Spring and Autumn I Am King

The time entered May, and the weather was hotter than the other day, and the summer crops in the Huaisi area of ​​the Lu Song Dynasty were harvested one after another. |In every two people who watch romance, there is a registered account. Although there have been many battles in the past few years, fortunately, Haotian blesses, there is no disaster, and the treasury that is about to bottom out has more new food, which makes the rulers and ordinary people relieved.

Just at this time, the passers-by of the Sishang princes gathered outside the Zhao family's shogunate gate in Qufu with valuable gifts, and chatted with each other while wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

A messenger squinted his eyes and bowed to the black-crowned colleague on the opposite side: "Xue Guoxing is also here?"

That Xue Ren looked back and responded with a blank expression: "Teng Guo is not slow."

Teng Xue and Teng Xue have never dealt with each other. Two hundred years ago, when they were facing Lu, there was a "Teng Xue contending for the leader". Two hundred years later, these two neighbors are still fighting for the few acres of paddy fields and forests. No, they didn't forget to fight when they got here.

The envoy of the state of Teng showed off rather contentedly: "My state of Teng was entrusted by King Wu. After Uncle Teng embroidered, he and the state of Lu were relatives with the surname Ji, and they have had a close relationship for hundreds of years, so naturally we cannot lag behind the Dongyi with the surname Feng. After Xiaobang!"

Xue Guoxing frowned and sneered: "Teng and Lu have an old relationship, don't Xue have it? Xue's emperor Xi Zhong is the emperor of Xia Hou's family, and he respects Xia Zheng and Xia Li from generation to generation. How can I be regarded as a barbarian state equivalent to Zhuan Yu? Back then when Duke Yin of Lu used Teng first, but now the Zhao clan is in power, maybe Xue comes first!”

"You! Disrespectful!"

"You! Arrogant!"

The pedestrians of the two countries were arguing endlessly, while the rest of the envoys of Zhu, Xiaozhu, Tan, and Pi waited silently. Compared with Teng and Xue, their friendship with Lu was much shallower. Especially the state of Zhu, which used to fight with the state of Lu from time to time, if General Zhao intends to conquer Sishang, they will bear the brunt!

But Zhu Guoxing was not worried. He carefully looked at the appearance of the General's Mansion, feeling that the mansion was simple yet majestic, and that the guards at the entrance were complete.

at this time. The gate of the shogunate, which was closed in the early morning, finally opened, and a young scholar wearing a dark crescent-white robe and wearing a crown of Yuanyou stood inside the door and bowed to the passers-by outside the door.

The passers-by hurriedly returned their salutes.

The young scholar smiled and said, "Everyone. I am Zhang Mengtan, the elder of the general's family, and I am here to deliver a message to you on behalf of the general. The general said that when people make a pilgrimage, they should first go public and then privately, and see the monarch first. Goodbye to the government. Lu The prince's palace is in the southwest of the city, and the east and west views are wide open to wait for the envoys. What are your intentions?

...

"Let's go?" In the mansion, Zhao Wuxi asked Zhang Mengtan who had just come in from outside while watching the clay potters complete the roads and mountains of the small Sishang country on the map of the sand table.

"They're all gone." Zhang Mengtan took off his shoes and walked in, telling Zhao Wuxie what he had seen and heard: "This time, people from all over the world are rushing to come to the court, and it was Zhu Guo who took the lead. I also asked. When will the lord convene an alliance of the lords of Sishang, and the nations will honor the lord as the one who holds the ears of the bull."

Wu Xie sneered: "Those Zhu Lou have no good intentions. This is to imitate Qi Hou's request for Jin Jing to be king, and he wants to put me on the fire!"

Among the states on the Shandong Peninsula, Qi is the largest, followed by Lu, followed by Zhu and Ju. Zhu State has a population of more than 100,000, and it still claims to have a force of 600 chariots. It was at war with Lu Shi in history, although it fell behind. However, it has always relied on the support of great powers such as Qi and Jin to maintain an independent state.

"So it's fake that Zhu Guo came to hire you, and you want to make me get carried away. It's the truth that has become the target of public criticism!"

Zhao Wuxi looked at the state of Zhu between Lu and Song on the map, a chill flashed in his eyes.

