In the last years of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou was licentious and immoral, and princes from all over the country rebelled one after another.The young and promising King Wu of Zhou, Jifa, defeated the main force of King Zhou of Shang in the Battle of Muye, and then captured the capital Chaoge and established the Zhou Dynasty. The world entered an era of great unification.After nearly 300 years of development, the Zhou Dynasty experienced more than a dozen kings, and finally passed to King Zhou You. This King Zhou You was an out-and-out fathead, and the entire Zhou Dynasty was in troubled times during his reign.The power of princes and kings in various places gradually grew, and the surrounding nomads also eyeed the Central Plains with covetous eyes.But King You of Zhou didn't take these things to heart. In order to win the happiness of his favorite concubine Baosi, he even made people light up a beacon to send a warning message.Seeing the beacon smoke above the city of Haojing, the surrounding princes and kings rushed to the rescue with King Qin's army, but they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy. Only King Zhou You and Bao Si laughed when they saw them in a panic.Seeing that this trick could win the favor of his concubine, King Zhou You used the smoke of war to lure the princes from all over the country to the capital from time to time, but there were fewer and fewer people.

Later, Inurong's army really attacked Haojing.King Zhou You once again ordered people to light the beacon to ask the princes from all over the country for help, but this time King Qin's army did not wait.King Zhou You, who had no hope of being rescued, fled in a hurry and was finally killed by dog ​​soldiers at the foot of Mount Li.All this was a fatal blow to the Zhou Dynasty in its declining period, but one person saw an opportunity to develop and grow in this turmoil.He was the later Qin Xianggong, who was called Yingkai at that time.When these things happened, Ying Kai was still just a "doctor", without his own title and fief, and could only depend on other princes.

As early as when Fenghuo was playing princes, Ying Kai had anticipated the killing of King Zhou You, and made a lot of preparations for it in advance.He clearly realized that King Zhou You had lost the popular support and would not be of much help to him.He put all his chips on the abolished prince Ji Yijiu.After some thinking, Ying Kai felt that if Haojing was in danger, although it was necessary to rush to the rescue, his own strength was not enough to compete with the dog army, so he couldn't rush to hit the stone with an egg.If you wait until Quan Rong retreats, and then do your best to assist Ji Yijiu to ascend the throne, you can maximize your political advantage.

In 771 B.C., the dog army aggressively attacked Haojing, and the beacon smoke from the city of Haojing once again rose into the sky.Seeing the urgent beacon smoke in Haojing, Ying Kai immediately summoned all his subordinates, and the generals who were summoned urgently were gearing up to go to Haojing immediately, but Qin Xianggong remained silent for several days.On the third day, everyone finally couldn't hold back, and came to see Yingkai under the leadership of the counselor Shuyou. "Now Haojing is in critical condition, and it is at stake. Now that our troops have been assembled, we should seize the opportunity to send troops to serve the king. But after you summoned us, you didn't do anything. I don't know why you have any hesitation?"

"Shuyou, you might as well talk about it first." Facing Shuyou's question, Ying Kai didn't answer directly, and threw the question back. "Could it be that you are still worried about whether the news is reliable. After all, our king once made such a joke with us." "I don't doubt it at all this time. Before I summoned you, I had already figured it out completely. Quanrong's army is indeed attacking Haojing, and as you said, Haojing is in danger." Ying Kai smiled. Shuyou's guess was denied. "Then what reason do we have to stay still?"

"You tell me the reason for sending troops first, is it for our king?" "Uncle Yu's humble opinion, our king is not the lord of sages. Everyone can see that there will be a situation where all the heroes will rise together. You must have planned it a long time ago. But our current strength and status are not enough. Compete with those princes who ruled one side, if you send troops to serve the king now and get rewards, it will be your capital to dominate one side. So not only should we send troops, but we should also be earlier than others! If you hesitate again, just I will give up the opportunity to others for nothing!"

"What will happen if we don't go to the rescue?" Ying Kai never asked a positive question. "Hojing will fall, and the king may be in danger." "So the Great Zhou Dynasty will perish?" "This is not enough. If something happens to the king, there are still two sons who can be king." "Yes, doesn't Your Majesty have two sons?" "Shu You understands. My lord has far-reaching schemes, and Shu You sighs that it is not as good as it." Ying Kai's questioning all the way made Shuyou suddenly realize, and he turned around and said to the generals who came with him, "You don't need to make any guesses, the lord has already made all the plans, we just need to obey orders."

