"Since the advent of the Holy King Yu of Xia, the civilization of Tianxia has been spread to this day. Today, billions of people have experienced the suffering of the sages and have not found peace..."
"I have been recognized by the princes in the north and respected by eight million people in Dingzhou. Today I am proclaimed a duke, upgraded to the Principality of Daxia, and rebuilt as the capital of Dingzhou! I am willing to follow the example of the Holy King, calm the troubled times, appease the common people, and recreate the prosperous age of Tianxia. ! On the 30th day of the ninth month of the fourth year of Tongzhi’s reign, we offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth in the southern suburbs of the capital, where Duke Xia was seated.”
There was silence in the southern suburbs, with only the sound of sacrificial chanting resounding throughout the countryside. Everyone looked solemnly, looking up at Zhou Bai on the high platform with respect.
After the reincarnation of countless dynasties in the Middle Ages, classes have become seriously solidified, and in modern times there have been few people who have truly succeeded in anything reckless.
Zhou Bai, who was born in the Xiang clan, is considered to have the lowest starting point among the princes in the world, but now he is a being that most princes fear.
From the first September of the 47th year of Xiangxing's founding, it has only been five years since Hongni Township, Pingcang County, Bei'an County, and today's entire Dingzhou.
There are only forty-eight states in the vast Central Plains, and Zhou Bai has occupied one of them. Whoever sees this experience would not praise him as a hero.
A stack of vassal documents were burned together with the sacrificial manuscripts, incense was lingering, and the smoke floated into the sky as usual.
The people of Great Xia, civil and military officials, soldiers of the three armies, and finally even the envoys from other countries who were watching the ceremony also began to shout for the Duke of Xia.
To become a prince is to be regarded as a great country, and it can be called the backbone of all nations.
And when the princes go one step further, they become the overlord of the princes, who is called the Grand Duke.
The Grand Duke cannot do this other than to subdue the surrounding princes, so he will receive more courtesy and respect from other countries.
"Xia Gong!"
The cry shook the sky, and Dingzhou's luck gathered in the sky, like rolling waves, excited and restless.
But until a stick of incense burns out, the surroundings of the dome are calm, and no strange sights can be seen. This means that there is no response from the heaven.
At this time, some gentry and common people had begun to have doubts and panic.
"Hey, why hasn't there been any movement? This is the Duke's Festival."
"Why doesn't Heavenly Court respond? Could it be that it doesn't recognize Duke Xia?"
"Why are you so anxious! Our Lord, of course, has destiny, otherwise why would he unify the state in just five years?"
"I am ashamed to associate with you. Could it be that if the Heavenly Court does not respond, you will not recognize the Duke of Xia? Only we Xia people know whether the monarch is a sage or not!"
Seeing the argument gradually emerging, Zhou Bai shook his head and sent orders to Li Yuan who was waiting outside.
The familiar glow of the sky appeared leisurely, the shadow of the dragon crossed the sky, and the roar of dragons came from the colorful auspicious clouds...
The rich purple energy lingered around Zhou Bai, and all the viewers were amazed, this is not the destiny of the king, the orthodox can no longer be the orthodox destiny of the king.
Ahem, heaven and earth are separated, and heaven will naturally not spend too much money to respond to this unscrupulous king.
This is the artificial vision that Lu Ding used. Of course, it is also the default method of all countries now. If the people want to see it, just let them see it.
Moreover, Daxia has a lot of resources at its disposal. With several real people joining forces, ordinary low-level monks can't figure it out.
However, this also made Zhou Bai more determined. He wanted to unify his ideological understanding across the country. At least in the future, if he faced heaven, the army must dare to take action, and most of the subjects must remain loyal to the monarch.
The ceremony of paying homage to heaven was over, and then came the first great court meeting of the Principality of Daxia.
After taking control of Dingzhou City for more than a year, the majestic palace city has been basically built, and there are no longer just two or three scattered palaces inside.
There are many palaces and pavilions, and the atmosphere is magnificent. It is not called a dragon tower and a phoenix palace, but at least it is a miniature version of the Daming Palace in Zhou Bai's mind.
