Chapter 344: Sharpening the Knife
In 403 B.C., King Weilie of Zhou ordered Han Qian, Zhao Ji, and Wei Si to be the princes, which was regarded as a landmark event at the end of the three Jin Dynasty, and Sima Guang regarded this event as the dividing point between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when compiling the "Zizhi Tongjian", which was an important event of epoch-making significance in Chinese history.
However, under the forcible reversal of Zhao Gao, the Zhi clan was not only not eliminated, but formed a dominant pattern, and the Han and Wei clans had to be willing to be vassals due to the situation, and the scene of the balance of power of the three families in history did not appear, but became a super and double strong pattern.
After destroying several small countries and gathering the power of great victories, even the strong Qin Haochu had to set his sights on this newborn behemoth, you must know that any of the three families were ranked among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States after the division of the Jin, and the momentum of the Zhi clan at this time was far above the ordinary princes.
Today, unlike in the past, the Zhou royal family, which had been heavily bribed by the Zhi family, was the same for the original title award. After all, since the royal family moved eastward, the royal power has been declining day by day, and now there can be a person who is coming to pay tribute, not to mention that he is a powerful nobleman, even if it is a broken household, as long as he takes out enough chips, King Zhou does not mind taking the empty title in exchange for some practical benefits.
So Lao Ba almost didn't make much effort, and easily got the edict of the Son of Heaven from King Zhou Zhending, at this time the Zhou royal family was also in a mess, including King Zhending's younger brother and several sons for Lao Ba's tribute, these things were almost sword and soldier, where did he still have the heart to care what Lao Ba asked?
The Zhi clan came here to make it a foregone conclusion.
Although King Zhou Zhending is also an epic historical figure, his status obviously comes from the destiny of the Zhou royal family in the plot world rather than his own ability, and after leaving this position, he will be worn out into an ordinary historical figure, which can be seen from his sons - the succession of several sons, Zhou Aiwang, Zhou Siwang, and Zhou Kao Wang, have all become Zhou Tianzi in fighting each other, but at the moment their level is only the historical E level, which is not much higher than the passers-by who are generally recorded in the history books.
No matter what happened over there, Zhao Gao, who held the edict of Zhou Tianzi, erased the last stain on the name of righteousness, although his methods were not glorious or a very bad head, but from the perspective of the current etiquette, this behavior of honoring the king itself is not wrong, as for what reward King Zhou sealed, it was given by the Son of Heaven, not to mention Zixia, even if Confucius came in person, it would be difficult to get it back.
"There is a ...... like you among the Confucian sects" Zi Xia held back for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, although there were many dissatisfactions in the meaning, but in the end he still recognized Zhao Gao's Confucian identity, which was equivalent to indirectly acquiescing to Zhao Gao's behavior.
There are three thousand disciples of Confucius, and those who have won the avenue are seventy and two, not to mention countless people who have obtained their small paths, although Zhao Gao has taken the sword sideways, but he still walks the Confucian avenue, at most he has added a large number of his own private goods when interpreting.
Sage Kong is not an all-knowing and all-powerful god in the end, the era in which he lived can only make him work hard to maintain the ritual system, as for what to do when the ritual system collapses from top to bottom, he did not give a final answer due to historical limitations. The so-called "Six Classics Note Me" in later generations is that everyone interprets it according to their different needs, although Zhao Gao's interpretation method is a little rough and scoundrel, but it is difficult to say that he is not right from the theoretical level, as one of the disciples of Confucius, Zixia can't!
"One is born, there will also be branches, leaves, and dried flowers, the kid is the skin that is not a weapon, His Royal Highness Buzi should not look down on me." Zhao Gao's scoundrel has been played to the bones, and saying this sentence is equivalent to putting himself in a very low position in the Confucian sect, but since Zixia admits that he is the same family, then there is a love of incense, so there is no need to worry about him being a killer.
"You can do it yourself, if I find that you are not clever in your words, I will find your teacher to make a difference." Zi Xia snorted, obviously didn't want to continue any more on this topic, although he couldn't make a negative conclusion, it didn't mean that he agreed with Zhao Gao's approach. Psychologically speaking, he was very disgusted with Zhao Gao, and he didn't want to have more entanglements at all, and his body turned into a little starlight in a flash, and dissipated in this world.
How could Zhao Gao let him go so easily, even if he couldn't get the wild geese flying from the sky, he would find a way to pluck the hairs even if he couldn't get them down and stew, not to mention that Zi Xia, who had removed the threat, was tantamount to a super fat sheep in his place, and it was always okay to shave some wool if he couldn't eat mutton, right?
The fragment of the Analects of unknown purpose was quickly turned out of his personal space, and the world that was about to collapse because of Zi Xia's departure quickly condensed and took shape again, and Zi Xia's figure reappeared much faster than Zhao Gao imagined.
This world itself is condensed by his rules, and no change in it can hide from his perception, let alone this extremely important thing to him.
"The traitor died at your hands after all." Zi Xia sighed, and then with a light move of his hand, the fragment of this Analect immediately flew up in the air and fell into his hand, which was originally one of the Confucian avenues of his inheritance, but it was limited by the rules, even if the starlight in his hand and the colors emitted by the book echoed exactly the same, there was still a layer of separation in the middle.
At present, the ownership of this prop belongs to Zhao Gao, which is protected by the underlying rules, and even if it is strong enough to be an epic historical figure, it cannot change this.
Looking at Zi Xia's reaction, Zhao Gao knew that the big chips thrown out this time had undoubtedly won a big win. Originally, the level of this book was high enough, so high that there was no way to use it, and something like this was not suitable for any market in the space at all, and it could not even be known to people outside the team, which was tantamount to suicide!
Any behemoth attracted by props beyond comprehension is impossible for the current team of old guys to resist.
Zhao Gao immediately guessed the source of this prop: probably the traitor they killed was one of Zi Xia's disciples, and of course there needs to be a suitable reason for the props that burst out of the level: a disciple who is not particularly brilliant steals the props of the core inheritance of the sect and escapes should be enough to explain all this simply.
It stands to reason that there are no thread-bound books in this era, but the core of a prop is not the presentation of the appearance, but the substance of the content, perhaps in Zixia's view, this prop is an old bamboo slip, which is the essence of Confucianism that he heard from the teacher and recorded by himself, and it is also one of the foundation fragments of his enlightenment, which cannot be lost.
When he finally reluctantly turned his gaze from the bamboo slip to Zhao Gao, ready to offer enough prices to satisfy the villain's Confucianism, he was surprised to find that Zhao Gao's entire temperament had undergone earth-shaking changes, the original obscene scoundrel had long since disappeared, and he was clearly a righteous and awe-inspiring man with lofty ideals in front of him.
That was when Zhao Gao opened Wen Tianxiang's "Righteous Song" aura, and at the same time equipped with the special title of "Loyal Man" that was double-certified by Yue Fei and Zhang Xun, and made the early knife sharpening kung fu ten into ten!