It is a stone castle about a few thousand miles northeast of Chaoge.

It is bordered by the Yellow River in the south and the mountains in the north, with four distinct seasons, and the rain is abundant every year in both the dry season and the rainy season, and the land is fertile, which is especially suitable for growing grain.

Moreover, the area around the stone city is full of forests, the trees are luxuriant, and the front of the mountain is still an endless grassland, so there are naturally many wild beasts here, whether they live by grazing or hunting, they do not have to worry about food and clothing.

In addition, the river around the stone city is also very rich, there are many fish in the river, there are a lot of shrimp and crabs in the stream, the people who live here all the year round are quite rich compared to other places, so there is also a name called "food and lodging mall" in the stone city.

However, it is not only because of the wealth here, but also because it was one of the most important granaries of the Shang Dynasty. Whether it is marching and fighting, or daily life, it is almost inseparable from the supply of Stone City, including the food, clothing, and housing of the nobles who are far away in Chaoge, and a large part of it is also transported by Stone City thousands of miles away.

Stone City is not only known as the food and lodging mall, but also has a name, called Zhaoming City. It is said that the first king of the Shang Dynasty originally set the capital here, but later moved away due to war or other reasons.

Therefore, the city was originally very prosperous, but it gradually declined a little, but even so, the city center is said to be as lively as it was back then.

In order to prevent the beasts in the surrounding forests, the city wall has been built all around, the city wall is very high, not only that, the terrain of the stone city itself is also very dangerous, the south and west sides of the city wall are more than 20 meters away from the cliff is the turbulent Yellow River, and there is a gypsum river mountain stream flowing through the east side.

Therefore, there is both a prosperous side and a quiet side to the stone city.

It's just that now in a teahouse somewhere in the city, it is more lively than ever, and it is as noisy as a vegetable market.

In the center of the teahouse, a group of people surrounded a thin-faced old man who talked endlessly, as if listening to a book, and the thin-faced old man was talking, occasionally pausing deliberately, or taking a sip of tea slowly, whenever this happened, the people around him always complained, and the thin-faced old man not only ignored these complaints, but also looked a little proud.

"In the Huaishui War, the merchant army highlighted the elephant soldiers' surprise attack, those giant elephants are said to be as tall as seven or eight people, the body size is the same as a small mountain, and the skin is rough and thick, invulnerable, there are these fierce giant elephants to charge, the merchant army naturally took advantage of the situation, defeated the attack of the Dongyi army!

"Wow!" , the thin-faced old man took a sip of tea beautifully!

"However, both Dixin and Dongyi were very dissatisfied with this result, Dongyi naturally needless to say, the loss of troops and generals, it is said that it was really a river of blood at that time, and the entire Huaishui River was dyed red."

"But why is Desin dissatisfied? That's ...... question."

The thin-faced old man sold Guan Zi again, and now the people around him complained a little more than just now, and they became even more angry.

"Dead old man, don't you just think about those two taels of money, don't worry, you are indispensable, say it quickly!" , someone urged.

"That's it, that's it every time it matters!" , and the other hurried to attach.

"Hey, dead old man, be careful that I give you money and beat you up......", another man yelled in a rough slurp.

"Ahem, cough ......", this time it was the turn of the thin-faced old man's face changed, and he hurriedly continued:

"It's easy to say, I don't know much about the old man, I don't dare to talk nonsense, let's talk about the current king...... Uh-huh......", the thin-faced old man deliberately made a look of embarrassment.

"I know, I know, I think we don't know, just your careful eyes still think we don't know, quickly pick what you know, let's just listen, and we won't go out and talk nonsense", another old man who seemed to be about the same age as the thin-faced old man took over, his tone seemed very impatient, and the beard on his lips was blown and shaken during the conversation, which looked very funny.

"Okay", at this point, the thin-faced old man will not sell it, and simply said: "Then I'll tell you what I heard!" ”

"It is said that Di Xin was very dissatisfied, because according to reliable sources, there were not many dead in the Dongyi army at that time, and most of the Dongyi people and the leaders ran away!"

"What?" The people around the audience were almost surprised in unison.

"It's impossible, aren't those elephant soldiers all decorations, and the merchant soldiers won't chase them?" , someone asked suspiciously.

The thin-faced old man also had a helpless expression, and continued: "I also thought so at first, but then I heard that at that time, the second son of Xiqi came up with a way to temporarily come up with a way, and suddenly ignited a fire and startled the giant elephant to run around, delaying the pursuit of the merchant army, and then I don't know what method to use, I built something that could cross the Huaishui, and then ran away directly with the Dongyi soldiers across the Huaishui!" ”

"Sizzle", the onlookers took another breath of cool air, this time I don't know why, no one asked again.

After a while, someone sighed leisurely: "It seems that the rumors are really not credible, didn't it originally say that the second son of Xiqi was an idiot, but in recent months, we have listened to his story and our ears are about to become calloused, according to what you say, this second son is not only not an idiot, but is really an amazing talent!" ”

"That's right!" The old man with the beard on his lips nodded heavily, his face became a little gloomy, as if he thought of something bad, touched the beard on his lips, and the old man continued:

"What the dead old man said is probably true, this second son has done a lot of things in the past few months, at least we are scared of him!"

"Since the Dongyi people were not so badly defeated at that time, it is no wonder that Di Xin was furious and ordered General Fei Lian to continue to lead troops to conquer Dongyi, and chased after him for several months, but he did not see it, but he lost his troops and lost his generals, and it is said that he was not the opponent of the second son of Xiqi at all. In the end, Di Xin slapped the table, and then paved the road and taxed, alas, it hurt us individuals! ”

After the bearded old man said this, his face turned dark, and the people around him seemed to be poked in the sore spot by these words, even the thin-faced old man, all of them were silent.

"Ahem ......", after a while, the thin-faced old man broke the silence with a dry cough, and muttered in his mouth:

"That's right, it stands to reason that the merchant and the Dongyi people are fighting, what is the matter with him as a Xiqi person, he is really full of food and support to go to the Dongyi tribe to deliberately stir up trouble, no wonder there is a popular saying in the world now"

"The eldest son of Xiqi, Boyi Kaowen, can govern the country, the second prince can fight, Xibohou has these two sons, but I am afraid that he is really anti-hearted!!"

Hearing this, the teahouse, which had been silent for a moment because of the bearded old man's words, was suddenly in an uproar!