Zheng Boji, who was lying on the sickbed, grabbed his son Ji Sheng's hand and said meaningfully: "Son, the Jin people are unreliable." ”

"Now the Marquis of Jin Ji Wu died in Luoyi, on the side of the Jin Kingdom, the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and there are six kings of dictatorship......"

"The widow estimates that the Jin Kingdom will die if it is said to be dead."

“……”

Ji Sheng's eyes widened, with an incredulous look.

As the old overlord Jin Kingdom, how could it easily perish?

Ji Sheng didn't believe it.

Ji Qi said earnestly: "In this world of great contention, the weak eat the strong. ”

"A big country destroys a small country, and a small country wants to survive the country, but it can only be dependent on the hegemonic power......"

"King Wu Qingji is a generation of heroes, and the rise of Wu is unstoppable."

"Sheng'er, do you know what Father Jun means?"

Hearing this, Ji Sheng thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "Father, you...... Are you saying that let me Zheng Guo, from now on, submit to Wu Guo? ”

"Not bad."

Ji Bao, who returned to the light, was very conscious at this time.

The six secretaries of the Jin State, whose status is like that of the princes, have actually emptied the authority of the Jin marquis.

Now, with the untimely death of the Marquis of Jin Ji Wu and the young lord is established, Liuqing is bound to take the opportunity to carve up the territory that originally belonged to the Marquis of Jin and carry out a round of reshuffle......

Even if Liuqing set up his own country, it is not impossible to ask Zhou Tianzi to give the title of a prince.

A united Jin State is certainly not comparable to the Wu State.

But how can a divided Jin State compare to the vigorous, heroic, and talented Wu State?

……

The time entered the twelfth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 502 BC, at the end of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

Shortly after the assassination of the Marquis of Jin Ji Wu, Zheng Boji also died.

Whether it is the Jin State or the Zheng State, the influence in the Central Plains is not ordinarily large.

The sudden death of the two monarchs can be imagined what kind of far-reaching impact it will have on the pattern of the world.

After Ji Wu was assassinated, Shi Ying, Zhao Ying and other ministers and doctors hurriedly brought his body back to the Jin Kingdom and buried it properly.

The Jin army, which was originally stationed on the front line of Xinzheng and confronted the Wu army, also had to withdraw to China.

Hearing the news that the Jin army had retreated, Qingji was a little relieved.

His purpose has been achieved.

Just as Wu Guojun and his ministers expected.

As soon as the Marquis of Jin Ji Wu died, the six secretaries of the Jin State were busy going back to fight for power, and they had no strength left to compete with Wu Jun in Zhengdi.

At this time, Qingji was in the middle of Luoyi Wangcheng to meet Ji Sheng, the son of Zheng Guo.

I saw Ji Sheng wearing a white filial piety belt on his head, wearing filial piety clothes, and staggering, looking like a mourner, very sad.

Ji Sheng, who has just lost his father, should indeed be sad.

"King Wu!"

As soon as Ji Sheng entered the lobby, he hurriedly knelt down towards Qingji on the steps, and said silently: "Nephew Ji Sheng, see King Wu!" ”

Nephew?

It's not impossible.

Qingji and Ji Sheng are of the same ancestry, and they were still a family hundreds of years ago.

Both of them have the surname Ji, one Wu and one Zheng.

If Ji Sheng has to pull a relationship, it is not impossible to call himself Qingji's "nephew".

In terms of age, Ji Sheng is not as old as the weak crown, and Qingji is more than ten years older than him.

"Nephew, what are you?"

Qingji pretended to be unaware and changed color.

In fact, as early as yesterday, he already knew the news of the death of Zheng Dinggong Ji in history.

"Woooooooooooooo

Ji Sheng wiped his tears and bowed to Qingji and said, "King Wu, my nephew is here to mourn." ”

"Last night, my father died......"

"What?"

Qingji hurriedly walked down the steps and helped Ji Sheng up.

"Virtuous nephew, please also mourn and change. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal feelings of all people. ”

"Thank you King Wu for your comfort."

Ji Sheng looked grateful and said: "King Wu, don't hide it, before my father died, he left an edict and ordered his nephew to lead Zheng Guo and pay tribute to King Wu. ”

"From then on, Zheng Guo should be a vassal of Wu."

"My nephew is young, not as old as a pro-government, I heard that there are many great sages in Wu State, and I also asked King Wu to choose a great sage to enter Zheng and serve as Zhengqing!"

"Zheng Guo has also been humiliated by the Jin people for many years, in order to ensure that Zheng Guo's rights and interests are not violated."

"I also ask King Wu to send elite soldiers and strong generals to the side of Xinzheng in case of emergency."

“……”

Can't tell.

Zheng Bo Ji Bao and Ji Sheng, this father and son are really on the road.

As the saying goes, those who know the times are Junjie.

The tradition of Wu dealing with vassal states is to enter the vassal state as a minister, and then send soldiers and horses to be stationed near the capital.

In this way, it can allow Wu to digest its vassal states imperceptibly.

Lay a solid foundation for future annexation.

However, with Zheng Guo, such an approach may not necessarily work.

Because Zheng Guo is different from ordinary small countries, he has a background and national strength, and it is impossible for Wu Guo to easily digest it.

"It's rare for a virtuous nephew and Uncle Zheng to have this heart."

Qingji patted the back of Ji Sheng's hand and said meaningfully: "From now on, there are widows and Wu countries, even the Jin Kingdom can't move Zheng Guo at all!" ”

"The spirit of your father Zheng Bo in heaven should be laid to rest in peace!"

As soon as he heard this, Ji Sheng also pretended to be grateful, bowed down and said, "Thank you, King!" ”

……

After Ji Sheng left, Qingji summoned Shi Fan Li, the imperial historian Wu Zixu, and Tingwei Bo to the lobby of Xingyuan to discuss matters.

Qingji said slowly: "The Zheng people have decided to pay tribute to my Wu State. ”

"What do you think Wu Guo should do to Zheng Guo?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu, Bo Yan and Fan Li glanced at each other.

After Fan Li pondered for a moment, he first said: "Great King, the minister thinks that he can return the land of the Zheng State that he occupied before to the Zheng people. ”

"Zheng Guo is not a small country after all, the foundation is quite strong, and the garrison is not necessary, there is not much need."

"The king can send a capable minister to Zheng to serve as the Zhengqing, and echo Jingdi and Luoyi from beginning to end, so as to clamp down on the Jin Kingdom."

"No!"

As soon as Fan Li's words fell, Wu Zixu frowned and retorted: "The land of the city in the south of Zheng State, which was obtained by the soldiers of our army at the cost of great bloodshed and sacrifice, how can it be easily handed over?" ”

"Xinzheng City may be able to be returned, but there is no need to give up all the land in the city to the Zheng people."

Hearing this, Qingji just waved his hand and said, "The idea of the widow coincides with the young uncle. ”

"If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If people lose land, people and land will survive. ”

"Zheng Di, it's too far away from my Wu country. The whip is out of reach! ”

"Don't worry too much about the gains and losses of this city and place. Being able to control Zheng Guo and curb the southward trend of the Jin people is even more important to my Wu State. ”

What is War?

War is nothing but a continuation of politics.

War is in the service of politics.

Even if you get a few cities in the south of Zheng State, for Wu State, it will actually do more harm than good.

At least the Zheng people felt very embarrassed and would not cooperate with Wu to deal with the Jin State.

(End of chapter)