Chapter 556: Using Zhou as bait
"Your Majesty..."
In the Wei Kingdom, in Anyi City, Wei Feng was in the main hall, listening to everything that was happening in Chengzhou City, hundreds of miles away.
When he heard that Zhou Emperor Ji Bian was furious because of Wei's actions, the expression on Wei Feng's face did not fluctuate much.
Today's world is no longer "the whole world is the land of the king"; the princes like them are not like hundreds of years ago, "the shore of the land is the king's ministers".
In the past, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, who was worshiped by all directions, could now only hide in the city of the Zhou Dynasty. His orders could not even affect the Li Shu people a hundred miles away.
No matter how dissatisfied the Emperor of Zhou is, what will it matter to him and to the state of Wei?
However, when the person in front of him mentioned Lord Zhaowen of Eastern Zhou Dynasty who volunteered to stand up, Wei Feng's eyes showed a look of interest.
Facing the powerful Wei State at this time, Lord Zhaowen was as weak as a mantis raising his arms in an attempt to block the advancement of the chariot.
Although it seemed that he was overestimating his abilities, Wei Feng still had some recognition in his heart for his courage.
"There are some proud people in the Zhou Dynasty."
Wei Feng's comments slowly dissipated in the hall, and the person who reported the report quietly came to his side.
"Your Majesty, do you want to..."
While speaking, the man gently raised his right hand and made a gesture to eliminate hidden dangers.
"No!" Wei Feng immediately stopped him, "There's no need to stop him, just pay close attention."
"Here."
When the person next to him disappeared into the main hall, Wei Feng slowly stood up from his seat and walked step by step to the door of the main hall.
Looking at the southern sky, a thought quietly emerged in Wei Feng's mind.
This action was, firstly, to show off the power of Wei to the princes of the world after the great victory; secondly, it was also a test to catch the big fish hidden in the pond through the bait thrown into the pond by the Zhou royal family.
Now that the bait has entered the water, it remains to be seen whether the big fish hiding in the pond that is dissatisfied with Wei will take the bait.
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Thousands of miles away from the capital Anyi, Pinglu was originally an important town in Qi State.
"Cough cough cough..."
After traveling all the way from Lushan, even though doctors who were skilled in Qihuang techniques took good care of him, the arrow outside Changguo City still deeply affected Qi Houtian Yinqi's health.
In the hotel building where I stayed, I could hear Qi Houtian Yinqi's violent coughing from time to time.
Along with this coughing sound, Prince Tian Biqiang's somewhat urgent voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
"Father, father..."
While speaking, Tian Biqiang had already rushed into the room, holding a silk book in his hand at this moment.
"Father, news came from Anyi that the King of Wei suddenly changed his decision and wanted to change the venue of the court meeting to Luoyi."
"oh!"
"Ahem..."
Trying to suppress his urge to cough, Tian Yinqi took the silk book from Tian Biqiang's hand, and his eyes began to wander over it.
While Tian Yinqi was watching, he heard Tian Biqiang ask cautiously: "Father, I heard that for this matter, the Wei State directly sent troops to the royal city and drove the Duke of Western Zhou who lived there to Chengzhou east of the river.
…”
Halfway through his words, Tian Biqiang suddenly stopped and looked out the door with vigilant eyes.
After confirming that there was no danger, he continued to ask: "Father, if the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty can stand up at this time, will..."
"If more than 700 years ago, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty had given an order, he would have set out to fight."
"Now, the royal city has been lost first, and then Cheng Zhou. How many troops does the Emperor of Zhou have, sitting alone in the palace of Cheng Zhou?"
After taking the throne as Marquis of Qi for many years, Tian Yinqi has become more and more aware that in today's world, all etiquette is empty talk, and only a strong army is the foundation.
After asking his prince and the people of the world that question, Tian Yinqi stood up silently and walked to the gate step by step.
If the Qi State has not been severely damaged, if the Chu State can still compete with the Wei State, if the Zhao State is still capable of fighting, if the Qin State still dominates the Guanzhong, is it...
"Where is Mr. Song?"
Hearing Tian Yinqi's inquiry, Tian Biqiang, who was still thinking about what he just said, immediately woke up and responded quickly: "I heard that he was already on his way to Luoyi. It seems that Song Gong is really loyal to the King of Wei.
Already."
Tian Yinqi suddenly smiled. If he could really return to that situation, even if the emperor of Zhou ascended to the throne and shouted, would the princes from all over the world really be able to unite as one?
"well……"
After a long sigh, Tian Yinqi murmured to himself: "Wenhou, Wuhou, including the current one, the Wei State has been established for less than a hundred years, but it has already conquered the princes and has the power to dominate the world."
"Could it be that destiny really lies in Wei?"
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The answer to this question is not only wanted to know by Tian Yinqi, the Marquis of Qi who is in Pinglu, but also wants to know the answer to this question. Ji Zhao, Lord Zhaowen of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty who is now heading to Qufu, the capital of the State of Lu, also wants to know.
Ji Zhao volunteered to serve as an envoy to various countries on behalf of Emperor Zhou and invited them to send troops to deal with Wei. This was the choice Ji Zhao made.
But after leaving Chengzhou and looking at the whole world, Ji Zhao didn't know where to go.
Qin, the former overlord of the West, had long been subdued by Wei, and even the land of Guanzhong fell into the hands of others;
In addition to Zhao State, which had surrendered to Wei State, there were two countries in the north, Zhongshan and Yan State. However, Zhongshan had always been on good terms with Wei State, and Yan State was a remote and cold place;
The Chu State in the south, which once had the most strength to compete with the Wei State, is still silently licking its wounds. The neighboring Yue State also has an ambiguous relationship with the Wei State.
Not to mention the East. Under the rule of Taigong, the current Tian family country was almost subjugated by Wei not long ago.
After much thought, Lord Zhaowen decided that the first country he would send as an envoy would be the state of Lu, the prince most closely associated with the Zhou family.
That is to say, when Zhaowenjun's carriage was driving towards Qufu, the capital of the Lu State, a somewhat familiar figure appeared in his sight.
"An old friend is here. I wonder if Mr. Zhaowen could stop for a chat?"
"Stop." He ordered the driver to stop the carriage, and Zhao Wenjun walked slowly to the man, "Ji Zhao is naturally very happy when an old friend comes. It's just Zhang Yi..."
As Zhao Wenjun's eyes moved up and down, Zhang Yi, who was waiting here specifically, looked at himself. When the red color representing the Wei Kingdom appeared in front of his eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yi's mouth.
"Zhang Yi has not long been in office, but he is an unknown person in the Wei Dynasty. I don't think the king will blame him."
"From what I have seen in King Wei's past, even though I have never met him, he must be an open-minded person."
The original smile on his face dissipated a little, and Zhao Wenjun asked calmly: "Is Zhang Yi coming for King Wei this time, or for himself?"
"How about coming for King Wei? What about coming for yourself?" Faced with Zhaowenjun's changing expression, Zhang Yi still had a smile on his face.
"If you are here for the King of Wei, leave immediately. You and I will never see each other again in the future. If you are here for yourself, I have fine wine in my carriage, and you and I will have a good drink here to express our friendship as old friends."
"To be honest with Zhao Wenjun, Zhang Yi is here for himself and even more for Zhao Wenjun!"
Hearing Zhang Yi's words, the expression on Zhao Wenjun's face suddenly turned gloomy, and then turned into a smile in an instant.
"Okay, in that case, come here and get some wine!"
Chapter completed!