Chapter 34: All or Nothing
Song City, Royal Palace, Star Tower!
The Star Picking Tower is the tallest building in Chaoge City, some people say that this building is high into the sky, directly connected with the stars in the sky, some people say that this building is used to collect the essence of the sun, moon and stars, and some people say that each floor of this building hides the entrance of a cave heaven blessed land, how many caves and blessed land there are in this building......
In short, in the mouths of the people of Chaoge City, there are countless legends of the Star Picking Tower, and Wen Zhong is one of the few people who can directly enter the Star Picking Tower without notification.
Today, Wen Zhong hurriedly entered the Star Picking Tower, and when the guards saw Wen Zhong's appearance, they could guess that it must be the group of barbarians in Xiqi who began to rebel again!
Speaking of Xiqi's group of barbarians, the Chaoge crowd hated it so much!
Who are they?
They are the people of the capital and the imperial capital, and if there is a household registration book, then the place of origin on their small book must be the song of the court.
But if the Xiqi rebellion succeeds, if nothing else, just talk about the hukou issue, can the big guys continue to be the masses in the capital?
On this point, in the hearts of the Chaoge masses, they have no good impression of Xiqi and Ji Fa at all.
As for Jiang Ziya, his reputation has long been stinky!
You are an authentic businessman, born in a big businessman, grew up in a big businessman, ate a big businessman, and drank a big businessman, but as soon as you turned your head, you took refuge in Xiqi, isn't this conscienceless?
Has the king persecuted you?
The great nobles persecuted you?
No one persecuted you at all, so you took the initiative to defect to Xiqi, and your conscience was eaten by the dog?
The people of the capital always know more, but at this moment, Wen Zhong didn't have the heart to think about the people of the capital, because he had already met Di Xin.
"King, if the machine is completely disrupted today, and the method of deducing the heavenly machine is completely invalid, the old minister guesses that Xiqi may be going to make a big move!"
In addition, Beibohou Chonghou Hu was killed by his younger brother Chongheihu, and the country of Beibohou completely fell to Xiqi. β
Hearing Chonghou Hu's death, Di Xin frowned and snorted coldly: "Chonghou Hu is the real Northern Bohou, with a long heritage, how could this kind of brother killing happen casually?"
The original Chonghou Hu was one of Di Xin's die-hard supporters.
No matter how Di Xin says it, he is a Shang king, and after so many generations, whether it is righteousness or the accumulation of heritage, there are a few real irons, which is really normal.
And this Chonghou Hu is a minority, even if Di Xin does something to the big nobles, he still supports the big nobles of Di Xin with an iron heart.
But Chonghou Hu died, and was killed by his younger brother Chongheihu!
Either the people of Xiqi and the people who explain the teachings secretly help each other.
Either the ancestors of the Beibohou lineage, the emperor Xin felt that he was unreliable, so he ordered his younger brother Chonghei Hu to kill his brother Chonghou Hu.
In this way, the elder brother Chonghou Hu is a hardcore loyal minister of the Great Shang, and the younger brother Chonghei [Liancheng fo] Tiger is a hardcore loyal minister of Xiqi.
One was backstabbed by his younger brother because he was loyal to Di Xin, and the other killed his brother directly because he was loyal to Xiqi, no matter how he said it, he was a loyal minister.
Therefore, if Xiqi wins in the future, then Chonghei Tiger is a real hero and loyal minister, and he must be rewarded generously, otherwise the people will not be convinced.
If Di Xin wins in the future, then Di Xin will only kill Chonghou Hu to avenge Chonghou Hu, and then find a suitable one from Chonghou Hu's son to inherit Chonghou Hu's title, which is in line with the rules.
So when Chonghou Tiger killed Chonghou Hu, no matter how it develops in the future, the Beibohou line will already be invincible!
But this is just Di Xin's speculation!
No evidence!
It's hard!
What's even more uncomfortable is the significance of Bei Bohou's lineage doing this, isn't the reason why they do this because they are not optimistic about Di Xin?
"Great King, no matter what, the Northern Bohou has already fallen to Xiqi, plus those eight hundred princes who are like grass on the wall, as well as the large and small nobles who are not in line with the hearts of the people in the country, a decision must be made!"
"The old minister suggested that the purge be carried out directly. The more times like this, the more intolerant it becomes. It is better to kill the wrong person than to let it go, and if there is a suspicion, even if he does not kill for the time being, he cannot be placed in a key position. β
"Isn't this a little inappropriate? Some nobles have followed the monarchs of the past dynasties to conquer the world, and they have worked hard and made great achievements, and without any reason, they directly do it to them, which is not appropriate. Speaking of this, Di Xin sighed again.
"Among the eight great families, the eight hundred princes, and the four great princes, there are indeed many people who have their hearts set on Xiqi, but more of them still remain neutral, under the constraints of righteousness, they will not take the initiative to attack the big merchants, at most they will remain neutral. β
Such a neutral faction is the strongest in number and strength!
