"If Wu participates in the Central Plains Alliance, I don't know who the Son of Heaven will be?"

Qingji asked with squinted eyes.

The Son of Heaven is to the uncle, and the overlord of the princes is "Uncle Fang".

The person who can lead the princes to fight down the Jin Dynasty together and preside over the alliance is naturally a well-deserved "Uncle Fang".

Purely from the perspective of national strength, Wu is the only country in the world that can compete with the Jin State, why not be Uncle Fang?

But, can Qi Hou agree?

Gao Zhang's face showed an unnatural look, and then he said with a wry smile: "If you have national strength, you must take Wu Hou as your uncle." ”

"However, if you are expected by the people and have influence in the countries of the Central Plains, you should take my Qi Marquis as the ...... of Fang Bo."

In terms of seniority, of course, it is not Qingji's turn to become Uncle Fang.

However, now is the world of great contention, the strong are strong, and the weak die!

In terms of national strength, Qi is not as good as Wu, how can it be hegemonic?

The Qi people themselves knew this, but in order to win over Wu to join the alliance, they had to do it.

Looking at Gao Zhang's expression, Qingji knew that Qi Hou did not intend to give up the position of "Uncle Fang".

That's right, too!

For so many years, the Qi State has been confronting the Jin State, and has constantly exerted its influence in the Central Plains countries.

As early as seven or eight years ago, when the Jin State Zhengqing Shi Ying was dying, the Qi and Jin rush had already begun.

At that juncture, Qi Hou Pestle believed that it was the best time to provoke the hegemony of the Jin State.

Finally, Qi Hou, who had been eager to try for decades but didn't have the courage to do it to the end, decided to let go and never pretend to be a grandson again.

He gathered a large army in Linzi and called on the general to kill Yiyi, a strategic place in the eastern part of the Jin Kingdom.

Although Yiyi City is not large, it is a strategic fortress placed by the Jin State east of the Yellow River, a military base to deter the Qi State and the Wei State, and it is naturally a thorn in the side of the Qi Wei Alliance.

Wei Guo also launched an attack on the Han clan of the Jin State according to the previous deployment.

The strength of the Qi army has been accumulated for too long, and it was completely broken out in this battle, and it didn't take long for the Qi army to capture Yiyi, sending a signal to the people of the world-

The people of Qi have stood up since then!

Because of the resistance of the Jin army, the attack did not achieve great results.

However, the Marquis of Qi was still relatively satisfied, which could be regarded as a retaliatory action against the Jin State.

After all, since the Luan rebellion fifty years ago, the Qi State has been suppressed by the Jin State and has never raised its eyebrows.

And after that, the State of Qi finally stood on a united front with the State of Lu.

In the summer of 500 BC, Qi and Lu formed an alliance, when Qi, Lu, Wei, and Zheng formally allied, forming an encirclement of the eastern front of the Jin state.

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Before the civil strife of the Zhao clan, the Marquis of Qi had also united with Wei Guo and sent troops to invade Hanoi of the Jin State.

It can be seen that the hegemony of the Jin people has begun to decline......

Finally, civil strife broke out in the Jin Dynasty, and the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan challenged the entire Jin Kingdom, which was too difficult, so they asked for help from the surrounding princes such as the Qi State.

The anti-Jin alliance led by Qi began to move, and the Marquis of Qi was finally able to intervene in the internal affairs of Jin with dignity.

Last year, the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan led their subordinates to flee to the patriotic court.

Zhao Ying led his troops to surround Chaoge, wanting to cut off the clan of Zhongxingyin and Shiji, and the state of Qi, Lu and Wei all sent troops to help the Fan family and the second secretary of the Zhongxing family.

However, Zhao Yingyu defeated Xun Yin and Fan Ji, and defeated Zheng Jun who came to the rescue at Baiquan......

The defeat in the first battle does not mean that the anti-Jin coalition has been defeated.

