Chapter 204 Waste, Peasants and Goodness Seek Perfection

Yan and Qi are two countries with a thousand-year-old bond, and for thousands of years, these two countries have influenced each other, are hostile to each other, and have made progress with each other.

Yan Zhaogong, the founding monarch of the Yan Kingdom, and Jiang Shang, the founding monarch of the Qi Kingdom, are old friends.

How iron-clad is this friendship, it can be said that the Qi State has been able to have so much territorial autonomy since the early Spring and Autumn Period, all of which rely on Yan Zhaogong.

Most people who know history believe that the Zhou Dynasty was able to overthrow the Shang Dynasty, and Jiang Shang and Jiang Taigong were the greatest contributors, after all, most of the people who were deeply affected by the interpretation of the Fengshen List.

But in fact, the Zhou Dynasty was able to destroy the Shang Dynasty, although Jiang Shang's credit was great, but it was not a monopoly, Jiang Shang's main credit was actually in the Shang Dynasty's internal lobbying and bigan, Jizi and Weizi Qi made internal responses, resulting in the Emperor Xin's army when the army went to Dongyi, the Zhou Dynasty alliance was able to take advantage of the weakness to force Emperor Xin to death, and then controlled the Shang Dynasty by Weizi Qi and Jizi, and then respected King Wu of Zhou as the Son of Heaven and sealed the world.

King Wu of Zhou's feudal system was not a product of etiquette, but a political product that succumbed to the general trend of the world at that time, because the strength of the Zhou Dynasty at that time did not reach the level that could unify the world and subvert the Shang Dynasty.

The more than 40,000 troops in the Battle of Muye were all troops cobbled together by the Zhou Dynasty, and if it weren't for the Chaoge City Zhongwei Ziqi and Jizi N, these more than 40,000 troops might not be able to defeat the hundreds of thousands of slave troops that Di Xin had temporarily gathered.

Therefore, after the Zhou Dynasty became the Son of Heaven, it enabled a system called Sanke, and the descendants of the three dynasties of the previous generation were sealed, and the princely names were given and called Sanke, in order to show respect, and the Yellow Emperor, Yao, and Shun were later named Ji, Zhu, and Chen.

In order to appease the surname clan that had been suppressed by the Shang Dynasty for thousands of years at that time.

Moreover, the ancestral land of the Shang Dynasty was given to Wei Ziqi as the Song State in exchange for using Wei Ziqi's authority to deter the remnants of the Shang Dynasty, and the thirteen clans of the Yin Shang Dynasty were relocated to various places, but they still almost collapsed in the rebellion of the three eunuchs.

And the rebellion of the three prisons was an important opportunity for the rise of Qi to hegemony.

Jiang Shang is a descendant of the Lu family in the Jiang surname clan in the ancient surname, that is, the direct descendant of the rumored Yan Emperor, but after the Shang destroyed Xia, it greatly suppressed the development of the Jiang, Hi, and Ji surnames in the ancient surnames.

At that time, the state of Qi was based on Yingqiu as the capital, but at that time Yingqiu was still in the hands of Dongyi Laiguo, after fighting for more than a year to knock down Yingqiu, the establishment of Qi State, mainly because Jiang Shang valued the rich resources of Dongyi, Dongyi has been a big trouble for the Central Plains Dynasty since the Xia and Shang periods, and the Shang Dynasty has been in the process of conquering Dongyi all his life.

However, Di Xin had already subdued Dongyi, and finally cheapened Jiang Shang, Jiang Shang used Dongyi's salt fields to trade grain with the Central Plains, used grain to absorb Dongyi barbarians, and used soft means of assimilation to absorb Dongyi people, so that the strength of Qi became the most powerful of more than 100 vassal states in the early stage.

Therefore, during the rebellion of the three eunuchs, Yan Zhaogong strongly recommended Jiang Shang to participate in the suppression of the rebellion as the commander of the army, and then Yan Zhaogong also asked King Zhou Cheng to reward the most important right of conquest.

