Chapter 387: I really didn't want to completely destroy the guards (6K, 2 in 1)
After the Zhou royal family moved eastward, all the successive Zhou emperors had one thing in common, that is, they were short of money!
This resulted in a phenomenon where no emperor of Zhou was not greedy and would accept whatever money he had, and whatever honor he wanted would come at a price.
In the past, no one was too ambitious. The most they could do was to pay Emperor Zhou to increase his reputation and buy a title. Not everyone had that kind of imagination, and their strength base didn’t allow it.
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The name of the new Emperor Zhou was Ren, and it was almost universally known that his health had been in poor condition.
Because of his poor health, no one thought Ji Ren would live long, and fewer people were willing to donate money.
"I went to Luoyi to congratulate a person on his ascension to the throne, and left to do other things."
Zhiyao knows the importance of maintaining friendship in daily life, especially when it comes to important matters. If he shows sudden enthusiasm temporarily, the other party will find it abrupt, and at the same time, there is a "getting a price" link indispensable.
The founding of the country has been put on the agenda, and the old wise family should really be prepared at all times, including obtaining a title from the Emperor of Zhou.
If an old wise man has the title of Marquis, it will really make sense whether he is usurping the country or establishing his own country.
One day Zhiyao received the title of marquis. In fact, he was on the same level as the king of Jin. It was also a way of getting out of Jin with the permission of Emperor Zhou. If there were scoldings, they were also scolding Emperor Zhou for his disorderly behavior. The statement about Zhiyao should be:
Excellent skills.
Zhiyao and Jin Jun are on the same level, and both sides have their own countries. In fact, it cannot be regarded as usurping the country, but it will become a kind of competition between countries.
When Zhiyao destroys the Jin State or seizes a large amount of territory from the Jin State, it will not be considered that Zhiyao has become a traitor.
This routine is not fabricated out of thin air. This is how the three families were divided into Jin Dynasty in history. It is one thing to criticize them in future generations. The world's perception of Zhao, Wei and Han at that time was not that bad.
Regarding the matter of establishing a country, only the core members of the family knew the news, and even the important retainers were not informed.
Still from the same point of view, some things can only be done but not said. The nature of others knowing the information is really different from hearing it directly from the mouth of the person involved.
To put it simply, you can still deny it without directly admitting it. After directly admitting it, you can still deny it!
After Zhiyao revealed the big goal, the core members of the Lao Zhi family became completely excited.
They were told one thing: keep a low profile no matter how low-key you are. Don't bully someone if you don't want to form a good relationship with them. It's better to be kind to others and maintain the reputation of the old wise family.
In fact, even when Zhi Feng, the most greedy one, was the head of the family, and Zhi Ying, who was most likely to fall into the trap of the old Zhi family, died young, the reputation of the old Zhi family was not that bad.
It doesn't have any big black spots, and it doesn't have much good reputation either.
Originally, under the premise that Zhishen had cultivated in "Puyang" in the past, Zhiyao should not leave "Xintian" again. The problem was that the plan could not keep up with the changes.
Zhishen's plan to go to "Puyang" remains unchanged.
Zhiyao, however, could not stay in "Xintian" any longer.
When the spring season came, Zhiyao participated in the swearing-in ceremony outside the city.
The leader of the Western Expedition was Hu Jie, with Han Geng as his deputy and Sun Wu as his staff officer.
This time, the Han family will dispatch three "divisions" of troops. The Zhi family, the Wei family, the Zhong family, and the Hu family will each send a "division" to participate. Together, they will form an "army" and three "divisions".
troops.
Because it was a national war, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition was naturally Zuohu Xie of the Chinese Army. However, looking at the scale of the troops sent by each family, it was obvious that the right to speak would be in the hands of Han Geng.
This routine only appeared after Zhisong became the "Yuanrong".
At that time, the old Zhi family kept a low profile as long as they could, and all the limelight was stolen by the old Zhao family, creating a political structure in the Jin state where Zhi Shuo was in charge of the internal affairs and Zhao Yang was in charge of the external affairs.
This is the case in Zhuxia. Once something happens, it is easy to be treated as "ancestral law", and gradually it becomes a rule that needs to be followed.
With the examples of Zhizong and Zhao Yang, from now on, it would be up to that family to decide which family sends the most troops. It is really too natural and reasonable.
