Spring and Autumn I Am King

In the 12th year of Zhaohou Wuxi (477 BC), in November in the middle of winter, Chen Cang.

Chencang City is located dozens of miles southwest of Yongcheng City, across the Weishui River. This Chencang City was built by Duke Wen of Qin, and it is equivalent to the former Acropolis of Yongdu of Qin State. There is Chenbao Temple on the outskirts of the city and Yuyang Palace in the city.

On this day, the new owner of Yuyang Palace, Chen Cangjun and Zhao Jia welcomed a distinguished guest.

"Ziqian, go to the messy hair and beard. I almost don't know you anymore. Sure enough, you are in a high position, it's just different."

Holding Liu Xiayue's hand, Zhao Jia burst out laughing. He still remembered how embarrassed Liu Xiayue was when he first came back.

Liu Xiayue greeted him: "How can I compare to Chen Cangjun for my meager credit?"

The matter has to start from a few months ago. Ever since Zhao Wuxi announced in Yongdu that Zhao and Qin were united as one, Qin's 800 miles of mountains and rivers have been brought under the control of Zhao State. Except for Longxi's throw to Qin Bo Ziji, Qin State has The hometown is divided into three parts:

Weinan County was established to the south of the Weishui River, and the county government was located in Chang'an. Although Chang'an at this time was still only a small town with a slight prototype, it has been designated by Zhao Hou as the seat of the future Zhao State's Xijing.

In the core area of ​​Qin State near Qishan, Yong County was established, with Yongcheng as the county government and jurisdiction over the vast area south of Jingshui.

In the end, Zhao Jia, the "thousand-mile horse" of Zhao's family, who made great contributions to defeating Zheng and Qin, was named "Chen Cangjun" by Zhao Hou, and governed 30,000 households in four counties of Chencang, Wuyang, Xian, and Longban from the west of Yongcheng to Longguan. , As the sixth emperor of Zhao State, now Zhao Jia can be said to be proud of the spring breeze.

And his guest, his young friend Liu Xiayue, was also well-dressed. After returning from the Western Regions, he ascended to the sky in one step, and was jumped two levels by Zhao Hou, and Zhuo Ba became the superior. To get this high rank at the age of thirty is really envious of others, but no one dares to complain. Because, like Liu Xiayue, he traveled far away from a foreign land. It was not something that ordinary people could persevere after going through hardships. What’s more, he not only brought back the cotton seeds that Zhao Wuxi longed for from the Western Regions, but also let the people from the Central Plains open their eyes to see more than half of them. world. Even Tian Ben slapped his mouth and said that Liu Xia Yue was a hero like his father, and he would never say the words of a tiger father and a dog son...

After the two chatted in Yuyang Palace, Liu Xiayue talked about his experience in the past few months: in July and August, he returned to Yecheng with Zhao Houdong, received the title immediately, and went to Linzhang Academy to teach himself His experience was told to the scholars who studied the Great Kyushu Theory, which caused a huge sensation. For a time, he explored the unknown and exotic, and contributed to the Great Kyushu Theory, which has become a popular scholar, and many young and enthusiastic scholars are already gearing up for it. , I want to follow the caravan to explore the Northeast region.

After resting for a month, Zhao Wuxi gave Liu Xiayue another task, and asked him to come to Yongcheng to be a guest of Zhao State...

"Western Dianke?" Zhao Jia was taken aback for a moment. When he was in Yecheng, he had never heard of this official position.

Liu Xiayue said: "Yes, it's a new position. Previously, whether it was Zhuxia Bangguo or the surrounding Rong and Di barbarians, pedestrians from Honglu Temple received and communicated on their behalf. However, due to the large number of Rong and Di in the east, west, south, and north, there are dozens of them. There are as many as hundreds of species, with different languages ​​and different customs. Therefore, under the Honglu Temple, another Dianke Office was set up, which was specially responsible for the affairs of the Rong and Di barbarians. Among them, the Bei Dian Ke lived in Dai County and was responsible for representing the tribes in the northern desert. Because he had been to the West, he became a guest of the West and was stationed in Yongcheng, in charge of Yiqu, Wuzhi, Longxi, Bashu, Rong and Qiang barbarians.”

Zhao Jia smiled: "Why are there no East Dianke and South Dianke?"

"The east is the sea, and the waves of smoke are indistinct. The northeastern barbarians, such as the scorpion, the foul, and the good barbarians, are assigned to the northern Dianke and are responsible for it together. As for the south, the lord said that in his eyes, he admires China, and the Chu and Yue who serve and have rules. The two countries are no longer a barbarian state, but a member of Zhuxia, and it will not be too late to set up the Nandian guest after the territory of Zhao State has advanced to the great river and borders Baipu Baiyue!"

"Of course, what the lord said is reasonable." Zhao Jia nodded and held a bottle with Liu Xiayue to salute Zhao Hou who was far away in Yecheng.

After putting down the drink, he laughed again: "But in my opinion, Ziqian, you, a Western Dian guest, will soon become unworthy of your name. At the most, you are in charge of the affairs of Yiqu, Wuzhi, and Bashu, and Di of Longguan to the west. Qiang Xirong, I'm afraid I can't control it anymore."

"Why?"

