Spring and Autumn I Am King

"That's a distant story. [..]"

This morning, before stepping out of the hall, under Zhao Wuxi's constant questioning, Ji Ying stroked the Kunlun jade, and in a warm voice, told the story about it and herself.

"The ancestor of the surname Ying was Shaohao, who advocated birds; Shaohao was passed on to Gao Tao, and Gao Tao was passed on to Boyi. Although Boyi was seized by Xia Qi as the leader of the Yixia alliance, the Dongyi Ying clan was still strong. , enough to protect himself. He has two sons, one is Dalian, whose real name is Niaosu, who is the ancestor of the Zhao family; the other is Ruomu, who moved south to the land of Huaisi and established the Xu Kingdom..."

"Later, the descendants of Niaosu clan could not bear Xia's conquest and formed an alliance with Yin Shang. Their leader Fei Chang assisted Cheng Tang in raising troops to resist the brutal rule of Xiahou clan, defeated Xia Jie in the battle of Mingtiao, and reported that their ancestors had been captured. The humiliation of the position, since then, the surname Ying has become more and more prominent, so he has become a feudal lord and has been loyal and good from generation to generation."

"When the Yin and Zhou Yi Dynasties arrived, they naturally stood on the opposite side of the Zhou people..."

Different from the bronze inscriptions of Zhou, Jin, Lu and other Zongji Bangguo and the records of the Spring and Autumn Period of other countries, the family history of the Zhao family wrote something different about that period of history. This is the memory of the losers.

During the Battle of Muye, Eilei's tall body was crushed into pieces by the Zhou people's chariots. His father and brother Fei Lian and Ji Shengzheng were ordered to lead the main force of Yin and Shang to conquer the rebellious Huai Yi at the seaside. Until news came from afar that the evil came to die in battle, and there were rumors of Di Xin's death.

In the face of Zhou Ren, who is in full swing, the father and son surnamed Ying did not rush back to the master, but chose to forbear for the time being. They roamed the seashore and persuaded Pugu, Yan and other allies to contact the "stubborn people" of Yin and Shang. Their suppressed hatred broke out in the Wu Geng Rebellion a few years later, but unfortunately it was easily crushed by the talented Zhou Gongdan...

Fei Lian and Ji Sheng were besieged in Huotai Mountain. It is said that Ji Sheng had already carried a bow and arrow and a yakuza, and wanted to go down the mountain to fight the Zhou people to the death, but was stopped by his father Fei Lian, who was famous for his running skills . The general trend of the world is irreversible. In the end, they did not learn from Boyi Shuqi, but wisely chose to surrender.

After the rebellion. Zhou Gong of Shengming punished those who participated in the rebellion by means of "leniency", one of which was to drive them away from their native land and move them to another country.

Zhou Gongdan announced in the name of Tianming and Chengwang: "You! Gao Erduoshi, I will move to Xi'er when I am. If it is not me who is not healthy, it is only the destiny!"

So the Ying family was expelled to a far-off place, west of Longshan, the bitter cold and desolate western frontier.

Ji Sheng, the ancestor of the Zhao family, bowed his arrogant head like this, defending against the Rong people on the western frontier of Zhou. "Guard the edge" for the enemy who killed his brother. After the Ying clan, who had been high-ranking officials in the Shang Dynasty in Dayi, was conquered, their social status plummeted.

"Ji Sheng has a son Meng Zeng, and Meng Zeng was given the name Gaolang by King Cheng of Zhou because of his deeds in raising horses. Gaolang has a son Hengfu, and Hengfu's son is the founder of the Zhao family. father!"

"Zefu is a talent that comes out once every hundred years. He knows horses, raises horses, and rides them with superb skills. He has become a famous master in the world, and he has also become the most favored servant around King Mu of Zhou. Although the clan is in a humble situation, he still remains silent. To drive a royal horse for King Mu of Zhou, he selected eight horses and presented them to King Mu together with the famous horses he obtained in Taolin, such as Robber Li, Hualiu, Luer, etc. King Mu was overjoyed and asked his father to drive for him and go to the west to inspect , along the way, they waded in quicksand, climbed Kunlun, saw the Queen Mother of the West on the Tianchi, and witnessed all kinds of wonders. King Mu of Zhou was so happy that he forgot to go back..."

Everyone else had been kicked out by Zhao Wuxi. He and Ji Ying were the only two left in the hall, telling ancient secrets. Having said that, Ji Ying suddenly approached and fiddled with the flawless white jade ring around his waist. There was remorse in his soft eyes.

"This piece of jade was originally obtained by King Mu of Zhou from the Kunlun Ruins during this westward journey, and he regards it as a treasure..."

This was expected by Wu Xian. When he was in the state of Lu, he had been appraised by a jade-tapping worker. This kind of jade cannot be found in the Central Plains. It comes from the hometown of jade and spreads through the jade road.

