Chapter 105 Weakness
This bronze cloud ban is extremely complex and exquisite. It is surrounded by hollows and cloud-like patterns. It is difficult to imagine how such a beautiful and complex bronze was cast.
Moreover, this is a brand new one, it has just been cast and has not been "blessed" yet.
When Zheng Xiaoming saw it, a smile appeared on his face. The gift Zeng Guo sent this time was really valuable.
They are all brand-new treasures that have been cast recently and have not been blessed.
He smiled and said: "Uncle Zeng is really serious!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked someone to deliver the prepared gift.
There were a hundred chariots, corresponding war horses, and a large number of bronze weapons.
When the young master Mu saw him, he immediately showed an expression of surprise and joy.
Zeng Guo sent a heavy gift, but he didn't expect that Zheng Xiaoming's return gift was so generous, it was almost as good as the gift they gave!
With this batch of chariot weapons, Zeng Guo's military strength will be greatly strengthened.
What's especially important is that whether they are chariots or weapons and spears, they all have a faint divine light on them, and you can feel the powerful power contained in them with a little induction.
The young master Mu couldn't help but be moved: "Did the emperor personally bless these weapons?"
I was a little surprised and confused in my heart. Because of his status as King Zhou, even if he personally blessed the curse, he would only give the most important ritual weapons. How could he curse these ordinary weapons?
However, if the King of Zhou had not personally blessed the curse, then who could have brought down such a powerful force from the sky?
At least his father, Uncle Zeng, although he was also a Ji family member, also had the power to communicate with heaven, but his blessing spell definitely did not have such power!
Then the young master Mu thought of some rumors coming from Chengzhou. According to legend, King Li, the youngest son, and King Xuan, the young emperor, were born with the favor of God. So much so that they were feared by King Xuan and were granted this title.
Came from the land of Jianghan.
Are these messages true?
This prince Ming was really favored by God. These weapons were not blessed by the King of Zhou and the Emperor, but by Zheng Xiaoming?
While he was in shock and doubt, he heard Zheng Xiaoming laugh and say: "Young master is joking, these are just my blessings. How could the emperor be so busy and noble, how could he curse these weapons like this?"
In fact, it was not that there was no time, but that the power of heaven that the King of Zhou could mobilize was limited, so he could only perform the curse on some of the most important bronze ritual vessels.
These bronze ritual vessels were to be given to the princes of various countries, ministers and officials under Zhou Ting, and also to satisfy the royal family's own use.
Where can I have the time, energy, and time to bless these ordinary weapons?
Zheng Xiaoming's words made Master Mu feel a wave of turmoil in his heart.
Because this means that Zheng Xiaoming may be more powerful than King Zhou.
The king and emperor of Zhou had a famous position, Huanqiu, and various ancestral temple ritual implements, so that they could mobilize the power of heaven to bless the implements. This is called a blessing curse!
And Zheng Xiaoming is not the emperor, so it is impossible for him to pray on the hill where the emperor worships heaven, and it is also impossible to use those ancestral temple ritual tools.
Even so, Zheng Xiaoming can still mobilize such a huge power of heaven to bless. He can even bless these ordinary weapons. It seems that in the legend, this prince Ming is more favored by heaven than the king of Zhou. This is true!
It seems that I need to go back as soon as possible and tell my father about this matter.
The emphasis on this Wang Ziming will also increase again.
At that moment, Zheng Xiaoming asked people to prepare a banquet for Prince Mu. The two parties agreed on some details of the bronze transaction.
Although the Chu people have occupied Tonglu Mountain, with the current technology and strength of the Chu people, it is impossible to digest all the ores produced. Most of them still have to be traded out in exchange for various bronze products, lacquerware, jade, etc. from the Zhou Dynasty.
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To put it simply, the technological level of the Chu people at this time was too low and far inferior to that of the Central Plains countries. They could only export ore in exchange for processed goods.
Zeng Guo was the direct trade partner of Chu State.
Therefore, if Zheng Xiaoming needs a large amount of bronze ore in the future, he will need to trade with Zeng Guo.
After these things were discussed, Prince Mu was sent away. Zheng Xiaoming asked his two assistants, Taishi Boyang and Qing Lang, who were Wen and Wu, and said: "What do you think of Prince Mu?"
Taishi Boyang praised: "He is a gentle man, he is truly a gentleman!"
During the chat at the banquet, it was revealed that the young master Mu had extremely high literary and musical accomplishments. His poetry and musical standards were extremely high! He far surpassed Zheng Xiaoming.
Also, Zeng Guo was one of the most important countries in the Jin Dao Tin trade. It almost monopolized this trade and could be said to be extremely wealthy.
After hundreds of years of wealth, it is not surprising that he has developed such a high level of artistic accomplishment. I heard that Zeng Bowen himself also had a very high level of artistic accomplishment.
However, Qing Lang sneered and said, "Just by looking at Master Mu's appearance, you can tell that Zeng Guo's military preparedness is not strong.
There was not a single word about martial arts during the entire banquet, and there was not even a single weapon among the gifts.
All the energy has been put into feasting and having fun, no wonder the descendants of Nangong, who are dignified, are now being suppressed and beaten by the Chu people!"
You must know that Nangong Kuo, the first king of Zeng State, was as famous as Jiang Ziya of Qi State.
Moreover, Nangong Kuo himself was also a member of the Ji family and was of the same clan as the Zhou people, so he was sealed at Zeng Di, the node that controlled the most important Jin Dao and Xi Xing.
At the same time, he was also the boss of the Ji clan in Hanyang. There were more than a dozen Ji clan vassal states in Hanshuiyang, large and small, all of which had to obey the orders of Uncle Zeng. In order to curb the growth of the Southern Barbarians and the Chu Kingdom.
However, now, such a big Chu state and the most important vassal state in the south is now being suppressed by the Chu people.
So much so that King Xuan had to enfeoff Wang Ziming to find a way to continue to curb the expansion of the Chu people.
One can imagine what the state of Zeng's military equipment was like!
Uncle Zeng and his son both knew nothing about military affairs. How could they resist the encroachment and encroachment of the Chu people?
Zheng Xiaoming nodded slightly when he heard this. In fact, if he were replaced as the king of Zeng State, the situation would definitely be different.
Unfortunately, he could only build his own Zheng Kingdom from scratch.
But after all, he is the Zhou royal family, the top noble, and the resources he can mobilize are also very powerful. He is much stronger than ordinary small nobles and small kings.
Therefore, the scale of the new city planned by Zheng Xiaoming is very small, and it is definitely a majestic city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It's just that the rammed earth construction method of this era made the construction of the city slow.
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