The King of Fortune

Chapter 116 The Pillar of the Nation
Back in time, King Zhou lost his Daji, he didn't think about food and drink all day long, he didn't care about government affairs, and locked himself in the Shouxian Palace without seeing anyone.

Zhang Qian and other courtiers saw it and were anxious. In the end, Weizi thought of a way. In the sealed East Palace, he found an impassioned theory on governing the country written by King Zhou, and read it in front of King Zhou. over again.

It was the previous king's assessment of King Zhou's ability in state affairs, and King Zhou spent one night writing a dissertation on state affairs.

Since then, King Zhou's illness seems to have recovered, and he never mentioned Daji's affairs, and everything returned to the old system, with a small dynasty in three days and a big dynasty in five days, discussing state affairs with his ministers, and never tired of it.

The change of King Zhou swept away the miasma in the court, and the lifeless officials seemed to come back to life in just a few days, each of them was full of energy and walked briskly.

Even the people of Chaoge felt the changes in the court, and there were more laughter and laughter.

"Report to Your Majesty, documents have been sent from the Xiqi battlefield."

As soon as he went to court, Zhang Qian came out, holding documents.

King Zhou's expression changed, and he said with a smile: "But Deng Jiugong has another good report, so hurry up!"

Without Daji's confusion, King Zhou's mental state was several times stronger than before. Although he was in his twilight years, his face was bloody.Unlike before, his face was pale, like a terminally ill person.

As the king of a country, King Zhou was closely related to the fate of Da Shang. When he recovered from his illness, Da Shang also regained some vitality from inside to outside.

After receiving the document handed over by the servant, King Zhou opened it and looked at it. His face showed joy, and Long Yan said happily: "Han Rong, the pillar of the country, if this battle can be won, it will be a happy event for the whole country to celebrate."

Wei Zi said: "My lord, what did Han Rongke say in the letter?"

King Zhou said: "Han Rong said in his letter that he planned to fight Xiqi, and asked the lonely king to increase his troops by tens of thousands. In addition, he joined forces with Song Guogong and several princes to attack Xiqi."

The ministers were shocked when they heard the words. Although Han Rong won several games in a row, Xiqi lost a lot, and there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers under control. It is not easy to destroy the country in one battle, let alone Jiang Ziya. Yi generation.

Civil and military officials were discussing, Li Tong said: "Your Majesty, Xiqi's national power is strong, and it seems inappropriate to bet on it like this."

"The minister waits to agree."

After Li's call, a dozen or so ministers came out from Wu Yaya, and the situation of Yin and Shang improved slightly. They didn't want to see that they lost their national power in World War I.

Seeing so many people's opposition, Wei Zi was a little undecided. He always sought stability and felt that Han Rong's strategy was too risky.It would be fine if he wins, but if he loses, the flames of war will quickly reach the fifth level. If something happens at the fifth level, Chaoge will have no natural danger to defend, the offense and defense will be reversed, and the big business will be in danger.

But King Zhou said: "What you said, the lonely king doesn't know. It's just that Han Rong is in Xiqi, working hard for state affairs. Without him, the situation would have collapsed to an unknown extent. Now he intends to launch a big war against Xiqi. , how can the lonely king not support it."

Wei Zi hurriedly said: "Your majesty is cautious. I think the matter is of great importance. I should tune Han Rong back to the court song, tell the whole plan, discuss it with the ministers, and then make plans."

King Zhou didn't make a statement, but glanced down intentionally, and said, "Zhang Qian and Fei Lian, you two have contributed a lot to state affairs these past few years, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhang Qian thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, the imperial court has repeatedly used troops against Xiqi in the past few years, which has caused heavy losses to my husband. I even heard that the grand master and other veterans of the three dynasties also fell in Xiqi, which dealt a heavy blow to our great business. If there is no Han If Rong wins again and again in Xiqi, I am afraid that the princes in the southeast and the south will frequently harass the frontier and restrain hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of our great merchants, and our great merchants will be attacked from all sides."

