Chapter 40: The Spring and Autumn Past Created the Father as the Driver

This banquet is really enjoyable, leaving Luoyun Restaurant, Ji Ran took Mo Zhai to Luoyi City again, and when asked what his plans were, Mo Zhai said: "My school disciples have laid a good foundation, and there are still several other brothers who can tutor and teach, I think since I have come to this capital of the Son of Heaven, where there are many humanities and celebrities, I am ready to learn more about it, if possible, I will also set up a school here to spread Mojia thoughts." ”

"Good! That's a good idea! Ji Ran stroked his palm and said, "You have ideas for your brother, although I have the heart to help the world, but the heart has not yet done anything." If you run a school, I would like to do some funding. ”

"Thank you brother for that!" Mo Zhai smiled, "It's not like anything else here, but I don't know if I, an outsider, can stand up." ”

"Haha, the capital of the Son of Heaven, accept all directions, don't worry about this."

After that, Mo Zhai stayed in Luoyi, lived in Ji Ran's house, or went out to get acquainted with some literati and court officials, or chatted with Ji Ran, and went to visit the storage room where Lao Tzu once worked with Ji Ran, and at the same time made friends with some descendants of Lao Tzu's deceased back then, laying a good foundation for the follow-up school.

Time is long, and before you know it, it is early autumn. On this day, Ji Ran, Yue Nu, and Mo Zhai were sitting together to make tea and communicate, and the topic changed to talk about today's facts.

Ji Ran said: "If today's son is not powerful, the princes are in trouble, these princes are doing their own thing, attacking each other, originally this son of heaven divided the world, there are seventy-one countries, and to this day, how many countries have survived?" The big countries eat the small countries, and the strong countries swallow the weak countries, which are nothing more than Qi, Lu, Yan, Song, Qin, Jin, Chu, Yue, Ju, Cai, Qi, Zheng, Wei, Ba, Shu, Zhongshan and other countries, among which Chu, Jin, Qi, Yue, and Qin are strong countries, according to this situation, other weak and small countries will have to be swallowed up by these big countries sooner or later. ”

"Today's Qi country is controlled by the Tian family, and the power is sidelined, and if this continues, sooner or later the Qi country will change hands." Mo Zhai took a sip of tea and asked, "As for the Yue Kingdom, since Gou Jian's death, this Yue King has no intention of expanding his territory, but it can be regarded as benevolent." This Qin Duke of Qin State, Qin Bora, is dedicated to resisting Yiqu and Xirong, and waiting for the king's land, but he is a king who is dedicated to the country, and the state affairs are relatively strong, and he is easy to prosper if he has no worries inside. That Chu State, I haven't heard of any major events, and it is said that the king of Chu is a great talent, and he is afraid to be the hero. As for the Jin Kingdom, Jin Gong Ji Chi is completely controlled by the Liuqing, and if the decree is not issued, the future will be chaotic! ”

"Brother Xian's analysis is reasonable, what kind of scenery did the Jin Kingdom want to be back then, and there were many people, but now it has been completed like this."

"Lao Tzu's predecessors once served as the imperial court keeper of the history of the Tibetan room, and the historical inheritance of the Jin Kingdom must be known most clearly, and the elder brother has to be inherited by Lao Tzu, can you explain in detail the historical changes of the Jin Kingdom, I know only a little bit from others."

"What the virtuous brother said is very true, if you say who knows the most about the historical inheritance of various countries, except for the parties in their own country, I am afraid that the only one is the history of the imperial court, where the first-hand information of the princes of all walks of life in the world is gathered, even if the prince is weak today, but this information is not weak." Ji Ran nodded and said, "When it comes to the facts of the Jin Kingdom today, it is inevitable to talk about the four secretaries who control the Jin Kingdom today, the Zhi family, the Han family, the Zhao family, and the Wei family, these four families have been inherited for a long time and take turns to govern, and before that, the three armies and six secretaries were in power, and the official positions were the general of the Chinese army, the general of the Chinese army, the general of the upper army, the general of the upper army, the general of the lower army, and the general of the lower army, among which the general of the Chinese army was in charge of the imperial court. ”

This plan tells in detail the evolution of the four kings of the Jin State and the battles between them.