The Marquis of Qi was still committed to maintaining the alliance of the princes of the Central Plains, hoping to defeat the Jin State, restore the hegemony of his ancestors, and let the Qi State replace the Jin State and become the overlord of the world.

The first thing to bear the brunt of this is the attitude of Wu Guo.

Like the Jin people, the Marquis of Qi expected Wu to join the war and help him.

Even, they only need an attitude of Qingji.

Because no one dares to guarantee which side the Wu State, which has always been aggressive, will help.

"Is Qi Hou interested in the position of Uncle Fang?"

Qingji asked with a smile.

"Marquis Wu, I can't hide it, my monarch does intend to let the Son of Heaven ......"

Gao Zhang said with a sneering smile: "This is the lifelong wish of my monarch, and I believe it is also the lifelong wish of Wu Hou." ”

"Marquis Wu, my monarch has been in power for more than 50 years, and it has ......been rare since ancient times."

After a pause, Gao Zhang couldn't help but sigh and said, "If you can't make the Qi country hegemonic this time, I'm afraid that my monarch will have no chance." ”

"Marquis Wu, you are different from my monarch. Wu Hou is in the prime of life and is full of spirit, why not wait for the world to change, and then make Wu dominate and dominate the world? ”

"Our ministers have already received the secret edict of our monarch long before they envoy Wu."

"If the Marquis of Wu is willing to send troops to join the alliance, and serve the monarch of our country as the uncle of the party and the chief of the princes, then in the future, the state of Qi should respect the marquis of Wu as the uncle of the party, and communicate with each other, so that the alliance of Qi and Wu will be permanent and passed on from generation to generation."

Hearing this, Qingji's face still looked light.

For Qi Hou's thoughts, Qingji has basically figured it out.

Truly!

Qi Hou Pestle, who is already over sixty years old, is an old man who has been rare in ancient times, and it can be said that the loess is buried in his neck, and he has no years to live.

Among the many emperors and princes throughout the ages, the Marquis of Qi is considered to have lived a long life.

Qingji vaguely remembers that the historical Qi Jinggong did not die until 490 BC.

In other words, the Qihou pestle mortar has almost five years of life.

A person's life is like a white horse passing through a gap, fleeting.

Should Qingji pity Qi Hou Pestle?

All his life, Pestle has been committed to competing for hegemony with the Jin State and avenging the shame of the Qi State.

Back then, Pestle also asked Zhou Tianzi to seal a marquis for Wu Guo, which was a favor.

Qingji also deliberately allied with the Qi State and took Pestle and Mortar as the leader of the alliance, resulting in more than ten years ago, the Qi State was attacked by the Jin State, and Linzi was sent to the city......

The hatred between the Qi people and the Jin people is like the hatred between the Wu State and the Chu State before.

What's more, the time is running out, and no one dares to guarantee it.

When will such an old pestle mortar die and die?

The alliance between Wu and Qi is not long-standing.

More than ten years ago, in the first battle of Huaishui, Qingji led the Wu army to defeat the coalition of princes led by Qi, and also convened the alliance of Xue Di.

Sure enough, for so many years, the State of Qi has been confronting the State of Jin in the Central Plains, and they have red eyes on each other.

If it weren't for the Qi State in the north to help the Wu State share the pressure, maybe the Chu State would still exist until now......

To a certain extent, Qingji should be grateful to Qi Guo.

Besides, Qi Hou is still Qingji's old father-in-law.

It is reasonable to be reasonable, Qingji seems to want to give Qi Hou a face!

Of course, it is impossible to abolish the public for personal reasons.

Taking advantage of this Central Plains War, dismembering the overlord Jin State in one fell swoop is the fundamental purpose of Qingji.

Premeditated!

"If Wu participates in the alliance, there will be no one to ...... can be enshrined as the marquis of Qi. ”

"Thank you Wu Hou!"

When Gao Zhang heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he has lived up to his mission!