The news that Duke Xia was crowned king was released, and the whole country was affected by it. Needless to say, the princes and princes sent congratulatory missions to the ceremony early and set off early, with extremely high standards.
Some were even escorted by the True Lord of Yangshen, and the monarch's parents and children with Count Hou leading the mission, for no other reason than to make good friends with Daxia.
The kings of Wu, Yue, Qi, and Zhao and other Qianlong kings who took the lead in claiming the title of king did not put on airs, and each had their own heirs or ministers who went northward with a single letter of state.
The princes and kings rushed to send people to congratulate them, not because Daxia, which was located in the north, could threaten them, but because of the inevitable diplomatic strategy.
Diplomacy at a distance and attack at close range is an unchanging truth throughout the ages.
Just like the King of Wu and the King of Yue, the two were at loggerheads in Jiangnan and were always in a stalemate.
At this time, if there is an additional ally from the Northern Kingdom, it may affect the views of some powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River, thus shaking the overall situation.
Jiangnan in the Central Region is extremely prosperous, with a population of 20 to 30 million in one state, which can be said to be blessed with great luck.
They are not kings like those in the north. Some states can barely be kings. This is determined by the accumulation of civilization.
In Tianyuan Continent, the Humane Dynasty developed with the Central Region as its core and slowly expanded to all directions.
After the Central Region, Jiangnan was acquired, and Jiangnan expanded to the southern region, and then came the two major regions of Western Shu and Dongtai.
As for the northern border, it may be due to the struggle between the five branches of heaven, or it may be limited by factors such as the southward invasion of grassland cavalry and the harsh and cold environment.
Except for Tongzhou, which was established and developed along the northern shoreline of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains dynasty did not expand too far northward for a long time.
Until Daxu, there were only six states in the north.
The Daxu Dynasty opened the territory to Dingzhou, made the Jin Kingdom surrender, and completely blocked the route of the nomads from going south at will. It was a great achievement.
Therefore, Daxu Guozuo could exceed the common three hundred years. Even before Emperor Tongzhi was canonized as emperor, most powerful gentry believed that Daxu might revive again and Guozuo could be extended for more than another hundred years.
These are the benefits brought by opening up territories, establishing the prestige of the court, winning people's hearts, relocating the population to alleviate social conflicts, etc.
But these benefits are all useful to Daxu as the central court. The northern border, especially Dingzhou, is still the last big state, and the foundation is still the shallowest.
Nowadays, Zhou Bain can dominate the two northern states for many reasons. The population of 20 million is a disadvantage, but the average quality of the population has already caught up with the top ten major states.
With the popularization of education and widespread military deployment, now young people in Dingzhou, no matter how poor their family conditions are, can find a way out.
Take the Great Yan Dynasty as an example. Its population is only 30 million, and its population quality is not as good as that of the vassal states of Tianyuan Continent. However, it can still create a dynasty in the lower world plane.
This is the difference between the luck pattern and even the quality. Moreover, Daxia also has other advantages in being king.
First, due to the general trend of conquest accumulated through countless battles and victorious battles, it was difficult to find an opponent in the northern border. There was no opposition from the northern princes to the elevated principality.
King Ling and Zhou Bai once had some minor disputes. Before the Great Xia Dynasty conquered Liangzhou in the west, there was only Dingzhou, but the army of the Daling Kingdom still went south to attack Tongzhou.
This means that the overall strength of Tongzhou, the most prosperous city in the northern border, is not as good as that of Dingzhou, the poorest city in the northern border. Tongzhou is easier to fight than the northern border.
The second advantage is Daxia’s unprecedented system.
This system does not refer to the improvement of the six ministries and offices of the cabinet, but more to innovations in aspects such as militia, imperial power sent to the countryside, military preaching, cooperation with the divine court, and official training.
The birth of these new things unified people's hearts, bursting out powerful vitality in the land of Daxia, and countless fortunes were produced every moment.
Integrating domestic Taoist sects and accepting monks for use by the court is the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle for the king's heritage.
With enough strength and luck, how could Zhou Bai not be the king?
