Luo State, Zhaocheng.
This is the undisputed largest city in the Luo Kingdom, and more than eight levels of the entire Luo Kingdom clan live here.
Especially after Luoyang, the eleventh generation king, set out to restore the population of the public clan, rewarded a large amount of land in the public house, and increased the preferential treatment given to the children of the public clan in the past.
After so many years of recuperation, the number of young disciples of the Luo Kingdom gradually recovered, and the Luo Kingdom finally once again had the capital to control the world.
The current reigning Marquis of Luo is named Luo Xiu, and he is the thirteenth monarch of the Luo Kingdom.
[Ability attributes: Power struggle: 90 (88+2) (+2 is an attribute card improvement); governing the country: 84; charioteer: 82; command: 80; force: 84; military strategy: 83.
House owner’s reputation:
①Royal family: indifferent; ②Royal family: neutral; ③Princes: neutral; ④Army: friendly; ⑤People of the country: respectful.
Family reputation:
① Royal Family: Friendly; ② Royal Family: Respect; ③ Princes: Respect; ④ Army: Respect; ⑤ Citizens: Respect. 】
The current Luo family is divided into three branches: the main family of Luo State, the first line of Chu State, and the first line of Ying State.
However, in the Luo clan of the other two countries, the new generation of descendants no longer have red spots on their eyebrows. This is proof that they have lost the blessing of King Su.
There are 15 adult men and 17 minors in the Luo Kingdom's official residence now living in the Luo Kingdom. The first is the contemporary Luo Houxiu, who has three adult legitimate sons, namely Prince Xi, Gongzi Ge, and Gongzi Yun.
He has a younger brother who has four adult legitimate sons, Luo Xiu’s two cousins, and his own four cousins. These 15 people are all in Ji Zhao’s system, and he can 15 people who were blessed by their ancestors.
As Ji Zhao's influence on the family head grows stronger, the inheritance law of Luo Kingdom now belongs to the eldest son inheritance law and the ancestral inheritance law in parallel.
Although Luo Xiu is not a genius, he is the second Son of Destiny of the Luo family in more than 300 years. He fell asleep from the Luoyang period until Luo Xiu was born and was awakened by the system.
In these years, he not only paid attention to Luo Xiu, but also always paid attention to the Luo clan. It can be said that he was disappointed, but it cannot be said that he was bad, but in the age of great strife like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, mediocrity meant lagging behind.
The talents of these 15 people are not bad. Basically, one or two attributes are over 80. One of them has a personal force of 90, but force is actually of little use to the inheritance of a family.
History is a history of ruthless crushing of brainless people.
However, these children were born in the Luo Kingdom. Under Luo's education, their vision, abilities and talents can basically be fully utilized. They can do things according to the rules without making any mistakes.
Ji Zhao added two points to Luo Xiu's attributes. After all, the talent gap between 88 and 90 was fatal.
The attribute of 88 does not have the kind of quick-thinking wisdom. It is impossible to see through the fog of the times at critical moments, let alone lead the development of the times. It is not easy for a destined son to appear, and he should not be limited by his attributes.
In fact, Ji Zhao was very curious when Luo Xiu was born. He wanted to know that Luo's last destined son was Luo Su, and he was by far his favorite descendant.
The perfect Luo Su was like a bright moon in his era, able to defeat everyone in the world except Xiong Dun with one hand.
How could Luo Xiu, with his relatively mediocre attributes, be favored by God?
Ji Zhao had been observing, and then discovered that Luo Xiu was a geek. He was indeed ordinary as a monarch, but he directly maximized his talents in "not doing his job properly".
This is a scholar-type monarch. Under his rule, the academic environment of Luo Kingdom has undergone a major upgrade.
If there is any data to show, the current state of Luo Kingdom should be +100% attractiveness to scholars, +100% speed of compilation of classics, and +100% literary spirit.
Especially the academy he founded, which ostensibly invited talented people to teach Luo people to read, but at the same time encouraged these students to actively discuss national affairs.
This kind of academy used to be an official academy for the emperor. What is different about the Luo Academy is that it is the first academy where ordinary Chinese can enroll.
