Both Shu and Ba are ancient countries with very long histories.
The country of Pakistan is also known as the Orochi Country. You might say they are a country, but in fact they do not have a complete administrative structure, and there are many internal tribal alliances that are in opposition to each other.
The Kingdom of Shu also has another name. They call themselves the Kingdom of Kui Can.
If relevant research by modern archaeologists is reliable, the history of the establishment of the Shu Kingdom is much earlier than the Ji Zhou Dynasty, and even earlier than the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
Among these two countries, Ba's exchanges with the Central Plains were earlier and much more frequent than those of Shu.
The current nominal ruler of Ba is called Bazi, which has no other special meaning. That is, the first king of Ba was made a viscount by the Emperor of Zhou because he sent troops to participate in the crusade against the Yin Shang. In this way, Ba can be regarded as one of the many vassal states.
Already.
The exchanges between Shu and the Central Plains are almost non-existent, and they have not been canonized by the Ji Zhou Dynasty. They have many grievances and grudges with Ba. In terms of strength, Shu is stronger than Ba, just because the two countries are surrounded by mountains.
Relationship, after fighting for who knows how many years, they still haven't completely beaten the other party to death.
The country of Ba has a lot of exchanges with the Central Plains, but the level of civilization of the country of Ba is actually not higher than that of the country of Shu. Not only is the relationship with the country of Shu relatively ancient, but the biggest reason is that it is only a nominal country with the country of Ba.
If Zhiyao remembers correctly, the country of Ba has been beaten by its neighbors before and after?
In fact, this is the case. Not counting Ba's old enemy Shu, Qin and Chu also invaded Ba from time to time.
The largest war was when Chu sent about 100,000 troops to invade Ba and captured "Yong (Shangyong)" and other places in Ba.
After the State of Chu seized land from the State of Ba, it successively built many cities, the largest of which was the city of "Yong". It also built a military city in the east of "Yong"... No, in Chu State terms
It should be called Fangcheng.
Originally, the Chu State continued to use troops against the Ba State, but the Zhi family at that time was already plotting against the Chu State and interrupted the Chu State's military deployment against the Ba State.
Neither the former Jin State nor the current Yuan State had any official contact with Ba State or Shu State. The two countries sent envoys to "Puyang" to visit them, and asked Zhiyao to make the decision. In fact,
Quite surprising.
Of course Zhiyao would not immediately summon the envoys from the two countries.
Compared to Ba and Shu, Chu was much more important to the original state.
"No..., the Kingdom of Shu is as important to me as the Kingdom of Ba!"
Zhiyao remembered one thing. In the historical battle where the Qin Army destroyed the Chu Kingdom, the Qin Army took a boat down the Yangtze River from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. This waterway supply line ensured the Qin Army's logistical supply, especially saving land transportation.
Huge consumption.
Jae Yuying has almost finished his report.
The State of Chu made it clear that it was very willing to marry the Yuan State, but there was a big problem in selecting candidates for marriage.
Zaiyu gave clear advice. He should not choose the heroine because he wanted to cause civil strife in the Chu Kingdom. The candidate for marriage could only be a princess.
Many people don't understand what "the princess" is. Just think of her as the daughter of a future prince, and she is also the princess.
Zhiyao, who realized the importance of Shu and Ba, chose to summon the envoys of both countries at the same time after Zaiyu completed his report.
Two people wearing different clothes from the Central Plains came over. One of them had many tattoos on his skin exposed to the air. Although the other also had tattoos, they were not so densely covered.
The man with the most tattoos is from Pakistan. He has spots of tattoos on his face, which will make people with trypophobia get goosebumps all over their bodies. If they get sick, they will want to use a sharp knife to scrape off those spots.
The envoys of the Shu Kingdom have tattoos on their faces, which are horizontal and horizontal tattoos on their forehead and cheeks. They still look weird and are much more pleasing to the eye than the spots on their faces.
There is definitely a language barrier between the two parties, and a translator is needed to understand what each other is saying.
The Yuan Kingdom knew about the existence of Shu and Ba, but it just didn’t have the extra energy to take care of it before. There was definitely no official official who knew the Shu and Ba languages, and it was not easy for the people to speak them.
However, even if there are people among the original people who understand the Shu language or the Ba language, it is too late to find them temporarily.
There is a fact. Don’t think that Shu or Ba only have one language. With so many tribes, there must be a frightening number of languages.
Shu and Ba were obviously well prepared, and they brought translators who knew their own languages and the elegant language of the Zhou royal family.
After being conveyed by the translator, Zhiyao finally understood what was going on when the two countries sent envoys to the original country.
To put it bluntly, Shu and Ba are continuing to fight.
The situation in the country of Ba is a bit more complicated. I first thanked the country of Yuan for rescuing Pakistan, and then asked the country of Yuan to help prevent the invasion from Shu.
