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

Chapter 28 Seizing the throne, King Xuan Zhongxing

Wang Eleventh Year

The king of Lu State, Lu Gong, and his eldest son, Zi Kuo, and his youngest son, Prince Xi, went to court to see the Emperor of Zhou. Emperor Zhou loved Gongzixi and wanted to make Gongzixi the prince of Lu.

The official Zhong Shanfu tried to dissuade the Emperor of Zhou, saying that abolishing the elders and establishing the young was inconsistent with the old system. The Emperor of Zhou refused to listen and insisted on making Gongzixi the crown prince of Lu.

In the summer of the same year, Duke Lu died after returning to China, and Gongzi Xi succeeded him.

King's fifteenth year
Wei Yu, the crown prince of Wei State, succeeded to the title of Marquis of Wei.

The fifty-five-year-old Bai Yuan returned to the Bai Mansion in Chaoge after attending the funeral of Marquis Wei Li and the succession ceremony of Wei Yu. When he was about to rest, Bai Qing, the young master of the Bai family, came to him in a hurry and said:

"Father, it's bad, someone is going to launch a rebellion!"

After Bai Yuan heard this, he quickly asked: "What's going on?"

Bai Qing said: "Someone in the army just sent me news that Wei He is going to usurp the throne!"

"What? Hurry and gather the soldiers, we will rescue the Marquis of Wei."

After saying that, he led the two hundred white-haired guards towards the Palace of the Marquis of Weiguo. When they arrived at the palace gate, the guards at the gate saw a large number of soldiers approaching the palace gate. They immediately closed the palace gate and asked outside:
"Who is under the city? Why did you bring troops here? Don't you know this is the Palace of the Marquis of Wei?"

Bai Yuan immediately asked Bai Qing to shout:
"I am Bai Yuan, the general and minister of the Wei Kingdom. I heard that there is a traitor who wants to kill the king, so I came to rescue him!"

The gatekeeper general on the city said with a confused look on his face.
"Why did Doctor Bai say this? I didn't hear this order. Forgive me for not letting you into the palace."

Bai Yuan asked someone to shout again: "Is Marquis Wei in the palace?"

The guard replied: "I have never returned to the palace."

After hearing this, Bai Yuan's face changed drastically, and he immediately led his troops and ran towards the mausoleum of Marquis Wei Li.

Mausoleum of Marquis Wei Li

Just as Wei Yu was leading the ministers to watch the Marquis of Wei descend into the tomb, he suddenly saw a group of warriors coming towards him from the forest outside the mausoleum. He and his men hurriedly retreated to the mausoleum, which had not yet sealed the door, and stood there waiting for help. .

In the tomb passage, just as everyone was taking a breath, Wei He, who was beside Wei Yu, suddenly launched an attack with his bodyguards and attacked Wei Yu.

Wei Yu said in horror: "Wei and what are you doing? Do you want to kill the king?"

Wei He laughed and said: "Haha, Wei Yu, you were born a few moments before me. Why can you succeed to the position of Marquis of Wei? I have nothing. I am obviously more capable than you. Is it because you are the eldest son that I am more loved by my father than you?"

Wei Yu said: "Bold, you can't kill me. If you kill me, the emperor will not let you go."

Wei He said: "Haha, the emperor? The emperor himself interfered with the succession system of Lu and violated the Zhou rites. Why should he ask the princes to abide by it?"

Wei Yu continued: "And the Bai family, if you kill me, the Bai family will not allow you to ascend the throne. The Bai family is the most loyal to Weiguo."

When Wei He heard Wei Yu mention the Bai family, he laughed and said: "Wei Yu, Wei Yu, you are really stupid. As long as I kill you, no one can ascend to the throne in accordance with the etiquette and law better than me. Bai family? Bai family?" The one who is loyal is not the Marquis of Wei, but the country of Wei. Haven’t you figured it out after so many years?
They don't care who the Marquis of Wei is, they only follow the orders of the Marquis of Wei! "

After saying that, people hacked Wei Yu to death. At this time, there was a sound of fighting outside the cemetery. Someone immediately came to Wei He and reported that the Bai family had led troops to attack. The Bai family army was too powerful and the brothers could not withstand it.

Wei He immediately asked someone to take Wei Yu's body out with him. Outside the entrance of the mausoleum, the White Guards were advancing into the cemetery step by step. Those warriors could not hurt the White Guards at all.

At this time, "Everyone stop, Wei Yu is in my hand." Wei He suddenly appeared.

Bai Yuan immediately asked people to stop, looked at Wei He, and said, "Master, where is Marquis Wei?"

