History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 236: The History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

The summer solstice is the place of Zongzhou.

The jurisdiction of Da Zhou can be divided into Zong Zhou and Cheng Zhou.

But in reality, it was separated by various vassal states, and there were four places in total.

The first is the land of Chengzhou, which is the fortress where the emperor governs the vassal states in the east. The capital is Luoyi, and the eight divisions of the emperor are in the city.

The second is the land of Zongzhou, which is the place of administration, residence, ancestral temple and sacrifice of the emperor. Its capital is Fenghao, and there are six divisions of the emperor in the city.

A division of ten thousand people is comparable to the number of a standing army.

The third is the land of Zhouyuan above Chengzhou. It is rich and at the same time it is an important place to resist the ghosts, Jiang Rong and other foreign tribes, and to protect Zongzhou.

The fourth is the land of Zhou and Han under Zong Zhou. Its land is rich and it is also an important place to contain the southwest princes.

In the early days, the Zhou Dynasty had a fifth land - the Land of Zhou and Qin. However, because the official named Ying was granted the title of Western Border Officer and guarded the western border for Zong Zhou, it was named the land of Qin Ying and was still under the jurisdiction of Zong Zhou. However, it was no longer under the jurisdiction of Zong Zhou. This is Qin Ying's city. It is not like a country, but it is better than many countries. It only lacks one vassal status.

But now, Feng Yun came from Baoguo to the land of Zongzhou.

"Fenghao Erjing."

Feng Yun and Manwa, without any cover, drove their chariot with a giant bear and traveled over the mountains and ridges to reach the capital of Zongzhou.

"Fengzi, the capitals of the Zhou Dynasty are different. They use two capitals to house the people."

Looking from a distance, Fenghao is neatly laid out. The size of the city is unforgettable. Even outside the city, there is an endless flow of people, carriages and horses. Everyone is chatting, and from time to time there are noble people going out of the city, like playing in the suburbs. .

The so-called two capitals are separated from south to north by the Feng River. The west is where the ancestral temple and gardens are located, which is called Fengjing. The east is where the king of Zhou lived and governed, and is called Haojing.

The two are collectively called Fenghao, which is the core place of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is surrounded by the surrounding princes and surrounding lands. It is the most prosperous and stable place in the world.

But... these are all rumors, and how it will turn out remains to be seen by Feng Yun.

"Let's go into the city." Feng Yun didn't explain to Man Wa, but just told him not to be reckless, so he drove his car into the city.

As for Feng Yun's whereabouts, there were spies among the princes following him. At this time, they were all shocked when they saw Feng Yun's chariot entering the city.

"Fengzi enters Zhou?"

What does this mean?

The shock in his heart was not expressed, and the news spread quickly to various places with the galloping horses. It was the same as what Bao Gu said before when he was in Bao country - a country with virtue is so rich.

Such comments became fermented, and for a moment, the hearts of all countries, whether they were monarchs or scholar-bureaucrats, were in turmoil.

"Only those whose virtues are not up to par have such worries... Haha."

In the emperor's side hall, the emperor was sitting on a couch, surrounded by beauties on the left and right. One of them was Bao Si, and the other was a wild beauty. Looking at it, he looked like the beauty who came from Baiyue when he was in Ba.

On the side of the hall, several doctors were sitting silently, seeming to be thinking.

But there were melons, fruits, wine and meat in front of him, and there were many singing and dancing attendants behind him. It looked like he was at a banquet with the emperor just now.

As for the front of the hall, a doctor lowered his head and did not dare to look more.

The emperor looked at the wild beauty and whispered teasingly: "Beauty, do you and I have any virtue?"

Bao Si on the side smiled sadly, but could only lean on the emperor.

"Dazhou is naturally virtuous..."

Zhou Yan.

Although he is not skilled, he has a strange and charming look.

"Haha, yes, you, a woman from the Baiyue barbarians, all know that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are virtuous, then..."

Looking at the doctor who bowed his head in front of the palace, the emperor snorted coldly.

"Why don't you go and arrange a room with high seats and couches to entertain the illustrious Fengzi? Why are you asking here? Maybe you think that I, Dazhou, don't have a place for Fengzi to sit!"

"Ah...yes, it is Yu Zhi's fault that the emperor is angry."

