Respect the king!

These seemingly simple four words, in the history of China, have extraordinary significance, although it seems to imply "not subordinate", but it is it that ensures the continuation of Chinese civilization.

More than 2,000 years ago, after the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward from King Ping, the authority of Zhou Tianzi was greatly weakened, and the usurpation of power in the princes and the annexation wars between countries continued to occur. At the same time, the border tribes took the opportunity to invade, and the Chinese civilization faced an unprecedented crisis.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, with the assistance of Guan Zhong, the Duke of Qi Huan underwent many reforms in internal affairs, economy, and military affairs, and had a strong material foundation and military strength. Respect Zhou Tianzi, and several times to help the vassal states to defeat the Yidi war and was greatly appreciated, his deeds were called "respect for the king" by later generations.

At this time, Zhang Youguang, as an envoy, once again put forward these four words, but unlike the "respected king" in the Spring and Autumn Period when some princes fought against each other in the name of respecting the king and claimed hegemony, this time he wanted to return it to its roots - "Zhanyi".

"King, in the twenty-third year of Duke Huan, Shanrong attacked Yan State, Yan asked Qi for help, and Duke Qi Huan rescued Yan. In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Duke Huan, Shan Rong attacked Xing State, and Guan Zhong proposed that "Rong Di Jackal should not be tired; Zhuxia is intimate and cannot be abandoned. Subsequently, Duke Huan adopted Guan Zhong's suggestion to "please save Xing", repelled the Di soldiers who destroyed the Xing capital, and established a new capital for Xing in Yiyi. The following year, Di people attacked and defended, and Wei Yigong was killed. Duke Huan of Qi led the vassal states to build a new capital in Chuqiu for the Wei State. It is precisely because of Heng Gong's "respect for the king" that I have laid the foundation of my Huaxia today. Zhu Wengong also called it "respecting the Zhou room, and the Yi Di are all so in the world." "Today, Your Majesty divides Nanyang with the clan, thinking that it is edified, so that it belongs to Huaxia, and invades the Gui State, and the Gui State and the Qin State are really clan relatives, and they are intimate and cannot be abandoned, and the king is close at hand, so it is not reasonable to follow the example of Heng Gong, send reinforcements to help Gui, and defend my Zhuxia?"

Zhang Youguang did not mention Henggong's hegemony in the name of "respecting the king", he would not mention it, and he could not mention it, but he had to use the history of China to remind Zhu Cihuan and let him know the necessity of sending reinforcements.

"Zhuxia is a domain, guarding the center, Zhuxia is a neighbor, loving and protecting each other, this is the original intention of His Majesty to divide the clan, and the king only thinks that the ministers have no order and does not intend to send reinforcements, so isn't it putting the cart before the horse, so that His Majesty's policy of dividing the feud has lost its original intention, so that His Majesty is even more dissatisfied?"

When Zhang Youguang said this, Zhu Cihuan glanced at him, although he knew that what he said was reasonable, but he muttered secretly in his heart.

"That's the truth, but the identity of your king is different from others."

Who in this world doesn't know that King Gui is the crown prince of Yongli, and this identity is there, even if there are thousands of reasons to send reinforcements, but this one reason can make other countries worried. After all, the identity is there, and even some people in China say that there is a very important reason why the clan is divided is King Gui, which is to keep King Gui away from the Central Plains.

Of course, this is also a private thought, no one dares to say it, it is "great disrespect" to say it, perhaps, now the Ming Dynasty is not like in the past, the emperor can kill people with one word, but to abide by the law, but a "big disrespect" charge is deducted, that is the heavy to kill the head and steal the family and the nine clans, and the light is to exile Heihe.

Just when Lu An wanted to open his mouth to refuse for the king, Li Yunjie, the general who commanded the 15,000 national soldiers of the Qin State, came out of the column with a wat board in his hand and said.

"The king, the minister thinks that what the Gui envoy said is very true, my Qin State and Gui State are close at hand, it can be said that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, today the Gui State suffers this catastrophe, if my Qin State does not send troops to rescue, it will not only disappoint the soldiers and people of Gui State, but also how will the countries and the heavenly people treat us, Gui Guo is my Zhuxia, today I am besieged by Yikou, and I want to destroy its country, my Qin State should send a national army to rescue, in order to protect my Zhuxia Society without losing ......"

Li Yunjie's suggestion made Zhu Cihuan's heart couldn't help but be shocked, and he looked at this general who usually didn't participate in political affairs in surprise. In the dynasty of Qin, his identity is the most special, because he was once His Majesty's attendant, the captain of the attendant, and now he is the general of Qin, in charge of Qin's soldiers and horses.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Li Yunjie lowered his eyes slightly, and did not continue, the reason why he made this decision was not just because if the Qin State sat back and watched the destruction of the Gui State, it would not only bring trouble to the imperial court, but would also damage His Majesty's reputation. More importantly, it was in the interests of the Qin State to send troops.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be unable to decide, Li Yunjie once again made a move.

