Chapter 164: All the blood of the king must end with the sword
Luo Zai's last wishes were soon faithfully carried out. The royal family members went to Chu first and contacted Xiang family to ask for permission to pass through the country.
Migrating to avoid war has always been a normal thing.
In order to survive, the State of Zheng moved the entire country from Haojing to the east of Luoyi. This is the origin of Xinzheng City.
Except for countries like the Qin State, which strictly controlled personal freedom through household registration and collective responsibility.
In general, the population mobility between the countries east of Qiaohan was still quite strong.
The other nations do not know yet that Luo State intends to relocate all women and children in the country, leaving only a few who are unwilling to leave to guard the ancestral temple and homeland.
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Luoyi.
The newly enthroned Emperor Mo did the same thing as his father and sent all the royal women, including the princess, to Zhaocheng.
As the carriages left one after another, Tian Zimo stood on the city wall, looking far into the west.
His expression was very calm, in stark contrast to the frightened faces of the attendants beside him.
There was smoke and dust everywhere, and countless strong soldiers were heading towards Luoyi.
It's all in vain.
Leading the Qin State's fierce and powerful army.
He returned to the land where he once failed.
He recalled that when he was leaving Qin, King Ji of Qin said to him with a smile: "Conquer Luoyi, and your failure will vanish into thin air.
They captured Luoyi and wiped out the Zhou royal family.
Conquer the six kings of Shandong and capture Zhaocheng.
Let the Mandate of Qin rise slowly from the land of the Xia. This is the greatest achievement you and I can accomplish."
There was a sense of panic in Luoyi, especially among the Zhou royal family.
The Qin people were brutal and no one knew what their fate would be.
Even if the Qin State was willing to keep one or two people to demonstrate its magnanimity, the probability was so small that it was basically impossible for them to do so.
People without value are not worth being exploited.
In the palace.
Tian Zimo gently wiped the sharp sword in his hand. This was a precious sword produced in Yue, and it was said that it could cut hair with just a blow.
His attendant came over excitedly holding a scroll of bamboo slips and said cheerfully, "Your Majesty.
The State of Qin sent a letter saying that Zhou was a virtuous country and that although the mandate of heaven had been lost, it should not be humiliated.
As long as you promise to give up your title of king and offer Luoyi.
The King of Qin will grant you a fiefdom north of Xianyang, make you a king, and allow you to worship your ancestors."
This is not only a chance for Emperor Mo to survive, but also a chance for the emperor's attendants to survive. These attendants have no choice but to do their best.
Besides, he was a feudal lord.
This is already the highest honor among all nations today.
Those royal family members who had made outstanding contributions, including Xiang family of Chu, were only granted the title of lord.
Tian Zimo, who was immersed in wiping the sword, slowly raised his head and grinned silently.
He gently swung the sword in his hand, hanging it between the attendant's neck, and a strand of hair was cut off directly.
“Your Majesty!”
The attendant was so frightened that he almost screamed. Emperor Mo shook his head in boredom and said, "I won't kill you, why are you afraid?
You send someone to tell Bai Qi.
The King of Qin was truly generous. He wanted to exchange a fiefdom for the thousand-year-old legitimacy of the Zhou Dynasty.
If the King of Qin is willing to give me the 800-li Qinchuan, I can consider it.
The Zhou Dynasty had existed for thousands of years, and the royal blood was so precious. Could this be imagined by a descendant of the Shang Dynasty like him?
If you want to end the Zhou royal family's destiny, use the sword in his hand. Words cannot make me surrender."
After saying this, he burst into laughter without paying attention to the expressions of the people around him. As he laughed, he thought of his father.
Tianzi Mo was not the eldest son of King Jing, so his position as crown prince was perhaps the strangest one. He would never forget what his father, King Jinuo, said to him when he chose him to be the crown prince.
That was when Tian Zimo was still in his teens. He was summoned to the main hall by Prince Jing. Prince Jing's eyes were filled with pity and admiration, and his first words were earth-shattering.
"I thought I would be the king who destroyed the Zhou Dynasty."
At that time, Ji Mo was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and could only say repeatedly: "My father, may you live forever, and the Mandate of Zhou will last for ten thousand years."
Prince Jing just continued to talk to himself, "But who can determine the fate of the world?
I never expected to meet a great general like Prince Zai.
The Zhou Dynasty was thus able to continue.
But I know that human power cannot go against heaven.
The fate of the Zhou Dynasty's demise was ultimately inevitable.
I am so lucky, but can the next generation of emperor be so lucky?
I'm afraid not.
So I want to choose the most suitable emperor for the future of Zhou, and I have found you.
Among all the princes, you are not the most noble, not the oldest, not the most talented, not the most handsome.
Do you know why I chose you?"
Ji Mo remembered that he was very excited at that time. He had never thought that the throne would fall on his head. Even if he only owned the city of Luoyi, a king is a king and an emperor is an emperor. This is the highest honor.
"I don't know, please enlighten me, father."
Prince Jing did not tell him the answer directly, but asked Ji Mo a very sharp question again.
"If the enemy came to the gates of your city and offered you a rich fief, would you surrender your city?"
Most of the nobles who have lived a life of luxury since childhood are weak in character and afraid of death.
But Ji Mo's strong character is extremely rare.
He said without hesitation: "You said so in the past.
In the Zhou Dynasty, there were only emperors who died in battle, but no emperors who surrendered.
I have always agreed with this.
If Luoyi City is captured, the emperor will die for the country.
Can I just try to survive and give up the world?
It would be better to commit suicide here than to bring shame to the ancestors and gods."
Prince Jing gently patted Ji Mo's shoulder and laughed loudly, "This is why I chose you.
The situation has reached this point now, and what we need to consider is no longer the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty.
But what kind of reputation Bang Zhou will leave in history books.
Don't kneel, that's all I ask of you."
Tian Zimo came back to his senses from his past memories. He stood up and knocked the ground heavily with his scabbard.
“Arm the troops!
I will personally go into battle and fight the Qin people to the death."
After Jinuo's management over the years, the royal family's reputation in Luoyi is still very good. In addition, the Qin people have a bad reputation, so the young and strong people in Luoyi enthusiastically participated in the defense of Luoyi.
Especially when the emperor put on armor and fought alongside the people, the morale of everyone was boosted.
Then.
Facing death with honor.
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In the second year of King Huai's reign, Qin general Bai Qi led an army of 200,000 to attack Zhou.
He stood up and said: "My king has ordered that the Emperor of Zhou come down with royal ceremony and is willing to grant Qinchuan a hundred miles of land as a city."
King Huai said: I can die for my country, but I cannot give up my throne.
All the blood of the king must end with the sword. No more words are needed.
Three years later, the city was captured.
King Huai was wounded more than ten times and died in battle.
A phoenix appeared from the Luo River and cried for three months without stopping. - "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Zhou"
We go to the snow to measure in minus ten degrees Celsius just to make a living. Brothers, please bear with me. That’s all for today, otherwise it will be too late.
(End of this chapter)
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