Those Yuanshi and Chinese people who had talents but had been suppressed by the hierarchy for the past two hundred years were finally able to show off their talents.
No matter how he looked at it, Ji Zhao felt that it looked like a combination of Jixia Academy and Taiyuan Academy. To be able to do this in this era, he was truly a destined son.
Especially ten years after the Academy was built, a message popped up in the system.
[The Sage Academy has been established for ten years. This is the first formal academy in history. Its reputation will flow forever in the long river of history. You have obtained the Xuanji item - Qiqiao Exquisite Heart. 】
[Xuanjie·Seven-orificed Exquisite Heart (deep love will not last long, extreme wisdom will hurt): Activate this card to designate one person, and the talent potential of military strategy and power struggle will be increased to 99, but the life span will not exceed thirty years. 】
When the system actually rewarded him with a Xuan-level item, he knew what it meant to be God's most beloved cub.
Mysterious level props!
Eliminate the difference in luck points.
Luo Cheng had made many achievements in his life. Just putting down the rebellion of the barbarians in all directions was enough to leave his name in history. He also served as regent, so he got two Xuan-level props for him.
There is a big difference between the props drawn out and the props given directly by the system. The props given by these achievements cannot be drawn from the lottery pool.
The strength of the Luo Kingdom was expanding, but because Luo Ren declared to the world that he would not rule the Zhou Dynasty for a hundred years in order to draw a clear line with Wang Zi'an, Luoyang thoroughly implemented this rule, so the relationship with the royal family was very cold.
The office has not had top talents in recent years, and without the blessing of the emperor's status as a minister, the Luo Kingdom should have ushered in a wave of decline.
However, the third generation of Luohou chose to let go of power and manage the country by selecting talented people from the public and qing families as ministers. The public office controlled the most elite army, including Luo Guo warriors.
In addition, the political situation of the Luo Kingdom has always been stable, so over the years, the strength of the Luo Kingdom has been steadily improving. Some of the territories abandoned in the Luoyang era have gradually been recovered, the population has become more and more, and the army has become stronger and stronger.
Since Luo Xiu came to the throne, he has often attacked countries such as Weiguo, Hanhou, and Xingguo. At the same time, the tasks of suppressing barbarians and developing Zhuxia, which were slightly relaxed in the past few decades due to limited strength, have also begun to be re-implemented.
If he hadn't held this royal goal in mind and secretly occupied the land while Wei Guo was weak, Luo Guo would no longer tolerate him.
But over the years, that ultimate goal seems to be getting harder and harder.
As the royal family declined and the princes fought against each other, the barbarians came back like a tide, causing many princes to suffer miserably.
Among the Xia, only large and powerful countries such as Luo, Jin, and Chu could not be affected by the barbarian invasion, and could even increase their strength.
At this point, Luo Xiu believed that the situation could no longer be allowed to fester, and that he had to start solving the problem immediately.
In the past, Luohou always chose the royal method of supporting the royal family and then unifying the princes, but Luo Xiu believed that this rule was no longer applicable.
Although Luo Guo still tried its best to respect Zhou's rites, starting from Luo Ren, the knowledgeable people in the government have clearly felt that the world has changed, and the king's way has gradually become unable to adapt to this era.
The entire world has been developing towards the collapse of rituals and music. The root of all this is that the royal family has lost its authority and strength.
Among the entire Xia kingdoms, there is no longer a role that can unify all the princes.
In the past, this role was jointly held by the royal family and the Luo family, but now Luo Guo really doesn't want to touch the royal family's mess.
Then someone else must take on this responsibility.
…
"What?"
Prince Luo Xi was shocked by his father's remarks.
He asked in disbelief: "Father, kill Qi Hou Wujiu? He is a prince of a country. Doesn't this matter need to be considered again?"
Luo Xiu snorted coldly and said: "What Qihou? He is just a rebellious minister who killed the king and took the throne."
This is true. The current Marquis of Qi was originally the nephew of the previous Marquis of Qi. He killed the previous Marquis of Qi and took the position of Marquis of Qi.
