Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 6 Where the destiny is, turning barbarians into summer
The former king was entrusted with the commander-in-chief of the king's administration, the acting king's affairs, the Dazai, the general, and Luohouzhao led the army back to Beijing. At the same time, dozens of princes and princes went to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor, held meetings and alliances, and rewarded merit and punishment, especially the Yin Ruins. The old land will be feudal again.

This was the first time that all the princes gathered in Haojing after King Kang's first year of feudalism, and the etiquette issue kept the entire royal court busy.

Normally speaking, Ji Zhao is such a powerful minister, leading the army back to Beijing will definitely encounter speculation from interested people, but Ji Zhao has long been prepared. The concubines he chose for the emperor are all princes and noble daughters with powerful mothers, except for the queen Qi Jiang. , the three wives are all strong branches from princes with different surnames.

Everyone could see that Luohou was trying his best to maintain the balance of power in the capital, which made the emperor's relatives feel relieved. Their side, otherwise they have no chance of winning.

At the end of October, starting from Yin Ruins, the army of the Eastern Expedition after a month's journey finally arrived outside Haojing.

The emperor Yun personally led the princes, ministers, and internal and external princes in Beijing to welcome the triumphant Eastern Expedition army outside the East King Gate of Haojing City. Ji Zhao wore armor and swords, and bowed three times to the emperor in military uniform. Ji Yun quickly supported Ji Zhao and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang has made great contributions to the state and Zhou society. In the "Wang Dao", it is said that the Son of Heaven should respectfully treat the saints who can make the world govern. Besides, you once carried widows. This is the etiquette between father and son. It does not conform to the way of the ancient holy king."

Ji Zhao didn't insist, but turned around and pointed at the army of the Eastern Expedition: "Your Majesty, in the first year of the minister, I respected your order to go on an expedition, and tens of thousands of soldiers were willing to fight in a difficult environment. I hope to repay you one or two, the reason why I can make great achievements is because of the grace of the former king and your destiny.”

Ji Yun pulled Ji Zhao to his chariot, and said as he walked: "The destiny is when the saints come out, Wang Shu is healthy, and the destiny of the state is here."

The two entered Haojing surrounded by thousands of people, and the three armies returned to the camp under the leadership of the generals, and they would be rewarded by the special envoy of the emperor in the future.

Those who were eligible to receive the fief were taken to the palace. The authority of the Central Court of the Eastern Expedition was greatly demonstrated, and those who were chaotic in the Xia were completely defeated. The power of the people has also been weakened, but the situation of the four barbarians in the whole world is still quite grim.

It is impossible for the Son of Heaven and the Six Armies to go on expeditions all the time. No one can guarantee victory all the time.

In the real history, the authority of the Son of Heaven fell, and a large part of the reason was that the six armies of the Son of Heaven were completely lost, and there was no military guarantee to deter the princes.

Ji Zhao intends to further strengthen the exchange of interests between the emperor and the princes during this feudal expedition. That kind of simple tribute cannot allow the emperor of Zhou to obtain sufficient benefits when the princes expand, and is not conducive to the stability of the Zhou Dynasty.

It was another set of rituals to sacrifice to heaven. After all, Ji Yun was still young, and the main process was completed by Ji Zhao. The princes were tossed for a day but did not feel tired. Those who went on the expedition and made meritorious deeds were waiting for rewards. Leave it to fate.

As the night fell, the palace was full of brilliant lights, the sound of silk and bamboo was incessant, and the sound of banquets was everywhere, so happy.

The next day.

The emperor summoned the ministers in the palace.

I saw Ji Zhao wearing a sword standing on the right side of the throne of the emperor, this is the regent, and Taigongwang is standing two sections down the steps on the left side of the emperor, this is the auxiliary.

After a series of pilgrimages, Ji Zhao asked, "Do you know why Gu wanted to feudal the state and establish a country, but it is different from Xia Shang?"

Ji Zhao's remarks made everyone in the palace a little puzzled. Since ancient times, they have been rewarded with land to the heroic clan. This is a matter of course, is there any special reason?

"I don't know, please ask Dazai to explain."

A good prank is to answer the call in a timely manner.

Ji Zhao then said what he had thought up for a long time: "The matter of feudalism, as early as when the late king was there, Gu had a discussion with the late king. This is a major matter involving whether Bang Zhou should be ordered by heaven. Falling on Zhu Xia, the world is the land given to Zhu Xia to survive, but a lot of fertile land is occupied by barbarians. Follow-up."

It was the first time everyone in the hall heard this statement, but thinking about it carefully, wasn't Yin Shang replaced by Bang Zhou because he couldn't handle the Dongyi tribe properly and consumed a lot of troops?
Of course, what they believed most was that Ji Zhao moved the late king out, and it was recognized by everyone that the late king Chengtian was ordered.

"Four years ago, I was alone in the king's affairs. In this palace, I carried out feudalism, rewarding clansmen, heroes, and descendants of previous dynasties. The Son of Heaven rewarded them with land, population, and wealth, hoping to rule the people of Yi and Di as the monarchs of the Xia Dynasty. , and eventually turned into summer, so that the destiny of our state will be extended.

