Chapter 64: A dilemma
Jiang Ziya reduced Chaoge's pressure to the lowest in just a few words, and this ability also opened Xiqi's eyes, but it is one thing to say it, and it is another thing to do it, how to do it in order to compete with Chaoge, this is the most important thing in Xiqi now.
Time is like flowing water, since Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao left Chaoge with their front and back feet, two years have passed, and Chaoge is as usual, but the people know that they have another princess. After Su Daji joined the palace, she added a princess to Sun Ming again, and the courtiers were also speechless, and the king controlled it really well.
Sun Ming didn't care, he did control it, now he is a queen and two concubines, one child per person, let's hold it and play, it's too troublesome, he doesn't have too much energy to discipline these children, but as a father, he must also take responsibility, so it's better to have less.
In the past two years, everything has been as usual in the court, and Xiqi is developing relatively rapidly, Jiang Ziya is resolute, and directly arranged for Xibo Hou Jichang to organize the princes' alliance, inviting two hundred princes from all walks of life in the west to come to Xiqi, in order to hide people's eyes, the excuse for this alliance is to congratulate Ji Chang's mother on her birthday.
"My lord, all the western roads are going to Xiqi to celebrate his birthday, do we also have to take action in this regard?" Wang Shubigan was in charge of the intelligence department, and immediately came to report after receiving the news.
"No, isn't that great, let them unite and give them the greatest courage to rebel, isn't that what we want to see?" Sun Ming asked with a smile.
"That's true, but wouldn't it be better to divide them in advance?"
"No, if they all give up their fiefs, then it will be my headache, how can I settle so many princes? They are intertwined in the local area, and their strength is huge, so it is better to let them rebel directly, and then clean them up, so that the local area can be directly cleared and once and for all. ”
Uncle Wang silently mourned for the princes of all walks of life in the west, the king himself hated the princes very much, and he would never show mercy to those who could be cleaned up, the most obvious is the North Bohou and the South Bohou, the Chonghou Hu brothers were directly executed after being arrested, and although the South Bohou escaped at the time, and now he has become a lost dog, he is currently on the run or has not been eliminated, but this is Sun Ming's deliberate, and Nan Bohou E Chongyu is being surrounded by the army of the Great Shang and fled to Xiqi.
E Chongyu can be eliminated at any time, but he still has one last use, which is to force him into Xiqi to see if Ji Chang will take him in, and Sun Ming is not sure about this.
In "Fengshen Bang", Xiqi took in Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng, and the two sides also started a war on this, but now Huang Feihu is still fine, there is no problem, and Sun Ming cannot self-destruct his arms, so he can only drive E Chongyu over as an excuse to start a war.
Sun Ming's move did cause trouble for Xiqi, because the identity of Nanbohou E Chongyu is very special, he is one of the four princes, his status is the same as Ji Chang's, and the two are also a little personal relationship, but now they have become wanted, but there is still use value, Xiqi now needs a lot of excuses to establish his righteous side, so that after the war, he can better stabilize the hearts of the people in the West.
However, it is also very risky to accept E Chongyu now, behind him is Chaoge's pursuers, although there are not many of them, but once there is friction between the two sides, it is very likely that a war will start, and Xiqi is now in a dilemma.
Nanbohou E Chongyu was chased into the sky and into the earth, fleeing all the way in embarrassment, and the pursuers from all walks of life surrounded and intercepted, but he found that only the west could run, and he understood it when he thought about it, Chao Ge was forcing him to go west, but he knew that he was helpless, either he was captured, or he could only flee west.
E Chongyu didn't care what Ji Chang thought, he knew that he would not end well if he was caught, so he could only flee west, but he was thinking about his usefulness while escaping, he was not a useless person.
If he is really useless, then it is better to be arrested early, E Chongyu, as a Nan Bohou, has a very important role for the entire south, if Ji Chang intends to win the world, then he needs himself, and E Chongyu saw this. Ji Chang and Chaoge will inevitably have a battle, and they may not be able to make a comeback at that time.
E Chongyu strengthened his confidence, so he fled to the west with the remnants, and the road was quite bumpy, and it took more than a year to escape from the encirclement, and Chaoge's chasing troops approached Xiqi step by step.
In the middle of the song, Taishi Wenzhong met Sun Ming, "King Qiyu, Shen Gongbao is back." "Shen Gongbao, who has been away for nearly two years, returned to Chaoge, first went to see Taishi Wen Zhong, and the next day Wen Zhong took Shen Gongbao to the palace.
"Oh, he's finally back, and it looks like it's almost time, so let's let him in. Sun Ming nodded, it has been more than thirty years since he was reincarnated, and the matter of sealing the gods is also imminent, and now there is a fuse missing, I don't know if E Chongyu can ignite it.
