Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 514 King Wu defeated Zhou ([-])

Autumn of the fifth year of Duke Yan 310 (525)
Jiqu City

Zanpu's army returned triumphantly, and the carriage was filled with the heads of the Qiang people, and brought back a beautiful Qiang girl.

The new Zanpu has been on the throne for ten years. During these ten years, he has been fighting against the Qiang people in the west and north, killing rivers of blood and capturing tens of thousands of slaves.

With his outstanding military exploits, he intends to use the authority he gained in the war to reform the centralization of royal power and weaken the power of the priests and nobles. He does not want to be the spokesperson of any god in the world, but wants to replace the god himself and become the god of the world.

Therefore, he made a decision to violate the ancestral system, and actually forbade the priests to worship the gods of nature, and only Zanpu himself was allowed to sacrifice, and the sacrifices were still the ancestor gods.

The internal conflicts that had been eased in the period of the first king immediately intensified, and the priests and nobles wanted to let the new Zanpu die quickly.

"Although Zanpu of the Yalong people won, the Yalong people lost."

"Although we won, we actually lost."

"Because the more wars Zamp wins, the greater his authority will be, and the harder it will be for us to resist his random reforms."

The priests and nobles gathered together to discuss the future of the Yalong people.

A priest looked in the direction of the palace and muttered to himself, "That woman, a young girl who was captured by the Qiang tribe, will become a disaster of destruction."

It was rumored that the girl who was captured by the Qiang tribe was the reincarnation of the Nine-Tailed Fox, but no one knew whether it was true or not.

"Zamp promulgated new reforms to reuse those little people with no background. He also took in criminals from our tribes and turned our tribe's criminal labor into his labor force. He actually robbed us of our population."

"He defeated those ethnic groups in the West and has gained so many people. Why does he want to rob us of people?"

"He has meat to eat, but he refuses to let us drink soup. God, why is there such a cruel monarch?"

The priests and nobles wailed, desperate for the future.

"I have dreamed, dreamed that our powers were taken away, and Zanpu turned us our descendants into his servants, kneeling at his begging for rewards."

"This Yalong is not the Yalong we want, it's better to destroy it!"

The nobles no longer cared about the life and death of the Yalong Dynasty, and only wanted to keep their own privileges.

At this moment, a little man walked in, and that little man was Jiang Ziya, who was already 52 years old.

He didn't go directly to Ji Chang, but first went to Xin Zanpu, who reused little people.

After all, Xin Zanpu has such a powerful dynasty, which is obviously more reliable than Zhou Guo.

But after accompanying Xin Zanpu for a few years, Jiang Ziya found that this Xin Zanpu was headstrong, did not understand the value of a united front, did not know how to divide the enemy's internal forces, and let the enemy kill each other. When facing hostile forces, he would only blindly kill Shasha is just a pure reckless man.

"Such a reckless man is not worthy of my assistance. Following him will make me fail with him sooner or later."

Jiang Ziya's reason for betraying Xin Zanpu is simple, that is, a good bird chooses a tree to rest.

He assisted the monarch because he wanted to gain glory and wealth, not idealism, so it was naturally impossible to be buried with this reckless Zanpu.

But his younger brother Shen Gongbao chose to stay by Zanpu's side to assist him. The reason was that Xin Zanpu had ready-made prosperity and wealth to enjoy, so why should he gamble with Zhou Yuan?
Jiang Ziya became the bridge between the priests and nobles and Zhou Yuan, connecting the two.

This time, he came here specifically to present gifts from Zhou Yuan to the priests and nobles.

"I have seen all the envoys." Jiang Ziya respected the priests, and then said: "Some fugitives have entered the territory of the state of Zhou. I heard that these fugitives came from the group of the envoys of the gods. Priest Chang of the state of Zhou sent these fugitives back. "

Zanpu absorbed the fugitive slaves of the nobles to supplement his own strength, but Ji Chang chose to do the opposite, sending the fugitive slaves of the nobles back to their original masters in order to win the favor of the other party.

"Dong Bohou is really a noble person. He didn't covet our fugitive population, but sent those slaves back. This is a truly suitable monarch."

"Yes, yes, it would be great if Dong Bohou could become our Zanpu, but unfortunately we can't change it."

The nobles of the Yalong Dynasty are very grateful to Ji Chang for what he has done these years. When they were suppressed by the brutal Zanpu, it was this Dongbohou from the East who gave them warmth.

Later, in a ceremony where humans offered sacrifices to ancestors and gods, some nobles advised Zanpu, the reckless man: "If you act arbitrarily, deprive the people (nobles) of their rights, and wantonly mutilate the subjects (nobles), the gods will not bless you." , now that the gods have not completely given up on us Yalong people, you should hurry up and get everything back on track. In this way, you are still Zanpu, and we are still your people (nobles), and the gods will continue to bless you and Your dynasty."

However, the reckless Zanpu sneered and said: "I don't need the protection of your gods. I am the greatest god in the world. If your gods abandon us Yalong, I will kill your gods and replace your gods." , from Gulai to become the new god of the Yalong people!"

The nobleman was dumbfounded, pointed at Zanpu in disbelief, and roared angrily: "Tyrant! You are blasphemy, you will not end well!"

"Huh! Talking nonsense!" the reckless Zanpu ordered to his attendants: "Kill him and sacrifice to the god of ancestors."