Han Rong wiped out Chong Heihu, defeated Jiang Ziya, and the world was shaken. Dongbo Hou Jiang Wenhuan and Nanbo Hou Eshun stopped fighting, and the flames of war, which lasted for decades, were extinguished all at once.

King Zhou nodded and said, "Go on."

"This shows that Dashang has Han Rong as a general, which has already played a role in deterring the princes of the world. Even if others are in Xiqi, but he is here, these princes will never dare to act rashly. Dashang can take a breather because of this. If we can use this Opportunity, leveling Xiqi in one fell swoop, great business Zhongxing, just around the corner.”

Out of the consideration of saving the country, Zhang Qian felt that it was necessary to fight and wiped out Xiqi. At that time, no one could threaten the rule of the Yin family.

King Zhou laughed and said, "The superior doctor is right. The Ji family is ambitious. Although the lonely king imprisoned Ji Chang in Yuli a few years ago and made the Ji family fearful of rats, he dared not act rashly. But Fei Zhong and You Hun, two treacherous men, confuse the lonely king. So much so that he let the tiger go back to the mountain! Now that Xiqi has suffered repeated defeats and his morale is low, the golden opportunity, the lonely king can always let Ji Faxiaoer go!"

"Your Majesty."

Wei Zi's face changed, and King Zhou said solemnly: "Brother, there is no need to persuade, this is an opportunity for Da Shang, and I don't want to miss it in vain. Even if Han Rong loses this battle, as long as he is here, Da Shang There is help."

King Zhou, who was sober, realized how weak the Great Shang was.

At the same time, King Zhou has accepted the fact that Daji is a demon, and all the changes started when Daji entered the palace. Based on his understanding of Yin Jiao, since he avenged his mother, he would never ruin Daji's body again.

Fei Lian came out and said: "Your Majesty is wise, use extraordinary means at extraordinary times. Han Rong's performance in the Xiqi battlefield is remarkable. Since he has made such a decision, he must be [-] to [-]% sure, otherwise he will never take the big businessman." national power to gamble."

"What Doctor Zhong said makes sense."

King Zhou laughed, and immediately agreed to Han Rong's request without waiting for the ministers to express their opinions.

Seeing this, Wei Zi just let out a long sigh, and secretly said: "I hope the king's decision is correct, otherwise, I'm afraid that the sky will destroy the great merchant."

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After the court was over, all the ministers came out of the palace in a mighty manner. Li Tong sighed: "It's definitely not a good thing for a big businessman to act arbitrarily like a king and bet on the power of the country."

A minister echoed: "That's right, Your Majesty was bewitched by the Demon Queen Daji before and ignored the government. Now that he is awake, he has given me hope. It seems like such a decision is too risky."

"That Zhang Qian is just a civil servant who knows a little bit about military affairs, but he is boasting in front of the king. In my opinion, this person is wronging the country."

"That's right, the big business is in great shape. At this time, it's time to fight steadily, accumulate national power, and wait for the national power to become stronger before using troops against Xiqi. That's a wise strategy."

"Ministers, this matter is settled, so don't talk about it behind your back."

Wei Zi's face was a bit ugly, these people chose to be dumb in the court hall, and they discussed the government affairs enthusiastically as soon as they retreated from the court, this behavior made him very dissatisfied.

Li Tong cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, I dare not discuss government affairs indiscriminately, but the matter is of great importance, so we must ignore it. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Wei Zi's face turned pale, and he said slowly: "Master Li, do you think Han Rong can win this battle?"

Li Tong shook his head and said: "From the point of view of the following officials, this matter is difficult. The hard work of several generations of the Ji family has led to Xiqi's current situation. The people of Xiqi are loyal to the Ji family. At the beginning, it was heard that the grand master wiped out Beihai Yuan Futong spent several years back and forth, not to mention the powerful Xiqi."

Wei Zi was silent, Li Tong saw that his complexion was not good, so he stopped talking, so he bowed his head and retreated with the officials.

(End of this chapter)