Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 110 Complex Diplomacy in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

The rain in the mountains fell overnight. Although it was summer, but at night, the wind blowing through the mountains still made people shiver.

In the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, soldiers of the Lu army cut down trees and opened up an open space, intending to rest here.

Zaiyu was sitting in front of the bonfire in a simple tent that had just been set up, warming up with Zigong and others.

His long hair was wet, and the rhinoceros armor on his body was covered with rows of water droplets. The water droplets flowed into the inside along the collar, soaking the lining inside.

Zi Gong and others were not much better than him. They walked for a day in the rain, and they were all soaked in water.

Zaiyu turned his head to look at the soldiers of the Lu army around him. They also looked listless and exhausted. Some sat dozing in front of the fire, and some had already started to cough and fever.

According to the original plan, the Lu army traveled fifty miles a day and could reach the battlefield within five days.

The Lu army successfully completed the marching task in the first three days, but when it began to rain on the fourth day, the muddy and rugged forest roads made the marching speed slow down.

Therefore, they only walked twenty miles on the fourth day, and today they only walked a little over ten miles.

According to this progress, the Lu army will arrive at the battlefield at least three days later than originally planned.

Three days in the evening is the second, there are many mosquitoes in the mountains and forests, coupled with the continuous rain, if the soldiers of Lu suffer a stroke and then a large-scale disease breaks out, then the prospect of this attack on Ju will not be optimistic.

This is called soldiers exhausted, unable to survive.

Zai Yu understood such a simple truth, and Yang Hu, the general who led the army, naturally would not understand it.

So from yesterday, Yang Hu ordered the army to change course and march towards Xiangyi, intending to rest there before marching towards Yundi.

Zigong was wrapped in a piece of fox fur, and he was shivering from the cold, and would even sneeze a few times from time to time.

A big mosquito with black and white patterns was flying back and forth in front of his eyes, its wings were buzzing, it saw the right moment, and tiptoely landed on Zigong's cheek, with its mouthparts raised high, it was about to give Zigong a bite. Give it a hard shot.

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound.

A red palm print was left on Zi Gong's face, and the mosquito's scent disappeared, spattering blood all over his face.

Zigong's upper and lower eyelids were trembling, and he was about to fall asleep in a drowsy state, but a slap in the face immediately filled his anger and made him more energetic.

He covered his burning face and scolded: "My son! You're sick again, aren't you?"

On the other hand, Zaiyu turned out his palm, pointed to the broken corpse of the mosquito between the palms, and spoke eloquently.

"Aedes mosquito, Culex subfamily Aedes genus, can transmit infectious diseases such as yellow fever and dengue fever.

I saved your life, it's fine if you don't want to repay your favor, but you still have the heart to scold me. "

"A mosquito is a mosquito, and it's no big deal to let a mosquito bite."

After Zigong finished speaking, he wrapped himself in the fox fur and muttered.

"However, the matter of marching actually made you and Ziyou really right. According to this progress, when we reach Yundi, I am afraid that reinforcements from the people of Ju will also arrive. At that time, the two sides can only form a battle. , It's a fair fight."

Ran Qiu at the side stretched out his hands to warm the fire, when he heard Zi Gong's words, he couldn't help but wondered.

"Isn't war just a matter of the two countries deploying vehicles, lining up formations, and fighting in an open and honest manner? Is there another way to fight?"

When Zi Gong heard this, he couldn't help but sneered and said: "Zi You! Fighting in an upright manner is the way of fighting in Zhuxia countries.

Ju State was born in Dongyi, and their official residence was their own surname, and the monarch did not have a posthumous title after his death.When fighting against this kind of barbarian country, where do we need to talk about etiquette? "

Shen Shun also echoed with a smile: "Talk about etiquette with them, they have to understand it!"

The more Ran Qiu listened, the more confused he became: "But isn't the Ju State also a country that pays tribute to the emperor? Why can't they be counted as the Zhu Xia country?"

Zaiyu heard this, and explained to him: "Ju's vassalship is not because of the virtues taught by Mu Wang, but because of the virtues of our Xia Wude.

In the early years, Ju State often joined forces with Xu State, Huaiyi and other Dongyi countries to attack Zhuxia, and these barbarians invaded borders and captured people everywhere.

It was only later that Zhuxia became powerful, and the state of Ju had to submit to the rule of the emperor.

The so-called barbarians are animals.Fearing power but not being virtuous, knowing small rituals but not big righteousness, this is the group of Ju people.

Fighting with them and talking about etiquette, have you forgotten what happened to Song Xianggong and the people of Chu talking about etiquette? "

Speaking of this, Zigong murmured: "Speaking of Song Xianggong, the Xiangyi we went to this time seems to be related to Song Xianggong."

Shen Jian asked, "What is the relationship between Xiang Yi and Duke Xiang of Song?"

Zigong recalled: "Xiangyi used to be a territory of the state of Yan, but when Duke Xiang of the Song Dynasty ruled over the country, he called a meeting of the princes, but he didn't want to come, so Duke Xiang of the Song Dynasty asked Duke Wen of Song to tie him up.

