Sipu is located in the southeast of Xucheng. After the Si River enters this depression, it merges into the Huai River.
For a long time, this swampy wetland has been a place extremely rich in products.
It was only with the fall of Xu State and the deliberate failure of the Wu-Chu war that the once mighty city in the world turned into a dispensable transit station for border towns.
However, with the establishment of Huaishui Bofu, Xucheng regained its vitality in just half a year.
Although the population is mixed, the liveliness cannot be faked.
"A great victory over Chu! A great victory over Chu! A great victory over Chu -"
The Huaishui Bo Mansion's unique horseback riding, the sound of horse hooves from far to near, rapid and powerful, the good horses sent in from the Qin State, Li Jie is not luxurious enough to use as a mount for himself, basically allocate priority to the horseback riding and sentry rides
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The news of the fall of Yingdu had already plunged the entire city of Huaizhong into a state of carnival. The shogunate lackeys were busy spreading this breaking news to the north and south of Huai River.
Whether Jingman or Yihu, they were already obedient, and now they were even more submissive, with no hint of backlash. The shogunate's administrative orders had unprecedented effectiveness.
The execution capabilities of front-line officials have also been released.
"Fachu?!"
"Hasn't your Majesty ever attacked Chu?"
"Idiot! It's Huaishui Bo who is attacking Chu! Ying has been defeated, Zhu Palace has fallen, and the Queen Mother of Chu and the King of Chu have all been imprisoned in Xia Shou!"
"ah?!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed: "This... what will happen to Gusu?!"
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Wu people, who were running from both sides, were all confused at this time. Yes, this made Gusu, what should we do?
With such great achievements, Taishu Mao could not stop Huaishuibo from going to Gusu to pay homage to the king.
As for whether Uncle Huaishui would sacrifice prisoners to the late king, there is no need to think too much. Everyone knows that Uncle Huaishui was loyal to the late king and would do whatever the late king asked without hesitation.
It’s just that the late king has passed away, and the current king can’t even deal with Gusu, and even the doctors from Wuhu can’t surrender, so what else can be said?!
How could a majestic man who was invincible and invincible in any battle be able to obey such a king?
If they were Li Jie, he had a large army and was independent from Gusu, how could they sell you the face of a young king?
What's even worse is that the doctors from the five lakes are fighting each other, and even Wu Jia and Jianlu are involved in it. What chance does Master Wang have of winning against the crocodile men and brave men of the Huaishui Bo Mansion?
When the late king was on the throne, Wu Jia was not necessarily stronger than the Chu army's mausoleum division.
For the same group of people, it also depends on who will lead them.
When the former king was in power, everyone was like a tiger.
Even before his death, he still destroyed the Yue Kingdom and shocked the world!
The current king is young and ignorant and has no foundation. His father is also Young Master Yin, and he committed suicide in front of the previous king.
As for Gong Ziyin's former subordinates, they have just been promoted again. They will work hard for King Wu Jiyi, but it does not mean that they will not fight for power and profit.
After experiencing ups and downs in life, how could one be so easily at the mercy of Taishu Mao?
"The world is in conflict...right now."
Someone sighed and then said, "If Dazai comes to court, there may be room for redemption."
"I don't know where the Dazai will end. Now the powerful people in Gusu have no one to control them."
"Oh, what if Taizai Qi returns to Gusu? As the saying goes, if the king is virtuous, his ministers will be good; if the king is weak, his ministers will be nefarious. The king is young, and Taishumao is now regent. What kind of example has Taishumao set since he has been in power?"
After saying that, the man even sneered, "The 'Nanchao Clan' is still there; the Yue people are dissatisfied and rebel; the Huaiyi people have repeatedly refused to pay tribute; the officials of the five lakes are fighting each other... Even if it is a land of desert, it is better than the shores of the five lakes.
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"What the good man said is not unreasonable."
Most of the people in Xu City are military leaders or businessmen. After leaving the political center, they can naturally complain as much as they want.
Especially for many small and medium-sized families, they can be on par with big families in terms of financial resources, and they can also narrow the gap slightly by working hard and taking risks.
But now, due to the turmoil in the Wangji area of Suzhou, many businesses have declined greatly, and they have even been sold directly.
And all this started when the new king came to power.
They don't blame the new king, because the king is a young man. What the hell does he know? He is still a child.
The person in power is Tai Shumao, the son of the late king who built a thatched cottage in Jiuzi. All his original virtues and character were completely consumed at this time.
