Chapter 123: Mianchi Secret Meeting! Dashang Edition Yue Wang Goujian
Chapter 123: Mianchi Secret Meeting! Dashang Version of Yue King Goujian
Jiang Huanchu was surprised. E Chongyu had just ordered his own soldiers to guard the place and not let anyone in. He didn't expect this person to come in, and it seemed that he had eavesdropped on the conversation between the four of them for a long time.
Ji Chang's eyes suddenly flashed with light. He glanced thoughtfully at E Chongyu, the convener of this discussion, and then slowly narrowed his eyes. Then he stood up and saluted the visitor together with the three princes: "I have seen the King of Yue thousand years old.
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It turned out that this person was the emperor's eldest brother Wei Ziqi. After the emperor ascended the throne, he named his eldest brother Wei Zi the King of Yue, and the second brother Wei Zi was named the King of Chen. In fact, this title had another meaning. Although Gou Jian, the king of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period,
He was defeated by King Wu Fu Chai, but he was deep-minded and tolerant. After being captured, he was released. In the end, he turned around and destroyed the powerful Wu Kingdom. Zhang Zixing named Wei Zi the King of Yue, just to remind him that there are still people behind him.
A brother who "works hard" cannot let his guard down at all times.
Wei Ziqi returned the salute quickly, and then the two men behind him greeted the Four Marquises again. Jiang Huanchu recognized that the two men were Wei Ting and Wei Ge, the two sons of Wei Fan, the senior official. They both held positions. He was secretly surprised and began to feel in his heart.
Calculate.
After everyone sat down, Wei Zi opened his mouth and said: "Four wise men, please forgive the sin of the lonely king for coming uninvited. The lonely king just passed by Mianchi and heard that the four wise men were here, so he came here for a while."
Everyone here is a scheming person, knowing that what he said is just an excuse, and there must be something to follow. Sure enough, I heard Wei Ziqi say: "There are no outsiders here, so the lonely king might as well speak frankly. The lonely king just now is not alarmist, the emperor is here
This is an innovation, and determination is no small matter. If you disobey it, you will end up in a miserable way."
When Jiang Huanchu heard the words "no outsiders", his heart moved, but he was still unsure of Wei Ziqi's true intention, so he deliberately said: "On the shore of Sui Tu, could it be the king's ministers? Although we are divided into four areas, we are always the
As ministers of the emperor, since the emperor is determined to reform the system, how can we, as ministers, disobey him?"
Wei Ziqi rubbed his cold hands and smiled slightly: "Jiang Xianbo's words are wrong. How can the emperor's intention be just a new policy?"
Chonghou Hu showed a wary look: "Your Highness, King of Yue, please speak directly if you have anything to say."
Wei Ziqi replied: "Among the four wise men, Jiang Xianbo is the father of the queen, Ji Xianbo is related to the clan, and Chongxianbo is highly valued by the emperor. There are some things that the lonely king cannot express clearly, but now the situation is urgent, which not only threatens our great
The Shang Dynasty has a six-hundred-year foundation, and the lives of four of them are at stake, so the lonely king risked his life to come here to discuss the big plan with the four wise men."
Ji Chang said: "Your Highness, although the New Deal has a great impact on the princes, the emperor's intention is to liberate the slaves and expand agriculture. For example, the Eastern Qi Special Zone, which used to be a barren land, is now rich. How can it endanger our lives?"
Say?"
When it comes to the wealth of Dong Qi, Jiang Huanchu's face is inevitably gloomy. Dong Qi was originally a barbarian who surrendered to the country and lived in poverty. After self-made reforms and the development of the fishery and salt industry, in just a few years, Dong Qi surpassed what he had been running for many years.
Donglu, now people from Donglu continue to secretly move to Dongqi, and even strict orders cannot stop it. Dongqi, on the other hand, not only does not repatriate these migrating people, but instead takes great care of them in the name of the new "special zone" system, causing the nearby vassal states to
People's hearts were in turmoil. Seeing that the development of Dong Qi was getting faster and faster, and the constraints on Dong Lu were getting stronger and stronger, Jiang Huanchu was worried all day long and had trouble sleeping and eating.
Wei Ziqi sighed: "You all still remember that when the late king was in power, he was always hesitant about canonizing the crown prince. One day, for some unknown reason, he suddenly made Prince Shou, the younger brother of the three kings, the crown prince, and then the four sages
Bo enters the court to celebrate, the late emperor dies of illness, and the new emperor ascends the throne."
The death of the late emperor and the ascension of the emperor to the throne were all personal experiences of the four princes, so the four of them nodded. Wei Ziqi said again: "That day when I heard that the grand master was revolting against his master, the late emperor held a banquet for all the ministers in the Xianqing Hall.
After Wang Yi showed his courage by dragging nine oxen backwards, the late king secretly summoned my three brothers to the Zhaoxuan Palace to discuss matters. At that time, King Shou offended the late king with his words and was punished by the late king to kneel in the palace. My brother Yan and I retired first.
