In the face of sudden changes, Wei Hou was very out of shape for a while. However, after all, he is an old politician who has experienced countless storms and waves, and he quickly adjusted his state back.

He pretended to be calm and ordered his men to quickly get rid of the wounded soldiers at the scene, and the rest of the personnel went through other doors. The drums rang out in unison again, and the grand atmosphere quickly overshadowed the small interlude. Other people in the know are naturally interested, at least on the surface. At the next celebration banquet, everyone was as if nothing had happened, staggering, singing and dancing, so happy.

Since Zhou Zhao is proud, the Son of Heaven will inevitably be disappointed. Ji Yijiu and Ji Yuchen had nothing to do with him except for privately scolding Wei Hou for being cunning and the first rat. Moreover, as politicians, they also had to carry forward the basic skills of spit on their own and pretend to be pleased, and sent envoys to congratulate them. In this round of stammering, Shenhou's side once again behaved even more bottomlessly. Ji Yijiu not only issued an edict to praise the exploits of the Marquis of Wei to the sky, but also gave him royal sacrificial meat according to the standard of the Son of Heaven rewarding Fang Bo, which further confirmed the power of the "Holy Zhou Zhao" to manage other princes.

However, no matter how hard the Sons of Heaven tried, Xin Zhou Zhao was indifferent, as if his appetite would never be satisfied.

As a bystander, he was both jealous and glad. is jealous because he wants to be a weekly caller, and he always feels that all these glorious scenery should have been his. However, after thinking calmly, he was also glad that if it weren't for Wei Hou's high status and old methods, Zhou Zhao's status would never have risen so quickly. In short, the rational happiness still overrode the emotional jealousy, and pushed him to continue to make suggestions for the consolidation of the Zhou Zhao system.

Wei Hou was very negative about the dispute between the Son of Heaven, but he was very active in expanding Zhou Zhao's authority, so he hit it off with Dutu. Although the butt was not yet hot in the pickaxe capital, the two of them had many secret discussions, and in the next few months, they did three major things. The first is to restore the temple, the second is to reorganize the army, and the third is to cast a tripod to tell the world.

The ancients said that the major affairs of the country were in the worship and Rong, which shows that sacrifice and war are the top priorities of Spring and Autumn politics. So the first two events are very targeted actions.

This time, the authority of the royal family was greatly damaged, ostensibly because of the defeat and death of the Youwang. In fact, in the eyes of the princes, it was not the first time that King Zhou was defeated, and the destruction of Zongmiao and the royal city was more impactful. The Son of Heaven destroyed the temple, and Zhou Zhao repaired the temple, which is tantamount to implying in disguise who the ancestors are blessing. For the people of the Zhou Dynasty, who regarded their ancestors as great, this move raised Zhou Zhao to the highest point of morality.

At the same time, Zhou Zhao also took control of the royal army. On the basis of the remainder of the Eighth Division, they gathered the stragglers in Wangji and reorganized them into a new formation, known as the "Holy Sixth Division". This makes Zhou Zhao not only have the name of commanding the world, but also the strength to command the world, so that the princes dare not make a mistake whether they are convinced or not.

Finally, borrowing the most solemn method at that time - the inscription casts the tripod, the system of the Holy Zhou Zhao and the merits of Zhou Zhao are engraved. With this important weapon of the country that can be passed down through the ages, Zhou Tianzi's recognition of the Holy Zhou Zhao is equivalent to having a legal effect, and it is difficult to go back. Wei Hou felt that casting one tripod was not enough, so he cast a few more trumpet tripods, together with inscriptions, to the main princes of the east, west, north and south to deter the world.

With a three-pronged approach, the status of the Holy Week has reached its peak. However, the heights were cold, and after they had been busy for more than a year, the opposition forces below began to loom.

The rift comes first from within. After the Marquis of Wei formed the exclusive army of the Holy Zhou Zhao, the alliance of the Three Kingdoms was in name only. Zheng and Jin faced marginalization in King Qin's actions. The purpose of digging is to strengthen the Zhou Zhao system, not only does not oppose it, but also adds fuel to the fire, putting on a posture of being willing to be "used" by Wei Hou. But Marquis Jin was not interested in Zhou Zhao in the first place, so he was naturally not very happy. The main reason why he is still cooperating is to wait to recognize Ji Yijiu in order to get the reward of Fenshui Land. As the cold and summer came, autumn turned to spring, and Old Man Wei always put on an attitude of riding the wall even if he died, which finally made him disheartened.

Under the pretext that Zong Zhou had been restored, the Marquis of Jin deduced that he had something in his country and asked Zhou Zhao to resign. Wei Hou seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and agreed very happily, of course, he still had to be comforted on the surface. Seeing the opportunity, he naturally had to intervene and take the initiative to go to Weishui to see off the Marquis of Jin.

