Gao Zhang, as the secretary of Qi, can be described as a high-ranking authority in Qi State, roughly equivalent to the "Three Princes" of Wu State.

Gao Zhang, surnamed Jiang, Gao, is a descendant of Gao Wei, the secretary of Qi, and the son of Gao Yan, a doctor of Qi.

Gao Zhang's ancestor Gao Wei has a great background.

Lü Chi, the eighth grandson of Lu Shang, Duke of Qiwen, had a son who was named Gaoyi because Gao Yi had lived, and the hereditary title of "Gaozi" was called "Gao", called "Gongzi Gao".

Lu Gao's grandson's name is Lu Jie, whose name is Jingzhong, and he was appointed by Zhou Tianzi as the secretary of Qi.

Gao Wei first made meritorious contributions to the establishment of Qi Huan, and then made meritorious contributions to the alliance with Guan Zhong and the princes.

Duke Huan ordered Fu to take the word of the king's father (that is, his grandfather) as his clan, eat and collect the yi in Ludi, and establish the state of Lu with the city of five miles.

It is worth mentioning that this is not the Lujon country of the Eight Kingdoms.

Therefore, Gao Fu is the ancestor of the surname Lu, and he is also the common ancestor of most of the descendants of the surname Gao in later generations.

Gao Jie's main achievement lies in the hegemony of the Duke of Qi Huan of Fuzuo, three monarchs, two Qi Hou, and one Lu Hou.

In Gao Jie's lifetime, he pacified the civil strife in Lu and supported the enthronement of Duke Lu.

An Lu Dingmeng, "still looking forward to the high son", has become a beautiful talk in history.

After the death of Duke Huan of Qi, Gao Wei united with Song Xiang to settle the civil strife, supported the accession of Duke Xiao of Qi to the throne, and his descendants inherited the position of Shangqing.

The Gao clan and the Guo clan, both of whom were the secretaries, became the two most prominent nobles of the Qi State.

Historically, from the first generation of Gao Zi of Qi - Gao Jie, until the Tian family later replaced Qi, Gao's hereditary position as secretary has mostly played a leading role in all major military and diplomatic events of Qi State......

Gao Zhang in front of Qingji is Gao Zhaozi in history.

In the early years, the Marquis of Qi wanted to dominate, with Gao Zhang as the prime minister, presiding over internal affairs, and Guoxia as a general outside and presiding over the military.

Even before Qi Jinggong died, he also took Gao Zhang and Guoxia as the ministers of Gu Gu, and set up his young son Tu as the monarch.

Of course, the end result is well known.

They can't fight the old treacherous and cunning, and Tian Qi has deep roots, so there is a matter of "Tian Clan Generation".

"Wu Hou, the intention of our minister's coming, I think Wu Hou knows it."

Gao Zhang bowed half of his body, and said slowly: "Since the Duke of Jin Wen, the hegemony of the Jin State has lasted for more than a hundred years, although the national strength has declined, and the six Qings take turns to control the national government, but it is still the strongest country in the world, the overlord of the Central Plains!" ”

"Two years ago, the Zhao clan and the Handan clan of the Jin State broke out in a family civil war between the large sect and the small sect, and then the remaining five secretaries of the Jin State were involved one after another."

"The fighting is intensifying. The Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan were defeated, defeated Chaoge, and rescued Qi, Zheng, Lu, Wei and other countries, and even the Zhou family. ”

"Today's Jin Kingdom can be said to be a betrayal of relatives, and it has become a lost one."

After a pause, Gao Zhang bowed to Qingji again, and said angrily: "At this time, the whole world is anti-Jin and attacking Jin, why is Wu Guo out of the matter?" ”

"In order to maintain the stability of the world and the harmony at home, we shoulder the unshirkable responsibility!"

"The state of Wu has replaced the state of Chu as the only hegemonic power in the south."

"The monarch of my country values Wu Hou and Wu Guo, and the alliance of Qi and Wu is from Wu Hou's generation, there is no dispute, and there is no exchange."

