Chapter 152
The Status Quo of the State of Lu
Chapter 152 The Status Quo of the State of Lu
Jin country resident, Zhao Wu tent.
Following Zhao Wu's words, the camp fell silent.
Shu Sunbao frowned and looked at Zhao Wu, his eyes still showing a little puzzlement.
These big principles of Zhao Wu are indeed very beautiful, but obviously they are not absolutely convincing.
He still couldn't understand, now that the state of Jin is doing this, why does it want to hold the state of Chu as the leader of the alliance?
Jin and Chu have been fighting each other for a hundred years. It has long been a consensus that the states of Huaxia represented by the Jin State and the Jingman state headed by the State of Chu have not given in to each other.What's more, at the meeting in Pingqiu, Han Qi of the Jin State also read out an indictment of crimes against the Chu State. How long has it passed?Is the state of Jin going to admit cowardly like this?
What's the point? !
In fact, it's no wonder that Shu Sunbao reacted strongly to this, mainly because the contrast between Jin's meeting in Pingqiu and the meeting in Guodi is so great that it is difficult for other vassal states to adapt for a while.
Originally they thought that if they were close to Jin, they would be able to resist the threat from Chu, so whether it was the Pingqiu meeting or the current Guodi meeting, they still had high hopes for Jin.
However, now that the Jin State has come to do this, isn't it equivalent to pushing these small countries directly to the cusp of the storm?If they don't follow, will Chu State let them go?But if they complied, wouldn't they be the same as surrendering to the barbarians in these countries of China?What kind of joke is this? !
Hanhu of the State of Zheng was also quite puzzled by this. Although Li Ran and Zichan had told him the real reason why the State of Jin agreed to the alliance this time, Zhao Wu's attitude at the moment made the alliance seem like a Mongolian alliance. A shadow was cast.
He Zheng Guo has been following in the footsteps of Jin Guo these years, but now Jin Guo wants to bow his head to Chu State?How can Zheng Guo deal with himself?
If at that time Wang Ziwei punishes Zheng Guoshu as a model in front of the ministers of the princes, how will he, the chief minister of Zheng Guo, respond?
This is not impossible, after all, Zheng State is the closest to Chu State, and secondly, Zheng State is the most "dishonest" among all the vassal states.All princes are well aware of this.
For this reason, he can also be said to be worried.
Only Li Ran, who was at the side, seemed extraordinarily relaxed about this, neither came forward to persuade him, nor expressed any other opinions, as if he had nothing to do with the whole matter.
Seeing this, Shusun Bao and Han Hu stopped talking immediately.
The three of them drank in embarrassment in Zhao Wu's tent for a while, and then they left.
This time Shusun Bao came from afar, so he naturally had a lot to say to Li Ran.And Li Ran also knew that Shusun Bao's coming here was not as simple as participating in the alliance meeting, so he immediately told Han Hu, and followed Shusun Bao to the Lu country's residence.
"Ziming, what do you think of this matter?"
Just as he sat down, Shusun Bao asked bluntly.
"Zhao Zhongjun leads the world in the name of benevolence and righteousness, and mediates all countries with a heart of love. Such a state can be said to be rare in the world."
"However, I think it's okay to deal with this matter like this."
How could Li Ran not know Zhao Wu's real intention?
What he did was not just an enhanced version of Uncle Qi's "play hard to get" trick?
Shu Sunbao frowned immediately when he heard this, he was very puzzled.
Therefore, Li Randang was at Zhao Wu's mansion that day, and Yang Tongxue explained what his daughter-in-law Qi had said again.
"The prince's desire to usurp the throne and seize power is now known to all passers-by. The more he expands, the stronger his desire to arrogate. If we can push the boat along the way and help him, after the Guodi meeting, there will be civil strife in Chu! "
"Zhao Zhongjun gave up the position of leader, and what he means is also here!"
The state of Jin now voluntarily gave up the position of the leader of the alliance, and Wang Ziwei, in his capacity as Ling Yin of the Kingdom of Chu, commanded all the countries to become the leader of the world. Isn't this enough for him to expand?