In fact, it’s reasonable and reasonable!
Other countries regard Jin's frequent inversions of authority as a joke, and often criticize such things as the breakdown of rituals and music.
Then again, regardless of Nanzi's personal life, she was indeed trying hard to maintain the stability of the Weiguo court, but she was also scolded miserably.
Now that Weiguo has become like that, the words scolding Nanzi seem to be true. Everything that became Weiguo was Nanzi's fault. Looking at it this way, Nanzi is really powerful, and he single-handedly brought down Weiguo.
Already?
Why did you mention Nanzi? Isn’t this why Zhiyao was passing through Mo on his way to “Handan”, so Nanzi personally went out of the city ten miles to greet him.
This incident made Zhiyao embarrassed and speechless.
No matter how bad the situation in Weiguo is, Nanzi is Wei Junqi's grandmother. If someone takes the lead, it means Zhiyao is bullying others too much. Even if he takes the lead, it can turn into Zhiyao peeking at Nanzi or something.
After all, Nan Ziyan is famous!
Wei Junqi was too young to make the decision, so Nanzi needed to appear on such an occasion.
Even though the state of Wei has become like this, their internal fighting is still very serious. There have been three monarchs in less than four years, and two of them are the grandsons of Nanzi.
, Chi Qian is too much of a tortoise.
Nanzi is very old. Anyone who says Zhiyao will spy on Nanzi will be slanderous.
One thing is that Nanzi actually died of illness a few years ago. She still tried her best to hold on to this changed version of history.
Zhiyao didn't even know how to address Nanzi, so after calling out "Madam" in a mocking tone, she turned to Wei Jun and saluted.
Wei Junqi didn't know whether he was instructed by someone else or if he wanted to do it himself. He asked, "Does Jin Qing know how the late emperor is doing?"
Which ancestor?
Zhiyao thought about it for a moment, figured out that he was asking Wei He, and shook his head as an answer.
This Wei Zhe was forced to flee in the 40th year of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty (480 BC)... Of course, it can be regarded as being exiled by Nanzi, and he has been living in Qi since then.
Now, isn't the Lao Zhi family causing trouble to Qi State? Moreover, "Linzi" is still under the control of the Lao Zhi family.
Amid the chaos, Wei Jue didn't think it had anything to do with him. He ate what he needed and drank what he wanted. He even went to the "Linzi" governor appointed by Lao Zhi's family to ask for beautiful women and money, so that he could be king.
Lost, the posture of never stopping enjoying.
The Lao Zhi family has nothing to use Wei Jue for, so it's nothing to pay some money to support him.
In the original version of history, the state of Qi staged a big show to help Wei Yu return to his country and regain his throne, in order to control the state of Wei. Later, the state of Wei did help Qi to avoid disasters again and again, and was directly brought to the brink by Zhiyao, who continued Zhao Yang's national policy.
die.
However, Weiguo became the vassal state that survived until the end of the Qin Empire before being destroyed. It was actually longer than the other vassal states.
Naturally, surviving like Weiguo must not be what most monarchs want? And most monarchs cannot do it.
Zhiyao entered "Mo" to be received by the monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom, but Wei Junqi and Nanzi did not continue to entertain them personally.
The person who hosted Zhiyao's reception was Zeng Shen, the minister of state of Wei. I heard he was one of Confucius' disciples?
Zhiyao had never met Zeng Shen, and she really had no interest in understanding how Zeng Shen turned from a Lu man to a minister of Wei.
But what? Zeng Shen was actually not a simple person at all. Confucius left Zeng Shen in his care before his death, and Zeng Shen is currently taking care of Kong Li.
As for why Zeng Shen served as a minister in the Wei Kingdom, the main reason is that the history of the Lu Kingdom was more chaotic than the original version, and it was so chaotic that it was almost impossible to live a stable life.
That's because Bandit Zhi was blocked in the Lu Kingdom, causing greater damage and impact to the Lu Kingdom than in the original history. Not to mention that the Zhi family also played some disgraceful roles during this period.
Nanzi learned that many of Confucius' disciples were working for the Zhi family in the Jin state. Considering the unbearable current situation of the Wei state, he tried his best to invite Zeng Shen to the Wei state. This was because if the Zhi family wanted to target the Wei state, in view of the Confucius disciples'
At least someone can tip Zeng Shen off.
