The strongest Marquis in history

It is an idea that everyone has in fear of the strong, especially the weak fear the strong, which has been true since ancient times.

The country of Wa was in awe of the Great Zhou.

After a while, a person in the crowd said: "General, is it possible that what Zhou Zishan mentioned just now may be false? This matter is actually intended to scare us."

This person's name is Inaba Shangxiong, and he serves as the deputy director of the Kyoto Office.

This position has a lot of authority, and is responsible for representing the shogun in contact with the emperor and the imperial court, and at the same time conveying the shogun's instructions.He even replaced the shogun, supervised the operation of the imperial court, and supervised various places.

Although this position in the shogunate is not comparable to that of the old middle school, it is still extremely important.Because this position is the key to replace the shogunate's external contacts, especially the imperial court.

Kamio Inaba has always been aware of Abe Kiyomasa's thoughts, and even more of Abe Kiyomasa's ambitions. He wants to expand the territory of the Wa Kingdom, and even go to Dazhou to get a share of the pie.

Kamio Inaba himself also wanted to go to Dashu to see the scenery of Dashu.

Because when he was studying in Dazhou in the past, he felt that Dazhou was a treasure of things, a vast and rich place.If it can gain a foothold in the Great Zhou, and the Wa Kingdom can tear a piece of it down in the Great Zhou, then this life will be worthwhile.

Sakai Shigenobu shook his head and said, "Inaba-kun, Zhou Zishan's words cannot be false. Such a thing is too big. Whether it is the Xiongnu, Xianbei, or Yang Sanqian, those of us who have been to the Great Zhou , we all know about these situations. These news can never be false. Today's Wang Qi is indeed extremely tyrannical."

Kamiyu Inaba said: "If this is the case, how should we fight? Wang Qi's strength is too strong. Originally, the Great Zhou was split, but we managed to see an opportunity. The sudden news of this is so helpless, even helpless. .”

Sakai Shigenobu sighed and did not speak again.

The gazes of the rest of the people turned to Abe Kiyomasa.Because of this matter, it ultimately depends on the decision of Abe Qingzheng.After all, Abe Kiyomasa is the shogun and the ultimate helm of the entire Wa country.

Kiyomasa Abe was also upset.

His life has been extremely smooth. When he was young, he went to Dazhou to study early, and soon after returning from his studies, he inherited the post of shogun.Then he made great efforts to govern, steadily and steadily, and took back all the rights of the daimyo from all over the country, and reformed the local system, which made the power of the shogunate stronger than ever.

The strength of the Wa country has also increased unprecedentedly.

It's just that facing Da Zhou, he has ideas, but they also come from instinctive fear.

In Abe's pure heart, he still didn't dare to fight. After all, Qi's strength was almost as strong as that of Dazhou, and even stronger than Dazhou in the past.You must know that during the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Xiongnu and Xianbei couldn't do anything, but Wang Qi easily crushed these people.

Abe Kiyomasa took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "I decided to pay compensation. This time, Wang Qi sent an envoy to let us pay compensation. If that's the case, just give it."

"The overall strength of our Wa country is not comparable to that of Qi. However, after the compensation this time, we will inevitably go to war next time. Before that, we did not have enough preparations for war. Planning, and even sending people to contact other countries in Da Zhou to prepare for the next war."

Abe Qingzheng said: "We will take back the humiliation this time. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge."

Sakai said again: "The general is wise."

Inaba said: "I admire the general's patience and ambition. We bear the burden of humiliation now, and it is also for the future that we can make further progress."

The rest of the people all spoke in agreement.

All agree.

There is no way, the disparity in strength between Qi and Wa is too great, no one dares to fight.

Abe Qingzheng immediately arranged for someone to invite Zhou Zishan to come. Not long after, Zhou Zishan entered. He looked up at Abe Qingzheng and said, "General Abe, how is the discussion going?"

