Wen Zhong didn't care if King Shou was fatuous or not. What he cared about was whether King Shou would truly endanger the entire empire. As for those rumors about the harem, they were nothing. Even if he had heard about them, he didn't care, they were just women.
The current situation is two choices.
One is to either assemble the army and wait for Xiqi to raise the flag first, and then the country will send troops to sweep across it, and by the way, the territories of the two uncles in the southeast will also be taken away.
The great army that has fought hundreds of battles has absolute confidence. As long as the army drives over and sweeps across.
Second, strike first to gain strength. Taking advantage of Ji Chang's return to Xiqi, the situation was turbulent and unstable, and before he was ready to fight, he immediately sent troops westward and captured the important town of Xiqi with lightning speed, forming an encirclement situation and forcing Ji Chang to attack.
Chang Shishou.
Wen Zhong thought that these two plans could be easily achieved. After all, the power in his hands was definitely not something that these mortal soldiers or monks could withstand. Even in terms of combat effectiveness, Wen Zhong felt that Xiqi and other vassal states were inferior to
The barbarians outside the territory were unable to catch up.
However, the two plans need to be carefully considered. The former can ensure "justification" and reduce the decline in the Shang Dynasty's fortune after the war. The latter plan can resolve the war more quickly and have more time at the same time.
The completion of subsequent merger rights creates a centralized situation.
On the next day, Wen Zhong went to the court meeting and listened to the other ministers' matters without saying a word without expressing his position. After everything was said, he directly told him about his preparations to intercept and reorganize the army. He also used the military to consume
Using many excuses, he requested a huge military budget from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and even applied for the same huge amount of money and food from King Shou's Internal Affairs Office.
A large army to conquer the rebellion is no more important than quelling the barbarian disasters. Logistics and equipment are extremely important. Just go to the barbarian places to support the war by fighting, but you cannot do this in your own domestic wars, otherwise the people will not be able to live, and this luck will disappear very quickly.
Not only did Wen Zhong ask for money and food, he also directly ordered the general Huang Feihu to return the power of the world's soldiers and horses to the Taishi Mansion, and asked that all soldiers and horses directly under Chaoge gather within three months for a "big military training".
It is necessary for these second-echelon soldiers to also experience some training methods of interception and be familiar with the combat style of interception, so that they can achieve tacit cooperation.
What is this for? Didn’t we just end the suppression and massacre of the barbarians? Why is there suddenly another big commotion, asking for money and food, and even holding a "big military training". Are we preparing for war again? But
Who to fight?
Those who can enter the court are not ordinary people. In addition, the situation in the court has changed three times in the past two years. It is obvious what hidden dangers there are now. So after a slight doubt, almost all the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent. They all had their own thoughts.
Answer: Wen Taishi is preparing for civil strife! Could it be that it has been predicted that the vassal states will change their flags?
Even Bigan lowered his head and was speechless. Although he hated war the most, he had to admit at this moment that the preparations made by Taishi Wen Zhong were indeed necessary. The four great uncles are now in name only, and because of King Shou
Many wrong decisions have caused irreparable rifts. Ji Chang is his good friend, so he helped Ji Chang return to Xiqi quickly, but as the prime minister of the country, he could not say anything under such changes.
Opposed. I sighed in my heart, Yu You, he has tried his best, now it is time to be loyal to the country.
The news of the military preparations swept the entire dynasty with great turmoil after the court meeting. Even the border gates that had just stabilized knew about this explosive news. The barbarians had paid their debts with blood, and now they were as docile as a little puppy. Wen Taishi's sharp military training
And where is it pointing?
The most sensitive ones were naturally the four major vassal states. Northern Bohou Chonghou Hu was the most frightened. He thought that King Shou was going to cross the river and demolish the bridge, but the transfer order finally reassured him. After hearing the imperial edict, let him
He ordered 30,000 elite soldiers from the Northern Bohou Kingdom to come to Chaoge quickly to participate in the "big military training", and allocated many brand-new weapons. However, the food and fodder for these 30,000 soldiers needed to be prepared by Chonghou Hu himself.
The same edict was also sent to the three vassal states in the southeast and west, but was declined with various excuses.
Such an obvious signal has made people who were doubtful suddenly feel that they have seen the essence of the matter: these are three vassal states preparing to fight against each other!
When gods fight, innocent people are always the victims. When I think of war, it will be littered with corpses and homes will be torn apart. Maybe I will be one of the corpses there. Who is not afraid and doesn’t want to run? But run.
No way! The household registration system is so stuck that if there is no way to get around, if you are caught, you will be beaten to death. If you are unlucky and beaten, you will become an official slave waiting to be sold!
Therefore, the most appropriate term to describe the mood of the people in the three vassal states of the East, South, and West is the feeling of panic.
The situation is such that it is necessary to consider and come up with a response strategy as soon as possible, which immediately becomes the pressure of Xiqi Jishang.
"Wen Zhong, the King of Shou's dog and horse, is really ruthless. He wants to force us to raise the flag first. He is so kind! He is really determined to destroy me!" Ji Chang said in a deep voice, patting the table in the Marquis' Mansion.
. His eyes were fixed on the map hanging on the wall.
"Father, King Shou has already mobilized his troops and prepared to attack the situation. If we hesitate any longer, the situation will only become more corrupt. If we decide, we must stop it, Father!"
The person who called Ji Chang's father was none other than Ji Chang's second son Ji Fa.
This young man who has always been called a dandy is now wearing a jade crown and a green shirt, with a serious expression and just the right words. How can he look like a dandy? He is clearly a high-quality son of aristocratic family who takes care of his father's worries.
In fact, it is natural. How can a family of an uncle allow its children to become uneducated bastards? Those lazy people are just Ji Fa's cover-up. He does not want to compete with his eldest brother for the title, so he cannot show off.
His excellence is just hiding his edge. Now that his eldest brother has died at the hands of King Shou, and his father has been in and out of consciousness because he fell into King Shou's vicious scheme, how can he shirk this hatred?
Ji Chang rubbed his swollen and painful head, patted his second son's shoulders, and felt a little relieved. He said, "How could you not know as a father? But it is not easy to coordinate the forces. The forces in the Southeast Bohou Kingdom are complex, and now
Without suppression, it will probably be difficult. Unifying their forces will require some means and time.
Forget it, Fa'er, you go ahead and declare martial law. All soldiers are not allowed to go out of the camp, and wartime controls are implemented. At the same time, supplies are mobilized. All important towns also need to immediately increase their garrison strength, and repairs to the fortifications must also be made.
start immediately."
Ji Fa clasped his fists and accepted the order and left in a hurry. The smile on Ji Chang's face also disappeared.
Fight? With Xiqi's strength alone, will he be the opponent of Chao Ge's army? Will he be the opponent of Wen Zhong?
Shaking his head, Ji Chang even felt that even counting the power of the two Bohou Kingdoms in the southeast, it would be difficult to defeat Chaoge's army. This was a gap in strength and quality that could not be made up for by any stratagem at the moment.
But Ji Chang was unwilling to fight. The hatred in his heart was so painful that he had to drag a few people behind him to death!
Feeling sad and depressed, Ji Chang asked a few of his attendants to go out of the house for a walk to relax, so that he could go back and carefully consider the next complicated matter...