The next day, before Li Zhou woke up, he heard someone report that Prime Minister Shang Rong wanted to see him.
Prime Minister Shang Rong was a veteran of three dynasties in his sixties. His beard and hair were all white, and he looked in a hurry, as if something big had happened.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you built a well behind the palace, right?"
Shang Rong didn't say much and asked directly. There was blame in his eyes, but he was a little anxious.
"Um, doesn't the Prime Minister agree to drink well water alone?"
"Your Majesty, this underground water is sweet and clear. Businessmen have been drinking it secretly for a long time. If they were ordinary people, it would be fine, but Your Majesty, you must not do it. This is not something that can be quelled by rumors."
Shang Rong has been in politics for many years, so why can't he see the source of those rumors?
"Why?"
"The major events of the country are to be sacrificed to the Rong. The king is the supreme human emperor, but the sacrifices of ghosts and gods must not be ignored, otherwise the disaster of national subjugation will not be far away."
Li Zhou was speechless for a while. I would have perished if I drank water from the well.
Just as he was about to retort, he heard Shang Rong say next, "Yabi Qian is a member of the ritual and music rituals and a bloodline of the clan. I have contacted several clan members. I'm afraid there will be an uproar in the morning court soon."
"So serious?"
Li Zhou then thought about it and understood that although Shang Rong was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, he was also a minister of the Dragon family. To be precise, he was a minister of Emperor Xin's line. If Emperor Xin fell, the first person to be unlucky would be
This is the Prime Minister.
The reason why Fei Zhongyouhun asked Li Zhou to ask him for help was because Shang Rong could really help him. Facts have also proved that Shang Rong wiped Emperor Xin's butt for a lot of time. In the Wo Palace, Emperor Xin wrote erotic poems.
Shang Rong immediately asked his attendants to erase the poem.
[Shang Rong: Boss, Character: Way of the Sages, Loyalty 50%]
But Shang Rong's loyalty speaks volumes. If he hadn't practiced the way of saints, he probably wouldn't have stayed in the court.
"Who does Old Prime Minister Shang think Gu is?"
"The king is talented, brave, and decisive in his actions. If he does good, he should be the leader of the party. If he does evil, he will be afraid of..."
Li Zhou laughed and said, "I might be the leader of the country's subjugation, after Xia Jie!"
Shang Rong did not dare to raise his head, but he did not fall to his knees like Fei Zhongyouhun. The sage of this generation was still very courageous.
"Old Prime Minister Shang, I intend to reform and make the Yin and Shang strong. What I want to do is not only to serve the foreigners, but also to reproduce the legacy of the Three Emperors and the character of the Five Emperors. Dealing with those witches is the first step."
Shang Rong, a veteran of three dynasties and a practicing sage, also opened his eyes wide at this time and looked at Di Xin with an incredible look, as if he was meeting him for the first time.
"Old Prime Minister, I heard that in ancient times, the emperors of heaven, earth, emperors, and human beings were all equal. There was no distinction between superiority and inferiority. How many years have passed now, and the decline of the human emperor is not a blessing to the human race."
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
Shang Rong was so scared at this time that he couldn't help but look at the sky, fearing that something terrible was coming.
Seeing that there was no change, Shang Rong breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It is good for your Majesty to have such ambition, but it is difficult."
"Old Prime Minister, don't worry too much, I have my own plan."
At this time, Shang Rong was both happy and worried, fearing that the Yin Shang Dynasty would be destroyed in the hands of the ambitious Emperor Xin.
[Ding! Successfully assist the loyal minister and gain 100 merits. 】
Li Zhou smiled mysteriously and looked at Shang Rong's loyalty again. It actually increased to 60%. Sure enough, those words just now worked.
…
At the court meeting, the courtiers looked gloomy.
In the meeting hall, many familiar ministers of the Shang Dynasty were present.
Before Yabi Qian could say anything, Wang Shujizi jumped out and started spraying.
"Your Majesty, during the reign of Emperor Yi, the reason why the weather was smooth and the people were peaceful was all because of sacrifices to ghosts and gods. Now, Your Majesty, you are digging underground water to compete with ghosts and gods for springs. This is really a disaster for the country."
Unlike Yabi Gan, this Wang Shu Jizi was the biological brother of the late King Di Yi. His words also represented the opinions of the clan, and even Emperor Xin had to take them seriously.
Li Zhou was shocked after reading the entry. Jizi's loyalty turned out to be negative. Although Di Xin was a bit of a jerk, he was still very kind to his uncle. In addition to enjoying glory and wealth, Jizi also had
Your own feudal country can be regarded as a prince.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Wang, when did Gu start digging underground water? Who did you listen to?"
