Luo country.
Luo Yan received a letter from Qingji, "Father, Qingji ascended the throne of Wu Bo in the Kingdom of Wu and sent a letter of alliance to Luo Kingdom."
"May King Haotian Su be with you, may you live long and enjoy good health.
Luohou, the prince said, thanks to the soldiers' service and the support of the people, Qing Ji has ascended the throne as the king of Wu.
He Lu arrogated the title of king in the capital of Wu and built palaces that violated the regulations. What kind of rebellious beast is this?
No wonder he would commit regicide to seize the throne and oppress the people of his country.
Qingji immediately removed the royal title imposed by Helu's rebellious ministers, and still used the old title of Wu Bo to guard the southeast.
Now that the queens in the world are declining and the royal family is in decline, will the dynasty established by King Wu and King Su lose its destiny?
So where will Zhu Ji go?
How can the nobles surnamed Ji from Jin, Luo, and Wu exist between heaven and earth?
Gu is often worried and confused, not knowing the way forward. He can only rely on his strength to fight Hanyang in a bloody battle with the Chu State who covets the artifact of Sheji. This is what Qingji can do.
After studying in the Luo Kingdom Academy for several years, Qingji knew in his heart the essence of the Luo Kingdom's ways. He was a clan member with the surname Ji and defended the royal family. This is what an orphan should do. "
After Luo Ci read the letter, he was a little silent. After a while, he said: "It is only a letter of less than a hundred words. I am afraid that the king and ministers of Wu State thought carefully about every word before sending this letter."
Luo Yan looked calm and nodded: "I'm afraid yes, Qing Ji does not have such political wisdom. It should be done by the wise men of Wu State."
Wu Guoxin first strongly condemned Helu's treasonous behavior, and then expressed his willingness to still guard the southeast as Count Wu.
This defensive vocabulary is wonderfully used.
Who is this guarding for? Of course the royal family!
Wu State expanded its territory in the southeast not for its own sake, but for the great cause of the royal family.
Then he mentioned Jin and Luo, the two leaders of the princes surnamed Ji, and compared Wu with Jin and Luo, in order to improve their own value.
All the Xia states knew that Luo State was trying every possible means to maintain the authority of the Zhou royal family by uniting with other states. Qi State and Jin State were his most important allies.
Neither Qi nor Jin wanted to be this ally, because they also coveted the Zhou royal family, and then Luo struck them hard.
In the past, Wu Guo could only be regarded as the younger brother, but now Wu Guo wants to join this alliance to maintain the royal family and gain greater benefits from it.
Therefore, the letter specifically mentioned the bloody battle between Wu and Chu in Hanyang, and also mentioned that Chu was powerful and had never respected the royal family, in order to demonstrate its importance.
Luo Ci lay on the couch and looked at the gauze curtain in the palace. On it was a pattern of a flying phoenix. This was Bangzhou's totem and also Luo's totem.
The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang!
Feng Ming Qishan, Zhou Wang the world!
Does Phoenix still have a chance to sing in Qishan again?
Luo Ci said softly: "It is always good for the King of Wu to get rid of the old barbarian customs and give him the surname Ji again.
In recent years, the development trend of Qi State has gradually begun to follow the footsteps of other countries. The public and noble families in the country have grown bigger, and it is time to choose new wings for the royal family. "
Luo Yan shook his head and said: "Wu is inherently deficient. If we want to defeat Chu, if we have good soldiers and generals, there is still hope for Chu to make mistakes again.
However, the State of Chu is a behemoth like a dragon and an elephant, and the State of Wu is a water snake in the river. The territory and population of the two sides are not equal. It is very difficult to go upstream and annex the Chu State.
Moreover, behind the Chu State was the blood alliance of the Qin State. The Qin State's great concubines pursued the strategy of uniting Chu and Dingxi, so the Wu State was at best the overlord of the southeast. To protect the royal family, it still had to rely on the power of Qi and Jin. "
If Luo Ci and Luo Yan knew that Qin and Chu had not only begun to pacify Xirong and Nanman, but also gradually included Bashu in the southwest into the scope of their conquest, they would probably not believe that Wu could swallow the elephant.
Luo Ci said helplessly: "Why don't I know what you are talking about?
But the state of Qi gradually couldn't believe it. The ministers and clans in the state were fighting with each other. They wanted to make contributions, so they encouraged the Duke of Qi to attack the few remaining countries around Qi.
Qu State was destroyed, and Ju State was also destroyed. Ju State was destroyed, where would Qi State focus its attention?
In the past, Qi State formed an alliance because Luo State could bring benefits to Qi State. Now that the countries to the east of Luo State are gradually disappearing, where else can land be given to Qi State?
There are five major clans competing for power in the Qi State. There are the clans of Shangqing, and there are clans with lower status but strong strength. They consume each other's military strength.
