After Gao Xi read it, he smiled and felt reassured.
The king of Lu was expelled, leaving the country without a master, and the power was in the hands of three great families. This is also an interesting thing in history.
What's interesting is not the rise of powerful officials, but the trigger, a cockfight.
Court cockfighting was originally a pastime for the powerful, but the two ministers of the Lu State cheated ingeniously in order to win.
One person spreads mustard seeds on the wings of the chicken to smoke the eyes of the other chicken;
Another one was even more ruthless. He put metal covers on his chicken's paws and transformed into a Vajra Chicken.
The mustard chicken battled with the King Kong chicken. Naturally, the King Kong chicken won a complete victory. The owner of the losing Mustard Chicken was dissatisfied and scolded the winner for cheating. Both sides scolded each other, and then the diners fought with heavy casualties.
The King of Lu refused to dissuade him. Instead, he fanned the flames and sow discord between the two parties, hoping to seize the opportunity to take back his power. In the end, the two parties were at odds with each other, so he decided to sideline the conflict, and the king went on a personal expedition to attack the powerful ministers.
Unfortunately, he guessed right at the beginning, but he was defeated and forced to go to Qi.
This dispute was later called the "cockfighting incident", which made me laugh to death.
This world is not a cockfight. According to Gongsun Long's investigation, it is a fight for a rare treasure, which exposes the imbalance of power within the Lu State. The powerful ministers are in power and the leader of the country has no hope.
"The person in charge of Jiang Guo's embroidery comprador is Dafu Zhanhuo. This person is the confidant of Ji Sun Yiru, the current leader of Lu State. Ji Sun Yiru has just ascended to a high position and wants to restrain himself. How can he put pressure on others because of this matter?
Another country’s excuse?”
Gao Xi stroked his beard and smiled.
The State of Lu boasts of being a state of etiquette, but to have its king expelled by his ministers is already a huge loss of face. If he continues to be aggressive and exerts pressure, even if Jiang is a small country, it will provoke interference from Qi, Jin and other countries.
Although Jiang Guo's embroidery is a huge profit, it is related to the safety of the country. Which is less important and which is more important? If Ji Sunyi can drive away the king, he will naturally know clearly.
"Just maintain the relationship that seems to be in harmony and yet apart from each other, go for it!"
Gu Cheng waved his hand, allowing Gao Xi to expand his trade routes with peace of mind.
Quietness returned to the hall. Nightshade had finished practicing and listened quietly. She suddenly put her arm around him and said, "Brother Wang, let's live in peace and contentment, okay?"
"Of course! It's a pity that there is no peace of mind for the weak in this world, only the peace of the strong!"
Gu Cheng straightened her hair that stuck to her forehead: "What's more, it's not just conflicts between countries, but also greater disasters..."
His experience in the underworld made him deeply understand the difficulty of balancing the six realms.
Nowadays, the two realms of immortals and demons have not yet been opened up, and the realm of ghosts still does not exist. Gods, demons, and humans are powerful, and the balance has become invisible.
Under the control of heaven, the princes and nations of the human world are attacking, just in time for the approaching catastrophe.
The world of Immortal Martial Arts is no better than the ordinary world. If the world continues to fight, it will only lead to the death of people and the destruction of the country. The world of Immortal Martial Arts will really fall apart and its vitality will disappear.
Gu Cheng cannot resist the general trend of heaven and earth on his own. Only by ascending to the throne again can he strive for a strong and long-term future for the human world.
With a plan in mind, we will start from the Jiang Kingdom and then conquer the world.
However, talents are important. Jiang State is only a palm-sized place. Even if the best civil and military personnel from all over the ages are gathered together, it is useless and has limitations.
So it must expand!
But how to expand?
The Jiang State was surrounded by other countries and did not have the same geographical advantage as the Hangu Pass of the Great Qin Dynasty. When the Great Qin Dynasty unified the world, all the kings were mediocre. However, in this era, heroes have emerged in large numbers and tycoons are everywhere.
