novelraw Chapter 150
Chapter 150
Luoyi Royal City
At this time, the Zhou emperor had lost his dignity. Since Duke Zhuang of Zheng shot the emperor in the shoulder with an arrow, his authority gradually declined, and sometimes he even had to beg for food from other countries. After King Ping of Zhou died, his successor King Huan of Zhou could not even raise enough funds for his funeral and had to borrow money from the State of Lu.
Since the Zhou emperor officially appointed Wei Si, Zhao Ji, and Han Qian as princes, the world entered the Warring States Period, and the emperor officially became a mascot.
The King of Zhou had long been numb and had nothing to do every day except teasing the caged bird and watching it dance. When he was hungry, he would go to the Duke of Zhou to get food and drink. The Grand Master, Duke of Zhou, walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Wei, the Marquis of Zhao, and the Marquis of Han have come to pay homage to you. The King of Wei has also brought 30,000 soldiers with him!"
It was disrespectful for the princes to come with troops. When the Zhou royal family was strong before, they would have been executed along with their entire clans. But now the King of Zhou could do nothing about it.
After hearing this, the King of Zhou did not move, as if the world's affairs were no longer his business. He still looked at the caged bird expressionlessly, and from time to time took out a small spoon to feed the bird.
Dong Zhou Gong saw that the emperor had lost all hope in life, so he raised his voice again and said, "Son of Heaven! The King of Wei is here with his troops!"
Zhou Tianzi stood up and asked, "Dong Zhou Gong, am I the emperor?"
Dong Zhou Gong sighed, "As long as the royal family still has the Nine Cauldrons, the world is still yours."
Zhou Tianzi laughed and said, "The world? How much of the world does the royal family own? The land that I actually control is only Luoyi and the land near Luoyi, which is less than 50 li. The two countries in the east and west are more than 200 li in radius, with 30 cities. Six, and the Western Zhou Kingdom lost 12 more cities after Han destroyed it a few years ago. The King of Wei really came to see me alone!"
Report~~, the commander of the imperial guards guarding the palace came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Wei army has broken in!"
The King of Zhou sat upright, and the ministers around him were also afraid. Duke Dong Zhou looked outside the hall. Thousands of Wei soldiers stood outside the hall. Wei Lang brought Meng Ke into the hall. Meng Ke followed the King of Wei in formal clothes and held a wooden box in his hand. Behind him were hundreds of personal soldiers led by Long Jia.
Wei Lang glanced around, then bowed and said, "Meet the King of Wei!"
Duke Dong Zhou saw that the King of Wei was so careless that he didn't kneel when he saw the King of Wei, but he was helpless. After all, the thousands of Wei soldiers outside the hall were not vegetarians.
The King of Zhou said tremblingly: "Wei Qing, what's the matter with this?"
Wei Lang didn't take the King of Zhou seriously at all, and said with a smile: "I came here to pay homage this time. In a few days, the monarchs of all countries in the world will arrive in Luoyi and pay homage to the King with me! This is a gift for the King."
Mencius beside him opened the wooden box in his hand, and saw the Wanggui in the box. The Taifu standing beside the King of Zhou stood up and shouted angrily: "Why give the Yugui as a gift to the King of Zhou? Doesn't the King of Wei respect the King of Zhou? The world is still the world of Zhou, the Nine Cauldrons are in Zhou, and the world is still in Zhou!"
Mencius didn't care about the Taifu, and said to the King of Zhou: "The King of Zhou is still the King of Zhou, and the world is still in Zhou!"
"Sir, this man dares to usurp the throne. The princes' gifts to the emperor are up to you, a small tutor! Come on, drag this villain out and behead him!"
Several Wei soldiers rushed over and dragged the tutor out by his hair. After a scream, a bloody head was placed on a plate by the Wei soldiers and passed to the people in the hall.
The Zhou emperor was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were broken and he couldn't open his mouth. Wei Gong laughed and said, "Please go back to the inner palace. I will take my leave for now. I will come to see you when all the princes in the world are gathered!"
He turned to Long Jia and said, "Long Jia, the safety of the emperor is in your hands."
"Yes! "Long Jia raised his hand.
At this time, the ministers of the Zhou Kingdom in the hall were so scared that they were trembling. Long Jia looked at the emperor and bowed his hands and said: "Please go to the inner palace to rest. In order to prevent assassins, all ministers are temporarily staying in the hall and are not allowed to leave!"
The whole hall was surrounded by the Wei army. The Zhou emperor stood up and said with a smile: "General Long Jia, I am the emperor. Do you want to imprison the emperor!"
Long Jia explained: "In order to ensure the safety of the emperor, these ministers are all treacherous people, so they cannot leave this hall for the time being. Please go back to the inner palace!"
As soon as the voice fell, thousands of Wei soldiers below shouted: "Please go back to the inner palace! ”
The Zhou emperor left indignantly, leaving behind a group of ministers who were complaining in their hearts.
More than ten days later, the kings of all countries in the world arrived in Luoyi. After all, no one dared to stand up the king of Wei.
Duke Tian Yinqi of Qi, King of Yue, Marquis Han Wu of Han, Marquis Zhao Zhong of Zhao, Duke Ying Quliang of Qin, and the twelve princes of Sixia. Only the king of Chu, Xiong Liangfu, did not come.
