When the war between Wu and Chu was ongoing, Jin began to prepare for hegemony. The reason why Chong'er chose this time was because during the first lunar month, Emperor Zhou performed a divination and got the hexagram image of "good luck, harmony".
It was a good year and the reality turned out to be decidedly far away.
The emerging southeastern hegemon Wu State and the old southern hegemon Chu State were at war everywhere in the Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin, on the rivers, and on the Hanyang Plain.
Since the Battle of Yanling, the two countries have been wrestling with each other. This can be regarded as a continuation of the war more than ten years ago, but this time it was extremely brutal.
Over a territory of more than a thousand miles, most of the Fang countries and tribes were involved, and even the barbarian tribes could not escape the vortex of the war.
Either participate in this big melee, or lead your tribe to the Hundred Thousand Mountains further south.
But for the princes of the Central Plains, these things were too far away. What they were most concerned about was that after suffering the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Yiluo, Jin Hou Chong'er once again started his own path to the alliance's hegemony.
After so many years of self-cultivation, the strength of the Jin State has generally recovered, but it is limited to the influence of the Army-Annihilation Alliance. After all, the Luo State has to give face, so the Jin State now mainly takes the road of conquering people with virtue.
After all, Chong'er was still the uncle conferred by the emperor, and Jin, which had regained most of its strength, was still the most powerful country in the world, so Luo Yan chose to fully support him in this alliance.
Moreover, the Luo Kingdom also wanted to use this alliance to show everyone the stability of Bangzhou's destiny.
Even within the Ji Jiang Alliance, they still need to constantly suppress the arrogance of Jin and Qi and make them realize that the foundation of their existence is the royal family.
Luo Yu, Duke Lu Jing of Qi, and Marquis Wugu of Yan came hand in hand. This was the first time that Chong'er saw Luo Yu.
Luo Yu was still so dazzling, and just standing there would make people feel good about him. Chong'er liked him very much at first sight, and praised him repeatedly: "Prince Yu, since you were born, your reputation for beauty has spread." He has traveled all over the country, but I have never seen him before. Now that I have seen him, he is truly a man worthy of his reputation and a unique figure in the world."
Luo Yu imitated what Xizi once said to ridicule him: "Yu's beauty is only given by God, but your hegemony, Marquis of Jin, was achieved by yourself. This is the hero of the world, the man who will leave his name in history."
Luo Yu could always make people believe what he said, and Chong Er smiled happily. In just a few words, the strangeness between the two was completely erased, as if they had been old friends for decades.
At the meeting place, the monarchs of the various countries had their own secrets, but the atmosphere on the surface was very warm. Many people's eyes fell on the envoys of Chu and Wu with some strange meanings.
"The Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of Wu were fighting so fiercely in the south, and yet they came to join the alliance at the same time. Wouldn't this lead to a direct fight?"
"Qin is here too. They won't forget that the last time they knocked the Marquis of Jin off his throne was the coalition of their two countries, right?"
With the strength of Chu and Qin, there is certainly no need to pay tribute to Jin. Sending people to visit Jin's alliance this time is simply to show the friendship between the three countries.
The envoys of Qin and Chu presented gifts to Chong'er, the Marquis of Jin, and said with a smile: "Marquis of Jin, the king presents you with beautiful jade and praises your virtues and achievements. The well-deserved overlord of the Central Plains, King Haotian Su, will bless you."
Then when they saw the gift from the Wu envoy, they all laughed and said: "I heard that Wu is rich in swords, so I brought the sword as expected. This jade is of such inferior quality, but it was given as a gift to the Marquis of Jin. Wu is already so poor. ?"
The envoy from the State of Wu heard this and said coldly: "Do barbarians know etiquette?
Etiquette does not depend on the value, but on the depth of friendship. I, the State of Wu, have the surname Ji, and are blood relatives of the same clan as the Marquis of Jin.
You are wearing luxurious clothes, but you are like a monkey with a hat. You look quite ridiculous, and you are still jumping around here. When I go back, I will definitely record your ugly and ridiculous today in the history books. "
"you!"
