Conscription began throughout the Qin State, and this terrible war machine was operating at full speed again.
Originally, Zhao Guo just wanted to play as a vested interest, which was also Zhao Yong's original intention. Who would have thought that Ying Si would change from his normal behavior this time. He would not be able to threaten or induce him, and he would beat him whenever he came up.
Zhao Yong couldn't help but feel very depressed about this. He had been waiting in Handan for Qin to come and lure him... From the bottom of his heart, at this stage, he was still reluctant to provoke this country of tigers and wolves. Unfortunately, the general trend of the world cannot be influenced by human beings. Although Zhao Yong was unwilling in every possible way, now he could only follow the rolling wheel of history.
Ten days ago, another battle report came from Handan: the Linhu people who retreated back to the Hetao area spent last year's cold winter and went south to invade again. Their troops were directed at Matuo (Shuozhou), which Zhao had just occupied in the Datong Basin. ) and Guping (Datong).
Although the attack on Lin Hu was unexpected, it was also expected by the kings and ministers of Zhao State.
During the cold winter season, when water and grass wither, the cattle and sheep of the grassland tribes will surely suffer numerous casualties. Therefore, in order to survive the tribe, every year in early spring and mid-autumn, the Hu people will go south to fight against the wind in order to plunder the population and winter resources. Over the years, this has gradually become a 'tradition' in Xing and Dai.
Surprisingly, it's almost summer now, and Lin Hu is here, and he obviously came a little late this year. It is not difficult to see from this that last year's battle in Yunzhong was still a great deterrent to the Linhu people.
Zhao Guo was on guard, and the Linhu clan alone was not a big threat.
It also happened that the alliance of the Five Nations was about to begin, so there was no time to mobilize troops from Jinyang to conquer.
Now the defense of one county in Daidi is enough to deal with it.
From last year to the beginning of this year, there were probably more than 50,000 immigrants from successive generations, and most of them were field garrison soldiers with some combat experience.
Now Zhao State has crossed Hengshan and Wutai Mountains and gained absolute control over the Datong Basin and Yuxian Basin. Zhishui and the cities on both sides of the Sanggan River can be completely classified as the direct territory of Zhao State. In addition, Zhao's control over the territory of northern Xinjiang continued to expand northward with the growth of the cavalry.
In mid-May, when Zhao Yong was about to leave the country.
The news of victory came to Handan. As expected by the Zhao monarchs and ministers, Lin and Hu's army faced off against the well-prepared Dai Di warriors, and were defeated in a single battle. Lou Xu personally led the army on the north bank of the Sangqian River. He suffered 300 self-inflicted losses and 500 wounded, beheaded 2,000 Lin and Hu's troops and captured 700 alive.
Zhao Yong pinched the silk book in his hand.
"Lin Hu..." He muttered to himself as he looked at the Kanyu map in front of him.
Although this battle is won, if Lin Hu's nail is not completely removed, his harassment of Zhao will not be interrupted. Looking back now, it is a pity that King Lin Hu ran away last year. The Linhu people are different from Loufan. Loufan also has a fixed royal city and pasture. The Linhu people are a complete nomadic people. They are like a slippery loach, sometimes scurrying to the east and sometimes attacking the west. If If Zhao State does not send most of its cavalry, it may be difficult to destroy it.
The stability of Daidi is related to the key to Zhao's victory in Zhongshan's war to destroy the country. If you really want to conquer Zhongshan, you have to go from north to south, that is, from Feihu Valley, a pass in the Yuxian Basin, to the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains (Feihu Trail), and then attack the hinterland of Zhongshan in the Hebei Plain.
But now we can only put aside Lin Hu's battle plan for the time being.
Because the time for the alliance agreed with Wei, Han, Yan, and Chu is coming. Compared with spying on Northern Xinjiang, Zhao Yong also coveted Qin State and Qin State's Shangjun!
Shangjun was established by Wei Wenhou in the past and is connected with Xihe County in the west of the Yellow River.
Twenty years ago, all Xihe County in Wei State was occupied by Qin State. Since the main force of Weixi's border defense was wiped out in the Battle of Hexi, the Qin army passed through Shangjunyou and entered an uninhabited territory. Ten years ago, the Qin State passed through Shangjun and directly captured Puyang (today's Xi County, Shanxi) in the north of Wei State's Hedong County. Puyang happened to be at the weak point connecting the east and west parts of Wei's border. The Qin army's capture of Puyang was equivalent to cutting off the connection between Wei's mainland and Hedong and Shangjun.
Without Pu Yang, the Qin army had actually divided the Wei state into two. For this reason, Wei Wang Ying had to lower his proud head and ask for peace from the Qin state. In exchange for Puyang, Wei ceded the entire territory of Hexi to Qin together with the seven cities of Shangjun that had long been out of control.
Shangjun borders Zhao State, and the two countries are bounded by the Yellow River. In the past, when the Wei State first ceded Shangjun, Zhao Suhou took advantage of the Qin State's unstable foothold in Shangjun. He raised his troops to cross the Yellow River and annexed several cities such as Pingdu and Dingyang along the Yellow River in Shangjun. The Yellow River became the boundary river of Zhao State. The inland river thus occupied the strategic initiative of Qin and Zhao.
