Chapter 286: Start the World of Great Contests by Oneself
Is it useful to cry to the Emperor of Zhou? If it had any practical effect, such as the Zhou royal family sending troops, the Emperor of Zhou really couldn't do it.
So why did they still cry to the Emperor of Zhou? In fact, they could criticize the Zhi family through public opinion, and then let the princes have the intention to form a coalition.
In this wave, not only the Zhi family was accused, but the Wei family was also included. The reason was of course that the Wei family was also attacking Zheng Guo.
The Zhi family and the Wei family did not send troops in the name of national war. It meant that the Jin State and those other countries were not in a state of affairs. The ongoing war was at the level of a personal grudge.
In fact, private feuds can turn into the scale of national wars. It is estimated that this was often seen in the Spring and Autumn Period. This was only the case in other dynasties when they formed separatist regimes.
"I have been prepared for a long time. They should be dumbfounded." Part of Zhiyao felt that the princes were cute and childish, while the other part felt that she had foresight and laughed out loud after hearing the news.
From which generation did the Zhou emperor become unruly? In fact, after the Zhou royal family moved eastward and lost power, there were several times when the Zhou royal family remained silent when the feudal kingdoms were destroyed. They lost their prestige again and again, and at the same time, they began to let those close to them lose their authority.
All princes have ulterior motives in mind.
Too many princes who were loyal to the Zhou royal family were destroyed. The Emperor of Zhou just kept silent. He even did something like accepting treasures and confusing right and wrong. All of a sudden, the princes saw clearly the true face of the Zhou royal family.
The fine tradition was once again carried forward by the contemporary Emperor Zhou. Emperor Zhou, who had accepted Zhi's treasures, faced the princes' crying complaints and said directly: Is this the case? In fact, it was Zhi's divination.
That’s right!
The Zhi family sent the ritual utensils they obtained inexplicably to the Zhou royal family, and begged the Emperor of Zhou for justice.
In terms of procedures, there is really nothing wrong with the Zhi family in receiving the ritual vessels and sending them to the Zhou royal family. The Zhou royal family should even praise them.
Not to mention that Zhishi also gave Emperor Zhou a lot of treasures privately, including a lot of spendable coins and cloth.
The Zhou royal family has not received gifts for a long time. Regardless of their status as co-owners of the world, bribes have not been seen for a long time.
What is the mood of Emperor Zhou now? He first received a gift from the Zhi family, and then so many princes sent envoys to cry out. Suddenly he found that he had a role in the drama, and he seemed to have become a bit important again?
What a long-lasting little transparency! He suddenly discovered that he was still useful, and it seemed that his usefulness was still a little bit great. If he was alert, he should find ways to operate it, and maybe he could restore his former glory, right?
What Zhiyao is currently concerned about is whether the contemporary Emperor Zhou wants to show his ambitions, and to some extent he is willing to help.
When Sun Wu and Sima Ranju heard that Emperor Zhou was on Zhi's side this time, they looked at each other and found that the other party didn't seem to be too surprised?
They just confirmed one thing once again, layout is indeed Zhiyao's strength.
Emperor Zhou's statement changed the minds of many people, including Zhishen who felt that he could annex Weiguo again.
Today, Zhiyao came to Sun Wu and Sima Ranju for one thing, hoping that they could go to Weiguo and be responsible for contacting the nobles and princes of Weiguo, no matter what method was used to make them take the initiative to ask Zhishi to take over.
"Imitate the Hou family?" Sima Ranju asked.
There is indeed a precedent, and it was a successful example for the Jin State.
The incident occurred in the State of Zheng. Zichan's implementation of reforms caused panic among the non-public nobles of the State of Zheng, and a historical event such as the "Five Clan Rebellion" broke out.
The "Five Clan Rebellion" is very complicated to talk about. To put it more generally, it is a resistance to the Zichan Reform by those who were harmed by the interests, and was interfered by external forces. It was an example of success and failure of the resistance.
The main reason for the success and failure was that the land belonging to the Zheng State became the property of the Jin State, but the five clans that participated in the rebellion were destroyed.
Zhiyao thought for a moment and said, "I am not Zichan, nor am I like Han Jue."
What this means is that Zhishi will not eat alone. With the benefits of Zhishi, he will not forget his share of followers, and he will not be like Han Jue who raised his pants and turned against others.
Sima Rangju said: "Rangju is leaving with Cheng Wu."
Cheng Wu is Cheng Shuo's son, and he is also one of the more outstanding ones among those trained by Zhiyao.
Sun Wu thought for a while and said: "Zhiying, Zhilin will follow Wu."
These two people are from the tribe outside Zhiyao's fifth server, and they are also the two more accomplished ones.
All in all, although Zhiyao has been cultivating talents for a long time, due to the lack of a mature education system, the requirements for talent are a bit high.
They are mainly taught how to read, and then they read books of that type to see if they can comprehend anything to test their talents; or they learn by following someone behind them to see if they can learn anything about their eyesight.
Therefore, it is not impossible for the Zhi family to do any special training. The key is that this kind of elite education is only for the heirs, and for the time being, it has no share for the rest of the people.
Looking at it this way, Zhiyao cadre training seems very unprofessional. To sum up, at the training level, a few talented people can break through the knowledge barrier and become the backbone of the middle and upper levels.
