Spring and Autumn I Am King

PS: In addition to Shaoliang, Hexi is nine cities. The calculation in the last chapter was wrong, and it has been changed. Today is quite busy, only this chapter...

Zipu was over fifty years old, and he was the chief concubine of the Qin state. As a distant clan, he did not obtain this position by relying on his father's position, but by his own sword and spear. Le-Wen Ten years ago, when Master Wu entered Ying, the state of Chu was about to die, and Shen Baoxu entered the State of Qin to beg a teacher. He cried so hard in the Dazheng Palace. Allow it to show that the Qin and Chu countries are the same enemy and the same enemy.

He sent Zipu Zihu, a pair of distant cousins, as the main general and deputy general, who commanded five hundred troops to enter Chu. This Zipu is not only able to lead troops, but also very witty. Before fighting against Wu Jun, he said to Prince Ziqi of Chu: "I don't know Wu Jun's tactics, so I can't rashly be the striker."

So they let the people of Chu fight the Wu army first, and the Qin army followed closely. The two sides joined forces to defeat the fierce general of the Wu State, Fu Gai, and also destroyed the Tang State. Finally, they won a decisive battle in Yongli and expelled the Wu people.

During the whole process, because of Zipu's ingenuity, the Qin army suffered very little losses, but after the event, they got the "Shangyu Land" from the Chu State to express their gratitude. The territory of the country suddenly expanded a lot, and at the same time, it also gained the 100,000 people living above.

Zipu thus became the concubine. After ten years of political struggle, he ascended to the position of the consul, with one person under ten thousand people, but today's disputes and disagreements are things he has never encountered since he took power. After Qin Bo asked the question, everyone in the hall turned to Zipu.

"Shaoliang, Tu Yuan, Peng Ya, Beizheng, Fu Shi, Xincheng, Ling, Wang, Kun..."

In the hall, in front of Uncle Qin and the three concubines, Zipu clenched his fingers and counted from one to nine without haste.

"The nine cities in Hexi, you don't need to take a map to view them, I remember them all, because Hexi is the shame of Qin for a hundred years!"

After Zipu's fuss, the Qin Kingdom's Hexi heart knot was once again clearly presented in front of everyone...

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The history of the Qin state is a history of the small tribes in the western borders that continued to expand eastward. Although they established the country late, they developed rapidly. After the eastward expansion and encroachment of successive dynasties, the Wugong and Degong periods had already controlled the central part of the western part of Yongzhou, and their influence It has reached the "Hexi" area west of the Dahe River and east of the Luoshui River.

In the tenth year of Duke Mu of Qin, Yiwu, the exiled prince of the Jin state, wanted to take Qin's power back to his country and took the throne, and promised: 'Sincerely established, please cut the Hexi of Jin and Qin. ’ So Qin sent troops to **** Jin Gongzi back to his country and ascended the throne, for Jin Hui Gong. But the shameless dude of Jin Huigong broke his promise and broke his promise not to land in the west of Qinhe, so the two countries had a grievance.

Finally, in the fifteenth year of Duke Mu of Qin, that is, in 645 BC, the two countries fought in Hanyuan. A few years later (640 BC) Duke Mu of Qin destroyed Liang and Rui successively. At this point, Qin controlled most of the land in Hexi, but Jin was not reconciled, and there were often counterattacks. It opened the prelude to the two-hundred-year-old Hexi battle between Qin and Jin.

After the death of Duke Mu of Qin, the momentum of Qin Dongjin weakened. In the fourth year of Duke Kang of Qin (617 BC), Shaoliang (South of Hancheng, Shaanxi Province) was captured by the Jin army, and the Qin state began to lose Hexi. Lost, and finally returned to the frontier of Qin Mugong's early years.

After this, Qin Bo in all dynasties had limited knowledge, but only one thought was clear.

"An inch of the land belonging to the Qin state cannot be lost. Hexi is Duke Mu's dream to dominate and must be taken back!" Zipu explained the heart statements of the monarchs and concubines of the past dynasties today.

"So, the great concubine also supports the acceptance of the Zhi clan and Hexi?" Uncle Qin was overjoyed, why didn't he want to do this?

Zipu nodded: "Of course!"

