Spring February, Xiqi.

Xibohou Mansion.

Although Ji Fa was called the Son of Heaven on behalf of his father, he did not build a new palace, and still used the original Xibohou Mansion as a place for discussion.

The thrifty Zhou and the extravagant Shang ruled the country in two completely opposite ways.

Diligent government is also a matter of course, since he called himself the Son of Heaven, Ji Fa worked hard, covered his liver and gall, and slept only two hours a day for political affairs, day and night.

He not only has to read the recital, but also carefully review, every day just to review the words written by the recital, more than 8,000, more diligent than the update.

Ji hair has dark circles under her eyes, and the palm lamp is sparse.

Ji Dan, who was in charge of secrets, suddenly entered the palace and reported to him: "Brother, the spies lurking in Chaoge have news that the king and his father were cooking wine and talking about heroes on a rainy day, and they were drenched and seriously ill. ”

"When was the government affairs of the Great Merchants not in charge of the civil and military officials?"

Ji Fa looked tired, and asked again: "What kind of wine are you cooking on a rainy day, are you crazy?

"Father, he...."Ji Dan paused and said, "The king has ordered that my father be allowed to return to Xiqi, but my father has been infected with the wind and cold since he cooked wine that day, and his health is not good, so he has not been able to make the trip. ”

Ji Fa frowned, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of a reason, the king of Xu's behavior was strange, and he was sick strangely.

He said: "It is a good thing that the king is sick, the hundred officials of the song are divided into six parts, but the Taishi is still in the south, Shang Rong is old and frail, and the six departments are not united, and the king is sick and there is no person in charge, so that there will be no big fight, and it is not easy to transfer troops on a large scale. ”

"Brother can't!" Ji Dan heard this, and hurriedly stopped: "King Zhou's health has always been bad, in previous years, it was a three-day dynasty, and there has never been a mess, although the king is mediocre, but there are many capable ministers and officials of Dashang, and there is a little illness, as long as there is still a breath, Dashang will not be chaotic." ”

"Not only can my brother not rush to send troops, but he also needs to order to prevent the merchant army from attacking here. ”

"The fourth brother said he was laughing!"

Ji Fa said: "I am called the Son of Heaven on behalf of my father, and the ten sins of King Chen are not just for the purpose of conquering the great merchants? If we don't send troops all the time, wouldn't it be a joke in vain? Regardless of whether the king is really sick or fake, we must have to fight, in the past, because my father was trapped in the court, there were still some scruples, and now my father has been promised by the king of Zhou and released to Xiqi, what else is there to be afraid of?"

"Have you ever sent someone to pick up your father?"

Ji Dan arched his hand and said, "It's not time to send people yet." ”

"Huh?" Ji Fa frowned, a little displeased: "Father's safety is the most important thing, when my father returns to Xiqi, that is, when I wait for the army to go out to fight the Zhou, I have already received the order of heaven and man, my father will return to Xiqi this time, and I will meet a sage through the ages, this person can prosper my Great Zhou, help me to fight the Zhou, even if the king of Zhou and the great Shang Wenwu have all kinds of tricks and conspiracies, there is no need to be afraid." ”

Ji Dan repeatedly advised: "Brother, don't be in a hurry, please think twice!"

Ji Fa slapped the table case, and the momentum was there, but unfortunately the table case was not broken.

He shouted: "Okay, my father is the top priority, send someone to welcome back my father, prepare grain and grass, and will definitely send troops at the beginning of spring, if the merchant army dares to attack, then he will be called to have no return, if he does not dare to attack, he will fight all the way to Chaoge, this matter has to be mentioned again, go down quickly!"

Ji Fa suddenly covered his mouth and coughed, and after coughing twice, he stopped slightly, his chest rose and fell, and he looked very angry.

"For the sake of your father's safety, you should have sent someone to welcome your father back as soon as you received the news, instead of coming to me to say this, go down, go down...."

Ji Fa is not Ma Chao, his father is imprisoned, it is naturally impossible to send troops rashly, no matter whether the story of father and son filial piety in the Book of Filial Piety is true or not, Ji Chang is his own father, he even moved the idea of asking immortals to help him and forcibly rescue Ji Chang from Chaoge.

After Ji Dan retreated, he found the general Nangong Shi, and if Ji Fa wanted to send troops, he naturally had to refer to the opinions of his generals.

"General Nangong, brother wants to send troops, you are good at battle formations, and for my Xiqi general, you should know that it is not appropriate to send troops at this time, please go and persuade quickly!"

Nangong Shi shook his head and said, "Brother Ji, don't you know? The year before last, the soldiers of the three armies made a great effort in the northern expedition to Xiqiang?"

"Na Wei Hu and Nezha are all generals with one enemy and ten thousand, dealing with the generals of the Shang Dynasty until they are captured, and the king sends troops, so he naturally has his confidence. ”

"And you don't have to worry too much, the Tanma of the Bishui Pass in front has already come to report, and the King of Xuan has transferred a little-known general to guard the pass, I have already sent someone to make arrangements as early as last year, a little bit of infiltration, I think it has been effective now, as long as the troops are dispatched, even if they can't fight all the way to Chaoge, at least they can take the Bishui Pass. ”

"I hope so!" Ji Dan sighed, and left in a hurry, but he planned to make some fuss when he welcomed back his father.

Ji Fa, who stayed alone in the house, did not continue to review the recital.

In fact, the rush to send troops just now is only one reason.

The real reason, there is one more.

Ji Fa is also an old unlucky guy, and he died three years after the original King Wu conquered Chaoge.

He knew that his time was short, and the immortal had told him that he only had twenty-five years left to live.

In the past 25 years, I have to conquer the big business, quell the war, and govern the world, how can this time be enough?

The world is in turmoil, even with the help of immortals, it will not be able to be pacified in a day or two, not to mention ten or twenty years, and in a few more years, how far can the world be governed?

So he's in a hurry, more than anyone else.

Now that the ten sins of the king are spread all over the world, there are more and more gossips, and his father has also been released, so he naturally has to send troops earlier.

If you send troops one day earlier, you will conquer Chaoge one day earlier.

And just when Ji Fa was in a hurry to send troops, Ji Chang's condition finally improved slightly, and he took the horse and prepared to leave.

Zishou secretly summoned Gao Jineng and ordered him to secretly go out of the city, preparing to intercept and kill him halfway.

In order to avoid the leakage of news, the Minister of Chinese Wu of the DPRK did not know anything about this, and even Gao Jineng prevaricated Gao Lanying on the grounds of worshiping his father.

Although Gao Jineng didn't understand why King Su had the intention to kill Ji Chang and let him go, he was a character who was at ease with what he encountered, and even the name of the martial champion on his body was not fought or robbed, and he fell on his head inexplicably, so he didn't ask much.

At the same time that Ji Chang left, the hexagram stall in Chaogexi City was also empty.

The old woman has been plotting for a long time about the stall at the intersection of three main roads, and seeing that the fortune teller did not come for most of the day, she moved the stall away and pushed the cart herself to occupy the position: "Sell heartless cabbage! Sell heartless cabbage!"

The stall has to rely on geographical advantages, and as soon as it was shouted, several people came to ask for the price.

The old woman's heart was full of joy, and she hoped that the old man would never come back.

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