Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 44 Bloody Wang Ji

Otsuka Prime Minister Da Zongzheng and the former king passed away one after another, and the whole Luoyi was immersed in grief. Just when everyone thought that Prince Jin would inherit the throne and start a new chapter of Bang Zhou, an accident happened.

Wang Zi'an invited the prince to his palace as a guest, and the prince would naturally not doubt his brother who was always close to him. Unexpectedly, Wang Zi'an arranged for a knife and axeman during the banquet, and decisively and cruelly killed his elder brother, the prince. Enter.

Afterwards, he led an army that had already pledged allegiance to him, slaughtered wildly in the palace, and slaughtered the entire royal family.

That night, the entire Wang Ji was shrouded in blood.

Queen Chu Mi ran away overnight under the protection of Chu's elite, and fled to Chu.

The next day, the liaison envoys of the princes of the four directions who stayed in Luoyi got the news, and they reported the shocking event back one after another. The whole royal city trembled under Wang Zi'an's butcher knife.

However, Wang Zi'an was not a murderous maniac. All the people he killed had political purposes, so these envoys soon received comfort from Wang Zi'an, and gradually relaxed.

On the way to Luoyi, Luo Ren received the news.

"My lord, news came from Haojing City that Wang Zi'an launched a coup and killed Prince Jin and all the close branches of the royal family. According to the news, he is the only one left in the royal family within three generations.

Queen Chu Mi has fled to Chu State under the protection of the elite of Chu State, and now Luoyi is under the control of Wang Zi'an. "

The news was like thunder, and Luo Ren was stunned in place, his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

"puff!"

The bright red blood spurted out directly, and Luo Ren passed out in a panic. The minister hurriedly shook him awake. Luo Ren woke up leisurely, his face was already full of tears.

"Prince Su! Is this the week when the heavens will perish for our country? The Luo Kingdom has paid so many sacrifices, and in exchange for such an ending in the end, it's unacceptable!"

Just a moment ago, he was dreaming of accumulating another 20 years, leading the coalition forces of the six countries of Jin, Chu, Qi, Luo, Zheng and Ying, and cooperating with Qin to completely drive away Xirong who occupied the ancestral temple, and complete the great cause of recovery.

As a result, such devastating news came the next moment. Wang Zi'an acted quickly and there was no fire, so Wang Ji's strength was not lost much, but he completely destroyed the most important legal principles of the emperor.

Who among the princes of the world will obey him?

Without prestige, you can't mobilize the princes, and you are talking about returning to the ancestral land!
Bangju's Guozuo will inevitably decline, which makes Luoren terrified.

The fate of Luo Guo and Bang Zhou were tied together, Bang Zhou was destroyed, Luo Guo was destroyed, his hoarse voice was full of unwillingness.

No one would have thought that Ji Fu would forget about it because she was too sad, had to worry about Luo Cheng's funeral and fell ill immediately afterwards.

Perhaps from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to kill his son just because of unnecessary speculation.

"My lord, what should we do now? Do we still have to go to Haojing City?" the retainers who followed Luo Ren asked a little at a loss.

Luo Ren slapped the frame hard, and said in a painful voice: "Wang Zi'an, a traitor who killed his brother and seized the throne, trampled on the patriarchal clan, and has no morals. How could Gu go to assist him?"

"Then shall we attack him?"

Luo Ren paused, and said bitterly: "The former king only had these two sons, and the former king himself had no brothers. He also killed all the close branches of the royal family. Even if he was killed, who else could be enthroned?" Woolen cloth?

This prince dared to do such an inhumane thing because he knew the Luo family's behavior style very well. This is where he has the confidence to be confident.

He killed all the people in the royal family who could inherit the throne, Gu has nothing to do, let's go back to Luo Kingdom. "

Luo Ren was right. Wang Zi'an knew that among the world's princes, most of them put their interests first, and only the Luo Kingdom had a high prestige, and they acted according to the patriarchal law and discipline.

However, although the Luo family maintained the patriarchal clan, the higher priority was the survival of Bangzhou Sheji. As long as Bangzhou Sheji was bound to him, he would be invincible.

The reality really developed as he thought, Luo Guo didn't do anything to him.

"My lord, Wang Zi'an has trampled on the patriarchal clan. If you don't react, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it."

After this incident happened, the whole world would watch Luo Guo's reaction. If he really did nothing, wouldn't he tell the world that the patriarchal clan is a joke?
Luo Ren waved his hand weakly, and said: "Wang Jigu will not come in the future, and reprimanded Wang Zi'an in the most severe tone, and Luo Kingdom's tribute to the royal family will also be stopped.

Spread the news that the state of Luo will not go to Zhou for a hundred years.

