Chapter 30: Pushing the Boat with the Current
Wang Lin ascended the throne and sacrificed to the temple.
Zijue's figure appeared in the air.
"Although the mandate of heaven in Bang Zhou is declining, there is no intention of breaking it, and you can't force it against the sky, you can only push the boat along the river, otherwise, the destiny of heaven will backfire, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Zijue's voice sounded in Wang Lin's ears, and surprise flashed in Wang Lin's eyes, and he bowed: "Meet King Wen's ancestor." ”
"Lin will definitely act carefully and prosper Huaiguo."
After Zijue and Wang Lin said a few words, they left, this heir of his, is indeed talented and has enough ability to deal with it.
[Ancestors: Zi Jue, Wang Jue
Patriarch: Wang Lin (the fifth grandson of the Wang family, the monarch of Huaiguo)
Title: Duke (Bang Zhou/Yin Shang)
Country: Bang Zhou
Attributes: Interior: 91, Strategy: 95, Strategy: 88, Commander: 78: Force: 75, Charisma: 90
Prestige: Omitted
Items to be possessed: Recruit Order, Ground Rank: Skyfire, Rejuvenation Talisman, Reinforcement Order*3, Whiteboard Item*10]
Wang Lin's attribute, whether it is internal affairs or power schemes, is a top-level existence, as a monarch, almost the top.
After inheriting the throne of Huai Gong, Wang Lin began to check the intelligence of Bangzhou and Shandong countries over the years. The State of Qi and the State of Ji have been on the same page, and over the years, only two Marquis of Qi have held the position of important ministers of Wangji, and on the other hand, each of the Marquis of Ji has held important positions in Wangji.
With the support of Wang Ji, although the national strength of Ji Guo is weak, Qi Guo has nothing to do. and even together with the Lu State, restricting the development of the Qi State.
After these years of development, Qi Hou and Ji Hou are on the same page. The soldiers of the Qi State are strong and strong, and they can gain the upper hand in repeated conflicts, and Ji Guo hates them deeply. Later, in order to balance the strength of the princes, the Son of Heaven supported the Ji State to balance the Qi State.
And Ji Hou relied on the support of the Son of Heaven and the Lu State as an ally, so he naturally returned the grievances he had suffered over the years, and the powerful Qi Hou was so bullied by Ji Hou, so he was naturally angry, but although the power of the Son of Heaven was not as good as before, he still had a strong influence, so Qi was often at a disadvantage over the years, and Qi Hou had endured it to the extreme.
Qi country, Yingqiu.
The main hall of the royal palace.
"Bang!"
"The vertical son deceives people too much, and he will be killed!" A clanging and messy sound sounded, and I saw that the table on the hall was overturned, and the wine lords and incense burners on it rolled to the ground one after another.
"The king is angry, the king is angry!" The surrounding ministers and temple people hurriedly knelt down to dissuade him.
"Giton is too deceitful! In the fifth year of the king, he slandered and was reprimanded by the Son of Heaven. ”
"For seven years, it was said that it was unfavorable for my Qi country to conquer Huaiyi, and the army was lost, and my Qi country was deprived of the right to be ordered by the king and conquer."
"Today, you dare to make me double the tribute of the Qi country! If he doesn't teach him some lessons, the princes of the world will definitely laugh at him! ”
"Order the army to reorganize, this time I will definitely teach Ji Guo a lesson!"
"Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven has been deceived by it, and he has rebuked us and others, if he moves troops against him, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven..."
"Your Majesty, Lu and Ji are on good terms, if we attack Ji Guo, Lu will definitely send troops.... When the time comes, my Qi country will be attacked by the enemy, how can I stop it? ”
In the main hall, the important ministers persuaded one after another, and after venting, Qi Gong also calmed down, as the ministers said, if they started directly, it was very likely to be defeated by Ji Lu and the two countries, but he was unwilling to let Ji Guo admit it.
I didn't think of any method for a while.
......
After Wang Lin saw the collected intelligence of Qi, Lu, Ji and Wang Ji, he found that the contradictions between the three kingdoms were deepening, and after several generations of development, Qi had exterminated the surrounding Yidi and annexed the land.
