It absolutely cannot be said that Zhiyao led Zhao Bolu astray.
Zhao Bolu was a playboy before, but he was not as absurd or violent as some second-generation people. If he were to say whether he was suitable as an heir or not, he would definitely be unqualified.
Generally speaking, the current era is still a slave society. Although slaves are slaves, they are also a group that creates income for their masters. The head of the family himself will not be very kind to the slaves, and deliberate abuse is not common.
Of course, nobles would not deliberately torture and kill slaves, but it was common for slaves to be buried as sacrifices. This is a legacy from ancient times and cannot be said to be the cruelty of contemporary people.
The Jin State stopped engaging in large-scale sacrificial burials a long time ago. In this regard, it is different from many vassal states, especially Qin and Lu.
The Qin State is currently more barbaric and ignorant than many other countries, and Duke Mu of Qin took the lead in requesting ministers to be buried in sacrifices. How can the custom of burial among the people be discontinued?
The State of Lu was a society of "rituals and laws". While following the Zhou rites, the practice of burial was very strong. Whenever a dignitary died, the number of people buried together was not too many, especially Sanhuan who always compared the number of people buried.
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The Jin State did not abolish burials, but only sought hegemony for a certain period of time. They knew the importance of labor and invariably chose other items to replace people's burials. They usually wanted to bring as many chariots as they could with them after death, and then there were various weapons.
When it comes to armor and armor, the right amount of jade and good-looking bronze are indispensable.
In some countries where the monarchs and ministers were not ignorant, they saw the changes in the Jin State and realized that the custom of sacrificial burials indeed needed to be curbed. Although many countries still solicited people to be buried in sacrifices, the scale has been reduced repeatedly.
In the current era, in addition to Qin and Lu, which also have a strong custom of burying people, another country that treats people as if they are not human is Chu.
As the overlord of the south, Chu State maintained its burial customs until the destruction of the country. That is to say, they really had a vast territory and a large population. Otherwise, how could they have withstood such hardships.
The reason why slaves are mentioned is that many of the current second generations of the Jin Dynasty are very shameful. Not to mention killing slaves for fun, some of the second generations are already engaging in activities similar to "fighting", fighting for fun.
They are slaves, and the second generation will also open handicap for people to place bets.
Slaves? Many people have been slaves for generations, and some have gained from recent conquests.
If they are slaves obtained from war, most of them will be "scholars" or "disciples" of a certain country based on the era. There are very few cases of capturing people from other countries as slaves. Generally, the defeated country captures them themselves as compensation.
Once they are "scholars" or "disciples", they are warriors who do not directly participate in production and only practice killing skills. In modern parlance, they are called professional soldiers.
Warrior? This title is really not unique to Tiaobaji. In fact, there were a large number of warriors in Zhuxia during the Spring and Autumn Period. In the beginning, they were a kind of "call" for extremely brave people, and gradually became the guards of some dignitaries.
Called.
One or two of the extremely bored second generation started to let the slaves they brought fight, saying that whoever lost among the slaves would be executed.
Why not let the accompanying guards fight? They have their own family, but the "quantity" is smaller compared with the noble family, and it is not a kind of property. Once the master lets them fight for the entertainment of others, believe it or not
Was rejected on the spot, then cursed and left after the rejection?
Slaves do not have personal freedom but they are also a kind of property. Once the master does not cherish the property, they will be powerless.
Zhiyao will not criticize the behavior of some second-generation people, let alone fight against a second-generation person for the sake of a slave.
It's not that Zhiyao is cruel or cruel, nor is he unsympathetic. First of all, he doesn't want to be that alien. Secondly, rescuing one or two slaves is not considered a rescue. When the "slave era" ends, it cannot be completely eliminated.
tragedy.
As long as human beings exist, tragedies will never be eradicated. It is nothing more than the "titles" of various classes changing.
The two slaves who were fighting had no weapons in their hands, and their fight looked quite fierce. From this, we can also see that it was unusual in history.
People who have been slaves for generations cannot learn professional fighting skills. Long-term malnutrition will also make their physical fitness unable to keep up. Not to mention they have been domesticated to be extremely docile.
People who are captured as soldiers and become slaves may be afraid to resist their masters due to various reasons. When it is a matter of life and death, there will definitely be an outbreak.
Slaves received orders from their masters, and they also wanted to continue living, so they used what they had learned throughout their lives to fight, and the fighting was naturally extremely fierce.
Zhiyao watched one of the slaves pick up the stone after falling down. The slave who picked up the stone did not immediately turn over to fight back. He waited for his opponent to pounce on him and then pinned him down. The hand holding the stone was facing him.
His head was hit hard.
The slave whose head was hit only let out a muffled groan at the beginning, and then the head was hit again and again, and he couldn't even make a moan before his brains exploded and died.
A life was so lost. He might have been the head of a small family before, and his life was pretty good. After being defeated and captured, he began a miserable life. Death may not be a relief.
"I haven't allowed you to do this. You are so powerful that you cannot stay!"
Therefore, the victorious slave was subdued by several guards and then killed on the spot.
