Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 609 The Alliance of Wu, Qin and Wuguan
Due to the small size and weak strength of the Xi State, it was later annexed by other countries, only a few descendants of the Xi family continued to use "Xi" as the surname.

Among them, those who went out to make a living went down the Dan River, entered the Han River to Xiangyang, settled down, multiplied and developed...

This is the origin of Shaoxi Mountain.

"Hong'er, do you know what is so special about this place?"

Qingji asked with great interest.

Hearing this, Young Master Hong thought for a while, and then replied: "Father, this place is the relationship between Wu and Qin, according to the danger of mountains and rivers."

"Dao Nanyang moves to the east, enters Lantian and passes the right danger. If the pass is a huge defense, the light and heavy will be divided in one fell swoop!"

"If my father sets up a city gate here, it can be close to the rocks of Shaoxi Mountain in the north, and the steep streams of the river valley in the east, west, and south."

"Surrounded by mountains and rivers, with dangers and natural obstacles, it should be a battleground for military strategists!"

"good!"

Qingji couldn't help but look at Young Master Hong approvingly.

The steepness of Shaoxi Mountain and the importance of its geographical location are well known to everyone. It is rare that Young Master Hong can advocate setting up a city gate here in order to lock the trend of the Qin people going south.

For Shaoxi Mountain, the geographical location is really crucial.

In history, the famous "Wuguan" is nearby!

Wuguan, Hanguguan, Xiaoguan and Dashanguan became the "Four Fortresses of Qin Dynasty".

Wuguan has a long history. It was established as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period. It was named "Shaoxi Pass", and it was changed to "Wuguan" during the Warring States Period.

Yun State was not annexed by Chu State before, so Shaoxi Pass had not been established by Chu people.

According to Gong Zihong's idea, Guancheng was built on a relatively flat highland among the canyons, with the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous points in the south.

This coincides with Qing Ji.

Because of this, the terrain in the west of Wuguan is relatively flat, and the only way out of the Guandong is to go along the winding mountainside, with high cliffs and deep valleys, narrow and difficult to walk, so Wuguan can become a battleground for military strategists.

Its boundary is "the head of Qin and the tail of Chu", and it is "the throat of Qin and Chu" and "the key of Guanzhong".

Wuguan closes Qinzhong with one palm, and the Xiangyun, Jianghuai and Huaihe roads are blocked!
During the Warring States Period, Qin left Wuguan and took fifteen cities in the east, and King Huai of Chu was imprisoned in Wuguan.

Qin Shihuang's eastward tours all passed through Wuguan, Liu Bang entered Wuguan and settled in Wuguan, Guo Ziyi recruited soldiers from Wuguan to send Tubo to escape at night, Huang Chao left Wuguan to fight in the Central Plains...

This is not only an important military fortress, but also the main commercial route connecting the northwest area.

Important portal!

This is the link connecting Jingxiang and Wuyue from Guanzhong.

Starting from Guanzhong, passing through Jidao, Bashang, Zhiyang, Lantian, Yaoguan, Shangluo, Wuguan, Danshui, Xi, Li and other places to Wancheng.

It can be said that by mastering this city gate, Wu State will be able to take the initiative in the war against Qin State in the future.

……

The sun is shining and the sky is clear.

At this time, on the side of Shaoxi Mountain, on a square platform, Wu Wang Qingji and Qin Bo Yingning made an alliance.

Qing Ji and Ying Ning are still related!

Ying Ning was the prince of Duke Ai of Qin, who died of illness before taking the throne, so Duke Ai of Qin let his grandson (son of Duke Yi of Qin) Zhao Ning directly succeed him as Duke Hui of Qin.

One of Qingji's wives, Meng Ying was originally Mrs. Chu Guotai, and later became Qingji's concubine...

Meng Ying was originally the daughter of Duke Ai of Qin.

In this way, Meng Ying is Ying Ning's aunt, and Qing Ji is Ying Ning's uncle!

With such a relationship, Ying Ning treated Qing Ji with extra politeness.

"The East wants stars to rot, and Runan's morning chicken goes to the altar to call."

"The end of the song is full of strictness, and the moon is dark and the stars are sparse."

"Thousands of households pass fish keys, and black magpies fly above the palace and city..."

On the opposite stage, a singer with a sweet voice hummed a ballad with Chu Yin, which aroused people's imagination and imagination.