"Zhu Guo is going to add to me in a false name, but he doesn't pay anything, but since he delivered it to my door, I won't go back if I don't lose my skin!"

Zhang Mengtan smiled and said: "Of course, according to the master's instructions. The generation will go to the palace to meet the king first, and there will be Zihua to receive him there. Zihua will definitely show how powerful the state of Lu is under the master's rule. They saw it!"

...

The messengers of the princes of Sishang entered the Lu Palace and received high-standard treatment in line with their status. After a hasty meeting with the puppet-shaped prince of Lu, it was Gong Xichi who received them.

Gong Xichi was courteous and courteous to people, and he was well-informed and knowledgeable. After a brief exchange, he talked about the international situation. The conservative and exaggerated statement made the small country pedestrians stunned for a while.

In short, Gong Xichi gave them an impression: Jin and Chu lost their hegemony, Qi and Wu would not reach out to Si, and now Lu is the leader of this region!

When the water was almost in order, he said to the crowd: "Everyone on the road should know that the widow monarch intends to resume the business of the uncle and bird, and respect the king and fight the barbarians. It should be noted that if China does not survive, the barbarians will enter the pirates. The barbarians of Shuize, they do not want to subvert the Zhou ritual all the time, and throw your crowns to the ground. It is unavoidable. The general of the state of Lu was ordered to conquer the barbarians. You can go upstairs with me to watch it!"

So the group went to the east and west again.

"As the Palace of Pan, the Huai Yi will serve you. Tie the tiger ministers, and offer your food at Pan. Shu asks Rugao Tao, and offer prisoners at Pan!"

With the accompaniment of "Lu Song", Gong Xichi showed them the majesty and majesty of the right army of the state of Lu. . The unfortunate Zhuanyu people behind him followed one by one, tied on straw ropes and rushed into the east gate. They would become farming gangsters who rewarded the meritorious people, but the ownership was still in the hands of the shogunate and could not be harmed arbitrarily.

After a morning ceremony, except for Teng Guo, who had the surname Ji, who seemed to be proud and proud, the envoys of the princes in Si Shang all turned blue and felt guilty.

Seeing that this deterrence had worked, Gongxi Chi smiled and said, "The general of the state of Lu has said before, that if Xia uses the Yi etiquette, the Yi will be the Yi, and if the Yi use the Xia etiquette, the Xia will be treated. Whether or not you follow Chinese etiquette, you can rest assured that Lu's axe will only kill barbarians who refuse to obey Zhou, and will not attack allies." He then glanced at the envoy of Zhu, which meant something.

The crowd immediately followed suit, expressing their willingness to become an ally with Lu to help the general's expedition.

"That's very good. As a big country in Haidai, Lu State will take on the responsibility of protecting the Sishang princes from the Qi State. To avoid the resistance of the barbarians, the countries only need to sign a covenant with the Lu State."

After doing both hard and soft, Gong Xichi finally showed his fangs. The envoy of the State of Zhu hurriedly interjected: "If that's the case, why not ask the generals to convene an alliance meeting. The widow lord is willing to send the prince to the court."

The Zhu people had already figured it out. If Zhao Wuxi received them in a grand manner as a minister, and even held an alliance meeting at their instigation, he would definitely anger Qi, Wu, and even Jin who regarded Sishang as their own backyard. country. At that time, Lupin was hated by the powerful countries. Enemies on all sides, then Zhu State will be safe!

All the pedestrians agreed, and Teng, Xue and other small states were even willing to let the monarch come in person. For a while, there were many compliments, but Gong Xichi’s heart was like a mirror. In the past six months, he and Zigong have been the host of receptions and the mission of the other. The two brothers and sisters have supported the foreign affairs department of the country of Lu. He is no longer the young boy he was a few years ago.

Zhao Wuxi instructed him to remember clearly: "Remember. I don't want too much fame, I just want real profits!"

Want to satisfy Lu Guo's appetite with a little courtesy? What a daydream!

Gong Xichi shook his head with a smile, and did not answer, just let Shuren lead the pedestrians back to the building to rest.

Everyone went back with an uneasy mood. Their buildings were located in different places. Except for the two envoys Teng Xue who could just see each other, they were all distributed east to west, especially the envoy of the state of Zhu, who was specially arranged in a separate place. In the house, and there are people watching outside the door. It is impossible to negotiate with the envoys of other countries.

