In the blink of an eye, another few years have passed.

Over the years, Cheng Tang has been handling the political affairs of the Xia Kingdom, so that many princes have privately supported Cheng Tang, and faintly, it seems that Cheng Tang can stand up and overthrow the absurd and unscrupulous Xi Tang.

On this day, Cheng Tang and Yi Zhi Zhongyu were discussing countermeasures.

Yi Zhi said: "The time has come, the luck of the Xia Kingdom has come to an end, and now there are many princes who support the King of Shang, as the master said, it is the luck of luck, we can raise troops to overthrow the tyranny of the Emperor." ”

Zhong Yu also said: "That's right, now that the general trend has been achieved, as long as the diehards of the Xia Kingdom are eradicated first, other princes will naturally join us." ”

Cheng Tang said: "There are three major vassal states that are still loyal to the Xia Kingdom, namely the Wei State, the Gu State and the Kunwu State, and the other small vassal states are not to worry, as long as these three vassal states are wiped out, we can achieve great things!"

Yi Zhi carefully studied the situation of the three vassal states and said, "Judging from the intelligence, the two countries of Wei Gu are the weakest, and the territories of these two countries are also close to each other, so we will definitely be able to annihilate them before they can react with the power of thunder. ”

So, under the planning of the three of them, a rebellion war started again, the difference is that the initiator of this rebellion was replaced by the most trusted prince of King Xia, the king of Shang - Cheng Tang.

The Shang State dispatched troops to attack Wei Gu and the two countries, and there was no way to hide it, and the two countries that got the news immediately panicked and hurriedly sent people to ask King Xia for help.

Xi Gui, who learned the news, was a little surprised, but thinking of Cheng Tang's loyalty over the years, he didn't have too much suspicion, but Wei Gu also knew the loyalty of the two countries, so Xi Gui couldn't ignore this matter, and immediately ordered Cheng Tang to come to Xia Cheng to explain the reason.

Shang Guo.

Cheng Tang was a little helpless, although the strength of Wei Gu and the two countries was weak compared to Kunwu, they could not be underestimated, therefore, the dispatch of troops would not be able to conceal it, and it was inevitable that Cheng Tang would know the news, but Cheng Tang, who had the right to conquer exclusively, did not expect that Xi Hui would summon him because of this.

Yi Zhi said: "I can't go, since I summoned the king, I must have become suspicious, and this time I must be more than lucky, I think, we just declare war directly." ”

Zhong Yu also said: "That's right, for example, the vassal states of the world have long been disheartened by Xi Gui, as long as we raise troops and declare war, all the vassal states of the world will inevitably join us, and when the time comes, overthrowing the tyrannical and unscrupulous Xi Gui is the trend of the times and the desire of the people!"

Cheng Tang shook his head and said: "Now we can't find out the intention of rebellion, otherwise we will be tongued by the princes of the world, and as long as there is one person who supports the Xia Kingdom, Xi Qi is the legitimate co-owner of the human race, and the human race is orthodox, although he is tyrannical and unreasonable, we can't do disobedient things, only if everyone in the world is cold to Xi Gui, we can punish him on behalf of heaven!"

Yi Zhi and Zhong Yu glanced at each other, knowing that Cheng Tang was still iron-hearted, so he no longer dissuaded him, but secretly he was also ready to deal with variables.

Sure enough, after Cheng Tang entered Xia City, he was immediately captured by the guards, and Cheng Tang was not surprised at all, but calmed down.

Cheng Tang thought in his heart, since Ji Ji was suspicious of himself, then according to Yi Zhi's words, he would confuse the public and buy some time for them to rescue him.

Cheng Tang, who was pressed into the main hall, looked at the excessively wine-colored Xi, and strengthened his rebellious heart, thinking that as long as he escaped this catastrophe, he must speed up and sweep away all the princes who supported the Xia Kingdom, otherwise, the people of the world would not know how many sins they would suffer.

Ji Ji asked, "Cheng Tang, this king heard that you want to send troops to attack Wei Gu and the two countries, but is there such a thing?"

Cheng Tang said: "Back to the king, there is indeed such a thing!"

"Oh, why?" asked him.

"Since the last time there was a rebellion in the country, in order to prevent the princes from rebelling, the minister has placed a fine work in the princely states, recently, the minister received a secret report, Wei Gu and the two countries plotted to rebel, although the details were not obtained, the minister did not dare to relax his vigilance, not to mention that the minister was granted the right to conquer by the king, even if it was a mistake, it could not be left alone, I did not expect that the minister's fine work was killed by them, and I didn't expect that they would sue the wicked first. ”

These words have been thought of a long time ago, and according to Cheng Tang's trust in Cheng Tang, it must be foolproof, and this kind of thing, Cheng Tang has not done it before.