Just kidding, every clear-minded Qin politician knows that Hexi is a thorn in the heart of the Qin people. If a concubine does not call for the recovery of Hexi, he will be despised by the public opinion of the Chinese; In Hexi, he will be pointed out by Wanfu. Losing the support of the Chinese also means losing his political life.

It can be said that Fu Hexi is the political correctness of being a concubine in Qin State...

As soon as Zipu said this, Qin Boning breathed a sigh of relief, the right eldest son Hu was overjoyed, but the left sect shook his head again and again.

"Sir, although my ancestors are not from Qin, I can understand that Hexi's position in the hearts of Qin people, for the sake of Hexi, to offend Zhao Weihan and cause war, it's really not worth it. Maybe Qin will lose more than just that. Hexi…”

Zipu shook his head: "Zuo Shuchang, you saw one, but not the other."

He talked eloquently: "The land of Hexi is the most open area in Yongzhou, with fertile land and rich products. It also restricts the water and land passage between Qin and Jin, and the mountains and rivers are dangerous and difficult to rely on. It is often a channel, and it is a strategically important place for those who own the state and families. When Qin has Hexi, he can make progress in the East. When Duke Mu of Qin, the Qin army once arrived in Zheng State and Hua State, and also fought the exciting battle of kings and officials, which made Jin State dare not open the gate of Jiangdu…”

"But if there is no Hexi in Qin, then the people of Jin can threaten Qin at any time. In the battle of the Fu clan during Duke Huan's time, Qin was defeated, and there was no hope of restoring Hexi! The battle of Masui, Qin was defeated, and 10,000 teachers lost their lives!" In the battle of Xilin, Qin was defeated! The Jin people have even attacked the west of Jingshui, threatening the safety of Yongcheng!"

Everyone in the hall was silent, and the concubines silently listened to Zipu's narration.

"Therefore, when Zhao, Wei and Han are approaching, if there is no Hexi, the three families will be in danger, and Qin may be like Wei, and become livestock that are slaughtered by the three families at will. Therefore, we must help Zhishi to defend the river. , to take Hexi into its own, so that the aggressive Jin people can be blocked from the west of the river again, so that the shame will not repeat itself..."

"As for whether the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han will turn their anger on Qin for this and send troops to attack?" Zipu snorted coldly: "At this moment, Zhao, Wei and Han are probably dividing up the territory of the Zhi clan and the Jin family. The enemy they are facing is probably only the Wei family. The Shu-chang Zuo is worried that the entire country of Qin will not be able to match the Zhao family.

Zuo Shu Chang was speechless and returned to his seat. Right Shu’s eldest son Hu thought of something and said excitedly: “It is said that Qin people say that Di Zhuanxu’s daughter is named Nu Xiu, Nu Xiu Zhi, Xuan Niao Mie Egg, Nu Xiu. Xiu Tunzhi, the great cause of giving birth to a son, the great cause is the ancestor of the Qin and Zhao clans, and it was not until the Yin and Zhou dynasties that they separated. The ancestors of the Qin people also served Zhao Zhifu in order to seek shelter when they were in Canuqiu, claiming to be the Zhao family. , until the status of the feudal lords is higher than that of the Zhao family, and then they will officially become Qin. Since Qin and Zhao both held the banner of the Xuanbird after the great cause, and the Zhao family is very powerful in Jin, it is better to send someone to contact them. Without fighting, Qin Guo can take over Hexi with confidence..."

Zipu sneered at his cousin's suggestion, he thought too simple, if you have the same surname and the same clan, you can trust it, there are so many fights at this time: "Although Qin and Zhao are of the same clan, they have been separated by more than 20 generations. The blood relationship has long been weaker than water. When Zhao Dun was Jin Qing, how did he deceive the Qin people in the battle of Linghu? At that time, did he remember half the friendship of the same surname? , as well as Zuo Shuchang, Sishuchang, and all Qin people, you must firmly remember a lesson, Jin people can't be trusted! Even if the other party is my Ying surname and the same clan!"

In the eyes of Qin people, Duke Hui of Jin, Duke Huai of Jin, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Xiang of Jin, Xianzhen, Zhao Dun, Wei Shouyu, these representatives of Jin people, are really too cunning and insidious! After being cheated countless times, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the honest Qin people finally learned to deceive and have no lower limits from the Jin people, and returned them to the Shandong princes in the Warring States Period...