The earliest three armies and six kings of the Jin Kingdom actually started in the fourth year of the Jin Dynasty, that is, in 633 BC. The first Chinese general: 郀縠, Zhongjun Zuo: 郀Qin, Shangjun General: Fox Fur, Shangjun Zuo: Fox Yan, Xia Jun General: Luan Zhi, Xia Jun Zuo: Xianzhen. These six kings were all followers and supporters of the exile life of Duke Wen of Jin in the early years before he ascended the throne, and the exile life was not dignified and noble, and it was difficult to guarantee even the minimum food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

At the age of Jin Wengong, he was still a son, his real name was Ji Chong'er, he was the son of Jin Xiangong and his concubine Fox Ji, and he liked to make friends with scholars since he was a child, and when he was seventeen years old, there were several people with noble character and outstanding talents who followed him, and those people were Zhao Yuan, Hu Yan, Jia Tuo, Xianzhen, and Wei Li. Born in the palace, it is inevitable that there will be a struggle for the throne, and even if you don't have that intention, there are others who will help you. In the 11th year of Jin Xiangong, Jin Xiangong's concubine Li Ji wanted to make her son the heir, but she was worried about the threat of Chong'er and Shensheng, so she persuaded Jin Xiangong to let these sons leave the national capital. Jin Xiangong favored Xingli Ji, so he agreed to her, and let the crown prince Shensheng move to Quwo, Chong'er to Pudi, and Yiwu to Qudi. Later, under the framing of Li Ji, the crown prince Shensheng committed suicide, and then Li Ji wanted to frame Chong'er and Yiwu. Later, Li Ji designed to make Jin Xiangong angry with these two sons and sent people to chase and kill. In order to survive, Chong'er fled to Zhai Kingdom, which was the hometown of his mother Fox Ji. At that time, Zhai Guozheng was fighting with the Heyi tribe and captured two girls, and Zhai Guoren gave these two girls to Chong'er. Chong'er married one of the girls named Ji Kui, and the other was given to Zhao Yuan.

This Zhao Yu is the ancestor of the Zhao family. When it comes to Zhao Yuan, it is necessary to find the roots of his ancestors, and Zhao Yuan's ancestors are the descendants of the father. The father, surnamed Ying, is the descendant of the sixth grandson of the Yellow Emperor, the fourth grandson of Shulian, who is good at controlling the royal and is the royal driver of King Mu of Zhou.

The driver of the carriage is required to be at least 1.73 meters tall, a carriage is pulled by four horses, and it is difficult for those with small physical strength to control, usually the height of the emperor is more than 1.8 meters. Moreover, it is required to be vigorous and agile, because it is necessary to be accompanied by horses, so it is necessary to be able to chase galloping horses on foot, and to be able to catch fierce horses with a lasso. The driver must be skilled and able to command battles. There are usually three on the chariot, the pilot, the commander, and the right. The rider is in charge of the man who drives the chariot and charges into battle. The commander is the commander who commands the entire team and is equipped with a strong crossbow to attack the enemy from a distance. Rong is armed with a halberd on his right and is responsible for protecting the commander and fighting the enemy at close range. The sword has no eyes, and if the commander is killed, the commander will temporarily take over the command of the commander. If Rong is killed, the rider will pick up the bow and crossbow, pull the strong crossbow with his legs, and shoot the crossbow left and right while driving the carriage. Therefore, the rider is an all-powerful man.

The father had eight horses in the Taolin area, named Chiji, Thief, Baiyi, Yulun, Shanzi, Quhuang, Hualiu, Green Ear, in that era, people did not necessarily have names, but these eight horses had names, which shows how extraordinary these eight horses are, the horses do not trample the soil between the runs, faster than birds. The father dedicated the trained eight horses to King Zhou Mu, who loved it very much, and asked people to equip him with a good carriage, so that the father could drive this eight-wheel drive chariot for him, and often went out to hunt and play.