According to the etiquette system, it can be divided into Hanyuan Hall in the outer dynasty, Xuanzheng Hall in the middle dynasty, and Zichen Hall in the inner dynasty. The Zhongji Hall after the expansion of Hanyuan Hall is very spacious.
For the first time since Zhou Bai opened his palace and even founded the country, all civil and military officials qualified to go to court were accommodated in one hall.
Sitting on the dragon chair, inspecting the weather, I saw a cloud of blue and purple, and the hall was full of yellow.
Wherever you look, your life will be upright and filled with auspiciousness and auspiciousness.
If the luck of a state is added to a dynasty, even a principality will have no shortage of external transportation supplies.
When Zhou Bai was in Boguo, he established a meticulous and detailed system of six cabinets, six departments, and five temples, which was smooth in operation and well-organized in politics.
Every moment, we can see that there is excess luck in the system, and the laws of the French Open are getting stronger and stronger day by day.
With every move he made, Zhou Baidu seemed to be able to summon overwhelming power. The personality of this overlord of the princes and the blessing of the country's destiny were truly abundant.
The heavenly book of luck reflects on one's own body, and one's destiny is aloof and arrogant. When it wavers, it always attracts the orders of hundreds of officials to surrender, making one look like a king.
There is no disloyal person, all fortunes are directed towards him, the people are in full swing, and the wise king is in office.
After he ascended the throne, he became the king of eight million people in Dingzhou. His luck benefited and his destiny completely changed.
The last few rays of greenness completely faded away, leaving only pure lavender, surrounded by dragons and tigers, a standard destiny of the king.
[Luck: the overlord of the princes, the destiny of the king]
Overlord of the princes: If you occupy Dingzhou, subdue the princes in the north, and take advantage of the situation to become a duke, you can become an overlord. When you conquer a country under the status of a duchy, you will be suppressed by luck and the winning rate of the war will increase.
The king's destiny: Your destiny is filled with Qianlong purple energy, which is the orthodox king's destiny. All evils will be avoided, and all officials and subjects will naturally believe in you. When you become king, you will not have to worry about being virtuous and unworthy of the throne.
[Origin Points: 100] (You unify the state and establish the Principality of Daxia, which is famous all over the world. All the princes and hidden dragons will regard you as their enemy. The source points will be increased by 400. The fish and dragon will become smaller and raised to Dacheng. The origin points will be reduced. Four hundred.)
Ichthyosaurus becomes a master: the efficiency of the luck dragon and elephant in devouring luck is greatly increased, it can digest 50% of the results of the battle, and the dispersion of the previous luck is greatly reduced.
Just when he was checking the Book of Fortune, the eunuch who delivered the edict was already reading out the edict. According to Zhou Bai's practice, if he was promoted, his officials would follow suit.
"The promotion of Daxia, the whole country celebrates... You and others fight hard on the battlefield, they are loyal and fierce, and use soldiers like gods... Carrying the wishes of heaven, they bring blessings to the four seas, and the prosperity will last forever... The country of Daxia depends on you and others for the prosperity of our principality. .
Look forward to the ambitions of the swans and obey the destiny. Your Majesty, you must be pragmatic and honor your honor... Da Xia is not just about establishing a Dingzhou, it wants to become a prosperous age, and it can be achieved overnight with the same strategy. I am extremely grateful. I should increase the reward and be promoted to a noble title. After being demoted from the Sixth Department of the Cabinet, he was promoted to the first rank, and the officers and soldiers were also promoted to official ranks... Chen Zhongbang of the Jin Dynasty was..."
The cabinet and the six ministries were all upgraded to the first rank as usual, and there were more high-ranking officials in purple robes and scarlet robes in an instant.
What is special is that a group of young civil and military officers were promoted. Military generals such as Huo Feiguang, Zhou Ping, and Huang Jingtong were all given serious general positions.
The civil servants are those who have performed outstandingly at the grassroots level in Dingxi in the past six months in terms of war logistics, caring for the people, and relief.
There were twenty-three people named in the imperial edict, which meant that twenty-three county officials were promoted from twenty-three township offices. Most of them were candidates for the first session of the imperial examination.