Then, a conversation between King Shou and the late king made the late king change his mind. When he went to court the next day, he immediately announced the appointment of King Shou as the crown prince. Originally, the lonely king never understood that the ministers in the court who supported the lonely king at that time
Still in the majority, King Shou offended the late emperor again that night. Why did the late king suddenly change his will and decide to make King Shou the crown prince? After much inquiry and understanding, the reason was revealed - it was all because King Shou had treated the late emperor that night.
What you said!"
E Chongyu asked cooperatively: "Is this happening? Your Highness, do you know what the emperor said to the late emperor that day?"
Wei Ziqi replied: "The late king once asked my three brothers what they thought of the power of the world. King Gu and King Chen both replied that the world is peaceful. Only Dongyi and Dog and Rong are troubled. They can rely on four wise men.
For help, I will lead the eight hundred feudal lords in four separate groups and control the four directions forever. From now on, I can enjoy peace."
Hearing this, Jiang Huanchu and the other four nodded in unison, only to hear Wei Ziqi change the subject: "However, King Shou's words surprised King Lonely. King Shou said that the biggest worry of Dashang is not outside, but the biggest internal worry
It is the eight hundred princes who are divided into various places, especially the four wise men! If they are left to their own devices and let them become powerful, it will be like sending the country and the country into the hands of others! This is what King Gu and King Chen heard in the past.
, if there is any falsehood, discipline the lonely king for life after life, and he will not end well!"
The four major princes were all shaken together, and even Chonghou Hu was no exception. Wei Ziqi was very satisfied with the reaction of the four people, and continued to break the news: "These words were only spoken by the lonely king in the presence of the king. Do you know the relationship between the lonely king and the king?"
After King Chen left, did the emperor say anything to the late king again?"
This time even Jiang Huanchu couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, please clarify."
Wei Ziqi sighed: "That discussion was very secret. I tried my best to find out only a few details. The general idea is to develop national power first, then use force to carry out reforms, gradually weaken the power of the princes, and finally eliminate the system of local princes.
, turned into a 'centralized' rule with the emperor as the center!"
The expressions of the four major princes changed suddenly when they heard this. Wei Ziqi's words should not have been fabricated out of thin air. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been a man of great talent and strategy. He wrote three books and led the Eastern Expedition, showing his might and virtue. The national power of Dachang was also advancing by leaps and bounds.
All parties are convinced. But when the world is peaceful, these new policies and reforms are suddenly implemented, which makes people panic. I am afraid that just as Wei Ziqi said, after developing national power, reforms will weaken the power of the princes and eventually eliminate the system of the princes.
Let Dashang make a complete change.
So the next step of the New Deal is to "annihilate" the princes? This is what the four princes are most worried about. Once the emperor really makes up his mind, he will definitely take the lead in attacking the four people. With the current military strength of Dashang, if he wants to conquer alone
A certain group of princes was probably unbeatable. The more the four of them thought about it, the more frightened they became. They looked at each other for a long time, all with sullen expressions and no words.
In fact, Wei Ziqi used quite a lot of scheming in his words. In Zhang Zixing's reform plan, even if he planned to weaken the power of the princes, it was not like sending troops to conquer the princes and relying on killing to conquer the princes, as he said.
Under military deterrence, the economy was used as a weapon to gradually change the phenomenon of excessive local power, transform the vassal system into a county system, and realize centralization of power.
Wei Ziqi's half-truth and half-false words captured the psychological weaknesses of the four princes and were extremely consistent with the current situation, so the four of them could not disbelieve them.
After a long time, Jiang Huanchu broke the silence: "His Royal Highness, King of Yue, what is your intention in saying these words to us?"
Wei Ziqi expressed emotion: "Although the emperor is a great man with great talents, this reform is extremely inappropriate. It shakes the foundation of the officials and ignores the laws of the ancestors. If the princes are conquered from all directions in the future, the world will be in chaos and the people will be in ruins."
, our six-hundred-year foundation of the Great Shang is in jeopardy. The lonely king and the emperor share the same mother, and should not reveal this secret to you wise men, but as a clan relative, how can the lonely king sit back and watch the foundation of our great business collapse? The lonely king dares to come here
, just to discuss the big plan with the four wise men."
This sentence clearly reveals Wei Ziqi's wolf ambition. Without what he said before, even if the four princes had this ambition, they would not dare to reveal it. Now that the words have reached this point, the four princes understand the urgency of the situation.
, so he didn’t show a particularly surprised expression.
Ji Chang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "Thanks to the trust of His Highness, I tell you this matter. What I heard today, Ji Chang must swear to keep it secret. However, Ji Chang has been favored by the great merchants for generations, and he dare not be disobedient to the emperor in the slightest."
my heart, so I say goodbye."
As soon as Ji Chang spoke, Jiang Huanchu and Chonghou Hu also expressed their gratitude to Wei Ziqi for the reminder, but did not want to get involved in a certain struggle - even if the emperor had such a plan, everyone had their own plans and coping methods. Wei Ziqi
The purpose of coming to the post house at this time is nothing more than to take this opportunity to drag the four princes into the water and commit such treason and injustice. The three of them are all scheming people, so how could they agree so easily.