This kind of regicide and seizing the throne between public houses is very common in the vassal states nowadays.
Luo Xi wondered: "But Lu Wujiu has been the Marquis of Qi for several years. What is the use of assassinating him at this time?"
King Xi killed his brother when he came to the throne, and now the princes have recognized the throne of Luoyi. Although Lu Wujiu committed regicide, after so many years, basically no one cares about it.
Luo Xiu pondered: "Today, all the Xia countries are deeply invaded by barbarians, and the earth is full of fishy smell.
The hearts of the people in the world are floating, and they have been hoping that someone can stand up, unite the princes from all directions, and support the great cause of the king.
The only ones who have the strength to do this are Qi, Jin, and Chu. If Chu is not considered, then it is Qi and Jin.
Now the Jin State is in some chaos and cannot take on this important task, and there are not enough chips in hand to check and balance the Jin State, so my father is going to let the Qi State do this.
Lu Wujiu, I have given him a few years, but in the past few years the Qi State has been in chaos, and the wars with Lai Yi have been frequently defeated.
This proves that he is an incompetent person. Is such a person worthy of the position of king of Qi?
Although Lu Wujiu did not damage the relationship with Luo State in these years, he did damage the relationship between Qi State and Yan State. How stupid is this!
Now the dissatisfaction with Lu Wujiu in the Qi State has gradually surfaced, and my tolerance for him has reached its extreme. I think the situation in the Qi State has reached a stage where water and fire are incompatible. If we continue to push things along, he will undoubtedly die. "
Luo Xi understood the answer, but then asked: "Father, why don't we do it ourselves? Luo Guo's reputation must be enough to bear this responsibility."
Luo Xiu didn't speak, just looked at his son quietly. Luo Xi quickly understood the reason, "Royal family? Reputation?"
Luo Xiu was still very satisfied with Luo Xi's reaction so quickly.
"Yes, it is the royal family. The reputation of any one prince alone is not enough to unite the princes.
Even restarting the princes who were appointed by the king in the old year is not enough. If you want to unite the princes in the world, you must have the banner of the Emperor of Zhou.
And if this thing is done, it is inevitable to coerce the emperor, which is not good for Luo's reputation. "
Luo Xi understood that since King Xi killed Prince Jin, the relationship between the Luo Kingdom and the royal family had reached a freezing point.
Luo Xiu's great-great-grandfather Luo Ren once swore that the Luo Kingdom would not rule the Zhou Dynasty for a hundred years, which was known to the whole world. The bronze pillars erected during the Luoyang period are still standing in the city.
Naturally, the Luo Kingdom would not go to see Emperor Zhou, and even if Luo was a regent in the past, it was reasonable and legal. Now it is obvious that he wants to dominate, and the Luo Kingdom cannot get involved in this.
"Do you want to kill Wu Jiu, Marquis of Qi, and then send Xiaobai back to the country to succeed him as Marquis of Qi?" Luo Xi thought of her cousin, the young master of Qi who was living in exile in Luo Kingdom.
"That's right, the prince of Qi has passed away. As long as he kills Lu Wujiu, Xiaobai can return to the country and take the throne."
Facing the current chaotic world, except for issues of principle, Luo Kingdom would naturally not rigidly respect Zhou rites.
That's not etiquette, that's stupidity.
In the official office, they still strictly enforce the patriarchal system, but when it comes to interfering in the affairs of other countries, they are quite pragmatic.
So what is now before Luo Hou is to let Xiaobai, the young master of Qi who has the blood of the Luo family and is close to the Luo Kingdom, return to the country and inherit the throne.
Lu Xiaobai returned to the country and ascended the throne. Given the hard conditions of Qi's population and land, as long as the monarch is normal and there are a few reliable ministers, Qi's strength can be restored soon.
As the traditional ally of the Luo State and the nephew of the Marquis of Luo, the strength of the Qi State can give the Luo State more room for maneuver.
If the Luo family continues to secretly help, it will be able to make Qi stronger, unite the princes, and dominate the Central Plains.
