Spring and Autumn I Am King

Is the individual or the clan more important? After returning to the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Wuxi felt the weight of clan responsibility. People in this era may not be patriotic, but no one does not love their family. |In every two people who watch romance, there is a registered account.

Neither Ji's nor Meng's patriarchs are talented, but their choices made Zhao Wuxi sigh. In order to save Ji's family, Ji Sunsi resolutely died; in order not to become a sinner of Meng's descending Qi, Mengsun Heji ran to Qi himself, and let his younger brother inherit the family business and continue Meng's rule.

The rest of the scholar-bureaucrats can be said to be corrupt, they can be said to be dishonest and shameless, and they can be said to be contemptuous meat eaters, but no matter which one they are, they are working hard to maintain the continuation of their clan, and many of them have quite a lot of support from the people. .

Wu Xie realized from this that the old aristocrats in the state of Lu had not withered and died, and it would take time to eliminate them, so while implementing the county system, the capitals of the Ji clan, the Meng clan and the doctors of the East were retained.

He intends to use the remodeled "shogunate" to strengthen himself and weaken the vassal.

The shogunate is not an invention of Japan, but a vocabulary borrowed from China. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ministers and generals of various countries had the power to open the government. Li Mu's attack on the Xiongnu depended on the advice of the shogunate's servants.

However, Zhao Wuxi's shogunate was not the same. He just borrowed this system and turned the co-governance of the three ministers of the state of Lu into the shogun's dictatorship. In the aristocratic era, the low-ranking taxis would be conscripted as private ministers of the shogunate. They were either poor Confucian disciples like Ran Qiu and Gong Xihua, or low-level taxis like Kan Zhi.

Like the old senior Cao Ji, these scholars despised the sluggish life of the officials. They advocated utilitarianism and longed for benevolence and righteousness.

Before the Mongolian schools in the counties continued to mass-produce talents, and before the military meritorious landlords gained a firm foothold at the grassroots level in Lu, Zhao Wuxi could only recruit these scholars as officials. And the doctors will be gradually deprived of the right to participate in state affairs, the circle will become smaller and smaller, and the prestige will become lower and lower.

"I am not the gravediggers of the old aristocracy in the country of Lu, and even in the entire Kyushu. It is them, these vigorous taxis..." Zhao Wuxi was just a promoter of the historical process. The king is not expensive!" The Warring States warrior style arrived ahead of schedule.

Just when Zhao Wuxi was looking forward to the foreseeable future, the door of the hall was gently pushed open.

It is the end of February in the summer calendar. The spring breeze is slow, the birds are returning to their nests, and the weather is warm, but the head of the Zhao family's shogunate came to the door with a cold face.

Zhang Mengtan had already taken off his fur waistcoat and was standing at the door in a plain thick dark coat.

"I'm rude, but I have something to do, so I have to ask the lord in person!"

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Zhang Mengtan asked the guard to close the door, took off his shoes, and walked up the hall, bowing down and bowing when he was ten paces away. He straightened up again and asked Zhao Wuxi a very serious question.

"After the establishment of the shogunate, the lord ruled over all Lu, but the ministers had to ask, so far, does the lord want to stay in the state of Lu to be the minister of the world? Or do you want to return to the state of Jin to inherit the ancestral temple of the Zhao family? "

Zhang Mengtan had to be serious. Looking at the overall situation, the master could see the crisis ahead and come up with his own strategy. This was his task. He suddenly realized. Zhao Wuxi's forces have come to this day, and they have already stood at the crossroads, with Guijin on the left and Liulu on the right. The two have irreconcilable contradictions.

If he was determined to return to Jin, he would have to mobilize the State of Lu to the greatest extent possible, and continue to stimulate the enterprising spirit of the Lu people through military merits. The day of returning to Jin to attack Fan and Bank of China!

If you are going to stay in the country of Lu. In order to protect this hard-earned foundation and pass it on to future generations, we must take care of it slowly, be gentle with the nobles, and try our best to keep a low profile within ten years to avoid becoming a victim of the Qi-Jin war.