However, Zipu changed his voice and said again: "Of course, although we have to beware that the Zhao family is unreliable, contact is still necessary. It is not necessarily that Zhao Wuxi also wants to weaken the Wei family. Qin Zhao doesn't even need to be hostile, but to cooperate! "

With the decision of Zipu, the eldest of the concubine, Qin accepted the surrender of the Zhi clan, and the decision to recover Hexi was made. At the end of the court meeting, Zipu also held Zihu and said a few words to him...

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"What? Brother won't let me go to Hexi?" Zi Hu was full of enthusiasm for regaining his homeland, and was a little unhappy.

Zipu stroked his long beard and said, "Zhi Shi has no way to go. Hexi can send the concubine of the chariot to receive it. You have other important things to do."

"What's the matter?"

"As soon as the first monarch died, the sudden death of the prince happened. I supported the emperor to succeed him, but there were many princes and clansmen who were close to him who refused to accept it. The internal political disputes continued for several years one after another, and even Qin did not have time to take care of the six ministers of Jin. In chaos, I missed a great opportunity. A year ago, I cleared out the political enemies in the court, and I only had time to send troops to occupy the fortress of Taolin.”

"Fortress of the peach forest? That barren and broken place, with mountains and rivers, can't grow anything but chestnut and peach trees. What's the use of coming?"

Zipu was a little disappointed: "Ten years have passed, and you are still a reckless man who knows how to charge. The Taolin Fortress was dominated by Huayue in the front, and Linjing and Wei in the back. It has always been the mouthpiece of the Qin State, and whoever wins by military will come out. This is also the place. After the Battle of Weihan, the Qin State could not go east for 150 years, because the Jin people held it here.”

"It turns out that this place is so important..."

"Fortunately last year, I took the time of Zhizhao's decisive battle and occupied several passes in Weihan. You are a handsome army, and you will bring Yin Xi, a doctor who is good at building passes, to the fortress of Taolin to build it after the spring. level."

"The checkpoint? Is it to guard against Jin people?"

"It's mainly the Han clan. After defeating the Zhi clan, the Han clan is sending troops outside the river. I'm afraid that the Han clan's patriarch has taken a fancy to this piece and will forcibly intervene."

Zi Pu said to Zi Hu again earnestly: "Although you and Zuo Shu Chang have differences, you still need to be patient. What he said is not wrong. The rise of the Zhao family is too strong, and it is indeed possible that he might become the leader of our Qin state. Enemy! Although I am isolated in Yongzhou, I can still feel the threat posed by Zhao Wuxi."

"Fortunately, with the pass of the Taolin Fortress, and the land of business that you and I got after helping Chu restore the country ten years ago, plus Hexi, the Qin country has the solid mountains and rivers in the northeast, east, and southeast!"

Zipu is full of confidence. What he doesn't know is that because history has changed beyond recognition, the deviations in the details of the civil war in Jin, such as the early defeat of the Zhi clan, and the delicate relationship between Zhao, Wei and Han, have given Qin a small opportunity for revival...

"While I was a great concubine, even if I couldn't realize Duke Mu's dream of advancing eastward and fighting for hegemony, I could still protect myself!"

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Pacing out of the Dazheng Palace, people outside have been waiting for a long time.

When Zhiguo saw that Zipu walked out with a group of princes and doctors of the Qin State like a star holding the moon, he immediately went up to thank him.

"Zhiguo, the deceased of Jin, has seen the great concubine, dare to ask Qin Jun if he is willing to accept the Zhi clan?"

Zipu said indifferently: "When the Spring Dynasty meeting begins, you and I are ministers of the same dynasty."

This is what it means! Zhiguo was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said again: "Thank you, the great concubine, the Zhi clan will treat himself as a Qin person and be loyal to the Qin country. He will do what he promised the great concubine before, and Tu Yuan is the great concubine. Yes!"

Zipu accepted Zhiguo's flattery with a smile, and accepting Hexi would allow Qin to obtain a strategically important place, to please the clan and the people who untied this knot, and to make his position as a concubine more stable, and he could also get A food town is like three birds with one stone. It is good for the public and private. Why not do it?

