The country of Yan was in the midst of a bloody storm. The newly ascended Yan Houping was a British master. He deeply understood that the hatred between the old nobles and him was irreversible, so he took heavy action.
But for those old nobles who were already wavering and willing to submit, he also left a way out to prevent the entire Yan Kingdom from falling into a chaotic civil war.
The time chosen by Yan Houping for the reform was really clever, because none of the Xia countries now had time to take care of Yan.
The State of Qin was far away in the west and was also pursuing reforms to become stronger. The State of Qi and the State of Chu fought fiercely to seize the land of the State of Wu. The three Jin Dynasties were fighting in the civil war and had no time to care about them.
As the chaos within the Yan Kingdom gradually subsided, Yan Houping finally issued the order to seek talents that his father failed to issue until his death.
“When the ancient sage kings recruited virtuous ministers, they would offer them all the treasures in the world to express their humility.
The Yan Kingdom is located in a bitter cold land and cannot find such treasures. However, King Su once said that gold will not change for tens of millions of years. This is like the heart of the Yan Kingdom that prospers alone and will never change. It recruits talents alone. A talented person’s heart will never change.
There is also beautiful jade that is flawless. This is a treasure that is destined to the virtuous. If the beautiful jade in the palace of Yan cannot be given to the virtuous, wouldn't it be dull and dull?
A lonely general builds a high platform with gold and beautiful jade in Jicheng. If there is a great sage, regardless of his origin but only his talent, he will build a high platform with gold and jade on the golden platform, entrust him with the affairs of the country, and worship him as prime minister. "
The issuance of the order to seek talents was a shot in the arm for the frustrated scholars in various countries.
In particular, regardless of one's origin, the high platform was cast with gold. This was an extremely successful propaganda, making scholars all over the world aware of Yan Houping's determination to recruit talented people.
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South Korea suffered heavy losses during Zhao Wei's attack, and the happiest person was naturally the Emperor of Zhou who had just been defeated by Han Hou.
In the battle of Hulao Pass, the strength of the royal family was wiped out, and Ji Ni's dream of reviving the royal family was shattered. How could he not hate this?
The land ceded to the royal family in the past was like a dream. Now that the dream has awakened, the royal family once again only has a hundred miles of land around Luoyi Wangji.
There is also an enclave located in the Song Dynasty.
But this piece of land is already equivalent to self-reliance, because this piece of land has no resistance to South Korea.
The main reason why South Korea did not capture this land was that it was located between the two lands of Luo State.
South Korea hoped to have a buffer with Luo State, but Qi State's betrayal of South Korea made South Korea's monarchs and ministers gradually put aside this concern.
Xinzheng City.
As the Marquis of Han ordered the country to fight to the death, South Korea once again conscripted Koreans on a large scale. The minimum age for recruitment was even lowered to twelve years old and the maximum was sixty-five years old.
Han Hou's face was filled with numbness. The casualty figures reported in the past few days did not change much, but the ending he saw was completely different.
It's like losing 10,000 yuan every day. The feeling of losing money for a week is completely different from losing money for a year.
"In my dream yesterday, I heard Haotian say that God had punished Emperor Zhou and wanted to take away his land in Song Dynasty. South Korea should respond to God's will.
Immediately send troops to seize the Song Dynasty, presumably God will favor the Koreans. "
In the main hall, after careful consideration, Marquis Han said these words to everyone. He knew that this would definitely cause an uproar.
Sure enough, as he expected, the ministers of South Korea rose up in opposition, "Your Majesty, if the emperor attacks the princes for no reason, it is okay for the princes to fight back. But if the emperor is not wrong, and the princes directly raise troops, this will really lead to annihilation from other countries.
South Korea is a Central Plains prince with the surname Ji. If you do this, will South Korea still be able to lead the country in the name of a royal minister in the future? "
Marquis Han was not angry either, but said coldly and helplessly: "I understand what you all think.
There was a man in the Song Dynasty who was about to starve to death. He had a piece of bacon hanging from the eaves of his house, but he would not eat it.
When his neighbor asked him why, he said that if he ate it now, he would have no meat to sacrifice to his ancestors during the Chinese New Year.
The neighbor said: If you starve to death now, your ancestors will not only lose the meat for sacrifice, but also the descendants of the sacrifice.
How similar is this to Korea today!
South Korea must get more people and land, otherwise it will really be consumed by Zhao and Wei until it bleeds dry.
Even if Qi comes to help at that time, what will be the use?
South Korea's population has been wiped out, South Korea's food has been eaten up, all the land in South Korea will become scorched earth, and the country will exist in name only, but that is not the case.
As for the actual attack on Wang Jiluo's population, Zhao and Wei have already attacked them in the name of Korean disloyalty. Will the result be worse than now? "
Marquis Han's words were well-founded and made the Korean ministers speechless. Prime Minister Han frowned and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, if you have to conquer the royal family's land, you can't rob it openly, at least find a reason."
Faced with South Korea's unchangeable desperate situation, Han Hou made the most extreme reaction. Whatever South Korea lost must be taken back from the royal family. The current royal family is just a piece of fat that anyone can knead at will.
