After receiving Li Jie's "capitation fee", the Chu State veteran's confidence increased greatly and he was even more energetic in doing things for the man!
Full of energy!
Radiant!
However, before the joyful mood stabilized for a long time, I heard that the man Li Jie was going to hold some sacrificial activities west of Yongxi, on the bank of the Han River.
And the specifications are very large, the specifications are very large!
After some inquiring, I found out that this was to offer sacrifices to King Gouchen of Wu Wei.
When they first heard this, many Chu State veterans remembered that when King Wu Wei Gou Chen first conquered Baiju and then conquered the capital of Ying, the turning point was here.
Thinking about it this way, I don't feel very happy.
The unhappy mood did not last long either, because I found out again that the Chinese characters required not only worshiping King Gouchen of Wu Wei, but also respecting him as the "Emperor of Heaven", and the title had changed to "Emperor Gouchen".
The people of the Chu State were all confused. They thought that when the old monster was alive, his highest achievement was to dominate the Central Plains, and he did not see him become the common master of the world. Where did you get the nerve to be called "Emperor"?
Even if the old monster were alive, he probably wouldn't dare to think like this.
When I thought about it carefully, I suddenly felt extremely horrified.
The man Li Jie respects King Wu Wei as the "Emperor", what is he doing? Is he not trying to be the "Emperor"?!
The more I thought about it, the more I became afraid. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that valuables such as "East China Sea Glazed Pearls", "Five Lakes Pearls", "Red Clouds", "Zixiao" and so on were not easy to get, really not easy to get.
But asking them to return it is absolutely impossible.
I would rather die than return.
What made the people of Chu even more distressed was that the person who presided over the great sacrifice was actually Zeng Shan, the senior official of the country.
How much gambling does it take for an old guy of seventy or eighty years to let this old man get involved in such muddy water?
These close ministers and veterans of Chu State in Zhu Palace were all familiar with Master Zeng. Some of them were the juniors of Master Zeng, and some were even students of Zeng Shan.
As a result, many Chu people secretly found a reason to go to Zeng Shan to learn from Zeng Shan and listen to his advice.
Yongxi has densely covered hills and lowlands, and there is a lot of rain in winter and spring. In fact, as long as you are willing to work hard and organize manpower to build mountain fields, the benefits are quite good.
As long as a reservoir is built on the hilltop, it will be no problem to grow rice for one season.
The current transformation, in addition to the numerous camps and villages, has indeed gathered a part of the manpower, and can start work at any time to repair the fields and burn the mountains to open up wasteland.
Seeing the engineering model that was very similar to that of Zhu Palace, these Chu people were all frightened. They were useless barbarians in the eyes of the great nobles of Chu, but they actually worked very obediently here.
It's not good to insist on being more obedient, but the supervisors of the Han army are very professional. If they are lazy, they will be whipped hard with the whip, but when they are serving rice, they will also press the rice bowl tightly.
In addition, the Datong pavilion has a stove to keep out the cold. According to previous years, many people, not to mention the old, weak, women and children, as well as the young and strong, would die in one winter.
But this year, it is very different. As long as those who went to the construction site did not die.
It's a bit tiring, a bit bitter, but it includes food, shelter and warmth for the winter. There's really nothing to say about these days.
The small amount of food stored in the hometown is enough for the family to survive this winter. Many barbarians and savages do not understand this account, but the Han army is patient and talks every day. If the language is not fluent, please ask for an interpreter.
, in short, I want to explain this account clearly to these barbarians and savages.
Then the savages and the barbarians are not idiots. When I think about it, this truth is quite right. Why bother with the Han army? Come on, I can do all the work for you. I can work overtime until you go bankrupt!
Don't call them barbarians or savages, just call them orcs. As long as you have food and shelter, all problems will be no problem.
Solving the problem of food is the top priority. As for the shabby talk of appeasement, the Han army did not say anything at all.
This opened the eyes of the veterans of the Chu State, and they secretly calculated that according to the Han army's approach, the bottom class of Handong might not go with the Chu people at all.
When it comes to means of coercion, both the Chu and Han families are bullies, so who is worse than the other?
But when it comes to the bottom class seeking survival, especially during this winter and spring season, no matter how you look at it, there is a future in following the Han Kingdom, and it is impossible to follow the old master of the Chu Kingdom.
Following this line of thinking, the veterans of Chu State continued to think carefully and continued to feel extremely terrified.
The Chu State is afraid that it will be over!
So, regardless of whether they had something or not, they all went to Master Zeng's camp to listen to the lecture with a bunch of rewards they had just obtained from President Li.
Zeng Shan’s juniors were also confused: What’s going on?!