"Yes, my monarch sincerely invites Wu Hou to join the alliance to discuss the major matter of defeating Jin!"

“……”

For Gao Zhang's intention, how can Qingji not be clear?

As early as the beginning of the Jin Civil War, the people of the world had already set their eyes on the Wu State.

It was only last year, taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, Wu destroyed Chu and Yun in one fell swoop, and became the only big country in the south.

The momentum of the hegemon is already unstoppable.

At this time, although Wu did not have any territory in the Central Plains, it still had a very strong right to speak.

The Jin people expected Wu to send troops to help them, crusade against Zheng or Qi, or even remain neutral.

Qi, Zheng, and Wei, as well as the Fan and Zhongxing clans, hoped that Wu would send troops to fight against the Jin state.

What can I do?

In this regard, Qingji has always avoided talking about it before.

Even, for the envoys of other countries, Qingji only asked Kong Qiu, Wen Chong and others to send them, and did not meet them in person, but directly expressed their attitude......

"Gaozi, Jin is the hegemonic power, and Wu can't be defeated."

Qingji chuckled and said, "Why don't the widows want to defeat Ba Jin and get a piece of the pie from the Central Plains?" However, last year's war wiped out Chu, and now the state of Wu is beyond its strength......"

Wu Hou laughed.

Gao Zhang shook his head and said: "As far as our ministers know, before the battle to destroy Chu, the state of Wu had been in obscurity for three or four years, and its national strength had increased greatly. ”

"Wu Hou, the overlord of the Jin Kingdom, is like a fish in the throat for all the countries in the world."

"Now that the Jin State has the rebellion of the Fan clan, the Zhongxing clan, and the Handan clan, this is a godsend!"

"The Jin Kingdom is in chaos, and the whole world is anti-Jin. How can Wu Hou stay out of the matter? ”

Hearing this, Qingji shook his head and said: "Gaozi, as you said, the Jin people are already rebelling against their relatives, and all the countries are against the Jin, why not lack the power of my Wu country?" ”

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"Qi, Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng and other countries, as well as the Zhongxing clan and the Fan clan, together, is it possible that they can't break the Jin?"

"Wu Hou's words are wrong."

Gao Zhang sighed and said: "For this Jin civil strife, it is my monarch who is the leader, and the real contributors are none other than Qi and Zheng, and the rest of the Song, Lu, Wei and other countries, and even Zhou Tianzi, are just the first rats at both ends, and they are not enough to make great things." ”

"If Wu Guo joins it, it will be different!"

Gao Zhang said in a deep voice: "Wu and Qi, Song, and Qin are all countries of marriage, which is a natural ally advantage!" ”

"Countries such as Song, Lu, and Wei were afraid of the strength of the Jin people, and at the same time did not understand the intentions of Wu Hou, so they trembled, as if they were on the edge of the abyss, and never dared to really contribute to the Jin together."

"If Marquis Wu expresses his stance and joins our Qi country to send troops, then the whole world will obey, unite the people of more than ten countries, and attack Jin together from multiple directions, east, west, south and north, wouldn't it be a big deal?"

Hearing this, Qingji squinted his eyes, unconsciously touched his beard, and fell into deep thought.

He knew that what Gao Zhang said was extremely true.

Over the years, although Qingji has been committed to developing the south and destroying the Chu State, it has also strengthened the cultural, economic, and diplomatic exchanges between the Wu State and the Central Plains countries.

The states of Song, Qi, and Qin were all marryed states of Wu and were allies with natural advantages.

If Wu takes the initiative to participate in the alliance, the balance of victory will definitely tilt to the side of Qi, and the old overlord Jin will also face the disadvantage of collapse......

Why?

Because after Wu participated in the Central Plains Alliance, Wu could attack Jin from the south, and even the Qin people did not respond to Qingji's call to attack Jin together, so as to achieve the purpose of "dividing the land among the princes".

Are the princes divided?

Qingji's heart was already thinking about how to seek the greatest benefits for Wu State.