The Chu envoys immediately exploded. What bothered them most was that the princes of the Central Plains called them barbarians, especially the enemy country Wu, which was fighting each other.
The Qin envoy also glared angrily, and even wanted to directly smash the skull of the Wu man opposite him to let him know that the old Qin man was full of force.
Jin Hou Chong'er had a headache looking at this scene, his head was buzzing. These three countries were not fuel-efficient. Needless to say, Qin Chu, he had not forgotten the disastrous defeat that year.
Although the Wu State has the surname Ji, the only country with the Ji surname that Chong'er trusts in his heart is the Luo State. In his eyes, the Wu State is actually no different from the Chu State.
Looking at the envoys of Wu and Chu who were glaring at each other, Chong'er thought to himself, if the war between our two countries is going to happen, let's just fight it out. Jin won't take action now anyway, so what's the matter with me?
As a master, it is not easy to end immediately. Luo Yu smiled with a hint of chill in his face: "Three noble envoys, the Marquis of Jin is the host. Don't fight at this moment. This is disrespectful."
Looking at Jin Hou Chong'er, who looked a little ugly, and Luo Taiziyu, who had a chill in his smile, the few of them became quiet.
The Emperor of Zhou naturally wanted to participate in the alliance in person. The relationship between the Emperor of this generation and Chong'er can be regarded as sharing weal and woe.
In the Battle of Yiluo that year, Wang Ji's army followed the Jin Kingdom and suffered heavy losses.
When Chong'er developed himself over the years, he did not forget the royal family, so now the relationship between the royal family and the Jin Kingdom is very harmonious.
During the alliance meeting, the emperor and Luo Yu stood on the high platform to worship Haotian and King Su. All the princes in the Central Plains praised the greatness of Haotian and King Su.
Countless soldiers were prostrate on the ground, chanting in unison, swords stood in a row, the cold light was freezing, but the crowd was like a tide.
Luo Yu looked at the princes of the various countries and saw the slightest solemnity on their faces. She thought to herself that indeed, this kind of grand ceremony can best shock the chaotic people's hearts and demonstrate the destiny of the royal family.
After the emperor finished the sacrifice, he turned to all the princes and shouted loudly: "Masters!
The virtues of the Marquis of Jin were so high that no one in the world could compare with him, and the Marquis of Jin's achievements were so great that no one in the world could compare with them.
I once wanted to grant the Duke of Jin the title of Duke, but the Marquis of Jin refused on the grounds that his virtue was insufficient and God had not granted him the title.
But if the overlord of the Central Plains does not have the title of Duke, is this correct?
Today we are offering sacrifices to Haotian. The decree has been passed down that Chong'er will be the Duke of Ascension. I also ask the Marquis of Jin not to refuse. "
Luo Yu was also on the high platform and said loudly: "King Su and Haotian are the same, the Marquis of Jin has been ordered to become a duke, command the Xia, and wipe out the Yi Di!"
"King Su for ten thousand years!"
Everyone shouted three times, and then the princes bowed in batches and persuaded: "Marquis of Jin, you are highly virtuous and meritorious, and you are in charge of Fang Bo. You should be promoted to the position of duke. This is the law of heaven and earth!"
Countless soldiers at the meeting place shouted: "Take it! Take it! Take it!"
The sound shook the surrounding areas, and all the birds within a few miles fled in fright.
So Chong'er raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhou on the high platform, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, Chong'er, thank you for your kindness."
Afterwards, they climbed up to the high platform step by step and were awarded the title. The envoys of Qin and Chu had shock in their eyes and whispered to each other: "This is such a powerful situation that you and I will never be able to taste it in our lifetimes."
"Bangzhou's destiny has been almost six hundred years, but it has not fallen. Is God so favoring the people of Zhou?
Can it last for eight hundred years or even a thousand years?
