Chapter 16 King Zhao's southern expedition and King Mu's journey to the west
As the old saying goes: "The zes of a gentleman will be beheaded in the fifth generation." "The Western Zhou Dynasty began to gradually decline after experiencing the heyday of the reign of King Cheng and King Kang, and the reason for its decline was that the rulers themselves had problems.
The kings, who were born in ease, grew up in glitz, lived a luxurious life, and wielded great power, regarded all things in the world as their own private property, and enjoyed the power conferred by the system of propriety but did not fulfill the obligations stipulated by the system of propriety; They willfully issue all kinds of orders, not caring whether they interfere with the lives of the Chinese people, harm the interests of others, and do not care whether they arouse the resentment and anger of the Chinese people.
King Kang of Zhou's son, King Zhao of Zhou, was very belligerent, and he eventually died in the war against the state of Chu (the author will elaborate on the fact that King Zhao of Zhou did not return from his southern expedition to the south). His successor, King Mu of Zhou, was not only warlike, but also a great traveler; Half of his time is spent on the journey, half on the journey, and there are times when the journey is not divided.
In the later part of his reign, King Mu became a tyrant who was reckless, and he labeled the dog Rong as a "non-communist king", so he decided to go out to conquer.
The Doctor Priest advised him: "The first king formulated the policy of 'five suits', and required the princes to obey different systems of obedience according to their distance from Hojing. Rong Di is located in a remote area, and he abides by the last 'desert clothes', which is also the maximum regulation that the previous king can make Rong Di abide by.
"For more than a hundred years, the dog Rong has been serving the Son of Heaven according to the etiquette of absurd clothes, and there is nothing disrespectful, but now the king of heaven thinks that they are not serving the king's office and go out to fight, isn't this to force the dog Rong to become an ally of the enemy?"
King Mu didn't listen, because he had traveled through countless famous mountains and rivers, but he had never seen the legendary nomadic wilderness where the dogs were nomadic and the clouds hung down the world. He then led a large army to kill the generals, but the dog Rong had already run away without a trace, and the spoils of war obtained by the king were only four white wolves and four white deer.
King Mu of Zhou was very dissatisfied and ordered a pursuit along the path of the enemy's escape. Soon scouts reported that the enemy had been spotted in the two places ahead, and that the enemy was crossing the river in a disorderly manner.
King Mu jumped out of his chariot and climbed up a hill with his whip and pouting his buttocks, and the generals followed closely. He paced back and forth, looking around, his face sometimes relaxed, sometimes solemn, accompanied by irregular nods and shakes. The generals followed him around, nervously waiting for his order. Finally, King Mu pouted and said, "This place is not fun at all, let's go back to Hojing!" ”
On his way back to his division, King Mu robbed several harmless nomadic tribes, and he took the loot as trophies; The army returned to Hojing as if it had really achieved some brilliant results.
King Mu of Zhou's actions were ridiculed by the world, and the dog Rong, who had been abandoned for more than a hundred years, broke away from the jurisdiction of the dynasty and became the sworn enemy of the dynasty, and finally destroyed the Western Zhou Dynasty.