Xiqi.

Xibohou Mansion.

Ji Chang is in the right position, and at the top sits his mother Tairen and Yuan Concubine Taiji.

These two and Ji Chang's grandmother Tai Jiang, together with the three mothers of the Zhou family, are synonymous with women's benevolence and virtue, and later generations call their wives "Mrs".

In addition to Tairen and Taiji, Ji Chang's more than 90 sons also gathered in the hall, and at a glance, the scale was very spectacular, like a vanguard army.

The first few people are the elegant Bo Yi Kao, the heroic Ji Fa, Ji Xian, Ji Dan and other brothers in the top ten.

Coupled with Xiqi's courtiers, nominally, they all came to pay tribute to Nangong Shi.

This old general can be said to have done his best for Xiqi, and after his death, if it weren't for him, the 30,000 army would definitely be defeated and returned, when the news of his death was brought back to Xiqi, Ji Chang wept sadly, almost fainted, and saw him off, which is also reasonable.

However, the atmosphere in the hall was not only sad, but also frightened and panicked.

Because Hou Suhu of Jizhou, with an army of 150,000, has been forced to Xiqi.

In the past, the Great Shang destroyed Dongyi, only using 100,000 troops, and now the military strength is far better than before, no one expected that the revenge would come so quickly.

And what made them even more angry was that the culprit who provoked the trouble of Jizhou City was Beibohou Chonghou Hu, and Su Hu was the first to take Xiqi as an attack target!

In any case, the army has already attacked, and it is useless to be annoyed, after paying tribute to Nangong Shi, most of Ji Chang's sons withdrew, and only a dozen people were left in the palace, which was the absolute high-level of Xiqi.

鬻 (yù) Xiong Zi said: "Master Hou, it has been ascertained that although Su Hu claims to be an army of 150,000 to the outside world, the real royal division is only 50,000, and the remaining 100,000 are the support of slave owners and small princes. ”

He was originally a merchant minister, and later defected to Xiqi, and in history he was the great-grandfather of the founding monarch of Chu, that is, the ancestor of Chu.

This time, Mane Xiongzi was ordered to investigate the intelligence and report the true situation of the Soviet Protector Army as soon as possible.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

This is good news, not only because the enemy's strength is not as strong as expected, but more importantly, it can be seen from this point that Su Hu does not have the full support of the King of Xu.

Doctor San Yisheng proposed: "Master Hou, Your Majesty has no intention of protecting Su, as long as you follow the ancestral system, re-establish the slave status, and then lead the dog Rong to attack, the danger of my Xiqi can be solved!"

Historically, when Ji Chang was imprisoned in 羑 (yǒu), it was this person who admonished Ji Fa, asked for the world's beauties and treasures, and presented them to King Ji, ransomed Ji Chang, and later destroyed Shang by King Zuowu, and was one of the four friends of King Wen alongside Nangong Shi.

When Boyi Kao brought the proposal for restructuring, the most fierce opposition was Sanyisheng.

You must know that the Sanyi clan is a big family, as early as Tang Yao, that is, the "Yao" of the five emperors, the Sanyi clan has a huge power, Tang Yao in order to get the support of this tribe, married the daughter of the Sanyi clan, called her the empress, and gave birth to two very famous daughters, that is, Empress Nuying.

Now that a thousand years have passed, the Sanyi clan is no longer as glorious as it used to be, but in Xiqi, it is still the first family, liberating slaves, and the most damaged interests are naturally their family.

If it weren't for Ji Chang's extremely strong wrist and changing to a king, he would have turned against him a long time ago.

Listening to San Yisheng's words, Ji Chang's white beard flicked lightly and was silent.

Regarding the emancipation of slaves, Ji Chang did not agree at first.

It is impossible for him to agree, perhaps many people have forgotten, when Ji Chang first served as Xibohou, because Ji Li was imprisoned and killed by Emperor Yi, his position was not stable, in order to rectify the rule of officials, he took measures against the phenomenon of slave escape, large-scale inventory of fugitive slaves, and ensured that the slaves were handed over to their owners after the pursuit.

This policy is called "Death and Desert Reading", and there is a death (slave escape) and desert (large) reading (search), that is, if there is a slave fleeing, there will be a big search, whose slave belongs to whom, and no fugitive slaves are allowed to be hidden.

This seemed to be a routine operation in later generations, but it was not easy to achieve in this era, and Ji Chang implemented it with all his might, and won the unanimous support of slave owners and nobles, which played a positive role in consolidating his rule.

When Ji Chang sat firmly on the position of Xibohou, he began to "Kemingde prudently punished" again, and won the reputation of loving the people like a son.

All kinds of policies are just right, every class is united, the nobility trusts him, the people love him, and every initiative can be supported to the greatest extent, so that Xiqi has the potential to take off.

In terms of governing the administrative ability, the gap between Di Yi and Ji Chang is about as big as ten original kings.

So why did Ji Chang liberate the slaves and reform the civil and military system?

There's no way, Donglu changed the law first, and Xiqi didn't change.

The relationship between the four princes is both alliance and competition, which affects the whole body.

Dongyi was destroyed, the big merchants had no worries, Donglu was forced to restructure, after careful consideration, Ji Chang knew that Xiqi would remain unchanged now, and in the future, the north and south of Xinjiang would move together, or change, rather than being backward and more passive, it was better to make a decision and seize the opportunity.

Not only that, compared to Donglu's toughness, relying on the prestige of Jiang Huan, Chu and Jiang Wenhuan and the suppression of the army's troops, Ji Chang's methods are much softer.

He first spread cultural knowledge to slave owners, small nobles and commoners, you must know that in this era, knowledge is only in the hands of the smallest part of the people, even slave owners and small nobles, are basically illiterate, let alone commoners, Ji Chang let Bo Yi take the examination to open a school and teach culture, which has been unprecedentedly supported, and then liberated slaves.

This is actually a diversion of attention, in fact, the contradiction still exists, but when the slaves become an army, practice day and night, and the military is prosperous, those slave owners and nobles who react want to regret it, and it is too late.

And now, taking advantage of the king's army, the counterattack began immediately, and after the exit of Sanyisheng, several courtiers echoed it.

You must know that all those present are the absolute top leaders of Xiqi, and this is already an opposition force that cannot be ignored.

"This is a bad statement, there is no turning back arrow when the bow is opened, and the brave wins at the juncture of reform, this is what Jiang Wenhuan of Donglu said, the reckless boy still knows this reason, how can the doctor say this, before the war, cut off an arm?"

However, there was opposition, and naturally there was support, and Ji Chang's sons were inconvenient to come forward, so they stepped forward too slowly.

He is also one of the four friends of King Wen, Bo Yi is the son of the world, and the school opened by him in name is actually mainly to impart knowledge, which is this old man with white hair.

There is no doubt that Taidian is a staunch supporter of the reform, because he is not a native of Xiqi, but a wise man who is "good at providing for the elderly" and returning to King Muwen, who is highly respected and respected by the people of Xiqi.

Not only Tai Dian, but also a middle-aged man in a white robe, Hong Yao (hóng yāo), also stood on the side of supporting the change, and it was the last of the four friends of King Wen.

Nangong Shi is in charge of military power, San Yisheng is good at government affairs, Tai Yi is in charge of education, and Hong Yao is the head of the internal servants, so the four of them are the Xiqi team.

But as soon as Nangong Shi died, the Quartet collapsed, the army pressed the border, and the courtiers of the two factions began to quarrel again.

Is Xiqi's sky about to change?