It is really chilling. When you return to the country, you must report the truth to the king. It is probably a luxury to hope to enter the Central Plains in a short time. "
The alliance is the best way to see the trends of various countries. From this, the nobles of Qin and Chu saw that the princes of the Central Plains still recognized the royal family very highly.
The two Xia states, Wu and Chu, fought to the death on the Hanyang Plain, and then watched the princes of the Central Plains form a bloody alliance and agreed to send troops to exterminate the Yi Di. It was really quite divided.
In fact, since Duke Huan of Qi, there have been very few alliances against foreigners.
Nowadays, the attitude of various countries towards the Yi and Di is not the life-and-death attitude of before. Many princes are strengthening their own strength by suppressing the Yi and Di.
Among them, Qin and Chu are the leaders. These Yi Di, especially those whose appearance is not much different from that of Zhu Xia, are basically similar to savages.
First, they were captured as slaves, and then gradually they performed meritorious service, were granted land, and made up their household registration. Once they mastered farming and were able to pay taxes. Although it is impossible to compare with the Chinese, he can still be regarded as a good farmer.
"Mr. Jin, in the Taihang Mountains, the Zhongshan and other tribes are becoming more and more powerful, and they even claim to be the lord of the Zhongshan Kingdom.
This is really ridiculous. How can a country be founded without being canonized by the emperor?
You are Uncle Fang, the leader of the alliance in the world. After this alliance, Zhongshan will definitely be punished. The Luo Kingdom is willing to follow you.
The destiny of the state is still there, how can we allow the barbarians to be arrogant? "
After Luo Yu finished speaking, the princes from all over the world shouted: "Cai!"
The establishment of a state by barbarians is as serious a political event as the arrogance of princes to become kings.
In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land, and on the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers.
How can a minister who is not a king lead the country?
Chong'er, who had just become a duke, was at another peak in his life. He knew that his time was limited, so he naturally wanted to leave more achievements in the history books.
Dang Ji shouted loudly to the left and right: "I accepted the emperor's edict and took charge of the power of Uncle Fang. Naturally, I cannot tolerate the provocation of the barbarians. All countries mobilized their best soldiers to surround the Taihang Mountains and march to Zhongshan."
In the Zhuxia worldview established by King Su, all countries were enfeoffed by the emperor and stamped with golden seals. Only such a country could be recognized by all the princes.
There are also some barbarians who have made great contributions to Emperor Zhou. If they can be recognized by Emperor Zhou, they can exist as external vassals.
For example, Lu Rong, who lived in the land of Yiluo, was responsible for fighting against the Yiluo Rong and defending the Emperor of Zhou. The Emperor of Zhou agreed to their founding of the country and gave them the title of Jun, as vassals of the Jin State and the royal family.
After nearly six hundred years of Zhouli education, this was almost everyone's subconscious reaction. The Chu envoy looked a little embarrassed. They were indeed members of the Xia Dynasty and an ancient kingdom that had been enfeoffed during the Su King period.
However, every time the King of Chu arrogated the title of king, it did not mean that others would think you were powerful if you declared the king yourself. In the eyes of the Central Plains princes, this was exactly the behavior of barbarians.
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In the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China, Duke Qi and Duke Jin were the two most special feudal lords of the dynasty, not only because they were the only two to obtain the position of chief feudal lord and were able to use the honor of king's etiquette.
The most important thing is that starting from the Duke of Qi, the chief feudal lord began to consciously unite with other feudal lords in the dynasty to destroy those mysterious countries with different cultures, which China calls "barbarians", that is, uncivilized savages.
By the time of Duke Jin, after two hundred years of continuous suppression, the barbarians had completely disappeared in the core areas where Zhou people lived, leaving only some ruins. ——"Global History·Ancient Chinese Civilization"
Although there are many fallacies in the book "Global History", the author and translator are both masters of writing. Every time I read the conclusions in it, there are only a few crosses, but they are so clear, I feel that those words are amazing.
Then I recommend "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty" by Mr. Gu Cheng. This is a good book that anyone who likes history must read.
There is also a foreign book called "A Hundred Years of Germany", which is also written in a particularly good way.
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