"The Zhi family is tyrannical and invades the land of Qi; diplomatic relations are useless, and the intention to destroy Qi is clearly revealed!"
"The first time you offended me, you attacked me by name, and many families came under your command."
"The rise of my family may be due to the hard work of our ancestors and the achievements of the great masters. It is heroic and strong."
"Today, the Zhi family is outside, and the adults are inside. The public family has no virtue, and the country of Qi is hopeless. If God does not take it, he will bear the blame."
Tian Heng said that Zhi's invasion of Qi was an excuse to attack Tian, which was actually correct.
The Zhi family used the pretext of attacking the Tian family to invade the Qi State. In fact, it was to help the Tian family become famous and make many families in the Qi State move closer to the Tian family.
His reputation was so high that he had unprecedented power.
It is said that Tian Qi has unprecedented power because the previous Qi princes who were in power were not as powerful as him.
Precisely because Tian Qi held far more power than any previous dynasty, gained the support of nobles of different surnames, and joined forces to force the Qi princes, the Qi State was able to assemble a hundred thousand troops to compete with the Wu army on the land of Lu.
If Qi had not lost so many troops in "Ai Ling", Tian Qi could only continue to pretend to be humble, and would use other means to kill the king, so as not to go out in person and fight the Qi princes with real swords and spears.
Tian Qi looked at the excited Tian Heng, while he himself had a worried face.
When things have developed to this point, even if the Dukes of Qi have not been wiped out, there are not many people left in their hands who can fight, which indeed makes the Tian family with the Gui surname qualified to steal the country.
Tian Heng felt that the time had come, and if the Zhi family continued to invade, maybe the Zhi family would not be a resistance, but would be a help.
"How can the Zhi clan stop fighting when they are so violent?" Tian Qi asked.
Of course Tian Heng knew that Zhishi was not so easy to deal with, and even believed that Zhishi would make bigger moves later, but he said: "At this point, there is no way out. If we go further, there may be a turn for the better."
The Zhi clan launched a war against Qi with the slogan of destroying the Tian clan, but for a long time they have been engaged in the business of attacking cities and plundering territory.
It seems that Zhishi just made an excuse, right?
They are contemporary people, and they are very clear about the fact that Zhishi's shouting must have a beginning and an end, otherwise no one will be afraid of Zhishi anymore, and if he wants Zhishi to stop, he will have to pay unimaginable benefits.
Tian Qi closed his eyes and said painfully: "It's Dai Qi, can you spare me?"
Okay, just lift the cover and stop hiding it.
Why is Tian Qi in pain? The main reason is that as Tian Heng said, Tian was forced into a corner!
This time the war between the Dukes of Qi and the Tian family was actually driven by a pair of hands behind the scenes.
The Duke of Qi wanted to fight to the death, and there was no way that Tian would be beaten to death without resisting, right?
According to Tian Qi's thinking, the Tian family has weakened the public clan to the extreme. Next, it is Xirun's turn to silently control all aspects of the Qi state. When the other countries are in chaos and unable to pay attention to the Qi state, the Tian family will take action to steal the country.
No one can predict how long that process will take. If Tian controls Qi one day, that day will eventually come.
"Doctor Yin must be a chess piece of the Zhi family. If I tell him to tell the Zhi family that I am willing to divide the Qi country equally with him, can it be saved?" Tian Heng asked.
Tian Qi gave a cruel answer: "If the Zhi family destroys Wei, how can the principles of Qi be preserved?"
Tian Heng asked again: "If I were a minister of Qi, would I be spared?"
This Tian Qi is more uncertain. It is not that he has not tested Zhong Xingyin. For example, Tian put Qi on a plate and presented it to Zhi with both hands. As a result, Zhong Xingyin pretended to be stupid at the time, and Zhong Xingyin did not give Tian any feedback afterwards.
What does that prove? The Zhi family wants to destroy the Tian family, and even wants to annex Qi!
Tian Qi, who came to this conclusion, couldn't understand it. It was clear that with Tian Qi's cooperation, it would be easier for the Zhi family to annex Qi. Why didn't the Zhi family agree? It just didn't make sense!
Therefore, Tian Qi began to recall what things Tian had done to offend Zhi, so that Zhi had to kill Tian, or maybe the thing he had done was exposed.
In fact, there was nothing else but the name of the Gui family and the Tian family in the history books was too loud, which made Zhiyao very afraid that once the Tian family was absorbed, the one who would one day be replaced would become the Ji family of the Zhi family.
Tian Qi's expression changed again and again, and finally he said: "I'm going to Tan."
The news that Qi Junren died of serious injuries has not yet been sent to "Linzi". The fact that Qi Junren was sheltered by the Zhi family in "Tan" is known to everyone.
Tian Heng said: "Since the Zhi family has kidnapped the emperor, how can we get the emperor to return to his country?"
It's really funny to say.
Qi Junren left "Linzi" relatively easily, announced the news of Tian Qi's regicide (Qi Mourning Duke), and defined the Tian family and his party members as traitors.
Do you think it's just like that? Qi also asked for help from Jin, Wu, Lu and surrounding countries, and invited alliances to fight against the rebellion together.
The only difference between this scene and the Jin drama more than ten years ago is that the king and princes of one country actively invited other countries to interfere in their internal affairs.
In a way, it is really because the strength of the Dukes of Qi has weakened too much and the Tian family has become powerful. Furthermore, this generation of Dukes of Qi is really too stupid.
"It is not to welcome the king back, but to go and die." Tian Qi said decisively.
Tian Qi knew what his son was thinking.