In fact, it was only a matter of time before the Si surnamed Zeng came to Weiguo. Zeng Shen just came in advance, and due to various reasons, his starting point for development in Weiguo was quite high.
"Li?" Zhiyao later learned that Kong Li was being taken care of by Zeng Shen, and she fully understood what Weiguo was doing.
It was just that the accompanying disciples rushed to Zeng Shen's side in a swarm. It was hard not to surprise the rest of the Zhi family, and they easily found the answer after asking.
Fuguo asked worriedly: "Will these people hinder my family's plans if they have such excessive personal relationships?"
Ever since he knew that Zhiyao was going to turn his family into a country, Fuguo's enthusiasm was really high. He went from being simply afraid of Zhiyao to being fearful with absolute respect, working harder than he imagined.
Zhiyao felt that there would definitely be obstacles, but... Weiguo was just like that, unable to make any waves.
In fact, unless he has the strength and opportunity to conquer the world, Zhiyao really won't do anything to Weiguo.
It is good to stay in Weiguo. It can show that the wise people respect the tradition. When they annex other countries in the future, the princes will think that they can still live a life of eating and waiting to die, and their will to resist will be reduced no matter what.
Zhiyao ignored Fu Guo's question and looked at Zhong Xingyin, who was sitting opposite, and said, "If Qi is annexed, will the people of Qi love me?"
Fuguo, who is full of passion for doing things, doesn’t know what he is thinking.
Many times, the person in charge just gives the order without giving it, right?
Fuguo thought to himself: "No, I must keep a close eye on those disciples, lest they really ruin my family's affairs!"
After more than ten years, Zhong Xingyin looks too old. He has long lost the high-spiritedness he had when he held the position of minister in the Jin Dynasty. He not only looks old, but also shows that he has gone through many vicissitudes of life.
"How can Qi people not love? How dare they not love?" Zhong Xingyin arrived at 'Mo' secretly half a month ago and has been waiting for Zhiyao to appear.
The reason for their meeting here is too simple. Even if the old wise family just wants to annex Qi, some pretense should continue.
Previously, Zhongxing Yindu had discussed with Zhiyao to complete the annexation of Qidi outside Donglai and to resign from all positions to take good care of his retirement.
As for Zhisong's generation's promise to return the Zhongxing family's fiefdom? Zhongxingyin didn't mention it a word. On the contrary, after learning that Zhiyao wanted to turn his family into a country, he didn't plan to take care of himself in old age and still thought about it.
To continue to shine.
A family's transformation of the family into a country is not only a big event for Zhu Xia, but it is undoubtedly a big deal for the Lao Zhi family. Anyone who is a member of the family will not be excited to learn about such an important event?
If they can't help, they will be reminded to behave honestly and low-key, so that they can't help and restrain themselves to the extreme not to cause any trouble to the family.
If you have the ability to do things and can breathe, who wouldn’t want to help out?
The rest of the tribe who didn't know the news didn't mention it. The core group of the Lao Zhi family quickly got into trouble, so much so that some people noticed something was wrong.
Therefore, Zhiyao simply did not hide that her intention to go east this time was to annex Qi State, and used a real action to cover up some of the abnormalities in the old Zhi family.
After the brief exchange of greetings, Zhong Xingyin introduced all kinds of chaos in the Dukes of Qi, and inevitably mentioned the situation over there in Donglai.
The restoration of the country by the Si surnamed Chen caused a great sensation. At first, everyone was paying attention to the reaction of the Chu State.
As a result, the State of Chu simply turned a blind eye to the restoration of the Chen family of Si, and launched an internal purge, killing people like mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Since there is no movement in Chu, it doesn't matter what the other princes are thinking. They are overwhelmed by the riots of the countrymen, slave uprisings and frequent assassinations. They just want no one to mess with them, so how can they have the courage to meddle in their own business.
"The Chen family immigrated to the sea in large numbers, and they heard that they fought bloody battles with Wu in the East China Sea (Bohai Sea)." Zhong Xingyin told a breaking news.
What?
naval battle???
What a strange thing. A few years ago, Qi State and Wu State broke out in a naval battle in the Bohai Sea. At that time, Qi State won the victory.
It was also the first naval battle in the history of Zhuxia.
Therefore, even if the naval battle breaks out between the State of Wu and the State of Si surnamed Chen this time, it is actually only the second time.
