"The envoys from the Xuanlu Kingdom and the Ling Kingdom are here to see you!"
Following the call from a chamberlain, Guliang Hao paused for a moment, then stepped towards the royal palace.
Seeing this, Yan Yu and Zuo Qiu Yi followed closely behind Wen Renli.
After entering the hall, he saw an old man in his sixties and wearing a crown, sitting upright in the hall.
There were also ministers on both sides of the palace.
"I pay my respects to the king!"
Guliang Haoxing came to the palace and immediately bowed his head.
"I will pay my respects to the king!"
Wen Renli and others also paid homage.
This old man was none other than King Ji Bian of Zhou, who would later be given the posthumous title of King Xian.
"No gift!"
Ji Bian said softly, with a hint of weakness in his tone.
"I wonder what happened to the envoys from the two countries?"
Nowadays, the vassal states have stopped paying homage to the Zhou royal family for a long time, even the Lu state, which is known as the "Zong state with the surname Ji".
I remember that when he first came to the throne, he sent an envoy to King Wei of Qi and asked him to attend the funeral for King Lie of Zhou. However, King Wei of Qi made rude remarks.
It was also during his reign that the Marquis of Qi and the Marquis of Wei proclaimed themselves kings one after another, and later the princes proclaimed themselves kings one after another.
It can be said that it completely brought the Zhou Dynasty down from the altar.
Therefore, Ji Bian had taken a dim view at this time and did not think that the two countries sent envoys for worship.
"Now there is a king in the spiritual country who longs for kingship and wishes to pray for an imperial edict.
I also asked for a title on the order of Duke Lu. "
After hearing this, Gu Lianghao sighed secretly and reported.
The rites of Zhou are all in the state of Lu, and the state of Lu also respects the rites, but this trip is inconsistent with the rites.
However, the Zhou Dynasty declined and the king's power was no longer visible. What could be done?
"Your Majesty, our Ling Kingdom is the successor of Ling Gongfu, and it was also one of the Fang Kingdoms during the time of King Yu.
It's just that the descendants were unworthy and lost their title. "
Wen Renli took a step forward, holding a jade box in his hand and worshiped.
"Now, my spirit king, Qingjiu Mu, has transformed into a king of my spiritual country. I feel the feeling in my body and wish to repeat the legacy of my ancestors.
Therefore, I specially ask Zongbang Lugong to prepare treasures to offer to the king.
I hope that the royal family will show mercy and express my sincere heart. "
After hearing Renli's words, Yan Yu clapped her hands and twenty soldiers wearing jade armor and carrying jade whips walked in from outside the hall.
Two people worked in pairs carrying huge mahogany boxes, which contained the tributes prepared by Ling Qing for the King of Zhou.
This is the Lu Divine Guard, who is Ling Qing's personal guard and specializes in practicing the White Deer Exorcism Talisman.
As the saying goes: Wearing a sacred vessel, protected by all the gods, with a little magic talisman, you can serve the gods and bring their spirits to bear.
There are hundreds of gods in the human body, and the owner has a long life and good health.
And this method is based on this principle, using the method of talismans to enlighten human beings and gods.
In addition to being able to enlighten one's own gods to protect and strengthen the body, one can also use fingering techniques to enlighten the gods in other people's bodies so that they can be driven by oneself, thus achieving the purpose of defeating the enemy.
Therefore, the White Deer God Exorcism Talisman is the number one in expelling gods.
In addition, after inviting seventy-two earthly evil generals, he became even more powerful and became the most powerful soldier in the Ling Kingdom.
Lingqing himself did not need the guards of these people, so he was sent to guard Wen Renli and the three people who requested the title.
The God Guards opened these boxes one by one. There were spiritual jade, jade and refined rice, spiritual fruits, elixirs, talismans, and so on.
All kinds of treasures rise into the sky, reflecting thousands of rays of light and thousands of auspicious colors on the slightly plain and dilapidated royal palace.
Ji Bian couldn't help but be silent when he saw this.
The title of nobility was not granted casually by the princes or kings of Zhou.
