The first moment Zhiyao heard the news, her thought was not to feel proud, but to think: "The king and ministers of Chu are following the mentality of Zhao Yang!"
The current "Yuanrong" of the Jin State is Zhao Yang, and then the Chu State said that the Zhao family was nothing. What they were afraid of was Zhi Yao, who led the army to defeat the coalition of princes twice, which was equivalent to underestimating the Zhao family's energy and respecting the Zhi family's strength.
Is Zhiyao proud of having led his army to defeat the coalition twice? That is for sure.
Is it just right? There are also strong and weak points among the princes. For example, if any country wants to compete for hegemony at this stage, only the Jin State can take over the hegemony if it expresses its submission.
The State of Qi once dominated, but it was not during the reign of Duke Huan of Qi. It was the State of Jin that took over the "stick" later. In the middle, the State of Chu once dominated after winning the "Battle of Bi", but lost its hegemony in a short period of time and became
It became a situation where Jin and Chu were competing for hegemony.
Did Zheng also seek hegemony? Their hegemony was not widely recognized. The so-called hegemony of Zheng was different from that of Qi and Jin. It only had the permission of the Emperor of Zhou to mediate disputes between princes, and was not a comprehensive statement of the country.
Reaching the level of overlord in strength.
To put it bluntly! Hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period did not mean being alone or possessing the power to sweep the world. The initial situation was that a certain prince could perform some functions for the Emperor of Zhou, which was the situation of Zheng State, and the other was the situation of Qi State.
The country itself is strong enough and has proposed the purpose of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians".
Guan Zhong proposed the period of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians". In fact, the civilization of the Xia Dynasty encountered an unprecedented crisis. Various Di, Rong, and Hu people rose up in the north, and a large number of Rong people invaded various countries in the Central Plains.
At that time, the State of Qi was the leader of the Zhuxia system, and Duke Huan of Qi carried out the cause of "Nine Integrated Princes", which not only eliminated the threats of various alien races, but also allowed many countries, including the State of Qi, to expand their territories.
To put it simply, the State of Qi led a group of vassal states to eliminate many foreign races, and then the dead foreign races no longer needed the land, and the princes negotiated to divide the land.
Just the achievements made by Guan Zhong during his reign directly caused Confucius, who hated the state of Qi, to say, "If Guan Zhong is too small, I will be sent to the left." Moreover, this achievement of Guan Zhong also protected the state of Qi for at least a hundred years!
After Qi and Zheng lost their hegemony, Jin took on the responsibility of fighting against the threat of Chu in the south. It also had the responsibility of mediating disputes and conflicts among the princes for the emperor of Zhou, and helping the princes to arbitrate and mediate.
, the countries in the alliance can also ask the Jin State to intervene once there are rebellious officials and traitors in the country who try to threaten the monarchy.
During the reign of Zhao Wu, the State of Jin completed the "Annihilation Alliance" with the State of Chu. According to the propaganda of the State of Jin, it conquered the State of Chu. From then on, the State of Chu was also a part of the Xia.
The reality is that Chu State appears to be subdued and willing to integrate into the Zhou royal family's vassal state system, but in fact it is dormant. At the same time, it also understands that if it wants to gain hegemony, it needs to sneak into the system first, pretending to be in line with the Zhou royal family system.
All princes belong to the same "civilization".
If you look at the system of Chu State and then look at their values, you will know what "civilization" means.
In fact, the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the other countries that were willing to follow the system of Emperor Zhou really belonged to two "civilizations."
The Chu State pretended to be a member of the Zhuxia system, and it became real through play. To put it bluntly, it was integrated.
Who did Zhiyao defeat twice?
The Qi State is no longer the Qi State in its hegemonic period. In the past, the Jin State could send out an "army" to defeat the Qi State and make Qi howl.
Zheng was defeated by Jin more times and was even forced to self-castrate.
The Song State has actually always been quite strong. They once fought against the Chu State alone and fought with victors and defeats. However, because they were the remnants of the Yin Shang Dynasty, they kept a low profile as much as possible, which made everyone think that the Song State was a weak country.
Lu and Wei are really weak. They have been the younger brothers of Jin for a long time, and they have been on the same side for a long time.
"The Chu State is afraid because I defeated the princes twice? This is a complete joke!" Zhiyao knew one thing very well. The Chu people would not be afraid unless the Chu State was defeated.
You are really messing around!
The state of Chu may be in a bad situation now. Their former strength would give their subjects a stubborn mentality: The state of Jin? It’s just an opponent that comes and goes. If you want to scare me, it’s like the state of Wu, which even conquered "Ying".
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That's right, the Chu State has never been afraid of the Jin State. The opponent they are currently frightened upon seeing is the Wu State, which has beaten chicken blood and repeatedly breeds violently.
Understand that there are more than just Zhiyao.
Zhao Wuxie said: "The people of Chu are plotting to cause civil strife in me."
The truth is that kind of truth, is it really good to say it?
Regardless of whether Chu State is really afraid of Zhiyao, or it is fake, having that statement can increase Zhiyao's political capital.
What does Zhao Wuxie mean in this wave? Is it to avoid possible disputes between the Zhao family and the Zhi family, or is it to show that the Zhao family will not fall into the Chu State's conspiracy?
Zhiyao's expression remained unchanged, but she cursed in her heart: "This naughty kid is really good at finding every opportunity! If you say it to your face, you will definitely eliminate Chu Guo's remarks later. It seems to have done a good thing, but it made me die for once.
opportunity, how much less political prestige you will earn!”
Zhao Wuxie didn't want to get Zhiyao's thanks.