Seeing the depletion of luck, the overall law was even more majestic. Zhou Bai observed carefully from the law net and felt that it was running more smoothly.
When the people below were promoted, Zhou Bai would certainly not forget the senior ministers above who were in charge of the overall situation, including viscounts, barons, and state ministers. A large number of people were promoted to new titles.
However, the earls and above are very strict in their control, not only because their status is too high, but also because they are afraid that they will not be able to be sealed in the future.
Don't call yourself a king or an uncle, don't call yourself an emperor, don't make a marquis. This is Zhou Bai's principle. Otherwise, the excessive use of titles will only do a lot of harm to the country but not a single benefit.
After the reward is over, a lot of luck is consumed, and the twenty-foot towering sky pillar can be brought to a standstill, instead of decreasing, it increases.
This is how fame and fortune touch people's hearts, and a big reward inspires officials at all levels to be politically clear and work together to achieve the same goal.
Everyone is trying their best to do their job well, looking forward to the next expansion, and then receiving rewards for their contributions.
They knew that if they followed Zhou Bai and rode on the flying dragon of Daxia, even if they could not be famous forever, they would still be able to drink soup with the wind.
…
The festival and court are over, but something more important has just begun.
Zhuzhou Ding! Cast the Dingzhou tripod to suppress the luck of Dingzhou!
The idea of using the tripod to suppress luck can be traced back to the founding of the Xia Dynasty by Emperor Yu of the ancient Xia Dynasty. At that time, there were only nine states in the Central Plains in the world.
When the dynasty was first established, everything was ready to be revitalized, and people's minds were set.
However, the local political power was controlled by powerful families, and their fortunes were scattered. The people knew the gentry and landlords, but did not know the imperial power and official laws.
So Xia Yu thought of collecting and transporting goods. He ordered the pastoral guards of Jiuzhou to pay tribute in bronze.
At that time, copper mines were difficult to find, copper utensils were extremely noble, and the shepherds and tribute coppers required the concerted efforts of the people of the state.
The copper finally obtained will contain the wishes of the people of the state and the unique destiny of a state.
The Jiuding was cast from the copper tribute from Jiu Mu in the world, and the famous mountains, rivers, and strange objects of Kyushu were engraved on the body of the Jiuding to symbolize Kyushu, and this was a picture of Kyushu recorded in Jiuding.
The Jiuding was built and stored in the capital of Xia, symbolizing the return of the world of Jiuzhou to Daxia and the gathering of the fortune of Jiuzhou in the hands of the Emperor of Xia.
According to some secret rumors, the power of the Human Emperor reached its peak after the gathering of Zhuding.
In the era of the Human Emperor, the Nine Cauldrons were passed down from generation to generation, and those who obtained the Nine Cauldrons were considered orthodox.
Jiuding disappeared mysteriously, and it was just announced that the human emperor had come to an end and the era of emperor had entered.
However, the importance of ruling the world has been passed down.
There are even regulations on the number of uses such as "nine tripods for the emperor, seven tripods for the princes, five tripods for the ministers and officials, and three tripods for the Yuanshi". With the gradual evolution of this symbol of rank, identity, and status, the tripod gradually became a symbol of royal power and a national treasure.
The founder of a country often used the power of the whole country to build a large cauldron.
There are more and more newly opened states, and the state tripods are cast one after another. Logically speaking, the power of the ruler should be greatly increased, but the ruler of the dynasty is determined to surrender to the heaven.
However, it may be that the Nine Cauldrons were lost and the latecomers were unable to cast the cauldrons in the proper way, which resulted in the emperor being far less powerful than the emperor.
Of course, one tripod can form a state, embodying the beauty of mountains and rivers, and the great fortune of all people’s lives. Even immortals and gods cannot bear the power of one tripod.
Even in the history of humanity, a few heroic leaders who dared to aspire to greatness met a good end.
It is recorded in the history books that the owner of the tripod must be registered in heaven. Even if a true immortal comes to earth, he will not dare to treat him rudely.
