Ji Yan happily discussed some specific matters with those subordinates, and did not make any changes to Mo Wentian's decision. He was even praised for using the fleeing Rong people to teach the surrounding countries a lesson. Now some free people from neighboring countries have also rushed to Zhou to beg for a living, and the fierceness of the dog soldiers makes their hearts palpitate, they are originally free people, not even civilians, better than slaves. Not to mention the food here, and the gold coins, that would be a great thing for them.

"How are gold coins minted?"

"The Ministry of Industry is stepping up the minting, but it is full of knife coins. ”

"Okay, you can't miss it, this is the time for our reputation to be built. ”

"What should I do if these free people come and don't leave?" Ji Fei asked worriedly, there were quite a few of these people, tens of thousands of people.

"I am the lord of the country, how can I take care of all the details? This is the matter of the national teacher. "Ji Yan behaved very single, and he threw the pot very fast.

"But the national teacher said that the free people are not citizens, and they are not under his control, so let us figure out our own way. Ji Fei was a little distressed, in fact, he was not smart, he was a hard-working person, and he knew that a diligent person was definitely a good hand at executing orders, and when he encountered a problem, he was a little worried.

"The status of the national teacher is second only to the lord of the country, higher than the prince, and the lord of the country has no power to dispose of the national teacher, there is only one national teacher in the Zhou country, and it will always be him, he doesn't care who cares, let my old man bother, and whether there is a standard of respect for the elderly, you just tell him so, just say what I said. ”

"No!" Ji Fei bowed.

Ji Yan left satisfied, and the others looked at Ji Fei. This is obviously Mo Wentian wants to fade out of the power circle of Zhou State, Ji Yan is not happy, is there a way to persuade him to go to the top cylinder, he also agreed, isn't this caught in the middle?

"What do you see, is there anything wrong?" asked Ji Fei, looking at them.

"Lao Fei, there is nothing wrong with it, it's just that the national teacher is obviously going to fade out, the national master doesn't agree, let you persuade, you go to persuade, just if you are stupid, the national teacher will definitely be angry. Scattering said.

"I just asked, what's wrong, look at what you said about the national teacher so terrible, the national teacher is a humble gentleman, graceful and luxurious, just your little belly chicken intestines, isn't the national teacher just a retreat, what's strange. ”

"The monks are in retreat for a long time. ”

"It took a long time to build, didn't you listen to the lord of the country, it also took a few years, do you think my old man doesn't know, the national teacher let the free people participate in the construction of the house, then he has been embroidering and repairing the city and repairing the outside of the city, and when the national teacher is out of the customs, there will naturally be an order. You guys, with so many twists and turns in your stomach, don't have a stomachache. Ji Fei pouted a few words and told Sande to go out to see the project.

Nangong E also called his deputy Sima and left, went out to train the troops, maintain order, inspect Zhou Yuan, herd horses, and there were many things, only leaving a Lang official to support him at the third division, and if there was any problem, write it down, and talk about it when he comes back.

Hong Renqing is Si Nong, he is now the most idle, he receives cattle domestication from Sima, and those who can be tamed are tamed, and those who can't be tamed are sent back, anyway, the cattle are. Then there is the manufacture of various farm tools, which are oiled early according to the requirements of the farmer, and then put them in the warehouse and wait for spring. For these tasks, the busy time is spring and autumn, sowing and reaping. Now his main thing is to learn some skills from the farmer, so as not to speak in layman's terms. Therefore, he crossed Erlang's legs and drank tea at the third division to recuperate.

When Ji Ji returned to his dilapidated palace, Jiang Zhaoxi greeted him, and when he saw Ji Kang frowning, he asked, "Husband, why are you worried? ”

"Why don't you say that there is a national teacher in charge of Zhoucheng, and the country is worry-free? Does Xiaotian's fading out have anything to do with you?" Ji Yan said lightly.

"No, I didn't say anything, he saw it himself, can I think about it in my heart?" Jiang Zhaoxi said.

"Are you worried that his prestige is too high, which is not good for Li'er, it is really a woman's opinion, you don't know his identity, but unfortunately his identity cannot be announced, he is a monk, will he like this dilapidated Zhou State? You haven't seen him fighting, haven't you heard of it? He wiped out half of the Shah tribe with one sword, and this sword slashed at Zhou City, and Zhou City was gone. If such a person wants to be the head of the country, it's too late for me to be happy.

It's a pity that one of your ideas will make him leave faster, if I hadn't tried to hang him, he would have left in two months in the country, you, you, you, it's really a woman's opinion. Ji Yan sighed and said.

"I'm going to go find him. ”

"What are you looking for, this kid is in retreat, Li'er went, the eldest lady of Su Guo said a few words to him, he is very depressed now, I am also very depressed, this kid, it is possible to leave quietly, it will be difficult to find him again." Ji Yan sighed and went back to sleep.

Jiang Zhaoxi took care of Ji Yan to sleep, and hurried to the National Teacher's Mansion, the National Teacher's Mansion was very quiet, there was no sound, she hurriedly looked around, and in the woods behind the range, she saw the ghost guard who was cultivating cross-legged, and then she was relieved, the ghost guard was his house slave, and if Mo Wentian left, he would take these children away.

"What are you doing out there?"

"I went to see Xiaotian, but I was shocked that there was no one in the place where he lived. Jiang Zhaoxi peeked at Ji Yan.

"You don't have to look at my reflection, he won't leave now, and if he wants to go, he will get a spring, see how the city wall is built, and whether the dog Rong people will come again. I'm going to Zhongwu Prefecture and I'll leave tomorrow. Ji Yan said.