The Zhou Dynasty practiced a feudal system, and ennoblement meant that the dynasty needed to be rewarded for its national destiny.
Originally, it was necessary to invite the clan and worship in the ancestral temple before issuing an edict to enfeoff the princes.
Even during the Spring and Autumn Period when rituals and music collapsed, when Duke Huan of Qi asked for a title for the Zhu State, the monarchs of the two countries came in person to pay homage to the ancestral temple of the Zhou State.
Now that the Zhou royal family was in decline, two envoys were randomly sent to ask for the title.
However, after being silent for a while, Ji Bian still spoke.
Gu Su
"allow!"
It's not that he covets these things so much, although part of his mind is involved.
In fact, now that the princes have become kings, the eight hundred princes who were enfeoffed in the early Zhou Dynasty have almost been defeated.
Under such circumstances, Lingguo and Luguo still asked the Zhou royal family for a title, which made him miss the past glory of the Zhou Dynasty.
"I would like to express my gratitude to the King on behalf of Lingjun!"
When Wen Renli heard the words, he immediately bowed his head again.
The same is true for Zuo Qiuyi and Yan Yu.
After handing the jade box in his hand to the chamberlain, Ji Bian asked Ji Bian to take a look.
At the same time, ten boxes of tribute gifts were left behind, and everyone exited the palace.
He settled down under the leadership of the ceremonial officers arranged by Ji Bian, and waited for Ji Bian to report to the ancestral temple and give him the imperial edict and the jingyue.
After everyone left, Ji Bian's body that was sitting upright relaxed and he couldn't help but breathe heavily.
"Kings!"
The minister on the side shouted worriedly.
In the eyes of some people, King Zhou may still be a prestigious position.
But only those who sit on it know that this is no longer just poisonous honey, but a poison with sugar.
The true form of the gods cultivated by the Zhou kings in the past dynasties is now bearing the backlash from the world all the time.
"It's okay, just carry these things down."
Ji Bian weakly waved his hand, signaling for the others to step back.
He stayed in the palace, recalling the scene just now.
"The princes... come to court...
Alas~~"
When he came back to his senses, he was the only one left in the empty hall.
He didn't mind either, as he often did.
Opening the jade box placed on the table by the chamberlain, there was only a jade tablet and a jade-like white bamboo piece.
Ji Bian casually picked up the bead piece, and suddenly a spiritual light shot straight into his heart.
Before he could react, the spiritual light turned into a message.
Let him understand the function of this bamboo piece.
This is a magical talisman. If it is refined according to the method in the spiritual light, it can be transformed into a fish dragon, or it can summon a fish dragon.
"White Arowana suit?"
Ji Bian looked at the talisman in his hand and smiled to himself.
Then he picked up the jade tablet more casually, and another spiritual light rushed into his heart.
But this time, he was mentally prepared, activated the divine power in his body, stopped it, and then studied it carefully.
"Wow~"
Suddenly, he stood up suddenly and overturned the table in front of him to the ground.
But he didn't care at all. He just looked at the jade tablet in his hand and his heart kept trembling.
"Heaven...will not destroy me...the Kingdom of Zhou!"
Then he suddenly shouted: "Come here, get all the tribute from the Ling Kingdom!"
Nine days later, when Ji Bian came out of the ancestral temple, he immediately summoned Wen Renli and others.
The imperial edict was promulgated, the jingyue was given, and Lingguo was made a principality, Lingqing was made a duke, and he was called Linggong.
After Wen Renli and others received the edict and jingyue, they were still stunned for a long time and could not recover.
At that time, the territory of Zhu State was dozens of times larger than that of Ling State today, but it still only had the title of viscount.
Although the Zhou royal family has declined, it is impossible to make Lingguo, which has only one city, a principality?
Moreover, precisely because of the decline of the Zhou royal family, where did he get the national fortune to be used to ennoble the principality?
Seeing that everyone was still stunned in the hall, Ji Bian, who was now rosy and obviously much better, asked harmoniously.
"Do you have any questions?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately came to their senses and then bowed their heads and bowed.
"I have no doubts.
I’m waiting for you to take your place... I thank you, Your Majesty! "
