A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 109

Zhou Tianzi's queen had an affair with his younger brother Zidai, and then succeeded in rebelling, which directly made Zhou Tianzi a joke.If the Marquis of Jin hadn't helped him return to the country and beheaded Zi Dai, Zhou Tianzi would have become a complete joke.

But now it's not much better. The Queen of Zhou Tianzi's affair with her uncle has become a joke among princes.

Of course, the historians of the vassal kingdoms still saved some face for Emperor Zhou and did not have any affair, but the historians of Huai State did not save face for Emperor Zhou, and directly wrote, "The son took his sister-in-law to stand on his own, and the emperor Zheng ran away." '

After Zhou Tianzi returned to Chengzhou, in order to thank the Marquis of Jin for his great kindness, he gave the four towns of Yangfan, Wen, Yuan, and Zanmao to the Marquis of Jin.Not only was the land bestowed, but the emperor of Zhou also made the Marquis of Jin the Fang Bo, and bestowed the emperor with a guard of honor.

The Marquis of Jin was very happy to get the position of Fang Bo, and he respected the Emperor Zhou very much.At that time, Zheng Hou heard that the emperor had fled and laughed at him.When the Marquis of Jin heard this, he was furious, and the army attacked Zheng. The Marquis of Zheng was defeated, so he had to sue for peace, and sent the prince to Jin as a hostage.

Seeing Zheng Hou's example, the other princes became much more honest, and did not dare to ridicule the emperor anymore.

Huai country, Huai'an.

After Wang Yue knew that the state of Jin was blessed by Bang Zhou's destiny, he adjusted the intelligence network and sent secret guards to the state of Jin to collect information.

Sure enough, the news that came back showed that the strength of the state of Jin had increased rapidly, and it had already surpassed the states of Qi and Chu.Seeing this situation, Wang Yue decisively began to win over the vassal states of the Central Plains.

He chose to win over Wei and Song. Although Wei is a vassal state with the surname Ji, the people of Wei like to do business, and the king is greedy for profit. As for Song, it is because he is also a descendant of Yin and Shang.

Although the state of Song is a duke state, it has always been prevented and suppressed among the states of Bangzhou and the Central Plains.Song State was entrusted to Song State by King Wu because it surrendered to Bang Zhou at the beginning, but all along, the other vassal states around Song State have been restricting Song State.

From the beginning to the end, Bang Zhou never felt at ease with the survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties, even if Song Guo tried his best to please and integrate into it.

After Wang Yue sent people to win over Song and Wei, the two countries were a little hesitant. Huai is now so powerful that the world is looking sideways at him, and they directly refused to accept it. If he agrees and recognizes him as the leader of the alliance, then the state of Jin will be upset.

Therefore, both Song State and Wei State were in a bit of a dilemma.

Song Gong asked the doctors, and the doctor said to Yue: "Your Majesty, if you secretly report the news of Huai State to Jin State, let Jin State and Huai State fight, if Huai State wins, we will attach to Huai State. If the state of Jin wins, it will be attached to the state of Jin."

Although Xiang Yue's method was plainly to be a fool, but they were sandwiched between two big countries, and they had to do so if they wanted to survive.

Jin State was furious when he got the news. Both Wei State and Song State were in the Central Plains. Huai State’s move was to get involved in the Central Plains. From Jin State’s point of view, Huai State just wanted to enter the Central Plains. This is unacceptable to Jin State. of.

State of Jin, Jiangcheng.

Jin Hou Chong'er was watching the singing and dancing performances of the maids in the palace, very leisurely. After all, Jin Hou Chong'er had been in exile for 19 years. The emperor bestowed Fang Bo, which can be said to have reached the pinnacle of life.

Duke Huan of Qi achieved the achievement in more than ten years, he only took a mere few years, which is enough to be proud of, what happened to the song and dance performance?
Just as Jin Hou Chong'er was enjoying the rare leisure time, Zhao Qing, one of the Six Ministers, hurried up: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Huai State is wooing Wei State and Song State, and wants to use this to enter the Central Plains."