Abe Qingzheng said: "Honorable envoy, I have already discussed it properly. Although the affairs of Hattori Shimosaburo and others are not under the control of our country, as the honorable envoy said, they are indeed from the Wa country. As for the Wa country, we are willing to Apologies. I, Wa country, offer compensation in three aspects to express my apology."

Zhou Zishan said: "Please tell me!"

Abe Qingzheng said: "First, in view of what happened this time, the Wa Kingdom sent the crown prince Uesugi Hoshihide to the Qi Kingdom to meet the Qi King in person to express the most Qi Kingdom's apology."

"Secondly, the Japanese side will give 30 taels of silver as compensation."

"Thirdly, the Wa State respects Qi State as the suzerain state. After all, Qi State today has surpassed the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Zhou State has already declined, so there is no need to honor the Great Zhou State."

When everyone in the shogunate heard the words, their expressions were solemn, and even the eyes of many people showed a cold look.

Wa State has always been a subsidiary state of Da Zhou, and Da Zhou is the suzerain state.For a long time, the Wa country wanted to get rid of this status, and even after the strength of the Great Zhou weakened these years, it was no longer the suzerain country.

The rise of Qi, and now Abe Kiyomasa personally said that he was a vassal, that is, he re-recognized the suzerain country.

After Zhou Zishan heard it, he thought about it carefully, and in fact, the second one was slightly better.

30 taels of silver.

This compensation is considered a little money, which is a good comfort.

Especially for the current state of Qi, one of the most important things to do is to destroy Cao Xuan.Once Cao Xuan was destroyed, the Qi State would completely control the hinterland of the Central Plains, and control all the eastern regions of the Great Zhou.

At that time, the whole country will be swept away, which is just around the corner.The rest of Guanzhong, Bashu, and Chu are nothing to fear.

Right now, what needs to be won is time.

Zhou Zishan heard Abe Qingzheng's words. Although he made it clear what he came for, he didn't agree.Because at the moment, if you agree directly, it seems that Qi is too hasty, and even eager to seek peace.

Zhou Zishan didn't answer in a hurry, but was thinking in his heart.It is precisely this end that makes Abe Qingzheng a little worried in his heart, because Abe Qingzheng is not fully prepared to go to war now.

If the war is launched directly, it will be detrimental to the Wa country, and the preparations in all aspects are not sufficient.

Abe Qingzheng said: "Honorable envoy, I have already given the best conditions. Is there anything wrong with the honorable envoy?"

Zhou Zishan said: "This condition is obviously not sincere. Whether it is the Xianbei who sued for peace, or the Xiongnu who sued for peace, the conditions offered far exceed the conditions given by General Abe."

"For example, in Xianbei, the compensation alone is tens of thousands of war horses. The value of this batch of war horses is not rare, at least it can exceed 60 taels of silver."

"Then, there are nearly [-] sheep."

"These compensations far exceed those of the Wa Kingdom."

Zhou Zishan continued: "Even the king of Qi has never visited the country of Wa in person. Before I left, the king of Qi said that he very much hoped to visit the country of Wa."

Abe cleared his cheeks and twitched.

Is Wang Qi going to carry out the beheading plan?With Wang Qi's strength, he could kill even a grand master, but an old man like Abe Kiyomasa couldn't stop him at all.Under the current circumstances, it is better not to provoke Wang Qi, but to stabilize Wang Qi first.

Abe Kiyomasa took a deep breath, and said: "Your envoy, I will do things in a straightforward and easy manner. How about this, I will go one step further, and your envoy will take a step back. As for the compensation, the Wa Kingdom will pay 50 taels of silver. What is your envoy's intention?" "

"can!"

Zhou Zishan said with a smile: "General Abe, I want to settle these matters within three days. Then I will take my people and silver and set off to return to Qi State to report to the King of Qi."

Abe Qingzheng said: "No problem."

Zhou Zishan said: "Please General Abe to make arrangements. I will leave in three days."

Abe Qingzheng immediately called for soldiers to take Zhou Zishan down to rest.Then Kiyoshi Abe looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, what do you think about this incident?"

