Hearing that Master Zhong returned to Chaoge, he and King Zhou parted ways unhappy.
At this time, King Zhou was no longer the wise and powerful King Zhou of Shang in Wen Zhong's memory. He had become a complete and utter fool.
In order to save the situation in the DPRK, Wen Zhong stayed behind closed doors for three days and wrote ten strategies to reorganize the DPRK.
Fei Zhong and You Hun were dissatisfied with Wen Zhong's tyranny and slandered King Zhou. As a result, Wen Zhong found out and whipped them. If King Zhou hadn't stopped them desperately, there would have been two more headless corpses in Caishikou.
Now, not to mention the sycophants in the court, even Daji and Shen Gongbao in the harem acted honestly for a while, fearing that Wen Zhong would beat them to death if they did anything wrong.
As a result, just when Wen Zhong was preparing to rectify the imperial court and try to reverse the situation, King Ping Ling of the East China Sea rebelled.
King Ping Ling was the late emperor's biological brother. In terms of relationship, he was the same as Bigan as the emperor's uncle. He was now the uncle of King Zhou.
It's just that unlike Bigan, King Ping Ling is a vassal king. He sits in one place and has millions of soldiers in armor. His current strength is stronger than Yuan Futong, who led the seventy-two princes to rebel in Beihai.
At the moment, Wucheng King Huang Feihu is chasing Ji Chang, and there is no one available in the court.
As a last resort, Wen Zhong could only lead his troops to fight again, but he ignored the matters in the court.
Little did he know that one drink and one peck had its own destiny. God, or the saint, was destined not to let Wen Zhong get his wish.
Xiqi
When Grand Master Wen Zhong took command and went on an expedition, Ji Chang, who had been hiding in Tibet through innate magic calculations along the way, also returned to the land of Xiqi as he wished.
After many years of absence, we see our homeland again.
Ji Chang was in tears and couldn't help himself.
Then he thought about the pain of being imprisoned by King Zhou and the hatred of killing his son, and he swore to heaven: "What mistake did Ji Chang make in being imprisoned in Shang Dynasty? What mistake did my son make in killing him in vain? Today Xi Bochang returns to his hometown, and he should serve as the second armor soldier.
Millions of people, to attack the unjust, to punish Zhou!"
Ji Chang's hatred was unbearable, but then he thought about it, Yin Shang was a big man, even if he had two million soldiers, what could he do with a thousand generals?
Not to mention other places, just in the three passes to defend Xiqi, there are millions of armored men.
Not to mention, the three passes are ancient pass, easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Even with all the troops in Xiqi, I dare not say that we can conquer the three passes, not to mention that there are many dangers beyond the three passes.
Thinking of this, Ji Chang lost all hope, and even the joy of returning to his hometown was diluted a bit, so he had to walk to the Hou Mansion in a depressed manner.
In the Xibo Hou Mansion, seeing that the Marquis had returned safely, they put up lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate with the people.
The people spontaneously organized and gathered outside the Marquis Mansion, cheering for the title of Xibohou.
Ji Chang heard the commotion outside and went out to take a look. He saw that there were people inside and outside, and many faces were still fresh in his memory.
"Everyone, haven't you seen me for a long time?"
Looking at the sea of people in front of him, Ji Chang's eyes filled with tears and he choked up: "Something happened at home."
Many of the people from Xiqi who came to pay their respects to Jichang came with their families.
Seeing the young man supporting the old man and the whole family looking harmonious, Ji Chang couldn't help but think of Boyikao.
If he didn't pass the Boyi exam, he should be supporting himself at this time, just like the old people in front of him.
Thinking that his child had been chopped into pieces by King Zhou, Ji Chang felt heartbroken and unbearable. He forced himself to say a few words to everyone and then had to go back to rest.
For several days in a row, Ji Chang, who returned to Xiqi, could not sleep. He often dreamed of Boyikao sitting alone in a room and telling himself that he was cold.
After thinking about it deeply, Ji Chang became ill. Not only did he lose weight day by day, but even the people of Xiqi became frightened.
One of the four friends of King Wen, Youxiang San Yisheng heard about it and asked Ji Chang to build a spiritual platform to pray for Ji Chang and Xiqi.
Although Ji Chang was ill, he still didn't want to carry out large-scale construction and shook his head in refusal.
San Yisheng also said that the Lingtai can not only bring blessings to Ji Chang and bring luck to Xiqi, but also summon souls for Boyikao.
Ji Chang then remembered that in his dream, Boyikao was sitting alone in a room and repeatedly said he was cold, so he agreed half-heartedly.
Twenty-eight days later, a spiritual platform was built on the western outskirts of the city.
This platform covers an area of three miles, is about a thousand feet high, and goes straight into the clouds.
As soon as the spiritual platform was built, Ji Chang dreamed of Boyikao again. Sure enough, Boyikao was not sitting alone in a room, but in a grand hall.
Ji Chang was very surprised when he saw it, and asked Boyikao: "What kind of place is this? Why is it so comfortable?"
Boyikao respectfully invited Ji Chang to take the seat and replied: "This is the blessed land of Lingtai. It exists outside the nine heavens and is not in reincarnation. It has the ability to shelter the ghosts from wind and rain."
