Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: The big chapter is one and two, and the next few days are two updates.

She has overlapping mountains and a heavy body. The pine boulders set off the ever-changing clouds and smoke. The top of the mountain is three and a half miles from the ground, and the highest point disappears into the icy mist. 【Read the latest chapter..】

"Taishan Yanyan, Lupin's vision, really lives up to its reputation."

Zhao Wuxi, who saw the majestic appearance of Mount Tai from a distance for the first time, couldn't help but let out a sigh. Looking at the whole of China, its altitude is really normal. However, Qilu, which is placed on the flat hills, can indeed be called "upwardly high". It is both bright and beautiful in its majesty, and magical in its quietness. It is worthy of the name of Daizong and the land of Zen in all dynasties.

Jiagu is located at the foot of Mount Tai, 200 miles northeast of Qufu and 250 miles southwest of Linzi. This is the natural border between the state of Lu and Qi, and it is also a barrier for the Lu people to prevent their strong neighbors from invading the south since the Spring and Autumn Period.

Early in the morning, Zhao Wuxi and Confucius drove through the shadow cast by Mount Tai and entered Jiagu.

Zhao Wuxi said to several military officials riding beside him: "In the beginning, the territory of Qi State was 'the sea in the east, the river in the west, the Muling in the south, and the Wudi in the north.' But now, after two hundred years With the expansion of the Qi people, the Qi people have already passed through the world's dangerous Muling Pass, conquered Changshao and other places along the way, and occupied a large amount of land at the northern foot of Mount Tai, but countless soldiers and horses lost their lives here, but they were still unable to conquer the canyon."

At this moment, Jiagu is bathing in the quiet morning light.

The stone fortifications shrank and unfolded abruptly among the rising peaks, and the green fields, the blue sky, and the peaks of only bare white rocks suddenly appeared.

The canyon stretched before them, to the misty northeast, a country of peace and tranquility, sheltered on all sides by mountains, fertile black soil, narrow and fast-flowing streams, and bright in the sun Mirror-like puddles.

This is where the peace talks will take place.

As early as half a month ago, Confucius sent people to meet with the envoys of the state of Qi, where the altar of alliance was built, seats were arranged, and three steps of earthen steps were erected so that the princes of the two countries could meet. Therefore, Zhao Wuxi could see the altar of the alliance as tall as the Egyptian pyramids from a distance, and below it were densely packed and neatly arranged Qi people.

"Stop!" Confucius raised his hand to stop the crowd.

He stopped and pressed his sword, looked at the guests on the opposite side, estimated the number of them and sighed: "There are no less than 2,000 people, all of them in a division, all of them are equipped with armored vehicles. The people from Qi really are not good people, but fortunately Zi Tai is early. If you are ready, the two Sima left and right will lead the troops together, or else the peace talks will not start, and we will be overwhelmed by the army of the Qi people!"

Confucius sent a disciple, Min Ziqian, to negotiate, asking what the people of Qi really wanted to do.

After a while, Min Ziqian came back in the car and said to Confucius: "Master, this is the honor guard of the Marquis of Qi, and he said that he is going to invite the monarch to watch the army today."

Zhao Wuchen sneered: "Watching the soldiers? The two countries are negotiating peace talks, and there is no need for armies. Qi Hou's move is to intimidate us!"

At this moment, the Qi people on the opposite side moved first.

...

However, I saw Qihou Yongrong's cart in the middle, guarded by soldiers of the State of Qi, with flags fluttering, golden drums and bells on the side. Strong army.

As the bells and drums to "welcome" the arrival of the people from the state of Lu rang, the ten chariots of the state of Qi started, followed by an army of 100 people in the rear.

I saw that the literati and officials on the chariot were all wearing leather armor painted fiery red, like a bright red flame; the soldiers under the chariot were wearing white shirts, white flags, and arrows made of white feathers. From a distance, it looks like a white thatched flower.

They were majestic, as if they wanted to rush over directly and penetrate the Lu people's team...

Looking at Qi Bing rushing towards this side, the people of Lu State gasped, and they were timid and wanted to jump away and avoid their edge. Even the drivers behind Luhou and Sanhuan had a tendency to turn around. .

"Don't be alarmed!" Confucius is tall and can be clearly seen from the back of his raised hand. He is like a pillar supporting the sky, blocking the pressure brought by Qi people in front and stabilizing everyone's emotions.

Zhao Wuxi also restrained the people behind him: "Don't panic, Master Shangfu used ten times a hundred men to teach him, so the soldiers of Yin defected. This is the famous work of Taigongwang, the founder of Qi, in the battle of Muye. When meeting alliances, I like to imitate them and intimidate opponents.”

Sure enough, Qi Qi rushed for a distance and stopped half a mile away, standing on both sides, staring at Lu Guo with provocative eyes.

After a while, a small pedestrian from Qi State came by car, with a meaningful smile on his face, admiring the anxious expressions on the faces of some Lu people.

"The widow monarch arrives first, and the soldiers are ordered to practice, and the Marquis of Lu is specially invited to watch the ceremony together!"

