Currently, there are two "kings" in the east of the earth, and sometimes three "kings" appear.

The king recognized by the Chinese cultural circle is naturally the king of the Zhou royal family.

Currently, the Zhou royal family is in power, and Ji's name is Yi.

The monarch of Chu State was also a king, but it was not recognized by most countries in the Chinese cultural circle.

Some countries that respect the title of King of Chu are usually too close to Chu, or are puppet states of Chu.

These countries were actually vassal states enfeoffed by the Zhou royal family, but compared with loyalty, they needed more survival and could only recognize the kingship of Chu.

Another country that calls itself king is Wu.

The Wu Kingdom, located in the southeast of the mainland, will immediately become king if they win the Chu Kingdom. Once they are beaten by Chu Kingdom, they will remove the king's title.

The Chinese cultural circle actually knows the wonders of Wu, but it only requires Wu to keep looking for the unhappiness of Chu, and keeps letting go and supporting him.

Jin State actually had a plan for Wu State, wanting to make Wu State fully nationalized.

Simply put, Jin State hopes to transform Wu into a country that "Jinized" from culture to system, but it has not been smooth.

It’s not that the people of Wu know what cultural invasion is, but that they are naturally scattered and lack the spirit of contract (not believing in the consecration), and then they are unwilling to admit that Jin is stronger than Wu.

The "lower army" and "central army" of Jin entered the territory of Zheng. After stopping in "Yong" for eight days, they continued to develop to the south.

Lu Wu, who became the "military lieutenant" of Zhihu, received more and more information as his position changed.

First of all, this war breaking alliance is not the product of a whim.

Jin and Chu have been fighting repeatedly and have to deal with the challenges of Qin. Qi also jumped out of the way from time to time for a naughty time.

After fighting with Chu for too long, the whole country of Jin was exhausted. The benefit of gaining was to become the identity of "leader of the Central Plains".

Being a "leader" these days is not only a favor of fame, but also a qualification to let the nations "hearse".

The so-called "hearing" is not complicated. It is to call out envoys from various countries to tell them what year, which country should pay how much protection fees to Jin, and which country should pay how many war soldiers and auxiliary soldiers in which war.

In order to consolidate the identity of "leader", several generations of Jin monarchs were happy to summon the alliances again and again, which made the various vassal states very upset but dared not refuse.

Qin has actually challenged Jin. In just a few years, Jin and Qin fought several times, and were deceived twice by Qin.

Jin State is not afraid of open challenges, so it would be fine to assemble a large army to confront it.

What they hate the most is that they clearly agree to surrender, but they repeatedly make trouble and stabbing them privately.

Qi State is one of the troublemakers who hate but are not easy to teach.

In addition to the above factors, Lu Wu also saw a glimpse of something.

The conflicts within Jin Dynasty have reached an unconcealable point. If they are not dealt with in a timely manner, the country will either decline under internal attacks or be pushed by external forces to destroy the country.

As for splitting or something?

The nobles of Jin State dare not think about it.

The king never thought about it.

It’s not that they are naive, but that there has been no example of independence after the split of the vassal states.

At present, all the vassal states in the Chinese cultural circle are all countries after the Zhou Dynasty's enfeoffment.

Even if these "fairing kings" are ridiculous, at most, the king will be killed, and the next person to be on the throne of the king is still the descendant of the king of the country.

Lu Wu’s understanding is that the current mainstream ideas and social rules are in an era when kings, princes, generals and ministers have a genital age.

So, killing the monarch himself will only have one result.

The surrounding vassal states united, and a large group of dissatisfied nobles formed a coalition to crush the brave guy's bones and ashes.

It is absolutely not allowed to allow nobles to appear so strong that they regard the king as puppets, but instead they are replaced!

When Lu Wu thought of the Tian family of Qi, they successfully bribed Qi and bribed the Zhou royal family after several generations of operations.

(In 386 BC, King An of Zhou formally appointed Tian He as the Duke of Qi, and since then, the Tian family has gained the legal status of the Duke of Qi in formal terms.)

Tian family taught a lesson to all people in the Spring and Autumn Period on behalf of Qi.

Only then did they realize: Damn! How can we still do this!??

The Tian family did such a shocking thing, which fundamentally changed the thinking of the Chinese people.

The Zhou royal family also lost their moral integrity because they received bribes from Tian, ​​but they also dug up a cemetery for themselves.

Lu Wu didn't remember when the Tian family's dynasty happened.

He didn't even know when the Jin State was divided. (In 376 BC, Marquis of Wei Wu, Marquis of Han Ai and Marquis of Zhao Jing divided the Duke of Jin State.)

"It turns out that the internal conflicts of Jin State are so sharp that they can modify the national policy of Jin State to dominate." Lu Wu was riding in the chariot, his eyes seemed to be staring at something, but in fact his pupils did not have a focal length. He thought: "The destruction of the Zhao family was just an outbreak of contradictions, which also disrupted the order of Jin State."

