Chapter 231: This is a necessary step to replace Jin
Even though Zhiyao had gathered so many people, in fact it was just a private family war.
Because it was a private family war, there was definitely no procedure for declaring war. They could face the Zheng army head-on, or arrive at a certain city in the Zheng state, and just shout on the spot why they wanted to attack.
The reasons are all ready, that is, Zheng Guo once interfered in the civil war of Jin State and did not apologize or make amends. They could not stand it and felt very unhappy, so they led their troops to make trouble.
After Zhong Wu led his troops over, he did not get a chance to rest and regroup, so he immediately followed the army southward.
"Yao, is it..." What Zhao Bolu wanted to say was whether he was too harsh on Mrs. Zhong.
Fortunately, Zhao Bolu came to see Zhiyao in private. If he did that in public, he would definitely wear small shoes next.
Zhiyao shook his head and said, "We have already agreed on when to send out troops. It's just that Mr. Zhong arrived late."
Then again, he is indeed Zhao Bolu!
I used to be a very loyal person. I owed the monarch a favor not long ago, and I couldn't wait to get back to Zhong. I didn't even think about the way Zhong got along with the monarch. It looked a bit silly.
If you want to say which one of the several noble families is the most embarrassing, it is undoubtedly the Zhong family.
They had just become a Qing family and wanted to transform into a real Qing family, but it was difficult to gain the trust of other Qing families.
Because the Zhong family was formed by the merger of the feudal families of six public families, the complexity of the internal components was beyond imagination, and Zhong Quan, as the head of the family, could not do whatever he wanted.
Zhiyao only had several contacts with Zhong Wu after the Zhong family obtained the title of Qing. As for her impression... she didn't really have a very distinctive personality.
When passing through "Wen", Wei Ju left the group with a few people, and the rest continued to head south.
They arrived near Danguo, and the old routine happened again.
The contemporary Shan Gongyuan sent ministers to express condolences to the Jin army. When he learned that it was a private family war, he turned around and ran away in embarrassment.
The reason why it is said to be an old routine is that the role played by Shan Gong in the past dynasties is relatively special among the officials of the Zhou royal family.
There was once a generation of Shan Gong who was the teacher of the king of Jin. He got a lot of conveniences by virtue of this relationship, and his convenience lasted for three generations.
It was Shan Gongchao, the teacher of Jin Aogong.
Although Duke Ao of Jin died early, he still accomplished a lot of great things during his reign, and for a time almost restored Jin to the status quo in the early days of Duke Jin of Jin.
What is the current situation? It is to weaken the presence of the Qing family, make the public family the mainstay of Jin again, and enhance the strength of the middle-level families.
If Duke Ai of Jin had not died so early and had the city and ability during his growth stage, he would have been able to stay on the throne for decades to clean up the mess left by Duke Li of Jin and restore the health of the internal structure of Jin.
Maybe the history of Jin will be rewritten.
The State of Jin has a family of ministers who are responsible for connecting diplomatic relations with a certain country. Shan Gong of the Zhou royal family is the official minister who handles diplomatic relations with the State of Jin.
Naturally, national war requires relevant procedures, such as reporting to the Emperor of Zhou, and the two sides will stage a harmony between the monarch and his ministers.
Private war? Even though the Zhou royal family was extremely weak, they still did not have the nerve to stand up and endorse the private war of one or more families.
The minister of Shan State appears.
The minister of Shan State disappeared.
It's nothing to show up, but to run away without any formal procedures. It's a bit funny, but it also makes Zhiyao and others very depressed.
The current Emperor Zhou has no sense of existence, and a kind of public officials have lost their oil and water.
This is related to the changes in the structure of the Jin Dynasty.
In the past, when the Jin army went south, they would basically send some local products to the Zhou royal family after passing through "Wangye", and many ministers of the Zhou royal family could more or less share the profits.
When did the Jin State stop sending local specialties to the Zhou royal family? In fact, it was after the Emperor Zhou got very angry at the Jin State for not having arrangements and ritual utensils when sending gifts.
The general of Jin was justified in not presenting a gift vessel to Emperor Zhou. He bluntly said that in order to ensure the uniqueness of Emperor Zhou, he had been at war with Chu all the year round, which had impoverished the entire country.
This is just a lie to children. It is obvious that the Jin State intercepted the tributes from other countries, and as the overlord, it could obtain "contributions" from a group of subordinates every year. How could it be possible that the Jin State was so poor that it could not even give gifts to Emperor Zhou?
No.
In fact, the reasons why the Jin State did not present tribute vessels to the Emperor of Zhou were very complicated. One of them was that the Zhou royal family not only colluded with the Qi State, but also the Qin State to cause trouble for the Jin State. Secondly, the Zhou royal family actually wanted to compromise with the Chu State.
mean.
Regardless of how many benefits the Jin State gained from carrying the banner of the Zhou royal family, the bloody battle with the Chu State for decades was not fake.
The ministers are about to fight to the death, why does the king surrender first?
Well, I originally wanted to perform a show of harmony between the king and his ministers; the Zhou royal family had diarrhea themselves, which was really great.
Stop pretending, let’s show off!
What a fool! I don’t want to serve you.
After that, the Jin State repeatedly sent troops to fight with the princes, and no longer reported to the Emperor of Zhou. When passing through "Wang Ye" southward, the State of Jin did not invite the Emperor of Zhou to come for review.
"Geng." Zhiyao and other troops were stationed and called for Han Geng.
Han Geng obviously knew why Zhiyao was looking for him, and said helplessly: "The emperor has long ignored the affairs of the country."
What's the reason? The Zhou royal family only had one third of an acre of land left. The rest of the princes were first intercepted by the Jin State to pay tribute. Later, they rarely approached the Emperor of Zhou to seek justice. Are there any major national affairs that need to be handled by the Emperor of Zhou?
