In the second year of King Yanxiao, just after the New Year, Chu ordered Yin and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie to come to Luoyi, where Zhou Tianzi was located.

Huang Xie came to Wangji to prepare to meet Ji Yan, the son of Zhou, and invited the son of heaven to Tulu country.

Ji Yan, the son of Zhou, is now eighty-one years old, the twenty-fifth monarch of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and ascended the throne at the age of twenty-two, making him the longest-reigning monarch of the Zhou Dynasty. Speaking of Ji Yan, the son of Zhou Tianzi, we have to talk about the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

In the Western Weekend Year, King Zhou You had no way, and after being praised in the harem, in order to win a smile from the beauties, he actually made a drama of "Beacon Fire Opera Princes", and since then he has lost his trust in the princes of the whole world. After that, Bao Xi gave birth to a son.

In the eighth year of King You of Zhou (775 B.C.), King You of Zhou actually abolished Empress Shen and Ji Yijiu, the prince of Zhou, with Bao Xi as the queen and Bofu as the prince. Ji Yijiu and his mother Shenhou secretly fled to Shenguo (northeast of Meixian County, Shaanxi Province) and defected to Shenhou.

In the 11th year of King You of Zhou (772 B.C.), Marquis Shen was annoyed by King You's deposition of his daughter Empress Shen and grandson Ji Yijiu, so he united with the state of Yan (Henan City) and Xiyi Inurong (present-day Shaanxi and Gan) to attack the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Haojing (present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).

When King Zhou You lit the beacon again and asked the princes of the world for help, the princes of the world were afraid of being teased again, so they did not send troops to come, and King Zhou You was isolated.

Soon after, the dog Rong captured Haojing, killed the king of Zhou You under Lishan (now south of Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), kidnapped Bao Xi, took all the property of the Zhou Dynasty and left, and the once powerful Western Zhou Dynasty collapsed.

Shen, Lu, Xu and other vassal states supported Ji Yijiu to succeed him as the king of Zhou Ping.

In the first year of King Zhou Ping (770 B.C.), Ji Yijiu moved the capital to Luoyi (now Luoyang City, Henan) to avoid the difficulty of dog Rong, and was the king of Zhou Ping, known as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in history, and Ji Yijiu, the king of Zhou Ping, became the first son of heaven in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Historical records record: "Since the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou dynasty has declined, and the princes are strong and weak", in order to compete for land, population and dominance over other vassal states, the princes of the world have continuously engaged in annexation wars with each other, forming a chaotic situation of princes competing for hegemony, and Chinese history has entered a turbulent period of great changes.

And the successive Zhou Tianzi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is just a symbol among the princes of the world, and not many princes respect and obey him anymore. Zhou Tianzi's "can't get out of Wang Ji" is a true portrayal of this era.

When Ji Yan ascended the throne, the land of Wangji was also divided into "Eastern Zhou Kingdom" and "Western Zhou Kingdom", three Zhou side by side, and the three parts were divided and ruled by the Eastern Zhou Emperor, the Eastern Zhou Duke and the Western Zhou Duke (the Western Zhou Principality is the boundary of Qianshui and the west; The Principality of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is bordered by the Yellow River in the north, Luoshui in the west, Hugaoguan in the east, and Songyue in the south; Zhou Tianzi controlled the area east of the Qianshui, north of the Luo River, and south of the Yellow River).

Ji Yan, the son of Zhou Tianzi, first lived in the "Eastern Zhou Kingdom", during the period of King Qin Wuwang, the elder brother of King Yingji of Qin, King Wu of Qin wanted to enter the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to try to raise Zhou Ding, and ordered the right prime minister Zhu Lijian to lead the army to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom to test the reaction of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

King Qin Wu's intention is very clear, nominally to borrow Jiuding, but in fact, he wants to occupy Jiuding himself and become the Son of Heaven.

When the Zhou Dynasty was established, it was the symbol of the Zhou Dynasty and the treasure of the country. King Qin Wu's move was naturally sternly rejected by Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan.

Qin Youxiang was furious, expelled King Zhou Yu from the palace, and forcibly moved to the "Western Zhou Kingdom". That's it, Ji Yan still has a lot of backbone, but he doesn't lend Jiuding to Qin State.

After Huang Xie came to Wangji, he first went to meet the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

When meeting with the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Huang Xie presented a lot of property and won the support of the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Subsequently, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty entered the palace to meet Ji Yan, the son of Zhou Tianzi, and said to Ji Yan:

"Son of Heaven, the King of Chu has now sent Ling Yin Huangxi to come to see the Son of Heaven, and now he is waiting outside."

Ji Yan, who was already in his early eighties, was not confused, and panted and said to the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty:

"Xigong, these princes haven't sent envoys for many years, what are you doing today to see the Son of Heaven? I must not have a good heart, ignore him. ”

After all, Ji Ji, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty, received a lot of Huang Xie's property, so he replied to Ji Yan: "Enlightened Son of Heaven, this is impossible!" This Chu State Ling Yin said, the current Qin State is tyrannical, self-established as the Son of Heaven, and covets my Zhou Room Jiuding. ”

"The state of Chu is willing to respect the order of the Son of Heaven, and then persuade the six princes of Kwantung to let the six kingdoms support the Son of Heaven together and jointly send troops to defeat the tyrannical Qin, so as to maintain the orthodoxy of our Zhou family."

