I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 543 Chapter 655 Chapter 656 This land is still settled!
While staring outside, Li Ran shook his head and said:
"I don't know, but these people will never let it go! And there may be more enemies in the future!"

When Lu Housong heard this, he couldn't help but tremble with fear, and said in a trembling voice:
"Then... what should I do?"

At this time, Kong Qiu on the side said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty is at ease, and I will ensure your Majesty's safety!"

Lu Housong looked at Kong Qiu, seeing his tall and powerful body, and his heart was a little settled.

But at this moment, there was another noisy sound not far away.

When Lu Housong heard this, he couldn't help but make him bend his knees and almost kneel down again.

Li Ran hurriedly helped him up, and comforted him:
"Your Majesty! It's the rescuers! The rescuers have arrived!"

When Lu Hou Song heard this, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly looked around, and found that the flag of the State of Lu was indeed flying.

It turned out that the opposite side was Master Lu who was ambushing here along the way. They were not far from here, and when they learned that Lu Hou Song was in trouble, they rushed to help.

But seeing those ambush soldiers rushing in, it was an instant change of offense and defense, killing those "Lai people" by surprise, and they were defeated one after another.

In this way, the siege of Lu Hou Song was lifted.

However, even though the Lai people were defeated, Confucius did not dare to order anyone to chase them.He directly ordered to clean up the remnants, quickly gather in one place, and surrounded Luhou to leave quickly!
In the waves of bumps, Lu Housong couldn't help but couldn't stop vomiting because of the fright he had received before.

Confucius stepped forward, but he had no choice but to pat his back lightly, not daring to stop the carriage just then.

After only half a day's effort, he actually entered the territory of Lu State.

Until now, Lu Housong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything that happened in the past few days was tantamount to losing half his life to him.

And the heart that Li Ran had been hanging on for a long time finally fell to the ground.

During this alliance, the Qi State made repeated attacks, but Kong Qiu and Li Ran resolved them one by one.In the end, the Lu State was not humiliated, and the greatest interests were still won.

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Tian Qi and Shu Niu, after learning that they failed to prevent Lu Hou Song from returning to the governor, Kong Qiu and Li Ran also failed to kill him.

Tian Qi couldn't help being furious, but he had no choice but to follow Qihou Chujiu back to Linzi first.

Qihou Chujiu was depressed all the way.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he summoned all civil and military officials for a court meeting. For this Jiagu meeting, Qi Hou Chujiu was obviously a little angry, not to mention that he didn't get any benefits, and even regarded him as the king of a country His old face was lost.

I saw Qihou Chujiu with a gloomy face, complaining with Tian Qi and other ministers:

"The courtiers of the Lu State use the way of a gentleman to assist their monarch, but you all want to use the way of the barbarians to assist the widow, what kind of chaos! In the end, the widow lost face in front of the Lu king. .This meeting is simply terrible!"

Tian Qi bowed to the ground:

"The minister is guilty, and I ask the king to punish me!"

Qihou Chujiu narrowed his eyes.

"It's not necessary to make a crime, but you really failed to get things done this time. For the sake of the past, you can let the past go, but right now there is another big event, but it should be put on the agenda!"

Tian Qi naturally understood:

"May I ask you, is it about Yunyi, Wenyang, and the fields of Guiyin?"

Qihou Chujiu got up seriously, nodded and said:

"Exactly!"

Tian Qi said:

"Your Majesty, this is a big matter. Your Majesty is exhausted. You should have a good rest, but we can discuss it tomorrow!"

Qihou Chujiu shook his head:

"This matter is like a knife hanging over the head of the widow. If it is not resolved, it will really make the widow's mind uneasy!"

"So, it's better to make a decision early! lest the widows have to think about it all the time!"

As for Tian Qi, of course he wanted to delay this matter for a while.I only heard him find another excuse to say:
"But... the ministers present here still don't know anything about this matter. It should be better for them to understand the ins and outs of the matter before discussing it!"

Qihou Chujiu insisted:

"Why is this difficult? If the ministers don't know, you can tell them now! Such a shameful thing should be known to everyone, so as to spur the shame of the ministers!"

