Before the story even started, Ji Fa broke the news about Tiancheng inheritance.
"You must have known it from Lu Buwei a long time ago. I arranged for your mother to send Jing Liang to Lu Buwei, and then let her marry your father, so that you would have the combined bloodline of Ying and Ji." Ji Fa He said meaningfully, "But this method is not my first, but I learned it from the Grand Duke."
"Learned it?" Ying Zheng asked, "Has he also used this method?"
"Daji." Ji Fa said, "Actually, she is not called Daji, but should be called Daji. She is also of the bloodline of my surname Ji. I later changed her name."
"Da Ji?" Ying Zheng muttered, "The concept of her name is similar to my mother's."
Ji Fa nodded: "The original intention of the Grand Duke back then was to give the clansman named Ji to marry King Zhou. After the prince was born, he carefully trained him to take over the inheritance of heaven."
"Unexpectedly, King Zhou was so confused by Da Ji's beauty that he ignored court affairs and drank and had fun all day long."
"Of course, the words about him being brutal and cruel were all exaggerated by me later."
Ying Zheng thought: It turns out that Master is also good at the trick of becoming a prince, becoming a prince, and being a defeated traitor.
Ji Fa continued: "Actually, the prince he wanted to train was his prince, and his relationship with him was not very big. However, a series of events later caused great changes in history!"
"The origin of this matter starts with Nezha."
"Nezha?" Ying Zheng was quite surprised.
"Yes." Ji Fa nodded and said, "The "List of Gods" that I ordered people to write later actually deified everyone, but the original story was not like that."
"Nezha is the third son of Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan. When he was a child, he went to bathe in the sea. What he encountered was not a dragon prince, but a big one-eyed snake that looked like a dragon and went from the sea to the dragon vein."
"Zhu Jiuyou?" Ying Zheng said.
"Yes." Ji Fa continued, "You also know our agreement with the Dragon Clan. If an ordinary person sees a divine beast in a forbidden area, he will definitely die."
"So Zhu Jiuyou decided to eat Nezha to avoid future troubles. But unexpectedly, his father Li Jing suddenly arrived and saved Nezha."
"When Li Jing saw that his son was frightened, he was unwilling to give up, so he led his soldiers and horses to surround Zhu Jiuyou. But how could Zhu Jiuyou be captured casually? After he escaped from the trap, he became furious."
"This matter quickly spread to the royal court of Dashang, and naturally the Taigong also knew about it. According to the Taigong's original intention, he neither wanted to embarrass Li Jing nor take Nezha's life, so he secretly gave instructions to King Zhou. The decree is to bring Nezha into the palace and let him stay with Daji's son so that he can join the Tiancheng lineage in the future and naturally he will not have to die."
"But I didn't expect that King Zhou would be in a daze all day long, but he would make a mistake. He issued a decree saying that Nezha had collided with the Dragon King and immediately entered the palace to accept the crime."
Ying Zheng smiled and sighed: "He is indeed a confused king."
Ji Fa said: "This can't be entirely blamed on him, because no one knew the identity of the Grand Duke at the time, and the tactics he used were also admonitions. It is normal for some deviations to occur."
"It's just that Li Jing thought that with King Zhou's character and methods, if Nezha entered the palace, he would never be able to return home, so he simply defied the order and refused to hand over Nezha."
"Is it okay for my ministers to resist the decree? This really angered King Zhou, so he punished the Li family and wanted to kill everyone in his family."
"Then Li Jing also has a bad temper. He simply refused to do anything and started a rebellion."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and asked: "Master, if it's just because of this matter, it won't make Taigong change his mind."
"Of course." Ji Fa twirled his white beard and said, "At that time, Xiangguo Bigan saw that the government was in chaos, so he tried to persuade him. However, King Zhou unexpectedly said that he was an accomplice of Li Jing, so he ripped out his heart. .”
"I know this story," Ying Zheng said. "It has been mentioned in history books and plays."
Ji Fa sighed, as if he was sorry for Bigan: "It doesn't matter now. The whole court was in panic. Everyone was in danger and did not dare to say anything. And the prefectures and counties everywhere were on pins and needles. Some of them were originally Those who were dissatisfied with King Zhou simply rebelled with Li Jing."
"Seeing that the situation was getting harder and harder to control, Taigong could not sit still, so he readjusted his plan, and then came to Xiqi to accept me as his disciple, designated me as the successor of Tiancheng, and helped me raise troops to attack Dashang .”
"Many princes also came here in admiration, including Li Jing of Chentangguan."
Ying Zheng suddenly thought of something and said anxiously: "I understand. I asked Li Si before, and he said that his ancestor was Chentangguan Li Jing. It must be that the master really brought Li Jing into the Tiancheng lineage, and continued to do so. Now.”
Ji Fa nodded: "Exactly."
This is the general reason why King Wu defeated Zhou. As for the result, everyone knows of course.
"Master, the process of the battle must not be that easy, right?"
Ji Fa smiled bitterly and said: "As long as it is a war, it will not be easy. If it is not a strong general and a good strategy, it will not be easy to defeat King Zhou."
Ying Zheng said: "It is said that after you started the uprising, eight hundred princes joined one after another. There must be quite a few strong generals."
Ji Fa laughed and said: "That number is used to build momentum. There are so many princes in the world. Most of them are officials of one party and have not yet reached the standards of princes. Besides, the manpower they brought is actually not Many, at least only a few people were brought.”
