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

Chapter 22 Secret must destroy the country
Spring of the fifteenth year of King Wang's reign (907 BC)
Emperor Zhou Ji Yihu led some of his entourage to tour the western region and went to Jingshang (now northwest of Pingliang City, Gansu Province) to inspect the Misu Kingdom. Mixu Kingdom is a vassal state with the surname Ji. In order to please the Emperor of Zhou, the King of the Misu Kingdom, Mi Gong, personally accompanied the Emperor of Zhou on a horseback tour of Jingshang.

It was a spring when the peach blossoms were in full bloom. Emperor Zhou led hundreds of civil and military officials and secret ministers along the way. In addition to the gurgling streams, willows and hundreds of flowers waiting to bloom, groups of wild beasts in the fields were chasing them. Some of them were chasing each other. Playing, some are courting a mate during the chase, and some take the opportunity to eat each other during the chase.

Emperor Zhou was very happy to see all this. When they came to the Jingshui River, they saw the Jingwei River flowing clearly and the floating clouds floating leisurely.

At this time, they saw three beauties. The skin of these three beauties was as white and tender as the bright moon, and their faces were as beautiful as Guanyin. As long as they smiled, their charming dimples would appear.

The three beauties saw the huge motorcade on the road and then came forward to pay their respects. When the three of them stood in front of Emperor Zhou and Duke Mi as lightly as the spring breeze, Emperor Zhou looked at them again and again with his presbyopic eyes and was at a loss for a moment.

Following the plump figures of the women, the sweet smiles of the women, the rippling eyes of the women, the affectionate eyes of the women and the secret father, and the charming conversations between them and the secret father, Zhou Zhou The emperor's spring heart also surged.

How much Emperor Zhou wanted Mi Gong to introduce to him the origins of these three beauties right away! However, for the dignity of the emperor and to show his majesty in front of the beautiful woman, he pretended to be dignified.

However, Emperor Zhou was thinking in his heart: These three beauties were probably specially arranged by Mi Gong to contribute to me. Why don’t I get into the royal chariot and wait for her?

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhou sat down safely in the royal carriage, imagining the quiet night and the beautiful scenery of spending time with beauties.

On the other side, Mi Gong saw the beauties coming to surrender. He thought it was auspiciousness from heaven and pulled the three beauties into a warm car (a luxury car with a compartment).

When the princes who followed the trip saw this scene, they all thought that Duke Kang wanted to show his beauty to the Emperor of Zhou. While they were jealous, they also wanted to see these three fairies in the sky. This made Emperor Zhou angry: "What are you looking at!"

At the same time, Duke Mi also wanted to curry favor with the Emperor of Zhou, so he hurriedly said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, these women are all locals. If your Majesty likes them, I will definitely dedicate them to your Majesty tomorrow."

But who is Emperor Zhou? He was the emperor, so the emperor of Zhou put on the air of a king and said: "Mi Gong, do you want me to learn from King Zhou of Shang? Why don't you let them go back!"

This sounds like he is reprimanding Mi Gong. In essence, he is asking Mi Gong to hide these three beauties and wait for him to enjoy them when he returns to the palace.

Mi Gong was originally young and greedy, so he didn't understand Zhou Tianzi's intention at all. Seeing these three delicate, soft and affectionate women, Mi Gong was immediately fascinated.

Then Mi Gong returned home with three women. Amidst the laughter of the beauties, he had long forgotten that he was a minister of the Zhou Dynasty.

After Mi Gong returned home and introduced the origins of the three beauties to his mother, Mi Gong's mother frowned and said, "Hou'er, you are so confused! These three beauties are not mortals. Can you use them? Isn't that quick?" Dedicate it to Emperor Zhou!"

"But, Queen Mother, this is what the emperor ordered the child to take back." Mi Gong argued unwillingly.

"Your Majesty, the emperor does not dare to hunt too many wild beasts in the field, and princes must be courteous to everyone when traveling. Those three women are all beautiful, so many beauties have come to you, what virtue do you have to bear it?

The emperor can't afford it, let alone a little person like you. If you are a small person and possess beautiful things, you will eventually perish, not to mention that the emperor is testing you! You won’t be wrong if you listen to my mother! "

At this time, the secret father could not listen to his mother's words. In a fit of anger, he took the three fairies away from the capital and went to a palace in the suburbs to enjoy themselves.

Besides, after Emperor Zhou returned to the palace, he had been waiting for the secret minister to send off the three fairies.

