"Now that I have ascended the throne, I must constantly remind myself of my father’s past mistakes; how dare I harbor any resentnt toward the current King?"
Si Xin sighed: "Why be so cautious when you’re with , at ho?"
"This is truly how I feel."
Ji Chang’s voice softened considerably, as he lowered his head, embracing Si Xin. The water in which he soaked his feet had grown sowhat cold, yet he remained unaware, rely staring blankly out the window.
Was my father wrongly killed by the forr king?
Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit essence calculated carefully, then promptly understood the full story.
This matter doesn’t need to start from the Creation of Heaven and Earth.
Zhou Country, originated from a branch of the Qiang Tribe.
What defines Qiang?
In the Shang Nation’s texts, the nomadic tribes on vast lands to the west, north, and northwest are mostly referred to as Qiang.
The western Qiang, eastern Yi, southern Man, northern Han, were the main enemies of the Shang Nation since ancient tis.
The Qiang Tribe didn’t have its own cultural system yet, ancient scripts had been lost, and the conflict between nomadic and agrarian peoples led to deep-seated resentnt between the two, engaging in war year after year.
Shang was said to have eight hundred Vassal States, the actual number was certainly more, and to resist the groups from all directions, they supported four major vassals from the east, west, south, and north.
These four major vassals were established at different tis.
The Duke of the Eastern Hegemony, Jiang Clan, had the strongest power and deepest background, closely connected to the Shang Royal Household, recognized as the leader of the eight hundred vassals.
The current Duke of the Eastern Hegemony is Jiang Huan Chu, with the greatest prestige.
The Southern Marquis, E Family, and the Northern Marquis, Chong Family, also rose early, standing firm on the land of Great Shang for hundreds of years.
The Marquis of Xibo, Ji Family, rose not long ago, though the founding of Zhou Country was ancient, it was always a minor country, feeling sowhat ’inferior’ due to their Qiang origins.
At every vassal gathering, the ruler of Zhou Country could only sit at the remotest position.
Ji Chang’s father, Ji Li, ranked youngest among his brothers, also known as Ji Li, was considered the greatest contributor to Zhou Country’s rise.
Before Ji Li ascended the throne, Zhou Country had already received an important task from the Shang Nation.
[Capture the Qiang people, send them to Chaoge, to be used as sacrifices.]
Not anyone could undertake this task.
Most Qiang tribes are extrely fierce.
The Ji Family, being of Qiang descent, were very familiar with the terrain and climate outside the northwest territory, and they had a ’infantry formation’ to restrain Qiang’s raiders.
It was this task, and the flawless completion of several dozen captures of Qiang people, that made the Ji Family leap into view as crucial functionaries in the eyes of the Shang King.
After Ji Li ascended the throne, he voluntarily served the Shang King, Wu Yi.
Wu Yi desired to hold a great festival, praying to the heavens, hoping that after his death, like forr kings of the Shang Nation, he would serve the supre deity of heaven, wanting ample sacrifices.
After declining during the ’Black Turtle Great God’ era, human sacrifices gained more rules after the posthumous backlash of Lady Hao’s ti.
The more noble the status of the person, such as a country leader or Prince, being sacrificed, the more delighted the heavens would be.
The fundantal logic for the rchants was that if the servants of the heavens held such high status in the mortal world, how could the heavens—notably Li Ping’an himself—not be joyous?
Li Ping’an could only remark, these ancient nations’ religions were truly ignorant.
He hadn’t t even one servant up there!
Ahem, returning to the topic.
Just when Wu Yi needed sacrifices, Ji Li led Zhou Country’s troops to crusade against the great tribal alliance Gui Rong in the west, capturing twelve tribal leaders to present to Wu Yi.
Shang King Wu Yi was greatly pleased, and Ji Li was richly rewarded.
With the prestige and power established in Chaoge by Ji Li, Zhou Country transford from a minor nation, beginning to annex and expand.
After the death of Shang King Wu Yi, Wen Ding (Emperor Xin’s grandfather) ascended as Shang King, heavily relying on Ji Li, who continuously represented Shang Nation in external conquests, finally ranking among the Three Ducal Ministers, earning the na ’Priest.’
What is a Priest?
This ’priest’ ans ’shepherd of people.’
Simply put, Ji Li beca the shepherd of over two hundred major vassal states for Great Shang in the west, any western vassal ignoring Ji Li’s teachings, Zhou Country could attack at any ti, without reporting to the Shang King.
Zhou Country hence entered a phase of rapid expansion.
Many talents erged internally, still maintaining a dual agricultural developnt mode, both raising cattle and sheep, and spreading farming tools, rapidly expanding national power.
Then ca the trope of achievents overshadowing the master.
Wen Ding feared the fast-growing Zhou Country, killed Ji Li, and punished Zhou’s ministers.
The thriving Zhou Country was abruptly halted by Shang King Wen Ding, which counted as a routine operation by the Shang King as the mundane ruler of the Southern Continent.
After Ji Li’s death, Ji Chang ascended as Marquis of Xibo.
Ji Chang offered a wealth of treasures to the Shang King, nearly exhausting Zhou Country’s family assets, voluntarily withdrawing about a third of the forces they had previously expanded, thereby regaining Wen Ding’s ’trust.’
Even so, Zhou Country remained the strongest vassal state in the west.
The batch of civil and elder military officers who fought alongside Ji Li mostly survived, continuing to cultivate troops for Zhou Country; Ji Chang, known young for his virtues, attracted much talent from various places.
Ji Chang voluntarily shouldered the family mission to capture the Qiang people and send them to Chaoge, thereby securing the position of Marquis of Xibo.
Si Xin, born beautiful, herself representing a power, her marriage to Ji Chang was a political union, considered a self-rescue completed by Ji Chang during the most perilous ti in Marquis of Xibo’s Residence.
Si Xin, virtuous, modeled after the wise mothers of ancient days, led the won of Marquis of Xibo’s Residence in weaving and sewing, and also bore four sons.
Truly an Innate Holy Body of Birth.
Since Ji Li’s death, Ji Chang beca exceedingly cautious.
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