Volume 4 Chapter 2 The Mountain Rain is Coming
While Shang Rong was still thinking, Ji Zi scratched his hair that had been scattered, straightened up and continued:
"Taishi is right, the king's force is extraordinary, now that he has become the Son of Heaven, he will naturally be able to deter Dongyi Fangguo, a small country that has always been anti-hearted, but he is also afraid that his ambition is too great, if he really has any idea of conquering the world, and wants to achieve immortal deeds, it will be miserable, and when the time comes, he is only afraid that the national strength of the Shang capital will be consumed, and the society of the Shang Dynasty will eventually be endangered."
Jizi paused and said, "And according to the king's past performance, he seems a little arrogant and proud, but I am afraid that I will not be able to listen to objections."
"What the young master said is reasonable, and the old man thinks so", Shang Rong on the side heard this, quite understanding, and sighed heavily.
"If today is undecided, the people live in hardship, there is almost no rain in the north this year, under the great drought, the victims are all over the wilderness, just to recuperate, resume production, and all the waiters, and all of them have ghosts, they have always been disobedient, it is really not a good time to start a military revolution", Bigan followed Shang Rong's words and said these in one breath, feeling a little dry, and took the herbal tea on the table and drank it all.
"I also heard about this, Dongyi needless to say, has been a feud for generations, and the two sides are endless, unless they hit the center of Dongyi and uproot the families of those who are not satisfied, it will inevitably become a huge hidden danger for the Shang Dynasty. Although the other countries are suffering from ringworm, they cannot be ignored", Jizi paused, said to Bi Gan, and then smiled at Shang Rong.
Jizi continued to say to the two: "But the Prime Minister's concern is not unreasonable, Xibo Hou Jichang set off from Xiqi to Yousu on the grounds of asking the gods to rain, and the road was simple and simple along the way, and he rushed in the starry night, and half a year later, he and Yousu actually reached an alliance on the surface, which is obviously not small.
This Zhou Fang is already quite powerful, and Jizhou Hou is also a tiger general who can conquer and fight, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him, and he is far away from Chaoge, I am worried that he also has the ambition of separating himself as the king, if he forms an alliance with the nine-tailed totem of Yousu, it must be a force that cannot be underestimated for our Great Shang Dynasty.
It really can't be ignored, and it's better to try to find a countermeasure as soon as possible."
Shang Rong was extremely touched by Jizi's words, cast a grateful gaze at Jizi, and said: "It is precisely this truth, so the old man advises all the adults to donate money, food and private soldiers, and practice as soon as possible, in case of emergency."
Shang Rong continued with a serious face: "Now according to the reliable news sent back by the spies, the second son of the Xibohou family went to Yousu this time, not only cured the original idiot's problem, but became extremely brave, and now the two sons of Xibohou are literate and martial, coupled with Xibohou's secret planning over the years, it has become a major threat to my Great Shang Dynasty, and the two adults must not be careful!" ”
When Bigan heard this, he stood up from the seat and asked with a serious face, "Is there such a thing?" Not long ago, Xibohou also asked someone to send a message to me, repeatedly emphasizing that he was loyal to the Great Shang, and in order to show his heart, he also planned to send his son to Chao Gecheng as a proton, why did this news suddenly appear? ”
Shang Rong shook his head and said that he didn't understand.
Jizi scratched his unkempt hair and said: "Xiqi City has always been the eldest son of Xibohou in charge of government affairs, this eldest prince Bo Yikao is said to be not only handsome, but also quite talented, when Ji Chang is not there, he will manage Xiqi City in an orderly manner, never close his door at night, and leave no stone unturned." If he is asked to come to Chaoge to be a proton, Xibo Hou Jichang will inevitably have three scruples"
Shang Rong nodded in agreement: "Yes, in this way, Xibo Hou Jichang is bound to lose a big arm, we have more containment, and we can use this matter to persuade the king to give up being the coach."
After pacing back and forth on the ground for a while, Bigan suddenly raised his head and said: "This matter must be famous, whether it is true or just a rumor, I think, Xi Bohou released such a rumor, and it will not be the eldest prince Bo Yikao who will be sent to Chaoge City in the future, but it is very likely to be this former idiot second son Ji Fa"
Shang Rong and Ji Zi were stunned when they heard this.
Bigan said again: "If Ji Fa is only brave, he is not afraid, but if he is still an idiot, then Xibohou has come up with a good idea."
Ji Zi said helplessly: "If Xibohou really sends an idiot second son over, what should we do?" Shang Rong on the side also frowned and thought hard about countermeasures.
Bigan thought for a moment before he said solemnly: "Use soldiers!" ”
Turning to face Shang Rong: "No matter what the king's intention is to lead the private soldiers in the hands of our princes and nobles, first support the king's use of troops against Xiqi, but not to start a war, but to force Xibohou to send protons as soon as possible, and then we will know who will be sent."
Shang Rong still couldn't understand the question in his heart: "But if it is really as the Taishi expected, what if it is Ji Fa sent by Xibohou Ji Chang at that time?" ”
Bigan smiled coldly and said: "I have discussed with the young master before, and soon it will be the first New Year after the king ascends the throne, let's lend the opportunity to celebrate the king's birthday, so that all the candidates must enter the Song City to celebrate."
If they don't come, we can immediately ask the other parties to go to the conquest in the name of disobeying the order of the Son of Heaven, so that they can weaken each other's forces and deter the forces of all parties."
"If you really come over, hum, when you enter Chaoge City, it will be our one-third of an acre......
Shang Rong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Taishi Gaojian, this plan can be described as wonderful, and the soldiers can make all parties chaotic without blood."
"However, the king's subordinates still have to send some capable men, the king is brave, but a little conceited, if he is allowed to master the entire army, the Shang Dynasty will inevitably face an unprecedented crisis."
"The so-called war, fighting is the national strength, but in the past few years, the rain has not been adjusted, the people are tired, and in the past, the Dongyi side has also been fighting for years without a few years, and it is really difficult to support large-scale expeditions in the near future, and the southern sides are ready to move, so they have to guard against it."
After listening to Bigan's words, Jizi rolled his gray eyes and smiled, and said: "Taishi is reasonable, and besides, these private soldiers are the families of various princes and nobles, if it is a large-scale loss, it will also be a big damage to the stability of our big business, so I have to think carefully."
Seeing this, Bigan was extremely satisfied with Jizi's statement, and then said to Shang Rong: "This matter has to be done by Prime Minister Lao."
The big thing was agreed, Shang Rong also had a smile on his face at this moment, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Taishi, this matter is on the old man."
At this time, Bigan Fang raised his hand again to signal Shang Rong and Jizi to enter the table, and after ordering the maid to add wine and serve the food, he then said to Shang Rong:
"I just heard what the Prime Minister said, this second son, Ji Fa, who originally lived in a simple place and almost never showed up, not only cured his condition, but also became extremely brave with the daughter of Su Cheng Su Hu, what is going on, please tell us more about it."