"Now that Xiaotian is here, it is the most reassuring time for me, he left the heads of Shahe, Mitu and Fei Hong in order to let me go to Zhongwuzhou to present to Emperor Shang, and inform Emperor Shang that we have arrived in Zhouyuan. Get real confirmation from Emperor Shang. What gifts are not as useful as these three queens and three thousand prisoners of war. As long as it's settled, we're in good shape. ”

"Then who's going with you?"

"Hong Renqing is idle and has nothing to do, even let him follow, he is our think tank, and he is not scattered to fight, scattered and good at planning, he is good at decision-making, when he goes out, no matter how good the plan is, there are changes, and there is still a decision. ”

"I see. ”

"After I leave, you all move to Xiaotian's National Teacher's Mansion to live, and the palace should also be repaired, and you must cultivate the bearing of the Great Zhou Kingdom, cultivate slowly, and repair him for three years or two years. Ji Yan didn't explain anything, Jiang Zhaoxi nodded and didn't ask again.

The next day, Ji Kang fought a team of men and horses, waving the royal flag of the Zhou State, and Hong Renqing left Zhou Yuan, crossed the Cheng Kingdom to the south, and entered Zhongwu Prefecture.

This time, Emperor Shang received Ji Yan very ceremoniously.

"Zhou Guo is really brave, he actually killed three Darong kings and got 3,000 prisoners, which is good. ”

"That's the blessing of the emperor, the dog Rong people have been chasing and killing us, and it is also Zhou Yuan is a blessed land, where the grass is abundant, when we are unable to return to the sky, a fire fell from the sky, ignited the grassland, burned and killed the dog Rong people, we took advantage of the victory to pursue, and killed the three Darong kings, that is the emperor's blessing. ”

"Hahaha, you're right, but the providence of heaven is pretending to lend your hands, it can be seen that you are a good courtier, those marquis states in the west, one by one, they are not angry, and they are all over the world.

Or wait for the blessings of the sky, share the worries of the widows, save the pain of the soldiers of Zhongwu Prefecture, I want to reward you well. What reward would you give you? I think about it, Zhoubu defeated Inujung, and the gain was not small, right?"

"Emperor Qiqi, the harvest is not small, in addition to the three thousand prisoners of war, there are also a large number of cattle and sheep, I have also escorted here, and they have been handed over to the high priest. ”

"Well, very good, you did a good job, I am very happy, since the rest of the vassal states in the west are all straw bales, then the west will be handed over to you, I named you the Xibohou, and the division is transferred to the expedition, and those who do not respect the emperor's order are within your expedition, come here, this Xibohou axe!"

"No!"

After a while, a jade axe came up, Ziqu waved his hand, handed it to Ji Yan, and then retreated away, Ji Yan kept hunched over and waited for Ziqu to leave, and then raised his head.

"Congratulations to Xibohou. The high priest Zimo spoke.

"High Priest, Ji Kang is embarrassed, I am afraid that he will disappoint the emperor, but Ji Kang must be conscientious, as long as the Zhou State exists for a day, he will ensure the peace of the west for a day, and will never let the emperor down. After Ji Yan finished speaking, he handed Ziming a storage wrench.

"At that time, the emperor's divine power fell from the sky, forming a fire dragon, and the millions of soldiers who burned the dog Rong were wiped out, which was the emperor's grace, picked up from Zhou Yuan, and I hope the high priest will not dislike it. ”

"The emperor's grace, that is the supreme glory, Xibohou said and laughed, then I am welcome, and also get close to the benefits of the emperor's grace. The high priest Zimo took it in his hand and swept it with his divine sense, and there were 100,000 top-grade spirit jade in it, and his heart suddenly blossomed.

Others also came to congratulate, Ji Yan returned the gifts one by one, all of them were storage wrenches, and after everything was understood, boxes of gifts were sent to Ziqu's private warehouse.

After Ji Yan retreated, everyone handed over the storage wrench to Zimo, Zimo took a look, it was full of spirit jade, how much was the best spirit jade, he just recorded it, and threw it to them, these things are good things for others, and for the imperial capital, they are all common things.

"How is this Ji Yan?" Ziqu asked.

"Very loyal. Zimo said.

"Indeed, according to our visit, that was all he received, except that he brought only a small portion of the cattle and sheep. But this is understandable, his 100,000 or so people have to rely on these cattle and sheep to survive the autumn harvest. Ziming, the leader of the dark guard, said.

"Almost all of these boxes are for monks, and there are some pills flowing out of Fushan, more than we estimated. There weren't many monks in Zhou, so it can be seen that there weren't many left, and this old man was indeed loyal and a reliable man. Zimo said.

"Well, it's much better than those princes of secret countries and communist countries, those guys get a lot of things, and they cry poor to me, damn it, this can't be compared to anyone. Ziqu said.

"Emperor, such an elder has become the Marquis of Xibo, and he leads these people, I'm afraid that no one will obey him. Zimo said.

"Listen to his Xichen is even more difficult to manage, it will be a powerful place, this is a trade-off technique, they pull each other's skins, the best in this case, Xibohou occupies the fertile Zhou Yuan, which just blocked the road of the dog Rong to invade Zhongwuzhou, from now on worry-free, we can pass through the southeast, we can't go to Qinglin Mountain, so we will control Dongyi, surround the entire Qinglin Mountain, and wait for a hundred years to pass, we will take Qinglin Mountain. Ziqu said.

"The emperor is clever!" Zi Mo and Zi Ming congratulated in unison.

"Ziming, call back the secret guard from the west, south of the desert, and north of the desert, and focus on the south, east, and southeast, at least for a few decades, it is no longer meaningful to monitor and monitor the desert and the west. ”