Seeing that Qi Hou Chujiu insisted on this, Tian Qi couldn't stop talking too much.What's more, he has already told Qi Hou Chujiu that this matter can be decided together with the ministers during the court meeting.

Therefore, if he speaks out to obstruct at this time, it will inevitably be suspected of backtracking.Moreover, it is inevitable that people will not doubt their intentions.

At this time, I saw Li Hoe come out again and said:
"Your Majesty, this is just a disrespectful request from the State of Lu! Although these places belonged to the State of Lu before, they are now owned by the State of Qi, so how can we give them back for nothing?"

"I think that your majesty can just ignore this matter!"

Qihou Chujiu sighed:
"Ignore it? How can it be so easy? I have already lost all face in this alliance. If I don't do something, wouldn't it mean that I will be defeated?"

Tian Qi quickly said:

"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself so much, this matter is the fault of my subjects..."

Qihou Chujiu waved his hand and interrupted Tian Qi:
"The widow just said that I will not take into account your mistakes this time. However, the face of the widow must be made up for no matter what! Otherwise, how will future generations evaluate this Jiagu meeting?" ? How should we evaluate the widow?"

"I don't want the widow to end up with the name of disrespecting etiquette and treachery!"

Guoxia tentatively asked at this moment:
"I don't know your majesty's intention, why?"

Qihou Chujiu didn't make a statement, but just waved his hand and said:
"The widow also wants to hear your opinions first!"

Guo Xia and Gao Zhang looked at each other, and then Guo Xia came out and said:

"Your Majesty! It would be a pity if these three lands were returned just now. After all, these lands were also taken by the soldiers of the Qi State... If they were returned here, they might not be able to convince the public. But if they were not returned, the people of Lu would probably Said we broke our promise."

"Why not, the emperor will send someone to temporarily manage these three lands, clear the land and acres, and ask Lu Guo to redeem these three lands with his ten-year gift. In this way, we can not only not break the trust of others, but also gain benefits... ..."

Guoxia's words actually have another meaning in it, that is, if Lu Guo refuses, then this matter can be left alone.However, the three places in Yunyi can eventually become the territory directly under the monarch.

Obviously, what Guoxia said inside and outside the box was intended to weaken Tian's power.

And how could Tian Qi fail to understand the meaning of this?

Just listen to him replying with the same face at this time:

"These lands are originally owned by the monarch. As for how to deal with them, it is naturally up to the monarch. The Tian family is deeply loved by the monarch, so how dare they be stingy when they get these lands?"

"It's just that these three places are all important places in the Central Plains in the south of my country of Qi. If you return them here, I'm afraid that you will regret it in the future!"

Qihou Chujiu was sitting on the throne, and while listening, he couldn't help sighing:
"Hey... Could it be that no one can understand the widow's meaning?"

In fact, Qi Hou Chujiu's meaning is very clear, he just wants to return these lands to preserve his reputation.

But Tian Qi, Li Wei and others were unwilling to talk about this aspect.

And Guo Xia, Gao Zhang and the others were obviously only thinking about how to fight internally and how to weaken the Tian family.But he didn't care about returning Ludi at all.

Therefore, all the people present never mentioned Qihou Chujiu's true thoughts.

This inevitably made Qi Hou Chujiu very dissatisfied.

At this time, Shao Zitu said:

"Father, since the oath says so, it's okay to return it to the State of Lu. Anyway, if the State of Qi uses troops in the future, they will still be able to get three hundred times. From this point of view, it seems that our State of Qi is not too weak." What a loss!"

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Chapter 656
The youngest son Tu is the youngest son of Qihou Chujiu, and he is not as good as the weak crown.

Since ancient times, the ancient emperors often favored young children more.Therefore, this Qihou Chujiu really prefers him, just like this alliance meeting, Qihou Chujiu only took him out to meet the world, and now the court council also allows him to attend the meeting.

However, Shao Zitu has been basically listening but not talking.

But at this moment, he saw the plight of his father, so he suddenly came out to speak.

After hearing this, Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but smile, and looked at Shao Zitu with satisfaction.

"Tu'er, do you also think that returning these three places will not be a disadvantage to our country?"