His popularity among passers-by is probably about to fade away.
"You'll have to wait and see! Ha..." The man sneered again and looked around in a strange way, "If someone's prediction is true, even if Uncle Huaishui comes back to Gusu again to pay homage to the late king, I'm afraid it's just for the sake of
Taishu Mao refused."
"Why is this?"
"If Huai Shuibo leads his army to go there, I would like to ask, should Taishu Mao go out of the city to welcome him, or should he not go out of the city to welcome him?"
"this……"
It's a dilemma and extremely risky.
In fact, no matter what Tai Shumao did, he was wrong.
But allowing Li Jie to return to Suzhou with such arrogance would entail additional risks.
If Li Jie suddenly attacked, Tai Shumao and King Wu would have no choice but to escape.
The current King Master is not reliable at all. After a long period of infiltration, wooing, and separation, the military bosses have long since given up on treatment and will take advantage when it is time to take advantage.
The dispute between the Wuhu doctors evolved into a war, with the help of the military bosses.
Without fighting, how would they have food to eat?
How can you get land without waving your Wu Hook?
As for how to get food and land, do they, the military leaders, need to think about it?
There are still about 15,000 of the king's army that can really be commanded by King Wu. In addition, there are the old subordinates left by Gong Ziyin. These people can replace the officers in the king's army, which can also be regarded as allowing Wu Wangji to
Wei can still become the largest force in the Wangji region.
But these are all data on paper. If it really comes to action, there is no way it will be the opponent of the Crocodile Man.
Others don't know it, but the military people know it well. Nowadays, for every ten eagle feather arrows shot, maybe six or seven are Jiangyin's specialty.
This is something that almost everyone knows. Even many warriors send their families to Yinxiang to purchase equipment. In addition to weapons, there are also a large number of iron armors.
The great chaos caused by the Five Lakes area forced the warriors who had never fought against the world to rearm themselves to the teeth.
Not only must they be armed to the teeth, but they must also win over a large number of "common people" to develop and annex their own land.
What the samurai can do is to use their "tax-free" privileges to attract "common people" to join boldly, and then further annex homesteaders and small landowners.
Many small clans in the Wuhu area fled in large numbers during this period. Since they had no way to escape, they chose to seek refuge with a samurai.
From Ju Ouze to Shengze, the development of things had long been out of control. The nominal owner of the capital of Gusu was only the co-owner of the small "world" in the core area of Wu State.
After all, the core problem is that the central authority was lost too quickly. According to the old monster's thoughts before his death, Li Jie was a powerful tool to suppress the dissatisfaction of the military leaders after his death.
I just never expected that things would develop in such a bizarre way.
Tai Shumao could not be said to be disloyal, but his operation was to isolate Li Jie from outside, without even political wooing. This made Li Jie's territory completely insulated from Gusu in terms of personnel management.
Taishu Maotai cared too much about the wealth accumulated by the previous kings of Wu, and only focused on the one-third of an acre of land in front of him. Instead, "all the heroes came together" in the Wangji area.
In addition, Li Jie's power was isolated, and even a large number of workshops in Jiangyin City were relocated to Huaizhong City, which further aggravated the division.
You must know that many of Jiangyin-eup's specialties have nothing to do with Jiangyin-eup itself. Baisha Village, Eumhyang, and Gangin-eup are all a shell.
The essence still lies in Li Jie alone.
So a very strange thing happened. A workshop was moved out of Jiangyin City, but following this workshop were dozens or hundreds of businesses that were not owned by Jiangyin City at all.
In order to avoid disaster, the first choice of the small clans in the Wuhu area is to go to Jiangyin City to buy property, because this is the territory of Huaishuibo. He is a strong man appointed by the king and has a brilliant record. The ordinary "common and regular Jishi" villains and veteran warriors are not interested at all.
Dare to provoke anyone at will.
Who could have imagined that the "Shaye", which was the most backward, ignorant and barbaric at that time, would turn into a royal paradise, where small clans would actually find the basis to live and work in peace and contentment.
This contrast was an unprecedented blow to Tai Shumao's rule, and this further stimulated Tai Shumao's operations, and he had to work harder to appease the remaining Wangji lands.
A vicious cycle begins. No matter how many new policies and good policies the Suzhou Palace comes out, when they reach the local area, the doctors from the five lakes will immediately change their vests, eat up all the national welfare, and start another fight to grab as much land as they can.
