I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

After several years of continuous use of troops, it is not that the original country has suffered losses, but it has gained more compared to losses.

Of course, since there is a loss, the inventory will definitely decrease.

Ensuring that there are emergency supplies in the inventory is a matter that every country should pay attention to, so as to avoid the loss of people's hearts due to damage to people's livelihood in the event of natural disasters that cannot be intervened.

It is not surprising that Zhiyao has that kind of concept, after all, he is from a later life.

Today's people don't have that kind of concept. What they pay attention to is that they can save themselves when they are in trouble, and the country does not have to bear the corresponding responsibility.

To put it simply, where there is a natural disaster, if there are nobles in the locality, the nobles will provide supplies. If there are no nobles, the people will save themselves. .

It's a little unfair here, right?

The labor of the living people creates value, and they still have to endure corvee. When natural disasters occur in their turn, they cannot get help from the state.

The problem is that there are really no relevant rules. The state only has the obligation to ensure that they will not be invaded by foreign enemies, and there are really no other obligations.

After all, Zhiyao is different, and there is nothing to say about this.

After the Yuan country captured "Xinzheng", it was necessary to clear the battlefield as soon as possible.

Although the "Xinzheng" was successfully captured, due to a series of follow-ups caused by the war, many houses collapsed or burned, and many corpses were left to rot without burial, resulting in "Xinzheng" becoming a smelly and fly-filled place. The city is really not suitable for living in a short time.

Next, there will be [-] original troops stationed in the previously built city, and tens of thousands of Li Shu will be recruited to fill the trenches, and Li Shu will also be responsible for cleaning the city.

A series of subsequent things fell on Zhiying, and he will also become the local captain in the future.

Therefore, "Xinzheng" will be a military town in the future, and will no longer be an ordinary city.

"After more than 100 years of Zheng Guo's strengthening, it is no longer suitable as a city for people's livelihood, and it is like a super-large fortress." Zhiyao has already left 'Xinzheng'.

In terms of geographical location, coupled with the location of the new capital city chosen by Zhiyao, "Xinzheng" can indeed play a supporting role in the future.

The current situation is that once "Xinzheng" is regarded as a super-large fortress, it can not only prevent the enemy from crossing Zhengdi to invade Jindi, but also play a central role in ensuring the safety of the surrounding area.

On the way back to the teacher, the envoy of Song State chased him.

The person who served as the envoy of the Song State was called Xiang Yu, and he was the younger brother of Xiang Chao, the left master of the Song State.

This time, Zhiyao didn't meet him, and later learned that Xiang Chaolai mentioned the matter of Cao Di's ownership again.

Song Guo didn't want to get back Cao's land, they knew very well that since Cao's land fell into Yuan Guo's hands, it was impossible to get it back with just a word of mouth.

Reason also made the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty understand the fact that the old land of the Cao State was too close to "Puyang", piercing into the core of the defending land like a sharp sword. Even if the Yuan State was willing to return the Cao Land, the Song State should not want it. Or force Yuan country to send troops to attack Song country.

Xiang Yulai was talking about the territory that the Song State had previously captured by the Zheng State, and asked what it would cost to restore the old land that was captured by the Zheng State.

"How do you guys think we should reply to the Song envoy?" Zhiyao held an impromptu meeting.

Zhong Quan, whose body is not as good as before, has long been like a muddy tire. He is clearly the ruler of the Yuan country but has never participated in government affairs. The most important thing he does is to pave the way for his son Zhong Wu.

Han Geng was leading troops abroad to fight, and Hu You stayed in the country, so naturally he couldn't express any opinions.

Sima Rangju glanced around, knowing that it was up to him to answer, so he said, "Maybe it can be returned to the southwest land?"

where is that?In the plain between Sui River and Ying River, Zheng State snatched three cities from Song State a long time ago.

Sima Rangju added: "Your Majesty intends to turn things around, and returning the city will show your sincerity."

Pretending to be the original country that wants to continue playing the hegemony game, really can't act too domineeringly, and should show a reasonable side no matter what.

Zhiyao asked: "In what form?"

Because there is really nothing there, and it is not too difficult to get it back. The Yuan country can give the three cities to the Song country, and what should the Song country pay in return?

Sima Rangju said briefly: "Food."

It's not that Zhiyao just finished the war in the Central Plains, and soon he will attack Qin or Yan. He really needs to stabilize Song State first, and even the Yue State must find a way to stabilize it.

