Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Under the guidance of Zhou royal family Taifu Dan Tu and other high officials, Qingji and his party entered Luoyi King City, and headed all the way towards the palace.

Along the way, Qingji sat on the military chariot, looked around, and saw that on the wide and potholed street, Li Shu on both sides were looking forward to it, as if they wanted to catch a glimpse of Wu Hou Qingji's demeanor.

The city wall of Luoyi King City still retains its most primitive form, made of rammed earth, weather-beaten and devastated by the years, but the royal family of Zhou couldn't spend money to renovate it, which is really shabby.

The residential buildings in the city are basically in dilapidated condition...

Such a shabby capital, not to mention the Jinling City of Wu State, even the old capital of Wu State can't compare!
What a downfall!

In Qingji's heart, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotions for a while.

Zhou Tianzi has been reduced to such a point, how can he be the co-lord of the world?

In 770 BC, King Ping Yijiu of Zhou came to power and became the first emperor of Zhou in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Although the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty gradually lost his real power at that time, due to the change of dynasty from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the princes of various countries were only in the early stages of development.

Therefore, King Ping of Zhou still had certain financial resources and authority.

Even so, it was still a far cry from the previous state of being above [-] people.

The speed of the decline of Zhou Tianzi's power is beyond the imagination of future generations.

In the battle of Xuge, King Huan of Zhou, the second emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, was shot in the shoulder by Zhu Dan of Zheng Guo.

The emperor who was hit by the arrow returned home defeated and lost the battle.

This is an unprecedented scandal for the Zhou royal family.

The generals of the princes shoot arrows at the emperor of Zhou, which also symbolizes that the countries will no longer obey the emperor.

Zhu Dan's arrow can be said to have shot Zhou Tianzi down the altar!
After Huan Wang, Zhou Tianzi continued to lose his sovereignty over various places despite losing his face.

To the fifth generation Zhou Huiwang of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

After King Hui of Zhou succeeded to the throne, he seized the minister's garden as a hunting ground and raised wild animals in the garden.

Faced with Zhou Tianzi, who had a reputation for nothing, these doctors naturally did not buy it.

Therefore, the infringed doctors jointly elected Prince Tui as the new emperor and expelled King Hui of Zhou.

King Hui of Zhou had no choice but to flee. Although he was restored by the armies of Guo and Zheng, the price was to divide the remaining Zhou king's territory.

After such a toss, the Zhou royal family not only had a small territory and no majesty, but even encountered huge financial difficulties.

In 651 BC, King Xiang of Zhou came to the throne, but he had a half-brother named Wang Zidai who always wanted to win the throne.

Not only that, Wang Zidai also had an affair with King Xiang's Queen Kui.

When the Dongchuang incident happened, after King Xiang of Zhou deposed the Kui family, the prince took the opportunity to attack Gyeonggi.

King Xiang could only flee from the state of Zheng, and returned to the capital only after Duke Wen of Jin succeeded as King Qin.

Since meritorious service is meritorious, it is only natural to reward meritorious deeds.

But at that time, the Emperor Zhou had nothing left to reward Duke Wen of Jin.

King Zhou Xiang was able to grant Jin Wengong a fief, but it belonged to him in name only, but the actual control right was not in the hands of the emperor...

To make matters worse, King Zhou Xiang passed away. Although the succeeding King Zhou Qing wanted to bury his father properly, facing the impoverished state treasury, he really couldn't get any money out.

Let's go and give it a try. 】

That is to say, the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was passed down from the first generation to the seventh generation, and in just a hundred years, he was already humble enough to approach the point of "selling his body to bury his father".

Faced with this embarrassing situation, King Qing of Zhou had no choice but to arrange for Mao Bowei to go to the state of Lu to ask for gold to bury his father.

Fortunately, King Zhou Xiang had some kindness towards Lu Wengong, otherwise he might not have been properly buried...

Although he is the son of heaven, the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty could only watch the remains of the ancestors unable to be buried in the early Spring and Autumn Period, and then sent people to beg for gold in a humble way to bury his father.

Then the days to come are even more miserable and unimaginable.

And as early as the time of King Huan of Zhou, the Zhou royal family had no money to bury him according to the emperor's specifications!
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A group of monarchs and ministers from the state of Wu drove all the way to the Zhou Palace and stopped at the gate of the palace.

What came into view was the dilapidated palace.

Like the outer city walls, the Zhou Palace is also in disrepair. Whether the walls, bricks, or beams and columns, they have all become potholes and have been devastated by the years.

Such a shabby place, is it really the place where Emperor Zhou lived?
Wu Zixu, Fan Li and others who were following behind Qingji couldn't help but look at each other, speechless.

"Minister, Qingji will meet with the Son of Heaven! The Son of Heaven will last forever!"

In the empty hall, after seeing the Emperor Zhou sitting on the majesty's altar, Qingji led a group of ministers and officials from the state of Wu to bow to the emperor.

The gift of the monarch and his ministers?

Paying homage?

Don't even think about it!

Not to mention a great prince like Qingji, even the monarchs of Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng, etc., would not be able to truly perform the courtesy of a monarch and minister when they visited the Emperor of Zhou.

Seeing this, Ji Gai, who was sitting upright on the majesty's platform, was not surprised at all, and said with a wry smile: "Wu Hou is free from courtesy, and I am flat!"

"Thank God!"

Qingji then slowly straightened his back and looked at Ji Gai.

At this time, Ji Gai, the emperor of Zhou, was about forty years old, in his forties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

It's just a bitter gourd face, with a short beard, wearing an old crown suit, and a flat sky crown on his head. He doesn't have much prestige as a co-lord of the world.

It seems that this person should be well controlled and can be a puppet!
In Qingji's heart, such a thought had suddenly arisen.

Can the widow coerce the emperor to make the princes?
The moment this idea appeared in his mind, Qingji dismissed it.

Because at this time, the Emperor Zhou just had the title of "Dayi".

For example, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, why could Cao Mengde coerce the emperor to make him not a minister?
Because the existence of the Han Dynasty is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, with Cao Cao controlling Han Xiandi, the princes who ruled one side did not dare to easily offend the court and claim hegemony.

Just like the sentence Cao Cao said before he died——

If there were no orphans in the world, how many people would be crowned kings?How many people proclaim the emperor?
Judging from the current situation, the Zhou royal family is obviously inferior to the Han court.

The status of Zhou Tianzi cannot be compared with that of Han Xiandi.

However, if Qingji could hold Emperor Zhou in his hands, he might be able to achieve the same level as Cao Cao.

But does it make sense?

Qingji is still unknown.

"Marquis Wu has worked hard all the way."

"I already know the purpose of your visit, Marquis Wu. This time, the kings of Wu, Jin, and Zheng will meet in Luoyi to discuss the matter of disarming the soldiers. I will deal with it fairly and uphold justice for the three kingdoms of you!"

Ji Gai said kindly.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Qingji bowed to Ji Gai, the emperor of Zhou who was on the majesty's platform, and said, "Son, to be honest, I came to Luoyi not only to resolve the disputes between Wu, Jin, and Zheng, but also to pay tribute to the emperor. !"

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