The central government's policies could not be conveyed to the grassroots at all. Officials of all sizes in the Wangji area, including the county magistrates, magistrates, and county officials of each county, had to choose to protect themselves.
No one can guarantee whether the Wuhu doctors will fight more fiercely tomorrow. Once there is a wave of refugees and displacement, what is most urgently needed is food after all.
So Tai Shumao further provided policies, leaving more autonomy to local counties to prevent unexpected events.
This hole has just been opened, and many counties and cities are like wild dogs that have escaped the reins, expanding in ways beyond Tai Shumao's imagination.
The most secluded county in the entire Wu Kingdom is probably Dongyan, which is soaked by sea water from time to time.
However, this most stingy county, in order to "protect itself" and protect the local area, expanded its territory by 5,000 "athletes" in one go.
Regardless of whether it is a real number or not, even if the real number is only five hundred, as long as this "claim" exists, if Dong Amancheng becomes rich in the future, it can completely turn the false report into a real number.
The central government will obviously not agree, but it is completely meaningless to agree or disagree. The only feedback from Dongyan City is that if the "Jian'er" is not expanded, the local barbarians and barbarians will rebel. If you don't believe me, please send someone to inspect it.
It is impossible for King Wu to send even a dog to Dongmian City, so Dongmian City can obviously amuse itself. Whether it is absorbing savages to come in and become "athletes", or anything else, it is enough to make Dongmian City powerful and famous.
Have the ability to conduct sweeps.
How many unlucky guys have to be killed to kill pigs and eat meat to celebrate the New Year!
As for how many refugees this kind of raid will produce, what’s wrong with the governor of Guandong Amcheng? If you want to appease them, go to the central government.
The central government has no money, so there is nothing I can do.
Spread your hands, pat your butt, and leave.
Moreover, Dongyan City is not afraid of being criticized. After all, it is more open and aboveboard than Doctor Wuhu, right? They only robbed savages and barbarians, but unlike Doctor Wuhu, they still have the king's messengers on their bodies, and their families also have the last edicts of the late king.
, isn’t it also the case that the dog’s brains have been knocked out?
The weird things happening in the world are just so outrageous.
The authority of the central government is so low that if Li Jie is released, Li Jie will say that there are treacherous ministers around the king, and the country will be in chaos. What will Taishu Mao do?
If he wanted to survive, he could only let Li Jie stay outside.
Regardless of whether Tai Shumao's judgment is extremely accurate, is there any point in guessing it right? People have desires.
The dividends from being a salted fish in Jiuzi Yangwang have been exhausted, and I can only regret why I didn't go deep into the officialdom and cultivate a group of top thugs first.
It's a pity that this is another cycle of death. When Tai Shumao was still a young master, if he dared to go deep into the officialdom, he would be dead.
Prince Chou and Prince Yin are role models!
Therefore, from Tai Shumao's perspective, whether Li Jie is a loyal minister or leading a loyal minister, in short, he cannot be allowed to return to Gusu.
As long as Li Jie goes back, if the loyal minister kills the "treacherous minister", he will still be the "big treacherous minister" in the court; if he brings the loyal minister to kill the loyal minister, he will still be the most loyal minister in the court.
Either way, it's death, so how do you choose?
Going out of the city to meet Li Jie? He greeted him like a chicken.
The judgment of the "private ministers" in Xucheng was not wrong. As long as they put themselves in their shoes, they would know that Taishu Mao had no choice.
Therefore, even if Li Jie performs a shocking feat this time, the subsequent impact is no longer that of "shocking the master" but of "turning against the guest."
No one would take Gusu seriously. Li Jie's current operation is simply a replica of King Wu Wei's.
Moreover, it is a hardcover edition, which is better translated, more eye-catching and breathtaking.
The international status and national situation of the southern hegemon Chu State will even undergo drastic changes from this moment on.
The "civilian ministers" in Xucheng are just enjoying the show. They don't need to sit on the fence. After all, you need to be qualified to sit on the fence. How can they be qualified? Small clans and local Tu tribes have nothing to do with overlords like Wu Chu.
It has no influence at all on the direction of national power of a big country.
But this does not prevent them from making arrangements for the future after their predictions are accurate. The rise and fall of a family is often a matter of thought.
"In my opinion!" Among the bustling restaurants in Xucheng, tea is a specialty of Jiangyin City. It is relatively expensive, but the taste is bitter at first and then sweet, with a sweet aftertaste. It is very popular among Wu people. At this moment, one person is holding it
Teacup first raised his voice to attract everyone's attention, but then he swallowed the words before he said it.