Marquis Jin, who was intoxicated by the sound of singing and dancing, sat up straight instantly: "Huai country wants to enter the Central Plains?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Since the Huai State defeated the coalition of princes summoned by the State of Qi, it has become more and more arrogant. If it enters the Central Plains, the state, Zhou and society will be in danger. How can you have the face to assume the position of overlord?"

"Your Majesty, this time Huai Country is heading north, we must stop it."

"Your Majesty, Duke Huan of Qi was defeated by Huai Country back then. If Your Majesty can subdue Huai Country, it will naturally prove that Your Majesty has made great achievements over Qi Huan and is the number one overlord!"

Jin Hou Chong'er immediately said: "All the ministers think it's time to fight, so send out a large army and prepare to go out!"

"It's just that the Huai country has not yet gone north to the Central Plains. What reason does Gu use to conquer the Huai country?"

Zhao Qing immediately said: "The Huai State does not pay tribute to thatch, and the emperor cannot filter the wine dregs, which makes it difficult to offer sacrifices. The Jin State came here to ask for tribute!"

After some words, several other nobles around were very surprised, and immediately said: "Baomao is not allowed to enter, and the king's sacrifice is not offered, so there is no way to reduce wine. It is a major national event, and it is a great crime not to pay tribute to Baomao. ! The king please cut down on the Huaihe River!"

The state of Jin immediately sent troops to attack the state of Huai in the name of "no entry of mao, no sacrifice to the king, no reduction of wine" in the name of the state of Huai.

Zheng Guo, Chen Guo, Qi Guo, Yan Guo, Ying Guo, Dai Guo, Cao Guo, Xing Guo, Bei Guo, Zeng Guo, etc. came to respond, and the Marquis of Jin also sent someone to contact Chu State, so that Chu State could attack Huai at the same time. country.

The state of Chu didn't want to participate when it got the envoy from the state of Jin. After all, it had been beaten by the state of Huai so much that it already had a psychological shadow. Jin and Qi are from the north, our Chu palace is from the east, and Yue is from the south, and the three sides are combined, how can the Huai country be undefeated?"

"Your Majesty can not only show shame, but also take the opportunity to attack Zhongguo and force Cai, Jiang, and Huang to surrender!"

Xiong Yun, the Marquis of Chu, felt very reasonable after listening to the remonstrance of the confession, and immediately said: "In this case, the Gu will agree to the Jin State and send troops to attack the Huai River together, and at the same time send envoys to contact the Yue State and invite the Yue State to attack together." Huai country, when the time comes, the land of Wu, Chu and Yue will be divided equally!"

The state of Chu was a thorn in the side of Zhong, Cai, Huang, and Jiang, and wanted to wipe them out. After Xiong Yun returned to the country and took the throne, he wanted to conquer Zhong several times, but was dissuaded by other officials.

The state of Chu went through continuous turmoil, and before Xiong Jian expropriated a large number of civilians, it can be said that the whole country worked hard to build Zhang Huatai, and the national strength declined.In the past few years, he has been recuperating and dissuading the Marquis of Chu from mobilizing troops.

Now that the national strength has been restored, and with the help of Jin, it is natural to take this opportunity to attack Zhong.

The Marquis of Chu immediately sent envoys to the State of Yue to invite the State of Yue to send troops together.Ever since the state of Chu supported the state of Yue, the strength of the state of Yue has been steadily improving, and its current strength is not what it used to be.The Huai State is powerful, and the Yue State dare not cross it. Now that the countries of the Central Plains have joined forces to conquer the Huai State, they immediately express their willingness to participate.

The Marquis of Jin attacked Huai, and Huai said: I live in the southeast, and I am innocent. How can I attack?

The Marquis of Jin said: "Baomao can't enter, and the king's sacrifice can't be offered, so there's no way to shrink the wine!" —— "Mandarin·Jinyu"

(End of this chapter)