The youngest Zitu raised his head, and replied with certainty:

"My son really thinks so. After all, there are still many places for the father to use troops in the future. Although the three hundred chariots of Lu State are not much, they are also a big help. Moreover, this is even more important. A kind of symbol, it is the achievement of our country Qi to conquer the people with virtue!"

"Besides, diplomatic relations with the State of Lu are related to the future rivalry between Qi and Jin. I feel that the temporary gain or loss of land is insignificant compared to this."

"My son thinks that if your father wants to do kingly things, the key is still whether the whole country of Qi is united, and whether our country of Qi can be trustworthy to the princes of the world. How can three tiny places compare to How about the sincerity and conviction of the princes of the world?"

Qihou Chujiu was overjoyed when he heard the words, what Shao Zitu said directly touched his heart.

He already liked this young Zitu, but now he looks more and more pleasing to his eyes.

"Hmm... what Tu'er said is true! You old ministers are not as good as me, a boy who has not yet been crowned, what a joke!"

What Qihou Chujiu said was very serious.

At this time, Gao Zhang heard the words and hurried out and said:
"Young master is the son of a king, so he has a broad vision. It's normal for a minister to wait too long!"

Qi Hou stroked his beard with pestle and mortar and said:
"Tu'er is really good, and it's not in vain for me to cultivate her!"

Tian Qi was about to speak, when Liang Qiuju also came out and said:

"Since your majesty thinks that this alliance meeting is not satisfactory, there is nothing wrong with doing so. As the saying goes, 'If a gentleman has a fault, he will thank him with quality; if a villain has his fault, he will thank him with words. If the king mourns it, he will thank him with truth'!"

According to the meaning of this sentence, Liang Qiu actually agreed with Qi Hou to return the land of Lu State.

Especially the sentence "A gentleman makes up for his mistakes with material things, but a villain only needs to make up for his mistakes with words." According to Liang Qiu, this person is indeed an old fox, and he really knows how to obey the king's will.

As Li Ran said, in fact, what Liang Qiuju is best at is how to blindly cater to the king's wishes.

And he was actually watching from the beginning, and at this moment, he had sensed Qihou Chujiu's true intentions and heard Shao Zitu's words, so he immediately came out to cater to him.

Qihou Chujiu laughed and said:

"Hahaha! Liang Qiuju really made peace with the widow!"

Tian Qi was extremely dissatisfied with this, and couldn't help but glared at Liang Qiuju:
"Your Majesty! This matter is related to the integrity of our land in Qi! Please think again!"

Qihou Chujiu said:

"Oh? Those three places are originally the land of the Lu State, and now they are just going to be returned. Why is it related to the integrity of the Qi State's territory?"

Tian Qi said:

"Back then, the emperor of Zhou entrusted the land of Taigongwang, and the land was small and the people were few. It was through the efforts of several generations, especially through the efforts of Duke Xiang and Duke Huan, that the country was able to grow step by step."

"During this period, I also occupied a lot of land from neighboring countries. If so, will they all be returned? If so, how much land can we have left in Qi?"

"These lands of the State of Lu are now owned by the State of Qi, and the soldiers have worked hard to get them back. Such a light handed return will cause endless troubles! Please think again, Your Majesty!"

Finally, Tian Qi finally revealed his true thoughts.

However, when Qihou Chujiu heard these words, he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

It was still the youngest son Tu, who answered on behalf of his father:

"Master Tian's words are wrong! In the past, Taigongwang was granted by King Cheng of Zhou, 'From the sea in the east, to the river in the west, to Muling in the south, to Wudi in the north, five marquises and nine uncles, you can really conquer them.' Qi was thus able to The right to conquest is based on the fact that our Qi State has been a capital of a great country since its inception! How can we say how much land is left?"

"Furthermore, these three lands now have far exceeded the territory that was granted by the emperor back then. And the state of Lu is a state with the surname of Ji, and it is the most familiar with Zhou etiquette. If our Qi State occupies the land of Lu State and does not return it, so Don't you want to be ridiculed by the world?"

"I also ask Mr. Tian not to abolish the public because of personal interests, but to focus on the overall situation!"

Tian Qi listened, his face turned blue and white.It never occurred to him that he would be embarrassed by this child's words.

