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

Chapter 35: Killing relatives for justice, the middle king’s arm

Fifty-three years of the Bai Kingdom
After the Wei army returned from attacking Zheng State, although they won the battle, Zhouxu felt that the people of Wei State were becoming more and more hostile to him. So he asked Shi Hou for advice.

Shi Hou was the son of Shi Que (què), and Shi Que was the minister who persuaded Duke Zhuang of Wei not to let Zhou Xu become a general.

Shi Jue was a minister who firmly opposed Zhouxu's succession, but his son Shi Hou was Zhouxu's confidant. He played a great role in the murder of Duke Huan of Wei and relied on Shi Jue's relationship to do a lot for Zhouxu. Great convenience. This has to be said that things are impermanent.

Zhouxu asked Shi Hou for advice, but Shi Hou had no choice, so Shi Hou had to go home and consult Shi Que, who was known as a wise minister of the country.

When Shi Que saw Shi Hou asking for advice, he immediately understood that this was a good opportunity to overthrow Zhou Xu, so he pretended to give them advice and said:
"If Duke Wei wants to consolidate his position, he must be received by the Emperor of Zhou."

Shi Hou then asked: "Then how can we get an audience with King Zhou?"

Duke Huan of Wei's biological mother was from the state of Chen. The state of Chen had always been brooding over the murder of Duke Huan of Wei, so Shi Que planned to get rid of Zhouxu in the state of Chen.

Thinking of this, Shi Que continued: "The relationship between Chen Hou and the Emperor of Zhou is very good, and the relationship with the Wei Kingdom is also good. If Wei Gong goes to the Chen Kingdom in person to smoothen the relationship with Chen Hou, and then allows Chen Hou to communicate with the Zhou Emperor, Zhou The emperor's interview will definitely be successful."

Afterwards, Shi Hou told Zhou Xu the idea and said that he had come up with it himself. Zhou Xu believed in Shi Hou and thought the idea was reasonable. So he and Shi Hou went to the state of Chen carrying heavy gifts.

But Shi Que secretly sent someone to send a letter to Zizhen, the official of Chen State. The letter said: "The state of Wei is too young, and I am old and have no strength to do anything. These two people are the ones who killed Duke Huan of Wei." Murderers, please arrest them!"

Therefore, Zhou Xu and Shi Hou were arrested by Chen Hou as soon as they arrived in Chen State, and he immediately sent someone to contact Wei State to ask Shi Jue how to deal with them.

Soon, Wei State sent people to Chen State to kill Zhouxu. Because Shi Hou was Shi Que's son, some people advocated that Shi Hou be spared, but Shi Que refused, saying:

"Is it only his fault that King Zhou is tyrannical and immoral? Aren't Fei Zhong and You Hun at fault? On the contrary, it was precisely because they kept slandering King Zhou's ears, excluded dissidents, and killed virtuous people. Sir, this led to the collapse of the Shang Dynasty that lasted for more than five hundred years.

If traitors like Fei Zhong and You Hun are let go today because of me, Shi Que, they will definitely cause Duke Huan's old troubles in the future. As the saying goes, if you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze! Please see that I, Shi Jue, have devoted my whole life to the defense of the country, and don’t let me, Shi Jue, bear the eternal infamy.”

In the end, all the ministers left Shi Que to deal with it himself, so Shi Que personally sent the Shi family's prime minister, Yao Yangjian, to the Chen Kingdom to kill Shi Hou.

After Zhouxu's death, the ministers discussed who should be appointed as the Duke of Wei. At this time, Shi Que said: "I heard that Wei Jin, the son of Duke Huan, was rescued from Chaoge by the Bai family during Zhouxu's rebellion, and was then brought back to the Bai Kingdom. Now Wei Jin The people of the country miss Duke Huan's governance very much. If I don't establish the prince of Jin, I really can't think of anyone else.
What's more, the biological grandmother of Prince Jin is the daughter of Chen Guo, and the adoptive grandmother is the daughter of Bai Gong. How powerful the political power it carries is. If we don't support him, who else can we support?

Everyone knows that the education of the Bai family is very excellent. It can be seen from the quality of the Bai family's sons outside. In these years, Gongzi Jin has been in the Bai Kingdom and has been influenced by his ears and eyes. I believe that he must have the style of a gentleman, at least he will not This is the next state of Zhouxu. If we don’t establish such a benevolent and virtuous king, I really don’t know who we can establish! "

The officials were all persuaded by Shi Que, and finally decided to send people to the Bai Kingdom to welcome back the prince Jin and succeed him to the throne.

