Dream Trials.

King Yin's Palace.

"King, please take back your fate, this Grand Canal really can't be repaired!" An old man with white hair and a group of ministers knelt in the main hall, constantly kowtowing and begging.

"I really can't fix it, my lord!"

"It is in vain to work hard for the people's livelihood and wealth, my lord!"

If the king insists on this, his subordinates are willing to die in the hall!"

"O king, O king!" the old man's head was bleeding, and he opened his mouth, which had few teeth left. "Great King, Great King, the ancestral land of our Wu family has been on the route of the Grand Canal for generations, if the Grand Canal is to be built, how can the ancestral land be spared?

Emperor Xin on the throne was unmoved, even a little annoyed, and he waved his hand. "Go down, I have made up my mind, and I have to talk about it again. I have to build this Grand Canal!"

"......."

The ministers in the palace wanted to say something, but they were forcibly taken down by the palace guards, and when they left the palace gate, they saw a young general.

The general's posture is as tall as a green pine, his momentum is like a vigorous sun, and the pair of eyes under the sword eyebrows are dazzling, like cold stars, it is Bigan.

"General Bigan, it's up to you, you must persuade the king to change his mind!"

"Nephew Bigan, if you can persuade the king to abolish the Grand Canal this time, our Xu family will be rewarded for this kindness. ”

The ministers who were taken down, seeing Bigan's figure, couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, and they spoke one after another, hoping that Bigan would persuade Di Xin to give up digging the Grand Canal.

"Do not disturb, you will do your best to persuade the king to abolish this plan. "Bigan hugging his fists.

"Then thank you, General. ”

After Bigan finished explaining to the ministers, he went straight into the main hall and saw Di Xin on the throne. That's right, the role played by Ying Si Liang this time is Bigan, but unlike in the past, this time Ying Si Liang is like a bystander, and he can't influence the progress of the plot at all.

"General, are you here?" Seeing Bigan, Di Xin on the throne finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he ordered the left and right and the guards to leave to have a secret talk with Bigan.

Seeing that everyone else had gone down, Bigan opened his mouth and asked, "King, what is the matter?"

In the face of Bigan, Di Xin's tense nerves could really relax, and he breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had changed back to the hot-blooded teenager he was back then. He said tiredly: "Bigan, do you think my move to build the Grand Canal is really wrong?"

"There is nothing wrong with building the Grand Canal, because this is the king's initiative, and the king will not be wrong. Bigan replied respectfully.

Hearing Bigan's answer, Di Xin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "Bigan, I didn't expect that even you have started to lie to this king now?"

"Don't dare, don't dare. Bigan replied. "As an emperor, the king should not make mistakes, and he will not make mistakes. ”

"Hahaha, a good one shouldn't make mistakes, and won't make mistakes!" Di Xin slapped the throne hard. "However, the ministers did not think so, they only thought about their fiefdoms, they only thought about their own one-third of an acre. Bullshit walked through the ancestral grave, met the ancestors without saying a word, and the king didn't give them time to move, or didn't give them other land compensation? ！”

Bigan wanted to say something, but he said it anyway. "Great King, why do you have to build the Grand Canal? Even if the Grand Canal plan is really carried out successfully, it will not be of much benefit to us! Moreover, the people in the western region are fierce, and providing food aid through drought is also a way for our imperial court to strengthen its control over them! Great King, if the Grand Canal is really built, the most beneficial thing will be the people in the west, and that Xiqi! Especially in recent years, Xiqi's military strength has become stronger and stronger, and there have been many rumors that Xiqi is preparing to rebel. ”

Di Xin grabbed his own person with his left hand and replied: "I naturally know what you said, as for Xiqi's threat, I believe that as long as Brother Ji Shengxian is still alive, he will definitely not do that rebellious thing." As for why I want to build the Grand Canal, I really can't bear it! Bigan, you know? I didn't plan to do it, but I went to the west and Xiqi myself, and I really felt the suffering of the people and slaves there. There had just been a drought out of it, and there was a lot of starvation, and I vividly remembered the pained look on the face of the thin, yellow-skinned woman, who had sold her children for a pound of food. What a tragedy this is? Even because of the drought, it is common for children to eat and eat there. ”

"There is only one solution to this problem, and that is to transport water from the east to the west, as long as the Grand Canal is repaired, the western region will definitely be able to get rid of the suffering of drought." ”

Ying Si pondered and said: "I didn't expect that Di Xin was so patriotic and loved the people, and he did not hesitate to be enemies of all the ministers for the sake of the people in the west." But in this case, after the completion of the construction of the Grand Canal, the original stable pattern will be broken, and Xiqi, whose strength has increased greatly, will definitely not be satisfied with the position of a courtier, and will definitely covet the throne. Alas, is this self-digging and self-inflicted?"

