Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 166 Queen Zhao

And on the other side,
The delegation returned to Xinxia after more than a year away.

Lord Xia, along with many of his ministers, went out of the city to welcome him.

Zhao Hui handed the envoy back to the monarch with both hands and said proudly, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!"

As his voice fell,

Zhao Ning and the others followed, holding the imperial edict and seal bestowed by the emperor.

Originally according to Zhou Li,

The process of the emperor conferring titles on the princes, also known as "conferring the throne", is very serious and the process is relatively long.

After all, in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, most of the fiefdoms were granted to the whole world based on empty promises made by the Zhou emperor.

If the sense of ceremony is not maximized, and if the grand rituals are not used to temporarily blind the brains of the enfeoffed princes so that they cannot think normally, I am afraid that few of them will be foolish enough to lick the fake pie drawn on the ground by the emperor.

But when people calm down and their IQ takes the upper hand, everything is a foregone conclusion and it is useless to regret.

Therefore,

The emperor conferred titles, and the princes received orders.
The former must give the latter a name, land, population, and luxurious ceremonial vessels so that they can better educate the people on behalf of the emperor.

But the current situation of the emperor:
The ritual vessels cannot be given.

Tian Zibian had already dispersed most of the craftsmen serving the royal family in order to save some money to repair the palace to prevent the house from leaking.

The land and population are even more embarrassing.

Because the emperor only had one royal city, Luoyi, to live in, and he could tour the surrounding areas of Luoyi in half a day. How could he have land and population for Xinxia?
Fortunately,

Xinxia came here with her own dry food.

The emperor only needs to issue an imperial edict to complete the procedures for establishing the country.

As for what's missing?
Xinxia can earn it by herself!

I am so poor that I only have nominal dignity left. What else can I ask for from the emperor?

Fortunately, Tian Zibian also knew that he felt a little embarrassed for taking the money and only giving back an imperial edict.

So he wrote very generously in the edict, saying "Xinxia is based in foreign countries and is going out on behalf of the emperor. Therefore, the land outside the territory can be used as it pleases, and the people outside the territory can be conscripted as it pleases."

In general,

No matter how much land Xinxia conquers in foreign lands, the emperor will recognize them as the territories of all Xia and belong to the Nine Provinces!
Anyway, the cake can't be made.

But Tian Zibian has plenty of energy to draw cakes!

The rulers and ministers of Xinxia were also very satisfied with this result.

They specially brought the imperial edict and the seals representing the princes to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors.

Darius was able to get in because he was a son-in-law who married into the family.

He and his wife stood in the large square outside the Xinxia ancestral temple, watching the emperor and his ministers inside offering sacrifices to their ancestors with complicated yet peculiarly beautiful rites, and reporting to them the great joy of the country.

then,

Darius couldn't help but feel sad.

He has been in exile in Xinxia for almost two years.

Although he had been asking Xinxia to send troops to help him restore his country, Xinxia ultimately did not agree.

Because they pay more attention to the affairs of their own country.

Externally, after the construction of Yangguan was completed, Xinxia was no longer on high alert all the time, after all, it was already prepared.

Compared with the invasion of foreign barbarians,
They paid more attention to the movements of the diplomatic missions sent to various parts of China.

Internally, the rulers and ministers of Xinxia were busy educating the barbarians. By introducing a large number of talents from Qin, they learned some of Qin's laws. In this land that originally belonged to the barbarians, they taught the indigenous people and descendants of the Xia people the language and writing, and used Xinxia's measuring instruments. They also repaired domestic roads, established counties, and appointed outstanding students who graduated from the academy to serve as officials there, who were responsible to the central government.

Darius didn't understand why the Xinxia people had to do so much "time-wasting" work.

According to the Persian expansion method,
It is enough to conquer a place, accept the loyalty of the local nobles or former rulers, and make them pay taxes regularly.

Ask local people to unify their language and writing?

That doesn't matter!
Just remember to pay taxes!
Require local officials to be appointed by the king to manage local administration, military affairs and supervision?

That's too troublesome and really unnecessary!

Just remember to pay taxes!

