Qingji's excuse made Ji Ji, who was sitting on the side, feel sorry for herself.

At the same time, she was a little suspicious of her appearance, why didn't Qingji look down on her?

The rumored Wu Wang Qingji, isn't he a lustful person?

Ji Ji glanced at Qingji with resentment, and after biting his lower lip lightly, he said slowly: "King Wu, don't you like the posture of the concubine?" ”

"Definitely."

Qing Ji smiled and said: "Ji Ji, you are indeed a rare beauty in the world, no wonder Qi Hou fell for it when he saw you, and he couldn't give up, in order to get you a Ji Ji, he didn't hesitate to send troops to attack Lu, and he was willing to exchange two cities." ”

"It's just that you are the wife of Qi Hou after all. Now that Qi Hou is dead, you are still alive, how can the widow take advantage of the danger of others? ”

"Besides, not marrying with the same surname is indeed a ritual system since ancient times, how dare a widow violate it?"

Hearing this, Ji Ji shook his head and said, "King Wu's words are wrong. ”

"The state of Lu and the state of Qi are the countries of marriage, or the marquis of Qi marries the daughter of Lu, or the prince of Lu marries the daughter of Qi, and they marry each other for several generations. In terms of blood relationship, they are definitely close relatives. ”

"Qi Xianggong's fornication with his sister Wen Jiang is even more rebellious."

"However, this kind of thing can be done by Duke Qi Xiang, let alone King Wu, you are so wise and martial, as the monarch of the princes? Why should King Wu care about all this red tape? ”

In Ji Ji's mind, the impression of Qingji is excellent.

Although Qingji is over forty years old, he is still in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, heroic and extraordinary, and he is a generation of heroes who created the overlord Wu State, and a figure who has advanced to Qi Heng and Jin Wen.

How can you not let Ji Ji have admiration?

"Ji Ji, the widow is not Qi Xianggong, and you are not the former Mrs. Wen Jiang."

"If King Wu cares about the opinions of the people of the world, the concubine is willing not to seek fame, just to be with King Wu day and night."

Hearing this, Qingji was a little moved for a while.

He's not a casual man, but he has all the common problems of men.

A stunning beauty like Ji Ji, why don't you want to keep it for yourself?

It's just that Ji Ji's reputation is really not good, and she actually had an affair with her own uncle Ji Yihou.

What if Ji Ji gets along with someone else one day and puts a forgiveness hat on Qingji?

seemed to see Qingji's thoughts, and Ji Ji had to explain the ins and outs of the matter to Qingji in front of his brother Ji Sunfei.

She just doesn't look down on Lu Yangsheng and doesn't want to be a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks with Lu Yangsheng, so she pretends to have an affair with her uncle Ji Yihou, who has always spoiled her, and it's not really an affair.

After learning about this, Qingji accepted Ji Ji and let her go to live in the Wu Palace as her outer room.

……

After Lu Yang's death, the Qi people thought that his death was not unrelated to the Lu State, so they were all angry with the Lu State.

However, due to the strength of the overlord Wu State, Qi State did not dare to attack Lu State, so he could only swallow this evil breath and wait for future revenge.

In order to be able to get the protection of Wu, Lu entered the court every year and paid tribute every year, although it did not become a vassal state of Wu, but it still maintained a certain degree of suzerain-vassal relationship.

At least every year, the state of Lu has to send envoys to worship King Qingji of Wu and give valuable gifts.

Tian Qi saw that Lu Yangsheng was dead, so he supported the latter's son Lu Ren as the new Marquis of Qi, and gave Lu Yangsheng the nickname "Qi Aigong".

In the Junozawa Alliance, the kingdom of Heaven and Earth has basically entered a period of peaceful development.

Han, Zhao, Wei Sanjin, and Zheng all continued to carry out reform of the law, and Qi, Song, Wei, and other countries were also implementing new policies and achieved remarkable results.

Thanks to the strength of the overlord Wu and the constant wars over the years, all countries need a period of time to recuperate, so they all choose to cultivate their national strength very tacitly.

