Inside the palace hall of Chaoge City, the atmosphere today was very bad.
The civil and military ministers, who used to be relatively harmonious in the past, got into a quarrel and couldn't stop arguing, almost to the point of swearing.[]
Di Xin sat on the throne, looking at the group of ministers who were arguing over their different attitudes towards Xibohou, with helplessness on his face.
Cheng Peng could understand his troubles - even though he had been in office for many years, he still lacked the authority to speak out in front of this group of important ministers, most of whom were left behind by the previous dynasty, and could not truly stick to his word.
For example, in this situation, if the late king was still alive, these ministers would only state their opinions and then ask the late king for a ruling. They would never attack each other and get into a heated argument.
Although this is also a sign of loyalty, no emperor in the world would like this situation. As a king, "majesty" is also a very important resource.
However, Di Xin obviously lacks such resources.
"King Wu Cheng, why do you always want to use force to solve problems? At present, Xibohou is just delayed by something. As long as he understands the truth, he will definitely understand the righteousness and come to Chao Ge!"
"Doctor Mei, you are almost fifty years old, why are you so naive? If Ji Fa was willing to enter the capital, he would have come long ago. His procrastination and refusal to enter the capital is obviously double-minded! Now all the princes in the world are
Keep an eye on Chaoge, keep an eye on Xiqi, if you can't decisively attack and surrender Xiqi, then I'm afraid the princes will question the power and authority of my great Shang Dynasty!"
"You can't say that. Punishing without teaching is not the way to be a ruler..."
"I have been in the army for many years, and I have always known that the most important thing in using troops is 'quick'. As long as it is quick, even regular soldiers can have extraordinary skills. But if you procrastinate for a long time, it will not only waste money and food, but also uselessly destroy morale - Xibo
The Hou has many soldiers and generals, and Xiqi is also a strong city. If we alert it first and make it gather a large army in Xiqi City, it will be difficult to capture it!"
"I heard that Grand Master, you must do things in the right way! Now that Xibohou's rebellion is unclear, if the great merchants send troops to attack, I'm afraid it will damage the emperor's wisdom!"
"Compared with the emperor's wisdom and the emperor's power, the latter is more important. If you can only choose between being feared and being looked down upon, it would be better to be feared!"
"You can't say that! Wouldn't that make you a tyrant!"
"Nonsense! Xibohou disobeyed the emperor first, and the emperor sent troops to attack later. How can there be talk of a tyrant! Where do you stand, Taishi Du?"
"Huang Feihu! Are you questioning my disloyalty to His Majesty?"
"I didn't say that, I just thought you were old...you should see a doctor..."
"How dare Shuzi be so rude!"
Seeing the quarrel between the civil and military ministers, the white-haired Taishi Du Yuanxian was already red-faced with anger, and even rolled up his sleeves to fight Huang Feihu, the King of Wucheng who protected the country. On the other hand, the Taishi Wen Zhong was fighting with the Prime Minister.
Dr. Meibo and others were arguing fiercely, and even the third divine eye between the eyebrows began to faintly show fire. It was obvious that he was really angry. The look of helplessness on Di Xin's face became heavier and heavier, and finally changed.
It became uncontrollable anger.
"That's enough!" He roared so violently that the roof beams of the Golden Palace seemed to tremble, "You are all important ministers of the country, how unbecoming of you to have such a quarrel on the Golden Palace!"
All the ministers were horrified and confessed one after another.
Di Xin took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. It was obvious that he was furious, but he couldn't get angry at these loyal ministers, so he could only try his best to suppress it. After a while, he burst out from the gaps in his teeth: "I am alone.
If you're tired, let's go."
"Your Majesty! The conquest of Xibohou——" Huang Feihu hurriedly tried to dissuade him, but before he could finish speaking, Di Xin had already yelled again.
"Dismiss the dynasty!"
He didn't even wait for the ministers to salute, then he stood up and angrily left the Golden Palace through the back door, leaving behind a group of civil and military ministers who looked at each other in disbelief, while he returned to the imperial study to sulk.
Cheng Peng and Wen De stood outside the study and looked at each other with a bitter smile. They were both people with social experience and could understand the reasons for Di Xin's anger and helplessness, but they could not imagine this situation.
The young emperor wanted authority, but the veterans from the previous dynasty lacked the necessary respect for him because of their seniority. This kind of thing is too common.
For this situation, there are generally two solutions to the problem:
One is to wait. When all the old ministers are dead, the young ministers naturally cannot have any qualifications that they can be proud of - for example, Huang Feihu was yelled at by Di Xin just now, and he didn't have any dissatisfaction. Obviously, he could
Accepting this way of getting along does not mean to rely on one's elders or to take credit for one's own pride. Generally speaking, this way is the right way. After all, those veterans are older. For example, the Grand Master Du Yuanxian and the like do not look like they can anymore.
If they live for a long time, just be patient and wait, they will naturally die.
The other is to establish authority. What the veterans rely on is just their seniority. As long as the emperor ignores and destroys this qualification, the veterans will realize that they have exceeded the duty between ministers and kings and become
You have to be respectful. But establishing authority comes with a price, and it is also very difficult. If you are not careful, you may go too far, and then you may really be known as a tyrant...
It is impossible for Di Xin not to know about these two methods. However, looking at his annoyed and helpless look, it is clear that he is unwilling to use the first method, and he does not want to use the second method.
