Zijue discovered that life after death was not as boring as he imagined, but rather interesting. After transforming Dongtian Paradise, he quickly discovered a problem. That is, his soul is not indestructible. After transforming the Cave Heaven Paradise, he will feel sleepy and want to rest.
In the Paradise of Cave Heaven, his soul will grow slowly. Of course, it will grow faster while sleeping. After he left the Cave Heaven Paradise, his soul began to weaken. Although it was very slow, Zijue could clearly feel it. Of course, he could also use his luck points to strengthen his soul.
After discovering this situation, Zijue rarely went out. Instead, he slept in the Paradise of Cave Heaven. He would only appear when some major events happened or there was a change in the family.
Since his death, Huai State has continued to develop along the path he set. Fifty years of rule have created inertia, and Huai State's national strength is still steadily increasing.
His death had a great impact, and the greatest impact was on the eastern vassal states and the Zhou royal family. Especially some vassal states in the east. Their continuous defeats made them very afraid of Zijue. The growth of Huai State's strength in recent years also made them breathless.
Now that Zi Jue passed away, all the countries in the East breathed a sigh of relief. Bangzhou's third emperor also passed away soon after. Although this emperor failed in launching the Eastern Expedition, he did well in other aspects. Bangzhou was very prosperous under the management of two generations of emperors.
It is rare for a dynasty to have three Mingjuns in a row. Counting from King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty, there have been four Mingjuns. The chance of having more Mingjuns is very low. After King Kang's son came to the throne, the Zhou emperor became ambitious and wanted to do some big things.
What better way to show off your martial arts than to expand your territory and conquer enemy countries? The Zhou Emperor soon set his sights on Dongfang Huai Kingdom.
He knew that his father, King Kang, had been defeated by the Huai Kingdom, but for an emperor who was rebellious and wanted to prove that he was stronger than his father, what better way to prove that he was stronger than his father than by directly defeating the Huai Kingdom?
So Ji Bi, who had just ascended the throne, ordered preparations to conquer Huai Kingdom again. However, after experiencing a failure, the ministers of the Zhou royal family did not agree, especially the Duke Ji, who served as the third Duke, did not support his decision, which made Ji Bi very dissatisfied.
But he had just ascended the throne and did not have enough prestige to force the war. At the same time, the Shandong princes did not want to provoke the Huai Kingdom. So the matter is deadlocked here.
If Ji Bi devoted himself to governing the country, accumulated fame, and ordered the princes to pacify Buchen, and had been in power for ten years stably, and had enough political prestige, it would be logical for him to promote the conquest of Huai State and Buchen.
It's a pity that Ji Bi didn't understand this kind of political game, or he thought it was too slow to follow this method, so he and Sangong were very unhappy.
In the fourth year of Ji Bi, a vision came from the sky. The earth in Haojing shook. Rivers, wells, and springs swelled and overflowed at the same time. Birds and beasts were frightened, and snakes and ants fled. At night, light from the earth penetrated directly into the crape myrtle, and all the creatures in the world disappeared. It is blue and red, and there are no stars.
The star official from the observatory came to report that the evil light was obstructing the Lord and blocking the world. It was because some treacherous officials were deceiving the emperor. Since Ji Bi came to the throne, she has been hindered by the three princes. When she met this opportunity, she was as sleepy as if she hit the pillow. She immediately dismissed the three princes with ominous celestial signs, and the three princes left in anger.
From then on, Ji Biqian acted arbitrarily and had no constraints.
Without Sangong's dissuasion, Ji Bi can flex her muscles from now on. Under his order, Wang Ji began to raise food and grass. At the same time, he issued edicts to the Shandong states and summoned a coalition of princes.
When the Shandong states learned that Ji Bi had ordered a coalition to attack the Huai Kingdom, they were unwilling to join. After all, three consecutive defeats caused considerable losses to the countries. Moreover, Huai State is now strong and unwilling to send troops.
But just when the princes of Shandong wanted to continue to prevaricate, a big event happened in the State of Lu.
