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The Xiangwang Meeting was not held grandly, but it was destined to have a far-reaching impact.
After the alliance ended, the number of countries in the world that could be upright and declared by kings became four. They were the Yuan Kingdom, the Chu Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom and the Song Kingdom.
Among them, Chu and Yue have long claimed themselves to be kings.
In fact, many princes of the Chu Kingdom are willing to admit that the king's title of the Chu Kingdom is not a matter of destiny or anything like that, but is purely created by the Chu Kingdom itself with swords and spears.
As for the perished states of Wu and Yue, the time interval between the two countries' kingships was not long ago, but no princes have ever been willing to recognize their self-proclaimed kings.
Things will be different after today. Gou Jian of the Vietnamese army can wear full-sized imperial uniforms openly and openly, instead of playing house behind closed doors as before.
In addition, the Song State never thought that one day it would be king. The monarchs and ministers had been discussing whether to use the title. Most of them thought that they should not be called king. However, someone reminded them: "The original country, Chu State and Yue State all call themselves kings, but Song State does not."
"To be king means to be weak against them", which brought the dispute to an end.
We are still in an era where status is important, and status is far more useful than you imagine. If you want to play the game of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, there is a high probability that you will actually turn into a pig.
The reason is too simple. Pretending to be weak based on the characteristics of the times means that you will really be weak, unable to attract talents to come to join you, and the morale of your country's military and civilians will be dampened. The disadvantages are far more harmful than the advantages.
In an era when status is less important, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is just a way to play. History has also given its answer. The broken mountains and rivers caused faults in many aspects of Zhuxia, and people's ideas began to become different.
Only by Zhu Yuanzhang can he master the art of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang, which person in the world had used the method of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? Basically, they expressed their ambitions directly or implicitly, which not only established the basic power and centripetal force, but also attracted talents to come and seek refuge.
After the alliance is over, if they continue to stay, it is very likely that nothing will turn into trouble, and all parties involved in the alliance will leave immediately.
Zhiyao naturally led his troops back to the temporary capital of "Puyang". Before arriving at "Puyang", he issued an order, appointing Zhongxing Yin as "general" and Zhong Wu as "left". A regiment originally stationed in the guard area was sent from
The Wei army marched towards the Jingshui River, and this year they will begin their crusade against Qin.
Therefore, after much thought, the monarchs and ministers of the original country decided to start with Qin first in cutting off the corners.
This is not simply because Zhiyao believes that the threat of Qin is far greater than that of Yan. Although there are factors involved, the more important thing is that Qin is currently at war with Yiqu.
The Yuan Kingdom will not form an alliance with Yiqu, and taking advantage of the war between Qin and Yiqu is nothing more than a choice to use troops.
From Weidi to Jingshui, the normal marching speed takes about a month?
Before that, envoys from the original country would go to "Yong", the capital of Qin, to submit a declaration of war.
This is an era when the legacy of the Spring and Autumn Period still exists. There is nothing wrong with the Yuan State wanting to take advantage of the Qin State, but certain procedures still need to be followed.
"How is the land of Sanshui?" Zhiyao asked about the occupation of the Zhou royal family's territory.
The territory of the Zhou royal family has many water systems, Dahe River is the largest water system, Yin River and Luo River are the two larger water systems, and there are many other smaller water systems.
It was not appropriate to call him Zhou Di or Wang Ji directly, so Zhiyao could only call him casually.
The last time Han Geng intercepted Jiuding from the Chu army, he took the route of Zheng Di, which means he did not go to the territory of the Zhou royal family. Naturally, there was no operation to capture the territory of the Zhou royal family along the way.
Zhiyao did not give Han Geng relevant orders. In fact, Han Geng missed the biggest guarantee to settle down in the original country, which cast a shadow on the Han family.
Maybe Han doesn’t know what he missed?
This year, the Han family received an order from Zhiyao to assemble an "army" and three "divisions" and transfer them to the Jingshui front line. There will be a total of three "army"-sized Western Expedition legions, but the choice of the chief general did not fall on the Han family.
In fact, this is already a bad sign for the Han family.
Because the Han family did not take action against the Zhou royal family, Cheng Xiao visited the Zhong family and Zhang family on behalf of Zhiyao. The two families then sent troops to attack the Zhou royal family. Not surprisingly, they should have almost controlled the territory?
Sure enough, Zhiyao heard Sun Wu say: "Except for 'Luoyi', the 'original' flag is flying everywhere."
The total troops dispatched by the Zhong family and Zhang family were about 30,000. They not only had to face the remnants of the Zhou royal family, but also nearly 20,000 Chu troops.
At this stage, 20,000 Chu troops have occupied "Luoyi", while Zhong and Zhang have surrounded "Luoyi".
Zhiyao thought for a moment and said, "The captain of the state can visit the governor privately."
