Chapter 115 Signing a Covenant
After two days of negotiation and finalizing all the details, the real alliance ceremony was held.
It's still the same high platform.
The three animals have been slaughtered and placed on the table in the center of the table.
The table is made of mahogany, and four dragons are carved on the four legs of the table. The dragon climbs around the legs like a flower watch. The four dragon heads just firmly support the entire table.
In front of the table, a bronze tripod was emitting curling smoke.
This bronze tripod is square with four sides and four legs. Each side is engraved with the sacrificial texts written in the four kingdoms of Zhao, Qin, Han and Wei. Each side has bronze cloud patterns on all sides, which looks quite solemn.
Next to the cauldron, there is also a bronze dungeon, and Dunli is a pool of red liquid, made up of the blood of three different animals: chicken, dog and horse.
The five kings of the four countries stood about three steps before the big tripod.
The master's father stood in the middle, Zhao He on the left, Qin King on the right, and Han King and Wei Kings on the left and right.
An old high priest recited the sacrificial text loudly, and the five kings stood up in a dignified manner.
After reciting the sacrificial text, the old priest whispered: "Blood before God!"
Then, five kings stepped forward at the same time.
The priests took five bronze lords, scooped up blood from the Dun and poured them into the lords, and then handed them to the lords.
The five kings held up the bronze Jue, greeted each other, then raised Jue and gently touched Jue's blood with their lips, making their lips stained with blood.
This is the so-called "birth-making alliance".
The old priest whispered again: "Exchange covenant!"
The four priests raised the four covenants, which were made of wooden slips, and all wrote the same content, which means that the four countries are here to make blood today and must work together in the future. Each covenant is stamped with the seal of the king of the four countries.
Subsequently, Zhao and Qin exchanged wooden slips for alliances, and Han and Wei exchanged wooden slips for alliances.
Zhao He took the wooden slip from the King of Qin and subconsciously glanced at the text on it.
This Qin State seal script is a bit difficult to understand.
The old priest nodded with satisfaction, opened his mouth, which had almost fallen off, and whispered: "Li Cheng!"
After the old priest finished speaking, everyone present breathed lightly.
"The major affairs of the country are about sacrifices and wars." This sentence comes from Zuo Zhuan's words, which intuitively illustrates the importance of sacrifices in this era.
Of course, this does not affect their use of the covenant in their hands as a toilet bowl when they need it, and they may even think it is too hard.
After the ceremony was completed, the kings of the four countries left and returned to their own houses.
As a result, this time the meeting of the Stones officially came to an end.
The Li Shi Meeting was undoubtedly a meeting that changed the situation in the world.
Although the Wei State did not take Puyang back in this meeting, it saved Hedong County after all, and after Yique defeated, it received an extremely rare opportunity to breathe.
Moreover, Wei State successfully formed an alliance with Zhao State. With the leadership of Zhao State, Wei State will be relatively stable in at least the next few years.
It is foreseeable that when Qin attacks Hedong again next time, Wei will no longer be as powerless as this year.
When the King of Wei left with his prime minister Mengchangjun Tian Wen, both the king and his ministers were in a very good mood.
"King Zhao, a good person!" King Wei said to Mengchangjun.
Mengchangjun shook his beard and smiled and nodded: "What the king said is very true."
The King of Han is also in a good mood.
South Korea also suffered a great defeat in the Battle of Yique, was also beaten by Qin and had no power to fight back. With the help of Zhao, he also got a chance to breathe. With the help of Zhao, he even took back three cities from Qin.
As for Zhao State to ask South Korea to be his younger brother, this is not a big deal.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, when has South Korea been a big brother? It has been a little brother for hundreds of years and has long been used to it.
However, when the King of Han thought of Shangdang County taken away by Zhao State, he felt a little disgusted.
That's the whole Shangdang County.
Compared with Shangdang County, the three cities I just got back seemed to be nothing.
When the King of Han thought of this, he looked up at the sky silently.
Looking at the white clouds in the sky, they are all in the shape of troubles.
It's so melancholy.
When the King of Qin left, his mood was very complicated.
This time, Qin State suffered a great loss!
The original plan to capture Hedong was not completed, and Wei Ran lost his troops and generals in the second Battle of Shangjun. In half a year, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty fought everywhere but gained nothing. It was really hard to accept that Zhao State was respected as the leader of the alliance.
"The future of the State of Zhao will be a big trouble for the Qin Dynasty!"
When the King of Qin said this, his tone was very affirmative.
Wei Ran stood next to the King of Qin's carriage, his face not very good-looking.
"King, why did Zhao State be so aggressive? Why did it give up three cities in South Korea? The old minister thought that this is really...and it is up to be discussed."
Obviously, Wei Ran was quite dissatisfied.
The King of Qin looked at Wei Ran and suddenly felt the urge to kick the other party off the king's carriage.
After a while, the King of Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Because the Qin Dynasty did not defeat Zhao, it's that simple!"
After the King of Qin finished speaking, he lowered his eyebrows and no longer wanted to talk to Wei Ran, who looked as dark as the bottom of a pot.
This is how we get tired of each other.
There was only one person along the way, and he was very proud when he left.
This group of people is naturally Zhao State.
The Lord's father was in a good mood and his eyes narrowed into a slit.
"Wang'er, this time, Da Zhao took a big advantage."
Zhao He nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "What the Lord Father said is so great."
Although Zhao did not achieve territorial expansion, it completely defeated Qin's attack on Hedong County.
You should know that the Qin State in history took advantage of the past two years to capture Hedong County with lightning speed.
But now, Qin's strategy of attacking Hedong has been completely declared bankrupt.
Moreover, Zhao took the opportunity to destroy a wave of Qin's new forces in the Second Battle of Shangjun.
When the Qin State attacks Hedong again next time, Wei State will definitely recover some vitality, and Zhao State has completely digested Shangdang County and Zhongshan County.
By that time, Zhao He would be even more sure to lock the black evil dragon of Qin tightly west of Hangu Pass!
This is the most important significance brought by the Lishi Alliance this time of the Battle of Shangjun.
It is no exaggeration to say that after this in and out, Zhao's steps in the battle for hegemony of the Central Plains surpassed Qin for the first time!
Zhao He looked up at the sky and smiled.
Chapter completed!