Zhiyao deliberately observed the reactions of the slaves present. Most of the slaves bowed their heads to show submission, while a few slaves who did not bow their heads had stiff expressions.
In fact, not bowing his head means that the slave has not fully accepted his fate, and such a behavior may lead to death.
Zhiyao didn't see any of her slaves who didn't bow their heads, but she still thought to herself: "This group of slaves can no longer stay in the main house. It's best to find another place where they can continue to exert their value."
The second generation who killed the victorious slave was so evil in nature!
It is true that slaves are inferior human beings. Even if doing this does not arouse the resistance of other slaves, the loyalty will inevitably drop significantly, which will definitely bring hidden dangers.
Zhi Yao glanced at Jia Que who was doing this, and felt in her heart that the decline of the public clan was really justified.
The Jia family, one of the princes of the Jin Dynasty, has been in a state of half-death for a long time, and has never produced any outstanding talents.
"This is a bad move!" Wei Ju obviously couldn't stand it.
He is fourteen years old and will undoubtedly be the future head of the Wei family.
I don't like it because I don't like it. Unless the relationship between nobles is particularly good, no one will teach others how to be smart.
Zhiyao looked at Wei Ju who was approaching and gave him a smile.
Perhaps only one fighting performance could not satisfy all the second generations, so another second generation agreed to send slaves to fight for people's entertainment, and they also gave weapons to the slaves who were prepared for life-and-death fights.
"I heard that Yaofang returned from Zhi?" Wei Ju seemed to be looking for something to say.
Zhiyao knew that it was not a random question, so she gave a very formal answer: "Of course!"
After hearing this, Wei Ju saluted Zhiyao and said, "In this case, you and I should get closer to each other."
What do you mean?
In fact, it means that it can represent Zhijuan and Zhishen returning to their hometown to take charge of the farming affairs, and it means that Zhiyao can confirm that he will take over Zhishen's class and one day become the head of Zhishen's family.
Therefore, what Wei Ju wants to get close to represents the Wei family's hope that the alliance with the Zhi family can be stable and long-lasting.
Of course Zhiyao knew why the Wei family chose to form an alliance with the Zhi family. In addition to the fact that the Wei family did not get many benefits from the alliance with the Zhao family, the fundamental reason was that the Zhi family's strength proportion among the various high-ranking families was increasing.
The reason for the increase in the Zhi family's strength is very practical. It is entirely because the Fan family and the Zhongxing family are about to be expelled from the Jin State. The Zhao family, who took the initiative to provoke the civil war, has suffered a big loss in strength.
The previous strength rankings of various Qing family families, from strong to weak, were roughly as follows: the Fan family and the Zhongxing family were in the first group, the second group was the Zhao family, the third group should be the Wei family and the Zhi family, which were almost the same, and the Han family
It is consistently less powerful.
Of course, the Han family's lack of strength is only a comparison of the strength of the Qing family. Compared with other families, it is definitely very strong.
This time, not only did the Zhao family suffer heavy losses in the civil war, but they also led the Wei and Han families to suffer a lot. With the Fan family and the Zhonghang family being removed from the Jin State, the old internal structure of the Jin State must have changed.
To be broken.
Of course, many times the data on paper is just data on paper. It looks very strong, but when the actual battle begins, it turns out that it is completely vulnerable.
Zhiyao thought to herself: "My grandfather's low-key strategy has been successful. Even though the Zhi family seems to be powerful now, not only the Zhao family feels that the Zhi family is not a big threat, but the Wei family also believes that the almost non-aggressive Zhi family can unite."
Under normal circumstances, after a certain family in the Jin Dynasty obtains the position of minister, they will keep a low profile if they are not strong enough. If they are strong enough, they will show their fangs in a short period of time.
There were many families in Jin who held the position of minister, not to mention the Hu family, Xian family, Xu family and other families a long time ago. Zhao Zhan of Handan Zhao actually kept a low profile after he became "Qing".
Handan Zhao probably didn't want to keep a low profile. It was simply that Zhao Zhan sat back and watched the demise of the Zhao family and made no contribution to Zhao Wu's restoration of the Zhao family. The lack of talents inside and outside was the main reason that forced Handan Zhao to keep a low profile. Later, Zhao Zhan even resigned consciously.
Obtained the position of Qing.
The age difference between Zhiyao and Wei Ju is one year, and Wei Ju is older than Zhiyao.
It should be that Wei Ju has completed his family mission, and the topic he talked about no longer involves family affairs. He asked Zhiyao how he usually has fun, and then talked about how he usually has fun.
Over there, Han Geng was already at the dealer, opening the market for everyone to place their bets.
Zhao Bolu, who was cooking, stopped what he was doing and ran to place a bet that Dong would win.
Which one is the Dong clan? They are also from the public clan, and one of the slaves sent to fight is from the Jia clan.
After placing his bets, Zhao Bolu came to Zhiyao and Wei Ju and said jokingly: "Jia's family kills the victor, and the victor and loser both die. Is there any reason to win?"
It's like that. If you lose, you will definitely die, but if you win, you may not live. The thoughts in your mind are hard to put into words, and it is difficult to fight with your best.
