Chapter 1 Ji Zhao Regent
"The highest difficulty, King Wu defeats King Zhou! A three-thousand-year-old family! The royal family has passed the level! I must be the first to do it!"
In a slightly messy bedroom, Luo Zhao looked at the settlement page on the computer screen with bloodshot eyes.
【Family name: Luo
Inheritance time: 3000
Heritage Algebra: 130
Last title: Emperor (Emperor, King, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Man)
The last class: the royal family (royal family, aristocratic family, powerful family, common people)
Birth of famous people: 230
This is a single-player historical development game, based on real history and combined with a lot of folk unofficial history and strange stories. Players will be born at a certain point in time, establish a family, and ensure that the family will be passed down until the end of history.
There are a total of eight difficulties, which are actually eight time points, namely King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, the Six Kingdoms attacking Qin, the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the An-Shi Rebellion, the Five Dynasties, the iron-blooded Song Dynasty, and the shining holy fire.
The Holy Flame mode is basically not difficult. You can found a country and become a noble, use the Heart Knot to avoid the killing in the Hongwu Dynasty, and then just lie down, and you can live safely until the end of the game.
The King Wu's attack on King Zhou mode is too difficult, with the barbarian rebellion, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the unification of Qin. Most players don't even get to the stage where the six kingdoms attack Qin and end up losing.
Luo Zhao was just about to post the entire process of completing the game on the forum when suddenly an interface appeared on his computer.
"Congratulations to the player for clearing the highest difficulty and unlocking the special Easter egg!"
"Easter eggs?"
Luo Zhao muttered.
The next moment, looking at the ancient environment around him and the memories that suddenly appeared in his mind, Luo Zhao couldn't help but exclaim, he actually traveled into this stand-alone game.
He searched his memory and soon found out his starting identity: the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa. This made him feel slightly relieved and he did not kill him.
King Wu Jifa's younger brothers were basically given fiefs. If they were luckier and survived a little, they could have survived until the end of the Warring States Period. After all, in the real world, the State of Yan survived for nearly a thousand years.
Luo Zhao is now the first generation to decide the direction of the family. Starting from the second generation, he will become the ancestral spirit tablet and influence the family through the method of sending dreams, but sending dreams has limitations.
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Ho Kyung.
In the bedroom of the Zhou emperor, there were patterns of flying phoenixes everywhere on the pillars, and several oil lamps flickered.
King Wu Jifa, the common ruler of the world, lay quietly on his bed. The once mighty god of war was now terminally ill.
“Tatttatt.”
There was a sound of dense footsteps, and Ji Zhao walked quickly into the bedroom. He saw a thick gray death aura rising above Ji Fa's head, and his face suddenly changed.
Ji Fa was afraid that he would not live long. His face was filled with sorrow. He walked to the sickbed and cried, "Your Majesty, you are the king chosen by heaven, why did you suddenly fall ill?"
Ji Faqiang opened his eyes, grasped Ji Zhao's hand, exerted a little force, and whispered: "Zhao, you are finally here. Is there anything serious happening in the Yinxu Fang Kingdom?"
Ji Zhao held Ji Fa's skinny hands with both hands, choked with tears in his eyes and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, your reputation is so great that it shakes the whole country. How dare those people who are rebellious oppose you?"
Ji Fa shook his head and said, "Those who are disobedient always try to defy the will of Heaven. Zhao, I have something important to entrust to you. Are you willing to do it?"
Ji Zhao nodded heavily and said, "Your Majesty, my current position is entirely due to my blood relationship with you.
As long as it is your order, I will not disobey you even if you have to cut open my heart."
Ji Fa smiled and patted his hands, saying: "Zhao, the Shang Dynasty lasted for 600 years, and we Zhou people were originally a small tribe in Xiqi, but now Ji Zhou has become the emperor.
Is this simply because of our own efforts and hard work?
This is because God no longer favors the Shang Dynasty, and we Zhou people have achieved what we have today.
But even though God no longer favored the Shang Dynasty, he did not let it perish completely.
I'm very worried.
