Gongsun Wuzhi hated Qihou deeply. After Qihou came to the throne, he humiliated Gongsun Wuzhi several times and then stopped paying attention to him. With Gongsun Wuzhi's power, he didn't even have a chance to rebel.
Thinking of this, Wang Sheng was ready to find suitable nobles in Qi State. After all, Qi State had been in civil strife for so long, many nobles were involved, and there were always some who were dissatisfied with the Marquis of Qi.
But Wang Sheng looked through these letters and couldn't find a suitable candidate. He could only order Xizuo to continue collecting intelligence about Qi.
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Luoyi. Since the Emperor Zhou moved eastward, the influence of the Zhou family, which experienced the Haojing Rebellion, has greatly declined, and the phenomenon of the two kings standing side by side has once again reduced the little prestige of the Emperor Zhou.
The Marquis of Jin and Marquis of Zheng escorted the Emperor of Zhou to move eastward. They originally wanted to use the prestige of the Emperor of Zhou to gain some benefits for themselves. However, Ji Yuchen was promoted as a prince, and the rights of the Marquis of Jin and Zheng as the three princes were also affected. Great impact.
Therefore, the Marquis of Jin and the Marquis of Zheng were very dissatisfied with Guo. Ji Yuchen proclaimed himself king in Jiedi and was supported by the nobles of Haojing Wangji. Although the Marquises of Jin and Zheng were dissatisfied, they did not dare to attack easily. After all, seriously considering, this was also the Emperor of Zhou.
On the contrary, it was Ji Yijiu's reputation that became bad because of Qi's grandfather Shenhou and Quanrong's attack on Haojing, and even his father, King Zhou You, died here. Ji Yijiu was therefore suspected of regicide.
With the assistance of Jin Hou and Zheng Hou, Ji Yijiu gradually established some prestige and stabilized the situation. At this time, Ji Yijiu also began to deal with the coexistence of two kings. The coexistence of the two kings seriously threatened his legitimacy. Unless Ji Yuchen was eradicated, his edict could only be implemented in Luoyi.
Ji Yijiu issued an edict asking the Marquis of Jin to kill Ji Yuchen, who was supported by the nobles of King Haojing. This move was in line with the wishes of the Marquis of Jin. With Ji Yijiu's order, if he kills Ji Yuchen, it will not be regicide.
After experiencing the Haojing Rebellion and the Quanrong plunder, the nobles around Haojing were also severely weakened. Although the Guo State that supported Ji Yuchen was also a vassal state, and its status was very high, it was a vassal of the emperor.
But the strength of the Guo State was far inferior to that of the Jin State. More importantly, part of the Guo State also followed Ji Yijiu and moved eastward. This resulted in the Guo State and Wang Ji nobles who supported Ji Yuchen being not strong.
Even after Ji Yijiu took control of Luoyi, he had completely overwhelmed Ji Yuchen.
The Jin army marched south, and the nobles of Guo and Haojing formed large armies to resist. It's just that the Jin army has been conquering the Rong and Di all year round, and has rich combat experience. In terms of strength and numbers, it exceeds the armies of the nobles of the Guo Kingdom and the King of Haojing.
After Qin learned about Jin's intentions, it immediately tried its best to help. Originally, after Qin was granted the title of vassal, the land of Fenghao was also handed over to Qin by Ji Yijiu. However, with these nobles from Haojing Wangji, Qin could not control the land of Fenghao at all. This time, Jin came and it was just right. With the help of the Jin State, these royal nobles were wiped out.
The Qin State and the Jin State hit it off right away. Now the two sides are working together to deal with the Wang Ji nobles and the Guo State. Originally, the Wang Ji nobles and the Guo State were not as powerful as the Jin State. This time the gap is even greater.
Marquis of Jin Jichou led the army to attack, but the allied forces of Guo State lost consecutive battles and were unable to stop them. Finally, the army invaded Xi'an, killed Ji Yuchen, and captured the nobles of Haojing Wangji before returning.
The Qin State not only wiped out the royal nobles in Fenghao Land, but also the Guo State. By relying on the power of Jin, Qin annexed the land of Fenghao and Guo in one fell swoop, and its strength was greatly improved.
