The human world, the first year of Zhou Wu, the pickaxe capital

It is said that King Wu is defeated, Jiang Shang is a god, the number of days is combined, and the people are satisfied. The 600-year-old Yin Shang dynasty was finally destroyed by the hands of the last king, Yin Shou. It is said that King Yin Shou has three sons under his knees: the crown prince Yin Jiao, the second son Yin Hong, and the third son Yin Wugeng. Yin Hong was originally a subordinate of the sect, but he was killed in the battle of the gods because he helped the emperor to abuse the heavens, and the prince Yin Jiao Xiqi suddenly disappeared after the first battle, as if the world had evaporated, and no one knew. Only the youngest son Yin Wugeng was left behind, because he was still young, although he escaped the catastrophe of the gods, but he could not escape the difficulty of fleeing the country......

The Great Zhou Dynasty established the country, and the Zhou Wu King Ji Fa was the king of benevolence and virtue, and he did not want to punish Yin Wugeng, the youngest son of the king of Lian, so he ordered his mother and concubine Yin Wugeng to be demoted to the common people and left in the court song, but who knew that this move was opposed by many important ministers.

On this day, one person stepped out of the ministers of the Yuande Palace. This person is quite dignified and dignified, and his age is similar to that of King Wu, and he is Ji Dan, the younger brother of King Wu Ji Fa. This person helped King Wu in the great cause of the Xingzhou Dynasty, and he was a clan relative, and he was named a marquis after the founding of the country, and his status was prominent. As soon as he came out of the ranks, there was a whisper among the ministers.

Ji Dan held the jade gui in his hand and saluted the king of Wu, and then said: "King, the ancients said: cut the grass to remove the roots. That Yin Wu Geng is the bloodline of the king of Zhou, and now that my Great Zhou has just established the country, there are many people left behind by Yin Shang, and there are so many people who are ready to move?

Wu Wang Ji asked: "In your opinion, how to deal with it?"

Ji Dan waved his hand like a knife in his hand, and said in his mouth: "Kill, to prevent future troubles." ”

King Wu shook his head and sighed: "The ancients Yiyun: Great sins do not affect parents and children. Now that the king has no way and is dead, it has been a few days. Why do you want to kill this powerless mother and son? Besides, Yin Wugeng is only a ten-year-old child, how can I bear to harm him if I build the country with benevolence and virtue? The widow has already made up his mind, and Qing does not need to say anything more. "Say goodbye and let it stand down.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Ji Dan frowned, and after leaving the hall, he remembered a person, this person was none other than Jiang Shang, the prime minister of the Great Zhou.

After Jiang Shang was enshrined as a god, he had no chance of immortal dao and could only get rich and noble in the world, and he was the minister of the humerus who built the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty for 800 years, Ji Dan knew that if Jiang Shang opened his mouth, King Wu would definitely listen to it, and then ordered someone to immediately prepare a car to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It is said that at this time, Jiang Shang was playing chess with Bukit in the house. For the 800th anniversary of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this old man tried his best to be gray-haired and over eighty years old at this time.

"Wu Ji, your chess skills have improved!" The person who spoke was full of white hair but had a bright eye, and he was wearing the prime minister's court clothes, it was Jiang Shang. The opponent is called Bukit, and he is Jiang Shang's apprentice.

This Bukit is in his early thirties, his eyes are bright, he has some short black beards under his chin, and he is wearing armor, and he is pinching a sunspot to figure out how to get off.

When the two were playing chess, they saw a big bird fly overhead, and there was a 'quack' sound. Jiang Shang pinched his fingers when he saw it, and instructed Wu Ji: "You and I will put down the chess pieces first." If a distinguished guest is visiting, you should go to the door to greet you. ”

Wu Ji was a little confused, so he came to the front of the house and opened the door, just in time to see Ji Dan just getting out of the carriage and pacing. "The prime minister is really like a god!" Wu Ji secretly admired in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"General Bukit, is the prime minister here?" asked Ji Dan.

Wu Ji replied, "I am waiting for the Hou Ye in the palace!" and asked him to enter.

As soon as Ji Dan entered the mansion and saw Jiang Shang playing chess, he arched his hand and said: "Ji Dan took the liberty to come and disturb Prime Minister Yaxing!" Jiang Shang knew what he meant, so he asked Ji Dan to sit down, and said: "Hou Ye came just right, I heard that Hou Ye is quite good at chess, and today I happened to play a game with the old man." ”

"Do you play chess?" Ji Dan said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that the prime minister was a Kunlun celebrity in the past! How can we compare with Cheng as ordinary people?" Jiang Shang smiled: "I'm ashamed, the old man's qualifications are dull and he has no chance of immortal Dao, what do you say about Kunlun celebrities." Hou Ye, please!" With a wave of his hand, the black and white sons on the chessboard fell back into the chess jar respectively. The chessboard is clean.

