I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 445 It's Time for the Crown Prince of Yuan Kingdom to Make an Appearance
The death of Jun Lu and his guest in a foreign land will cause public condemnation to the original country.

This has nothing to do with whether the Yuan country is strong or not, and it has nothing to do with whether the Lu country is weak or not. People agree that this is the same thing.

There are many people making noises for the Yuan country to attack the Lu country. It is natural and reasonable for the Yuan country to punish the Lu country slightly, and the annexation will make the public opinion even more unfavorable to the Yuan country.

At present, there is a Lu Jun who can't return home and dies in a foreign land, and the original country's improper handling will determine the impression in other countries.

In fact, even if the original country handles it well, some negative remarks will still exist.

"Let people from 'Qufu' welcome back Lu Junzi Palace." Zhiyao said.

Taihu replied: "No!"

Eunuch orders do not need castration at present, and even many men who work in Miyagi do not need to be castrated, not only the guards (guards of Miyagi), but also some waiters. Only eunuchs are needed in the inner palace.

Due to the nature of Zhou Li's control over everything, the treatment of each class is clearly restricted, and the number of eunuchs owned by the princes is actually not many.

Taking Yuanguo as an example, the number of eunuchs who performed castration did not exceed 50. Together with the maids, they were responsible for various chores in the inner palace. Most of them served the monarch's women and heirs, and their opportunities to contact the monarch were very limited.

As for the fact that the eunuch order in charge of the inner palace does not need to be castrated?Until the Qin Empire period, many court officials did not need to be castrated, at least the CRRC government decree did not require castration.

"Your Majesty, will the court meeting tomorrow, young master be on duty?" Taihu asked.

Zhiyao's eldest son, Zhikai, is 20 years old.

In the past, when Zhishen was still alive, Zhikai was taken care of by Zhishen. Later, when Zhishen died of illness, Zhiyao often had to move around. Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan took turns taking Zhikai when he was too young. Fen Ying was sure of this. unsatisfied.

Later, Fenying gave birth to another son, named Ke, this year.

Zhiyao knew that Chi was the spiritual sustenance of Fen Ying, so she didn't deprive her of her custody rights, but gave Fen Ying more comfort.

20 years old?It is true that he should learn more from his father, especially as a prince.

Of course, Zhikai does not currently have the title of crown prince, he is only the eldest son of Zhiyao.

Zhiyao turned to look at Taihu, and asked, "Who asked this question?"

Cold sweat broke out on Taihu's forehead instantly, knelt down and bowed his head, and said: "I... dare to ask, I am not ordered by others."

Taihu, who had been waiting for a long time, did not see Zhiyao's response. He boldly wanted to take a look at Zhiyao, but found that there was no one around.

By 462 BC, Zhiyao was 44 years old, had 17 sons and eight daughters, the oldest was 20 years old, and the youngest was four months old.The vast majority of offspring are between the ages of fifteen and twelve.It can also be seen from here which years Zhiyao is the most idle.

The Chaohui mentioned by Taihu is not held at a fixed time, that is, there is no small court meeting once a day, and a large court meeting once a few days.

At present, even the Zhou royal family does not hold regular court meetings, let alone many feudal states.

Therefore, the situation of the Zhou royal family and the vassal states is to work separately, and only report when necessary. Except for the things that need to be discussed, they don’t necessarily think broadly. The convening of court meetings is more related to etiquette, such as the need to hold sacrifices.

The royal family of Zhou, the state of Chu, and the state of Lu have not officially issued an obituary to Yuan State, which means that Yuan State has not yet sent a corresponding mission.

The next day.

When the court meeting is held, the things that should be discussed are finished, and the condolence arrangement deliberately suppressed by Zhiyao is left for the penultimate thing to discuss.

"The emperor passed away, who is your Majesty's envoy of condolence?" Cheng Xiao has no specific official position now, and his identity seems a bit detached.

It's really not that Zhiyao didn't arrange an official position for Cheng Xiao, the main reason is that no matter how he arranged it, he simply borrowed from the Zhou royal system and gave Cheng Xiao the status of a virtual monarch.

It stands to reason that Cheng Xiao is very suitable to serve as an envoy to the Zhou royal family to express condolences, and he obviously wants to win this job.

Hu You and Zhong Quan looked at each other, the latter came out of the shift and said, "Your Majesty, I beg your orders."

Yuan Guo wanted to obtain the approval of Zhou Tianzi to become the leader of the princes, but after nearly two years, he still did not get a formal answer.

Now?Zhou Tianzi Ji Ren passed away, and someone must succeed him. The prince Ji Jie has always had a lot of opinions on the establishment of the Zhi family, and Zhong Quan's task seems to be very heavy.

