Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: Chapter 2, ask for a monthly pass!

Outside the Zhao family temple, the two important officials who were in charge of the wind and rain in the state of Lu could only wait respectfully here. During this interval, Zai Yu asked softly, "Zhang Zi, what do you think of the young master?"

Zhang Mengtan's eyes are still deep and wise, and no one can escape in front of him. Zhao Cao doesn't look a lot like the head of the Zhao family. He has more inherited his mother's appearance and perhaps a bit of the appearance of Shen Gong Wuchen, the ancestor of his mother's clan. He looks a little thin, and his face is as handsome and handsome as a Chu person. Shy boy.

The little gentleman in Xinjiangpan Palace who looks different everywhere, I'm afraid it's hard to see, after all, it's a character that comes out every few hundred years.

He smiled and said, "Young Master is polite and polite, and he is a good candidate. He will definitely be a good minister."

"But he's only four years old"

"Four and a half years old." Zhang Mengtan emphasized.

Zai Yu shook his head: "It doesn't make much difference, in fact, whether the lord is in the state of Lu does not affect the administration of the shogunate. The young master doesn't even need to go there personally, he only needs to bow in Wenxian County. With Zhang Zi and us, we can control the state of Lu as well. Well-governed"

"My son, your idea is very dangerous. It is exactly the same as the self-righteous rulers of Nankuai and Gongshan Buju." The proud Zai Yu could only lower his head and admit his mistake.

"The uncles and grandsons of Sanhuan and the Ji clan have died, and the only remaining Meng clan has also surrendered their territory and was moved to Qufu. They have the title of a minister but have no ministerial authority. The Shiqing of Lu is only left with the Zhao family and his son. I, you are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, talk about what Shiqing is."

Zai Yu swallowed his saliva: "I have been a minister for many generations, and I will rest with the country"

"That's right, since it is with the country, how can there be a minister who has not been in the country for a long time? If things go on like this, the people of Lu will forget that the Zhao clan is in charge of them, so when the lord is busy governing Hanoi and the war to the west of Taihang, Lu The country needs a son of the Zhao clan to sit in, so who else is there besides the young master in front of him?"

Zhao's family is not very prosperous. Zhao Wuxi's wife, Le's daughter, gave birth to a daughter last year. Although Zhao Wuxi loved her very much, as a newborn of a political family, she was soon given a daughter. After a marriage contract, when he grows up, he will marry Han Hu's son as a witness to the Yonggu of the Zhao Han alliance.

But as a result, the retainers' expectations for their direct son were in vain. As Zhao Wuxi's only son so far, Zhao Cao was naturally considered by Zhang Mengtan to be the best person to protect Zhao's interests in Lu.

Not everyone agrees with this point. In Lu, some shogunate officials who are used to freedom are quite critical.

This idea may come from the neighboring country Cao Kingdom, or the so-called "Taoqiu Free City". There is no king in Cao, only Zigong manages the state as the "big power". Below him are the "public officials" composed of thirteen merchants and seven nobles in Cao, who jointly set the law and rule according to it.

Similarly, the monarchs of the state of Lu, whether it is Duke Ding of Lu who just died of illness this spring, or the new Marquis of Lu who succeeded to the throne, are all fake puppets.

The regime of the State of Lu was controlled by the Zhao clan's shogunate, but Zhao Wuxi was not in the State of Lu for a long time, so he was managed by scholars headed by Zhang Mengtan. A few years have passed, and when the state of Qi has no time to take care of it, a few people such as Zai Yu have formed the illusion that "the state of Lu is autonomous by the scholars".

But Zhang Mengtan understands very well, he can't be more clear, although he holds high the banner of literati, although he knocks down a large area of ​​the old aristocracy in Lu, and divides their territory and replaces their status with bureaucrats and small landowners with military merit .

In the final analysis, Zhao Wuxi just wanted to concentrate the originally scattered feudal power into the hands of the shogunate, and the shogunate would always be the Ying surname Zhao!

"The State of Lu can have no monarch, but it cannot have no generals!" This is the bottom line that Zhang Mengtan insists on.

If General Zhao didn't have time to sit in the State of Lu, he could only push a small general up.

Zhang Mengtan's responsibility is to guard this Taidai land for the Zhao family. After all, it is the place where he started. Moreover, in the past two years, the country of Lu has indeed prospered, and both military, political and people's livelihood are on the right track.

