Luoyang City, where Zhou Tianzi is located.

Although Zhou Tianzi has the name of the Son of Heaven, he has actually long lost control of the world. Not to mention the seven kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, Qi, Yan, and Chu, even the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou countries under their rule, the current Zhou royal family cannot restrain half of it.

When it comes to the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties, we have to talk about their history. In 440 B.C., King Kao of Zhou sealed his younger brother Ji Jieyu Wangji (note: refers to the direct jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven), which was the Duke of Huan of the Western Zhou Dynasty, forming a small state of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In 367 BC, after the death of Duke Wei of the Western Zhou Dynasty, his youngest son, Ji Gen, was established in the east, and Zhao and Korea supported it by force, and the original Western Zhou State was divided into two small states of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties.

In 315 B.C., King Zhou succeeded to the throne. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty deceived his young age and moved him to Luoyi and lived in Henan (note: the royal city at that time), and the Eastern Zhou State also acted on its own in Gongdi and no longer obeyed the orders of Zhou Tianzi. From then on, the influence of the Zhou royal family was limited to the city of Yuyi. The two principalities of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties also began to attack each other, and there were conquests from time to time.

However, the history books do not detail the war between the two countries. After all, at this time, there were only 30,000 households in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and no more than 5 or 6,000 troops; The Eastern Zhou Kingdom was even worse, with an army of just over 4,000 people. Compared with the wars between the seven kingdoms in this era, which often cost more than 100,000 or 200,000, the war between the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou was more like a "game"!

This time, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei met in Luoyang, but they frightened the Western Zhou Gong and the Eastern Zhou Duke, and as for Zhou Tianzi, he was also scared enough. Waves of envoys to Xinzheng were sent to inquire about how to entertain the kings of Han, Zhao, and Wei. In fact, it was a secret trick, wanting to know the true purpose of the Three Kingdoms. After all, according to the usual habit of the alliance. The location of the alliance will be in the territory of the participating country. This time, Han Zhao and Wei united again, but in Luoyang, it is difficult not to wonder if the three kingdoms of Han Zhao and Wei have any other intentions.

Among them, Zhou Tianzi is the most severe. Zhou Tianzi was most afraid that the Three Kingdoms would follow suit and go abroad, and he would stage a drama of winning the championship, and even if he was ruined. Completely cut off the sacrifice of the Zhou State.

Thinking about it, Zhou Tianzi is not easy. was lonely when he was young, and was pushed to the position of the hot son of heaven. It's not hot yet. was driven out of Wangji Henan by his uncle and ate in Luoyang. The Eastern Zhou Duke in the east saw that Zhou Tianzi was easy to bully, and he didn't care about Zhou Tianzi and no longer paid tribute. Zhou Tianzi, who was regarded as a soft persimmon, wanted to "lend" grain to the Western Zhou Gong in Henan in the west. After a while, he will send wealth to the Eastern Zhou Gong in Gongyi in the east. From time to time, they will tremble and speak kind words to the two countries that are "fighting hard", give them steps, and let them stop fighting.

It was finally determined that South Korea had absolutely no intention of ending the sacrifice of Zhou this time, and Zhou Tianzi was relieved. In Zhou Tianzi's view, if South Korea wants to conquer Luoyang, it will only take a few days. You will not be blinded and paralyzed yourself. Since South Korea said that it would not attack Luoyang, it really won't.

But. Soon, Zhou Tianzi found that he couldn't be happy. It is true that South Korea did not attack Luoyang, and no army even entered Luoyang City, but South Korea gave Zhou Tianzi an unexpected "surprise" - the head of the Western Zhou Duke.

South Korea in the name of the Western Zhou Dynasty did not respect the son of Zhou, when passing through Henan, suddenly attacked, but in three days, the Western Zhou Kingdom 36 Yi, 30,000 households, all returned to Korea. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty had no time to stop the army from resisting, and in fact, even the whole army could not resist the well-prepared Korea, and he was suddenly in a different position. A few days later, the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty took the sin of Jing and entered Luoyang on foot, praying that Zhou Tianzi would punish him for his sins over the years. Zhou Tianzi made a false deal with the snake and pardoned the "mistakes" of the Eastern Zhou Gong. After a long conversation between the uncle and nephew, who were also difficult brothers, Zhou Tianzi learned that the Gongyi of the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had also been conquered, and the Eastern Zhou Kingdom no longer existed, and its land had been incorporated into the territory of Korea. is also the destruction of the country, the fate of the Eastern Zhou Gong is much better in the eyes of Zhou Tianzi, at least, the Eastern Zhou Gong saved his life, but the Western Zhou Gong is in a different place.

Facing the resolute South Korea, Zhou Tianzi faintly felt a chill in his heart. Although after the envoy returned from Xinzheng, he once told himself that the king of Han intended to make Zhou Tianzi the co-lord of the world, and anyone who disobeyed Zhou Tianzi was disobedient to Korea. I thought it was a joke, but Zhou Tianzi didn't expect that what South Korea said was true. When the Duke of the Western Zhou died, there were several crimes of the Duke of the Western Zhou in Korea, and the biggest one was to drive the young himself out of Wangji and not serve the Emperor of Zhou. As for the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was also because of his repeated blackmailing of himself that he led the destruction of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom.

Zhou Tianzi's mood was complicated, his two rivals were easily exterminated by South Korea, at the threshold of the Luoyang Alliance. Is it sadness? Less! Is it sad, there is, but very little. The crown celebration is even less so. Zhou Tianzi just subconsciously felt that in the past, his orders could still be in Luoyang. But now, I'm afraid it's at the mercy of South Korea.