East to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling, north to Wudi, five marquis and nine uncles, really have to be levied.

This kind of real power is equivalent to allowing Qi to expand its territory and annex other countries, which is equivalent to expanding the territory of Qi countless times in disguise, and laying the foundation for Qi's later hegemony.

And without Yan Zhaogong's support, Qi Guo would definitely not have such an opportunity.

Therefore, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qi and Yan have always been alliance states, advancing and retreating together.

The reason why Yan Zhaogong supported Qi was to balance Zhou Gongdan, who was monopolized at that time, and Zhou Gongdan was afraid that Yan Zhaogong could put him under house arrest in the national capital Haojing and prevent him from building a fief, but the fief of Yan was still in the hands of Yin Shang Yu Guzhu and Dongyi Rongdi forces, and it was estimated that it would not be long before it would be occupied.

Therefore, Yan Zhaogong can only use his influence in the court to support an ally to aid Yan Guo, so as to ensure that Yan Guo is not destroyed, after all, if Yan Guo is destroyed, then the fiefdom reward of Zhaogong will be withdrawn, and this line will completely decline.

Therefore, the early state of Qi received a lot of light from Yan Zhaogong, and Jiang Shang's eldest son Jiang Ling served as the commander of the most elite Praetorian Guard in China at that time, under Yan Zhaogong.

Moreover, the cultural policies of the early Qi State were mostly from the hands of Yan Zhaogong, Jiang Shang was indeed outstanding in military strategy, and he was good at vertical and horizontal techniques, but Yan Zhaogong was the real boss in internal affairs.

The rule of Chengkang in the heyday of the Western Zhou Dynasty was realized in the hands of Yan Zhaogong and Zhou Gongdan.

Duke Qi Huan traveled thousands of miles to help Yan Guo quell the Shanrong Rebellion, not only for the sake of fame, but also for the friendship between the two countries.

Therefore, there are many similarities between the two countries in terms of cultural and internal political roots, and they are all integrated with the Dongyi people for thousands of years, influencing each other, and they are also very similar in language and culture, especially in metallurgical technology, it can be seen from the archaeological unearthed iron cultural relics that the two countries are the first to enter the early stage of iron, and the smelting level is similar.

If it weren't for the hegemony of Qi in the later period, Yan State has been tepid, and the two countries of Yan and Qi are likely to achieve the grand occasion of joint hegemony, but it is a pity that the early brothers finally went further and further.

But now that both countries are gone, everyone is back to the same level, so we can chat calmly.

And although Tian An is the grandson of the king of Qi, he is full of contempt for Qi Guo, Zang Tu is an abandoned general of Yan Guo, and he is also full of complaints about Yan Guo, and the two naturally hit it off at first sight.

It is not polite to scold the homeland.

But he scolded his homeland all day, and until Tian An and Wei Ji left, he didn't mention anything serious.

"The Qi State is so powerful, was it destroyed by the Qin State so quickly? Is the Qin State really so powerful? Zang Yan asked as he cleaned up the dining table.

Zang Di raised his head from the ice water, and continued to drink so that his face was pale, his eyes were red, and his beard was like a fierce ghost, and he wiped his face with a linen cloth, "Although Qin is strong, he is not invincible, all because of the internal clan of Qi State, the foreign relatives are in power, and the powerful people are exploiting the people. ”

"But listening to what this Wang Sun'an said, it seems that the Qi State surrendered without a fight, and Mr. said in class that among the six countries, the Qi State has a vast land and abundant resources, even if it is not able to defeat the Qin State, it will not surrender without a fight." Zang Yan asked suspiciously.

"You ask this, and Ah Weng doesn't know." Zang Tu grinned, "Qi is not dead, Ah Weng doesn't care, Ah Weng only cares now, what do the two princes and grandsons Tian An and Wei Qi want to do." ”

"What does Aung think they want to do?" Zang Yan frowned and asked.