The doctor wants to retreat.

But on the side, another doctor said: "Hey, wait a minute."

The emperor glanced at him, saw this person, and snorted softly: "What do you think, sir?"

Guo Shifu, an important minister of Zhou Dynasty, was also a minister.

"Hey, the Emperor is above. This Fengzi comes to Fenghao. It can be seen that he agrees with the Emperor's virtues and seeks to serve as an official."

Serving as an official?

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding officials, including the emperor, frowned.

Will Feng Yun serve as an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty?

You must know that in Chu State before, the Emperor and Feng Yun had a lot of secret grievances.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, he wanted to know what Guo Shifu was going to do.

But listen.

"Feng Yun acted out of virtue, and everyone in the country knows it... He just served as an official."

"I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have many virtuous people... Although Fengzi is famous, he cannot do whatever he wants. Why not arrange to go to the Palace of Classical Books to first take a look at the classics of my Great Zhou Dynasty, the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and observe the virtues of Zhou Dynasty, and then Enter the official position."

People around were surprised, when did Guo Shifu promote talents like this?

Listen again.

"Sigh and sigh, the virtue accumulated by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, is so profound, but it is different from the virtue accumulated by other countries, and it is like a chasm in the sky."

"I wish Fengzi a successful search for virtue."

"If Fengzi can't hold on, it's normal. But I can send Fengzi away from Zhou on behalf of the emperor. He will first go to various places to find small virtues, and then come to Dazhou to find great virtues."

"...Haha, Father Guo Shi, this is a wonderful statement."

"My great Zhou is a place of great virtue and the source of etiquette."

The emperor was very comfortable as he turned against guests.

He didn't want to use Feng Yun. Such a humane way was contrary to the way of heaven. Although the Chu Kingdom was strong due to humaneness, the King of Chu committed suicide, which was not a ready-made example.

This is also the reason why princes from all over the world are exploring humanity and seeking to make it strong, but they are also wary of humanity.

"Father Guo Shi, I'll leave this matter to you." The Emperor looked at Father Guo Shi and ordered: "Ying Fengzi enters the Palace of Classical Books to observe the virtues of the Zhou Dynasty. After Fengzi shows that he has observed all the virtues, Zhou Tian will judge him. Become an official and become a prime minister."

For the prime minister!

Everyone was shocked, but reassured, and most of them smiled secretly. Of course, there were also helpless people among them, but with interests at the forefront, who wanted to have another prime minister standing over their heads?

Everyone bowed their heads.

"The Son of Heaven is a great virtue."

The emperor is a great virtue. Since the emperor returned to the Zhou Dynasty, he has become more and more fond of this compliment, and people in the Zhou Dynasty have become more aware of it. Now in the court, these four words have become respectful words.

"No." Guo Shi's father accepted the order.

The emperor then signaled to Father Guo Shi. Father Guo Shi knew it well and immediately bowed his head and stepped back. He also needed to spread the words in the palace to show the great virtue of Great Zhou. Fengzi came to Great Zhou to find great virtue. , not Shi Xiaode.

……

Outside the city gate.

Father Guo Shi has been waiting for a long time, and what was said in the palace was not what Feng Yun said when he entered the city.

The emperor was also very concerned about Feng Yun's trip.

Now, Feng Yun was about to dismount.

But see.

"Oh, Fengzi, how can you not have anyone to help you!"

Father Guo Shi's voice was so loud that all passers-by who didn't know Feng Yun was coming looked over.

Fengzi's name is known to all countries.

Hearing the sound at this moment, everyone stopped and watched.

"What a handsome young man..."

"She is as beautiful as jade, gentle and elegant, no wonder she is Fengzi."

"Fengzi!"

"..."

Everyone moved when they heard the sound, which shows that Feng Yun's influence has spread to Zongzhou.

But he was still calm, mostly looking at him.

Most of the enthusiastic people are nobles who know the book and are polite. Among the common people, those who know the book rarely only hear about Feng Yun's deeds and the words of humanity, but do not know Feng Yun's book and the mystery of humanity.

"Fengzi, come here, I will help you."

An elder with a long beard, Fufeng Yun... Feng Yun paused for a moment, looked at Guo Shi's father and said, "May I ask who he is in the middle of Zhou Dynasty?"