"Tu Yuan is the place where my clan got its name. I am very happy when I lost it and found it again. In the future, the Zhi clan and this concubine will be ministers of the same dynasty, and they should work together to defend against the frontiers of the three clans of Jin, Zhao, Wei and Han."

Zipu paused and continued to ask, "I don't know how Bo Zhibo is. When I communicated with him, I heard him say that he was ill and that his life would not be long?" This was also a question that he was extremely concerned about.

"Father fell ill in Shaoliang City..."

Zhiguo's face was miserable, and the house was leaking overnight.

"He said that before he died, he only wanted to see one person." Zhiguo raised his head again, and most of Zhishi's gold and silk money went into Zipu's waist. This was his last request.

"Who does Zhibo want to see?"

"Could the chief concubine send someone to check Lao Tzu's whereabouts in Qin country, and I heard that he was living in seclusion in Taihua Mountain? Before my father died, I just wanted to see Lao Tzu to solve his confusion..."

Lao Tzu?

After thinking about it for a while, Zipu shook his head: "This person, the dragon, sees his head but does not see his tail. It is said that he is no longer in Taihua Mountain, and he does not know where to travel."

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Three hundred years ago, due to the disaster of Mount Li, the Quanrong entered the bandit, Duke Xiang of Qin was listed as a prince due to the merits of King Qin, and he was granted the land of Qixi. Because his uncle also participated in this rescue operation, the Zhou family also took Qin Duke Xiang's uncle Qin Kang sealed the land of Liang on the west bank of the Great River and called it Liang Guo.

After several generations of Liang's inheritance, the last monarch was ushered in. The monarch did not like anything else, but he liked civil engineering. He recruited the people all over the country, built a huge city, and dug trenches. As a weak vassal state between Qin and Jin, Liang Bo's move far exceeded the allowable range of national strength. The heavy labor had already exhausted the people, and the complaints were full of complaints. The backsliding of people's hearts led to escape and resistance, so Duke Mu of Qin took this opportunity to destroy the Liang Kingdom.

Later, the Qin general Liang State was named Shaoliang, because Shaoliang was located in an extremely important strategic position to the west of the Dahe River, so it became a battleground for the military, and also caused Shaoliang to be displaced, sometimes to Qin, sometimes to Jin, and now it is in In the hands of Zhishi.

The twelfth lunar month is approaching, and the remnants of the Zhi clan on the east side of the river have been completely wiped out. Fortunately, they also received news from Yongcheng that the Qin state has accepted the Zhi clan and will send troops to Shaoliang to support them and help them repel the Wei clan. attack.

The retainers of the Zhi clan in Shaoliang City can only hope that the river will not be frozen this year, and that Zhibo Song, who has been sick for more than a month, can hold on for more time. Don't abandon the clan at this time and go with his grandson...

Perhaps it was the fulfillment of prayers, or UU reading www.uukanshu.com or Haotian's protection. In December, the river was not completely frozen, and the Wei family, who had not received the help of the Zhao and Han families, could only look at the dangerous Longmen and sigh. The Qin army had already entered, and they gave up their plan to storm Hexi.

And Zhibo also survived the most dangerous days. Although he was already in a trance, he always woke up when he was on the verge of death.

On this day, it was the first day of the first lunar month of the Xia calendar, and a strange combination came from outside the city of Shaoliang, who was waiting for it.

An old green cow with shiny hair, was raised to be fat and strong, and it was very eye-catching on the road. You can see how much effort it takes to take care of it on weekdays. However, it also showed some old looks, and one of the horns was broken. It licked the stream flowing down from the melting ice and snow on the roadside, opened its moist bull's eyes, and looked at Shaoliangcheng in the mist and shook his head, as if he was human.

An old hand patted the ox's horns, the green ox had a saddle on its back, and on the saddle sat an old man with a crane-haired face, deep eyes, and a kind smile. A bamboo flute, dressed in a dashing suit, just rode the old green ox and walked slowly towards Shaoliang.

The flute played by the old man reverberated in the morning fog. One person and one cow were like messengers of spring. Behind him, Hexi was gradually waking up... (To be continued.)