The result of this way of ruling is

That is, Persia owned a vast territory and had many treasures offered as tribute by provinces.

Darius didn't see anything wrong with it.

"So, this is why so few nobles responded when you ordered the eastern provinces to come to the throne!"

"And the Governor-General is not visiting Su to defend your crown!"

Darius' young wife, facing her husband's question, couldn't help but say while holding her child, "Such a vast land, if we cannot rule it stably and integrate the local barbarians into the country, then it will be as easy to lose as it was to gain it!"

"Do you believe that if the young monarch of the Equestrian Kingdom died now, his rule would be destroyed immediately?"

His wife's original intention was to tell Darius the truth of the Chinese wisdom that "it is easy to gain, but easy to lose", so that he would not only focus on superficial governance, but also learn from the experience of the country's demise. In the end, Darius only listened to what he wanted to hear.

"Alexander dead?"

"Is this your curse?"

"My queen, you still have the ability of a wizard?"

He clenched his fists with an excited expression, wishing his wife was really a powerful witch who could curse the damn Macedonian to death immediately!

The wife held the child in her arms, feeling helpless.

I have been married to this barbarian king for nearly two years, but due to the limitations of the environment in which I grew up, the two sides are currently unable to avoid the situation of communicating at cross purposes.

If I hadn't learned Persian, I'm afraid that now my husband and I would have to use gestures to communicate with each other!
“I hope this child can be more like me!”

The wife lowered her head, looking at the boy who was less than half a year old in her arms, and couldn't help thinking, "If he is like his father, I'm afraid the restoration of Persia will never be realized."

or,
You can take the position yourself!

The wife recalled the scene when the clan leader Zhao Gui asked the women of the right age in the family if anyone wanted to marry Darius as his successor.

No one is willing to marry a barbarian.

Especially a king who lost his country.

Since he was overthrown by someone, it means that the other party is incompetent.

Even if the women of the Xia Dynasty were to marry barbarians for an alliance, they had to marry heroes among the barbarians. How could they marry trash?

The most important thing is that the other person is old and ugly!
Only after thinking about it did I stand up.

In terms of age, she is not yet thirty.

In terms of physical condition, she has already given birth to a son, proving that she has the precious ability to conceive and can continue her husband's bloodline.

Such conditions,
Given her status as a daughter of the Zhao family, it was not difficult for her to marry another nobleman.

But she chose Darius.

It's not for love, nor is it for self-depreciation, thinking that a woman cannot live without a man, but for her unspeakable ambition!

"It's hard for that Persian king to become the next Gou Jian!"

When she came forward, Zhao Gui even found his niece in private to explain the pros and cons.

But the woman from the Zhao family said:
"Gou Jian refused to commit suicide in front of Fu Chai, just betting that the other party would let him return home."

To be able to return to one's country and achieve great things, one must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.

If I can't return to my country, I will just live a miserable life.

"Besides, if he can't do it, my son may not be able to become Shao Kang!"

During the Xia Dynasty, Taikang was addicted to wine, sex and hunting, so he was usurped by Houyi of Youqiong clan and lost his country.

Later, Houyi was forced to abdicate due to opposition from the princes of the world and made Taikang's brother Zhongkang the king.

However, although Zhongkang was enthroned, he was still a puppet.

Houyi's prime minister Hanyue first usurped the throne and killed Houyi, then deposed and killed Zhongkang's son Xia Houxiang, and proclaimed himself king, making two consecutive advances.

It was not until the time of Shaokang, the posthumous son of Xia Houxiang, that the country was restored with the support of his mother's family, Youren clan.

Our ancestors had this story:
Why can't future generations follow suit and replicate it?

Zhao Gui burst into laughter at this.

"Are there any such heroes among the women in my family?"

then,

She became the queen Darius married in Xinxia.

And in the second year after her marriage, she successfully gave birth to the precious heir of the Persian king.

Darius did this.
I am more confident that I can restore my country.

Before this,

He worked hard for many years, but only gave birth to a boy.

And the poor prince had died of fright during the war.

How long has he been in Xinxia now?
There is a new princess and a new baby!

Isn't this the God who has arranged a new destiny for him?