A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 18: Stabilize people’s hearts and destroy the Great Wall

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The Bai family held a very grand funeral for the head of the family, but Bai Huan was still buried with him according to the Bai family's custom, with only a rich costume, a jade pendant, and a room of classics.

Bai Zhen looked at his father's tombstone, and for the first time he had the idea of ​​being dissatisfied with the Zhou Dynasty. However, the Bai family's power was not enough, and they still needed to save up. Bai Zhen finally understood why the first master wanted to establish a family, because one How small the power is. Only when the power of many people gather together can we have time to fight against injustice.

And how to bring people together? In the family, who is closest to you than the people who are related to you by blood? As long as there is a reasonable system to ensure that there are no clues among the clans, "Someone beats our Bai family" will not be allowed. Mention the guy and get on it.

After Bai Huan's funeral was completed, Bai Zhen looked at Yu Gui in his mind alone:
【Descent】

Wu Zu (aged fifty-five years): Si’s surname was Bai Shizhen [last words]: Wu’er didn’t expect that, treat your retainers well.

Xiangzu (aged sixty-three): His surname was Bai Shiwu. [Last words]: Come on, Huan'er! Pay attention to the inheritance of the school.

Huan Zu (aged forty-one): Si’s surname was Bai, Huan’s last words: Ji Xia, you are a cheat, you TXX.

【Housekeeper】

Last name: Si

Family name: Bai

Name: Zhen

Qualification: Good (moderate)
Martial Arts: Proficient in martial arts, wielding weapons like a god (+), normal physique
Text: Proficient in writing and calligraphy, slightly good at governance, and mentally normal

【Historical Collection】

[Text] "Oath of Shepherd", "Li of Zhou", "Kang Gao", "Jiu Gao", "Zicai", "Feihe", "Shang Shu"...

[Martial Arts] "Gong Jue", "Sword War Jue", "Body Training", "Ge Jue", "Military Law Book", "Formation Book"...

[History] "Si Zong Ji", "Bai Wu Ji" and "Bai Huan Ji"

The next day, everyone in the White House held discussions in the meeting hall.

Bai Zhen is sitting on the main seat. Behind him on the left side is Quan Feng, the chief of the Shadow Guard (son of Quan Ze). Behind him on the right is Qiu Zhuan, the chief of the Bai Zhi Guard.

Sitting below on the left side are Bai Han (son of Bai Zhang), the leader of the branch line, Bai Zhi, the leader of the library pavilion, and Bai Su, the head of the Bai family academy.

Below and on the right side are Su Xiang, the leader of the civilian hall, Yuan Pu, the leader of the military hall, and You Wei, the chief of Baiyi.

Bai Zhen said: "The First Lord disappeared in the south this time. This is not the First Lord's fault, but the Emperor's problem. Therefore, we must respond to the Emperor's demands selectively in the future. For such an obviously useless expedition like this, I, the Bai family, I should find a reason to refuse, what do you think?"

The officials of the Bai family in the hall were obviously deeply resentful that Emperor Zhou had the family head killed in the south. They all nodded and said "hey" to express their support.

Bai Zhen saw that everyone agreed with his point of view, so he continued: "This time, the former Shadow Guard Captain Quan Ze and the former White Guard Captain Kuang Feng died in the formation, so I plan to promote Quan Ze His son Quan Feng serves as the captain of the Shadow Guard, and Qiu Zhuan serves as the captain of the White Guard, while the rest remain unchanged."

Seeing that everyone in the hall had no objections, he continued: "I have just inherited the position of the head of the Bai family, and I don't know much about the situation at home, so I hope you can introduce me to the situation at home."

Su Xiang, the leader of the civil hall, came out and said: "Now my Bai family has a fiefdom of one hundred miles, four cities and one pass, namely Baiyi, Huaiyi, Luyi, Zhuyi and Baiguan, with a population of 60,000.

