As King Ji said, the essence of the covenant is to "compromise each other and take what you need". When each "needs converge" and maximize, an alliance will arise.

The demands of all parties are: the higher the homogeneity, the stronger the alliance is.

For example, for survival.

This is true for the six kingdoms of Jizhou and Ji, Chen Wangchong and Xu Yu. When the disaster comes, we will gather together to keep warm.

To put it bluntly, an alliance is actually a transaction. What is traded must be profit.

It is normal for people to seek profit and avoid harm. The greater the benefits, the fewer the favors. Therefore, the "stakeholders" at the top of the pyramid of power will become more and more indifferent. Over time, they will become "single people".

Especially when suffering people, they can reach the sky in one step. They learn from their pain, pursue power and profit, and do everything they can.

The late emperor, Dong Taihuang, Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and other ten regular attendants were like this. They were hungry and ate voraciously. Their eating was ugly.

As for King Ji, there are actually many ways to get rich. However, because he was "feared by poverty", the mother and son of the late emperor and Emperor Dong, thought of the easiest to get started, the fastest money, and the most profitable selling official positions and titles.

From the perspective of transactions alone, selling official positions and titles for the late emperor and Dong Taihuang, "there is only one family, no other part-colon": monopolize the operation, supply exceeds demand, no cost, and no after-sales service. There are really too many benefits.

However, is there really no cost?

There is a country, country, and all the people in the world. They are all costs of selling official positions and titles and constantly consumed. Due to their own selfish desires, the mother and son of the late emperor and the Emperor Dong and the son of the son of the entire country were willing to pass on the cost of doing evil to all the people. The so-called "a thousand-foot dike is destroyed by the hole of an ant; a hundred-foot room is burned by smoke from the cracks (note ①)". This is constantly deficit, even with holes and sores.

The buildings collapse and the country collapses, it is just a matter of time.

In fact, King Ji is known as the wise ruler of the world and has made little profits?

The Wang family and the Min family, the own family and the others should take into account it.

In a nutshell, the family and the country are isomorphic. Since you are the master of man, remember: "Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small."

This is the so-called wise ruler.

How should this phrase be interpreted? It is very simple, like throwing objects from a high altitude. Even if a small stone (small evil) is thrown down from the top of the pyramid (the king), it can make innocent people die in a bad life. If Master Liu had such a view, he should be the wise master.

What's more, King Ji Liu Bei. As a king, he should not do whatever he wants and have a very bad start.

The upward moves and the downward moves. The late emperor likes donkeys, and even donkeys are at the same price as the horse.

The King of Wu is a good swordsman, and the people have many wounds.

The King of Chu is so thin that he starved to death in the palace.

Good King Ji...

Hey, it would be fine if you don't say it.

Before, it was only a county, but now it is a country that has been granted thousands of miles of 100 million. All the great people in the world, benevolent and ambitious, come to join us. "Etiquette, integrity and shame, the four dimensions of the country, if the four dimensions are not clear, the country will perish." The country has four dimensions, and it should develop in full swing and not be biased.

So, the Shanghu ordered Zheng Xuan, the disciples of the wine, and the Zuo Kingdom ordered Huang Chengyan to jointly submit a memorial, "The Rite of Requesting to Sacrifice to Shangling".

The emperor has seven temples, five temples of the princes, three temples of the doctor, and one temple of the scholar.

Originally, all worshipping ancestors went to the Marquis Temple of Lousanglucheng. However, now is different from the past. The Shangliang commander Zheng Xuan, the disciple of Sima Hui, and the Zuo Kingdom commander Huang Chengyan, invited King Ji to go to the tomb of King Jing in Zhongshan to worship his ancestors solemnly.

Its importance is comparable to that of the temple.

King Jing of Zhongshan was the son of Emperor Jing and the half-brother of Emperor Wu. The temple of the princes was one step away from the Emperor Taimiao. It was far from the temple of the ancestral temple of the ancestral marquis. The great significance of this move is self-evident. There is no need to avoid suspicion.

The princes and kings of Han are following this example. It is understandable that King Ji is acting like this.