The outbreak of the Chu State War in Yuan State is either this year or next year. Being the leader of the princes will not change the outcome of the war, but it will give Yuan State the greatest advantage in terms of righteousness.

The fact is that, there are not many vassal states that are willing to obey the Zhou royal family. They do not have the strength to influence the outcome of the war between the two powerful countries in the world. .

Zhiyao originally intended to send Cheng Xiao, but seeing Zhong Quan stood up to recommend him, she refused because of some balance, and said: "In this way, taking power as an envoy is just to show that our country respects the royal family."

Zhong Quan saluted and withdrew.

Zhi Yao looked at Zhi Kai who was standing in the first row, and said, "Kai can be a deputy envoy."

Probably because he didn't expect to have his own affairs, Zhi Kai, who was a little bit taken aback, hurried out to take orders.

The eyes of all the ministers were on Zhi Kai, and many people got jobs because of Zhi Kai, and there was joy in their eyes.

Speaking of which, Zhiyao was helping the family at the age of six, and at the age of 13, he was leading the army to fight against the coalition forces of the princes. As Zhiyao's son, Zhikai was under extraordinary pressure.

If Zhikai didn't take advantage of the lack of crowning ceremony to make some achievements, would someone say that he is a father and son?
Zhong Quan understood at once that if Zhikai can do things, he is called an envoy, but in fact he is an assistant; if Zhikai can't manage affairs, Zhong Quan can do things well, and Zhikai needs to give enough credit for his achievements.

Regarding Zhiyao's arrangement, Zhong Quan was only happy but not unhappy.

Sometimes, the subordinates can be the scapegoats, or take credit for being invaded. The person who does that is the monarch, which is actually a blessing to the subordinates.

Zhiyao turned her gaze to Cheng Xiao and said, "Brother, going to 'Qufu' will not make Lu Jun's funeral unnecessary."

Cheng Xiao really wanted to point to his nose to ask questions, but he was surprised that he had an errand, so he went out of work to take orders and retreated.

As for the funeral of King Chu Hui?Zhiyao has already sent people to chase Han Geng, ordering Han Geng to represent the original country to attend the state funeral of Chu State.

If the history has not been changed, the situation of the Lu State in recent years will be very miserable. Not only the domestic chaos due to the slave riots, but the court has changed three monarchs in just four years. Gained weight.

The problem that Lu State is facing now is that not long after the crown prince died of illness, the monarch also died in a foreign land. Even if most of the territory fell, the successor to the throne should be selected no matter what.

It is a kind of "exceeding authority" for Cheng Xiao to help with Lu Juntong's funeral, but who made Sanhuan unable to return home, and the state of Lu has no heir apparent?

In this way, the Yuan country sent enough people to help the Lu country organize the national funeral. Of course, it caused the fact that it "overstepped its authority", and it gave the Lu country a lot of face. The remaining question is whether the Lu people are willing to accept it. up.

The penultimate thing is done, and the rest is the last thing of the court meeting.

Hu You came out of the squad and said: "Fortune and misfortune are determined on the battlefield, but each has its own destiny on the battlefield, and the same is true for the king of a country."

That is to say, there are not many kings of a country who really lost their lives on the battlefield, and they may not be able to count with ten fingers. The most famous of them is of course the three kings of Wu.

Zhu Fan, king of Wu Shun, was shot dead by an arrow when he attacked Chao State, a vassal state of Chu State, at the age of 48.

Wu An Wang Yu Ji was 43 years old when he was assassinated premeditatedly by Vietnamese prisoners when he was fighting in Yue.

King Helu of Wu Dao was severely injured and died at the age of 41 when he was cut off by Linggu Fu, a senior official, in the battle with Que Li of Yue.

Of course the nations do not recognize these kingly titles.The titles listed are not names, but a kind of "number".Otherwise, Zhu Fan's name would be Ni, and He Lu's name would be Guang.

What Hu You said meant the same thing. Of course it was reasonable for Chu to send troops in the name of revenge, but it was not necessarily reasonable.

Did even Zhishi get scolded here?Naturally, there is nothing to do. The matter of the Zhi family of the Jin Dynasty's noble family has nothing to do with the Zhi family of the Yuan State Office.

Huyou opened his head.

Later, someone came forward and mentioned the speculation that Chu State sent troops to the north, and how to deal with Yuan State when the issue entered.

Many things have been resolved in private, which means that the more people involved, the more it means to go through the motions.

Therefore, discussions at the court meeting are more used to show attitudes to other countries, not a serious discussion.

When it comes to the upcoming war with Chu State, it is necessary to bring Qin State, Chu State's loyal ally, and when it comes to Qin State, it is necessary to bring Dai Guo, who is a bit like Qin State's younger brother.

Talking about those things at the meeting, and then releasing the attitude of wanting to eliminate the war, of course, it is not for really wanting to eliminate the war, it is purely a gesture.To use an idiom, it is called "pretentious gesture".