Zhao Wu's push to fuel the flames is exactly the same as the daughter-in-law Qi's desperate play, but in form, it is more intense, so that even the high officials of other countries are greatly puzzled.
"It turned out to be so!"
"So, the state of Jin already has plans to deal with the state of Chu?"
After hearing the words, Uncle Sunbao suddenly realized, and immediately asked again.
Since Zhao Wu personally came to "help the tyrant to abuse", then when there was internal strife in Chu, would Jin still stand by and watch?
But who would have thought that Li Ran still shook his head, his expression slightly paused.
"If the state of Chu is in chaos, it stands to reason that the state of Jin will not let go of such an opportunity. If it can take advantage of this golden opportunity to sharpen its spirit, it will indeed have endless benefits for the state of Jin."
"However, the state of Jin is now at the end of its strength and can't wear Lu Jin. Moreover, Zhao Zhongjun is old and weak, and can't recognize things. Han Qi is not a grand duke, and he is very tactful in dealing with others. Therefore, I want to count on them to restrain Chu. country, I'm afraid it will be very difficult..."
In addition to the rivalry between the six ministers at home, they have also become increasingly indifferent to the outside world. This is also a major reason for the fall of Jin's hegemony.
Thinking back to Duke Wen and Duke Mourning, if they encountered such a good opportunity, they would undoubtedly compete with Chu State.
But since mourning the death of the Duke, the internal struggles in Jin have become more and more intense.Therefore, although the state of Jin now has the name of an overlord, in fact it no longer has the reality of an overlord.
"Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"
"Leopard originally thought that if we could take advantage of the Jin-Chu struggle to restart our Lu Three-army system, then the rejuvenation of our Lu Kingdom would be just around the corner, but now it seems that it is unrealistic."
"In other words, now that Ji Sunsu is seriously ill, all members of the Ji family have been handed over to Ji Sunyi to take care of him. This son's character is mostly inherited from his grandfather Ji Sunsu, but he is not as sophisticated as Ji Sunsu. It's a great opportunity for the office, but the state of Jin..."
It turns out that the current internal situation in the State of Lu is gradually leaning towards Marquis Lu.
Lu Hou has gradually regained control of the monarchy in the past two years. Although there are occasional twists and turns, the whole state of Lu is now considered to be clear.
If we can take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin Nationalist Alliance and the princes to fight against Chu together to revive the military power of the monarch, then the rejuvenation of the Lu Kingdom is just around the corner.
However, after hearing what Li Ran said, this matter has become a luxury.
"Oh? Ji Sunsu is dying soon?"
Li Ran was quite surprised by this.
Uncle Sun Bao nodded and said:
"Jisunsu is a thief who has done many evils and has vicious methods. Even if he dies, he will not be punished. If there is no such thief in the future, it will be much easier for us to only deal with Jisun Yiru."
After many years of Lu Guo's official power, the dawn is finally coming. How can this not make Shusun Bao happy?
"In addition, the widow has also issued an imperial edict, and the "first tax mu" long ago has finally been reintroduced. Now all cities and towns have to hide their private land and collect taxes according to the number of acres of land. Now the results are very good , The land of the public office has finally seen farmers plowing it again."
The initial tax per mu is taxed per mu, regardless of public land or private land, and anyone who owns land is taxed according to the area of the land.
This was the beginning of the legalization of land private ownership in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Once the land privatization is carried out, not only will the low-quality private land in the hands of the big clans be eliminated due to low production capacity, but it will also prevent the big clans from concealing their population.In this way, it can not only enrich the public office of the State of Lu, but also prevent the power of the big clan from growing stronger day by day.Therefore, for the country, it can be said to be of great benefit.
Of course, this naturally also damaged the interests of many nobles.
However, now that Marquis Lu is above the imperial court, he can already grasp real power by virtue of his powerful balance technique.And the biggest opposition, the Ji family, has now died down because of Ji Sunsu's serious illness. The other young people, in the absence of a leader, can only keep silent.