However, after waiting for more than ten months, no one was seen, so he quickly sent someone to the secret country to inquire. Only when the people who were sent came back did they know the reason.

The secret father actually left three women behind and enjoyed them for himself, which made the emperor very angry. So the emperor immediately summoned Guo Gong and shouted to Guo Gong:

"Guo Gong, tomorrow I will ask you to take Luo Bashi to destroy the secret country! You must agree."

When Duke Guo asked the reason, the emperor calmed down and said:

"Is this world for the poor?"

Duke Guo replied yes.

"Is Miguo a minister of the widow?"

Duke Guo replied yes.

"Then, there are people in the world who enjoy things that I do not enjoy, and Duke Mi enjoys things that he, a minister, should not enjoy. Shouldn't they be eliminated? If not eliminated, how will the majesty of the individuals be demonstrated? How can the majesty of the Zhou Dynasty be maintained? ?

Therefore, for the majesty of the emperor and the merits of the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty, the secret country must be destroyed! "

Duke Guo looked at the determined emperor, who was also a close minister himself, so he accepted the task.

The next day, in the court hall, the Emperor of Zhou asked Duke Guo to lead the Luo Eighth Division to attack the Mixu Kingdom on the charges of having the Mi Gong seize the women of the people, deceiving the emperor, and causing harm to the country and the people.

When the Zhou army arrived at the Mi Xu Kingdom, Mi Gong saw the army approaching and realized the seriousness of the matter. Only then did he regret it.

But it was too late to regret, so Mi Gong had no choice but to organize an army to resist. But this is obviously a mantis trying to use an egg to hit a rock.

The Mixu Kingdom was quickly conquered by the Zhou army led by Duke Guo. The people of the Ji clan suffered a tragic disaster. Except for those who were killed, all the young and middle-aged people were arrested and taken as official slaves. Emperor Zhou believed that Mi Gong's crime was so heinous that he ordered him to be executed in Lingchi and all his property confiscated.

As for the three women, Emperor Zhou did not give any instructions, and the three were treated as official slaves according to the treatment of prisoners of war.

The nineteenth year of King Wang (903 BC)
Because Emperor Zhou did not pay attention to the construction of the army, the armed forces of various townships were very weak. Some townships even had no defenders. The Eighth Luo Division also had too many personnel due to cuts in military expenditures.

Some brigades are even just air brigades. Originally, one division (army) had 12,500 people, and eight divisions equaled 100,000 people. But now the entire Luoba Division only has 40,000 people.

At the same time, the Sixth West Division and the Eighth Yin Division were not full. The Xirong people thought they had an opportunity, so they rebelled against the Zhou Dynasty and organized a coalition of Rong and Di forces to invade the Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou army in the west was outnumbered, and the Luo Eighth Division near Luoyi was completely weakened. The Zhou army was unable to stop the enemy at all, so the Rong-Di coalition captured more than ten cities in succession, approaching Fengyi. When the Emperor of Zhou learned that Fengyi was threatened, he quickly ordered the beacon fire to be lit in Luoyi, and urgently mobilized the troops of various vassal states to gather in Luoyi to prepare for a joint attack.
Baiyi
"Master! There is smoke from the beacon fire!" A retainer immediately reported to Bai Yan.

"What, Beidi has invaded the Taihang Mountains again? Hurry up and gather your family soldiers and Bai Yan guards, and wear armor with me on both sides!" With that, Bai Yan was about to go to wear armor.

"No, Master, it's the war in Luoyi that has started."

Bai Yan was stunned for a moment,
"You mean Luoyi?"

"Yes, Master."

Bai Yan thought to himself: How could it be possible? The beacon fire in Luoyi has not been touched for a hundred years since it was built. Today it is burning. The emperor will be ridiculed. But I still have to gather quickly, otherwise the emperor will not take me. Bai's surgery!
So he said to his retainers:

"You go and send an order for a thousand soldiers to assemble. Bai Zheng and I each lead fifty Baizhi guards. We will assemble immediately to Chaoge. We will lead the Yin Eighth Division to rush over."

"Here."

Three days later, Bai Yan and his son led their troops to Chaoge, and led the already assembled Yin Eighth Division to Luoyi.

Along the way, princes continued to lead troops to join the army.

Eight days later, the coalition forces of the eastern princes arrived at Luoyi.

The next day, the princes from the south arrived.

Seeing that the coalition of princes had arrived, the Emperor of Zhou personally led the coalition of princes to Fengyi to attack the Rong-Di coalition. At the same time, he ordered the Western princes' coalition to attack from behind the Rong-Di coalition when the emperor's army attacked. At the same time, the retreat of the Rong-Di coalition was cut off.