Ji Dan was also not easy to refuse, he took a chess piece in his hand and fell, and said: "Then I will ask the prime minister for advice." Although his eyes were looking at the chessboard, Ji Dan was thinking about other things, so he was a little anxious, and he fell behind in less than ten steps.

Jiang Shang looked at the chessboard, looked up and saw Ji Dan's brows furrowed slightly, and smiled faintly, "What is the matter with Master Hou coming to find the old man today?"

Ji Dan put down the chess pieces and went straight to the point, informed Jiang Shang of the disposal of Yin Wugeng, and said: "Now the king is willing to listen, only the words of the prime minister, please think twice!"

Jiang Shang stroked his beard and said: "I know that the Hou Ye is worried about the Great Zhou Sheji, but the great king is benevolent and virtuous to sit in the world, you and I don't have to bother to talk more." If the Hou Ye is really worried that the descendants of Yin Shang will rebel against the king, he can ...... like this" As he spoke, Jiang Shang placed the three black seeds in his hand around Ji Dan's white son, trapping the white son firmly. When Ji Dan saw that he had a clear heart, he couldn't help but laugh with joy on his face.

Soon after, Ji Dan ordered the establishment of three small vassal states around Chaoge: Wei Guo to the east of Chaoge, which was controlled by Guan Shuxian, Hu Guo to the west and south of Chaoge, which was under the control of Cai Shudu, and Shao State to the north of Chaoge, which was under the control of Huo Shu, and the three were ordered to jointly monitor Yin Wugeng's mother and son and a group of former Yin Shang ministers to prevent chaos.

It is said that Yin Wugeng is only nine years old, and he has relied on his mother since he became a commoner. His mother, Concubine Zhen, is one of the nine concubines in the 'first queen, the third lady, the ninth concubine, the twenty-seventh wife, and the eighty-one female queen', and her status is far inferior to that of the lady, let alone competing with the queen. But the concubine came from a scholarly family, liked to read since childhood, knew etiquette and righteousness, and when she first entered the palace, the king also greatly appreciated her talent, and was favored by the king. How do you know that later Daji entered the palace to confuse the Son of Heaven, and gradually he was also left behind by the king. Poor Xiao Wu Geng was also implicated, although he was also the heir of the prince, but the treatment of the two brothers was very different. Later, if it weren't for Yin Jiao's special order to take care of Concubine Zhen, Xiao Wugeng's fate might have been even more tragic.

Since returning to this song, Concubine Zhen has hidden her name and only made some needlework for others to supplement the family. If there is spare time, he will teach Yin Wugeng the etiquette of being a man and the etiquette of doing things; but most of the people in the song know that this mother and son are orphans of the king of Zhou, and they dare not get too close. There are also well-wishers who feel that the two of them are living too hard, and secretly help them from time to time. It's just that every time Xiao Wu Geng sees other children happily playing together, as long as he approaches, the others will scatter in a hurry when they see him.

Xiao Wu Geng finally couldn't help but ask his mother that day: "Mother, why don't the children outside want to play with me?" When Concubine Zhen heard this, she leaned down to wipe away Xiao Wu Geng's tears and said, "Because you are different from them." ”

"What's the difference?" asked Xiao Wugeng crying.

Concubine Zhen paused, stopped what she was doing and said slowly: "You are the son of the king of Xu, because your father does not believe in loyalty and does not respect the number of days, so he ruined the Yin Shang country, and only pity our mother and son who are helpless......" Speaking of sadness, Concubine Zhen couldn't help but sigh with tears in her eyes. This voice contains endless sadness and too many grievances.

"What about my two elder brothers?" Yin Wugeng asked with a wink.

Concubine Zhen said in a low voice: "They ...... They have all died on the battlefield. Your eldest brother, His Royal Highness Yin Jiao was kind to our mother and son in the past, and I heard that he died in the Battle of Xiqi, if he didn't die, there might be hope for Dashang...... But it's too late to say anything. ”

Yin Wugeng didn't dare to ask anymore when he saw his mother so sad.

Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye, and in order to supplement the family, Concubine Zhen has to wash and sew clothes with human pulp everywhere in winter and summer. After all, after many years of being accustomed to court life, where can the body be able to eat? Fortunately, Yin Wugeng is no longer a child. He persuaded his mother to rest at home, and went to the west of the city alone to chop wood and pick up a man to subsidize the family.