In the autumn of that year, it was early autumn, the sky was refreshing, the sun was shining, King Zhou Mu led a large army to hunt with flags, and went west to Lishan to hunt. On the hunting ground, the royal chariot galloped around, the shooter and arrow were not missing, the eagle dog took advantage of the situation and ran wild, and the tiger rabbit fled in fear. This hunt is not only hunting, but also a practice of military discipline.

King Mu of Zhou was originally an iron-blooded son, with a common mind and wisdom in the world, and the northern dog Rong has always been a problem for the henchmen of the Zhou Dynasty, often harassing the border. On the occasion of this hunting, confusing the dog Rong, an order, the army rushed straight to the dog Rong, shouting for a time to kill the sky, the mountains trembled, where could the dog Rong be able to survive this battle, and was suddenly beaten to the ground, and fled west in a hurry.

A few years later, King Mu of Zhou led his army westward again, crossing the river (now the Yellow River) to Kunlun Mountain (now Jiuquan, Gansu), and saw the Queen Mother of the West, who warmly entertained the sons of heaven who came from afar, gave gifts to each other, and forgot to return.

At this time, someone in Haojing came to report that King Xu Yan of Xu State (surnamed Ying, after the same as Boyi, and after the second son of Boyi) rebelled, King Zhou Mu was very anxious, at this critical moment, the father drove thousands of miles, so that King Zhou Mu quickly returned to Haojing, and sent troops in time to defeat King Xu Yan and quell the rebellion.

Because of the rebellion thanks to the good driving of the father, King Mu of Zhou gave him Zhao Cheng (now Hongdong, Shanxi), and since then, the father family has been called the Zhao family, the first clan of the Zhao state.

The father was trusted and loved by King Zhou Mu, so he brought his descendants Taiji and Da Luo to recommend the father and son to King Zhou Mu. Later, during the reign of King Xiao of Zhou, the nephew of the father, Da Luo's son Feizi lived in Inuqiu (now Yongxing Township, east of Lixian County, Gansu Province), and this Feizi liked horses and livestock, and was good at feeding and breeding. In order to revitalize the royal family and resist the invasion of Rongdi in the north, King Xiao of Zhou chose this natural pasture with fertile soil between Huangshui and Weishui to breed horses. King Zhou Xiao attaches great importance to this important event of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and he has to go to the ranch every year to inspect it.

One year, King Xiao of Zhou went to inspect the breeding of horses, and learned from a dog in the ranch that Fei Ziji was good at raising horses, and as long as the horses were in his hands, they would be fat and handsome. King Xiao of Zhou immediately ordered the ministers who raised horses to bring Feizi to meet him. When King Zhou Xiao asked about the way to raise horses, Feizi replied fluently, and he could say a set of superb methods for horse recuperation, training, reproduction and disease prevention. King Xiao of Zhou was very happy when he heard this, so he asked Feizi to take charge of the horses between Huangshui and Weishui.

After Feizi was ordained, he did his duty everywhere, and within a few years, the number of horses increased greatly, and the horses raised were extremely majestic, and King Zhou Xiao was very satisfied every year. In order to reward and commend Feizi's merits, King Xiao of Zhou said: "In the past, Boyi was in charge of livestock for Emperor Shun, and the livestock were well bred. Therefore, the land was sealed and the surname was given. Now his descendants also raised horses for the king, and the king gave him land as a vassal. In 888 BC, he gave the land of Qin to Feizi, so that he could continue the sacrifice of the Ying family, known as Qin Huan. This Qin Feizi became the ancestor of the current Qin State.

Therefore, if you want to trace the source, then the Qin State and the Zhao family are the family.

