Wen Zhongcai didn't care if King Shou was mediocre. What he cared about was whether King Shou would really endanger the entire empire. As for those rumors about the harem, he doesn't care even if he hears about it, it's just a woman.

The current situation is two options.

First, either the whole army will be ready to wait for the Xiqi side to raise the flag first, and then the national dynasty will send troops to sweep, and by the way, the territories of the two Bohou in the southeast will also be taken away. Wen Zhong has absolute confidence in himself and the Hundred Battles Heroes in his hands. As long as the army drives over and sweeps, it's just that.

Second, the first strike is stronger. Taking advantage of Ji Chang's return to Xiqi, the situation was turbulent and unstable, and before he was ready to face the battle, he immediately sent troops to the west, and took the important town of Xiqi with lightning speed, forming a situation of encirclement, and forcing Ji Chang to give the head.

Both of these plans Wen Zhong thought they could be easily achieved. After all, the power in his hands was by no means something that these soldiers or monks in the mortal world could resist in the slightest. Even in terms of combat effectiveness, Wen Zhong felt that Xiqi and other vassal states were inferior to the barbarians outside the territory.

However, the two options need to be carefully considered. The former could ensure "justification" and reduce the decline in the fortune of the Shang Dynasty after the war. The latter plan is to solve the war more quickly, and at the same time to have more time to complete the subsequent annexation rights and form a centralized situation.

On the second day of the court meeting, Wen Zhong went, and listened to the affairs of the other ministers without saying a word. After he finished speaking, he directly said that he was going to intercept the army and reorganize the army. And under the pretext that there was a lot of consumption in the army, he asked for a huge military budget from the household department, and even applied for the same huge amount of money and food from King Shou's internal affairs office.

The conquest of a rebellion by a large army is no more important than quelling the scourge of barbarism, and the logistical burden is extremely important. It is enough to go to a barbarian place to feed the war by war, but you can't do this in the war in your own country, otherwise the luck of the people will dissipate very quickly.

Not only did he have the requirements for money and food, Wen Zhong also directly ordered Huang Feihu, the general of Zhenguo, to return the power of the world's soldiers and horses to the Taishi Mansion again, and asked that all the soldiers and horses directly under Chaoge gather within three months, called "Great Training", and these second-echelon soldiers were also required to experience some training methods of intercepting the army and be familiar with the combat style of the interception army, so as to be able to achieve tacit cooperation.

What is this for? Hasn't it just ended the suppression and massacre of the barbarians? Why did it suddenly make a big fuss and ask for money and food, and even put out a "big military training," because this is about to prepare for war again? But who are you going to fight?

None of the people who can enter the court are ordinary people, and in addition to the three changes in the situation between the DPRK and China in the past two years, it is clear what hidden dangers there are at present. So after a slight doubt, almost all the ministers hung their heads and remained silent. Each of them has an answer in their hearts: Wen Taishi is preparing for civil strife! Could it be that he has already expected that the vassal states will change their flags?

Even Bigan was speechless. Although he was most disgusted with war, he had to admit that the preparations made by Taishi Wenzhong were indeed necessary at this moment. The four great uncles are now in name only, and because of King Shou's many wrong decisions, they have caused irreparable rifts. Ji Chang was his friend, so he helped Ji Chang return to Xiqi quickly, but as the prime minister of the country, he couldn't speak out against such changes. sighed in his heart, Yu You, he did his best, now is the time to be loyal to the country.

The news of the military armament swept through the entire dynasty after the court meeting. Even the border gates, which had just stabilized, knew about the explosive news. The barbarians have paid for their blood debts, and now they are as docile as a little milk dog, so where is the edge of Wen Taishi's military training pointing?

The most sensitive are naturally the four vassal states. Beibohou Chonghou Tiger was the most frightened. thought that King Shou was going to cross the river and demolish the bridge, but it turned out that a paper order finally calmed his heart. Wen Taishi's edict asked him to order 30,000 elites of the Northern Bohou Kingdom to come to Chaoge to participate in the "Great Training", and allocated a lot of brand-new weapons. However, the grain and grass for these 30,000 soldiers needed to be prepared by him Chonghou Hu himself.

And the same edict also went to the three vassal states of the south, east and west, but was politely rejected under various pretexts.

Such an obvious signal has already made people who are already puzzled feel that they have seen the essence of the matter: this is the three vassal states preparing to make a hard cap!

When the gods fight, it is always innocent people who are affected. When I think of the chaos of war, it must be a corpse all over the field, and the homeland is shattered, and I can't make sure that I am one of the corpses in that place, who is not afraid, and does not want to run? But I can't run! The household registration system is stuck, and if there is no way to lead people to run around, if they are caught, they will be half-dead, and if they are unlucky, they will become official slaves and wait to be sold!

Therefore, it is most appropriate to describe the mood of the common people in the three vassal states of the southeast, south and west.

The situation is like this, and the need to consider and come up with a coping strategy as soon as possible has become the pressure of Xiqi Jichang.

"Wen Zhong, the dog and horse of King Shou, is really ruthless. This is to force us to raise the flag first, he is so good and righteous! He really destroys my heart and will not die!" Ji Chang said in a deep voice while patting the table in the Marquis's Mansion. His eyes were fixed on the map hanging on the wall.

"Father, King Shou has already prepared to press the border. If we hesitate any longer, the situation will only become more deteriorating. When it is broken, it is broken, father!"

The one who called Ji Chang's father was none other than Ji Chang's second son, Ji Fa.

At this time, this young man, who has always been called a gentleman, has a jade crown, a green shirt, a serious expression, and appropriate speech.

In fact, it is also a matter of course. How can a family of uncles let their children become bastards who don't learn and don't know how to learn. Those lazy skins are just Ji Fa's cover, he doesn't want to compete with his eldest brother for the title, he can't perform well, just hide his edge. Now that the eldest brother has died at the hands of King Shou, and his father has also been wise and bad because of the vicious calculations of King Shou by mistake, how can this hatred be shirked?

Ji Chang rubbed his swollen and aching head and patted his second son's shoulder, a little relieved. He said, "How can you not know as a father, but it is not easy to coordinate forces. The forces in the southeast Bohou country are intricately intertwined, and now it is estimated that it will be difficult to move forward without bullet pressure. It will take some means and time to unite their forces.

That's it, Fa'er, you go and declare martial law. All soldiers were not allowed to leave the camp, and wartime control was introduced, and baggage was mobilized at the same time. All the major towns also need to be garrisoned immediately, and the repair of the fortifications must also begin immediately. ”

Ji Fa clenched his fists and hurriedly left. And the smile on Ji Chang's face also disappeared.

Fighting: With Xiqi's strength alone, will it be the opponent of the Chaoge army? Will it be the opponent of Wen Zhong?

Shake your head. Ji Chang even felt that even if he counted the strength of the two Bohou countries in the southeast, it would be difficult to defeat the Chaoge army. This is a gap in strength and quality, and it cannot be bridged by any stratagem or anything like that at the moment.

can not fight, Ji Chang is unwilling. The hatred in my heart hurts my heart, and I have to drag a few pads to die!

Feeling sad and depressed, Ji Chang beckoned a few close servants to go out of the house together to relax, so that he could go back and think carefully about the next complicated ......

(End of chapter)