Sun Wu understood instantly and saluted and agreed.
It was impossible for the Yuan Kingdom to treat the group of Chu troops who destroyed the Zhou royal family by persuading them to surrender. After their defeat, they even had to deal with them more harshly, so as not to give any excuse to the world.
And this is also an opportunity that Zhiyao deliberately gives Han. It depends on whether Han is willing to follow the donkey's downward slope.
After all, so much time had passed, and Mr. Han didn’t react at first, but later some smart people would reveal something to Mr. Han openly or secretly.
Han understands what opportunities he has missed. When he sees a chance to make up for it, no matter how stupid or unwilling he is, he must take action. Otherwise, Zhi Yao will do something to Han in the future. It is not because Zhi Yao does not care about love or merit.
, it’s entirely Han’s fault that he doesn’t know how to commend himself.
Not long after Sun Wu visited Han Geng, Han Geng came to see Zhiyao.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared provisions, fodder, weapons, clothing and other items and ordered them to be transferred to the west." Han Geng was talking about the supplies that Han family needed to participate in the Western Expedition.
Now "the king has not ascended", it is obviously inappropriate to call him "the king".
The current situation in the Yuan Kingdom is a bit special. There are various families such as the Han family. When a national war breaks out, each family will pay taxes. That is, when each family sends troops, they are responsible for the logistics supply.
At the same time, after the Zhi family broke up the family and became a country, the fiefdom was divided into various counties. The troops gathered in the counties were provided with logistics by the state. The reason for joining the army was to gain wealth. Yes, the same is true.
After fulfilling one's duty, the rule of paying taxes instead of paying taxes disappears.
In this way, it means that there are two forms of conscription coexisting in the original country.
Of course Zhiyao wants to break this pattern, but the problem she faces is extremely realistic. External affairs are different from internal affairs. Externally, she can use force, but internally it is best not to use force violently.
"That's good." Zhi Yao only thought that Han Geng was here to report on the Western Expedition.
Not surprisingly, the largest military operation of the Yuan Kingdom this year is in the west, but it will not miss Dai Guo, Qin's loyal ally.
Daiguo? It is the Daiguo after the Zhao family stole the country.
The problem now is that Zhao's actions to steal the country were successful, but his status has not been recognized by most countries.
There are only two countries in the world today that recognize the Zhao family as the leader of the Dai Kingdom. One is the Zhao family's loyal ally Qin, and the other is the Yuan Kingdom that no one would have thought would recognize it.
People who don't know the situation will think that Zhiyao is willing to recognize the legal status of the Zhao family because of his wife Fen Ying.
The truth of the matter is that Zhiyao wanted to pin the title of being the first to steal the country during the Spring and Autumn Period on the Zhao family.
There's nothing complicated about it, it's just Zhiyao trying to avoid becoming the "initiator".
Under that need, Zhiyao also admitted that Gui's surname was Chen, replacing Jiang's surname of Lu.
In theory, the fate of the Gui surnamed Chen will definitely be better than that of the Ying surnamed Zhao. Anyway, Zhiyao really will not deliberately target the Gui surnamed Chen who migrated to the Korean Peninsula, and will even give some help to the Gui surnamed Chen.
The Zhao family named Ying has the idea of completely eradicating it in his lifetime.
Why did Zhiyao give special treatment to the Gui family named Chen? It’s not really that the Gui family and the Chen family moved away because of the situation. It’s that the Gui family named Chen did it voluntarily or forced. They were the first ones to go out and open up Xinjiang after Ji Zhou founded the country.
A country that expanded its territory and spread the light of civilization in the Xia Dynasty.
Therefore, if Zhiyao is unable to expand to the Korean Peninsula during his lifetime, he will leave a message to his descendants: It is possible to merge the country, and treat the descendants of the surname Zi and Gui kindly.
Zi's surname? Jizi, a descendant of the Yin Shang Dynasty, founded Jizi North Korea. They were the first group of people with flexible minds. If they couldn't play in the Central Plains, they would go out to expand the territory. Even if they escaped, they would all be credited to Zhu Xia.
In fact, what Zhishi did was to transform the family into a country, not simply replace it.
If it were replaced, the territory of the original state would be limited to the part of the original Jin state.
However, the scope of Zhi's rule was not limited to the original Jin State. It initially included Qiuyou, Zhongshan State and half of Qi State, and also took over one-third of Qin State's territory.
Later, Yuan State annexed Qi State, and then destroyed Wei State and Zheng State.
Since Zhiyao was not the "initiator" and he did not kill all the Jin clan, he would definitely have a bad reputation, but it was really not to the point where everyone wanted to be beaten.
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Is this because Zhiyao is protecting his reputation? Some of it is because he wants to ensure that Guozuo can last forever.
Many dynasties in later generations were difficult to survive for a long time. Except for the actions of those in power themselves, it was actually related to "born in injustice and died in shame".
