qingji seems to have the ambition of the overlord, but he is stealing the position of Fang Bo."

"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen couldn't help but sneer and said, "Qingji is really bold. The state of Wu, although the army is prosperous, but the background is far inferior to that of Jin, Chu, and Qi, the country of Qi does not dare to respect Uncle Fang, how dare Qingji? ”

"The Wu people are so arrogant, so they are not afraid of the Jin people's conquest?"

Here's the problem!

Zixi immediately said: "What the king said is very true. If you are arrogant and arrogant, you will definitely reap the consequences! ”

"The Jin people will never sit idly by and watch the Wu people dominate the Central Plains and make the Central Plains princes go south, so Qingji's move is to set himself on fire!"

"The minister suggested that the king could send an envoy to Xintian to persuade Jin Jun and Liuqing to make them counterattack the Wu army in the Central Plains."

"As a result, the state of Wu, which has committed public anger, will not be attacked by the Jin and Qi countries, and it will perish or collapse, and it is not a problem!"

Hearing this, King Xiong of Chu nodded approvingly and agreed.

If the state of Wu united with the princes of the Central Plains to deal with the state of Chu, the people of Chu would naturally be afraid.

But, how can the Jin people watch the fire from the other side?

Since the reign of Duke Wen of Jin, the hegemony of the Jin State has lasted for more than a hundred years, and it is very firm and unbreakable.

Except for the occasional tug-of-war with the Chu State, the princes of the Central Plains have always regarded the Jin State as their overlord.

Now Qingji wants to compete with the Jin State for the position of overlord, isn't this a provocation to the hegemony of the Jin State?

Therefore, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Jin Kingdom will never sit idly by!

……

At the beginning of April, the Xue Di Alliance was officially convened.

Participating in the alliance were Wu, Qi, Song, Wei, Lu, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Teng, Xue, Di, Ju, Tan, Cao, Chen, Dun, and Xu, a total of 17 monarchs!

Although this alliance was initiated by Wu State, the host was the new Prime Minister of Qi State-Tian Qi.

Nominally, this is an alliance of soldiers, but in fact, in order to coerce the princes to respect the Qi State as a Fang Bo, Qingji pulled the Qi State into the water, and then muddied the water in the Central Plains.

On the outskirts of Xuecheng, on the edge of the river, a huge square platform has been uprooted.

Nearby were sturdy soldiers, dressed in armor of different colors, with various flags planted on their sides.

Like the stars and the moon, it guards the people on the square platform.

The people on the Quartet stage are all ministers at the level of monarchs or ministers.

"This time the princes will be united, and there are many things to solve."

Qingji looked around, looked at the princes sitting on the square platform, and said slowly: "The widow sincerely invited the second and third sons to gather in Xuedi, which is really a grand event!" ”

"Zhong Wujun, Cai Hou, Xu Jun."

"The widow is here!"

Cai Houshen and the three of them, who were called by name, immediately stood up.

That appearance does not look like the king of a country at all, but like a courtier who celebrates jealousy.

In fact, it is exactly what it is.

As the monarch of the south, in terms of geographical location, Cai, Xu and Zhong Wu are more inclined to Wu.

"The widow promised before that after capturing the land of Suishui in the Chu State, the four kingdoms of Wu, Cai, Xu, and Zhongwu would be divided. Now, it's time for the widow to deliver on his promise! ”