"They stayed well in the city, and they came to the city, and the so-called eagles did not fall and did not have a branch to eat." Zang Di squinted his eyes and said with a cruel smile: "These two princes, grandchildren, do you think of bullying me, Zang Di is a reckless man?" ”

"No, I see that the two of them have a lot of respect for Ah Weng." Zang Yan was a little surprised: "Mr. said that those who respect people will always respect them." ”

"Yan'er, you have to remember that the hearts of people in this world are separated from their stomachs, and tigers and wolves can still look at their eyes to distinguish evil, but people can't, you can only ensure that you are not calculated by thinking of people's hearts more viciously." Zang Di pressed Zang Yan's thin shoulders and taught with a serious face.

"Ah Weng will beat everyone to death with a rod, there are still many good people, and the residents of Guzhu Country are very kind and simple." Zang Yan looked at his father with some fear.

"Good?" Zang Di squinted his eyes and sneered, "If they are really good people, how can they watch our brothers from the Steep River Cottage wearing torn leather armor and broken swords and spears rushing to the Eastern Wilderness?" If there is the armament of the Lonely Bamboo Country, how can the brothers be killed or wounded more than half, Yan'er, you have to remember that your second uncle died in battle because of a broken part of his armor, and he was shot by a stray arrow and lost blood! ”

"However, this has nothing to do with the people of the Lone Bamboo Country, the armor itself was lent to us by them, and we insisted on going to the danger ourselves." Zang Yan frowned and pursed his lips in retort.

"Shut up!" Zang Di snorted coldly, and his expression became gloomy, "If we don't get involved, how can we gain a foothold in the country of Guzhu?" You have to remember that the ancients said that they are not my race, their hearts must be different, we are always outsiders to the country of lonely bamboo, we can only prove our own worth, in order to have the ability to live. ”

"However, I don't think the Lone Bamboo Kingdom treats us differently." Zang Yan said with some grievances.

"Heh, I think you were bewitched by the gentleman of the academy." Zang Di frowned and sneered, "If you don't treat us as outsiders, why don't you let us stay in Chaoge City?" ”

"Awen!" Zang Yan also frowned, looking at his father's eyes that turned red without knowing whether it was a hangover or jealousy, "Are we asking too much." ”

Zang Di was slightly stunned, looked at his son with a serious face, grinned and touched his head, "Silly boy, you still have how cruel this world is, how hard it is to live, you don't understand, we can't see the hope of living now, and it is impossible to let it pass." ”

"Hope?" Zang Yan was slightly stunned.

"I'm grateful to the Lonely Bamboo Country for taking us in, but unfortunately, this is not our happy land." Zang Di shook his head, smiled and patted Zang Yan's head, "But don't worry, you are responsible for going to the academy to study and learn technology, and when Ah Weng lays down the territory outside the territory in the future, we will go to the territory to live our own life, and we don't have to send people under the fence." ”

"Where do we have a fence?" Zang Yan wrenched his little face and said in a deep voice: "There is no tax official here chasing us to pay taxes, and there is no bullying by Wang Gui's children, there is no need to kneel down when you go to see the official, you can thank the king when you go home and close the door, this kind of life is under the fence." ”

"Shut up." Zang Di scolded a little angrily: "How can there be such a good place in the world? You can't just see the beauty on the surface and ignore the depths, how many times have I taught you, why can't you remember, you can't just look at one side of everything. ”

Zang Yan was stunned by his father's yelling, but he didn't expect his father's temperament to change a little after he came back.

Looking at his son's pale and frightened expression, Zang Di breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down and said in a deep voice, "Yan'er, I know that you like the life of Guzhu Country very much, but there are more rules here than Yan Kingdom, and these rules will corrode people's will and turn people into waste. ”

"Ah Weng has more waste in his mouth, but he means farmers?" Zang Yan's eyes trembled slightly, and he said softly.

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