More and more unknown people came to Hongzhou. As time went by, the Jinyun clan was defeated, and the story of Taotie's death began to spread along the land of Jiangbei. In an instant, the Jinyun clan's tribesmen who remained in other places fell into In panic.
The news came very slowly, and by the time those Jinyun tribesmen who stayed behind heard about it, Taotie had already been waiting for two months.
Chaos began in various areas from Huaidi to Hebei. The Jinyun clan members who stayed in various places were unable to block the news. Tribal resistance broke out in various areas. Some tribes began to flee, and some tribes took the lead in charging and jumping over towers to kill. , killed those clansmen left behind by the Jinyun clan, and declared their independence again.
The chaos spread to various places, and some tribes began to take advantage of this situation to attack others everywhere.
The trees fell and the hozens scattered.
In the Central Plains region, in addition to raiding Dongyi, Chonghua violently attacked the state of Wei to the north. The state of Wei could not resist. After leaving thousands of corpses, only a few hundred people fled to Liao.
The Liao land of this era was not yet a bitter and cold land. There were some very small tribes there, which were called Shanrong in the early Zhou Dynasty. Later, the Donghu people would appear there.
Of course, now, the country of Wei has gone over there, disrupting the rhythm of the battle there. It seems that it has to rely on geographical factors to resist stubbornly, but the Central Plains no longer cares about it.
For the first time, Chonghua took the initiative to convene various princes to discuss the next matter of completely forcing Dongyi to surrender, so as to shift the focus of defense to Dihong and Gonggong.
"Xuanyue Xuyou, Taiyue Lu Zibo, Shouyue Shenwuju, Zongyue Fangqi, besides the four mountains, there are Ziqi, Gaotao, Boyifu, Bocheng Zigao, Donghu Jizi, Shou Shu'an (Huanlong) The father of the clan), Hua, Subo, Fengfu, Zizhouzhifu, Hu Bukai, Dabi Chiyin, Dapeng, Tushan..."
“The above are listed in no particular order.”
This time, instead of summoning the ministers, the "lords" were summoned.
Chonghua read the cast list first...confirmed that everyone who came to the meeting was present, and then discussed three things first. In addition to the two mentioned before, the other one was the decision to include Wen Ming as one of the princes. .
However, Wen Ming, one of the protagonists, did not come back. Some people were very unhappy and said to Chonghua that, among the princes, as a person who has been given the honor of a prince, he dare not come here to be granted the title. It is really too much. That's rude.
The speaker was Su Bosu Zhen, the son of Kunwu, who was granted the title of Su. Later, when the Xia Dynasty was established, he was the leader of the princes and was called "Bo Xiahou".
"I heard that there are now Baikui in the Central Plains. Thanks to Baikui's supervision, the water conservancy in various places is now overflowing, but the water returns to its own valley and does not flow in all directions. It is Baikui's contribution. Such a person can If you do not belong to the feudal lords, you Chong’s son will be nothing more than his disciple. How can he be worthy of being a lord?”
However, the original leader of the Xia Dynasty princes was making things difficult for Wen Ming. In fact, it was precisely because Su Zhen believed that Wen Ming was young and not virtuous enough, so how could he be worthy of the princes?
If he objected here, there would naturally be support. Higashikata spoke up. This person was very important. Su Zhen stopped talking. Higashiko said that he was originally a laid-back person and did not want to come to this conference. But since we are talking about whether virtue is worthy or not, I have to say a few words.
Some people in Higashinoki himself suspected that he was the vest of the Human King Huang Ji, but it had been too long since the death of the Human King, so they were only suspicious. Originally, Higashikata stayed happily in his own land, but before In the past few years, Chonghua went around recruiting people, using scolding methods to force various reclusive princes and wise men to come out to work. Tokiko Todo was one of those who "help me up and continue to send", and was scolded by Chonghua.
Higashinoki: "You haven't met Bai Kui, how can you help him speak?"
Su Zhen: "I'm not speaking for him, I'm just telling the truth. Isn't what I said wrong?"
Todo Jizi waved his hand: "Then let him build a big one for you to see, Su Zhen! You can't judge whether a person is virtuous or not by just talking about it! I think, there are Chongshi's A child can inherit Bai Kui in action, inherit the regent in thought, and not seek personal gain in character. For a twenty-year-old young man, such abilities are already extremely excellent. Do you want Has he become a perfect man?"
Higashido Jizi gave examples for a while, and the scene was a bit noisy. Chonghua spoke at this time and said to Su Xin:
"Uncle Sub, does Kunwu country use oxen for plowing?"
Su Zhen nodded and said: "Does the regent want to tell me that there are new changes in the new era? That's not how it works. You still have to be virtuous. I admit that the child is very capable, but I still think that His virtue is not enough.”
Chonghua was not angry, but asked him: "A calf has never been to the ground. Should it plow the fields first and then go to the fields, or should it go to the fields first and then plow the fields?"
"What do you think?"
Chonghua looked at the others. The princes looked at each other and began to state their opinions.
Peng Zu: "If you don't learn how to farm, how can you work in the fields?"
Zizhou Zhifu: "How can you know how to plow the fields if you don't work in the fields!"
There were many arguments like this, and in the end they were divided into two camps. Bo Chengzi waved his hands high and said to everyone: "Does this still need to be argued? Cows have to plow fields after all. Let me give a simple answer. Is it possible? When you look at the pigs running on the ground, can you feel the taste of lard in your mouth?"
"You'll still have to chase the pig to eat it after all."
When these words came out, there was a sudden burst of laughter, but someone also spoke and suddenly brought the topic back to the beginning.
"Although I also think that a son of the Chong family can be a prince, but whether Baikui can be a prince? How to decide this matter?"
"After all, the Chong family belongs to the same people and can be regarded as princes. They only occupy a land of more than ten miles and have 20,000 to 30,000 wild people."
"And Baikui is a citizen of Hongzhou in the south. If he were a prince, spreading out thousands of miles, armed with thousands of soldiers, and holding hundreds of thousands of people, he would be almost a three-seedling!"
"Can a person's good and evil really be pinned on his so-called morality? The old leader of Sanmiao, You Miao, can be considered a virtuous person, but after his death, other leaders of Sanmiao began to embezzle land , plundering and killing people, is there anyone here who is familiar with Hongzhou?"
Uncle Shu'an spoke, his tone full of worry, and at this time, it was Chonghua who stood up again.
"Don't tell me, there is really someone who understands Hongzhou, and that's me!"
Chonghua pointed at himself, looked at the princes, and smiled:
"Hongzhou is a magical land. Miracles should not appear in the world. The farming methods, agricultural tools, improvements in pottery, upgrades of earthen kilns, vertical windmills and canals, waterwheels and windlass, including the use of scales, are all Standards, the emergence of the abacus, the advancement and retreat of numbers, jacquard weaving equipment, oil extraction tools, and the manufacture of copper and ironware all came from Hongzhou."
