After Wang Zhao defeated Zhou Bang, he did not expand rapidly through military force, but adopted a relatively moderate governance.
In the twenty-sixth year of Huai Wugong's reign, Wang Zhao became seriously ill. Wang Zhao was already forty-seven years old when he came to the throne. After working hard for many years in power, he finally became old and frail. He fell ill one winter and soon became bedridden.
The state of Huai was shaken, and the prince left the state.
During Wang Zhao's reign, the Huai State's national strength continued to accumulate, and the lives of the people also improved. Thanks to the development of cattle farming, rotational farming, farmyard manure and other technologies, the warehouses were full. So that Taicang's grain is overflowing.
Therefore, Wang Zhao ordered the establishment of a brewing department and encouraged the people to breed six livestock. In three years, the cattle and sheep were in herds, and the Huai State was prosperous. During Wang Zhao's reign, thousands of people were enfeoffed in the fiefs. After these people grew stronger, they became the wings of the Huai State. The land of Huainan expanded and already bordered the Han State, and even reached the Yangtze River in the southeast.
In the Huai Palace, Wang Zhao was lying on the bed, his face faded, and he lay quietly in his wife's arms. Shi Zili was sitting on his knees beside the bed.
Wang Zhao seemed very calm about his imminent death, and he also knew that he was going to see his father. Wang Zhao waved to Prince Li, who quickly stepped forward.
"Li, Gu is going to see King Wen this time. I have something to say to you."
Wang Li held his father's hand and said sadly: "Father, don't say that. Your illness will definitely be cured. Huaiguo cannot live without a father!"
Perhaps because of their education, the Huai royal family’s father-son relationship is far less weak than that of royal families in other countries, and the relationship between father and son is deep.
"Birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of heaven and earth. My son does not need to be sad! Besides, my father is going to see King Wen, so he should be happy."
"Li, you will be the monarch of Huai Kingdom from now on. There are some things you must remember!"
"Father, please tell me, my son, please remember!" Wang Li held Wang Zhao's hand and said.
"Although the country is big, it will be destroyed if it is warlike. Although the world is safe, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger. Our country of Huai is originally a descendant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. When King Wu raised his army, the Yin and Shang Dynasties collapsed. We did not want to be slaves. Fortunately, King Wen was born and led the people southward. In Huai, after several defeats of the Zhou Dynasty, the Huai Kingdom was established."
"Although Bangzhou has consecrated our Huai Kingdom as a duke's country today, he still has the intention to destroy our Huai Kingdom. My son must not be careless."
"In addition, the Zhou royal family's entrustment of the world seems to be as stable as Mount Tai, but there are great hidden dangers. There are records in the wind viewing platform over the years. There are fierce overt and covert conflicts among the princes of Shandong. I, the Huai Kingdom, should not interfere too much and just go with the flow."
"The Han Kingdom occupying the north of the Yangtze River is a serious problem for the Huai Kingdom. We must deal with it carefully."
"On important matters in the court, you must listen to the opinions of the ministers and do not act arbitrarily. Wei Qi and Wang Ji are both ministers, so you must respect them. Xu State and Huai State are closely related, so do not neglect them."
Wang Zhao would often emphasize these words when teaching Wang Li, but he still can't let go of them now.
"In addition to this, there are three artifacts here that can control the country. They were passed down by King Wen and are handed over to you today. Remember, the artifacts are powerful and cannot be controlled by ordinary people, and the cost of using them is extremely high."
As he said this, Wang Zhao took out three artifacts of the country's rule from his arms and handed them to Wang Li. Then he told him: "If there is a matter of life or death, you can go to the ancestral temple and ask King Wen."
A flash of shock flashed in Wang Li's eyes. According to his father's meaning, his ancestor King Wen was not dead, and he still had this sacred weapon that could control the country.
Seeing some doubts in Wang Li's eyes, Wang Zhao didn't say much and continued: "You will know later."
After Wang Zhao finished speaking, he felt a phoenix chirping, followed by cranes, and two cranes descended from the sky. At the same time, Wang Zhao also reached his deathbed.
Legend has it that when you are about to die, your life will quickly appear in your mind. He feels that he is very lucky to have parents who love him, a wife who loves him, and filial children.
His father founded the country and then it grew in his hands. He defeated Bang Zhou, who was at the height of his power, and forced Bang Zhou to recognize him as the duke. Then he worked hard to govern, enfeoffed fiefs, and greatly increased the national power.
Gradually, the light in his eyes dimmed, and two cranes danced in the hall. Wang Zhao's consciousness blurred for a while, and he vaguely seemed to be sitting on the crane, flying from the Huai Palace, straight into the blue sky.
Finally, he seemed to come to a valley with beautiful scenery, and everything around him gave him a sense of belonging that was connected by blood.
"This is the resting place!" Zijue's voice sounded.
"Father!" Wang Zhao instantly understood the information about the resting place at this moment. This was the place where Zijue's descendants would sleep after death.
Wang Zhao entered his resting place and fell asleep. Zijue waved his hand gently, and the valley in front of him was silently closed.
[Wang Zhao died, this is the first time after you that the head of the Wang family passed away and was brought back by a crane. Now let’s start to calculate Wang Zhao’s life achievements, and you have obtained the heavenly item—Xuanniao Blessing]
[Heaven Level·Black Bird Protection: Born as a black bird, it comes down to generate business. After using it, your descendants will be well protected by the black bird. The six-dimensional attributes of your descendants will gain a mandatory +5 on the original basis. 】
Zijue's eyes lit up and he chose to use it directly. I saw that the black bird seemed to be alive at this moment, spread its wings and soared for nine days, then turned into a red light, and finally submerged into Zijue's body. At the same time, a red black bird pattern appeared on his body. Between the eyebrows.
After the black bird entered the body, Zi Jue clearly understood the effect of the black bird's body protection. It could forcibly increase all its own attributes by 5 points, which added up to 30 points. The black bird's protection will only appear among Zijue's descendants. The direct line can always obtain the black bird protection, while the collateral line can only protect three generations.
The effect of +5 for all attributes is very powerful, at least there will be basically no fools among future generations. As long as they are not too unlucky, basically every generation of descendants will have six-dimensional 80 descendants, and if they are lucky, there will be geniuses with 90 or above.
"My father passed away!" Wang Li was extremely sad.
At the same time, a bell rang in the palace, and the bells carried a sadness that spread outside the palace.
The crying soon resounded throughout the palace and spread to the entire Huai'an city. Teams of messengers delivered the news that the previous king had passed away and the new king had ascended the throne to all parts of the Huai Kingdom.
A shadow of a black bird suddenly appeared in front of Wang Li's eyes. The next second, the shadow of the black bird turned into a stream of light and submerged into his body. At the same time, all the descendants of Zijue saw this shadow flying into their bodies. , followed by a feeling of comfort.
All Zijue's descendants felt that their minds had become clearer at this moment, and some things that they had not been able to understand before suddenly became clear at this moment.
When they came back to their senses, they found a warmth coming from between their eyebrows, and a pattern that looked like a flying bird appeared between their eyebrows.
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Huai Wugong worked hard to govern, was powerful and virtuous, expanded his territory and opened up new territories, and had the ability to defeat enemies all over the world, but he was also considerate of his people and wise enough not to kill. The king of La was defeated in the north, and the barbarians were pacified in the south. In the twenty-sixth year, the country was cleared from all over the country, and the Huai Kingdom prospered. ——"Historical Records·Huai Family"
