Spring and Autumn I Am King

In the late Xia April, Zhao Wuxi had already arrived at Yongdu with a handsome army. After learning that the city was empty, he did not rush into the city, but camped outside the city and headed to the Baidi Temple in the suburbs first.

Liu De, a native of Liyang County, Fengyi County, was originally from Qin, and later joined his family in Zhao.

"In those days, Duke Xiang of Qin attacked Quanrong to save Zhou, and he was listed as a prince because of his merits. After Qin became a prince, he was finally able to sacrifice to his own gods. Therefore, Duke Xiang of Qin made a sacrifice to the White Emperor Shaohao as a Xihu, sacrificing horses, cattle, There is one sheep each. When Duke Wen of Qin arrived, he obtained auspicious omens between the two waters of Sian and Wei, and also dreamed of a white snake transformed by God, so he established Kunrui and continued to sacrifice Baidi with three large sacrificial offerings."

"After Duke Qin moved his capital to Yongcheng, Yongcheng was the Yang of Qishan, with a high terrain and a place where gods lived. There were three witch gods, Wu Xian, Dashen Jueqiu, and Yatuo. In order to allow the Qin people to thrive here, they were re-established. In the White Emperor Temple, every time a sacrifice is made, three hundred livestock are used, and dogs and horses are also split in all directions of the city to defend against the plague of Gu..."

After speaking, Liu De bowed down and said: "I dare to ask the prince, what specifications should be used to worship the White Emperor now?"

"Referring to the etiquette of Duke Xianggong of Qin, Duke Wen of Qin, and Duke Qin Degong of the three predecessors of the Qin state, Wu-shirt will bathe and fast for five days, and worship them with a hundred heads of red horses, oxen, and sheep to show their sincerity."

Five days later, Zhao Wuxi arrived again as scheduled, looking at the Baidi Temple, which was full of incense in front of him, wearing a plain white dress, and his face was very pious and solemn.

There is an old saying in the Central Plains, "Gods do not worship non-human races, and people do not worship non-ethnic groups." This is the concept of blood eating in China, which means that gods will not enjoy sacrifices of non-human races, and people also refuse to recognize alien gods. However, Shaohao, the White Emperor worshipped by the Qin people in front of him, is also the ancestral **** of the Zhao family.

Shaohao is the ancestor of the Ying surname and the origin of the Xuanbird totem. The poor mulberry kingdom built by Shaohao used to be the center of the ancient civilization in the East, but later, the center of civilization has been transferred to Xia and Shang, and the surname Ying is only a Fang. The princes of the country, surrendered to Xia and Shang. In the Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of Qin and Zhao were even more defeated. They were captured in Zongzhou and served as shepherds and slaves. They gradually regained the status of nobility, or were listed as princes, or became ministers of great powers.

However, the sacrifice of the ancestors surnamed Ying has never been cut off. Zhao is like this, and Qin is also like this. However, although Shaohao in this era was called the White Emperor, he was the Emperor of the East, not after the popularity of the Five Elements theory. "Emperor of the West", this is still a wonderful misunderstanding because the Qin State has sacrificed Shaohao in the West for a long time.

In any case, this is one of the few things Qin and Zhao have in common. Zhao Wuxi's intention is to conquer and assimilate the Qin people. He often emphasizes that Zhao and Qin belong to one family.

To this end, he also specially invited the monarch of the Tan country, who was far in the east and had the same surname as Ying, to witness this scene. More than ten years ago, Zhao Wuxi and Fucha fought against Huaibei, destroying the country of Pi, and the disabled In the end, the state of Wu kept the small state of Tan, just for today...

On the first day of the fifth lunar month, Tan Zi, who came from thousands of miles to support Zhao Hou, dressed in traditional bird costumes, and joined Liu De to adore, and let Zhao soldiers slaughter all the hundreds of red horses, oxen and sheep they had collected. , The blood of sacrifice is like a note.