This is exactly the international environment that Qingji wants to create.

Three years later.

That is, the twenty-sixth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 488 BC.

During these three or four years, Wu continued to enforce the new law, streamlined the administration of the army, lightly punished the poor, formulated and implemented many policies that were conducive to the people's livelihood, and made the people's hearts come together and recognized the fait accompli that he had become a "Wu person".

In terms of economy, Wu actively traded with other countries, and sent caravans through the Silk Road, which promoted economic exchanges with Westerners and made a lot of money for Wu.

At the same time, the state of Wu maximized the benefits to the people, and hid the wealth from the people, so that all the people could have income from their labor, medical treatment for the sick, support for the elderly, and housing.

The treasury, which had been depleted by a series of previous wars, was once again subtly enriched.

Crops such as corn grains are piled up and almost moldy.

The rope used to string money has rotted and has not been used.

All this proves how rich the Wu State was at this time.

Wu was able to bring this kind of prosperity not completely from the people, but "plundered" from the northern countries and Western countries.

This kind of plunder is economic plunder.

With excellent commodities such as silk, porcelain, tea, weapons and baggage, and refined salt, Wu continued to reap the wealth of the nations.

Not to mention anything else, Wu has firmly grasped the transportation arteries of the Silk Road.

Whether it is a merchant from the northern countries or a merchant from a Western country, if you want to pass through the Silk Road, you must pay a valuable "toll", that is, the checkpoint tax......

In order to make Li Shu as attached as possible, Qingji also deliberately lightly exempted the three counties of Ba County, Shu County, and Chang'an County, which had been newly incorporated into the Wu State for one year.

Moreover, Qingji also exempted the "mouth endowment", that is, Li Shu under the age of 14 does not have to pay the poll tax.

In this way, it can ensure that Wu can take from the people and use it for the people to the greatest extent, and the treasury can be enriched.

The prosperity of Wu is such a prosperous scene, and Li Shu lives and works in peace and contentment, which is far from being comparable to the northern countries, so a large number of people have migrated to Wu to settle down and settle down.

Coupled with the original policy of encouraging childbirth, the population of Wu has skyrocketed in the past few years.

In terms of military affairs, Wu reduced its troops and horses as much as possible, gradually eliminated chariots, trained a large number of cavalry, and cultivated tens of thousands of fine horses in case of emergency.

Politically, Wu has always used the probation system, selecting talents and using ability, regardless of background, meritocracy.

Every three years, all the county guards and county commanders of the ruling party must go to the capital Jinling for an assessment.

If you fail to pass the assessment, or your performance is average, you will be demoted, or even dismissed.

If you have outstanding political achievements and can pass the assessment, you can be promoted, enter the house, or be rewarded with some mansions, fertile fields, cloth and other items.

This has caused every official in charge of Wu to abide by the law, be honest and honest.

In terms of diplomacy, Zheng, Song, and Lu, the three vassal states of the Central Plains that bordered Wu and bore the brunt of the attack, became Wu's hardcore allies, so that Wu did not have to worry about the threat from the north.

In terms of education, Wu's Jixia School Palace has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents, which are full of various industries of Shinong, industry and commerce, so that the educational atmosphere of Wuguo has shown a trend of vigorous development.

In terms of folk customs, the Wu people are brave in public war, timid in private fighting, and happy when they hear war.

They still maintain a bloody and strong atmosphere, everyone can wear a sword on the street, but they will not fight and kill.

This is due to the rule of law that Wu has always promoted, as well as the work of education.

The two-pronged approach of the rule of law and education has enabled the Wu people to develop this kind of atmosphere.

The blood is strong, and the road is not left behind, and they all have extremely high ethics.

In the current state of Wu, every year when the peasants are slack, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of men will be organized in various counties and counties to conduct drills and serve as reserves.

Even half-grown teenagers will train spontaneously under the guidance of adults, hoping that when they grow up, they can go into battle to kill the enemy and make contributions like their parents and brothers.

This is their chance to get ahead!