Obviously, Bigan also thought so, and he also opened his mouth to dissuade him: "But the king, have you ever thought about the reason why the first king did not deal with the western issue?"

As an emperor, Di Xin is also familiar with the art of power schemes, so he naturally knows the reason. "Bigan, I know what you said. In the Yin State, the largest fief and the most powerful prince was the Xibo Marquis. Once the Grand Canal is completed and the water from the east is diverted to the west, Xiqi's strength will definitely increase. Bigan, do you think that after the drought in the west is brought under control, he will definitely raise an army and rebel? He is the sworn brother of this king, and it is impossible for him to be so ruthless and ruthless, and he is not the behavior of a human minister. ”

Seeing that Di Xin's face was angry, Bigan repeatedly accused: "The king forgives his sins, which is not what he means, but even if Xibohou does not have this intention, what about his son? What about his grandson? Who dares to guarantee that he Xibohou has been a good minister of our Yin country for generations? Especially after the construction of the Grand Canal has been completed, his strength has increased greatly. So, my lord, the Grand Canal really can't be repaired!"

"Bigan, have you ever heard that the king is a boat, the people are water, and water can carry a boat and overturn a boat?" Di Xin did not reply directly to Bigan's words, but asked a question. "Do you think that I may sit idly by and watch the water that carries me disappear, and my people die one after another due to drought?

Bigan fell to his knees with a puff, and he pleaded: "Naturally, the minister has heard this truth, but the king, you must know that there can be many boats and boats on the water, but the king's boat has one! If the king builds the Grand Canal for the sake of these people, Xiqi's army will be greatly increased." And the ministers of the court and the central government were already dissatisfied with the king because of the matter of the Grand Canal, if the two of them colluded with each other, our Yin Kingdom would definitely perish!"

Di Xin was slightly moved, and he stepped down from the throne and helped him up. "Bigan, I know what you say, but do you remember our original oath?"

"Of course, I remember that I hope that there will be no more injustice in the world, no more slaves, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will always enjoy peace. Bigan said.

"Yes, therefore, for the sake of our ideals, I cannot sit idly by and watch my people in dire straits. Di Xin helped Bigan to his feet and looked into the distance with a faint gaze. "Even for this purpose, I will bear the infamy, the pain, and the loss of the throne. ”

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Ignoring the opposition of the ministers of the court, Di Xin insisted on going his own way and building the Grand Canal. Finally, five years later, the Grand Canal connecting the east and west was finally successfully built, during which countless manpower, material resources, and financial resources were consumed, which caused the national strength of the Yin State to decline somewhat. But the good news is that since the completion of the construction of the Grand Canal, the barren land in the west has become rich. It took only two years to completely restore the previous national strength by relying on the grain grown in the western region. If this continues, Yin Guo will definitely be able to drink vigorously and prosper.

However, because of the Grand Canal, the ministers of the DPRK and China have damaged countless interests, and they are more and more dissatisfied with Di Xin. And Xiqi also benefited from the Grand Canal, and its strength increased several times, and its disobedience became more and more obvious.

Just when Emperor Xin, the lord of the Yin Kingdom, was in a difficult situation at home and abroad, news came from the border that the orc clan had made a comeback and attacked the border states. made Di Xin, who was already in a bad situation, even worse.

"King Qiqi, there is an urgent secret report from the border that the orc clan has already captured six or seven of our counties. Moreover, the orcs held feasts in the county towns they had conquered, slaughtered the people, and ate them. ”

"King Qiyu, Suzhou, Bozhou, Huodi, and Mengdi all have officials who have rebelled, and they have captured many cities and counties, and even, among these rebels, there has been news that they will first attack Chaoge as the king. ”

"Bad news, my lord, we don't have enough food and grass. It can't support our army to quell the rebellion, and deal with the orcs on the border. ”

Di Xin's last dynasty, bad news continued one after another, first the orcs attacked the border, and then there were rebellions in various places, and there was a shortage of food and grass, even if he had always been unfazed, he felt very tricky.

Xibo Hou Ji Sheng, who came to the court to sing the court, spoke at this time, he held the jade plaque in his hand, and said: "King Qiqi, we Xiqi are willing to fund the king 400,000 catties of grain and grass free of charge, provide 10,000 taels of gold, and 200,000 soldiers. In order to act, the king repaid us for building the Grand Canal for the people in the west. ”

Xibohou Ji Sheng's words caused a commotion among the ministers of the court, and even Di Xin on the throne and Bi Gan next to Ji Sheng were really taken aback.

"Ah, how could Xibohou take the initiative to fund the king, this is not very reasonable!"

"It seems that the brotherhood between Xibohou and the king is indeed deeper than what we have seen. ”

"Xibohou is noble, Xibohou really deserves to be a model for us, so deeply aware of righteousness. ”