When Zhao Bolu saw that neither Zhiyao nor Wei Ju placed any bets, he said, "It's a good profit."
Wei Ju probably thought it made sense and ran to place his bet.
But Zhiyao didn't move at all. When he reached this status, he knew that there were a few things he couldn't do, gambling was definitely one of them, and the second one was that he couldn't have mercy.
A person who is easily soft-hearted may have a good character if his status is low, but once his status reaches a certain level, he will bring disaster to those close to him and his family.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that you have to be as hard-hearted as iron. In fact, it means that you have the ability to do as much things as you want without harming your own interests. Doing things that can bring benefits to the public is also a benefit to yourself.
People from different classes will look at the same thing in multiple ways. To put it bluntly, it is still a kind of "everyone for himself".
The fact is that when one's status reaches a level where tens, hundreds of thousands, millions, or tens of millions of people are at risk of life and death, compassion will become a very luxurious thing.
Zhiyao feels that such gatherings are very boring. If you don't have to attend, wouldn't it be nice to learn knowledge and study various technologies?
When socializing with such a group of second-generation people, Zhiyao just saw various lower limits.
The big families in the Jin State were greedy by nature, and the small and medium-sized families were not able to live up to their expectations. They fully understood that the trend of small fish eating big fish was unstoppable.
Sometimes it’s one thing whether you like it or not. Even if you don’t like it, you should still participate. Once again, she endured the torment until the evening. Zhiyao, who learned that the second generation was going to stay in the countryside for camping, wanted to leave. She heard that the warriors of the Zhao family
After hunting a bear, Zhao Bolu came hurriedly and asked what kind of "burning" technique he was going to do.
Zhao Bolu was really obsessed with cooking. The "grilling" he meant actually meant barbecue, and he asked how to cook bears deliciously.
"If there is honey, the roasted bear's paw will become delicious." Zhiyao has never eaten bear's paw.
It’s not that Lao Zhijia couldn’t hunt bears, it’s just that Zhiyao didn’t pursue it deliberately. Otherwise, given his status, as long as he could find it, what wouldn’t he be able to eat?
Barbecuing bear paws is really a waste. If you have to grill bear paws, roasting them with honey constantly is probably the most appropriate cooking method given the material limitations of the current era.
The next day, Zhao Bolu cooked one bear paw himself, and asked Zhiyao to cook the other bear paw.
After a group of second-generation "fights" yesterday, they seemed to be addicted to it, and at the same time they also started to be competitive. After a night of careful selection, they held another "fight" and even got into trouble.
Qualified.
Lives disappeared amidst the yelling of the second generation, as if the carnival of this day had just begun. Next, the bets placed by the second generation will become bigger and bigger, and more and more slaves will die.
It can be seen that the second generation sticks to the bottom line, that is, they do not let their own guards fight. In fact, they do not have that kind of rights. They are the head of the family. The accompanying guards only have the responsibility and obligation to protect them, and the rest does not count.
Within the scope of responsibilities.
By the afternoon, Zhiyao had finished cooking the bear paws and left without tasting it. The reason was that a group of second-generation slaves were no longer satisfied with slaves fighting one-on-one and started playing team battles.
There is no special venue, five versus five, ten versus ten, and it is about to develop into dozens versus dozens. No matter how vigilant the guards are, as the number of slaves fighting increases, the possibility of something going wrong also increases.
Zhiyao didn't want to stay and deal with the possible mess. Besides, it would be bad for her reputation if word spread about attending such a party.
Before leaving, Zhiyao tried to persuade Zhao Bolu and Wei Ju, but they didn't take it seriously.
In fact, Zhiyao does not think that the bad character of the second generation as a child means that they will not be able to achieve much when they grow up. After some observation, he found that there are still several second generations who may have a good future, including Wei Ju.
"If there is a strong rival in the future, it will probably be Zhao Wushe and Wei Ju." After Zhiyao returned home, she went to say hello to Zhisong, and then returned to her own small space to take notes.
When they were assassinated that time, no one thought that the target was Zhao Wuji. Everyone thought that the assassin was targeting Zhao Bolu.
It is not wrong to think that Zhao Bolu is the eldest son of the Zhao family, and Zhao Wushe is just a commoner.
When they learned that the Zhao family's crown prince was assassinated on his way back, people believed that it was the work of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. This idea was very reasonable and was also the main reason why Zhiyao dared to carry out the assassination.
"After Zhao Wuji recovers from his injuries, should he stay at home? If he wants to take action again, there is no chance?" Zhiyao will not give up killing Zhao Wuji.
While Zhiyao kept staring at Zhao Wuxie, she deliberately strengthened her contact with Zhao Bolu, wondering if she could help Zhao Bolu stabilize his position as the crown prince. The effect has been a little for a while, but how big the effect can be depends on whether Zhao Yang finds out.
Zhao Bolu is changing for the better.
To be fair, Zhiyao knew that Zhao Wuxie would be difficult to deal with, so she had to make other plans to prevent Zhao Wuxie from being killed. Supporting Zhao Bolu was one of the plans!
