Qing Ji's refusal made Ji Ji, who was sitting aside, feel sorry for herself.

At the same time, she had some doubts about her appearance. Why didn't Qing Ji look down on her?

Isn’t the rumored King Wu Qingji a man who was as addicted to sex as his life?

Ji Ji glanced at Qing Ji resentfully, bit her lower lip lightly, and said slowly: "King Wu, don't you like the beauty of my body?"

"No."

Qing Ji smiled indifferently and said: "Ji Ji, you are indeed a rare beauty in the world. No wonder the Marquis of Qi fell in love with you when he saw you. In order to get you Ji Ji, he did not hesitate to send troops to attack Lu and was willing to use

Two cities exchanged."

"It's just that you are the wife of the Marquis of Qi after all. Even though the Marquis of Qi is dead, you are still a widow. How can I take advantage of others' danger?"

"Furthermore, it is true that people with the same surname do not marry, which has been a ritual since ancient times. How can I dare to violate it?"

When Ji Ji heard this, she shook her head and said, "What King Wu said is wrong."

"The State of Lu and the State of Qi are states of marriage. Either the Marquis of Qi marries a daughter of Lu, or the Duke of Lu marries a daughter of Qi, and they have been married to each other for several generations. In terms of blood relationship, they are definitely close relatives."

"Qi Xianggong's affair with his sister Wen Jiang is even more treasonous and unethical."

"Of course, Duke Xiang of Qi can do this kind of thing, let alone King Wu, who is so wise and powerful as the leader of the princes? Why should King Wu care about these red tapes?"

In Ji Ji's mind, she had an excellent impression of Qing Ji.

Although Qing Ji was over forty years old, he was still in the prime of his life. He was a man of extraordinary prowess. He was also the hero who created the hegemony of the Wu Kingdom, and was a figure far ahead of the Qi Heng Jin Dynasty.

How can we not make Ji Ji admire her?

"Ji Ji, I am not Qi Xianggong, and you are not the former Mrs. Wen Jiang."

"If the King of Wu cares about the opinions of the people in the world, I am willing not to seek status, but to be with you, King Wu, day and night."

Hearing this, Qingji felt a little moved for a moment.

He is not an easy man, but he has all the common problems of men.

Why wouldn't Qing Ji want to take possession of such a beautiful woman as Ji Ji?

However, Ji Ji's reputation is really not very good, and she actually had an affair with her own uncle, Ji Yihou.

What if Ji Ji gets along with someone else one day and puts a forgiving hat on Qing Ji?

Seemingly sensing Qingji's thoughts, Ji Ji had to explain the whole story to Qingji in front of her brother Ji Sunfei.

She just looked down on Lu Yangsheng and didn't want to be a pair of fateful couple with Lu Yangsheng, so she pretended to have an affair with her uncle Ji Lihou, who always doted on her, and it was not a real affair.

After learning about this, Qingji accepted Ji Ji and allowed her to live in the Wu Palace as his concubine.

…

After Lu Yang's death, the people of Qi believed that his death had something to do with the state of Lu, so they all turned their anger on the state of Lu.

However, due to the strength of the overlord Wu State, Qi State did not dare to attack Lu State and could only swallow its bad breath and wait for revenge in the future.

In order to obtain the protection of Wu, Lu State entered the court every year and paid tribute every year. Although it did not become a vassal state of Wu State, it still maintained a certain degree of suzerainty-vassal relationship.

At least every year, the State of Lu would send envoys to pay homage to King Wu Qingji and send them valuable gifts.

Tian Qi saw that Lu Yangsheng was dead, so he supported the latter's son Lu Ren as the new Marquis of Qi, and gave Lu Yangsheng the posthumous title "Qi Ai Gong".

In the Juye Ze Alliance, all the countries in the world have basically entered a period of peaceful development.

Han, Zhao, Wei, Jin and Zheng all continued to carry out reforms. Qi, Song, Wei and other countries also implemented new policies and achieved remarkable results.

Thanks to the strength of the overlord Wu State and the continuous wars over the years, all countries need a period of time to recuperate, so they all choose to hide their capabilities and bide their time in a tacit understanding to accumulate national strength.

