After a burst of surprise, Ji Chang was only left with panic in his heart.

From his standpoint, the king is a thief, and he wants to go to the master's house to steal things, but he asks himself how the master should enter the house, which is very unreasonable and even a little inexplicable.

But from the standpoint of the king, it's different.

The world is the world of the Great Shang, and the princes are just the doormen who live in the mansion of the Great Shang, and it is the Shang King who gives them a house to live in.

In this way, it is the other way around, and the princes are not only thieves, but also shameless people who openly steal other people's mansions.

Isn't this move of the king precisely to occupy the moral high ground?

The merchant army's westward expedition is not that I invade you and bully you, but that I am taking back my own things!

Just like Ji Fa and Chen Wang's ten sins, the dispatch of troops must occupy the righteousness, pay attention to the fame of a division, and this is the name of the Great Shang Western Expedition!

Ji Chang thought about it, and couldn't help but feel weak, I have been planting the land honestly for so many years, inventing farming tools and improving farming methods, isn't it all for your good business, your vigilance is so strict?

Zishou looked at Ji Chang very seriously.

He is waiting for Ji Chang's strategy of the western expedition, how you say to fight, we will fight, how you say how to send troops, how we will send troops.

"The minister is a little out of shape. ”

Ji Chang bowed his hand to apologize, calmed down slightly, and thought about it in his heart, and said: "Xiao'er Ji Fa is rebellious and lies to be the Son of Heaven, and the minister is really heartbroken, so he has some suggestions." ”

Zishou nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Anyway, Ji Chang didn't think that the king would adopt his suggestion, so he said casually: "Xiqi has 300,000 armor, and everyone is united, and it is difficult for the merchant army to attack. ”

Therefore, the great cause of the westward expedition is still only to start with the defense, and after thinking about it, if the westward expedition is successful, the only way to let them slack off, let them feel that the merchant army will not march westward, and then surprise and launch an attack in one fell swoop. ”

Zishou groaned: "No, blindly defending can't defeat my great business and national prestige, even if I am defeated, I will stand and lose." ”

Ji Chang shook his head and said: "No, the minister has a strategy, Your Majesty can deliberately pretend to be sick, so that Xiqi feels that there is an opportunity, and when his long-term attack is unfavorable and his morale is low and slack, His Majesty can lead an army by himself, personally enter the battle formation, and perform a thunderous blow, so that the morale will inevitably rise, take advantage of the situation to attack, even if it can't be decided in a battle, it can also play the prestige of the big business." ”

Having said that, Ji Chang didn't think that the Zhou army would attack for a long time at all.

Zishou thought about it, and the fraud seemed to be very good.

First of all, you can ignore the government and politics, and secondly, you can stay in the harem every day, and secondly, there will be no courtiers to disturb and get in the way.

Moreover, there will not be a situation when the southern expedition to Hubei is in order, and it will become a big victory if it is fought.

If there is a big victory in Xiqi, it will be troublesome, Jiang Ziya will definitely deliberately do something, and call seven or eight immortals and men to besiege it, then it will be a real defeat.

So, Zishou nodded and said: "Yes, pretending to be sick is really a clever plan, but I think that if you want to make the Xiqi generals slack, it is not enough to just pretend to be sick, you also need to ink yourself." ”

"Self-ink?"

"That's right, self-ink, stigma, can make the Xiqi army really slack!"

Zi Shou has a good calculation, isn't this a fair and honest earning mediocrity?

After discussing with the courtiers, you can also let them help together, so that those lovely courtiers who are conscientious and dedicated to protecting the monarch and serving the country will not come to cause trouble!

Zishou looked at Ji Chang, with a grateful look on his face, and said: "Regardless of whether the Xiqi army generals can see through it or not, this strategy is worth a try, not to mention that the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, whether it is really a victory or a defeat, it depends on the generals who lead the army, and the western expedition is imperative!"

“？？？”

If Ji Chang knew what the question mark was, he must have it all over his head.

He said casually, how could the king really believe it?