Of course, Qin could not tolerate Zhao's behavior of snatching food from the tiger's mouth, so it sent a large army to attack Zhao. The subsequent result was that Shangjun was taken back by the Qin State. Zhao Zhen, the great Sima of the State of Zhao, died in the battle, and even the two cities of Lin and Lishi were captured by Qin.
Although Zhao Yong took back Lin and Lishi after he succeeded to the throne, Shangjun is still the object of Zhao people's heart. Since the State of Zhao once owned it briefly, it belongs to the State of Zhao.
When the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin, the reason why Zhao agreed to form an alliance was also the result of Zhao Yong's discussions with his ministers. The State of Zhao did not intend to destroy the State of Qin, because that was obviously impossible. He just wanted to slowly encroach on Qin State. After the war, what Zhao State wanted was Shangjun. With Shangjun, Zhao State set a nail in the west of the river.
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On the wide straight road, King Zhao's chariot meandered southward, leaving Handan, passing through Yecheng, Dangyin and bypassing the river before entering the territory of Wei. Then pass through the Wei Kingdom and go all the way south, crossing Daliang and entering the Chu Kingdom.
The location of the alliance of the Five Nations was set at Pingyu, the junction of the three kingdoms of Wei, Chu, and Han. Since the King of Chu was the leader of the alliance, the location should be in Chu.
In fact, according to etiquette, as the initiating state of Wei, the king of Wei should be the leader. But at this time, the status and size of Chu State were there after all, so Wei Ying had no choice but to generously give up his position as commander.
Zhao Yong actually doesn't care who is the chief of the contract. At this time, what he was thinking about was no longer on the war with Qin.
It was eight hundred miles from Handan to Shangcai, and the journey was full of ups and downs for nearly more than a month. From the initial novelty to the subsequent boredom, Zhao Yong had no intention of playing anymore at this time.
Yesterday he received the 'Naji' from the High Priest of Handan. There were only six characters written on the silk scroll: Ji Yao. The ancestors thought they were the best.
Such a few simple words, the reason why they traveled thousands of miles to deliver them quickly. Because these four words are related to the state of Zhao.
It is not about the Five-Nation Alliance.
"Naji" is the third step in the "Etiquette·Shihun Rite", which is also known as the "Six Rites" in later generations. As a complete marriage etiquette in this era from the emperor to the scholars, the six rites have six steps, namely, accepting, asking for the name, accepting the auspiciousness, accepting the invitation, asking for a date, and personally welcoming.
That's right, Zhao Yong's wedding is already on the agenda, in this time of war.
Before setting off, according to the auspicious time predicted by the high priest, "Na Cai" and "Wen Ming" had already ordered the envoys to go to South Korea.
Betrothal gifts in later generations evolved from nacai, but at this time, "nacai" did not mean betrothal gifts. As the saying goes, "nacai" means choosing a partner, which actually has nothing to do with property. According to the etiquette, Zhi sent a wild goose as a letter of engagement. Because geese are migratory birds, they will migrate north and south with climate changes at regular intervals, and their mates are fixed. If one dies, the other will no longer choose a mate, which symbolizes loyalty. Moreover, wild geese travel from south to north in accordance with yin and yang, and in accordance with yin and yang, so wild geese themselves have the meaning of yin and yang. Marriage itself is also a match of yin and yang, and the fixed spouse is in accordance with the righteousness and etiquette. Marriage uses wild geese as a ritual, symbolizing the harmony of yin and yang between men and women, and also symbolizing the loyalty of marriage. Dedicated. (Looking at etiquette, the ancients always valued etiquette over property. Materials were only used as a medium for rituals to express feelings).
(If you have to talk about betrothal gifts, the fourth step of "paying the levy" is reluctantly.)
"Asking for a name" can also be called asking for a surname. In this era, people with the same surname cannot be compatible. For example, Zhao Yong, his surname is Zhao Ying, so according to the etiquette system, he cannot marry the daughter of the Qin State. Although the two families have been separated by dozens of generations, they still can't.
"Ji Yao..." Zhao Yong murmured the name.
The name is quite nice. He just doesn't know whether the other person is beautiful or ugly. If it's an ugly girl and a fat woman, what will he do? It is not appropriate to relegate the newlywed to the cold palace.
Zhao Yongke is a complete face-controller. That man doesn’t love beautiful women? As the saying goes: Beauty is a woman’s natural dowry. This is especially true for the powerful.
However, I heard that the newly succeeded Qi King Tian Pijiang married an ugly girl as his queen, so he called her Zhong Lichun. The reputation of his ugliness has even spread to Handan. Zhao Yong couldn't help but admire the other party sincerely.
But he doesn't have the ambition of Lao Tian next door.
"Alas." Zhao Yong sighed.
As the saying goes, "The orders of parents are the words of matchmakers." It is the rule of this era that marriage cannot be controlled by one's own initiative. Although he is the most powerful prince among thousands of people, he is still bound by the rules. Who could tell that this was the wife his cheap dad found for him. At worst, if you blow out the lamp, who can see what it looks like?