Under the solemn ceremony and music, Zhao Wuxi cooperated with Qin Bo thorn, entered the White Emperor Temple, and offered their sacrificial texts.

"The greatness of the world and the vastness of all summers are all based on people. All people in the world have their origins, and people in the world should not forget their origins and forget their ancestors. The heir of Zhao and Qin's surname Ying should be named Baidi Shaohao. is the ancestor.”

"Xihe Yulong, Rizhao Haidai. White Emperor Shaohao, a poor country.

Select the virtuous and appoint the talents, and there are disciplines and guidelines. The bird is the name of the official, and it is near the east. "

"The star of Yaoguang pierces the moon like a rainbow. If it is the shore of water, Zhuanxu begins to descend.

Emperor Gaoyang Xi, Ze was all directions. Open up the territory and open up the frontier, majestic and great state. "

"Mysterious bird dies, and the female nun swallows it. The great cause of giving birth begins with Boyi."

Boyi Mingde, to help Yu control the water. Emperor Xi Xuangui, the heir is coming! "

"The descendants of Boyi are scattered all over the world. Either in China or in the barbarians.

The emperor ordered Wutang to be the four of the true domain. The battle of Mingtiao, Feichang Yutang. "

"Then the world has merit, to assist the country of Yin. The surname Ying is more prominent, and then he is a feudal lord.

Makino Yangyang, bleeding and drifting. Fei Lian came and died in Rongjiang..."

This long ode starts from Shaohao's poor mulberry country, and goes through thousands of years of history to the tragic experiences of the ancestors of the Qin and Zhao clans after the Battle of Muye, and how they overcame many obstacles and re-emerged as doctors, The deeds of the clan and princes.

All the time, to this day.

"The dragon flag is ten rides, and the Daqi is the inheritance. The state is thousands of miles away, and the Weimin stops.

Zhao and Qin were unified, and they were united together. Respect to my ancestors, Fu Wei is still the best!"

After saying that, Zhao Wuxi bowed his head to the statue of the White Emperor, and then pulled up Qin Bothorn, who was at his mercy like a puppet. The tens of thousands of Qin and Zhao army who came to watch the ceremony said:

"Brothers are separated from the wall, but the outside defends their humiliation. Qin and Zhao were originally a family, they were divided 400 years ago, and they were united after 400 years. Today, Zhao and Qin are united again. Wu Xian, Da Shen Jueqiu, Ya Tuo, and thousands of soldiers and civilians learn from it!"

...

Taking advantage of the sacrifice of the common ancestor of the White Emperor Shaohao, Zhao Wuxi officially entered Yongdu only after the hundreds of thousands of people in Qin's mood were relieved a little.

Unlike the rude and direct merger of Lu, Wei, and Zheng Shi, this time, he was very cautious and sacrificed to the temples of the Qin monarchs one by one, and respected them as his uncles and ancestors. In this way, some of the Qin nobles who did not travel west to Longxi were also relieved.

After that, Zhao Wuxi moved into the Dazheng Palace and recruited Qin people who escaped from Yongdu and entered the forest as Zhao Qin Gongjun.

And his attitude towards Qin Bozi also changed from kind to severe:

"Although Qin and Zhao are together, there are some things that are different from what we said before!"

In the Dazheng Palace, Zhao Wuxi's face was sinking like water. He thought that Qin Boci had played a small trick and deliberately let the people of Yongdu escape, leaving only an empty city, but Qin Boci denied it all, saying that it was all the eldest son Po's own assertion.

"Ziji, don't be smart!"

After warning Qin Bo to stab him like this, Zhao Wuxi told him to retreat, and instead discussed with the accompanying generals how to deal with the remnant Qin forces in Longxi.

Longxi, that is, the area of ​​Tianshui and Lixian in Gansu in later generations, was called the Western Border in the Zong and Zhou eras. There is the hometown of Qin State. Qin's ancestor, Qin Zhong, became a doctor in the western frontier, defending the western border for the Zhou family, and fought **** battles with the Rong people for several generations before opening up a land among the thorns and grasslands. The base is also called Longxi because it is west of Longshan (Liupanshan).

