Chaoge City, beyond the West Gate.

A group of elite soldiers came from afar, and one of them had a carriage moving slowly, and when the carriage came to the outside of the city gate, it suddenly stopped, and a general came to the side of the carriage and said, "Master Hou, Chaoge has arrived." ”

The words fell, the carriage curtain opened, and an old man with white hair and white beard sat in the carriage, only to see that the old man's eyebrows were full of compassion, his eyes were full of wisdom, and although the robe on his body was gorgeous, it could be seen that it had been some years, indicating that the old man's status was noble, but at the same time it was also very simple, the old man said slowly: "Thank you for the general and everyone escorting all the way, Ji Chang is grateful." ”

When the general heard this, he bowed his hand again and said: "Hou Ye is polite, this is a matter within the last general's responsibility, and Hou Ye's virtue is passed on to the world, and it is the honor of the last general and others to be able to escort Hou Ye, but the last general still has important things to do, so he won't stay long." ”

Ji Chang stroked his beard and nodded: "That is the case, I will not stay with the general more, if there is a chance to meet again in the future, Ji Chang will definitely have a good time with the general, and I hope the general will not refuse." ”

"Hahaha...... It is also the honor of the last general to be able to have a drink with Xibohou, Hou Ye, take care!" the general turned around and led the soldiers away.

Xibohou Jichang watched the generals go away, and then looked up at the huge word 'Chaoge' above the West Gate, and said with joy and emotion: "Chaoge...... I'm back again, but I don't know what kind of story you'll bring me this time......"

Because Ji Chang was imprisoned in the palace by the king before, all the attendants around him were dismissed back to Xiqi, and only one waiter was responsible for taking care of his food, clothing, and daily life.

"Enter the palace...... Alas, if it is too late today, with the character of the king, he will not be summoned to enter the palace at this time......" Ji Chang thought for a moment and said: "I heard that I was released this time, because Kao'er asked the national teacher Jiang Shang to testify for me, and Kao'er also angered the king, and was overpowered by the king and dragon emperor, and is now recuperating in the national teacher's mansion, I think we should go to the national teacher's mansion to meet with Kao'er, and then enter the palace tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes, Master Hou. The waiter replied, drove into the city, and went straight to the National Teacher's Mansion.

National Teacher's Mansion, back garden.

Jiang Shang and Ji Kao played against each other, only to see the stars on the chessboard, black and white chess pieces entangled and fighting, and the amazing murderous aura continued to erupt, if ordinary people without cultivation rashly saw the content on the chessboard, it was very likely to suffer a murderous backlash, and those who were strict may even vomit blood and die on the spot, which shows the fierce chess fight between the two sides.

Compared with the incompatible ferocious fight on the chessboard, the two people holding the chess are indifferent, not affected in the slightest, and the two seem to not need to think in general, often one side has just fallen a son, the other person can fall with it, not so much that the two are playing against each other, but that the two have already calculated all the possible falls in this game of chess, they are just according to the best position to calculate, which also makes the two often play an inexplicable move, but after dozens or even hundreds of moves, this move has become a crucial move。

"Ji Chang has returned to Chaoge and is coming to my national teacher's mansion. Jiang Shang glanced up at Ji Kao and said, "If you don't hurry up and go back and pretend to be sick, otherwise if Ji Chang finds out, your plan to keep your eyes on the sky will be ruined." ”

"It will take him about three quarters to get here, and I only need two quarters...... It is enough to push you to a dead end, and you have no way out of this game. Ji Kao looked at Jiang Shang and smiled lightly: "Or do you no longer want to continue this game of chess, but plan to take this opportunity to restart the game?"

"To be honest, back then, I was actually very envious of the life of the national teacher. Jiang Shang said indifferently: "The national teacher is a deterrent force, you don't need to deal with complicated government affairs on weekdays, nor do you need to go to court on time every day, as long as you can endure loneliness and continue to cultivate and strengthen yourself, and then solve it when a strong enemy appears, you can be regarded as a qualified national teacher, compared with the prime minister's daily busyness, the national teacher is completely a blessed position." ”

Ji Kao smiled when he heard this: "Oh, listen to you, now that you have become a national teacher, do you think that the national teacher is not as good as ......the prime minister?"

"Exactly. Jiang Shang said: "The national teacher is an idle position, but it is also a boring position, there is no fun at all, and even personal freedom will be restricted to a certain extent, such a boring job, how can I need it?"

"Have you already decided to change jobs?" Ji Kao complained: "You have just been in office for less than half a year and are about to change jobs, have you considered the feelings of your boss? Besides, just because you are bored at work, how boring are you, do you consider the feelings of many talented people in the future? It is difficult for people to want a job!"

Jiang Shang shook the feather fan and smiled: "I am also in accordance with the will of heaven, after all, the will of heaven is already doomed, Fengming Qishan, Zhou Dangxing, I, a person who is destined to be a god, do I still have to be a national teacher in the Shang Dynasty for a lifetime?"

Ji Kao raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and asked in his mouth, "Ahem...... That being the case, why did you settle in Chaoge that day, just because the place where Yuan Shi Tianzun sent you to the world was Chaoge, or did it ......"

