Chapter 5544 Shang Tang replaced Xia Liu Jie’s order
Doupeng smiled slightly and said: "But why didn't Xia Jie go south to join his princess Shi Meixi and his army in Zhenxun?
Where is the tribe?"
The ancestor said calmly: "Because Shi Meixi had fallen out of favor a long time ago. After Xia Jie got two new, younger and more beautiful beauties from the Youmin family, he expelled Shi Meixi in the name of guarding the old capital.
When he arrived in the Central Plains, he did not dare to go to Shi Meixi in such a crisis, for fear that Shi Meixi would take the opportunity to sacrifice him to the enemy. Besides, there were also armies of allies from other tribes and princes of Shangtang besieging Zhenxun.
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It was safe, so Xia Jie didn't even dare to return to Anyi City, so he fled to the east. The Sanren tribe was Xia Jie's last few loyal tribes, and they usually gave him no less benefits. He trusted this tribe more and counted on them.
He was able to send troops to hold back Cheng Tang's army, and at the same time he sent his young son Chunwei, along with part of his wives and troops, to the northern grasslands, hoping to ask for rescue and support from the Di tribe there."
The black robe nodded: "So, Xia Jie still wants to rely on the army of the Sanru tribe to stop Chengtang, and give himself a chance to rescue the Nine Barbarians and the grassland barbarians on the northern grassland?"
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, that's what he thought. Even if the Xia army in the Central Plains is completely lost, relying on the Nine Yi divisions, there may still be a chance for a comeback. Just like Xia Qi at the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, he was the first to conquer
The Hu tribe also suffered a defeat.
Later, after returning home, he rebuilt his martial virtues, united the princes again, and made an oath before turning defeat into victory and annihilating the Youhu clan in one fell swoop. Xia Jie thought that he had only been attacked by a surprise attack once, so he still wanted to make a comeback.
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"It's just that the Sanxian tribe is loyal and immediately sent troops to rescue Xia Jie after hearing that he was attacked. However, their tribal soldiers and horses are not battle-hardened and have high morale in terms of quantity and quality.
The opponents of the Shang army, the Sanfu tribe, did not choose to stick to the city, but went out to fight in the field. As a result, they were defeated in one battle and did not even have a chance to clean up the mess.
Yes, the tribal leader died in battle, the city was captured, and the hundreds of thousands of years of treasures and treasury of the Sanfu tribe were all seized by Chengtang's merchant army. Xia Jie was dumbfounded. He even waited
The chance to come to the Nine Barbarians in the North was gone, so he had no choice but to continue fleeing eastward. Here, he met his princess, Shi Meixi, and a few remnants of the Xia army."
Doupeng smiled and said: "Isn't this Shi Meixi here to take revenge on Xia Jie and give him the final blow?"
The ancestor shook his head: "No, although Shi Meixi had betrayed Xia Jie long ago, or in other words, she had been using her own way to avenge the Shi family for her tribe and country, but no matter what
, she has also been married to Xia Jie for many years, and they have always had feelings for each other. In the past, when Xia Jie had power over the world and everyone surrendered,
, she wanted to seize Xia Jie's empire, destroy his country, and even kill him, but now Xia Jie has rebelled against his relatives, his country has been destroyed, and his family has been destroyed.
He was taken away by Chunwei and fled to the grassland. Now Xia Jie is just an old man who has lost everything, and he is also her Shi Meixi's real husband."
The black robe sighed faintly: "Xia Jie's life was really ups and downs. From that invincible heroic young man to the tyrant king who swept the world, destroying people's countries, taking away people's women, doing whatever he wanted, and finally everyone betrayed their relatives and left.
, but the daughter of his enemy is still following him. I think this is the ending that Yi Yin arranged for him early."
The ancestor nodded and said: "Yes, because from time immemorial to ancient times, behind the virtuous acts of kings' abdication outside of the history books were bloody regime changes and the shadows of swords and swords. No matter how Confucianism in later generations treated these things,
It's nice to put it on, but there are blood and tears behind it. Yi Yin is well aware of these past events, and also knows about the reincarnation of heaven and the way to seize people from the river.
Shan, if he takes over the world, there will be backlash in the future. If he does too much, his descendants will suffer this retribution in the future, so he wants to leave a sliver in his life. After destroying the Xia Kingdom, he will let Xia Jie live. Otherwise, if he really catches Xia
Jie, according to the rules of Chengtang and Shang, I am afraid that Xia Jie will be killed as a sacrifice. This kind of immoral act will definitely lead to retribution when the country is weak in the future."
"So Yi Yin chose to let Xia Jie go. After the news of Xia Jie's defeat at Sanru Mountain spread, the Xia army in the Central Plains also dispersed. Shi Meixi took a few guards and under Yi Yin's arrangement
, arrived safely at the land of Qilu, where she met all the way
The fugitive Xia Jie and his wife met in this situation and had mixed feelings. However, they could only continue to take these subordinates and flee all the way south, all the way to Chaohu in Huainan, which was considered a very wild and remote place at the time.
That’s where it stopped.”
Doupeng nodded: "Yes, at that time, the southern part of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River Basin was not developed. It was a foreign land that was more wild and terrifying than the northern grasslands. Xia Jie escaped here and could no longer have any impact on the Central Plains.
In other words, he can't go back. There are also various ferocious and barbaric Dongyi and Baiyue tribes around him. Considering Xia Jie's condition as a dying old man, it's good to be able to survive."
"This also freed Shang Tang from having to bear the name of regicide to seize the throne. According to what he said when he swore to Tang, he was following God's order to defeat the cruel and unkind Xia Jie in order to save the people of the world."
"Now that Xia Jie has been driven away, one branch of the Xia tribe followed Xia Jie to Chaohu in the south, and the other went north to the grassland and became the Chunwei tribe, which is also the Xiongnu in later generations. The vast majority of the Xia people
, then surrendered to the Shang Dynasty and became a subject of the Shang Dynasty."
"Xia Jie lamented all day long that he was not killed in Xiatai, so that today, but now, what is the use of regrets? I think he should thank God, thank Yi Yin, and even thank Shi Mei
Fortunately, he didn’t become a sacrificial meat that turned into soup, so he died a good death at least.”
The black-robed man breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect that when Shang Tang destroyed Xia, or the origin of our Tiandao Alliance, it turned out to be so bumpy. In this way, starting from Cheng Tang, no, starting from Taijiawei, our Shang tribe
, I am used to using money to buy the armies of other tribes to form a coalition for my use, instead of relying on the Shang tribe’s own soldiers and horses to fight?”
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, the world at that time was dominated by nomadic tribes, living in pursuit of water and grass. There were not many people engaged in agriculture, and it was difficult to form a centralized country like later generations. The so-called dynasty, but
He is just the leader of the tribal alliance, and Chengtang and Shang Dynasty are no exception." (End of Chapter)