"Alas! Your Majesty is in quite a difficult situation!" Cheng Peng sighed and said to Wen De, "The veterans were really noisy today!"
"Then what can we do? We can't just kill them!" Wen De asked with a smile, "Even if we have to kill them, we should kill Ji Fa. How can there be any reason to swing a knife at one of our own people?"
"yes!"
The two were whispering when suddenly the waiter came and reported that Jiang Huanchu, the uncle of Dongbohou, wanted to see him.
Jiang Huanchu's reason for coming was very simple: Di Xin was his son-in-law. Seeing his son-in-law in such embarrassment, he couldn't bear it, so he decided to put aside his old face again and go to Xiqi in person to persuade Ji Fa to join the court to avoid causing trouble.
When Di Xin learned what Jiang Huanchu meant, he couldn't help but be deeply moved when he looked at his father-in-law's white hair and the way he coughed from time to time and showed his old age.
"This young man is so incompetent that he has made his father-in-law suffer this hardship...it is his fault!"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about it. It is the duty of an old minister to be loyal to the country. Xibohou is not an unreasonable person. In my opinion, he is just young and energetic. He hopes to show off his talents in the territory and is not willing to spend all day in Chaoge.
It's just a matter of keeping company with the documents. As long as I give you good persuasion, I will definitely change your mind, your Majesty, don't worry!"
After some exchanges, Jiang Huanchu, who was so old that his legs and feet were no longer very agile, said goodbye and left.
"I can't believe that he has become like this in only about two months..." Wen De shook his head and sighed.
Cheng Peng opened the system log, checked it against the "Fengshenyanshi Timetable" compiled by Shen Qi, and said with a smile: "According to the timetable of this world, it is now almost sixteen years since Emperor Xin took the throne.
It's time, Jiang Huanchu is not much younger than Ji Chang. Ji Chang was ninety-two years old when he died, and Lao Jiang is at least eighty years old!"
"...time flies so fast!"
"Yeah, it goes by so fast..." Cheng Peng raised his head and looked at the western sky, "I hope his trip will have good results. The sooner the battle with Xiqi is fought, the better!"
However, his hopes were doomed to fail.
A few days later, bad news came.
Jiang Huanchu's persuasion work in Xiqi did not go well. The old man was not a eloquent person and had no ability to speak eloquently. He was rendered speechless by Xibohou Jifa, Shang's father Jiang Ziya and important minister San Yisheng.
Out of anger and anxiety, he suddenly fell ill and died before leaving Xiqi and returning to Beijing.
Queen Jiang's father, Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, the leader of the world's princes, failed to persuade Xibohou Jifa, but was angered to death in Xiqi. The news spread, and the world was in an uproar. I don't know how many pairs of eyes immediately turned to Chaoge.
, looking at the Ninth Five Supreme Being sitting on the throne.
Something big is going to happen!
Everyone thinks so.
The atmosphere above the court was so heavy that it was suffocating. The civil and military ministers looked at Di Xin's face, which had turned from red to black with anger, and held their breaths, not even daring to say a word.
Everyone knows that Di Xin is very angry right now. No matter which minister dares to open his mouth to cause trouble, he will curse without hesitation - although everyone knows that he is actually cursing Xibohou Jifa.
Emperor Xin unfolded the memorial table that Jiang Huanchu had written before his death, and read it countless times, but remained silent, not even a sigh.
But even civil servants who don't understand martial arts can feel the murderous aura that is constantly emanating from his body. Many civil servants with weak physiques have turned pale, and some cannot withstand this murderous aura.
After a long time, Emperor Xin put the memorial on the table and asked in as calm a tone as possible: "My dear friends, do you have anything to say?"
"Your Majesty, please attack Xiqi!" Huang Feihu gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to lead the troops to attack Xiqi! We must force Xibohou to come to Beijing to apologize, and at the same time hand over those rude people who made Dongbohou angry to death!"
Emperor Xin was noncommittal and looked at the other ministers.
"What do you think, my dear friends?"
This time, even Bigan, Du Yuanxian, Mei Bo and others could not speak out against it.
Seeing that no one objected, Di Xin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile.
"I said before that I wanted to conquer Xiqi, but you all said that this would not work and that would not work. You said that Ji Fa had no second thoughts, and that as long as he was persuaded well, he would change his mind... What was the result?" His voice suddenly rose, and people were confused.
He stood up and slammed his hands on the desk, which was made of solid wood and was harder than bluestone until it cracked. The roar could be heard almost outside the palace.
"Result! How! What! Like!"
The ministers who had previously opposed sending troops to conquer Xiqi complained one after another, and Emperor Xin's authority suddenly increased.
However, there was no trace of joy on his face, he just looked to the west gloomily and viciously.
"Gu has decided to send out troops to attack Xiqi!" He paused, and then continued, "Gu... will personally lead the troops!"
"The child Ji Fa disobeyed the national law at the front, and killed the father-in-law at the back. This is unbearable! I want to personally lead the troops to wipe out Xiqi, I want him to understand how wrong he is, and I want to let the world
Princes, look at what will happen if you anger the emperor!
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Many terms such as "father-in-law" and "father-in-law" are expressions only used by later generations. However, "Adventure" is an online game novel after all, not a historical novel, so there is no need to care about it so much, right?
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