Among them, there are 30,000 in Baiyi, accounting for nearly half of the Bai family's population, 10,000 in Huaiyi, 6,000 in Luyi, 4,000 in Zhenyi, and 10,000 in Baiguan. The Bai's caravans have spread all over the major cities and vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty.
Now the family has 20,000 gold, 30,000 silver, 50,000 copper, and 1,000 tons of iron. There were five hundred craftsmen. In addition, a copper mine and an iron mine were discovered in the Taihang Mountains. Because they were relatively close to the Dongyi tribe, they were not mined. "

Later, Yuan Pu, the leader of the military hall, came out to report: "There are currently two thousand soldiers in our family, all equipped with armor. Now five hundred are in Baiguan, five hundred are in Zhuyi, two hundred are in Huaiyi, and three hundred are in Luyi. Five hundred in Baiyi"

Shadow Guard Chief Quan Feng also came out and said: "There were originally two hundred White Guards, and now there are one hundred and fifty-three White Guards."

Bai Han, the leader of the branch, stood up and said: "Now there are thirteen people from the public clan who do not have the divine seal in the branch."

Bai Su, the head of the Bai Family Academy, said: "There are now a total of 5,000 registered students in the academy. There is one primary school in each town, and Bai Yi has five primary schools."

Bai Zhen nodded to express his understanding. The next step was the discussion. Finally, Bai came up with the motion:
A: Expand Luyi and Zhangyi, increase the population of the two cities, search for land that can grow crops in the Taihang Mountains, and cultivate farmland.

B: Set up a research institute to study how to transplant the ancestral locust tree from Fengyi to Baiyi. At the same time, we will increase efforts to recruit talents. C: For the children of the branch, the Bai family only provides basic life, and the others need to find jobs in the family.

Ding: Increase investment in school construction, change Bai's School to Bai's Itchy Xu Hall, and take charge of all school affairs in Baidi.

E: Select warriors as soon as possible to complete the White Guards.

This time the Bai family's meeting did not make any major changes. It was mainly to stabilize the turmoil caused by the sudden death of the first master Huan. If the Bai family's inheritance system had not been perfected, only the direct lineage of the family head would be allowed to inherit the position of the family head, and the family head could only designate one. As the head wife, the wife is usually the first wife.

And since all the heads of the Bai family in the past dynasties had only one wife, there was no such thing as competition for the throne. And it has a young master system. Because of Yu Gui's influence, the head of the Bai family has always been in good health. As long as there are no accidents, he can live to be over fifty.

Therefore, it is possible to wait until the young master reaches full adulthood and has profound family knowledge, so that the young master of the Bai family will not become a mentally retarded and ignorant master.

The nineteenth year of King Wang (977 BC)
The Emperor of Zhou conquered Jingchu in the south and returned with a huge defeat. Not only the Eighth Division of Luo and the Eighth Division of Yin were lost along the Han River, but also a large number of princes and nobles who supported the Emperor of Zhou were lost. More importantly, the Emperor of Zhou himself also died. Hanshui.

After the body of Emperor Zhou returned to Luoyi, the ministers gave him the posthumous title of "Zhao" and called him King Zhao of Zhou. The sage heard that Zhou Da was called Zhao; the voice heard from Xuanyuan was called Zhao; the majestic and respectful successor was called Zhao, and the saintly and virtuous heir was called Zhao.

Because the death of the Emperor of Zhou was too taboo, the central government of the Zhou Dynasty did not notify the princes to allow them to come and worship.

After that, Ji Man, the son of King Zhao of Zhou, ascended the throne as the emperor. Because the emperor of Zhou found that the way of the previous kings had declined, he was saddened by the lack of laws of King Wen and King Wu.
Later, the emperor of Zhou appointed Bo Chen as his servant, and asked Bo Chen to advise him on the principles of governing the country at any time, and wrote "Zhen Ming". So the world became peaceful again.

King Twelve Years (965 BC)
Seeing that Quan Rong did not send tribute in time, the Emperor of Zhou suddenly wanted to conquer Quan Rong on a whim. He sacrificed to the public and tried to persuade his father to admonish him: "This is absolutely unacceptable, Your Majesty. When King Kang was in power, he showed off his virtues but not his force.

The army is stationed in the capital and only dispatched when necessary. When dispatched, it must show its power. However, showing off force will desecrate the army. If the strength of the army is known to the enemy, it will not be able to deter the enemy.

