Chapter 39: The Heart of Dixin
Prime Minister Shang Rong and Ya Bi Gan both suggested sending envoys to mediate the dispute between Donglu and Qingzhou, and also reprimanded Qingzhou for rashly starting war against other princes.
However, after hearing the opinions of the two, Di Xin was a little noncommittal and did not make a decision at the first time.
Fei Zhong raised his head slightly, noticed Di Xin's expression, and couldn't help but move in his heart.
"Prime Minister and Prime Minister Yaxiang are serious, it is true that Dongbohou and Qingzhou Marquis are both important ministers of great business, but they are also the lords of the princes who divide the territory and divide the land, and there is some friction between the two princes, which is normal!"
"I have eight hundred town princes in Dashang, if there is a small friction between these princes, Your Majesty will be in charge, then there will be no other things to do in the future!"
"In the minister's humble opinion, it is better to put this matter aside in the East for the time being and let the Eastern Bohou deal with the affairs of the Eastern Princes by himself, after all, he is the chief of the Eastern Princes!"
Fei Zhong took a step forward, first saluted Shang Rong and Bi Gan, saying that he didn't mean to target them, and then slowly said these words.
"Small friction? Doctor Fei, you said that the battle between Donglu and hundreds of thousands of troops in Qingzhou is a small friction? If the fight of hundreds of thousands of troops is a trivial matter, then what is a big matter?"
Shang Rong suddenly showed an angry look on his face, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Fei Zhong's words.
At the beginning of the Great Shang Expedition, Wen Taishi led only hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Of course, the core of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses is the elite of the hundred battles in the local area of Dashang. Far surpass the soldiers and horses of the princes of the four directions.
And now that there is friction between Donglu and Qingzhou, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are sent to fight at once. The momentum is almost catching up with the original Eastern Crusade army.
Shang Rong is good at government affairs and doesn't know soldiers, so he was confused by the apparent momentum of the two princes, and thought that Donglu and Qingzhou had been killed in a river of blood.
Didn't the information on the jade slip say that Donglu lost ten Heavenly Realm God Generals at once, and his vitality was greatly damaged!
Fei Zhong smiled and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, you also saw just now that the place where Dongbohou and Qingzhou Hou sent troops to fight against each other is Mengzhou! Mengzhou is a land that was just established a few years ago, and it was originally a barbaric land inhabited by the Dongyi people!"
"If the two marquis were really dead and alive, they would have sent troops to attack the mainland of Donglu and Qingzhou a long time ago, and it is impossible to fight only in this barbaric place!"
"Another point, after the army of Hou Shizi of Qingzhou entered Mengzhou, he defeated Donglu one after another, but did not enter the city and directly occupied Mengzhou, which means that Hou Shizi of Qingzhou knows how to measure. If he directly captures Mengzhou and occupies the territory of Dongbohou, then Chaoge needs to send someone to intervene!"
"But now, the soldiers and horses are fighting outside the city, at best, it is a small conflict, the two marquis know the proportions, wait for a while, when they regain their calm, the conflict will naturally be resolved, and there is no need for His Majesty to send someone to mediate!"
Bigan's gaze moved back and forth between Di Xin and Fei Zhong, and suddenly he realized something in his heart.
"What Doctor Fei said is not unreasonable, but this matter depends on how His Majesty decides, whether it is to send an envoy or put it on hold for the time being, it doesn't matter!"
He smiled and motioned to Shang Rong with his eyes, asking him not to forcibly debate with Fei Zhong again.
Shang Rong reluctantly restrained his anger, glanced at Fei Zhong deeply, and then arched his hand and said, "Please make a decision, Your Majesty!"
"Dong Bohou is Gu's in-law, this matter is a little difficult to deal with, the prime minister and the imperial uncle may wish to step back first, wait for Gu to think about it, and then make a decision!"
Di Xin stood up and said lightly.
"Retire!"
Shang Rong and Bigan heard this, and bowed and retreated.
Fei Zhong also followed the two out of the main hall, but after he walked out, he went around the main hall in a small circle, waited until the two figures disappeared, and quietly returned to the main hall.
Di Xin was still standing at the top of the main hall, as if he was pondering something, and he had expected Fei Zhong who had gone and returned, and did not show any surprise.
"Fei Zhong, did you say that the prime minister and the imperial uncle have already guessed what Lone meant?"
Di Xin suddenly spoke, his voice echoing in the empty hall, and the palace maids in the hall had all retreated unconsciously, leaving only him and Fei Zhong.
Fei Zhong still looked respectful, and replied: "The prime minister is upright by nature, I'm afraid I don't understand what His Majesty means, but Uncle Huang is very wise, and he must have guessed!"
"Yes, Uncle Huang has exquisite tricks and wisdom, what kind of mind does Lone have, how can he hide it from Uncle Huang?"
Di Xin seemed to sigh a little. Looking at the temple gate, it seemed that he saw two figures walking towards the outside of the palace.
Fei Zhong lowered his head, as if he didn't hear Di Xin's emotion.
Whether it is Prime Minister Shang Rong or Ya Biangan, it is not an existence that he can compare with. Don't look at Di Xin's great importance to him, if he doesn't know what to do, and collides head-on with Shang Rong and Bigan, it will definitely not be these two people who die.
After a moment, Di Xin withdrew his gaze.
"Now the big business seems to be powerful, and the barbarians from all directions surrender, but in fact, there are many internal and external troubles, and there are many of them!
"And the internal worries are that the princes of the Quartet are getting stronger and stronger! Especially the Xibohou and the Dongbohou! Once there is turmoil in the territory of the Great Shang, with the strength of the Xibohou and the Dongbohou, maybe they will be able to break through the pass and go straight to the territory of the Great Shang!"
There were no outsiders in the palace, and Fei Zhong was a confidant he had personally pulled out, so Di Xin did not hide his thoughts.
After he succeeded to the throne, he had barely stabilized the local power of Dashang, and he could be regarded as the emperor of the people.
Once his position was secured, he set his sights on the East and the West.
Although Dong Bohou was his father-in-law, Di Xin did not really trust the other party. After all, the true identity of Dongbohou is the lord of Donglu! The chief of the princes of the two hundred towns in the east!
He is the lord of the real party in the land of Donglu, ruling over all the peoples. If you are dissatisfied with the big merchant emperor, you can pull the flag and stand on your own by pulling up Donglu.
There is also Xibohou Jichang, his reputation in Xiqi is rising, and the people of Xiqi don't know about Dashang at all, only about the lord Ji Chang. This made Di Xin very dissatisfied.
The two princes are already a little difficult to govern. Therefore, Di Xin was a little happy in his heart after seeing that the Marquis of Qingzhou in the east suddenly jumped out to challenge the status of Donglu.
With Qingzhou's containment, it will be difficult for Dong Bohou to do anything in the future. And the big merchants don't have to worry about being threatened by Dongbohou.
"Your Majesty's concern is very reasonable! Dong Bohou can send ten Heavenly Realm warriors casually, which shows that Donglu has a profound heritage...... It's just that now the envoy sent by Dongbohou is preparing to come to Chaoge for help!"
"After all, Dong Bohou is the queen's father, if the queen comes to cry, His Majesty still has to make a decision!"
Fei Zhong hesitated for a moment, then reminded.
When Di Xin heard this, he also had a headache, he was still quite satisfied with Empress Jiang, especially since the queen had already given birth to a prince for him, and his position was stable. You can't just mess around.
"We'll talk about it then!"
Di Xin waved his hand.