Let's develop the Luo Kingdom well in the future, the royal family is a puddle of mud, and it's useless to rely on them to hold up the banner. "

After finishing speaking somewhat disheartened, Luo Ren began to ask his retainers to write letters to the princes of the four directions, "First send a letter to the princes of the four directions, saying that Gu's virtue is shallow and his ability is not enough to serve as the emperor's official, so he will not go to Wangji Luoyi to serve, let the emperor Choose another.

The second letter strongly condemned Wang Zian for killing his brother, and Luo Guo would not pay tribute to Wang Ji within a hundred years. "

As for not avenging the prince, the reason is very fair.

Although it is often said that the crown prince is also a monarch, this is only a respectful statement. In terms of procedure, the crown prince is indeed not a monarch.

Since he is not a king, the princes have no obligation to avenge him.

Besides, Wang Zi'an was really ruthless. He killed all the royal families who might threaten his throne. Even Luohou had to pinch his nose to recognize the king.

The retainers only thought that these two letters were very good and would not have any impact on Luo Guo, they didn't understand Luo Ren's mood at all.

Many people think that there is no need to help the royal family in this way, but the Luo family has to help. This is confirmed repeatedly with the ancestors in the ancestral temple.

Although the ancestors did not speak in detail, the deep haze is imprinted on the heads of every head of the Luo family. Bang Zhou is different. This is the dynasty where the Luo family made a fortune. The entanglement of cause and effect is unimaginable. I want to abandon it It's like a dream, it's a dream.

After so many years, it was hard to revitalize Bangzhou's national situation a little bit, and the royal family's army gradually regained its vitality, and it may be possible to directly return to the ancestral land of Haojing.

As a result, it was all ruined by Wang Zi'an now. Under the disheartening, he even felt that Bang Zhou's destiny was irretrievable, and he just hoped to last for a while.

Luo Kingdom's strength is now recovering well, but the large number of sacrifices made by the children of the public clan cannot be replenished in a short period of time. Luo Ren feels that now he must focus on the country.

This matter quickly spread among the countries, and the reactions of each princely country were different.

Jin State and Qi State scolded Wang Zi'an almost at the same time. Although the bond between these two countries to Bang Zhou is not as strong as that of Luo State, they also benefit from the royal family.

After seeing Luo Ren's reaction, he understood Luo Ren's concerns after a little thought. After a while of silence, the monarchs of the two countries chose the same approach as Luo.

First condemned, and then immediately stopped paying tribute to the royal family.

Although frightened by the current strength of the royal family, he did not refuse to recognize Wang Zi'an's throne, but it was obvious that he was not prepared to have any contact with him.

When Qin received the news that Luo would not go to Zhou, Qin Bo made a strange expression, he was a little sad and a little happy.

Luo Cheng and the Son of Heaven are the benefactors of the Qin State. The development of the Qin State in these years has contributed to the support of the monarch and ministers.

But at the same time, it is a kind of deep bondage, like the string tied to a kite.

Moreover, the Luo family has always wanted to return to the ancestral land, which is in conflict with Zao Fei's vision for the future of Qin, especially the output of Haojing City. He has long wanted to withhold it, but he really didn't dare before.

"People from the royal family are not allowed to pass through the Hangu Pass, and the annual tribute to the city of Haojing is stopped. This is considered to be repaying the kindness of the late king to Qin."

After saying this, Zao Fei walked out of the hall, followed by his eldest son, looking at the vast sky, Zao Fei still couldn't help laughing loudly.

"Wen Yun, God wants to give us this piece of land. When you die alone, you will continue to lead the people of Qin to develop this piece of land.

Xuangong once said that the Zhou people lost this land, but unexpectedly, the words became a prophecy, and now this land belongs to the Qin people. "

Ying Guo, Luo Cheng's younger brother Luo Zhongshu was sealed here, his reaction was almost the same as Luo Ren's, first he vomited blood in anger, but then he reacted.

The state of Chu might be heading north. As one of the barriers for the royal family, he was a little confused about whether to send troops to help the royal family.

These countries are still calm anyway, following in the footsteps of Luo country, they just deal with this matter coldly.

But the state of Chu couldn't calm down. The prince who had the blood of the state of Chu was about to ascend the throne, but was killed directly.

Decades of investment have been in vain, how can this not be angry?

Not only the King of Chu, but almost all the courtiers of the Chu Kingdom exploded in mentality.

In recent years, except for the cities of Shen State and Sui State, Chu State has never attacked these Hanshui Ji surnamed countries, but expanded towards the Huaiyi area in the southeast.

They waited for the crown prince to ascend to the top position, and began to plan benefits for the state of Chu, but now he suddenly disappeared.

Who can swallow this breath?
The high-level leaders of the Chu State unanimously passed the decision to raise troops at an unprecedented speed, without hesitation or delay.

As for Luo Yan's opinion?
He was the first to propose cutting Zhou!
The disciples of the Luo family have always been clear about their identities.

The reason why Luo Ren went back the same way and didn't kill Prince An to avenge Prince Jin was simple.