The current marshal of Jin State, the ruling and central general Luan Shu, fully felt the crisis.

As the leader, Luan Shu was actually unwilling to give up fighting for hegemony, but he saw it very clearly that Jin State had reached a time when it was not enough to resolve the internal situation.

Under this premise, Luan Shu turned a blind eye to the Zhi family and Chu State, and even continued to encourage him through his own iron Xun Geng.

In addition, Luan Shu also has a helper, Shi Xie, who is the title of "Peace Ambassador", and he went to work hard with the doctor of the Song State, Hua Yuan.

The other nobles were not blind. They knew more or less what the other nobles were doing and had their plans. They also saw it as if they hadn't seen it.

Shi Xie reconnected with the Chu State's order Yi (ruling) son through Huayuan, and then stopped the Chu State's prince, and Xu Yan pulled in.

They even discussed where the alliance was and what to talk about, and they had to discuss it. Everything was just a ceremony, and then they swear to be supervised by God.

The march has been in the evening, and the entire army has stopped and camped.

Because Lu Wu was no longer the "brigade commander", he served as Zhihu's "military lieutenant", and the camp was close to the Zhi family army.

He had more time to stay in Zhihu's military tent, and while waiting for the dispatch, he helped Zhihu sort out documents or run errands.

"Wu, give me instructions." Zhihuan handed out an arrow and continued: "Tomorrow our army marched towards the 'Sui River', and we must have dry food and water."

Lu Wu put down what he was doing, held the arrow in his hand and saluted again, and said: "Promise!"

They are now in the eastern part of Zheng State, and walking about a hundred miles east is the "Sui River". After passing the "Sui River", they enter the territory of the Song State.

Prepare enough dry food and drinking water, which means that it will be divided with the logistics forces next, and the combat troops will enter a state of emergency marching.

This time they went south, they actually walked very quickly.

Leaving from "Jiagang", it took a month to enter the boundary of Zheng State. After finally taking a breath in "Yong", eight days later, he rushed to the south and only took another three days of rest until he arrived at a plain called "Zhitian".

Afterwards, they began to march eastward and walked for five days to arrive at "Yongqiu".

Along the way, Lu Wu was more concerned about painting maps.

He didn't know many events in the Spring and Autumn Period, but he knew that after the "Orphan of Zhao", the confrontation between Jin and Chu was basically in Zheng.

Everyone knows what will happen, and more things are not easy to do, so I am not allowed to take advantage of this time to go south to find out the terrain.

If the situation permits, he even wants to understand the living habits of the Zheng people and the distribution of villages and cities in Zheng State. It is best to know which military important places Zheng State attaches importance to.

But it was a pity that they left too quickly, and Lu Wu could not learn more.

"If Yang Youji is seen in the south this time, will Wu challenge him?" Han Qi was excited on his face. Without waiting for Lu Wu to respond, he continued to say: "Yang Youji is a powerful general of the world. If he can fight and win, he will definitely increase the prestige of our Jin State!"

Lu Wu almost slapped Han Qi away with a slap.

Challenge the fertilization of the roots?

The number one archer in China, who doesn’t want to make a move?

Lu Wu did think about it, but he just thought about it.

He is very self-aware. The powerful generals rely on their strength, weapons and armor to fight.

Yang Youji is a peerless archer who can shoot through seven layers of armor. Can Lu Wu also wear eight layers of armor and shoot Yang Youji?

Fighting with Yang Youji requires a specific time and place, otherwise everyone will deliver vegetables.

Seeing that Lu Wu's eyes were sharp and he understood the wrong direction, Han Qi suggested: "Why would you challenge the Pan Party first and then challenge Yang Youji?"

Lu Wu asked, "Who is Pan's man?"

Han Qi knew that Lu Wu had little knowledge and explained: "Pan Party challenged Yang Yuji to survive and ranked second in the world."

Damn!

If you challenge Yang Youji to be shot to death, you will be awarded the title of "No. 2 in the world"?

From this incident, we can also see that Yangyouji is really scary!

How can it not be scary?

In comparison, if you can survive, you will be famous in all countries and get the title of "Second in the World", which only means that all the people who challenge Yang Youji are dead.

Lu Wu swore that he was not guilty and did not challenge him, he just wanted to keep a low profile.

The Jin army marched east the next day, crossed the "Sui River" and entered the boundary of the Song Dynasty.

Bao, the king of Song State, led his ministers to welcome the king of Jin State.

Because Lu Wu was Zhihu's "military lieutenant", he was fortunate to witness the reception of Song Jun.

It is not exaggerated that thousands or tens of thousands of people came to greet each other.
To be continued...