Chapter 78: The Matter of Eating the King, the Matter of Loyalty to the King
When King Wucheng's army marched for ten days, it was finally investigated by Xiqi, and Ji Chang summoned his ministers to come and discuss.
"Today, the spies came to report that King Wucheng led 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack my Xiqi, how do you think you should deal with it?" Ji Chang sat on the golden chair of the Houfu and asked the ministers in the hall.
"Lord Hou, now that there is a drought in Kyushu, the people are struggling to make a living, I Xiqi has the help of the dragon god, and finally stabilized the people's hearts, the minister thinks that he should not start a war, and he should send someone to negotiate peace with the king of Xu, showing that Xiqi's ministers are in the heart, and it is not too late to raise troops after the drought in the future. "Boyi himself is the lord and faction, and he doesn't want Kyushu to go to war, so he hurriedly stepped forward to admonish.
"Taidian thinks otherwise, it is precisely because of the drought in Kyushu that the faint monarch has tens of millions of grains, and the people are not allowed to eat, how many people have starved to death? Now it happens that the faint monarch sent people to fight, and the Hou Ye should take the opportunity to reverse the song of the dynasty and save the people of Kyushu from fire and water, so as to show his holy virtue. Tai Dian and Bo Yi disagreed.
"This ......" Bo Yi didn't say anything, what Tai Yi said was true, and he couldn't refute it.
"The minister also thought that the battle should be fought, and the minister had been training soldiers and horses these days, only 100,000, not to be afraid, but King Wucheng was a trouble. Nangong Shi said in the foreword.
"Master Hou, no, once the war starts, Xiqi will definitely be infamous as a thief, which is really despised by Kyushu. Uncle Qi admonished.
"Anti-thief? Lord Shuqi knows that Chengtang Taizu was once also a courtier of Xia Wei, and later he was dissatisfied with Xia Wei's cruelty, so he gathered 3,000 princes to oppose the Xia Dynasty and create this prosperous era of Shangtang.
Seeing that the two major lords and factions were taken down, Ji Chang was overjoyed, but he still asked Jiang Ziya, who had never spoken, after all, the sectarians still had to rely on this block.
"What does the Prime Minister think?"
Seeing Ji Chang ask about Jiang Ziya, the ministers looked at each other.
Ziya also thought that it was time to fight. The marquis can take advantage of this battle to establish himself as the king, gather 800 princes, and discuss the song together. ”
Seeing Jiang Ziya say this, the ministers showed a satisfied look, except for the two ministers of the Lord and the faction, Boyi and Shuqi.
"Oh, who does the prime minister think he should send to talk to the princes?"
"Lord Hou, Weichen is not talented, I am willing to accompany the second son Ji Fa to travel to all the princes. "I wanted to set up Ji Fa, although there was an accident, this Bo Yi Kao has not died so far, but at this moment Jiang Ziya still intends to support Ji Fa.
At this moment, he wanted to take Ji Fa to show his face to all the princes, so that it would be convenient for him to ascend the throne in the future.
It's just a pity that Ji Chang didn't agree directly.
"My son, what do you two think?" Ji Chang asked about the two sons on the left and right.
"Father, the son thinks that the prime minister's move is inappropriate, King Wucheng is known as excellent in martial arts, but the town is a country, my Xiqi military generals in addition to the Nangong envoy general and I and the second brother have the strongest martial arts, if the second brother is sent out, I Xiqi will have one less general when facing the enemy. Bo Yi looked at Jiang Ziya and said with a smile on his face.
Ji Fa also said: "Father, the eldest brother is good, the child wants to charge on the battlefield and travel to the affairs of the princes from all walks of life, so the father should send someone else." ”
Jiang Ziya was dumbfounded, am I paving the way for you, okay? The eldest prince doesn't let you go, even if you don't want to go?
"In that case, who do I think is more appropriate?" Ji Chang asked towards Bo Yikao?
"The child thought that the third brother, Uncle Guan Xian, was extraordinary in writing and courageous, and he could send Dr. San and Prime Minister Jiang Cheng to accompany him to travel to all parties. Bo Yi Kao and Ji Chang recommended their third brother Guan Shuxian.
