The strongest Marquis in history

If it weren't for Gu Kang's support, he would be an ordinary teacher. It was Gu Kang who promoted him and entrusted him with important tasks.That's why Qu Jin was able to show off her strengths, and was able to have her present day.

Gu Kang hurriedly said: "Mr. Qu, there is nothing to hesitate. King Qi values ​​it very much. This is your chance, just promise it."

Qu Jin took advantage of the situation and said, "I would like to serve King Qi."

Wang Qi praised Qu Jin's hesitation.At least it proves that Qu Jin is a loyal person.Such conduct is appreciated by any monarch.

Wang Qi said: "I look forward to Mr. Qu's ability to help me manage the place well."

Qu Jin said: "I will definitely go all out."

He was originally a counselor, and now he has surrendered to Wang Qi, so he immediately changed his mind and position, and said: "Your Highness, regarding the situation of the entire Lujiang County. If you want to govern the place, Gu Taishou is very good. Under Gu's governance, The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the hearts of the people belong to them. But now, Your Highness, there are still some problems."

Wang Qi said, "What's wrong?"

Qu Jin said: "In Lujiang County, there are three county magistrates who are arranged by Chu State."

When he said this, he looked at Gu Kang again and asked, "Master Taishou, are there three county magistrates?"

Gu Kang said: "These three counties are Xunyang County, Wan County, and Juchao County. The county magistrates of the three counties were all arranged by Chu State, and then arranged by me."

"From a geographical point of view, Xunyang County is located in the southernmost part of Lujiang County, bordering Chu State. Then to the north in turn, there are Wan County and Juchao County. The last Juchao County is also connected with Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County. Adjacent."

"As for the counties in the north of Lujiang County, they are all under my control. Right now, I need to order the counties to submit to His Highness, and I need to deal with the county magistrates of these three counties at the same time. Otherwise, problems will easily arise."

Gu Kang also explained carefully.

After Wang Qi heard this, he secretly rejoiced that he had fought against Gu Kang in advance and won Gu Kang.Otherwise, when Chu's army enters Lujiang, the situation will be really difficult.

Now, you can plan early.

Wang Qi asked: "Mr. Qu, how do you think we can break the situation?"

Qu Jin said in a deep voice: "First, immediately arrange for people to sneak into the territory of Chu State and bring back Gu Taishou's family. Second, adopt the strategy of capturing thieves and kings, and take down the county magistrates of the three counties. The county magistrates are all from the state of Chu, they hid their identities and never exposed them from the beginning to the end. Therefore, before the news spread, they sent people to kill or take down the county magistrates of the three counties."

After a pause, Qu Jin said: "Then, we will send troops to Wan County, stationed in Wan County, guarding the main channel of Chu State's waterway entering Lujiang County. Then there will be no major problems in the entire Lujiang County. With the assistance of Prefect Gu, the handover will be smooth."

Wang Qi said: "Good suggestion."

With Qu Jin planning, Wang Qi can relax a lot.

Wang Qi's gaze turned to Gu Kang again. When it came to Gu Kang, there was still an adjustment to be made.

After Gu Kang surrendered, it was impossible not to make arrangements.Gu Kang, similar to Lu Yuanda, is good at governing the local area.Even Gu Kang is stronger than Lu Yuanda.If Gu Kang was transferred to Wang Qi's palace, it would be safe, but it would be a waste.

Talent should not be wasted.

Wang Qi thought about Gu Kang's situation, and Gu Kang took the initiative to surrender, he thought for a while, and he had a plan in mind, and asked: "Gu Kang, you are now surrendering to the king, what position do you want to take?"

Gu Kangdao: "But according to His Royal Highness' arrangement, no matter what position you are in, you will do your best and do your best."

Wang Qi is very satisfied with Gu Kang's attitude. In fact, Wang Qi is quite satisfied with Gu Kang. The main reason is that Gu Kang has the means to govern the local area, so that the people can live a good life.

This is the basic quality of an official.

As for Gu Kang's tact and other such qualities, it is Gu Kang's personal character and has no influence.

The most important thing is to be able to govern the place.

Wang Qi already had a decision in his heart, and said directly: "Gu Kang listens to the order!"

"I am humble!"

Gu Kang replied immediately.

Wang Qi said: "This king appointed you as the shepherd of Yangzhou to be responsible for the government affairs of Yangzhou. The Yangzhou area controlled by Qi State only has two counties, Lujiang and Jiujiang, and you will govern these two counties. The prefectural office is temporarily set up in Yinling County, Jiujiang County. The state herdsmen of Qi State are different from those of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The state herdsmen are not controlled by the military and government together, and separated from the military and the government. You are in charge of government affairs, and the stationing of local troops belongs directly to the king.”

