Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1467 Representatives of Two Powers

"The generation of Guling was the sphere of influence of the Yong State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Wushan area was the sphere of influence of the Ba State. The two countries have been invading the Chu State for a long time, which is a serious problem for the Chu State."

"King Zhuang of Chu united Qin and Ba, and after destroying Yong, Ba had no choice but to surrender. Only then did Chu have the energy to plan for the Central Plains."

"In the middle of the Warring States Period, the Ba Kingdom's forces retreated to the Fengjie area of ​​Fuling. Wushan has salt springs. Although it belongs to the Ba Kingdom in name, it has always been regarded by the Chu Kingdom as an important resource for itself. It has also been designated as a marginal force by the Chu Kingdom. scope."

"The Marquis of Cai reached out to Wushan, but the end result was naturally that he was destroyed by King Chu's sent by Jingshe. Marquis Cai himself was also captured and returned to the Kingdom of Chu."

"However, after destroying Cai, Jing She believed that his position was too high and refused the reward. After that, he completely withdrew from the political stage of Chu State."

"However, the Jing family later produced numerous famous generals, including Jing Que, Jing Cui, and Jing Li."

"Jing was an important general during the period of King Chu Huai. He had great military exploits. He also saw through Zhang Yi's plan to destroy the stable alliance between Qi and Chu." Zhou Zhi sighed: "It's a pity that King Chu Huai, who was deceived by Zhang Yi and became lame, did not trust him and put him away." He was sent to Xiangcheng and was eventually attacked by the Qin army. He defended the city for dozens of days. Even after losing his arm, he still persisted in resisting. However, he never received reinforcements from King Huai of Chu and died in his fiefdom. "

"In this battle, the Qin army devoured the Chu army's elite group, which was the largest threat to itself. The main force totaled 300,000 people. From then on, the Chu state became a soft persimmon bullied by the Qin army."

"And Jingcui was promoted to Zhigui and his official to Zhuguo. After Jingque died in battle, the Chu State fell into the attack of the allied forces of Qin, Qi, Han and Wei. Jingcui was promoted to Lingyin, so he let Jingli and Su Li Go to Qin and pretend to surrender to Qin."

"This approach made Qi uneasy and they did not dare to make too many demands on Chu. Only then did Jing Cui re-alliance with Qi to fight against Qin together and break up the four-nation alliance."

"Jing Li is different from the two of them. He is a diplomat-like figure who has been responsible for dealing with Qin for a long time. King Qin once detained him because he was a favorite of King Huai of Chu, in an attempt to exchange benefits from King Huai. As a result, He spoke so eloquently that the King of Qin took the initiative to release him. "

"After the death of King Huai, King Xiang became a hostage in the State of Qi. He promised to the State of Qi to cede 500 miles of land to the east of the State of Chu before he was released back to the throne. After he ascended the throne, King Xiang asked Jing Li what to do. Jing Li said that since the king had agreed We have no choice but to give way to the Qi State, otherwise we will lose our morality in front of the princes. At this time, we cannot protect the East with the strength of our country, and we can only rely on the strength of the Qin State. "

"Then the King of Chu sent the chief commander to Qi to offer land, the main combat sect to guard the territory for Da Sima, and the Zongheng sect Jing Li to bring reinforcements to Qin."

"The King of Qi was frightened by this gesture, so he quickly sent his envoys to the State of Qin to express that he had no intention of annexing the eastern lands of the State of Chu. He also sent people to the State of Chu to express that the previous agreement was invalid, and the State of Chu retained its territory. ”

"So since the time of King Xuan, the Jing family has become a family that can determine the fate of the Chu Kingdom. If this seal really belongs to Jing She, then this may be Jing She's last fiefdom, or the burial place of the Jing family. "

"This also explains why the level of this large tomb is the first level of a young master." Jiang Tianxi said: "Jing She is a descendant of King Chu Ping and a noble of the Chu clan. The shape of the tomb is also consistent with his rank and status."

"Although it is still a guess, this guess is still quite confident." Jiang Tianxi smiled at this.

"There is another point that I think is also very important." Zhou Zhi said: "Regardless of whether this seal really belongs to Jingshe, it at least contains a very important piece of information, that is, the nobles of the Chu State who guard this place may have both. He pointed at the words on the side of the seal: "One is the princes sent by the Chu State, the highest local representatives of the Chu State's military and political powers."

Then he pointed to the pattern at the bottom of the seal: "One is the leader of the local indigenous religion, the highest representative of theocratic and witchcraft power in the Ba people's settlement."

"It makes sense!" Jiang Tianxi said: "This is a kind of rule in which three powers are integrated into one, and it also explains the social structure and political ecology of the Three Gorges area at that time."

"Then this thing is so valuable. Divine power and political power are perfectly reflected in the same artifact. There are not many pre-Qin cultural relics like this, right?" Jiang Tianxi sighed and shook his head: "If it weren't for Mr. Gu's sake, I would No matter what, I want you to be recruited into our history department. As soon as I see the seal, I can think of Jingshe, and the point I just made, my reaction is faster than the head of the department!"

"The key point is that when I introduced the Jing family of Chu State to the students just now, I was able to tell a lot of useful information." Huo Wei praised: "It shows that success is not a fluke, but a real accumulation of experience."

"Why don't you, Dean, go talk to Mr. Gu and let him study for a degree in our department? I can take him."

"Then I won't do it!" Zhou Zhi resisted: "We are just the same generation in the museum, and now I want to be your student. Aren't I just a lifetime shorter?"

"I'm embarrassed to reach out." Teacher Deng is a sensible person: "The restoration of calligraphy and painting ancient books is also a contribution to our museum. If I drag him around the archaeological base, Director Yuan is afraid that he will come to make me angry."

"Teachers... how about we go to dinner first?" Seeing that the matter was over, Li Laosan finally had time to speak: "Everyone hasn't had dinner yet..."

"Oh, it's true!" Jiang Tianxi then remembered that everyone hadn't had dinner yet. It had taken a long time from meeting to now. Although it was summer, it was already dark outside.

"How about Dean Jiang and the two teachers come to our boat?" Li Laosan said: "We invite good cooks..."

"No, I have already made arrangements before to treat the comrades of the foundation to a meal to express my gratitude." Jiang Tianxi smiled and said: "But it's quite late for this matter. I guess the masters are impatient to wait. Come on, let’s go to the cafeteria. We’ve made such a big discovery since you guys arrived, so we deserve to be treated to this meal!”

"Mr. Jiang is mainly afraid of wasting time." Huo Wei smiled and exposed his dean's background: "After dinner, we have to seize the time to sort out the materials and add today's important discoveries."

"We must report it to the school and the cultural protection unit as soon as possible! With this seal, the Chu Tombs in Guling Town will be considered a major archaeological discovery this year!"

"Well, in fact, the master craftsman in our town's middle school is not bad at it," said Teacher Deng. "You will know after you go there."

The master chef at the town middle school is indeed good at his craftsmanship, but the greater credit belongs to the river fresh food that is abundant here.

(End of this chapter)