Ji Chang took out the hexagram coin, put it into the tortoise shell, shook it and threw it out. Looking at the hexagram image, he said with a slight joy on his face:
"If you go there, it will be auspicious, and it will be of great benefit to the west. If you stand by the wall, it will make the virtuous people rich and noble."
If it is left, it will be bad, and the evil spirit will be at the top, and the northeast will fall, and the south will be trapped, and the life span will be unstable and life will be short, so you can't enter it."
Although Weizi was drunk, his IQ was very high. He stared blankly and repeated the hexagram, then he muttered and lay on the table before falling asleep. Ji Chang didn't take it seriously. He put away his things and stood up, touching his gray hair.
Beard whispered:
"The world is uneasy. I'm waiting for news about you in Xiqi. Since the hexagram is like this, I will definitely protect you from wealth for the rest of your life."
After speaking, Ji Chang turned around and left. When he left the wine shop, Wei Zi, who was sleeping soundly, slowly raised his head, with a trace of confusion in his eyes and murmured:
"Do I really have to rebel? I can't bear it? If I rebel, I will be despised by the world. If I don't rebel, my life may be short-lived and my family will be dragged down...
If you want to rebel, you must find a suitable reason...or, um...that should work... Zishou, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
…
In the palace, Xiao Jiang warmly received Ji Chang, who had returned from preaching to the world. Looking at Ji Chang, who was much older but full of energy, Xiao Jiang knew that he had colluded with many duplicitous princes over the years, but Ji Chang also
I don’t know how much development and changes this land has undergone in the past seven years.
Everyone is scheming, but Xiao Jiang knows Ji Chang's mentality, but Ji Chang still treats this fake Emperor Xin as the real Emperor Xin. Although Xiao Jiang appears to be very wise, it will not affect the hatred and hatred in Ji Chang's heart.
The covet of royal power.
Ji Chang used these seven years to continuously collude with the princes who were disloyal to the Yin and Shang Dynasties. At the same time, he also publicized his great achievements everywhere and had a large number of supporters in many places;
Xiao Jiang also heard about this news, but he was just preparing step by step. The most important thing is that he is not the real Emperor Xin. He does not need to care about the presence or absence of the Shang Dynasty. At most, he only thinks about how to reduce the losses of the war to the people.
Reduce it to a minimum and get more benefits at the same time.
So Xiao Jiang knew about Ji Chang's actions but did not interfere. He just asked Jiang Huanchu to collect sufficient evidence, and everything else had to wait.
Ji Chang reported the matter of preaching to the world and praised Xiao Jiang for a while. Xiao Jiang waited for him to finish and glanced at a handsome man standing in the back row. That was Ji Chang's eldest son Boyikao. This time he came to greet Ji Chang.
It is said that Chang returned to Xiqi and brought many gifts to pay tribute.
Among the important gifts that Boyi took for examination were the white-faced ape, the sobering mat and the seven-scented cart. These three items were extremely valuable. Unfortunately, Xiao Jiang didn't take a look at them. The white-faced ape was given to Bigan's son as a pet to sober up.
The blanket was given to Huang Feihu to prevent him from getting drunk, and the Qixiang car was given to Jiang Huanchu's grandson as a toy. Anyway, Miss Xiao Jiang didn't keep any of it.
As for Boyikao, it was lucky to meet Xiao Jiang, otherwise he would have been made into human meatballs and eaten by Ji Chang. Xiao Jiang had no intention of killing him, and now Daji was loyal to him.
Yue, no one can deal with Boyikao.
After the meeting dispersed, Ji Chang and others immediately left Chaoge. On the city wall of Chaoge, Bigan looked at the Xiqi team leaving with a cold look on his face. He turned back to look at Xiao standing in the shadow of the tower.
Jiang said:
"Your Majesty, are we just going to let them go like this? Once Ji Chang leaves, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. The princes of Xiqi have been fighting hard for many years. Once they gain momentum, they will be like a prairie fire. When the time comes, four wars will break out in the world and it will be difficult to control them."
"Why don't we kill him if we don't let him leave? That is just to give Xiqi more excuses. This guy has given birth to so many sons, and any one of them can start a rebellion. Killing him will only inspire more princes to rebel.
Although letting the tiger go back to the mountain is troublesome, it can give us more opportunities. Now we have a lot of handles on him. As long as he dares to rebel, I will let him know what it means to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron.
Uncle Wang has prepared his charges. Once he raises an army, he will spread the word to the world to let everyone know his true identity. Although the actual effect is not much, at least his reputation will plummet and some shameless princes will not follow him to rebel, and there will be some influence.
Those who waver will wait and see, and those who have my heart as the leader of the world will naturally suppress the rebels everywhere for me.
By the way, there are enough military and civilian supplies in various places now. Although the war will not affect much agricultural development, it will affect market changes. We cannot let the market be chaotic. If the market is not chaotic, then the people will not panic, even if the outcome is not satisfactory.
, the people will still support us."
Bigan said:
"Your Majesty cares about the people's livelihood and has worked hard to create this prosperous age over the years. But why don't you use our huge wealth and population to build an army first? Isn't this safer?"
Xiao Jiang smiled and said:
"Uncle Wang, because war does not rely on war, but on high-end combat power. Practitioners such as Huang Feihu, Zheng Lun, and Wen Taishi can directly defeat the opponent's commander when they meet on the battlefield. Even if the soldiers are brave and good at fighting, it is useless if there is no leader.
The war has not started yet, and when the time comes, the war situation in the world will be controlled by strong men like them. As long as the army is sufficient, no amount of more troops will affect the situation of the war."
After all, this is the world of gods and demons. Bigan also knows some small magic. Although he is not a cultivator, he nodded silently. If a large number of cultivators intervene in the war, the number of soldiers will have no meaning, so Xiao Jiang only
This is what requires soldiers to focus on excellence rather than more.
Bigan nodded and said:
"Your Majesty, that's all true. Why don't we quickly search for these Qi practitioners everywhere? Can't we defeat the rebels quickly?"
Xiao Jiang said:
"What do you think? These cultivators live in hiding from the world, and the ones they can find won't be too powerful. But in this war, whatever is coming will come. We just need to wait."
…
Xiao Jiang and Bigan discussed how to deal with the future crisis. Not to mention, Ji Chang and his party traveled to Xiqi day and night. They walked out of the pass along the wide official road. At the top of a mountain, Ji Chang and his entourage looked back.
Inside the pass, he said with solemn eyes:
"Do you see anything different?"
San Yisheng said:
"The Marquis is talking about this broad official road. This official road connects to the royal capital. It can run thousands of miles without interruption. If something happens, support from all over the place will be very fast."
Ji Chang nodded and looked at Boyikao and asked:
"Does my son know the deeper meaning?"
Boyikao said:
"Thousands of miles of official roads require huge manpower and material resources, but we did not see the scenes of people and money being wasted everywhere. The people we met on the road had rosy faces and happy expressions, and the food and vegetables around the road were full and green, which shows that his territory was prosperous under Emperor Xin's governance.