Regarding the rescue of Ba by the Yuan Kingdom, it was an incident that forced the Chu State to withdraw its troops from the Ba Kingdom before the Zhi family became a country. This event was not recorded in the history books of the Yuan Kingdom.
Zhiyao's association skills were sufficient and her memory was not bad, so she was able to contact when Yuan Guo saved Ba Guo.
Because the Ba Kingdom believed that the Yuan Kingdom had saved the Ba Kingdom once, they simply made up the story that they had a boss to scare the Shu Kingdom, and wanted to make the fact that they had a boss a reality.
The Shu Kingdom heard Ba repeatedly bragging about how powerful their boss was, and it was unclear whether they were frightened. They wanted to know how powerful Ba's boss was, so they decided to send an envoy.
What is a bit strange is that the envoys from the State of Shu walked out of the mountainous area together with the envoys from the Ba State. They went to "Xintian" first and then learned that Jin Jun had become the lord of a city, and that there was a Yuan Kingdom ruled by the Zhi family that replaced the Jin State.
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The same thing is that Shu and Ba have clearly realized the power of the original country.
In other words, after entering the territory of the Yuan Kingdom, I walked for nearly four months, visited so many cities, and inquired with the intention of learning more. I learned how big the territory of the Jin Kingdom was and how many troops it had deployed.
I don’t understand, they are not blind, it should be said that they are blind or have a brain defect.
"So, Kui Can Country is willing to pay tribute every year in exchange for Dayuan not sending troops to attack?" Zhiyao didn't know yet that he had a younger brother named Ba Guo. He only knew that Ba Guo asked Yuan Guo for asylum.
The translator Jiliwala spoke a long string of syllables to the Shu envoys.
The envoy from the Kingdom of Shu babbled again and again.
The communication between the two parties took a long time, and they actually talked a lot.
Later, the translator from Shu reported to Zhiyao: "Exactly."
"..." Zhiyao was a little confused. It was just a two-word answer. As for saying such a long list?
This was a reminder to Zhiyao that the translated dialogue may not be correct, and the translator may interfere with it, so she should not make any promises easily.
The meeting continued, and we continued to talk about whatever was needed, but it could only be considered a preliminary contact.
"You should first learn the original language before paying an audience." When Zhiyao said this, her face became kinder.
The envoys from Shu and Ba were invited out with confused expressions.
Zhiyao looked at Taihu and ordered: "Find someone who understands Shu Mandarin and Ba Mandarin, and you will personally lead them to contact the envoys of the two countries."
Taihu also knew that today's interview was too hasty, so he quickly responded: "No!"
In fact, this is the first time I have encountered this kind of situation, and it is caused by my lack of experience.
After all, if the original country has had exchanges with the country, the envoys who come as envoys at least know how to speak "elegant language", and there is no problem of language barrier.
Since the Zhou royal family is gone, there is naturally no need for the "elegant language" of the Zhou royal family, and it should be replaced by the language of the original country.
And Zhiyao has already popularized unified pronunciation in the original country. This will be a very huge project in any era.
Even though it will take a long time, it’s better to do it than not do it, right?
The First Emperor managed to unify his writings with the same text, his carriages with the same track, and unified weights and measures.
Zhiyao not only wanted to follow in the footsteps of the First Emperor, but even though he knew the difficulty, he still wanted to add the idea that if one generation cannot complete it, the next generation will continue to do it until the goal is achieved.
To be honest, Zhiyao destroyed the Qin State and knew that the concept of "great unification" must not be lost. Otherwise, even if the original country was once extremely powerful, it would still cause endless disasters!
If you look at the history of the world, you will know that there have been many powerful empires, and Huaxia is the only one that can be passed down forever. This is because there is no concept of "great unification" outside the region, and the concept of "great unification" of Zhuxia is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Regarding the concept of "great unification", the First Emperor was actually the executor. The person who proposed the relevant concept was King Huiwen of Qin Yingsi, who was followed by a large group of outstanding people to gradually improve it.
There were three people who allowed the "great unification" to take root in Zhuxia. The first was Liu Bang who founded the Han Empire, the second was Liu Che who completed the great unification of thought, and the third was the Han people who once again allowed the Han people after the end of the Sima regime (the two Jin Dynasties).
Yang Jian turned around.
It is an honor to be able to participate in such a great cause, and there is no need to judge the level of personal contribution.
Zhiyao was lucky enough to be "born" earlier than those great men. At first, she only wanted to gain power. Later, she devoted herself to making the country strong. When she became fully capable, she destroyed all the countries one by one and achieved the achievement of "one world". She should have
A more noble ideal.
In the ninth year after Zhiyao ascended the throne (457 BC), which was also the first year of the demise of the Ju Kingdom, an urgent message was sent from Qi to "Zhongjing".
The so-called "Zhongjing" is the new capital city under construction in the original country.
