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The story of the Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou dynasties meets Huangquan

author:History speaks of the present and the present

Zheng Boyou was the first monarch of Zheng Guo in Huayin County, Shaanxi Province, after king Ping of Zhou moved east, he was renamed the first monarch in Xinzheng County, Henan Province. When he died, people called him Zheng Huangong (it is said that in ancient times, the titles of Heavenly King and Marquis of Heaven were discussed by the ministers when they died)," and Zheng Huangong's son was called DiTu, and when he heard that his father had killed Xi Rong, he put on filial piety and took three hundred military vehicles from Zheng Guo to the capital to fight with Xi Rong. He was bold, clever, and Zheng Guo's soldiers and horses were not well trained, and he killed many enemies at once. Other hou also took military vehicles to Hokyo to fight the enemy. As soon as the leader of Xi Rong saw that Hou Hou's soldiers had arrived, he ordered his men to snatch all the goods and treasures accumulated by the Zhou Dynasty, set a fire, and retreated in a mess. It turned out that Shen Hou only wanted to use Xi Rong's soldiers and horses to force King Zhou You to still make his daughter the queen and his grandson Yi Usu the crown prince. As soon as he saw that his wishful thinking had failed, Xi Rong's soldiers and horses not only killed the Heavenly King, but also occupied the capital and did not leave. He regretted it, like stealing a letter to a neighboring prince asking them to send troops to rescue him. The Marquis of Zhongyuan repelled Xi Rong, and the original crown prince Yi Usu was made the King of Heaven, the King of Zhou Ping (770-720 BC). The princes all went back, leaving the diggers to keep the King of Zhou Ping and ask him to run errands in the capital. Unexpectedly, as soon as the various roads left, Xi Rong called again. More than half of the land in the western half of the Zhou Dynasty was occupied by them, and step by step they hit the edge of The Capital. King Zhou Ping was afraid that The king of Zhou Ping would not be able to keep the palace, and besides, the house of the city had burned a lot to Xi Rong, and the treasure in the treasury had also been swept away, and the palace could not be built. In this way, the King of Zhou Ping made up his mind to throw away the capital and move to the east, making luoyang the capital of the capital, and the future Zhou Dynasty would be called "Eastern Zhou". The Heavenly King of Eastern Zhou could not even keep his own territory, and although he was nominally the co-lord of the various countries, in fact he was only a monarch of a medium-sized country. King Ping of Zhou threw away the territory of Western Zhou and went to Luoyang, although it was humiliating, but "moving" was always a happy event, and all the princes came to say hello. King Ping of Zhou, because the State of Qin [at that time, the State of Qin was in Tianshui County, Gansu Province, was a vassal state, not even if the State of Qin was in the west, the last time he also sent people to fight back Xi Rong with zheng Guo, this time he sent troops to escort him to move the capital, so he made the monarch of the State of Qin the official Marquis of Qin, that is, the Duke of Qin Xiang.] King Ping of Zhou said to him, "More than half of the land on the side of Qifeng [in Shaanxi Province] was occupied by Xi Rong. If you can drive them out, I'll give you the land. (Later, Duke Xiang of Qin returned to his homeland, trained his troops and horses, and gradually recovered the land on the side of Qifeng, becoming a western power.) King Ping of Zhou also enfeoffed some of the cities and lands east of Luoyang to Tutu, and asked him to succeed his father as a secretary of the Zhou Dynasty, and at the same time the monarch of the State of Zheng, that is, the Duke of Zhengwu. Zheng Wugong eventually had two sons, one named Huan Sheng and the other named Duan. The younger son Duan Sheng's cousin talent, Lady Wu Jiang loved him the most, in front of Zheng Wugong praised how good the younger son was, and it was best to pass the throne to him in the future. Zheng Wugong did not agree, or set up his eldest son Yusheng as the heir. After the death of Zheng Wugong, Yu Sheng took the throne, that is, Zheng Zhuanggong. He then made his father a secretary of the Zhou Dynasty. His mother, Jiang Shi, saw that her beloved youngest son Duan did not have a good position, so she said to Zheng Zhuanggong: "You followed your father as a marquis, your brother is also older, he still has no place to live, and he always follows me, what kind of thing is it?" Zheng Zhuanggong said, "What does my mother think?" Jiang Shi said, "You should give him the title of Zhiyi [in the west of Fenshui County, Henan Province]." Zheng Shenggong said: "Zhiyi is an important place for Zheng Guodang, and my father said long ago that no one can seal this city." Jiang Shi said, "Then Rong Yang can also do it." Zheng Zhuanggong was silent. Jiang Shi was angry and said, "This city is not allowed to be sealed, that city is not allowed, you still drive your brother out and