When Wang Lin ascended the throne, he offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple.
Zijue's figure appeared in the air.
"Although Bangzhou's destiny is declining, it has no intention of ending it. We cannot forcefully go against the destiny. We can only go with the flow. Otherwise, the destiny will bite back and the gain will not be worth the loss."
Zijue's voice rang in Wang Lin's ears. Surprise flashed in Wang Lin's eyes, and he paid homage: "Greetings to Ancestor King Wen."
"Lin Ding will definitely act carefully and prosper the Huai Kingdom."
After Zijue said a few words to Wang Lin, he left. His heir was indeed extremely talented and capable enough to deal with it.
[Ancestors: Zi Jue, Wang Jue
Patriarch: Wang Lin (the fifth generation grandson of the Wang family, king of the Huai Kingdom)
Title: Duke (Bang Zhou/Yin Shang)
Country: Bangzhou
Attributes: Internal Affairs: 91, Strategy: 95, Strategy: 88, Commander: 78: Force: 75, Charm: 90
Reputation: Slightly
Possessed props: Recruitment Order, Earth Level Sky Fire, Rejuvenation Talisman, Reinforcement Order*3, Whiteboard Props*10]
Wang Lin's attribute is top-notch in terms of domestic affairs and political strategy. As a monarch, he is almost top-notch.
After inheriting the position of Huaigong, Wang Lin began to check the intelligence of Bangzhou and other countries in Shandong over the years. The state of Qi and the state of Ji are already at odds with each other. In the state of Qi over the years, only two Marquis of Qi have served as important ministers in Wangji, while on the other side, every Marquis of Ji has held important positions in Wangji.
With the support of Wang Ji, although the state of Ji was weak, there was nothing Qi could do. They even worked with the State of Lu to restrict the development of the State of Qi.
After these years of development, the Marquis of Qi and the Marquis of Ji were in the same situation. The state of Qi had strong soldiers and horses, and could gain the upper hand in many conflicts, which the state of Ji hated deeply. Later, in order to balance the strength of the princes, the emperor supported Ji State to check and balance Qi State.
And with the emperor's support and Lu as an ally, Jihou naturally repaid the grievances he had suffered over the years in an intensified manner. The powerful Qihou was naturally furious when he was so insulted by Jihou, but although the emperor's power was not as good as before. , but still has a strong influence, so Qi has often been at a disadvantage in recent years, and the Marquis of Qi has reached the end of his patience.
Qi State, Yingqiu.
The palace hall.
"boom!"
"Shuzi bullied others too much, I will kill him!" A jingling and messy sound sounded, and the table in the main hall was overturned, and the wine bar and incense burner on it rolled to the ground.
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger, Your Majesty, please calm down!" The surrounding ministers and eunuchs quickly knelt down to dissuade him.
"Ji Dun bullied others too much! In the fifth year of his reign, he made slanderous remarks and was reprimanded by the emperor's edict."
"In the seventh year, it was said that our Qi State's expedition to Huaiyi was unfavorable and that we lost troops and generals, and deprived our Qi State of the right to conquer Huaiyi under the orders of the king."
"How dare you ask Qi to double the tribute today! If you don't teach him a lesson, all the princes in the world will definitely laugh at him!"
"Order the army to prepare. This time we must teach Ji Guo a lesson!"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor was deceived by him and reprimanded us. If we use troops against him, I'm afraid the Emperor..." A minister quickly dissuaded him.
"Your Majesty, the State of Lu and the State of Ji are on good terms. If we attack the State of Ji, the State of Lu will definitely send troops... Then our State of Qi will be attacked from both sides. How can we stop it?"
In the main hall, the important ministers tried to persuade them one after another, and after venting their anger, Qi Gong also calmed down. As the ministers said, if you take action directly, you are likely to be defeated by Ji and Lu, but if you let Ji Guo admit defeat, he And I feel unwilling.
No method came to mind for a while.
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After Wang Lin saw the intelligence collected from Qi, Lu, Ji and Wang Ji, he discovered that the conflicts among the three kingdoms were getting deeper and deeper. After several generations of development, Qi had wiped out the surrounding barbarians and annexed the land. He wanted to continue To develop, Ji Guo needs to be solved.
