Chapter 829: The Twenty-Three Counties of the Wu Kingdom
"Will the Great King stop the Tian clan from acting as Qi?"
Fan Li asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, Qingji just chuckled, and after eating one of Fan Li's "horses" with a "cannon", he said meaningfully: "How can the widow stop it?" β
"With the death of Qi Jinggong, the Tian family's generation of Qi is a foregone conclusion. It's just that the widow can't tolerate a complete Qi ......"
"The king is wise."
Fan Li basically could already guess Qingji's intentions.
Divide the country of Qi!
This matter, for Wu Guo, has a hundred benefits and no harm.
After a series of wars, Wu needs a period of time to recuperate, and must not fight at every turn.
Therefore, even if Tian Qi wants to risk the disapproval of the world and usurp power and seize the throne, it is inconvenient for Qingji to directly send troops to help Jiang Qi's office set things right.
However, this did not prevent Qingji from using his influence to divide the Qi kingdom and then profit from it.
"King, now the Central Plains is becoming more and more chaotic."
Fan Li raised his hand to jump the "horse", and after threatening Qingji's "handsome", he said with a smile: "Since the Battle of Huaishui, according to the agreement, Zheng Guo took the opportunity to annex the two kingdoms of Xu and Dun, and the Song State also annexed the Cao State and occupied the anointed land of Taoyi. β
"It's just that Zheng Bo and Song Gong are ambitious and plotting to destroy Chen, and now the divisions of the two countries are fighting fiercely in Chendi."
"Now, the envoys of the Song State and the Zheng State have come to Jinling and ask the king to call the shots. Has the king been avoided? β
Qingji shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "Chen Guozhi's belonging is not within the scope of the covenant, and the widow doesn't care. β
At this time, Wu Guo was actually a little powerless.
After the Battle of Huaishui, Wu had already sent troops to the north, and from the hands of the coalition forces, they seized the cities and lands of the eight vassal states of Ju, Xue, Di, Tan, Teng, Cai, Zhongwu, and Xu, and set them up as counties.
At this time, the overlord Wu State no longer had a vassal state under his name.
The Tang State, which was originally a state within a state of Wu, was also annexed and, like the Cai State, was reduced to a county and incorporated into Nanyang County.
As for the hometowns of the seven vassal states of Ju, Xue, Di, Tan, Teng, Zhongwu, and Xu, they have been connected and established as the twenty-third county of Wu by Qingji-
Surabaya-gun!
After the addition of Surabaya County, the 23 counties of Wu are: Wu County, Huiji County, Jiujiang County, Surabaya County, Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County, Guilin County, Nan County, Nanyang County, Yuzhang County, Qianzhong County, Dian County, Jiaozhi County, Hanzhong County, Hengshan County, Wuling County, Sanchuan County, Ba County, Shu County, and Surabaya County.
In terms of population, Qingji estimates that the current population of Wu should be more than 12 million.
This is still a conservative estimate taking into account the influence of multiple factors.
"Great King, the final result may be that Chen Guo was divided between Zheng and Song. Isn't the king going to get a piece of the pie? β
"The widow should stop in moderation."
After Qingji used a "cannon" to eat one of Fan Li's "horses", he said slowly.
Regarding the changes that have taken place in the Central Plains, Qingji has long expected it.
Now that the national strength of Wu is not allowed to make enemies on all sides, Qingji should not be allowed to make enemies on all sides.
Whether it is Zheng Guo or Song Guo, they are now all allies of Wu State.
Although it was said that allowing Zheng and Song to divide up the Chen land would greatly increase their national strength, both countries were bordered by Wu, and Wu's national policy had always been to make friends from afar and attack closely.
After this, Qingji waited until the state of Wu recovered its vitality, and was afraid that it would definitely launch a war of annihilation against Zheng and Song.
"Young uncle, the most worrying thing about the widow now is not the Song and Zheng countries, but the six Jin Dynasty."
Qingji said earnestly: "After the Battle of Xiangling, Zhao Ying fled back to Zhao State, and united Zhongshan State, Wei State, and Korea State to attack Fan State and Zhongxing State, and now even Zhiguo is involved. β
"In less than a year at most, the war will be decided. In the absence of foreign aid, the two countries of Fan and Bank of China are bound to perish, and I am afraid that even Zhiguo will not be spared. β
Qingji can already be predicted, the result of the six Jin changing to the three Jin.
After all, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei have all carried out some reforms to a greater or lesser extent, while the remaining three Jin Dynasty are still pursuing the old-fashioned decrees and sticking to the rules, so the national strength has not been significantly improved.
Once the Fan State and the Zhongxing Kingdom are destroyed, how can the Zhiguo, which lacks foreign aid and does not want to forge ahead, "survive"?
You must know that Han Zhao and Wei Sanjin have always been in the same spirit.
However, these are not things that Qingji has to consider at the moment.
"Young uncle, how long can the Qin people hold out?"
Hearing this, Fan Li thought for a moment, and then replied, "The Qin State is already overwhelmed. β
"According to the king's order, three months ago, Sun Wu had already sent troops to capture the land of Cuihan, and Gongzi Fan followed to block the passage of the Western Regions, strictly prohibiting the passage of merchants, and harassing Yiqu, Wushi and other Xirong tribes from behind."
"During this period, the troops of the eight countries of Xijon have been withdrawn."
"On the Weishui front, the Qin people continued to increase their troops, and it is said that there were nearly 300,000 horses. However, the quality of the soldiers is uneven, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fight a war. β
Qing Ji said with a surging smile: "The time is ripe to destroy Qin in a war. β
How to win the battle of Weishui, Qingji already has an idea.
Immediately, Qingji personally wrote an edict and sent him to Fengyi Daying day and night.
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ββ¦β¦ Sun Wu immediately returned to the national capital. Gongzihong succeeded to the position of general and supervised the battle! Like a lawβ"
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Sun Wu led a group of generals to kneel to welcome the king's edict.
The chamberlain, dressed in a dark robe, held a red-striped edict in his hand, and read the contents of the edict aloud with a sharp voice.
There was also Gongzi Hong, who was standing with a sword, and his guards.
As soon as the words of the chamberlain fell, including Sun Wu, the generals couldn't help but change color.
It's like a bolt from the blue!
"Changing generals in battle, this is a taboo for soldiers, doesn't the king know?"
"There must be a traitor and villain, slandering the king."
"The national lieutenant is my god of war, he is like a god with soldiers, he will conquer and win the battle, why did he remove the national captain?"
"Whatever!"
The generals in the big tent of the Chinese army all looked dissatisfied.
The chamberlain who was in charge of reading the edict snorted coldly, glanced at Sun Wu, and said in a weird manner: "Lieutenant, take the edict?" β
Sun Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly, and after receiving the edict with both hands, the whole person seemed to have aged more than ten years all of a sudden.
This sudden change really caught Sun Wu off guard, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Was he suspicious of Qingji after all?
"Didn't the Great King forget the Dragon-Zangpu Alliance?"
After Sun Wu got up, he set his eyes on Gongzi Hong.
The alliance of Longzangpu is an oath made by Sun Wu and Qingji before setting out on the expedition.
No matter what happens, if the war is not over, Qingji must not order Sun Wu's class to return to the court, or change generals on the spot......
However, Qingji obviously broke such a promise and went back on his word!