A few days later, Baigong and Sikong Yan, escorted by Sun Wu, came to the capital to meet Wang Zichao. Wang Zichao naturally welcomed their arrival and not only arranged a suburban welcome, but also rewarded Sikong heavily. Yanhe Guancong.
And just like this, these hundreds of workers were temporarily settled in Jingyi.
Although these people are not many in number, they can still be regarded as a flag. In addition, after a bloody battle on Sun Wu's side, he actually captured Qianyi from the tiger's mouth. Therefore, those Chinese people, refugees, and wealthy people who were accustomed to changing their ways when the wind came, also came in an endless stream. The capital gathered together.
Seeing this situation, Li Ran simply set up defense points in Jingyi, Qianyi, and Dongyu. On the one hand, he consolidated his own strength, and on the other hand, it was easier to recruit nobles and refugees and recruit troops.
For a time, Wang Zichao's momentum increased greatly. No one expected that this princely dynasty could actually make a comeback, and that it had the potential to compete with the Zhou Dynasty.
However, after all, Zhou Wangmeng, who was supported by Danqi, was standing in front, and he claimed to be the orthodox of the Zhou family, so the princely dynasty was inevitably slightly behind in this regard. And in terms of power, there is still a lot of difference.
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Let's talk about Danqi. Although he left Chengzhou Luoyi this time with the king of Zhou Meng, he used the trick of luring the enemy deep into the city to achieve great success. He wiped out nearly ten thousand enemies and burned his general Wei Ge to death. It can be said that Wang Zichao lost an arm. .
However, in the subsequent battle, the king's army led by Situ Chou was defeated in Qianyi, and another mutiny broke out in Luoyi.
Even though there was a win or a loss in this back and forth. But overall, Danqi seems to have suffered a big loss.
In order to prevent Wang Zichao and others from actually taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Luoyi, Shan Qi, Liu Di and others took Zhou Wang Meng and returned to Luoyi again.
Although King Meng of Zhou is the king of Zhou, he can't help being so "displaced". As the king of Zhou, he does not have any authority, so he can only obey Shan Qi's orders and let him do whatever he wants. .
However, he also knew that he could only rely on Shan and Liu to protect his throne.
His brother Wang Zichao has always been eyeing his current throne. Therefore, besides obeying Dan Qi, he seemed to have no other choice but to become his puppet willingly.
As King Meng of Zhou entered Luoyi again, tens of thousands of Jin troops followed him.
I saw that Jin's troops were also stationed around Luoyi, and they even brought nearly 10,000 troops from Lu Hun's army.
The Rong of Lu Hun is a branch of the Rong clan with the surname Yun, also known as the Rong of Yun. Their people are extremely warlike and were very powerful more than a hundred years ago.
Because they now live in Lu Hun, Zhou people often call them the Rong of Lu Hun. Since they were surrendered by the Jin State, they have been taking orders from the Jin State. They are not many in number, but their combat effectiveness must not be underestimated.
Coupled with the fact that the archguard divisions originally stationed in Wangji, since they claim to be the king's division, they naturally only obey the orders of Zhou Wangmeng, and Zhou Wangmeng himself is just a puppet, so Shanqi naturally has no control over this king's division. It can also be scheduled directly.
On this day, Shan Qi and Liu Di learned that the second minister of the Jin army had arrived, and immediately went out of the city to greet them.
The first person of the Jin army to arrive this time was Xun Shu and Ji Tan from his subordinates.
As soon as Shan, Liu and Zhi greeted him, they led them directly into the city to meet the King of Zhou.
At this time, King Meng of Zhou was already sitting upright in the main hall, preparing to welcome the distinguished guests from Jin.
Xun Shu and Ji Tan entered the palace. Although they were enjoying the ceremony, it seemed extremely perfunctory.
They also know that the current King of Zhou Meng cannot take charge of the matter at all. So after the two of them met, they didn't think about giving any gifts, let alone having more polite greetings with the King of Zhou. After the ceremony, he bowed and left the hall.
