On the way to Ancheng, Zhao Hongrun listened carefully to the brief introduction of Longxi by Uncle Liu Wang Zhao Yuanli.
Putting aside the arrogance of Yelang, the Wei clan in Longxi, the biggest emotion in his heart can be described in just one sentence: A country with one clan is undesirable.
What is a country of one clan?
It refers to a country created by tribesmen with a single surname, referred to as a clan country.
It is undeniable that the clan state is a transition from a family to a country, and it is also an important milestone. Even the powerful states of Qi, Han, and Chu in the Central Plains have actually experienced the transformation of the clan state.
To be precise, hundreds or even thousands of years ago, there may have been many one-family states in the Central Plains. In fact, for every surname, there may have been such a clan state at that time.
For example, Cai, Zheng, Liang, Chen, Chu, Song, etc., and even some of them have been passed down to this day, such as Wei and Han.
However, the culture of the Central Plains emphasizes tolerance, such as "tolerance means greatness" and "the sea embraces all rivers". Therefore, over the course of countless years, these clans and states that stand close to each other attacked, annexed, and merged with each other, and then they were unified.
It gradually evolved into Han, Wei, Song, Lu, Qi and other countries.
At this time, these countries can no longer be regarded as countries of one clan, because they tolerate many descendants of clans who are not of their own clan.
For example, the Wei State annexed Liang, Zheng and other countries. There were hundreds of surnames for the common people and nobles in the country. The basic concept of the country "Wei" was gradually accepted, and some people with other surnames also came one after another.
He continued to call himself a Wei person.
But in fact, the real Wei people in Wei State were actually only the Ji surnamed Zhao and the descendants of the Ji surname who were attached to the Ji surnamed Zhao.
However, the Ji surnamed Zhao family accepted the Central Plains culture and tolerated those with other surnames.
However, the Longxi Wei family did not.
After many, many years, Longxi is still a country of one clan with the surname Ji of Wei. Maybe they evolved from family, clan, and aristocratic clan to a clan state earlier than the Central Plains, but they are stuck on this threshold.
, and were eventually left far behind by the countries in the Central Plains.
The development situation of the country of one clan is very narrow. Take Longxi as an example. Only people with the Ji surname Wei are destined to have access to rights. Ordinary civilians have been deprived of the right to have a surname. How can they expect Longxi
Did Wei let them participate in running the country?
It is undeniable that the Longxi general "Jiang Bi" is an exception, but how many times can such an example appear in the long history of Longxi?
It is no exaggeration to say that among the common people without surnames, there are countless talented people. If they were in Wei State, they could study, study, and gradually master the culture of the Central Plains. Finally, they could pass the imperial examination, be recommended, and embark on the official career of governing the country.
But what about in Longxi? Maybe they are destined to work with the fields all day long, working day after day to support their families.
Talents could not be cultivated, and it was difficult for the country to obtain talents, so the country became weaker and weaker day by day. So much so that the original family of Ji's surname Zhao, Ji's surname Wei, was now in this situation - being captured by the Qin State.
He fled to the country of his branch family and sought asylum.
Perhaps, the migration hundreds of years ago was the turning point in the fate of the Wei family and the Zhao family.
The Zhao family surnamed Ji left the ancient but gradually declining clan state in Longxi, passed through Sanchuan County, and came to the chaotic Central Plains. It was difficult to gain a foothold in the Central Plains where there were many countries, while absorbing the Central Plains culture and growing in strength.
It successively annexed neighboring countries and gradually began to prosper; while the Wei family still guarded the increasingly weakened clan state in Longxi, with a narrow concept and refused to tolerate people with other surnames, so that the national power became increasingly weaker, so that now we are facing the
The end of destruction.
The world is huge and you want to travel around. In fact, this sentence makes sense. After all, the ancients also said that it is better to travel thousands of miles and work behind closed doors than to read thousands of books. You will eventually be eliminated by the wheel of history.
Weishi in Longxi is an excellent example.
On July 9, Daliang's envoy team arrived in Ancheng.
The Wei clan in Longxi had already received the news and sent a team to greet the envoy - an army of 10,000 personally led by the king of Yao, Zhao Sheng.
Everyone in Daliang’s envoy team looked unhappy.
You know, when they first saw the dust and smoke billowing in front of them, they were shocked. They thought that the northern Xinjiang was invaded by the Korean army, and the Korean army had already reached Liangjun. "Note: Liangjun, this is the imperial court's demolition of Yingshui County."
Those that were re-planned after the division also included Shangshui County, which will be written later, so I won’t go into details here.』
But upon closer inspection, the flags with the word "Wei" were erected among those troops, which made everyone in the Daliang envoy team heave a sigh of relief.
"What's this?"
Zhao Hongrun snorted coldly, looking amused.
As the officiating officer, Zongfu Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan did not speak. He still looked at the troops in formation with a straight face, his expression unreadable.
After a while, the 10,000 Longxi Wei troops were arranged neatly. They lined up neatly in two lines, forming an invisible passage. They stood there solemnly. Therefore, it was obvious that they were sent by the Longxi Wei family to greet them.
's army.
With the sound of wheels turning, three chariots drove out of the passage and then slowly stopped in front of the Daliang envoy team.
Immediately, a man stepped out of the chariot at the head. He was wearing a brocade robe and a jade crown. He had a dignified appearance and carried a strong air of superiority in his movements.
"This person is Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao."
