Chapter 46 The Chinese Sacred Artifact: Jiuding
Huang Shigong and Wei Liao looked at each other and nodded slightly, greatly appreciating Qin Yiren's actions.
Although the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, the Zhou Emperor was still a symbol, symbolizing the previous dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty. If Qin Yiren wanted to kill him, it would be too simple, it would be just a force of a powerful man. However, it was just a reckless act that was quick and reckless.
If King Nan of Zhou was killed, he would definitely be criticized and would make countless people call Qin Yiren cruel and have no tolerance.
This is secondary, and the most important thing is that it will lose people's hearts and disappoint people.
Qin Yiren treated King Nan of Zhou well, helped him with his own hands, and took off his clothes. This would be praised, praised, and gained a good reputation. Naturally, it would be able to gather the expectations of the people and win the hearts of the people, especially the people of the Luoyang king would surrender to Qin.
It can be said that Qin Yiren maximized the value of King Nan of Zhou.
"This..." King Nan of Zhou felt warm and a robe draped on himself. He was immediately surprised by Mo Ming, with his mouth wide open, his eyes wide open, and he looked like he was daydreaming.
For King Nan of Zhou, he thought he was extremely guilty. First, because King Wu of Qin died in Luoyang. If Qin destroyed Zhou this time, wouldn’t he revenge for King Wu of Qin? Although King Wu of Qin was asking for his own death, God knows whether Qin would use this as a reference to retaliate against Zhou. Second, King Nan of Zhou jumped out this time and ordered the Western Zhou Duke to fight against Qin. It can be said that he was the culprit. It is normal for Qin to punish him.
Judging from the current situation, Qin Yiren seemed to be not guilty. This was a big surprise to King Nan of Zhou, and he would not be surprised.
Immediately afterwards, King Nan of Zhou was overjoyed, shook his snow-white head and was grateful to Qin Yiren: "Thank you the Grandson of the King! Thank you for not killing him!"
"Even if you are lenient, the Qin Dynasty will not only not kill you, but will also continue the Zhou Dynasty's ancestral temple." Qin Yiren smiled and comforted her.
Ending a dynasty can kill the emperors of the previous dynasty, but not destroy the ancestral temples of the previous dynasty. This is a heritage. After King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou, although he killed King Zhou, he did not destroy the ancestral temples of the Yin and Shang ancestral temples, but instead appointed them as the "Song" Kingdom, continuing the ancestral temples of the Yin and Shang ancestral temples.
If Qin Yiren wanted to destroy the Zhoushi ancestral temple, it would be a very simple thing, just an order. However, if you would be criticized and infamous, it would be better to leave the Zhoushi ancestral temple and get a good reputation.
You should know that the Zhou Dynasty has already died, so it is very cost-effective to keep the ancestral temple, just send a few people to guard it, and you can still gain a good reputation.
"Really?" King Nan of Zhou never expected that Qin Yiren was so easy to talk to. Not only did he spare him, but he also wanted to keep the Zhou Dynasty's ancestral temple, which made him a little unbelievable.
"It's true!" Qin Yiren pointed his head, his tone was not high, but his tone was firm.
"The Qin Dynasty is kind!" King Nan of Zhou was so excited that he burst into tears, and kept thanking Yi Ren Qin.
For King Nan of Zhou, he was the king of the country that destroyed his country. He felt sorry for his ancestors and had no face to meet his ancestors. If he could keep the ancestral temple, his shame would be much better.
"Thank you the Grandson of the King of Kings!" The ministers of King Nan of Zhou were also excited and thanked Yi Ren for their kindness.
Although these ministers are incompetent, courageous and unconscious, they are really good when it comes to loyalty. Because the Zhou Dynasty has declined, as long as they have a little unfaithfulness, they will leave other countries. They can stay and live and die with the Zhou Dynasty. This loyalty does not need to be doubted.
"Let's go into the city!" Qin Yiren held King Nan of Zhou's hand, and the two walked side by side, which made King Nan of Zhou very excited, and he felt even more relieved that there would be no problem with his life.