He said: "I heard that during this westward journey, Xu Zizi assumed the title of king, called King Xu Yan, launched a rebellion in the east, and joined forces with Jiuyi to attack Zhou and invade Yiluo. King Mu of Zhou was shocked and asked Zaifu to For the sake of imperialism, he traveled thousands of miles a day to return to Zongzhou, and only then defeated Xu Zi. After the war, he gave Zhao Cheng to Zaofu. This is the origin of the Zhao family. As for this jade, it has since become Zhao's family heirloom, isn't that so?"

Zhao Wuxi stared at Ji Ying's eyes tightly. What she said today was rather shocking.

Ji Ying smiled: "Yes, this jade pendant was given to the father by King Mu of Zhou for this matter. It was only entrusted to Zhaocheng for another reason, and..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly became serious: "Wu Xie, you shouldn't call King Xu Yan Xu Zi, he is the same as Zhao Zaofu. There are 500 li of land, and there are 30 states and 6 countries who pay tribute to him, and he is the hero who led the surname Ying to resist the rule of the Zhou people!"

She showed a soft smile again: "But I can't blame you, because everything about the Zhao family has been Zhouhua, so you only know half of the story, the half of Zhao Zaofu. About the half of Xu country, you have to know the half of the story. I'll tell you!"

...

With Ji Ying's murmuring narration, the story continued, and before he knew it, Zhao Wuxi had been attracted by the story itself, and he listened to all this with deep doubts in his heart.

"After King Xu Yan invaded Luo, he failed to successfully invade Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Zhou people. King Mu of Zhou returned quickly to organize a counter-offensive. The people of Chu also attacked the rear of Xu State from the depths of Jingshan, and the Xu people were defeated. I was defeated and returned to Huaisi..."

Since the demise of Yin and Shang, Zhou Tianzi has never been so oppressed by others. King Mu of Zhou became angry and sent nearly a hundred princes of Qi and Lu to attack Xu. After the siege of the city for three months, Xucheng broke down and challenged the defeat of Xu Kingdom alone, but King Xu Yan and the royal family of Xu Kingdom disappeared.

King Mu was furious and sent everyone around him to search for the trace of King Xu Yan, and Cepheus was no exception.

A few days later, most of them returned with nothing, but the Cepheus who returned late brought back the head of King Yan.

However, the jade gifted by King Mu disappeared along with Prince Xu and his grandsons...

"So that's the case, is this the reason why the Cepheid was sealed?"

Zhao Wuxi breathed a sigh of relief and stared at his elder sister. The history books did not record that the father was related to this matter. The achievement of beheading King Xu Yan was put on his head by King Mu of Zhou. It's not surprising that Ji Ying knows this.

But even more amazing is yet to come.

"No. Actually, Cepheus didn't kill King Xu Yan."

Ji Ying said: "Zefu did catch up with the Xu Wang family, but he used his identity as a cover to help them get out of the Zhou people's encirclement, because he is also a Ying clan. I admire King Yan's actions."

"Then how did King Xu Yan die?"

Ji Ying closed his eyes, his long eyelashes had a hint of sadness.

"It's suicide."

"Suicide!?" Zhao Wuxi was slightly surprised.

"King Xu Yan, who was seriously wounded and knew that his life would be soon, killed himself. He gave his head to Zaofu Zhao and asked him to go back for a great credit. He was willing to use his head for the lives of his people. In exchange for the opportunity of Xu Guo’s rebirth, and at the same time, I also want to exchange for the opportunity for Zhao Zaofu, the Ying surname branch, to multiply and grow!”

"The origin of the Zhao family and the Xu royal family started from this. Later, the Xu royal family moved southward to avoid the edge of the Zhou people and re-established the country in Huaisi, and since then they have become a feudal lord. They were sealed in Zhaocheng, Zhao Zaofu, who became Zhou Wang's trusted doctor, made an oath that the two families belonged to the Ying family and shared weal and woe. Moved by the feat of King Xu Yan, he gave the jade ring to the royal family of Xu as a token, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the royal family of Xu..."

"Since this is a secret of Xu Guo and Zhao's family, and even our brothers don't know it, how did the elder sister know about it? This jade pendant should be in Xu Guo's hands, how did the elder sister get it?" Zhao Wuxi Holding Ji Ying's wrist, he only needs a truth and an answer now.

Ji Ying looked at his eager younger brother. He smiled helplessly, and it was only when he faced her that he lost his usual composure.

"Don't worry, just listen to me. There's still time."

Glancing at the slowly falling hourglass and the watch placed outside, Zhao Wuxi knew that he was running out of time, that he still had the responsibility of a marriage, and he might have to endure an assassination to provoke a war. .

But he was willing to give Ji Ying time to speak.

Seeing Zhao Wuxi nodding his promise, Ji Ying looked relieved: "It's very simple. Because I am the direct descendant of King Xu Yan, my name is Ji Ying, not Zhao Ying's Ying, but Xu Ying's Ying!"

