Fengshen Wendaoxing

"The grand master reported the completion of the Southern Expedition, and the ministers discussed it, but the king didn't make a decision?"

In Qishi Mansion, when Lu Chuan heard the report from the visitor, he nodded: "Okay, the manor knows."

The man turned around and backed out.

"No decision?"

Lu Chuan pondered, "Could it be that the king doesn't want to attack Nan'e but wants to attack Xiqi?"

Ding Ce said, "It's possible."

Lu Chuan turned his head and glanced at him unexpectedly, and smiled: "I almost forgot, Ding Ce, you are also a brilliant person, so you might as well tell me."

This person is indeed as Guo Chen said, he has the art of war in his chest and the talent for governing the world.

It's just a pity that there is no imperial examination system in this era, and the current official position system is the world official system.

What is a world official?

Being an official for generations, not only the title, but even the official position has the privilege of hereditary official position.

This gave the nobles and officials the opportunity to fully share the political power, to be officials and nobles from generation to generation, and to ensure their loyalty to the dynasty from generation to generation.

This is the role played by the world official system.

For example, Lu Chuan is now a doctor of Chinese medicine in Dashang. If he has a son in the future, he can be a doctor of Chinese medicine even if he has no skills.

Under such a system, those who can be officials are naturally the children of nobles.

Among the civilian class, there are really too few people who can really have the opportunity to meet big shots and Huai Cai.

Not only the big merchants, but also other vassal states used this system, both civil officials and military commanders.

This is the limitation of the times.

After all, this is the very distant pre-Qin era. Even if it is a version of gods and demons, it will take enough time for a more complete system to emerge.

As for the introduction of the new system...

Lu Chuan hadn't thought about it.

Although he knows many advanced systems such as the examination system, the nine-rank system, and the imperial examination system, you don't look at the current situation of big businessmen.

The internal troubles have been resolved, but there are a lot of external troubles.

As soon as those advanced official selection systems such as imperial examinations came out, it harmed the interests of the aristocracy.

Now the court is almost full of nobles, if he really brings this up, he is afraid that he will be drowned by the spittle of noble officials the next day.

If Di Xin did this, he would really be committing suicide, and if he didn't need outsiders to retaliate, first of all his subordinates would stop doing it.

"My lord has won the prize."

Ding Ce said: "Now that the three major princes are raising the flag of rebellion, although Donglu is the strongest on the surface, Xiqi is actually the most dangerous."

"oh?"

Lu Chuan smiled and said, "Why?"

"There are four reasons."

Ding Ce said: "First, there is a benevolent emperor in the upper class; second, there are capable people in the middle to assist; third, the people's hearts are attached to the lower; fourth, the virtuous name is outside."

Lu Chuan said with satisfaction, "That's right, it hits the nail on the head."

Ding Ce was right, considering that Ji Chang had built a reputation all his life, and was even called a saint by the people, one can imagine how good his reputation is.

Saints, in the past, only those who made great contributions to the human race could be called this title, such as Suihuang, Youchaoshi, Fuxi, Shennong, Cangjie and so on.

Ji Chang's greatest achievement is to convert the innate gossip that is difficult for ordinary people into the acquired gossip that ordinary people can learn.

It's just that Lu Chuan still has some opinions about his saintly title, ahem.

For example, when he knew that the meat pie was made from the meat of his own son Bo Yi Kao, he could still eat it.

This is really not something that ordinary people can do, even the tiger's poison is still alive.

But this sage Ji...

Maybe it can be said that he will die if he doesn't eat, and eating is also to survive!

Gossip involves calculation, and most people really don't understand it.

Ji Chang is a master who can calculate even things like innate gossip into the sixty-four hexagrams of acquired gossip. Naturally, he is best at arithmetic.

While running Xiqi, he still has a reputation. Of course, he is still putting it into practical actions and is very good to the people.

Now he has left Xiqi, which he has been running all his life, as well as his reputation and popular aspirations, to Ji Fa.

In addition, there is Jiang Ziya assisting, this is indeed the most dangerous opponent.

Ding Ce thought for a while and asked, "Which one do you think the king will choose?"

Lu Chuan yawned lazily and said, "Xiqi!"

Ding Ce's analysis is good.

Almost everything has been analyzed in place, but he is a mortal after all, with limited vision, so he doesn't know what makes Di Xin really determined to conquer the West.

Destiny!

