Chapter 368 I am a barbarian! Why do the people of Chu refuse to submit to Zhou?

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng was the emperor who came down from the Warring States Period.

Naturally, I am very familiar with the stories of these various vassal states.

The Chu people were initially regarded as barbarians.

Living in border areas.

The country is impoverished.

The Qin people felt familiar with this treatment.

The only thing that was slightly better than Chu was that

From the very beginning, the State of Chu was not considered as one of the Zhou emperor's own people.

The Qin people raised horses for the Zhou emperor.

Within the Zhou Dynasty system, it was closer than the Chu State.

Including many emperors in later generations who started from the grassroots and rose from scratch.

Seeing the King of Chu, Xiong Yi,

The humiliating treatment he encountered at the conference of princes from all over the world.

They all expressed their feelings.

After all, Duke Wen of Jin, Chong'er, and Emperor Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, had once been displaced in other countries.

Liu Bei sold straw sandals in the early stage and grew vegetables in the middle stage.

Even the great tyrant Liu Ziye was marginalized and bullied in his childhood.

His successor, the Pig King Liu Yu, was fighting with the pigs in the pigpen for manure.

Huang Chao was treated as a joke in Chang'an.

Among the many famous kings who accomplished great things in history, there are only a few who truly had a very high starting point like Li Shimin and Qianlong, and who had a smooth journey.

On the contrary, they are a minority.

Therefore, many emperors, whether they were well-read or not, knew these stories and allusions about the founding period of the State of Chu.

But empathy can be created.

The sky continues.

[King Xiong Yi of Chu was looked down upon at the meeting of the princes.]

What did he think after returning to China?

We don’t know.

[But we know that during his decades in office, he led the then impoverished Chu State to strive for strength.]

【He led the Chu people to actively engage in production and open up the wilderness. 】

[The country continued to expand its territory, and the Chu State gradually began to rise. ]

[During this period, it was a difficult and slow process of starting a business. 】

[It also gave rise to the first idiom about the State of Chu.]

【It’s a long and arduous journey. 】

[At that time, the southern region was basically undeveloped and the conditions were extremely harsh.]

[Many areas around the Chu people were controlled by wild tribes.]

【So the expansion of Chu was extremely difficult. 】

【But there is an advantage. 】

[That is, it is easier to fight the barbaric tribes in the south than to go to the Central Plains and fight with those countries with thousands of chariots and tens of thousands of chariots.]

【After generations of entrepreneurship. 】

[The Chu State gradually prospered and its territory continued to expand. ]

[During this period, King Zhao of Zhou also led his army to the south to attack Chu. ]

[The targets of several southern expeditions included other rebellious small countries around Chu and barbarian tribes.]

[It is not clear whether the target of the expedition included the State of Chu.]

【However, King Zhao of Zhou never returned from his southern expedition, and all six divisions were destroyed.】

【The Western Zhou Dynasty began to decline.】

[Although we know very little about the details of King Zhao of Zhou's southern expedition.]

[But looking at the final result, the Zhou emperor fell into the water and died, and the army also mysteriously disappeared. ]

[It can be said that the decline of the Zhou Dynasty was inseparable from the Chu people and the Chu region.]

【But the people of Chu actually also have to thank King Zhao of Zhou. 】

[In addition to showing his hegemony, King Zhao of Zhou also set his sights on the copper mines and other resources in the Jianghan area when he marched south.]

【King Zhao of Zhou wiped out the Jingman tribe and others, and then he died.】

[The large power vacuum left in the Jianghan area was naturally accepted by the Chu people.]

[Until the sixth king of Chu, Xiong Qu, succeeded to the throne.]

【After Xiong Qu succeeded to the throne, he witnessed the decline of the Zhou Dynasty and the turmoil in the Central Plains. 】

【Taking this opportunity, Xiong Qu began to conquer other vassal states. 】

[With one move, the territory of Chu was expanded to the entire Jianghan Plain. ]

【The sword is always pointed at the Central Plains. 】

【After achieving success in external expansion. 】

[This king of Chu was also quite courageous and shouted out the earth-shattering Chu Declaration, which has been passed down to this day. ] [I am a barbarian! I will not be given the title of China! ]

[Afterwards, Xiong Qu followed the example of the Zhou emperor and made all his three sons kings.]