"Hehe, don't you already know, and why do you ask knowingly?" Jiang Shang asked rhetorically.

"Ahem......" Ji Kao coughed twice, and then slowly got up, his sleeves flicked the chessboard seemingly casually, and suddenly the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard flew up at the same time, separated the colors and fell back into the box, and said softly: "It seems that before leaving Chaoge, it is necessary for me to meet that Concubine Jiang." ”

Jiang Shangmu saw Ji Kao leave, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, the light in his eyes flickered, obviously thinking about something, and after a while, the waiter came to report: "My lord, Xibo Hou Ji Chang is out asking to see you." ”

"It's finally here...... Jiang Shang said with a faint smile on his face: "Please ask him to go to the lobby first, and I will arrive later." ”

National Teacher's Mansion, lobby.

Ji Chang looked at the layout here very casually, Ji Chang, who has been in a high position for a long time, knows very well that if he wants to know what a person's personality is, he only needs to look at the furnishings in his lobby to understand, like the kind of splendid lobby, its owner generally likes to show off, and has the characteristics of doing his own thing, this kind of person generally does not pay too much attention to other people's opinions, but Jiang Shang's national teacher's mansion is not the case, the furniture decoration is mainly wood, giving people a sense of simplicity and elegance, smelling the faint wood fragrance, Ji Chang couldn't help but sigh: " Although he has not seen him, it can be seen from this lobby that Jiang Shang is indeed a Taoist cultivator, and it seems that it is rumored that he was born under the sect of the Sect Leader Tianzun, which should be correct. ”

"Hmm? On a whim, there must be something big, while Jiang Shang has not yet come, it is better to make a fortune first to measure the good fortune. Ji Chang frowned, slipped out of the cuffs of a palm-sized tortoise shell, and at the same time there were six round coppers, the copper coin was put into the tortoise shell and shook slightly, and then fell on the table, but the result was that the six coppers were all facing up, Ji Chang was overjoyed when he saw it, just because of this hexagram is Ji Chang's self-created gossip of the day after tomorrow.

"I've been waiting, Xibohou. At this moment, Jiang Shang stepped into the lobby, and casually swept the tortoiseshell copper that had not been put away on the table, Jiang Shang's eyes flashed with a touch of understanding, and he said with a smile: "I often hear that Xibohou is proficient in gossip techniques, unparalleled in the world, and on the basis of the innate gossip of Emperor Fuxi, he has derived sixty-four hexagrams the day after tomorrow, but I don't know what the result of Xibohou's hexagram is this?"

"Self is the hexagram of the top. Ji Chang said with a smile: "The trapped dragon gets water, the hidden dragon ascends to heaven, all are happy, the Venerable Master is happy, the disaster is not evil, and everything goes smoothly." ”

"What's the explanation?" Jiang Shang asked with a smile.

"The sleepy dragon has good luck and good luck, and he can't help but be happy, and his luck is getting higher and higher. ......" Ji Chang said here and bowed to Jiang Shangyi: "If you want to come to the national teacher, it will be my destiny to be a nobleman, help me get out of adversity, and everything will be fine." ”

"A noble person may be, but he may not be lucky. Jiang Shang's right hand moved slightly, a green and white feather fan in his hand and slowly fanned, only to hear Jiang Shang say: "Although Hou Ye is out of prison now, the king is not giving up, as long as Hou Ye shows a little flaw again, he will definitely come back and put Hou Ye to death, Jiang Shang can save Hou Ye once or twice, but he can't guarantee that Hou Ye will be safe and sound every time......"

"Alas, I have no intention of disobeying the king in my heart, but the king has always believed that I have a bad heart and a bad intention, and I ...... It's really hard to argue. Ji Chang said helplessly.

"People are harmless to the tiger's heart, but the tiger hurts people's intentions, and it is the principle that the king is like a tiger, and the king has Fei Zhong, You Hun and other traitorous ministers to provoke from it, and the Hou Ye wants to keep to himself and be alone, but it can only be a fool's dream. Jiang Shang shook his head and said: "Today's Chaoge is a traitorous minister, for the Hou Ye is tantamount to the Longtan Tiger's Den, the top priority is that the Hou Ye should leave the Chaoge as soon as possible and return to Xiqi in case of accidents." ”

Ji Chang nodded in agreement and said: "That's true, I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to meet the king, and then ask the king to resign......"

"No!" Jiang Shang waved his fan to interrupt Ji Chang's words and said: "The night is long and dreamy, it is inevitable that things will change, today Hou Ye returned to Chaoge, at this time must have been passed into the ears of Fei Zhong and You Hun, the two traitors, they will definitely not let Hou Ye go, so this night's time is the time for them to use their means, Hou Ye has just been released by the king, the two should know that the possibility of the king making another shot in a short period of time will not be very large, so the two are most likely to use some kind of unsightly means to put Hou Ye to death, and it will be a hundred." ”

"The national teacher is ......," Ji Chang said hesitantly.

"Assassination!"