Zishou and Ziqi had just walked out of the royal city, and saw a push of people outside the inner city gate. The angry scolding and howling continued, Zishou frowned, and walked over.

Ziqi followed behind, and Zishou shouted in a low voice, "Get out of the way!" ”

The crowd saw that it was His Royal Highness the Third Prince, so they were afraid that they would not be able to dodge, so they suddenly dodged a gap. In the crowd, a sturdy young man in brocade was wielding a horsewhip and rolling a man in ragged clothes all over the ground. The man was covered in blood and was already dying.

"Wu Hai, stop!" Zishou shouted loudly.

The young man in brocade turned around and saw Zishou, put away his horsewhip and arched his hand to Zishou, "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Third Prince, what are your orders?" ”

Zishou looked down at the man lying on the ground and asked, "Wu Hai, why are you beating people?" ”

Wu Hai looked arrogant, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, he is just a slave who escaped from a small state and crashed into my car, what can I do if I kill him?" ”

Zishou saw his domineering expression, and felt uncomfortable, "Even if you are a slave, you will not be guilty of death if you accidentally collide with your car!" ”

Wu Hai still had to argue, and was pulled by the attendant.

He hurriedly put on a smiling face and said, "For the sake of the third prince, I will spare him!" He turned around and pointed his whip at the man on the ground and scolded: "Stupid pig, you are cheap today!" Let go! ”

As soon as she let go, a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, with equally ragged clothes, broke free from the hands of her entourage and threw herself on the man.

The girl cried and pulled the man up fiercely, and the man struggled to stand up, staggered a few steps to Zishou, and threw himself to the ground after a few steps.

He knelt down in front of Zishou's feet, "Thank you Your Royal Highness the Prince for saving your life, and it will be difficult to repay the kindness of Fei Zhong in case of emergency." ”

Zishou was stunned when he heard this, are you Fei Zhong, who is known as the first wise man in Lanshui?

Fei Zhongna bowed, "It's the villain!" ”

"You are a nobleman of Chongguo, why did you become a slave?" Zi asked puzzled.

Fei Zhong worshiped again, "Just because my father was framed by a traitor, Chonghou Hu indiscriminately believed it to be true, so he beheaded my father and sold me and my sister into slavery."

The traitor Ji Yan wanted to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots and harm the lives of my brothers and sisters, so we had no choice but to flee to Chaoge. I got lost for a while and collided with Wu Hai's car. ”

The son is loved by his talents, and his heart is pitied.

said to Fei Zhong: "You two brothers and sisters should go into the palace to be an attendant!" ”

Fei Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly called the girl and said, "This is my sister Fei Xian, thank Your Royal Highness the Prince for your recreation!" Fei Xian came over to worship, and Zishou waved his hand again and again, "Let's go back to the palace together!" ”

The next night, it was the night of the full moon.

The evening breeze was blowing, the night was beautiful, and the child was taken to the back garden by the attendants. As soon as he entered the moon gate, he saw Zishou and Fei Zhong sitting opposite each other on the stone bench.

Fei Zhong changed into a black linen dress, and his long hair hung down on his shoulders, as if he had changed into a different person. In the words of later generations, he was a man with a very temperamental temperament.

When he saw Ziqi coming, he stood up and arched his hand, and Ziqi smiled and returned the salute.

Zishou asked the two to sit down and continued to say to Fei Zhong: "Listening to Mr. just now, Zishou has gained a lot of knowledge, and Mr. is really the first wise man in Lanshui, and his vision is very unique.

At present, in the north, the ghosts are rampant, tigers and wolves, and the people are struggling to make a living. Zishou often has the heart of conquest, I don't know what Mr. has to say about the ghost family? ”

Fei Zhong smiled slightly, "It's just a barbarian, even if it's fierce and fierce, it's not to be feared. A little trick is enough to make these bloodthirsty people doomed.

However, please forgive the villain's abruptness, Fei Zhong thinks that what His Royal Highness should do now is not to expel foreign enemies, but to strive to build a solid foundation, add the name of the crown prince, and be honest and obedient. Otherwise, laying down a good river and mountain is also a wedding dress for her. ”

The son was silent and noncommittal.

Ziqi looked at Fei Zhong, Fei Zhong did not have a trace of expression on his face, and he was as calm as a dead man.

He paused and continued: "If it weren't for the third prince's grace to recreate Fei Zhong, Fei Zhong would not have said this even if he had nine deaths, and I hope His Highness will think twice." ”

Zishou nodded, "You and Ziqi are my confidants, and I won't hide anything from you." Regarding the establishment of the crown prince, the father is also undecided now.

