Spring and Autumn I Am King

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In the early morning of the next day, when the morning star had just risen, Zigong left Taoyi in a hurry and returned to Taoqiu after crossing the Pushui River.

Even when he sat on the rickety canoe, Zigong was still in a trance. He could clearly see what Zhao Wuxi said in the tent, but he felt a little weird.

Zigong's teacher, Confucius, was a man who respected only the ruler. People said that he was "uneasy without a ruler in March." The resumption of the Zhou Rites was also carried out with the ruler as the core. Without the ruler, nothing can be discussed. Zigong more or less inherited this point from him. Once he became a retainer of the Zhao clan, he was loyal and loyal, and when he left the border, he would be held hostage to Zhao Wuxi.

But this time, Zhao Wuxi gave him a different task, which also subverted Zigong's past understanding.

"You have to go back and tell the thirteen big businessmen and seven doctors that Uncle Cao will not come back, and the new king will not take the throne for the time being. They don't have to worry that the Duke of Cao's office will settle accounts in the autumn. The independence of the country is guaranteed by me."

All in all, the state of Cao will enter a vacancy period without a monarch. The length of the vacancy period is entirely determined by the mood of Wu Xie, perhaps a year and a half, or forever. During this period, Zigong wanted to take over the power of the state of Cao, implement the "government of the republic", and unite big merchants and nobles to achieve self-government without the constraints of Cao Jun.

"Anyone who contributed to the process of expelling Uncle Cao will be absorbed into the government as an official. You are the consul of Taoqiu, and you are the minister of a small country."

Zigong was stunned: "My lord, but I'm only thirty years old, and I'm not after a famous family, how can I be a minister..."

"I became the Minister of Lu at the age of nineteen." Zhao Wuxi disagreed, "The Minister of a small country is only equivalent to the top doctor of Lu. You can take this as an ordinary promotion."

Zi Gong's mood could not be calmed down for a long time. No matter how small or big the country is, the lord is the lord. His brothers and sisters, especially Zai Yu's dreamed position, actually fell to him like this!

But at the moment, besides him, there is indeed no suitable candidate, which not only makes Cao Ren trust, but also reassures Zhao Wuxi. Therefore, Zigong also did his part.

"The people you must not let down are not only me, but also the people in Taoqiu who were bewitched by you and expelled Uncle Cao. The basis of this Chinese riot is Taoqiu's hundreds of workers, merchants and scholars, Chinese people, and some peasants in Waiguo. , they are the foundation of the new political system. The state of Cao is the state of Cao of the people, not the state of Cao of one person. If you want to put this sentence into practice, Zigong has a long way to go, encourage it, encourage it.”

Afterwards, Zhao Wuxi sketched the outline of the future "Taoqiu Republic" for Zigong according to the characteristics of the state of Cao.

Tao will enjoy free laws and independent sovereignty, but the powers of court employment, diplomacy, and war will be temporarily managed by the Zhao family. At the same time, the army will be abolished, and only a few troops in the garrison city will be retained, so that the army can be reduced and the labor force can be liberated. This is the first benevolent government brought to them by Zigong, and the people of Cao will probably rejoice. As for Taoqiu's safety, the Zhao Clan will take over, and the first division of Zhao Binghui will be stationed in Taoqiu. Of course, they also pay a considerable amount of "shield money" to Zhao Clan every year.

Anyway, the combat effectiveness of the Cao people is really not enough, so they simply let them unarmed, so that they can devote all their energy to production and trade.

"Develop the economy, eliminate the evil government of the government of Cao State; encourage trade, close the city and reduce taxes appropriately, so that Taoqiu's market will become a real world; organize caravans, and do business farther, this is you The task of the consul."

Zigong was awe-inspiring, and he also understood in his heart that Zhao Wuxi's so-called guarantee of Cao's independence was limited, but it was actually only a vassal and market place of the Zhao family. On the one hand, he has to govern Taoqiu, and on the other hand, he has to ensure the interests of the Zhao family. The goods produced in Zhao's territory enjoy preferential rights in Taoqiu, and when the trade war starts again, he has to keep up with Zhao's pace...

The boat was swaying in the water, and Zigong didn't want to rest anymore. He stepped out of the canopy and looked up at the stars.

This consul is not easy to do, and it is not easy to offend both sides, but Zigong wants to try again. Who made his name "Tao Zhu"? This city is destined to have a fate with him!

...

What Zigong didn't know was that not long after he left, Zhao Wuxi, who had just finished the military meeting in front of the enemy, also paced out, standing on the shore and watching the ships go away.

"Zigong is going to Taoqiu, what he has to do is unprecedented..." Ji Ran also came at some time, standing beside Zhao Wuxi and said softly.

Wu Xie nodded: "Sir once said that the world can't be a tyrant for fifty years."

Ji Ran stroked his beard, stared at Zhao Wuxi and said, "Of course, now is the right time, and within ten years, a new overlord will emerge."

"Then I will also predict to Mr. that there will be a big change in the world in five hundred years. The last time was the Zhou, Shang, and Yi Dynasties. Whether it is the ritual system, patriarchal law, or system, there will be a change."

Ji Ran understood: "What the general means is that five hundred years have passed, and it's time for a big change?"

"Yes, not only the republican administration that Zigong is going to practice, but also other aspects."

"Like?"

"For example, what Mr. Shi saw was the decline of the world, the rise of scholars, the collapse of ritual and music, the secular world came to the fore, or what Mr. has not seen, the government's knowledge or the words of a hundred schools of thought... and this is divided into hundreds of The feudal lords of Kyushu in 2009 may reunite again, and the world will be one!"