Anyway, it is necessary to send three cities to Song State in exchange for grain to be used in the conquest of Qin State or Yan State. While exchanging the cities for grain is quite suitable, it can also reduce Song State's grain reserves.

What can Zhiyao say?Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy.

Song Guo should accept this plan?It's just that they are afraid that the former will use the food they get as military rations to conquer themselves.

When Xiang Yu learned that the original country wanted food, he made a request, hoping to form an alliance with the original country, and the location of the alliance would be determined by the original country.

What does it mean?During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the alliance meant to be rebuilt. Whoever had the right to decide the location of the alliance was the leader of the alliance. Not surprisingly, the leader of the alliance was the big brother of the princes participating in the alliance.

Sima Rangju, who was in charge of interviewing Xiang Yu, delayed because of the seriousness of the matter, and led Xiang Yu all the way to the Zhili area of ​​​​the original country.

"I didn't expect Wei Guo to die for only eight years, and the people of Wei fully accepted the change of status." Xiang Bi watched a lot along the way.

It was the autumn harvest season, and Li Shu could be seen in the wilderness in full swing. When they learned that the marching army would pass by, they spontaneously prepared food and drinking water to welcome them.

What is it called?It's clearly a pot of rice to welcome Master Wang!

It not only shows that the people in Weidi have accepted Zhishi's rule, but also love them very much.

Xiang Yu was 1 puzzled by the behavior of the people of Yuan Wei, and he didn't know whether Yuan Ji's surname Wei was too unpopular, or the people in Weidi gave in too easily.

"However, it seems to be right? Before the Jin Kingdom did not perish, the Zhao family captured the Wei land north of the Dahe River, and the local Wei people quickly accepted the Zhao family's rule. It was the turn of the Wei land to be ruled by the Zhi family. They accepted it right away, which is a bit reasonable." Xiang Bi began to bury the guards in his heart.

Xiang Bi ignored many realities.

One of them, the Wei family surnamed Ji, has accepted the loss of land and handed over the sovereignty of those lands.In this case, even if some Wei people are still willing to resist, their monarch has accepted the status quo, and it is difficult to change anything, and the sacrifice of resistance will become worthless.

The more important factor is that, as Wei people, they did not necessarily have land to farm, and their career paths were completely blocked. Even if they became Yuan people, they at least had the opportunity to change their own destiny even if they farmed for the country.

Not only the original Wei people, but also the citizens of the country that was annexed by the original country, they can all enjoy the basic treatment as the original people. Why do people from the original country pursue a better life?

The people of Wei already knew that Weidi was classified as Zhili, and the capital of the original country was also established in Weidi. Compared with people in Qiuyou, Zhongshan, Qi and other places, they must be more willing to accept the rule of Zhishi.

Not deliberately distinguishing between the old and the new, and giving them equal treatment is actually the "magic weapon" Zhiyao uses in his conquests.

Zhiyao, who returned to "Puyang", was waiting for the reaction of the other princes.

If nothing else, the Chu Congress accepted the defeat and sent a mission to "Puyang" to discuss how to get along with Yuanguo in the future.

The Yue State does not have the strength to compete with the Yuan State for the time being, they will definitely not be the first bird, and will also send envoys to the Yuan State.

With the actions of Chu State, Yue State and Song State, how can the rest of the princes not understand that Yuan State's hegemony is an established fact.

As winter approached, envoys from Chu and Yue arrived, and then Qin, Ju, Qi and other countries also sent envoys one after another.

Looking at the situation, there is no doubt that the princes recognized the supremacy of the original country. As for who wants to challenge the supremacy, that is another matter.

If Zhiyao is willing to be content with the status quo, it will undoubtedly surpass the level of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin.

Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin only respected the feudal vassals entrusted by the Zhou royal family, leaving out the state of Chu in the south.

Now, Zhiyao has won Chu State to recognize the supremacy of Yuan State, and if he is willing to help Emperor Zhou govern the world, isn't that the achievement of dominating the country?

In this winter, the patriarch of the Zhong family, Zhong Quan, passed away at the age of 74.

In the past, the monarch only needed to send someone to condolences, and could not interfere with the family inheritance.

There is already a relevant precedent in Yuan Country. Zhong Quan, for the sake of safety, had asked Zhiyao to approve Zhong Wu to take over Zhong's power before his death.

In this matter, Zhong Quan helped Zhiyao a lot, confirming that the replacement of the head of the family needs to be approved by the monarch as the ruling body, which has become a rule. In the future, there will be changes in the heads of various families without the approval of the monarch. would be considered illegal.