This is exactly the international environment Qingji wants to create.

Three years later.

That is the twenty-sixth year of King Wu Qingji's reign, that is, 488 BC.

During these three or four years, the State of Wu continued to implement new laws, streamline its military and administration, reduce corvee and reduce taxes, and formulated and implemented many policies that were beneficial to the people's livelihood, which made people's hearts fall in love with them and recognized the fact that they had become "Wu people".

In terms of economy, Wu State actively traded with other countries and sent caravans through the Silk Road, which promoted economic exchanges with Westerners and earned Wu a lot of money.

At the same time, the State of Wu maximized its benefits to the people and hid wealth among the people, so that all the common people could have income from their hard work, receive medical treatment for their illnesses, provide for their old age, and have a place to live.

The national treasury, which had been depleted due to the previous series of wars, was once again subtly enriched.

Crops such as corn and cereals are piled up like mountains and are almost moldy.

The rope used to string the money has become rotten and has not been used.

All of this proves how wealthy the Wu Kingdom was at this time.

The Wu State was able to bring this kind of prosperity not entirely from the people, but from "plundering" from the northern countries and Western countries.

This kind of plunder is economic plunder.

The State of Wu continued to harvest the wealth of other countries with its outstanding commodities such as silk, porcelain, tea, weapons and equipment, and refined salt.

Apart from anything else, Wu State already firmly controls the transportation routes of the Silk Road.

Whether they are merchants from northern countries or merchants from Western countries, if they want to pass through the Silk Road, they must pay a valuable "toll", that is, customs tax...

In order to make Li Shu surrender as much as possible, Qing Ji also deliberately reduced the tax and tax, and exempted the three counties of Bajun, Shujun and Chang'an that had recently been merged into Wu State from the tax and corvee for one year.

Moreover, Qingji also exempted people from the "koufu", that is, Li Shuhu under the age of fourteen no longer had to pay the head tax.

In this way, it can be ensured that Wu State can obtain and use the maximum amount of money from the people, and the state treasury can be enriched.

The prosperity of Wu State, where the common people live and work in peace and contentment, is far beyond what the northern countries can match. Therefore, a large number of people migrated to Wu State to settle down and settle down.

Coupled with the original policy of encouraging childbirth, the population of Wu State has increased dramatically in recent years.

In terms of military affairs, Wu State streamlined its troops and horses as much as possible, gradually eliminated chariots, trained a large number of cavalry, and bred tens of thousands of excellent horses to prepare for emergencies.

In politics, the State of Wu has always used the inspection system to select talents and use their abilities. Regardless of their origins, only those who are qualified are promoted.

Every three years, all county governors and county magistrates in charge must go to the capital Jinling to undergo an assessment.

If you fail the assessment or have average political performance, you will be demoted or even dismissed from office.

If you have outstanding political achievements and can pass the assessment, you can be promoted, gain access to the palace, or be rewarded with some mansions, farmland, cloth and other items by Qingji.

This means that every official in charge of Wu State must be law-abiding and honest.

In terms of diplomacy, Zheng, Song, and Lu, the three Central Plains vassal states that bordered Wu and bore the brunt, became Wu's iron-clad allies, allowing Wu not to worry about threats from the north.

In terms of education, the Jixia Academy of Wu State cultivated a large number of outstanding talents, filling various industries including scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, which made the educational atmosphere of Wu State show a trend of vigorous development.

In terms of folk customs, Wu people are brave enough to fight in public but timid to fight privately, and they are happy to hear battles.

They still maintain a spirit of righteousness. Everyone can wear a sword and go out on the street, but they will not engage in private vendettas.

This is due to the rule of law and education that Wu State has always promoted.

The two-pronged approach of rule of law and education has enabled Wu people to develop this kind of custom.

He is strong-blooded and does not pick up lost things on the road, so he has extremely high moral integrity.

In the current state of Wu, every year during the slack season, counties and counties in various places organize tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of men to conduct drills and serve as reserves.

Even half-grown teenagers will train spontaneously under the guidance of adults, hoping that when they grow up, they can be like their fathers and brothers, go into battle and kill enemies and make achievements.
Chapter completed!