[The eldest son Xiong Kang was made King of Judan, the second son Xiong Hong was made King of E, and the youngest son Xiong Zhici was made King of Yuezhang.]

[This was also the first person among the hundreds of vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty who dared to completely ignore the rules and crowned himself king.]

……

These words from me, the barbarian, were earth-shattering and full of destructive power.

It aroused widespread discussion among the barrage viewers.

《I am a barbarian!》

《Inspiring! 》

"If you think I'm a barbarian, then I am a barbarian!"

"We, the people of Jingzhou, can only shout that our ancestors are awesome!"

"Has the State of Chu become so powerful so early on? Dare to confront the King of Zhou?"

"The old Qin people are still raising horses at this time!"

"If the king does not add a new throne, I will do it for my own self-respect!"

……

Canopy.

When Xiong Qu shouted "I am a barbarian", the background music on the sky curtain reached its climax.

It gives the audience a strong sense of epic.

But Tianmu's next tone,

It suddenly became much calmer.

[However, King Li of Zhou later succeeded to the throne. This famous tyrant in history was extremely cruel and was not someone to be trifled with.]

[Xiong Qu was worried that he would receive special attention from the Zhou emperor.]

【So he quietly cancelled the titles of kings for his three sons and never made it public again.】

[It is obvious that at this time, the rise of the Chu State was unstoppable. ]

[But facing the Zhou emperor in the Central Plains, he was still at a disadvantage and had to continue to develop quietly. ]

【So the Chu State continued to develop in the south for more than 100 years. 】

【The country becomes stronger.】

[Until the 17th king of Chu, King Wu of Chu, Xiong Tong! ]

【Xiong Tong has always had great ambitions. 】

[I like to solve problems with iron-blooded means. 】

[Although Xiong Tong came to power by usurping the throne, it was from him that the Chu State officially rose and became a force that could not be ignored in the world, and even the most important force! ]

[In 739 BC, Xiong Tong gave an order! ]

[The Chu army crossed the Han River and marched to the Zhou Dynasty. ]

[In the western part of the Jianghan Plain, the Chu army destroyed a small country, the Quan State. ]

【And Quan County was set up here to govern. 】

【This is also the first county in Chinese history. 】

[In 706 AD, Xiong Tong, who had grown up for a while, attacked Sui again. ]

[The King of Sui said: I am innocent, and Chu has no reason to attack me. ]

[The King of Sui wants the people of Chu to talk about Zhou rituals. They can attack me, but can they first discuss with the King of Zhou to see if they are really guilty and should be punished?]

【As a result, Xiong Tong emphasized again:】

[“I am a barbarian!”]

[“Now all the princes are rebelling against each other, invading each other, or killing each other.”]

[“I have old armor, and I want to see the politics of China through it. Please respect my title!”]

[The meaning of this passage is that King Wu of Chu, Xiong Tong, said that the princes in the Central Plains, those princes who were close to the Zhou Dynasty, had betrayed the emperor and invaded each other.]

[We in Chu have some troops on hand, and we also want to participate in the political situation in the Central Plains. ]

[Go and give me a message for the Emperor of Zhou.]

[How can we, the Great Chu, be so powerful, still be only a Viscount? ]

[Go and help me ask the Zhou Emperor for a title.]

……

[Xiong Tong is not satisfied with continuing to be a viscount. ]

[Although the strength of the Chu State at that time was already quite strong. ]

[But raising the title is a very rare occurrence.]

[It doesn’t mean that if your country becomes stronger, your title will be upgraded accordingly. 】

[It mainly depends on your relationship with the King of Zhou and your contribution to the Zhou Dynasty. ]

【What is the relationship between the Chu State and the Zhou Dynasty? 】

【One word can summarize everything from beginning to end. 】

【That is it.】

【I don't accept Zhou! 】

(End of this chapter)