Later, although Qin Degong moved the capital east to Yong, the West Border Palace was preserved. After the Qin State fully implemented the county system, Longxi now has four counties of Xibing, Shanggui, Ji, and Quanqiu, and there are also 100,000 Qin counties. people.

"In addition to the 40,000 to 50,000 people who have moved westward over time, and the small towns of Rong and Di that are vassals of Qin, I'm afraid there are still 200,000 people in Longxi." Liu De reported this, and added: "But Longxi has always been It was very poor, and there was no succulent. The ice and snow did not thaw until May every year, and the wheat did not ripen until August, so the Qin people gave up there and went eastward to Jingwei. As for Xishou Qunrong, although it dominates Xirong, it has no practical benefit, just because the west of Longshan is really too poor.”

Shang Jun Zhao Yi had a different opinion: "Otherwise, the mountains and rivers are poor, the people are sturdy, and the Qin people in Longxi can send 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers. If they are entrenched for a long time, they will definitely become a serious problem in the western border, and they must be eliminated!"

Zhao Jia disagreed with the attack on Longxi, saying: "But Longshan is towering, hundreds of miles from east to west, and it is difficult to cross. The Qin people are guarding Longguan and attacking from Yongdu will inevitably suffer heavy losses. For the sake of a district of Longxi, the army will be delayed in Qin for a long time, I am afraid that it will delay the grand plan of the monarch and the lord to go south to attack Chu next year, so that the world will be unified!"

"Let the widow think about it."

Zhao Wuxi was a little hesitant. Guanzhong was the upper reaches of the world, Longyou was the upper reaches of Guanzhong, and Xibei was the mouthpiece of Guanlong. According to the original plan, he wanted to take all of Qin, including Longxi. Now, all the stubborn people of Qin have gone to Longxi. This is a good thing for the rule of Fenghao and Yongdi. I am afraid that they will not forget to go east to recover their homeland, collude with the Rong and Di, and cause long-term trouble.

While thinking about it, someone came to report that Yiqu Rong, Wu Shi Rong and others heard that Zhao had joined Qin, and they sent messengers to meet them.

Zhao Wuxi laughed and said: "Yiqu was only destroyed by the Qin people at the beginning of the year, and the casualties were over 10,000. The Lord Yiqu, who had asked a few people to destroy Qin together ten years ago, was also seriously injured and died. , of course, is afraid of it like a tiger, this time, just to force Yiqu to withdraw from Jingchuan, and take back the homeland of Zongzhou and Zhou that the Qin people such as Mishu and Binyi had no time to recover!"

After thinking about it, Zhao Wuxi ordered the army to fight against the Yiqu, so that the messengers of the Yiqu could only kneel and climb in when they entered Yongcheng, completely losing the self-esteem of the year.

However, Zhao Wuxi didn't expect that the highlight of the Qun Rong meeting this time was not Yiqu, but Wu's Rong...

Wuzhirong is a tribe in the northern section of Longshan (in the area of ​​Guyuan, Ningxia), known as Xirong for its trade Making a living from trade, Zhao Wuxi once asked Yidun to send a caravan to Wuzhi to establish contact with them.

So after the messenger of Yiqu was so frightened that he left the hall, the messenger of Wu's Rong was led in. Although Wu's people were engaged in the business of merchants, they were well-informed, but under the majesty of Zhao Jun, there were still some Trembling.

However, just as Zhao Wuxi was sitting high in the hall, waiting for them to worship, he suddenly saw a middle-aged man with a bun and a right bun among the messengers of the Wu family wearing a leather jacket. In his hand, he was holding something, like a branch or a stick...

How could he hold such things in his hands when he saw the uncle of the prince, the imperial guards at the tail of the palace wanted to take the things from him, but the man refused to obey and held on to the thing!

"Bold, how dare you be rude in front of the prince!" Seeing that the man and Yulin's guards hugged together, the general Zhao Jia who was standing in the hall frowned and walked over, shouting loudly, wanting to take that People are expelled.

