Jin State, Yicheng.
After five hundred years of ups and downs since the city was built by the first generation of Jin Hou, and after the complete destruction of Quwo two hundred years ago, this city has completely become the pearl of the Jin Kingdom.
The mottled old ruins, under the dark clouds in the gloomy sky, seem to be telling the somewhat depressive atmosphere in the Jin Kingdom.
The contemporary Marquis of Jin is a rare longevity person. When he turned seventy, he invited many princes to congratulate him. As a traditional ally of Jin, Luo Yan came to celebrate the birthday of the Marquis of Jin instead of his father Luo Ci.
Luo Yan is the prince of Luo Kingdom and the nineteenth generation grandson of Ji Zhao.
After Luo Xiu's death, Ji Zhao also fell into a deep sleep. The following three generations of Luo Hous struggled to maintain their dominance in Qi.
By the time of the seventeenth generation of kings, Qi's national strength was no longer enough to shoulder this important task. In addition, after Chu's defeat at Yanling, it had been fighting Wu on the Hanyang Plain and had no energy to take care of the Central Plains.
From the perspective of interests, Luo State no longer needs an overlord to suppress the Zhou royal family, so it gave up its support to Qi State, and Qi State gradually fell from a superpower back to the position of a top regional power.
[Luo Yan:
Ability attributes: power struggle: 80; governing the country: 80; governing people: 80; command: 72; force: 87; military strategy: 74. 】
As the Zhou royal family continued to decline, the abilities of the descendants of the Luo Kingdom declined from generation to generation, especially Luo Xiu who seemed to have exhausted the last of the Luo Kingdom's heritage.
Luo Yan is the eldest son of the family. With the blessing of Ji Zhao's ancestors, he only has this attribute, which shows the lack of talents in the government.
On the other hand, the descendants of the Luo family branch got rid of the shackles of the Luo family, and talents continued to appear, such as the Xiang family of Chu State.
But as the old saying goes, although Luo Guogong has no talent, his ancestors have left too much wisdom and have read too many books. Compared with those talents who are far more talented than them, they are no less generous.
At least before a hundred schools of thought contend and wisdom explodes, relying on wisdom beyond the times, we can still control this era at our fingertips.
After the birthday banquet, Luo Yan was about to return to Luo Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Jin sent someone to invite Luo Yan to the garden. Luo Yan knew that he had something to talk about, so he packed up and followed the Jin Dynasty official to the palace again. middle.
As expected, the Marquis of Jin was already waiting for him in the pavilion, surrounded by ministers and not even a maid. This was obviously not a flower viewing.
After the two sides saluted, the Marquis of Jin went straight to the point and asked: "Prince, since the time of King Zhao, Jin and Luo have been in alliance for four hundred years. During this period, they have relied on Luo for help many times, so that the Jin Dynasty can sit comfortably in Yicheng. middle.
I have something unclear now, and I want to ask Prince Zheng. "
Ask yourself about the political affairs of Jin State?
Luo Yan frowned slightly, but still said: "Jinhou Muzan, faith is the basis for the relationship between the two countries, and the Luo Kingdom is just fulfilling the covenant. If it has anything to do with the Luo Kingdom, please ask."
"Gu's first wife is a noble daughter of Qi State, but Qi Jiang has no heirs.
Now there are five young masters, all of whom are concubines. I wonder which young master the Luo Kingdom hopes to take the throne after dying alone? "
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Luo Yan was shocked by Jin Hou's words. Are you crazy?
Are you asking me this?
But when he thought about it, he realized that the Marquis of Jin might have asked the question sincerely, because he didn't know who to appoint, so it wouldn't be too bad to choose someone recognized by the Luo Kingdom.
But the Marquis of Jin could think so, but Luo Yan couldn't accept it.
He immediately said: "Marquis of Jin, the throne is a major national matter. The Luo Kingdom has never interfered in the internal affairs of other countries. As long as the prince does not violate Zhou etiquette and patriarchal laws, there is nothing wrong with the Luo Kingdom."
Having said that, if the Marquis of Jin wanted to let Gongzi Yin ascend the throne, Luo Guo would not agree, but the other four people really didn't care.
The Marquis of Jin also guessed that Luo Yan would say this, so when Luo Yan finished speaking, he immediately answered: "Young Master Chong'er's mother was born in Qi State. Although she was only a concubine of Teng who married Qi Jiang, at least He has the ancestry of Qi State.
I had asked Qi Gong to take care of me before, but Qi Gong died alone first.
Now I want to entrust this child to Luo Guo, and I hope you can agree.
He has not yet been crowned as an adult, and his body should still be able to survive for a few more years. Let him ascend the throne in the future. "
Although Prince Chong'er was also a concubine, he was born in Qi State, so he would naturally get the support of Qi State and Luo State, so the Marquis of Jin wanted to make him king.