"The king, the minister thinks that Ma Da Lan is the strongest in the islands, and has been the belly of our country, and this is the best time for our country to completely solve the hidden dangers, this time to attack the Gui State Ma Da Lan sent 160,000 soldiers, it can be said that the domestic men, its domestic troops are empty, only a few old and weak women and children remain, if my Qin State sends troops to its capital, it will be able to surround Wei to save Zhao, relieve the siege of Gui State, and once Ma Da Lan Kingdom is lost, the city lords of the cities under the command of Armand Guulat will definitely withdraw their national soldiers, so that the enemy army will be undefeated and self-defeating, Then he issued a royal decree that the cities should not take in Armand Gulat, otherwise they would destroy their cities and punish their kingdoms, and even if they were exiled in the wilderness, they would be dead......"

As a soldier, Li Yunjie was not sent to Qin to monitor the King of Qin, he was himself a high-level general of the Ming army, and His Majesty thought about it for a long time when choosing a general for Qin, and then chose him, because of trust, His Majesty believed that he could stabilize the situation in Qin.

"My younger brother is already a little reluctant to be the king of Shoucheng, as for the king of expansion, hey, I can only rely on Aiqing......"

His Majesty's exhortation sounded in Li Yunjie's ears again, and he said again.

""Respect the king" is really the foundation of the establishment of the country in Zhuxia, please send troops to rescue the Gui country!"

Again, in the face of Li Yunjie's request, Zhu Cihuan immediately nodded and said.

"What the general said is extremely true, but it is just ......"

The reason why Zhu Cihuan hesitated was because of the identity of the king of Gui, and just when he was hesitating, Wei Xiangshu, who was originally inclined to support Lu An, the minister of Qin, immediately spoke.

"My lord, I think the general is very good at this! If this can be accomplished, not only can we take this opportunity to get rid of the trouble of Mataran, but also annex the cities of Mataram to our country, so that it will not cause trouble again. ”

As the minister of state, Wei Xiangshu, since he came to the country with the king of Qin, is also conscientious, never dare to slack off, although the lord of the country is a king of success, but this "success", but also have talent, and Wei Xiangshu is to build this "success".

Before, he supported Lu An because Lu An's suggestion was the most secure, the most beneficial to Qin, and would not cause dissatisfaction in the imperial court, but now Li Yunjie's suggestion made Wei Xiangshu see the opportunity and see the opportunity for the expansion of Qin.

If after this war, the Qin State can annex Matalan, it will definitely be able to transform into a million countries in Zhuxia, and at that time, his name of Wei Xiangshu can also be re-introduced into the Great Ming Shilin, admired by the Great Ming Scholars.

Of course, more importantly, as we all know in the Qin State, Li Yunjie's identity is special, he is the general of the Qin State appointed by His Majesty, and he took out the idea of sending troops to rescue, since His Majesty is dissatisfied in the future, it is also Li Yunjie's problem.

The king and the courtiers have already expressed their opposition, and now that His Majesty's nameless "Qincha" has made a decision, they naturally will not and cannot oppose it.

Everyone has their own abacus, as for Lu An, who originally did not advocate sending troops, he also saw an opportunity, not only an opportunity for the expansion of the Qin State, but also an opportunity for Lu An to expand his business, perhaps, nominally Lu An handed over the business to his family, but in fact, he still controlled the business remotely.

"My lord, the minister thinks that after this army, he must be severely punished by the chief of Matarantu, except for the chieftain. Each city must hand over half of its troops to the dynasty, and become a slave official, so that it can be used to reward meritorious soldiers, but also weaken the strength of each city, if there is an opportunity, you can also take the opportunity to destroy a few cities, weak and strong, is the way to establish a country in Zhuxia. ”

Lu An will always be a businessman, and he will never change this. Even in this war, he still saw an opportunity - slaves, tens of thousands of slaves and maids, this is exactly what the Qin State needs, and of course the Lu family's business, and he has not forgotten the Gui State.

"Besides, after Gui Guoguo suffered this catastrophe, he also needs to compensate, otherwise, he can't be allowed to take it as a warning!"

If Zhang Youguang was still there before, he was worried about whether the Qin State would send troops, but now the statements of the three important ministers have made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he doesn't need to worry about sending troops at all, but there is another layer of worry compared to the corresponding - the Qin State wants to take the opportunity to annex Madalan, this matter is not a good thing for the Gui State, but now, he can't take care of it so much.

The most important thing at the moment is to get through the current hurdle first, if the Gui Kingdom is destroyed by the Mataran people, it is meaningless to say anything else, as for the future, even if it can't expand to Madalan, the Gui State can also expand to other places. After all, Nanyang is so big, and there is not only one place where there is no feudal country, but not here, you can go to other places.

"Linping Jun misses my Guiguo, and the lords and ministers of my Gui Kingdom are all grateful, but the soldiers are fast, and I also ask the Qin State to send troops to help as soon as possible, and my Gui Kingdom will be grateful for the virtue of the rebirth of the lord of the country!"

While expressing his gratitude, Zhang Youguang suddenly became a little worried, because he suddenly realized that after this battle, the Qin State would definitely become the first power in Zhuxia, and what about the Gui State that was next to it?

What about the future?