At dawn, there was sudden movement on Ji Chang's side.
Li Dazhi, who was soundly asleep, was woken up by Mr. Xu Sheng.
——Yun Zhongzi saw that there was no business here, so he had already returned to the secret realm of Kunlun Mountain. An hour spent outside would lead to days or even dozens of days spent inside. He is the chief designer of various warships of the Heavenly Fleet, and has too many
work.
Li Dazhi subconsciously asked: "Are you back safely?"
"There's no movement yet," Xu Sheng raised his chin to Yun Jing, "Didn't you ask us to keep an eye on it? This mortal prince named Jichang is going to run away."
"oh?"
Li Dazhi looked into the mirror nonchalantly.
He is just watching the fun now, and he doesn't have the sense of responsibility like Li Ping'an;
Especially, when Li Dazhi got some of the memories of the old man, when he looked at the world, he always had the illusion of an oversized building block amusement park.
Of course, this can only be an illusion.
Li Dazhi looked at the cloud mirror in front of him.
After dawn in the east, the sky was still dark blue, but Ji Chang had already sat in the carriage of the exotic beast, left his residence and rushed to the city gate.
Ji Chang's light carriage was moving in a hurry. The beasts pulling the carriage and the driver did not dare to make too much noise. There were people secretly attending to him along the way, and many of the people attending to him were in rich and jade clothes, sending Ji Chang off.
After a while, quickly retreat.
There seems to be an undercurrent surging in Chaoge City.
In addition to Li Dazhi and Xu Sheng on the cloud, there were several pairs of eyes staring at Ji Chang's bicycle frame, and from time to time they released some strange beasts, 'flying pigeons', to send messages.
On Jichang's way forward, Fei Zhong led thousands of elites, who were already on standby.
The city gate tower is in sight in the distance.
In the carriage, Ji Chang took out a turtle shell and stroked the cracked lines on the shell with his fingers, his expression indescribably calm.
In the palace, Di Xin, who had already received the news, was sitting in the Huaqi, hugging the slender waists of the two beauties, quietly waiting for the good news from Fei Zhong.
A long knife was already pressed against Ji Chang's neck.
Beside an earth-and-stone pavilion near the city gate tower, Wang Shubigan was drinking with two royal dignitaries, watching Ji Chang's carriage gradually go away.
Two old men asked: "Is everything ready outside?"
"There won't be any changes, right?"
"Don't worry, General Fei Zhong has been waiting for a long time, and people have been arranged at the city gate. We can open the door in advance to let him leave," Bigan laughed, "I will bear the infamy here, and it has nothing to do with the king."
"Not that there will be any infamy. Ji Chang left without saying goodbye, which is tantamount to treason."
"It's just that there are so many princes in the west, will they rebel because of this?"
"The rebellion of the Zhou Kingdom is inevitable," Bigan said calmly, "Now they have strong troops and full wings. They have divided their clan into small kingdoms and have contacts with the Qiang people. This Ji Chang is even more painstaking to manage his own reputation.
, it is self-evident for what reason we make good friends with various princes and nobles."
"Hmph, our great merchant has internal and external troubles, and most of them are these ambitious ministers with too wild minds."
"It's only because we were too indulgent before. Fortunately, the king is decisive enough, wise and powerful..."
As he spoke, the city gate slowly opened.
Uncle Wang's eyes were a little more unbearable, and he said in a low voice: "I promised the Prime Minister not to kill Ji Chang. After all, Ji Chang is also a famous official in the world. Killing him will increase the king's reputation for tyranny, but now
In this current situation, there is really nothing we can do.”
Ji Chang's carriage left the city gate, and the gate was quickly closed by the guards, making a dull collision.
Next, it’s Fei Zhong’s turn.
Bigan sighed softly: "Ji Chang is actually quite a good friend."
"Don't think about it, just give it a grand burial."
Several soft sighs came from the pavilion. Bigan raised his wine bottle and shook it toward the outside of the city, then lowered his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Outside the city, inside the alien beast carriage.
Ji Chang raised his hand to straighten his collar, his eyes mostly calm, he closed his eyes and waited for his fate to come.
Li Dazhi and Xu Sheng looked at each other in the clouds. Naturally, they both saw the swordsman ambushing in front of them, as well as the general Fei Zhong whose military strength was far superior to Ji Chang's.
"Save or not?" Xu Sheng asked.
Li Dazhi raised his chin: "Look over there, Jiang Shang."
Xu Sheng looked up and saw an old man with a low level of cultivation turning out of a bamboo forest. He looked at the swordsmen in front and Ji Chang's carriage that was about to enter the encirclement. The old man took a breath.
, blow gently.
call--
A strong wind blew in the bamboo forest.
Ji Chang's carriage was swaying this way and that, and the ambush swordsmen and axemen could not see anything.
Fei Zhong secretly thought that something was wrong, and he led the people forward despite the strong wind. But when he rushed out of the area where the strange wind was raging, and arrived in front of the carriage, he only saw an empty carriage, the driver driving the carriage, and the attendants around him.
