Chapter 63: Greeting the Prime Minister
Ji Chang and San Yisheng came to hunt nearby today, and at the same time the two talked about some things, after all, Xiqi seems to be prosperous now, but there are many problems, especially the pressure on Chaoge is too great.
"Lord, now that Jizhou is already Chaoge's sphere of influence, shouldn't he give up Su Hu in the first place?" San Yisheng rode on a horse and walked side by side with Ji Chang.
"What if you don't give up? It was a trap at the beginning, if we send troops from all walks of life in the west, King Wucheng will inevitably retreat, and then ...... An army of millions followed, and it should have been thought of when they finally attacked the city, and the ten days of waiting was just to give us time to think, otherwise the city would have been breached on the first day. Ji Chang said with a sigh.
"In this way, this is true, but now that Chaoge has embedded a nail in the West, what should we do?"
"I once calculated a hexagram for myself, and I had a noble person to help me, but this noble person never appeared, isn't my Ji Chang's hexagram accurate?" Ji Chang seemed to be talking to himself, or to San Yisheng.
At this time, Wu Ji's singing came, and Ji Chang heard it, "Quick, that person must be a great sage." Ji Chang heard the truth in the song, so he hurriedly urged, he was eager to seek talent now, how could he give up such an opportunity?
The crowd sped up, and Ji Chang took the lead, which showed his attitude, but when he came closer, he found that it was a young man, Ji Chang was instantly disappointed, and San Yisheng glared angrily, "It turns out that you are not dead." He shouted and made Ji Chang stunned.
"My lord, this person is Bukit. San Yisheng explained to Ji Chang, and when Wu Ji saw that his affairs were exposed, he hurriedly threw things away and ran away, he wanted to find a master to save his life!
"Chase!" Sanyi was angry and hurriedly ordered the accompanying soldiers to chase after him, but Bukit had been practicing martial arts for some days, and at the same time he had been collecting firewood in the mountains for many years, so he was most familiar with this place, and the soldiers could not catch up anyway, and finally followed Bukit's trail to the river.
"Master save me!" Bukit cried out for help.
However, Jiang Ziya smiled, sat on the boulder without moving, still fishing there, and was in a good mood, because the big fish he was waiting for arrived. Wu Ji ran to Jiang Ziya's side and knelt on his knees, "Master save me, I was found." ”
Jiang Ziya didn't answer, and Wu Ji didn't dare to say it anymore, he knew that the master was capable, and now he could only wait, the master was always so profound. Ji Chang and others chased after him, and Ji Chang saw Jiang Ziya at a glance, but the other party had a hat on his head, and he couldn't see his face clearly in a robe, but he knew that Wu Ji must have relied on him when he came here at this time, "Slow." ”
Ji Chang stopped the soldiers, then turned over and dismounted, and then stepped forward on foot, and San Yisheng hurriedly stopped, "Lord, Wu Ji is a murderer, and he is not reliable." ”
"It's okay, I think this should be a master, otherwise it would be impossible for my hexagram to go wrong, I was about to go to see it. Ji Chang stepped forward and saluted, and then said, "This is the master who broke my hexagram?"
"Yes, I have a mentorship with Bukit, it is impossible to watch him in prison, and he did not intentionally kill people, now that Bukit is dead, all sins are in the past. Jiang Ziya didn't reply, and directly said that he exonerated Bukit, and Ji Chang was not angry, but surprised.
He walked up to the boulder, came to Jiang Ziya's side, watched Jiang Ziya fishing, and when he saw the fish hook, he asked, "Why are you a straight hook?"
"I'd rather take it straight than ask for it in the song. Jiang Ziya said simply, Ji Chang felt that it was very reasonable and very stylish, so he sat next to him and talked to Jiang Ziya, intentionally or unintentionally leading the topic to the way of governing the country, and Jiang Ziya naturally would not miss the opportunity to tell the truth of what he had learned, so that the two of them did not feel hungry until noon.
"The old lady is very knowledgeable and well-informed, I don't know if I am willing to go out of the mountain to help?" After talking, Ji Chang decided that Jiang Ziya was his nobleman, knowledgeable, capable, and profound.
Jiang Ziya will not miss the opportunity, but there should be something indispensable, "I don't know how Xibohou invited me?" This is very knowledgeable, Ji Chang was also stunned, and then thought about it.
He concluded that Jiang Ziya was the great sage he was looking for, and it had been determined in the conversation just now, and now the other party had to see his sincerity, how much he could give the other party, or rights, after all, what a sage needs to govern the country is power, otherwise it is difficult to make a difference. And these are to show that if their sincerity can't impress the other party, then people may not be willing to go out to help.
Thinking of this, Ji Chang turned around and went to find San Yisheng, "Doctor San, don't take a sliding rod when you go, Ben Hou wants to ask the sage to come out of the mountain to help." ”
"Yes. San Yisheng didn't ask much, he has a lot of power in Xiqi, but he knows what he is capable of, and he will not be jealous of Jiang Ziya. The sliding pole was ready, after all, there was a lot of strength in numbers, and the soldiers quickly made a sliding rod, a bamboo chair, and two sturdy long stems to put on.
