Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 30 Alliance [Second update, please collect and read]

Ji Bian had long lost his interest in the princes of the world. After all, even the last fiefdom had been given to others, and the Zhou royal family had declined to the point where it could no longer decline.

This has been the case for hundreds of years. Could it be that he, Ji Bian, could make any changes?

Thinking like this, I stood up again.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and a figure hurriedly walked over, with a slight panic on his face.

"Emperor! Emperor!"

The man just came in and immediately knelt on the ground, with a respectful look on his face and a bit of shock: "The King of Zhao is here to see you!"

The king of Zhao?

Ji Bian's face became even more confused. Why did the King of Zhao come to see him? Is there anything else that I have to have the final say on?
  He smiled bitterly. If there was anything else he had the final say on, it would probably be the daily meals, right?
  But even this little right will gradually disappear in the future, right?
  After all, he, the nominal Emperor of Zhou, no longer has a [state]. After the last piece of fiefdom is given to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, his future survival may be a problem.

The princes and kings have long stopped paying tribute to the Emperor of Zhou, and they just do it as a show every year.

They wish they could hide those jewels, gold and silver in their palaces, as if those jewels could give birth to more jewels again.

However, the king of Zhao State has already arrived at this time, and he cannot hide away.

Immediately he whispered to his side: "Change my clothes and put on my crown."

He wanted to retain the last dignity of Emperor Zhou, even if this dignity was just a cover-up.

[-] BC, summer.

Qin, Wei, Han, Chu, Wei, Lu, Song, Qi, and many other big and small countries all gathered together and held an alliance meeting.

The location of the alliance is at the borders of many countries, and it was also the original hunting ground.

This is a strategically important place. Wei, Zhao, Han and other countries have fought wars here. The original king of Lu once met Zheng Bo here. Today he is called Putian, and later he is called Zhongmu.

Zhongmu once served as the capital of the Wei State, but it was not long before the Wei State moved to Daliang.

Zhao State and other places also regard this place as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. The ancient name here means "Da Tian", and there is nothing better than this place in the Central Plains.

on the high platform.

The kings of all the countries were standing there, with the same solemn look on their faces. They were looking at the sky, and thick smoke was billowing from the cauldron behind them, rising straight into the sky. They were praying. .

Qin Xiaogong stood on the high platform, but his heart was still uncertain.

In fact, when he arrived here yesterday, the King of Wei had tactfully hinted to him whether he wanted to become king with him, but he refused.

When he rejected this suggestion, Qin Xiaogong felt that his heart was bleeding.

Who can resist the temptation of becoming king?
  Now, there is one more person.

All the covenants were actually prepared before coming, but there was still a long cutscene. The soldiers in the audience solemnly watched the people on the stage perform.

The theme of this alliance is still [Respect the King and Reject the Barbarians].

Respect the emperor and fight against the barbarians!
  Even though Emperor Zhou was not here, they still shouted this slogan loudly.

But whether it is the Emperor of Zhou who has never arrived or the kings of various countries who are sitting here at this time, everyone knows one thing.

The days when we need to shout these slogans are going away day by day.

When all the preparations and covenants were signed, the king of Wei turned his head and looked at the bronze cauldron rising with flames, and then glanced at the king of Qi next to him. The two of them stepped out at the same time, and then held the bronze wine jugs in their hands. Not a trace of wine spilled out of the wine jugs.

"Today, I, the State of Wei/Qi, become king!"

King Wei's expression was solemn, and the wine glass in his hand seemed to float to the sky, while King Qi next to him had an expression equally cautious and joyful.

"Qi and Wei both recognize their respective kings."

He turned his head and looked at the monarchs of Qin, Han, Chu, Wei, Lu, Song, and other countries standing there. His voice was hoarse and solemn: "Can you admit it?"

Can you admit it?
  Can you deny it?

The people present may not have intended to make this joke, but everyone was stunned at the same time. Only a few people who had known the inside story in advance were excited.

If it were the previous king of the Song Dynasty, I'm afraid he would still have the heart to say a few words, but this current king doesn't have such big ambitions and is just being chased around like a mouse.

Without anyone's opposition, after the barbarians of Chu, two kings once again appeared in all the countries in the world.

And these two kings were like igniting a powder keg, instantly causing chaos in the entire world. Countless countries were splitting and merging into one, and countless people were thinking of ways to see if they could become kings.

In the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, in the palace where the Emperor of Zhou temporarily stayed, it was rare that he did not show a decadent look at this time, but he was not far from decadent.

"Once someone among the princes in the world opens this mouth and legitimately succeeds to the throne, then those people in the future may not be able to stop him."

He waved his hand and asked the boy standing next to him to get down.

The bells in the hall seemed to be ringing endlessly, but the dignity and power belonging to the Zhou royal family were slowly disappearing in the long river of time.

How many things have happened since ancient times?
  "Ugh--"

Shang Yang pursed his lips helplessly, looked at Chen Ye and said, "Your Majesty has been back for two days, and he has only been sighing for the past two days. What is going on?"

"do you know?"

Chen Ye glanced at Shang Yang and then said calmly: "It's still a matter of becoming king."

"Since the alliance came back, your Majesty has been unhappy. He wants to be king."

"Of course, Your Majesty is not making any fuss, just sighing faintly."

"Do you have any solution?"

Shang Yang was stunned and wanted to claim the throne. It was indeed too early now.

He continued to handle the government affairs at hand with peace of mind, no longer observing Qin Xiaogong next to him. Once he relaxed, the speed of handling government affairs gradually increased.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Qin Xiaogong muttered: "I just want to be the king, but I was stopped by two ministers."

"Ugh."

Time passed day by day, and in less than a month, everyone in the world knew about Emperor Zhou's generosity, and also understood another thing.

Wei and Qi became kings!
  The people of Lao Qin couldn't help but be a little anxious. How could they convince the king at this time?

Among these worried people, Gongzi Qian was the most worried.

Heijia Mansion
  Gongzi Qian looked complicated: "I didn't expect that they could come up with this idea to buy time."

(End of this chapter)