Spring and Autumn I Am King

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The ceremony of the peace talks continued. Confucius paid tribute to each other and presided over the ceremony and ranking. Zhao Wuxi slowly walked past Confucius. The tall old master raised his robe and bowed to him. He couldn't help sighing: "I still didn't start in the end..."

It’s not that he can’t be ruthless, he is not strong enough to crush everything recklessly; he is also not confident enough. If Confucius died at his own hands, he would still want Zigong, Ran Qiu, Fan Xu, Gong Xihua and others to serve ? It's like a fool's dream.

At the price of betrayal and separation, in exchange for a moment of anger? This is not a fantasy, this is a living history, it is like walking on thin ice, like intrigue in the abyss.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

What's more, there is no right or wrong in today's affairs, only interests.

However, the resentment towards Confucius in Zhao Wuxi's heart did not disappear, it was just lurking secretly. The distance between him and Confucius was further away, maybe it was time for a break and a showdown.

The plan to sabotage the peace talks has come to nothing, and now Zhao Wuxi can only take one step at a time.

But it's not bad to show his teeth just now, at least he has already established enough right to speak, and he will never let the conspiracy of Qihou and Sanhuan succeed!

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Confucius single-handedly prevented the conflict from breaking out, and became a great hero today. He read the book of rites: "The prisoners do not join the alliance, and the soldiers do not force them. Shi Jiabing, meet each other, the blessing of the two countries!"

So the Marquis of Lu Song and the Marquis of Qi Qiu Jiu met each other according to the etiquette of meeting among the feudal lords, and bowed to each other and went to the altar.

After the monarchs of the two countries, the officials of Qi and Lu came to power in two columns on the left and right. As expected, the more honorable right was given to the people of Qi.

Zhao Wuxi followed San Huan to the Huimeng stage, and he was the fourth most powerful person in the state of Lu. He was particularly conspicuous when he was young, and Doctor Qi Guoqing pointed at him one after another. And Zhao Wuxi also noticed, in the Qi team. In the first place were Qing Shigao Zhang and Qing Shi Bao Mu, and then the doctor Liang Qiuqi. He didn't have the prestige of a doctor at all. After all, he got to where he is today because of rhetoric and playing with Qi Hou.

In addition, there was a handsome young man, also wearing a doctor's robe, who was looking at Zhao Wuxi meaningfully, with a half smile.

According to the custom, after this, a banquet will be held, and everyone will smile at the dinner table. Only after this can we talk about sensitive political matters.

Zhao Wuxi sat in the room, indifferent to all the nonsense between the rulers and ministers of Qilu and Lu, and just tilted his head to look at the scenery in Jiaguli.

Standing on the Huimeng platform, you can see the entire Jiagu vertically, and the scenery is beautiful. It is no wonder that Qi Hou and others always like to build high platforms. The false sublime sense of life.

But for Zhao Wuxi, the so-called high platform of everything in this era. Still not as good as a random five-story building in the future...

Therefore, when it was his turn to be introduced by Confucius and let the Marquis of Qi and the ministers of the state of Qi get to know him, Zhao Wuxi didn't think there was any dignity in this monarch.

The Marquis of Qi was at sixty. The beard is sparse, and the slender horse's face is flushed with gloom, and the pair of small eyes are particularly peculiar, one shrewd and the other confused. A graceful black and red dress wraps a body hollowed out by the color of wine, and the hands that gave birth to age spots early are supporting the jade silk belt.

He was an ordinary person, and he was old, as if he was about to die, just like the Marquis of Jin, Duke Song, Marquis Lu, and Uncle Cao he had seen before. It always reminds Zhao Wuxi of the phrase "The prince and general Xiangning have a seed".

Since these people can also be kings, why can't I?

A monarch who can fill him with curiosity and attention in this era. I'm afraid there are only the pair of enemies from Nanfuchai and Goujian.

Seeing Zhao Wuxi, Qihou Chujiu stroked his beard. He smacked his lips and said, "I didn't expect that Zhao Qing's son would be so young."

