Volume I, The Dongyi Tribe 151.The Constraints Behind the Ritual Law
Etiquette, morality is a kind of constraint, when it has not yet appeared, some people began to think about how to protect their rights, and at this time, etiquette began to appear......
This is also the tool that the ruler must use, starting from bit by bit, the Central Plains is divided into two countries, after temporarily settling down, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, some people began to put forward the gift of the monarch and the minister, the idea of the family and the country, using these to control the thoughts of the people, do their own work, instead of watching the peak of the power that everyone wants, so that the position of the ruler can be preserved, passed down from generation to generation, the common people's etiquette has become a habit, and no one thinks there is anything bad, The idea of rebellion will not become dominant, and the absolute leadership of the two countries will gradually be confirmed.
To say that the Central Plains has gone through such a civil strife, a bad handling, it is easy to fall apart, I have to say that there were two brothers of the bear tribe and the Jiang tribe at that time, and they did have some means to establish their respective empires and stabilize the trauma caused by the civil strife.
In such a worry-free, external situation, the two countries have also been in peace and steady development for several generations, because the starting point is the same, the geographical location is similar in all aspects, afraid of the last large-scale civil war, the two countries are also peaceful, there is no large-scale war, of course, small-scale conflicts are also constant, after all, with the inheritance of status, the blood relationship between the monarchs of the two countries has been very indifferent, and there is no brotherly affection, since this, the connection is gone, and the conflict will appear sooner or later, There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, ambition has been stimulated by the ancestors, it is difficult to take it back, and as long as there is a reasonable excuse, it will immediately become the focus of the outbreak of conflict.
This is the inevitability of war, which appeared in everyone's expectation, the two countries can be said to be secretly preparing, and there is another country on the side, forcing these generations of monarchs not to dare to relax, because as long as there is a little slack, it may be immediately seized by the opponent, and it is too late to regret it at that time, and then under such an incentive, the subsequent generations of monarchs have not been particularly stupid, but sometimes it seems that there is not much difference, and the accumulation of little by little may gradually open the gap, After all, although the two sides are strikingly similar, they are not exactly the same, even if they are in the same vein.
The war came so suddenly, because of the constraints of etiquette, the Jiang tribe, as the first initiator, will not be without reason, but the reason is indeed a war that is not worth the strength of the country, everyone knows that because of border friction, the people were killed, and the reason for handing over the murderer is just an excuse, and the bear tribe also understands that even if they hand over the murderer this time, the matter will not subside, but will fuel the arrogance of the other party, so it is absolutely impossible to be soft, the so-called excuse is good, the reason is good, It's not the main thing, the main thing is how to fight the next war?
This is the two empires, in the face of a war that will happen at any time, always ready, even if it is a passive defender, they have long been prepared, because if the Jiang tribe does not find a reason to provoke a war, the bear tribe will also find a reason to start a war, which is better, at least in terms of public opinion, it is more beneficial to themselves, but these are irrelevant, the most important thing is to look at the competition of the hard power of the two sides, for this day, each has been preparing for a long time, and even treats some small tribes around it, without paying too much attention, laissez-faire development, such as the three sides of the bear tribe, the north and southwest, the north and southeast of the Jiang tribe, there are extensive territories in various places, especially the east of the Jiang tribe, that is, the eastern region, the location is not much worse than the Central Plains, and it is also the place where the big river flows, but it is just downstream.
Very early, the Jiang tribe set their sights on this vast land, which is rich in products, has a large population, and most importantly, it is still a loose organization, and the Central Plains at the beginning has not changed much, it can only be regarded as a gathering place of crowds at the beginning, and even the tribe is not even counted, such a good place, once their army arrives, it can be said that they will take what they want, if the Central Plains is not for such a figure as the ancestor of the ancestors, it is estimated that it is not much different from the current Eastern Regions.
But it is such a piece of fat that can be taken at any time, so that he can't touch it at all, for no other reason, that is, there is a bear tribe by his side, so he can't wait to start a war, ready to solve this trouble once and for all, and then devote himself to this territory in the Eastern Regions, according to this assumption, he will establish an unprecedented merit, a great feat beyond the ancestors, this temptation is unrivaled, but relatively speaking, the Jiang tribe is actually not fully prepared, can only be said to be a little too impatient, So at the beginning of the war, the Youxiong tribe was not as caught off guard as imagined, but was well prepared, and the Jiang tribe couldn't take any advantage at all.