"In the first month of the second year of Jianwu Emperor Guangwu, Gao Temple was established in Luoyang. The four seasons were worshipped, Gao Emperor was Taizu, Emperor Wen became Taizong, and Emperor Wu became Shizong, as before. The four seasons were spring, the four seasons were summer, the four months were summer, the seven months were autumn, and the winter was October and La, and five sacrifices were held in one year. "The five sacrifices were the duties of Taichang, so the emperor did not have to come in person. Only the emperor had to worship the emperor in person. "Hundreds of officials, relatives, princesses, officials from all kings, foreign courts served their sons, and counties, state and state officials met with the tomb."

There are so many officials from Ji State, relatives, women, princesses, sons from foreign countries, overseas ports and Tianjin.... Just talking about Ji State's relatives, there are dozens of them. The envoys from various countries are one of the nine guests, so they must also participate.

It is too grand and too hard to mobilize many troops.

Liu Bei originally wanted to put it aside, but the concubine said: The etiquette should not be abolished.

This is the obligation of the king and it is also a ritual that must be fulfilled. How can the public be abolished for personal gain?

Liu Bei then ordered the prime ministers of the left and right to draft a list. When he was about to go to the rituals of the Ling, he led a group of people and took the roster of the roster to leave Nangang. He rushed to Jingling County to worship his ancestors.

The Han people died as if they were alive. The Marquis of Lucheng should not be forgotten. They should never be sacrificed. Asking for advice from all the ministers, Zheng Xuanyan should be granted the Marquis of Lucheng to sacrifice to the ancestral temple among their descendants.

The Marquis of Lucheng enjoyed the salary of Lou Sang. Lou Sang was the business capital of Ji State, and was the most prosperous. Among the many descendants, who was the Marquis of Lu Cheng, Liu Bei was undecided. This was the family affairs of the King of Ji, and all the ministers avoided suspicion. After asking about his mother, Liu Bei also asked him to break up. Liu Bei had no choice but to ask his mentor who was far away in Luoyang.

The teacher Lu Zhi replied: You can first be granted the eldest son. After the Yuanfu, you will be appointed as the crown prince. When the crown prince has a son, you will be granted the title of Linxiang Marquis as appropriate. The Marquis of Lucheng will be passed on to the crown prince's legitimate son. This has been passed down from generation to generation.

The reason for acting like this is different from the general title of lords. Liu Bei regained his ancestral title, and added his title of Linxiang Marquis, and even King Ji. This was a rebel. It was not enough to move the throne of Lucheng Marquis to the Jingling Ancestral Temple. The Lousang Lucheng Marquis Temple also requires worship for all four seasons. Therefore, the lineage of Lucheng Marquis must not be cut off.

Liu Bei agreed deeply. Before Shangling Lu, he submitted a letter of six hundred miles to ask for the eldest son Liu Feng to be named Marquis of Lucheng.

King Ji is nothing small.

Even if the ministers and ministers dismissed the court, the Minister of State Cao Jie also went to the palace to report.

King Ji will be granted the eldest son today, and will be granted the sons and daughters tomorrow. This is a great benefit for the Luoyang court. Why should the Empress Dowager Dou speak? Empress Dowager Dong, Empress Dowager He, Shaodi, General He Jin, and the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers all enjoy it. There is no objection.

In the Luoyang court, Liu Feng, the eldest son of King Ji, was appointed as the Marquis of Lucheng in 600 miles. He also gave him many imperial objects and gave them the greatest favor.

It is also a good thing for Ji State. The King of Ji was granted the eldest son, which was a signal to establish a crown prince. The country should not be left without a master. The King of Ji was prosperous in spring and autumn, but he was in charge of thousands of subjects and was foolproof. This move should be early and not late.

Fortunately, there was no dispute over the establishment of a crown prince in Ji State, just because of the eldest son.

Gold and jade have a price, but friendship is priceless.

Everyone in the world knows the affairs of King Ji and the Princess. I have been with you all the way to this day, and I am really envious of others.

King Ji is a hero. How could the princess ever be weak? He only said that the knowledge of poverty and humbleness should not be forgotten. Who would have thought that a rich couple could not grow old?
Chapter completed!