The news is that King Gou Jian of Yue repeatedly sent people to investigate and confirmed that the Yuan Kingdom did not station troops in Ju or around Donglai. He also sent envoys to test the Yuan Kingdom’s attitude. In the end, he could not resist the temptation and chose to march into Donglai!
"Your Majesty, Gou Jian personally led an army of 20,000 people out of Ju, and another 60,000 Yue troops led by Wen Zhong headed west to invade Qi State."
"On the occasion of the marriage between the Yue Kingdom and Dayuan, the King of Yue suddenly sent out troops? It was thought that Dayuan would not send troops because he was focused on the prince's marriage at this time."
"The spies reported that the Yue Kingdom was also mobilizing, with 30,000 troops heading north via the canal."
Zhiyao listened to the reports one by one, with no change in the expression on her face.
Originally, the original country had set a trap for Yue to fall into, and had prepared relevant response plans in advance. It would be strange if there would be too much emotional fluctuation.
Zhikai asked softly: "The Vietnamese army has mobilized 110,000 troops. General Rangju only has two legions under his command. Do you want to add new troops to support it?"
The two legions of the Yuan Kingdom consist of 75,000 soldiers armed to the teeth. Not to mention Sima Ranju's familiarity with the mountains and geography of Qi, and the quality of the 110,000 Vietnamese troops is definitely a mixture of good and bad. The Yuan Kingdom prepared
How could there not be enough troops?
If Zhiyao had any doubts, the only remaining question was whether Sima Ranju could annihilate the Vietnamese troops heading north and Gou Jian himself, and how many more troops would be needed to invade the Yue mainland.
"Prince." Zhiyao called out first, signaling Zhikai to concentrate and listen carefully, and then continued: "Gou Jian annexed Wu, and the Wu people have never returned home. There is no need to worry about winning again and again, but defeat is inevitable.
Defeat after defeat, until the country no longer exists. This is what Gou Jian's methods dictate."
How long did it take for the Yue State to annex the Wu State? Not to mention that Gou Jian's means and process of destroying the Wu State were so disgraceful, it is strange that the people of the Wu State were convinced.
It is not uncommon for Wu people to revolt to avenge Fu Chai. They were exterminated time and time again by Yue using extremely bloody methods, but the bloodshed still did not completely frighten the Wu people.
What Zhiyao told Zhikai was mainly to remind him that resorting to means is the last option. As the king of a country, he can be upright and don't always rely on conspiracy to accomplish something.
So, is it not a conspiracy for the Yuan Kingdom to seduce the Yue Kingdom to invade Donglai? If you want to put it into perspective, it is definitely considered a conspiracy. But in real terms, conspiracy accounts for a larger proportion.
Zhikai knew that Zhiyao would only talk about the Yue Kingdom in passing, and there must be related things that had nothing to do with the Yue Kingdom to explain.
Sure enough, what Zhiyao talked about next was the State of Chu, and the State of Chu was also mentioned in passing.
There is a new commotion in Chu State.
The State of Chu sent a team to escort the married princess. They entered Zhengdi to join the original army that was going to greet her. Later, the State of Chu, King Yan of Chu, united with his ministers to support him in an attempt to expel Gongsun Ning, but failed.
It's a failure, not a failure. The former is a plan that was implemented but was disintegrated before it was actually started; the latter is an action that was launched but failed.
As a result of Chu King Yan's defeat, a large number of ministers loyal to him were killed. It is said that the river outside the "Ying" capital that day was filled with floating corpses.
The reason why there are corpses floating in the river is not complicated. Chu State has always chosen to execute prisoners by the river. Whether or not the head will be beheaded depends on the mood of the winner.
The head of the person who was defeated and killed was not chopped off, mainly because Gongsun Ning won too easily.
Gongsun Ning only eliminated a group of ministers, their families and confidants, but did not abolish King Yan of Chu. At the same time, he did not let the situation escalate further.
When the news reached "Zhongjing", the monarchs and ministers of the original country who learned what had happened were immediately speechless.
Because the ministers who supported King Yan of Chu were almost all wiped out, the chance of the Yuan Kingdom inciting civil strife in Chu and then sending troops to destroy the country was getting smaller. It became more difficult to send out a large army to march from Huainan. To destroy the Yue Kingdom and encircle it from the southwest, it would face the same challenges as before.
With the difficulties encountered by the Wu State, the Yuan State had no choice but to find other ways to destroy the Chu State.
"Pakistan is willing to serve me, and I have proposed to the envoy of Pakistan that we send troops to permanently station to ensure the security of Pakistan." Zhiyao said.
Zhikai had a bad feeling.
Seeing the mood swings on her son's face, Zhiyao began to feel happy.
The relationship between father and son is very complicated yet very simple.
As a father, teasing his son is a form of entertainment, no matter how old he is.
"I have decided to send three 'divisions' of troops to enter the Ba Kingdom. The Ba people need to open a path before that. After the prince's wedding, he will make his wife pregnant and go with the Dou family."
