When Zhiyao was attracted by the strange actions of the Wei family and the Han family, there was a country that was very busy.
This country is the Lu State that thinks it has a big advantage to take advantage of.
The State of Lu has been waiting for the State of Qi to suffer misfortune. After waiting for hundreds of years, it can be said that the State of Lu has been waiting for the State of Qi to suffer great misfortune.
In fact, even without Zhi's intervention, the Qi State, which lost 100,000 troops in the "Battle of Ailing", would have fallen into turmoil.
But what? In the original version of history, after the Qi State was unlucky, the Lu State did not take advantage of the Qi State. On the contrary, it tried to take advantage and was beaten again.
In the original version of history, Qi fell into violent turmoil, and it was the Tian family who took advantage.
The Tian family took advantage of this rare opportunity... It was probably the opportunity they created to kill three Qi monarchs in less than ten years, weakening the Qi Dukes in a very short period of time, and also from top to bottom.
The subordinates controlled all aspects of the Qi State and created a basic pattern in which the Tian family replaced Qi.
In this version of history that was changed by Zhiyao, the Tian family became puppets on strings, and they were manipulated tangibly and intangibly to separatize Donglai.
Dongnae is not a good place. There are typhoons almost every autumn. Even if the typhoon does not make landfall, just being swept by the tail will have a great impact on agricultural development.
"The three 'armies' of the Lu State came out together, captured 'Ailing' all the way, and headed all the way out of Mount Tai to the upper reaches of Jishui River."
"The scouts reported that there were about 6,000 Lu troops attacking Ailing, and they fought hard for more than 1,000 defenders for more than ten days before they captured the city. The leader of the Lu troops on this road was Zigong."
"The leader of the road out of Mount Tai was General Zilu, who led about 30,000 Lu troops to defeat 'Fei', failed to attack 'Jingzi', and then moved to 'Sui'."
About two years ago, Zhiyao asked the disciples of Confucius who were from the state of Lu to go back, and they stayed with Confucius after they returned.
What I didn't expect was that this time the Lu State took action, and Confucius's disciples took up official positions in the Lu State. For example, Zigong became the commander-in-chief of the partial division of the Lu Army, and the commander-in-chief of the main force of the Lu State was Zilu.
Zigong and others did not inform Zhishi of these matters in advance. Let alone obtain Zhishi's consent, they still needed Zhiyao to send detailed inquiries to know the information.
So, is their behavior a betrayal?
If Zilu and other disciples were from Jin and held official positions in the state of Lu, but did not attack the cities of the state of Jin, it would not be considered a betrayal.
They were Lu people first, and Confucius's disciples second. They were willing to contribute to their mother country. Even if they attacked the Jin State, betrayal would only be a betrayal of the trust and cultivation of the Zhi family, and it was not considered a betrayal of the Jin State.
One thing you must know is that the current system is a "dual monarch system", that is, someone worships someone as his master and then serves a certain master. In fact, the status of the master and the master are equal.
Then, as Lu people, it seems to be a matter of course for them to be entrusted by their master to serve their mother country.
As for not getting Zhishi's permission in advance, Zilu and others couldn't get around it anyway, and would definitely leave moral flaws.
Especially once Zhishi takes action and stands against the Lu State, they will inevitably have a spiritual struggle to choose whether to continue to obey their master and serve the country from the perspective of the Lu people, or choose Zhishi
The status of a retainer then fulfills the contractual relationship between the king and his ministers.
The relationship seems complicated, but in fact it is really complicated. Soon they will face a choice.
Sima Ranju said with a clear attitude: "The eldest son can send someone to summon you."
The upper reaches of Jishui River in Qi State had long been targeted by Zhishi. Even if the kings and ministers of Lu State did not know this, how could Zilu, who had served Zhishi for so many years, not know it?
Logically speaking, Zilu and others would not directly say that Zhishi was eyeing the upper reaches of Jishui River in Qi State, otherwise it would be a kind of betrayal that did not abide by the spirit of the contract; revealing the secret would definitely be beneficial to persuade the kings and ministers of Lu State to give up their involvement, but it was impossible.
Successfully persuading the kings and ministers of the Lu State to give up would not only betray the Zhi family, but also cause a major flaw in one's own morality.
"Confucianism" like them pursues morality the most. They have enough morality to use "rituals" as weapons. If their own moral character cannot be maintained, it is basically useless.
Sima Ranju started directly from the most deadly place. Zhi summoned Zilu and others to return. Because they already held relevant positions, whether they were willing to obey the call or not would be their fault.
"If Lu is destroyed in the future, if we use the 'Confucian' way, we may become like fire and water." Sun Wu said.
Confucius was still alive and would not want to see the demise of the Lu State, so he would inevitably summon his disciples and grandsons to defend the Lu State.
As disciples of Confucius, even if they become ministers of other countries, they cannot change their origins in Lu. With the call of their master, it is almost certain that they will become enemies of the Zhi family.
Zhiyao aroused the idea of destroying the Lu State and immediately determined that that day would come sooner or later. Otherwise, how could he make up his mind to destroy the Lu State and transfer those people from their original posts without leaving any trace, even turning them into semi-officials?
Exile status?
Even though she had been prepared in her heart, when that day came, Zhiyao was still in a daze.