Valley War
Zhiyao said with a smile: "Geng Ke goes to 'Luoyi' to see you."
In fact, Zhiyao herself wanted to go.
The last time..., it seems to have been more than ten years ago? Zhiyao went to "Luoyi" to visit Lao Tzu. At that time, he was a third generation and was not qualified to meet Emperor Zhou, so he didn't even act.
Zhiyao is now qualified enough to meet Emperor Zhou, but she has never had the time, otherwise she would like to see if she can establish contact.
Han Geng was stunned.
Their march south to attack Zheng was not a national war, so there was no need to pay special greetings to the Emperor of Zhou, right?
"Yao invites Emperor Zhou to inspect her?" Han Geng asked in a daze.
nerve!
The Jin State carried out national wars seriously, and the number of times in the past emperors of Zhou Dynasty came to review in person was very few. To invite a small-scale family private war, wouldn't it be an insult to the emperor of Zhou?
Zhiyao showed a look of astonishment and said: "The Han family is very close to the Zhou royal family, so we only visit them regularly. At that time, I will send my regards to the emperor on behalf of Yao."
The latter is the most important thing. Zhiyao will express this with gifts.
Han Geng didn’t want to go.
The Han family is a royal family of the Jin State. After they obtained the title of minister, they were given a task to be responsible for maintaining the relationship between the Jin State and the Zhou royal family. Later, the official affairs became private matters.
Probably no one expected that the Han family had constant contact with the Zhou royal family, and later the Han family's fiefdom even surrounded the Zhou royal family. One day, they could take advantage of the convenience of maintaining contact, and under the operation, the Zhou emperor was given to the Jin Dynasty.
The three "Qings" of the country were granted the title of marquis, which led to the carving up of the Jin Kingdom.
Zhiyao wants to succeed the Jin Dynasty, right? Even if Emperor Zhou has completely become a brand, just a brand name is still useful. At least in terms of legal system, it can silence the people of the world. If there is any blame, it must be blamed on Emperor Zhou who has the title.
If the Zhi family cannot swallow up the entire Jin Kingdom on their own, Zhiyao does not mind carving up the Jin Kingdom with collaborators. If they want to engage in a smaller version of the unification war later, they will also need legal certification from the Emperor of Zhou.
Instead of going south this time, Zhiyao would try to get in direct contact with Emperor Zhou in the future. I believe Emperor Zhou would be happy to gain the friendship of the "Yuanrong" of Jin, and then get the respect shown by a powerful family.
Han Geng left, took the gifts carefully prepared by Zhiyao, and embarked on the journey to "Luoyi".
"Your Majesty is quite like Zhao Wenzi," Yu Rang said.
Zhao Wenzi? Zhao Meng, Zhao Wu, the third generation of the Zhao family.
In view of Zhao Wu's many achievements, it would be a great honor to be able to work alongside him.
By the way, when Zhao Wu was still alive, whether it was out of Jin's needs or out of consideration for Jin's love, he treated the Zhou royal family very well.
"Yes?" Zhiyao was not modest at all, and said with a smile: "Yao can also be the princes of the Nine."
There is an allusion here.
In the past, Duke Heng of Qi accomplished the great deeds of the nine princes in order to defend the civilization of the Xia Dynasty. Later, his younger brother Jin Aogong also did the work of the nine princes. It seemed that if he wanted to dominate, he had to repeatedly invite the princes to form an alliance.
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The purpose of inviting princes to make alliances in the first place will no longer matter over time. The significance of being able to frequently invite princes to make alliances is more important. It probably means that giving in will look very majestic, and it can also reflect the princes' respect for the leader of the alliance.
of obedience.
Yu Rang had no doubts at all and said confidently: "The prince must be like this."
You must know that at the age of thirteen or fourteen, Zhiyao was able to lead an army to fight against the coalition of princes, and won brilliantly.
Once is luck, more than twice is strength. Zhiyao wins no matter who he fights against. Not counting showing off his military talents, who is qualified to say that he understands military affairs? The achievements of many so-called famous generals are not as brilliant as Zhiyao's.
Later, Zhiyao used the destruction of Zhongshan Kingdom to increase his own weight. Not only the Zhi family had full confidence in Zhiyao's martial virtue, but also the other families in the Jin Kingdom. Who dared to despise Zhiyao's military ability?
They crossed the river from "Mengjin" and entered the territory of Zheng State. Wei Ju caught up with them, and Han Geng also caught up with them after a while.
"The Emperor has known that Zhi paid his regards and asked the minister to express his gratitude to Zhi Bo." Han Geng had a strange look on his face.
This "Uncle" has no special meaning. The head of any family can be called "Uncle", or the person with the longest rank in each family can be called "Uncle".
In line with the due integrity, Han Geng did not check the gifts prepared by Zhiyao for Emperor Zhou in advance. I really don’t know what Zhiyao gave to Emperor Zhou.
In short, Emperor Zhou was very happy to receive Zhishi's gift. He not only praised Zhishi greatly, but also said that he was a good minister.
What did Zhiyao give him? The Jin State had just destroyed Zhongshan State not long ago, so there would definitely be trophies such as ritual vessels.
Destroy a country and offer its ritual vessels. How many years has no one done this to the Emperor of Zhou?
Although it was not done in a big way, which was a bit disappointing to Emperor Zhou, it is better than nothing, right?
Zhiyao was also very happy, very happy.
The appearance of a minister? The emperor of Zhou was so crazy that he said this, right???
In other words, Emperor Zhou was making a mockery.
In any case, if there are ritual vessels from the Zhongshan Kingdom as gifts, historians must record them seriously.
Zhiyao knew that this time, she would have a basis for climbing up the pole in the future!