Now, with Zhiyao on his left, Sima Rangju, and Sun Wu on his right, the cause is basically stable?
In fact, with the current strength of the Zhi family, and the fact that Zhi Yao has been carrying out various constructions step by step, even if there are no good generals or advisers, if you rely on hard power to push, regardless of the losses, you will definitely be able to push through one by one.
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After Zhiyao confirmed Sun Wu's attitude, the first thing she did was to quickly take Sun Wu to Zhishen's place to discuss how the ceremony for taking back the retainers should be held.
Of course it’s not something to be done lightly!
At present, it seems that Sun Wu does not have any outstanding records? That is because he does not serve as a coach, but holds the title of staff officer, so he does not have any outstanding records.
The fact is that Sun Wu has been serving as his deputy for a long time and can team up with anyone. Among them, he cooperates best with Wu Zixu.
The core senior leaders of the Zhi family have broken away from the low-level taste, and will not think like some people who are full of low-level taste that Sun Wu did not play a key role because he did not serve as a general.
This is entirely because Zhiyao has improved the vision of the core members of the Zhi family. With more exposure and seeing the benefits brought by the layout, who would despise the heroes behind the scenes?
Not to mention that Sun Wu had a very strong presence in the battle to conquer the "Ying Capital" of Chu State.
Zhiyao was not familiar with the contemporary world at the beginning, which resulted in some plans being slower. Only in recent years has it begun to accelerate. Otherwise, the world should have seen what hard power means.
What is the situation? The main reason is that the Zhi family's basic fundamentals were very good. Later, they merged with the Zhongxing family. Not only was there no family within the Jin Kingdom that could compare in size, it was also compared with foreign princes and most other countries.
But Chishi.
It just so happens that the fundamentals are sufficient, otherwise Zhiyao would most likely have to spend about thirty years accumulating while building and laying out, in order to achieve the current status quo.
As for why Zhiyao has struggled for more than ten years to become like this? It depends on his previous status and his current status. It can only be said that as a legitimate leader, many things are not something that can be done by knowing. How can he be like this now?
Jisong and Jishen are extremely enlightened.
Therefore, when comparing thirty years with ten years, there is really not just a time difference, the troubles encountered in many aspects will be the same.
After the tribesmen and retainers who could reach the Zhi family came to "Handan" one after another, the ceremony regarding Zhishen's edict began.
Imperial seal? Yes, that’s the word.
At present, the head of a family can issue imperial enfeoffments. In addition to being recruited as retainers, they will also be immediately given corresponding food and fiefdoms. Such a ceremony is not only grand in appearance, but also goes beyond the rules in terms of treatment.
After such a ceremony, Sun Wu was not only a retainer of the Zhi family, but also a kind of official with a powerful voice.
It is equivalent to saying that the starting point after Sun Wu came to Zhishi was the end point that many people struggled for their whole life, and even more people could not reach it in their whole life.
The recalled Sima Ranju also went through the same ceremony, but the difference was that the treatment Sima Ranju received was a reward for his merits.
It's not that Zhishi treated Sima Ranju and Sun Wu differently. The core is that Sima Ranju was captured and came to Zhishi, and Sun Wu was invited.
Therefore, Sima Rangju should be grateful for receiving the imperial conferment and should not have any resentment.
What is somewhat different from Sun Wu is that the Zhi family once again held the imperial edict, and Sima Ranju was not the only protagonist. There were many people who had made contributions to the Zhi family in the past, including groups that had accumulated enough credit for several years. Together with Sima
Rangju received the imperial seal.
The people who presided over the ceremony were Zhishen, the head of the Zhi family, Cheng Xiao and Fu Guo from the Xiaozong family, as well as the older and new generations of the Zhi family, who together witnessed them reaching new heights in life.
Zhiyao attached great importance to this imperial edict and did not invite other families to come and watch the ceremony.
The Lao Zhi family has a long-term plan for this, so why not hide it? Why should we teach other families to be smart?
In terms of importance, it is presided over by the head of the family and has a group of high-level witnesses as witnesses. It not only provides practical benefits, but also provides encouragement on a spiritual level. In terms of means, it is extremely high-end in the current era, and enough people who have received the imperial seal are willing to die.
More people want to achieve this kind of treatment.
"The eldest son has become a great man, and he has the appearance of King Wen." Sun Wu himself was not excited when he received the imperial conferment. At most, it was just a change in his identity.
To be honest, Sun Wu worked for many people. He once thought that Fu Chai was ambitious enough. How could he have thought that there would be a Zhiyao in the Central Plains who was more advanced in behavior and thinking?
No joke, Sun Wu himself compared Fucha and Zhiyao, and based on what he has seen and heard so far, he came to the conclusion that Zhiyao was not only more foresighted in a series of actions, but also had a clever layout and even had a high self-esteem.
I am slightly inferior to myself.
And this is purely because Zhiyao stands on the "shoulders of giants" and is not due to personal merit.
Sima Ranju nodded with emotion and said: "Only in annexing other countries, the princes are not as good as others."
People like them are never afraid that the matter is big enough. What they are afraid of is that the people who work for it are too uninterested. The most rare thing is that Zhiyao is willing to spend more than ten years or even more time planning, and can endure the loneliness in the process.