"It's not necessary." Of course Zhiyao's objection was not out of emotion, and continued with a smile: "I attack it, Lu attacks it, they can't be compared."
If Qi is defeated, it will be a different matter for countries like Jin, Chu, and Wu. If other countries invade, it will be another matter.
Zhiyao said: "Let the Lu army cut off the still organized Qi army for me."
The upper reaches of Jishui River are the economic center of Qi State. Over the past one or two hundred years, Qi State does not know how much profit it has obtained from there.
Because it is like a sharp knife that penetrates into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and will develop into an economic powerhouse in the future, there is no reason why the Qi Congress should not pay attention to it.
The feudal lords of the Dukes of Qi who were enfeoffed there at the beginning were very powerful. Later, the big fish ate up the small fish in repeated involutions. With the current situation of Qi State, it was impossible to fight against the Zhi family and resist the Lu family.
Military invasion should not be a problem.
And the Qi people have a natural psychological advantage when facing the Lu people. This psychological advantage is like the Jin people will not be intimidated by anyone. The Qi people believe from the bottom of their hearts that the Lu people are their losers, and use their ten thousand combat effectiveness to fight against the Lu people.
Neither score would be surprising.
Therefore, even though the overall situation of the Qi State is very bad, if you find that the Lu State is actually adding insult to injury to you, you will definitely feel extremely angry and want to vent your bad breath on the Lu Army.
Sima Ranju and Sun Wu looked at each other.
They looked at each other for two breaths and laughed together.
Zhiyao was stunned. She shook her head as if she thought of something, and said in a dumbfounded voice, "You two, please don't worry about anything. If you have any suggestions, just say so."
It makes no sense that Sima Ranju and Sun Wu couldn't see that it would be beneficial to the Zhi family to let the Lu army wreak havoc first. What they did before was just another show.
It's not about acting, I just want to see if Zhiyao's energy has been restrained by the changes in the Wei and Han families, and his mentality has become more anxious to destroy the Qi State, or whether he will show up in dealing with the Lu State.
Mistakes.
This kind of temptation is a bit of a prank.
If Zhiyao really makes a wrong decision, he will have to act like a good minister admonishing him.
Sun Wu and Sima Ranju obviously underestimated Zhiyao.
In fact, how could a person like Zhiyao, who has a clear goal, be thrown into confusion when encountering an accident? The big goal is right there, and if a mistake is made and noticed, it is just a fine-tuning operation to correct it.
This is the advantage of having a clear goal and making relevant plans in advance, which is fundamentally different from taking it step by step.
"Now, Wu and Lu have moved, and the Chu army is still stationed in Song. I wonder what Chu will decide?" Zhiyao asked.
Sun Wu said: "Chu doesn't want to take a share of the pie, but Wu is on the side, and the Wei family has also assembled a heavy army."
To put it simply, the external environment of Chu State is very harsh. It is not what they want to do, but whether their neighbors are willing to let them do it.
They were no longer indoors, and came to the streets of "Linzi" to wander aimlessly.
The city of "Linzi", which was originally the capital of the Qi State, has lost the scenes of people standing shoulder to shoulder, sweating like rain, and only remaining in depression.
In fact, "Linzi", the capital of Qi State, is originally a commercial city. People with household registration in the city will want to run away. People who come in at regular intervals to make a living will not come back after the war. This will definitely make the originally crowded city
The city suddenly lost a lot of people and suddenly became deserted.
A large number of Qi's princes were killed during the "Battle of Ai Ling", and many more fell in the subsequent civil war. Their death was not only the end of themselves, but also the plight of their families, retainers, and retinues can be imagined.
Zhiyao absorbed many ruined members of Qi's duke family whose heads died, and formed an auxiliary army just like they did after the defeat of Zhongshan to do some dirty work.
It can only be said that only by losing can you understand the beauty you once had. In order to preserve wealth and wealth, the Xie Congjun is really useful in purging.
"More than 20,000 Qi people can make it westward." Zhiyao said rather suddenly.
Sima Ranju, who was revisiting his old place, was stunned at first, and then said: "Yes."
Zhiyao added: "Young master is so stubborn that he deserves a great responsibility."
This young master is definitely not the heir of the late Qi Junren. It can even be said that his blood relationship with the previous generations of Qi Jun is relatively distant.
Both Sima Ranju and Sun Wu knew that Zhiyao was just making an announcement, not a consultation.
Zhiyao said quietly: "The 20,000 Qi people are all pillars of the Qi State. It is their mission to defeat the invasion of the Lu State to the west. When they return, there will be loyal ministers who will enjoy high positions."
Recently, Zhiyao was thinking about something. Although the Zhi family occupied the territory of Qi State, it could be considered as helping Qi State to do the cause of the Qing Dynasty. It is not too much to want to be the ruler of Qi State, right?
Zhiyao was only worried about whether it would overly stimulate the Wei family, so she reserved her tricks to infiltrate Qi from all sides.
In the distance, another wave of chaos was stopped.
During the days when Zhiyao stayed in "Linzi", whenever he went out for a walk, someone would definitely try to assassinate him, and he would be caught one by one.
The identities of those Qi people are all kinds of strange, and the only thing they have in common is that they are not nobles...
It's 4:08 now. I'm super sleepy. I really can't finish the second chapter. I should post it in the afternoon.
