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King Zhou Ping moved eastward, and there was another big profiteer among the vassal states, which was the Qin State.

Speaking of which, the Qin State is not the descendant princes of the Zhou royal family, far away in the period of King Mu of Zhou, Qin was only a tribe in the Rong clan, and the ancient Qin people lived in the West Dog Hill, but this tribe became glorious because of the emergence of a father.

The father had been a retinue in the Zhou royal family since his grandfather, and he was an expert driver, and when he first learned to drive from the Taidou clan, he was very polite and polite to his teacher. But three years have passed, but Taidou has not even taught him any skills, and the father still serves the master as a disciple, and he does not slack off at all. At this time, Taidou said to the father: "It is said in the ancient poem that a skilled craftsman who is good at making bows must first learn to weave a dustpan; Capable people who are good at metallurgy and ironmaking must first learn to sew leather jackets. If you want to learn how to drive, you first have to learn how to walk briskly with me. If you can walk as fast as I do, you can hold six reins and have a cart drawn by six horses. ”

The Father quickly replied, "I will do what the teacher instructs." ”

Taidou erected wooden stakes on the ground and paved a narrow path that could only be used to stand on. The teacher first stepped on these stakes, walking back and forth, walking as fast as flying, never stumbling or falling. The father practiced hard according to the teacher's demonstration, and in only three days, he mastered all the skills of brisk walking. After checking the academic performance of the Father, Taidou couldn't help but admire: "I can't see that you are so agile and flexible, and you can master the fast walking technique so quickly!" Anyone who wants to learn to drive should be like you. Once upon a time you walked with the power of your feet and at the same time by your brain; Now if you want to drive, you must master the reins and chew flexibly, so that the horse walks slowly and moderately, and cooperates with each other just right. ”

The father chewed on the master's teachings while practicing, and his driving skills quickly improved, but he soon found that he still had problems with handling after changing to a few new horses. He asked the teacher,

Taidou said to him: "You must not only truly understand and master the control in your heart, but also learn to master the temperament of the horse, so that you can move in and out freely when driving, turn smoothly, and even if you drive a horse for a long distance, it will not let the horsepower run out." A person who has truly mastered the driving skills should skillfully grasp the reins with both hands, rely on the command of the heart, and neither use eyes nor whip to drive after hitting the road; The heart is leisurely and relaxed, the body sits upright, the six reins are not messy, the twenty-four hooves of the horses do not fall to the ground in the slightest, and the advance and retreat rotation are all in line with the rhythm of the horse, if the driving reaches such a state, the width of the lane is enough as long as it can accommodate the wheels and hooves, no matter whether the road is steep or flat, there is no difference for the driver. That's all I've got to drive, and you'll have to memorize it! Learn to drive, and do everything you do. ”

Since then, the father has trained harder, become familiar with the personality of the horse, and improve his control skills day by day. The techniques of these horses had a profound impact on the father, even affecting his descendants.

King Mu of Zhou's holy horses all came from the hands of the Father. The father and King Zhou Mu are close in age, and they both love to adopt famous horses in the world and are good at hunting. King Mu of Zhou named his father as the imperial horse official, in charge of the chariot of the Son of Heaven. The father of Youtong Pass has six horses, and knows that the peach forest in the southeast mountain of Tongguan produces famous horses in the world. At that time, the eight horses that Zhou Tianzi rode in needed to be of uniform breed and have no miscellaneous coat color. The father got six famous horses, and if they were dedicated to King Mu of Zhou, there would be two less. If it is left for use, its breed is better than the horse of King Mu's car, and he feels uneasy. So, the father explained the original situation to King Mu of Zhou, and decided to go into the peach forest to find good horses, make up eight horses, and give them to King Mu. King Mu of Zhou agreed to the father's request and allowed him to go to the land of the peach forest to find a good horse of the same color as the six horses. The land of the peach forest, with a radius of more than 300 miles, is full of trees, covering the sky and the sun, and it is really difficult to capture thousands of miles of good horses. The father was in the peach forest, sleeping in the open air, entering the river of snakes, breaking into the ditch of the tiger's den, and finally obtained two good horses, and the six horses were two horses, realizing the specifications of the Son of Heaven driving two cars. That is: the Son of Heaven set out on an expedition, the car was two rides, and one ride was four horses. When the Father presented two thousand-mile horses named "Hua Liu" and "Lu Er" to King Mu of Zhou as a dedication. King Zhou Mu was very pleased, and immediately changed to a new car, and gave names to the two good horses that his father caught. From this time on, King Zhou Mu was even more fond of his father. One day, he summoned the father to ride with him, went out of the capital city of Feng Ho, and traveled westward, the speed of the horse was fast, and the father's skillful control technology, after a while, the accompanying guards were left far behind and disappeared. The two monarchs and ministers took advantage of the excitement to raise the whip and urge the horses, and arrived in the Western Regions in half a day. For the first time, I saw that the land here is vast and sparsely populated, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the scenery is simple, which is very different from Guanzhong. Coupled with the fact that rare birds and beasts are everywhere, the king's hunting heart suddenly rose, and he began to draw bows and arrows, chase birds and animals, and soon hunted and caught rare beasts and birds of prey. At this time, it was late and he couldn't tell the way back, so he decided to find a place to stay in the Western Regions and stay overnight. The two of them drove and let the good horses walk slowly. With a good horse to know the way, a thousand miles of horses through the gods, unconsciously arrived at the Yaochi that was difficult to find in the Western Regions, and was warmly received by the Queen Mother of the West.