Of course, not all families are willing to give the monarch the right to intervene in the family inheritance. I don’t know how many people secretly scold Zhong Quan who has passed away, and even look at Zhong Wu.

However, Zhiyao appeared at Zhong Quan's funeral in person, and ordered the eunuch Ling Taihu to read out the edict before leaving, affirming that Zhong Quan's life was positive, and gave him a posthumous title of "Wen".

In this way, who doesn't know that Zhiyao just wants to change the position of the head of each family and needs to be approved by the monarch to become part of the system?
Because the envoys from various countries happened to be envoys, they also attended Zhong Quan's funeral.

"Zhi's family has changed so much that it is no longer Zhou Li!" Xiang Yu was actually quite relieved in his heart.

The State of Song cannot be regarded as a feudal state of the Zhou royal family in a fundamental sense. They are the country responsible for continuing to sacrifice to the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

Precisely because the Song State sacrificed to the ancestors of the Yin and Shang dynasties and retained many systems of the Yin and Shang dynasties, they seemed so incompatible with other countries, and they were always afraid that the princes would unite to conquer themselves.

Wen Zhong said: "This uncle is not that uncle."

Even if they didn't know that there was a Chu army raging in the territory of the Zhou royal family before, they should know later.

It is more or less a reason to say that the original country was engaged in a war before, and there was no spare power to send troops to rescue the Zhou royal family.

At present, the large-scale war in the original country has ended. Knowing that "Luoyi" may fall at any time, but not a single soldier was sent to support it. It is really worth pondering.

Ziqi laughed first, realizing that he shouldn't be laughing in the current situation. After holding back his smile, he said expressionlessly, "Everyone in Chu State knows the heart of Mr. Yuan."

Why do you want to laugh?Ziqi laughed at the stupidity of the others, and also gloated at the Zhou royal family, but he has not noticed Zhiyao's ambition until now.

Wen Zhong and Xiang Yu were silent.

Are they really stupid?It's just that real swords and guns can't do it for Yuan Guo, and no one is willing to take the lead in lifting the lid of the pot.

Playing dumb now, at least there is still a chance to breathe, find ways to develop, and strive to enhance one's own strength, so as to cope with the great changes in the future.

Ziqi looked at Xiang Yu and Wen Zhong who were silent, lost all the smile in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Yue and Song are willing to sit and watch the original country sweep the world and replace the Zhou royal family?"

Didn't they know that Wen Zhong and Xiang Yu felt that Ziqi was stupid now.

None of them has the ability to fight against foreign countries alone, and it is only possible to fight against them together.

In addition, it is the defeated army of the Chu State that is attacking "Luoyi" at the moment. It may be that the Chu State Center was busy with the war earlier, and it will be impossible to restrain the Chu army for a while. So much time has passed, but the Chu State Center has no Isn't it obvious that the Chu army in the Zhou royal family was recalled?

The state of Chu seized the opportunity to destroy the royal family of Zhou. Firstly, it prevented the original state from uniting the feudal lords in the name of Emperor Zhou, and secondly, it wanted to turn the world into a competition for the throne.We are not fools, so how could we not see such an obvious fact.

Yuan Guo, who could save the Zhou royal family from embarrassment, didn't do anything?

Song Guo, who hated the country's subjugation with Ji Zhou, wished that "Luoyi" would fall.

What does Vietnam want to do?They can go through the Song country and the Yuan country.

Ziqi saw something from the expressions of Wen Zhong and Xiang Kui, he opened his mouth and closed it again.

After the funeral, the three of them had a small gathering again. What they talked about was nothing more than cooperation. They agreed to help each other and at the same time take the same steps towards the original country. The country then launched a war against one of the three countries.

And two months after Zhongquan's funeral, Zhiyao received the news that "Luoyi" had fallen.

"Nine cauldrons must not be lost!"

After hearing the news, all the ministers of the Yuan Kingdom met with Zhiyao and said the same words.

Zhiyao had already sent people to pay attention to Jiuding, but she couldn't say it out. On the contrary, she wanted to show shock at the fall of "Luoyi".

Pretty hypocritical, right?

Everyone knows it's fake, but the problem is that it's necessary to be fake sometimes.

"Not only Jiuding, although the Zhou royal family's collection room is not as good as before, some classics are orphans. Chu has already obtained classics from Wang Zichao, but they have been lost in later generations." Zhiyao thought.

They forgot one step, which is the safety of the current Emperor Zhou.