Chentangguan General Soldier's Mansion, in Li Jing's study.

Li Jing pinched the jade talisman in his hand and savored the news he had just received from Taishi Wenzhong. Although Li Jingyuan is in Chentangguan, he has always had a certain connection with Chaoge, and today Wen Zhong conveyed a very important news to him.

Emperor Yi traveled in the Imperial Garden, led the people to enjoy the peony, because the Feiyun Pavilion collapsed a beam, the prince of Shou Xin Tuoliang changed the column, the power was incomparable, so that the Emperor Yi was saved from a disaster. Therefore, Prime Minister Shang Rong, Shangdafu Mei Bo, Zhao Qi and others set up the East Palace, and set up King Ji Zishou as the crown prince.

This news itself actually did not surprise Li Jing, because Zi Xin's succession to the throne was already a sure thing. What is worth Li Jing's attention is actually another meaning hidden behind this news, His Majesty Emperor Yi is estimated to have a short life, in other words, King Shou is about to ascend the throne and sit on the throne.

Originally, as the hardcore of King Shou, their sister-in-law, and also their confidant, Li Jing should be happy. Because Zixin sits on the throne, the position of Li Jing's general soldier will be further consolidated.

But Li Jing does feel quite a headache now, Li Jing's experience in this earthly world, in the final analysis, is just to collect incense and practice Shinto. Entering the system of the Great Shang Imperial Court and sitting on the general army of one side is also to better serve one's Shinto practice. Of course, what King Shou said about leveling the world and completely unifying Huaxia and Kyushu, for the sake of the people of the world, Li Jing is also willing to participate in it.

But now Li Jing clearly knows that he and King Shou have great differences on how to treat the Dongyi clan, and this difference is becoming more and more irreconcilable. Anyway, Li Jing would not use force against the Dongyi tribe anyway, and this point of view became more determined after seeing that the Dongyi people who had just been captured were also quickly convinced of themselves.

Li Jing now has a great degree of certainty that the last branch of the Dongyi tribe will be completely integrated into the Huaxia clan like the Great Shun a thousand years ago, and they will be of the same line as the Yan and Huang clans, and the disputes between the two clans will be resolved peacefully.

For convincing King Shou, Li Jing didn't dare to have much hope. Through a short period of contact, Li Jing roughly understood what kind of person Shouwang was, although he was wise and martial, he was conceited and stubborn. These two points are estimated to be strengthened even more after becoming the king of Shang, and it is very difficult for him to take back the established plan.

At that time, even if Li Jing himself can disobey the order, but there are still Huang Feihu and so many generals, it is estimated that the Eastern Expedition plan will still be implemented. At that time, Li Jing's position as the chief soldier was not guaranteed, and he had no face to meet the group of Dongyi soldiers under him.

Sitting quietly on the chair and thinking for a long time, Li Jing finally made up his mind: the plan for the present is to strengthen his connection with the Dongyi tribe as soon as possible, and strengthen his strength through the Dongyi tribe. If the Dongyi forces under his command are so strong that Zixin has a headache, it will be impossible for him to bypass himself to attack Dongyi at that time, but he will not dare to act rashly. When he completely integrates the Dongyi clan and completely merges him into Huaxia, I believe that King Shou will also understand his hardships.

Li Jing, who had made a decision, did not hesitate to feel the matter, and immediately called the giant spirit over.

Through some negotiations with the chief general of Dongyi, the fish belly general has expressed his willingness to accept Li Jing's support. At the same time, the grain and grass that was supported would also be transported by the djinn, but Li Jing was not prepared to let go of a good opportunity to communicate, he was ready to take this opportunity to convey some of his goodwill ideas to the top of the Dongyi clan.

The land of Dongyi has been infested by animal tides for a long time, and there are many mountains, which are not suitable for farming. In addition, the land belongs to the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which is often hit by floods, so there are frequent famines.

Because of the famine and lack of food, the Dongyi people were forced to take the initiative to invade the Great Shang Frontier, because only in this way could they survive, not because they were warlike by nature.

After the indoctrination of the emperors of the past dynasties, the Dongyi people and the Chinese Zhengshuo merchants are the same, knowing etiquette and talking about honor and disgrace. Far from being the ferocious and barbaric beasts of the Dog Rong Clan in the west, who live in the place where the filthy and turbid qi of the Three Realms gather, and are contaminated with the breath of the Netherworld Blood Sea, they are comparable to the humanoid fierce beasts.

The first thing Li Jing needs to solve is the biggest dilemma of the Dongyi people, the food shortage. And with Shiji Niangniang sitting in the southeast, and at the same time having a friendly neighbor of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, the problem of besieging the Dongyi people for thousands of years is not a problem in front of Li Jing.

Shiji Niangniang killed all the high-level fierce beasts in the beast tide, and some of the low-level fierce beasts left behind could become the prey of the Dongyi clan. At that time, Dongyi can be like Makino City, and those fierce beasts can become a source of income for the Dongyi clan.

In fact, the fierce beast essence blood, fur, and beast pills that are relatively scarce in Dashang are often the least valuable in Dongyi. Because for the Dongyi people, the fierce beasts hunted are basically useless except for the meat on their bodies that can be eaten.

Li Jing was actually guessing how many resources Dongyi had accumulated over the years from the fierce beasts, it must be a shocking amount. If it is put in the hands of the Dongyi tribe, it will be completely different if it is put in Chentangguan.

Although Chentang Pass is located on the border, it is also an important pass for Dashang. Dongyi, Beihai, and Donghai must pass through Chentang Pass if they want to enter the Chaoge Zone.

Although Li Jing has not yet cultivated immortals, he can be regarded as well-read and well-informed. Although he is not able to really become a shrewd and capable minister, it does not prevent him from having some vision in this regard. Of course, as a commander-in-chief, it is enough for him to have these strategic visions, after all, the commander-in-chief mainly grasps the military, not the civil affairs.

Chentangguan can become a center of trading and circulation in eastern Kyushu. At present, it is very possible, firstly, with the topography of Chentangguan, which can be seen clearly from the fact that Chentangguan was originally just an inconspicuous village into a border military town fortress. Second, Li Jing has abundant beast-type resources in his hands, and there will be more and more in the future.

Throughout history, it is known that the rise of large cities has usually required these two things.

Li Jing has the resources donated by the Dragon King of the East China Sea and Shiji Niangniang, and he is also confident that he will become a link between Dongyi and Dashang. At that time, he could continuously obtain those essence blood beast pills that were scarce in the big merchants through the transactions on both sides, and these were the reasons why Li Jing had the confidence to build Chentangguan into the center of eastern Kyushu.

That's why he attaches so much importance to this trip to Dongyi, because it is not only related to the future of Chen Tangguan, but also to the future of the Dongyi tribe, and these will directly affect his Shinto practice.