Besides, Wei Li, one of the followers of that heavy ear, is the grandson of Bi Wan. This Bi Wan, whose surname is Ji, was given Wei land by Jin Xiangong, and his ancestor is Bi Gong, the fifteenth son of King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen, whose full name is Ji Gao.

The first monarch of the Jin Kingdom, Tang Shuyu, was the son of Ji Fa, the king of Zhou Wu, and Tang Shuyu's son Xie was changed to Jin after he ascended the throne. Therefore, this Wei family and the ancient Jin Kingdom are one family.

That heavy ear in Zhai country is 12 years, Jin country has also undergone many changes, Jin Xiangong died, Li Ji's son Xi Qi succeeded to the throne, at this time Xi Qi was young, Jin Xiangong entrusted the doctor Xun Xi as the minister of the orphan, but the Qing doctor Flick, Pi Zheng's father and others took the opportunity to gather the crowd to make trouble, the young master Xi Qi stabbed to death on the funeral hall of Jin Xiangong, and then Xun Xi set up Zhuo Zi as the Jin Jun, Rick and others assassinated Zhuo Zi in the court, and whipped Li Ji alive. Rick and the others then sent Fox Yan's brother Fox Mao to Zhai to greet Gongzi Chong'er, intending to support him. Heavy ear thanks: "I fled from the Jin Kingdom against my father's order, and after my father died, I couldn't wait for the funeral according to my son's etiquette, how dare I return to China and take the throne, please ask the doctor to change someone else." So Rick sent people to the Liang Kingdom to meet Yiwu in 650 BC, and Yiwu ascended the throne as the Duke of Jin Hui. After Jin Huigong ascended the throne, he violated the agreement given to Qin and Rick, and killed Pi Zheng's father and the seven doctors. In the eighth year of Jin Huigong (643 BC), Jin Huigong was afraid that the Jin people would attach to Chong'er, so he sent Bo Ba to Zhai to chase and kill Chong'er.

Chong'er got the news that Bo Yu had come to chase and kill, so he said to Zhao Yu and the others: "I fled to Zhai Country not because it could help me, but because this place is close to the Jin Kingdom and easy to reach, so I will rest here for the time being. After a long time, I hope to go to a big country. Duke Qi Huan likes good deeds, aspires to hegemony, and is sympathetic to the princes. Now that I heard that Guan Zhong and Xi Peng have passed away, and Qi Guo also wants to find a virtuous person to assist, why don't we go? With what we can do, we will be able to get ahead there. ”

Everyone nodded yes, so the group left Zhai State, set off to Qi State, passing through Weiguo on the way, that Wei Wen Gong saw that Chong'er was down-and-out, and he was not well entertained, and Chong'er and others, who did not want to be humiliated, left Weiguo, and when Chong'er was hungry when he arrived at Wulu (now southeast of Puyang, Henan), he was so hungry that he really had no choice, so he asked the villagers along the way for some food, and the villagers saw his depressed appearance, so they gave him a piece of soil for him to eat. Heavy ears were furious, and Zhao Yu comforted him and said: "Earth, symbolizing the land, they are a sign of surrender to you, and you should bow and accept it." Chong'er felt in his heart, thanked the villagers and loaded the clods of soil in the car and went to Qi country.

However, the stomach problem could not be solved after all, and the soil could not be eaten at the moment, so after traveling a distance, he found a villager and told him that he was the son of the Jin Kingdom, and asked him to prepare some food. The villagers are honest, the first time they saw this kind of prince, they left Chong'er and others, but the family is also very poor, only a little rough noodles, the old couple hid in the kitchen frowning and discussing, although this son is down, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, in case the hospitality is not good, the small life is not guaranteed, what to do? The old man peeked into the house: "Why don't you make some cakes, make all the rough noodles at home, and entertain them well, I guess we won't be embarrassed." ”

"That's it, it's just that we're in trouble in the future." The old woman said with a bitter face, "Then I'll talk to them in advance to avoid them from blaming." ”