"Since Taiqing Sage has not yet decided on a candidate, why don't fellow Taoists from Xuandu follow me to see the king of Shang? At this time, he is about to go to Xiadu to argue with the king of Xia about the sudden increase in taxes. My junior brother and
Junior sister is guarding him secretly, and as long as it is not an attack by monsters or monsters, he will deal with it himself. In this way, it should be easy to see his capabilities, right?"
After Xia King Sigui failed to plunder the Min tribe and returned to the Xia capital, Zhao Gongming sent an invitation to Xuandu.
"Well, actually, Master is slightly inclined towards Kunwu, Wei, Gu and other Xia Dynasty Fang Kingdom. They have been affiliated with the Xia Dynasty for many years. If they replace it, they should receive little opposition." Xuandu thought for a while and responded.
"Haha, they may be 'possible', but not 'possible'. The reason is precisely that they have lived next to the Xia Dynasty for many years." Zhao Gongming shook his finger: "Do you think the emperors of the Xia Dynasty would not be wary of these things that could 'replace' them at any time?
Is the Fang State unprepared for their possible betrayal? If you ask me, if any Fang State monarch makes such a decision, he will probably be assassinated on the spot before the decree even leaves the house."
"...Indeed." Xuandu stared blankly at Zhao Gongming, thinking for a long time, and then nodded in agreement.
"Back to the Shang Kingdom, it is true that it only has one city, but also because there is only one city, the Xia Dynasty is completely unable to target it. As long as the merchants take money, they can make a comeback wherever they go, and the developed transportation ensures that they
It was well-informed, could run in time, and was able to escape. In order to buy time for preparations, its monarch even took the initiative to go to the Xia capital as a hostage to dispel the Xia King's suspicion. It would be strange if it was not it that finally overthrew the Xia Dynasty.
"Zhao Gongming talked eloquently.
"Well... As expected of the 'God of Wealth', he always speaks for the richest 'businessmen'." Xuanyung replied.
"Discussing things as they happen, that's how it is." Zhao Gongming did not deny this.
"So, where is the king of Shang State now?" Xuandu basically accepted Zhao Gongming's statement, and the words he said meant that he had accepted the invitation.
Zhao Gongming was naturally very happy. He turned around and looked in the direction of Shang State, "Although he and I set off at the same time, he is the king of a country after all. He still brought a lot of people, horses and goods with him on this trip, so he walked a little slowly. Now he should
We’ve arrived—”
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Swine Wei State.
When Zhao Gongming took Xuandu to find the convoy of Shang Wangzilu, the team had just arrived at the "Shewei State", one of the Fang Kingdoms of the Xia Dynasty.
The king of Fang State also had the surname Si, and his ancestor had been the king of Xia during a certain period of the Xia Dynasty. Therefore, he had a strange "enmity relative" relationship with Sigui, the king of Xia at that time.
Tribes in this country are good at raising large animals such as pigs, cattle, and sheep to produce meat, leather, and wool. The name "Shiwei" comes from this, which means "pig (or cow) skin."
"We are merchants from the Shang Kingdom. Let me see your goods."
"It's all here."
"You're kidding. The pork has been aged for three days, the tanning failed and the skin is soaked in water. I think I didn't make it clear. We are 'merchants of the Shang Kingdom', not the kind of fools who have no eyesight."
"Try it without spending any money, so come and see these."
"Hmph, although there are some overnight ones, it's not bad. I want them all. Also, do you accept silk, pottery, wine and oil to pay the bill?"
"We are quite short of it, but the specific proportion depends on quality."
Zilu was very skillful in conducting transactions in various tribal villages within the territory of Shewei. People who had never seen him in the Shang Palace would never think that this young businessman with excellent eyesight was the king of the Shang Kingdom.
"Well... when he set out from the Shang Kingdom, he brought a lot of gifts - I thought they were gifts." In the sky nearby, Zhao Gongming explained to Xuandu who was looking at the Shang King curiously: "Unexpectedly, he brought a lot of gifts along the way.
He sold most of them, repurchased the goods, and then repeated this behavior in the next town and village. So far, the value of the goods carried in his fleet has approximately... tripled."
"Is he going to give King Xia a pile of meat and leather?" Xuandu asked, looking at the fully loaded motorcade.
"After arriving in Xiadu, he will probably sell these local products again and buy gifts on the spot." Zhao Gongming calculated with his fingers: "If nothing else happens, the value of the gifts he will give out will be worth more than 100,000 yuan."
About five times the time."
"Obviously you are going to be a hostage?"
"Obviously he is going to be a hostage."
Next, Xuandu seemed to be really considering recommending the Shang Kingdom to Taishang Laojun. He kept carefully watching Shang Zilu's every move and ignored Zhao Gongming, which made Zhao Gongming who originally wanted to get close to him take advantage of Taiyi's absence.
Secretly lamenting that he shot himself in the foot.
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"Hahaha! We smelled gold from ten miles away! Hand over all your gold!"
As expected, when this caravan with a serious gap in wealth and force passed the border between the Wei Kingdom and the Xia Dynasty, it attracted a group of bandits. In terms of number alone, it was four times as many as the Shang King's men.
"Oh? Will the Explosive Heat Immortal and the Golden Light Holy Mother take action?" Xuandu had obviously discovered the two Jiejiao Golden Immortals in human form, and asked happily after seeing this situation.
"Well... basically not," Zhao Gongming looked at the group of low-strength bandits: "This is a dispute within the human race. The two junior brothers and sisters are only responsible for protecting King Shang himself, and their property and entourage are not included in this -
—I guess he deliberately replaced the goods with meat that was of low value and difficult to transport in order to deal with this kind of thing."
"Oh? Does King Shang know that you're only protecting him personally?" Xuandu turned his head and looked at Zhao Gongming.
"It's not stated clearly, but as the king of the Shang Kingdom, it's normal for him to guess. Now it just depends on how he responds." Zhao Gongming looked at the convoy that was moving slowly due to overloading: "If he decisively abandons the goods and escapes
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"There is no gold, but there is plenty of swords! Don't even think of getting anything from me!" King Shang directly drew his sword and faced him: "If you say it wrong, you will get my sword before I insert it into your chest.
when!"
"..." Zhao Gongming was speechless for a moment. Is this still the Shang King who wanted to be a hostage to fight for opportunities for the Shang Kingdom?
"What did you say!?" The bandit leader also looked completely unbelievable.
"I said, I want to use your bowl - bah, I want to use your skull as a bowl!" Zilu changed his sentence, but the content was still very bad.
Zhao Gongming frowned and observed carefully, and then saw the Golden Lady who was hiding aside and secretly teaching King Shang how to speak.
"Whoa! Guys, come on, kill this talkative one first!" the bandit leader yelled angrily.
As soon as these words were spoken, he saw the Golden-winged Dapeng and the Golden-Light Madonna, who had transformed into ordinary guards, rushing out each holding a big sword.
Zhao Gongming covered his face, how could he forget that Qiongqi was particularly keen on provoking fights?