Zhao Wuxi replied without being humble or arrogant: "Qihou Miaozan, the boy is regretting that he was not born a few years earlier. It is good to see the demeanor of Sima Rangju and Yan Pingzhong. It is a pity that the people of Qi have passed away, and no one in Qi can catch up."

Qi Hou wondered if he meant to bury himself in this sentence, and then looked at the nervous Lu Hou, and the somewhat flattering San Huan, who was taking part in such a big occasion for the first time. When the little gentleman left the state of Jin, why didn't he join Qi directly, if that's the case, I might be able to help you, maybe you've already returned to the state of Jin now, and you don't have to occupy the lands of Qi, Lu, and Wei to return..."

This remark seems to be reminding Lu Hou and Sanhuan Zhao Wuxi that an outsider occupies a large area of ​​territory, not Changfa.

Zhao Wuxi smiled: "I don't dare, this minister doesn't want to be dismembered in Quwo like Luan Ying, and he doesn't want to have no place to live like his predecessor Zhao Gong."

These tough words choked Qi Hou immediately. Zhao Wuxi was satirizing Qi people's weak morality.

So Qi Hou looked at the young man in front of him and snorted coldly. Now Zhao Wuxi's image has overlapped with the young man in the snow, riding on a horse, covered in armor and blood, which made his scalp numb. , while speaking, I never dared to get too close to Zhao Wuxi...

Today is like this, anyway, I have endured the tension of the sword just now, not to mention this time? Don't try to provoke it again and let the peace talks fall through! just wait! After the agreement between Qilu and Lu is negotiated, and after the widow has drawn the neighboring countries, there is a chance that you will lose everything!

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After Qi Hou left, the seat on Zhao Wuxi's side was suddenly deserted, and he was just able to think about what to do next.

Before going to Jiagu, Zhang Meng talked about a strategy to trigger a dispute between Qi and Lu and make the negotiation fail, but also for Zhao Wuxi's counterattack if this strategy failed.

Since plots and exchanges cannot be effective, we can only rely on the final solution: cutting soldiers!

To tell the truth, Zhao Wuxi now controls four towns, plus the other areas he has actually controlled, with a population of nearly 200,000, which has surpassed the uncle-sun clan, and is slightly inferior to the Ji clan and the Meng clan.

But the military force he can use has already surpassed Ji's, and can be compared with Meng's!

Zhao Wuxi's subordinates had a whole division of military pawns mixed with old and new recruits, more than 2,500 people. This was an elite and standing army, of which there were 500 cavalry! In addition, there were 2,500 Tingyi soldiers who had been trained by Ran Qiu in the mandarin duck formation for half a year. Zhao Guangde's 1,000 Wendi soldiers stationed in Punan were the main force who could be dispatched even during busy farming seasons.

If it is after the autumn harvest, he can still build on it. Recruit the people of other city officials, under the effect of the Shiwu system. At least 10,000 young people can rise up!

Excluding those left to guard each town's defense, there are at least ten thousand people who can use it, which is equivalent to an army in the old system. With the promotion of iron agricultural tools in Xilu, not only will the arable land and grain be harvested this year, but also a large number of copper utensils will be liberated.

There is this army. As long as Qi does not carry out a national conscription, Zhao Wuxi has the confidence to resist the attack of any surrounding state and clan for at least two or three years, and there are still 5,000 prisoners in Jin and Xilu's Qi. .

But if he takes the initiative to attack... If Sanhuan is used as an imaginary enemy, and there are many interfering people around, there is only Cao Bo, an unreliable teammate, and the Zhao family of Jin State is separated by thousands of miles, and Zhao Wuxi has no confidence to win a complete victory.

So he needs help, and Zhang Meng has only two words for his strategy: "Fei! Qi!"

Not breaking, not standing, breaking and then standing, this is another adventure and gamble. If the mantis arm blocking the car blocks the road again, he will never choose to give way!

After calculating the power comparison, Zhao Wuxi was slightly settled. As soon as I looked up, the banquet was over halfway through. The officials and doctors in Qilu were probably acquainted with each other.

At this moment, the man of the same age he had just seen in the team of Doctor Qi came over with a wine cup, accompanied by Ji Sunsi.