The eldest brother Wei Ziqi has the support of Taibu Taizhu Young Master Bigan Uncle Wang behind him, and he is already eager to try. Although the second royal brother Wei Zhongyan is unknown and has no quarrel with the world on the surface, he has been peeping at the artifact for a long time in his heart, saying that he is not moved at all, and the ghost believes it. ”

Fei Zhong said coldly: "Therefore, His Royal Highness the Prince should have planned a good plan as soon as possible.

Within three days, there should be a side report. His Royal Highness the Prince must personally recruit, establish prestige in the army, and gain the support of the people, so that His Royal Highness will be much more convenient to act. ”

Zishou and Ziqi were stunned for a moment, and Ziqi couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Fei Zhong, why are you so sure that there will be ghosts?" ”

Fei Zhong still has more respect for the child period, and said lightly: "I don't know about the child period, before Fei Zhong's family was in decline, he had raised more than 100 diners, and these people were not ordinary people. After my father and grandfather were killed, these people were scattered all over the world, and they are still in contact with me. If they hadn't informed us in advance, our brothers and sisters would have been ghosts under the knife, how could we have a chance to escape? ”

Ziqi looked at Fei Zhong even more differently, and thought to himself, under this person's calm and indifferent appearance, his scheming is really not shallow.

Zishou also praised Fei Zhong, and asked: "If you can really fight with the ghost people on the battlefield in the coming day, how can our army win?" ”

Fei Zhong gushed endlessly: "The ghost party is a foreign race, and he is really brave and good at fighting. But they charged, mostly in hand-to-hand combat, and rarely used bows and arrows. As long as we make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and defeat the enemy with bows and arrows, there is no reason to be invincible. ”

The three of them were talking, and Fei Xian brought refreshments in a curly manner.

This girl has changed her outfit and looks pure and pure. A pair of big eyes seem to be able to speak, and the corners of his mouth curl up in a very beautiful arc when he laughs. She put the refreshments on the stone table, and Mime deliberately glanced at Ziqi twice, and then ran happily with the tray.

In the next two days, Zi Qi temporarily stayed in Zi Shou's mansion, and if Zi Shou was not there, he talked to Fei Zhong on his knees, and felt more and more that Fei Zhong was not an ordinary person.

and Fei Xian also gradually got acquainted, and the little girl was not as calm and wise as his brother. It's very innocent and lively.,The heart is as pure as a mirror.。

After lunch, Ziqi was talking to Fei Zhong about Dongyi customs. Fei Xian jumped up, "Ziji, come on, there is a butterfly in the garden, it's such a big one, you can help me catch it!" ”

Fei Zhong smiled rarely, "You guys go play, I want to take a nap." ”

The child was pulled to the garden by Fei Xian, "Where?" ”

Fei Xian pointed to a ginkgo tree and said, "There!" "When he came to the tree, he saw a huge butterfly with its wings outstretched, the size of a fist. The wings are brindled and brightly colored.

Fei Xian gently pulled the sleeve of his shirt for a while, and whispered: "Help me catch it!" ”

Ziqi thought about it, took the silk scarf in Fei Xian's hand, and tied a button at each of the four corners, like a bag. Then he quietly walked to the tree, suddenly jumped up, and with a lightning wave of his right hand, he put the butterfly in a silk scarf.

Fei Xian ran over excitedly, "Ziji, I'll take a look!" ”

Ziqi grabbed the silk scarf, "You can't look at it, you will fly away as soon as you see it!" ”

Fei Xian raised his face, "Then how can I keep it?" ”

Ziqi thought for a while, "Do you have an embroidery needle?" Fei Xian nodded, "Follow me!" ”

After speaking, he took Ziqi's hand and ran towards her boudoir.

Fei Xian's fingers are slippery, soft and boneless, and he feels very comfortable and comfortable in the sub-period.

Walking into the boudoir, Fei Xian took out the needle and thread and handed it to Ziqi, who asked, "Where do you want to leave it?" Fei Xian pointed to the window lattice and said, it is the best there, I can see it as soon as I wake up every day.

Ziji gently took out the butterfly, attached it to the window lattice, pierced it between the chest and abdomen with an embroidery needle, and nailed it to the window lattice, and the butterfly was still flapping its wings.