How can I sleep peacefully when the Zhou people have not yet settled on a capital city that can bear the Mandate of Heaven? "
Ji Zhao understood what Ji Fa was worried about. Although the emperor of Bang Zhou was already the common ruler of the world, Bang Zhou was the country of Xiqi. The location of Haojing was too far to the west and its power was weak in the vast old land of Shang Dynasty.
A large number of descendants of the Shang Dynasty and resistance forces close to the Shang Dynasty had not been completely eliminated, and the Zhou people had not yet been able to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains. This was what King Wu was worried about.
Building a new capital is a form of power projection, creating a royal area that belongs only to the royal family and is used to intimidate those princes who have strange ideas in their hearts.
Ji Zhao whispered: "Your Majesty, the Zhou people originally lived in the land of Xiqi. It was because Your Majesty accepted the Mandate of Heaven that you were able to bring peace to the world.
You are the god of war chosen by God.
I believe that as long as you are in good health, God will surely send you a city that can bear the destiny of heaven."
King Wu is a god of war who has inherited the mandate of heaven. The last god of war like him was Emperor Xuanyuan, who held the Jiuyi Tianzun Sword and ruled the nine provinces.
In the present Kyushu world, no one dares to resist Jifa's rule.
Building a new capital in the old site of the Shang Dynasty would inevitably involve a war, and the Zhou Dynasty still needed King Wu to coordinate.
Ji Fa shook his head, with helplessness in his eyes, "Zhao, the heaven has issued a decree that I must leave the world.
You are extremely intelligent, skilled in government affairs, have a long-term vision, and are able to command troops. You are truly the best among the Ji clan.
Only if I entrust the task of building the Eastern Capital to you, can I feel at ease. "
Ji Zhao's hands trembled, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have only acquired some insignificant virtues and abilities by following you.
Your Majesty trusts me, and I will definitely build a city that can bear the mandate of heaven."
Ji Fa nodded in satisfaction and said, "Zhao, I rose up in revolution and attacked the Shang Dynasty in compliance with the will of heaven.
Now there is a decree from heaven: if you want to obtain heaven's blessing, you must build your capital between the Luo River and the Yi River. This is the destiny bestowed by heaven on the Zhou people.
If we can build a capital city here, when I return to heaven, the Mandate of Zhou will surely be able to continue."
The area between Yi and Luo is rich in water resources, strategically located, with fertile land and a large population. It is located in the eastern hinterland. As long as the capital is built here, the Zhou people can effectively intimidate the eastern princes and barbarians.
Ji Zhao agreed to this important matter, and felt Ji Fa's grip on his hand become a little stronger. Ji Fa stared at him and said, "Zhao, I want to return to heaven, but Bang Zhou cannot be without the emperor.
My oldest child is only eight years old.
Although the Zhou Dynasty was blessed by heaven, could an eight-year-old child become the ruler of the world?
I don't think this is allowed.
I want to pass the throne to you, and you will surely become a king like Yao and Shun."
[Ding~
The host is facing an important historical node——
Main storyline: My family has lasted for thousands of years (in progress)
Select from:
1. Agree and become the Son of Heaven.
2. Refuse and become a prince.
Different choices will lead to different outcomes, please consider carefully. 】
As an old player, Ji Zhao didn't need to think about it at all. In this game, becoming the emperor would mean a losing outcome.
Even if they manage to maintain it, the direct line will surely die out within four hundred years.
All the players who had previously completed the game chose to hide until they reached the noble family level and ended the game.
Being a royal family means that one has to bear all the sins of the world, and one's luck will be insufficient to cover one's expenditure. It is impossible to predict when one's family line will become extinct, which will lead to failure in passing the level.
Luo Zhaotong also remained in hiding for more than two thousand years until the last change of dynasty when he came to power.
Ji Zhao's face changed drastically, he tightly grasped Ji Fa's palm, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the emperor has a son, but he passed the throne to his younger brother. Isn't this the root of trouble?
If the Zhou Dynasty wants to pass on, it must strictly implement the patriarchal system. We haven't implemented it throughout the country yet, so are we going to violate it ourselves?