After developing and taking shape, he did not get carried away, but was still willing to continue pretending, and was able to gradually achieve partial results during the pretending period.
What moved Sun Wu was the "the princes are inferior to them". He had already played in the Wu Kingdom to save the crisis, and once again witnessed that the Wu Kingdom had the qualifications to compete for hegemony, he had no intention of playing it again.
Participating in the Zhi family's annexation of other countries and witnessing the process of turning a family into a country, just thinking about it makes my old body seem to be infused with strength and regain the motivation to fight for it.
"Wu State went through the battle of 'Ai Ling'. It could be as short as five years old and not allowed to go north, or as long as ten years old?" Sima Ranju asked.
If Zhishen or Zhiyao asked, Sun Wuzhen might not answer.
It's different when it comes to Sima Ran Ju Wen. They can be regarded as communication between colleagues, and they can reach agreement on thoughts and opinions on certain matters while serving the head of the family.
Sun Wu knew what Sima Ranju wanted to express, and said: "Destroy Wei this year, and it will take three to five years to make it impossible to overthrow; destroy Lu three years ago, cut off the interference of the princes south of the Huaihe River, and then destroy Qi in one fell swoop."
Therefore, Sun Wu did not give an answer as to when Wu State would be able to recover. His attitude was that if the Zhi family had the ability, they should complete the annexation of the eastern princes as soon as possible.
When people like them communicate, some things don’t actually need to be said clearly or thoroughly.
Even if the Jin army did not intervene in the "Battle of Ai Ling", Wu would still end up with heavy losses, which would definitely affect the excavation of the canal and the construction of cities along the way. It would last for at least ten years without respite, and the Wu army would basically be defeated.
There is no ability to go north again.
Sun Wu said bluntly: "If Wu's army goes north, Wu will be destroyed."
Sima Ranju was not surprised at all after hearing this, and thought to himself: "Fu Chai will definitely try his best to go north again. Behind the scenes, Gou Jian has been deliberately seeking revenge. His hometown will definitely be stolen."
At that time, the main force of the Wu army was involved in the Central Plains. Even if Fu Chai could return without losing his entire army, given the local folk customs and the fact that Fu Chai had done so many perverse and consuming "people" efforts, how many nobles would be willing to do so?
It is really hard to say that you continue to stand on Fu Chai's side.
Regarding the destruction of Weiguo this time, Sun Wu has already given Zhishi suggestions. It can be seen that Zhishen is still struggling, but Zhiyao has already made a decision in her heart.
What Sun Wu knew was that Zhiyao had sent people to contact the nobles of the Wei Kingdom, and used all kinds of coercion and inducement in order to bring the Wei Kingdom into the Zhi clan's territory without resorting to war.
Sun Wu was very surprised by Zhiyao's style, and felt that it was in line with his own idea of "using justice and harmony, and winning by surprise".
"The Tian family wants to usurp the country, and I want to make them get what they want." Sima Ranju said. His "I" specifically refers to the Zhi family.
A long time ago, Yan Ying made a prophecy, saying that the Tian family of Chen would one day usurp the throne of Guo Zuo of the Jiang family of Lu.
The person who said that was Yan Ying, so many people believed it at that time. Unfortunately, neither the contemporary Qi Jun nor the subsequent Qi Jun believed it, and those who believed it were played to death.
Sun Wu was immediately stunned.
How should I put it? Does it look like Sima Ranju can play?
Sima Ranju didn't wait for Sun Wu to say anything, and said: "This is the plan of the eldest son." After saying this, he sighed, which really made people confused what he meant.
This time Sun Wu was a little confused.
I heard that people in Jin are very rigid, and there are rumors that they are also all kinds of reckless, almost to the point where they don't want to use their brains if they can solve it with their muscles.
Although many people know that it is some losers who are mocking Jin people, the problem is that there are so many people who believe it, and even some wise men are more or less affected.
What Sun Wu doesn't quite understand is what Zhiyao grew up on, and how can a person in his twenties live a life that is more insidious and shrewd than some people in their seventies and eighties!
However, Sun Wu then thought: "It seems that the rumors that he was involved in family affairs at the age of five or six are true. In this case, it is a bit interesting!"
There is actually no need to fear being tied up and burned to death for someone who behaves like a monster at such a young age. On the contrary, it will be regarded as a kind of auspiciousness.
While the two were chatting, someone came to inform them that Zhiyao was here.
They had stayed in "Handan" for a long time, and the main reason why they did not return to "Xintian" was that they did not have to respond to the princes immediately by staying in "Handan".
What's the response? This year, Zhishi attacked Lu first, and then turned around and captured "Puyang" in a flanking attack, especially when he was also attacking Qi on the side.
Coupled with this, the Wei family was crusading against the Zheng State, the Hu family was at war with Bai Zhai, and the Han family was mobilizing troops on the border of the Qin State, which made outsiders think that the Jin State was crazy.
A prince.
Zhiyao came without delay, and after saluting, he said: "Many princes sent envoys to 'Luoyi' to find someone who cried and complained that there are many bullying behaviors in my family."
Sun Wu and Sima Ranju first looked at each other, then looked at Zhiyao, waiting for the next step.
To be honest, when Zhi Yao heard the news, she didn't get angry immediately. On the contrary, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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