Then, in front of the princes of the alliance, in the name of offering sacrifices to the god of Cisui, he killed Mianzi at the Cisui Society.

The Cisui Society seems to be near Xiangyi. "

Ran Qiu asked: "Since Xiangyi used to be the land of the state of Mao, how did it become our state of Lu now?"

Unexpectedly, when Zaiyu and others heard Ran Qiu's question, the expressions on their faces became strange.

Ran Qiu was at a loss, he asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Zigong replied, "Because this topic is not correct."

Shen Zhi said: "There is a suspicion of slandering our country's former monarchs and virtuous officials."

Zai Yu also nodded: "And it will easily lead to international disputes."

Ran Qiu was taken aback by them: "Is it so serious?"

Zai Yu looked around, then waved to him and said, "If you really want to hear it, then come with your ear."

Ran Qiu hesitated for a long time, but his curiosity overcame his fear after all, and he leaned over to Jae Yu's side to listen.

The state of Mao has a long history, and it has been established in the Xia Dynasty.

Their ancestor was Qu Lie, the second son of Shaokang.

After the fall of the Xia Dynasty, the Kingdom of Mao surrendered to the Shang Dynasty, and after the fall of the Shang Dynasty, it surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, although the power of the Guo Kingdom is not great, because of its strong ability to adapt to the wind, the country has lasted for a thousand years.

However, after the power of the Zhou royal family weakened, the princes fought against each other.

Because of the weak strength of the country, not only will it be invaded by Huaiyi, but it will even be beaten violently by its neighbors.

After being beaten for a long time, Maoguo couldn't take it anymore, so he could only resort to traditional performing arts and find a thigh to hug him.

After searching around, the country of Lu found that the country of Lu was the most suitable.

Although Qi Guo is powerful, but he only cares about money, and sometimes he is not very particular about his affairs.

The state of Lu, on the other hand, abides by Zhou etiquette, which is not only culturally attractive, but also a moral model.

Therefore, from the period of Duke Xuan of Lu, the state of Lu has been the horse boy of the state of Lu with all his heart, saddling his elder brother and paying the protection fee on time, in exchange for the protection of the state of Lu.

But the state of Lu recognized the state of Lu as the eldest brother, and his neighbors Ju and Zhu were not willing.

The two countries feel that the benefits of the country of Lu have been eaten by the country of Lu, so should we drink the northwest wind?

Therefore, after several fruitless negotiations, Ju and Zhu decided to form an alliance to jointly oppose the belonging of the state of Lu to the state of Lu.

The two countries publicly condemned Lu's hegemonic behavior in the international arena, demanded that Lu's troops withdraw from the country, and stated that the country is the country of the people of the country, and the people of the country should be allowed to independently decide the fate of the country!

The Kingdom of Lu should exist as an independent country, not a puppet of the Kingdom of Lu!
In addition, the two countries also claimed that this practice of the State of Lu was undermining the Zhou ritual system, and it simply violated the decision of the ancestors!
If the Lu people do not know what is good or bad, the two countries will not rule out taking more radical measures to maintain regional stability and peace.

Regarding the diplomatic statements of Ju and Zhu, the State of Lu replied with only a few simple words: This barbarian statement is not credible.

Subsequently, the state of Lu quickly dispatched a high-level diplomatic mission headed by the monarch Lu Xianggong and Shangqing Meng Xianzi to visit the state of Jin, hoping to seek the support of the overlord.

Seeing Lu Guo's posture, Jin Daogong immediately rubbed his fingers and said: You make it difficult for me to handle this matter!Lu State annexes other countries, if I don't care, how will I, the overlord, be able to convince the public in the future?

Duke Xiang of Lu's attitude is also very clear: the state of Lu never pays tribute to the overlord, and our state of Lu is small in size and small in population, so we pay very little tribute to the overlord every year.If our country of Lu gets the country of Mao... we can add more money.

When Duke Jin Mourn heard this, he immediately made a decision without saying a word: I knew that you Lu people could deal with it, so I just pretended I didn't know about it, so don't do this next time!

From here on, the State of Jin acquiesced to the State of Lu's annexation of the State of Mao.

And the two countries of Ju and Zhu also keep their word. If you Lu people don't want to be decent, then we will help you to be decent.

The two countries immediately sent troops to attack the state of Lu, and the state of Lu sent Zang Wuzhong, a senior official, to meet the enemy. As a result, they were defeated by Ju and Lu at Hutai.

Duke Mourning of Jin was furious when he heard the news.

How can a duck with a full mouth still fly?
He was about to lead the army to uphold "justice" for Lu, but he died suddenly at the age of 29.

But it doesn't matter that Duke Jin died. His successor, Duke Ping, did not forget his good brother Lu. He ordered Ju and Lu to hand over the land of Lu to the management of Lu at the alliance meeting.

Due to the majesty of the great powers, Ju and Zhu had to hand over their land. From then on, the old land of the state of Miao belonged to Lu, and the 400-year-old state of the state of Miao also ended here.

　I don't have a new monthly pass, it's all old memories.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)