"King Qi... the princes paying tribute are already waiting in the main hall."
Outside the gate of the renovated Shouxian Palace, You Hun respectfully called Xiao Jiang, who had just gotten up and finished washing up and had not eaten breakfast.
After Xiao Jiang replaced Emperor Xin, all officials and people in the royal territory began to eat three meals a day. Due to the state-owned holding of the breeding farms, combined with the state-owned farms, grain, vegetables and meat were abundant in the market, and the people began to have enough in their hands.
Money, in theory, their lives in this world are much better than elsewhere.
Xiao Jiang usually had breakfast after getting up and resting for a while. As for handling matters in the court, he would only eat after breakfast. However, except for Minister Chaoge, the other princes had two meals a day, that is, they would eat at about 11 o'clock and then at night.
After a meal, they went to court earlier.
Xiao Jiang was very dissatisfied with their habit of struggling early in the morning, but he did not want to change them. Let alone the common master of the world, not many princes in Babai Town really surrendered.
Paying tribute every year means that Emperor Xin is the so-called common master of the world. Otherwise, who would think of these princes who are doing their own thing.
Xiao Jiang touched the beard on his chin and said:
"Let's go, it's time to start dealing with certain things..."
There is still only one seat in the palace hall. In this era of slavery, the king is the biggest, and the princes have to stand still no matter how awesome they are.
According to the past, all the princes and generals will report on the major events in the territory, and then pay tribute. After a whole morning of work, Xiao Jiang has to entertain these people. After the morning, he will continue in the afternoon. When the dinner reception is over, Xiao Jiang will leave Jiang Huanchu and Su Hu behind.
, as a relative of the emperor, this was not very conspicuous, but when he left, Ji Chang looked back at Xiao Jiang with sinister eyes. He thought that no one would notice him like this, but he didn't know that Xiao Jiang was not Emperor Xin, and his every move
They were all seen by Xiao Jiang.
Xiao Jiang calmly waited for everyone to leave and then signaled to Bigan. Bigan immediately asked the guards to guard outside the gate and corridor. Xiao Jiang looked at the remaining people and said:
"I asked you to observe Ji Chang carefully before. What did you find?"
Jiang Huanchu said harshly:
"On the surface he is obedient, but secretly he is sneaky. He is the leader of the princes in offering tribute gifts, but he is full of praise for the king, but he is pouring the soup of obsession into the hope that the king will stand still or even become a coward.
I have made detailed inquiries during these days. Xiqi's hundreds of thousands of troops are extremely brave. They are even looking for good generals and talents everywhere. Their determination should not be underestimated.
Also, his subordinates Nangong Shi, San Yisheng and others all followed the example of Corporal Ji Changlixian, who went around to win people's hearts. On the surface, Xiqi had abundant food and clothing, and its people were simple and honest. In fact, all of their troops were taking turns to train to fight against the Southern Barbarians.
It's okay for him to deceive others, but I have already found out clearly that the population of the Southern Barbarians is only one million. If he wants to really eliminate the barbarian threat, he only needs to gather the power of two hundred princes to eliminate it quickly. However, he has been fighting for many years.
It’s hard to escape from reporting, it’s just an excuse.”
Xiao Jiang nodded. He also went to inquire secretly. Although the barbarians were in dangerous places in the mountains, most of the two hundred town princes were proficient in mountain warfare in the mountains. If they really wanted to clean up the barbarian threat, they could have been solved long ago.
"What do you think, Su Guozhang?" Xiao Jiang looked at Su Hu and asked.
Since Su Hu took the command, he discovered Zheng Lun, a genius in the army. Zheng Lun was originally just a grain officer, but now he is a pioneer officer in Jizhou, with authority second only to Su Hu. He led fifteen thousand troops and drilled very diligently day and night.
"Your Majesty, Ji Chang's eyes were evil just now. Although it was only for a short moment, it revealed the hatred in his heart for the royal family. It seems that he has never forgotten the revenge of killing his father.
Being submissive in front of the king is just a facade, and as long as there is an opportunity, maybe he will start trouble."
Xiao Jiang secretly calculated and said:
"It's impossible in a short time. He has to wait for the opportunity. Well...seven years...seven years. This is a very interesting time. In the year of Xinwei, the two sheep are competing for the top corner, and the golden energy is in the west at night.
If you cut off the head and tail, you will become the king. It is a good time to rebel.
No wonder... In this case, I will give him this opportunity. Uncle Bigan, isn't this Ji Chang said to be a saint in the world? This saint is responsible for education. Later I will issue a royal edict and order Saint Xiqi to be in the southeast and west.
To preach enlightenment in the territories of the three major princes, each place must be educated for two years. Each prince will give his full assistance, and in the last year he will be allowed to teach in Chaoge."
Bigan said in astonishment:
"Well, Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this? If everyone in the world knows that there is a saint in Xiqi, and if he rebels, wouldn't the whole world be in chaos?"
Jiang Huanchu and Su Hu on the side also thought the same way, but Xiao Jiang had been very steady in his work in the past two years and never failed to handle various things. They guessed that Xiao Jiang must have some tricks up his sleeve.
Xiao Jiang said:
"He is just a human being, not a true saint. Let him preach to the world. It seems that he has been given great honor and opportunity. In fact, when he stands at the highest point, he will be broken into pieces when he falls.
As he travels around the world, you speed up the collection of his various conspiracies, and I will find a way to rescue Wang Gu. If I find his biggest clue... By then, his reputation will become greater, and he will eventually become a penniless man."
Bigan said:
"I understand, give him a chance to establish a reputation. As long as we don't give him so-called favorable opportunities, if he wants to rebel, he may want to take advantage of the so-called trust of the people in the world to start a rebellion. Well... Your Majesty's method is risky, but it is the best
solution."
Xiao Jiang secretly smiled. Bigan still didn't know that this war between humans was just a supporting role. The real protagonist was the wave of cultivators, and the people behind the scenes were the saints. It was just that Xiao Jiang replaced Di Xin.
After that, he became a black player on the chessboard, but whether he can win depends on whether the arrangement of each move can be perfect.
Whether it's Ji Chang, Ji Fa or someone else, Xiao Jiang's killing of them is as simple as weeding mustard. His purpose is to get the benefits of being a god until the end. In the end, it doesn't matter to him whether the Zhou Dynasty represents him, but he
I will never let history give me, Emperor Xin, a bad name.
Xiao Jiang doesn't care about dynastic hegemony. What he cares about is benefits. Benefits come first, reputation comes second. Above these two, the eternal thing is to save life.
"Uncle Wang will prepare an extremely touching edict, so that everyone in the world will be moved by my great king's efforts to educate the people, and Ji Chang will not have any excuse to shirk it.
Jiang Guozhang will continue to investigate secretly and don't give them any useful evidence. All areas will be cultivated and cultivated according to my requirements. If Ji Chang goes to preach, be sure to keep him in the city.
In the future, Su Guozhang will guard the passes to avoid detours from Xiqi to attack Xiqi, and conduct thorough investigation and layout of routes in all directions, and will not give them a chance if something goes wrong."