A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 246
Wang Kan's death did not have any impact on other countries, no, at least Qin and Western Chu were happy.

Since the defeat of the Hangu Pass, the Qin State has not given up. A few years ago, the army split into two groups, going out of Wuguan to attack Nanyang, and attacking Hangu Pass all the way, trying to capture the pass city.

At that time, Sun Bin commanded the army, defeated the Qin army in Nanyang, beheaded [-] people, and dealt a head-on blow to Qin Wangsi, who had just ascended the throne, and made him understand the gap between Huai State and Qin State.

After Qin State was blocked by Huai State, it had to turn its attention back to the country, and the land of Hanzhong in the West Chu State was in the heart of Qin State, and Qin State was very vigilant about this.

The world has become more and more chaotic over the years. Since the current Zhao King ascended the throne, Zhao Guo has once again started to implement reforms, and the intensity of reforms is even greater than before.

Over the years, the Zhao State has been defeated repeatedly, the country is weak, and the kingdom is already in danger.Seeing this situation, King Zhao tried his best to promote political reform and reform the military.After many years of fighting with the Hu people in the Northland, I found that the wide sleeves and long robes are not suitable for combat, so I started to learn from the Hu people and changed to narrow-sleeved trousers with a belt around the waist.

Promote horseback riding and shooting in Hu clothing, while reducing the number of chariots and increasing the number of troops raised.The identification function of clothes is weakened, and its applicability is strengthened.

Reform the military system, establish cavalry, and learn riding and archery.This approach was opposed by many members of the royal family of Zhao. Prince Cheng and many nobles refused to accept the reform and refused to wear Hu clothes on the grounds that "the old way is changed, and the heart of the people is against people."

After all, in this era, the division of the Huaxia kingdoms and Yidi is that Huaxia has etiquette, the system has the beauty of Chinese clothing, and the etiquette is great, so it is called Xia, and it has the beauty of clothing, which is called Hua.This is the difference between Huaxia and Yidi.

Now King Zhao asked the nobles, soldiers and common people to give up their fine clothes and etiquette, to wear Yidi clothes, and learn Yidi's riding and shooting. One can imagine how difficult it is.In the eyes of these people, King Zhao is changing Xia into Yi.

Since the establishment of Bangzhou, especially after Duke Huan of Qi respected the king and fought against the barbarians, all countries have been reduced to Xia. King Zhao's change in Hufu, riding and shooting made many nobles want to refuse, thinking that it was a humiliation to them.

Zhao Wang was furious, and retorted: "A person with both ability and political integrity will proceed from the actual situation in doing things, so as to come up with countermeasures, and do it from the perspective of benefiting the country, instead of sticking to the ancient methods."

After several debates, King Zhao persuaded the members of the royal family and ordered to stop the reformers, so he shot them with arrows himself.

So under his strong impetus, Zhao Guo finally began to carry out reforms. In order to promote Hufu riding and shooting, Zhao Wang personally wore clothes with narrow sleeves and cross-collared right lapels to go to court when Zhao Guo held a grand court meeting.

Under Zhao Wang's strong promotion, Zhao Guo quickly implemented reforms, and his strength increased rapidly.

Time moves forward.

In Yan State, which is adjacent to Zhao State, King Yan fell off his chariot due to a hunting mistake and was killed by a wild boar. He became the laughing stock of all countries.After that, Xiangzi of Yan State and Crown Prince of Yan had a bloody fight, and Prince Yan finally killed Xiang Guozhi.

And this is not just a simple turmoil. During the Zizhi Rebellion, the Prime Minister of the State and the nobles killed each other, causing heavy casualties. In the end, the Prime Minister of the State was wiped out, and the nobles suffered heavy casualties as a result.

But at this time, the crown prince suddenly ordered the soldiers to attack these nobles, and uprooted the conservative noble forces in Yan State in one fell swoop.

The Crown Prince of Yan State has easily controlled the entire Yan State.Although the whole incident seemed to be a coup in the palace, but what was hidden underneath was probably known to no one except Crown Prince Shen of the Yan Kingdom.

Prince Shen hated his father for coveting enjoyment and handing over the power of the country to the Prime Minister. He was also very dissatisfied with the prime minister's domination of the government and reckless actions.

Prince Shen has been waiting for an opportunity to wipe out all three parties.He made friends with those conservative nobles in order to use the power of the conservative nobles to fight against the Prime Minister of the country.

The prime minister and the nobles are at odds, this is his opportunity, and similarly, if the prime minister wants to go further, claiming to be a widow, and becoming the king of Yan, then he must kill the king of Yan.

Prince Shen just gave some guidance secretly, and Guoxiang Zizhi implemented the plan.

When he knew that King Yan was hunting and died, he immediately knew that his opportunity had come, and immediately sent someone to notify those old-fashioned nobles, asking them to lead people to fight against the country.

Then he himself came up with a praying mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind him!

The serious crime of treason is enough to uproot the entire old aristocratic system of Xiangguo and Yanguo.This palace coup led by the three parties and secretly promoted by Prince Shen wiped out all the forces that blocked the reform.

Seeing a large number of palace people washing the ground with clean water, the dark red blood stains were diluted by the clean water, and then flowed into the ditch.Soon all the blood stains and corpses in Jicheng were cleaned up.Only the faint smell of blood still filled the nostrils, reminding people of the fights that just passed.

In the main hall of Yan State, the body of King Yan lay quietly on the stage. Crown Prince Shen rushed into the hall. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, burst into tears, and then threw himself on Marquis Yan and wept, "Father! !"

He cried a few times, and his voice became hoarse, and the ministers in the hall also cried.

"Prince, something unexpected happened to the monarch. Xiangguo and the nobles made rebellious conquests, and they have been suppressed. Now you need to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Also, please take care of your health and put the country and society first!"

Prince Shen wiped away his tears, but the tears still couldn't be stopped, and he said immediately: "Throwing the corpses of all the rebels into the wilderness will cause the country of Yan to suffer such chaos, and its national power will weaken. We must change our laws and strive to become stronger."

At this time, most of the remaining ministers above the main hall supported the reform, and when they heard the words of Prince Shen, they all called out to King Shengming.

Prince Shen was full of pride for a moment, looked at his father's body, and thought in his heart
"Father, you can go with peace of mind. You like to enjoy so much. I will definitely send someone to sacrifice some things for you to enjoy. Let you enjoy it in the sky. As for Yan Kingdom, I will leave it to my son."

Prince Shen soon ascended the throne and inherited the position of King Yan, and at the same time began to carry out drastic reforms.In order to attract talents, King Yan specially ordered people to build a tall palace outside the city and let his teacher live in it.In addition, a thousand pieces of gold are placed on the stage to attract talents.

Without the obstruction of the old-fashioned aristocrats, without the country's prime minister, no one can stop Yan's reform. With Yan Wangshen's order, the entire Yan's reform is advancing rapidly.

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The success of the Yan State Reform made many people understand the cruelty of political struggle, and it also had a huge impact on future reforms.This also caused more and more killings in the reforms of later generations.

As the last of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period to complete the reform, Yan State burst out with great strength after the reform, and Yan State has since stepped onto the stage of Warring States history. ——"The Reform of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period"

(End of this chapter)