"How many people...?" Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Can we call them princes?"
"Otherwise, what should we do?" Ji Fa asked, "You must know that the real great princes at that time did not want to break the inherent pattern. No one knew what kind of impact it would have on them if the king's court was changed. So at the beginning Before reaching Makino, we were almost always fighting wars with princes from various places."
Thinking about it, most of the core power of the Shang court at that time must have been guarded near Chaoge, while the periphery was entrusted to the princes.
Ying Zheng asked with great interest: "Then where is the appropriateness of the strategy?"
Ji Fa stroked his white beard again and said: "Generally speaking, attacking the heart is the priority. You must know that the princes' forces at that time were mostly armies composed of slaves and tenant farmers, and their fighting spirit was not high to begin with."
"Furthermore, Taigong also wanted to change the previous system. Although it was not yet time to completely abolish slavery, he still wanted to weaken the impact of slavery as much as possible."
"So we made a strategy. If anyone who was a slave in the Shang army surrendered to the Great Shang Dynasty, his status as a slave would be removed as a result of his meritorious service and he would be granted a land reward. However, if he persisted in going his own way and aided the tyranny, his descendants would also be slaves for generations. "
"So in the process of fighting against Muye, the armies of those big princes all turned against each other and joined our Zhou army to defeat Zhou."
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "So, the number of the Shang army is getting smaller and smaller, while the Zhou army is fighting more and more."
"That's right." Ji Fa also said with a smile, "When we first raised an army, it was said to be fifty thousand, but in fact it was less than thirty thousand, while the merchant army numbered seven hundred thousand, but when we arrived at Muye , already evenly matched.”
"God's Coming"
"Haha, no need to ask, the Shang army's hearts have been dispersed and there is no way to resist." Ying Zheng said.
"Yes, they had no intention of fighting at all." Ji Fa said, "So in the final battle, the Shang army was no match at all. Later, King Zhou fled back to Chaoge, burned himself in Lutai and died."
Everyone knows the fate of King Zhou. Ying Zheng sighed: "What people want is really the general trend!"
"That's why I say that in your generation, slavery must be completely abolished." Ji Fa said firmly, "This is the biggest bad habit in the contemporary era. Although it is a historical necessity, it is time to completely eradicate it. It’s time.”
"I remember, I will definitely create a new system in the future." Ying Zheng said, "Speaking of which, Master, how did slavery develop and why is it so deep-rooted?"
Ji Fa said: "Think about it, ancient civilizations were burned down, and humans re-established civilizations. At that time, civilizations were mostly continued in the form of tribes or clans. Since that is the case, there must be a situation where the weak can eat the strong."
"What happens after a large tribe annexes a small tribe? The conquered tribe can only become a slave, serving its master for generations, and is very likely to be sold out."
"It can be said that slaves at that time were complete commodities. They were not allowed to resist at all, nor were they allowed to complain at all."
In ancient times, once people were branded and turned into slaves, they lost their most basic dignity and rights.
Ying Zheng said: "Compared to that time, slaves are better off now."
"After all, times are developing," Ji Fa said. "With the establishment of the country and the court, the laws are gradually being improved. Slowly, the difference between slaves and prisoners has become more and more obvious."
After entering the Warring States Period, the class that was originally slaves gradually evolved into serfs, and most of the prisoners captured in the war were sent to the borders or worked as coolies on large-scale projects.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "It is not difficult to completely abolish slavery. It is rare that you have to deal with the masters of those slaves, that is, the old clans, big clans, and even a knight in each country. This is why I want to The reason for designing that thousand-year plan.”
Indeed, the reason why Ying Zheng planted Xiang Yu's chess piece in Chu State was to eradicate the old clans in various countries. After all, if he unified the world in the future, he would not be able to kill too many people.
Once those old clans are angered, the road to unification will be difficult, and the control of the court will definitely be unstable.
This can only be done by someone else!
"Your plan is really good." Ji Fa praised, "Let Gong Ziyu eradicate the old clan when he grows up, and then let Liu Bang take over smoothly. In this way, the abolition of the slavery system will be completed."
Ying Zheng said: "After hundreds of years of division and unification, the political situation will definitely be unstable. Only by letting it become chaotic again can the subsequent dynasty survive for a long time."
Ji Fa twirled his white beard in approval, nodded, and his eyes fell on the Xuanyuan Sword at Ying Zheng's waist.
"I really didn't expect that this Xuanyuan Sword was actually made by the Golden Crow Foot." Ji Fa changed the subject and said, "Fortunately, I asked you to look for the Golden Crow Foot before, but unexpectedly it is right next to us."
Ying Zheng asked: "Master, have you never heard of this before?"
Ji Fa shook his head: "I have never heard of it in Jiuyou, and I haven't even seen any records in the ancient books left by the Yellow Emperor's ancestors."
Ying Zheng analyzed: "Those divine birds must have known that I was the last successor, so they informed me of this."
"That should be the case." Ji Fa said suspiciously, "But why did the Yellow Emperor's ancestors leave no trace to reveal this matter?"
"Perhaps, this Xuanyuan Sword is made of a divine weapon, and he doesn't want to cause trouble." Ying Zheng said, "When we see the Ice Phoenix again, we will ask it more carefully to see if there are any other taboos."
"Okay, bring your things and we'll talk about it when we get back."
The master and apprentice packed up their things, bowed to the Taigong's coffin, and then stepped back to the ground.