This year, Yin Wugeng was seventeen years old, and he was born with a handsome face and a lofty spirit. Although he is the son of the king of the Emperor, his character is very different from his father, he is kind-hearted and upright, but he is trapped in this song all day long and cannot be far away, such as a caged bird and a fish in the pond, he often looks at the scenery outside the city and feels sorry for himself, I don't know when I can fish into the sea, and the bird returns to the mountains and forests.

Early in the morning, Yin Wugeng went to the west of Chaoge City to chop wood as usual and returned. I came to the market early and planted the grass to sell firewood, but no one cared about it until noon. "What's going on, why are there so few people in this market today?" Yin Wugeng only sighed that his luck was not good, and he collected the firewood and walked home. Along the way, he saw many white flags hanging on the top of the city, and he did not know what they meant.

When he arrived at home, Yin Wugeng shouted: "Mother, I'm back!"

Seeing that her son had returned early, Concubine Zhen asked, "Geng'er, why did you come back early today?

Yin Wugeng sat on the ground and complained: "Somehow, the market has been deserted and no one cares about it these days, and there are still white flags hanging everywhere. ”

"What?" Concubine Zhen was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly ran out of the house to look in the direction of the city gate. Sure enough, there were white flags and flags standing at the city gates.

Yin Wugeng chased him out, and when he saw his mother's expression, he asked, "Mother, what does this mean?"

Concubine Zhen has lived in the palace for a long time and does not know the meaning of this white flag and white flag, so she said to Yin Wugeng: "Looking at the formation of the city, only the death of Wang Hou is available. But I don't know who it is. ”

"If you die, you're dead. Yin Wugeng said: "Later, mother, wait for me to inquire." Concubine Zhen was about to stop him, but he had already disappeared by him.

Yin Wugeng ran all the way to the West City Gate, and saw that there were guards at the gate who were also wearing white armor, so he had the courage to step forward and ask, "Dare to ask the eldest brother, what is the matter with the white flags planted all over the city?"

Hearing this, the guard looked at Yin Wugeng and scolded, "You kid, you don't even know about the big thing?"

"What is the big thing?" Yin Wugeng asked again: "What is the matter? ”

The guard replied: "The day before yesterday, King Wu died, and the whole country wore filial piety for ten days. Later, filial piety clothes will be distributed from house to house. ”

"Warrior King...... Death?" Yin Wugeng couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, "This is big news...... ' hurriedly ran home to inform Concubine Zhen of the news.

When she returned home, Concubine Zhen asked, "What's the matter?"

Yin Wugeng took a breath and said, "Listen...... I heard that the guards of Ximen said that King Wu died...... The whole country will wear filial piety for ten days!"

"Huh?" Concubine Zhen trembled when she heard this, and the clothes in her hands fell to the ground. Yin Wugeng hurriedly picked up the clothes and asked, "Why is my mother so panicked?"

Concubine Zhen sat down slowly, sighed and said to Yin Wugeng: "What do you know? I think that back then, King Wu was benevolent and forgave you and my mother and son for their great sins, leaving their lives. Now that King Wu has died, don't you hear it: once a son of heaven and a courtier. After all, you are the son of the king, if someone in the court plays a book, you and my mother and son will not be able to save their lives!"

Yin Wugeng snorted, slapped his chest, and said loudly: "What my father has done has been retributed, what does it have to do with you, my mother and son?

Concubine Zhen shook her head and sighed: "Geng'er, how do you know that people's hearts are sinister if you are too shallow in the world? Now you and I have no way to go, so we can only resign ourselves to fate." ”

Two days later, Yin Wugeng went home as usual to collect firewood and grass, and just walked to the west city gate, he saw a horse outside the city gate coming in dust, all dressed as officers and soldiers. Yin Wugeng was taught by his mother not to argue with others since he was a child, and he had to detour when he saw officers and soldiers. Yin Wugeng hurriedly stood aside with firewood and grass on his back to make way for the horses, who knew that the person who came stopped in front of him and looked up and down, then opened the scroll in his hand and measured it, and said: "Son, stay here." ”

Yin Wugeng was a little uneasy in his heart and turned around to leave, but the man shouted: "Son, stay down!" Several horses surrounded Yin Wugeng's way. The man with the scroll in his hand turned over and got off the horse, and suddenly bowed to Yin Wugeng: "Dare to ask the son is Yin Wugeng?"

"Childe, no one seems to have called me that before, what kind of son am I looking like?" Yin Wugeng laughed at himself in his heart, hurriedly put down the firewood and grass, and said politely: "Boy Yin Wugeng, I don't know what the official is looking for me?" The person who came only said: "Childe doesn't need to ask more, please get on the horse, my master has an invitation!"

Yin Wugeng had no choice but to get on the horse, but he was uneasy in his heart, and thought secretly: "Isn't it really said by my mother, and disaster comes? If this is the case, I will not burden my mother alone." ”