In medieval Europe, the political centers of countries tended to be both introverted and outward-looking. The king and the knights were at loggerheads for a while, and then they joined forces to invade and preach. By the time of 7800 A.D., the core had been Christianized, and they still insisted on recovering Spain, preaching to Northern Europe, and organizing the Crusades for nearly a thousand years. This kind of extroversion engraved in the bones not only effectively divided the pressure of unity in times of internal crisis, but also eventually contributed to a more magnificent Age of Discovery.

On the other hand, in the land of China for thousands of years, extroversion has continued to weaken. At the time of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was still a strong expansion, and the important princes of Qi, Lu, and Yan were all divided into frontiers. Hundreds of years have passed, and everyone's energy has turned to internal fighting, focusing on external defense. Therefore, Rong Di became arrogant day by day, so that even the pickaxe Kyoto was ended.

Digging Tu tried to reverse this trend and revive the expansiveness of the Zhou people in the name of mission.

Due to the influence of unified inertial thinking, the expansion of the Chinese people was particularly concerned about whether they could effectively control the new territory, so that many people liked to reflect on the disadvantages of the Han and Tang dynasties. He borrowed from the European model, and only cared about the spread of culture, people going out, and the small China blooming everywhere! Therefore, he and the Son of Heaven reiterated again and again that the newly attached land and people were given to the pioneers!

Therefore, he sent the most pious priests to the frontier country. They instigated the Qin people to explore the Hexi Corridor, instigated the Jin Yan to assimilate Beidi, persuaded the Marquis of Qi to cross the sea to contact the descendants of Jizi Joseon, and also encircled the wavering Chu Man and the degraded Wu people, which can be said to be blossoming in all directions.

However, history always has a huge inertia and is not so easy to change. When the Quartet returned to Beijing to report on their work, they all vented their bitterness to Zhou Zhao.

The Great Rite of Qincheng first said: "Although Uncle Qin is located on the border, he always admires Huaxia and keeps in mind the teachings of the Son of Heaven and Zhou Zhao. So he has been waving his army to the west and advancing towards Qishan. However, the old Wangji was in turmoil, and the Rong people were never purged, which repeatedly caused worries and made it difficult for Qin Shi to make great achievements. ”

"Jin Shi has no worries." Tang Cheng Dali continued, "But Lin Hu and Lou Fu are all dry land, which can be pastured but not cultivated, and can be attacked but not defended. If the Marquis of Jin goes, the Di people will retreat, and when the Marquis of Jin returns, the Di people will return. Over and over again, in vain! ”

"You guys still have action, Qi Hou doesn't even have action." The Linzi Dali priests were at a loss, "Qi people value profit and ignore righteousness." The sea and sky are vast, dangerous and abnormal, and I don't know what I can get by going out. On this ground, Qi Hou was only willing to send some small boats to explore the way. Even so, the Qi people pushed back and forth and refused to go to the sea. ”

The situation of the Danyang Dali is a little better: "Since Xiong Qu was afraid of Li Wangwei and went to the king, Chu Ren Zhou's heart is still sincere. After learning of the government of the Son of Heaven Zhou Zhao Tuobian, the already belligerent Chu people became more active. It's just that the barbarian land is swampy and sparsely populated. Therefore, although the land has expanded for hundreds of miles, it cannot educate a few people. Wu Yue's situation is similar. ”

Other great priests joined the discussion, saying similar things. For a while, public opinion seemed to be oriented, and this thing was unprofitable and no one did it, unreliable!

It's time to show your strength, and you're willing to accept such a result. He was just about to understand the reasoning of everyone, but suddenly thought that he could not rely solely on interests to persuade, otherwise he would return to the old path of Chinese pragmatism. The European missionaries, although the desire for gold was an important driving force, was also essential for religious fanaticism. So, he decided to start with a sermon-style brainwashing.

"You are walking in the way of heaven and earth, saving the foolish. Without the help of good people, they will become outcasts of heaven and earth, and after death, they will become homeless and lonely ghosts. How can such a cause be backed down because it is unprofitable? ”

Everyone saw that Dutu's tone was stern, and they couldn't help but crawl on the ground. As "aspiring youths", the young scholars repented one after another, expressing their intention to fight for the way of heaven and earth.

Next, he began to tactfully impart specific methods: "You must supervise all the families to practice the primogeniture system according to the Zhou etiquette. The glory and wealth of the family are all handled by the eldest son. The rest of the children only need a horse and a sword to open up a new world of their own! ”

The young scholars were not deeply involved in the world, and they were quite enthusiastic when they listened. The old people next to him felt that this trick was quite damaging and secretly complained.

In ancient times, the primogeniture system was once popular in both China and foreign countries, but the content of inheritance was different. In the Spring and Autumn Period, power was heavy and wealth was light, and the title of the family was only passed on to the eldest son, but the property was often scattered. The concubines of medieval Europe were not so lucky, the rich families might still be able to get some money from Weibo, and the poor families could only rely on themselves empty-handed. That's why the princes at that time were particularly keen on diplomatic and military activities such as marriages and holy wars, and started businesses outside the family in this way. In contrast, most of the sons in the Spring and Autumn Period still went around in their own homes, constantly expanding their branches within the group.