There was a man lying staggering in the distance, but Ji Chang in the car was missing.
Fei Zhong's face turned pale.
He had planned this matter carefully enough. In order to take care of the king's reputation, he specially arranged for Ji Chang to "leave Chaoge City without authorization", and then extended it to "intending to rebel".
But when Jichang came out, the wind blew and everyone was gone.
Fei Zhong reacted quickly and immediately shouted: "Look for someone quickly! Look everywhere!"
The soldiers and guards scattered and ran away.
Chaoge City is too huge, and it will take a while for the news here to reach Di Xin.
At the same time, Ji Chang was being led by Jiang Shang, flying in the clouds and mist towards Xiqi.
After flying less than a thousand miles, Jiang Shang was overwhelmed by the great formation and dragged Ji Chang to a mountain stream.
It was just getting light at the moment.
Ji Chang turned around and vomited after landing, but he was flying a little faster just now. Even if Jiang Shang had the consciousness to use his magical power to protect Ji Chang, Ji Chang couldn't resist the tearing.
"Xi Bohou, take a rest," Jiang Shang said hurriedly, "I'll go get some water."
"Many, many thanks to the gods."
"Hey," Jiang Shang has also seen the world, knows the three religions of Taoism, and has seen the majesty of heaven, and said hurriedly, "I am a monk from outside the country, but I am not a god. If people know that I claim to be a god, I am afraid there will be
Big trouble."
After saying this, Jiang Shang cupped his hands and ran as fast as he could to the stream not far away. He deliberately did not use any spells, took out an Xianjia gourd, filled it with water, and hurried back to Ji Chang's place.
Ji Chang took a short rest and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He stood up and saluted: "Thank you..."
"Jiang Shang," Jiang Shang said warmly, "Hsibohou doesn't have to give a big salute. It's just a piece of cake for me. I've always heard that Xibohou has a reputation for virtue. This time I saw that Xibohou was in trouble, so I took action.
Why should Xibohou care about saving each other?"
"How can Ji Chang forget the grace of saving his life?"
Ji Chang sighed:
"I just don't know if the king will become angry and use troops against me, Xiqi, if I am rescued like this."
"Hey, Hou Xibo is worried too much."
Jiang Shang smiled and shook his head and said slowly:
"I have actually been in Chaoge City for some years, and with this ability, I have seen a lot of interesting and boring things.
"Nowadays, Chaoge City is nothing but a strong force on the outside. The children of the royal family are passed down from one generation to the next, and the generations are almost endless. The children of the royal family need rich clothes and food, not to mention the powerful ministers and ministers from all walks of life.
"The great merchants can only manage to maintain it. If the eight hundred princes had not paid tribute year after year, they would have been unable to support it.
"Dongbohou is already a serious concern of King Shang, followed by Xibohou Mansion.
"This is actually because if the Zhou Kingdom wants to reach Chaoge, it needs to pass through many heroic passes. However, if the Dongyi tribes want to reach Chaoge, not only can they use both water and land, but there are only two major passes here, and some of them do not obey the king's orders.
"Now that King Shang must move east first and then west, as long as Dongbohou Mansion can survive, there will be no trouble in Xiqi."
Ji Chang had more thoughts in his eyes and looked at the old god in front of him.
Jiang Shang made a casual move, and two stones floated over, and he and Ji Chang sat down together.
"Let's take a rest and continue on the road. I will take Xibohou back to Xiqi."
"Thank you, Brother Jiang," Ji Chang said politely, and then asked, "In Brother Jiang's opinion, is there a way for my Zhou people to survive here?"
"Yes," Jiang Shang said calmly, "take Shang and replace it."
Ji Chang listened calmly and said with a wry smile: "This matter is not easy. The merchants are cruel and brave and good at fighting. No matter how strong the men of Zhou Dynasty are, they are not as cruel as Bai Yi. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win."
Jiang Shang said: "War is a law. There is a law of military strategy here. No one can dominate the world with brute force. If the King of Shang loses his virtue, he can take his place."
"What's the plan?"
"There are three strategies here!"
Jiang Shang said firmly.
He was a little angry in his heart. After all, he had received the order to come to Chaoge City in the first place, and then entered a long wait.
The teacher gave up the originally planned business path;
I was not doing well in Chaoge City, nor was I doing well in my practice. I wanted to leave but was afraid of disobeying my master's orders.
And he remembered the many things he had done in his early years, and said seriously: "The first strategy is nothing more than to ally with allies, build up soldiers and horses, and accumulate soldiers and armor. Xiqi has done a very good job here, and this second strategy is to unite with the East.
And control, wait for the opportunity to act, as for this third strategy..."
Ji Chang leaned forward.
Jiang Shangze said: "Among the businessmen, there are countless people who are dissatisfied with Emperor Xin. Emperor Xin was cruel and promoted some new ministers, which made the old ministers from all walks of life very dissatisfied. Their status as ministers can be passed down from generation to generation."