Ji Chang came back at this time, "Please ask Taigong to go out of the mountain to help Ji Chang, Ji Chang is willing to carry Taigong to Xiqi." Jiang Ziya raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Ji Chang's determination to be so big, so he didn't take it anymore, and directly took the things and handed them to Wu Ji who was kneeling aside.
"Come with me. He said simply, and then sat directly on the sliding rod, Ji Chang is also a ruthless man, he is not young, fortunately, most of the princes are military generals, their ancestors are all military generals, and their bodies are still healthy, directly with the help of the soldiers to carry the front of the sliding rod, and the back is a strong sergeant.
In this way, Ji Chang personally carried Jiang Ziya and walked back, until he reached his frame, "Okay, Xibohou can be here." Jiang Ziya didn't continue to ride, all he wanted was an attitude, Ji Chang was already sweating profusely, after all, he was a little old.
After putting down the sliding rod, Jiang Ziya fell to the ground, and then said: "Please change your clothes, so as not to suffer the cold." ”
Ji Chang nodded, "Please wait." "It's also a good name like this, Jiang Ziya is seventy-one years old this year, and he is about to be seventy-two years old.
After Ji Chang changed his clothes, he once again restored the demeanor of the princes, and Jiang Ziya knelt on his knees with the hem of his clothes, "Minister, Jiang Ziya participates in the lord, and is willing to assist the lord to achieve hegemony." ”
In this way, Jiang Ziya was a minister, and Ji Chang hurriedly stepped forward happily, "With Ziya's help, the day of my Xiqi's prosperity is just around the corner, please hurry up." ”
Jiang Taigong fished, and the story of the wisher taking the bait came out, Ji Chang took Jiang Ziya's hand and boarded his frame directly, and no one mentioned the matter of Bukit, the honor guard set off and returned directly to Xiqi, while Ji Chang and Jiang Ziya began to talk again, until now they have not eaten, Ji Chang is in high spirits.
Early the next morning, Xibo Hou Jichang discussed the matter, they can't say that it is a court meeting here, otherwise it is directly a rebellion, Chao Ge has an excuse to send troops to crusade, and the discussion is actually similar to the court meeting, the princes of Dashang are more like a small country, subject to the royal power of Chaoge, which is also the root cause of the decline of Dashang, and Sun Ming wants to take back the right, so the contradiction is too intense.
Ji Chang directly sealed Jiang Ziya as the prime minister, and put on the prime minister's court clothes on the spot, and the minister of civil and military affairs in Xiqi was puzzled, but San Yisheng was instructed yesterday to pass them in advance, so it is safe.
"Prime Minister, the situation in Xiqi is worrying now, and I don't know what the prime minister has to do. Ji Chang wanted to ask this sentence yesterday, but because today is the focus, he needs to let everyone know Jiang Ziya's ability, so he has endured it until now, which is also what he wants to know the most.
Jiang Ziya smiled, and then said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, the current situation is already known to the ministers, the Chaoge is powerful, so the remaining two hundred princes in the west will inevitably take the lead of the lord, so the lord can ally with them, concentrate the strength of the two hundred princes, and develop for a few years, and will definitely be able to compete with the court." ”
"Although this is easy to say, it is really difficult to do!" Ji Chang was a little worried.
"It was difficult in the past, but now it is much simpler, after all, Chaoge's family is big and strong, if they don't rely on the lord, then they can only sacrifice their own fiefdom to preserve, I think no one wants to do this, and this is the lord's opportunity. The princes do have a lot of ills, and it is when the current king sees this that he will first return all the land to the state within the sphere of influence of Chaoge, and then give it to the common people to cultivate, and at the same time attach importance to commerce and establish a shopping mall, so that he can gather the wealth of the world and the hearts of the people of the world, which is really powerful. Jiang Ziya was reading and fishing in the mountains this time, but he was actually thinking about the problem.
Ji Chang nodded, and then asked, "Can I Xiqi follow suit?"
"No, the situation in Xiqi is different from Chaoge, although Chaoge's sphere of influence was large at the beginning, it was too small compared to the territory of the princes of the four directions combined, and there was no danger there, after all, the royal family was orthodox, and the princes had no reason to meddle in it, and this also gave them the opportunity to complete the land reform in one go and establish a strong foundation. ”
"And they attach importance to craftsmen, especially in smelting, more rapid progress, improve the status of craftsmen, this matter can be imitated, after all, the gap between ordnance is a little big, but it is too late in time, I still need to consult the family teacher, the family teacher is the best at refining, and he must be able to give guidance." ”
"With such a prime minister, it would have been best to have nothing to do, but now the king is ambitious, and he has completely forgotten the promise made when our ancestors helped Shang Tang to establish a great business, and want my ancestral land, so that I can send it away?" Ji Chang found a reason, this is also fashionable, Jiang Ziya nodded, his lord is indeed smart.
"The lord rest assured, the number of big business is about to run out, this is the time of the day, non-human can do, as long as we live and develop, we will definitely be able to fight with Chaoge in the future. Jiang Ziya said directly, and then the location was advantageous, "United the western princes, we take advantage of the geographical advantage, and at the same time play the appropriate banner, we will definitely win the people, so that I will not be defeated." ”