Shen Gong Leopard entered the Qilin Palace, "Minister, Shen Gong Leopard see the king." ”
"Well, the national teacher has worked hard, and he must do what he says, and from today he will be named Shen Gongbao as the national teacher, how is the national teacher's harvest this time?"
Shen Gongbao was moved, the king was the first official and then asked about things, so Shen Gongbao said: "King Qiyu, fortunately, I am not dishonored, the minister traveled to the East China Sea this time, and met many masters in the fairy island. ”
"Okay, I am very satisfied with being so lonely, and the national teacher has worked hard. Sun Ming paused, and then said again: "I want to come to the national teacher and I have heard about the current situation, Nanbohou E Chongyu was forced into Xiqi, now it depends on Ji Chang's attitude, if he intends to protect E Chongyu, then it is the time to start the war, and the national teacher will also start to prepare, but now there is no hurry, it must be a battle between mortals at the beginning, and the rest depends on when Jiang Ziya invites someone, and then it is the time for the national teacher to show his skills." ”
"Minister, you must go all out. ”
E Chongyu fled into the range of Xiqi, and the pursuers stopped their pace, settled outside Xiqi, and then sent people to Chaoge to ask for countermeasures, and Sun Ming issued a decree on this, ordering Xibo Hou Jichang to lead troops to capture E Chongyu, there must be no mistake.
"Prime Minister, what do you think of this?" Ji Chang asked Jiang Ziya in the main hall.
In the past two years, Jiang Ziya has made Xiqi a little stronger again, and at the same time integrated the strength of the two hundred princes, which was originally very difficult, but under the strong pressure of Chaoge, the action here has been much faster, and the army has gathered the number of 700,000, and the smelting has also been improved with the help of the primitive, and bronze weapons are no longer used.
Jiang Ziya also frowned, now can be said to be not the best time, E Chongyu came to Xiqi at this time, it is easy to ignite the war directly, but this person cannot be handed over. After all, E Chongyu is the Marquis of Nanbo, although he has fallen to such a point now, but his prestige in the south in the past is very high, if he can get his help, then there will be a chance to enter the south in the future, and it will be very smooth.
is also a prince, Ji Chang can't be so ruthless, after all, there are two hundred princes watching behind him, if E Chongyu is arrested and dedicated, then the matter of the alliance of princes from all walks of life in the west will inevitably be variable, maybe someone will directly dedicate the fief to Chaoge.
"Lord, at this time, we are already riding a tiger, once we hand over E Chongyu, then our alliance will exist in name only, and the princes from all walks of life will inevitably have different intentions, and I think that the king also knows this, which will force E Chongyu into Xiqi. Moreover, he lacks an excuse to start a war now, so it is better for us to oppose business and directly borrow the matter of E Chongyu to play the banner of anti-business. Jiang Ziya thought for a moment, and finally said firmly.
Ji Chang fell into deep thought, and the eldest son Bo Yi Kao and the second son Ji Fa on the side came out at the same time, "Please make a decision father." "He has many sons, and these two are even better. Sun Ming had no intention of detaining Ji Fa, nor did he have the idea of killing Bo Yi Kao, these were insignificant to him, and this battle was more of a battle at the top than at the bottom.
"Okay, since that's the case, then let's give it a go, and everything still depends on the prime minister. "Ji Chang is also decisive, he is now just two choices, one is to hand over the fief and submit, and the other is to fight with Chaoge. He also heard Jiang Ziya talk about the matter of sealing the gods, even if the big business is strong, but the great business spirit has been exhausted in the providence, can manpower win the sky?
Ji Chang has always liked divination, he is very in awe of the will of heaven, and always likes to act according to the hexagram, if it is really according to the strength of the two sides, then there is no need to fight, just admit defeat.
Since everything has been agreed, Jiang Ziya directly led people to rob E Chongyu, and E Chongyu also sighed when he saw Jiang Ziya, and now his identity and status can no longer be compared with Ji Chang.
"Thank you Jiang Cheng for greeting you. E Chongyu clenched his fists and said.
"Nan Bohou is polite, now that the war is imminent, my lord is busy, so he can only send me to greet Nan Bohou, I hope you will forgive me for such neglect. Jiang Ziya said it very politely, and it was a good reason, but E Chongyu would be a fool if he really thought so.
E Chongyu has no atmosphere, after all, the tiger fell in Pingyang, he can only admit it, and the taste of sending people under the fence is not comfortable, but his hope for a comeback is all in Xiqi.
"The prime minister said seriously, now I'm just a lost dog, and I'm grateful to Xiqi who can take it in, but if you can get my place, just say it. ”
E Chongyu with the remnants of the army, now there will be only a few people, not more than hundreds, but they have finally settled down, and Jiang Ziya has no intention of breaking them up, after all, the number of people is too small, and it is just a drop of water for the current Western coalition forces.