Gone.
Sima Ranju went to the eastern part of Weiguo.
Sun Wu went to the west of Weiguo.
The two of them directly asked Wei Guo to split half of it, with one person responsible for one side. They believed that good news would be sent back soon.
At the same time, Cheng Shuo and Zi Lu took their troops and set off respectively. They would cooperate with the actions of Sima Ranju and Sun Wu. They were also the force guarantee for Sun Wu and Sima Ranju in the persuasion stage. Together, they would work together to turn the plan of Zhi's annexation of Wei into a plan.
accomplish.
During this period, Zhishen can no longer stay in "Handan" and needs to go back to "Xintian" to negotiate with other families.
In other words, the Zhi family's intention to annex Wei State is really not the matter of the Zhi family themselves, but in fact it is the matter of Jin State.
No matter how powerful the Zhi family is, the other families have not made any actual efforts to annex the Wei Kingdom. As long as everyone is a member of the Jin State, some of the benefits that should be given to the Zhi family still need to be shared.
Not only the Zhi family must understand this, but also if other families have done similar things, they must also share the benefits with other families.
To put it bluntly, no matter whether the Zhi family can succeed or not, the use of private family warfare will put the Jin country on the verge of a national war. Once a national war does break out, everyone will be responsible for wiping the Zhi family's butt.
Taking the risks and getting the benefits you deserve is simply what you deserve.
Because the Zhi family is doing it alone, there will of course be very little that needs to be shared. To a certain extent, it is just a matter of meaning. As long as they can get along with each other, the rest of the family is just trying to get more.
People who forget this truth, such as Zhao Yang, who repeatedly attacked Weiguo and ate alone again and again, it would be fine if nothing happened to the Zhao family. Once something happened to the Zhao family, not only would no one help, but even adding insult to injury would be considered self-cultivation.
How to be a good person before doing something? The truth is not complicated. Many people who know how to do it are just too greedy. They have already taken too many benefits, but they are unwilling to let out any leakage. Who can blame them for being betrayed and separated from their relatives?
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"It's okay to have too much turmoil, but we can't cause heavy casualties to the common people!" Zhiyao felt that it would be best to kill with thunderous force when encountering resistance. The key is not to involve ordinary people.
After all, Weiguo is a country. When it is attacked by external forces, some people may be unwilling to contribute. If the country is destroyed, the situation will become different.
Many people who had an ambiguous attitude before came to their senses and found that the Zhi family not only wanted to teach Wei Guo a lesson, but also came to destroy Wei Guo? Regardless of their patriotic attributes or whatever the reason was, anyway, their
The attitude completely changed all of a sudden.
It's not that Zhiyao looks down on Wei Guo, the real reason is that Wei Guo's monarchs, ministers and people with sufficient prestige are almost all guests in Zhi's "Handan", and the only fish that slip through the net are not enough to change anything.
If the Wei people are willing to resist, even the Zhi family cannot scold them. Instead, they must face them with an attitude of appreciation, and then fulfill the loyalty of those Wei people and bury them in the ground one by one.
The situation that the Zhi family is facing now is that the nobles of the Wei Kingdom are resisting, and several surrounding countries are frequently taking actions of their own.
After Lu and Song sent envoys to complain to Emperor Zhou, they also sent a team of envoys southward. They were going to "Wu" to find Fu Chai. Even if they couldn't bring in the Wu army, it seemed that it could still have some effect. For example, it made the Zhi clan avoid rats and engage in
After conquering Weiguo, don’t you dare to do anything to yourself?
In this way, even though Fu Chai went north and was beaten all over his head, with the active contact between Lu and Song, Wu seemed to be on the verge of becoming the hegemon?
What is an overlord? There are several stages, one of which is that countries are willing to come to them when they are in trouble, and then there is the process of paying protection fees. Waiting for the princes who want to be overlords to really have the force to bring justice to the countries and obtain the rights of the overlord.
Status has become an established fact.
The actions of Lu and Song brought new effects. While Qi was working hard to prepare for war, they also sent envoys to Wu.
The change in the situation seemed to be very unfavorable to the Jin State at once. There was no movement within the Jin State for the time being, but many princes were getting excited about themselves.
In fact, it is the Kingdom of Jin, and then the Zhi family is really strong, and they don’t know how to behave alone when they are strong. If it were other countries, they might see so many princes making noises, and a group of blind chickens would definitely appear.
.Supposedly in Jin country? Most Jin people probably want to beat those princes?
There is nothing that can be done about it. Other countries' understanding of the Jin people is really correct. When something happens, your muscles react first. Only when you fail can you think that you still have a brain.
Nearing the middle of autumn, Zhiyao returned to "Xintian".
When I get home, I will definitely go to Jishen to say hello first.
Zhishen, who had many things to talk to Zhiyao, chose to let Zhiyao go see his wife and children first.
Zhishen wanted to talk to Zhiyao about nothing else, but mainly because there were changes in the Chu State, and there seemed to be some signs of sending troops northward.
Logically speaking, the biggest enemy of Chu State is Wu State. They have recently annexed some countries in succession, and although Wu State wants to go north, it has been taking Chu State's retreat.
Under such a situation, the Chu State sent troops to the north. What was going on?