Sakai Shigedou: "The general's arrangement can be described as ingenious. We own the silver in Japan. After all, there are abundant silver mines, and 50 taels of silver is not difficult. As long as it can be exchanged for a temporary buffer opportunity, it is worth it."

"Furthermore, the money sent back by Saburo, the subordinate of the annual service, has long exceeded this amount."

"What I think is the most subtle, send Uesugi Xingxiu to Dazhou. As the crown prince, Uesugi Xingxiu has always been ambitious. This time, for this reason, Uesugi Xingxiu is sent to Qi State as an envoy."

"When Uesugi Xingxiu goes to the Qi State, he will not be able to come back in a short time. Then here in the country, we will act quickly and get rid of these people who are loyal to the royal family directly."

Shigemichi Sakai: "Furthermore, this is also to beat the Emperor and Uesugi Hoshihide, I think it is very good."

Kamio Inaba echoed: "The general's plan is certainly a good one. In fact, when it comes to the royal family, I still say the same thing, just abolish the emperor directly, and the general will succeed the emperor."

"That won't work!"

Abe Qingzheng said: "Once the emperor is abolished, the whole country will oppose it. The emperor is granted by divine power, and countless people believe in Shintoism. Once the emperor is persecuted, the whole country will shake, and all our plans will be gone. There is no need to discuss this matter."

The crowd stopped talking.

Originally, many people wanted to persuade them to come in, but at this moment, they all lost their minds.Everyone also knows that the Wa country is a country with the supremacy of theocracy. To abolish the emperor is tantamount to contending with the theocracy of the whole country, which is too difficult.

Unless, Abe Qingzheng really made up his mind.

But this is more difficult.

Once the emperor is about to be abolished, Shintoism, which stands on the side of the shogunate, may also cause problems.

Abe Kiyoshi waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's get busy. Next, we will prepare for the war with Qi. We have been humiliated this time, and we must take revenge."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

After everyone withdrew, Abe Kiyomasa went directly to the palace to meet the Emperor of Japan.What he did, only needs to be notified, because the emperor is a puppet and has no real power, so he can only agree.

Even though the emperor did not want his son Uesugi Hoshihide to go to Qi, Abe Kiyosaka said that this was the request of Qi, and in the end Emperor Shotoku had no choice but to agree.

Three days passed in a flash.

On this day, Uesugi Xingxiu and the 50 taels of silver, plus the letter of credence for the vassal of the Wa Kingdom, were all ready.All the items were delivered to Zhou Zishan, and Zhou Zishan said goodbye to Abe Kiyomasa and set off.

Zhou Zishan knew that Abe Kiyomasa and others were definitely not happy.

Even Japan will retaliate.

The question is why is Qi afraid?

Right now, Qi Guo is just delaying for a while.When the state of Qi slows down a bit, even if the state of Wa does not provoke, the state of Qi will send troops to destroy the state of Wa.

Zhou Zishan took all the supplies and left in a good mood, starting the journey back.

Chapter 723 The Return of the Envoy

After entering October, the weather in Linzi changed from cool to cold.However, the people in Linzi and even the whole state of Qi are very busy locally.

October is the time to harvest sweet potatoes.Locally grown sweet potatoes are mostly harvested during this season.Although some are earlier and some are later, but in the general direction, they are all about the same.

Sweet potatoes are no longer a rare commodity, after all, every household has already planted them.On the premise of being full enough, sweet potatoes have become a food mixed with food.

Of course, there are also some people who are slightly poor, and sweet potatoes are still the most important and basic food.

It has been a while since Wang Qi returned to Linzi, most of the time he stayed in the palace to accompany his two beautiful wives, and then he went for a walk around the place.

During this period, the government changed.

The candidates for the six ministers are still the same, and there is no change for the time being, but the person in charge of the Supervision Department has changed from Duan Jiuzhen to Long Ying.

Longying has changed from a county magistrate to the head of the Supervision Department.As soon as he took office, the new official took office three fires, directly leading people to visit privately in micro-services, patrolling various places, and investigating the situation in various places in Qi.