A human emperor is blameless. After entering the emperor's era, the world will bow its head and bow to its subjects, but this does not mean that the human emperor is a person who can be beaten and scolded by gods and gods at will.
Not to mention the emperor who can communicate with the emperor, ordinary princes can also avoid evil spirits and are less likely to be persecuted by supernatural powers.
Those who grovel have been deceived too much.
Otherwise, in the human home court, protected by the state tripod, a decree may cause the true immortal energy to decline and be suppressed and targeted by the will of humanity.
…
As early as half a year ago, the matter of casting the tripod was put on the agenda, and large and small copper mines from all over Dingzhou continued to gather towards the Daxia Institute of Technology.
At the same time, the top court painters, under the personal escort of the Taoist priests, went to famous mountains, rivers, lakes, and city buildings to draw pictures of all the unique features of Dingzhou.
Counties and towns without copper mines will pay tribute to iron ore and tin mines. Those without any ore will also submit a handful of soil or a pot of well water.
As long as the local people recognize it and have the will, they will unitely hope that this Dingzhou tripod will be built.
Of course, the heroic monarchs in history were not as cumbersome as Zhou Bai. They did not pay attention to it and only sought a symbol and comfort, and they also did not know the detailed procedures of orthodoxy.
And Zhou Bai knew that the regulations of Qiyun Gathering were part of it, and the ancient books and classics of Jinting Dongtian were also part of his understanding.
But the more important thing is that he inherited the foundation of Great Xia's destiny. After becoming the duke, the Yinting Blessed Land was upgraded again.
Some of the foundations of ancient Xia surfaced to bless the Great Xia Yinting, and at the same time attracted a few memory fragments scattered in the long river of history.
Nowadays, all the blessed lands and ghost forces in the underworld have begun to attack each other. The Divine Court is providing strong support, and even the Divine Lord is sitting in the Yin Court.
It is difficult for Wei Linggong to use the memory fragments, but the Divine Lord can. The orthodox process of Jiuding casting is for the Divine Lord to tell the master.
Although Dingzhou was a barbaric wilderness in ancient times, it is also a humane and civilized place today.
When barbarians enter Xia, Xia becomes Xia. Tianxia has always been known for its tolerance, so how could they not be happy to accept Dingzhou as their royal territory.
Soon, another month flew by.
In the early morning of November 1, the fourth year of Tongzhi, the autumn and winter were cool and cold. When they should have been sleeping soundly, all the people of Great Xia got up early and waited solemnly.
Those who were in Dingzhou City went to the southern suburbs to watch. Those who were not in Dingzhou City gathered in government offices and temples to pray under the leadership of officials.
In the southern suburbs of the Xia capital, on a high platform, a bronze square tripod stands majestically. This is the Dingzhou tripod.
Its shape is square, with the mouth rim folded outward, double erect ears, and a square belly with straight walls.
It's just that the lines on it are a little blurry. These are not the fault of the caster and painter, but the Lord of Dingzhou did not personally weigh the importance of the aspiration and did not show it.
Zhou Bai was alone, and under the gaze of all the people, he walked to the Dingzhou tripod and said loudly: "Collect the gold from the nine counties of Dingzhou to cast the Dingzhou tripod! The tripod is like an object, so we take the picture of the distant place, the wonders of the mountains, The wonders of water, the wonders of grass, the wonders of trees, the wonders of birds, the wonders of beasts, describe their shapes, differentiate their natures, and classify them.”
The sacrificial words that carried the fate of Dingzhou in Great Xia resounded throughout the world, and the Dingzhou tripod began to tremble, and the foundation of the high platform was instantly lowered.
At this moment, all the people in Dingzhou seemed to have seen this tripod.
Zhou Bai took a deep breath and hugged the tripod with his hands: "All the people of Dingzhou, I, the people of Daxia, need your strength!"
Buzz!
tripod! tripod! tripod!
The voices of countless people came and merged into the Dingzhou Cauldron. Strange mountains, rivers, vegetation and many other strange patterns began to appear, and the light shone brightly!
Dingzhou tripod, rise!
(End of chapter)
