After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 170
However, it has to be said that Confucius did have skills. After the execution of Shaozhengmao, all the people in the Lu Kingdom respected Confucius. In a short period of time, a completely different scene appeared in the Lu Kingdom.

The officials of the Lu State began to abide by the etiquette, and the hearts of the people gradually stabilized. This made Ji Sunsi very satisfied and supported Confucius with all his strength. Under such circumstances, the national strength of the Lu State also began to recover rapidly.

Qi State Linzi.

Tian Qi, who looked unhappy, patted the table angrily: "I really underestimated this Mengdi, who dares to play this trick until now! He actually secretly gained his own power in the land of Huaiyi."

Tian's caravan also transports goods from north to south. At first, they didn't care about Huaicheng, which just popped up in Huaiyi. Zhongqiu.

After a long time, Tian Qi finally discovered what was wrong, which surprised him in his heart. Before, he always thought that Mengdi was under his control, but he did not expect such a surprise. outside situation.

Moreover, the business in Huaicheng is getting more and more prosperous, and there are more and more types of goods. Under such circumstances, even if the Tian family takes back all their caravans, Meng Di can rely on Huaicheng to quickly fill in the vacancies.

Hearing what his father said, Tian Chang also showed emotion on his face, and he couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

"Now that Mengdi's power has been formed, our influence on him is extremely limited. Under such circumstances, we must find a way to deal with it. According to Mengdi's current development speed, it won't take long Become a threat to Qi."

After Tian Qi frowned and thought for a long time, he saw a jar of wine on the table, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"That Mengdi's large amount of wine making must consume a lot of food. Since our Tian family has plenty of money, we can order a large number of wine from him. When they don't have enough food, we can still hold his lifeline. .”

"Now that the population of Mengyi is increasing, the shortage of food is bound to increase. That's why Mengdi will issue a field reward order within the territory. We can buy wine and grain at the same time. At that time, it will definitely make Mengdi Hagi is stretched."

"Furthermore, the state of Jin is currently unstable internally, especially since Zhao Yang has been actively expanding its troops to buy food recently. Seeing that there is a sign of internal chaos in Jin, as long as we use it properly, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money."

After he finished walking, he picked up the jar of wine and poured himself a bowl, took a sip lightly, with a satisfied look on his face, then he sighed and said with great emotion.

"However, the wine brewed by Meng Di is really extraordinary. It has such a rich aroma, which is the only one in the world today. It's a pity that we didn't get the wine prescription this time. Otherwise, our Tian family will have a lot of money."

Tian Chang has also drank this wine. If Mengdi Baijiu is already the best, then this jar of wine can be regarded as the best in the world. This also makes him very envious in his heart. Here comes the wine, he said with a sigh.

"It's a pity that the amount of such fine wine is too small, no more than a dozen jars at a time."

At this time, Tian Qi thought for a while, and then gave instructions.

"Such fine wine cannot be kept in the mansion. Then you will send two jars to Gao Mansion and Guo Mansion, and then give one jar to Bao Shi in private. I will bring six jars of fine wine and present them to Marquis Qi."

He knew very well in his heart that since Yan Ying's death, Qi Hou's attitude towards Tian was a little ambiguous. Obviously, it was because of Yan Ying. Keep Tian's position.

The Marquis of Qi, who wanted to dominate, was thinking about how to dominate for a while, so he began to care about the country's political affairs, but he felt a sense of shame and courage.

Having just finished today's government affairs, Marquis Qi was about to take a rest, at this time the palace man reported that it was Tian Qi who had come.

Before Yan Ying passed away, he wrote a letter specifically mentioning Tian's matter, so he didn't want to see him, so he said.

"What's the matter with him this time? If there's nothing serious, let him go back."

The palace man also got the benefits of Tian's, so he naturally wanted to ask for help, so he took the opportunity to say.

"Master Tian brought several altars of fine wine, saying that he would present them to the king, and that they were rare fine wines in the world."

When it comes to fine wine, Qi Hou's heart is moved. The fine wine that Tian Qijin presented last time was indeed very good. Not only is it rich in taste, but after drinking this fine wine, it always feels a little less when drinking other drinks What.

Now that he heard that the Tian family offered another fine wine, his heart was moved, and he said after thinking for a while.

"In that case, let him in."

Afterwards, Tian Qi followed several palace servants to the main hall and bowed to salute.

"My lord, I got another good wine these days, and I dare not enjoy it to myself, so I came here to offer it to my lord."

At this time, a palace official stepped forward, opened the wine seal, took a sip, blushed on his face, and stood still for a long time without any abnormality, then walked to Qihou's room with the wine jar in his arms. Beside me, hold out a cup.

At this time, Qihou smelled a strong aroma of wine, and his whole body was full of energy. After taking the wine glass, he took a sip, his face showed satisfaction, and he couldn't help but praise.

"Sure enough, it's a good wine. The taste is so strong. I don't know where you got this kind of wine?"

Seeing that Qihou was satisfied, Tian Qi said immediately with a smile on his face.

"It was purchased from Mengyi of Lu State with a lot of money. Because it is precious, the output is very rare. If the king likes it, Tian will definitely try his best to supply it."

Hearing what he said, Qi Hou's face showed a thoughtful look, and then said with some emotion.

"I didn't expect this Mengzi to be not only good at fighting, but also good at brewing wine. He is really a rare talent. It's a pity that he is not in our country of Qi. Otherwise, this king will treat him as a senior minister."

Hearing this, Tian Qi's face changed slightly, but he soon returned to normal. Being able to serve the King of Qi for so long and gain favor is not something that can be achieved by flattery alone. Tian Qi mentioned it at this time another thing.

"I heard that the Marquis of Lu has now promoted Confucius to be the Great Sima, killed Shaozhengmao on the seventh day after he took office, and brought Lu to rule in a short period of time. If this situation continues to develop, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for Qi. , Your Majesty should have made a decision earlier."

(End of this chapter)