It looks very hypocritical, but the problem is that it is necessary to "pretend" in many cases. Chu State can be regarded as Yuan State's fear of war, and the princes may think that Yuan State can reason.Regarding diplomatic relations, maybe the connotation can only be obtained from the taste of the same civilization, and it is replaced by other civilizations?
If it's other civilizations, Zhu Xia's side is weak, so they don't bother to think about it.

Is Zhu Xia strong enough?This gesture of diplomatic relations may become a means of cultural transmission.

How to spread it?It is so powerful that no one can ignore it, and other civilizations must understand the thinking cultivated by Zhuxia civilization.

There was no mention of how many troops would be called up at the court meeting.How many troops to gather has already been reached in private.

This time, the former National Assembly assembled about [-] troops to deal with the south. The source of the troops was Zhi's standing army, plus a full regiment and [-] cavalry; cavalry.

Han's?They are mainly responsible for dealing with Qin.

Considering that the Han family's combat effectiveness is relatively poor, the Fox family is needed as an assistant, and Zhiyao also asked the Zhongxing family who is stationed on the front line of Jingshui to cooperate.The joint army is about [-].

About the North?The Yuan State has more than ten thousand troops stationed along the Juzhu Mountain and Xiawu Mountain, and if it transfers five or six thousand cavalry to patrol the plains west of Juzhu Mountain, the problem should not be too big.

Families like Fan, Zhang, Gao Gao and so on?How could Zhiyao let them stay out of the matter? As a family in the original country, receiving gifts is an obligation and responsibility, but the combat effectiveness of these families is worse than that of the Han family.

Therefore, Zhiyao recruited those families, mainly for the defense of the original country, among which Wei's old land, Qiuyou, Zhongshan, and Qi land were also part of their defense, and they could also be regarded as a kind of reserve force.

"The generals and the captains of the country will handle the recruitment from all regions." What Zhiyao said was that apart from the Zhang family and other families, Yuanguo also needed a reserve force.

Hu You went out of the class first, followed by Sun Wu, bowing to Zhiyao and accepting orders.

Then, in addition to mobilizing troops for field operations and garrisoning, the original country will conduct a new round of recruitment, but the situation is not so urgent that the last batch of recruited troops will stay near their hometown for drills and will not be mobilized.

The atmosphere above the court hall became very chilling, but it is hard to say how nervous the officials of the Yuan Kingdom were.

The Jin people in the past, and the Yuan people now, they are not afraid of war, and to some extent they still desire war.

Especially those people who have made a lot of contributions to have a place in the original country. Whether they have obtained a title or held an official position, they need more contributions as a promotion. They are not afraid of a war, but how to participate in it. what!
Zhiyao looked at the eager ministers and thought, "It's beneficial to be aggressive in pioneering, but once the national strength does not allow you to continue exploiting, backlash will come."

However, even if there is a backlash, it will take a long time. At worst, Zhiyao imitated the behavior of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years to cool down the country.

Regarding this point, it is not at 01:30 that Zhiyao took advantage of the first emperor. The experience must be different from that of the first emperor. At least Zhiyao will have a queen, and it will not leave the position of prince inexplicably vacant.

"Father."

"Oh, is it on?"

Zhi Kai stepped into the room, and greeted him politely.

"This time I'm going to 'Luoyi', listen more and read more." Zhiyao didn't put down the pen in her hand, and asked while writing something.

Zhi Kai replied with a "No!", took a few breaths of silence, and said: "Returning from 'Luoyi', my son wants to ask my father for an errand."

Taking the round-trip distance into account, it will take about two months for the envoy to "Luoyi", which happens to be the end of spring.

If there is no accident, after the spring sowing, Chu State will send troops to the north, and at the same time, Qin State and Dai State will also start their own actions.

Most children have ideals, and they usually start by imitating their father.

Zhikai grew up listening to Zhiyao's stories. Zhishen carried out the enlightenment, and Zhiyao personally took care of the teaching, but most of the time Zhiyao taught by leaving homework.

After hearing so many deeds of Zhiyao, it will inevitably make Zhikai want to follow the track. He has not lost contact with farming. He also participated in military training in summer and winter every year. Do you think it is time to have your own achievements?

"To the north?" Zhi Yao listened to Zhi Kai's request, looked at Zhi Kai for a long time, and asked, "Stationed in the two mountains, or command the cavalry?"

To be honest, Zhiyao didn't want Zhikai to face the cavalry led by Zhao Wuxie, and when he wanted to say something, his son spoke again.

Zhi Kai said: "You can also go south with your father."

Zhiyao smiled a little when she heard the change of address, and scolded with a smile: "Slippery."

what does it mean?

(End of this chapter)