Spring and Autumn I Am King

PS: Darius I "Behistun Inscription": "The following provinces: Persia, Elam, Babylon, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, Coast, Lydia, Ionia, Media, ... Flowers Razimo, Bactria... A total of 23 provinces belong to me, and according to Ahura Mazda's will, I will become their king." ), pp. 187-188)

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"In the battle of Wenquan Pass, King Xue was blocked by thousands of Greeks, and more than 20,000 were killed and wounded before he was able to win the pass. Although the King of Sparta died in this battle, King Xue was also frightened by it and dared not take it anymore. After attacking Sparta, he moved to Athens. However, Athens emptied its cities, and its king and his subjects fled to the island. King Xue was furious and set fire to the capital, and ordered eight hundred navy ships to pursue the Athenian sailors."

"At that time, King Xue was sitting on the top of the mountain, sitting on a gold-plated throne, with his ministers on the left and the Persian historian on the right, watching the battle of Persia's destruction of Greece. Although the Athenian navy ships were few, they were good at water warfare. The ship was sharp, with 200 enemies and 800 enemies, but the more we fought, the more courageous we fought. From the early morning to the sunset, the Persian navy was crushed, half of them were captured, the sea was full of broken ships and wooden planks, and the dead were tens of thousands... King Xue was so heartbroken when he saw this. The knife was twisted, and I couldn't help but beat my chest and burst into tears..."

He described it vividly, fully showing Xerxes' annoyance, and Zhao Wuxi couldn't help laughing.

But what he is most concerned about now is whether Liu Xia Yue will have a chance to meet the Greeks. You know, there has always been a saying in later generations that after the two oldest civilizations, Egypt and Lianghe, from the first millennium BC to after BC, three more classical civilizations emerged: China, Greece, and India. Philosophical science and other directions go far beyond Egypt and the two rivers. This period is called the Axial Age, and the biggest contribution is India of several religions, not to mention Greece and the Central Plains.

If Zhao Wuxi remembers correctly, the great masters such as Socrates and Plato have not yet been born, but the Pythagorean school already exists. This school has deep attainments in geometry, natural science and philosophy. If you can communicate with the East, it will be of great benefit to the mathematics, physics and name-defense studies that are in the ascendant in the Linzhang Academy.

Unfortunately, Liu Xia Yue was called a guest and was actually a prisoner. He was watched closely by the Persians and had no chance to go to Greece for a good walk, so he followed Xerxes back to Persia.

"After the setbacks on land and water, King Xue was no longer willing to fight, so he left a small force to guard the strait, and the army withdrew."

"After this great defeat, King Xue was sullen, and he did not dare to talk about the eastward expedition to the Central Plains, and he was even more afraid of the Silk Kingdom and the Greeks. , sent messengers to communicate with each other, and also presented ten Persian women, ten camels, ten horses, and ten catties of gold..."

Seeing that Zhao Wuxi was obsessed with the small state of Greece, he added: "My minister returned to the east in the following year (479 BC). Before returning, I heard that the coalition of the Greek states once again defeated Persia and nearly drove the Persians back to the West Sea. On the east coast. Now, Greece has become a great enemy of Persia, and it is a confidant. Seeing that Persia cannot even conquer Greece, and some Persian counties and vassals have also rebelled. However, each county is still unstable, the characters in each county are different, the language is different, and even the ghosts and gods they believe in are completely different. According to the minister, if there is no change, this Persia will sooner or later fall apart.”

Zhao Wuxi also felt something: "Why isn't that the case in the Central Plains? It is easy to annex feudal lords, but it is difficult to consolidate."

Persia is okay, it has maintained its rule for at least two hundred years, but from beginning to end, Persia is just a federation of different counties and states, far from a real empire. Later, the Alexander Empire suddenly rose and split, and the Qin Dynasty was also the same. The only difference was that the Central Plains were divided and reunited, but West Asia and North Africa were difficult to fully knead, and they are still fragmented.

The reason for this, Zhao Wuxi couldn't be more clear: "Conquering the world with the way of the military can only take ten years, but if you want to consolidate the world with the way of kingship, so that the car has the same track, the book is the same, and the line is the same, it will take a hundred years to be effective. !"

The unification of the world is the general trend, but how to avoid the danger of Qin's destruction is the most difficult problem for the ruler.

He smiled helplessly and asked again, "So, it took Ziqian four years to leave and only two years to return?"

"From the capital of Persia to Daxia (Bactria), the road was safe, and it took me only a few months. Later, because I was afraid of being plundered by the Cypriots again, I obeyed the words of the Daxia people and changed to the Western Regions. South Road."

He pointed it out to Zhao Wuxi on the map: "I left Daxia in the east, and I first arrived at the nomadic Xihu. After entering the desert, I passed through the two city-states of Shache and Shusha, and then passed through the Baiyu Mountain Country, which is rich in beautiful jade. Tian, ​​after that, we went along the Kunlun Mountains and returned to Loulan, and then we went back the same way."

In this way, Liu Xiayue has explored both the South Road and the North Road in the Western Regions, and also drew a map to come back, which is really rare.

