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Chapter 10 Second Division of Feudal Offices
The allied forces of the three kingdoms collapsed completely under the onslaught of Nangong Tian's chariots. Guan Shu and Cai Shu fared slightly better, managing to gather the remaining troops and continue resisting the Zhou army.
When Uncle Huo saw how brave Nangong Tian was, he was so frightened that he fled back to Huoyi in a panic.
As the saying goes, what you fear most is what will happen to you.
Not long after Huo Shuchu returned to Huoyi, Nangong Tian led his troops to the city walls.
Subsequently, Nangong Tian sent an envoy into the city to persuade Huo Shuchu to surrender on the condition that Huo Shuchu's life and family be spared.
Huo Shuchu did not put up a stubborn resistance. He directly ordered the city gates to be opened, and then, like Wei Ziqi, he took off his shirt, led a lamb out of the city, and surrendered to Nangong Tian.
When King Wu conquered Yin and entered Chaoge, Wei Zi Qi was the first to do so. Compared with Huo Shu Chu, he had a jade disc in his mouth and was carried out of the east gate in a coffin to surrender.
After subjugating the Huo Kingdom, Nangong Tian sent Huo Shuchu and his relatives to Haojing.
After arranging everything, he led his troops back to Luoyi to reunite with Ji Dan and the others.
Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
By this time, Ji Dan and his men had quelled the Rebellion of the Three Guards, a rebellion instigated by members of the royal family, which they had suppressed in just six months.
Ji Dan beheaded Guan Shuxian, the ringleader of the crime, to make an example of him and show the other feudal lords the consequences of betraying the royal family.
Then Cai Shudu was exiled, and Huo Shuchu was demoted to a commoner.
However, considering that the three were relatives, Ji Dan only abolished the state of Guan Shuxian, the chief culprit, while Huo and Cai were allowed to retain their states.
Among them, the State of Huo remained in Huoyi, and its ruler was changed to Zhong, the son of Huo Shu, while the State of Cai moved south from the "sacrifice" site near Luoyi to the Shangcai area.
By this time, they had already led their troops across the river and continued their campaign against Wu Geng.
They are not even afraid of the emperor's six armies. This is no ordinary feudal lord. We must strike hard!
Thus, the valiant Nangong Tian once again took on the role of vanguard commander, Ji Dan was stationed in the central army to strategize, and Zhang Zhao was stationed in Haojing to be in charge of all grain and fodder allocation. Since the royal army set off, grain had been continuously transported to the front lines without ever being late.
Thus, the royal army captured Beiyi the following year, and Wu Geng led his remaining troops to continue fleeing north.
Because the southern states of Xu and Yan fought bravely and many vassal states could not withstand them, Ji Dan ordered Shao Gongshi to lead the army and continue to pursue the remnants of Wu Geng's forces.
He himself destroyed Beiyi into ruins and then led his army south, heading straight for the states of Xu and Yan.
Not long after, Duke Shao pursued Wu Geng's remaining forces to Yan, killed Wu Geng south of Yanshan, and basically wiped out all the rebellions north of the Yellow River. He then established cities and developed Yan, which later became the State of Yan.
In the third year of the "Rebellion of the Three Guards", the states of Xu and Yan suffered repeated defeats. The Zhou army had reached the capital of Yan. The twelve-year-old emperor personally went to the front line to command the battle, which made the morale of the Zhou army even higher.
The great Zhou emperor arrived at his loyal vassal state. In the end, Yan was captured. The Zhou emperor moved the remaining people of Yan, along with some Shang people who had moved to Haojing earlier, to Zhuyu Mountain to defend against the "Nuhu Rong".
Among them were E Lai's son, Nü Fang, and grandson, Pang Gao, ancestors of the Qin people, who also became one of the leaders of these Shang-Yan remnants.
Centuries later, E'lai's descendants grew and prospered in the western borderlands, eventually establishing their own state—the Qin state.
In the winter of the third year of King Cheng's reign, Ji Dan conquered the states of Yan, Bogu, and Feng, and his military might extended eastward to the sea and southward to Jiangnan. After three years, he finally quelled the rebellion of the Three Guards.
In order to consolidate the territory of Bangzhou and prevent rebellion from happening again, the emperor and Ji Dan decided to carry out a second enfeoffment, so that the feudal lords would protect Bangzhou.
The first target was naturally Zhang Zhao. As for why, it's the same reason why Emperor Gaozu of Han wanted to give Xiao He the first credit for founding the dynasty.
Zhang Zhao was stationed in the rear, stabilizing the country, comforting the people, and ensuring a continuous supply of provisions, providing Ji Dan and his people with a stable rear.
The Zhou emperor then ordered Duke Shao to return to the capital to assist in governing, and enfeoffed his son Ke as the Marquis of Yan, establishing the state of Yan, and bestowed upon him the six tribes of Qiang, Xu, Yu, and Yu.
