King Wu died and Ji Yun succeeded him, named King Kang.
Wang Shu Jizhao acts as the regent, the Taigong hopes that the Taibao will assist the government, and the emperor has appointed the second of the three princes.
The whole world was looking at Haojing. Ji Zhao's first edict was to ask all the princes and nobles of Zhou Dynasty to come to Haojing to pay homage to the emperor and discuss important matters together.
Whether it was Wang Ji's ministers or the Fang Bo nobles far away in the east, they all came to Haojing to pay homage to an eight-year-old emperor despite their own motives.
The post in Haojing City that received these princes and officials was more lively than ever.
Ji Zhao had early sent people from Guanyi to teach the Zhou etiquette of these princely states. All of them were formulated by him personally. They were complicated and solemn. He wanted to make everyone in the world understand through a pilgrimage that the Emperor of Zhou was the real ruler of the world. The co-leader is by no means the leader of the princes and allies of the Xia and Shang dynasties.
Son of God, noble in blood, sacred and inviolable!
Everyone is talking about Ji Zhao. He is not an unknown person. King Wu once praised him as "Kilin Son". He also formulated the current etiquette and patriarchal laws of Zhou Dynasty. It is said that in the process of King Wu's defeat of Zhou. He also served as counselor for military affairs, but he was rarely seen in public.
People who knew him thought he might become Zongzheng, but no one would have thought that King Wu would entrust his youngest son to him before his death, and also give him such great power to perform the king's affairs on his behalf.
Ji Zhao didn't care about the commotion outside the palace. He carefully arranged the emperor's crown for King Kang, with a look of love on his face. As a regent who will return to power in the future, maintaining a good relationship with the emperor is the most important thing. He is just a child now, but one day he will be the king of the world.
"Your Majesty, this is your first time appearing in front of the princes. You must remain calm. You don't have to worry. No matter what happens, I will protect you from wind and rain until you grow up."
Listening to Ji Zhao's comfort, King Kang calmed down slightly and said crisply: "Uncle Wang, I understand."
It was almost time. Ji Zhao and King Kang, surrounded by guards and palace ladies, arrived at the place of sacrifice. The princes who came to worship had been waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour.
When the two men appeared, everyone stood up and saluted. Ji Zhao carried King Kang onto the high throne, and then stood next to King Kang with his armor and sword in hand, facing the princes.
Ji Zhaoyi performed the royal affairs on his behalf, and Regent Dazai presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. He also made sacrifices to the ancestral temple and the gods of mountains and rivers. The princes who came to worship expressed their loyalty to the emperor by presenting gifts to the emperor and worshiping each other. The princes had never experienced such a complicated ceremony. Process, these etiquette everywhere show the superiority and inferiority between the emperor and the princes.
All the etiquette was over, the princes came to the palace to have a banquet, and the real talks finally began.
After drinking for three rounds, Ji Zhao put down his drinking vessel, and the princes who had been controlling him knelt down and sat up.
Ji Zhao looked around the audience and said with a worried look on his face: "Those who come here are all clansmen, nobles, and heroes. God favored the state of Zhou, and the people of Zhou got their destiny, and the destiny of Yin and Shang fell. In the memory of the late king, Under his leadership, we killed the tyrant King Zhou of Shang. Now we have gained the world, but will the fate of destiny remain unchanged forever?
I am very worried!
The late king once told Gu that if we want to continue the destiny of Zhou people, we must build a new city between Yiluo. "
Hearing what Ji Zhao said, some people in the palace couldn't help but change their expressions. Yiluo was in the heart of the east and built a city there, naturally to guard against the old tribes of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
Ji Zhao calmly looked at the expressions of everyone present and continued: "Barbarians from all directions are constantly pouring into our land, and there are always rebellions in the occupied lands.
I worry that even if we build a new city, we still can't let Bangzhou enjoy the destiny forever. "
As he spoke, he sighed repeatedly, as if he had thought of the day when Bang Zhou lost his destiny.
The Yi and Di people have always been a major problem that threatens all Fang countries. The demise of the Shang Dynasty was due to the Dongyi Rebellion.
The Taigong, who was kneeling in the first row of the crowd, stood up and said, "We were originally the junior ministers of the land of Xiqi. Because the late king received the destiny, we were able to follow the late king to conquer the land blessed by God and serve the supreme emperor.
Since the late king appointed Dazai as regent, everything in Bangzhou is under your control. All we can do is obey your orders. "
Some of the clan's heroes also stood up and said: "Dazai is the younger brother of the late king, how noble his bloodline is!
You are in charge of Bangzhou, can we not obey your orders?
I only hope that destiny can always favor Bangzhou, and we will always guard the emperor from generation to generation, just like the stars in the sky surrounding the moon. "
No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, at least here, they are all loyal ministers.
Hearing this, Ji Zhao smiled and said: "Tai Gong is the greatest contributor to the establishment of Zhou Dynasty. The late king once told me that I would share the wealth with you.
