History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 200 New Year’s Eve·Origin of Chu State
  steal!
  It was still midnight when a little calf appeared in the dilapidated ancestral hall built with only earthen walls in Chu State.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Mi Xiong and the Chu people had just stolen the calf from the neighboring country of Bo.

"Quickly, hold a sacrifice. When the time comes, we will worship our ancestors!"

Mi Xiong hurriedly said: "Gather the Chu people!"

"promise!"

This time, in the middle of the night, just before the New Year, Chu State hurriedly completed the ancestor worship in secret.

……

The people of Chu despised him, and this was the only reason.

Time passed, and when the Chu State developed in Danyang for several years, it was finally able to stop doing despicable things in order to worship its ancestors.

The opportunity to meet Emperor Zhou came.

The princes gathered together to pay tribute to the Emperor of Zhou.

Chu is a small country, and over the past few years, it has been difficult to meet the needs of food and clothing. Now, paying tribute is extremely crude.

But Mi Xiong still went bankrupt and brought many peaches, bows, thorns, arrows and other items. Regardless of the long journey, he came to Haojing in a dusty journey just to meet the Emperor of Zhou.

But even though Mi Xiong spent all his money and carefully prepared tributes to come for pilgrimage.

Can!
  In the hall - the Emperor of Zhou and the princes were drinking, having fun, singing and dancing in the hall.

Outside the palace——

"Puff!" The fire roared and burned.

However, Mi Xiong and the king of Xianbei were ordered by the emperor to manage the Maoxi wine and guard the fire to prevent the brazier in the palace from burning out and leaving no source to add fuel to the fire.

I don’t know who made the noise, but after drinking Maojiu, the topic turned to Mi Xiong.

The Chu State's stealing of calves to worship their ancestors was also treated as a joke to add to the fun.

"Those who steal cattle and worship their ancestors are vulgar. How can they sit at the same table as me?"

"Alas, a son inherits his father's legacy and lets him watch the fire..."

"Chu... look at the fire barbarians!"

"Ha ha…"

There was laughter in the hall, but Mi Xiong was outside the hall. The wind and snow were blowing heavily. Standing by the fire, there was no warmth in his eyes.

On the side, the king of Xianbei, who was watching the fire with Mi Xiong to keep warm, couldn't help laughing when he saw it.

"What are you looking at, hum!"

Even the king of Xianbei, who was watching the fire together, was rude to Mi Xiong at this time. When Mi Xiong looked at him, he snorted and glared.

Listening to the joking talk in the palace and the contempt of the Xianbei Lord, Mi Xiong was stunned...

The long night passed, and the tribute work came to an end.

But even after returning home, Mi Xiong did not recover from it.

Facing the ardent hopes of the Chu people, Mi Xiong couldn't speak, but he still told the Chu people everything.

Chu people feel wronged...

Chu people are sad...

Chu people are helpless...

In this way, for a long time, the Chu people worked hard. In the blink of an eye, the small fifty-mile Danyang became a rich land, and the number of Chu people also expanded greatly.

In this regard, this area is no longer enough for Chu people to develop.

Mi Xiong, who had already shown his age, went to Haojing with rich tributes, this time to ask for a title.

However, the emperor refused because although there were many people in Chu, they lacked etiquette.

After returning, Mi Xiong didn't say a word, took some of his young men with him, and headed for the barbarian land along the Han River.

At that time, Jingchu was still a swampland, known as Yunmengze.

"I decided to move south!"

Mi Xiong returned and led the Chu people to move south.

It seems that rough roads have become the norm, and living in a small place has made Chu people suffer humiliation.

With the monarch personally leading the way and opening up the land of Jingchu, every Chu person moved forward without slacking off.

In the land of Jingchu, the first piece of land that was carved out of the mountains and forests by the Chu people was the Feng Yunan land at this time.

"From now on, this mountain will be called Dan, and Chu will become a great country from here!"

"Chu!"

"Chu!"

The majestic voices of the Chu people resounded in Danshan. As time went by, the Chu State had one country and two lands, one in Danyang and one in Danshan.

After that, Mi Xiong died of old age in Danshan Mountain, and the Yunmengze beneath it also exposed patches of fertile soil due to the passage of time.

The Chu people gradually went south, occupied this piece of land, and gradually developed into a country between Jiang and Han, with its capital in Yingdu!
  But because of this, the land of Danyang was flooded by Yongguo, and countless Chu people who stayed in the Chu land of Danyang were killed...

……

The surrounding world-viewing realm disappeared, Feng Yun's world-viewing skills paused, and Chu people also woke up from it.

"What happened next!"

"Chu State, what happened in Danyang!"

The people of Chu burst into tears and kept shouting.

I want Feng Yun to tell me to continue this way of observing the world.

Feng Yun shook his head.

"It is enough to know why the Chu State is called 'vulgar'. If you are interested in what follows, you can read it yourself."

Feng Yun looked at Chu Jun.

Chu Jun's eyes are wet.

Feeling Feng Yun's gaze, he glanced around. Everyone around him was crying because of the humiliating and embarrassing history of Chu State.

The ancestors despised it, did they really despise it?

He was also aware of these histories, but he had never been so confused, sad and angry as this time.

Why bury this history? Is it just to cover up what was said in the palace - Chu people stole cattle and looked at the words of the barbarians?

Do you think you can squeeze into the Zhou Li kingdoms this way?

Knowing the history behind it, Lord Chu knew that this was just the imagination of the powerful people in Chu State.

The dignitaries of the Chu State can no longer open up the mountains and forests with the Chu people.

What the dignitaries of the Chu state want is to be like the state of Zhou rites, where the common people look up to them and their class is respected.

Chu Jun is very clear about this.

And what can he do?

Is he willing to do it?

Finally, Chu Jun looked at Feng Yun.

"Fengzi, are Chu people really vulgar? Is it right or wrong to respect ancestors?"

The beginning of everything seems to be Niu Dao, but in fact the ancestor of the Chu people was Zhu Rong-Wu Hui, who was not favored by the Zhou royal family.

If we respect our ancestors, how can the people of Chu regain their self-respect?

"Self-respect..." Chu Jun finally understood that the root of everything was the Chu people. What's more, the dignitaries of Chu State lost their self-esteem in front of "Zhou Rites", and they were like dogs wagging their tails begging for mercy.

"Chu people are naturally vulgar, why did they steal in the first place?" Feng Yun said.

And his voice, along with the mysterious energy revealed in the sky, informed all Chu people.

"Have the cattle that were stolen been returned, and have the king of the country accepted them?"

Feng Yun did not see any mention of return in historical materials. He only knew that few Chu people had exchanges with the stolen countries.

Chu Jun was also speechless, because they didn't know about this either.

Chu people are now worried.

And Feng Yun looked at the statue of Mi Xiong in the sky.

Mi Xiong nodded...but sighed helplessly.

The inferiority complex in Chu people's eyes was a little less, but they were more confused.

"If you make a mistake, admit it and correct it later. Your descendants will not need to cover up their sins, and their descendants will not need to feel sad because of it."

"Those who make fun of this matter are mostly people who want to ridicule. If there is no such thing, they can find other things to laugh at. How can Chu people talk about it? They don't need to be friends. If you practice Chu's virtues, you can prove it yourself."

Feng Yun's voice was like a gentle breeze blowing by, lifting up the sad Chu people in this cold winter.

"Can you prove the virtue of Chu by yourself?"

Feng Yun's words roared in Chu people's ears, and also gave Chu people a direction.

But what is the virtue of Chu people?

Chu people look forward to it.

Even the Mi Xiong in the sky stared closely at Feng Yun because of this.

(End of this chapter)