"Chapter 7: The Warring States Period"
On August 5, 733 in Great Xia, the combined forces of the princes of 12 countries from Qingyang County fought a decisive battle with the emperor's army fifteen miles outside Anping, the capital of Xiping County. Fight against the 220,000 emperor's army with an alliance of 180,000 princes.
The Emperor relied on his own troops, who outnumbered the coalition forces, and attacked directly on all fronts. Fearing that the front-line troops would be surrounded by the emperor's troops with a longer front than his own, the eldest prince ordered to retreat while fighting, and the coalition battle formation was pushed back three miles away. At this time, the allied chariot ambushed five miles away from the battlefield suddenly appeared behind the emperor's main formation, directly crushing the main formation, the emperor himself was killed on the spot with several arrows, and the emperor's army was defeated.
On August 9, 733 years of Great Xia, the royal families in the capital who learned the news, headed by the fifth and eighth sons of the emperor, elected the son-in-law of the fourth son of the emperor as the new emperor and succeeded him in Beijing. And the troops of the great prince surrounded the city of Anping and prepared to attack the city.
On August 17, 733 in Bactria , the three counties of Lingnan County, Lingxi County and Guangnan County, located in the southernmost part of Bactria County, suddenly sent troops into the territory of Guangxi County at the same time, and occupied the whole county of Guangxi within three days, the princes of Guangxi County were killed, and their entire families were sold into slavery. Great Xia directly changed from seventy-eight counties to seventy-seven counties, and from then on, Great Xia entered the Warring States Period.
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After a brief heavy rain on August 16, the people of the Five Counties began to feel a hint of autumn. The weather is slowly starting to get cooler. The grain is also about to ripen, and the day of the autumn harvest is getting closer.
Wen Jiming is not only the priest of the Wen family, but also the lord of the Confucian Temple. So he had to take on the responsibilities of the lord. The autumn harvest is the most important event of the year for the lords of this era, and there is no one.
Wen Jiming was standing outside his farm at this time, facing the crops in the field, experimenting with the "Blessing Spell" spell that he had just exchanged from the farmer's house.
Curse: Bestow blessings on crops and curse weeds and pests in the fields.
This spell didn't work for a while, and the crops in front of him seemed to be growing quite well, so he turned around and walked towards the village. The head of the village who accompanied him on the side hurriedly stepped forward to lead the way, and reported at the same time; "Lord, there have been more and more people who want to work in the village recently, and the number of people has far exceeded the demand of the village, and I would like to ask the Lord to give a clear hint."
Indeed, now there are more and more displaced people who have fallen into the Confucian Temple Territory, which has brought a load to this palm-sized territory. The territory is still too small, thinking about the Zhou family's mansion, Wen Jiming had a desire for land for the first time. Why don't you try to buy a piece of land from Shimokawa Province and have a look? So Wen instructed Wen Tong, the leader of the samurai who was accompanying him: "Send someone to pass a message to the presiding officer of the Xiachuan National Temple, and say that I want to see their princes." ”
Due to the current social structure, the priests were at the top of the pyramid. This is also the reason why the emperor of this dynasty is not cold to these inheritance priest families, after all, those who have become emperors have a natural aversion to the spokesperson who holds the divine power. This also caused the fate of the new emperor.
Even in the Jin Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period, prayers were held before every war. This was especially true in the Greek countries of the West at the same time. Even the ancient wars on the earth are used to make a fuss about the gods before every war, how can you, a person who is an emperor in a land where there are obviously gods, be so bold. Even if you ask the Soldier God to do a pre-battle ritual, you won't die directly on the battlefield. So this Great Xia seems to be doomed! It's time to finish.
Now the situation in Great Xia is very obvious, and the princes who are far away from the center of power have become emboldened. It is conceivable that the Guangxi County that was destroyed this time will definitely be the beginning of the war, and I don't know how many countries will be destroyed in the future. The Warring States period has begun.
Wei Heng, the former lord of the Shimokawa Kingdom and the current presiding officer of the National Temple, also thinks the same way. At first, Wei Heng was also complacent about satisfactorily resolving the conflict with the Wen family. But the events that have happened in the past few months have made his father and son restless. Of these five counties, only their Xiachuan Kingdom has nothing to do with the previous dynasty, but the country that was sealed by the current dynasty that has made military achievements, and the other four counties are all nobles of the previous dynasty, and they were sealed in order to appease. One can imagine what will happen to their family if something happens in the future. So he came with a big gift for this meeting.
"Fifteen hundred square kilometers of land, sent to me?" Mr. Wen was really shocked this time.
"Yes, Priest, this is a gift from the Apprentice." Wei Heng said the word apprenticeship very seriously.
"What a smart man." Mr. Wen once again expressed his admiration for the old Wei family's style of doing things.
"Disciple's matter, I agreed. You go to discuss with the elders of the family first, and set an auspicious day to come out. ”
In Bactria, the priests would also accept people who were not from their own family as disciples. However, after the disciples apprenticed, they were all directly attached to the priest's family, and it was the first time in history that such an apprentice like the Wei family had been apprenticed. But as the old saying goes, rules are meant to be broken.
Three days later, Wei Heng officially apprenticed and became Wen Jiming's first official disciple in this world. And brought 1,500 kilometers of new territory to the Wen family. Of course, this bit of land is just a drop in the bucket for the 520,000 square kilometers of Shimokawa country. But Wei Heng is not without a little benefit, and the benefit is not small, Wen Jiming directly gave him the "Blessing Mantra" as a gift to his disciple, this spell is something that a lord will need. Since then, the Wei family has officially entered the ranks of inheritance priests.
The new territory obtained out of thin air disrupted Wen Jiming's travel plans. It is impossible that as soon as there is a large new territory, the lord will go out and play on his own. That's not a good idea.
There is not much land and population attached to the territory, but there is a lot of wasteland that can be developed, and what is especially surprising is that when Wen Jiming heard that there was a mountain called Graphite Mountain in the territory, he asked people to check it, and sure enough, an open-pit coal mine was found there.
For Wen Jiming, who is highly educated, it can be said that he can be caught in the construction of the territory. I finally came to a different world with gods and magic, and if I didn't do something that my predecessors did in the books I had read before, I was simply sorry for myself.
Wen Jiming has never traveled before, to now he has traveled alone to another world, and his whole life can be said to be relatively lonely, so he has developed his current style, doing whatever he wants. He doesn't care about what other people care about. In addition, the predecessor of this body has somewhat influenced Wen Jiming's character, and he is no longer as sentimental and compassionate as before.
On the morning of October 28, 733 years ago, the lord of the Confucian Temple, the priest of the Confucian Temple, the Great Wen Jiming, disappeared after leaving behind a territorial development plan and a few drawings and instructions! At the same time, there is not necessarily the only god-given thing of the Wen family, a jade necklace with storage function.
When Wen Jiming left, he left a note with a message written on it: "The world is so big, I want to go and see it." ”