Your ancestors once assisted Xia Yu and were granted the title of Lu Di. They were ancient nobles. The late king granted you Qi Di as a fiefdom so that you can worship your ancestors.
Bangzhou conquered the world, and the former king granted the fertile land to Gu because of Gu's bloodline.
What an honor it is for the two of us to defend Wang Ji!
When I was so happy, I thought that all the clan members and nobles did not have a piece of land to live on. All the ministers were descendants of the three kings and five emperors. They could not worship their ancestors. Isn't this something that was not in line with the etiquette of the state and Zhou Dynasty?
There is no one to resist the barbarians in all directions, and there is no king in the fertile land. The emperor has to directly face the barbarians who lead beasts and cannibals. Isn't this a shame for our ministers?
The Yin Shang Dynasty did this and lost their destiny. Shouldn't we avoid it?
Although Bangzhou is a state passed down from ancient times, its mission is to establish a new system.
Gu Zeng discussed with the late king that all of them were ministers with noble blood, and they were descended from the bloodline of the Three Kings and Five Emperors.
The late king decided to enfeoff the land to each minister to establish a country so that you can worship your ancestors. What an honor it is to be able to resist the invasion of Yi and Di and serve as a barrier to protect the emperor. "
Xia and Shangdu once distributed land to meritorious officials. In the eyes of everyone, this was a new beginning. I originally thought that there was something different about Bang Zhou, but I didn't expect that it was still the same old thing.
Thinking of this, many people have felt relieved and even started to figure out where they can get their land.
Ji Zhao naturally knew what they were thinking, and just sneered in his heart. The land would naturally not be divided among the royal territories. Accepting the land also accepted the new ritual and music system, and the great meaning of the ritual and music system is that four ounces can move a thousand catties of artifacts.
As long as the emperor controls 30% of the power of the world, he can leverage the surrender of the entire feudal system. This is completely different from the county system of later generations.
As long as the emperor does not seek death, this system can guarantee the emperor's authority for at least four hundred years!
At present, there are two most fertile lands in the world. One is around Haojing. Zhou people have been cultivating it for thousands of years and are densely populated. It is the basic base of Zhou Dynasty.
One is between Yiluo, but since a new capital is to be built in that area, it is naturally impossible to seal off all of it.
A trusted clan member like Ji Zhao can be granted a title by the Luoshui River, but most people here may not have such treatment.
Even Tai Gongwang, Ji's most important ally, was sealed in Qidi. Although the land was fertile, it was full of Dongyi people and the level of danger was not low.
Before everyone could react, Taigongwang bowed down with tears in his eyes and said, "The reason why Bang Zhou was able to win the world was all because the late king received the destiny. I only made a small contribution, but the late king gave me such a great grace. I only wish to be a barrier for the emperor from generation to generation."
Most people have already begun to wonder what kind of benefits Ji Zhao gave Taigong Wang to make him cooperate so much. If the two people had not discussed this, they would not believe it even if they were killed.
King Wu passed away, and the Taigong was currently the number one person in the Zhou army. Moreover, there was a force named Jiang behind him. This kind of ally was worth paying any price except the throne.
One of the legitimate daughters of the Lu family named Jiang will become the wife of Ji Zhao, the other legitimate daughter will become the queen of Bangzhou, and a royal concubine will be the wife of Qi. The Jiang surname will be married to the emperor from generation to generation.
Qi and Luo will be Hao Jing's most important allies in the east. In Ji Zhao's system design, the ritual and music conquests come from the emperor, while Qi and Luo hold the power of conquest, and they are jointly responsible for suppressing the east. Fang Guo, who was close to the Yin Shang Dynasty, and the Dongyi tribe had an important task.
Although many people complained, no one would speak out against it under such circumstances.
Facing the army that had just defeated the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Bangzhou's military strength was almost at its strongest at present, and it was not something that some Fang countries could contend with.
"I wish to serve as a barrier to the emperor from generation to generation."
Ji Zhao laughed loudly and said, "All the princes are indeed loyal ministers of our state. Zhou's destiny will come to the emperor. I thought hard that only by taking the patriarchal system and the feudal system as the foundation can we ensure that the princes will always respect the emperor." , in order to ensure that our country will enjoy the destiny forever."
This time, without waiting for the Grand Duke to come forward, a king from the old land of Yinxu stood up and asked: "Taizai, we understand the enfeoffment, but I don't know what this sect is?"
“The so-called patriarchal system is the most fundamental inherited law of our country and the foundation of our country’s rituals and music.
The wives of the ministers are all noble daughters of the princes, and the legitimate sons are the heirs given by God to inherit your status.
Xia and Shangdu were once a dynasty that inherited the destiny of heaven, but they ignored God's will. The throne was passed from elder brother to younger brother, and then from father to son. Repeatedly, isn't it disrespectful to God? "
Although there are many princes in the palace who have inherited the status of their brothers, they naturally want to pass on their status to their sons. Ji Zhao's policy is exactly what he wants. With the emperor's endorsement, the elders in the clan have nothing to say.