It's March, and the river has thawed into the ice, and some tough plants have sprouted green sprouts. He handed over the wine held by the Grand Mercure with this beautiful scenery, and said with emotion: "I think that I can work with princes and heroes like the Marquis of Jin to achieve the great cause of the king of Qin, which is really a great fortune in life." Now that the great cause has been accomplished, you have retired successfully, it is really a high wind and bright festival, I am waiting for a model! ”

"Uncle Zheng has won the award." The Marquis of Jin took the wine, shook his head and said, "It is said that it is the great cause of the king of Qin, but until now the king of Qin has not been decided, how can it be successful?" ”

"Step by step, Zhou Zhao should have his plan in mind."

"According to the widow, he is just busy fighting for power and profit for himself, and he has no intention of correcting the royal family."

Dutu smiled slyly and pretended to say, "Zhou Zhao actually has other difficulties. ”

"Bitter?" The Marquis of Jin looked disdainful, "Ji Yijiu and Shenhou shared his power, rewarded me with land, and gave you a big wedding, all the sweetness was given, where is the bitterness?" ”

"You really don't know?"

"I really don't know." The Marquis of Jin gradually got into the trap.

Dutu deliberately put on a reluctant look, leaned over and whispered: "The bad is the word 'orthodoxy'. We have always emphasized that Ji Yijiu's inheritance of the unification is more in line with the ancestral etiquette. But the more this is the case, the more inconvenient it is for Zhou Zhao to admit Ji Yijiu. ”

"Why?"

"Have you forgotten how the Marquis of Wei inherited the throne?"

The Marquis of Jin fell into deep thought.

Wei Hou's name is Ji He, and he is not the eldest son. Historical Records? Wei Shijia records that Wei Jiaohou favored his youngest son Ji He and gave him a lot of property. After the death of the marquis, the crown prince Ji Yu was supposed to ascend the throne. Ji He used these treasures to bribe the samurai, and took advantage of the funeral to hunt down Ji Yu and hack him to death in the tomb of the Marquis, so as to seize the throne.

"You and I inherit the throne according to the patriarchal system, and we are not afraid of shadows. Wei Hou killed his brother and usurped the throne, if he also followed and preached Ji Yijiu's orthodoxy, wouldn't it be a slap in the face? "Besides, when you were young, you encountered your uncle's usurpation of the throne, and you relied on your own skills to take it back. So you praising Ji Yijiu will only make him even more disgusted, thinking that you are pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, poking his backbone that is bent like a bow! ”

Looking at the annoyance and disdain in the eyes of the Marquis of Jin, Di Tu knew that he had succeeded in provoking. He felt that it was not enough to make the Marquis of Jin angry, so he had to instigate him to make a substantial resistance, so he took advantage of the situation to add fuel to the fire again: "The way of heaven is manifested, how can it be transmuted because of manpower!" I think that sooner or later, the position of the Son of Heaven will be Ji Yijiu's, and you can rest assured to occupy this land of Fenshui. It's already your sphere of influence, so what can others do with you? ”

Jin Hou thinks about it. He is a snake on the ground, and he doesn't care much about what he wants. Now that I have come out to run a lap and worked hard, even if I don't get any benefits, I can't live a more shrinking life than before, right? He praised: "Uncle Zheng is still insightful, and he will definitely ask for more advice in the future." It's just that after this farewell, I don't know when I'll see you again. ”

"Haha, don't worry." Di Tu clenched his fists and smiled, "The world is undecided, you and I will meet again soon." ”

The Marquis of Jin nodded thoughtfully, drank the farewell wine, and said goodbye.

Squeezed out the Marquis of Jin, and before the Marquis of Wei had time to rejoice, the princes of Kwantung heard a discordant voice again. Originally, the Son of Heaven admitted that with the three major events of restoring the temple, establishing the army, and casting the tripod, Zhou Zhao was already justified. Everywhere Tongding went, the princes all bowed and congratulated. Only Lu Guo behaved abnormally, not only did not return, but also placed Ding outside the city gate.

As a descendant of the Duke of Zhou, Lu has always regarded himself as the boss of the princes surnamed Ji. In this civil strife, Lu Xiaogong was the first to express his support for Ji Yijiu, and it was clear that he wanted to mix. Unfortunately, he soon became seriously ill and missed the opportunity to send troops to the king. Now that Wei Hou Yaowu has acted as a "Holy Zhou Call" with great authority, and he also got a tripod to send it over, which naturally caused a lot of damage to the self-esteem of the Lu country.

Although Wei Hou said that he was unhappy, he also turned a blind eye first, because after all, Lu Guo did not dare to openly resist, and he barely acquiesced, and the west was not stable, so it was inconvenient for him to go on an expedition to ask for the guilt.

Soon, however, another force appeared that was not under Zhou Zhao's control. This time, Wei Hou himself couldn't sit still.