When Father Guo Shi saw that Feng Yun would not fall into the trap of disrespecting his elders, he took a step back and did not force himself.

Yili said: "Shifu of the Guo Kingdom is temporarily the Supreme Minister of the Zhou Dynasty. This time, by the order of the emperor, Yingfengzi enters the palace of classics to stay temporarily in order to observe the great virtues of the Zhou Dynasty."

"There are great virtues in the Great Zhou Dynasty..." Feng Yun looked calmly and nodded: "There are indeed great virtues in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Here..." Looking at the land of Fenghao, Feng Yun praised: "The source of etiquette and the continuation of the country are naturally the place of great virtue for people."

Feng Yun is no longer like the young man who just came here.

"The Rites of Zhou" has many aspects for the country, people, and the human race. Its advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It continues the human race and is one of the important inheritances of the human race.

And the great Zhou who created such a world, even though he had evil desires, was still a great virtue.

Virtue is not black and white. It is like the change of yin and yang, with good and evil intertwined in order to last forever.

"Huh?" Father Guo Shi was stunned.

He thought that Feng would also refute, or be angry at his characterization of Feng Yun's trip.

But Feng Yun accepted this characterization calmly.

At this time, Guo Shi's father had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, but he couldn't explain it to Feng Yun.

"Near Saint... It's not something ordinary people can understand." Guo Shifu shook his head secretly, but he was also very vigilant.

Everyone has desires, not to mention near saints, even saints.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was established at the beginning, but there were also saints...

It was just a moment of shock, Guo Shi's father was so slippery that he would not let others see his flaws.

At this time, with a smile on his face, he answered: "It is a blessing for humanity that Fengzi can come to the Great Zhou Dynasty to seek the great virtue... The emperor acts on behalf of heaven, but he is also the master of the human race. This is a special order!"

Father Guo Shi chuckled softly.

The literary spirit fluctuates.

This father Guo Shi was also a congenital stranger, and he was not blessed by luck.

At this moment, everyone around was shocked.

Everyone coming and going was buzzing in their ears, but they could only hear his voice: "The Emperor has ordered that Ying Fengzi enter the Classics Palace to observe the great virtues of the Zhou Dynasty. After Fengzi shows that he has observed Zhou's virtues, Zhou Tian will review him and he can become an official. For the prime minister!"

hum!

Father Guo Shi's order to dispel his strange skills was known to everyone, not just Feng Yun, but also everyone at the city gate.

The common people don't know the way, they only know the greatness of the country's prime minister.

The emperor seems to want to invite Feng Yun to serve as prime minister, but before he can become an official, he needs to be tested by the heaven of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Heaven is so big that no one in the Zhou Dynasty dares to violate it. This is the order brought by Zhou Rites, but it is also a worldly constraint.

But, no matter what, the so-called country that is worthy of virtue is so rich. Only those who are not worthy of virtue have such worrying words.

The emperor will no longer be troubled.

As long as Feng Yun is settled and held high, the world will not say that the emperor has no virtue, but will only say that Feng Yun failed in his search for virtue, little Del.

In this regard, Feng Yun's eyes were dim. He had no idea of ​​coercing the emperor with virtue. It was not complicated to come to Dazhou this time. He just observed the national conditions of Dazhou and deduced the general situation of each Zhouli country.

After all, "The Kingdoms of the Western Zhou Dynasty" is coming to an end.

King Zhou You, Ji Gongni, is the emperor at this time.

As for the so-called beacon fire drama princes, if I think about it carefully, it is more of the clever writing of later historians.

Such an obvious mistake tells the world that the changes in the east and west are not caused by praise and misfortune or the king's ignorance, but by other things.

"The beacon fire plays on the princes, or the princes play on the beacon fire and wait for profit, hmm..." Feng Yun murmured softly, and Guo Shi's father's ears on the side moved slightly, but he didn't know the explanation.

"Father Guo Shi, I would like to thank the emperor for his kindness. There are great virtues in Zhou Dynasty. I am very happy to be able to observe Zhou's virtues."

Feng Yun got off the car.

"Please also arrange a place for me and my party. If you allow me to write a book in Dazhou, I will keep a copy. I will use my small virtue to add to the great virtue of the human race."

Because Feng Yun was a near saint, Father Guo Shi did not say the word "little virtue" in front of Feng Yun.