But when he said this, his face darkened again, and he pleaded guilty to Zhao Wuxi: "However, when passing through the Western Qiang again, it coincided with the war in the Western Qiang, and the subordinates of the minister were once again separated. I was plundered by the Qiang people again, and the minister was alone, and was detained by the Qiang people for more than a month. He threatened me many times in the name of the envoys of the Zhao state, and the Qiang people released me. The minister heard that the monarchs were attacking the state of Qin, and did not dare to enter rashly. Qin, you can only turn to the Wu clan first, and then you have to see the prince..."

Zhao Wuxi didn't think so, but smiled and said, "It's fine if you're okay, Ziqian has completed the feat of hollowing out the alien world, and it's too late to be happy to see you returning safely! As long as you keep a useful body, there will be opportunities to go there in the future. Trade in the Western Regions, buy back what you need!"

Liu Xiayue thanked him again, but remembered something again, and quickly took out a small jacket from his waist, holding it in both hands and presenting it to Zhao Wuxi: "The Qiang people covet gold, famous horses, and women, but they hide some secrets from their ministers. I’m not interested in insignificant things, this is also the only property I brought back during my trip…”

Zhao Wuxi took a look and saw that it contained a pile of brown plant seeds, and some seeds had white flocculent fibers on the seed shells...

It seemed familiar, he was shocked and asked, "What is this?"

Liu Xiayue said: "This is a kind of grass and trees in Daxia and the Western Regions. Its seeds are like silkworm cocoons when they are mature. The white silk in the cocoon is delicate. The local people use it to weave cloth and call it white folds... This minister sees that it can be used. I came to weave, but it’s different from silk and linen, so I brought some back with me thinking that Junhou asked me to pay more attention to the local crops.”

"Cotton, this is cotton!"

Zhao Wuxi observed it carefully. After comparing it with the plants that could be seen everywhere in the north in his previous life, he felt that there was nothing wrong. He suddenly laughed, patted Liu Xiayue and said, "The Qiang people don't know real treasures, Ziqian, those Gold, famous horses, and women are not as precious as this seed, this is the treasure that can clothe the world!"

He didn't care about Liu Xiayue, who was a little stunned, and immediately ordered: "Let the agricultural officials of Fengyi County come to see me quickly, and this thing will be tested in Chang'an, Jingyang and other places immediately. If it survives, the widow will give all agricultural officials titles. Level three!"

After the excitement calmed down, Zhao Wuxi was still overjoyed, rubbing his hands and walking around the room, he was full of expectations for the first cotton blooming on the Central Plains.

At the same time, a thought also appeared in his mind.

"Save several copies of the map of Persia in the Western Regions that Ziqian brought back, and then let Uncle Qin come to see me!"

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The next day, when he stepped into the Dazheng Palace again, Qin Boshi felt a tinge in his heart. This was the place where the monarchs of the Qin Kingdom managed the government from generation to generation, but now Zhao Wuxiu has taken over the magpie's nest.

When he walked to the center of the hall, he saw Zhao Hou holding his hands behind his back, standing in front of a large newly drawn map, examining it for a long time.

"Zhao Shi has met Uncle..." Qin Bo Shi, who has been completely changed to Zhao's, greeted Zhao Wuxi's back with a small sect meeting a large sect.

"Ziji is here? You don't need to be polite, just get up."

Zhao Wuxi turned around, Zhao Shi saw that his face was still flushed with joy and excitement. Such a Zhao Hou is extremely rare. Usually, his face is so deep that it is difficult to see through his mind. what is it today?

"Zixi, the people of Qin in Yongdu did not keep their promises and went west to Longxi. So far, they have not accepted the surrender. The generals suggested that I send troops to conquer. What do you think?"

Zhao Ci was immediately anxious: "Those Qin people are only a mere 100,000 people, so let them guard the western frontier for the monarch, isn't it? Why kill them all!"

"Guarding the Western Frontier? The widowers are only afraid that they will collude with the Rong tribe and endanger the Yongzhou frontier. These Qin people are unruly wolves. They must be led by a good dog tamed by the Zhao State, so that they will not be enemies with the great state. It is."

"Uncle means..."

Zhao Ting understood what Zhao Wuxi meant, but he still couldn't believe it. When he wanted to come, he would probably be detained somewhere like the emperors of Zheng and Lu, guarding the spiritual position of the emperors of Qin in all dynasties. Waiting for death, the euphemism is to keep the blood and food, but in fact it is no different from a prisoner. Now, Zhao Wuxi wants to let him go to Longxi! ?

He is now a bird in a cage and a fish in a net. Once Zhao Wuxi lets him go, it will be like a bird flying high in the sky and a fish entering the sea!

But could this be a trial? Zhao Thorn hesitated in place~www.readwn.com~ unsure how to answer?

"Ziji, don't worry about it."

Zhao Wuxi beckoned to him and asked him to walk to the sheepskin map, and said to him, "Do you know that Duke Mu of Qin, Bailixi, Uncle Jian, Youyu, Gongsun Zhizhi, Meng Xibai's three The bravery of the general, why is it difficult to dominate the Central Plains?"

It's not because of Jin, or because of Zhao Dun!

I thought so in my heart, but Zhao thorn gritted his teeth and said, "Thorn, I don't know..."

"This is because Qin State went in the wrong direction, and Duke Mu of Qin could not go east. Once he went west, wouldn't he easily dominate Xirong?"

Zhao Wuxi pointed to the vast area west of Longguan on the map and said to him:

"Yes, now the widow has taken eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, but as compensation, the widow will also send you thousands of miles off the river!"

PS: There is another chapter in the afternoon or evening