This kind of behavior obviously does not take the current King of Zhou seriously at all.
At this moment, a person came directly out of the main hall and pointed directly at the two of them and said:
"Wait a minute, you two!"
The conversation between Xun Shu and Ji was stopped by this sound. When he looked up, it turned out that the person who said this was Tai Shi Chang Hong!
At this time, Chang Hong was heard pointing at Lu Hufa on the side of the hall and asked:
"I would like to ask you two noble envoys. In terms of etiquette, all the princes from all over the world must respect the King of Zhou. When envoys enter the palace to meet the King of Zhou, they should also present ritual utensils. I wonder why you, the Jin Kingdom, are the only ones who do not?"
Xun Shu and Ji Tan looked at each other, but couldn't answer for a moment. Knowing that he had indeed been negligent this time, Xun Shuang was speechless and could only ask the deputy envoy Ji to answer.
As a civil servant, Ji Tan had some sophistry after all. He thought for a moment and then answered directly:
"In the beginning, when the princes were ennobled, they all received the utensils of Mingde from the royal family to pacify the country, so they could pay tribute to the ritual utensils. However, our Jin country is located in the deep mountains and old forests, and has been neighbors with Rong and Di all the year round. The prestige of the royal family and the emperor cannot reach the Jin Kingdom, and we have been entangled with the Rong people all the time, and there is not enough time, so how can we still donate some kind of ritual vessels?"
What Ji Tan said was obviously just looking for something to say. You must know that from the beginning of Duke Wen's alliance to the present, the Jin State has always followed the example of Duke Huan of Qi and maintained its attitude of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians".
Therefore, what does the so-called "repelling the foreigners" actually have to do with "respecting the king"?
Of course, Ji Tan's words lowered his stance and gave the Zhou royal family some face.
Chang Hong, however, was a little unreasonable. Seeing that he still looked indifferent, he took a step forward and said:
"Jitan, have you forgotten that Tang Shuyu, the first king of your Jin Kingdom, and King Cheng are brothers? In this case, how can you say that you didn't receive the reward when you were canonized? The Drum of Mixu and the Battle of Dalu The chariot was used by King Wen to inspect the army. The armor of Quegong was the armor worn by King Wu when he conquered the Shang Dynasty. Tang Shuyu accepted these weapons of Mingde. Later, Duke Wen of Jin accepted the chariot given by King Xiang, as well as axes and axes. There are countless fragrant wines brewed from black millet, so what are these if not rewards?"
"If there are meritorious deeds, they should not be discarded. If there are meritorious deeds, they should be recorded in policy books. Future generations should not forget them. Are these not recorded? Then where did Tang Shuyu's heart go? And don't forget your ancestor Sun Boxuan. It was Si Dian who was in charge of the Jin Dynasty's ancient books! Since you are a descendant of Si Dian and are now able to preside over national affairs as a high official, why have you forgotten these principles? "
Chang Hong's words made Ji Tan and Xun Shu unable to answer for a while, and the situation was extremely embarrassing.
Shan Qi didn't know what to say and winked at Liu Di.
In the end, it was Liu Di who stood aside and said to Xini:
"The two ministers must have come to help in a hurry, and they are concerned about the royal family, so they forgot the etiquette. In this case, it is better to wait until the ceremony tomorrow to make up for the tribute. I wonder what you think?"
Xun Shu and Ji Tan heard this. Although he was extremely angry with Chang Hong, he couldn't get angry on the spot, so he had no choice but to bow and agree.
Note:
Ji Tan's "forgetting his ancestors by counting the classics" should originally have happened during the period of King Jing of Zhou (that is, before Shan Qi killed King Jing), and these words said by Chang Hong were not said by Chang Hong, but by King Zhou Jing who directly criticized Ji Tan for peace. Xun Shu's.
The story of "forgetting one's ancestors after reading the classics" here is an appropriation, and we hereby inform you.