Prince Jin is not yet a king, but he is already a Marquis of Luo, so there is no direct relationship between the two.

The same is true for Luo Yan. He is now a minister of Chu, and the state of Chu has suffered too much in this matter, and he was the one who made the promise to the state of Chu on behalf of the royal family.

Now the king of Chu didn't blame him at all, it was already a great grace and trust to him.

So his attitude must be displayed.

Although he knew that there would be no results from sending troops, the strength of the royal family has recovered very well these years. Even after Wang Zi'an's incident, as long as the princes of the world do not attack him, the royal family can fully handle it.

In terms of talent for being a king, Wang Zi'an is indeed better than his elder brother, at least this coup can be called fast, precise and ruthless.

The reaction of the concubines of Han River was completely opposite to that of Chu State.

In fact, since the alliance between Chu State and the royal family, they were a little panicked.

After all, the task of these countries since their establishment was to defend the royal family against Chu, and now they are suddenly told that the opposite side has formed an alliance with me.

If it weren't for the strength of the royal family, the mentality of these princes would have collapsed.

Over the years, Shen Hou and others can be said to have suffered a lot. They are always worried about being backstabbed by the royal family and using them to make friends with Chu.

This made Shenhou, Suihou, and Tanghou very dissatisfied with the royal family.

Although the royal family had no intention of this in the past 20 years, and the Luo family controlled the overall situation among Wang Ji, this did not make them feel at ease.

After all, the new emperor is the grandson of the Marquis of Chu, and he will definitely favor the Chu State.

At that time, the queen will instill some ideas in him, and the three princes who are adjacent to Chu will definitely suffer a lot.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zi'an killed the prince directly, which instantly relieved their worries.

Regardless of what the other princes thought, Shenhou, Suihou, and Tanghou were overjoyed and sent their ministers, carrying a large amount of tribute, to Luoyi, Wangji, to recognize Wang Zian's throne.

There are still many princes like this in the world, especially those princes who didn't get enough benefits last time, and they all count on the new king to get more.

Facing the complicated situation and Luo State's secret statement, except for Chu State, the other vassal states also stopped their flags and made no further announcements.

But many people realized that this kind of person who trampled on the patriarchal system could actually become a king, which suddenly made many people alive.

Luo Hou no longer served as a minister of the emperor, and Zheng Hou keenly felt that this was a good opportunity.

The state of Zheng is the vassal state with the Ji surname that is the farthest from Luoyi, and it has enough weight among the states of Xia.

As long as I go to Luoyi to support Wang Zi'an now, then Wang Zi'an will definitely give him power in return.

Although the State of Luo did not go to the Zhou Dynasty, based on Marquis Zheng's understanding of the style of conduct of the State of Luo,

In the end, Wang Zi'an's throne will definitely be acquiesced, so once he is able to assume power, he will definitely gain countless benefits for Zheng Guo.

Although it is impossible to obtain the detached status of Luo State, under Luo Cheng's rule these years, Wang Ji's wealth is not a minority, which has a great effect on expanding the strength and influence of Zheng State.

The entire kingdoms of Xia, Jin, Qi, and Luo remained silent, Chu was angry and raised troops, Zheng stood in line with Luoyi, Song and Chen waited and watched, Qin and Fei were still fighting bloody battles with the Rong people, a group of small countries Worrying all day long.

This kind of weird atmosphere, a depressing feeling that the mountains and rain are about to come, enveloped the whole world in it.

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According to the records of "Scarlet King Ji", the official history books of the Zhou Dynasty, the reason for mourning the death of Prince Jin was that King Yi collapsed, so he died of excessive grief, so King Xi ascended the throne in the end.

But this kind of deception is too rough. Thanks to the preservation of historical books by the Luo family, we can see that the history books of many vassal states clearly record "Kan Shi Tai Zi Jin".

This kind of behavior of directly calling his name and not being taboo for his lord proves that King Xi's actions seriously challenged the moral bottom line at that time.

Beginning with King Xi's murder of his brother, the entire history of the Spring and Autumn Period has been shrouded in the shadow of assassination. According to rough statistics, hundreds of princes with names and surnames died in assassination or direct regicide. In the abyss.

Of course, the most serious impact of this incident was that Luo State did not go to Zhou Dynasty, which dealt a heavy blow to the rule of Zhou Dynasty, and the subsequent statements of the princes of various countries proved one thing.

Once the Luo State was forced to sever diplomatic relations with the Zhou royal family due to Zhou Li, the entire system of the Zhou royal family's maintenance of rule would collapse in an instant.

This also confirms the author's point of view, the so-called Yiwang Zhongxing, which historians talk about, is like a castle built on the beach, but it is just a reflection of the bloody price paid by the Luo Kingdom. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"

　The most classic stage of regicide in the Spring and Autumn Period begins. In the next 300 years, more than 100 monarchs will die at the hands of courtiers and officials.

　　
　
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