Even if the two sides have a good relationship, Qi State will eventually annex Ji State and develop and grow. What's more, the relationship between the two sides is so bad?
After seeing signs of mobilization of troops and horses in Qi State, Wang Lin suddenly had some ideas in his mind.
The Huai State is located in the southeast and has the advantage of fishing and salt. Since King Wen promoted cattle farming and developed agriculture, and the food was sufficient, the Huai State began to form caravans to sell to other countries and purchase various commodities that the Huai State needed.
Although the land of Huaisi is rich in products, it lacks copper mines. Zijue used a lot of blank prop cards in exchange for forging weapons and farm tools. In addition to wanting to destroy the Kingdom of Wu to prevent surprise attacks, the other reason for his strategy of going south was the copper mines.
In order to obtain copper and other resources that the Huai State lacked, Zijue established a large number of caravans. These caravans went to Xu, Wu, Qi, Lu, Ju, Ji, Jin, Chu and other countries. They were also accompanied by the caravans, and the Huai State also borrowed This opportunity formed a huge intelligence network, the news station.
After Wang Lin decided to intervene in the conflicts between Qi, Lu, Ji and Wang Ji, the news station immediately started operating.
In the Kingdom of Ji, Shang Rong led the caravan slowly into the capital of the Kingdom of Ji. This time the caravan brought a large amount of food, salt, and fine wine, preparing to exchange bronze and other materials with the Kingdom of Ji.
Only a few big nobles have enough wealth to trade this kind of bulk goods. They even often trade with kings of various countries and enter and leave the courts of nobles and ministers.
Shang Rong has come to the Kingdom of Ji dozens of times. Marquis Ji likes luxury wine and Shang Rong will give some gifts every time he comes, so he is favored by Marquis Ji.
A large amount of fine wine was delivered, which made Jihou very happy. He immediately prepared a banquet in the evening, and Shang Rong was able to attend.
The bells rang, the food was eaten, the orioles sang and the swallows danced, and the hall was bustling with activity. There are not many entertainment activities in this era, and the scope of activities is limited. I just like to listen to these people who travel around the world describe the customs of various places. To put it bluntly, it is bragging.
After Shang Rong told two jokes, he made Marquis Ji and the nobles in the hall laugh, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Rong Cong discovered an interesting thing when he was selling wine in Qi State."
"What stupid thing did Qi Guo do?" Ji Hou asked with a smile. The relationship between Qi and Ji was not good, so they often made fun of each other. When Shang Rong told about Qi's affairs, Jihou suddenly became interested.
"Ji Gong knew that the foreign minister was a seller of goods. As the sun advanced and the autumn harvest came, Qi State had a great harvest. The foreign minister wanted to buy some grain in Qi State and sell it to Song State. However, he asked the price. Instead of lowering the price of grain, it actually increased. It has risen, how can we sell food at such a price?”
"Haha, these people are really stupid. In a good year, the price is high, and they still charge high prices for grain. They are really stupid..."
"Your Majesty, you are drunk!" A minister next to him tugged at the corner of his clothes. Ji Hou seemed to be too drunk. He waved to several palace maids and quickly stepped forward to help him to the back hall.
After a while, the minister also walked in.
"What happened?" Ji Hou sat upright, his eyes clear, and he didn't look like he was drunk and dissolute just now.
"Qi State has had a good year and food prices have risen. This is unusual." The minister said.
"There is indeed something wrong." Ji Hou nodded.
"Then why does Qi State need so much food and grass?"
"Conquest!" Jihou reacted instantly: "Qihou is preparing to launch troops!"
"Your Majesty is wise, our country of Ji and Qi are at odds with each other. Qi has tried to attack us many times, but we relied on Duke Lu and the emperor to help us to survive. Now that Qi is accumulating food and grass, isn't it to deal with our country of Ji?" said the minister.
"No, prepare a chariot immediately and report to the Emperor and Duke Lu!"