The interesting thing is that the two naval battles were contests between the State of Wu and the Chen family of Si, and the State of Wu lost both times.
Their main force in naval battles is the "zhou" style ship.
Qi's ship is the largest, with a main length of about 23 meters and a width of about 3.5 meters. It can carry soldiers and nearly a hundred boatmen. Its long and narrow hull is divided into two layers. The lower layer is the warehouse and the boatman's rowing cabin, and the upper layer is
The big boat that carries combat soldiers is officially called a big-wing boat. Because its shape is too long and narrow, it is actually a large boat.
The ships of the State of Wu were smaller than those of the State of Qi. Only the ships of the State of Wu led to the saying that the naval battle between the State of Wu and the State of Qi was a "battle between the navy and the navy."
In fact, Wu's flagship "Yuhuang" was slightly larger than Qi's large-winged ship. It had a two-story structure on the water surface, which was the prototype of the building ship behind it.
Therefore, the "Navy Army" is the side of Wu State, and the Qi Army is the "Navy Army".
What are the ships called now? The names of the Wu Kingdom are: big wing, middle wing, small wing, tumao, building ship, bridge ship, Ge ship and other different types. Among them, the large, medium and small three-wing ships are the main force of the Wu Kingdom's navy.
Boat.
Other countries will have their own names.
It was even more fatal for the Wu State... Or rather, there was another embarrassing aspect. They were deceived by the Si surnamed Chen into many ships and sailors. During the naval battle between the two sides, the sailors belonging to the Wu State were in charge of the affairs that originally belonged to the Wu State. Zhou Chuan fought fiercely with Wu Shuijun.
"The subordinates of Wu Yunhe rebelled and were defeated in the battle with Chen Hai. They cannot go northward for a short time." It was because of this that Zhongxing Yin suggested to annex Qi State quickly.
The last strength of Qi State has completely crippled itself. No one outside can save them. Zhiyao certainly knows that now is the best time to annex Qi State.
"Uncle, you can go to Puyang." Zhiyao said.
Zhongxing Yin's mission in Qi has come to an end. Even if it is just a cover-up, his absence in the final stage can eliminate some people's bad feelings and unnecessary speculation.
"I'm going to Qin." Zhong Xingyin had different opinions.
Zhiyao said: "Go to Puyang first, and then go to Qin."
Speaking of which, BOC Yin and BOC Qi have not seen each other for more than ten years, so it is normal for them to miss each other.
If it weren't for necessity, and if he didn't want to irritate the old Wei family and the old Han family, Zhong Xingyin would have been able to return to the Jin Kingdom long ago.
This time, the Lao Zhijia annexed Qi territory except Donglai. It was really hard to pretend, and whether Zhongxing Yin appeared or not became an extremely indifferent matter in Jin.
The most important thing is that Zhiyao can't just look at the pros and cons in everything and not care about other people's emotions!
Zhong Xingyin tested Zhi Yao and found that what Zhi Yao believed could not be reversed, so he could only follow his order and go to "Puyang" to see Zhishen first.
The uncle and nephew had a handover in "Mo" and then parted ways.
Something happened later that dumbfounded Zhiyao. One night, he was suddenly asked to see him and was told that Nanzi had died in his sleep.
"This..., I brought two 'divisions' of troops to station outside the city of 'Mo'. People won't think that I scared Nanzi to death, right?" Of course Zhiyao will respect the deceased, as he should. There will also be depression.
What a coincidence!
Moreover, Nanzi was fine before Zhiyao came. Less than three days after they came to "Mo", Nanzi, who was originally fine, suddenly died. It would be strange for outsiders not to talk about it.
"..." Zhiyao glanced at Zeng Shen, who had come over overnight, speechlessly, and then looked at the tribesmen and retainers who came after hearing the news.
There is no one left in Weiguo, right? Zeng Shen has to be mobilized for everything.
However, the monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom were almost scared to death. They were deeply afraid that Zhi Yao would take the opportunity to destroy the Wei Kingdom. They begged Zeng Shen, who had many brothers in the Zhi clan, to come over and tell him the news. This also allowed Zeng Shen to spy on Zhi Yao's next move. .
Whenever Zhiyao reveals his tendency to solve the problem of the Wei Kingdom in one fell swoop, many of the Wei Kingdom's nobles will immediately turn to the right and become "one of their own"!
