After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 299
Qi Jinggong, who wanted to dominate, finally came to the end of his life. He seemed to know that his time was numbered, and Qi's hegemony was impossible to achieve, so he put all his thoughts on the heir.

After Guo Xia rushed back to Qi State, Qi Jinggong recruited Guo Xia and Gao Zhang to the palace. At this time, his condition was not very good, he could not even go to the ground, so he raised his hand weakly and pointed to the Lu Tu said to the two of them.

"Both of you are the pillars of the Qi State. Qi State has reached the current state, and it may be difficult to achieve hegemony. Young Master Tu is the king's most beloved son. I hope that you two can work hard to assist him in the future and strengthen our Qi State. .”

After he finished, he coughed and couldn't even continue talking. Lu Tu hurriedly stepped forward to help him calm down. After his breath stabilized, Qi Jinggong waved his hand, and then continued.

"Now Chaoge City has been broken, and Handan has been controlled by Zhao Jianzi. Under such circumstances, the Fan family and the Zhongxing family have no ability to resist. At this time, our Qi army should withdraw."

"After the new king succeeds to the throne, the first thing Qi should do is to recuperate. Now Han is developing too fast, and Meng Di is too ambitious. I am afraid that he will become a strong enemy of Qi in the future. You two must be on guard."

After hearing this, Gao Zhang sighed in his heart. Qihou finally realized that things had reached this point. It may be too late, but at this time he couldn't say anything more. I can only agree immediately.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will do my best to assist the new king, so that our country of Qi can regain its former strength."

After Qi Jinggong heard this, a weak smile appeared on his face, but he seemed a little worried and said.

"In order to prevent the princes from causing chaos, you immediately send people to expel all the other princes from Linzi, and send people to Jianguo to discuss peace with them. Qi State can no longer fight."

After Gao Zhang and Guo Xia took the order, they left the palace, and before leaving, they solemnly paid a courtesy to Lu Tu.

Then Qi Jinggong's other sons were directly expelled from Linzi City, and everyone realized that Qi Jinggong was dying.

Gao Zhang, on the other hand, had a worried expression on his face, he sighed, and then said.

"This time Mengdi plundered a lot of people from the state of Jin. The purpose is obviously to weaken Zhao Jianzi's strength. Now that Tian Xizi is leading an army and is still attacking Zhao's territory, someone should be sent to kill him. Recall is."

After listening to this, Guoxia frowned, then pondered for a while, and suggested.

"It's best to wait until the new king succeeds before recalling Tian Xizi. Now we should send people to Gaotang to recruit his son to Linzi, and at the same time send people to closely monitor Gaotang, which is Tian's lair. In case they make any changes."

After Gao Zhang listened, he nodded silently. Now he feels that the situation in the Western Kingdom is getting more and more unique. Among other things, after fighting with the Jin Kingdom for so long, the final result is that Zhao Yang took Handan And Chaoge.

This doomed the three actions of Qi State, which ended in failure. It not only consumed the food and money accumulated over the years, but also allowed Meng Di to develop at this time, so he said with a long breath.

"Nowadays, the state of Lu has a tendency to fall to the state of Han. This is not a good thing for our state of Qi. Once the state of Lu and the state of Han join forces, then our state of Qi will be in a passive position. We should send people to fight with Lu. The country reaffirms its covenant."

"If the State of Lu doesn't obey, then our State of Qi will need the entire United Kingdom of Soldiers and Horses to attack the State of Lu together. Only in this way can the State of Han be restricted from continuing to expand northward, and at the same time, we should send people to contact the State of Wu."

"In this way, we can restrict Han's further outward expansion. Otherwise, it won't take many years. When Meng Di has enough troops, then we will be in a passive state of Qi."

And Guo Xia sighed, although Gao Zhang responded very well, but now it is probably too late, the reason is very simple, with the support of South Korea, the State of Lu took down Shangqiu, the capital of the State of Song.

This is a prosperous metropolis. Under such circumstances, the State of Lu must go together with South Korea. Otherwise, the State of Lu will have to face the threat of Han and Zheng independently.

You must know that the state of Lu has always insisted on obeying the orders of the emperor of Zhou, and the conflict with the state of Zheng. At this time, the state of Lu needs the mediation of the state of Han, so as to keep Shangqiu in the hands of the state of Lu, so he was helpless said.

"It is now inevitable that Lu State will fall to Han State. When Han State united with Zheng State and Lu State to attack Song State, it was also agreed by Qihou, but it was unexpected that Han State would give up most of Song State's territory. "

"Under such circumstances, the Lu State has benefited the most. If there is no support from South Korea, the Lu State will not occupy Shangqiu for a long time. Renewing the covenant at this time may not help."

"The most important thing at the moment is to take down the Tian family first. They have an ambiguous relationship with Han. Under such circumstances, what I am most worried about is that Han will use this opportunity to interfere in Qi's internal affairs."

After he finished speaking, Gao Zhang shook his head helplessly, feeling extremely depressed in his heart, but up to now, he had no better way, so he spoke with some pain.

"Since Huai City has become prosperous, Linzi has become more and more withered. If this situation continues, how can Qi State ensure that the country is rich and the people are strong?"

And at this time, Guo Xia's eyes flashed a light, but his face showed hesitation, but after a while, his face showed a firm look, and he spoke slowly.

"Of course there is a way. Now that the internal strife in Jin has basically been quelled, then in order to maintain Jin's hegemony, Zhao Jianzi will definitely use foreign troops. At this time, we can unite with Jin to attack Han."

"Otherwise, it would not be so easy to fight Han with the power of Qi alone, and the Han army is well-equipped. Although the number is small, the fighting power is extremely powerful. This is the most terrifying thing. "

"The Han State adopts the recruitment system. Up to now, although Meng Di has been fighting outside, the internal affairs of the Han State have not been greatly affected. Under the ups and downs, no matter whether we are Qi or Jianguo. have been greatly weakened.”

(End of this chapter)