The Lu Guo team was silent for a while, and everyone knew that Qi Hou invited Lu people to meet under the stage of the Huimeng. The name was welcome.

For a while, the people of Lu country were a little overwhelmed, so they let their monarch pass through the passage sandwiched by Qi soldiers? They are a little afraid, but if they don't leave, they appear timid, what should they do?

The people of Qi thought that the people of Lu were weak, so they put on the posture of a strong army. Although they were willing to negotiate peacefully and gave enough gifts, as Confucius said, they lacked sincerity. The Qi people still regard themselves as a superior state, and despise the Lu state. On the one hand, they want to reconcile, but on the other hand, they want to oppress the Lu people in every way.

This is the inertia of Qi country rising and dominating for two hundred years, and Lu country being poor and weak for two hundred years.

Without any ambition, Sanhuan, who only knew the guards, wanted to follow this habit and go over with Luhou to soften.

"and many more……"

...

Confucius was a little unwilling, and he was also thinking about countermeasures. Today's diplomatic power was forcibly obtained from Sanhuan's hands, and every move was related to the success or failure of the peace talks, and even the interests of Lu.

Zhao Wuxi squinted and looked at the Qi people opposite, and suddenly said: "I heard that Sanqing intends to bow down to the Qi people, even at the expense of ceding land and accepting coins. What do you think?"

Confucius looked at Zhao Wuxi, but did not answer, but instead asked, "What is Zitai's general desire?"

Zhao Wuxi said: "I have heard a story from the Mi Bing era. During the second Song Dynasty alliance, Ji Wuzi sent someone in the name of Duke Xiang to say to his uncle Sun Zhaozi: 'During the alliance, we compared our country to He Zhu. It can be the same as a country or a small country, which can reduce the contribution.'”

Confucius understood and said, "I know it, but in the alliance of Song, the Marquis of Qi asked for the state of Zhu to be a vassal state, and the Duke of Song requested to make the state of Teng as a vassal state, and Jin and Chu agreed to it, so the status of Zhu and Teng plummeted. They were not allowed to join the alliance. Uncle Muzi said: 'Zhu and Teng are private members of Qi and Song Dynasties; Lu is the leader of the East, and I was ashamed to be equal to them, so I joined the alliance."

"Master thinks that my uncle Muzi did the right thing?"

"When the historical records describe this incident, the family name of the uncle Muzi is not recorded, it is precisely because he violated the ruling order, which is naturally wrong in terms of etiquette and law... But his actions saved the state of Lu from being humiliated by the princes. On one point, I think it is right, and disobeying the government is a loss of small courtesy, and maintaining national prestige is a great courtesy."

Zhao Wuxi said: "In the war of Qi, the State of Lu was the victor, but the master said that the people were tired and desperately needed peace. This kid can understand. But the kid feels that it must not be like what the three previous rulers said, there should be no In principle, make concessions to Qi people, especially when it comes to contact, let alone bow your head easily!"

Confucius glanced at him: "This is the wish of the king, and it is also my wish."

A person in power, a person who fights for shackles, what is enough! Confucius came this time, not for the benefit of Sanhuan, but for the people of Lu State, for the prestige of his loyal monarch, and to restore the Zhou ritual!

If the peace talks with Qi ended with Lu grovelling, the prestige of Confucius and the Marquis of Lu, who were in charge of diplomacy for the first time, would inevitably plummet.

Wu Xie put on his own coat, and the wild pheasant's tail was raised high: "In this way, I am relieved, fortunately I have already prepared, the boy is willing to learn from his uncle Sun Muzi today, and not insult the prestige of the state of Lu!"

Everyone was terrified, but this son became more and more courageous, which made Confucius' eyelids jump.

He hurriedly added: "If you can do it, you will be ashamed. If you can do it in all directions, and don't disgrace the ruler's life, then the little Sikou can be a countryman. But remember not to overdo it, and don't let the peace talks between the two countries break up!"

Wu Xun smiled and said: "This is natural, the boy just uses his own way to treat others, and he will never use swordsmanship."

But he thought to himself: I won't take the initiative to attack, but if Qihou can't bear the agitation and tear his face first, then I will not be responsible...

Zhao Wuxi waved the small flag in his hand, and the 40 Zhao clan cavalry guards behind the two wings immediately mounted their horses, forming a neat array of four rows in front of Lu Guorong's car.

Zhao's riding, the first row is full of white horses, the knights wear plain clothes, like the white clouds surging in the sky.

The second row is full of green squat horses, and the knights wear blue clothes, like the billowing green waves of the Jishui River.

The third row is full of black horses, all black, and the knights wear black armor, like a dark night that falls ahead of time.

The fourth row was full of horses, and the red cloaks of the knights fluttered, dancing with the fiery red manes of the horses like a blazing flame.

Under the skilful vertical motions of the riders, the four rows of horses with the same height at the shoulders walked in unison and ran toward the chariot formation of Qi people.

After the cavalry, there were also some musicians brought by Zhao Wuxi from Xilu. They were dressed in bright but solemn clothes. They held instruments such as drums, horns, and flutes. It's "Rabbit".