Fei Xian pursed his mouth, "If you stab it like this, it will hurt so much, it will kill it!" ”

Ziqi felt that Fei Xian was very cute, and patiently said to her: "This butterfly has already given birth, if you don't nail it, it will die." ”

Fei Xian's face became more and more ruddy, but he didn't twist it at all, "Cheeky, how do you know that it has children?" ”

Ziqi suddenly felt a headache and thought, "I can't give you a little girl a lecture on biology!" ”

He said solemnly: "Anyway, I know that he has children, believe it or not, it dies on its own, and it will rot immediately; You crucify it like this, but it will never rot! ”

"Really?" Fei Xian raised his head, and a pair of beautiful eyes stared at Zi Qi.

Ziqi nodded, "How could I lie to you?" ”

Fei Xianyan smiled, raised a ruddy smile and whispered to the butterfly:

Qin (Yinzhen) and Wei (Yinwei),

Fang was sloppy.

Taxi and Woman,

Fang Binghui (between the sounds, bluegrass) Xi.

The woman said, "Guanhu? ”

The priest said, "Both"

"Let's see!"

Outside of Wei (Yinwei),

Xun (sound search) 訏 (sound void) and music.

Victor and the Woman,

Yiqi scorns,

Give them a spoonful of medicine.

Qin (Yinzhen) and Wei (Yinwei),

Browse it clearly.

Taxi and Woman,

Yin Qi Ying.

The woman said, "Guanhu? ”

The priest said, "Yes." ”

"Let's see!"

Outside of Wei (Yinwei),

Xun (sound search) 訏 (sound void) and music.

Victor and the Woman,

Yi Qi will be the general,

Give them a spoonful of medicine.

Fei Xian's singing voice is tactful, clear and refined, and he sings "Qin Wei" in the "Book of Songs". As if confiding in Ziji, hoping that he would be by his side, wandering in the spring together, hoping that Ziji could give her beautiful peony flowers.

The sub-period was moved by the song, and Fei Xian was even more affectionate. This feeling is like a clear stream, fresh and endless. Fei Xian's love ideal is so persistent and pure, her temperament is so frank and pungent, she is as beautiful as she is on the outside and on the inside.

Fei Xian turned around and put his hands on his chest, "Ziqi, am I beautiful?" Do I sing well? The child was still intoxicated by the song and nodded lightly.

Fei Xianying smiled, kissed him on the cheek quickly, and ran out quickly.

In the early morning of the next day, Zishou took Zi Qi to the palace of the royal court and worshiped Emperor Yi with the princes and ministers.

Di Yi was in good spirits and waved his hand to everyone, "This king's old illness has been cured, thanks to the healing of the child." Today coincides with the Great Dynasty Meeting, let's discuss it, and the meritorious ministers should be rewarded. Prime Minister Shang Rong, Master Jizi, do you want to see what reward is appropriate for the sub-period? ”

The hall was immediately silent, Shang Rong glanced at the basket, and said, "It's all up to the king!" ”

Seeing that Shang Rong had no objections, Ji Zi had no choice but to push the boat down the river and said: "Shang Rong is very right, it's good for the king to be in charge!" ”

Di Yi looked up at the farthest part of the main hall, close to the palace gate, Zi Qi, his face was full of affection, "This king thinks, just let Zi Qi enter the imperial guard camp, how about doing more shots?" ”

"The king must not!" Before Di Yi's words fell, Taizhu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

Di Yi's face was a little unhappy!

Taizhu continued to bow down and said: "Back to the king, although the child period has contributed to the royal court, the origin is unknown. The imperial guard camp is related to the safety of the royal city, and the king must not fail to investigate, and I hope the king will think twice! ”

Wei Ziqi also echoed: "Father, what Lord Taizhu played is very reasonable, and I hope that my father will think twice." ”

Wei Zhongyan's lips moved, and he just wanted to step forward to agree, but Xin Huan pulled the placket of his clothes, Wei Zhongyan was silent and stood with his hands down.

The young master bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Taizhu is reasonable, the official positions of the imperial guard camp have always been held by the children of the royal family and nobles. He was born as a civilian, and his background is unknown, how can he take on such a big responsibility? ”

Seeing that Bigan was also opposed, Di Yi's heart began to waver.

Zishou glared at Taizhu fiercely, bowed down and said: "Father, Erchen remembers that when the first king Wuding was in power, he was diligent in political affairs and appointed people on the basis of merit. Enable Fu Shuo (Yue), Zu Ji and other virtuous ministers to work hard, the country is strong, known as the lord of Zhongxing.

That Fu said (yue) is not only not a nobleman, but also a prisoner, appointing people on the basis of merit, how can he care about his background? Although he is young, he is loyal and brave, and he is very intelligent, even if he can't shoot more, he is enough to be qualified for the position of 100 shots. ”

After Zishou finished speaking, he stood aside. Everyone in the hall exchanged heads and ears, and Di Yi sat on it and pondered silently.

