The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

On May 11th, Zixuan’s wedding holiday was over.

After seeing Duke Ling of Qi off at the west gate of the city, the ministers all returned to the council hall of the royal palace.

Zixuan glanced at everyone, then smiled and asked slowly, "My dear ministers, did you enjoy your holiday?"

The ministers all answered happily: "Happy, happy, we are going to the beach with our families."

"I also took a ride on a huge ship, called a cruise ship."

"Ah, this time I have finally opened my eyes. It is surprising that people in this world can build such a huge iron ship."

"This iron boat doesn't even need anyone to row it. What's even more amazing is that it won't sink. It's incredible."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also took my family to visit the Laishan area. I didn't expect that there was a road built around the high Laishan Mountain."

"This time we didn't have to climb the mountain. We could reach the top by car."

"My family members are delighted. They all say that this road is well built, allowing everyone to reach the top of the mountain without getting too tired."

After these two ministers started talking, all the ministers in the hall began to recount the strange things that happened to them during the holiday.

Immediately, the hall no longer looked like a court, but turned into a place for common people to chat.

Zixuan listened with great interest to the ministers' stories of various encounters and interesting events, occasionally letting out an exclamation or a silly laugh.

After everyone finished speaking, she immediately put on a serious expression and said, "Now that my dear ministers have finished speaking, it's time to discuss political affairs. Where is the history of the Ministry of Culture?"

At this time, the Ministry of Culture's Provincial Historian Qi Ba came out of the class and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is here!"

Zixuan looked at him and said, "Qi Ba, I order you to form a sports department under your subordinates."

"Under this department, there is a Sports Bureau. The Sports Bureau's main task is to be responsible for all sports in Fugui City."

"I want you to build and train all the stadiums, sports facilities, and athletes in the city within one year."

"On May 1st of next year, I will hold the first city-wide sports meeting in Kyoto. Can you do it?"

"I obey your orders and promise to complete the task!"

Qiba answered decisively.

Just as Fugui City was developing rapidly, some changes also took place in the various vassal states.

In 566 BC, the Chu and Jin states fought for control of the Chen state and launched the military action of "Yanzhihui".

The State of Jin united with many vassal states and went to the land of Wu to hold a meeting to express its support for the State of Chen.

After receiving the alliance letter, Duke Ling of Qi hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

He looked at his ministers below and asked sternly, "My dear ministers, the King of Jin has sent a letter of alliance, inviting me to join him in supporting the State of Chen. What do you think?"

At this time, the minister Shuyi came out and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Qi should obey the King of Jin's wishes and join the alliance."

"The State of Chen has always had trade relations with our Great Qi, and the State of Jin is so powerful."

"Master, what you said is wrong!"

Crown Prince Jiang Guang stepped out of the train and said, "The State of Chen has a good relationship with the State of Qi."

"But the State of Jin has always been eyeing Qi covetously, and has no good intentions."

"Have you forgotten, Doctor, that I have been held hostage in the State of Jin for over ten years since I was young?"

Shuyi explained, "Your Highness, your decision to be a hostage in Jin was also for the greater good."

"If you had not gone hostage, the State of Jin would have declared war on the State of Qi."

Jiang Guang sneered, "Haha, so it's not an exaggeration to say that the State of Jin has a wolf's heart. Anyway, I don't agree to the alliance!"

At this time, the doctor Cui Zhu also stepped forward and said, "I agree with what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said."

"We also agree with what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said."

Shu Diao and some ministers also echoed the sentiments.

Duke Ling of Qi turned to look at Yan Ruo. Seeing that Yan Ruo was silent and deep in thought, he asked anxiously, "Lord Yan, I wonder what the Grand Commandant thinks?"

When Yan Ruo saw Duke Ling of Qi asking him, he quickly stepped out of his position and said, "Your Majesty, I also think that what the Crown Prince said makes some sense."

"But if Great Qi does not go to the meeting in Wudi, it will definitely offend Jin."

"If the King of Jin seizes the opportunity to unite with the other vassal states to attack us, it will be detrimental to our Great Qi."

"What are you afraid of, General? Our Great Qi has a strong army and abundant food and fodder."

"Besides, we have City Lord Zixuan in Fugui City."

"If Jin were to invade with the other vassal states, Chu would certainly not sit idly by."

"By then, the princes of various countries may not be our opponents."

The prince said passionately.

Cui Zhu sarcastically said, "Yes, the Grand Commandant is really getting old, and his courage is getting smaller and smaller! Humph."

Duke Ling of Qi rolled his eyes at Cui Zhu and turned his gaze to Yan Ying: "What does Pingzhong think about this matter?"

Yan Ying stepped out of the group, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The current Da Qi is no longer the Da Qi of the past, not to mention the wealthy city of Donglai Hou Zixuan."

"There were 50,000 people led by Doctor Shu and Doctor Cui, plus nearly 20,000 people led by Wu Tu."

"Wasn't he also defeated by City Lord Zixuan without even a single soldier?"

"This incident alone is enough to prove the strength of Fugui City."

"Also, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, if Qi doesn't join the alliance this time, Chu will undoubtedly be grateful to Qi."

"If the vassal states invade, Chu will certainly send troops to help."

In fact, Duke Ling of Qi had long hated the State of Jin. For so many years, the State of Qi had been bullied by it and could not raise its head.

Despite all my flattery, I didn't get any good response from him.

He also sent his son to the State of Jin as a hostage since he was young.

Thinking of this, Duke Ling of Qi made up his mind and said, "Scribe, please write back."

"Due to the continuous wars between Qi and Laizi, our great Qi has become weakened and no longer has the strength to wage war again."

"Therefore, I have decided that Qi will not participate in the Wudi Alliance organized by Jin."

At the same time, in the royal palace of Fugui City, Zixuan also received an invitation to the alliance from Duke Dao of Jin.

She looked at the ministers in the council hall and said, "My dear ministers, what do you think of this matter?"

The Left Prime Minister Bo Qu came out and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be best if we report this to Linzi first and hear how the King of Qi will handle this matter."

Right Prime Minister Yi Ke stepped out of the stage and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, why should we report this to the King of Qi? Right now, our Fugui City is in need of a lot of work and needs to be rebuilt. We need to carry out large-scale construction."

"We should just live our own good lives and not bother with those bird countries."

Zixuan looked at this rough guy. Although his words were rough, his logic was sound.

She nodded in satisfaction. "Both of you are right. Let's put it this way. We will not participate in the Wudi Alliance."

"As Yi Xiang said, we should live our own good life and not get involved in the messy affairs of those vassal states."

"However, this invitation letter still needs to be submitted to Linzi."

"Even if the King of Qi asked us to attend, we would not go. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

After hearing this, all the ministers knelt down and shouted: "The king is wise, the king is wise!"