Baiguo
Bai Zhan, who was already sixty-nine years old, looked at Young Master Jin and told him that he was going back to the Kingdom of Wei to inherit the throne of Duke Wei. It could be seen that Young Master Jin was very happy.

Bai Zhan said: "Master, you must clean yourself up when you return to Weiguo. The people of Weiguo made you their king because of your benevolence. If you indulge after taking the throne, you will not only be sorry for the people of Weiguo." Expectation will also make your father Huan Gong’s spirit in heaven restless.”

Prince Jin said: "Yes, Jin must remember his great-grandfather's teachings."

Bai Zhan nodded and asked people to take Young Master Jin down to prepare for departure. Upon seeing this, Young Master Jin bowed to Bai Zhan, then bowed to Bai Feng and said, "Uncle, Jin is gone."

Bai Feng looked at Young Master Jin and said, "Jin'er, it's not easy to be Duke Wei. If you have any difficulties, you must tell me. If you don't want to tell me, just go to your aunt."

After hearing this, Prince Jin was moved and said: "Definitely!" After saying that, he followed his servants out to prepare to return home.

After Prince Jin left, Bai Feng said to Bai Zhan, "Father, our country, Bai, should resume its alliance with the country of Wei in the future!"

Bai Zhan nodded and said, "Apart from Young Master Jin, why do you think we should maintain a good relationship with Weiguo?"

Bai Feng said: "Father, I think this is due to the terrain of our Bai country. Although our Bai country occupies a natural and dangerous location, it is also restricted by the terrain. The mountains are rugged and there is too little arable land. We have to communicate with the outside world." Trade in exchange for food.

Although our country has a granary system that can store a large amount of grain, it is a drop in the bucket and can only guarantee three years of life in the mountains. In the past, there was a large arable land such as Baiyi, but now Baiyi has been lost. If our country, Belarus, does not have good relations with surrounding countries, we must create a good diplomatic environment.

If the surrounding countries join forces to block it, my Bai family will be completely destroyed. "

Bai Zhan agreed very much with Bai Feng's words and said, "That's right. Don't look at me. The Bai family has an unrivaled military strategy, a rich family background, and a harmonious and united clan. But after all, we are a small country. We have enough self-preservation but not enough offense." ah.

There are so many talented and powerful generals in this world like the crucian carp crossing the river! Remember, never underestimate the world! "

Fifty-three years of the Bai Kingdom
The state of Wei killed its own monarch Zhouxu and welcomed Duke Huan's son Jin to succeed him as Duke Wei.

In the same year, Wei Bai reestablished the alliance. Duke Jin of Wei married the daughter of Bai Feng, the young master of Bai Kingdom.

In the fifty-fourth year of the Bai Kingdom, the second year of Duke Wei

Bai Zi Bai Zhan died, Zi Bai Feng succeeded to the throne, and Bai Feng Zi Bai Xuan was made the heir apparent and also the young master. Bai Zhan's posthumous title is "Wei".

【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.

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Jian Zu (aged seventy): Si's surname was Bai Shiqi. [Last words]: The Zhou Dynasty is about to end, and there is something to be said for the Republic.

Zhenzu (aged sixty-one years): Si’s surname was Bai Shiyuan. [Last words]: Weiguo is on the verge of death, so I can play by myself.

Seonjo (aged seventy-one years): Si's surname was Bai Shiqing. [Last words]: Xuan'er inherited the ancestor's aspirations and governed the country with his family.

Kangzu (sixty-five years old): His surname was Bai Shixuan. [Last words]: Stick to Taihang, build granaries, and engage in diplomacy.

Wei Zu (age seventy years old): Si's surname is Bai Shizhan. [Last words]: He was good at his own life, benefited the world, and defended his marriage.

The twenty-seventh year of Zheng Gong, the fifty-fourth year of Bai Kingdom

Zheng Gongwen made his first pilgrimage to the Emperor of Zhou. The current Emperor of Zhou is the grandson of Yijiu, King of Zhou Ping. After the death of King Ping of Zhou, because the prince Xie's father died very early, the ministers and princes established Xie's father's son Lin as the Emperor of Zhou.

The Emperor of Zhou was very angry about Zheng Guo's robbery of the land and crops of the Zhou royal family, so he did not receive him according to etiquette.

The twenty-ninth year of Zheng Gong and the fifty-sixth year of Bai Kingdom

Zheng Gong was resentful because the Emperor of Zhou failed to treat him courteously, so he exchanged the land of Qi with the state of Lu for the fields of the neighboring state of Xu. Xutian is the land used by the emperor to worship Mount Tai.