Zhao Wuxi put down the file in his hand, raised his head to meet Zhang Mengtan's gaze, and accepted his question.

"Meng Tan, haven't you and I been together for a long time?"

Zhang Mengtan was stunned: "It seems to have been a long time."

In the small attic of Shangqiu in the country of Song, the two of them chatted so happily, the situation of the princes seemed to be in the palm of their hands. But after that, they plunged headlong into reality, how to survive in the state of Lu, how to occupy the dove's nest, this is their purpose and ambition.

It is only after people always climb to the top of the mountain that they realize that there are still higher peaks waiting for them to climb.

"Then you and I will have a chat today, not as a monarch or a minister, but as a friend." Wu Xie invited him to sit down and asked, "Meng Tan thinks it's enough for you and me to come this far?"

"Nature is not enough."

For ordinary people, one might think that the minister in charge of state affairs is the ultimate minister, but Zhang Mengtan doesn't think so.

The ruling of a medium-sized state is nothing more than the end point he envisioned for Zhao Wuxi and for the Zhao family!

"Assist the monarch to become the minister of a great country, and then assist the monarch to prosper for the Jin country like Zhao Xuanzi, this is my pursuit!"

He has always been a soft and amiable person, but when it comes to ambition, he is resolute. Four years ago, he gave up the opportunity to serve in the country and resolutely went to Song State to join an exiled prince who had no hope of life. This choice was ridiculed by countless people, but now those people are speechless. That gamble has paid off, but it's not enough. People always realize that they can go further after they reach the end.

"Goodness, that's my pursuit too!" Zhao Wuxi said loudly.

"Self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world! Now I have been able to establish a family and govern the country of a thousand vehicles. But it is still far from the prosperity of the world... If I want to prosper, it is in a small place like Lu Kingdom. It is very difficult to do. After all, it has been poor and weak for hundreds of years. The north is limited to Qi, the south is limited to Wu, and I can only be called a widow in the small country of Sishang. What does this mean? For me, only In the Jin state, only the Jin state with sturdy folk customs, dangers and horses is the place where it can compete for hegemony in the world."

With hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers in the state of Lu, Zhao Wuxi still could not contain Zhao Wuxi's ambitions that were infinitely magnified by the knowledge of later generations. That's right, only the state of Jin is the stage that sweeps the world. Not only the property and the situation of mountains and rivers, he also devoured countless lands, accumulated a century of wealth, and cultivated a group of scholars who took Xingba as their responsibility. For his legacy, Zhao Wuxi can save twenty years of struggle!

Even if he is divided into three by Wei, Zhao, and Han, he can make Qi, Qin, Chu and other powerful countries look at him. If he is not divided, what should he do?

not to mention. There is another reason why Zhao Wuxi is eager to return to Jin.

The woman married at twenty, Ji Ying, in history, Zhao Jianzi married her to Daiguo. It should be a matter of two or three years, right?

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Hearing Zhao Wuxi express his ambition, Zhang Mengtan breathed a sigh of relief.

As Jin people, the west of Taihang is where the ancestral temple and the tomb are located, and their officials naturally want to go back. Zhao Wuxi can live in peace without forgetting danger, wealth and honor without forgetting the origin, which makes him very gratified.

But in this case, they are faced with a choice.

"If one day the lord is going to return, and if the lord of the Central Army wants to succeed Zhao Qing after a hundred years, one minister cannot be loyal to two monarchs at the same time, and one minister cannot rule both countries at the same time, what will Lu Guo do at that time?"

This is the Spring and Autumn Period, not the Warring States Period. Just as a woman cannot marry two husbands at the same time, the object of allegiance to the ministers is also restricted. Even in the Warring States. The so-called Su Qinpei Six Kingdoms Phase Seal is actually just a vice minister in charge of diplomacy.