"Follow your orders!"

After Gu Kang heard it, he answered in a hurry.

He was even more shocked.

Wang Qi's arrangement has given him great benefits.Not only was it not because he was the one who surrendered, but he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

This is the grace of knowledge and encounter.

Right now, Yangzhou under his jurisdiction only has two counties, but in the future, with the expansion of Qi, it will definitely get better and better. In the future, he will definitely become a veritable Yangzhou shepherd.

Gu Kang has lived in Lujiang County for decades, and has long been integrated into the Great Zhou, and is also influenced by the concepts of the Great Zhou.What's more, he can only surrender to Wang Qi now, after all Xiong Tai is dead.If Xiong Tai didn't die, perhaps Gu Kang still had concerns, and he might even be thinking about the state of Chu.

Gu Kang doesn't have any choice at all now, so Gu Kang's surrender has no two intentions, he really wants to surrender.

Gu Kang was originally a smooth and smart person, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Highness, I have one more request for my humble position."

Wang Qi said: "But it doesn't matter."

Gu Kang said in a deep voice: "My family, especially my son, besides a concubine and a son in Shu County, Lujiang County, is actually in Chu State, there is also a wife, a son and a daughter. They are all here After the country, the officials hope that they can study hard. I heard that Nanyang Academy in Qi State is full of great Confucian scholars. I implore Your Highness, allow my family to live in Nanyang Academy, so that my children can study in Nanyang Academy."

A smile flashed across Wang Qi's eyes.

Gu Kang is an interesting person.

Know how to advance and retreat.

On the surface, he was requesting, but in fact, it was tantamount to sending the hostages out on his own initiative.

Gu Kang has already decided to follow Wang Qi, the problem is that no one can know what has been decided.The so-called people's hearts are separated from the belly, that's it.Gu Kang did things out, showing his own posture and attitude.

Wang Qi understood Gu Kang's intention, he nodded and said: "Your request, my king agrees. As long as they study hard and achieve something, they will naturally serve in Qi State."

Today's Nanyang Academy also places great emphasis on ideological education.

That is to be loyal to Wang Qi.

Loyal to Qi.

After people arrived at the academy, they were gradually influenced by the academy, so they naturally stood by Wang Qi's side.

Gu Kang said: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Wang Qi flicked his sleeve and said, "Let's go back to Xilin Ferry."

"Yes!"

The group of people hurried on the road again overnight, turned around and headed for Xilin Ferry.

When we arrived at Xilin Ferry, we had already arrived at Jinmao.In the weather in August, the morning dawns very early. When we just arrived at Jinmao, the eastern sky was already a little whiter, and it was almost dawn.

On the surrounding roads, cocks were already crowing in the village.

After Wang Qi and his party returned to the water village, all the soldiers settled down, had breakfast early, and temporarily rested in the water village, after all, they stayed up all night.Wang Qi was young and strong in martial arts, and his physical fitness was good, so it didn't affect him much, but Gu Kang, Qu Jin and others were very tired.

Wang Qi returned to the tent, thinking about what to do next.While Wang Qi was thinking, a voice came from outside the tent: "Your Highness, Qu Jin is asking to see you."

Wang Qi said: "Come in!"

The tent curtain was raised, Qu Jin stepped in, bowed and said, "Your Highness!"

Wang Qi said: "Mr. Qu, you are quite tired after staying up all night. Why don't you go to rest and come to see this king instead?"

Qu Jin said: "I have some news about the state of Chu, and I want to report it to Your Highness."

Wang Qi became interested immediately.

For the time being, there won't be much interaction between Wang Qi and Chu State, but there will definitely be wars involved in the future.So getting to know Chu State early is also helpful for the current layout.

Wang Qi asked: "What news?"

Chapter 524 Chu State

Qu Jin looked serious, and said: "In the Chu state, there is very likely a great master sitting in charge."

In a word, thunder struck from the ground.

Even though Wang Qi's psychological quality is excellent, but when it comes to the Grand Master, it is difficult to maintain peace of mind.

Wang Qidao: "Mr. Qu, are you sure?"

Qu Jin nodded and said, "The humble job is confirmed."

Wang Qi said: "Let's listen."

Qu Jin said: "There is a great master in the state of Chu. The source of this matter should have originated 15 years ago. At that time, the state of Chu was undergoing a change of power from the old to the new, and there was some chaos in the state of Chu. But Da Zhou seized At this opportunity, the army suddenly rushed to the border of Chu State, broke through the border garrison, and directly invaded Chu State."