Now Xiqi is aggressive, and it seems that the momentum is amazing, but Di Xin thinks that it is better to be still than to be still, and the more times like this, the more calm you must be!
And once Di Xin's mind is not clear, he starts to carry out a big purge, and he starts to engage in strain, then it will really be over!
Because in today's era, the eight major families, eight hundred princes, and four great uncles are almost equal to one family, and the large and small nobles in the country are almost one family with them.
They are all relatives of each other, and any small nobleman, if he finds up to eight noble relatives, he can be related to Ji Fa and them.
This is the current situation, and the general environment is such that it is impossible to carry out a major purge!
The nobles are all relatives, and the difference is only far and near.
Do you want to simply say that those who are closer to Xiqi relatives are not wanted, and those who are farther away are retained?
But it's useless!
Those who are close to Xiqi will not have the loyal ministers of the Great Shang? Those who are far from Xiqi will not have Xiqi secrets?
If it is really investigated, this is a bottomless pit, and it will also disappoint the neutral party to Di Xin, and even fall directly to Xiqi.
"Calm down, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks Xiqi has, what can ultimately decide everything is the hard power between each other! Today's big businessmen are still the co-masters of the world, and Lone is still the king of people, as long as Lone is not chaotic, then Xiqi's conspiracy will not succeed!"
"Even if today's big reason is that Lone's reform has reduced its strength to the lowest ebb stage in history, Lone is still not afraid. Because even at this moment, hard power is still dominated by big business!"
"So Lone's idea is to drag on, drag it down, after 100,000 years, the national strength of Dashang will be doubled, after 200,000 years, Dashang's national strength will double again, and after a million years, even if Xiqi doesn't do it, Dashang will destroy Xiqi. β
"This is the idea of solitude, dignified and upright, why do you need all kinds of means? calm down, as long as there is no chaos, the big business will not be chaotic. β
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Nanjing, a palace somewhere.
"The town is calm, Di Xin has taken a good move. Looking at the information in front of him, Ying Zheng said with a smile.
This is a small meeting, and the meeting is held by a few people such as Ying Zheng, Li Si, and Bai Qi.
"For Dixin, this is actually the best way to do it, or at least one of them. Today's big businessmen, in terms of strength alone, are still above Xiqi, and they are quiet, waiting for millions of years, after the reform is completed, Xiqi is naturally no longer a problem. However, as long as Ji Fa is not a fool, he will definitely make a desperate bet!" Bai Qi said confidently.
In terms of cultivation, he may not be as good as the professional cultivators of this desolate world, but when it comes to leading troops to fight, they can't!
"So what does Bai Shi think is the best way for Di Xin at this moment?" asked Ying Zheng.
"To discuss the best way, we must first look at the vision!" Speaking of this, Bai Qi took out a knife and began to knife the watermelon in front of him.
After cutting a few knives steadily, the watermelon was divided into four parts of different sizes, pointing to the two pieces on it, and Bai Qi began to speak: "Today's world is just like these four watermelons." β
"Xiqi is the little melon on the far left, small and fine, united from top to bottom, but limited in strength and size. Even as time passes, Xiqi's fighting spirit will continue to wear out, until it is completely wiped out, and then it will be wiped out. β
Speaking of this, Bai Qi picked up the smallest watermelon, took a bite of it, and after two or three bites, Bai Qi pointed to the melon with the largest tooth on the side and said: "The biggest tooth is today's big businessman, the righteousness is not lost, there is no obvious mistake, and he is still the co-master of the human race." β
"Over the past 10,000 years, the accumulated heritage is even more profound, even at this moment, the hard power of Dashang is still far stronger than Xiqi, and it is the most powerful force in the world on the bright side. β
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After a while, Bai Qi finished eating the largest watermelon, pointed to the remaining two large and small watermelons and said: "These two tooth melons are the current empire, and the small teeth are the strength of the empire floating on the water, which is stronger than Xiqi and weaker than Dashang." β
"This big one is the hidden strength of the empire, if the small and the big ones are added together, then the strength of the empire is the first in the world today. Once this happens, it's time for Shang Zhou to join forces. β
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Soon Bai Qi finished eating this big and small watermelon: "So, now Di Xin's strategy can't be said to be wrong, it can only be said that he doesn't know much about the empire, so he has formulated a strategy that seems to be the most suitable for the current big business." β
"Stick to the layers of checkpoints first, use those generals who are absolutely reliable and have good strength to guard the checkpoints, and guard the big merchants layer by layer, and guard the songs. At the same time, we will accelerate reform and enhance national strength. Millions of years later, send troops to destroy Xiqi, and then crusade against the empire. β
"The biggest problem with this strategy is two, first, the strength of the empire is far beyond Di Xin's imagination, and the speed of development of the empire is also far beyond Di Xin's imagination. Give the empire a million years, and the strength of the empire floating on the water will be able to catch up with the big merchants. β
In the final analysis, the current territory of Dashang is just a small piece of land in the heart of the Central Plains, although it has a large population and is also the essence of the world, but the area is too small.
