Chapter Seventy-Five: Where Are the Three Generations?

King Yan sighed: "What kind of map is this? ”

He Xi didn't answer directly, but asked, "You are all familiar with the classics. May I ask the fourth solstice of summer? ”

"Heluo exhausted and died in the summer." The prince said: "Xia should be centered on Heluo, probably in the west of Henan, in the south of Shanxi. Of course, when it comes to feudal states, I don't know how many there are. ”

He Xi drew a circle with a pencil, enclosing the western part of Henan, the southern part of Shanxi, the first part of Shaanxi, and other areas.

This circle surprised many princes.

Because they couldn't understand the map before, but now they put pen to paper on the map, so that they have a reference, and they immediately understand some, but there are more that they don't understand. The reason is very simple, they understand what place He Xi circled. But they can't admit that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is just such a piece, and beyond that, what is the place where there are so many blank places?

Just didn't wait for them to ask questions, He Xi asked again.

He Xi asked, "Shang Zhi Sizhi?" ”

The prince read the most and said; "That's a lot, the Shang capital migrated many times, along both sides of the Yellow River, almost Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and the two Huai are the territory of the Shang Dynasty."

He Xi drew a circle on the map according to what the prince said.

He Xi continued: "Then how many Zhou territories are there? He Xi didn't wait for the prince to say, he had already circled it on the map.

Compared with the territory of Xia Shang, there are many opinions, and there are many theories, which are not very fixed. Zhou's territory is much more fixed. He Xi demarcated the territory of the six countries that Qin Shi Huang had just unified, that is, the sum of the seven heroes of the Warring States.

That is, there is no south of the two Guangyun Gui. There is no loop to the north.

Immediately, He Xi drew the territory of Qin, the territory of Tang, the early and late periods, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the present on the map. As for the territory of the Song Dynasty, I'm sorry, He Xi feels a little embarrassed. He Xi didn't draw it.

He Xi finished this. He Xi asked, "What is the difference between the three generations and the next generation?" ”

Yan Wang said; "What you mean is that each of the three generations is a territorial expansion, and the basic territory of the later generations has been fixed, although there is some expansion, once there is a change of dynasty, it will all be lost. The real stability is only the thirteen provinces in the Guannai. ”

He Xi said: "Yes. Does King Yan know why this is happening? ”

King Yan frowned slightly and said, "Is it because of feudalism? ”

He Xi said; "Yes, there have been many interpretations of feudal policies since ancient times, but in my opinion, the essence of feudalism is expansion, that is, Xia Jun Yimin. If you exclude this, the rest of the explanations are not enough to explain that three generations have been from the land of projectiles, and there is no land today. Why after the Qin and Han dynasties, China's territorial expansion was limited. That's the key. ”

He Xi looked at the kings and said, "Your Highnesses, can you understand what Your Majesty means?" ”

King Qin said: "I understand this truth, but you have drawn so much on this map?" What is the meaning? ”

He Xi did not answer him directly, but continued to draw a circle, expanding the territory of the Mongol expedition to the west, as well as the khanates that are still at the moment, such as the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate. Of course, when He Xi drew the picture, he was a little bigger, and he drew the whole of West Asia, as well as Europe, Russia, Poland and other places. Even Egypt was encircled.

The khanates were then marked on it. And only then did he begin to speak; "This is the map of the world. The whole world is in it, and this area is where the remnants of Mongolia are located. His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the minister remembered that the concubine of the King of Qin was the younger sister of Wang Baobao. If King Qin doesn't believe it, he can send someone to inquire. ”

King Qin looked at the map intently, felt drunk for a while, and said, "No, I can trust you." ”

It's not just King Qin who has a feeling of drunkenness. King Yan couldn't take his eyes off it, and he couldn't wait to jump out of his position and figure it out carefully.

At this moment, although He Xi did not say. But these people are aware of He Xi's claims.

That is, like the Mongols, divide the feudal states outside the Han land, and make them real princes.