...

He looked at the girl in red in front of him and examined her from head to toe, feeling extremely complicated. A moment ago, she was his own sister, but now, after telling a big secret, the relationship between the two suddenly changed.

Shocked, unbelievable, but with a hint of unidentified joy in relief, this is how Zhao Wuxi felt when he heard Ji Ying say that she was not his own sister.

After a while, he said, "Elder Sister, Xu Kingdom was destroyed by Wu Kingdom fourteen years ago..."

Fourteen years ago, King Helu of Wu crossed the Huaihe River north to attack Xu, who was close to Chu, and Wu Zixu released the Sishui River to fill Xucheng. Three months later, when the city was destroyed, Xu Wang Zhangyu put on his face, bound himself, and led his wife and children out of the city to surrender. Since then, people have lost their land and become slaves of the Wu people...

Ji Ying said calmly: "I know, in fact, this is doomed, Xu country is no longer the hegemony of Huaisi when King Xu Yan was, his country is weak and the people's hearts are loose, and there was a crisis of demise as early as 20 years ago. During the crisis when Wu State's troops were under the city, the Prince of Xu State, Zhang Yu, the elder brother of Zhang Yu, the last emperor of Xu Jun, ran north to Jin State with Yuhuan and his wife who was pregnant in June, and wanted to beg to become a minister in Jin State and become increasingly prosperous. The Zhao family managed to save..."

"Unfortunately, the son Zhang Yu died not long after he arrived in the Jin state, leaving behind a helpless wife and daughter. With the end of the Xu state, Xu Jun died of illness, and the second son Zhang Yu ascended the throne. Relying on the protection of the state of Chu, he was ungrateful and announced to the public that the prince Zhang Yu had abandoned the country and fled. So the prince's orphans could not return to their hometown and had to go into exile!" Perhaps it was about himself, Ji Ying said it a little painfully, The slender hands clung to the front of his chest tightly, without a shirt, he could only comfort her up close.

"Fortunately, the suzerain of the Zhao family took them in. He later had a friendship with the prince's wife, so he took her as a side room. The orphan of Xu Ying also became his daughter, or because of the share of Zhao's relationship with the prince. Xu Guo's covenant, he treats her like his own daughter, and even more after Xu Guo's demise, he even claimed that she was his bloodline left behind..."

"Zhang Yu, the prince of Xu State, is my biological father, his wife is my mother, and I am the lucky one who was adopted by the Zhao family."

After saying all this, she seemed to realize that she could no longer get along with Zhao Wuxi as her sister. Ji Ying was suddenly a little shy, she bowed her head and bowed like a flaming butterfly.

"So Wu Xie, you should understand now, why even though I am the daughter of the Zhao family, I can't enter the Zhao family's ancestral temple even if I die?"

...

Different from the initial impatience, Zhao Wuxi now listens to everything quietly and remains silent.

It's time to face your emotions.

After Zhao Yang made the decision to let Ji Ying marry, Zhao Wuxi felt a huge emptiness in his heart while he was angry.

That empty d, named "family".

The family in the previous life was never seen again, and in this era, he really regarded him as family, only Ji Ying, the spiritual son who was about to become his wife, the concubine Bo Mi, and a few sons.

Among them, the emotion for Ji Ying is particularly strong.

Because when he had nothing, only this girl came down like a fairy, stepped into the stable and cowshed with clogs, brought him food, brought comfort, and brought him the courage to live strong in this era.

To this body, she is the meticulous elder sister, and to the soul in the body, she is an irreplaceable goddess.

So when he learned that she was going to marry someone else's wife, Zhao Wuxi was really panicked.

This means that he will lose her.

Even when he woke up this morning, he could feel the emptiness in him. The atrium that was originally occupied by Ji Ying~www.wuxiahere.com~ is now full of nothingness. Just like a tooth that was forcibly pulled out, you can use the tip of your tongue to feel the emptiness where the tooth originally existed, but the tooth will grow back, but the emptiness in your heart will remain the same. Once lost, the emptiness will never get better. .

So, it's time to look at your emotions.

People are always selfish creatures. Zhao Wuxi never shy about saying "the widow is sick". He wanted to keep her by his side, and he thought about it a lot.

And there is only one way.

Zhao Wuxi held Ji Ying's hand, gently lifted her up, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said solemnly to her: "Xu country is dead, sister, your home country has been lost, but Zhao family will always be Your home. Not only do you have a father, but I also swear that one day, sooner or later, I will let you enter the Zhao clan temple, while you are alive!"

ps: Once the story begins, there is no turning back. I have finally written this step. Those who feel that they can’t accept it don’t have to force it. If they want to give up, just save it when scolding people. The witty July has stopped reading comments o(n_n)o ~, tomorrow will be later...

(To be continued.)

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