"Nonsense, when did our two countries conspire, it is clear that you are plotting against you, the king, my Wei country has absolutely no rebellious heart, please check the king!"

King Gu Guo also hurriedly said: "Yes, King, I, Gu Guo, am also absolutely loyal to the King, this is all a conspiracy of Cheng Tang, please also ask the King to be clear!"

Ji Ji looked at the crying Wei Gu and the two kings, and then looked at Cheng Tang with a righteous face, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Someone said: "Great King, since you can't make a decision, it's better to take the three of them into custody first, and then send someone to investigate the two countries!"

Ji Ji nodded and said, "Well, what Qing said is reasonable, someone ...... come."

Therefore, Xi Hui sent secret agents to investigate the two countries, and detained Cheng Tang and the two kings of Wei Gu in a separate courtyard, which was regarded as house arrest, and promised that as long as the matter was investigated, the freedom of the three would be restored and compensation would be given accordingly.

The next day, before the investigating agents had set off, the envoys of the Shang State came to Xia City with a large amount of money and begged to see the Xia King.

The envoy who came was Yi Zhi, Yi Zhi knew that this time Cheng Tang must be more than lucky, so, as soon as Cheng Tang left, he and Zhong Yu sorted out the property of the Shang State, which was full of three large boxes of property, which was fifty percent of the property of the Shang State, so to speak, if these goods were given to the King of Xia, it was enough to affect the rebellion plan of the Shang State.

Ji Ji looked greedily at the three boxes of belongings and said, "Envoy of the Shang State, why are you here?"

Yi Zhi tidied up his clothes and said respectfully: "Back to the king, a few days ago, the minister got a detailed report lurking in the two countries of Wei and Gu, saying that the two countries of Wei Gu were plotting to rebel, and the king of Shang did not dare to slack off, and wanted to send troops to quell the rebellion, but he didn't know who leaked the news, but the king of Shang knew about it, and recruited the king of Shang to Xiacheng. ”

"Oh, that's it!" she slapped on the armrest of her seat, filled with rage.

Yi Zhi said unhurriedly: "There is indeed such a thing, presumably, the two kings of Wei Gu must have been aware of it, so they removed the fine work, and fortunately the two kings, otherwise, my Shang country is a sinner, I didn't expect that the remnants of the country of Wei were mixed into the fine work of my Shang country, and they actually wanted to provoke the relationship between our country and the king, it is really hateful, fortunately, the king wisely summoned the king of Shang here, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Immediately afterwards, Yi Zhi said: "In order to make up for his mistakes, the villain brought all the property of the Shang Kingdom to the king, hoping that the king will be able to take it lightly for the sake of the king of Shang's dedication and loyalty over the years!"

Seeing these bestituities, Xi Ji was already overjoyed, where to care about anything else, and said: "Cheng Tang has indeed fulfilled his duties over the years, no one expected that there were remnants of the country who did not repent, and even dared to make trouble after receiving forgiveness, and actually tried to frame loyal ministers, which is really an unforgivable sin. ”

Cheng Tang entered the main hall, and when he saw Yi Zhi, he immediately understood the situation at this time.

Ji Ji said: "The matter is still clear, it is all provoked by the remnants of the country, fortunately, Wei Gu and the two countries learned of the conspiracy, otherwise you will make a big mistake this time, don't thank the two of you." ”

Cheng Tang hurriedly thanked him, and although the two kings of Wei Gu looked puzzled, they didn't dare to ask when they saw the reward, so they had to respond with a smile.

Ji Ji said again: "There are remnants of the country to stir up right and wrong, Cheng Tang was deceived by it, thought of a piece of loyalty, ordered to return to China for rectification, in addition, to compensate Wei Gu for the losses of the two countries, Cheng Tang, there are objections!"

"There is no objection to the minister!"

"Okay, then the country of Youjin once again sow discord, the sin is unforgivable, it was Chengtang that you interceded to exempt the family from the death penalty, and now they are making trouble again into a soup, you are duty-bound, this time, it is still up to you to deal with it, I hope you don't disappoint this king this time, okay, it's all gone!" said with a yawn.

Everyone shouted in unison, 'Ministers retreat', and then left the Xia Kingdom together, each returning to his own fiefdom.