"Old Master, please give us a heads up. The current situation in the Southern Kingdom, Chu Kingdom..."
"The country that follows will perish, and the state of Chu will also perish."
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Before the other party could finish speaking, Mr. Zeng interrupted the other party in a rare manner and expressed his own point of view.
It was very direct and rude, which made it hard for the veterans of Chu State to accept it. Their expressions were very complicated and their facial features were very distorted, but they still endured it.
There was a member of the Qu family who had served in the mausoleum division of Chu State as a right-hand and left-hand historian. He bowed his head respectfully to the end, and then asked Zeng Shan sincerely: "Old Master, men respect King Wu Wei as the 'Emperor of Heaven'. It is reported that
If it comes out, the whole world will be shaken. At that time, if all the countries unite to fight against the Han, won’t it just increase the disaster?”
"It doesn't matter." Old Master Zeng raised his hand and waved, then looked at everyone with a smile, "I asked the man about this, and the man replied, 'I am not afraid that other countries will attack, but I am afraid that other countries will not attack.' It can be seen that the man
The waters of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers have been used to cleanse the hearts of the world."
"Use the water of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers to cleanse the world?"
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After the veterans of Chu State tasted it carefully, they immediately began to shut themselves up, and they did not even dare to get angry.
At this moment, many people from the Jing family had already backed down. All they were thinking was to quickly hug Li Jie's golden thigh. If they really couldn't, they might as well make some extra money first.
The "East China Sea Glazed Pearls" and the "Five Lakes Pearls" are all available first. They can be used as family heirlooms in the future. Sooner or later, you can still make a fortune.
After vaguely understanding Li Jie's ambition, many people were convinced. It was really remarkable that Li Jie, who was born as a barbarian, dared to think about things that generations of Chu kings had not dared to think about.
However, to be convinced, this is also an opportunity for the old people of Chu State. As long as they vigorously declare to other countries that Li Jie intends to annex the world, then the "Anti-Han Alliance" will definitely be promoted.
After all, everyone has a common enemy. He may destroy half of the country with a snap of his fingers. Who can bear this?
After thinking about it, these old people from Chu State also quickly made two preparations. One was to secretly rebel against the Han. This was relatively easy. Li Jie didn't care much about secretly rebelling against the Han. Li Jie didn't care much about fighting for the big nobles.
I'm too lazy to do it. Unless someone is stunningly beautiful, I won't even look at it.
The second is to speed up the integration into the Hanzi Kingdom. At least their own families must start to separate their families. The struggle between Chu and Han for hegemony has come to an end. The current overlords of the Huai River and the Han River are the Hanzi Kingdom. If the Hanzi Kingdom can resist the "anti-Han" in the future,
"Alliance", then the survival of the family is not a big problem, but the benefits are not as great as those of a stud like Mr. Zeng.
As a result, people from Chu who came to greet Master Zeng and ask for advice came and went as quickly as a gust of wind.
Seeing the behavior of the Chu people, Zeng Shan's juniors all felt pitiful and deplorable, but if they put themselves in their shoes, there really wasn't much room for maneuver.
The Hanzi Kingdom is different from the Wu Kingdom. The Wu Kingdom is a desperate group. As long as the Chu Kingdom fails, it will be completely destroyed. The finances of the Wu Kingdom, or the human and material resources, cannot support the local government after the military victory.
Occupation, governance, digestion.
But the Hanzi Kingdom is a completely different monster. Huaizhong City uses a piece of white paper with the words "worth a hundred pieces of white silk" written on it. As long as it is stamped with the seal of Huaishui Bofu, some people will believe it. This white paper,
It is "worth" a hundred bolts of white silk.
What's more, in addition to trusting Huai Shui Bo Mansion, Li Jie's own impression of "valuing promises over wealth" has long been spread throughout the world.
The commercial exchanges of the "Wu-Jin Alliance" spread to the Jin State; Qi State's commercial gains in Huaizhong City spread this impression to the Qi State; Needless to say, the Qin State even had a princess who was good at playing the flute.
They are all on board, how could they not blow? They must blow to death, until they are as happy as heaven!
As for the Chen, Cai, Wei, and Zheng kingdoms, they are either now under the super influence of Hanzi Kingdom, or they are directly controlled into puppet states, or they are very dependent on the advanced technology of Hanzi Kingdom for military equipment.
There is a saying, but it is impossible not to brag, because the man Li Jie is indeed very trustworthy.
If you want to attack Cai, you will attack Cai. If you want to attack Chu, you will attack Chu. Previously, it was said that "Chu will be leveled in five years." Now it seems that Chu State only has four years to live, and there is a high probability that it will not survive even four years.
