Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 213
Wu Palace.

Night falls.

In the Zide Hall, Qingji was sitting on the majesty's platform, reviewing the memorials.

Thanks to the invention of papermaking, Wu's present memorials are basically in the form of paper slips, rather than bamboo or wooden slips.

Occasionally there are some courtiers and officials who use bamboo slips, but they are very few.

Having said that, Qingji's workload as king of Wu is still not reduced, because in addition to courtiers' memorials, county magistrates sometimes write what happened and problems in their respective counties into memorials. Qingji reviewed them one by one.

"Your Majesty, Tingwei please see me!"

"Xuan!"

"promise."

Not long after, Wu Zixu and Jiao Hua stood under the majesty's platform and reported the interrogation to Qingji.

For Wu Zixu's interrogation results so quickly, Qingji never expected.

This is less than a day!

What Qingji didn't expect was that the person behind the scenes who sent assassins to assassinate him in the street was Yue Wang Yunchang?

"The father-in-law of the widow sent people to assassinate the widow in the street, what exactly is his intention?"

Qingji was a little confused.

Wu Zixu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's actually not difficult to guess Yun Chang's intention."

"Wu and Yue are neighbors, and the two countries are feuds. Wu is strong and weak. With the implementation of the new law of our country, the national power is growing day by day. Why don't Yun Chang be worried?"

"The king is the country. If the king dies, the new law of the state of Wu will definitely be blocked or cease to exist."

"No matter how bad it is, this is the first time that the monarch has been assassinated in the street. It is a scandal, and the Yue people may not make a big fuss about it!"

Regarding Wu Zixu's explanation, Qingji slightly nodded, expressing his agreement.

If it was really the assassin sent by Yue Wang Yunchang to assassinate him, it is probably this kind of idea!

Because of Qingji's bravery, the blatant assassination definitely won't hurt him at all.

After all, even King Liao of Wu, who was assassinated by Zhuan Zhu, relied on his sword to take the lead, let alone Qing Ji, who had the courage of a thousand men?

Furthermore, throughout the ages, there have been very few cases of monarchs being assassinated. Most of the monarchs who died unexpectedly were brutally killed by powerful officials, or died of sudden sudden illness.

There are very few monarchs who were actually stabbed to death.

But Wu Wang Qingji was assassinated by an assassin in the street, the impact of this matter is really too bad.

If the Yue people spread rumors that they were assassinated because of Qingji's tyranny and immorality, which aroused public resentment, it would more or less have a negative impact on the image of Qingji and the state of Wu.

In short, disgusting people!
Qingji laughed it off, and seemed to be thinking of something, and asked: "Zixu, I don't know if that young man with outstanding swordsmanship is willing to serve the widow?"

Qingji was talking about Zhuziyu!

Hearing this, Wu Zixu couldn't help lowering his head, and replied, "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to report."

"I'm afraid the young man won't be able to accept..."

"Why?"

Qingji was quite puzzled.

"The boy's name is Zhu Ziyu, and he is the son of Zhuan Zhu!"

"Zhuzhu..."

Qing Ji was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and asked, "Is it Zhuan Zhu who assassinated the widow's father?"

"Exactly!"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help closing his eyes slowly, unable to let go of it for a long time.

Although he loves talents and wants to take the fish for his own use, but now it seems that it is already a luxury!
Who is Zhuan Zhu?
That was the murderer who killed Qingji's father, King Wu Wangliao!
When Helu wanted to kill King Liao of Wu and usurp the throne, it was Zhuanzhu recommended by Wu Zixu.

It is said that when Wu Zixu and Zhuan Zhu met, the latter was fighting with a group of people, single-handedly fighting many people without losing the wind, Zhuan Zhu's wife stepped forward, Zhuan Zhu stopped immediately, and obediently followed his wife home.

At that time, Wu Zixu was very curious, how could an unworthy warrior be afraid of a woman?
So he rushed forward to ask the reason, and Zhuan Zhu told him: A man who can submit to a woman will surely be able to stretch above ten thousand men.

The term "inner fear" begins with Zhuan Zhu!
Wu Zixu then recommended Zhuan Zhu to He Lu, while he himself pretended to retire to the mountains and forests, ignoring worldly affairs.

Afterwards, Prince Guang (He Lu) took advantage of the emptiness in the state of Wu and conspired with Zhuan Zhu. Under the pretext of entertaining King Liao of Wu, he hid a dagger in the belly of a fish and offered it (fish intestine sword) to assassinate King Liao of Wu on the spot. Zhuan Zhu was also killed by King Liao of Wu. Guards killed.

Prince Guang made himself king, he was King Helu of Wu, and Zhuan Zhu's son was his qing.

Now, Zhuan Zhu's son actually assassinated him, how could Qing Ji tolerate it?
It's true that he loves talents and cherishes talents, but a mere philistine fish won't let Qingji try his best to excuse him like he cherishes Wu Zixu's talents!
What's more, Zhuan Zhu was the murderer who directly killed Wu Wangliao. Even if Qingji could forgive him, how could the people of the country forgive him?
Right now, it is even more unforgivable for Zhuan Zhu's son Zhu Ziyu to do such a thing!

It is worth mentioning that Zhuanzhu's eldest son, Zhuanyi, was also canonized as Shangqing by Helu, but he disappeared when Qingji led his army to attack Wudu.

"Hmph, it's just the remnants of a traitor, nothing to worry about."

"I don't know how the king wants to deal with the fishes?"

Hearing this, Qingji looked at Wu Zixu with a meaningful look, and asked, "What's your idea?"

"Please kill him!"

Wu Zixu said seriously.

"Kill? Zixu, if my memory serves me correctly, you and that Zhuan Zhu should be old friends, and the son of the old man, you didn't excuse him?"

Qing Ji said with a half-smile.

Wu Zixu just shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty, I used to have some personal friendship with Zhuan Zhu, but now I am serving the Majesty, and his son has assassinated the King and killed him again. How can we tolerate and support the adulterer?"

Upon hearing this, Qingji nodded his head and stopped embarrassing Wu Zixu.

It's not surprising that Wu Zixu put aside his relationship with Zhuan Zhu!

Wu Zixu is a smart person who knows what he wants to do and how to achieve his goal!
In the old days, Wu Zixu knew that Zhuan Zhu was a brave warrior who dared to face difficulties, so he made friends with him.

As for the depth of the friendship between the two, Qingji doesn't know, but presumably with Wu Zixu's personality, such a friendship is insignificant in front of his great cause of revenge, so maybe he can't give up!

"Chuan Zhao. Tomorrow, Zhu Ziyu and other assassins will be torn apart, and the corpses will be thrown in the city!"

"promise!"

Naturally, Qingji couldn't tolerate this kind of assassin who dared to assassinate him in the street.

After Wu Zixu left, Qingji went back to reviewing the memorials by himself.

At the critical stage of the new law, Qing Ji, as the king of a country, naturally had to take care of every matter, so the workload was not ordinary.

In the dead of night, only Qing Ji, Jiao Hua, and Teng Yu, the female official in charge of lighting the lamps, appeared extraordinarily silent in the huge Zi De Hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Qing Ji, who was in a daze, had closed his eyes and leaned against the screen behind to take a nap.

The CRRC Fuling who was originally standing on the side, also closed his eyes and dozed off continuously.

(End of this chapter)