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and people from all over the world had rushed to harvest the ripe wheat in the fields before the autumn rain came.
The harvest in Liangzhou, Xia's new land, also pushed Xia Gong's king-proclaiming ceremony to a climax.
This is enough to show that the good weather and good harvests in Dingzhou every year are not just caused by the improvement of the environment by the spiritual tide of heaven and earth.
"It's just good luck that I started my business in Dingzhou, the land of heaven."
"Perhaps there was something wrong with Kanyu Daxia and his ranking of Dingzhou Dragon Qi was wrong."
"If Zhou Bai were in other major states in the north, he would definitely not have what he has achieved now."
Before Zhou Bai took charge of Liangzhou, the outside world often made inferences such as the above, but now Daxia's achievements in Liangzhou in one year are enough to overturn all these doubts.
On September 30th, before the king-proclaiming ceremony, the Liangzhou tripod was cast. Xia Gong Zhou Bai carried the tripod to determine the rivers and mountains of Liangzhou, and the Liang people obeyed.
Boundless yin blessings are reflected back to the yang world, and Xiyuan County is full of aura, or there is sweet rain falling, or there are golden flowers of earthly spiritual grass...
Those who gathered at Longshouyuan to watch the ceremony all benefited greatly from being blessed with the fortune of casting the cauldron, washing their bodies and improving their cultivation.
Of course, most famous people will not be bribed by this benefit. They are more looking forward to whether Xia Gong can be crowned king smoothly.
If the Principality of Daxia is really upgraded to the Kingdom of Daxia, the forces behind it and even the country will have to change their strategies.
Looking at the princes in the world, there are only a few who truly started from scratch.
Under the long-term control of Tianting, the dynasty change in Tianyuan Continent has long been a game, and the layout of many Qianlong seeds is based on several dynasties and generations.
Even the fight for dragon energy in Dingzhou in the border area, and the family power behind Lei Haomiao, Lu Ding and others, have not been planned since the beginning of Daxu's establishment. There are endless means of luck such as searching for dragons and burying ancestors in dragon caves.
In a sense, Zhou Bai's style of reshuffling the cards and truly carrying out the "Ding Reform" is rare in the world.
In the Ruling Kingdom, basically no changes have been made to the noble families, and all the privileges they deserve are still there. This is the norm in most vassal states.
In view of Zhou Bai's governing ideas, many powerful families and even Taoist sects will pay attention to the king ceremony, especially the major forces in Qinzhou.
Once Daxia shows any weakness, it will inevitably encounter strong resistance, and its westward expansion strategy will reach a stalemate.
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The Great Sun is thinning, and the rest of the country is in danger. It is about to fall apart, but the Great Sun is still the only empire in the world.
Therefore, all the countries in the world, including the vassal states of Fan, still use the Tongzhi reign name.
Regarding Zhou Bai becoming king, Daxu's attitude was not that bad and they even sent envoys to observe the ceremony.
Only by proclaiming the emperor can the two sides fight to the death.
Just like today, on two days, either Tianyuan will be replaced by Qingxu, or Tianyuan will take the remaining resources of Qingxu and establish itself after the destruction.
It was the first day of October in the eighth year of Tongzhi. It was a good time for military expeditions due to the crisp autumn weather. However, it was particularly quiet today, and the princes in the north agreed to suspend war.
Although the eldest prince, King Lu, and the sixth prince, King Ling, were also princes, they ultimately inherited the legacy of Daxu and relied on the support of the fate of the clan.
This kind of king has not experienced disasters and cannot subdue his neighboring countries. Many powerful heroes find it difficult to recognize him. Even the disjointed Tongzhou is still resisting.
If Zhou Bai successfully ascends to the throne of Xia King, he will be the first independent king in the north and will have a great influence on the structure of the seven northern states.
When the king comes, people's hearts will be convinced.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Daxia, and the King's Ceremony began under the spotlight.
Outside Xiyuan City, thousands of miles away, Longshou Plain is a place where all kinds of luck come together, and the crowds of people are like layers of trees.
