Chapter 58 A Visit to the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty

After Wei Si dealt with the affairs of Shangjun in Hexi, which had just been recovered, he began to return to Daliang with everyone.

After all, Hexi is thousands of miles away from Daliang, and Wei Si did not take the road of Anyi and Wusui to cross the Yewang of Shangdang County in South Korea, but passed through Hanoi and went east along the south of the Yellow River.

At this time, Su Qin, who was riding a horse, leaned over and asked Wei Si:

"King, according to your direction, do you have to go to Zhou Wangji?"

Wei Si smiled lightly:

"Jizi, have you guessed this?"

Su Qin immediately replied:

"I am most familiar with the road of Wangji this week, after all, I was born here, and the king, if you don't go south in Yiyang and go north, don't you want to go to Zhouwangji?"

Wei Si sighed at this time:

"The widow actually thought about it, now it is not necessary to go south and north through Korea in order to return to our Wei country, so the widow thinks that it is better to go directly to Zhou Wangji and be straighter!"

Su Qin suddenly said:

"Presumably, the king, you are not just passing by when you go to Zhou Wangji this time, right?"

Wei Si smiled lightly again:

"Could it be that Jizi, have you guessed the intention of the widow again?"

Su Qin said:

"Ji Zi did guess, but he didn't know whether to say it or not!"

Wei Si glanced at Su Qin again:

"Say, the widow wants to hear Ji Zi, if you can really guess the widow's meaning!"

Su Qin then said:

"Your lord, you pass by Zhou Wangji like this, first, you can deter Zhou Tianzi, after all, in the eyes of Zhou Tianzi, the status of our Wei State has always been inferior to the three kingdoms of Qin, Han, and Zhao, and second, you can also try to see if Zhou Tianzi is willing to support the hegemony of Wei!"

Wei Si nodded with satisfaction:

"Yes, Jizi, you guessed it right!"

Su Qin immediately said again:

"But after listening to what the king said just now, it seems that he still wants to go to Xinzheng, the capital of Han!"

Wei Si looked at Su Qin incredulously:

"You guessed that, too?"

Su Qin replied with a smile:

"Yes, because the king just mentioned that you have to pass through Korea wherever you go back to Daliang from Hexi, so Ji Zi I think that the king you are deliberately passing by Zhou Wangji this time and crossing Xinzheng to return to Daliang, you should want to mention the matter of changing land to King Han, right?"

At this time, Wei Si finally understood in his heart that this Su Qin would be so powerful during the Warring States Period, not only knowing the affairs of the world, but also being able to see through people's hearts, and having a view of the overall situation, it seems that the person who will help him to dominate the world in the future must be this Su Qin, and he can't help but rejoice in his heart.

After a while, Wei Si's car began to approach Zhou Wangji.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers beating gongs and blowing horns vaguely appeared in front of them, and walked towards Wei Si's car, Wei Si pointed ahead, and asked Su Qin on the side:

"Who are they? Don't you even dare to stop a widow from driving a car? ”

Su Qin showed a hint of a smile, King, maybe you don't know, if Ji Zi I guessed correctly, this must be the Duke of Western Zhou who came to welcome the king into the city? ”

Wei Si was a little puzzled:

"Who is this Western Zhou Gong?"

Su Qin explained:

"This Western Zhou Gong is a small country that was sealed by the King of Zhou Kao near Zhou Wangji, and his ancestor is the younger brother of King Kao, because the Duke of Western Zhou has almost served Zhou Tianzi all year round, so this Western Zhou Principality is no different from the Zhou royal family."

Wei Si smiled lightly:

"I see, the widow has indeed heard the story that the Zhou royal family was divided into two small kingdoms, the east and the west, and this time it can be regarded as understanding!"

At this time, Zilian, who was sitting next to Wei Si, also said:

"King, you are really a bit lonely, the two small countries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty have only been divided for fifty years, and I heard that the culprits of the year seem to be Zhao and Han!"

