Chapter 147 Is the destiny in Qin?
Just as Mencius was on his way to Wei, a war suddenly broke out between Qin and Wei. Since the change of hands of Hexi, Qin had gained the upper hand, especially when the monarch of Wei began to decline. If the monarch is not wise, it will be of no use no matter how powerful his ministers are.
At the critical moment of the fate of Qin and Wei, God did not favor Wei, and failure followed. In order to avoid the attack of Qin, Wei even moved its capital to the east.
The most crucial thing is that Hangu Pass fell into the hands of the Qin people!
The defense line from the plateau to the Yellow River and then to Hangu Pass that was envisioned in the Xianyang Palace in the past was finally successfully constructed.
Duke Xuan built this pass with great effort, then handed it over to the State of Jin, and finally inherited by the State of Wei. For more than 600 years, this pass has always been guarding the gateway to the countries east of the Guanzhong Pass.
But now this majestic pass had fallen, and for the first time the fortress of Hangu Pass had fallen into the hands of the Qin people. This incident attracted worldwide attention.
The death of the King of Qin had little impact on the Qin State. Wei Yang, who created the powerful Qin State, no longer had much influence on the Qin State at the moment the reform was completed.
Under the forging of Qin law, the Qin people have completely transformed into a war machine, and the farming and warfare system has been implemented in all aspects of the Qin State. Although this system has resulted in almost no available talents among the Qin people, Qin State has no talents, but the six states do. The Qin State recruited the most talented people from the six states, and then cooperated with Qin State to squeeze the potential to the extreme. The farming and warfare system is invincible, and no one in the world can compete with it.
The most shocked were the State of Chu and the Zhou royal family. After the fall of the State of Wei, the Zhou royal family in Luoyi had to face the Qin army head-on. The royal family was small and the army was weak, so what could they use to stop the Qin?
The King of Zhou shouted at the eunuch in the palace: "Hurry up and send a letter to Luo State. What should we do? If the Qin people come to seize the tripod, what should I do?"
The people of Chu were even more shocked. Among all the countries in the world, the ones with the deepest ties with Qin were Luo and Chu.
The State of Qin was granted by Duke Xuan of Luo. The initial land and power of the State of Qin were given by Duke Xuan.
As for the Chu and Qin states, they had been in blood alliance for more than a hundred years since Lady Xuan Mi came to Qin, and the relationship between the two sides was as good as honey.
After the capital of Chu was conquered by Wu, Qin sent troops to restore the country. In order to fight against the Ji-Jiang alliance, the two sides jointly developed Bashu and intermarried with each other countless times.
The friendship between Qin and Chu is the only one that can be compared with the friendship between Qi and Luo.
Although they were not on good terms with each other later, they still worked together to fight against the Ji-Jiang alliance. Unexpectedly, the former western country suddenly became so strong that it could seize a large area of Wei's territory.
Yingdu.
The political struggle within the State of Chu began to intensify, and talk of reform began to be raised again, even among the royal families with vested interests. These nobles, who had a long-term vision and were loyal to their country, saw the reasons for the decline of the State of Chu and wanted to change it.
Then these people left Yingdu and came to the fiefdom of Xiang family after its re-enfeoffment, the distant land of Wu. The scenery there was very beautiful, but everyone felt extremely heavy.
These enlightened nobles said to the head of the Xiang family in an excited tone: "Mr. Xiang, Qin is powerful and Bashu is in Qin's hands. If Chu does not change, I am afraid that Wei's current situation will be Chu's future.
We are deeply worried but have no power to change it, so we come to you.
In the Chu State, only the Xiang family is the pillar of support. If you don't come forward, I really don't know when the Chu State will become strong. "
The head of the Xiang family sighed and said, "Of course I know what you are thinking, but reform requires the right time, right place and right people.
Looking at all the countries in the world, who has not carried out reforms?
So far, which nation has remained strong?
Wei was strong for decades because of its wise monarch, but then its laws became corrupt. Han tried to reform and become strong, but was interrupted by Wei. After that, the Marquis of Han and Shen Buhai died, and Han began to decline.
The same was true for the State of Yan. The King of Yan abandoned a world-renowned talent like Le Yi simply because of the divisive words of a villain.
Have you forgotten the outcome of the reforms in the State of Chu? As soon as the previous king died, the people attacked and killed each other. If it weren't for the strength of the Xiang family, they would have been wiped out by now.
The strength of a country lies in its ruler, not its ministers. If the ruler is incompetent, no matter how good the laws and ministers are, they will be of no use.
Now the king is fooling around all day, trusting the flatterers among the royal family and the dukes, so the reform is doomed to fail. "
Xiang was very pessimistic, and his thoughts were exactly the same as Luo Li's.
These enlightened nobles did not expect this result, and said unwillingly: "But if we don't try to reform, are we really going to watch the State of Chu decline step by step?
When the country is overthrown, will I have the face to face the former king?
If that day ever comes, I wish to turn into a mountain ghost or river god, looking at the mountains and rivers of Chu day and night. "
The head of the Xiang family pondered and said, "Reform is like thunder from the sky. It must be sudden and catch people off guard to be effective.