Luo Yan saw that the Marquis of Jin had indeed chosen the young master Chong'er who had the backing of the Qi and Luo Kingdoms. "Marquis of Jin, your choice is the will of the Jin Kingdom. The Luo Kingdom is your most loyal ally. As witnessed by King Su, the young master Chong'er will be affected by this." Luo Kingdom’s protection.”
Seeing Luo Yan being so formal, the kings and ministers of Jin all sang their promises: "Witness Haotian."
This was considered a verbal agreement. Regardless of whether Prince Chong'er could ascend the throne in the end, at least Luo Guo promised to protect him, which made the Marquis of Jin somewhat relieved after experiencing a cruel battle for the throne.
As Luo Yan left Jin, the news quickly spread to the top leaders of Jin. The son, Chong'er, and his son were naturally overjoyed, but the other four were naturally dissatisfied. However, neither Qi nor Luo were weak countries. On the surface, no one say what.
However, none of these young men are easy to use, and each has his own party members and fiefdoms. Undercurrents are flowing in the Jin Kingdom.
No one would have thought that the first one to attack was not the three adult young masters, Gongzi Lin, Gongzi Yin, and Gongzi Wu, but Gongzi Wuwu, the only young master who had not been crowned as an adult.
Prince Wuzhi was the most favored son of the Marquis of Jin, because his mother Yan Gui was very young and beautiful.
When people grow old, they will not become sages, but will magnify their desires. This is what happened to the Marquis of Jin.
Five years ago, he was not confused, so based on the interests of the Jin State, he made an agreement with Luo Yan to make Prince Chong'er the king.
As a result, after being confused, he actually made the young master Wuzhi the king again, and there was also a written edict.
This made Luo Guo very embarrassed. As a foreign monarch, the Marquis of Jin had not yet passed away. It was impossible for him to rush in directly with his troops and say that the edict was false.
The most important thing is that the Marquis of Jin did not establish Gongzi Yin, so the reaction of Luo State was not big.
Gong Ziyin's mother's name is Qin Ying, a woman from the state of Qin.
When the Marquis of Jin took a Qin woman as his concubine, Luo tolerated it, but if a young master from Qin wanted to ascend the throne of Jin, it would be a dream.
The throne of the Jin State must not have anything to do with Qin or Chu. This is the bottom line of the Luo State.
Because among the princes with different surnames in the world, only the State of Qin and the State of Chu have the ability to replace Zhou Tianming, so the Luo State has always been deeply guarded against these two countries.
Making so many concessions to the Chu State was due to the situation at that time. If the young master coveted the throne of the Jin State, he would have to die.
Either die in the war, or die directly from an assassination like Lu Wu Jiu. No one can stop what Luo Guo wants to do.
In fact, this edict is indeed true, after the old and strong Jin Hou ended happily with Yan Gui.
Yan Gui, who was as gentle as water, said softly: "My lord, the four young masters have all obtained the fertile land of Jin. When Wu Wu grows up, where else can be given to him? Why not give Yicheng to him? He is The only one who doesn’t threaten his brother.”
The Marquis of Jin thought about his troubled sons, and then about his beloved son, and it seemed that besides Yicheng, there really was no good place for him.
Then he asked several officials of the Jin State. These officials had been bribed by Yan Gui, and it was easy for an underage king to control them, so he persuaded the Marquis of Jin to make a written document.
Not long after, the Marquis of Jin passed away, and Prince Wuzhi ascended the throne of Jin with the support of the Qing officials.
If the prince ascends the throne in ignorance, his elder brother will definitely be dissatisfied. At this time, the prince Chong'er will suffer the most, because his brother's ascension is legal, so the Luo Kingdom will not help him. If the Luo Kingdom does not move, then the Qi Kingdom will not move either.
However, those Jin Guoqing officials who pushed the young master Wu Wu to ascend to power are not afraid of these young masters. They also all have private soldiers.
As for the young master Chong'er, since Luo Guo had made an oath to protect his safety, and in view of Luo Guo's style of keeping his word, these officials did not want to get into trouble, so they did not target the young master Chong'er.
Just let him stay in the fiefdom and not come to Yicheng.
The young master's ignorant throne is not secure, and his brothers are secretly opposing him.
Especially Gongzi Wu, he said outright that the imperial edict was false. It was impossible for his father to leave his four adult sons alone and let an underage child become the king.
This must be a treacherous plot by the treacherous officials to evade the monarch and monopolize power. This sounds true and anyone would think so.
"Young Master Wu is raising troops in the fiefdom, and many of the princes in the country are accompanying him. What should we do?"