After Ji Yan listened to the words of the Western Zhou Gong Ji Ji, he thought for a long time, and said to the Eastern Zhou Gong Ji Gen next to him:

"What do you think of what the Duke of Eastern Zhou, Duke of Western Zhou just said?"

Ji Gen hurriedly bowed down and replied to Ji Yan and said: "Enlighten the Son of Heaven, the strength of the Qin State is proud of all the countries in the world, and the ministers think that they must not offend the Qin State. Otherwise, the catastrophe in my weekly room is not far away! Please enlighten the Son of Heaven. ”

The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty looked at the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Ji Gen and said to Ji Yan:

"Son of Heaven, what Donggong said just now, the minister thinks otherwise! Since last year, the Qin State was combined by the five countries of Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Han in the Central Plains, and was defeated in Handan, losing hundreds of thousands of elites, and the national strength has been weakened. ”

"Now the state of Chu is willing to persuade the other six countries to respect the Son of Heaven and attack Qin again, this is the Son of Heaven to control the world again, and it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my Zhou room, the Son of Heaven must not miss it! This is the opinion of the ministers, and I implore the Son of Heaven to see it. ”

After Ji Yan listened to the words of the Western Zhou Gong Ji, he was silent for a long time.

As a dignified son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how sad it is to think that since he ascended the throne, he has not been able to drive any prince in the world!

Now that he is in his early eighties, if he doesn't fight hard, I'm afraid that this Ji family will fall into the hands of the Qin State.

Thinking of this, Ji Yan said to the Duke Ji of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Ji Gen: "Yes! Oh, yes! The world has been in turmoil for hundreds of years, my Ji Yan is incompetent, called the Son of Heaven, but I can't command any prince in the world, I'm sorry for the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty! ”

When Ji Ji and Ji Gen heard this, they kowtowed together and apologized: "The ministers are guilty!" ”

Ji Yan waved his hand, stood up, and said to the two: "Xigong, Donggong, you two get up!" This Son of Heaven doesn't mean to blame you, but he sighs at the situation of my Zhou Dynasty! ”

"Thank you, Son of God." Ji Ji stood up with Ji Gen.

Ji Yan continued to say to the two: "Xigong, Donggong, now that the Chu State is willing to do this, there must be a purpose for the Chu State, but this may be the last chance for my Zhou Room." ”

"Before I close my eyes, if I can regain the support of the six princes of the Kanto region, get their approval, and regain the name of my Zhou Room. Even if the Son of Heaven goes underground, he can be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors of my Zhou Room! ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan did not hesitate anymore, and said to the Duke of Western Zhou and the Duke of Eastern Zhou:

"Xigong, Donggong, Xuanchu State ordered Yin Huang to meet you!"

"Obey the edict of the Son of Heaven." The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty bowed down to receive the order.

Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, after receiving the edict of the Son of Heaven, slowly walked into the palace of Zhou Tianzi.

Looking at the magnificent but dilapidated palace in the palace, Huang Xie himself was also emotional.

After Ji Yan ascended the throne as the Son of Heaven, in the past few decades, the hall finally played a solemn audience vocal music for the first time.

Huang Xie came to the front of the hall, lifted his robe, and knelt down on the front of the worship mat.

He said loudly: "Today, the state of Chu ordered Yin Huang to meet the Son of Heaven, and wish the Son of Heaven an indefinite period of time." ”

In the vocal music in the hall, Huang Xie knelt on the worship mat, stretched his sleeves, folded his hands, and then bowed three times and bowed nine times to Ji Yan, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty who was wearing twelve crown clothes.

With the ministers of the Chu State who ordered Yin Huang to come, the doormen and guests all followed Huang Xie, and after that, they knelt three times and bowed nine times to Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan.

Although there are very few people, it is like this, and it also makes Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan, Western Zhou Gong Ji Ji, and Eastern Zhou Gong Ji Gen excited.

Zhou Tianzi Ji stretched out his right hand, pointed at Huang Xie, and asked slowly:

"Chu State Commander Yin Huangxie, are you here to meet my Great Zhou Tianzi?"

Huang Xie bowed and said: "Qi Son of Heaven, Chu Ling Yin Huang Xie was ordered by the King of Chu to come to pay homage to the Son of Heaven." Today, the Qin State covets the position of the Son of Heaven, abuses the people, and plots against the society of the Great Zhou Dynasty. ”

"I, the state of Chu, am willing to support the Son of Heaven, unite the six princes of the eastern part of the country, and join forces to defeat the tyrannical Qin to respect the Son of Heaven. Therefore, the king of Chu sent his ministers to meet the Son of Heaven and ask the Son of Heaven to give him the Son of Heaven. ”

Ji Yan looked at the respectful Huang Xie, nodded, and said to Xigong and Donggong: "This Son of Heaven sees that this Chu State Ling Yin is very sensible, come to someone, give the Son of Heaven a gift, and let the Chu State follow the order of the Son of Heaven, and will ally the princes of the world to discuss the Qin State." ”

"No." The two of them, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, bowed down to receive the order.

Chu ordered Yin and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, and held Zhou Tianzi's son of heaven with both hands, and his heart was overjoyed.

(I came back a little late, please forgive me.) ）