Chapter 560: By the River
Coming from the west, the turbulent river flows through Zhongtiao Mountain and Laoshan Mountain. When it reaches Mengjin, the flow speed gradually becomes gentle. Over time, a famous ferry on the river, Mengjin Ferry, was formed here.
More than 700 years ago, King Wu of Zhou led Hu Ben to the east and met 800 princes from all over the world at Mengjin Ferry, finally laying the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Today, more than 700 years later, the former Mengjin Ferry has welcomed a guest with a special status.
Slowly stepping off the carriage he was riding in, King Han Wu looked at the slowly flowing river in front of him, and a sense of sadness could not help but surge up from his heart.
"The years are like the river in front of me, rolling towards the east. I don't know when it will return."
Time flies, time flies by, and the aging that gradually appears on the body makes King Han Wu feel quite sad.
Just at this moment, a burst of footsteps appeared behind him, and when he turned around to look, it was the King of Wei, Wei Feng, in a red robe.
"Viewing from a distance by the water, King Han is so excited!"
While he was talking, Wei Feng came to Han Wu's side and watched the scenery in front of him with him.
At this moment, if anyone else witnesses this scene, they will definitely make a surprising discovery.
It is obvious that Wei Feng is many years older than Han Wu, but at this moment he looks younger in high spirits;
However, Han Wu, who was much younger than him, looked more like a waning old man at this moment.
I don't know how much time passed, but I saw Wei Feng slowly turning around, with a smile on his face.
"King Han, I have prepared a banquet. Please invite King Han to come forward to the banquet."
"I have my wish and I dare not say goodbye."
The two walked along the surging river for a while and came to an open space with two desks.
When the two of them took their seats at the table, the waiter from Wei State who had been waiting here immediately stepped forward to pick up the wine pot, and filled the wine barons in front of them with fine wine from Wei State Daliang.
"You guys, please step back first."
"Here."
Following Wei Feng's order, the surrounding waiters immediately left. At this time, only King Wei and King Han were left here.
"I would like to honor the King of Han with this wine." Slowly picking up the wine, King Wei Feng pretended to be a guest and said, "I hope that the two countries of Wei and South Korea will be friendly as they are today."
"King Han, please!"
"King Wei, please!"
After toasting each other, a sweet feeling surged up from the chest, and the alienation between the two people was reduced a lot.
Looking at King Wei Feng of Wei opposite, King Han Wu of Han said with some reminiscence: "King Wei, in the past, the ancestors of my Han family and your Wei family all came from the same country of Jin."
"Yes." After hearing Han Wu talk about the past events between the two clans, Wei Feng couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic on his face.
The Wei family is a descendant of Bi Gonggao, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. During the reign of Duke Xian of Jin, the official Bi Wan assisted the Jin State in destroying small countries such as Geng, Huo, and Wei. Duke Xian of Jin sealed Bi Wan in Wei Yi, and Bi Wan's descendants have since
So he took Wei as his surname.
When the prince Chong'er went into exile in various countries, Wei Ji, the concubine of the Wei family, followed him for nineteen years. When Chong'er returned to the country and ascended the throne, Wei Ji was named a doctor and inherited Wei Yi. From then on, the Wei family began to become prominent in the Jin Dynasty.
Wei Jiang, Wei Shu, Wei Ju...
After hundreds of years and generations of outstanding monarchs, the Wei family finally became one of the few noble clans above the Jin Dynasty.
Compared with the Wei family after Bi Gonggao, the relationship between the Han family and the Dukes of Jin was much closer.
In the early Spring and Autumn Period, the famous "Quwo Daiyi" occurred in the Jin Kingdom. It said that Uncle Huan of Quwo usurped the large clan of the Jin Kingdom with a small clan, and the ancestor of the Han family was Han Wan, the son of Duke Huan.
During the civil strife in Jin during the late period of Duke Xiang of Jin, the Han family did not send people to follow the prince Chong'er like the Wei family and the Zhao family, but chose to side with Duke Hui of Jin.
Such a choice meant that after Prince Chong'er ascended the throne, the Han family not only did not receive any benefits, but instead suffered a cold reception and even became a retainer of the Zhao family.
It was precisely because of this incident that an inseparable bond was formed between the Han family and the Zhao family.
Han Jue, a key figure in the rise of the Han family and later a general of the Jin Kingdom, grew up with the son of Zhao Dun, the head of the Zhao family, and Zhao Dun regarded Han Jue as his own.
Later, in the "Disaster in the Lower Palace" that almost led to the destruction of the Zhao family, it was precisely because of Han Jue's efforts that the "Zhao family orphans" were finally saved.
Han Jue, Han Qi, Han Hu...
With this friendship and the alliance with the Zhao family, although the Han family's strength is not the top among the Jin Kingdom, it is still a force that cannot be ignored.
Time rolled forward like a wheel, and with the internal strife, only four families, the Zhi family, the Zhao family, the Wei family, and the Han family, were left in the Jin Kingdom.
"In the past, outside the city of Jinyang, our ancestor Kangzi, together with you, Huanzi of the Wei family, and Xiangzi of the Zhao family, attacked the Zhi family. In the end, we and the three families divided the huge Jin Kingdom."
"Yes, if we hadn't fought side by side back then, I, the Wei family, and you, the Han family, would have both become ministers of the Zhi family. How could we have the same princes today."
As if reminiscing about the past, Wei Feng and Han Wu jointly raised the wine cup in front of them and drank the wine in one gulp.
"happy!"
Just when Wei Feng felt a surge of joy in his chest and was about to fill up the wine bottle and take another bottle, Han Wu's faint voice sounded in front of him.
"Back then, the Zhi family was so powerful that they wanted to annex my Han family, your Wei family, and the Zhao family."
"Now the Wei family is far more powerful than the Zhi family in the past, and the Zhao family has surrendered to your Wei family. I wonder what King Wei wants to do with my Han family?"
When Han Wu's question came to his ears, Wei Feng was stunned for a moment, but he regained his composure in the blink of an eye.
A smile appeared on his face, and Wei Feng replied sincerely: "As long as Wei Feng is in power, South Korea will always be our ally."
Han Wu understood the meaning of Wei Feng's words in just a moment. As long as Wei Feng did not die, Wei would not take the initiative to attack South Korea;
But in other words, once Wei Feng dies and the new king of Wei succeeds to the throne, Korea may repeat the mistakes of the Fan family, Zhonghang family, and Zhi family in the past.
Such a promise was made by Qin's son Ying Shixi to Marquis Wu of Wei before he returned to China. After the reign of Marquis Wu of Wei, Qin did not take a step eastward.
However, after Wei Wuhou died and Wei Feng succeeded to the throne, Ying Shixi, who had become the Duke of Qin, decisively launched a war against Wei.
The Wei State has grown into a behemoth, South Korea, whose national power is difficult to increase rapidly, and the general trend of the world has gradually become clear...
Constantly weighing all this in his mind and recalling the words of Prince Han Kang before leaving, Han Wu suddenly made a decision in his mind.
"If I, the Han family, are willing to give up all my territory and become my vassal to you, the Wei family, I wonder what the King of Wei can give me, the Han family?"
"really?"
Hearing that King Han had such intention, Wei Feng's face showed a look of excitement.
After spending time to calm down, Wei Feng immediately looked solemn and said, "I can make a promise to King Han."
"As long as our country of Wei is immortal..."
"The King of Han will always be the King of Han."
Chapter completed!