After five days of marching, the Zhou coalition forces arrived to the west of Fengyi. When Rong Di saw the arrival of the Zhou army, he immediately left a small number of troops to continue the siege and led a large force to confront the Zhou army.

Soon, the two sides started fighting.

Because life in Rong and Di was difficult, although weapons and equipment were insufficient, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was relatively high. However, the Zhou army was depleted due to the use of force in the later period of King Zhou Mu and the reduction of troops and failure to maintain armaments after the Emperor Zhou succeeded to the throne.

Although the Zhou army was more numerous than the Rong and Di coalition forces, the war still ended in a stalemate. However, the western princes' coalition forces were blocked by Rong and Di due to the beacon fire, and their communications were blocked. Therefore, the army assembled late and was always slow to receive orders. So we didn’t reach Fengyi.

Emperor Zhou was very anxious when he saw this. At this time, Bai Yan said to Emperor Zhou:
"Your Majesty, I am Bai Yan, the general and minister of the Wei Kingdom. My ancestor is Si Zong, and my family has ancestral military skills. Therefore, I have something to do about this situation."

Emperor Zhou was overjoyed when he saw this and said, "If you have any clever ideas, please ask me for advice."

Bai Yan said: "Rong and Di can resist this way only with one breath, and this breath is the leader of the Rong and Di coalition. If the king can send a group of warriors, assemble a large number of chariots, and rush towards the enemy." Da Bao, cut off the enemy's Da Bao.

Then Rong Di will think that their leader has been killed, and they will naturally lose their temper, and they will no longer be able to resist the coalition forces of the Zhou Dynasty. "

After hearing this, the Emperor of Zhou was very kind and immediately asked Duke Guo to lead the elite soldiers and generals gathered from various princes, as well as the concentrated chariots, to kill Rong Di Da Ba, and he must cut off the enemy's Da Ba.

"Father, why doesn't the emperor let you lead the charge? Let the Duke of Guo charge. Isn't this giving him credit?" Bai Zheng said angrily to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan looked at the angry Bai Zheng and said with a smile:
"Do you have the courage of the ancestors?"

Bai Zheng was stunned for a moment, then blushed and said, "No."

Then Bai Yan said: "Do you think your father is as brave as our ancestor Zong?"

Bai Zheng looked at Bai Yan and said in embarrassment: "This..."

Bai Yan saw that Bai Zheng was embarrassed to say it, so he said:
"Not even as a father. Since neither of us, father and son, are so brave, how can we get the credit for killing the general and capturing the flag? If we rush forward rashly without recognizing our own strength,

If you're lucky, you can escape safely under the protection of the White Guards, but if you're not lucky, our father and son will be trapped in it! I will not do such stupid things in order to protect myself. I will give up what I am good at and do what I am not good at. "

When Bai Zheng heard what his father said, he immediately apologized and admitted his mistake and said he would remember it.

Half an hour later, Duke Guo successfully led his elite men to cut off the banner of the Rong and Di coalition forces. The Rong Di soldiers on the front saw that the banner of the Chinese army had fallen and thought that the leader of their tribe was dead, so some of them hurriedly left the opposite side. The opponent of the Zhou army went to the Chinese army to check,

Some just turned around and ran away. So one by two, three by three, the Rong-Di alliance collapsed. Seeing this, the Zhou army quickly followed and pursued them. They pursued and killed them for ten days before driving the Rong-Di coalition forces out of the country.

When the princes saw Rong Di running away, they quickly gathered their troops and counted the losses of their troops. Emperor Zhou wanted to continue the pursuit and go to Rong Di territory to rob, but he was stopped by most of the princes. He had no choice but to order the troops to retreat.

After returning to Luoyi, the Emperor of Zhou rewarded the princes according to their merits, and the Bai family was granted some land in the Taihang Mountains.

As reward orders continued to be issued, the money in the central government of the Zhou Dynasty and the land in the hands of the emperor continued to decrease like water. Not only that, Rong Di's burning, killing and looting on the land directly under the Zhou emperor further reduced the emperor's strength. This war caused the Zhou Dynasty to suffer great losses.
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If you arrogate property, you will suffer disaster; if your virtue is not worthy of it, you will suffer the consequences.

——"Bai's Spring and Autumn Period"

Abandoning the long and using the short is to protect myself, but I don't do that.

——"Bai Yan Ji"

(End of this chapter)