"My lords, the emperor is a person favored by destiny. God has given all the land in the four directions to the emperor to rule. The emperor has given the land to the clan and meritorious officials to shepherd the people. What a glorious thing it is!"
Needless to say, Ji Zhao knew how glorious this was. Obtaining land, becoming a noble, and restoring the ancestral business were the common thoughts of everyone in this era.
The enfeoffment system was very suitable for the economic foundation and social reality of this era.
"The former king and Gu had discussed granting the land to the princes of the world according to the five titles of duke, marquis, uncle, son and male. After the death of the previous king, Gu decided to give the land to the princes of the world according to the five titles of duke, marquis, uncle, son and male. , the male child is small.
Serve the emperor and princes as ministers, officials, and scholars.
The emperor regarded the three princes as princes, the ministers as uncles, the officials as sons, and the princes and princes as sons. Taking this as an example, from then on under the etiquette system, all ministers had their own rank, and those who had meritorious service were promoted to titles and lands. To show off the majesty of the emperor is to seize the title and eliminate the country! "
This time Ji Zhao completely shocked the ministers in the hall. The status among the princes has always been based on strength, and they are extremely independent.
Now Ji Zhao wants to break this convention. He wants to take over power. Once this is achieved, the battle between the princes will depend on the emperor's face. Even if the party with stronger national power cannot please the emperor, he may suffer a loss.
Even Ji Zhao's cheap son didn't know that his father wanted to do this. After all, they in the Luo Kingdom would also be one of the princes in the future!
Seeing that no one spoke this time, the Grand Duke stood up again and asked, "Da Zai, I wonder what the relationship between this fifth-level noble and the land given to me is?"
Taigongwang asked this question, and the shocked people in the hall came to their senses a little. They couldn't resist for the time being anyway, so they might as well estimate how much land they could get and what titles they could receive. These two would determine the family's future status.
"The emperor's field is a thousand miles wide, the prince's field is a hundred miles, the boy's field is seventy miles, and the son's field is fifty miles. Those with less than fifty miles are vassals of the princes."
Where did all this land come from? This question arose in everyone's mind. With so many people here, even if all of them were Feng Zinan, they could carve up Wang Ji in an instant.
But soon someone guessed Ji Zhao's meaning from the state of Qi where Taigongwang was granted the title.
What a dog!
This is the idea in most people's minds, to carve out land that does not belong to them. However, although they are unhappy, they also know that Ji Zhao would never dare to trick so many people at the same time, and there will definitely be an explanation later.
Everyone was still in shock one after another, but Ji Zhao still preached his policy to the world in a hurry.
"Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang were all ancestors with great merits. God did not allow their ancestral temples to be extinct. The emperor treated their descendants with the etiquette of guests and granted them the title of duke, so that they could worship their ancestors and preserve the ancestral temples of the ancestors. The ancestors of the kings It will protect the emperor.
Guan, Cai, Zhao, Taigong, etc. are either brothers of the late king or heroes of the Zhou Dynasty. It would be unreasonable not to grant them the title of marquis.
The titles and lands of uncle, son and son were rewards given to meritorious officials. The emperor cared about meritorious officials and their descendants.
The king is the great sect in the world, but he cares about all the small sects. Shouldn’t we devote our lives to being loyal to the emperor? "
Everyone thought Ji Zhao's words were reasonable. This was an era where blood determined everything, and it was completely normal for clan members to occupy high positions.
The most surprising thing is the descendants of Yao, Shun and Yu. Although they know that the so-called duke is just a high-level memorial tablet, but now they are weak and low-ranking, but in the new order, they can obtain a political status far beyond what they used to be. .
【Ding~
Establishing the patriarchal system and the enfeoffment system, you have greatly affected the course of history. Your luck points have increased by 5,000, and you have obtained a prop - Tianjie Sitian Supervisory Platform. 】
It was another heaven-level prop, and it was a prop like the Sitian Supervisory Platform that could protect a country's fortune for a hundred years. Ji Zhao was shocked. Is this what Tianhu felt like in the beginning?
Title!
land!
Patriarchal clan!
Ji Zhao used titles to delineate the status of all his ministers, used land to control the strength and role of the princes, and used clan law to control the inheritance within the princes' clans.
Compared with tribal leaders like King Shang, the power of the Emperor of Zhou has been greatly improved. As long as the emperor's majesty is still there and order does not collapse, the emperor can exclude a certain prince from the political system by depriving him of his title and bring order to the world. Attack it together.
But so far, this system has been beneficial to everyone except for a few Fang countries that already have land.
Especially for the clan surnamed Ji, the clan system is the core. Ji Zhao obviously wants to reuse the clan. Although they and their descendants will no longer hope to be the emperor from now on, these illusory things are not as important as the real interests at hand.