Qilu's peace talks could continue, which made Ji Sunsi's heart settled. With this big thick leg in the north, he looked at Zhao Wuxi with less fear than before. He smiled and said, "Zitai, there is a talented person from Qi Guoying who wants to meet you. Let me introduce you..."

The young man with clear eyebrows and no beard on his lips bowed respectfully. With a fox-like smile, he introduced himself: "Chen Heng, whose name is Zichang, would like to get acquainted with Zhao Xiaosikou..."

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The sliced ​​tender mutton is served on a porcelain plate, the dipping sauce is served in porcelain beans, and vegetables, fruits, and millet porridge are on the side. Zhao Wuyi could see that these are porcelains fired by Zhendi, and there is no second place in the world with unique glaze colors. After the porcelain became popular, it has quietly replaced the cumbersome copperware in the banquet.

The first impression Chen Heng gave him was hypocrisy and long-windedness. It had been a full half a moment since he came to sit on the table under the recommendation of Ji Sunsi, and his mouth had been talking nonsense all over the world. From the way of buying porcelain on weekdays, to inquiring about Zhao's porcelain-firing skills, he went back to the food after a circle.

"Xiao Sikou's personal guards have already tried it, and the food is all right, and the wine is normal, so why not try it? The fish is from the seashore of Qi State, kept fresh with ice cubes, and delivered by a car that travels 200 miles a day. Jiagu, and then let the chef cook it, with green salt, is a rare delicacy in the world..."

Zhao Wuxi was in a bad mood today, and he didn't make excuses with him, but interrupted Chen Heng's words: "Since the first ancestor Chen Gongzi entered Qi, the Chen family of Qi has passed the sixth generation?"

After speaking, he tapped his forehead again and smiled: "No, if you count Zichang's uncle Chen Wuzikai, it's the seventh generation."

Chen Heng's expression was a little weird. He came to meet Zhao Wuxi with the intention of inquiring about his opponent, but he saw that he was very different from the hypocritical and talkative person he imagined. Instead, he had little interest in his own topic. Then he asked the question directly.

"Yes, so what?"

Zhao Wuxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he recited in public: "Phoenix emperor Yu Fei, and Ming Qiangqiang. After the concubine, he will be bred in Jiang. The fifth generation Qichang, and Yu Zhengqing. After the eighth generation, Mo Zhi and Jing... This is the result of the divination by the doctor Yi Zhong of Qi Huan when he wanted to marry a daughter to Chen Gongzi. Sure enough, when Zichang's grandfather Chen Huanzi, the Chen family really flourished and became a noble family of Qi. As for the eighth generation , isn't it Zichang you, the heir of the Chen family? It's a blessing to know someone like you."

Chen Heng's complexion regained the grace he had just now, and at the same time he looked proud. That's right, it is precisely because of this prophecy that the next generation of the head of the family has been placed high hopes by the clan! However, he was able to fight out from among many brothers, and was chosen by his father as the heir!

After the eighth generation, Mo Zhi and Jing, what kind of achievements will he create for the Chen family ten or twenty years later? Is there anything more noble than the position of Zhengqing? Even Chen Heng himself would be heartbroken just by thinking about it.

The purpose of him and his father is appalling, and now only Yan Zizeng said it, but most people scoff at it, thinking that what Chen seeks is at most the status of the country and the high.

A foreign surnamed doctor stealing the kingdom of the lord? This is something that has never happened since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is impossible to accomplish just by thinking about it.

Every time Chen Heng sneered in his heart, he was a group of mortal people without knowledge. How could you know my ambition!

However, at this very moment, in the most inopportune place, Zhao Wuxi, who was opposite Chen Heng, used an expression of "I'm from the past, I know everything" and said a terrible truth.

"Isn't Zichang thinking that in his lifetime, he will complete the feat of the Chen family on behalf of Qi, and steal the country as a marquis?"

With a sound of "bang", a thunderstorm broke out on the ground, and the wine cup in Chen Heng's hand fell to the ground, and the pale yellow liquor was spilled on the ground.

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