And at the center of the gathering of fortunes guarded by the bodyguards and soldiers, a majestic and majestic altar stands tall.
Its regulations are very special, with Fangze as the bottom and circular hills as the top.
"This is the platform used by Xia Gong to claim the title of king? I have never seen such regulations in my travels around the world."
"How can the Heaven Worshiping Altar be so reckless? Heaven will blame you, and all of us who are watching the ceremony may be implicated."
"Oh, I didn't expect that by adhering to the name of the ancient Xia Kingdom, even the ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven could be wrong."
When they first saw the altar of heaven and earth, many people subconsciously questioned Xia Guo's ignorance of etiquette, because the first impression of Zhou's Baixiang clan origin was too profound.
Heaven governs this world, and there are so many sacrifices to heaven in the mortal world that most villagers in the countryside participate.
However, more knowledgeable people did not think that such an important event in the Xia Kingdom could go wrong. They recalled the records in ancient books and discussed where the altar came from.
The Altar of the Human Emperor? Or the chaotic period of medieval times, which dynasty inherited it?
This altar is majestic and measured. Even its length, width and height are in line with the lucky numbers of thirty-six and nine, so it must not have been built randomly.
"This is Yuanqiu Fangze, the altar where our Tianyuan human race worshiped heaven and earth in ancient times!" A great scholar from the Central Region was in a daze for a moment, and then gave a decisive answer.
The highest soil is called a hill, taking the natural hill.
Round, round, like the round of heaven.
In ancient times, the human race had conquered all foreign races and became the master of the Tianyuan world.
People who practice Taoism and detachment emerge one after another, and prosperous civilizations such as the Human Emperor, the Taoist Court, and the Heavenly Court have appeared one after another. Even the heavens are famous, and countless planes and worlds bow their heads.
But before the ancient times, there was another era that few people mentioned, the ancient times.
In the ancient times, the ancestors of the human race were oppressed by all races, and many foreign races even imprisoned some tribes of ancestors as slaves.
It's just hard work and starvation. In the twelfth lunar month of winter when food is scarce, they are also used as blood food. It can be said that the treatment is worse than that of pigs.
When the human race was on the verge of extinction, the ancient ancestors no longer followed the example of all other races in consuming hair and drinking blood. Instead, they began to slash and burn and cultivate the spirit of civilization.
This approach is implicitly in line with the will of heaven and earth. If luck favors it, the road to the rise of the human race will begin.
He continued to strive for self-improvement in a difficult situation, and fought through thorns and thorns in the Tianyuan Continent where thousands of races abounded, and finally carved a bloody path and gained a foothold in the forest of thousands of races.
However, the ancestors knew that although their own efforts were very important, they should also be grateful to the fate of heaven and earth for their support.
So the human sages among them followed the heart of heaven and earth, built circles and square swamps, and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth.
From then on, whenever the armies of the ancestors went out to fight, they would first offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth at the Circular Mound and Fangze. On the contrary, all races did not follow the heaven's heart and did not understand the general trend, and in the end they were all defeated by the human race.
The evil-doing alien races were chased north and wiped out. Only those who were previously neutral and friendly were allowed to retain their bloodline and coexist on the mainland.
The auspicious moment has arrived, and all the officials and people of Daxia attending the ceremony have arrived. Yinmu, the Minister of Rites, who is responsible for presiding over the ceremony, also enters with a team of etiquette officers and soldiers.
Of course he heard the questioning, and he immediately reprimanded loudly and righteously: "The round hill and Fangze were used by ancient ancestors to worship the heaven and the earth. Who dares to say that I, the Great Xia, do not respect the etiquette system?!"
The Minister of Rites, a purple-robed minister, embodies the will of the great Xia national destiny in every word and deed.
At this time, he reprimanded him in grand words, and no one dared to refute him.
Even if some people are curious about why Daxia does not perform regular sacrifices to heaven, they can only keep it in their hearts.
The ancient ancestors went through countless sacrifices and fought hard to achieve today's Tianyuan civilization. Who can say no?
(End of chapter)