Ten years ago, the state of Qi attacked the state of Ju. Under the betrayal of several other Qing clans, the An family's soldiers were completely wiped out. War became a tool for power and profit in the country, and we can see the danger from this. "
The king of Qi died prematurely several times in a row, resulting in the official's inability to control the powerful Qing clan, but it was impossible for the Luo family to bypass the king and communicate with the ministers who were evading the monarch.
Although Luo has a flexible bottom line, the bottom line of etiquette is insurmountable.
Seeing that Luo Yan understood, Luo Ci said: "The state of Qi is unstable, and the liquidation of the public clans in the state of Jin is still going on, so the state of Wu is needed now.
If the Wu State can annex the Yue State and spend a few years integrating it, it should be able to drag the Chu State to the south. Now is the time to make great efforts.
He wrote a reply to Qingji and asked the State of Wu to pay tribute to the emperor in the name of Xiaozong with the surname Ji. The quality and quantity of the tribute should be higher.
He sent people to Luoyi to ask the emperor to grant him the right to conquer south of the Huai River. "
The Luo Kingdom was the pillar of the Zhou royal family. Although the Emperor Zhou often made troubles, the Emperor Zhou would never refuse the requests of the Luo Kingdom.
Luo Ci thought for a while and said: "There are not many princes with the surname Ji now. Even the states of Zheng and Yan are marquises. We should let the state of Wu become a marquis, ask the emperor to canonize him, and send a grand team to the state of Wu to let everyone Everyone in Wu knows this."
Luo Yan's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Father, you are still so cool!"
Just like his father once looked at him with disappointment, Luo Ci looked at Luo Yan with some disgust, "The children of the public family are becoming more and more mediocre.
Now there are many capable people in the academy, and there are saints like Zhongni Gong who have opened up private schools and have many disciples. When wisdom breaks out, where will the Luo family go?
What can we do to defend Bang Zhou’s rule!
The ancestors said that there were shackles on Luo's body, but how to untie these shackles?
Do you have a clue? "
Luo Yan was speechless. The wisdom of his ancestors was something that an ordinary person like him could not defeat. It would be almost the same if Duke Luo Wen was resurrected.
Luo Yan left his father's dormitory with some shame and began to arrange for people to do what his father told him to do.
After receiving the letter from Luo Yan, the kings and ministers of the Wu Kingdom laughed. Qingji even took Sun Wu's hand and said with a smile: "Chang Qing.
If you were not needed for the war with Chu and Yue, with your talents, you could not only be a general, but also the prime minister of Wu! "
Sun Wu waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, you are ridiculous. This is just a coincidence."
Here in Wu State, the monarchs and ministers praised each other, and there was a happy scene. The envoys of Wu State, nearly a thousand people, left the capital of Wu. They took a large number of Wu State's treasures, the beauties and swords famous in the land of Wu and Yue to Luoyi to pay tribute to Zhou. Son of Heaven.
While the state of Wu was still on the road, the envoys from the state of Luo had already arrived in Luoyi.
"The emperor who has inherited the destiny, may King Haotian Su bless Bangzhou and you, and may Bangzhou and you be healthy for thousands of years!"
Luo Qingyi brought the news of Wu's upcoming tribute to Emperor Zhou, and at the same time told him the title and power that Luo Ci hoped to be given by Emperor Zhou.
Emperor Zhou also understood very well and said directly with a smile: "The Marquis of Luo holds the country, and everyone agrees!"
The State of Wu paid tribute to the Emperor of Zhou. On the grounds that the princes surnamed Ji were noble, the Emperor of Zhou granted the State of Wu the title of Marquis and guarded the southeast. He also gave him the power of conquest.
This is almost an acknowledgment of the Wu Kingdom's status as the southeastern hegemon. The Yue Kingdom can be kneaded and flattened by you, and the royal family and the princes of the Central Plains do not care about him.
This caused quite a stir in the world. In the eyes of many people, the Zhou royal family and the Luo Kingdom promoted an earl to a marquis on the grounds of blood connection with the surname Ji, and also gave the power of a regional magistrate.
This is to declare to the world that the princes surnamed Ji still guard the royal family and that the destiny of the country has not declined.
For a time, the Qing clan among the various countries also became a little more restrained.
…
Emperor Gaozu placed wine in the East Palace of Luoyang.
Emperor Gaozu said: In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Chu kingdoms were thousands of miles apart, with thousands of miles of fertile land and millions of armored men. The Zhou Dynasty was in decline, with only three hundred territories and less than one hundred thousand people. Why did Zhou rule the world, while Qin and Chu were vassals?
The ministers said to each other: The destiny is in Zhou!
Emperor Gaozu said: No!
The Zhou king's world includes Jin, Luo, Wu, and Qi. These are all clansmen with the surname Ji and noble relatives for many generations.
When Jin was divided, Luo declined, Wu was destroyed, and Qi changed, the Zhou family died in panic!
The ministers looked at each other and said nothing. ——"Historical Records·The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu"
There will be more in the afternoon~
(End of chapter)