Wei He smiled and said, "Here it is." After that, he asked people to carry Wei Yu's body up. Bai Yuan looked at Wei Yu's body and turned pale. He pointed at Wei He and said, "How dare you kill the king?"

Wei He said: "Mr. Bai! It is true that Wei Yu is not suitable to be the Marquis of Wei. I heard that your ancestors once said that it is stupid and unprofitable to let people without virtue occupy important positions." of.

So if I pull down Wei Yu, a stupid person, and replace me with a wise person, wouldn't this be beneficial to Wei Guo and the Bai family?

What's more, I believe you, Mr. Bai, have also seen that the world is about to be in chaos. Wouldn't it be stupid to let a fool like Wei Yu hinder the development of our country and the Bai family? I believe you also know that I am wise. If you let me be the Marquis of Wei, I will definitely make Weiguo great again. "

Wei He looked at Bai Yuan who was still hesitating, and finally said: "Mr. Bai, no matter what, Wei Yu is dead now, and I am my father's only son. If you don't support me, who else can you support?" ? What's more, this is my Wei family's family matter, you really shouldn't get involved!"

Bai Yuan sighed one last time, bowed to Wei He and said, "General and minister Bai Yuan of the State of Wei pays his respects to the Marquis of Wei!"

Wei He saw that even the Bai family, the largest family in Wei State, recognized him, so his position was stable, so he stepped forward with a bright face, held Bai Yuan in his hands and said, "Mr. Bai is so polite, and I hope that Mr. Bai will be more polite in the future." Can you help me a lot?"

King's fifteenth year
Wei Lihou passed away, and then Wei Lihou's son Weihou Yu also passed away. Wei Houyu's younger brother, Wei Lihou's son Wei He, succeeded to the throne of Weihou. Wei Houyu was called Wei Gonghou.

After Wei Houhe succeeded to the throne, he managed the country's government affairs according to Kang Shu's method, and the people were harmonious and happy. At the same time, he relied on Bai Yuan, a senior official, to train the military. With Weihou's wise governance, Wei's national power gradually became stronger.

King twenty-one years

Boyu, the son of Gongzi Kuo, and the Lu people attacked and killed Lu Gong. Boyu was made Duke of Lu, and Duke of Lu jokingly called him Lu Yigong.

When Bai Yuan died, his son Bai Qing succeeded him as the head of the Bai family, and Bai Qing's son Bai Xuan succeeded him as the young head.

In the 22nd year of King Zhou's reign, the Emperor of Zhou granted his younger brother Ji You to Zheng (now east of Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province) and established the State of Zheng. Feng Zhongshanfu was granted the title of Fan (now southeast of Chang'an District, Shaanxi Province) and established the Fan Kingdom. His son, the eldest father, was granted the title of Yu Yang (southeast of today's Hongdong, Shanxi) and established the Yang Kingdom.

In the same year, Emperor Zhou ordered Jin to lead his army to attack Tiao Rong, and Jin won a great victory.

King twenty-five years

Emperor Zhou personally led his troops to defeat the local Rong tribe in Qianmu (now south of Jiexiu, Shanxi).

In the same year, Huaiyi stopped paying tribute and rebelled again. Emperor Zhou ordered Zhao Gong to lead an army to conquer. Shi Huan served as an accompanying general and commanded the armies of Qi, Qi, Lai and other countries to join the expedition. In the end, after three consecutive battles, the Zhou army eliminated the four leaders of Huaiyi, Ran, Yi, Ling, and Da, and obtained prisoners, livestock, and property, and achieved military exploits.

King twenty-seven years

Gradually, Emperor Zhou became a little neglectful of government affairs. His queen, Empress Jiang, was the daughter of the king of Qi. Empress Jiang saw that Emperor Zhou often went to bed early and got up late, neglecting government affairs, so Empress Jiang took off her earrings and hairpins and came to Yongxiang. She apologized and asked Fu's mother to tell the Emperor Zhou that it was her who made the Emperor feel lustful and made the king neglect the government.

The king's lust will inevitably lead to extravagance and waste, and in the long run the world will be in chaos. This is why she pleads guilty. Emperor Zhou was greatly moved after hearing this, and he worked diligently in government affairs from then on.

King twenty-eight years

There was a drought in the world. The Emperor of Zhou was afraid that the drought would cause suffering to the people and overturn the country, so he personally went to the suburbs and ancestral temples to offer wine, bury jade, offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and pray to the gods for rain. Sure enough, it rained heavily in June. The official Uncle Still composed a song to praise the Emperor of Zhou because of this incident, namely "The Book of Songs·Daya·Yunhan".

In the same year, Emperor Zhou ordered Taishi to write fifteen chapters of "Shi Zhou (zhòu)" in large seal script, which were used as textbooks for students taught by Taishi.

