Tortoise of the Great Desolation

Chapter 524 Traitor, loyal minister

Zishou succeeded to the throne, and the princes of the [-] towns in the four directions turned to the merchants. No matter whether they were sincerely surrendering, or they had the intention to wait and see, at least for the time being, these princes maintained an attitude of surrender to the great merchants—this naturally included Xibo Houji Chang.

What's more, Xibo Hou Jichang was the only one among the four great princes who came to sing in person besides Jiang Huanchu.

However, when Zishou saw Ji Chang, to be honest, looking at Ji Chang in the hall who was dressed in coarse linen and had a kind face, it was really difficult for Zishou to connect him with the generation of heroes that Emperor Yi said.

However, when Emperor Yi had just succeeded to the throne, it was this Ji Chang who almost overturned Dashang.

Although that was only the beginning of Emperor Yi's accession to the throne, later Emperor Yi reigned for more than [-] years, and Ji Chang also hibernated for more than [-] years.

However, just like that, before Di Yi died, he still regarded Ji Chang as the biggest threat, which shows how deeply he was impressed by Ji Chang back then.

Under such circumstances, Zishou did not dare to underestimate the seemingly ordinary old man in front of him.

However, from the beginning to the end, except for the plain clothes, Ji Chang did not show any difference from other princes who came to worship.

Send a congratulatory message as well. , all aspects of preparations are in line with his status as a Xibohou, everything is normal.

But Zishou knew very well that this kind of normality was the biggest abnormality.

Of course, he is also very clear that although he has some advantages of foresight, he has no way to do anything to Ji Chang now.

It's only secondly that the teacher came out of no name. The most important thing is that he understands that even if he keeps Ji Chang in Chaoge, it won't affect anything.

In the original history, King Zhou imprisoned Ji Chang in Yuli for seven years, which did not affect the development and growth of the Western Zhou Dynasty—since Ji Chang dared to come to Chaoge in person, everything must have been arranged.

Therefore, even if Zishou killed Ji Chang now, it would probably be useless.

The most important thing is that he, who has just succeeded to the throne, still needs some time to control the entire Dashang.

In addition, the most puzzling thing for Zishou is the relationship between Ji Chang and a group of important merchants.

Not much else to say, Ji Chang at least maintains a very close relationship with Prime Minister Shang Rong and Ya Bigan.

Shang Rong and Bigan, one is a person with the ashes of a great merchant, a veteran of the three dynasties, the current prime minister, and the other is the emperor's younger brother of Emperor Yi, Zishou's uncle, and the prime minister of the dynasty, but they both maintain a close relationship with Ji Chang Relationship, the mystery of it, at least Zishou can't see through it.

However, now he can somewhat understand why King Zhou preferred to trust Fei Zhongyouhun rather than relying on Shangrong and Bigan when Wen Zhong was not in the court in the original history. A bit stupid, but at least loyal enough, isn't it?
At least, when King Wu defeated Zhou, these two treacherous ministers were still big merchants and ministers of King Zhou until their death.

Based on this alone, they are more worthy of King Zhou's trust than those so-called loyal people.

This is also the reason why Zishou kept Fei Zhong and You Hun by his side even though he knew the direction of history.

A few days later, the envoys of some princes who came to Chaoge to congratulate Zishou on his succession, or some princes who came to Chaoge to congratulate him in person, have already begun to return.

Then Zishou discovered that Ji Chang, who was his focus, did not return to Xiqi immediately after leaving Chaoge, but stayed in Shangrong's manor outside the city.

In the palace, Zishou yawned lazily after hearing Fei Zhong's report.

Zishou pouted towards Fei Zhong, and Zishou said lightly, "Tell me your opinion."

Seeing this, Fei Zhong hastily bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, the villain is stupid, and I can't understand Xi Bohou's mind."

Hearing this, Zi Shou curled his lips in disgust, and looked at You Hun beside him: "What about you?"

However, when Zishou looked over, You Hun was as frightened as Fei Zhong and immediately fell to his knees: "Your Majesty forgive me, but the villain doesn't know."

Looking at Fei Zhong and You Hun who were kneeling side by side in front of him, Zishou shook his head lightly: "Look, you are so frightened, what are you two afraid to say in front of Gu? The worst case is at best The old man Shang Rong is actually a member of Ji Chang, but it doesn’t matter. Generally speaking, this kind of old man is very face-saving. After all, he is still the prime minister of Da Shang, so at least he won’t To openly betray Da Shang, even if it is a betrayal, he will have to wait until later when he is lonely and mediocre, and he will consider the common people of the world and force him to betray Da Shang. So, at least for the time being, there is nothing to worry about."

The understated words came out of Zishou's mouth, and Fei Zhong and You Hun lay dead on the ground, not daring to say a word.

It's fine for Zishou to talk about this kind of talk, but if they say it - as Zishou said just now, at least for now, Shang Rong is still the prime minister of Dashang.

It is very taboo for these two close ministers to talk about the prime minister indiscriminately.

Seeing Fei Zhong and You Hun like this, Zishou also shook his head bored.

How did such two guys manage to gain power in history?

"You guys get up first." Waving to Fei Zhong and You Hun, Zi Shou said lightly, "That's the end of this matter, and there are still things for you to do."

Hearing that Zishou stopped talking about Shang Rong and Ji Chang, Fei Zhong and You Hun dared to stand up, and then they approached Zishou with obsequious faces.

You Hun even said directly: "Your Majesty, just tell me what to do, and the villain will definitely take care of it for you!"

Fei Zhong also echoed: "You Hun is right, even if the king wants the moon in the sky, the two villains will find a way to help the king get it off."

"Okay." Seeing the flattering faces of the two, Zi Shou said lightly, "Then you all go and help Gu pick a moon first, and we'll talk about other things later."

Hearing this, Fei Zhong and You Hun's expressions froze, and they were about to cry.

That's what we both said, why do you take it seriously?
"What's the matter?" Zi Shou glanced at the two of them lazily, and knowingly asked, "If you have nothing else to do, hurry up and pick it up. If you don't pick it up, be careful and punish you for deceiving the emperor."

Seeing Zishou's teasing eyes, Fei Zhong and You Hun looked at each other, and finally Fei Zhong who proposed to pick the moon stood up bravely: "Well, Your Majesty, it's not that little people don't want to pick the moon, it's just that little people don't want to pick the moon." People heard that the moon is the place where the concubine of the emperor of heaven lived. If the villains really go to pick the moon, the emperor will blame it and the villains will die. Even if you die a hundred times, it will be hard to atone for your sins!"

(End of this chapter)