A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 11 Emperor Zhou, first arrived in Weiguo
Winter Solstice on December 1036, the seventh year of the reign of King ( BC)
At the Sheji Altar in Fengyi, the King of Zhou, Ji Dan, Taigong Wang, Zhao Gongsi, ministers and princes gathered here.

The first heaven-sacrifice ceremony of the Zhou Dynasty, the ceremony of King Zhou's accession to the throne as Emperor Zhou officially began.

The first item of the ceremony is to welcome the sky, and fireworks are raised in the bronze tripod, which expresses the meaning of conveying the respect for heaven from the world to heaven. The king of Zhou went to the emperor and the empress to kneel down and worship in front of the earth tablet, and then went to burn incense and kowtow in front of the ancestor's tablet. After returning to the throne, he knelt three times and bowed nine times to the Emperor and the Empress.

After welcoming the gods, they offer jade and silk to heaven and ancestors. During the ceremony, the wizard guided the King of Zhou to wash in the copper basin and then go to the altar to offer incense three times. The people of the Du clan presented jade and silk to the King of Zhou. The kings of Zhou, emperors, queens, queens, and ancestral tablets went before the memorial tablets to pay homage, bowed in obeisance, and then returned to the throne.

The third step is to enter the zu (zǔ, an object used to place sacrifices during ancient sacrifices). After the inner praise was raised to the altar, the king of Zhou, accompanied by Ji Dan, went to the main and deputy seats to advance to the zu. After entering the zu, the king of Zhou was restored to his throne.

Next, the first dedication ceremony is made. The King of Zhou first went to the throne to wash the title, receive the title, cleanse the title, wipe the title, and enter the title. Then he ascended the altar to the wine hall. At the same time, Si Zhu knelt down and read the congratulatory text. His joy stopped for a while, and then he started to feel happy after reading.

After the first offering, the second offering and the final offering are performed. The procedures are basically the same as those for the first offering, except that the congratulations are not read out. After the final offering, the ceremony of drinking the blessing wine and receiving the shield was carried out. The music director played the music to drink the blessing wine and played the reward. After the king saluted, he sat back on the main seat and accepted the worship of the ministers and princes.

Under the leadership of Ji Dan, the princes and ministers knelt before the Emperor of Zhou and said: "The Emperor will live forever! The Emperor will live forever! The Emperor will live forever!"

After the ceremony, Ji Dan walked up three steps towards the Emperor's stairs, turned to face the princes and said:

"All the princes know that I performed the Zhou rites. This is a useful weapon to maintain the majesty of the emperor, ensure the stability of the Zhou Dynasty, and protect the throne of the princes. Those who destroy the weapons of self-protection and are complacent, what is this not stupidity? Destroy all the princes. For those who dignify their titles without accepting punishment, what else is this but disobedience?
Therefore, for those who do not practice Zhou Rites or even take the initiative to trample on them, not only the emperor will punish them, but also the princes cannot bear it. Therefore, I hope that all the princes will personally practice Zhou Rites when they return to their respective kingdoms. This is You keep the secret of wealth!

The king of Xia and the people of Xia will eventually become the country of Xia. The king of Yi and the people of Xia will eventually become the country of Yi. As for the Xia country, everyone in the world must protect it. As for the Yi country, everyone in the world can overthrow it. These are my warnings. I hope you will pay attention to them. Consider.

In addition, the emperor is now an adult and is able to attend court and handle political affairs independently. Therefore, I decided to hand over the affairs of state to the emperor and let the emperor personally handle government affairs at court."

After saying this, Ji Dan walked down the steps and faced north. He was in the position of a courtier, looking completely respectful, cautious and fearful.
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"Quickly, load these books onto the carriage, hey! Who is that, be careful, this is the mistress's favorite pottery, don't break it..."

In Si Zheng Mansion, Quan Zheng directed the servants and warriors to move the items in the mansion to the carriage.

Zhuan looked at the big locust tree in the house and said to Su:
"We must find a way to transport this tree to the White Ground."

Su heard that he cupped his hands and said.

At this time, Ling came out holding Bai Wu, who was already three years old. Upon seeing this, Yan immediately stepped forward to take the child and said:

"Haha, look who's here, it turns out it's my Wu'er." Ling handed the child to Zhu, and then said:

"Husband, be careful. You are always very strong. Don't hurt Wu'er."