This is a very mysterious thing. In this world where gods and demons exist, people naturally believe in fate.

But now the destiny is on Xiqi's side.

Otherwise, if there is no destiny, the difference between Xiqi, Nan'e and Donglu is really not that big

Di Xin knew about this.

The great merchants are able to win the world, and the fate belongs to them. Now Xiqi and Ji Fa are the "destiny to belong to", isn't it...

Therefore, he will definitely choose to get rid of Xi Qi's serious trouble first.

...

It was indeed as Lu Chuan expected.

Although there are three major princes who are now raising anti-flags, many minor princes are shouting.

But Di Xin's worry is indeed Xi Qi.

Emperor Xin thought for a long time in Longde Hall alone, and finally made a decision.

Zhengxi!

Since it is said that Xiqi belongs to the destiny, then he smashed the so-called destiny first.

Otherwise, Nan'e and Donglu are not weak.

As a great vassal, Donglu is located in a wealthy land in the east, rich in salt resources, and has a military strength of up to 400,000, which can almost compete with Chaoge.

It is true that Nan'e is relatively weak, but this weakness is relative to the four princes.

For those small princes with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, that is also a giant that cannot be provoked.

If you want to fight Nanhu, even if you fight, you will have to pay a big price, and it is unrealistic to fight with all the big princes.

Therefore, it is better to devote all our efforts to knock down Xiqi at this time of prosperity.

As long as Xiqi is pacified, the so-called destiny will be broken by itself.

It doesn't matter if he rests and recuperates for a few more years. Although he is nearly fifty years old, he can afford to live nearly three hundred years after reaching the peak of martial arts.

In addition, his ambitions are not limited to these vassal states.

There are also barbarian tribes such as Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, Beidi, etc., who are very savage and ferocious, and they invade from time to time to plunder women and livestock.

That is his future goal.

...

When Dashang was about to move, some people in Xiqi couldn't sit still.

"It's warm again..."

Jiang Ziya put down the letter in his hand, went outside, basking in the warm sunshine.

Throughout the year, only the sunshine in spring is the best.

In the courtyard, Wuji is still practicing martial arts, using a spear.

These years, he practiced hard day and night, coupled with some talent in martial arts, so he advanced very quickly, and he has reached the five extremes of the second level of martial arts.

"Why did Master come out?"

Seeing Jiang Ziya coming out, Wu Ji stopped his gun and smiled.

Jiang Ziya took a long breath and said with a smile, "I can't sit still, and teachers are not the only ones who can't sit still."

After all, he took a deep look to the east.

To the east of Xiqi is Dashang.

Jiang Ziya said: "Get ready, let's go find the lord."

Xibohou Mansion.

Like Di Xin, Ji Fa was also dealing with the briefings, but relatively speaking, there were much fewer of them.

Ji Fa looked very young and handsome, like a gentle and jade-like son, and his age was no more than twenty-five or six years old.

But in fact he is already in his forties.

Speaking of which, he was of the same generation as Di Xin, and his father Ji Chang was of the same generation as Di Yi.

Di Yi also married Di Xin's aunt to his father, but she died early.

Jiang Ziya is here.

The first sentence that came in was: "My lord, it's spring, we're going to defend the hall, and we're ready for battle."

"Battle?"

Hearing this, Ji Fa put down the brief note in his hand, sighed and said softly, "Does Da Shang still want to be the first to rush to us?"

In order to prevent the big merchants from conquering Xiqi first, he only raised the anti-flag, and did not agree with Jiang Ziya's opinion that he should make himself king.

He felt that if Xiqi fought with Dashang, they would both lose in the end.

On the contrary, even though the national power of many great merchants was consumed, Xiqi would not be much better at that time.

This will lose the qualification and strength to compete for the throne in the crowd.

It's just that Di Xin still had his eyes on them.

This made Ji Fa a little puzzled, and even a little depressed.

You see, Donglu and Nan'e are on opposite sides, and they have been dancing for so many years, clamoring every day to fight Chaoge.

But you, Di Xin, just don't care.

We, Xiqi, are very interesting, we just put up a flag of rebellion, and we didn't say that we would fight Chaoge's arrogant and rebellious words, but you chose us.

If you co-author, you will see that we are honest and easy to bully, right?

Jiang Ziya nodded and said, "Nine out of ten."

Still the same sentence, there are some things that ordinary people can't touch.