The main reason for the lack of military strength in the Great Zhou Dynasty was due to enfeoffment. The Great Zhou Dynasty lost its direct territory and lacked support. Let's put it this way, the most powerful state of Wei at that time had nearly two million troops. Even the Human Emperor sometimes acted based on the face of the King of Wei. In order to appease King Wu of Wei, a large number of territories directly under the imperial court had to be transferred to Wei.
Even so, Wei Wu, who was already ambitious, was still dissatisfied. He besieged the imperial court in the name of King Qin, and finally obtained the imperial edict and took the last direct territory of the imperial court into his pocket. Later, under the operation of this immortal traitor, the loyal ministers of Zhou Dynasty The good generals died and fled. From then on, Dazhou completely lost its real power.
Later, Jiang Fan also found out about the situation. He famously used the emperor to command the princes, which was the reason for the insinuation among his ten major crimes.
"Shortly after Anzong succeeded to the throne, the imperial court was left with only the three marshals and the grand master struggling to support it. Fortunately, at this time, Zhang Zhiling, the prime minister, came out and pushed the imperial court to enter Taiyue, so it survived. Unexpectedly, foreign invasion Suddenly, the barbarians from northern Xinjiang moved south. Not only did the imperial court suffer a frantic looting, but the last military strength was completely lost in this battle. After the war, the remaining so-called left, middle and right armies totaled only 30,000 people, and most of them were temporary. Recruiting new recruits can only be regarded as the final favor."
Jiang Fan secretly sighed, military power is the first backing of the political power, and it is indeed difficult for the Great Zhou Dynasty to reach this point.
"Xianzong had an idea back then, which was to send away the people who were loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty and gather forces from various places to accumulate strength for the future use of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the imperial court itself was in full view of the public, and there was no way to do this publicly. Therefore, I have always suspected that Xianzong's design at that time was not simple. It was not until I obtained the inheritance of Anzong that I roughly understood some of the arrangements. However, for the sake of safety, Xianzong did not hand over everything to future generations, and many of the arrangements were also Only when you find me slowly do you know."
This is inevitable. After all, the world was in turmoil back then. How many people could truly believe in and trust the future?
In fact, I am afraid that even I am not aware of it. As the years have changed, many important ministers who have been entrusted have gradually developed other ideas, including Zhang Zhiling, Pei Shiju, Zhou Tietan, Yu Weng, etc.
"Times have changed, and the predecessors do not know the future. I only hope that the ancestors' painstaking arrangements will not be in vain." Zeng Jing sighed with emotion.
"But", Zeng Jing looked at Jiang Fan seriously: "My child, don't forget, you have the blood of Dazhou, and you are born to carry the fate of Dazhou. The future depends on you. Remember, when you are in a foreign country, don't forget your homeland and your true heart. Don’t act rashly.”
Jiang Fan just nodded slightly but did not reply.
He understood that the prince would not say anything more, because many of the powers that the prince wanted to borrow were actually rooted in loyalty to the Great Zhou. The blood of the Great Zhou was flowing in their bones, and they could not forget the glory of the Great Zhou. Only you can know what is deep in your heart, and you must never tell others anything, even to those closest to you.
"Speaking of Gui Shuai, be careful with the bowl of soup." The prince suddenly looked teasing.
Jiang Fan was stunned: "What?"
"Soup, Meng Po soup." The prince looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "I heard that your kid once brought Po Meng home."
Jiang Fan was suddenly embarrassed: "Where are you? At that time, we were cooperating to deal with Wang Puppet..."
The prince chuckled: "I don't care about that, but I remind you, kid, although Meng is beautiful, she is an eighty-eight-year-old old woman, hahaha..."
Jiang Fan bared his teeth and said, "As a father, can you be more reliable?"
Ji Zongyi smiled: "Of course it's reliable, of course it's reliable. My father is really reminding you to be careful with that bowl of soup."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment: "Meng Po Soup really exists?"
The prince grinned: "I can't say, but this bowl of soup is very mysterious. It is said that it can make people forget their past and past events, and even make them lose their emotions. Your uncle and grandpa called it the Forgetting Water."
"Forget...forget...forget...forget..." Jiang Fan was speechless.
Zeng Jing glared at him: "What's the name of a dog? It's Wangqing Water. Back then, there was a great sage who didn't believe in evil and drank this water. He immediately abandoned his family and his children. The Supreme Wangqing became one of the great figures in the Huangquan Sect."
"That's not the case..." Jiang Fan was surprised: "Then Meng Nu's cultivation level is only..."
"Looking at her cultivation, I don't know where the Ghost King found this woman. Not only is she stunning in the world, but the bowl of soup is also extremely mysterious. Many important figures in the Huangquan Sect have been conquered through the Forgetting Water, including Ksitigarbha."
Jiang Fan opened his mouth wide, right? I remember when we first met, Po Meng was indeed carrying a strange bowl. It was a black bowl with white snakes on it, which was very weird. At that time, I even laughed and said that no one in the world could compare with me in making soup.
But when she went to Mortal Residence later, she didn't show it again. Jiang Fan thought it was just a personal prop and didn't care.
"Don't drink, at any time."
Zeng Jing warned: "You are a passionate and coquettish boy. Don't be tempted. Remember that you are facing an eighty-eight-year-old woman..."
Jiang Fan was speechless, what does it mean to be passionate and coquettish? Your old coquettish words are quite smooth.
But it was okay if he didn't say it, but when he did, it reminded Jiang Fan of Meng Nu's strange charm, and indeed she had an extraordinary aura. For a while, I couldn't get it out of my mind.
"Let's talk about the Feng family." Finally, Jiang Fan shook his head and threw Meng Nu away to change his mind.
"They have to give me an explanation for this matter."
The prince smiled and said: "You have dealt with Fengchen many times and you know it well. As a father, I won't say more about this matter. But I want to tell you that Fengchen has a big idea to move the Great Zhou Dragon Qi to the Feng family. The earth veins, combined with the feng shui of the two families, reshape the fortune of the Phoenix Dynasty."
"I see, Fengchen, you really have some ideas... I also have something that my father needs to know."
Jiang Fan said in a deep voice: "Feng Qianqiu is not dead."
The prince's eyes moved, but he nodded slightly: "As expected, Feng Qianqiu was so talented and beautiful that he should not die so easily. But from my father's point of view, these three generations have suffered a big loss at your hands. Yes, it's me. cub."
Zeng Jing also sighed: "You killed Feng Tiannan, defeated Feng Chen, and forced Feng Qianqiu to go into hiding again. You are really capable. Please tell me about this when you have time."
Jiang Fan said: "It's just a coincidence. What I'm worried about now is not the feng shui problem, but the Feng family's hidden Southern Crusaders. They are actually scattered throughout the world. It's terrifying to think about it."
The prince sneered: "The turtle grandson who is unwilling to be lonely has endured for a thousand years and still hasn't given up. But you are right, military power is the foundation of political power. Over the past thousand years, they have made countless arrangements. My father thinks, Today, excluding Qin, their strength is probably no less than that of any of the Five Kingdoms."
"The most annoying thing is that they also collude with foreign races and cooperate closely with barbarians." Jiang Fan's voice was a little cold, "I can't stand this."
The prince stared at him: "I find that you are very strange. When your internal worries are not over, you often stare at foreign lands. I don't know if you are too caring or too hostile."
Jiang Fan's eyes were firm and his tone was sonorous: "A nation is bigger than a country. Even if the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be revived and his son cannot become emperor, we will never allow foreigners to trample on this land!"