The envoy of Xue Guo returned to his room, and recalling what he had seen and heard today, he couldn't help but feel worried. Xue Guo was too young, and was caught between Lu and Song. As long as the two countries are not satisfied with anything, the sky may fall at any time, not to mention the mortal enemy Teng Guo. He was uneasy, so he let people look through the window and stared at Teng Shi's residence opposite.

Sure enough, not too long. Then a shogunate official in black clothes and a black crown came to find Teng Shi and hurried out with him!

"It's over..." The thing that Xue Shi had been worried about happened, and Teng Guo would definitely use his relationship as a clan surname of Lu Guoji to arrange Xue Guoyi in front of the rulers of Lu country.

How is this good? Do you have a chance to speak up? Is it possible to listen to the words of the people from the state of Zhu, and the small states of Si Shang should unite and join the state of Wu, so that the state of Lu would not dare to touch them lightly?

However, just as he sat down on the couch, there were three soft knocks outside the door, which startled him.

"who?"

"Xue Shi, General Lu, please!"

...

When Xue Guoxing entered the Grand General's mansion with the shogun's officials, he happened to meet the Teng Guo envoy who came out of the palace.

However, he saw Envoy Teng constantly bowing his hands in the hall, flattering, and when he came out to meet Envoy Xue, he put on a arrogant appearance, his chin was about to be lifted to the sky! The more he was like this, the more uneasy Xue Shi was.

After entering the hall, the servants and servants on both sides knelt down to greet each other, and there were two rows of guards holding halberds and tigers in front of them. Zhao Wuxi sat behind the table in the center and silently watched Xue Shi saluting.

After the envoy Xue said a few words of greetings, Zhao Wuxi said with a blank face: "Just now, a traveler from Tengguo reported in front of me that Xueguo occupied the border towns of Tengguo, occupying mountains, forests and paddy fields, etc. Please let me know. Presiding over justice, is there such a thing?"

Xue En hurriedly bowed to his head and said, "General Mingcha, my country, Xue, has been keeping its own way for hundreds of years, and it is obviously the country Teng who has invaded our land and population!"

He then began to ramble about the long history of Xue's rule over Xue Di. Long before the Xia Yu era, Xue's ancestors began to build cities, and every hill and every river belonged to the Xue people. It was not until the Teng people were sealed that they invaded and occupied them one after another.

Zhao Wuxi supported Dai Guan's head with his hands, and listened impatiently to Xue Shi's slobber. In fact, Teng Xue's old accounts were not at all clear. These two small states could even fight for a small village between two hills. One hundred years. Zhao Wuxi saw that this was all a battle of snails, but it did not prevent him from making full use of the contradictions between these small countries and subduing them one by one.

"Enough." After Xue Shilian had spoken for half an hour, Zhao Wuxi interrupted him: "There is no need to say things like the old millet, and you explain that Teng Shi told Ru Xue Guo and Zhu Guo. Collusion, trying to oppose the affairs of the State of Lu."

Xue Shi panicked, this is the most terrible thing, he repeatedly denied: "There is absolutely no such thing! My country Xue is loyal to the State of Lu, and I admire the virtue of the general, and I will never dare to betray! Maybe there is something different in the State of Zhu. But Xue Guo doesn't know, let alone participate, and I hope the general will investigate."

He bowed his head as if he was pounding garlic~www.wuxiahere.com~ sobbing, Zhao Wuxi saw that he was almost frightened, and then said: "There is no best, if there is, I must agree to Teng Guo's request and satisfy their desire for Xue Guo's land. now..."

Xue Shi said with his finger: "The widow may come to Qufu to meet the Marquis of Lu in person and meet the generals to show Xue's loyalty!"

"How dare you let Xue Bo humiliate the city? He doesn't have to come in person. I have a draft contract here. Please take a look at the envoy first. If there is no objection, take it back and let Xue Bo sign it."

Seeing that Zhao Wuxi didn't mean to stand up for Teng Guo, Xue Shi breathed a sigh of relief, took a look, but took a deep breath.

ps: Chapter 2 will come later

(To be continued.)

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