Therefore, what Chu State was anxious about was its plan to save the nation. As for what would happen to the great sacrifice at the bank of the Han River, they did not want to care about it and could not care about it, so they had no intention of thinking about it in detail.
The Chu people left in a hurry and did not know that the memorial ceremony this time was very different from the past.
In the past, sacrificial texts were intended to inform God, the sages, the world, or at worst, the country.
But this time for the "Emperor Gouchen Grand Sacrifice", the memorial text that Old Master Zeng had in hand was unbelievable. He even still hasn't figured out what the words in it mean.
Although he has learned a lot of "Chinese characters", there are still some vocabulary words that Zeng Shan only understood in these two days.
However, these vocabulary words are very familiar to the crocodile people. Even the low-level coolie savages can figure out what they mean after being taught them a few times.
On the Zhengdan day, as a red sun rose in the east, the old master stood under the high platform, looking at the rolling Han River, holding the scroll in his hand with a complicated expression, and began to recite the sacrificial inscription.
On the high platform, Li Jie, wearing armor and a fluttering cloak, looked even more shining with golden light due to the sunlight, giving him a somewhat mysterious aura.
I heard Old Master Zeng standing in front of a few "loud masters", looking at the array of crocodiles, as well as the civilian laborers, coolies, and footworkers lined up, and then slowly said: "Comrades, friends, and guests: Hello everyone."
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The disciples of the Zeng family who have never read the memorial text are confused at this moment. What is this? What does the ancestor mean? Why can't I understand?
"Today, with a solemn heart, we came to the coast of Hanzhu and the western border of Yongxi to deeply commemorate King Wu Wei."
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Several Zeng children were completely confused, blinking their eyes, and constantly doubting life.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
After emptying my mind, it seemed that I couldn't hear what the old master said, and I couldn't understand it anyway.
Master Zeng continued to recite the memorial text in a very distorted Chu tone: "The life of King Wu Wei was an invincible life, an invincible life, and a magnificent life."
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The Zeng children closed their eyes slowly, as if it was getting dark, and they seemed to feel much better this way.
But those civilian laborers and coolies who were standing crookedly, their eyes lit up and they whispered to each other, probably meaning: Wow, is this King Wu Wei so awesome? He is too strong!
"King Wu Wei was able to have such a glorious life because King Wu Wei, the 'Emperor of Heaven', was still alive. Now, King Wu Wei has returned to heaven and is looking at the world. We cannot forget his achievements and we must keep them in our hearts."
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Zeng Shan's grandson opened his eyes tremblingly and wanted to speak, but his lips were trembling and he could not open his mouth.
"Today, the Han Dynasty officially founded its Yuan Dynasty, precisely because it received the guidance of the 'Emperor of Heaven'. This is the responsibility of being 'ordered by Heaven'..."
Hearing this, the Zeng children immediately went crazy. Two of them had gone blank and fell backwards with a snap.
As for the few "fish that slipped through the net" who had not left the Chu State, they didn't know whether to praise or fear when they saw such a strange sacrifice at this moment. The feeling was very subtle, so subtle that they felt that this sacrifice
, it seems to have nothing to do with them.
"Although King Wu Wei has left this world and us, his spirit and character are still worth learning from."
"We must not only work hard to achieve great results again, but also inherit King Wu Wei's legacy and complete King Wu Wei's unfinished achievements to appease the power of the 'Emperor of Heaven' in heaven."
When the expressionless old Master Zeng finished reading the last sentence, he felt that he was almost exhausted. The Chu sound with "Chinese characters" really killed him.
He secretly glanced at Li Jie and saw that the king of the Han Dynasty was actually quite happy. He was relieved immediately. He didn't understand many of the vocabulary in it. He believed that the people who followed him couldn't understand them all.
As for the Chu people, there is no need to think too much.
However, the crocodiles of the Han army and the newly arrived group of "Baisha brave men" were full of energy and enthusiasm, as if they were ready to fight vigorously at any time.
And those laborers and civilians, who were ignorant, also understood a little bit. Anyway, the nobles couldn't understand anything, but with the respectful teachings of the Han army supervisors, they could understand a lot.
mean.
They really understood. In short, the meaning is that King Wu Wei is so awesome because King Wu Wei should be so awesome in the first place, because he is the "Great Emperor".
But such an awesome King Wu Wei had to go back to the God Realm to work, so he still had a lot of unfinished things to do. These unfinished things had to be left to Li Jie, the king of Hanzi Kingdom.
This is "ordained by heaven"!
What does it mean to be ordered by Heaven? This Heaven is the Emperor.