However, they did not want to repay the emperor's grace and conquered the barbarians who did not obey the king for the emperor. Instead, they rebelled and caused troubles, which weakened the strength of Zhu Xia, and finally God punished them.

To kill alone in the east is to be guided by the mandate of heaven. If the most severe punishment is not imposed on the rebels, how can the merits of the appointed loyal ministers be displayed?
The beginning of "The King's Way" is 'The king's industry is not partial, and the Xia and Yi are not at odds! 'I hope you all can firmly remember the status of the princes of the state and Zhou, and use the rituals of Zhou to rule the barbarians.

If he can't do it, the emperor will never let anyone who affects the destiny of the state and Zhou be spared. According to his fault, he will lose the title and seize the land, and even take the title and remove the country. Face to face with ancestors. "

Deprived of surnames, demoted to commoners!
Everyone has a heart, the surname is the source of their blood, and the clan is a symbol of their dignity. Once the two are deprived, they will become lonely ghosts. In this era of blood aristocracy, no official position will fall. On their heads, unless the Son of Heaven takes pity on them, no matter how big the world is, there will be no resurrection day.

At this time, everyone put the attack on Yidi as the top priority of Fengguo, which is exactly what Ji Zhao was happy to see.

From the perspective of the territory of later generations, the contribution of the Zhou Dynasty is unparalleled. Hundreds of armed colonial groups attacked everywhere, almost annihilating other cultural tribes in the entire Central Plains, and they were all unified under the co-lord Zhou Tianzi, forming hundreds of years of cultural identity.

It laid a solid foundation for the unification of the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The feudal system is a very suitable system for the current era. What Ji Zhao has to do is to greatly strengthen the cultural exchanges between the feudal lords on the original basis, so that all the feudal feudal lords can identify with the identities of the Zhu Xia, and let all the feudal feudal lords who collude with foreign nations be Shame on the world.

"Gu compiled three books, "Zhou Li", "Royal System", and "Wang Dao" to teach the emperor. The book "Zhou Li" is the foundation of the state and Zhou. All the princes must study it carefully before they can serve the emperor wholeheartedly."

Ji Zhao held up pieces of white silk cloth and signaled to everyone: "The feudalism practiced in the first year had only its shape, but not its spirit, so there were four thieves who rebelled against the yin and yang, disrespected the heavens, and harmed the common people. Scroll, the slaughter is stern, and today the feudalism is re-established, from then on, the yin and yang of the heavens are in order, and the princes must act according to the rules and cannot be overstepped, so that our country will always enjoy the destiny of Zhou, and you can also enjoy the wealth forever."

The enfeoffment system adjusted by Ji Zhao was finally released. First, in order to demonstrate the grace of the state and Zhou, the system of two kings and three keels was proposed.

The descendants of the three kings Yao, Shun, and Yu who were previously named, only the descendants of King Yu retained the title of Duke Qi, and then the title of Duke Song was inherited by King Zhou's concubine Can, but the fief of Song was greatly reduced. The old Yin and Shang clan gave him to appease the remaining Yin and Shang survivors. Zi Can is very grateful. He does not care about the size of the land title, but this time the division proves that the Zhou Dynasty will really not target the Yin and Shang survivors. .

Later, the descendants of Huangdi, Yao, and Shun were sealed in Zhu, Tang, and Chen, respectively, and they were all marquis, second to the two kings.

Of course, although the title is high, the position is not good, and Ji Zhao placed it next to the powerful feudal state with the surname Ji.

But of course the princes would not care about this, after all, it was a free benefit, and even the descendants of Yin and Shang were still able to enjoy a piece of land.

After fictitious

"The Marquis of Qi, the Marquis of Yan, the Marquis of Bao and the Marquis of Hui came forward to hear the seal."

The four unrelated marquis got up quickly. Among them, only Taigongwang knew what Ji Zhao wanted to do. After all, among the four marquis, only Qihou was in power in Wangji, and the other three were sealed in the frontier.

"Chen is here!"

Of the four people named by Ji Zhao, the Duke of Qi needless to say, one of the three dukes is in the eyes of the princes, and is the only person in the state and Zhou who can stand against him. The other three are the younger brothers of King Wu. Going to a remote place, but four years later, the expedition against the barbarians has been quite effective, and they are the more powerful branches of the family surnamed Ji today.

"Heaven and earth have four poles and eight poles, and the Son of Heaven is in the center, commanding the four directions, but barbarians from all sides keep coming, this is unforgivable.

Qi, Yan, Bao, and Hui are the strong branches of the Xia kingdoms. The Son of Heaven wants to manifest the mandate of heaven in all directions and spread the etiquette and culture of the state and Zhou, so I order you to conquer Dongyi, Xirong, Beidi, and Nanman.

The Son of Heaven gave you his scepter, which symbolizes war, and also gave you the power to convene a meeting of princes every March, and named the four of you "accepted by the king".

At the beginning of the book of the feudal lords of the Huimeng, there is a statement 'to be ordered by the king' and the title of the title, the same as the three dukes.

