Chapter 40: Ambition

Dong Bohou introduced Bigan into the city, and then the two had to talk about it in detail, after all, the cultivation of the human emperor was too dangerous, and Dong Bohou also knew about this matter, after all, it was a prince. The princes of the Shang Dynasty were more like a small country, with their own ministers and armies, and the relationship between the royal family was equivalent to that of a vassal state, which Sun Ming could not bear, and it was the source of turmoil, and wars would break out between the princes from time to time.

"Bigan, you tell me the truth, the king really went to cultivate, the human emperor cultivation is a taboo!" The two sides sat down in the study of Jiang Huanchu, the marquis of Dongbo, and then Jiang Huanchu couldn't wait to ask.

Bigan drank a sip of the tea that had just been sent, which was also made by Sun Ming, a good thing to collect money, "The king is eloquent and strategic, and he is a big businessman with a single formation, and I think you are also clear about the problem of big business." ”

Everyone knows the question of "this ......" big business, but Jiang Huan Chu, who is one of the princes, naturally does not understand, but he is also a member of the princes, and many things are also related to his own interests, which makes him not know how to answer!

"Haha, Dong Bohou, you can see the disadvantages of the princes, I can see it, do you think the king can't see it? If the ordinary monarch naturally lets it go, but how smart the current king is, how can he let this situation continue, I am telling you this today, it is also for the sake of our family right away, otherwise I will not say it, and when the time comes, the army of Chaoge will directly ask for the ministers. The last few words of Bigan were very heavy, and they hit Jiang Huanchu's heart word by word.

Jiang Huan Chu was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Then how do the princes from all walks of life settle down?"

"Naturally, it is for the official, if you surrender, it is for the official, although it cannot be hereditary, but there is finally a way out, and then it is business, and those who do not want to be an official can run a business, which is the focus of the king's attention, and commerce will inevitably prosper in the future. The land in Chaoge's sphere of influence has all been returned to the royal family, and it will not be divided in the future, and the king of the land problem sees it very clearly, and I have to say that the king is really a genius. "Bigan looked relieved.

But Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu was very solemn, and he thought left and right for a long time, and then said: "This will inevitably be opposed by the princes from all walks of life, how huge is the counterattack, Chaoge's army is only 200,000 now, so resistant?"

"Haha, Chaoge's army now has 300,000, and it is still increasing at a rate of 20,000 per year, because the number of conscriptions is not much, so you princes are completely unclear, and how can the king's plan be so rough? ”

"I didn't expect you to be so confident? Then I won't say more, I, Jiang Huan Chu, are now tied to the royal family, but I may not directly send troops to help Chao Ge at that time, I want to make this clear. Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu's words made Bigan nodded, it is true, as a prince, he is understandable to do this, and at the same time, if the king fails, then he also has a way out.

"Okay, if you don't do it, you're already helping, so you can ensure the safety of the mall, which is why the king put the mall in the east, and today I told you that these are also taking a big risk. ”

The two have reached a tacit understanding, Dong Bohou Jiang Huan Chu looks at the situation from a neutral point of view, if Sun Ming fails, then Dong Bohou will not help even if he does not fall into the ground, and if he succeeds, he will take the initiative to hand over the fief in his hand, after all, his daughter is the queen, and the royal family will not treat him badly, and there will be compensation. This matter seems to be a simple solution, but in fact, everything is based on Sun Ming's actions over the years, if there is no strength, Dong Bohou may not turn his face.

After agreeing on everything, Jiang Shi, the daughter of Dong Bohou, set off with Bigan to Chaoge and wait for the official wedding to come back, so that the royal family temporarily gave Dong Bohou an explanation, but then it was several years of waiting.

Wei Ziqi was unanimously concerned about Uncle Wang's actions this time, and the Queen Mother's edict was even more curious, thinking alone at home, "No, Di Xin is not in the palace!" This is the conclusion that Wei Ziqi reached.

If Di Xin is in the palace, then he should not welcome the Jiang family into the palace, the two are not married, how can they get along, this matter is unreasonable, and it is easy to provoke gossip. Neither the royal family nor Dong Bohou would allow this to happen, Wei Ziqi's eyes lit up, and then he continued to think about what had happened in the past five years.

There has been no news about Di Xin for five years, this matter is extremely unusual, if he is really in the palace, then why is there not the slightest news, he can't not have the slightest action, and the palace will not be without news even if the direction is strict. Why weren't the three ministers in a hurry, thinking they knew where he had gone, but since he wasn't in the palace, was it their chance?