But Zhao Wuxi had already figured out a solution, he pointed to a letter with Zhao Yang: "Actually, my father also asked me your question, do you know how I answered it in the letter? ?"

Without waiting for Zhang Mengtan to speak, he continued: "I promised my father that if my father can become a minister, as long as my father and son conspire, the five counties of Xilu will be directly incorporated into the state of Jin. It is not difficult!"

"This..." Zhang Mengtan bit his lip, then nodded helplessly: "It's really not difficult."

Marquis Jin should be very happy, Marquis Lu is now a puppet, and his opinion is invalid. Who can stop the decision of Jin and Lu to jointly promote the ruling?

If the Marquis of Lu, the Meng family, and the Ji family heard this, they would probably be horrified. As for Liu Xiaji and Confucius, if they knew about Zhao Wushe's plan, they would probably jump to their feet with anger and scold him for his wolf ambitions.

In this era, it is not unusual for a doctor of a certain country to suddenly defect to a neighboring country with a city. Linqiu Wu Shi had done it before, and several doctors from the East had also come from Ju State. However, the five counties of the State of Lu, one-third of the territory, and more than 300,000 people, cut it off when they say it, and they are still in power and take the lead in betraying the country. This is something that has never happened in ancient times! The moral gentlemen of the state of Lu would definitely hate to be able to eat the meat of Zhao Wuxi raw.

"What about the rest of the Lu Kingdom? How do you plan to deal with places like Qufu and Dongdi?"

Zhang Mengtan did not foolishly ask why the entire state of Lu was not merged into the state of Jin. That would be impossible, at least not within this generation. Although the State of Jin has destroyed many Sheji of the same surname, but the title of Duke of Zhou, such as the State of Lu, does not mean that the State of Qiancheng can swallow it? Not to mention that the Lu people are dissatisfied, the Meng family would rather join the Qi state, and the Ji family will also be agitating among the doctors in the East, I am afraid that at that time, the whole world will be besieged...

Qin, Chu, Qi, and even the state of Wu, who went north with one heart and regarded the south of Mount Tai as their sphere of influence, the four major powers united their vassals to come to nine states to attack Jin. Even though Jin was strong, it couldn't bear it... Besides, there were six The issue of separation of ministers does not know when it will be resolved.

Wu Xie is confident: "This is the reason why I set up the shogunate. In a few years, or ten years later, I will be the minister of Jin, but the Zhao clan's shogunate in Lu State will continue..."

"What does the lord mean... let Zhao's brother be the ruler of Lu State?" The Shiqing Shilu of Lu State has not been abolished, so the position of General Zhao can naturally be inherited by blood relatives. But Zhang Mengtan looked embarrassed, and if that was the case, he would not approve.

"Brother?" Wu Xie was stunned, yes, he still has a brother.

If it hadn't been mentioned by others ~www.wuxiahere.com~, he probably wouldn't have remembered that the three uncles of the Zhao family were his cheap brothers, and they had an average relationship with him, so the honest and honest Berlu was not bad. But for no reason, why did Jiangshan, who was so easy to conquer, be cheap to him? Zhao Wuxi is not the indecisive Zhao Xiangzi in history. He left a bunch of sons to pass on, but passed the throne to Bolu's grandson. As a result, Zhang Mengtan's perfect start planned for Zhao Guo turned into a bad hand...

Do not forget the past, the teacher of the future; do not forget the future, also the teacher of the past! That Zhao Xiangzi did something wrong, leave it all to him to make up for it!

He replied: "Naturally not a brother, but my heir..."

"Children?" The amount of information in the conversation with Zhao Wuxi today was a bit large, and Zhang Mengtan didn't respond for a while.

"There's something I haven't told Meng Tan." Zhao Wuxi smiled smugly.

"My concubine Bo Mi has been pregnant for three months, and the doctor Bian Que said that she should give birth to a boy..."

ps: What, I made a mistake yesterday and posted today's chapter, so today I only have this chapter. I have been in the car all day, and I can't write it (to be continued.)

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