let him starve to death." Zheng Zhuanggong hurriedly said, "Mother don't be angry, things can always be discussed." The next day, Duke Zheng Zhuang wanted to seal the capital to his brother Duan. The Doctor said, "Where is this?" The capital is a big city, and it is as important as the capital city of Fuyang. Besides, Shu Duan is the favor of His wife, and if he gets the capital and becomes more powerful, there will be troubles in the future. Zheng Zhuanggong said: "This is the mother's meaning, how can I not rely on my son?" Whether these ministers were happy or not, he sealed the capital to Shu Duan. Since then, people have called Duan "Uncle Jingcheng". When Uncle Jingcheng planned to leave for that side, he first resigned to his mother, Jiang Shi. Jiang Shi took his hand and touched his arm and elbow, as if he was afraid that he would wear less clothes. Uncle Jingcheng couldn't remember what to say, so he said, "Mom! I'm gone, rest assured!" Jiang Shicha grabbed him and said, "Don't be busy! I have something to say. She gently instructed him, saying, "Your brother has no affection for a brother at all." I forced him to seal the capital to you. He agreed yes, and his heart was willing. When you get to the capital, you have to do a good job; Give your mother a breath, the most important thing is to train soldiers and horses, accumulate grain and grass, and drive Ming'er to find a space, you fight from the outside, I will help you inside, if you become the monarch, I can close my eyes when I die. "This young uncle lived in the capital very proudly, recruiting soldiers and horses, marching and hunting, and remembering his words every day. What he did in the capital slowly reached zheng zhuanggong's ears. Several ministers asked Zheng Zhuanggong to hurry up and take care of Uncle Jingcheng. Zheng Zhuanggong instead said that they had no measure in what they said. He argued for his uncle and said, "Uncle Tai can be so unafraid of hardship, is he not training soldiers and horses for us?" The ministers were secretly anxious for Zheng Shenggong, saying that he was too angry. At this time, so by the uncle, in the future, "the tiger hurts people greatly", and it will be too late to regret it. The priest said, "If the vines are not removed, the more powerful the vines, and besides, he is the uncle who is favored by the wife?" Zheng Zhuanggong said, "If you do too many bad things, you will definitely perish." You wait and see. "Not much time, really, uncle Jingcheng occupied two small cities near the capital. The two magistrates reported to Zheng Zhuang that his uncle had taken over the two cities. Zheng Zhuanggong listened, nodded his head slowly, and his eyes turned back and forth, as if calculating something, but he didn't say anything. The ministers in the imperial court were not convinced, saying: "Uncle Jingcheng trained soldiers and horses, and occupied two more cities. The lord should immediately send troops to fight! Zheng Zhuanggong sank his face down and said that they did not understand. He said, "My uncle is my mother's favorite, and I would rather have a few few cities less than listen to my mother's words and hurt my brother's feelings." Grand Admiral Gongzi Said. "The lord is now by the uncle, and in the future the uncle will not be the master, but how can it be good?" Zheng Zhuanggong said, "You don't need to say much. At that time, everyone will know who is right and who is wrong. After a few days, Zheng Zhuanggong ordered the doctor to sacrifice his feet to manage state affairs, and he went to Luoyang to send an errand to the Heavenly King. When Jiang Shi got the news, he quickly sent a letter and sent a confidant to the capital to ask Uncle Yu to send troops to fight Fuyang. Uncle Jingcheng received a letter from The Jiang clan, and while writing a reply to the letter to set the date, he said to the soldiers under his command: "I will go up to The Imperial Yan to do things on the orders of the lord." "With that, he started the military vehicle and planned to leave." Who knew that Zheng Zhuang gong had already sent Gongzi Lu to prepare everything. Gongzi Lü Xian ordered people to ambush in the middle of the road. So he took the person who delivered the letter to the Jiang family, searched for the letter, and handed it to Zheng Zhuanggong. Zheng Zhuanggong originally pretended to go to Luyang, but he could secretly go around a bend and take two hundred military vehicles to the capital. When they arrived near the capital, they lay in ambush and waited for uncle tai to move. Gongzi Lü Xian sent some soldiers dressed as traders and mixed into the capital. When Uncle Tai's soldiers and horses left the capital, they set fire to the city gate building. Gongzi Lu saw the fire and immediately led the army into the capital. Less than two days after the uncle sent his troops, he heard the lost letter in the capital and rushed back overnight. The soldiers also knew that Uncle Tai had asked them to fight the monarch and ran halfway away. The uncle knew that the military's heart had changed and that he could not retake the capital, so he ran to Yancheng [in Yanling County, Henan Province;] After another bad battle, he fled to Gongcheng [Xuan County, Henan Province]. Zheng Zhuanggong and Gongzi Lu went to attack Gongcheng. How small is the city, how can it withstand the attack of the two great armies? It was a moment to hit down. The uncle sighed and said, "My mother has hurt me." "He had to commit suicide. Someone had already reported it to Zheng Zhuanggong. Zheng Zhuanggong quickly ran to see that uncle was really dead. He hugged the corpse, shed tears, and cried loudly: "Brother, brother, how do you seek death?" Is there something wrong with you that I can't forgive you yet?" The people next to him who cried also wiped their tears and blew their noses, and also praised Zheng Shenggong as a rare good brother under the heavens. Zheng Zhuanggong cried for a while and searched for Jiang's letter on his uncle. He sent the letter and reply to the letter to Fuyang, instructed him to hand over the sacrifice to the Jiang clan, and asked him to send the Jiang clan to shangcheng Ying [Linying County, Henan Province] to live, and swore an oath, saying: "Until you reach Huangquan, you will never see each other again." He sent the letter and reply to the letter to Fuyang, instructed him to hand over the sacrifice to the Jiang clan, and asked him to send the Jiang clan to live in Shangchengying [Linying County, Henan Province], and swore an oath, saying: "If you don't go to Huangquan, you will never see each other again." After a few days, Zheng Zhuanggong returned to Fuyang, killed his uncle Duan, and went to a piece of his heart, needless to say that he was happy enough. But I never saw my mother again, and I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. Say this mouth again, that mouth, say his tongue in a gossipy way, and take away the mother-in-law is not filial piety, and so on. He thought that the superior Zheng Zhuang gong had to be a "filial piety" as a son, but he swore an oath again, and he would not meet again until Huang Quan. Swearing does not count, not only will you have to be punished, but you are also afraid that people will not count in the future. Big heroes can't talk nonsense, at least not on appearance. Zheng Zhuang was justly embarrassed, and there was a small official named Ying Kao Uncle who gave Zheng Zhuang Gong a reward. He offered a special bird. Zheng Yugong asked him, "What kind of bird is this?" Uncle Yingkao said: "This is called a night owl, you can't see anything during the day, you can see everything in the night, it's really a bad thing that falls day and night, and I don't know what to do." When I was a child, the mother bird raised it, and when she grew up, she ate it and was a bad bird, so I caught it and asked the lord to do it. Zheng Zhuanggong knew that there was something in this statement, and he did not make a sound, so he said it. But when it was time to eat, Zheng Zhuanggong asked Uncle Ying Kao to eat together, and also sandwiched some lamb for him. Uncle Ying kao wrapped up the well-appointed piece and set it aside. Zheng Zhuanggong asked him why he didn't eat. He said, "My mother is old, we are not easy to eat meat, today the lord gave me such a good thing, I remembered that my mother has not eaten, where can I go down?" I wanted to bring her something to eat. Zheng Zhuanggong sighed and said, "You are really a filial piety." I have become a concubine, and I can't serve my mother as much as you do. Uncle Yingkao pretended to be very sad and said, "Isn't Madame Lady enjoying the blessings well?" Zheng Zhuanggong sighed again, and told him about Jiang's appointment to uncle To come to Call Yang and his vow not to meet Huang Quan again. Uncle Yingkao said, "The lord is thinking about the wife at this time, and the lady is also worried about the lord!" Although it is said that the oath has been taken, people do not necessarily die to see huangquan. Huangquan is underground. Let's dig a tunnel, build a house under the ground, ask the wife to sit in it, and the lord will go underground, won't he meet her?" Zheng Zhuanggong felt that this was a good way to keep his oath, so he sent Uncle Yingkao to do it. Uncle Yingkao used five hundred people to dig tunnels and build houses under the ground, and in a few days, they were all done together. While taking Jiang Shi to the house underground, he asked Zheng Zhuanggong to enter from the tunnel. Zheng Zhuanggong saw his mother, knelt on the ground, and said: "The son is not filial piety, please ask the mother for forgiveness:"Speaking, he grinned like a child and cried. Jiang Shi was ashamed and sad, and quickly picked up Zheng Zhuanggong and said, "I am not good, where can I blame you!" The two of them held their heads and cried. Zheng Zhuanggong personally helped his mother, got out of the tunnel, got into the car, and turned several streets together before slowly returning to the palace. Duke Zheng Zhuang left Uncle Yingkao behind, worshiped him as a doctor, and managed the army together with his sons Lü and Gongsun Zi. Zheng Zhuanggong was busy with the affairs of his country and did not go to Luoyang for some days. But there was his eyeliner in the court. One day, he got a letter saying that the king of heaven would not use him. This time he really wanted to go to Luoyang.