In the past three hundred years, the Luo family has been helping the royal family in this way. It is quite experienced. When the time comes, Qi will come to pay homage to the emperor, make alliances with the princes, and unite the Xia.
Luo Guo was able to express his disdain for the royal family, and also used the power of the royal family to join forces with Qi to dispel the evil sentiments that now permeated the Xia kingdoms.
Even Ji Zhao admired this perfect plan, which was not something someone with Luo Xiu's attributes could come up with.
Normally, I really can't think of anything, but there are too many political experience books in Luo Guo's office. It's too normal to stand on the shoulders of giants and show abilities beyond attributes.
It was originally planned that the most suitable candidate would be the former Prince of Qi, the son of the real daughter of the Luo family. Young Master Xiaobai's mother was Teng's concubine who married at the same time as her legitimate daughter, and was Luo Xiu's concubine.
But it's no different to Luo Xiu, they are all his sisters anyway.
"Father, I will send someone to do it right now."
After understanding the whole story and her father's plan, Luo Xi immediately prepared to arrange for people to do this. There was a group of people in Luo Kingdom who specialized in doing this kind of thing.
And there is a trump card in the office!
…
In Zhaocheng, the capital of the Luo Kingdom, the Luo Academy was built by Luo Xiu and covers an extremely large area.
In the Luo Kingdom, people call the Luo Academy the advanced level of the Luo Kingdom Public School, and the Luo Kingdom Academy also invites talented people to teach.
Most of the students were from the Luo Kingdom's noble clans, noble clans, noble clans, and Chinese people, and there were also a few noble children from other vassal states.
These students usually attend lectures and can freely express their opinions on the articles of sages in their spare time.
Especially the interpretation of King Su's classics, Luo Guoguo's office encouraged this behavior. After all, who knows if there are wise men who are not very talented among them?
If the interpretation is good, Luo Guogong's office will never be stingy with rewards.
For Luo Guoguo, it was just a matter of paying some money to get the wisdom of a wise man, which was a huge advantage.
Since they are all children of nobles, most of them will be officials in the future, so what they discuss most is the plan for the state, at least the way to make a country strong.
If any of the good opinions can be adopted, one can even rise from an ordinary Chinese to a doctor in one step.
After school ended for the day, the students walked out of the academy in twos and threes, accompanied by two people.
The older man among them has a very extraordinary temperament. If Ji Zhao could see his attributes, he would probably feel that his family is full of idiots.
[Power struggle: 92 (96); governing the country: 93 (97); governing people: 92 (95); command: 72; force: 84; military strategy: 83. 】
This is a super famous official who is even slightly better than Luo Su!
His name is Guan Zhong, his surname is Guan, his given name is Yiwu, and his courtesy name is Zhong. He belongs to the Duke of Luo State, and he is a Duke of Luo State who is still in the fifth server.
Lu Xiaobai didn't know that his uncle and cousin had already started to arrange for him, and he was still happily playing in class every day.
He was about to ask Guan Zhong to shoot arrows, but found that Guan Zhong was distracted and mumbling something.
"Zhong, what are you thinking about? You are so absent-minded."
Guan Zhong woke up from his deep thoughts and said incoherently with some excitement: "Xiao Bai, today's class taught by Qing Linggong made me wake up from a dream.
During the reign of King Yi, all the Xia countries joined hands to attack the Yi and Di. All countries respected the royal family. For twenty years, the world was in great order, and the Yi and Di did not dare to invade.
King Xi came to the throne, but the princes did not go to court and fought on their own. So now the Yi and Di invaders are constantly invading, and the Xia is in a state of depression. I have never been able to figure out how to solve this problem.
But today Qing Linggong lectured on "The Way of the King", and I finally figured it out.
The king's way is not peaceful, and the Xia and barbarians are not at odds!
Now Yi Di is prosperous because the royal family has declined and the royal power is weak. Since the royal power is weak, other methods must be used to supplement the royal power.
You are truly worthy of being the ancestor Su Wang. This is the wisdom of a saint.
