"The prince, don't be polite."

Qingji saw that the prince was saluting him, but he smiled kindly, then stood up, walked down the platform, took Ji Chao's hand cordially, came to the mat not far away, and sat on the seat.

Qingji's courtesy, for Ji Chao, is reasonable and unexpected.

Ji Chao said with emotion: "Wu Hou, to be honest, I never expected that you have such great ability. ”

"The Ke Kingdom, the Qilan Kingdom, the Yelang Kingdom, and the large and small Fang Kingdom tribes in the southwest, you mean that they will be destroyed. Could it be that the king's intention is not to seek hegemony, but to annex the barbarians? ”

This is something that the prince dynasty cannot understand.

In his opinion, under the leadership of Qingji, Wu Guo's national strength is thriving, and it is clear that he already has such a strong national strength, why not follow the Duke of Qi Huan, Duke Wen of Jin, King Chu Zhuang and others, trying to dominate.

It's a small fight with these barbarians in the south?

Isn't Qingji afraid that it will consume Wu State's national strength too much, and the gains outweigh the losses?

Qingji just laughed it off and said: "Prince Chao, it's really not a secret, whether it's hegemony or annexing barbarians, it's not the original intention of the widow. ”

"If you can make a big country borderless and the world can contract a family, this is a widow, and it is the long-cherished wish of the kings of my Wu Kingdom."

“……”

This made Ji Chao completely blindfolded, and he was very puzzled.

Qingji's ambition is actually so big?

Qingji wants to dominate the world?

Can he do it?

Can Wu Guo do it?

Ji Chao shook his head and said with a dumb smile: "Wu Hou said that he was laughing. Dominate the world and clear the world, this kind of thing, no one has been able to do it throughout the ages. ”

"It's as strong as soup, it's as strong as a martial king, it's just to make the world submit, unify the princes' orders, make the big country borderless, and mix the world?"

"Wu Hou, I admit that you are indeed capable, majestic and strategic, and few people in the past and present can compare with you."

"However, I don't know that it is more difficult to mess with the world than to ascend to the sky?"

"Not to mention anything else, although Wu is a hegemonic power at this time, it is not a dominant ......"

"How dare Wu Hou say that he can dominate the world, and Wu Guo can dominate the world?"

Hearing this, Qingji shook his head, clenched his fist, put it in the position of his heart, and said: "The widow can't do it, it doesn't mean that the successor of the Wu country, the children and grandchildren of the widow can't do it." ”

"The great struggle in the world, the frequent wars of the nations, the increasingly tragic battles, and the ruins in everyone's heart."

"What the widow has to do, what Wu Guo has to do, is to ...... from this ruins No, it's to break and build a magnificent palace! ”

"What the widow wants to do, what Wu Guo wants to do is to complete the unfinished business of the predecessors."

"Let there be only one country, only one emperor, and only one voice in the world!"

“……”

After a long time, looking at the ambitious Qingji in front of him, Ji Chao finally sighed and said in admiration: "Wu Hou, I admire your ambition. ”

"I can hand over all the royal classics, including the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", to you one by one. I have a reluctant request, though. ”

"Please."

Ji Chao is a smart person, so he naturally knows what Qingji's intention is in summoning him this time.

"My three sons and daughters, as well as those ministers of the Zhou royal family who went south with me, ask Wu Hou to take good care of them. Don't let them be mutilated by outsiders, and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives......"

"The widow can promise you."

"Thank you."

In the end, Ji Chao took a deep look at Qingji, and then said goodbye and left.

Dealing with smart people is undoubtedly the most comfortable for Qingji.

The previous Qingji didn't know that the prince and his party had fled to Yelang Country, otherwise they would definitely send troops to attack Yelang Country early.

Whether Ji Chao is dead or alive, for Qingji, it is actually harmless.

What Qingji really cared about was the classics of the Zhou royal family that were brought to the south by the Ji Dynasty.

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Knowledge" records: Xia Taishi was confused in ancient times, and he carried his plan to go to business; The history of the business was confused by the Zhizhi and carried its diagram to the week.

On the one hand, it shows that the Zhou royal library has a collection of atlas cultural relics of the Xia and Shang dynasties.

On the other hand, it also shows that it is an ancient cultural tradition to bring classics to the "land of the Tao", and it is also the sacred duty of library and document management officials.

Therefore, the prince went to Chu with the classics of the Zhou Dynasty.

If it is not to show that he believes that the state of Chu will prosper on behalf of Zhou, then it means that he himself is still the legitimate heir to the Zhou royal family.

Because having a royal title is one of the necessary conditions for having royal power.

Historically, after Wang Zichao was assassinated, a large number of Zhou Dian that he carried with him mysteriously disappeared.

Since then, the Chinese civilization has formed a cliff, leaving many mysteries that have not yet been solved in Chinese history.

Now that there is an opportunity to bridge this cultural cliff, how can Qingji not cherish it?

After all, the books and classics of the Zhou Room can be called priceless cultural treasures!

When night fell, Qingji received the news of Ji Chao's death.

After saying goodbye to his wife and children and explaining the aftermath, Wang Zichao resolutely hanged himself.

In this regard, Qingji just sighed and didn't say anything.

If Ji Chao was alive and was left in Wu by Qingji, he would have more or less some trouble.

The prince committed suicide now, but Qingji had no worries.

Qingji will also follow his previous promise and treat the wives and children of the Ji Dynasty well, as well as the ministers of the Zhou royal family who accompanied him south.

The ministers of these archives who had worked with Lao Tzu must be rare talents, at least extremely knowledgeable.

This is also a lot of wealth for Qingji and Wu Guo.

……

After resting in Yelang City for a few days, Qingji summoned Sun Wu, Bo Yu, Wu Zixu, and Sun Li to the palace to discuss matters.

"The second and third sons, the land of Baipu, have been seized by our Wu army. However, the widows are ready to attack the Dian people in the southwest in one go, I don't know what you will do? ”

Qingji is a well-thought-out process.

The land of Baipu may also include the places occupied by the Dian people.

A rebellion broke out in Baiyue before, and the Dian people also participated, how could Qingji let them go?

Since there is a chance to take revenge, Qingji must not be soft-hearted.

"My lord, the minister thinks it's inappropriate."

Sun Wu stood up and saluted Qingji, "The army has been on the march for a long time, and the soldiers have long been exhausted. ”

"In the past year, our army has penetrated deep into the mountains and mountains several times, fought with the barbarians, and suffered heavy casualties."

"The Dian people, where they are located, have complex terrain, and have a fierce temperament, are unruly, and do not obey the king."

"If the king wants to annex the land of Yunnan, he must recruit tens of thousands of troops from the country!"

"Please think twice!"

“……”

And conscription?

This made Qingji's eyes a little solemn.

Your own business, you know it in your heart.

At this time, Wu did still have the ability to recruit troops from the country.

However, this is too dangerous for the Wu State, which has just become a hegemon and has not been for many years.