However, after approaching, Zhao Jia's body was stunned and his steps were chaotic. He ignored the etiquette and quickly ran to the "Wu's" side, looked at him carefully, and then hugged him and cried.

There was a commotion in the hall, no one cared about the Wuzhi people anymore, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhao Jia and the unidentified person.

"Come, come!" Zhao Jia knew that he had lost his temper, and quickly wiped away his tears, pulled the man, and walked towards the center of the hall.

No one tried to stop him anymore, because their prince, Zhao Wuxi, had already descended to the center of the hall in person, looking at the man who was limping towards him with Zhao Jia's help, with an excited expression.

Zhao Wuxi, who once insulted the lords like a bully, and practiced poisonous schemes like a regular meal, was extremely restless at this moment.

He could see clearly that the thing in the man's hand was a scepter! Although the festival is almost full, there is still the last tail of the scorpion that remains firmly on it.

Wu Xie pointed at the man and said:

"You are...you are..."

"It's me! It's me!"

Only ten steps away, the man with the thick beard was full of tears and tears. He leaned on a scepter and limped down to bow his head.

One bow, another bow, a total of nine times, with red marks on the forehead, and then said in a trembling voice...

"Chen Liuxiayue, meet the prince!"

...

"Eight years, Ziqian, eight years have passed since you went to hollow out the Western Regions."

Recalling that after the meeting in Huangchi, he personally sent this young man to the west for the festival, Zhao Wuxi sighed. In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed, Zhao State is no longer the Zhao State of the year, it has already unified the Central Plains, and it is only one step away from visiting Jiuding, and Zhao Houhuafa has already happened.

The young Liu Xiayue is no longer young. The wind and frost made his skin rough, and the dangers encountered on the way made him have scars all over his arms and chest, the minions of beasts, and the marks of swords... plus a face Thick beard, this haggard 30-year-old man looks almost the same age as Zhao Wuxi. At first glance, it is somewhat similar to the Robber Zhi who was sacrificed in Taolinsai many years ago.

After a long absence, he was so happy that he was always giggling there.

"I also thought that I couldn't come back alive in this life."

After a while of sighing, Zhao Wuxi entered the topic, and he was very concerned about Liu Xiayue's whereabouts.

"Before you left, we predicted the route. If you go to the Yuezhi Kingdom in Hexi, you will be able to return in a year or two. Even if you really go to the Kingdom of the King of the West in Tianshan, two or three years will be enough. Why does it take eight years?"

"I didn't expect to be here for so long at first..."

Probably because he hadn't spoken the Central Plains dialect for many years, Liu Xiayue was a little unclear when he spoke. He could only say word by word. It might take some time for him to recover as before. At this moment, there are thousands of words, but he can't say them. He speaks eagerly, and strange foreign words often pop up in his mouth. Just listening to those strange pronunciations, you can imagine that he once went to the Central Plains and people can't imagine it. The far west ~www.wuxiahere.com~ finally blushed and did not explain the matter, Liu Xiayue simply did not struggle, he took out a sheepskin map full of routes, cities, mountains and rivers from his arms , dedicated to Zhao Wuxi.

"I can't tell for a while, but when I come and go, I have drawn on the map the mountains and rivers that I pass through, and the cities and states that I pass through. I also invite the lord to take a look!"

"Take your time, don't rush, don't rush."

Zhao Wuxi smiled, took the map, swept his eyes from right to left, and his expression changed immediately.

"You didn't just go to the Western Regions, the Tianshan Mountains..."

He looked at Liu Xiayue with surprise in his eyes.

"You went to Persia!?"

PS: Persian in the Western Regions and the like belong to the rumored content. The extra chapters of Zhao Wuxi’s death one or two hundred years later will start here. You don't have to worry about the author, Shui Dao, Zhao Wuxi, who forcibly unifies the world regardless of productivity. There are less than twenty chapters left in the main text.