Su Qin reminded Zi Lian on the side:

"Miss Zilian, how can you speak to the king like this?"

Zi Lian asked Su Qin rhetorically:

"What did I say wrong again?"

Su Qin replied:

"You dare to say that the king is lonely and unheard!"

Zi Lian glanced at Wei Si and found that he didn't seem to be angry, so he boldly replied to Su Qin:

"The king doesn't care, Su Jizi, do you care?"

At this time, Tian Wen next to him also rode over on horseback, saluted Wei Si, and then asked Su Qin:

"Brother Jizi, what are you talking about with King Wei here, seeing you talk so happily?

Su Qin replied to Tian Wen:

"We didn't talk about anything, did we?"

Tian Wen didn't ask any more, but pointed to the Western Zhou Gong who was not coming in front of him:

"You see that the Duke of Western Zhou has also come to greet him in person, it seems that King Wei, your victory in attacking Qin this time has spread all over the world!"

Wei Si smiled lightly:

"It's just a small win, it's nothing...... Nothing! ”

After a while, the Duke of Western Zhou took Le Zhan to the front of King Wei's frame, walked over slowly, and saluted Wei Si:

"The Western Zhou Dynasty came to congratulate the King of Wei on his victory!"

Wei Si glanced at the Western Zhou Dynasty and said:

"Duke of Western Zhou, you don't have to be so polite!"

Then he asked:

"Zhou Tianzi has been in poor health recently, I don't know if he is okay now?"

Ji Chao couldn't help but sigh:

"The Son of Heaven's illness is really a little bad, but fortunately, the crown prince Ji Yan is smart and capable, and he can already act as an agent for the court!"

Wei Si showed a hint of a smile:

"Since the king of this book passed by Zhou Wangji, then he just took the opportunity to visit Zhou Tianzi!"

On the way, Su Qin also got off the horse and walked with the Duke of the Western Zhou all the way, the two obviously seemed to have a great relationship, Wei Si saw it in his eyes, but he also understood that the Duke of the Western Zhou was Su Qin's benefactor, and they were also reasonable.

When passing through the north gate of the royal city, Wei Si ordered someone to stop the car and asked the Duke of Western Zhou:

"Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty, this king heard that this royal city was the former royal capital, and the temples and shrines of the successive Zhou Tianzi are all in this city, right?"

The Duke of the Western Zhou replied:

"Yes, since the Son of Heaven Zhou Jing moved the capital to Cheng Zhou, this Wang Cheng has been managed by my Duke of Zhou!"

At this time, Tian Wen on the side suddenly came over and asked the Duke of Western Zhou:

"Duke of Western Zhou, I am Tian Wen, the son of the Minister of Qi, I seem to have heard that the Jiuding of the Zhou royal family is now also placed in this royal city, right?"

Wei Si was also shocked at this time, he didn't expect Tian Wen to ask such words, and his intention to enter this royal city was not as simple as worshipping the temple of Zhou Tianzi, but to see what the Zhou royal family Jiuding looked like, and how it would provoke hundreds of years, the princes and overlords have regarded the Zhou royal family Jiuding as their lifelong goal.

When the Duke of Western Zhou heard Tian Wen's question, he was shocked, and immediately looked at King Wei again, and found that he was just looking at himself, and the expression on his face didn't seem to change much, so he angrily complained to Tian Wen:

"You are just a son of Qi Xiang, and the Jiuding of the Zhou royal family is also your hairy boy, are you qualified to ask?"

Tian Wen seemed to understand that he had said the wrong thing at this time, and hurriedly apologized to the Duke of Western Zhou:

"Duke Zhou, forgive me for Tian Wen's gaffe just now, I really shouldn't have asked about the royal family's Jiuding this week out of curiosity!"

Next to him, Su Qin also spoke to the Duke of Western Zhou for Tian Wen:

"Uncle Zhou, this Tian Wen Gongzi is my friend, he has always spoken so upright, please don't be angry, my Ji Zi can guarantee that it has this lesson, and will not talk about this matter of Jiuding in the future!"