Zhao Yuanli turned to Zhao Yuanyan and said something. Then, Zhao Yuanyan nodded and signaled everyone in the team to dismount. At the same time, he also dismounted his horse, walked forward, raised his hands to Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, and said: "Your Excellency, please
It must be Mr. Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, and I, Zhao Yuanyan, are the officiating officer... who came to pay homage to me this time."
It can be seen that this Prince Yan did not know what to call the father of the Wei family in Longxi, so he vaguely mentioned it.
"Zhao?" Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, his eyes lit up when he heard this. He stepped forward, held Zhao Yuanyan's hand with both hands, and said with a smile: "You and I are the same clan of the same clan. We were one of the same clan hundreds of years ago." As he said,
He introduced himself: "I am none other than Zhao Sheng. I didn't expect to meet my clan brother so soon."
As he said that, he turned around and saw Zhao Yuanli, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuanli is here too? Haha, I am very happy today."
Seeing how enthusiastic Yao Lord Zhao Sheng was, Zhao Yuanyan looked much better.
In fact, although he did not show it, he had just seen these many troops, and he had some unswerving feelings in his heart. After all, in order to avoid conflicts, Daliang only sent 500 imperial guards as an escort team.
While Zhao Yuanyan, Zhao Yuanli, and Zhao Sheng were making friends, Zhao Hongrun was looking at the three chariots.
It is undeniable that these three chariots are quite elegant, and the patterns on them are exquisitely carved and lifelike. However, Zhao Hongrun still curled his lips and sneered secretly.
Why?
Because these three carriages are all two-wheeled chariots, which are antiques from hundreds of years ago. You must know that the four-wheeled chariots of the Wei State were eliminated by the Korean cavalry, not to mention such outdated antiques.
?
If this kind of thing is put on the battlefield in the Central Plains today, it will simply serve as a food delivery.
However, the Longxi Wei family seemed to regard this kind of thing as a treasure, and came to greet the envoys in this old-fashioned chariot. Maybe they thought they were grand, which made Zhao Hongrun feel like he wanted to laugh but couldn't.
Yes, this emotion is called sadness.
"Hey, who is this?" Yao Zhujun Zhao Sheng noticed Zhao Hongrun. After all, who asked Zhao Hongrun to stand next to Zhao Yuanli? It was difficult for Zhao Sheng not to notice.
Upon hearing the inquiry, Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said perfunctorily: "Young man Zhao Hongrun, I have met Lord Yao."
Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, was stunned for a moment. Seeing Zhao Yuanli standing next to Zhao Yuanli, he asked the latter in surprise: "Yuanli, is this Mr. Ling?... Didn't you say at the beginning that you had no heirs?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhao Yuanli seemed to have a good relationship with Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, and explained with a smile: "He is not my son." After saying that, he patted Zhao Hongrun on the shoulder and introduced: "He
He is the eighth son of the leader of my Zhao family and my nephew... At the same time, he is also the deputy ceremonial envoy of this team." As he said this, he smiled evilly.
"Zhao's son of King Wei... deputy ceremonial envoy?"
Yao Zhujun Zhao Sheng looked Zhao Hongrun up and down, and then glanced at the strange smile on Zhao Yuanli's face. He was a little confused as to why Zhao Yuanli showed such a smile.
"Is it possible that this boy is very naughty?...It doesn't look like it..."
Muttering in his heart, Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, said to Zhao Hongrun kindly: "In this case, Zhao will ask you to call me my nephew. My nephew, you just stared at the three chariots. Could it be that in your heart?"
Are you happy? If you are happy, you can go up and ride on it, it will not be in the way."
After hearing this, everyone in the Daliang delegation had very strange expressions.
Let’s not mention that this kind of chariot has been eliminated by the Wei State for many years. Just say that Zhao Hongrun is in charge of the Smelting Bureau. There is nothing new? How can he care about a mere chariot?
At this time, Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said calmly: "I appreciate the kindness of Mr. Yao. I still like to ride horses."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a cold snort coming from behind Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao.
Everyone took a closer look and found out that it was one of the two generals behind Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao.
Seeing this, Wei Jiao, the Zongwei chief behind Zhao Hongrun, frowned, stared at the general and asked displeasedly: "Who is your honor?...Why are you sneering?"
"..."
Lord Yao Zhao Sheng looked at Wei Jiao in surprise, probably because he did not expect that the guard Wei Jiao would dare to interrupt suddenly.
Looking at Zhao Yuanyan and Zhao Yuanli again, he was even more surprised, because these two people didn't even care about Wei Jiao's interruption, as if they were used to it.
At this time, the general also stared back at Wei Jiao with surprise and displeasure, and said in a deep voice: "I am the 'Commissioner' Hou Dan... Who are you?"
"It's equivalent to the general of the sixth battalion of the garrison." Zhao Yuanli explained to Zhao Hongrun in a low voice.
"Wei Jiao!" Wei Jiao was not frightened at all.
"What title do you hold?"
"Chief Zongwei!"
"Hahaha..." The general Hou Dan laughed loudly when he heard this, then pointed at Wei Jiao and sneered: "How dare a little guard dare to do the following?"
"Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao? Is he a little guard?"
Everyone in the Daliang envoy had strange expressions.
You must know that just as Li Zheng, the chief of the imperial guards of the Wei Dynasty, was the only uncrowned general who could mobilize the military guards, imperial guards, and Lang guards, Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial guards of the Su King Zhao Hongrun, was the only uncrowned general who could mobilize the military guards, imperial guards, and Lang guards.
The only person who can mobilize the Yanling Army, Shangshui Army, Northern Sichuan Cavalry, Green Crow Army, Black Crow Army, Youma Army and many other Suwang faction troops.
Isn't it just "a little guard" that can be described?