Chapter Twenty-Six: The Death of the Manzi

What is particularly interesting is that the text talks about "Ba Shi Yongrui, singing and dancing to Ling Yin people", which refers to the fact that the Ba people are good at fighting, and deter the Yin people with strange singing and dancing methods, so that some of the Yin soldiers defected in front of the battle, and made great contributions in the war of King Wu's war, so King Wu married his most beloved daughter to King Ba, and he was extremely enveloped. It can be seen that Pakistan has had a strong armed force for a long time.

A person's name pops up in my head.

"Priest, do you know General Ba Manzi?"

"Ba Manzi, Ba Manzi, the priest closed his eyes again, as if he was thinking about the search......"

"Why don't adults know General Ba Manzi?" Seeing his demeanor, I was not only a little disappointed.

"How could you not know? The rise and fall of Pakistan began with him. The priest's face was pale and his tone was heavy.

"Will the priest tell me about this man?" I asked cautiously, lest I disturb the priest, who did not seem to have a good opinion of him.

"Now that I have arrived here, I simply tell you some things that happened in the past in Pakistan, understand the fate of my Pakistani people, and cherish the preciousness of peace and happiness now. The priest's pun seemed to imply me.

"That's what I prayed for. "I bowed down and saluted, and I was honestly afraid.

"Alas, the establishment of the king of Ba in the past has been an extremely difficult choice, especially when the king has more than two sons......" The priest straightened his hat with his hand and pondered for a moment.

"When the forty-fifth king of Ba ascended to heaven, there were three sons vying for the throne. The priest faction advocated the appointment of the eldest prince as the new king according to the custom, the elders and nobles advocated the establishment of the second prince, and the generals led by Ba Manzi advocated the establishment of the third prince, each according to their own reasoning and did not give in to each other. The priest paused again, looking for the right expression.

At this time, I did not dare to make a single sound, for fear of interrupting his train of thought.

At the insistence of the priest, the eldest prince was appointed as the new king, but the elders and nobles were not satisfied, and even led the Qin army into Ba, drove away the eldest prince, killed the priest, and established the second prince as the new king; The priest's tone was low, and my heart grew heavier. The struggle for the throne of Chinese dynasties is not a fratricidal battle between brothers and fathers, and the "Xuanwumen Change" is not a vivid example.

The priest ignored my musings and continued to speak: "Originally, it was only the internal affairs of the country of Pakistan, but those who did not know the righteousness attracted foreign enemies to join, and even at the cost of sacrificing silk and tearing the earth, they opened a precedent for luring wolves into the house. The priest's face was filled with resentment and helplessness.

From this point of view, when this episode is mentioned in the history books, it is only said that it is "quelling the chaos," but I don't know what the "chaos" is? It turned out to be an internal struggle for the throne, and in the end, the powerful faction headed by Ba Manzi won the victory, and the third prince they supported became the 46th generation of Ba kings.

"What's worse is that Naba Manzi used the three cities as bait, and then did not fulfill his promise, which provoked the Nachu State to hold a grudge, and sent people to ask for it many times, leaving a curse. The priest spoke of the fulfillment of his promise in a particularly aggravated tone, and his eyes were fixed on me.

Strange, as far as I know, when modern people talk about Ba Manzi, they all use it as a good story of "betraying promises and keeping loyalty", Zhongzhou and Chongqing have Ba Manzi tombs, and Hubei Enshi also has Ba Manzi Temple. As a model for all generations, the name of Chungju came from this, but in the eyes of the priests, he was a sinner in the country of Ba.

"Pakistan has had civil strife, and the four surnames are no longer willing to be restrained, so they have embraced the new king and grabbed the land, and Pakistan has since fallen into the abyss of no return. "The priest's eyes were confused, and tears were in the corners of his eyes, and I did not only respect the priest's loyalty to the kingdom of Pakistan.

"The Qin State in the north, the Shu State in the west, and the Chu State in the east have long coveted the salt springs of the land of Pakistan, and they have provoked wars and plundered the salt springs of our land. In the past few decades, nearly 100 battles have been fought in large and small ways, and the country has been torn apart and its vitality has been greatly damaged. ”

"In particular, the state of Chu, on the grounds of begging for the three cities, wantonly raised troops to crusade, not only went to the three cities, but also invaded almost all of the territory of our Xiajiang, plus the encroachment of Qin and Shu, only one-tenth or two-of the territory of our country remained. When the priest said this, he sighed repeatedly, and two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, feeling the vicissitudes of life.

"Then what did the queen say about hiring Chu Yingan, a native of Chu, as the prime minister's priest?" I ignored the priest's sadness, and continued to get to the bottom of it, wanting to uncover many mysteries for thousands of years in one night.

When the priest heard this, he was silent, motioned for me to sit down on a stone drum, stared into my eyes, and asked earnestly for a long time:

"Are you really willing to help me persuade Han Bao to change his mind and marry the princess?"

"It's my duty to do it. I replied firmly and sonorously.

"Well, Hanbao is my only son, he is young and ignorant, and he is bewitched by Naria, I am really worried,......" the priest said.

"I have told Han Bao of the queen's plot and the true identity of Riya, and he has promised me to marry the princess and inherit the position of prime minister and priest. I told him with great certainty.

"Pi Jun, are you really not interested in power?" the priest was still uneasy, and his eyes looked at me, as if he wanted to see into my heart.

"Power may be a good thing, but it feels different to everyone. ”

"And what does Pijun feel about power?" the priest looked puzzled.

"In my opinion, power means killing, hypocrisy, bondage, and perfidy. "I used a whole bunch of derogatory terms to describe it, but that's how I really feel.

"But sometimes power also means security, domination, freedom, and one-word one. "The priest also gave me a battle sentence.

"But my nature is to like free people, and I don't like to manage people or others. "I continue to make my attitude clear.

"Sometimes there is no power, not even the power to dominate freedom. "The priests are-for-tat.

"You may have a point, but will the priest answer my last question?"

"What's the problem?"

"It's about Chu State's appointment of Chu Yin as the prime minister's priest. ”