"He is the younger brother of the first emperor, and his status is noble enough. Why don't you dig out his heart and eat the hearts of the nobles to enhance your divine power." The captured beautiful girl has become the favorite concubine of the reckless man Zanpu.

Subsequently, the great nobleman, Zanpu's uncle, had his heart dug out, and the body was used as a sacrifice to the ancestors.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan
"Father, Xin Zanpu is unpopular. It has already made the nobles in the country revolt, why not attack at this time?" Ji Fa, who was already 35 years old, asked puzzled.

Because the ancestor of the state of Zhou was also named Ji Fa, if he came to the throne, then he would be Ji Fa II, the second ruler named Ji Fa.

The same name and surname are allowed in the state of Zhou. In the future, there will be Ji Fa III, Ji Fa IV, Ji Fa V... Ji Fa IX... Ji Fa Fourteen... Ji Fa Sixteen.

"Wait a little longer, there are still many Yalong nobles and princes who are maintaining neutrality. We are rebelling at this time, and we don't get much support. We have to wait a little longer. When Xin Zanpu becomes the enemy of the world, we will raise the flag to rebel time." Ji Chang was very calm, he kept befriending the Yalong nobles and princes, and waited for Xin Zanpu to give everyone a fatal blow when he couldn't bear it anymore.

However, waiting and waiting, before Xin Zanpu became the enemy of the whole world, the time for "delivering sacrifices" in the spring of the second year came. Tribute, go to Jiqu City to pay tribute.

This is just a very common thing, and no one thinks it is a big deal. After all, it has been like this every year for hundreds of years. Everyone has long been used to it. This is the case in all the vassal states of the Yalong Dynasty. At this time of the year, Let the eldest son of the lord go to Jiqu City with tribute and sacrifices, express his loyalty to Zanpu, and show that he only has Zanpu as the sun in his heart, and he has absolutely no two hearts.

However, not long after, his eldest son Bo Yikao offended Zanpu's favorite concubine and was killed by Zanpu. Ji Chang himself was also required to go to Jiqu City to apologize to Zanpu.

Just like how Ji Chang's father went to Jiqu City without hesitation back then, Ji Chang also chose to go to Jiqu City without hesitation in order to dispel Zanpu's suspicion of the Zhou people in order to hide his strength and bide his time.

Sure enough, as soon as Ji Chang entered Jiqu City, he was captured by Zanpu's army.

"Dong Bohou, someone has reported that you intend to treason. Now as long as you are willing to hand over Zhou Yuan and let Gu's army enter your Zhouyuan's direct rule, Gu will believe that you have no intention of treason." Zan Pu's words were purely improvised. , simply want to annex Zhou State, and turn the increasingly powerful Zhou State from a vassal state into a direct-controlled territory.

"Heaven and earth can learn from each other. I only have Zanpu as the sun in my heart, and I have no second thoughts!" Ji Chang cried out for injustice.

"Hehe." Zanpu sneered, and joked to him: "This is a delicacy made with your son. Gu wants to know, in your heart, is it important for your son or Gu's orders? Now, as long as you are willing to obey lonely command"

The vengeance of killing his father and his son mingled together, making him extremely angry, but for the sake of the real big plan, for the final revenge, he could only continue to endure it.

Ji Chang was imprisoned in the dungeon. Unless Ji Chang was willing to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and lead the way for Xin Zanpu to attack the state of Zhou, Xin Zanpu would not release Ji Chang.

Zhou State's terrain is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so although Zhou State is not as powerful as the Yalong Dynasty, it can rely on the difficult terrain to prevent the Yalong Dynasty from directly destroying Zhou State.

It is a bit similar to the Yan State and the Jin Dynasty at the beginning. Although the Yan State could not defeat the Jin Dynasty, it could stop the Jin Dynasty by relying on the dangerous terrain of Shanhaiguan, making it difficult for the Jin Dynasty to break through the Yan State.

The reckless Zanpu clearly wanted him, Ji Chang, to become Zhou's king Ting and Ming Baozong.

But Ji Chang was naturally unwilling to be the leading party for Zanpu, and he was unwilling to be the emperor who would destroy his own country, so he was kept in custody.

It wasn't until Jiang Ziya asked Ji Fa to give gifts to Xin Zanpu's favorite concubine to make amends, and persuaded those Yalong nobles who had a good impression of Zhou to help, that Ji Chang was finally released and wrote the "Canon" in prison.

After returning to Zhouyuan, Ji Chang went uncharacteristically. In an instant, he lost the humility and respect he had when he was in Jiqu City. Instead, his face turned livid, his hands clenched into fists, and he gritted his teeth while looking in the direction of Jiqu City.

"Undestroy Yalong, I, Ji Chang, swear not to be human!"

After that, he thanked Jiang Ziya next to him, and said to Ji Fa: "This is the mysterious gentleman I usually mentioned lurking in Jiqu City, who specially provides us with the latest information about Jiqu City. This wise man is a disciple of [Yuanshi Tianzun] Mr. Xu, if I suddenly die of illness, you must respect Mr. Jiang and use Mr. Jiang again, because Mr. Jiang will become an important assistant for our Zhou people to conquer the snow-covered plateau."

"My child will remember." Ji Fa nodded, and his heart was also filled with anger, which was the anger of the Zhou people towards the Yalong people.

(End of this chapter)