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31_days Woxin A/U
Title: Jesting Pilate
Day/Theme: Tues Feb.10 - I know it well, the nakedness of truth
Series: Woxin Changdan AU cont'd
Character/Pairing: Fu Chai, Fan Li
'What is truth, asked jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer'
Title: Jesting Pilate
Day/Theme: Tues Feb.10 - I know it well, the nakedness of truth
Series: Woxin Changdan AU cont'd
Character/Pairing: Fu Chai, Fan Li
'What is truth, asked jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer'
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IMHO building a canal allowed Wu to disguise the nature of its intentions (ain't nobody here but us busy little traders) until it got right into Qi itself, which it could use as a base for attacking the western territories, with its back to the sea. Of course it seems like a wildly circuitous gamble that might not actually pay off, unless the other states were too weak/complacent to do anything even if someone guessed Wu's intentions. Also (looking at a modern map, since the Spring-Autumn one placed Wu quite far from Qi), the provinces of Jiangsu (Wu = southern Jiangsu) and Shandong (Qi = approximately in middle) border each other, so maybe it wasn't that far?
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Ahh, OK-- busy little traders. It's only Wu's southern neighbour that doesn't believe a word it says ever.
the provinces of Jiangsu (Wu = southern Jiangsu) and Shandong (Qi = approximately in middle) border each other, so maybe it wasn't that far?
*Thank you.* Basic info like this is what makes a series either historical or fantasy. The maps in fact would have Wu and Yue a fair distance from each other and divided by mountains, suggesting that sane leaders wouldn't even notice the other one was there.
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