"I am thinking of the overall situation! If the land of the Lu State is returned today, shouldn't the land of the Lai people be returned tomorrow? I have no selfish thoughts!"

Only to hear Shao Zitu confronting each other again:

"The state of Lu is a state of etiquette, how can it be compared with barbarians like the Lai people? It is too presumptuous for Mr. Tian to say that!"

"The Duke of Zhou was the first seal of the Lu Kingdom! In recent years, although there have been evil spirits and tigers who have caused troubles against our Qi Kingdom, but after all, their luck is endless!"

"If we can return Qi to the three lands, then if we get the support of Lu in the future, we can regain our hegemony! If we become enmity with Lu because of this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve hegemony!"

"Master Tian keeps obstructing. Is it because he feels that these places are now owned by the Tian family, so the Tian family has suffered a great loss? Could it be that Mr. Tian is not thinking privately?"

While Tian Qi was listening, his heart was already burning with anger.

Ever since he came to power, especially after Yan Ying's death, has he ever been said that?

Now, he was scolded so much by the young son Tu who was less than 20 years old in front of him, which made Tian Qi unable to step down.

As for Shao Zitu, it is obvious that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, so he continued to output:

"Master Tian just said repeatedly that Tian's fiefdom is all Qi. Now he is irrational here, and he is not willing to show it. Could it be that Mr. Tian, ​​the majestic king of a country, can deceive me like this?"

Hearing these words, Tian Qi suddenly felt a little fearful again.

Although Qi Hou Chujiu relied on him, he was more or less confused, but he was not so stupid that he couldn't make a decision.

Tian Qi suddenly nodded and knelt down on the ground:

"How dare I think so, I only want Qi to become stronger, and I don't dare to have any selfish thoughts... If your majesty really thinks so, how dare you not return it? I also ask you to learn from me!"

Qihou Chujiu looked at Shao Zitu with a smile on his face, and saw himself when he was young.

He also came to the throne at a young age, first flattening Cui Zhu, and then seizing the title of Qing. From then on, all the state affairs of the Qi State were under his control, and at that time, the whole Qi State also had the appearance of regaining hegemony.

At that time, Qihou Chujiu went to the state of Jin in person to congratulate Jin Zhaogong who had just ascended the throne.

During the banquet, the two countries played a game of tossing pots. When Jin Zhaogong was tossing the pot, Wu of the Bank of China wished:

"We have as much wine as the water of the Huaihe River, and we have as much meat as the highlands in the water. If our King Jin has won the vote, the State of Jin can be the commander-in-chief."

And Jin Zhaogong really hit the target with one shot, and the courtiers of Jin State cheered.

At that time, the young and energetic Qihou Chujiu took the arrow and wished himself:
"A widow has wine as much as water, and I have meat as rich as mountains. I hit this arrow and become powerful instead of King Jin."

After Qihou Chujiu finished speaking, he hit the target with one hit.

It's just that Qi State was still in civil strife at that time, and compared with Jin State's limelight, it was still at a disadvantage after all.

But the young Qihou Chujiu at that time still showed his ambition to compete with Jin.It can be seen that Qi Hou Chujiu was also very courageous back then.

Therefore, now that Qihou Chujiu looked at the young man in front of him, he felt more and more relieved, and couldn't help but say:
"Since that's the case, then the return of Lu's land is settled like this!"

"In addition, the widow has one more thing to announce on the spot. Starting from today, son Tu will be the crown prince immediately! After a hundred years from the widow, Tu'er will inherit the position of the king of Qi! I hope that all the ministers will be able to assist you in the future!"

　original:
　　Qihou will enjoy the public.Confucius said to Liangqiu and said: "Why don't my son hear about Qi and Lu? The thing is done, and you enjoy it. This is a diligent deacon. And the sacrifices and elephants don't go out, and the carnival is not wild. The food is both , is abandoning the rituals; if they are not available, use barnyard barnyards. Using barnyard barnyards, you will be insulted; abandoning rituals, you will be notorious. If you want to show it? Husband enjoy it, so it shows virtue. If you don’t show it, it’s not as good as it is." It's not fruitful.

　　The people of Qi came to return to the fields of Yun, Ju, and Guiyin.

　　-"Zuo Zhuan"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)