The king cannot be changed. What can be changed now is the next king. Take Xiang's daughter as the queen and teach the prince well. After 20 or 30 years, the reform may be successful. "
No one expected that Xiang would think directly about what would happen twenty or thirty years later, but after thinking about it, they found that this was the only reliable method.
It is really useless to want to change the law now, because the King of Chu does not trust them at all. He only trusts those conservative nobles who can find beautiful women and gold, silver and jade for him.
Don't say that they can also give gifts. There is no comparison at all. The conservative aristocrats can plunder the Chu people without any bottom line, but they naturally can't do it. This is the biggest difference between the two sides.
After these people left in dismay, the head of the Xiang family frowned slightly, and the retainer asked: "Head, this is a good opportunity for you to return to Yingdu. Many of these people are from wealthy families, even Qu Jing and other wealthy families. If these people support you, you can at least be the Zuotu official of the assistant prime minister."
The official who assists Ling Yin is called Zuotu. In the State of Chu, only the three dukes and top nobles like the Xiang family can hold such a high position. This is why everyone came to find Xiang family to come out of retirement.
Although the three dukes' families had their own conflicts, they were united in opposing the reform. Although the Xiang family scoffed at many of the reform measures of Qin and Wei, they strongly agreed with changing the hereditary aristocracy system and reforming the military system.
He did not respond to the retainer's words, but just stood with his hands behind his back looking up at the sky. He really didn't know what to do, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart.
The Luo family had saved Bang Zhou's destiny many times, but now they are basically powerless. This must be God's will.
The Xiang family had made the State of Chu strong many times, but now they are becoming increasingly powerless. Perhaps this is also God's will.
The Chu State believed in ghosts and gods and worshipped witches and sacrifices. The Xiang family also worshipped their ancestor King Su and God very much, and believed that everything in this world was destined.
"If Heaven is going to destroy Chu, where will the Xiang family go?
Select outstanding talents from the Xiang family, send them to the State of Luo, and ask the Marquis of Luo what he thinks of the situation in the world and whether the State of Chu has no destiny.
The Mandate of Heaven is not with Zhou or Chu, so where should the faith of King Su go? "
Since you can't see through fate, just find someone who might know and ask him.
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The retainer was a little surprised. Is it okay to ask such a question?
Moreover, even if the Luo family holds the mandate of heaven for the Zhou Dynasty, how can the Luo royal family know where the new mandate will fall?
King Su is a Schrödinger's existence. Even among the royal family of Luo State, there are a large number of people who are skeptical, especially since no miracles have been shown for so many years. However, the direct descendants of the Xiang family firmly believe in it.
Because no one knows better than the Xiang family how difficult it is to have no incompetent rulers from generation to generation. Since the Luo Kingdom was able to do it, it must be that King Su was protecting them in the dark.
Luo State, Zhaocheng.
Luo Hong looked at the two letters in his hands in some surprise. One was sent from the Zhou royal family, and the other was sent from the Xiang family of the Chu State. The descendants of the Xiang family were still on the road.
"Father, Qin defeated Wei, seized its land, and captured Hangu Pass. It seems to have caused a great reaction. The Zhou royal family even sent a letter directly.
Even the Xiang family, who had always wanted to compete with the Luo family, sent people to contact them. This clearly showed that they had a bad premonition. "
Luo Li sighed and said, "Qin has just seized the land of Wei. If we can unite the five states in Guandong and attack Qin together, we can still take back the land of Hedong and Hangu Pass.
It’s a pity that the coalition alliance cannot be formed.
Whenever Qin was weak, incompetent monarchs would appear in its enemy countries; when Qin was strong, other countries were always in a weak state.
This is a sign of being favored by heaven, and Qin is the only state that has fully adhered to the reforms, and it also has geographical advantages. "
The more Luo Li talked, the more he felt that destiny might really be with Qin!
Luo Hong was silent, feeling somewhat uneasy. This transfer of destiny made Luo Hong feel that the power in his hands was gradually fading away. But even regardless of the illusory destiny, the Qin State's luck was really good.
The two countries of Yan and Qi are now extremely weak and are both committed to restoring their national strength. It is impossible for them to travel thousands of miles to attack the Qin State which does not border them at this time.
The states of Han and Wei were afraid of Qin like a tiger. Wei was directly frightened. The prime minister of Wei was humiliated in Qin and dared not say much. It was simply a dream to expect Wei to unite the princes in this state.
Luo Hong nodded and said: "If we want to unite the princes, only Zhao can come forward.
According to news from the dark side, the State of Zhao is now undergoing military reforms. It is said that it wants to learn horseback archery from the Hu people on the grasslands and change its previous infantry fighting chariot tactics. Innovations in tactics will always bring about powerful military forces. This may be an opportunity for the State of Zhao to rise.
The outcome of the battle between Qin and Zhao is still unknown. If Zhao produces more wise rulers than Qin, perhaps the Mandate of Heaven may not be on Qin's side."
Although he said so, Luo Hong's vigilance towards Qin State suddenly increased. He had to keep a close eye on Qin State before the next superpower emerged.
(End of this chapter)
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