As for the royal domain of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou emperor and Ji Dan relocated a large number of stubborn people there while entrusting Kang Shufeng, the younger brother of the Duke of Zhou, to manage the area.
Kang Shu's initial fiefdom, Kangqiu, was within the royal domain of the Shang Dynasty. As the younger brother of the former king, it was the most suitable choice for him to govern the "remaining people of Shang".
Not long after, the Zhou emperor ordered Kang Shu to move his residence from Kangqiu to Qiwei, which is located in the area of Qishui and Chaoge, and establish the State of Kang. Therefore, Kang Shu was also known as Wei Shu Feng, and the State of Kang was also known as the State of Wei.
When Kang Shu was enfeoffed, the emperor also bestowed upon him the Great Road, Less Silk, Silk Raft, Banner, Great Bell, and the Tao, Shi, Fan, Qi, Fan, Ji, and Zhongkui clans from the seven tribes of Yin.
Among them, "Dalu" refers to the chariot ridden by the king, "Shaobo" was the military flag used by King Wu of Zhou to hang the heads of Di Xin and Daji after conquering Yin, "Dalu" was the precious bell of the Zhou Dynasty's ancestral temple, "Qingfa" was a bright red military flag, and "Zhanjing" was a silk flag decorated with feathers. All of these were flags used during the Mengjin Alliance...
After Kang Shu was enfeoffed, the Zhou emperor granted the former territory of Yan to the State of Lu, and bestowed upon him the Da Lu, Da Qi, the Huang of the Xiahou clan, the Fanruo of Feng Fu, and the six clans of Yin people.
Among them, "Xiahou Shi Zhi Huang" is the jade pendant of the Xia king, and "Fengfu Zhi Fanruo" is the fine bow of the Fengfu state.
The state of Fengfu, located in the Fengqiu area, also participated in the Rebellion of the Three Guards and was destroyed during Ji Dan's eastern expedition.
The Zhou emperor bestowed the "Fanruo of Fengfu," a prize of war, upon Boqin, the eldest son of Ji Dan, as an encouragement for him to continue to demonstrate the military prowess of the Zhou people after he established his kingdom.
Since both Kang and Lu had a large number of Shang dynasty descendants, both countries implemented a policy of "introducing them with Shang policies and reining them with Zhou laws," which quickly stabilized the situation.
Furthermore, the fiefdom of Qi, under Jiang Shang, initially consisted of only one city, Yingqiu. It was more of a military fortress than a state, with limited land and a small population, which was insufficient to demonstrate his great achievements in governing effectively.
Therefore, during the second enfeoffment, the Zhou king and the Zhou duke gave all the territories of the conquered states of Feng and Bogu to the state of Qi.
Furthermore, the boundaries "traversed" by the State of Qi were defined as: "East to the sea, west to the Yellow River, south to Muling, and north to Wudi." All territory within this range that the State of Qi conquered belonged to the State of Qi.
Thus, the State of Qi became a major power "bordering the East Sea," sharing the responsibility of guarding the eastern territory of the Zhou Dynasty with the State of Lu.
After arranging all this, the Zhou emperor specially rewarded the Duke of Zhou and Taigong, and had them swear an oath before him, which read: "May our sons and grandsons never harm one another!"
The Zhou emperor also enfeoffed Wei Zi Qi, the uncle of Emperor Xin, in Shangqiu, the former capital of the Shang Dynasty, with the state name Song and the title of Duke, to uphold the ancestral sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty and govern the remaining people of the Yin Shang.
The State of Song replaced Wu Geng and, together with Chen and Qi, enjoyed the status of "Three Respected Officials".
Zhang Zhao, who was recognized by Ji Dan as the one who made the greatest contribution, was not only granted additional territory to the Liang Kingdom, but also given Liang Kingdom sacrificial meat, which exempted him from paying taxes to the emperor.
The Liang Kingdom and its royal family took on the responsibility of guarding the western lands.
In addition, the Zhou emperor and Ji Dan enfeoffed the Ji clan vassal states of Xue, Teng, Ren, and Zhu along the Si River basin.
Thus, the number of feudal lords in the land decreased from ninety-six during the reign of King Wu to seventy-one, of which fifty-three were of the Ji clan.
Now, Zhou Taiyang's rays shone brightly on the land of Kyushu, constantly proclaiming his boundless kindness.
What pleased Zhang Zhao even more than the rewards he received from Liang was that new things had been unlocked on the interface.
[Ding~ You have deeply participated in and completed the historical milestone - the Rebellion of the Three Guards.]
Your name has become an unavoidable word in later classics, your clan reputation has increased by 2000, and you have gained the military legacy—all's fair in war.
Inheritance – Deception is the ultimate weapon in war: In the midst of battle, deception is never too much. Your family members will have a certain probability of unlocking military culture and learning this skill.
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