Yan Gui anxiously asked the officials who jointly recommended Prince Wuzhi to the throne, and said bitterly: "How can such an unethical scoundrel be the Prince of Jin?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qing solemnly said: "Mrs. Tai, please be careful. Although Gongzi Wu rebelled, he was included in the genealogy of the Jin family by the late emperor. He was originally a son of the Nanyan Kingdom, with a noble status, and Not an immoral bastard!"
Yan Gui knew she was wrong as soon as she said the words. Seeing the expressions of these officials, she remembered that when the Marquis of Jin adopted Gongzi Wu, these people also agreed.
Gongzi Wu is the one with the most special status among the five princes of the Jin Dynasty.
Because he is not the son of the previous Jinhou, he is the son of Nanyanhou.
His mother, Jin Ji, was a noble daughter of the Duke of Jin, and was suddenly married to the Marquis of Nan Yan by the Marquis of Jin.
This is really a marriage. Although the title of Nanyan Marquis is high, the country is not even a hundred miles away, and it is not even as good as a senior official in the Jin Dynasty.
After Jin Ji married to the Nanyan Kingdom, she gave birth to a very healthy son early, named Gongzi Wu.
After a few years, the Marquis of Nanyan disliked Jin Ji and Gongzi Wu, so Jin Ji returned to Jin, and Gongzi Wu followed his mother back to Jin.
Regarding Nan Yan's obviously unethical behavior, the Marquis of Jin only verbally condemned it, but did not take any substantive actions. He even helped Nan Yan by repaying evil with kindness.
At that time, the princes in the world felt that something was wrong. Later, the Marquis of Jin changed Gongzi Wu's surname to Jin and included Gongzi Wu in the genealogy.
It can be said openly that Gongzi Wu is a transcendent hero with the blood of the Jin family in his body. The Marquis of Nan Yan does not know how to cherish it, and the Jin State should not let him be lost in the wilderness.
This coquettish operation made all the princes in the world look stupid. They had some reasonable suspicions, but there was no evidence for this kind of thing. The Marquis of Nanyan didn't say anything, but just deleted Gongzi Wu from the genealogy of Nanyan Kingdom. .
As a result, Gongzi Wu changed from the prince of Nanyan to the prince of Jin, and obtained the right to inherit the throne of Jin.
Not to mention his father, his mother is a real royal daughter.
The power in the Jin Kingdom is simply not comparable to that of the mothers of other young masters.
So although his status is a little special, there are really many Jin princes who support him. Even in this Yicheng, I don't know how many princes are attracted to Gongzi Wu.
With the support of the Duke of Jin, the young master arrived in Yicheng like a broken bamboo in less than half a month.
He pointed at Yicheng with some satisfaction and said: "After entering Yicheng, we must make the traitor admit that my father did have a will before his death.
But they didn't know that the edict was forged by them, and they didn't know who his father appointed as king.
It should be elected by the public, so I will definitely win. "
Gongzi Wu did not want to kill Gongzi Wuzhi, which would only make him bear the charge of regicide and give his other three brothers a chance.
"Sir, why do you say that there is indeed a suicide edict? And why don't you say that it is you who wrote the edict?"
Young Master Wu smiled and said: "My father must have a final edict before he dies, otherwise the throne will fall to Chong'er, which I won't allow."
As for the name on the edict, if it were me, then my three brothers would also use the excuse of forging the edict to attack me, which is stupid.
There is a posthumous edict but I don’t know who it is. It is very reasonable for the public to recommend it. This is beneficial to me. "
Everyone admired Gongziwu's thoughtfulness, so they began to attack and blockade Yicheng. They hoped that the officials in the city could think clearly. Do they really want to be buried with Gongziwu?
But Gongziwu's thinking was a bit too simple. The reason why the officials wanted to support Gongziwu was because he did not have a strong mother clan.
In this era where a son is valued more than his mother, if he does not have a strong mother, he is weak and will be looked down upon by others.
Young Master Lin belongs to the Song Kingdom, Young Master Yin belongs to the Qin Kingdom, and Young Master Chong'er belongs to the Qi and Luo Kingdoms. Therefore, they rejected these three young masters and did not want them to become kings.
But what these officials are most repelled by is Gongzi Wu. The other people’s mother clan is still in a foreign country after all. Your mother clan is the Duke of Jin. If the young master ascends the throne.
Do we, the Qing clan, still have a say in the Jin Kingdom?
Therefore, these high officials did not surrender to Gongzi Wu as expected. Instead, they each mobilized troops from their fiefdoms and fought with Gongzi Wu outside Yicheng.
Gongziwu failed to attack Yicheng, so he had to withdraw his troops first. Before leaving, he said bitterly: "When I come to the throne, these traitors will be eradicated one by one."
As soon as he said this, the officials in Yicheng were even more determined to fight Gongzi Wu.
A great drama in the Jin Kingdom has begun~
Today’s 10,000 words is over~
(End of chapter)
