In the main hall, Qingji talked to Zhou Tianzi Ji Kuo and was about to say goodbye and leave.

At this time, a temple man entered and said: "King, the Marquis of Jin asks to see!" ”

"Hurry up!"

"No!"

Jin Marquis Ji Wu asked to see Zhou Tianzi?

This surprised Qingji.

Ji Wu came to meet Ji Kuo, what happened?

I saw that Ji Wu, accompanied by Zhao Ying and Shi Ying, bowed to Zhou Tianzi and said, "Minister, Marquis Wu of Jin, see the Son of Heaven!" Ten thousand years of the Son of Heaven! ”

"The Marquis of Jin doesn't have to be polite."

Like treating Qingji, Ji Kuo treats Ji Wu with a smiling face.

After all, neither of these two people can afford to offend.

Everyone has the surname Ji, however, after so many years, it has long been said that the eight poles can't be beaten by distant relatives.

"I don't know what happened when the Marquis of Jin came?"

Hearing this, Ji Wu glanced at Qingji beside him, and chuckled: "Wu Hou is also here?" Just right. ”

"Son of Heaven, I heard that the nine tripods cast by Dayu in the past have been passed down from generation to generation and stored in the Chengzhou Temple."

"The minister has long been yearning for Jiuding, I don't know if the Son of Heaven can let the minister and Wu Hou have a look, but he wishes?"

"This ......"

Ji Kuo couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Jin Marquis Ji Wu, this guy, dare to be so rebellious, to pay homage to Jiuding?

In other words, Ji Kuo, as Zhou Tianzi, can't refuse this kind of thing.

Jiuding is an artifact in the world, a symbol of the supremacy of royal power and the unity and prosperity of the country.

Ji Wu proposed to pay homage to Jiuding, what could Ji Ru do?

For Jiuding, Qingji was also excited, so he followed: "What the Marquis of Jin said is extremely true. The Son of Heaven, the minister also has the heart to look up to Jiuding, I wonder if the Son of Heaven can fulfill the long-cherished wish of the minister and the Marquis of Jin? ”

“……”

This time, Ji Wu didn't dare to reply.

……

Jiuding was placed in the Ming Hall of Taimiao by the Zhou royal family.

The palaces of the Zhou Palace, although dilapidated, are dilapidated, but this temple still has a certain atmosphere.

The incense here is prosperous, the palace is lined up, and the momentum is majestic.

Zhou Tianzi Ji Kuo led Wu Hou Qingji, as well as Jin Marquis Ji Wu and his group of doctors, to the Ming Hall of the Zhou royal family.

I saw that there were nine large tripods full of solemn atmosphere.

Each Dading is made of bronze and has a different appearance.

The tripod body is either square, or round, or three-legged, or four-legged.

Around the body, there are also engraved with various mountains, rivers and rivers, strange shapes, full of an intriguing sense of mystery.

The color of each tripod is also different.

There is a hint of red, a hint of cyan, and a hint of brown......

And so on.

The top of this Jiuding is nothing more than beasts, dragons and phoenixes, animals, clouds and thunders, fire, geometry and so on.

Jiuding also symbolizes "Kyushu", so there is a clear logo on each bronze tripod -

Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou.

"This is Jiuding? Really. ”

When Jin Hou Ji Wu saw these nine big tripods, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "According to legend, after the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu used the bronze of the world's nine animal husbandry tributes to cast nine tripods, symbolizing Kyushu. ”

"This Jiuding is the world?"

There is no careerist who can not be thrilled when he sees Jiuding.

Qingji is no exception.

About the legend of Jiuding casting, one says that it is Dayu, and the other says that it is Xia Qi.

In the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu divided the world into Kyushu, and the state set up a state pastor. Later Xia Qi ordered Kyushu Mu to contribute bronze and cast Jiuding.

Xia Qi sent people to draw an album of famous mountains and rivers, places of beauty and strange things in various states across the country in advance, and then sent selected famous craftsmen to engrave these paintings on the body of Jiuding, symbolizing a state with a tripod.

The carved figures also reflect the state's mountains and rivers.

Jiuding symbolizes Kyushu, reflecting the unity of the whole country and the high concentration of royal power, showing that King Xia has become the co-lord of the world and is in accordance with the "Mandate of Heaven".