As for this kind of thing that would knock down the authority and sanctity of the Zhou royal family again, how could Han Hou care about it? Besides, it was just grabbing some land and population.
Firstly, he has not become king, and secondly, he has not aspired to the throne. Doesn’t this count as a loyal minister?
At a critical moment that determines the fate of South Korea, and it is also a moment that is destined to bear infamy, Han Hou decided to do it himself. Only if he abandons everything can the nobles who follow him risk their lives with him.
Soon an army that was supposed to be transferred to the battlefield of Han and Wei gathered at the junction of Zheng and Song, and then found a reason to start the war directly.
Wang Ji's ministers in the Song Dynasty never dreamed that a prince would dare to directly attack Wang Ji's land, and they were immediately beaten into disgrace.
Most of the Song Dynasty's army was surrounded and annihilated by South Korea in the First World War under Hulao Pass. Most of the remaining troops were officials sent by Wang Ji to collect taxes.
In fact, ever since the royal family got this land, heavy taxes have been implemented without any regard for the life and death of these Song people. Now that South Korea is attacking, the Song people don't want to resist at all, and South Korea has pulled out cities one after another.
Although Han Hou was confident before sending out the army, the success was still beyond his imagination. He smiled loudly at the ministers and said: "My lords.
The Emperor of Zhou conquered the Song Dynasty violently, which gave us the unstoppable power we have today. Isn't this God's favor?
When the war is over, Gu should send an envoy to Luoyi to express his gratitude to the emperor in person.
Great rivers and mountains, where the virtuous live! "
But no matter how smooth the war is, how can it be possible that no one will die?
Accompanied by the laughter of Korean monarchs and ministers, Korean lives continued to disappear, turning into numbers on the casualty book. In the conquered cities, Song people also needed to offer gold, silver, wealth and silk to survive.
South Korea came here not to do charity, but to make up for South Korea's constant blood loss. Not only gold, silver and wealth, but also Song people were also recruited to the battlefield.
Prime Minister Han immediately said: "Your Majesty, all Song men over the age of fifteen will be organized and trained, and then all their families will gather in the city. As long as we control their families, we will not worry that these Song men will not be used by us."
The Marquis of Han readily agreed. In fact, this method was a common method among all countries to prevent deserters. The Qin State was even more outrageous. In order to prevent Qin people from escaping, neighbors were asked to supervise each other. As long as one family member escaped, the rest would be punished.
Directly applying wartime military laws to rule the common people can be called a true army of all people.
Emperor Zhou is watching Korean jokes in Luoyi. He has been paying attention to the war between Han and Wei. This is his greatest pleasure now.
On this day, Ji Ni was enjoying singing and dancing in the palace. Although a large area of land was cut off, he was living a pretty good life due to the taxation from the rich Song Dynasty.
Then he saw the ministers hurriedly walking into the palace hall, his face full of anxiety and saying: "Your Majesty, the Koreans have launched an attack on Song Dynasty.
The battle report said that the Koreans captured a city in just three days. Now that so much time has passed, I am afraid that Wang Ji's part of the entire Song Dynasty will fall. "
The smile on Ji Ni's face froze for an instant. There was only one thought in his mind, what to do with the taxes in Song Dynasty?
Without the taxes from Song Dynasty, who would provide the royal family’s huge expenses?
When Ji Ni was struggling with taxes here, South Korea's brazen military campaign directly caused a stir among the Xia kingdoms.
Zhao Wei and Wei did not expect that South Korea would do such an extreme thing under the pressure of the two countries. "The offensive against South Korea must be increased, otherwise after South Korea takes Song Dynasty, the resistance will become stronger and stronger."
The fighting between the Three Kingdoms suddenly escalated.
The king of Chu felt in his heart that "I am not alone in my ways", and he smiled directly at the Yingdu Hall and said: "Eight hundred years ago, the princes of the Central Plains finally tore off their hypocritical loyalty to the Emperor of Zhou and embarked on the same path as the Chu Kingdom. path of."
The scalp of the Qi nobles was numb. They did not expect that Qi's abandonment of South Korea would force South Korea to cause such a big thing. Qi Gong even wanted to give up aiding South Korea.
But when the arrow is on the string, Wei must be contained, so its support for South Korea cannot be stopped, which makes Qi feel uncomfortable.
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South Korea's impact on the sanctity of the Zhou royal family and the authority of the emperor in three years was greater than that of the past three hundred years combined. The only thing that could rival it was the Chu Kingdom becoming king and the Chu Kingdom claiming the throne. However, Chu Kingdom has always been at a loss. The fringes of the Xia were treated as barbarians by the other countries of the Xia for a long time.
South Korea was the first Central Plains prince to trample on the authority of the Zhou royal family and the Emperor of Zhou. The Zhou dynasty was like a car going downhill, and South Korea stepped on the accelerator.
In ancient my country, there has always been a saying of being the pioneer of the king. As the pioneer of the king, South Korea paid a huge price. As a result, the thoughts of the monarchs and nobles of various countries changed dramatically. The destiny of the country began to be questioned by everyone, which eventually led to the The subsequent drastic changes in Bangzhou. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"
I feel that I have been quite happy writing these days, and I have regained a bit of the smug state I had when I first started the book.
(End of chapter)
