In 526 BC, Zhou Tianzi saw that the Great Zhou was weak, the princes were fighting for hegemony, and the royal family was fighting, so he decided to hold a spring festival. I hope that the heavens will bless, the earth mother will be gracious, and the world will be blessed with peace and stability, and the people will have food to eat. The princes do not fight for hegemony and live in peace. And in accordance with the ancestral system, pay tribute to the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Hundreds of birds and phoenixes, princes come and go.

Since the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into vassal states, all the expenses of the Great Zhou Emperor were paid tribute by the vassal states.

Tribute! In fact, it is taxes.

Zhou Tianzi made a living by eating tribute.

But since the princes attacked each other, since the small princes perished and formed a large vassal state, the Zhou family began to weaken. The big vassal states no longer take the Son of Heaven seriously, even! Establish yourself as the king and fight against the Zhou family.

There isn't much land in the Zhou room, plus you can't receive tribute, so! The pace of decline has been accelerated.

This is only one aspect, and the more deadly aspect is the internal struggle within the Zhou Chamber. The princes who are not angry do not want to forge ahead, and they don't think about how to govern the world, but they think about how to fight for the position of the prince, and then sit on the throne of the emperor of the Great Zhou. All they saw was the only piece of territory of the Eastern Zhou royal family, and! The pitiful tribute that the small vassal states paid tribute.

Every time I think of these, Zhou Tianzi can't sleep well. Therefore! I was ready to start a big sacrifice.

The Son of Heaven Festival refers to a large-scale sacrificial activity headed by the Son of Heaven and sacrificed by the princes. It can also be said: this is a common sacrifice for all!

Another purpose of holding the Son of Heaven Festival is that Zhou Tianzi can collect money in the name of "Son of Heaven Festival". Zhou Tianzi's edict to the world, the princes of the world not only have to come to participate in the Son of Heaven sacrifice ceremony, but also to pay "share money".

Since the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, the princes of the general powers are too lazy to attend the ceremony in person, and generally send envoys to bring "share money" to participate. Only certain small princes and kings, who pinned their hopes on the Zhou family, would come to participate in person according to the Zhou system.

Of course! A king who wants to see the dignity of the Son of Heaven, or a king who has an important matter to discuss with the Son of Heaven, can take this opportunity to go to Luoyi.

In these years, the state of Chu dominated the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty and destroyed many small vassal states. After the death of King Chu Ling, the state of Chu was temporarily in a dormant period. So! The king of Chu will not come to participate in the spring festival, the Son of Heaven sacrifice.

The country of Qi is a country that has just become strong, and it does not dare to take the lead. King Qi Jing was afraid of being assassinated, so he naturally didn't dare to take that risk and come to participate in the Son of Heaven Sacrifice.

Furthermore! The king personally came to participate in the Son of Heaven sacrifice to pay more tribute, so as to have face. And for the envoys to participate, it is enough to pay "share money".

So! King Qi Jing still chose the latter.

The other kings thought the same thing, so! None of them are willing to come in person.

The only ones who came were a dozen or so small princes and kings from the surrounding area.

Jin Zhaogong is not in good health, so he will never come over, so as not to be seen. And the Qin State in the west, because it is too poor, naturally it can be saved, and it will not come.

The Yan Kingdom and other small vassal states in the north naturally did not come under the pretext that the edict of the Son of Heaven was too late and had no time to prepare.

Anyway! Lao Tzu has a reason! It's not that you don't want to come!

It can also be seen from this! The status of the Great Zhou, in the eyes of the princes and kings, does not have much weight. If it weren't for the need for the jade seal of the Son of Heaven and that piece of paper, really! No one will hang you.

Seeing that only a dozen small princes and kings came to participate in the Spring Festival ceremony, Zhou Tianzi was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother!

Originally! He wanted to take the opportunity to make himself happy and cheer up the world. Outcome! Counterproductive.

The Spring Festival was held as scheduled.

This day! It's a beautiful day. The north wind is also not strong, giving the illusion that spring is coming.

The first major festival of the spring festival is the "Sacrifice to the Heavens", which is dedicated to the heavens and the gods.

The second major festival of the spring festival is the "Matsuchi", which is dedicated to the earth and the gods.

The third major sacrifice of the spring festival is the "ancestor worship", which is dedicated to the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty.

At the end of ancestor worship, the sacrifices are distributed.

And then! Those who are willing to stay and eat are to eat the sacrificial offerings and some of the new dishes. Eating sacrifices is symbolic, and people of ordinary status want to eat but can't eat it. Though! Some of the sacrifices were not eaten at all. But for the sake of face, they are still vying for it.

Those who did not receive the sacrifice were ashamed of it.

Originally! Zhou Tianzi is planning to be lively and lively, and rush to the bad luck. Outcome! The Son of Heaven festival became an ordinary festival. It's just a little more lively than the annual spring festival, but there are more than a dozen princes from small countries.

In normal times, there are no princes and kings to participate in the spring festival.

After the sacrifice, Zhou Tianzi sulked for a while, and only then did he recover under the persuasion of Lao Tzu.

In order to flush the bad luck again, King Zhou Jing decided: give marriage!

Marry a dumb princess!

Zinian and Helian, because the dumb princess Helian is not old enough, has never been married and raised in the palace.

The marriage of the dumb princess and Zinian is actually a temptation to see who is going to stammer Zinian and Ziluo.

Anyway, the dumb princess is a member of the Zhou family, and she is close to the Son of Heaven and the Prince. It is close to the set and can get benefits. And also! The husband and the public are both high-ranking officials, and they have a certain amount of power, which is even more worthy of stuttering.

Good! That's what you want, look at those who have ulterior motives, how to stand in line?

After Zhou Tianzi sent out the wedding card, he asked the spies to pay close attention.

So! Ziluo's house was full of traffic all day long, and there was an endless stream of people who gave gifts to his house.

Opposite! Zhou Tianzi married a princess, but few people came to give gifts.

Seeing this, King Zhou Jing was really speechless.

For the dumb princess, only those ministers in the court came to give "share money" out of the rules. Other people who don't work in the court can't give gifts if they want to.

And Ziluo's family is different, he is the head of the East and West Gates and the chief of defense of Luoyi City, and he knows many people and has many people who befriend him. So! There were more people giving gifts than Zhou Tianzi's side.

And also! When Zinian used to mix in the military camp, many of his father's subordinates were his iron buddies. These soldiers were willing to give a big gift to Zinian's newlywed.

And now Zi Nian is the head of the imperial guard, and there are more people who stammer him. Not only did his subordinate guards scold him, but even the ministers scolded him.

That's what you want! What Zhou Jingwang wants to see is who will give Zinian a big gift for his newlywed?

Fang Jishi and Lao Tzu were no exception, and they also sent gifts to Ziluo's family. There is no way! The wedding gift is a must.

Zhang Shanfeng also coaxed and gave Zinian a big gift. Anyway, he and Zinian also have a fate. And also! Ha Lian's relationship with the master made him have to give gifts.

"Lord! The people of the prince's dynasty also gave gifts to Zinian. And! All of them are great gifts! Other than that! They also had a secret conversation with Ziluo......"

The spies soon came back with the news: where did people give gifts, and what gifts?

(End of chapter)