The Zhou Dynasty did not use ghosts and gods, but ruled the world with rites and laws.
Only your legitimate son can inherit your position. How can you follow the Shang Dynasty's bad custom of having the younger brother inherit after the elder brother's death?"
As he spoke, he took out a scroll used for sacrifices from his bosom and said, "Zhao is just a mortal. How can he be more favored by heaven than your offspring?
Zhao only wishes to pray to God to exchange his life for the king's health. If the prince can grow up, it is more important than Zhao's life."
Ji Fa didn't seem to expect Ji Zhao to refuse. He was silent for a moment and said softly, "Zhao, go and call Tai Gong, Zong Zheng, San Gong and Yun. I'll wait for you here. You have to go and come back quickly."
Ji Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left the bedroom. After a while, he came into the bedroom with a dozen figures, led by Taigong Wang.
Ji Zhao brought Ji Fa's eldest son Ji Yun closer.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Everyone saluted together, then knelt on the cushions in the bedroom.
"Father!"
Ji Yun cried and ran to Ji Fa's bed, crying, "What's wrong with you?"
“Ahem.” Ji Fa felt his body getting weaker and weaker, and called softly, “Zhao, come here too, and carry Yun on your back.”
Carry the king on your back!
Everyone in the bedroom guessed what was going to happen and couldn't help but turn their eyes to Ji Zhao.
Ji Zhao was even more shocked. The political implications of this action were too obvious. He suppressed his excitement and walked forward.
Ji Fa raised Ji Zhao's arm and said to the crowd: "Today I appoint Ji Yun as the crown prince and Ji Zhao as the prime minister.
I will also give Ji Zhao the land where the tributaries of Luo River flow into the Yellow River.
Let Ji Zhao establish the State of Luo there, and I will confer upon him the title of Marquis of Luo, and grant him the staff and axe for his conquests in the east.
If I pass away, Ji Zhao will be the regent, assisting the crown prince Ji Yun and executing royal affairs.
You are all important officials of the Great Zhou, and you must obey his orders."
Without waiting for everyone's reaction, he turned to his son Ji Yun and said, "Yun, your uncle Ji Zhao is the most talented person in Bang Zhou.
His father wanted to pass on the throne to him, but he refused, saying that the patriarchal law of the Zhou Dynasty was that the son should succeed the father.
Your throne was given to you by your uncle, so you should remember to be grateful and go and worship him as a father and son."
All the ministers in the palace were shocked again. Ji Zhao was willing to give up the throne for the sake of clan law. This was truly a style similar to that of the Yu Dynasty.
Ji Yun sobbed as he got off Ji Zhao's back and bowed down.
"Uncle Wang."
Ji Zhao only asked him to bow once, then helped him up and bowed three times to Ji Yun.
Ji Yun was a little stunned, and then he heard Ji Zhao solemnly say: "The crown prince is the heir to the throne of the great clan. Although I am your uncle, I am only the head of a small clan. How can I accept the crown prince's three bows?"
[Ding~
You have become famous in history, your luck points have increased by 5,000, and you have obtained an item - Heavenly Grade Heavenly Man Card.
Achievements of this level, such as establishing a state and founding a nation, were basically unattainable after the Qin Dynasty unified the country. Moreover, this was the first time that the system was generous and directly gave a heavenly item.
[Ding~
Assisting the emperor and governing the country as regent, your historical status has been greatly improved, your family has a history of regents, your luck points have increased by 4000, and you have obtained an item - Earth Rank·Heart Knot. 】
Regent minister, there are only a few people in history who can reach this level, especially the first time, he was directly given a ground-level item.
Ji Zhao was shocked. The start of King Wu's younger brother was too good. He won without doing anything with such precious props.
With these two props, you can at least get through two crises safely.
As witnesses, everyone in the bedroom watched the transfer of power in Bang Zhou in silence, and the historian carved this historic scene on bamboo slips.
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"If the Heaven does not give birth to the Su Wang, the world will be dark forever." Ancient people used such magnificent words to describe the sacredness of the Su Wang. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"
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