Wang Thirty Years
The Xu State was a powerful country in the Eastern Yi in the early Zhou Dynasty. Later, under the continuous attacks of the Zhou Dynasty, some tribes of the Xu State moved south to the Huaihe River Basin and gradually developed into the strongest force among the Huaiyi.

The Emperor of Zhou ordered his minister Nan Zhong and Taishi Huangfu to rectify the Saturday Division in Taizu Temple, and then personally led the army to conquer with Taishi Huangfu and Sima Chengbo Xiufu. The army marched eastward along the Huai River. After a fierce battle, the Zhou army defeated Xu State.

After Xu State surrendered, all surrounding countries and tribes surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty. After this battle, Huaiyi completely surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty.

King Thirty-one Years

The emperor of Zhou sent troops to attack the Taiyuan army, but failed.

In the same year, the Emperor of Zhou attacked the state of Lu and killed Duke Boyu of Lu, calling him Lu Fei Gong.

The emperor of Zhou asked his ministers who among the princes of the state of Lu could be qualified to be the king of the state of Lu. Fan Muzhong said that Lu Yigong's younger brother Gongzi said that he was solemn and respectful, respected the elderly, and must follow the etiquette of the previous dynasty when handling affairs and enforcing the law.

King Zhou Xuan then established the son in Yi Palace (the temple of King Zhou Xuan's grandfather, King Zhou Yi) and named him the king of Lu. After this incident, the reputation of Emperor Zhou was greatly reduced, and many princes disobeyed the king's orders.

King thirty-sixth year

The emperor of Zhou sent troops to conquer Tiao Rong and Ben Rong, but they were defeated.

In the same year, Qing Shi Nanzhong sent Ju Fu and Gao Fu to Huaiyi. All countries and tribes were ordered to welcome the envoys and donate their property. The Zhou Dynasty obtained a large amount of wealth
King thirty-eight years

The Emperor of Zhou led his army to defeat Beirong at Fen River and Xi River.

King thirty-nine years

The emperor of Zhou sent troops to conquer Shen Rong and won.

In the same year, the Zhou army was defeated by Jiang Rong in the Battle of Thousand Acres. The entire army of the Southern Kingdom was wiped out. Only with the help of his father, the Emperor of Zhou, was able to break through.

After Emperor Zhou lost his army in the Southern Kingdom, he wanted to conduct a population census in Taiyuan to replenish soldiers and recruit supplies.

Zhong Shanfu believes that since ancient times, the population can be known without census, because Simin is responsible for registering births and deaths; Si Shang is responsible for assigning clans and surnames; Situ is responsible for population exchanges; Sikou is responsible for executing criminals; Si Mu knows the number of employees;

The engineer knows the number of craftsmen; the engineer is responsible for the population moving in; and the secretary is responsible for the population moving out. The emperor can know the population number by asking hundreds of officials, and can also investigate it by managing agricultural affairs. There is no need to waste people and money to conduct a deliberate census. Emperor Zhou refused to listen to dissuasion and finally conducted a population census in Taiyuan.

King forty-three years

Emperor Zhou innocently killed doctor Du Bo.

Emperor Zhou had a favorite concubine named Nujiu. She fell in love with the handsome Du Bo and tried every means to seduce him. Du Bo was unmoved, and Nujiu became angry and falsely accused Du Bo of bullying her in front of Emperor Zhou.

Emperor Zhou listened to Nujiu's words and ignored Zuo Ru's repeated advice. He first imprisoned Du Bo in Jiao (now south of Shaanxi County, Henan Province), and then sent Xue Fu and Sikong Qi to kill him.

Later, King Zhou Xuan was harassed by the ghosts of injustice and killed Sikong Qi and Minister Zhu one after another. Uncle Xi, son of Du Bo, fled to Jin and became the ancestor of the Fan family, one of the six ministers of Jin.

King forty-sixth year

Ji Jing, the emperor of Zhou, passed away. He was given the posthumous title "Xuan" and was called King Xuan of Zhou. The sage and good Zhou Wen said he was Xuan;

Ji Gongyan, the son of Emperor Zhou Jing, succeeded to the throne.
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When King Xuan succeeds, there will be many obstacles in the country; when punishment is difficult to reason, officials will explain it. Shanfu mended the problem, Fang Shu defended the insult; it was Zhongxing that restored Zhou Yu.

——"Bai's Spring and Autumn Period"

Xiuzheng, the legacy of Fawen, Wu, Cheng, and Kang, and the princes returned to the Zhou Dynasty.

- "Historical Records"

(End of this chapter)