Throughout the ages, there have been kings who have listened to the plans of their enemies?

He didn't know what to say, so he had to bow down and say: "The minister will definitely do his best, and he will do his best, and I only wish Your Majesty to complete the great cause of the Western Expedition!"

"Why are you polite to me, hurry up!" Zishou helped Ji Chang up, and halfway through the help, he found that Ji Chang's clothes were full of mud, and he was very disgusted, so he let go of his hand.

Because Zishou pulled his hand away, Ji Chang had no place to borrow, and almost fell to the ground one by one, looking very embarrassed.

It took Ji Chang a long time to stand firm, and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty... Although His Majesty is relieved to go west, the ministers know everything and say everything. ”

Zi Shoudao: "It's the end of the year now, it's not appropriate to send troops, it's best to go west at the beginning of next year, at the turn of winter and spring, I pretend to be sick, it's more reasonable, others will think that I am under the change of seasons, occasionally feeling cold, and besides, I have to plan for self-pollution." ”

"Even if this move can't deceive the Xiqi generals, it should be able to deceive most of the princes. ”

Ji Chang only felt that it was in the clouds, if it weren't for the purpose of deceiving the Xiqi army generals to facilitate the westward expedition, why did you deliberately pretend to be sick and deliberately defile yourself? Is there something wrong?

What's the use of deceiving other princes? Could it be that you turn around and go to conquer others?

In addition to doubts, Ji Chang is still puzzled.

"That's it. Zishou waved his hand and said: "Today's plan is clear, Xiqi can be determined, I am very happy, I should drink a full cup!"

As he spoke, he sent someone to bring a plate of green plums and a pot of fruit wine.

"It's... Thank you Your Majesty for your hospitality!" Ji Chang laughed, took a sip of the wine lord in front of him, he was imprisoned in the wine for nearly five years, can he eat enough or because he has grown vegetables, how can he have wine to drink?

This wine smell has really been absent for a long time.

"Huh...... When you return to Xiqi, I'm afraid that there will be wine and hospitality every day. ”

Zishou also raised his wine glass and took a sip, and said with a smile, fortunately, You Hun had tried the green plum wine in advance, it was bitter, astringent and very sour, not suitable for drinking at all, otherwise Ji Chang would have to spit it out on the spot.

Ji Chang took the wine and drank it all, thinking of today's events, his face changed, and he said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't play tricks on me, with Your Majesty's wisdom, how can you not see through my thoughts?"

He poured his wine and continued: "There are immortal people who say that I have the appearance of an emperor, and I have been practicing business for many years, Your Majesty has imprisoned me here, and I must have known everything for a long time, I believe that with Your Majesty's eloquence, you will definitely not be able to tolerate me, but what I didn't expect is that Your Majesty's mind is so broad-minded, not only did he not kill me, but he talked and laughed with me here." ”

Zishou doesn't know what to say, and he can't say that because he can't figure out how you can make mediocre money, he keeps locking you up, right?

You see, a great sage like you, there must be a mediocrity value for killing, but if you are my enemy and let you go, there must be a mediocrity value, I have been entangled for five years, and I have not made a decision until now!

Zishou laughed dryly and said, "Come on, come on, drink first, drink!"

When the wine was half-drunk, Zishou suddenly looked up at the sky.

The sky was cloudy and cloudy, and the showers were coming.

Didn't look for Shen Gongbao to see the weather in vain, Zishou pointed to the air and said, "Do you know the changes in the dragon?"

Ji Chang was stunned, unsure of what the king meant, and said, "I don't know the details." ”

Zi Shou said: "The dragon can be big and the small ....."

Suddenly, he frowned, what was behind it?

"It can be long and short, thick and thin, stretch and bend, soft and hard, ....."

Ji Chang had a strange look on his face: "What Your Majesty said.... But dragons?"

"Forget it. Zishou looked a little impatient: "The dragon changes when the time comes, the Jews have the ambition and crisscross the seas, the dragon is a thing, comparable to the heroes of the world, you tell me, who is a hero in this world." ”

(End of chapter)