Ji Ran was silent for a while, and after a while, he said: "The general's words are so eloquent, as if he has seen it with his own eyes... The world is fixed in one, I agree with this, but how to unify the princes after it is fixed is a big problem. Question. Dare to ask, what the general expects is a 'republican administration' like Taoqiu? Anyway, the monarchs of the various countries are like puppets, so why not let the ministers unite, depose the monarch, and elect one person to rule?"

"No, and it will never be possible." Zhao Wuxi's answer was unequivocal.

Taoqiu had the soil to expel the monarch and let the scholar-bureaucrats, merchants, and hundreds of workers govern together, but the rest of the area did not. Zhao Wuxi knew that not only did he want to continue the Zhao family's cause of "turning the family into a country" in history, but also that the new regime must be ruled by the monarch. I am a country!

Only in this way can we promote the final completion of these five hundred years of great changes with unprecedented cohesion.

As for Taoqiu, it can be regarded as an experimental site, a special administrative region under the control of Zhao's regime, which is a little red in the middle of Wanlu. Zhao Wuxi's future positioning of it is probably equivalent to those free cities in the Second German Empire in later generations. There is no harm in keeping the tolerant rule alive.

Zigong's boat had already reached the other side, and through the starlight and torches, Zhao Wuxi felt that he was saluting him on the other side. Looking around again, I saw that on both sides of the Pushui, the 20,000 Zhao army and the 10,000 Song army have already begun to cook rice. As long as it is dawn, they will all set off for the Lu country!

What he didn't see was that Ji Ran, who took a step back, was repeating what Zhao Wuxi said before, but came to a new conclusion.

"Five hundred years, there will be a king to prosper..." Xin Wenzi showed a meaningful smile. His intention to assist Zhao's family is now as firm as iron.

...

In the military, food must be convenient and simple. In this era, the military rations of various countries are all the same: embarrassing, that is, corn is the main food, accompanied by a thin soup cooked with wild vegetables. Do you want to eat meat? That must have been a pre-war snack.

Ji Ran has traveled around the world all year round, and is used to eating and sleeping in the open air. Of course, he doesn't pay attention to the choice of celebrities. He has long been mentally prepared for the army's food, but when Zhao Wuxi's cook put the food in front of him, he let it be calculated. Xin Wenzi was startled.

"What is this?" He pointed to the contents of the basket and asked Xiang Lu, but saw that the object was round, about a foot in diameter, and one inch thick. When he picked it up, he found that it weighed three or four kilograms, and its surface was yellow and dry. It looks like a pasta.

When Zhao Wuxi was in the Jin state, he had a craftsman make a stone mill, and then made flour. Now in Zhao's territory, a variety of pasta is a common food, but only the scholar-officials can eat fine noodles. How can you afford this?

"What the general asked the cook to do, he called it Guo Kui."

Xiao Xianglu took a piece with ease, broke it apart, put it into a hot kettle, and mixed it with the meat soup and vegetable soup.

After tasting it, he realized that the helmet was so rigid that it could knock out his teeth with a single bite, and it could be used as a shield. It must be soaked in water or soaked for a while. At this time, the taste is much better in the mouth. It is dry and chewy, crispy on the inside and crisp on the outside.

After eating, Ji Ran was too full. He was full of praise, and immediately got up and walked around the camp. He found that in addition to the military officials, the elite soldiers in the Zhao army also ate this food, and only those recruits and laborers were still chewing on the corn that had not removed all the sand and stones, and looked at it enviously.

Although Guokui is more expensive than general military rations, if it is only used to support military soldiers, this investment is not a loss.

After Ji Ran returned, he said to Zhao Wuxi: "I now know why Zhao Wuzun's morale is high, and he has won hundreds of battles. Not only is the general unique in military force, but also in weapons and armament, he also has new ideas in military rations. Things are easy to carry, suitable for long-term storage, and can be eaten at any time, the ministers of Jin and the people of Qi have already lost to the generals on this point.”

"Sir, you know what you know." Wu Xie smiled slightly. These basic things are not to be looked down upon, but sometimes they can decide the outcome of a war. They are very effective in improving morale, saving time, and ensuring the health of soldiers.

As for the destination, Zhao Wuxi spread out the map, looked at it and said, "Earlier, Qi's troops were scattered, and Guoxia led 20,000 troops to attack Yuncheng, Luqiu, etc. in Xilu. These two cities are the fortresses that I have built with all my strength. He gnawed on them for half a month but got no results~www.wuxiahere.com~ So he crossed the Jishui and headed east. Coinciding with the fall of Yunxian County, he and Qihou personally led a team 10,000 people and 10,000 people deployed along the Taishan line converged, and the 40,000-strong army attacked Qufu, causing the hinterland of Lu State to be eroded..."

Zhao Wuxi was deeply suspicious of Meng's "falling" of Yunxian County, because it fell too quickly. According to Zhang Mengtan's letter, Mengsun said that He Zifu went to Qufu alone to announce the matter. There must be something odd about it.

Maybe it was the plan that the Meng clan had planned long ago: if the Zhao clan was prosperous, Mengsun Heji would run to Qi and let his younger brother take the throne; if the Qi army was strong, Mengsun Heji would return to take over, and his younger brother would serve with the family chief. Pretend innocent. In this way, no matter which side wins, Meng is the winner.

Just like the Duke of Lu Xi betting on both sides between Jin and Chu, these Lu people... Zhao Wuxi gritted his teeth with hatred, and only regretted that he did not completely destroy Sanhuan. They settle accounts.

He knocked on the map and said to the crowd: "Our army will return to Lu through Yuncheng, and strive to reach the Central Capital within three days. I just hope that the people of Qi are still in the territory of Lu, 30,000 to 40,000, although the enemy has an advantage, but It's nothing compared to the snowfield battle back then. In addition, our army still has a favorable location and people, this battle will definitely make Qi people come and go!"

(To be continued.)