It was precisely this point that he planned to force those who were sitting on the empty side of the mountain to solve the problem that the great priests were unavailable. Of course, he didn't plan to change this long-established convention overnight. The brothers in the family have a good relationship, so naturally they can't bear to be so ruthless, and it's hard to say when they meet a selfish big brother. Therefore, many princes have begun to use their brains to think about how to use the words of the Holy Zhou Zhao as arrows to take all the property of their brothers and sisters for themselves.

It's not enough to force people out, faith has to give them hope in order to play.

Di Tu said to the great priests of Qincheng: "War is not the only means of exploration, and there are often unexpected effects on communicating with each other. You go to Sishang Candle Correction to help, bring good silkworm seeds and first-class weavers, and let the Qin people carry silk in their arms while traveling west with swords. King Wen Tuomeng said that Westerners will be close to us because of silk. ”

Then, he turned to the Tang City Dalishi: "You tell the Marquis of Jin that if you insist on going north along the Yellow River, you will no longer be a barren grassland when you reach the bend of the river. King Wen said there would be large tracts of land available for farming. Da Lishi's eyes widened, how did he know that the modern famous Saishang Jiangnan - the Hetao area.

"As for the land of Wu Chu, the Danyang Dali can bring the water control craftsmen there. Teach them to drain the swamps, build dikes, manage the cultivated land well, and naturalize Baipu and Baiyue. King Wen said that in a thousand years, it will be richer than Wangji. ”

"What about Qi Kingdom?" The Linzi Dali priest was in a hurry.

"Qi country......" Di Tu thought about it, at that time, the East was still poor, and there were really not many things that could attract Qi people to the sea, "You tell Qi people, we need a cautious Ya Ya and Lu Lou's fur." Let them use this to contact the descendants of the Minoko. ”

If the Linzi great priest received the treasure, he was grateful and left. Only Dutu understands in his heart that the first three moves are well-founded, and the last move is more far-fetched. The people of Qi are not as backward as Qin and Chu, and they have their own snobbish genes as businessmen, so it is indeed not easy to fool.

Sure enough, half a year later, the Linzi Dali priest returned to his life, but it still had little effect.

Du Tu was a little angry: "This Qi Hou is not good at obeying orders, what are you doing all day long?" ”

"Qi Hou is busy arguing with Wei Hou!" The Linzi Great Rite frowned.

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"Qi Hou is snobbish. It turned out that Wei Wugong was called Zhou, and when he saw that Wei Guo was in full swing, he married Ji Yang. Who knew that the situation had changed, and the country had lost ground so quickly. ”

Di Tu suddenly remembered the blind date encountered by Ji Yang, and instantly understood what was going on: "But the daughter who marries out is the water that is spilled, what else does Qi Hou want?" ”

Originally, Qi Hou also admitted it, but within a few months of Ji Yang's marriage, he left his wife behind and messed with a bunch of concubines every day. Pity Na Zhongjiang, gave birth to a daughter who stayed alone in the cold palace, so she was not desolate. ”

Zhou Zhao couldn't help frowning, remembering the details of the blind date that day, when Ji Yang showed no interest in Zhong Jiang. It wasn't until he happened to catch a glimpse of the portrait and suspected that it was the lost Zhong Ji that the kid agreed to the marriage with a grudge.

Therefore, this tragedy has twists and turns, and there is still a little responsibility for digging out.

"What does Qi Hou want to do? Divorce? ”

"My daughters have all given birth, and it is impossible to get out of the marriage. After Zhong Jiang fell out of favor, he lived in Qi for a long time, and he was also safe. However, Wei Hou moved his mind after the abolition, and Qi Hou was in a hurry. ”

"Bold Ji Yang, it's only been a few years since the new deal came out, and the oath of the Blood Alliance is still in his ears, so he dares to defy the wind!" As soon as he thought of Zhong Jiang's portrait, he couldn't help but help support him, "For example, everyone knows today that the power lies in the Son of Heaven when the prince is established, and the princes are not allowed to make claims." The widow will tell the king and resolutely disagree with the abolition of the marquis! ”

"With the current strength of the country, it will definitely not be able to resist the mandate of heaven. But with Wei Hou's character, I am afraid that he will snub Zhong Jiang for life. ”

"Then he doesn't want to make a deposit. It's useless for a concubine to give birth to a hundred sons, let the heir of the country be forgotten! ”

The Linzi Dali was taken aback and frightened by the angry words of the dug. It's too childish to let a big prince destroy it with his mouth. Regardless of whether the nobles of the patriotic country agree or not, whether they will resist or not, what will happen to the land of the patriotic country after the heir? Will there be a ripple effect in other countries? All this has exceeded the cognition of any Spring and Autumn people.