Wei Ziqi's heart began to fluctuate, he had been waiting, but now isn't it an opportunity? Who can he contact? What power can he borrow? Can he take the throne? Crazy thoughts began to grow wildly, even if he has been holding back until now, he can't stop the spread of this thought.

Jiang entered the palace, many people were watching, it can be thought that Di Xin is no longer in the palace There is more than one Wei Ziqi, but last time Bigan cleaned up a group of royal children, and now most people are not willing to do much, after all, when the three ministers are in charge, it is difficult for anyone to make any waves, unless there are princes involved.

Wei Ziqi also thought so, the first thing he thought of was the princes, the people of the court song are no longer available, and among the princes, powerful princes need to raise objections, and this candidate must be considered clearly.

First of all, Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu was excluded, after all, he allowed his daughter to enter the palace and accept the teachings of the queen mother, so he must be on the side of Di Xin, and Xibohou Jichang has always been timid, he will not participate in this kind of thing. And in the end, the only ones who may help themselves are Beibohou Chonghou Hu and Nanbohou Echongyu, but there is a difference between the two, Beibohou Chonghou Hu has no ambitions, and Nanbohou usually doesn't talk much, but Wei Ziqi knows him better.

This person is also ambitious, but he has not shown it all the time, but Wei Ziqi is the eldest son, and he once heard the first emperor Yi say that this person likes to hibern, and he will move when he has the opportunity, and he is also a little hesitant about this.

Between the two, you need to choose one to move him first, and then to persuade another person, so the first choice needs to be cautious, Wei Ziqi thought left and right for a long time, he still chose Nanbohou Chongyu, since the first king said that this person is ambitious, then he might as well gamble, otherwise once Di Xin returns to Chaoge, then he will have no chance in his life.

After waiting for five years, I finally saw the problem, such an opportunity must be seized, thinking of this, Wei Ziqi made up his mind, and did not wait much, directly took out the paper and began to write a letter, this letter is to Nanbohou E Chongyu, Wei Ziqi directly told the form of the song, and said, once he ascends the throne, how many benefits will he give to the other party, and he also told some of his own analysis, especially Sun Ming's analysis of the attitude of the princes.

If Di Xin returns, then the princes of all walks of life will inevitably be weakened or even eliminated in the future, which he has analyzed a lot, but Wei Ziqi does not know about the increase in the Chaoge army, he has always believed that the Chaoge army is still only 200,000, and 20,000 are far away in the north.

There are not many troops in Chaoge, Wei Ziqi is far from the center of Chaoge's regime, not to mention the problem of the army, and Chaoge's army is now scattered and stationed, and the 20,000 recruits every year are all scattered, just like substitute veterans, and these veterans are not very old, this is the reserve military service prepared by Sun Ming, 100,000 veterans will be discharged in ten years, so it is equivalent to leaving 100,000 reserves, and when the time comes to war, they can be recruited again, and they can easily pull up 100,000 veterans with combat power.

Wei Ziqi didn't know what was going on, but he thought he knew Chaoge's situation very well, so he wrote it all in the letter, a long letter was written, and Wei Ziqi hesitated again, and finally gritted his teeth, and directly called his henchman, and asked him to leave Chaoge after putting on makeup and go to the south.

The next thing is to wait anxiously, Wei Ziqi is now like a year, he doesn't know if the other party will agree, after all, such a big thing needs to think about a lot of time.

In fact, Nanbohou E Chongyu received Wei Ziqi's letter, and then fell into contemplation, for several days, he was thinking, he is indeed an ambitious guy, but he has always been gloomy, so he is not conspicuous among the four princes. And this opportunity he thinks is very rare, when he officially strengthens himself, but Chaoge is not easy to fight, and Weizi Qiyan said that it is indeed feasible to attack the north and the south, and the combination of inside and outside, Chaoge's army is only 200,000, of which 20,000 are still in the north.

If Chonghou Hu really joins it, then those 20,000 people have no chance to return to Chaoge, the Chaoge army is only 180,000, and if he joins forces with Chonghou Hu, the number of troops will exceed 200,000.

I don't have to say what these two people are capable of, whether they are opponents or not? But if the king is really not in Chaoge, then Chaoge must be unstable, this thing can be done, it can really be done, and it must be done.

Ambition is very difficult to contain, once it begins to grow, it can't be suppressed no matter what, E Chongyu finally made up his mind, he has been tossing and turning in the past few days, and then directly wrote a letter to Wei Ziqi's henchmen, once the Northern Bohou agrees to send troops, then the matter will be done, and at the same time, he will contact all the princes in the south to raise troops at the same time.