"Uncle Master, it depends on whether you want to go north first and then east, or whether you want to fight eastward?"
"Of course it's a matter of one battle and trying to reduce losses as much as possible."
After asking and answering questions, Jiang Ziya was more inclined to go eastward instead of going north and then south like in the novel.
Wang Xu was even more happy after hearing this. If possible, he would also like to end the Tribulation of the Gods as soon as possible.
Just thinking of marching eastward and giving up the Northern Expedition, Wang Xu thought of another problem, and that was King Wen Jichang.
In the novel, King Wen Jichang accompanied his army on the Northern Expedition. He was frightened due to his prediction of the fate of the country in Xiqi and the head of Chonghou Hu, and fell ill. He died in less than two months.
Without Ji Chang's suppression from Xiqi, Jiang Ziya was able to monopolize power and be able to make arbitrary decisions in all matters, no matter how big or small.
If he gave up the Northern Expedition, Ji Chang might not be frightened to death. If Ji Chang had not died, Jiang Ziya would have to ask for instructions from his superiors in everything, and the suppression he would receive would not be small.
"My nephew has a strange look on his face, but he is opposed to advancing eastward?"
Jiang Ziya was good at observing words and expressions, and quickly noticed Wang Xu's expression.
Wang Xu immediately shook his head and replied: "My nephew supports the eastward advance, and one battle will determine the world."
Jiang Ziya was even more surprised and asked: "Then why does your face look different?"
"If you want to march eastward to Chaoge, it will be determined by a battle. Xiqi has only one mind, and they are most afraid of discord between the government and the government." Wang Xu lowered his voice when he said this, and whispered: "Ji Chang is the hero. With him here, we can't do anything."
How many things can Uncle Master make up his mind on? If Ji Chang is not here, who in Xiqi can check and balance Uncle Master?"
Jiang Ziya remained silent, as if he didn't hear anything.
He didn't speak or object, which refreshed Wang Xu's spirits.
Sure enough, Jiang Ziya was not a rigid person, and he knew very well that having Ji Chang on his head would constrain him.
"Uncle Master"
"Wait for another three months, until I'm familiar with the inside and outside."
Jiang Ziya looked inexplicable and said with some meaning: "If Ji Chang dies suddenly now, Xiqi will be killed."
Jiang Ziya didn't say the rest, but in three months, when he was familiar with the government, it wouldn't be a big worry that Ji Chang would suddenly fall ill and die.
Wang Xu nodded secretly. In fact, he had doubted why King Wen in the novel died so early.
Sooner or later, Jiang Ziya took command and went out to attack Chonghou Hu. As soon as the army was determined, Ji Chang took advantage of the situation and died suddenly.
The timing of the sudden death was just right. One day earlier, Jiang Ziya had no military merit, so Ji Chang died suddenly and he could not have had great power.
A few days later, it will be the Eastern Expedition to Chaoge. With the hero Ji Chang here, Jiang Ziya will definitely be at a loss.
Sooner or later, just right, Jiang Ziya took control of the situation with his front foot, and Ji Chang died suddenly with his back foot. Ji Fa, who had just turned seventeen, was left behind, and Wang Xu could not help but wonder.
Unlike Ji Chang, Ji Fa did not have the prestige of sitting in Xiqi. Even before Boyi's death in Kao, he was not even the heir apparent, and his reputation among ministers was not prominent.
After Ji Chang died suddenly, Jiang Ziya assisted Ji Fa, just like Zhuge Liang assisted Adou.
Nominally, Ji Fa is the lord of Xiqi, but in fact all the power is in Jiang Ziya's hands. You can tell that Ji Fa is in name only or not by doing everything personally.
Otherwise, Jiang Ziya should not have to do everything personally, but should discuss it with Ji Fa.
Thinking of this, Wang Xu took a deep look at Jiang Ziya. People in Xiqi only knew that Jiang Ziya was a hermit and a wise minister who led Xiqi to glory.
Wang Xu knew, however, that when Jiang Ziya was in Chaoge, he was a hypocrite who looked upright on the surface and beat his wife when he came home at night.
No, he can't be considered a hypocrite. It can only be said that Jiang Ziya is more reserved than he appears at this time. Justice seems to be his mask, hiding his true self in front of others.
The real Jiang Ziya is definitely not close to Wei Guangzheng, but full of calculations.
Shen Gongbao once said that Jiang Ziya always pretended to be honest in front of his teacher, but in fact he was full of conspiracies and tricks and would never give up to achieve his goals. He had already seen through all of this.
I won’t discuss how much of Shen Gongbao’s words are true and how false. However, the sudden death of Ji Chang in the novel made Wang Xu think about the inside story.