Ji Chang said: "I have also seen this matter, but I don't know who Brother Jiang is..."
"The eldest prince found me here, but I am also quite disappointed with him."
Jiang Shang shook his head:
"This person has no talent, no virtue, no character, is timid and indecisive.
"Compared with Xibohou, it's far behind."
Ji Chang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Brother Jiang said this, he really praised Ji Chang, but... I have pity on my child, he was... vomited!"
He turned around and retched.
Jiang Shang moved forward and patted him continuously, with helplessness in his eyes.
After a while, Ji Chang finally regained his composure, his eyes regained some of their sparkle, and no longer mentioned the matter of Ji Kao.
He chatted with Jiang Shang about the art of governing the country and the method of arranging troops in military formations.
Ji Chang actually had the awe and appreciation for Jiang Shang's talent after experiencing soaring in the clouds and mist; Jiang Shang, on the other hand, deliberately surrendered and relied on Ji Chang to explain everything, never letting a word fall to the ground without catching it.
This chat lasted half an hour.
Jiang Shang is knowledgeable and has an extremely accurate grasp of the general trend. He is not just talking about it, he really has a lot of skills.
Ji Chang already had a desire to recruit, but also had doubts in his heart.
Ji Chang asked: "Dare I ask Brother Jiang... Why is it my country of Zhou? With Brother Jiang's talent, no matter which prince he goes to, he can make the princes of this family rise to the sky!"
Jiang Shang:……
He couldn't say that he actually took advantage of this opportunity to take action. He had been in contact with Wei Ziqi before.
"Because Xibohou is the master of the Ming Dynasty," Jiang Shang said seriously, "Businessmen who are arrogant and complacent will eventually suffer the consequences."
"well!"
Ji Chang saluted again, and Jiang Shang quickly returned the salute. Then the two white-haired old men looked at each other, smiled, and walked in the forest together.
Li Dazhi grinned when he saw this scene on the cloud.
"Good guy, there is no part of opening your mouth to spit out rabbits. These two guys really cherish each other."
Mr. Xu Sheng wondered: "Aren't these just two mortal dignitaries? It's too much and not worth mentioning."
"I really can't explain this to you. Your Taoist realm is still a little low."
Xu Sheng's forehead was covered with black lines.
Li Dazhi said with a smile: "What you see now is actually the continuation of the will left by the transcendent person. Although others are gone, his influence is everywhere in this world. The development of heaven and earth relies on inertia."
Yes, now we have to rely on inertia to fly forward for a long time before we have the opportunity to make changes."
Xu Sheng asked: "Then why are we looking at this guy?"
"Just don't let him die," Li Dazhi said seriously, "I really can't say much else, otherwise the avenue of cause and effect will continue to 'proliferate'. In short, just understand it."
Xu Sheng almost kicked Li Dazhi off the cloud.
Of course, he would not dare to be so rude to the Heavenly Emperor Father.
Li Dazhi looked at Ji Chang who had saved the day, and whispered: "I'm still worried about safety. This kid, don't really get into trouble."
Below, Ji Chang was brought back to Xiqi City by Jiang Shang. Let’s not mention everything here for the time being.
In Xiqi City, Li Ping'an and Ji Dan were in peace. They had been sleeping for a long time and there had been no movement.
He is accepting the great road, immersing himself in the great road narrated by the saints, feeling the evolution of heaven and earth, and thinking about the secret of the creation of heaven.
Chaoge City, inside the palace.
Di Xin kicked the minister who delivered the message to the ground, his nose constantly trembling, and he growled: "Escaped? Ji Chang escaped?"
"Your Majesty, this is what the news from outside the city says."
"Bastard! How did Ji Chang, a helpless old man, escape?"
Di Xin said angrily:
"How many things are you hiding from me, and who let Ji Chang go!
"Go! Send someone to call Uncle Wang here here immediately!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
There was some commotion in the palace.
Emperor Xin was furious, but his eyes quickly calmed down, and he sat back on the king's throne, constantly thinking about what would happen if Ji Chang returned to Xiqi City.
As he thought about it, Di Xin suddenly laughed.
This is actually a good thing.
He had never thought before that as long as Ji Chang was returned to Xiqi City, Ji Chang would be the real talker in Xiqi City.
Ji Chang was different from his son Ji Fa. Ji Fa was good at fighting, while Ji Chang was essentially a civil servant.
Di Xin has a clear understanding of this.
When Ji Chang returned to Xiqi City, he could let go and solve the Dongyi troubles first, because as long as Ji Chang was alive, the cautious Ji Chang would not dare to cause trouble.
Emperor Xin laughed dumbly, and called for his servants to prevent Wang Shubi Gan from entering the city.
Then he began to think continuously about what method could be used to solve Dongyi's troubles.
We can only march eastward, and we can only march eastward.