"At that time, the Da Zhou side was very powerful, and it seemed that they were on the verge of destroying Chu."

"However, for some reason, the army that invaded the Chu State eventually retreated without warning. From the beginning to the end, there was no major battle, and no Chu State army fought back, but the Zhou Dynasty army retreated."

"No one knows why."

"Actually, I know this news. The prefect Gu once told me that he is from the state of Chu, so I became interested in the state of Chu. I learned about the news of the state of Chu carefully, and then I accidentally discovered that the state of Chu died 15 years ago. The situation of the war."

"Even at that time, some people speculated that there was a great master in the state of Chu, otherwise it would be impossible to turn the tide. It's just that such news has been gradually erased as time goes by, and no one knows the specific situation."

"Thinking from a humble position, His Highness is a master in the realm of masters. Now in the whole world, there are only masters, and there are no real great masters. As for the specific reason, the reason is unknown."

Qu Jin is just a scholar.

He knew that Wang Qi was a warrior, so he told Wang Qi the news.

After Wang Qi heard it, he became even more curious.

interesting!

Wang Qi himself is a master in the realm of grand masters, and he is extremely curious about the realm of great masters.My father has been at the peak of the master for many years, but he has never broken through to the grand master.

What is the reason here?

Are there other great masters, and if there are, why don't they appear?

Wang Qi said: "If there are really great masters, the situation is different. Even if there are masters in the state of great masters in Chu, they can go north, so why bother to stay in Chu? A peak master in the state of masters is very extraordinary. A grand master is probably enough to assassinate all generals and officials, and to subvert many."

Qu Jin said: "In this regard, I don't know the specific reason. The humble position is a guess, and there should be a great master in the Central Plains, so the great master of Chu State was so afraid and did not directly intervene. Of course, all of this is a humble guess. "

Wang Qi nodded after listening.

By now, he basically understood.

There are also some guesses.

It's just that these things at the moment can only be explored after he returns to Linzi.Especially a veteran master like Cao Qisheng, who has lived for decades.I have seen too many people like this, maybe Cao Qisheng knows it.

Wang Qidao: "The news you mentioned is very important, and this king knows it. Next, this king will pay attention to it. The matter of the Grand Master is put on hold for the time being, and the affairs of Lujiang County will be dealt with first, and then Gu Kang's family members will be brought back. is the most important."

Qu Jin said: "Your Highness is wise!"

Wang Qi waved his hand, and Qu Jin left.

Wang Qi continued to make arrangements next, and transferred generals from the army to go south in three groups, aiming at the county magistrates of Xunyang County, Juchao County and Wan County respectively, and wanted to take these places directly.As for Gu Kang's family members, Wang Qi dispatched soldiers to sneak into Xiangyang, Chu State under the leadership of the general in disguise, and wanted to bring Gu Kang's family members back.

After everything was arranged, Wang Qicai was free for a while.

Wang Qi began to read some information about Lujiang County, and learned about the local taxation, population, and the financial operation of the entire Lujiang County. In fact, no matter what it is, it is very good.

Everything is going great.

This is Gu Kang's credit.

Without Gu Kang, Lujiang County would not be what it is today.

The people in Wang Qi started to act first, time gradually passed, and the weather turned cooler in early September.At this time, the people who went to Xunyang County, Juchao County, and Wan County had returned, killed the county magistrates of the three counties, and had taken over the three counties and held the three counties in their hands.

Wang Qi directly arranged for someone to go to control the place and serve as the county magistrate again.

After such news came out, the news that Xiong Tai was killed and Gu Kang surrendered could no longer be suppressed.Even if the news is blocked and the official channels are blocked, the news will inevitably spread to the territory of Chu State.

As far as Chu State is concerned, there are no three provinces and six ministries in the Central Plains, and Chu State has only one prime minister.

The prime minister of Chu was named Qu Ping.

Qu Ping, who was born in a nobleman of Chu State, is quite capable.The former state of Chu was almost destroyed by the Great Zhou more than ten years ago. Qu Ping became prime minister shortly after that.Under Qu Ping's governance, the state of Chu continued to develop, and the territory was gradually peaceful and peaceful. Not only was the army developing, but the overall strength was also expanding.

When Qu Ping got the news of Xiong Tai's killing and Gu Kang's surrender, he was immediately stunned.

what happened?

Xiong Tai actually died.

And when Xiong Tai died, he died in battle.Even such a thing happened in August, and now it is September, and the news has just come back, which is really too slow.

For some reason, Qu Ping felt a little irritability in his heart.

Xiong Tai died.