Zhao Guo is also secretly speculating about the intentions behind South Korea's move, and now, King Zhao has arrived in Deng County with Shangqing Lin Xiangru and 10,000 horsemen and foot soldiers, which is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang. After receiving the news that South Korea had destroyed the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties, King Zhao and Lin Xiangru both showed solemn expressions.

The populations of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties were only 20,000 or 30,000 households, which was insignificant. But because of the relationship involving the Zhou royal family, there are many countries that will attack. Even when the Chu State was at its strongest, it was only the weight of the championship. Even if the Qin State once occupied Sanchuan and controlled Luoyang, it had no intention of exterminating the Zhou State and did not use swords. South Korea sent troops, and did not give other countries time to react, and wiped out the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou in one fell swoop.

What makes Zhao Guo pay more attention is the banner played by South Korea, as the saying goes, if the name is not right, it is not good, and the use of soldiers pays attention to the reputation of the division, even if it is an excuse, it is better than no excuse. South Korea played the banner that the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou did not respect Zhou Tianzi, and at the call of Zhou Tianzi, they sent troops to pacify Xiaoxiao. This reason is a bit far-fetched, and no one will believe that South Korea, which has always done its own thing, suddenly changed its character and wanted to revive the prestige of the Zhou royal family! At the moment before the alliance between Han, Zhao and Wei, South Korea sent troops, and Zhao subconsciously thought that South Korea was demonstrating, not only to Zhao, but also to the world.

Qin added 100,000 troops to Taiyuan, this news exceeded the expectations of Han and Zhao, who originally thought that 200,000 Han and Zhao combined troops would be enough to repel Qin's 150,000 army. If the Qin State was interested, he would not have fought Han and Zhao to the death for the sake of a mere hundred miles, but the Qin State did just that. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao added another 50,000 troops to the front, and Korea did not show weakness, and the 30,000 army set off from Shangdang almost on the same day that Zhao Guo asked for help.

On this basis alone, South Korea has gained the trust of Cho. In the matter of resisting Qin, at least for now, the cooperation between South Korea and Zhao is still the most important thing. The king of Han sent an envoy to the king of Zhao to explain the reason for the elimination of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou states - the Qin state intended to win over the two countries and raided the Hangu Pass, and the two countries were already intended. Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, Zhao Guo is not good at distinguishing the true from the false, and he has asked South Korea, so he turned a blind eye to it.

Zhao and Wei did not express their stance on Korea's destruction of the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou dynasties. The states of Qin, Chu, and Yan were far away from the Central Plains, and they couldn't speak. Qi Guo, the only one who could speak, saw that no one stood up to oppose it, so he was silent. The world has acquiesced to the fait accompli. What's more, the Korean division is famous, which can only be said to be the domestic affairs of the Zhou royal family, and morally speaking, South Korea can stand.

Seeing that the world is unscathed, although the undercurrent is surging, South Korea still made a second step, which is also a logical step. Now that Xiaoxiao has been pacified, Zhou Tianzi's return to his hometown - Henan has also been put on the agenda. King Han sent an envoy to tell Zhou Tianzi tactfully, hoping that Zhou Tianzi would return to Henan for the sake of the stability of the world. According to the Korean envoy, Luoyang's feng shui was not good, so the world was fighting everywhere, and there was no peace, and the Zhou royal family declined. Henan is rich and rich, where the dragon veins of the world are located, which can suppress the national fortune. In short, in a word, whether Zhou Tianzi wants to go to Henan to eat or not.

Under the deterrence of South Korea's armed forces, Zhou Tianzi did not dare to argue with reason, and left Luoyang, the city where he had lived for nearly 40 years, step by step. Fortunately, the palace of the Duke of Western Zhou in Henan was completely preserved, and Zhou Tianzi and his ministers did not even have a place to stay and hold court meetings.

As it turned out, South Korea's promises still counted. The nine tripods, jade seals and other objects of the Zhou royal family all arrived safely in Henan with Zhou Tianzi's car. Not only that, South Korea also sent thousands of stones of grain and grass, and more than a dozen carriages of wealth, which can be regarded as compensation for Zhou Tianzi. For Zhou Tianzi, there is not much difference between living in Henan and Luoyang, but for South Korea, the difference is much. Without the constraints of Zhou Tianzi, Korea quickly repaired the city defenses of Luoyang and prepared for the arrival of King Zhao and King Wei.

At this time, Zhao Guo and Wei Guo reacted that South Korea had long been optimistic about the city of Luoyang. The reason for attacking the Western Zhou Kingdom was just to make room for Zhou Tianzi to make room for Henan, after all, Henan was where the royal city was located at the beginning. As for the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, it was purely a disaster that was unjustified. Ji Jie, who was originally a stable and stable Duke of Eastern Zhou, was driven to Luoyang by the Korean army, and honestly became an idle doctor around Zhou Tianzi, which is the most unlucky person.

On the third day after Zhou Tianzi left Luoyang, King Zhao and his entourage also rushed to Luoyang City. For South Korea to take Luoyang with great difficulty, Zhao Guojunchen really didn't know what to say. However, Zhou Tianzi was not there, and the alliance between Han, Zhao and Wei was also spared a lot of embarrassment. It's just that after meeting with King Han, King Zhao received bad news. (To be continued......)

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