Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 162 Great Kyushu

One month later,
The people sent by Qin State had almost completed the campaign in the various states.

Let all the princes in the world know:
There was a Chinese descendant from outside the country who wanted to come back to recognize his ancestry and pay homage to the emperor to ask for his canonization.

The princes were quite curious about the news. Even the four neighboring states of Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu immediately sent envoys to Luoyi, hoping to see the excitement.

after all,

This kind of thing is so rare!
Even Zhongshan is ready to make a move.

Who was it that as soon as the news of Xinxia came out, Zhongshan Kingdom was immediately highlighted?

Summer seeds from outside the region?
That's such a coincidence!
On the land of Zhuxia,

There is also a country with barbarian blood!
Zhongshan Jun was very sad and felt that he had suffered an unexpected disaster.

His surname is obviously "Ji", so why is he still being pointed at by others?
Out of desperation,

Later, Zhongshan Jun also sent an envoy to visit the old emperor as a son-in-law to deepen his relationship with him and to emphasize to the princes again:
I have long been married into the Zhou royal family!

True descendants of the Chinese nation, bloodline of Yan and Huang!
Who are you calling barbarians?
Only Tian Zibian was happy——

so many years!

Finally, some princes remembered me and wanted to come to pay tribute!

And several of them come at once!

How much income does this require?
As a precious exhibit of Luoyi, Emperor Bian sat in his old palace, his heart full of excitement.

Although before,

The State of Qi, which had already proclaimed itself king, also came to pay homage to him, but the scale of the meeting was never as large as this one.
Moreover, Zhongshan State was influenced by external factors. This time, they came and gave advance notice, saying that they had prepared generous gifts!
These!
It’s all because of Xinxia!

Tian Zibian was therefore full of goodwill towards Xinxia. He thought that as long as the other party was more respectful and gave more generous money, what would be wrong with giving him the title of a prince?

Anyway, the Zhou Dynasty has fallen to this day,
It only has the ability to wholesale titles.

Therefore,
When the Xinxia delegation arrived in Luoyi,
Tian Zibian received them warmly.

When the envoys bowed to him and presented gifts in strict accordance with Zhou rites, the emperor could not help but burst into tears of joy on his old face.

He walked straight down and shook hands with Ambassador Zhao Hui.

"It has been many years since anyone has treated me with such respect!"

The expressions of the other envoys from the princes nearby did not change at all, as if they were not the ones being criticized by the emperor.

Compared to the Emperor's excitement,
They were even more curious about Xinxia's situation.

When the emperor accepted the gift and promised to recognize Xinxia's vassal status, the Wei envoy asked, "How much land and population does Xinxia have outside its territory?"

Zhao Hui said, "The land is about the same size as your country, and as for the population, the total population of the country is larger than that of South Korea."

The Chu envoy asked again, "You, Xinxia, have been dealing with barbarians for many years. Although you are now in Luoyi and appear to be well-mannered, are you really so?"

have to say,

The envoy from Chu felt a little jealous when he saw that Xinxia had gained the approval of the Zhou emperor so easily by spending money.

After all, to some extent, the Chu State and Xinxia were very similar in their initial establishment situations.

As a result, the State of Chu was deliberately targeted by the Emperor of Zhou!

This is not fair!
Zhao Hui used the example of Duke Zhou to reply, "I heard that once the princes went to Zhou to pay tribute to the emperor, and Duke Zhou asked about the governance of Jiang Qi Taigong and Lu Gong's fiefdoms.

When Duke Zhou heard that Jiang Qi Taigong governed Qi by "simplifying the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects and following their customs," he predicted that "Lu will face north and serve Qi in the future!"

"From this we can see that ruling according to local conditions and customs is beneficial to the country and is in line with the teachings of the ancient sages."

"My fathers built the New Xia with great difficulty. We, the descendants, dare not easily abandon such a foundation, so we are very careful to protect the country."

"but!"

He changed the subject and emphasized, "The establishment of the New Xia was to educate the people on behalf of the emperor. So even though we have adopted the policy of governing according to their customs, we dare not forget our roots and transform the Xia into the barbarians!"

"Good good!"

"You should educate those people from outside the region for me!"