What has troubled me for so long is actually hidden in just a few words. "
If Luo Xiu were here, he would definitely be shocked. He could think of this because of the crystallization of wisdom left by the ancestors of the Luo family. This one came up with it directly by himself.
Lu Xiaobai became even more confused, but he knew that Guan Zhong was a man of great talent. He had visited the entire state and there were few people who could compare with him.
So he asked curiously: "A-Zhong, what did you think of?"
Guan Zhong's eyes shone brightly and he said loudly: "Honored King!"
"Your Majesty?"
This word is very unfamiliar in this day and age.
The royal family in Luoyi was hit by Luo State's failure to court Zhou from the time of its birth. King Xi was close to Zheng State, but when the time came to mourn the king, he gradually drifted away from Zheng State.
Now for the princes, no one pays attention to the royal family. Although the princes still maintain superficial respect, they even pay tribute in a perfunctory manner. Now Guan Zhong actually said the words "respect the king".
Lu Xiaobai asked curiously: "Azhong, after King Yi, the royal family was in chaos. Now even my uncle doesn't serve as a minister of the emperor, who else will respect the king?"
Lu Xiaobai's uncle was Luo Xiu. The Luo Kingdom had this attitude towards the royal family, and other princes naturally followed suit.
"The royal family is in decline, but after all, he is still the common ruler of the world and represents the king's righteousness.
The king did not go to Zhou Dynasty for unexplainable reasons, but other princes still recognized the royal family, especially when they themselves were not in the right position.
In the current world situation, the royal family can play a great role as a flag. I will go back to sort out my thoughts and write an article "Respect the King". When the time comes, I will ask Xiaobai to help me hand it over to the monarch. "
As Luo Xiu's nephew, Lu Xiaobai could see Luo Xiu directly, so Guan Zhong asked him to help him.
Lu Xiaobai was still relaxing in the Luo Kingdom, but he didn't know that there was already a massacre surrounding him in the Qi Kingdom that was secretly going on.
Since Luo Yan, the ninth generation legitimate son of the Luo family, came to serve in the Chu Kingdom, many of the last generation's sons or sons of the duke family have successively entered the service of other vassal states in recent years.
Among them, Jin State and Qi State, the two traditional allies of Luo State, were the largest in number, and there were also members of the public clans of these two countries in Luo State.
The second is the Chu State, because the Luo Yan family that originally moved into the Chu State is now extremely powerful in the Chu State. Many of the sons of public servants who were inactive in the Luo State have gone to the Chu State to join their brothers of the same clan.
In the Qi State, the most powerful Qing clans are the Gao family, the Yun family and the An family. Among them, the An family, which is from the branch of the Luo family, has taken root the shortest.
The rise of the An family was fueled by the Luo State. After the Luo State's strategic direction turned domestic and lost the coordination of the emperor, how to maintain the relationship with its traditional allies became a top priority.
Relying solely on marriages between direct lineages was unstable, so the Luo Kingdom chose to allow the Luo Kingdom's dukes and even the public officials to serve in other countries in exchange for political friendship.
Among them, Qi's strategy was originally the most successful.
The ancestors of the An family are one of the direct descendants of the Luo family. They came to Qi State with the noble daughter who married into Qi State at that time. Because the next generation will be demoted to the public clan, there is no psychological burden on going to Qi State.
The Marquis of Qi sealed these people in Andi, and later made great achievements in Qi's foreign wars.
Through the war, the An family began to gain power in Qi, and at the same time, they took advantage of the large number of Qing clan deaths during the turbulent period to expand their power.
Thanks to the help of Mrs. Qi Guo, all An's actions went smoothly.
The Luo Kingdom provided a large amount of resources in this process, allowing the An family to bribe other members of the Qing clan and the country through small favors.
Through marriages with Qi's public offices and clans, and penetrating the entire clan system, the power of the An family grew steadily.
Until the new king was established, the former Qi Hou, the power of the An family in Qi was comparable to that of the Qing clan that had been entrenched for generations.
However, Lu Wujiu killed the previous Qi marquis and princes, and the princes fled to various countries. As a princeling, the An family could only stay dormant temporarily.
