Legend of the Great Desolation

Chapter 64 Prelude to the Catastrophe
After the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, the human monarchy system was implemented, and all efforts began to concentrate, but the prehistoric world was too big, and there were too many human races, so the princes became an indispensable existence. The Xia Dynasty entrusted hundreds of princes to help Qi lead the human race.Qi had five sons. After Qi died, the five sons fought for power, causing civil strife in a powerful kingdom, and the people were in dire straits.After Taikang ascended the throne, he neglected political affairs and indulged in wine and sex, and was seized by the Youqiong clan of the Jiuyi nationality to seize power.Until the leader of Youqiong was killed by his minister Hanyun, Shaokang fled to the Youyu clan. With the help of the Yu clan, he organized Xia's old troops and accumulated strength. After the power was restored, the rule of the Xia Dynasty was restored.

Shaokang completely wiped out the remnants of Han Yun, and vigorously conquered the various tribes of Dongyi, all the way to the East China Sea.Later, it was still between Yiluo.During the reign of Ji Zhu, it formed the heyday in the middle of the Xia Dynasty.From Shaokang to Kongjia, five dynasties and six emperors have been experienced during this period. The rule of the Xia Dynasty has always been relatively stable, basically maintaining an upward trend of development.The Xia Dynasty centered on Henan in the area of ​​Yi and Luo.

After Shaokang's death, the throne was passed on to Yu, Yu passed on Huai, Huai passed on Mans, Mans passed on Xie, Xie passed on without descending, and without descending passed on to Jian, Yuan passed on to Yinjia, and Yinjia passed on to Kongjia.During Kong Jia's reign, he acted recklessly and indulged in singing, dancing and fine wine. Legend has it that he was the founder of a tune called "Dongyin" and believed in ghosts and gods.He is a tyrannical and tyrannical king.As a result, the leaders of various tribes rebelled one after another, and the Xia Dynasty gradually declined.

At the end of the Xia Dynasty, the royal family did not maintain internal affairs, foreign aggressions continued, and class conflicts became increasingly acute.After Xia Jie came to the throne, he didn't think about reform, he was arrogant and extravagant, and he was extravagant.In No. 30 three years after Xia Jie came to the throne, there was Shi Shi who sent troops to conquer, but Shi Shi couldn't resist, and gave him a beautiful woman named Meixi as a tribute.Jie loved Meixi very much, and specially built a magnificent Qiongshi, Xianglang, Yaotai and Jade Bed for her. The burden of all these fell on the people.Jie reused his courtiers and rejected Zhongliang. There was a villain named Zhao Liang who devoted himself to Jie's favor, taught Jie how to enjoy life, how to blackmail and harm the people, and won Jie's favor.In No. 30 seven years after Jie came to the throne, Yi Yin asked to see Xia Jie.Yiyin was fortunate to have a student named Jiejiao as his teacher. He is amazingly talented and has the ability to stabilize the country.He persuaded Jie with the benevolent government of Tang Yao and Yu Shun, hoping that Jie would understand the sufferings of the people and govern the world with his heart.Jie couldn't listen, Yi Yin had no choice but to leave.

In his later years, Jie became even more desolate, and even ordered to build a large pool, called the Night Palace. He brought a large group of men and women together in the pool, and did not go to court for a month.Taishi ordered Zhonggu to remonstrate with tears, but Jie was very impatient and reprimanded Zhonggu for meddling in other people's affairs. Zhonggu knew that Xia Jie was hopeless, so he defected to Shang Tang.Xia Jie had a courtier named Guan Longpang. Hearing the angry voices of common people, he remonstrated with Jie and said: "The emperor is humble and faithful, frugal and caring for the talented, so the world can be stable and the dynasty can be stable. Which Today, Your Majesty is extravagant and bloodthirsty, making the people hope that you will perish sooner. Your Majesty has lost the hearts of the people, and only by correcting your mistakes quickly can you restore them." After hearing this, Jie scolded Guan Longpang angrily, and finally ordered to kill Guan Longpang. he kills.As for the loss of popular support and the betrayal of relatives.

At this time, the Shang tribe became more and more prosperous under the leadership of Tang.Jie was worried that Shang Tang would endanger him, so he imprisoned him in Xiatai (now Yu County, Henan Province) under pretext.Soon, Tang designed Jie to release himself.At this time, the members of the Jiejiao saw the opportunity, so many disciples joined Shang Tang's subordinates, among them was Daxian Yiyin.Later, under the plan of Yi Yin, Shang Tang launched an army to attack Jie. Tang first attacked Jie's henchmen Wei Guo and Gu Guo, defeated Kunwu State, and then Zhixia's important town Mingtiao.Jie got the news and led his troops to Mingtiao.When the two armies were at war, the soldiers of the Xia army were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for Jie, so they took the opportunity to flee.Xia Jie couldn't stop it, so he had to flee into the city in a hurry.The Shang army followed closely, and Jie hurriedly took Meixi and Zhenbao across the river and fled to Nanchao.Later, he was caught up and captured by Cheng Tang, and exiled here.

After Shang Tang established the country, he learned the profound lessons from the demise of the Xia Dynasty, abolished the tyranny that brutally oppressed the people during the Xia Jie period, and adopted the policy of "governing the people with leniency", which eased the internal contradictions of the Shang Kingdom, stabilized the political situation, and strengthened the national strength. It is also becoming stronger and stronger.He conquered many countries around him and won a series of victories.

The time has come when the gods are about to be enshrined, and the millennium will pass.Hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye, and the monarchs of the world have changed for more than a dozen generations.The current human monarch, Di Yi, has three sons, the eldest son Wei Ziqi, the second son Wei Ziyan, and the third son Shou Wang.These three princes are all intelligent people. The eldest son and the second son are good at writing, and they have learned the art of writing from Prime Minister Shang Rong since they were young.And the third son, Xin Shoude, has been ill since he was a child. He is very keen in hearing and seeing, has infinite strength, and has a fierce hand.And love martial arts.Emperor Yi asked him to learn martial arts with his grand master Wen Zhong.One day, Emperor Yi visited the imperial garden, admiring peonies, and a corner of the Feiyun Pavilion collapsed. King Shou held up the beams and pillars, and was very brave. So the prime minister, the doctor and others played the role of King Shou as the crown prince. Emperor Yi died after more than 30 years in power. King Shou succeeded as the new monarch of the Shang Dynasty, known as "King Zhou." The capital was renamed Chaoge.In the seventh year of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, the 72 princes of Beihai rebelled against Shang together.Grand Master Wen Zhong originally wanted to send Huang Feihu to suppress the rebellion army, but he was worried that Huang Feihu would not be able to put down the rebellion because he was young and energetic.So he personally led the army to counter the rebellion.This grand master, Wen Zhong, who once worshiped the Holy Mother of the Jiejiao Jinling as his teacher, is a monk of the Jiejiao with supernatural powers.After going down the mountain, he joined the Yin Shang army to assist the king to repair his merits.Like Prime Minister Shang Rong, he is already a veteran of the two dynasties.

King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty was a restless master. Now the Shang Dynasty needs a benevolent monarch to rule and prosper, but this King Zhou is a hero. There is force but no use at all.There were many loyal ministers in the former Shang Dynasty, and they took care of King Zhou's affairs. King Zhou had nothing to do, so he was doomed to be a playboy, having fun and being happy all day long.King Zhou still feared and respected himself as a teacher. Usually, when the grand master was in power, King Zhou could restrain himself a bit.Now that he heard that the grand master led the troops to quell the chaos, the king of Zhou immediately became angry in the court.

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