Uncle Guan Xian's literary style is indeed extraordinary, but it is a pity that he does not understand the government and politics, so he is not concerned by Ji Chang, and his martial arts are ordinary, and he is now nearly eighteen years old and only has the realm of martial arts masters.
"Okay, according to what my son said, go and call Guan Shuxian to come, and Sanyisheng and Jiang Shang will accompany them, and go to all the princes to fight together. ”
"No. Although Jiang Ziya was not satisfied with this arrangement, he still had no choice but to salute and agree.
In addition, Nangong Shi, Bo Yi Kao, and Ji Fa stepped forward to listen to the order. ”
"The minister is here!"
"Erchen is here!"
The three of them all stood in front of Ji Chang and saluted and listened to the order.
"Bo Yi is the chief commander, Ji Fa and Nangong Shi are the generals before the battle, and they quickly go to rectify the soldiers and horses to meet King Wucheng. ”
"Get the order!" "Three orders, go down to mobilize troops and horses.
Jiang Ziya took a weak young man and San Yisheng to visit the princes.
In the mountains and forests outside Xiqi City, 50,000 soldiers were ordered to throw down their farm tools and return to Xiqi, and 130,000 soldiers and horses were ready to go, camping five miles away from Xiqi with the intention of fighting, only waiting for the soldiers and horses to come.
Perhaps King Wucheng deliberately gave Xiqi time to prepare, but the march was extremely slow, and Bo Yi Kao led the soldiers and horses to wait for three days, and finally saw them marching.
There was no direct battle, and Bo Yi rode his horse to the front of King Wucheng: "King Wucheng, you are a hero of the human race, how can you help the faint king be cruel." ”
That Huang Feihu shook his head: "The eldest prince, although Huang is not a hero in your mouth, but he also knows right from wrong, Xiqi Renzheng, I don't want to attack, but I can't eat the king's fortune, the matter of loyalty to the king, besides, I need to take care of too much, and ask the eldest prince to atone for his sins." ”
"It seems that this battle is inevitable?" Bo Yi didn't expect to convince Huang Feihu in a few words, after all, later generations recorded that Huang Feihu in the original time and space was humiliated by his wife, and Concubine Huang was killed, so he was forced to rebel against Chaoge.
"Go all out!" Huang Feihu said.
Giving Yu Xiqi enough time to prepare, this was already the biggest concession Huang Feihu could make, but in the face of the enemy, he was determined to go all out.
In this way, Bo Yi came back on horseback.
"Make dinner, rest the whole army, and tomorrow morning, go to war. He didn't attack when the Chaoge army had just arrived and was tired, and since Huang Feihu had given him plenty of time to prepare, he would give him a chance to breathe.
Because of the battle of tomorrow, he has faith.
Xiqi will win.
The bonfire at night was extremely dazzling, and King Wucheng stood in front of the bonfire, looking in the direction of Xiqi and sighing again and again.
"Father, why are you sighing?" Huang Lu couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, father, what are you sighing for?" Huang Xiang also asked puzzled.
Looking at his three sons, Huang Feihu sighed again: "Is your faint monarch still worthy of our sacrifice for him? Xibohou is a rare benevolent monarch, if I break it, I am afraid that there will be no more benevolent and holy monarchs in Kyushu." ”
The three sons were also silent when they heard this, if they didn't listen to the king's orders, one was against the kindness of the first emperor, and the other was that Concubine Huang was still on the side of the king, if there was no backer of King Wucheng, Concubine Huang would be difficult to survive by the side of the faint king.
"Father, I'm afraid that with our bravery, unless Xiqi invites immortals to help, no one is invincible, if my father doesn't want Xiqi to fall, he should think of a plan, why not find a reason for me to wait for the three brothers to return to Chaoge?" Huang Lu thought for a while and said.
It's just that as soon as he finished, he was refuted by Huang Jue: "Second brother, isn't it a fool to be the king? Although he is mediocre, he is not stupid." ”
"Alas, now I can only do my best to obey orders, I only hope that Xiqi can invite talents, otherwise Nangong Shi alone will not be able to stop our attack. Huang Feihu said.