(End of this chapter)
Jin country resident, Zhao Wu tent.
Following Zhao Wu's words, the camp fell silent.
Shu Sunbao frowned and looked at Zhao Wu, his eyes still showing a little puzzlement.
These big principles of Zhao Wu are indeed very beautiful, but obviously they are not absolutely convincing.
He still couldn't understand, now that the state of Jin is doing this, why does it want to hold the state of Chu as the leader of the alliance?
Jin and Chu have been fighting each other for a hundred years. It has long been a consensus that the states of Huaxia represented by the Jin State and the Jingman state headed by the State of Chu have not given in to each other.What's more, at the meeting in Pingqiu, Han Qi of the Jin State also read out an indictment of crimes against the Chu State. How long has it passed?Is the state of Jin going to admit cowardly like this?
What's the point? !
In fact, it's no wonder that Shu Sunbao reacted strongly to this, mainly because the contrast between Jin's meeting in Pingqiu and the meeting in Guodi is so great that it is difficult for other vassal states to adapt for a while.
Originally they thought that if they were close to Jin, they would be able to resist the threat from Chu, so whether it was the Pingqiu meeting or the current Guodi meeting, they still had high hopes for Jin.
However, now that the Jin State has come to do this, isn't it equivalent to pushing these small countries directly to the cusp of the storm?If they don't follow, will Chu State let them go?But if they complied, wouldn't they be the same as surrendering to the barbarians in these countries of China?What kind of joke is this? !
Hanhu of the State of Zheng was also quite puzzled by this. Although Li Ran and Zichan had told him the real reason why the State of Jin agreed to the alliance this time, Zhao Wu's attitude at the moment made the alliance seem like a Mongolian alliance. A shadow was cast.
He Zheng Guo has been following in the footsteps of Jin Guo these years, but now Jin Guo wants to bow his head to Chu State?How can Zheng Guo deal with himself?
If at that time Wang Ziwei punishes Zheng Guoshu as a model in front of the ministers of the princes, how will he, the chief minister of Zheng Guo, respond?
This is not impossible, after all, Zheng State is the closest to Chu State, and secondly, Zheng State is the most "dishonest" among all the vassal states.All princes are well aware of this.
For this reason, he can also be said to be worried.
Only Li Ran, who was at the side, seemed extraordinarily relaxed about this, neither came forward to persuade him, nor expressed any other opinions, as if he had nothing to do with the whole matter.
Seeing this, Shusun Bao and Han Hu stopped talking immediately.
The three of them drank in embarrassment in Zhao Wu's tent for a while, and then they left.
This time Shusun Bao came from afar, so he naturally had a lot to say to Li Ran.And Li Ran also knew that Shusun Bao's coming here was not as simple as participating in the alliance meeting, so he immediately told Han Hu, and followed Shusun Bao to the Lu country's residence.
"Ziming, what do you think of this matter?"
Just as he sat down, Shusun Bao asked bluntly.
"Zhao Zhongjun leads the world in the name of benevolence and righteousness, and mediates all countries with a heart of love. Such a state can be said to be rare in the world."
"However, I think it's okay to deal with this matter like this."
How could Li Ran not know Zhao Wu's real intention?
What he did was not just an enhanced version of Uncle Qi's "play hard to get" trick?
Shu Sunbao frowned immediately when he heard this, he was very puzzled.
Therefore, Li Randang was at Zhao Wu's mansion that day, and Yang Tongxue explained what his daughter-in-law Qi had said again.
"The prince's desire to usurp the throne and seize power is now known to all passers-by. The more he expands, the stronger his desire to arrogate. If we can push the boat along the way and help him, after the Guodi meeting, there will be civil strife in Chu! "
"Zhao Zhongjun gave up the position of leader, and what he means is also here!"
The state of Jin now voluntarily gave up the position of the leader of the alliance, and Wang Ziwei, in his capacity as Ling Yin of the Kingdom of Chu, commanded all the countries to become the leader of the world. Isn't this enough for him to expand?