When Wei Lang saw that everyone was present, he said, "My kings, this time Wei Lang invites you to come to the emperor to make the world peaceful. We are all princes of the Zhou Dynasty, why do we have to fight and kill each other!"
Only Han Wu smiled and replied, "The king of Wei is right!"
Wei Lang said again, "Everyone, for the sake of world peace, let's go to the emperor! ”
In the hall, the King of Zhou was on pins and needles. Wei Lang led the princes of the world into the hall. Wei Lang was the first to bow and said, "Greetings to the King, long live the King!"
The princes behind him saw Wei Lang bowing and followed suit, saying, "Greetings to the King, long live the King!"
The more the King of Zhou looked at Wei Lang, the angrier he became, but he only said softly, "What do you want, gentlemen?"
Wei Lang gestured to Meng Ke on the side. Meng Ke stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Wei is famous for his integrity. Now the world is in chaos. Only the King of Wei can stop the war. Please give the King of Wei the power to fight against the small people in the world on your behalf for the sake of the people of the world!"
Outside the hall, thousands of Wei soldiers shouted, "Please help me!"
The King of Zhou had been on pins and needles for a long time, and immediately agreed, "I will grant you one person! ”
Wei Ling smiled brightly, as if the prey had been caught in a cage. The princes behind him dared not speak out, only Han Wu stepped forward and congratulated him: "Congratulations!The King of Wei has the right to conquer on behalf of the emperor! The people of Han will always follow the King of Wei. "
Zhao Zhong, the Marquis of Zhao, smiled contemptuously and turned away. Tian Yinqi, the Duke of Qi, was also full of anger. The right to conquer was the privilege of Qi. What was Wei Lang to him! The Wei family was just a family slave of Jin.
Only Qin Gong Ying Quliang had no expression on his face. This time, Ying Quliang came here at the suggestion of Wei Yang, and this time he also brought Shi Jiao, who had recently become a senior official, and his son Ying Ji.
Ying Quliang also stepped forward to congratulate and said, "Congratulations, King Wei! ”
At this time, the hall was in chaos. The King of Zhou sat there and wanted to shout but couldn’t. Now the six divisions of Zhou and the eight divisions of Yin were no longer there to protect the royal family.
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Meng Ke brought more than a hundred soldiers to the royal library and ordered: "Take all the books in the library back to Daliang!"
The arrogant soldiers rushed in, and the official in charge of the library stopped them and said: "This is the emperor's library, who dares to break in!"
Meng Ke drew his sword and stabbed the official to death, saying: "Take them all! ”
Shi Jiao came here mainly to see the Zhou royal family’s collection of books. As soon as he came, he saw the Wei army moving the royal family’s collection of books. He saw that it was Meng Ke who was in charge. As a Confucian scholar, Shi Jiao was very optimistic about this Confucian young man. After all, his doctrine in the Jixia Academy was also agreed by Shi Jiao, especially the principle that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important, which Shi Jiao agreed with the most.
Shi Jiao also agreed with the idea of valuing the people, but now he saw Meng Ke actually led soldiers to rob the Zhou royal family’s collection of books, which completely lost his three views. He thought Meng Ke was a man of benevolence and righteousness.
Shi Jiao stepped forward and scolded Meng Ke: "Meng Ke, as a Confucian scholar, you actually did such a thing. Haven’t you always advocated the kingly way!"
Mencius saw that it was the Confucian predecessor Shi Jiao who rebuked him, and bowed his hands and said: "It turned out to be Mr. Shizi! I advocate the kingly way, but I also said that whoever follows the kingly way can conquer the world! Now as a minister of Wei, I naturally have to share the worries of the king of Wei, and the Zhou royal family does not read this book, so it is better to take it to Daliang! "
When Shi Jiao was about to argue, Meng Ke said again: "The king of Wei is righteous and cannot bear the decline of the emperor's authority, so he led the princes to come to the Zhou emperor. Isn't this like Duke Huan of Qi! And in order to prevent the villains from plundering the Zhou royal family's collection of books, it is natural to send troops to Daliang for protection. Is there anything wrong with this? Is there anyone in the world who can obey the emperor and fight against villains on his behalf? "
Shi Jiao pointed at Meng Ke and cursed: "Meng Ke, how can you go against the teachings of the sages!"
Meng Ke replied: "I obey you because you are my predecessor. Why do you, as a Confucian scholar, want to learn the theory of the Legalists! It seems that someone is the one who violated the teachings of the ancient sages, right? "
Shi Jiao was indignant and wanted to draw the sword from his waist and fight with Meng Ke, but he saw Meng Ke's height and that Meng Ke was more than ten years younger than him. If he fought, he might not be able to win. After all, the Confucian scholars nowadays are not the same as those after the Han Dynasty.He was powerless, but now the Confucian scholars are both civil and military, so he turned and left.
As soon as Shi Jiao left, Wei Lang led everyone over. Meng Ke walked up quickly and saluted, saying, "Meet the king!"
Wei Lang looked at the soldiers who were busy moving the emperor's books, nodded and said, "Meng Si Tu, remember not to leave a single bamboo slip, Geng Ying, you take 10,000 soldiers to guard this royal capital Luoyi and protect our emperor well!"
"Yes."
A historian heard about this and wrote angrily on the bamboo slips: "The Wei army looted the emperor's collection of books and imprisoned the emperor in Luoyi Terrace, and the world was outraged!"
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