Ji Fei, the younger brother of Duke You of Lu, launched a coup, killed Duke You of Lu, and proclaimed himself Duke of Lu. You must know that the State of Lu was a feudal state of Zhou Gongdan. Zhou Gongdan established the Zhou Rites and restricted the princes to act in accordance with the rituals. Before Ji Bi, the two emperors Cheng and Kang governed the country in accordance with the Zhou Rites. Whenever the emperor's edict came, most of the princes only Ability to obey orders obediently.
Any princes who dare to violate Zhou Rites will be punished, and in serious cases, they may even be removed from the country. Regicide is arguably the most serious felony.
After launching a coup and seizing the throne of Lu Gong, Ji Fei, the Lu Gong, immediately sent people to Wang Jihaojing to express his willingness to obey Ji Bi's edict, summon an army to obey Ji Bi's order, and conquer the unfavorable ministers.
Ji Bi, who was being pushed around by the princes of Shandong, was overjoyed when she learned that Duke Lu was willing to send troops. Instead of punishing Lu Gong Ji Fei for committing regicide, he ordered him to prepare for war. Neither troops were sent to conquer the country, nor troops were raised to hold people accountable. This kind of behavior that seriously undermined the system was just let go.
As a great vassal state in Shandong, the State of Lu has a high status among the states in Shandong. The State of Lu surrendered to Ji Bi, which directly led to the princes of Shandong having no choice but to obey Ji Bi's orders and start preparing for war.
When he learned that Ji Bi was preparing to prepare an army for another eastern expedition, Shenhou and Suihou, who had been dismissed from their positions as three princes, came to stop him again.
In the Haojing Palace, just after discussing the expedition with several ministers, they saw Shenhou and Suihou barging in directly.
"Marquis Shen, Suihou, you are so brave, you dare to break into the palace without permission!" Ji Hou next to him reprimanded loudly.
Marquis Shen and Marquis Sui didn't even look at Marquis Ji. They stepped forward to salute Ji Bi, and then said: "Your Majesty wants to march eastward, and the old ministers can't stop him. However, your Majesty, Marquis Lu was killed, and Ji Fei and others committed the crime." , the crime cannot be punished, why does the king not punish the guilty? Instead, let him summon the army? "
"The Marquis of Shen followed. The Marquis of Lu died of illness and his younger brother ascended the throne. This was also recommended by the Dukes of Lu. It is not easy for me to interfere in this matter!" Ji Bi argued.
"Your Majesty, this Ji Fei is trampling on the etiquette of our country and killing the monarch. This is treason and unethical. If we are not severely punished, others may follow suit in the future. This is the foundation of our country and must not be ignored. Deal with it!" Sui Hou persuaded him hard.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Zhou rites are the foundation of our country. If we trample on them like this, I fear that the country will be ruined in the future! Please also ask Your Majesty to order Ji Fei to be punished!"
"That's enough!" Ji Bi waved his hand suddenly and said sternly to the two of them: "The Marquis of Shen, Suihou and others are no longer the three princes and have no right to interfere in state affairs. Such national affairs will be handled by Gu Zi, so you should go back to your fiefdom. !”
Marquis Shen and Marquis Sui stood stunned on the spot. After a while, they walked out of the hall with a look of despair, and left Haojing accompanied by the guards.
The Marquis of Shen looked at Hao Jing who was gradually disappearing behind him, and said angrily: "The great cause of Zhou Dynasty was ruined here!"
After the founding of the Western Zhou Dynasty, under the governance of the two kings of Cheng and Kang, the Zhou Dynasty reached its peak, and the authority of the emperor reached its peak. However, when King Assassination of Zhou came, after Duke You of Lu was killed by Duke of Lu and Wei and seized power, the Emperor of Zhou did not punish him in any way and did not send troops to conquer. , instead of asking for punishment, he acknowledged his position, which caused the phenomenon of bullying of the weak to occur frequently in the world, and the imperial court was deflected. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty: The Destruction of Zhou Rites"