Zhuan turned to look at Ling and said:
"Haha, you might as well loosen his muscles and bones so that he can practice martial arts better in the future. By the way, what does my father-in-law say?"

Ling said: "Oh! What can I say? It's just a blessing, but I still feel a little sad when I think of leaving my father and brother."

When he saw this, he immediately took Ling into his arms and comforted him:
"You still have me, don't you? We will be sealed this time. We should not be separated for a long time. I have already agreed with the king that I will not go to Chaoge to take office until Baidi is settled and the military affairs for the defense of Beidi are completed. , this may take a few years, during this period, we can still give Wuer a younger brother or younger sister, hehe!"

Ling listened to the words. He was fine at first, but became more and more unruly later on. He pushed away Yan, held Bai Wu in his hands, rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are so unruly."

After saying that, he hugged Bai Wu and got into the carriage. Seeing this, Zhuang touched his head and continued to watch the move.

Naturally, the mansion in Fengyi is still preserved and used as the permanent residence of the people in Fengyi. In addition, the Bai family also built a mansion in Chaoge, the capital of Weiguo, which was used as the residence for Zong after he took office.

Now the Bai family has three mansions, one in Fengyi has been built, one in Chaoge is under construction, and one in Baidi has been finally completed.

Bai Di's is the Bai family's main base and must be managed well.

Bai's message now is:

The head of the family, Dr. Si Zhuqing, is thirty-three years old, his mistress Ling (Bai Ji's) is twenty-nine years old, and the young master Bai Wu is three years old.

The important retainers include: Si Su (Su) has been serving as the family steward for more than 40 years, Si Yuan (Yuan) has been serving as the family general for more than 30 years, and Si Quan (Quan) has been serving as the bodyguard of Zong for 26 years.

Assets: fiefdom, white land, two mansions (white land not included), five carriages, five hundred taels of gold, three thousand taels of silver, and five thousand taels of copper. (Two are units of measurement)

Members of the retainers: more than fifty warriors (all elite soldiers), thirty slaves, three retainers (including Ji Qing), and two craftsmen.

Armament: more than fifty swords, one hundred guns, more than fifty armors and stomachs, thirty bows, five hundred arrows (copper arrowheads), fifty war horses, and thirty shields.

These are all the assets that Zhuan has accumulated through ten years of war, through various rewards and fiefs, and through mill management. Among them, the one with the greatest potential and the greatest value is the fiefdom Baidi.

On February 2nd, the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Wang, the Bai family has arrived at Baidi. At present, the land is completely empty. There is only a village with an earthen city built by early personnel. The entire Bai family has a total of more than 90 people, including 100 people. None arrived.

Seeing this situation, Zhan immediately summoned his retainers to discuss the matter. Finally came up with the plan:

Su stayed at home to take control of the overall situation and continued construction, giving priority to military fortifications before building civilian buildings.

Yuan guarded the city walls and gates (earth walls and wooden gates), and trained warriors to serve as a guard force when he went out.

Quan and Zou went to Chaoge together, Quan went to buy slaves, and invited technical talents such as craftsmen, farmers, etc., and explained to them:

When he came to the Bai family, he had land and fields, and the tribute was light. The Bai family respected the craftsmen and farmers. When Zong came back, he visited every house.

Zhuang then went to recruit warriors and retainers to enrich his defense force and resist the coming savages. He planned to expand the number of warriors to a hundred, and the more people he would lead, the better.

Three days later, Zhu and Quan went to Chaoge.

After Weihou arrived in Weiguo, based on Ji Dan's earnest teachings, he visited the local virtuous elders and asked them about strategies to govern the country and stabilize the people. The Marquis of Wei was conscientious, diligent in political affairs, went deep into the people, conducted extensive research, and understood the people's sentiments and public opinions, and was deeply loved by the people of Wei.

Marquis Wei lived up to Ji Dan's trust and did not discriminate or mistreat the seven ethnic groups who were survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties. He properly resettled the survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties, cared about their lives, maintained local stability, and strengthened national unity.

The Marquis of Wei also attached great importance to the selection of talents, listened to the advice of wise men, actively adopted rational suggestions, governed the country in accordance with the law, and promoted the rapid recovery of Wei's economy. The country soon had a good situation of economic prosperity, social stability, and people living and working in peace and contentment.

In the ninth year of the king's reign, his second child, Bai Zhang, was born. In addition, Bai Di already had thousands of people and hundreds of warriors, all of whom were elite soldiers.