Zhao Wu's push to fuel the flames is exactly the same as the daughter-in-law Qi's desperate play, but in form, it is more intense, so that even the high officials of other countries are greatly puzzled.
"It turned out to be so!"
"So, the state of Jin already has plans to deal with the state of Chu?"
After hearing the words, Uncle Sunbao suddenly realized, and immediately asked again.
Since Zhao Wu personally came to "help the tyrant to abuse", then when there was internal strife in Chu, would Jin still stand by and watch?
But who would have thought that Li Ran still shook his head, his expression slightly paused.
"If the state of Chu is in chaos, it stands to reason that the state of Jin will not let go of such an opportunity. If it can take advantage of this golden opportunity to sharpen its spirit, it will indeed have endless benefits for the state of Jin."
"However, the state of Jin is now at the end of its strength and can't wear Lu Jin. Moreover, Zhao Zhongjun is old and weak, and can't recognize things. Han Qi is not a grand duke, and he is very tactful in dealing with others. Therefore, I want to count on them to restrain Chu. country, I'm afraid it will be very difficult..."
In addition to the rivalry between the six ministers at home, they have also become increasingly indifferent to the outside world. This is also a major reason for the fall of Jin's hegemony.
Thinking back to Duke Wen and Duke Mourning, if they encountered such a good opportunity, they would undoubtedly compete with Chu State.
But since mourning the death of the Duke, the internal struggles in Jin have become more and more intense.Therefore, although the state of Jin now has the name of an overlord, in fact it no longer has the reality of an overlord.
"Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"
"Leopard originally thought that if we could take advantage of the Jin-Chu struggle to restart our Lu Three-army system, then the rejuvenation of our Lu Kingdom would be just around the corner, but now it seems that it is unrealistic."
"In other words, now that Ji Sunsu is seriously ill, all members of the Ji family have been handed over to Ji Sunyi to take care of him. This son's character is mostly inherited from his grandfather Ji Sunsu, but he is not as sophisticated as Ji Sunsu. It's a great opportunity for the office, but the state of Jin..."
It turns out that the current internal situation in the State of Lu is gradually leaning towards Marquis Lu.
Lu Hou has gradually regained control of the monarchy in the past two years. Although there are occasional twists and turns, the whole state of Lu is now considered to be clear.
If we can take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin Nationalist Alliance and the princes to fight against Chu together to revive the military power of the monarch, then the rejuvenation of the Lu Kingdom is just around the corner.
However, after hearing what Li Ran said, this matter has become a luxury.
"Oh? Ji Sunsu is dying soon?"
Li Ran was quite surprised by this.
Uncle Sun Bao nodded and said:
"Jisunsu is a thief who has done many evils and has vicious methods. Even if he dies, he will not be punished. If there is no such thief in the future, it will be much easier for us to only deal with Jisun Yiru."
After many years of Lu Guo's official power, the dawn is finally coming. How can this not make Shusun Bao happy?
"In addition, the widow has also issued an imperial edict, and the "first tax mu" long ago has finally been reintroduced. Now all cities and towns have to hide their private land and collect taxes according to the number of acres of land. Now the results are very good , The land of the public office has finally seen farmers plowing it again."
The initial tax per mu is taxed per mu, regardless of public land or private land, and anyone who owns land is taxed according to the area of the land.
This was the beginning of the legalization of land private ownership in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Once the land privatization is carried out, not only will the low-quality private land in the hands of the big clans be eliminated due to low production capacity, but it will also prevent the big clans from concealing their population.In this way, it can not only enrich the public office of the State of Lu, but also prevent the power of the big clan from growing stronger day by day.Therefore, for the country, it can be said to be of great benefit.
Of course, this naturally also damaged the interests of many nobles.
However, now that Marquis Lu is above the imperial court, he can already grasp real power by virtue of his powerful balance technique.And the biggest opposition, the Ji family, has now died down because of Ji Sunsu's serious illness. The other young people, in the absence of a leader, can only keep silent.
(End of this chapter)