In this way, Qin Yiren entered Luoyang City and looked around, and was surprised and regretful.
Surprisingly, the royal capital Luoyang is very majestic. There are many palaces in the city, one after another, I don’t know how many. Moreover, these palaces are majestic and full of atmospheres, and are symbols of the Zhou Dynasty that was prosperous for the time.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at these palaces, you can tell how powerful the Zhou royal family was back then. Even if they were as powerful as King Zhou, they were destroyed by King Wu of Zhou.
Unfortunately, the entire Luoyang City only saw houses but no one was seen. The people were very sparse and deserted, like a coffin. The Zhou room was the most conservative and did not keep up with the pace of the times. In the Warring States Period, it was still abiding by the Zhou Gong's laws and implementing the well-field system. This seriously restricted the enthusiasm of the people and the common people. As long as it is possible, those who can escape from the country fled, so Luoyang has very few people.
Moreover, the Zhoushi Palace was old and dilapidated, which was caused by years of disrepair.
"I only keep the traces of Duke Zhou, but I don't have the wisdom of Duke Zhou!" Qin Yiren sighed.
Luoyang was built by Duke Zhou and was called "Luoyi" at that time. The reason why Duke Zhou built Luoyang was to take advantage of its favorable geographical location and accept the tribute of the princes.
The birthplace of the Zhou Dynasty was between Qifeng, Shaanxi, and developed from a small tribe. King Wu of Zhou successfully defeated Zhou. Although he seized the world of the Shang Dynasty, it was because the Zhou tribe had a small population and could only hide in Haojing and could not enter the Central Plains. It is a clear proof that the capital of King Zhou, Chaoge, was not regarded as the capital.
The Zhou Dynasty owned the world and implemented a feudal system. A large number of princes were enfeoffed in various places. How to restrain these princes? This has become a difficult problem.
At that time, the method of restraining the princes was mostly adopted by "preaching the court", which was equivalent to "reporting the duties" in later generations. Of course, the emperor accepted the court of the princes, in addition to restraining the princes, listening to the reports of the princes' achievements, and rewarding or reducing the fiefdom, there was another purpose, which was to accept tribute.
It is natural for the princes to pay tribute to the emperor. Whenever the princes pay tribute to the emperor, they have to carry a large amount of tribute. The daily expenses of the Zhou Dynasty mainly rely on these tributes, which is extremely important for the Zhou Dynasty.
The capital of Zhoushi was in Haojing, and it was inconvenient for the princes to rush to the emperor from all over the place.
For example, Jiang Ziya's fiefdom is Qi State, which is the modern Shandong. If Jiang Ziya preached the emperor, it would take four or five thousand miles from Shandong to Haojing west of Xi'an, Shaanxi. Such a long journey would take more than one or two months to get to Haojing. After seeing the emperor, it would take more than one or two months to get back to Shandong from Haojing to Shandong. This round trip would take almost three months just to spend on the road.
Of course, this is just a theoretical calculation, and it also takes into account weather changes and whether there are floods, mountains and rivers and roads that are blocked, which will take longer.
After King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou, he died not long after, leaving Jiang Ziya, Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong to assist in the administration. Jiang Ziya was mainly in charge of the army, Zhao Gong was mainly in charge of laws and regulations, and Zhou Gong was mainly in charge of internal affairs. How to solve the problem of how to solve the problem of the princes and emperors being too far away on Zhou Gong's shoulders.
Duke Zhou decided to build Luoyang and met with the princes in Luoyang to pay tribute.
The reason why Luoyang was chosen was because Luoyang was "in the middle of the world" and rushed to Luoyang from four directions, east, west, south, north and north. The distance was similar, which could greatly shorten the distance and save time.
After Luoyang was completed, the Emperor Zhou set out from Haojing and rushed to Luoyang to accept the court of the princes. However, half of the emperor and the princes left each, and everyone was very happy and the world was praised.