This made them very dissatisfied, especially since Lu Wujiu obviously did not trust the An family and was suppressing the development of the An family. This made them want to kill Lu Wujiu and win over the new king again.
This kind of thinking is very common among all countries nowadays, and it has even reached the point of being commonplace.
Both young masters are in exile. Among them, Xiaobai, the young master who is in exile in Luo Kingdom, has the blood of Luo family and is their first choice.
After communicating with Luo Shi, An Shi immediately collected Lu Wu Jiu's movement tracks and prepared to take action.
On this day, Lu Wujiu was taking his cronies to the hunting ground in Linzi for hunting. The group was happily leading hunting dogs.
At this moment, a hidden arrow suddenly shot out from the jungle, shooting straight at Lu Wujiu. Unexpectedly, Lu Wujiu was very vigilant and actually dodged this fatal arrow.
"There is an assassin!" Lu Wu Jiu shouted with a face full of horror. This was how he killed his predecessor Qi Hou. Now he naturally understood that someone was going to attack him.
"Protect the king!"
The guards who reacted immediately surrounded him with a roar, and Doctor Qing immediately rushed forward with a sword in hand to protect Lu Wujiu behind him.
Seeing that the assassin failed to succeed, the head of the An family, Doctor An Ning, did not hesitate and directly brought his armored retainers to attack him hard.
"As expected, you are the remnants of the Luo clan!
The thief is really hateful. He failed to kill you in the first place, which led to what happened today. "
Lu Wu Jiu cursed bitterly, completely unaware that he was the one who usurped the throne. Doctor An Ning immediately shouted: "Wu Jiu!
You killed the king and usurped the throne, and the people of the country were eager to eat your flesh and blood. Within a few years, you went against the grain and showed no consideration for the people of the country. Do you think that there are no loyal people in this country?
Today I want you to be buried here and use your blood to pay tribute to the ancestor. "
As he said that, the two groups of people started fighting. No one noticed that there was a person hiding on the top of a big tree.
This person's name is Luo Lianshe, a descendant of the Luo Kingdom. His martial strength has reached 90, and he is the only one among the Luo Kingdom.
Luo Xiu personally changed his name when he grew up, because his shooting skills were so superb.
As long as he is given a strong bow, the target will die within one hundred and fifty steps!
This time the matter was too important. Luo Xi was worried that the people arranged by An would miss it, so she deliberately brought the continuous fire to Qi.
Seeing that there was already a melee below, Luo Lianshe had no expression on his face. He raised his hand to draw the bow, narrowed his eyes slightly, and the sound of arrows shot through the air. Lu Wujiu, who was not wearing armor, was just a cow and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
"puff!"
This was the sound of a sharp blade penetrating flesh and blood. Lu Wu Jiu looked at the arrow shooting out of his chest in disbelief.
Everyone was stunned. Doctor An Ning's face was instantly filled with joy, and he shouted loudly: "I will be punished without any blame, do you still want to resist?"
These people were not Lu Wu Jiu's relatives. Normally, except for a few loyal ministers, most people would not resist the lord after his death.
So most people looked at each other and stopped attacking except for a few direct descendants.
Luo Lianshe took advantage of the chaotic situation and left here. A carriage appeared outside the hunting ground. He jumped into the carriage and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Lu Wu Jiu is dead."
Luo Xi sighed: "With continuous shooting and bravery, you are really the Luo family's thousand-mile horse, and great things for our country have been accomplished!"
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The five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, united with the princes, held the heavens, and were so powerful that I really disdain them.
If the Luo family succeeds, it will prosper; if the Luo family abandons it, it will lose. Is this the overlord? Lowe's guard dog! ——"Spring and Autumn Miscellany"
Wei Guanzhong, my hair is loose and left-folded!
After Duke Zhou, there is no one person who made the greatest contribution to the Xia Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period!
In addition, I adjusted Guan Zhong’s age a little bit out of selfishness. I will mention it in subsequent chapters, so I won’t spoil it here.
(End of chapter)