Thanks to the excellent governance of the Marquis of Wei, the Marquis of Wei was exempted from paying tribute to Bai Di for ten years and did not need to pay tribute or send troops. Therefore, Baidi developed very rapidly.

In the tenth year of his reign, when he saw that everything in his family was on the right track, he led fifty warriors into the Taihang Mountains to survey the terrain as a basis for resisting Beidi in the future.

When Zhuang and others walked to today's Baixing (xíng), they saw that there were cliffs on both sides of the canyon, and only the middle was accessible. Seeing this, Zhuang thought that this place was a battleground for military strategists. After making a note of it secretly, he continued to walk towards the canyon. Go forward.

Zhuang and others spent two months in Taihang Mountain to check the terrain and enemy situation. When they came out of Baixing, they were all unkempt and looked like savages.

After Zong returned home, he immediately arranged for the Sudai people to go to Baixing to build a pass, which was called Baiguan.

In the thirteenth year of the king's reign, Luoyi was built.

The Emperor of Zhou was preparing to move the capital to Luoyi, and summoned the princes from all over the world to come to congratulate him. He presented gifts such as jade Zhangs and big bows to Duke Dan and the Emperor of Zhou. Duke Zhao gave a speech to Emperor Zhou:
"God has made you the leader of the people. Please accept the sacred responsibility God has given you. The Yin Dynasty was unethical and the people cried out. God has mercy on the people and entrusts the world to the virtuous King Wen and King Wu. Now that the king has moved the capital, it is appropriate to continue to practice moral governance. I pray that I will live up to the great trust of God and that the achievements of the previous kings will not be wasted.

Now the king has moved his residence to Tuzhong (Luoyi), and is in charge of the affairs of the court. He must be cautious when moving or speaking, respect virtue, and practice moral education. God will grant wisdom, good and bad luck, and a period of time to the king according to his virtue.

When my king first takes possession of the new capital, he should advocate virtue and pray to God for the permanent mission of governing the world. Today, I lead all the kings of the country to come to the court to congratulate you. It is not to comfort the king, but to offer gifts and sacrifices to heaven so that the throne can be passed down from generation to generation without end. "

After the imperial congratulations were over, the Emperor of Zhou led his ministers and princes to hold a winter sacrifice in Luoyi.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the following year, the Emperor of Zhou presented sacrifices to the temples of King Wen and King Wu with court gifts, and reported the important matter of moving the capital. Offer a red cow each in Wenwang Temple and Wuwang Temple. The Emperor of Zhou entered the Ancestral Temple and offered wine to the spirit of the late king. At this point, Emperor Zhou completed the ceremony of moving the capital.

In addition, Emperor Zhou also set up the Eighth Division of Luoyi. At this point, the military structure was established that the Eighth West Division defended the west, the Eighth Division of Yin guarded the east, and the Eighth Division of Luoyi guarded Luoyi.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of King Wei, the Kingdom of Wei was very stable and prosperous under the governance of Marquis Wei.

In view of Marquis Wei's outstanding political achievements in governing the country and his immortal contributions in guarding the East, Emperor Zhou promoted Marquis Wei to the post of chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty, in charge of prisons, litigation and supervision.

The state affairs of Weiguo were handled by his son Wei Mao (máo), and Weihou went to Weiguo regularly to supervise government affairs.

Since the Yin Eighth Division was established in the old land of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the person in charge of the Yin Eighth Division was none other than Wei Hou. After Wei Hou went to Luoyi, the Yin Eighth Division was managed by Wei Mao, and since Zhu was the general of Wei State , Therefore, the Yin Eighth Division is actually managed by Zhu Zai.

At this time, the repairs of Baiguan had been completed, and Yuan asked Yuan to lead a brigade of soldiers to station in Baiguan to prevent Beidi from crossing the Taihang Mountains to attack Baidi and Weiguo.

In March of the 19th year of King Zhou's reign, Duke Zhou died and was buried in King Wen's cemetery. The Emperor of Zhou said, "This means that I dare not take Duke Zhou as my minister."

In April of the 19th year of the reign of the king, Ji Feng, the Marquis of Wei, passed away, and Wei Mao succeeded him as Uncle Wei. Si Yan was forty-five years old.
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The remaining people of the Yin Dynasty were collected, and the uncle was granted the title of the first city. He was punished for business chaos, and the wine and materials were reported.

- "Historical Records"

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