Since then, Luoyang has become an extremely important place in the Zhou Dynasty. Whenever the princes pay tribute to the emperor, the Zhou emperor would come to Luoyang. When the time of King You of Zhou, King You of Zhou "played with the princes in the beacon fire", which made the heavens angry and people resentful. When the Western Rong attacked Haojing, there were no princes, and King You of Zhou was killed by the Western Rong.
King Ping of Zhou asked the Qin tribe to send troops to recover Haojing. However, Haojing had been destroyed by the Rong people and the palace was burned out. King Ping of Zhou saw the broken appearance of Haojing and felt cold in his heart. He did not want to stay in Haojing anymore, and decided to move eastward to Luoyang.
The reason why King Ping of Zhou decided to go to Luoyang instead of going elsewhere was because the palace in Luoyang was intact. In this way, the Zhou Dynasty moved from Haojing to Luoyang, the Western Zhou Dynasty ended, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began, and the famous "Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period" contest kicked off.
When Qin Yiren entered Luoyang, he saw all the relics of Duke Zhou. Looking back on that day, when Duke Zhou was at that time, Zhou's room was very strong and no one dared to refuse to follow the command of the world. Now, only the remains of Duke Zhou were left, and the Zhou's room had been destroyed. Qin Yiren could not be moved.
"What a pity, the great palace ended up in such a miserable defeat." Huang Shigong, Wei Liao and Sima Geng were also full of emotion.
"Prince of the King, please come in." King Nan of Zhou hurriedly bowed and invited Qin Yiren to enter the palace.
"Go to Chen Ding Hall." Qin Yiren stepped into the palace and gave an order to King Nan of Zhou.
The most important thing in Luoyang is the Nine Cauldrons. Of course, Qin Yiren wanted to see it as soon as possible.
"Nine Dings!" Huang Shigong, Wei Liao and Sima Geng were in a state of great enthusiasm, and they were very anxious.
The Nine Cauldrons are the holy artifacts of China and the symbol of China. Who doesn’t know who knows? However, when the Nine Cauldrons are placed in Luoyang, no one can see them. Even the monarchs of the Seven Warring States Periods have no chance to see them. Except for King Wu of Qin who has seen the Nine Cauldrons, there has been almost never seen any other monarchs.
I will see Jiuding with my own eyes soon. Who can not be excited? Who can not be anxious?
King Nan of Zhou felt a sank, thinking to himself that if Qin Yiren saw the bloodstains of King Wu of Qin on Yongding, would he be furious?
However, he did not dare to disobey Qin Yiren's wishes, so he had to lead the way and lead Qin Yiren and his party to Chen Ding Hall.
The Chending Hall is very large, enough to accommodate thousands of people. There are nine huge bronze tripods placed in the hall, with extraordinary atmosphere and a domineering aura arises naturally.
"This is the Nine Tripods? Fruit is extraordinary!" Qin Yiren's eyes lit up and he blurted out his praise.
"Okay! OK! OK! OK! It's worthy of being the Nine Dings!" Huang Shigong, Wei Liao and Sima Geng's eyes were hot, their eyes were wide open, and they stared at the Nine Dings.
The nine tripods are arranged in a circular shape, with eight tripods on the outside and one tripod in the center, and their orientation depends on the "Nine Provinces".
Moreover, the central tripod is the largest and most grand.
Dayu divided the nine states and ordered each state to pay tribute to fine copper and cast nine tripods. One tripod represents one state. Since then, the nine tripods have become a symbol of China and a holy weapon for the national transmission. In the three dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, all regarded obtaining the nine tripods as a symbol of winning the world.
"The central tripod is the Yuzhou tripod, which is the Central Plains; the four tripods in the east are Xu, Yang, Qing, and Yan; the four tripods in the west are Yong, Liang, You, and Ji." King Nan of Zhou was extremely reluctant and had to explain to Qin Yiren.
When explaining Yongding, King Nan of Zhou looked at King Wu of Qin, his voice trembled a little, and he felt very regretful. Why didn’t he clean up King Wu of Qin?
Chapter completed!