After Shang Tang drove away Xia Wei, he moved Jiuding to its capital.

Pangeng set the capital in Yinhou, Jiuding moved here.

After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang, he publicly displayed Jiuding.

After King Cheng of Zhou ascended the throne, Gongdan of Zhou built Ruoyi, moved Jiuding to the city, set Ding Luoyi according to the wish of King Wu, and asked King Cheng to personally preside over the ceremony, and placed Jiuding in the temple.

After the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty declined, and the princes began to covet royal power.

When Zhou was king, King Chuzhuang was the first time to "win the weight", which was rejected by Zhou Dafu Wang Sunman.

Later, King Chu Ling was also tempted to win the championship, but failed due to a rebellion in the country......

It can be said that as soon as Jiuding was born, it was covered with a layer of mystery.

In fact, through the mythological factor, it is not difficult to see its political value.

Ding is originally a noble thing.

During the Shang Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the tripods that represented the status of the royal family and nobles: scholars used one tripod or three tripods, doctors used five tripods, princes used seven tripods, and the Son of Heaven could use nine tripods.

When sacrificing the ancestors of heaven and earth, the nine tripod gifts are performed.

Therefore, the "Ding" naturally became a symbol of the country's political power, and then became the country's national treasure.

Later emperors attached great importance to the symbolism and meaning of Jiuding's power.

It has also repeatedly recast Jiuding, Wu Zetian and Song Huizong have also cast Jiuding.

At this time, Zhou Tianzi Ji Kuo heard Jin Hou Ji Wu's question, and his face was already gloomy, but he didn't dare to attack.

Qingji, who was on the side, chuckled and said: "Marquis of Jin, Jiuding symbolizes the world, but it is not equal to the world. ”

"The world is the world, and Jiuding is Jiuding, not to be confused."

Qingji stepped forward, pointed to the "Yangzhou Ding" beside him, and said loudly: "How big the world is, and Jiuding is only between these square inches, how can it be compared?" ”

Hearing this, Ji Wu bowed his head slightly and said, "What Wu Hou said is extremely true. ”

He watched around Jiuding again and was amazed.

In the end, Ji Wu pointed to the word Ji, and sighed to Zhou Tianzi: "Son of Heaven, this Jizhou Ding, is the Jin Ding, can the minister bring it back to the Jin capital?" ”

Ji Kuo was patient, suppressed his anger and replied: "This martial king is here, has not moved, each tripod has a thousand pounds, no one can lift it." ”

"I wonder what the size of the tripod is and what its weight is?"

Ji Wu is so rude!

Dare to learn from the King of Chuzhuang back then?

Zhou Tianzi heard the sound outside the strings and replied: "The size of Jiuding lies in the presence or absence of morality, not in the tripod itself. ”

"Although Zhou De is declining, the Mandate of Heaven has not changed. The weight of the tripod is not to be asked! ”

Jin Marquis Ji Wu was entangled with Hu Chao, and said with a sneer: "Son of Heaven, if the minister must move this Jizhou Ding, what should it be?" ”

"The Marquis of Jin wants, but he can take it himself. In the past, Yu collected the gold of Jiumu and cast Jiuding. All taste the gods and ghosts. It was sage, and Ding moved to Xia Shang. ”

Zhou Tianzi shook his head and said: "It has been more than 500 years since King Wu cut down the Central Plains and Dingding, and if the Marquis of Jin has the ability, he can move away Jiuding." ”

"But the widow wants to remind the Marquis of Jin, there are nine tripods, one needs 90,000 people, and 99,810,000 people can be pulled away."

“……”

Ninety thousand people can pull away a tripod?

Of course, this is Zhou Tianzi Ji Kuo's exaggerated words, and he wants Ji Wu to retreat.

In fact, although Jin Marquis Ji Wu coveted Jiuding, he didn't dare to really take it for himself.

Ji Wu is afraid that he will become the public enemy of the world!

He just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to promote the hegemony of his Jin Kingdom.

"Son of Heaven, Chen Shicai is just joking, please don't blame the Son of Heaven."

Ji Wu smiled awkwardly.

"It doesn't matter."

(End of chapter)