"Master Nephew will retire now and return to Hanguguan to train soldiers and horses. We are waiting for good news from Master Uncle."
Wang Xu saw through it but didn't reveal it, bowed to Jiang Ziya, turned into a flying eagle and headed straight back to Hangu Pass.
Time flies by and two months pass in the blink of an eye.
At this time, in the world, except for Xiqi, where there was no movement, there were rebellions everywhere. Rebel kings and princes, large and small, rose up in unison.
Military reports came one after another, and even Hangu Pass, where Wang Xu was located, was ordered by the court to prepare troops and horses to guard against possible rebellion in Xiqi.
Over in Xiqi, Jiang Ziya remained silent. He went in and out of the military camp and the prince's mansion every day, constantly building up his prestige among the army and the people.
If Wang Xu expected it to be true, when Jiang Ziya's prestige complemented his position and he could reach the point where one person was inferior to ten thousand people, that would be when he led the soldiers from three passes to defeat him, and Ji Chang died suddenly.
"Fifty days ago, I saw a ray of light from the sky. The ray of light went straight to Xiqi. If I read it correctly, the person who controlled the ray of light should be the one who is best at the art of deduction among the Golden Immortals.
Master Cihang. The war has not started yet, and the only thing worthy of Master Cihang's intervention is to interfere with Ji Chang, who is proficient in innate magic."
Wang Xu touched his chin and thought to himself: "Come on, come on. Ji Chang feels that his innate skills are unparalleled in the world, but he doesn't know that those who are good at swimming will die from drowning. Under the catastrophe, even the great god Fuxi, the ancestor of the hexagrams, should
He died in a calamity and had to seek reincarnation, so what does Ji Chang's sixty-four innate hexagrams mean?"
Whoosh!!
Just as Wang Xu was thinking, there was a sudden sound explosion outside.
When he walked out, he saw a golden book hovering in the sky. After he walked out of the General Military Mansion, it suddenly fell into his hand.
Wang Xu stretched out his hand and grabbed the gold book into his hand.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Chaoge's customary method of passing messages in a golden book, a special means of conveying information quickly in a heretical way.
"Even the golden book was used to pass the message. What happened in the court?"
Wang Xu, puzzled, opened the gold book and read it.
The next second, his eyes narrowed, and he saw clearly written on the gold book: "Wucheng King Huang Feihu defected and went to Xiqi. If he met Wucheng King and captured him alive, he would be promoted to the third level and his body would be obtained."
He will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."
"King Wu Cheng rebelled"
Looking at the golden book in his hand, Wang Xu looked in the direction of Chaoge, wondering why King Wu Cheng rebelled this time.
In the novel, Huang Feihu rebelled because King Zhou molested Jia, causing Huang Feihu's wife Jia to jump off a building and die in order to protect her innocence.
Huang Feihu's sister, Huang Guifei, one of the four concubines, went up to the Star Tower to question King Zhou, but was also thrown to death by King Zhou.
After hearing about the tragic death of his wife and sister, Huang Feihu became angry and rebelled against business. He also felt that Xiqi could achieve great things, so he defected to Xiqi.
Now, King Wu Cheng has still rebelled. Although Wang Xu doesn't know why he rebelled, it seems to be similar to the interpretation.
Because in the novel, the wife of King Wu Cheng, Jia, was evaluated as a half-old woman with the beauty of a mature woman.
With the lecherous character of King Zhou whose mind was obscured by floating clouds, he might be fine if he didn't see Jia, but he would definitely cause trouble if he did.
"King Wu Cheng!"
Wang Xu held the military report, his attitude was incomprehensible for a moment, thinking about how to face this [m.], King Wu Cheng, who was rated by Jiang Ziya as the number one in becoming a god.
King Wu Cheng's contribution is so great that it is needless to describe. As one of the four pillars of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, he didn't have to do anything. Just coming to Xiqi was a great achievement.
In the novel, it was precisely because of King Wu Cheng's surrender that more princes and people realized that destiny was in Zhou.
Otherwise, why would Huang Feihu, who was one of the four pillars of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and was a prince with a different surname, not go to other princes and come to Xiqi instead?
This is political correctness, which not only greatly inspired the military and civilians of Xiqi, but also gave Xiqi an excuse to oppose business.
What's more, Huang Feihu didn't come alone. He brought a thousand generals, his second brother, his third son, and his four friends to fight against the merchants, and took away King Wucheng's seal.
Huang Feihu arrived in Xiqi, and in disguise, he added the strength of a town of princes to Xiqi. With such good commanders and fierce generals, Xiqi could easily raise another million-strong army, and he would not have to worry about not having a general to lead him.
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But for Wang Xu, Huang Feihu's arrival was not something worth celebrating.