As he thought about it, he thought about the Korean lady on the mountain. It would be great if she could be married to Zhao as Teng's concubine.
"Teng sends you, which is called a female servant." Teng is the person who marries the princes' daughters when they get married. In the past, Baili Xi, a great sage from the Qin State, was a Teng man who was sent to the Qin State with his married daughter. The protagonists of that incident were Duke Mu of Qin and Princess Mu Ji of Jin, who were friends of Qin and Jin.
Of course, in addition to the accompanying Teng people, the Teng marriage system also stipulates that when a prince's daughter gets married, her sister and niece must marry with her. In addition, two princes with the same surname as the girl must each send three daughters to marry with them. This is also the so-called: "The emperor and the princes marry nine daughters."
Of course, the current period is different from the past, and it is impossible to ask other vassal states with the surname Ji to marry women. However, South Korea should continue to marry three women according to the etiquette system. In addition, of course there will be a large number of Teng people.
The lady who appeared in front of Zhao Yong on that occasion last time should not be the wife and concubine of the King of Han, so she might be in the ranks of marrying.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yong couldn't help but look forward to it again. Then he said to Su Qin, who was traveling with him this time: "Wu Anjun, please write back with Handan, and you can accept the expedition."
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King Zhao took a road trip and passed Shangcai, South Korea, and went south along the Ru River for two hours to reach Pingyu.
Chu State, Pingyu City.
Pingyu was once the former capital of Shen State, which was destroyed by Cai State more than a hundred years ago. The reason why Cai Hou was able to destroy Shen State was because the former Jin State Chief Minister, Zhao Yang, was behind it.
However, decades later, the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, and the Cai State, which lost its backing, was instantly destroyed by the Chu State.
As soon as they arrived at Pingyu territory, the Chu envoy who had been waiting here met with Zhao Yong and led the Zhao people towards the place where the alliance would be held.
The meeting place was not in Pingyu City, but on the banks of the Yangshui River, the mother river in the south of the city.
When passing by the old city of Shen Guozhi, Zhao Yong felt something in his heart. He couldn't help but lift the curtains of his car and looked at the low "city wall" not far away, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Reincarnations are endless, and after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, although the ancient country has disappeared, the old pavilion of Shen State is still preserved in Pingyu City.
"What kind of person is the King of Chu?" Zhao Yong turned to Su Qin who was traveling in the same car and asked.
"In the past, when I entered Chu, the King of Chu was still the crown prince. According to spies, the King of Chu was good at admonishing and following the virtuous. He favored Nv Zheng in the palace and relied on Sanlu." Su Qin replied truthfully.
"Hmm..." Zhao Yong nodded slightly. He could detect the letter from Chu's inner palace. It seems that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has penetrated deeply into Chu State.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
The carriage bypassed Pingyu City and continued southward for about a quarter of an hour.
The number of honor guards coming and going on both sides of the Chi Road gradually increased. On both sides of the honor guard stood rows of ceremonial attendants. Zhao Yong could already see the magnificent high platform not far away.
"King Zhao is here!"
"King Zhao is here!"
As the waiter shouted loudly, the sound was passed down layer by layer.
Wei Wangying, Han Wangkang, and even Yan Wangshuo had already arrived here first. Hearing the waiter's voice, the three kings turned around at the same time and looked towards the car in the distance. Gongsun Yan stood behind Wei Ying and whispered: "The king of Zhao will arrive soon, and the alliance is complete."
The chengyu slowly stopped under the high platform, and the guards standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward and placed a step stool on the side of the chengyu for King Zhao to step out of the car.
Xiong Huai also stood up from the main seat at the podium, preparing to greet him personally in front of the car.
In the carriage, Zhao Yong stroked the crown on his head, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.
He first glanced at the ceremonial stage, squinting his eyes slightly, and saw that there were numerous men and women on it, wearing crowns and hairdos, and they were vaguely divided into four parts. It should be the three kings of Yan, Wei, and Han who arrived first, and the host King Chu.
As soon as Zhao Yong got out of the car, a man with a heavy waist and a tiger's back slowly walked down from the ceremonial stage. Judging from his face, he was in his thirties and wearing a tasseled crown. He should be Xiong Huai, the king of Chu.
"Zhao Yong pays homage to the King of Chu." Zhao Yong bowed respectfully to Xiong Huai. Since this is the first time we meet, we should leave a good impression on the other party. Now that we are in the territory of Chu State, we should lower our attitude.
Xiong Huai was also looking at Zhao Yong at this time, and then he bowed back and said: "King Zhao is really heroic. King Zhao has traveled thousands of miles, thank you for your hard work."
"It is unjust to attack Qin. It is for the sake of the world. I dare not mention the hardships. The king of Chu can do great justice and take on this responsibility. Zhao Yong should be the emperor." Zhao Yongyi said righteously.
"Where is it? King Zhao, please!" Xiong Huai said with gestures.
"please!"
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