Tian Heng felt that the greed of the family with the title of Jin Guoqing might really be able to use profits to reverse the situation and make the Zhi family give up continuing to target the Tian family?
Therefore, Tian Qi had to tell him what he had concealed before, saying: "As a minister of the Jin State, I would like to offer the State of Qi to the Zhi family, but there has been no reply for a long time."
Tian Heng was stunned.
Before, Tian Heng felt that he was so generous and was willing to give the Zhi family a territory as large as the Qi State. The Tian family would then use the other half of the Qi State to restore the country. How could he have thought that his father wanted to give the entire Qi State to the Zhi family?
None of them got a reply.
What is the restoration of the country? Tian's surname is Gui, and the Chen State with the Gui surname was destroyed by the Chu State a few years ago. Tian Qi's branch is one of the public clans of the Chen State. Logically speaking, it can be said that it is a backdoor re-listing.
"Why?" Tian Heng really didn't understand.
Tian Qi didn't know that there was no use hiding some things until now, so he said, "Maybe I learned that the assassination was done by me."
What!?
Tian Heng was shocked and angry at first, then depressed, murmuring: "The assassination of Zhi's father and son was done by my family..."
Tian Qi said: "I am not the only one, the Chu State, the Zhao family, and the Wei family all assassinated him."
Real or fake, or Tian Qi guessed it himself?
Tian Heng stood up and said excitedly: "In that case, why not make the Zhi family a target of public criticism?"
The idea is obviously correct.
As long as we have the evidence that the Chu State, the Wei family, and the Zhao family were all involved in the assassination, if it is revealed, the Jin State will fall into civil strife again. If the Chu State joins in, the self-protection of the Zhi family will become a problem. Where will there be spare power to keep an eye on Tian?
Why don't you let go?
Tian Heng asked incomprehensively: "Why did you assassinate Zhi's father and son?"
Tian Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Ji Yao's desire to kill me will not die. What I do will only benefit the Jin country if it is in chaos. Furthermore, if the Jin country is in chaos and the Wu army does not attack me, the Wu army will invade the Jin country. Go and assassinate him."
There is absolutely no way that my family could be implicated. Without this assurance, how could I do this? I really don’t know why it was exposed.”
I can only say that the idea is still correct.
After all, the princes had long been fed up with Jin's suppression and had a tacit understanding to cause trouble for Jin.
Tian Heng said: "There is no evidence, and it can also disrupt the situation!"
Tian Qi shook his head and said: "Without empirical evidence, it may be possible to create a gap in the minds of the Zhi family and the Wei family, and it is impossible to cause chaos."
The Zhi family is expanding eastward.
The Wei family expanded in the south.
Both families have their own core interests, and the Tian family can't provide any real evidence. Even if the Wei family really participated in the assassination of the Zhi family and his son, when have you ever seen big families attack each other so casually?
When the time comes, not only the Zhi family will shout and kill the Tian family, but the Wei family will definitely get involved.
Tian Heng felt that his father was simply confused, and said: "At this point, the Zhi family is no longer able to stop me, so what will happen if there is one more Wei family? There is only a slight possibility that the Zhi family and the Wei family will attack each other.
, I might be able to survive!”
Tian Qi needs to admit that what Tian Heng said may be right, even if it is wrong, he should try it.
There was just one thing, young Tian Heng chose to do everything right, but Tian Qi thought that even if the Tian family lost power, some members of the clan would still be able to escape.
Now is the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is really not an era where "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit". The winner may not be able to take all, and the reputation may not sound good; the defeated party may leave a good reputation, and future generations will not.
They will be killed to death.
If Tian Heng really follows Tian Heng's approach, the Tian family may be able to turn around, but what is certain is that the consequences will be even worse if they fail.
"When your Majesty is in 'Tan', the leader of the Zhi clan will be there; if your father goes to 'Tan', you will have to adapt to the situation when the time comes." Tian Qi said.
Seeing Tian Qi's resolute attitude, Tian Heng was silent for a while and then said: "Heng is moving the people to the east. If something cannot be done, can we go to sea?"
Qi can also build ships, but they are smaller than those of Chu and Wu. They can still sail on the sea in calm weather.
That was one of the escape routes prepared by the Tian family. In the worst case, the clan members would go out to sea and escape to the island they had been secretly operating for a long time. After a few generations, they would return to the Central Plains or find a new way out in other directions of the sea.
After making the decision, Tian and his son acted very resolutely.
Tian Qi learned the news that Qi Junren had died of serious injuries on the way out, so he did not set out on his way back, but continued towards "Tan" with an even more determined mood.
Zhiyao couldn't help but look bad when she learned that Tian Qi had come to "Tan" in person, especially since Tian Qi was only accompanied by a hundred guards.
"As Ruoyao expected, Tian Qi will tell you who will assassinate him here. It must be one of Wei, Wu, or Chu, or both." Zhiyao became a prophet again.
It's actually not difficult to guess.
Tian wanted to survive, but there was no hope of resisting with force, so he could only rely on his mouth.
What could make Zhishi intolerable? Only the murderer of Zhishen and Zhiyao appeared.
As for who carried out the assassination, Zhishi never gave up looking for the murderer, but she just couldn't find any strong evidence.
Zhishen is no longer in "Tan", he needs to return to "Xintian" to take charge of state affairs, and Zhishen's affairs cannot be left alone for a long time.
Therefore, when Tian Qi came to "Tan", he could not see Zhishen, but found that it was Zhiyao who was in "Tan", and Zhishen had already assembled a legion in "Tan".
This discovery made Tian Qi's heart sink uncontrollably, and it seemed that it would never sink to the bottom.