Even if the relationship between the two sides is good, the Qi State will eventually annex the Ji State and develop and grow, not to mention that the relationship between the two sides is so bad?
Seeing the signs of the movement of troops and horses in the Qi Kingdom, Wang Lin suddenly had some thoughts in his heart.
Huai is located in the southeast, there are the benefits of fishing and salt, since King Wen implemented cattle farming, the development of agriculture, the grain is sufficient, Huai began to form caravans to other countries to sell, and at the same time buy various commodities that Huai needs to sell.
Although the land of Huaisi is rich in products, it lacks copper mines. Zijue used a lot of blank prop cards to exchange forged weapons and farm tools. In addition to wanting to destroy the state of Wu to prevent a sneak attack, another reason for his strategy of going south is the copper mine.
In order to obtain the resources that the Huai State lacked such as copper, Zijue established a large number of caravans, which went to Xu, Wu, Qi, Lu, Ju, Ji, Jin, Chu and other countries, and also accompanied the caravans, and the Huai State also took this opportunity to form a huge intelligence network, Fengwentai.
After Wang Lin decided to intervene in the contradictions between Qi, Lu, Ji and Wang Ji, Fengwentai immediately became operational.
Ji Guo, Shang Rong led the caravan slowly into the capital of Ji Guo, this time the caravan brought a large amount of grain, salt, wine, and prepared to exchange bronze and other materials with Ji Guo.
In this kind of large-scale goods trade, only a few big nobles have enough goods to trade, and even many times they trade with the kings of various countries and enter and leave the court of nobles and nobles.
Shang Rong has come to Ji Guo dozens of times, Ji Hou likes luxury wine, and Shang Rong will give some gifts every time he comes, so he can be favored by Ji Hou.
A large amount of fine wine was delivered, which made Ji Hou very happy, and immediately prepared a banquet in the evening, and Shang Rong was able to participate.
The bell rings and eats, the warbler sings and the swallow dances, and the hall is lively and extraordinary. In this era, there are not many entertainment activities, and the range of activities is limited, so I like to listen to these people who travel all over the world tell about the scenery of various places, to put it bluntly, it is bragging.
After Shang Rong told two jokes, he made the marquis and the nobles in the hall laugh, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Rong found an interesting thing when he was selling wine from Qi State. ”
"What stupid thing did Qi Guo do?" Ji Hou asked with a smile. The relationship between Qi and Ji is not good, so they often make fun of each other, and when he heard Shang Rong talk about the affairs of Qi State, Ji Hou suddenly became interested.
"Ji Gong knows that the foreign minister is selling goods, the day is in the autumn harvest, the Qi country is abundant, the foreign minister wants to buy some grain in the Qi country and sell it to the Song country, but he asked the price, the price of this grain has not decreased, but has risen, so how can the price of grain be sold?"
"Haha, this Qi person is really stupid, the price is high in the harvest year, and the grain is collected at a high price, it's really stupid...."
"Your Majesty, you're drunk!" A minister next to him pulled the corner of his clothes, Ji Hou seemed to be overwhelmed with alcohol, beckoned, and several palace maids hurriedly stepped forward to help him to the apse.
Moments later, the minister walked in.
"What's wrong?" Ji Hou was sitting precariously, his eyes were clear, how could he still look like he was not strong enough to drink just now.
"In the bumper year of Qi country, food prices have risen, and this matter is unusual." The minister said.
"Something is wrong." Ji Hou nodded.
"Then why does the Qi country want so much grain and grass?"
"Conquest Operations!" Ji Hou reacted instantly: "Qi Hou is preparing to move troops!" ”
"The monarch is wise, my Ji country and Qi country are not harmonious, Qi country has tried to kill me many times, Lai Lu Gong and the Son of Heaven have helped to preserve, and now Qi is accumulating grain and grass, isn't it to deal with my Ji country?" The minister said.
"No, prepare the car immediately and report to the Son of Heaven and Lu Gong!"