"Dazai, Prime Minister You, do you think that my Wu State should participate in this Pingqiu meeting initiated by the Jin State?"

Qingji set his eyes on Ji Za and Ji Ran, and asked slowly.

Ji Za pondered for a moment and said, "King, in the opinion of the old minister, Wu Guo should participate in the Pingqiu meeting. ”

"Since the hegemony of Jin Wengong, the hegemony of the Jin State has lasted for more than 100 years and has not declined. This is incomparable to the state of Chu and the state of Qi! ”

"My Wu country was supported by the Jin people back then, and now it is dominant in the southeast and occupies a place. It is reasonable to be reasonable, the king must not pay attention to maintaining the alliance between Wu and Jin! ”

Hearing this, Qing Ji bowed slightly, noncommittal.

Ji Ran lowered his hand and said: "King, the minister thinks that what Dazai said is not unreasonable. However, now that my Wu State and Qi State are marriage countries, and in the alliance of Xue Di, they respect the Marquis of Qi as Uncle Fang, how can they turn their backs on Qi State? ”

"The Jin people initiated this Pingqiu meeting, and what they did was to warn the kingdom of the heavens, strengthen their hegemony, and at the same time oppose the state of Qi."

"If the king attends the meeting, the alliance of Xue Di will be null and void, and the Marquis of Qi may not have the courage to face the powerful Jin State alone and the prestige of the princes."

Ji Za and Ji Ran's opinions are completely different, but they are both reasonable.

You must know that the Jin Kingdom is an old hegemonic power, and it has always been a behemoth.

Starting from the defeat of Chu in the Battle of Chengpu in 632 BC, during the hegemony of the Jin State, it went through Wen Gong Ji Chong'er, Xiang Gong Ji Huan, Ling Gong Ji Yi Gao, Cheng Gong Ji Hei Buttock, Jing Gong Ji Ru, Li Gong Ji Shouman, Mourning Gong Ji Zhou, Ping Gong Ji Biao, Zhao Gong Ji Yi, Tilting Gong Ji to get sick, and Ding Gong Ji Wu.

A total of 11 monarchs, more than 100 years before and after.

At that time, the prince of Qi Huan respected the king and first claimed hegemony, which is indeed amazing, but the current national strength of Qi has always been inferior to that of Jin.

The purpose of Qingji is to make the Jin State and the Qi State fight to the death, so that the Jin people will not be able to interfere in the fierce war or game between the two countries of Wu and Chu in the south!

After so many years of confrontation, the State of Wu, which was single-handedly supported by the State of Jin, has been able to steadily suppress the State of Chu.

It is conceivable that under the rule of Qingji, the national strength of the State of Wu is bound to flourish, and the State of Chu cannot stop it at all.

The Jin people also never want to see Wu replace Chu and become another southern hegemonic power!

The last time the princes joined forces to attack Wu, it was obviously acquiesced by the Jin State.

Otherwise, does Qi really have that much prestige?

You must know that vassal states such as Xu, Chen, and Cao, bordering the Jin State, dare to openly obey the call of the Marquis of Qi, so they are not afraid of being attacked by the Jin State?

There are various signs that the Jin people have realized the threat of Wu, so they are trying to curb the development of Wu.

It was precisely because Qingji saw this that he took the initiative to initiate the Xue Di Alliance and lobbied the princes to respect Qi as the overlord.

"The intention of the widow is to send an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, and on the grounds that the widow is sick, he will not participate in the Pingqiu meeting. At the same time, he sent an envoy to Linzi to tell the Marquis of Qi that I, the State of Wu, should advance and retreat together with the State of Qi, please do not worry about the Marquis of Qi! ”

"The king is wise!"

Wu Guo's verbal support was naturally like a shot in the arm, which could more or less increase Qi Hou's confidence in confronting the Jin State.

Of course, Qingji was also reluctant to provoke the Jin Kingdom.

The distance between Wu and Jin is very far away, and the whip is beyond reach, even if Wu has an attitude of disrespecting the Jin State, the Jin people can't help it!

Once a war really broke out between the Qi State and the Jin State, Qing Ji would at most condemn it and verbally support the Qi State.

Dispatch troops?

No way!

What Wu has to do now is to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to develop itself as soon as possible and digest the cities and lands it occupied before and its Lishu.

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The fact that the Jin Kingdom initiated the Pingqiu Society also caused a huge sensation in the kingdom of the heavens.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see what the intentions of the Jin people are.

A country with small countries and widows is naturally a grass on the wall, swaying in the wind.

However, the three kingdoms of Xu, Cai, and Zhongwu are die-hard vassal states of Wu, and in this kind of matter, they have to ask Qingji's opinion.

Even the five kingdoms of Teng, Xue, Di, Ju, and Tan, that is, the small states that traversed the borders of Wu and Qi, all sent envoys to Jinling to find out the situation.

Xu, Cai, Zhong Wu, Teng, Xue, Di, Ju, Tan, these eight countries, Wu has garrisons, and the ruling ministers in their countries are also people sent by Qingji.

This master-slave relationship is very deep.

And Qingji's attitude is very obscure, basically allowing his vassal states to participate in the Pingqiu Meeting, and respecting the Jin State as the chief of the princes.

However, once a major war broke out between the Jin and Qi countries, Wu would not send troops, but it would also let its vassal states send troops.

At this time, Qingji was in the imperial garden of Wu Wanggong, and he accompanied Nanzi to enjoy the flowers in a leisurely manner.

Nanzi suddenly said: "King, the concubine went out of the palace yesterday and met a woman when she was in Buzhuang, which is very interesting. ”

"Oh, isn't that a strange-looking woman?"

Qingji asked with a chuckle.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the folk customs were relatively open, and the concept of the world was not as feudal as it was later.

Therefore, even as the concubine of Wu Wang Qingji, Nanzi can go out of the palace to play in her spare time.

Of course, you must tell Queen Ji Qi to know, which is similar to "asking for leave".

And beside the concubines who leave the palace, there will also be palace maids and guards who are openly and secretly accompanied.

Nanzi, who was holding Qingji's arm at this moment, shook his head, with a quiet look, and said with a smile: "Definitely." ”

"The king, the concubine is not interested in the woman's appearance, but her background."

When Qing Ji heard this, he was also interested for a while.

"What kind of background can a mere woman have?"

"The king doesn't know, it's a country lady in distress!"

Mrs. Guo?

You must know that in this era, the title of "Mrs." is not something that everyone can have.

After the Qin and Han dynasties, titles such as Mrs. and Son-in-law were basically rotten on the streets, and the wives and children of wealthy businessmen could be named "Mrs." and "Son".

It's just that in the pre-Qin period, only the concubines of the monarch could be called Mrs., and only the descendants of the monarch could be called sons or grandsons.

"Lady of which country?"

"Chu State."

"Really?"

Qingji asked in disbelief: "Nanzi, don't you want to deceive the widow, how could the wife of the king of Chu end up in my Wu country?" ”

"My lord, if the concubine deceives you, she is guilty of deceiving the king! How dare a concubine? ”

Nanzi smiled playfully, then leaned into Qingji's ear, and said slowly: "At that time, the concubine and the woman met by chance in the cloth village, and after the conversation, I learned that her name was Mu Ji, who was born in a declining aristocratic family, and her ancestors can be traced back to Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor." ”

"Mu Ji's husband is Wei Sheng, Xiong Sheng, and it is said that he is the son of the late Chu Prince Jian."

"If Prince Jian hadn't fled, there was no disaster for Meng Huan, and Prince Jian succeeded to the throne, how could this Mu Ji not be the wife of Chu State?"