At this point, the war has entered a state of tug-of-war, it was a stalemate from the beginning, you can imagine how difficult it should be to have a war in the future, at this time the competition is the national strength, to see who can consume it, to see whose soldiers are more, at that time the war did not have any tactics, what strategy, basically a frontal attack, in the end it was the bear tribe that had a slight upper hand, after all, they were in a better position, the most fertile part of the river, with a reserve base for more population, but the same, It was also impossible to destroy the Jiang tribe in one fell swoop, and at this time, the monarchs of both sides began to realize that the war was not straightforward, but required some necessary means.
The capable people of the two formations began to play a role, and some capable people continued to create methods of fighting, starting from the training of soldiers, to the command of the battlefield, and finally to the overall layout, new ways of war were constantly created, and the potential was constantly stimulated. It is inevitable that there will be problems, and if you want to fight a decisive battle but you can't get a response at all, you become more and more anxious.
Finally, the anxious Jiang tribe made a very serious mistake, that is, it made a big taboo, easily went deep behind the enemy, and did not protect their rear, which of course was deliberately designed by the bear tribe, the result of such a design was very effective, the original stalemate situation was broken in an instant, the situation of the Jiang tribe became very poor, and the subsequent war was defeated one after another, and even their own territory began to be lost, it was such a mistake, burying a good situation, and it took a sharp turn, and the family could be ruined at any time.
At this time, the etiquette that the ruler has been preaching began to play a role, in the ideological indoctrination of the family and the country, the common people also have the concept of the home and the country, all outsiders are invaders, and the invaders must not be allowed to occupy their homes, and began to spontaneously organize resistance to the bear tribe, and in addition to the deliberate guidance of the Jiang tribe, some ordinary people began to join the soldiers who guarded their homes and became a member of the army, and the whole team instantly grew stronger, and this momentum was instantly raised, Public opinion fell to the Jiang tribe for a while, and even some ordinary people with bear tribes began to sympathize with the Jiang tribe, in this case, the Jiang tribe revived, watching its strength getting stronger and stronger, but only he knew that these so-called strengths were superficial and could not withstand the toss at all.
At this time, the monarch of the bear tribe at that time, it can be said that he made a very wrong decision, he retreated, out of many considerations, he did not continue to fight, did not take the opportunity to destroy the Jiang tribe, this decision may be the best opportunity for unification in recent years, it may be the pressure of public opinion, it may also be the fear of the current strength of the Jiang tribe, can not break the net with the other party, and it is even possible that the Jiang tribe secretly surrendered, no matter what the reason, in short, after a long war of unification, it ended in failure, The strength of the Jiang tribe has plummeted, and it no longer has the ability to compete for the overlord, and the bear tribe has become a well-deserved overlord of the Central Plains, but missing this opportunity also means that the unification of the Central Plains will be lagged behind.
Not much else, is the current situation of the Jiang tribe, if there is no suitable reason, the bear tribe can not take the initiative to provoke a war, but now the development is not bad, the gap between the strength of the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, he is getting stronger and stronger, the other party is getting weaker and weaker, one day, reunification will come, but in the years after the war between the two sides, both sides have passed smoothly, and the most miserable Jiang tribe, in the following generations, was suppressed by the bear tribe, and could not turn over at all, let alone the situation in the Eastern Regions.
It is in this environment that a powerful figure has risen in the Eastern Regions, that is, the nine brothers of Chiyou, without the threat of the Jiang tribe, and the bear tribe is too far apart, the Eastern Regions finally ushered in the opportunity to rise, perhaps by the Jiang tribe Cong Zhongyuan passed on the idea, unification has also become a more deeply rooted problem, the nine brothers of Chiyou only took a few years, they became the new masters of the borderless land in the Eastern Regions, under their leadership, the Eastern Regions grew rapidly.
At this time, the contemporary Jiang tribe monarch Shennong knew the situation in the Eastern Regions, but he deliberately concealed it, coupled with his secret help, so that Chi You could dominate the Eastern Regions so easily, in fact, it was to create opportunities for himself and share the pressure, after all, the suppression of him by the Xiong tribe was too ruthless, and it was not impossible to divide the world into three parts.