Zhiyao's choice was to send Zigong to the palace to express condolences on behalf of the old Zhi family, and clearly informed Zeng Shen that she would leave tomorrow.
If the king of a country dies, Zhiyao will definitely not be able to leave immediately since he happens to be there.
No matter how powerful Nanzi was, she was still a woman. This was not a matter of discrimination against women, but the main reason was that the "Qing" of the Jin State was very unsuitable to attend such a funeral. If she actually participated, it would be an insult to the Wei State.
Based on the current situation of the Wei State, to be honest, even if the Qi army died on the same spot, it is still not suitable for the "Qing" of the Jin State to attend the funeral. If the "Qing" of the Jin State is really present, the Wei people will definitely be trembling in all kinds of ways.
Zhiyao, who did not have time to enjoy being treated as a senior official and receive further excessive treatment from a small country, actually left with his army the next day.
Do any Wei people suspect that Nanzi's sudden death has anything to do with the Lao Zhi family? Some people will definitely think so, and they do not restrict Wei people.
Just because Zhiyao would pass through "Mo", Lao Zhijia built the first cross-river bridge on the nearby river.
They spent a day from "Mo" to the place named "Baimajin", where they could see the bridge across both sides of the river from a distance.
This bridge is designed with piers every six meters, and iron cables are fixed on specially transported boulders.
Zhiyao heard that it was possible to lift the boulders onto the bridge piers because the public transportation team had improved the equipment. The equipment used many boats as supports and floated on the river to lift the boulders.
"Gantry crane???" Zhiyao didn't know what was going on until she saw it with her own eyes.
It is simply a cross-century invention!
Just because of the gantry crane, the construction period was greatly shortened.
Four large ships serve as fulcrums, supporting the gantry crane with a mixed structure of wood and metal. How about the pulleys that need to be seen closely to see, but you can see the design of a winch, and the hanging rope seems to be made of metal?
Zhiyao doesn't think about how to maintain the iron ropes. They are really not as fragile as imagined. Even if they are not maintained diligently, they will not become rusty and unusable in a few years.
The real situation is like that. From now on, there won't be too many cable bridges in Zhuxia land, and there really won't be frequent accidents.
"Are there repeated inspections?" Zhiyao asked nonsense.
After completion, inspections must be carried out, such as allowing animals with extremely heavy loads to pull goods through repeatedly, and checking the iron cables and bridge deck in detail again and again, including the shaking sensation caused by traffic.
"A six-meter interval is the best. If it is shorter, it will be labor-intensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. If it is too long, the heavy objects will shake..." The public transportation team began to use various terms, and even Zhiyao couldn't understand many of them.
Later, the public transportation team said: "With this crane, I think that all the remaining bridges can be made of stone. If the cable bridge is no longer usable, it can be demolished and rebuilt."
In fact, Zhiyao thinks that a wooden bridge is good. Even if it is more difficult to maintain than a cable bridge, at least you don't have to worry too much about it. Building a stone bridge across a large river... sounds like it is time-consuming and laborious.
What is the fact? In fact, the load-bearing capacity of cable bridges is higher than that of wooden bridges!
Zhiyao is at the level of ordinary people when it comes to science, and is too advanced to be able to do so.
However, the more the public transport class talked about it, the more Zhiyao began to feel that the benefits of building a stone bridge were greater, but she didn't know what the cost and time-consuming would be.
"What is the public transportation team doing? If he has to focus on bridge construction for at least ten years, will it delay him from inventing various tools?" Zhiyao was thinking about this.
If the stone bridge across the river is really built, to be honest, it will not take more than ten years, and it will benefit future generations for at least a hundred years, or even longer!
The longest stone bridge in Zhuxia has been in use for eight hundred years, and its length is more than two thousand meters!
Zhiyao, who was more concerned about his life, let a part of the baggage team cross the bridge first. After seeing with his own eyes the reliability of the chain bridge, he passed by himself in the middle.
When they arrive at the south bank of the river, they will stop outside the city of "Puyang" for three days to rest and recuperate.
During that period, Zhiyao would meet with the princes and nobles of Qi who had surrendered in advance, and select some of them for feudalism, that is, they would be accepted as retainers.
Then, of course, it comes to the stage where people from all over the country welcome Master Wang!