The Duke of Western Zhou was too angry at this time and said:

"Okay, then I'll forgive it this time, remember that there is no next time, you know?"

Tian Wen hurriedly dismounted and came over to salute the Duke of the Western Zhou:

"Thank you Duke Zhou for your forgiveness!"

At this time, the Duke of Western Zhou set his sights on King Wei again:

"The king's intention, do you have to go to the royal city to worship the previous emperors?"

Wei Si replied:

"Yes, since you have arrived in this royal city, this king should go in to worship the previous Zhou Tianzi!"

Without waiting for the Duke of Western Zhou to reply, Wei Si's car turned in a different direction and went directly into the Zhou Wangcheng, and the guards of the royal city naturally did not dare to stop the Wei Wang's car.

The carriage and horse of the King of Wei traveled all the way to the gate of the palace.

At this time, the Duke of Western Zhou was also sitting in a carriage and hurriedly followed.

When Wei Si was about to step into the gate of the palace, the Duke of Western Zhou ran over directly, stopped Wei Si, and pointed to the left-hand side:

"King Wei, this is the Son of Heaven's bedroom, and the Temple of the Son of Heaven that you want to worship is over there!"

Wei Si didn't plan to go to worship the temple, he just wanted to enter the palace to see Jiuding, but he didn't expect this Western Zhou Duke to block his way so decisively, and thought about it, after all, this is the city of Zhou Wang, even if he is the lord of a big country, he can't be too indulgent, so he will be reluctant to go and worship the emperor of Zhou in the past dynasties!

Thinking of this, Wei Si retracted his steps into the palace of the king of Zhou, and said to the Duke of Western Zhou:

"It turns out that this is Zhou Tianzi's bedroom, this king is the first time to come to this royal city, and I really can't tell the difference between the Son of Heaven's dormitory and the temple in this royal city!"

At this time, the Duke of Western Zhou also seemed to understand King Wei's intentions for the Jiuding inside, thinking in his heart that as long as the King of Wei was not allowed to enter the palace of the Son of Heaven and let him see the Jiuding, then the Jiuding would naturally be safe, after all, after the last experience of the King of Qin's victory, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty was naturally more cautious about the protection of the Son of Heaven Jiuding.

Wei Si had no choice but to go to the Temple of the Son of Heaven on the side with the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty and began to worship.

Wei Si first put three pillars of incense on the tablet of King Wen of Zhou, only to hear the Duke of Western Zhou say to Wei Si with tears:

"I think that after the defection of my unscrupulous brother, no princes have come to the royal city to worship the successive Zhou Tianzi, I didn't expect to meet such a virtuous King of Wei today, it seems that our Zhou royal family is lucky!"

After Wei Si finished offering incense to King Wen of Zhou, he asked:

"Zhou Gong, why is this? It is the duty of our vassal states to worship the successive Zhou Tianzi, but these princes have not come to worship the spiritual position of Zhou Tianzi for so many years, which is their immorality, and the king cannot understand it! ”

The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty talked about it.

It turned out that Wei Gong of the Western Zhou Dynasty gave birth to two virtuous sons, one was the current Ji Dynasty of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the other was Ji Gen, the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, because Ji Chao was the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, but he was a concubine, and although Ji Gen was a son-in-law, he was not suitable for inheriting the position of the Duke of Zhou because he was too young.

Zhou Tianzi naturally supported the elder Ji Dynasty to succeed to the throne of Zhou Dynasty, but it caused dissatisfaction between Han and Zhao, so the two countries directly divided the territory of the Zhou royal family, and set up Ji Gen as the new Zhou Duke to the east of Cheng Zhou, which opposed the Ji Dynasty.

As a result, Wang Ji of Zhou was suddenly divided into two small states, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, because the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was supported by the two major powers of Han and Zhao, and the vassal states naturally valued it more than the Western Zhou Dynasty.