The State of Lu originally had only nine counties, but as the doctors of Donglu were either convicted or taken over, Donglu was also included in the county system of the shogunate, adding three counties, and the thieves after the Battle of Wenshui. With the cooperation of Zhi and Xu Chengshui Road, Taishan County and Ailing County were forcibly captured from the territory of Qi State, a total of 14 counties with a population of more than one million! It is Zhao's eastern base.

As for the state of Qi, the great enemy of Lu, two years ago, Chen and Bao launched a coup d'etat to support the son Tu, who was called Yan Ruzi, or "Ruzi Hou". As the loser of the coup d'etat, Gao Zhang was intercepted by Chen's ambush army after he fled. Gao Zhang was killed after being detained in Linzi.

At the same time, Guo Xia's son Guo fled to Muling Pass to join Yan Yu, but unfortunately Yan Yu was incompetent. During the hesitation, he was disturbed by the edict sent by Chen Bao, and his soldiers scattered in a hurry, and he himself could only flee to the state of Ju.

After a major turmoil, the Chen Clan Bao Clan continued to integrate the interior. Now Qi State is powerless to pose a threat to Lu State. Instead, it must always be on guard against riots by the country and the disabled party in the country, as well as possible aggression by Lu State at any time.

In desperation, the Chen family has agreed to cede Mount Tai, Ailing and other lands to Lu, and even the Hejian land can be negotiated, as long as it can be peaceful. The Zhao family also needed peace to heal the wounds of the war, and needed food compensation from the state of Qi for emergency relief, so Zhao Wuxi signed a peace treaty with the Chen family on the bright side. attack Qi.

But in fact, how could Zhao Wuxi make Chen's life better? His strategy is a more sinister "attack with Qi"!

As early as after hearing the news of Gao Zhang's murder, Gao Wupi was in a lot of pain, and was finally willing to agree to Zhao Wuxi's conditions, and wanted to avenge the Chen family.

Guo Xia, who was captured with him, was a tough guy. Even if the clan coup failed and was expelled, he was still unwilling to be Zhao Wuxi's knife.

But having said that, Zhao Wuxi was not worried about the capital of this famous general, so he simply continued to detain Guoxia as a hostage, but with Gao Wupi as the main, Yan Yu and Guo as supplements, he selected 10,000 from the prisoners of Qi State. People, take them as the vanguard to enter the state of Ju. The Zhao family occupied the capital of Ju State and Langya and other seashores and cities, while the White Guards of Qi State were concentrated in the north. After several months of training, they began to attack the State of Qi and captured the homeland of Ju State, Jiegen, as a counter-attack against Linzi. base.

Not only that, Zhao Wuxi also found the young masters of Qi Min who escaped from the state of Qi (the posthumous title of Qihou Chujiu has also changed, it is not "Jing" in history, but "Min". Chaos is called suffocation, there is something about soldiers and bandits; it makes the people sad, called sting, how harsh the government and thieves are, it is a great evil posthumous), let Gao Wupi use them as the banner~www.wuxiahere.com~ to oppose Chen Bao and that puppet" Ruzi Hou".

So for two years, Chen Bao and the remnants of Guogao have been fighting on the border of Qiju, and they have to deal with the rebellion of Guogao's party from time to time.

Relying on the support of the people, the Chen family was barely able to stabilize their position, but they were also afraid that the Zhao family would slow down and continue to attack, so Chen Qi, Chen Heng and his son came up with an idea: they began to build the Great Wall at the border of Qilu, a simple rammed earth wall. From the defense gate to the east, it has been extended to Muling Pass, and it is planned to be further repaired to the seaside!

This was about a month ago. When he heard the news, Zhao Wuxi was discussing with Zhang Meng about letting his son go to Lu Guozhan as a major general. Zhang Mengtan clearly remembered that the lord laughed after being stunned for a moment, laughing at the fact that the father and son of the Chen family were in a hurry to go to the doctor, and also asked Zhang Mengtan to send people to the territory of Qi after the state of Lu to find out if there was anyone named "Mengtan" Jiang's daughter of Qi.

"With Meng Jiangnv alone, you can break the Great Wall of Qi without breaking a sweat!" Zhao Wuxi seemed to be holding back a smile when he said this. Zhang Mengtan was never seen again.

But what exactly does this phrase mean? Talking about smart brains with Zhang Meng, I still don't understand (To be continued.)