Zhiyao chatted with Wei Ju and Han Geng for a few words, and said goodbye to Zhao Wushe and Hu You before leaving. During this period, Zhi Yao did not even talk to Li Yao and Hu You, so he said goodbye and left.
"This" Hu You felt that the situation should not be like this.
From Hu You's point of view, their kindness in coming to inform Zhi Yao was tantamount to helping Zhi Yao. If Zhi Yao was not grateful, would it be wrong to treat them more hospitably?
Han Geng watched Zhi Yao's back disappearing across the aisle, a little confused about the situation.
Wei Ju saw Zhiyao's reaction and thought about it carefully before he finally understood. He glanced at Zhao Wuxie with a strange look and said goodbye after a while.
"Is this how the two of them treat others?" Hu You was really unhappy.
Han Geng, who had not figured out the situation yet, said: "Yao, Ju had intended to leave earlier."
Fake, Han Geng explained to Zhiyao and Wei Ju based on the relationship of friendship.
After doing this, Han Geng lost all interest in enjoying the scenery. He wanted to leave but couldn't leave, so he could only stay and chat awkwardly with Zhao Wuxie and Hu You.
Zhiyao returned home and asked for details.
With the arrival of the Chu State envoy, some remarks were indeed spread, not only about Zhiyao, but also a lot of dirty information about the Zhao family.
"So, Chu State really merged with the Fan family?" Zhiyao was a little confused by this result.
Zigong also felt incomprehensible and said: "Chu has been defeated by Wu many times. It is not difficult to understand that it is not difficult to take advantage of Jin's inability to interfere and challenge the Man clan to occupy its territory. It is unwise for Chu to go north unless the threat of Wu is eliminated."
Who says it's not the case? In the past, when Chu and Jin were fighting for hegemony, they were repeatedly kicked in the butt by Wu. It's impossible for the Chu people to forget those lessons, not to mention that Wu's current military strength is far more powerful than before.
Zhiyao called Zaiyu and said, "Maybe you can communicate with the envoy of Chu and look for opportunities to invite him to hunt."
The pace of life nowadays is very slow, and it takes a long time to complete whatever you want to do.
So, even though it is not the season of spring flowers blooming, it will almost be spring when Zaiyu gets on the line with the Chu envoys.
"Your Majesty, do you want the people of Chu to remember Yang Youji?" Zigong asked.
Zhi Yao knew that Zigong was very smart and had no intention of hiding it. At the same time, he also told Zhao Wushe what he had done just now.
"The prince of the Zhao family acted perversely in order to secure his throne." Zigong frowned, feeling disgusted from the bottom of his heart.
In Zigong's view, Zhao Wuhe could just do it without saying anything, and go up to Zhi Yao and provoke him directly. Although Zhi Yao was hindered by the fact that Zhao Wuhe seemed to be helping to refute the rumors, it was difficult for Zhao Wuhe to directly confront him. Zhao Wuhe could also use it to provoke Zhi Yao.
Zhao Yang and some others saw the tough side, but they really went too far.
Zhiyao smiled and said, "Why don't you have the heart to make me face it?"
Zigong was speechless.
From Zhao Wuxie to the eldest son of the Zhao family, Zhiyao, Wei Ju and Han Geng often played together. Occasionally they would bring Hu You with them, but they never brought Zhao Wuxie with them.
Zhiyao is not afraid of Zhao Yang's objections. Anyway, it is well known that Zhiyao and Zhao Bolu had a good relationship before. Not taking them to play together can be seen as the reason why Zhiyao has objections to Zhao Wuxie because of Zhao Bolu.
Because of that, Zhao Yang could not express his attitude towards Zhiyao who was not playing with Zhao Wuxie, thus allowing Zhiyao to isolate Zhao Wuxie as much as possible.
On the other hand, Zhiyao forced Zhao Wushe and Hu You to get closer. Two families destined to have unresolved conflicts. If their heirs get closer, the subsequent development will definitely be exciting.
During the season when the ice and snow melt, the temperature is colder than during the period when it snows.
Because she planned to show off her skills to the people of Chu, Zhiyao spent more time practicing archery even though she was confident in her art.
After the Chinese New Year, Zhiyao is already seventeen years old.
Zhiyao's current height is about 1.75 meters in modern terms?
Does male growth stop completely at the age of twenty-two or twenty-five?
It can be expected that Zhiyao's height will not be less than 1.8 meters. With such a height, it can only be said to be slightly above the average in Jin Dynasty, but it is incomparable with a real big man.
"Why don't you stay together with Wuxie?" Fen Ying came to Zhi's house as a guest today, and she actually came here often.
Zhiyao shot an arrow and hit a copper ring hanging on the treetop a hundred steps away. He ordered Taihu to prepare to throw the plank, and then he answered Fenying and said, "How can you say this? Besides, your brother's temperament is hard to determine.
There are also many deceitful ways in doing things."
There was nothing wrong with him telling Fen Ying this way.
If what was said today reaches Zhao Yang's ears, it only means that Zhizhi Yao should quickly be mentally prepared to use Fen Ying as a fertility machine, and stop talking about relationships in the future.
Fen Ying pursed his lips and was depressed for a long time before he said: "Wuxie is a concubine and inherits the throne. I am deeply afraid of disappointing you."
Therefore, Zhao Wuji loves to compete with Zhiyao and wants to use this method to show his ability, right?
Zhao Wuji may have a reason for doing this.
Why should Zhiyao cooperate?
"I will directly press him to death one day in the future. It is better not to have too much contact with him, so as not to get sad later."
