The succession ceremony of the family head was held as scheduled. The leading figures of the two sects and six sects were all dressed in fine clothes. However, behind each of them stood four soldiers, two holding knives and two holding crossbows. Anyone who dared to make any small moves would be immediately on the spot.
Dharma!
Sima Heng read out the succession declaration. After these few days of integration, the two sects and six sects were basically in his hands. Although Ji Jie was the emperor behind the scenes, he never participated in the internal affairs of the family. Everything was handled by Sima Heng.
We have the sole discretion to handle it.
"I have succeeded as the head of the family, and now I am announcing a decision!" Sima Heng sat on a mahogany chair and said loudly: "In order to avoid the war, the Sima clan established a family walled city here, which has lasted for decades. But the walled city is located in
In the bitter cold land in the north, the children of the family are active in the Seven Kingdoms. It would take a long time to come back and it is not easy to manage them uniformly! I discussed it with the deputy head of the family and decided to move the family headquarters to Zhaocheng.
Thanks to Lord Zhaowen's love, a large area of space has been prepared for us in the new city. Zhaocheng is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. It has been dominated by those who have conquered the Central Plains since ancient times. After we move there, we will definitely shine the prestige of the Sima family again. Do you have any opinions?
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"The master of the house is wise, the master of the house is wise..." A thundering roar immediately sounded.
Sima Xueran poked Ji Jie's stomach with her finger and asked, "This must be your idea again, am I right?"
"I just made a suggestion to your uncle!" Ji Jie pretended to be innocent and said, "Who knew he would mention it at the succession ceremony? I declare that I never forced him! The Sima family moved to Zhao
There's nothing wrong with the city, just like your uncle said - it's easier to manage! Besides, when the time comes when you succeed as the head of the family, you will still stay in Zhaocheng and don't have to come to this inhospitable place, hehe!"
"I knew I had nothing to do with you!" Sima Xueran rolled her eyes at Ji Jie.
Sima Heng has already sent people to Zhaocheng to discuss the matter with Ji Xueling, who is in charge. There are many craftsmen in Zhaocheng. As long as the drawings are in place, a new Sima Walled City can be built soon.
After the ceremony, the leading figures of the two sects and six sects were escorted back to the dungeon. Ji Jie ordered that none of these people could be released without his consent. As for Wu Guo, Wu Liji and other outsiders who were invited to help, naturally they did not continue.
If it is necessary to imprison them, give each of them a piece of silver and get out of here!
Everyone was immersed in the joy of victory.
Xiong Ben panted and rushed into the living room, kicked off the thick threshold with one kick, and said out of breath: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... No... It's not good..."
"What's the matter? Don't be anxious and speak slowly!" Ji Jie handed over a cup of tea and said, "Drink some water first and speak slowly!"
Xiong Ben took the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, swallowing even the tea leaves. He took a deep breath and said, "Princess Xue Ling sent a messenger, saying that the Qin State had ordered an army of 50,000 to attack the Zhou Dynasty in a mighty manner.
The Royal City is now less than a hundred miles away!"
"What?" Ji Jie stood up from the chair and said, "Why is it that there was no news at all before, and Qin Jun came just as soon as he said it was coming? Our intelligence work can't be so bad, right?"
Xiong Bi continued: "This army did not come to Zhou Dynasty originally. The target was South Korea. The Qin State issued a declaration of war to South Korea! But I don't know what happened. Before they reached the border of South Korea, they suddenly turned around and attacked Zhou Dynasty.
The Emperor of Zhou ordered all the troops to guard the royal city, and the surrounding areas were fortified and clear. How could he vow to live or die with the royal city?"
Why did the Qin soldiers who attacked Han suddenly change their route to the Zhou Dynasty? Ji Jie thought of two reasons: First, after Qin issued a declaration of war to South Korea, Han, Zhao, and Wei formed an anti-Qin alliance, which forced Qin to give up. Attack, but did not want to return empty-handed, and killed the Great Zhou Royal City along the way; secondly, the Qin army's goal was the Great Zhou Royal City, and attacking Han was just an excuse to cover up its true purpose.
How can the 50,000 tiger and wolf Qin troops and the more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people of the Zhou Dynasty be opponents? The walls of the royal city are in disrepair, how can they hold on?
"Your Majesty, shall we break camp immediately?" Zhao Ling walked in and asked. He was dressed in military uniform and was ready to set off.
Ji Jie frowned and thought for a while, then said: "The situation here has just stabilized. If we leave now, those people with evil intentions will definitely be ready to take action! So, Xiong Kui, you stay and command a thousand cavalry and six hundred cavalry. Infantry, when you encounter trouble, always ask the two elders for advice, but one thing you should remember is that you must not be soft on those conspirators. Kill them when they need to be killed. You are no more important here than Zhaocheng. Guanxiao with Tuolong!"
"With this order, Xiong Kui will definitely live up to his mission!" Xiong Kui said sternly. Among the three brothers, he has the best brains and is calmer in situations. In this aspect, he is much better than Xiong Ba and Xiong Bi.
Why not leave Sima Xueran to lead the troops? It stands to reason that she knows the people here better and can handle emergencies more easily.
The reason is very simple. When facing people in her family, she can't help but be soft-hearted when dealing with certain things. But this must not happen at this time. Once you are soft-hearted once, there will be a second and third time... until things develop. To the point where it is completely out of control, the situation that was finally won will fall apart.
"Xue Ran, brothers Xiong Ba and Xiong Ben, please go and clean up immediately. Let's go back to Zhaocheng together!" Ji Jie gave orders to several people respectively: "The four of us set off first, and General Zhao Ling led the large forces to return. Leave enough manpower at the mine and take the remaining people to Zhaocheng for reinforcements, the sooner the better!"
"Got the order!"
Following the large army, Ji Jie and the four of them had to travel day and night to arrive before the morning of the day after tomorrow.
Two quarters of an hour later, Ji Jie and the others rode out of the gate of the city wall, and Sima Heng, Sima Mu and others went out to see them off in person.
"Zhaowen Jun, I will send the most capable disciples to find out the strength of the Qin army!" Sima Heng said seriously: "Although the Nanshan sect is gone, the Sima family has always been full of elites. Don't worry, the intelligence will continue to flow. Delivered to you!"
"Then there's Patriarch Lao Sima!" Ji Jie clasped his fists and said, "We'll say goodbye. The construction of the new Sima Walled City will not be affected. I will ask Ranran to send the progress here in time. See you later!"
“See you later!”
"Drive..."
The four horses rode away. Apart from taking necessary rests along the way, they even had to eat on horseback.
On the third day, at dawn, four people appeared at the north gate of Zhaocheng. The high walls and majestic gates made everyone feel confident that this was a strong city.
Xiong Ba shouted towards the city gate tower: "Where is the bailiff? Your Majesty is back, open the city gate quickly!"
The gatekeeper looked down and was sure it was Ji Jie, so he ordered: "Open the city gate and welcome you into the city!"
The four of them filed in and headed straight for the city.