The thirty-second year of Zheng Gong and the fifty-ninth year of Bai Kingdom

宋国
Hua's father was appointed as Taizai, Kong's father was appointed as Sima, and Hua's father was the son of Dai Gong of Song Dynasty.

Winter:

Governor Hua Fu saw Kong Fujia's wife on the road. He stared at her approaching and then away from her. He suddenly became lustful and said, "Beautiful and gorgeous." Then he asked someone to inquire and found out that she was the wife of Kong Fujia. Kong Fujia's wife.

The 33rd year of Zheng Gong and the 60th year of Bai Kingdom
Spring:

Since Song Gong came to the throne, he has participated in eleven wars in ten years, and the people of Song State have become unbearable. Governor Hua Fu deliberately followed the people's unbearable fact and publicized in advance that Sima Kong Fujia wanted to fight the war.

Driven by fame, wealth and lust, Hua Fudu raised troops to attack the Kong family, eventually killing Kong Fujia and taking possession of Kong Fujia's wife. Song Gong was angry and asked him why he did this? Governor Huafu was very frightened, so he did not stop and led his troops to kill Song Gong.

For the sake of his own status, Governor Hua decided to welcome the young master Feng back from the state of Zheng and establish him as the king in order to get closer to the state of Zheng. At the same time, the great tripod obtained by the Song Dynasty from conquering the Gao Kingdom was used to bribe Duke Lu. Qi, Chen, Zheng and other countries also received bribes, so Governor Huafu was able to become the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.

In the same year, Duke Zheng was resentful because Emperor Zhou did not treat him politely. Therefore, Duke Zheng did not go to pay homage to Emperor Zhou this year.

Upon seeing this, the Emperor of Zhou summoned the princes to attack Zheng Guo on the charge that Zheng Gong did not pay homage to the emperor, and that he had secretly replaced Xu Tian and violated the emperor's sacrifice. Chen, Cai, Guo, Wei and other countries all responded to the call of Emperor Zhou.

The emperor personally commanded the coalition forces to attack Zheng Guo. This battle attracted the attention of the world.

Chen, Cai, Guo, etc. are all small countries. Due to the departure of the Bai family and the rebellion in Zhouxu, the Wei State's combat effectiveness has plummeted, just like other small countries. As for the personal army of Emperor Zhou, since the Rebellion of King You, the army and land directly under Emperor Zhou have plummeted, and the power they can control is no different from that of Wei Guo.

When Zheng Gong looked at the army commanded by the emperor, he was a little afraid at first, but later, he realized that the combat effectiveness was just like this, so he let go of his command. The coalition forces whose command was unknown were beaten fiercely by Zheng Jun.

Emperor Zhou took the lead in escaping. At this time, there was a general in the Zheng army named Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu was a sharpshooter. When he saw Emperor Zhou being guarded by a group of people, he thought he was a big fish, so he picked up his bow and arrow and hit the target with one arrow. On the shoulders of Emperor Zhou, the guards around Emperor Zhou saw that Emperor Zhou was hit by an arrow, and quickly shouted: "The king is carrying an arrow! The king is carrying an arrow!"

Zheng Gong also saw this situation at this time. Seeing that Zhu Yu still wanted to chase and shoot him, he quickly stopped him and said: "If you are afraid of violating the elders, how dare you bully the emperor?"

Seeing Zhu Yu put down his bow and stop shooting arrows, he breathed a sigh of relief. I was afraid that if I shot Emperor Zhou to death, Zheng Guo would be doomed. Then he ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit and allowed the Zhou Emperor's coalition forces to withdraw.

At night, Duke Zheng was still worried about Emperor Zhou's injury, fearing that he might die, so he sent Ji Zhong to the Zhou army camp to ask about Emperor Zhou's injury. Ji Zhong came back and said that he was only shot in the shoulder. Zheng Gong was relieved.
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Since King Ping moved eastward, the prestige of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty has continued to decline. The battle of Emperor Zhou against Zheng attracted the attention of all the princes in the world, but the final result was that Duke Zheng defeated Emperor Zhou, and even Emperor Zhou himself was almost shot dead in the battle. In the formation.

From then on, the princes all understood the decline of the Zhou royal family. The Zhou Dynasty that raised large armies to attack the Rong and Yi in all directions is no longer there; the Zhou Dynasty that can destroy a country with a single edict is no longer there; the Zhou Dynasty that requires everyone in the world to obey Zhou etiquette is no longer there. No more. As a result, the princes let go of all their restraints and fully displayed their own style on the big stage of history.

(End of this chapter)