Zi Qi secretly praised, thinking: "In the "Historical Records", Sima Gong said that the emperor was quick to distinguish diseases, very sensitive to smell, excellent in material strength, and fierce beasts in his hands; Knowing enough is enough to admonish, and words are enough to disguise wrongdoing. It seems that Zi Shou's reputation for being able to speak well is indeed well deserved. ”

Di Yi pondered for a long time and said: "In this way, let the child be a hundred shots in the imperial guard camp, and if you make new contributions, you will be rewarded!" ”

Before Di Yi's words fell, Ziqi suddenly heard the waiter outside the door behind him shouting: "Go back to the king, Jizhou military situation is urgent!" ”

Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Emperor Yi waved his robe sleeves, "Xuan!" ”

A person who looked like a low-level military attache walked into the main hall in a hurry, and saluted Emperor Yishi: "King, the chief of the western part of the Ghost Fang Desert led the army of more than 10,000 soldiers to besiege Jizhou, Su Hu repeatedly met the enemy and could not overcome it, and prayed to the king to send rescue troops quickly to relieve the siege of Jizhou!" ”

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【Author's Note】

The chapter on the war is about to be written, and Tsing Yi feels that it is necessary to introduce you to the military ranks, arms and military structure of the Yin Shang period.

Tsing Yi wrote this book based on the principle of using civil and military affairs as evidence, archaeological documents and works of the past dynasties as references, and striving to show friends and friends a real social scene of Yin Shang.

The army of the Shang Dynasty was not like a professional army in later generations, except for the garrison, it was both an army and a civilian, just like the militia during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation.

(1) Military positions: division, sub-division, guard, etc.

Division: Taishi (many divisions) and young divisions

Asia: Taiya (more Asia) less Asia

Yah's subordinates

Maia (Thomas) Shot Asia (Multi Shot)

Horse - the main officer of a single chariot,

Maia-Thomas-Horses

Shoot Asia - multi-shot - Shoot - Hundred shots

The chief of the guard is called the guard

Multi-shot guard

Domavie

Multi-dog guards

(2) The arms are divided into infantry, chariots, and cavalry

(1) Cavalry: A person, a horse and two dogs were unearthed in the M164 pit of Yinxu, and the burial weapons had a bow, a ring, a sword, and horse harnesses; Hougang M33 pit unearthed a person and a horse, and a copper horse. Archaeologists proposed that the combat method of single riding (one person and one horse for one horse) did not begin with King Wuling of Zhao, but began with Yin Shang, and Tsing Yi wrote this book, so it was adopted.

(2) Chariot soldiers: three people in a rook, the left archer, the right Ge hand, and the middle driver.

(3) Infantry: mainly archers and Changge soldiers.

(4) Boat soldiers: oracle bone inscription (collection) 11467 has text: Fang Qi swings in the east, and Fang Guo arrives with "Zhou Division".

Oracle Bone Inscription (Collection) 7345 "Qiang Boat Qi", some archaeologists interpret it as "Qiang led the fleet to the expedition." Tsing Yi also adopted.

(3) Military Structure:

The Shang Dynasty army adopted the decimal system:

(1) Ten people have what they are, and a hundred people have a hundred long. For example, the 100-man commander of the archers is called "100 shots".

Hundreds of lines are formed, there are brigades on the lines, and there are divisions on the brigades. Divisions are the largest strength of army groups.

For example, the Great Battle of Makino was a battle of thousands of large corps with divisions as units.

(2) There are too many references, and Tsing Yi will not describe them one by one, so I will use the two construction of the line and the brigade to make a representative explanation.

There are records of the line in the oracle bone inscriptions (English and Tibetan) 834, (Supplement) 10387, (Supplement) 6783 (Supplement) 9632 ("Collection") 35346. 100 people are a line, three lines are a large line (chief Thomas or more shots), three major lines (left, middle and right) are a brigade (chief Doya), plus the chariot armor is exactly 10,000 people, that is, the origin of "Deng Lu Wan". The third brigade is a division. The first division is about 30,000 people (commanders and junior divisions).

In addition, there is a corroboration that there is such a passage in the oracle bone inscription (British Tibetan) 150, "Zhenden women are good for 3,000, and Deng is good for 10,000 people, and Hu Fa Fang" also confirms the statement that a brigade is 10,000 people, and among these 10,000 people, the woman Hao personally led 3,000 (a large line).

Tsing Yi will briefly introduce it here, and then I will communicate with you in detail when I have time to meet a suitable chapter in the future.