The birth of a dynasty is less stained, and it can make more people remember it and play a role in deterring careerists.
Of course, when it is Guo Zuo's turn to perish, he will still perish, but if he retains more good reputation, he will not be able to retain some royal descendants?
There is another factor that makes Zhiyao afraid of telling the truth. Being ambitious and ambitious are essential qualities for every successful person. Trying to cherish your reputation is because you don't want to end up like the Qin Empire and end up dead in the second generation.
Zhiyao will do whatever he can. Whether it will be effective or not, he can only do his best and let fate dictate.
Han Geng didn't know that just mentioning a representative would make Zhi Yao think so much. Seeing Zhi Yao looking like he was thinking, he endured it for a long time before asking: "How many troops are needed to send troops to Wang Ji?"
Zhiyao replied: "You can make your own decision."
How to hold the final funeral for the Zhou royal family? Zhiyao’s opinion from the beginning was not to make any big fuss.
Ji Zhou's process of replacing Yin Shang lacked openness and was full of various conspiracies. The definition of a thief is indispensable.
Ji Zhou, who became the co-owner of the world, actually did not have much real power at the beginning, otherwise he would not have had to use so many tricks against the descendants of the Yin Shang and other princes with different surnames.
It was with the efforts of Zhou Gongdan that Ji Zhou really began to have the title of governing the world, that is, he established Zhou Gongdan to restrain the princes of the world. This is the reason why history gave Zhou Gongdan such a high status. It is really not because Zhou Gongdan could usurp the throne but did not do it
So simple.
It cannot be said that Ji Zhou was born in injustice and died in shame. It is a coffin-closing fact.
Speaking of which, Zhiyao also has the surname Ji and is not part of the Qin surname Ying. There is no need to insult Ji Zhou excessively.
Han Geng understood Zhiyao's thoughts and felt quite uneasy in his heart. He couldn't help but think: "There are not many countries that can threaten the original country from the outside. Do the monarchs have the idea of exterminating the Han family?"
Han must be afraid!
Especially in this wave of events, the Han family first recruited one "army" and three "divisions", and also sent troops to participate in the attack on the Chu army entrenched in "Luoyi", not to mention draining all the available troops of the Han family.
, it is a fact that about 80% of the troops are going out to fight.
So, will Zhiyao take the opportunity to destroy the empty Han family?
Zhiyao noticed Han Geng's worry and said, "I want to go to Qufu, please accompany me."
Regardless of what Zhiyao wanted to do when he went to "Qufu", inviting Han Geng to accompany him was sending a signal that he would not take action against the Han family.
After Han Geng agreed, he wanted to say something.
Zhiyao spoke again: "If Qin can be destroyed this time, I want to welcome Bolu back and reestablish the Zhao family."
Zhao Bolu is a doctor in the Qin State. I heard that he still has a lot of real power in his hands?
Zhi Yao expressed the same idea. As long as there was not too much at stake, he actually missed his old relationship very much. His comfort to Han Geng was also a warning. The Han family was safe and sound and there was no need to worry too much.
About a month later, the patrol team was ready and set off.
The patrol team did not go directly to "Qufu". They left "Puyang" and crossed the river from "Baimajin" to the central part of the original country. They first visited "Gong", "Fan", "Yong" and other places.
We swam around, then went to "Xintian" to stay for a few days, and then headed west all the way, without touching the land west of Hexi, and entered Zhengdi via "Wangye".
This kind of route is very targeted, almost walking around the territory of the Fan family, the Wei family, and the current Fan family, Han family, Zhong family, Zhang family and other families.
During the inspection, Zhiyao mentioned the concept of the county system more than once, and his intention was naturally to beat those families. The previous rules were no longer suitable for the needs of the current era. The country will not make drastic measures, but everyone must have some discernment and cooperate when necessary.
, don’t get to the point where you finally resort to drastic measures.
"Now that I have become king, I can be granted the title of marquis according to the etiquette system." Zhiyao summoned Han Geng, Hu You, Cheng Xiao, Zhi Xuwu, Shi Yangsheng, Fan Gao, Zhongxing Qi and others, and said this sentence
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They were in a state of confusion between understanding and not understanding, their eyes widened as they waited for Zhiyao to continue.
Zhiyao said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, Mrs. Lu is my vassal and enjoys the treatment of a marquis. I have never treated her badly. There are my close relatives and friends among you. How can I treat you badly?"
They understood it completely and guessed that Zhiyao would definitely have something to say next.
Sure enough, Zhiyao's face began to turn serious and he said: "It is a national policy to reward meritorious service. I hope you will encourage me."
Everyone added in their minds: It is also a national policy to punish the guilty.
While they were supplementing in their minds, their eyes turned to Han Geng with a bit of amusement in their eyes.
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