Therefore, the hymn praising Zhou Wen Gong said: "Put away your weapons and swords, hide your bow and arrows. I want my virtue to spread throughout the world, and the king's industry will be preserved forever." '

When King Kang treated the people, he would try his best to make them morally upright and pure, increase their property, make them convenient to use, clearly show their interests, educate them with culture and virtue, so that they can pursue welfare, stay away from disasters, and have benevolence in their hearts. Virtue fears threats and punishments;
Therefore, King Kang was able to preserve the careers of King Wen and King Wu and continue to grow, so that there are still many people in the world who miss King Kang. "

Then Ji Gongmoufu continued to speak to the impatient Zhou Tianzi: "Your Majesty, according to the system of the former king, the area inside the state is Dianfu, the area outside the state is Houfu, the place guarded by the princes is Binfu, and the place where the barbarians are located is Binfu. If you want to obey, the place where Rong Zhai is located is deserted.

The princes in Dianfu should offer sacrifices to the emperor's father and ancestors, the princes in houfu should offer sacrifices to the emperor's great ancestors and great ancestors, the princes in binfu should offer sacrifices to the emperor's distant ancestors, and the princes in robe should offer sacrifices to the emperor's distant ancestors. Tributes must be paid regularly, and the feudal princes must come to see the emperor.

The sacrifices offered by the princes of Dianfu are once a day, the sacrifices of the princes of Binfu are offered once a month, the sacrifices of the princes of Binfu are offered once a quarter, the tributes offered by the princes of Yifu are once a year, and the tributes of the princes of Huangfu are presented to the court. The emperor lives once in his life.

In the teachings of the late kings, if the princes do not come forward to offer sacrifices, they must reflect on their thoughts; if the princes do not come and offer sacrifices, they must reflect on their words; if the princes do not come and offer sacrifices, they must modify the system; If you pay tribute, you must revise your status; if you fail to obey the emperor and fail to meet the emperor, you must reflect on your virtue; if you still fail to make the princes fulfill their duties, you must impose punishments.

The emperor wants to punish the princes who refuse to bring in sacrifices, attack the princes who fail to bring sacrifices, conquer the princes who fail to bring sacrifices, rebuke the princes who refuse to bring tribute, and give orders to Huangfu. The princes who do not meet the emperor.

Therefore, regarding punishment, there are armies for attacking, weapons for conquest, orders for responsibilities, and words written in proclamations.

If you still cannot make the princes perform their duties despite issuing verbal orders, you should further reflect on your virtue and do not tire the people to carry out expeditions. Therefore, no neighboring princes are disobedient, and no distant country is disobedient.

Now since the death of Da Bi and Bo Shi, Quan Rong has come to see the emperor in compliance with his duties, but you say, "I will punish them according to the crime of not bringing in sacrifices, and I will also show off my force to them." This is nothing more than Abandoned the teachings of the late king.

I heard that the Inu Rong clan promotes an honest culture, follows the virtues of their predecessors, and can always adhere to it. In this way, they will have enough power to resist us, which has to worry me."

The Emperor of Zhou felt very bored after hearing Ji Gongmou's father's advice, so he had Ji Gongmou's father driven out of the palace.

In the end, Emperor Zhou sent troops to conquer. He dispatched the newly-built Luo Eighth Division and the West Sixth Division, and asked the princes along the way to lead their tribesmen to join the expedition. In the end, he captured eight tribal leaders and left.

Bai Zhen, who was in Baiyi, heard about this incident. He shook his head to the young master Bai Yan next to him and said: "The Emperor of Zhou is suicidal and destroying the city wall. Attacking a barbarian who is not wrong. This is undoubtedly This would lead to a large number of barbarian vassal states breaking away from the rule of the Zhou Dynasty.

Damaging one's own property just because of one's own temporary emotions, isn't this stupidity? "

Sure enough, the vassal states in Huangfu heard about this, and from then on, all the countries in Huangfu stopped coming to see the Emperor of Zhou.
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It is unwise to destroy existing property due to impulse; it is unkind to attack others because they are not respected as they should be; it is unfilial to abandon the teachings of the ancestors and act recklessly; it is unfilial to forcibly conquer the country without regard for the poor people. Unfaithful.

——"Bai's Spring and Autumn Period"

(End of this chapter)