The black-robed man frowned and said, "Chengtang was once a prisoner. It seems that I didn't read the history books carefully enough. The historical records only record that Xia Jie summoned Chengtang and imprisoned him, and put him in Xiatai
Above, this Xia Terrace was specially used by Xia Jie to imprison prisoners.
The place where he captured enemy kings and ministers was also a place specially built in the new capital city of Anyi. He often captured and destroyed the enemy kings instead of killing them. Instead, he imprisoned them in Xiatai as a show of humiliation. Unexpectedly, Cheng Tang also
He actually became a prisoner of Xiatai."
Doupeng said calmly: "This is normal. Xia Jie likes to show this kind of lenient hypocrisy after destroying the human country and destroying the human race. At the same time, it is also to reduce the will of these princes to resist and leave them a way to survive. Generally,
Come and imprison his king, and establish
His son continued to rule. On the one hand, he had hostages in hand. On the other hand, when his tribe rebelled, he could put the master back to clean up the mess. Chengtang was defeated miserably on the battlefield and could only accept this outcome, but he did not
Thinking about it, this became the beginning of his turning defeat into victory."
The ancestor smiled slightly and said: "That's true. After Cheng Tang was kidnapped to Xiatai, Xia Jie didn't make it too difficult for him. In addition to being denied freedom, he treated him with courtesy and even allowed him to stay in Xiatai and Anyi City.
Moving around under supervision, Chengtang came to the heart of the Xia Dynasty from the land of Jianghuai for the first time. Here, he saw the north that he could not usually see.
Yi Di, since his ancestor Taijia micro-attacked and destroyed the Yi tribe, the Shang Kingdom has not penetrated into the north for hundreds of years. Here Chengtang saw the chariots and cavalry of the grassland tribes running wild in all directions.
He saw a completely different scene from the Central Plains and Jianghuai tribes, which allowed him to devote himself to studying the customs of various northern ethnic groups and tribes, especially military technology."
"On the other hand, Yi Yin, who came with Cheng Tang, used various means to secretly collude with Shi Meixi. The two people who hated the country's subjugation secretly formed an offensive and defensive alliance.
alliance, it turned out that Shi Meixi just instinctively wanted to take revenge on the Youmin clan for ruining her country, so that they could have more
He was unable to live a good life by paying taxes, and at the same time he wanted Xia Jie to use his national power and wealth on luxury and indulgence, and had no intention of starting wars, harming other tribes, and making them suffer the consequences of the Shi tribe's subjugation.
It’s painful, but if you really want to say that you have any big plans and strategies, you may not have any. After all, I am a woman and my knowledge is limited.”
"But Yi Yin is one of the most wise men in the world. Although he did not support Chengtang's expansion strategy, he did not know that the Xia Dynasty's military power was powerful, and he had not personally seen the power of the Nine Yi Army, so he did not
Strongly opposed to Cheng Tang and Zhong Hui's expansion plan
, it was not until the Shang Kingdom was beaten to the point of almost subjugation that he realized the power of the Xia Dynasty. In order to stand on behalf of the Xia Dynasty, he first needed to separate the Xia Dynasty from the Jiuyi divisions. After he came to Anyi City, he knew that Shi
After learning about Mei Xi's origin, Yi Yin had an idea."
"He and Shi Meixi conspired together to promote the disintegration of the Jiuyi Division, so Shi Meixi increased her demand for the sound of cracking silk. In the past, she would just smile when she heard the sound of cracking silk.
, it developed to the point where hundreds of palace maids were tearing silk at the same time in order to be satisfied, which greatly increased the demand for silk. Moreover, Shi Meixi reported to Yi Yin according to Yi Yin's wishes, saying that she had heard that the Min clan secretly
Silk cloth was accumulated in Zhongtun as supplies to buy other tribes, especially the Di people in the north. After the Xia army attacked the Shang State, the Youmin family also actively expanded in the Jianghuai area, in the name of conquering the Xia Dynasty's rebellion.
own power. So Xia Jie fell into the trap and greatly increased the amount of tribute from the Youmin clan, forcing the Youmin clan to declare that it was overwhelmed and cut off its tribute to the Xia Dynasty."
"So Xia Jie became furious and sent troops to conquer the Youmin clan again. This time, even tribes like the Youmin clan refused to serve the Xia army. Although the Di people in the north sent troops to join forces with the Xia army again, the Min clan
It has a deep foundation in the Qilu area and can mobilize a large number of Jianghuai people
The Dongyi tribes he brought to help in the war, the Hu people's horses and chariots had little use here, and the war was stalemate, which lasted for three or four years. In the end, they sent troops to the Shang State to support them, and brought many tribes in the Jianghuai area to help Xia.
It was only under the circumstances of the dynasty that the Youmin tribe was finally defeated."
"Similar to the Shi tribe, the Youmin tribe was also forced to hand over two beauties. When Xia Jie found a new love, he also drove Shi Meixi to the old capital of Zhenxun, and took Xin Xin with him
The concubine was in Anyi. After this battle, on the surface, the Xia Dynasty once again won the victory and defeated the best in the world.
There was a large tribe called the Min clan, but they were completely separated from the Jiuyi tribe, and they lost their suppression and supervision of the tribes in the Dongyi and Jianghuai areas. After the war, Xia Jie had to be forced to return to Chengtang.
The Shang tribe came to suppress and supervise the Dongyi tribes, and this act of letting the tiger return to the mountains led to the final demise of the Xia Dynasty."
Doupeng sneered and said: "This is an act of destroying the Great Wall and letting the tiger return to the mountains. It's ridiculous for Xia Jie. He is pretentious, but it destroys his own foundation. I really don't know what he thinks."
The black robe said calmly: "This is the result of being a king and a ruler who lost all his eyesight and had poor intelligence. Xia Jie has been fighting for a lifetime, thinking that he has pacified the world and can enjoy peace, but he doesn't know.
The Shang tribe, which seemed to have beaten him into obedience and submission, turned out to be his final harbinger. Not that there were no loyal ministers who remonstrated with him. For example, Guan Longfeng once bluntly remonstrated with Xia Jie and engaged in such pleasures as wine pools and meat forests.
Claiming to be the incarnation of the sun, but
The people outside would rather perish together with the sun. As a result, he could not listen to such advice and instead killed Guan Longfeng. From then on, no one dared to speak out about the situation outside. All he heard was that the situation was very good, not a small good.
, is great
In this case, and on the surface, there was an endless stream of tributes from tribes in various places, and the leaders and magistrates of the princes were always there when called, and they were loyal, so Xia Jie was satisfied and took his favorite concubines and ministers to start
Enjoy life."
The ancestor sighed: "Such historical lessons are repeated over and over again by the last emperors of every fallen dynasty. Therefore, the biggest lesson we learn from history is that we repeat such lessons over and over again and never change.
.Return to China as soup, and taste it like Gou Jian did
After ten years of hard work, the Shang State not only had a more powerful military force than the Xia Dynasty, but also attracted a large number of loyal allies and tribes. Just waiting for an opportunity for them to focus legally, the Shang State could dispatch
My own Nine Barbarians will turn around and destroy Xia!" (End of this chapter)