But Feng Yun saw it and recognized that he was Xiao De, which made Guo Shi's father feel a hair in his heart. He didn't dare to look directly at Feng Yun, wanted to retreat, and didn't dare to have more contact.

嗏

"Feng Yun, please, the emperor has ordered me to welcome you into the palace of classics with the carriage of five horses and the courtesy of the princes."

The son of heaven drives six, the princes drive five, the ministers drive four, the officials three, the scholars two, and the common people one.

When he was in the court, Feng Yun rode three horses, but the three horses were vain and he was just a fake Situ.

When he was in Yu Yue, he got the name of Lord Feng and rode four horses, but he was in name only but not in reality.

When he was in Baiyue, he was the prime minister of the country, but it was a barbarian country. He rarely traveled in carriages and had no real name.

When he was in the Chu State, he did not serve as an official, so he was known as Fengzi, but it was more important than being an official. Although he was a viscount in the Chu State, he was not allowed to have ministers, so he was still a four-horse rider.

At this time, in the great Zhou Dynasty, in the land of the emperor, he had just sat on this five-horse chariot, which shows that the so-called solidity of class is beyond words.

Sitting on the five-horse carriage, Feng Yun felt no different from before.

"Both donkeys and horses can travel, it's just a matter of speed, but they are regarded as a symbol of status. This is a kind of progress, but it is also a kind of sadness."

“There is only one stone on the top of the mountain, and there is only so much water gathering in the abyss of the ocean.”

"There are so many people, that's all..."

Father Guo Shi was on one side. He heard the words and looked up in shock. The words were on his lips, but he didn't dare to say them nonsense.

But upon reflection, they are all treasonous and unethical.

What's wrong?

Nature is the way of heaven!

However, his words are all words that are beneficial to humanity.

Everyone is a clan, and only when everyone benefits can we be humane.

Father Guo Shi was a stranger to the innate etiquette, but he had also read Fengzi's book on Xuandao and understood the words of humanity, but this was the first time that he felt it so directly.

"The law of heaven and the law of humanity are in constant dispute."

Father Guo Shi said this unconsciously, his literary spirit shook unsteadily, and he stopped talking in a trance.

But Feng Yun said: "It's people fighting against each other, not Tao."

Father Guo Shi lowered his head.

"Fengzi is worthy of being a near-sage. Although Yu is in the second level of Xiantian, he has no way of thinking and cannot see through the way of humanity that Fengzi said."

Guo Shifu's lifelong etiquette was originally due to the fact that the way of human beings and the way of heaven did not exist, and the way of doing things was not stable. However, Feng Yun heard that it was a struggle between man and nature, not a fight between Tao.

It can be seen that the way of humanity and the way of heaven can coexist in Feng Yun's heart. He even said that people live under the sky, so why can't they coexist?

He had some enlightenment, and he couldn't help but improve a little bit in his own way, but at this time he didn't dare to be happy about it, but hurriedly spoke and made a choice.

Naturally, he chose the way of heaven.

The gift of Zhou Tian in his heart.

He carefully watched Feng Yun, but Feng Yun's face remained unchanged, not different because of his choice.

Guo Shifu wanted to pursue his studies, but he chose the way of heaven. How could he ask Feng Yun?

"arrive."

The Dianji Palace is located in Fengjing, not far from the ancestral hall. It is surrounded by heavy troops, and when Feng Yun arrived, it was naturally known here and did not stop him.

Feng Yun followed the chamberlain into the Palace of Classics and saw an old man who walked forward quickly with joy...

Father Guo Shi stopped outside the palace of classics.

"Why have I ever been so reserved?"

"Sir, won't you go in?" the chamberlain asked.

Father Guo Shi shook his head without thinking.

"I... it's better to return to the court and report to the emperor that Fengzi has entered the palace of classics."

Silently looking at the Palace of Classics, Guo Shifu whispered so that no one else could hear him.

"How prosperous is a country worthy of virtue?"

"Bao Xiang's son is also somewhat lucky."

"But..." Father Guo Shi looked at Fenghao, the most prosperous place in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and narrowed his eyes with a ruthless expression.

"What a blessing it is that humanity has Taoism...it is not my way, nor is it the way of Great Zhou!"

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(End of this chapter)