The woman with a slender figure and a slender waist is dancing lightly, with her sleeves fluttering, her frowns and smiles are all touching, and people can't help being intoxicated.

The musicians standing near the stage began to play along.

There are bells, chimes, drums, harps, yu, panpipes and other instruments playing in ensembles. How can a "qin and zi sing in harmony"?
Everyone present can recognize that this is the unique music and dance of Chu State.

In this era, the music of Chu State was very developed.

The Chu people set up a music officer to take charge of music affairs.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, witch dance has been popular in Chu State.

Dance is actually a kind of Zongjiao dance, which has been flourishing in Chu State for a long time.

The court music and dance of Chu State is different from folk music and dance, and the performance scene is much larger.

Whether it is folk witch dance or court music dance, it pays special attention to the beauty of lines and rhythm of the dancers...

"Come, Uncle Qin, I respect you!"

"Wu Hou, please!"

Under Qing Ji's kind invitation, Ying Ning quickly raised the wine bar and drank a glass of wine with Qing Ji.

In terms of address, it is not convenient for Ying Ning to call Qing Ji "Wu Wang".

After all, Wu State, like Qin State, belonged to the vassal states conferred by Zhou Tianzi.

It's just different in title.

The earliest ancestors of the Qin State can be traced back to Zhuanxu.

Both Qin people and Zhou people were descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

The Qin people regarded themselves as Huaxia and regarded the Yellow Emperor as their ancestor.

Da Fei, a descendant of Zhuanxu, worked with Dayu to control the flood. After the water was successfully controlled, Da Fei stayed with Emperor Shun to tame and train birds and beasts for him.

Emperor Shun appreciated Dafei's contribution, so he gave the surname "Ying", which is the origin of the surname Ying.

Because Da Fei was good at training birds and beasts, people also called him Bai Yi (Bo Yi).

Da Fei had two sons, named Da Lian and Ruo Mu.

Some of Ruomu's descendants are in Yidi, and some are in the Central Plains.

Ruomu had a descendant named Fei Chang, who lived in the period of Xia Jie.

Fei Chang couldn't stand Xia Jie's violence, so he left the Xia Dynasty and joined Shang Tang, driving for Shang Tang, assisting Shang Tang in destroying Xia and establishing Shang, and became a hero of the Shang Dynasty.

Boyi's eldest son, Dalian's great-great-great-grandson Zhongyan, drove for Emperor Taiwu, who in turn married his daughter to him.

Because of this, the tribe surnamed Ying became the nobles of the Shang Dynasty and assisted the Shang Dynasty from generation to generation.

And Da Lian has two great-great-grandsons, Meng Xi and Zhong Yan.

Zhongyan drove a chariot for Shang Wang Taiwu, and was very appreciated. His wife and daughters have been more prominent since Zhongyan.

The great-great-grandson of Zhongyan, named Zhongyu, lived in the place where the Xirong people lived and defended the western frontier for the Shang Dynasty.

Fei Lian was born in Zhongli, and Fei Lian had two sons: Elai and Ji Sheng.

Both Feilian and Evil Lai were related to King Zhou of Shang, and King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou and killed Evil Lai.

Elai's younger brother, Ji Sheng, is the ancestor of the Zhao family, one of the six ministers of the state of Jin. Qin and Zhao Ben have the same ancestor and come from the same line.

Ji Sheng had a son named Meng Zeng, who was favored by King Cheng of Zhou.

Meng Zeng had a son named Hengfu, who gave birth to Zaofu.

Zaofu was very good at driving a carriage. He not only drove for King Mu of Zhou, but also made great contributions to King Mu of Zhou in suppressing the rebellion of King Xu Yan of Xu State. He was awarded Zhaocheng by King Mu of Zhou.

The zaofu family is thus the Zhao family.

During the period of King Xiao of Zhou Dynasty, Da Luo, the nephew of his father, lived in Quanqiu.

The second son, Feizi, has been in power for 50 years and was placed between Si and Wei to manage horses.

Zaofu’s grandnephew Feizi (the sixteenth grandson of Boyi) was entrusted in the land of Qin by King Zhou Xiao because of his meritorious service in raising horses. His sacrifice was later called "Qin Feizi".

From then on, the people of Qin raised horses for the royal family of Zhou and fought against Xirong there...

(End of this chapter)