Ji Yuchen was killed, and Ji Yijiu became the only emperor of Zhou.
The Marquis of Jin returned victoriously, and when the Emperor of Zhou learned about it, he was overjoyed. As the most powerful country among all Ji, Jin Hou had strong support and no one was competing with him for legitimacy. Ji Yijiu's position was suddenly as stable as Mount Tai.
After receiving support from Zheng and Jin, Emperor Zhou's reputation grew. In order to express the importance he attached to the Marquis of Jin, Emperor Zhou specially welcomed the Marquis of Jin at the bank of Luoshui River.
Seeing such courtesy from Emperor Zhou, the Marquis of Jin was extremely happy.
On the bank of Luoshui River, Ji Yijiu excitedly held the hand of the Marquis of Jin and said emotionally: "In the past, when the state of Zhou Dynasty collapsed, Jin Marquis Zheng Bo was the first to come to the rescue. Later, he escorted me to move eastward to Luoyi. Now I even help me to kill him." You rebel, I really don’t know what to say to express my respect for you.”
"I can become the king of Zhou Dynasty. This is because of your great help. Your kindness will never be forgotten by me! Whatever reward you want, in addition to the position of emperor, as long as I can achieve it, I am willing to share it with you. I hope you will He can assist others just like Zhou Gongdan assisted King Wu and King Cheng!"
When the Marquis of Jin heard that the Emperor was so affectionate and righteous, and compared himself to Zhou Gongdan, he was deeply moved. He immediately bit his finger, wiped it on his lips and said: "Emperor, the sun and the moon can tell me about my thoughts, and the mountains and rivers are the proof. He will be alone all his life, and his descendants will assist the emperor from generation to generation."
Ji Yijiu immediately bit his finger and wiped it on his lips, and then said: "I swear that I will live up to the Marquis of Jin in this life, and my descendants will live up to the Marquis of Jin."
The ministers of Jin State, the nobles of Wangji of Luoyi and several other princes were shocked when they saw this scene. They did not expect that the Emperor of Zhou would give such great courtesy to the Marquis of Jin. The eyes of the Jin officials were full of surprises, but the nobles of Wangji of Luoyi were a little more wary.
If the Marquis of Jin is valued by the emperor, it will definitely affect the rights of these people. This also aroused Zheng Bo's dissatisfaction with Jutu. When Zheng Huan Gong assisted King Zhou You, they were killed together under the Li Mountain of Haojing. Then Zheng Huan Gong's son Jutu escorted the emperor to move eastward and obtained the position of the Three Dukes.
Uncle Zheng took advantage of Emperor Zhou's inspection of Guo State and took the opportunity to annex Guo State. He also took advantage of the opportunity to annex Hu State when he married his daughter. It can be said that this Uncle Zheng took advantage of the emperor and all the people or things that could be used to the extreme, which made the emperor of Zhou very disgusted. This time, the emperor of Zhou vigorously rewarded the Jinhou in order to check and balance Zheng Guo.
When Zheng moved eastward, he only donated ten cities from Dongguo and Hao. However, now Zheng has annexed Hao, Dongguo, Hu and many other small countries, occupied the magpie's nest, and transferred the original The land of money becomes one's own territory. From then on, Zheng Guo became a great power in the Central Plains.
The State of Zheng used the name of the Emperor of Zhou to expand its territory, and used various conspiracies and tricks to seize the land, which made the Emperor jealous. This time, the Marquis of Jin attacked and defeated King Xi and returned with a great victory. The Emperor took advantage of the situation and began to attack the State of Zheng. At the same time, the nobles of Wangji and other surrounding vassal states were also dissatisfied with Zheng Guo.
Under the pressure of the emperor, the Marquis of Jin and other nobles of the royal family, Zheng Bo had to give up a large area of land west of Zhiyi to the Emperor of Zhou. But the impact of its despicable means of acquiring land is not over.
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King Ping moved eastward, and the marquis of Jin killed him and assisted the Zhou family. King Ping felt the kindness of Marquis Wen of Jin and treated him as Fang Bo. He swore an alliance with him and the Zhou family was stable. ——"Historical Records·Zhou Benji"