"Susu the rabbit, apply it to Zhonglin. Jiujiu Wufu, the prince's heart!"

As the military music sounded, a splendid wave of majesty suddenly rose from the Lu people who were frightened by the Qi people, and some panicked team, which attracted the attention of the people behind, and the uneasy mood suddenly stabilized. On the other hand, Qi Ren, who was waiting to see Lu Ren make a fool of himself, looked at each other in dismay, feeling that his plan had failed.

"This is..." Previously, these horsemen were mixed up, and Confucius hadn't seen anything, but after a look, he realized that there was a big difference.

Zhao Wuxi smiled mysteriously: "Without him, it's just an honor guard."

...

Using the guard of honor to show military might was the idea that came to his mind when he was inspecting the cavalry battalion on the eve of Zhao Yang's departure half a year ago. Anyway, as horse skills became more and more proficient, Yu Xi and others who were born in Mongolia always like to show off their skills and train horses. You have to walk with people...

So Zhao Wu Xie asked them to play, so they played ten horses side by side and walked in unison...

As for those tall and handsome people in Qi Cong, Zhao Wuxi also picked them out and trained their eyes under the conditions of facing the wind and the light, not blinking or crying within the specified time. Now through their eyes, it reflects the spirit, energy, and spirit of the military pawns and light cavalry.

However, because Zhao Yang was in a hurry, this temporary honor guard didn't come in handy, but half a year later, he encountered people from Qi who wanted to play the honor guard competition. So it was their turn again, along with the military musicians who had been idle because there was no war.

The military musicians are an important part of the soldiers' combat. The simple waist drum beats the rhythm of the soldiers' footsteps. As Zhao Wuxi's forces become more and more powerful, they also start to change the guns and guns, and have new equipment.

In addition to waist drums, horns often used by cavalrymen from Yu and Mu were also introduced. They were originally made of animal horns, and later made of bamboo, wood, leather, copper and other materials. In addition, there are wind instruments such as pan flute, horizontal flute, etc., and sometimes loud singing is added, so it constitutes a loud and majestic military music.

Most of the military musicians who have suffered military strokes are from rural villages. They can't play complicated elegant music, but they can percussion and play a powerful sense of rhythm! The song "Jijiwufu, the country's dry city" has been practiced hundreds of times, and when he appeared on the stage, he was quite skillful and shocked four people.

This is not the end, however.

After walking neatly forward for half a mile, when they reached the front and back of the Qi people, four rows of cavalry with different colors suddenly moved to the sides, moving like a rabbit, and the horses of Qi who were driving were a little alarmed.

Afterwards, with the increasingly high-pitched voice of Zhao's propaganda, one car and two horses galloped out from behind them, holding three flags.

When they saw the three flags, Qi people on the opposite side were shocked by the honor guard and suddenly burst into an uproar!

The chariot is a teak cart with a flag representing the Marquis of Lu on it. This is the flag of Ji Zhou given to Marquis Lu by King Cheng of Zhou after the death of the Duke of Zhou. It is the pride and symbol of Lu State. It is a pity that it is only a replica. The original flag was taken to Qi by Duke Zhao of Lu, and finally stayed there.

This car was transferred from the back by Confucius in a hurry. Today is a good opportunity to show his authority. How can you miss it, so his disciple Min Ziqian is the charioteer, and Zilu holds the flag. How majestic!

But it was not them that caused the Qi people to move, but the two riders later.

The horse was a large black horse, and the two cavalrymen on it were extraordinary at first glance. Their armor was more delicate, and they also held a banner in their hands. It was Yu Xi and another cavalry officer Jiaji.

The first flag is naturally the Yanri Xuanniao representing Zhao Wuxi. Many of the Qi people present today are veterans who have experienced the last war. As soon as this flag came out, the terrifying memories of Xueyuan came again...

See the black bird flag~www.wuxiaspot.com~ must be avoided! This was already the consensus reached by the Qi people when they were defeated and fled. Thinking of the Zhao clan soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, the Qi soldiers who were still arrogant just now had many people fighting with their legs.

They are all frightened birds that escaped from Zhao's strong crossbow.

On the second side, Qi Hou, who was sitting on the top of the car, became hot, and Gao Zhang, who was waiting next to him, was struck by lightning, and he was stunned and almost fell from the high car.

Because the flag that was so dazzling in the sun was actually the "Lingu" flag painted by Qing Shigao who was given by Qihou Te and painted the flag of Jiaolong...

It was lost in the defeat of the Snowfield War. Who would have expected it to be captured by Zhao Wuxi just like the "Dragon Nine" banner!

What's even worse is that at this moment, the advocacy stopped, and Yu Xi, who was holding the flag, shouted loudly. His voice was sharp and high, and it reached the ears of thousands of people present:

"There is no longer the Dragon and Nine Flags in the Qihou army, and there can be no more Linggu. Today, Qilu reconciled, and the foreign minister Zhao Wuxi specially sent it back, and I hope Qihou will accept it!"

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