In the officialdom of Qi State, because of Long Ying's actions, everyone seemed to be tightened by a rope.

The officials of the Qi State these years have had a good life. After all, Wang Qi has been expanding the territory, and the local control is relatively loose.Now that Long Ying is in the prime of life, he has no fear, and does things resolutely. He successively investigates and punishes the local county magistrates, county magistrates, and even county officials.

The officials of the entire Qi State are cautious in doing things, and the administration of officials has taken on a new look because of this.

This is what Wang Qi is happy to see.

Wang Qi was satisfied with the changes in various places.Local officials are sympathetic to the people, more diligent, and the foundation of Qi State is more solid, which is conducive to the development of Qi State.

For this reason, Wang Qi rewarded Long Ying one after another. First, he granted Long Ying's wife, Mrs. Lu, a fifth-rank wife, and then rewarded the house, etc. The succession of rewards shows that Wang Qi attaches great importance to Long Ying.

For a while, Long Ying became a popular celebrity in the court.However, most of the time, Long Ying thanked guests behind closed doors, and rarely communicated with courtiers, because he was the head of the Supervision Department.

When Qi State continued to consolidate its foundation, the Huns in the north sent compensation.As soon as the horses and flocks of sheep came, Wang Qi took them and ignored the Xiongnu's affairs for the time being.

As far as the Huns are concerned, it is not easy to wipe out, and it cannot be solved overnight.Even if Wang Qi wanted to destroy the Xiongnu, he had to wait for the domestic situation to be completely stable before taking action.

On this day, after wandering around the city of Linzi, Wang Qi leisurely returned to the palace.He went back to the palace and brought Zhu Shanchang, Zhuge Feng and Mi Huang.

Wang Qi looked at the three of them, and said in a deep voice, "Call the people in charge of your official department, military department, and household department. This king has considered some things and discussed with you."

Zhu Shan said: "Your Highness, please tell me."

Wang Qi said slowly: "First, it involves the war with Wei State. During this period of time, I have been paying attention to the development of Wei State. Cao Xuan became the queen, Wei State's cohesion has been improved, and it has been developing at a high speed. If there are more In the past few years, the strength of the Wei State has continued to increase, and it is bound to be too big to deal with."

"So what this king means is to take a break this year and send troops to attack Wei after the spring of the next year."

"Do you have any questions about this?"

Wang Qi never underestimated Cao Xuan, because Cao Xuan was very wise and courageous.It is such a person that must be treated with caution and not taken lightly.

Zhu Shan said: "Your Highness, I think we can go to war. Qi has developed to the present, and can only move forward, not backward. Cao Xuan is a wise man. Because of his late development, he has no chance. Now he is getting more and more wings , so our country of Qi can no longer let it go."

Zhuge Feng echoed, "I agree with what Zhu Shangshu said. So Your Highness decided to go to war in the spring of next year, and I support it. Today, if we start the war early and calm the world as soon as possible, there will be fewer variables."

"What's more, the rest of the second half of this year has eased the state of Qi. Our state of Qi is large, and we can relax and recover our strength after a little rest."

"Especially as our strength becomes stronger and our territory expands, our ability to recover will become stronger. Therefore, the impact of war on us will become weaker and weaker."

"Of course, this does not mean that Qi State is very strong. In fact, the foundation of Qi State is still not stable enough, and the population is still lacking. After all, whether it is Bingzhou, Qingzhou, or Jizhou, they have all been massacred, and they were all like abyss hell. Case."

"Of course, it's time to go to war, and we still have to go to war."

Zhuge Feng said: "The entire Ministry of War has always supported the war, and the armies also have the strength to go to war. The concern at the moment is nothing more than the intervention of Chu State. Our current strength, even if Chu State intervenes, is enough to resist Chu State's attack."

Wang Qi nodded and looked at Mi Huang. When it comes to fighting, the key is to have money.

Money is the most basic.

If you don't even have money, everything else is just a dream.