Ji Chang's face was filled with joy, and the father and son were happily reunited. It was not until the sound of roosters crow came to their ears that Boyikao reluctantly sent Ji Chang away.
Ji Chang left the Lingtai Blessed Land and opened his eyes to see that he was still in the bedroom of the mansion.
When he woke up at this time, he thought about all the things in his dream. Ji Chang quickly took Xiqi Wenwu and went to the spiritual platform to worship heaven.
Another night, Ji Chang did not dream of Boyikao, but of a majestic white-fronted tiger with two wings on its ribs.
After waking up from the dream, Ji Chang called San Yisheng and told him about the scene in the dream.
San Yisheng saluted and paid homage, and said happily: "The white tiger has wings, which is a flying bear. The flying bear is prosperous, and it mostly refers to a virtuous minister. The prince dreamed of a flying bear, and he thought that he would get a virtuous minister in the near future, and Xiqi was expected to prosper.
Already."
After Ji Chang heard about it, he took the money and calculated the innate magic number on the spot.
Calculated three times in a row, every time it was auspicious, the hexagram pointed far to the southeast.
I took a map and looked at it. In the southeast is a large river, called the Wei River. Based on the calculation of the hexagrams, if there is a wise minister in the dream, he should be on the bank of the Wei River.
Ji Chang received the money, called his servants, and ordered people to go to the banks of the Weishui River to look for flying bears.
The servant received the order and left immediately.
Within half a month, someone reported to Ji Chang that there was a hermit by the Weishui River, whose Taoist name was Fei Xiong.
Ji Chang sent people to invite him, and they invited him three times, but he couldn't meet Feixiong.
In desperation, Ji Chang could only go there in person.
When he arrived at the bank of the Weishui River, far away, Ji Chang saw an old man coming from the mountains carrying a fishing rod.
The old man shook his head three times, as if he was drunk, and sang loudly: "I only want to take it from the straight line, and I don't want to ask for it in the middle of the song. I don't fish for carp and crucian carp, but only fish for kings and marquises."
As soon as this poem came out, Ji Chang knew that he had met a hermit, because his character was not too high.
Look again, the old man is sitting on the bank of the river fishing, his hook goes straight into the water, without bait or hook.
When Ji Chang saw it, he was secretly surprised and couldn't help but go up and ask: "Elder, why do you fish without hooks and bait?"
The old man heard this and replied: "Jiang Ziya fishes for those who are willing to take the bait. If you don't want to, you can't force it."
Ji Chang raised his eyes and saw that this man looked very similar to the Flying Bear Hermit mentioned by the servant. Could this man be Ying Meng Xianchen?
He had something in mind, but on the surface, Ji Chang remained calm and wanted to test Jiang Ziya's talent, so he asked, "Sir, do you know the major events in the world?"
Jiang Ziya said without raising his head while fishing: "I am fishing for princes here. If I don't know the major events in the world, why should I waste this hard work?"
Ji Chang sat on the floor and asked, "Sir, what do you think of Xiqi?"
"Xiqi"
Jiang Ziya thought for a while and replied: "Xiqi has a lot to do."
Later, Jiang Ziya didn't wait for Ji Chang to ask again, and said: "Two months ago, King Ping Ling of Beihai rebelled and led millions of troops to fight against the merchants. Grand Master Wen Zhong personally put down the rebellion and took away the elite of the court. A month ago
, the son of Nanbohou E Chongyu rebelled and led 600,000 troops to attack Youhun Pass, intending to avenge his father. Half a month ago, the son of Dongbohou Jiang Hengyu led 800,000 troops to attack Sanmen Pass in response to Donghai Pingling
king.
Now, Shang Zhou is besieged on all sides, and Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue. If Xiqi raises an army, great things can be expected."
Ji Chang heard the voice and no longer hesitated. He paid homage to Jiang Ziya and implored: "Ji Chang, the Lord of Xiqi, please come out and help me!"
"Hahaha!"
Jiang Ziya laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to pull the fish dry, and a goldfish bit the straight hook and was pulled up. The willing one took the bait.
"Sir, would you like to help?" Seeing that a straight hook could catch fish, Ji Chang was even more convinced that Jiang Ziya was a capable person.
Jiang Ziya did not agree, and instead said, "I still have valuables at home, so I can't go to Xiqi with you."
When Ji Chang heard how he could agree, he quickly said: "I have a carriage. I can send you back to collect your belongings, and then take you to Xiqi."
Jiang Ziya shook his head: "My home is deep in the mountains and forests. The roads are impassable and there is no way for carriages to go there."
When Ji Chang heard this, he half-knelt on the ground and said, "I will carry Mr. home home."
Jiang Ziya didn't shirk this time, fished the fishing rod and got on Ji Chang's back.
Ji Chang didn't say anything and carried Jiang Ziya home, feeling dizzy from exhaustion.
After a while, I walked into the forest and saw a thatched house.
Before Ji Chang could ask, he saw Jiang Ziya jumping down from his back, cupping his hands and saying: "You carry me eight hundred and eight steps, and I will protect you for eight million and eighty thousand years as a favor to you. Xibohou,