Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 80
Wudu, the gate of the city.

At this time, under the leadership of Dazai Ji Zha, tens of thousands of Wu's subjects lined the road to welcome the returning soldiers in triumph.

There was a bright smile on everyone's face, and every time they saw familiar soldiers, they would step forward to say hello.

"Caijiao, is my son here?"

"He is still staying in Zhenzi to guard. Uncle, this time killed three Chu soldiers!"

"Commander Xin, can you see my beloved? Didn't he go out with you?"

"Hey! Your beloved... died in Zhenzi. He couldn't even bring back his body."

"what?"

"My son is ugly, who saw him?"

"Xu, where are you?"

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad!

Seeing the soldiers of the Wu army returning in triumph, the people of Wu State were naturally happy.

However, one will succeed and ten thousand bones will die!

There are survivors and there are war dead.

Many people looked around in the team, scanning the passing soldiers, hoping to see the familiar faces of their family members, or to learn about their husbands and sons—news about their survivors.

Standing on the military chariot, Qingji often saw women looking for her husband everywhere, or old men who kept calling for their sons!
Knowing that their loved ones are still alive, they can naturally embrace and cry with others.

However, if they encounter the bad luck of their loved ones dying in battle, they will inevitably be struck by lightning, and they hardly faint!
After all, human hearts are fleshy.

What the people did like this more or less affected the order of the triumphant procession, but Qingji did not curb their behavior.

"The ministers are waiting to see the king, the king will live for ten thousand years!"

The officials, led by Dazai Ji Zha, immediately bowed to Qingji on the military chariot, shouting like a tsunami.

"Second and third sons, don't be polite, and be flat!"

Qingji only gave a little support, and then asked the officials to stand up. After that, he specially invited Sun Wu to his army chariot to ride with him.

This is a great honor for Sun Wu!
Flattered!

But Sun Tzu is well deserved.

In the battle of Lize, Sun Wu defeated the Vietnamese army with a small victory and saved the Wudu, which was in dire straits.
"Wannian, Great King! Wannian, Great Wu!"

When the people along the way saw Qing Ji, they all cheered and jumped up, shouting for ten thousand years.

This comes from their support for Qingji, almost worshipful support!

With the fighting in the past year, Qingji has already established a very high prestige in the hearts of the Wu people.

After returning to the palace, Qingji didn't remove his armor immediately to freshen up, or find a bedroom to lie down in. Instead, he had the three ministers, Sun Ping, Sun Wu, and Jizha summoned to Zide Hall to discuss important matters.

"Second and three sons, our country of Wu has defeated the Chu army and the Yue army one after another, and won a complete victory. The Han army that invaded the northern border also retreated on its own. Now there is no war in the country of Wu."

Qing Ji said slowly: "Of course, many post-war problems still need to be resolved!"

"Let me sum up, firstly, how to deal with the [-] soldiers from the Chu and Yue armies?"

"Secondly, the Yue army is still entrenched in the Wuyuan, Lili, and Yu'er places in the south of our country of Wu. Will the Great Wu attack Yue to regain the lost land?"

"Thirdly, the widow wants to take advantage of the momentum of a great victory, send troops to attack Chu, and attack Zhaoguan and Shudi in Chu State. I don't know what the second and third sons want?"

For Wu Guo, the three most urgent problems are just like this.

The surrender must be properly arranged. As for the attack on Chu and the attack on Yue, it seems that the state of Wu can only choose one of the two.

Because Wu's national strength no longer allows two-front combat, otherwise, once the battle is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Of course, Qingji can also choose not to expand abroad, allowing Wu to recuperate.

However, this cannot satisfy Qingji's ambition, let alone allow Wu to further expand his victories!
It is advisable to have the remaining courage to chase the poor bandits!
Qingji is not willing to let go of this great opportunity.

"Your Majesty still wants to fight again?"

Ji Zha was taken aback, and couldn't help persuading him earnestly: "Your Majesty, please think twice! Although my country of Wu still has the power to fight a war, soldiers are fierce!"

"Wu Guo has fought repeatedly, and the soldiers have long been exhausted, and the treasury is not full. If this is the case, why don't you stop fighting for a while, and concentrate on governing the country, living with the people, and recuperating with the country?"

"What advice does Dazai have?"

Qing Ji asked lightly, apparently not agreeing with Ji Zha's opinion.

However, Ji Zha didn't seem to realize it, and still insisted on saying: "Your Majesty, it's better to resolve an enemy than to end it."

"Wu Chu, Wu and Yue are countries with feuds. It is impossible to turn wars into friendships. However, if the king wants to implement a new policy in Wu, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and have the same likes and dislikes as the common people, he must eliminate the war.

"For this reason, the old minister suggested that the king can return all the soldiers of the Yue army to the Yue State in exchange for the Yue people to withdraw from Wuyuan, Li and other lands, so that our Wu State can recover the lost land."

"At the same time, Your Majesty should also release the captured generals of Chu, or some of the surrendered soldiers, and make peace with Chu, so that the two countries of Wu and Chu can live in peace!"

Obviously, Jizha is an outright peacemaker, but that doesn't mean his views are wrong.

After all, everyone has a different perspective on things and a different starting point.

Ji Zha is sympathetic to the people of the country, and hopes that Qingji can treat the people of Wu kindly, and don't use military force to harm himself and the country!

Qingji's idea is to take the opportunity to expand and lay a good foundation for Wu.

"Da Sima, what do you think?"

Qing Ji immediately set his sights on Sun Bing.

Sun Ping pondered for a moment, then replied: "Your Majesty, I think what the Dazai said is not unreasonable."

"Although Wu's army is strong, it cannot fight for a long time. Although Chu has lost [-] soldiers, Chu still has strength. If the king sends troops to attack Chu, he is afraid that Chu will send soldiers to fight fiercely with our Wu army. At that time, Wu How does the country behave?"

"Let's talk about the Yue Kingdom. The Yue army was defeated by Li Ze, but its momentum has not declined. The Wu Kingdom attacked Chu and Yue at the same time. I am afraid that the army will be weak, and there is a danger of failure!"

Sun Bing's claim is obvious.

It's not that he doesn't support Qingji's continued fighting, but he thinks that Wu can't fight on two fronts.

Either attack Chu or attack Yue, choose one of the two!

"If the widow insists on attacking Chu, what should I do?"

"Then, Your Majesty should let the Yue army surrender and let the Yue people withdraw from the Wu territory, so as to recover the lost land and rebuild the alliance."

"I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Before Qingji could speak, Sun Wu, who was on the side, shook his head and said, "Yue people are greedy by nature, like a glutton. If you eat the food in your stomach, how can you spit it out easily?"

"Fan Wuyuan, Yanli, Yu'er, and Xing are still under the rule of the Yue State. Yunchang may agree to exchange thousands of soldiers for the territory with a radius of [-] miles."

"But if you are so subdued, I'm afraid that the Yue people will make an inch of it, and take advantage of our army's attack on Chu, and invade our border again!"

(End of this chapter)