"It's just because in the autumn, Qin Jun and Zhao Shi have already led the army to attack the Mian Zhu Rong. It only took a month to destroy this small state of Rong people. Tens of thousands of Mian Zhu people were killed. The rebels were all killed, and the rest were destroyed. In addition to the population, the Qin people also plundered tens of thousands of livestock, enough to survive the winter. According to reliable sources, the Qin people will continue to move westward to attack the upper reaches of the Weishui River in the spring of next year. Zhiyuan Rong."

Liuxia Yueqi said, "I remember that Uncle Qin went to the West Frontier in July and August. Qin people are fast enough."

"Although the Qin people were defeated by the Zhao army, the reform of the Qin State's great concubines still achieved a lot of results. The Qin army is no longer the rabble that scattered in Hedong and Hexi many years ago. The Qin people sent captured Rong slaves to Longban to exchange the scarce grain and copper and iron in Longxi. With Zhao as the backing, it was easy to attack and destroy the Rong. Presumably within ten years, the Diqiang Xirong in Longxi will be exhausted by Qin. Destroy it..."

Liu Xiayue could hear that there was anxiety in Zhao Jia's words, so he said, "It was the decision of the prince to drive the Qin people westward, but Ziwei doesn't agree with this move?"

Zhao Jia didn't hide it: "In my opinion, this is to let the tiger return to the mountain. Although the Qin people are now less than 100,000 and their soldiers are less than 10,000, if they can annex the Rong Di and Qiang, they can double their size. It’s enough to completely wipe out Qin’s Sheji, but now the Qin people are allowed to move westward, this is raising a vicious tiger that will retaliate after ten or twenty years…”

Liu Xiayue pondered slightly, and after a while he said, "I can understand Junhou's thoughts."

He stood up, walked to the map of Yongzhou in the room, and said, "After I walked around the Hercynian land of Persia and Greece, I realized that the Great Kyushu Theory preached in the academy is correct, and the Central Plains Kyushu is correct. Although it is big, it is only one-ninth of the entire world. There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are heavens outside the sky. Outside China, there are alien races with different appearances. It is not inferior to China. People who are not of our race will have different hearts. At this time when there are many tribes in heaven and earth, and in the western region, Zhao State cannot be merged into the Middle Earth for the time being. I'm afraid it will be more serious than the invasion of Nanman and Beidi that year."

"When I went to the academy to tell the story of my journey to the west, it happened that there were Confucian scholars from the Confucian School of Zizhang and Gongyang Gao in the academy, who were preaching a saying, that is 'inside all Xia and outside barbarians'! Zhu Xia are intimate, Don't give up; Rong and Di are wolves, and you can't get tired of them. Compared with the alien races outside, Qin is the Xia who can be intimate. This is the deep meaning of the emperor's letting the Qin people go to the West to destroy Rong and Di. If there is something wrong in the West, foreign enemies Entering the pirates, Qin can be the strong shield of the Central Plains; if the West has nothing to do, Qin can be the sharp spear of the Central Plains, open up territory for our Xia, and spread the ritual music of our chapters, isn’t it beautiful?”

Zhao Jia understood a little: "Ziqian means that the lord deliberately wants Qin to expand westward to expand the scope of the various summers? Let the rituals and music of China no longer be limited to Kyushu?"

"Of course." Liu Xiayue spread out his hands helplessly: "If Zhao Guo can do this by himself, I'm afraid that it will take a lot of time to conquer Kyushu and surrender to Chu Yue, but it will not be effective. Therefore, Junhou can only If the idle son of Qin people is placed in the west, it will depend on the ability of the Qin people. Compared with Ziwei's worries, I am more worried that the few hundred thousand Qin people will be submerged in the boundless chaos. Rong Jiangli... Diqiang Xirong in Longxi is not difficult to conquer with scattered sand, but Yuzhi (Yuezhi) and Wusun in Hexi Corridor are all powerful Hu tribes with nearly 10,000 bowmen..."

"who cares!"

Zhao Jia stopped worrying about this matter, and said confidently: "Even if the Qin people go east again, I am sure that they will not be able to pass Longguan! Longban is a dangerous place with high mountains and deep waters, and all the walls will be replaced next year. For Shi~www.wuxiahere.com~ and then install the catapult catapult at the top of the city, if I were from Qin, I would rather go to the west to **** the women of Rong Di than come to Longguan to die!"

"Ziwei Mianzhi!" Liu Xia grew stronger and Zhao Jia's ambition, and toasted him again, only after that did he understand his intention to come to Chen Cang.

"I came to Chencang this time because I want Ziwei to help me with something."

Zhao Jia teased, "What about public affairs? What about private affairs?"

Liu Xia Yue sternly said, "This is the official business given by the prince."

Zhao Jia withdrew his smile and sat upright, but listened to Liu Xiayue say: "Jun Hou said, the land of Chencang, the west of Longguan, the south of Yimen, is the heart of Yongzhou and the barrier of Chang'an. Ziwei is here to seal the seal. Jun, the responsibility is very heavy, not only to monitor the Qin people's every move, but also to help Xidianke grasp the situation in the southwest."

"Southwest?" Zhao Jia understood and lowered his voice:

"Could it be that Junhou intends to attack Bashu?"

PS: There is another chapter in the evening