"Why is Mr. Mao doing this? In the land of Xucheng, what's the harm in speaking freely?"
"That's right, Mao Jun just speaks boldly."
The man hesitated for a moment and then said: "I heard about this in Shangqiu and Xiacheng."
"What's the matter?"
"I heard that Uncle Huai Shui once met with the emperor's envoy and agreed that if he defeated Chu, he would be granted the title of Hanzi."
"hiss……"
"really?!"
"What Mr. Mao said just now is true. Someone in Xinzheng also heard about it."
"Huh? Someone in Luoyi also heard about such a conspiracy."
"If so... wouldn't Uncle Huaishui become a minister of the Zhou Dynasty?"
"Ha... Chuzi is also a minister of the Zhou Dynasty. How can he aspire to be the leader in the Central Plains?"
"When King Dao was on the throne, he once said, 'Although the Zhou Dynasty is declining, the importance of the tripod cannot be questioned'."
"Since 'Treat All People Equally', how dare King Dao make such bold statements again?"
At the beginning, King Zhou Dao played the game of "treating everyone equally", everyone was a "monkey", some were good and some were bad. The advantage was that he received a lot of tribute again.
One family may not be many, but if you put together dozens of families, it will be many.
And the advantage of building a sense of presence is that it makes the international big guys restrain themselves a lot.
After all, in the final analysis, everyone is a minister of the Zhou family, at least in appearance, that's how it works.
This also made the Zhou Dynasty very vigorous during the reign of King Zhou Dao. Not only did they reorganize their armaments, they also organized a decent chariot formation, intervened in the Zheng Guokexu incident, and worked for the Song-Lu conflict.
Mediation.
It can be said that during this period of time, Zhou Tianzi was quite active, which also rekindled the hope of many people.
It's just that the title of "Tianzhi" is a bit poisonous, and King Zhou Dao couldn't bear it, so he finally collapsed.
The hegemonic power made a few random tricks secretly, and the influence of King Zhou Dao was completely wiped out.
In the international community, whoever eats meat and who doesn’t eat meat depends on fists, crossbows, chariots, and armor!
If it doesn't work, it just won't work. The influence and soft power that it boasts are nothing in the face of absolute hard power.
Since then, the reign title has become "accepted on behalf of others". I don't know if they have other thoughts, but the monarchs of other countries do not pay attention to such trivial matters.
There was no point in playing petty, the great powers came one after another, and finally began to secretly proclaim themselves kings, just because they saw that the "surrogate acceptance" of the emperor was like a surrogate mother, and they had completely betrayed the last bit of their dignity and reason.
Just like "selling an official position to win a title", "accepting" the emperor's current practice is nothing more than selling his own legal authority, legal principles, and destiny...
If the waste emperor dares to sell, then who dares not to buy?
The 烃狁 people dared to buy it, so did Mr. Li, but no one else said anything after buying it.
What the 烃狁 people took out were cattle and sheep slaves. Mr. Li was relatively wealthy, and they could buy things like "Big Red 01", "Big Purple 01", pottery, porcelain and glassware. As long as Emperor Zhou thought it was okay, then there would be no problem.
Even when Luo Yi asked for weapons, Mr. Li was very happy to throw them over with a zero.
Once the one-stop service is in place, the rest is up to Mr. Li to perform on his own.
Of course, Mr. Li didn't think that much. At first, he just thought that being idle was idle. Since the envoys from Luoyi were all here, why not meet them?
As for the title "Hanzi", if he doesn't reach Hanshui, he is not a man?
He, Mr. Li, was a real man before he traveled through time.
It's just that this time, after a fierce operation, people who were belatedly reorganized the cause and effect, and felt that King Wu's order to order the macho man was simply too coquettish, and such a big hole was laid early.
"If this is the case, even if Uncle Huaishui does not return to Gusu, it will be fine."
"It's more than okay..."
A Qi man even narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up his tea cup and said quietly, "'Respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians', how has it ever become obsolete?"
The powerful ministers of the great powers now do things in the same way. They first act out of the principle of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", and then engage in deception and abduction.
The Qi people came and complained about such a god, which immediately made many Wu people tremble.
This "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians" is really damn useful.
If there is civil strife in Wu, Li Jie can completely use "the barbarians are in trouble" and "Kuang Fu Ji's surname" to use his troops. This method will work from the Han River to the Zhejiang River!