And what about Daqin?
The land south of the Yangtze River alone, after the development is completed, is not inferior to the Central Plains, which is the heart of the world. What's more, it is still the land of Sichuan and Shu, and there is half of the land of Guanlong.
Compared with development, than farming, the empire is really not afraid of Di Xin, not afraid at all!
"Second, Ji Fa is not a fuel-efficient lamp, it is impossible for him not to see through Di Xin's plan, let alone take the initiative to cooperate with Di Xin, he will definitely do everything he can to use all means to change the current status quo. β
"And the intimate relationship between the eight great families, the eight hundred princes, and the four great princes has too many schemes to use. Especially if today's opportunity is not obvious, unlike in the past, whether a person is loyal or not, you can pinch your fingers. β
That's not a bad thing!
The transcendent is everywhere, and there are many benefits, especially when the transcendent is integrated into life and into the court, it is really convenient.
Check if a person is faithful?
Pinching your fingers is considered the lowest, and the old man directly takes out a treasure that has been measured by time, deduces your future, peeks into the corner of the future, and then judges your situation according to the future.
Those traversers in the late Ming Dynasty all knew that Lu Xiangsheng was very capable of fighting, and he was a very loyal civil official who was very similar to a military attachΓ©. Hong Chengchou is a capable traitor, Shi Kefa is a typical civil official representative in the late Ming Dynasty who has no integrity but is very incompetent, the Donglin Party loves infighting, the civil officials are too black and too black, the guards are useless, and the Eight Banners are very capable of fighting......
Isn't all this information that the traversers know what they saw in their previous lives?
Although the information seen in the previous life may change in this life, it is still possible to check a person's personality and temperament.
The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.
This kind of future observed with treasures may not be credible, and may be completely invalid due to the butterfly effect, but through this future, the observed personality traits will not be invalid so quickly.
So in the past, this method was very effective. Even if it is impossible to judge whether you are faithful or not, it is still okay to observe your personality, whether you are trusting, and whether it is worth reusing.
But what about when the future is unpredictable?
What about when the heavenly machine can't be deduced?
"So what does Wu Anjun think is the best way for Di Xin to do now?" Li Si handed over a watermelon and asked.
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"Now, if I were Di Xin, I would directly set a trap in Chaoge City, and take the initiative to replace the generals of a certain key level with people from Xiqi. I believe that with the strength of Dashang, there must be this kind of Xiqi spy in his hands who already knows but has not been exposed. β
"Directly give Ji Fa a chance, a chance to lead a small number of elite troops to go to Chaoge City to behead!"
"On the surface, it seems that this is Di Xin's carelessness, and he was accidentally assassinated by Xiqi's shadow son and the eight major families colluding with each other, so Ji Fa was able to lead a small number of high-quality troops all the way to Chaoge City. β
Even in this process, the more loyal ministers of the Great Shang died, the more Ji Fa would believe that his decision was correct. β
"In this way, as long as ten or eight loyal ministers die, and then lose some passes, and then let the inside and outside collude, Ji Fa will take the initiative to take a small number of troops to Chaoge City, and finally fight to the death with Di Xin under Chaoge City!"
Speaking of this, Bai Qi smiled: "Ji Fa actually has no choice, how to set this trap as it really is, that's the matter of civil officials and strategists." Anyway, the left and right are nothing but espionage warfare, information warfare, information deception, and playing with people's hearts. β
"It's not important, the important thing is that Ji Fa doesn't have a choice at all. If he wants to win, this is his only chance. And what Di Xin needs to do is actually set a trap under Chaoge City in advance. Then wait until Ji sends it, and then close the net directly!"
With the accumulation of big merchants in Chaoge City, or the situation of arranging traps in advance, such a big advantage, if you can still lose, it can only show that Di Xin is a big fool!
And when Di Xin killed Ji Fa with his own hands under Chaoge City, Xiqi was finished, and he could even win without a fight. Only an edict of pardon is issued, and those great nobles who have taken refuge in Xiqi will definitely rush to the big merchants. β
In this way, the time and energy required for the rebellion of the Great Shang and Ping Xiqi will be minimized, and only in this way can the Great Shang and the empire really have the strength to fight. β
"But it's a pity that Di Xin doesn't know the true strength of the empire, so this strategy is still too risky for him at this moment, and he will definitely not do it. β
Suddenly, Bai Qi, who was pointing out the country, was stunned.
"Huh, this, this, why did Xiqi's soldiers and horses suddenly arrive at Chaoge City?"
"Ahh
"No, no, no, there is another reason for solitude. "This is Yingzheng.