"Huh? Does your Majesty still want to deceive me? The news has spread throughout Chaoge City. Behind the King's palace is the well."
"Oh? How come I don't know, Uncle Wang, would you like to accompany me to see it?"
Li Zhou's teasing look directly made Wang Shu Jizi furious. He ignored the emperor and his ministers and said directly, "Just go."
"Wait a minute, what if there is no well behind the lonely house?"
"Leave it to your Majesty's disposal!"
"Okay, if there is no well, I won't kill you, but Uncle Wang has to do something for me."
“It’s a deal!”
When the other ministers saw Jizi's bet with the king, they didn't know what kind of medicine the king was selling in his gourd. Even Prime Minister Shang Rong and Ya Biqian were full of doubts.
Therefore, Li Zhou took a large number of loyal generals of the Shang Dynasty and came directly to the Qiong Palace.
Sure enough, there was nothing behind the entire Qiong room. No matter how Jizi searched, there was no trace.
"how so?"
Jizi was dumbfounded on the spot, and all the ministers were stunned on the spot.
Jizi was the king's uncle, and he had his own spies in the palace. Moreover, Di Xin and Fei Zhongyouhun did not hide anything from anyone before, and the subsequent rumors were all prepared for this.
But now it doesn't exist, it has disappeared out of thin air.
It was Yabi Qian who reacted faster and said, "It must have disturbed the late king, so he took the well back."
"Yes, that must be the case."
"Uncle Wang, do you see this? What you just said?"
No matter what Bigan said, the fact was that there was no well, and Jizi couldn't help but lower his head, with an attitude of letting everything go.
"Since Uncle Wang always likes to listen to rumors, I will punish him by going to the Ancestral Temple and cleaning the Ancestral Temple for three months."
Di Xin's words were reasonable and Jizi accepted the punishment.
[Ding! Successfully punished the traitor! Obtained 100 merits. 】
The ministers no longer dared to talk about this matter, and only Fei Zhong and Youhun looked like they were gloating about the misfortune.
"So, what you hear is false, and what you see is true. You are all ministers, and Dr. Jizi is Gu's uncle. It is really unwise to go to war over something that you don't know is true or false."
Li Zhou talked eloquently, especially the word "dear uncle", which was deliberately accented, which made Jizi's face turn red. He looked at these self-righteous ministers and all lowered their heads, looking satisfied.
expression.
"Peng!"
There was a loud noise in a corner, a well appeared out of thin air, and a burst of white smoke floated out from the well. Suddenly, a melodious voice reached the ears of every minister.
"Give water from the well to the merchant."
The sound was far and near, extremely terrifying. These superstitious businessmen had never seen anything like this before.
Everyone fell to their knees, hula la, and there were many people crying bitterly. Among them, Jizi cried the most ferociously, and even claimed that the voice was that of the late king, Emperor Yi.
Jizi was Uncle Wang, and when he suddenly said it, everyone immediately believed him.
Even though Bigan didn't believe it, under such circumstances, he could not help but admit the matter, but his face was extremely ugly.
Li Zhou actually used several psychological knowledge. This Jizi was angry and then frightened. His voice was intermittent and strange. In addition, he was extremely superstitious. He had been hinted by rumors several times before. What happened to the sudden change?
Can he not believe the voice of the late king?
As for the well, it was easier to do. The well was located in a corner behind Qiong's house. The location was very remote. So he ordered craftsmen to make a manhole cover, which was covered with flowers and plants. Li Zhou even stood directly on the manhole cover.
, and then let these ministers search for it.
As the saying goes, things under the nose are the hardest to find. No matter how hard they search, they can't find them. Then Li Zhou started to perform, scolding, and talking, just to divert his attention. Then the attendant on the side pulled, that
The manhole cover fell directly into the well, making a loud noise.
As for the white smoke, it is easier to understand. It was dry ice that Li Zhou exchanged for 10 merits. The white items were very cheap, and even how to use them was written in detail. Li Zhou not only sighed, this merit system is really easy to use.
As soon as the white smoke came out, the group of Yin merchants immediately believed it.
Although Jizi felt there was something wrong, he had to admit it at this time.
"The human king has contributed to the order of heaven and earth, and is specially given a ray of golden light of merit. I hope that the human king will do well."
Li Zhou couldn't help but feel a little stupid at this time, and thought to himself, "Is this a big deal? Is this the voice of a god?"