Tian Zibian said happily.

But the Han envoy also stepped out and said provocatively, "The nine provinces have been clearly divided by our ancestors!"

"Once you leave Kyushu, you are considered a foreign barbarian!"

"How come you are not considered barbarians when you are based there?"

Zhao Hui laughed. This question,

He has been waiting for a long time!

After all, the rulers, ministers and scholars of Xinxia have discussed the issue of "why Xinxia calls itself Xia" many times, looking for reasons for their rule and cultural construction.

The traditional "summer"
That is "Kyushu", that is "China".

To some extent, once you leave Kyushu,
Naturally, we can no longer say it is "summer".

But the new summer has been established,
It was impossible for the monarch and his ministers to overthrow his rule, so they racked their brains and began to find reasons for their titles.

Ah!
If Zhao Hui had not had some knowledge on the theory of "Nine Provinces", it would not have been his turn to lead the team on this diplomatic mission!
Zhao Hui immediately stepped out and said to the envoys around him:
"What is Kyushu?"

"What Confucians call China is only one part of the eighty-one parts of the world!
China is called Chixian Shenzhou. There are nine states in Chixian Shenzhou, which are the nine states arranged by Yu, and cannot be counted as states.

Outside China, there are nine places like the Red County and the Divine Land, which are called the Nine Provinces. Then there is a sea surrounding them, where people and animals cannot communicate with each other, like the area in a region, which is a province. There are nine such places, and outside them is the Great Ying Ocean, which is the boundary between heaven and earth.

"I believe that, given the vastness of the world, there should be a distinction between the Great Nine Provinces and the Small Nine Provinces!"

"The so-called Great Nine Provinces refers to the whole world, including overseas!"

"And the small nine provinces, which contain the essence of the world and nurture the people, are China!"

"So the emperor should rule over the land of the Great Nine Provinces, not just the Small Nine Provinces!"

"So Xinxia has traveled thousands of miles to return to her ancestral land to pay homage to the emperor and ask for the title!"

"The Book of Songs says: 'All under heaven is the king's land, and all the people are his subjects.' The ancient sages said this because they had this in mind!"

What he said was righteous and reasonable.

Because at the beginning of the audience with the emperor, the delegation had already explained the general situation outside the territory to the emperor:
The countries outside the region have their own cultures and their people are different from those in China.

As for the gentlemen of the various Xia states, when it comes to their understanding of this world, they are really not as good as the New Xia, which was even picked up by the King of Persia.

therefore,

The envoys from various countries were speechless as they listened.

The gentlemen of China still followed the teachings of the ancient sages when discussing the Dao.

If you don't get angry and hit people, but just talk about the principle, then even if you can't win the argument, you won't be unreasonable or throw a tantrum.

They will admit what should be admitted and learn what should be learned.

in this way,

This is the true wisdom.

Instead of deliberately blocking your own eyes and ears, ignoring your own shortcomings, deceiving yourself with lies, and finally sinking into decay.

Seeing that they stopped talking, Zhao Hui returned to his original position with satisfaction.

Tian Zibian was so delighted by what he said that he kept clapping his hands on the table to express his agreement.

"Okay!"

"That's so well said!"

Zhao Hui's theory of "Great Nine Provinces" has elevated the status of the title "Son of Heaven" to a higher level!
Originally, the princes called each other kings.

This had broken the heart of Emperor Bian, because before this, only the Emperor could be king.

The usurping Chu State during the Western Zhou Dynasty was also condemned by the princes for many years because of this. Finally, the King of Chu was so angry that he shouted, "I am a barbarian!"

of course,

This was just the King of Chu's angry words.

After saying that he was a "barbarian",
The mausoleums were all arranged strictly according to the emperor's specifications.

He can be said to be the founder of the "saying one thing but doing another" school.

Until now,

Everyone became a king.
No one will condemn it.

The princes gradually came to believe that they were on an equal footing with the emperor, and were too lazy to even devote superficial efforts to Luoyi.

at the moment,

Zhao Hui said,
But it can be argued that the "Son of Heaven" is still nobler than the "King"!

For Tian Zibian,
It is a great comfort to my heart.

(End of this chapter)