If these princes are all princes in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, He Xi wants to convince them. I don't know how much work it will take. However, the first generation of the Ming vassal kings was the highest quality among the Ming vassal kings, and they were also the most ambitious.

When they saw the map in front of them, the first thing that came to mind was that the heroes of the father and emperor I were not under Genghis Khan. We are not to be weaker than the sons of Genghis Khan.

Yes, Genghis Khan and Zhu Yuanzhang are brought out alone, who is higher and who is lower? It's hard to say.

At the time of Genghis Khan's death, the Mongols were only a few hundred thousand elite horsemen, occupying the entire steppe, and there were some strongholds in the north, but the Jin State had not yet perished. Occupy only some parts of Central Asia. As far as the territory is concerned, the Ming territory left by Zhu Yuanzhang may not be smaller than the Mongolian territory left by Genghis Khan, not to mention the richness of the Ming Dynasty, which cannot be compared with Mongolia at that time.

But the reason why Genghis Khan's reputation is above Zhu Yuanzhang is because Genghis Khan's sons established a huge Mongol Empire.

Although it has not survived for too long. But the impact is huge.

From this point of view, it is the descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang who are not as good as Genghis Khan.

In fact, it is not an easy thing to build a foundation in a strange land. There will be many, many difficulties, even if you don't talk about the visible enemy, just the invisible enemy, disease, water and soil adaptation, no matter how heroic you are, you will not be able to do anything.

But at the moment, they all ignore these things.

He Xi saw that all the kings were in deep thought, and saluted slightly and said, "Since it has been explained, the lower official will retire." ”

The prince said: "Brother He, you are your own family. It doesn't have to be that way. Here I will have some confusion, where are these places? The places that the prince refers to are places in North and South America, Australia, Africa, etc.

To tell the truth, places such as the Western Regions, Indo-Southeast Asia, etc., even in ancient times, had no connection with the Ming Dynasty at all. Maybe ordinary people don't know, but the crown prince, the king of Qin, this group of people are almost the highest education in the Ming Dynasty, and they can be described as knowledgeable.

When I explain that this map is a map of the world.

The prince has read a lot of things. But these isolated continents with such an area of land have never been heard of.

He Xi said: "These places are all drawn based on some overseas rumors. What exactly the situation is is yet to be verified. ”

The prince asked with interest, "To be verified?" ”

He Xi said: "Yes. To be verified. ”

The prince nodded and said, "Got it." You go back first. Let's discuss it for ourselves. ”

The prince didn't believe in He Xi's pending verification at all. Because he knows very well what kind of person He Xi is, He Xi is generally a very cautious person, if it really needs to be verified, this map should be blank. Instead of painting it.

What kind of occasion is this.

It can be said that even if it is a large court meeting, it will not be higher than today's meeting.

How can there be anything to be verified at such a meeting?

However, the prince did not continue to ask. Because the prince knows very well, the emperor wants to know everything, and the prince doesn't need it. Knowing too much about the crown prince is not necessarily a good thing. He only needs to know one thing, that is, He Xi's secret, and his father knows the answer.

He wanted to know the answer, and he should have gotten it from his father. Instead of getting it privately from He Xi.

Because He Xi is the emperor's person? It is an offense to his father to spy on He Xi's secret without going through his father.

However, the prince couldn't help it.

He had known that He Xi had a secret for a long time, and because of the above reasons, he had been suppressing his curiosity. But He Xi's secrets are simply endless. He already had some of it to himself.

He Xi slandered in his heart, and said secretly: "When it's useful, take me as your brother-in-law, and when it's useless, I'm an outsider again." ”

Although He Xi is so slanderous, he also knows that this attitude is very normal in the royal family. The son-in-law is also an outsider in many families, not to mention the royal family.

After He Xi withdrew, the real meeting had just begun.

I just don't know what kind of outcome this meeting will have.

He Xi is also looking forward to it.