The State of Wu pays tribute to the Zhou royal family every year worth one thousand gold, which is ten thousand taels of gold in ten years...

How can this make people afraid of poverty? How can Ji Gai, who has been living a shabby life, not be heartbroken?

Of course, this comes at a cost.

That is, the Wu army will be stationed near Luoyi in the future, and they can come and go freely, treating Luoyi as the territory of Wu State.

There is no doubt that Wu Wang Qingji’s wishful thinking was to take advantage of the opportunity to allow Wu State to encroach on the Central Plains and the land of Luoyi and Wangji.

But, can Ji Gai refuse?

cannot!

First of all, Qing Ji gave too much and it was difficult for Ji Gai to refuse.

Furthermore, Ji Gai, the emperor of Zhou, was really in extreme despair.

As the co-lord of the world, his orders may not be able to leave Luoyi City and directly rule his own royal territory.

The Zhou Dynasty implemented a system of enfeoffment. At the beginning, heroes, heirs, and descendants of ancient emperors could be enfeoffed to various places to defend the emperor and expand territory for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This situation lasted until the end of the Western Weekend.

Until the Zhou emperor moved the capital to Luoyi, the land in the city under the emperor's control continued to decrease sharply.

On the one hand, it was invaded and occupied by the surrounding countries such as Zheng, Guo, Jin and others, and was encroached on step by step.

On the one hand, the Emperor of Zhou had to reward some officials with territory in exchange for their support.

Ji Gai can now be said to be extremely humble, just like other emperors of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The quality of life may not be as good as that of the princes of a small country or the ministers under their own rule.

Really unable to survive and too poor, Ji Gai had no choice but to betray his integrity and ask the officials to "give away" some property...

Qingji's current plan to station Wu troops near Luoyi is, on the one hand, to control the Zhou royal family, and on the other hand, to help the Emperor of Zhou resist the invasion of Zheng and Jin...

There are pros and cons.

However, it has little to do with Emperor Zhou.

Although, the inheritance of our ancestors cannot be abandoned.

But Ji Gai has fallen to this level, can he still care about his face and the inheritance of his ancestors?

After the death of the widow, what will happen to the flood?

After thinking for a long time, Ji Gai finally made a decision that went against his ancestors.

"good!"

Ji Gai nodded and said: "Marquis Wu, in the name of the Emperor, I should confer upon you, Marquis Wu, the chief minister of the Zhou royal family."

"Of course, I'm afraid that the officials and officials won't agree, and I still need help from the Marquis of Wu."

"My lord, take your orders!"

Qing Ji achieved his goal and was naturally quite happy.

As for the officials of the Zhou royal family who did not agree?

joke!

Wu has so many elite soldiers and generals, how can he still crush them?

If there is any resistance, Qingji will definitely suppress it.

His purpose was just to control Luoyi, a piece of royal land, and use it as a springboard to march into the Central Plains in the future.

If possible, Qing Ji would also coerce the emperor to order the princes and issue orders in the name of the emperor of Zhou.

"Zhengqing" is a very important official position. In short, it is the minister in power.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, since the chief minister held an important position and was in charge of the lifeblood of a country for life, powerful ministers issued orders on behalf of the monarch, which easily caused the monarch's power to shift down to the hands of the ministers.

Formation of factions, monopolization of power, abolishment of institutions, regicide, and treason often occurred.

Such as Zhifeng and Zhiyao of Jin, Ling Yin of Chu, and Dongmen Xiangzhong of Lu, their power is second only to the king.

However, some princes did not have the position of chief minister due to different political systems.

For example, Zheng used Hanhu to rule the country, and Gongsun Qiao was in charge, that is, Zipi was the top minister, and Zichan was the ruling minister.

Wuzi of Lu Ji was the Situ, and his uncle and grandson Zhaozi was the Sima. That is to say, the Ji family was the Shangqing in charge, and the Shusun family was the second minister in charge. Neither of them could call themselves Zhengqing.

…

Night falls.

On one side of the Royal City of Luoyi, in the Chuanshe, there was still a brightly lit scene.

This is the temporary residence of King Wu Qingji.

At this time, Tingwei Boyi was reporting to Qingji that Jin Hou Jiwu and Zheng Bo had entered Luoyi.

After Qingji heard the news, he immediately pondered for a moment and said: "Bohu, you go and negotiate with the Marquis of Jin, or to be more precise, with Zhao Yang, and exchange Dong Anyu for Yaoli and Zixu's wife and children."

Qing Ji already knew that the conspiracy between himself and Wu Zixu's emperor and ministers was behind the Jin State, and the Chu State was behind it.

But the matter has been settled, and now anything can be discussed at the negotiation table.

"promise!"

Boy was just about to leave.

Wu Zixu, who was standing aside, said quickly: "No!"

"Zixu, do you have anything else to do?"

Qingji was very confused.

Wu Zixu bowed to Qingji and said with a sad look on his face: "Your Majesty, my wife and children, who are absolutely unworthy of my lordship, still need to be divorced in exchange for Dong Anyu."

"Yao Li is a despicable person. There is no need for your Majesty to replace him just to vent your anger. My wife and children are not worthy of your Majesty replacing Dong Anyu!"

After a pause, Wu Zixu said sternly: "Your Majesty, Dong An is a man of great talent. He can govern the country and bring peace to the country. He is a rare and wise minister!"

"If your Majesty cannot recruit Dong Anyu, you can kill him. You must not let him return to the Jin Kingdom and continue to serve Zhao Yang."

"This is no less than letting the tiger return to the mountain, with endless consequences!"

"Please, Your Majesty, be clear about it!"

"hiss!"

Bo Xi and Fan Li on the side heard this and looked at Wu Zixu with some horror in their eyes.

They all know that Wu Zixu is a ruthless person, he is ruthless to himself, let alone to Jia Juan?

However, although his wife and children clearly had a chance to survive, Wu Zixu resolutely abandoned his wife and children, leaving Qingji to either surrender or kill Dong Anyu.

How can this be so?

Wu Zixu is really not a father or a husband like this!

Too harsh!

Qing Ji was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Wu Zixu to be so cruel.

However, as a monarch, Qingji cannot just focus on eliminating hidden dangers for himself without taking into account the feelings of his closest officials.

Furthermore, Dong An may not necessarily become an enemy of Qing Ji and a scourge to Wu State.

Qingji then stepped forward, patted Wu Zixu on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Zixu, I know you are out of public interest, so you can abandon your wife and children for the sake of me and the country."

"Of course, it doesn't have to be like this."

After a pause, Qingji said loudly: "What does Dong Anyu mean?"

"I believe that the sons you train from the future, Wu Zixu, will be no less talented than Dong Anyu!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes. He took a step back and said with a choked voice towards Qing Ji: "Your Majesty, I am really ashamed!"

"I, Wu Zixu, have given my life to you, and no longer to my family!"

"I know."

Qingji nodded heavily and said, "Zixu, everyone knows how loyal you are to me."

If he hadn't known that Wu Zixu was loyal to him, Qing Ji would have justifiably executed Wu Zixu when Wu Zixu ignored the king's orders and sent troops to attack Zheng without permission.

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