Wei Ziqi and E Chongyu looked at each other, as if they had expected that the three princes would be like this, and immediately sneered: "Three wise men, don't think that you can be alone in this way, the lonely king has always been tabooed by the emperor, and your every move
Everything is under the Emperor's strict surveillance. If the Emperor knew about our meeting today, he would be even more suspicious, and I'm afraid you will be in great trouble by then."
Jiang Huanchu suddenly turned around, looked at Wei Ziqi coldly, and said, "Is His Royal Highness the King of Yue threatening us?"
"Don't misunderstand Jiang Xianbo. The lonely king didn't mean this." Wei Ziqi shook his head and clapped his hands. He saw a woman in colorful clothes suddenly appear out of thin air, holding two men in black clothes in her hands. Both of them were
He is unconscious.
"These two people are shadow spies who are monitoring you all. They have been hiding in the post house using the art of concealment. Fortunately, Fairy Luo has great magical powers and subdued them. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
The woman in colorful clothes did not salute, pointed in one direction, and said: "There are five people lurking fifty steps away from here. Do you want to take them down?"
"No need!" Chonghou Hu said hurriedly: "That's my personal guard, hiding in the dark to be on guard."
With this, no one doubted this woman's abilities anymore. The woman in colorful clothes nodded, smiled at Wei Zi, grabbed the two of them lightly, twisted her body, and disappeared immediately.
Wei Ziqi took advantage of the situation and said: "You wise men, what you see is what you see. The lonely king is not lying. The emperor is afraid of the four of you. It is no longer day and night. The four of you..."
Chonghou Hu interrupted and said: "Your Highness, King of Yue, don't force others to do anything. We have come all the way under the emperor's orders and we don't have any troops. Even if we want to help, we can't do anything."
Wei Ziqi smiled and said: "Actually, the lonely king is not asking you wise men to take any risks, but he just hopes to get a commitment from the four of you. If the lonely king is lucky enough to succeed and risk the world to reverse the crisis of Dashang, I would like to ask the four of you to support the lonely king's move.
, if the lonely king fails, the four wise men can just stand by and watch, it has nothing to do with them, how about that?"
Although "reversing the crisis of Great Shang" was said in a vague way, the four princes all understood the meaning. To put it bluntly, Wei Ziqi wanted to usurp the throne. If he succeeded, he wanted the four princes to support him as emperor. If the emperor really died,
If the four princes support him, even if an old minister like Wen Zhong opposes it, there is nothing he can do; if he fails, it has nothing to do with the four princes.
This condition sounds very tempting on the surface, but an old fox like Ji Chang knows very well that once he agrees, it will be equivalent to boarding Wei Ziqi's pirate ship. If the matter is exposed, God knows whether Wei Ziqi will drag them to pay compensation.
die?
Wei Ziqi said again: "If the Solitary King really succeeds, he will restore the system of his ancestors, rely on the four men as his arms, and rule the four sides forever from generation to generation, sharing peace. If you violate this statement, you will be turned into a piece of shit!"
The ancients always valued oaths, and Wei Ziqi made two oaths today. Firstly, it shows his sincerity, and secondly, he shows his urgency. In fact, Wei Ziqi has been keeping a low profile these years and has endured very hard work. But as Zhang Zixing, as a
Since the Emperor, he has been so mighty and virtuous that he has conquered all directions, far surpassing the late Emperor Yi. In desperation, Wei Ziqi's ambition has weakened day by day, but he has not completely given up. Now that he has finally waited for this opportunity, his anger is naturally rekindled.
, couldn't hold it back.
E Chongyu and Wei Ziqi had colluded for a long time. They were the first to salute and said: "Thanks to His Highness the King of Yue's trust, Nanbohou E Chongyu is willing to listen to His Highness's orders."
Seeing that E Chongyu expressed his loyalty first, Chonghou Hu felt relieved and stepped forward to salute: "In this case, I, Chonghou Hu, cannot refuse His Highness's kindness. I wonder if His Highness has any good ideas?"
Wei Ziqi showed a mysterious look and said: "Thank you two wise men for your righteousness! The lonely king has his own plan for this matter, which cannot be explained."
As he said that, he turned his attention to the two princes who had not expressed their attitude. Jiang Huanchu frowned and said: "I, the Jiang family, have lived in Donglu for a long time. I am loyal to the great merchants and have never done anything disobedient. If your highness succeeds, I will go to the east."
The princes should support you, and if it doesn't happen, your Highness, don't blame me for standing by and watching."
Wei Ziqi knew that this could be regarded as a gesture, so he said sincerely: "Don't worry, Uncle Jiang Xian, if King Gu succeeds, brother Wen Huanxian will be returned to Donglu and he will inherit the title. What's more, King Gu is also an orthodox member of the Great Shang clan.
Even if it succeeds, Jiang Xianbo is not disloyal to Dashang."
When Jiang Huanchu heard this promise, he nodded immediately and remained silent. Seeing that the three of them had expressed their opinions, Xibo Hou Jichang did not want to be alone, so he also smiled and nodded in agreement with Wei Zi.
Wei Ziqi was overjoyed when he saw that the four major princes had expressed their support. He made countless promises before leaving happily.