Even if King Lu can use a small thing to solve the problem of a powerful family that has been in power for two hundred years, it can be considered as a achievement, not to mention the king of a big country. With the addition of immortal weapons, Jiang Guo wants to break through the tigers and wolves everywhere.
How easy is it to find a way out?
"No matter what, Xiaokui will stay with Brother Wang..."
Nightshade seemed to understand, but she also felt a heavy burden and silently leaned on his back.
Gu Cheng smiled and unfolded the map drawn by Lu Miaozi.
The State of Lu appears to be in civil strife, but is actually stable and unstoppable.
Even if Chen Guo and Yang Guo were captured, the benefits would not be big, but it would easily arouse the fear of the surrounding people, which cannot be done at this stage.
I looked around and found nothing suitable.
Gu Cheng thought for a moment and tapped his finger in the southeast direction.
"Take Lu Miaozi to send a message to Gai Nie and save a person's life."
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Wu State.
Above the river, the wind howled.
A tall man with a height of nine feet and a muscular back stood proudly on the bow of the airship, facing the wind and waves, with a murderous look on his brows.
"Ji Guang is a thief, I will beat you to death in order to vent the hatred in my heart!"
He is the young master Qingji. He is not yet ten years old, but he is already brave enough for thousands of men. After he was crowned, he even tore apart a horned dragon with his own hands. He was known as the most powerful warrior in the Wu Kingdom and his reputation was astonishing all over the world.
However, his father, the king, was killed by his cousin, Prince Guang.
Wu Zixu, a disciple of Prince Guang, recruited the assassin Zhuan Zhu and assassinated the King of Wu with despicable means.
At that time, Qing Ji was leading his army to fight against the Chu State. He had already gained the upper hand. Unexpectedly, King Wu was assassinated and news of Prince Guang's usurpation of the throne spread to the front line. The morale of the entire army suddenly collapsed and he was severely defeated by the Chu army.
Qing Ji knew that he could not do anything, so he made a decisive decision and led his cronies to break out of the siege and go to defend the country, recruit troops and horses, and vow to avenge the murder of his father.
Qing Ji's bravery was famous among the princes and countries, and his prestige in the country of Wu was even higher. Once he ascended to the throne, Prince Guang, who is now King Helu of Wu, was in trouble.
Sure enough, Qing Ji came back with the kill.
He led a mere 50,000 soldiers, and he was so powerful that he defeated the Wu army and conquered several cities.
Crossing the river now, I am afraid that in a few days, we will approach the capital, kill the hypocrite, and return the kingdom of Wu to peace and prosperity.
"Young master, the traitor will have a sleepless night tonight!"
After hearing Qing Ji's heroic words, a strong man not far behind him also shouted.
"If you want to leave, come and see!"
Qing Ji turned sideways and looked at the strong man's old face and empty right arm, showing a trace of sympathy. He pointed at the looming city opposite and said: "You and my enemies are getting closer and closer. Our great enmity will eventually end."
You will be rewarded!"
"Yes Yes!"
Yao Li stepped forward with tears in his eyes.
His situation was even more miserable. Because he angrily criticized King Wu Helu for usurping the throne, his wife, children, and entire family were killed and their bodies were burned in a busy city. He barely managed to break out of the siege, and his right arm was also cut off.
Qing Ji took pity on him and took him in as his confidant. In the previous battles, he killed the enemy bravely and was unstoppable.
"Sir! There is an enemy attack!"
The same was true at this moment. Kao Li's eyes, which had looked sad just now, suddenly changed color and pointed towards the river.
Hundreds of flying boats suddenly appeared in a mighty and mighty manner. There were many armored men on board, the air was thick with cold, and the oars and shields had ghost-faced fangs, which was extremely ferocious.
"Well done!"
Qing Ji, however, was not surprised but overjoyed. He laughed and flew up into the sky: "All the traitors who rebelled against the king will die!"
Looking at the figure soaring into the sky, all the soldiers' eyes were filled with admiration and passion. Only in Yao Li's eyes, a faint ray of cold light flashed, falling on the back of Qing Ji's heart, holding the long sword in his hand.