With this appointment, in January each year, you will send messengers to meet the emperor, offer captives and goods to the emperor, and the emperor will reward you according to your meritorious deeds.

'Ordered by the king' is relocated every five years. If the meritorious deeds are acceptable, they can continue to receive the title. If the meritorious deeds are not enough for several years, the emperor will take it back and transfer it to the other princes. "

This time, everyone in the hall couldn't sit still. The four princes gained the power to ally the princes when they conquered the barbarians, which meant that they were the masters of the four directions.

The so-called, the important affairs of the country, in the sacrifice in the Rong, there is another saying, only the name and the tool, can not fake.

It was beyond everyone's expectations that the emperor suddenly transferred some of the power of conquest and the power of the title to the princes.

But in Ji Zhao's view, let's not say that the four-town vassal system can effectively integrate the armies of all sides and attack the barbarians. Moreover, the four-town vassal cannot threaten the emperor of Zhou within a hundred years. In a hundred years, the vassal state will rise and fall. , the names of the four town princes can also be used as a tool to provoke the princes, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Moreover, Luo Guo is one of the vassal kingdoms after all, and it is also the foundation for Ji Zhao to settle down for hundreds of years. It is not good for the emperor to be too strong.

After the initial shock, the princes below the earl began to think, if they did not go to the alliance, would they provoke retaliation?
The four lords are also thinking about the impact of this policy. The fief of Yanhou is in the far northeast, and the fief of Huihou is in the south of the Dahe River, which is very far from the capital of Hao. It is almost a single fight, if you can recruit some children to fight with you, it will be better than nothing.

The Quanrong in the west is powerful, and it has always been the emperor's six armies to fight against it. The emperor has divided four Hou kingdoms with the surname Ji in the west of Wang Ji, but no one is sure whether they can resist the Quanrong force. If the battle is unfavorable, the emperor will send troops. , will definitely be accused by the emperor. Among the four princes, Baohou has the most pressure, and at least half of the burden of defending Wang Ji will be placed on him in the future.

The situation of the princes of Qi is relatively good, and Dongyi has always been the key target. Qi has been fighting since the founding of the country, but the eastern part of the princes is the most, and almost half of the princes are enfeoffed in the east. Influence can expand instantly.

But it is precisely because the eastern part is important that several important princes are also here, such as the Song Kingdom, the former part of the Yin Shang Dynasty. If the Duke of Song participated in the alliance, he was ordered by the king to be the same as the third prince, but the Lord of Song was the real third prince, and he was powerful. , plus the status is already up and down, can Qi Hou still sit on the main seat?
Besides, there is Luo Guo, one of the most powerful countries with the surname Ji. It is also a big country in the east. It is not even too far away from Qi. Although Ji Zhao has not been in the country, who can ignore it? ?

Luoyi is also under construction. Even if Qi can suppress the Song and Luo kingdoms by being ordered by the king, can it still surpass the emperor?

Although they each have their own ideas, the four princes will naturally not give up the opportunity given by the emperor to unify the princes in a justifiable manner. The other princes also want to get the title of "accepted by the king" in their hearts. Not qualified to speak at all.

The four princes nodded their heads in unison, took the scepter symbolizing conquest from the waiter, and returned to the queue.

"During the solitary east expedition, I saw that the wine vessels and ritual vessels of the various countries were in chaos, ignorance and disorder.

In the old years, the former king Yu forged the Jiuding to suppress Jiuzhou. The Jiuding received the mandate of Heaven and was the ritual vessel of the king. When the princes used the Jiuding, what kind of ritual vessel should the king use?The king is a person who carries the goods in the sky, so when offering sacrifices to the sky, isn't the prince arrogantly peeping at the artifact and trying to rebel? "

Ji Zhao's voice sounded relatively calm. In the era before Zhou Li appeared, this situation was very common, but Ji Zhao could not tolerate it.

The disorder of the ruling class will bring instability to the rule, which is the biggest variable for him to clear the game. Only a stable political situation is in his best interest.

"In view of this situation, everyone must read the "Zhou Li" compiled. There are rules to follow in everything from clothing, palaces, food, utensils, chariots and horses, to musical instruments, from life to death. If there are any people who violate the rules in the future, in an instant, the emperor will issue an order, and the world will attack them, seize the nobles and destroy the country, demote them to common people, and cut their corpses apart!"

Five horses torn apart!

This kind of torture is not used for clerks and above, no wonder they are demoted to commoners.

Ji Zhao believed that this was a successful court meeting. The ruling group of Bangzhou passed the national policy for the next few decades with great efficiency, and the entire dynasty walked in history as he hoped.

The princes returned to their fiefs with the population and goods that the Son of Heaven had rewarded.

The people of Wangji left the crowded land and served in the vassal state. The best of them could even become vassals of the vassals. Although they were not officials of the vassals, getting a fief could be regarded as entering the stage of scholars.

Everyone in Bang Zhou has a bright future.

And Ji Zhao was sitting in Wang Ji, and as his luck points slowly increased, he taught Ji Yun how to be king, and silently watched the news of the princes from all over the world.

(End of this chapter)