This story has been passed down to this day, and the mystery of the Queen Mother of the West is still due to the magical control of the Father, which has made a myth and legend.

However, just when King Mu of Zhou was lingering in the kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, the news of the rebellion of the Xu State came. It turned out that during the reign of King Mu of Zhou, there was a state of Xu in the east, and its monarch ran a wealthy kingdom with a strong army. The surrounding 500 li and 36 countries only paid tribute to the Xu State, and no longer paid attention to the Zhou royal family. It has always been a worrying thing in King Zhou Mu's heart. Therefore, he often ordered the monarch of Xu to abandon the eastern overlord and submit to the Zhou royal family. The powerful monarch of Xu Guoguo was willing to give in easily, and when King Zhou Mu went west, Xu Guojun led his troops to attack the royal city, and the royal city was left without a leader and in danger. King Mu of Zhou received information and urged the Father to return quickly with a thousand miles of horses. The father was appointed to drive himself, eight horses of thousands of miles, such as dragons flying in the clouds, rushed back to the capital quickly, so that King Xu Yan was caught off guard, King Xu Yan learned that King Zhou Mu took eight horses to return in the clouds, the soldiers pressed the territory, and overnight, nearly half of the soldiers fled. The next day, King Mu of Zhou led a large army to attack King Xu Yan, and King Xu Yan was defeated. King Xu Yan led the remnants of his army to defeat and retreated all the way, but King Mu of Zhou's army pursued closely. Broke the state of Xu, killed the king of Xu Yan, and quelled the rebellion in the east. Thirty-six kingdoms re-paid tribute to the Zhou royal family. Xu Guo has also been in a slump since then.

Because of the defeat of King Xu Yan, he made a father and made meritorious service. King Mu of Zhou gave a city named Zhao to his father. Since then, the descendants of the Father have multiplied here. This is the Zhao family of the later Jin Kingdom, and the ancestor of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period.

About a hundred years later, during the reign of King Xiao of Zhou, another Qin Feizi appeared in the tribe of Western Qin, who lived in Xiinuqiu. 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, strong, and beautiful. 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 instructed, he was conscientious and conscientious, using the fertile grassland between Huangshui and Weishui, and within a few years, the number of horses increased dramatically, and the horses raised by Qin Feizi were strong and majestic, and King Xiao of Zhou came to inspect every year, and saw that the horses were both numerous and strong and could be trained into war horses, so he was very satisfied every time. In order to reward and commend Feizi's merits, King Zhou Xiao wanted Feizi to inherit the lineage of his father Da Luo. But Feizi is not a descendant, which makes King Zhou Xiao a little embarrassed.

Because Shenhou's daughter is Da Luo's main palace wife, and having a son is the heir, which is Da Luo's lineage. King Xiao of Zhou wanted to cancel his lineage qualification to let Feizi inherit, but this time he was in a hurry, and he was busy to visit King Xiao of Zhou and told King Xiao of Zhou his thoughts.

Shenhou said to King Xiao of Zhou: "Once upon a time, our ancestors lived in Lishan and gave birth to a daughter, who became the wife of Rong Xu Xuan, and gave birth to Zhongwei, because of their kinship, Zhongwei was attached to the Zhou Dynasty to defend the western frontier, and the western frontier was thus harmonious. Now I marry my daughter to Da Luo and give birth to a son-in-law. Shen and Luo married again, and Xirong was subjugated, so you sat firmly on the throne. Please think carefully and don't change your lineage lightly. ”

So King Xiao of Zhou said: "In the past, Boyi was in charge of birds and beasts for Emperor Shun, and the livestock were well reproduced. Therefore, the land was sealed and the surname Ying was given. Now that his descendants are also raising horses for me, I should give him the land as a vassal. ”

King Xiao of Zhou's words, although he did not hand over the inheritance of the lineage to Feizi, he gave Qin land to Feizi, so that he could continue the sacrifice of the Ying family, known as Qin Huan. And he did not depose the son of Shenhou's daughter to become the lineage of Da Luo, so as to make peace with Xirong. As a result, Feizi, the lord of Qindi, became the first generation of the lord of Qindi. No. Qin Feizi.