In the next few days, there was still no movement from Ying Kai.However, his subordinates have become much quieter, and they know that their leader's thinking has not stopped for a moment.Although Ying Kai did not dispatch troops, he has been closely monitoring the changes in the surrounding situation, and the scouts sent to various places continue to bring back the news he needs.Perhaps King Zhou You's jokes a few times before were a bit too much, which made the princes from all over the place less sensitive to the soaring beacon smoke; maybe the princes and kings from all over the place had the same plan as Ying Kai. After several days of burning, they failed to attract King Qin's army.A few days later, the beacon smoke was no longer seen rising from the sky above Haojing.After receiving the news of King Zhou You's escape, Ying Kai didn't do anything more than send a new batch of scouts.A few days later, news came that King Zhou You had been killed at the foot of Mount Li. Bao Si, who had fled with King Zhou You, also became a prisoner of Quan Rong.In addition, according to Tan Ma's report, after the capture of Haojing and the killing of King You, there is a great possibility that the Quan Rong army will retreat.

After receiving the news, Ying Kai, who was about to go to bed, immediately put on his horse, took all his troops, and set off for Haojing in a starry night.All the generals of Ying Kai's subordinates heard only one sentence: "March quickly, and you must see the shadow of the dog army." The sergeant, who had been recharging his batteries these days, heard the order and ran forward desperately, and finally caught up with the last part of the dog army.At this time, Quan Rong's soldiers were already exhausted, and coupled with their lack of interest in fighting when retreating, Ying Kai's pursuers gained the upper hand.But Ying Kai knew very well that his strength was not enough to fight against Quan Rong, so he immediately turned around and headed towards Hao Jing after a small victory.

Everything was expected by Ying Kai, and Hao Jing was already in ruins at this time.However, in addition to the ruins of the city, there are more Qin King troops from all over the country. The most important thing is that Ji Yijiu, who was abolished before, was also escorted by his grandfather, King Shen Guo, to cook in Haojing. Funeral.Facing the triumphant Ying Kai, the princes who came from all over the country led their troops out of the city to greet and congratulate King Qin.Especially the son Ji Yijiu thanked Ying Kai repeatedly, expressing that he would praise his loyalty and achievements.Seeing that the time was right, Ying Kai proposed to make Ji Yijiu king.His proposal immediately received the full cooperation of Marquis Shen, and the two princes of Lu and Xu also strongly supported it. In the end, Yingkai's proposal was passed.However, after the war, Haojing was already dilapidated, and it was inappropriate for the new king to take the throne here. Marquis Shen proposed to move the new capital to Luoyi, which required someone to escort the new king all the way to Luoyi.Escorting the new king was exactly what Ying Kai wanted to do most, so he took the opportunity to volunteer and lead a victorious army to protect the new king moving eastward.

The next thing will be a matter of course.Under the full protection of Yingkai, the new monarch, Ji Yijiu, arrived in the new capital Luoyi safely, and was enthroned as king with the support of Shen, Xu, Lu and other princes. He was the first king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou Ping.After King Ping of Zhou came to the throne, he never forgot Ying Kai's achievements, and wanted to reward him with something, but at this time, the king of the Zhou Dynasty was just a puppet, and he had to rely on the power of his grandfather Shenhou and other princes and kings to be able to ascend the throne. .Feeling ashamed for not conferring a reward, after much deliberation, King Ping of Zhou finally appointed Ying Kaifeng as a prince and named him Qin.Since he really couldn't use any extra land as Yingkai's fiefdom, he could only give Yingkai the land west of Qishan Mountain.Although these places are still the territory of the Zhou Dynasty in name, they have been occupied by the Rong people.If Ying Kai wants to truly occupy his fief, he must drive the Rong people away from this land through continuous fighting. What Ying Kai will do next is to continue to work hard to occupy his fief. Ying Kai became the first monarch of the Qin State to be listed as a vassal.When his own strength was not very strong, through his extraordinary resourcefulness and long-term vision, he made his tribe get rid of the fate of being dependent on others for a long time, and achieved a relatively independent position in politics, which became the foundation for the later Qin Dynasty. The country developed into a powerful vassal state, and then laid the foundation for sweeping the six countries.Although he has not really owned his own fiefdom, since then, Qin has officially become a vassal state and can sit on an equal footing with other vassal states.