Mount Emei, Luofu Cave.
Xiao Sheng's clone brought Su Daji back here.
"Daji, you are destined to be killed, so you should practice cultivation here until the disaster is over, and then return to Jizhou."
"Okay, Master." Su Daji has been here before in Mount Emei. She also basically knew some of Xiao Sheng's situation.
However, Xiao Sheng's achievements in the human world for hundreds of years were not told to Su Daji, so Su Daji probably didn't know about it yet.
Since then, Su Daji has been cultivating in Mount Emei, but I won’t mention it here.
Let’s talk about the coming year.
In April of the eighth year of King Zhou.
Eight hundred princes came to the merchants.
As expected, Su Hu did not give gifts to Fei Zhong and You Hun, which offended these two treacherous villains.
Fei Zhong and You Hun had a grudge against Su Hu.
In "The Romance of the Gods", there is a time "the auspicious morning of New Year's Day".
New Year's Day here should be December 1st.
In the eighth year of King Zhou, on December 1st, eight hundred princes paid their respects again.
Why? Why perform pilgrimage twice in one year?
"The Romance of the Gods" explains that this year is the year of Chao He.
This year of Chao He may be held once every two years or every four years. The specific situation has not been found.
During this time of congratulations, King Zhou thought of asking the princes to present beautiful women.
I asked Fei Zhong and You Hun if they could ask the four princes to present 400 beauties.
Fei Zhong and You Hun persuaded King Zhou's absurd idea and suggested that Jizhou Hou Suhu offer ten beautiful women. This would not cause too much noise and would naturally not cause trouble.
After Fei Zhong and You Hun hated Su Hu, they investigated Su Hu and found out that Su Daji, Su Hu's daughter, was kidnapped by monsters last year.
Therefore, they did not propose to let Su Daji enter the palace, but they did not let Su Hu go. Instead, they asked Su Hu to select ten beauties to present to King Zhou. The reason given is that there are many beauties in Jizhou. Anyway, he wanted to trick Su Hu.
Under normal circumstances, if Su Hu was a treacherous person, he would definitely think this was a good thing.
Because offering ten beauties is considered as asking for merit in front of King Zhou, and can be rewarded by King Zhou.
However, Su Hu was famous for being upright and upright, and could not tolerate sand in his eyes.
This is a good thing for others, but it is an insult to Su Hu.
"Su Hu will definitely not agree obediently!" This was what Fei Zhong and You Hun thought.
Su Hu's refusal to agree was a sign of disobedience.
So, Fei Zhong and You Hun have already thought about the outcome.
Fei Zhong and You Hun, these two villains, are not unsmart, but too smart.
It's just that their wisdom was not used in the right way.
Of course, this is because King Zhou needs treacherous villains, so Fei Zhong and You Hun became like this.
"Xuan Suhu." King Zhou asked his attendants to convey the order. He felt that asking Su Hu to present ten beauties was nothing. It was much less than the previous four hundred beauties.
The attendant went to the posthouse to deliver the message: "Xuan Suhu, the Marquis of Jizhou, will discuss state affairs."
"According to the decree." Su Hu thought it was really a matter of discussing state affairs, and hurriedly followed the attendants to the Longde Palace to see him.
"Your Majesty, Su Hu, pays homage to your Majesty." Su Hu saluted and bowed down to obey his orders.
"I heard that there are many beauties in Jizhou. You have selected ten beauties to dedicate to the imperial song. What do you think?" King Zhou was always straightforward and would not beat around the bush or pretend to be pretentious. He maintained his simplicity well.
When Su Hu heard this, he felt displeased and said seriously: "In the great palace, there are queens above and concubines below, no less than a thousand people..."
Su Hu suppressed his anger and said: Your Majesty, you have thousands of beauties in your harem, all of them are enchanting and charming. Why are you still not satisfied? In addition, Your Majesty, don't listen to the slanderous words of the villains on the left and right, and let the world mistakenly think that Your Majesty is a lustful person. Your Majesty, you'd better kill the villains on the left and right, and cultivate your moral integrity. This is the right thing to do.
Su Hu is not incompetent either.
He is also a sensible person and knows that what is happening in front of him is the two villains Fei Zhong and You Hun seeking revenge for not giving gifts.
Therefore, Su Hu warned King Zhou tactfully not to listen to the villain's slander and let King Zhou kill Fei Zhong and You Hun.
There is a misunderstanding here. If King Zhou didn't want this, how could Fei Zhong and You Hun come up with such an idea?
After hearing this, King Zhou was of course unhappy.
He felt that he just wanted ten beauties, why couldn't he?
He patiently persuaded Su Hu to agree.
However, Su Hu has a hot temper.
His previous tactful advice was already suppressing his anger.
Unexpectedly, King Zhou still insisted on beauties.
Therefore, Su Hu sternly said something outrageous.
The general meaning is: Your Majesty, as a king, you should cultivate virtue and be diligent in government, so that the people of the world can live in peace. In the past, there was Xia Jie, who was dissolute and immoral, indulged in wine and sex, and later his country perished. Your Majesty, what you are doing now is Xia Jie's business. If you continue like this, your country will definitely be destroyed.
Let's see.
This Su Hu didn't give King Zhou any face.
King Zhou felt aggrieved in his heart: "I just want ten beauties, but you Su Hu actually compared me to the king of a subjugated country?! This is simply unreasonable!"
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As a result, King Zhou became murderous and said, "Come here, drag Su Hu out and have him beheaded at the Meridian Gate!"
The guards on the left and right were immediately ordered to take Su Hu down.
At this time, Fei Zhong and You Hun were not idle. Instead, they interceded for Su Hu and said: Your Majesty, you cannot kill Su Hu like this. You asked Su Hu to offer you a beautiful woman, but Su Hu refused. If Su Hu was killed for such a reason, it would be too unpleasant and the reputation would be ruined.
Your Majesty, you might as well send Su Hu back to Jizhou. Su Hu must be grateful for your kindness, so he might offer the beauty to you.
This reflects the cleverness of the two villains Fei Zhong and You Hun.
If Su Hu is really killed, things will get into trouble.
When Shang Rong, Bigan and others investigated, they must have found Fei Zhong and You Hun to take the blame.
They advised Su Hu to be released first, so that if something happened in the future, they would not be blamed.
When King Zhou heard this, he felt that it was right. If he let Su Hu go as a show of kindness for not killing him, Su Hu would be able to send the beautiful woman over.
As long as the beauty can come, everything else doesn't matter.
This is King Zhou's idea.
As a result, King Zhou issued an order for Su Hu to return to Jizhou as soon as possible. His intention was clear even without saying it.
Su Hu returned to the post house and guessed what King Zhou meant.
He was almost beheaded, but now he has received an order to return to Jizhou as soon as possible. This is to give Su Hu a step down. You go back quickly to select beauties and send them to Chaoge. Let's forget about it.
But, who is Su Hu?
He is an upright person, a person who would rather die than surrender!
In his rage, he wanted to kill his wife and daughter. (In "The Romance of the Gods", Su Hu complained that Su Daji had harmed Su Hu's entire family. Only such an incompetent person would complain that his daughter was too beautiful, which led to her death.)
Ever since:
"If a king breaks the rules of his ministers, he will defeat the five permanent members. Su Hu of Jizhou will never go to the Shang Dynasty."
Su Hu was furious and wrote a poem on the wall of Meridian Gate.
When Su Hu was writing the poem, Xiao Sheng saw it from a distance.
He shook his head and thought to himself, "One of King Zhou's poems offended Empress Nuwa and she wanted to kill King Zhou.
A poem by Su Hu rebelled against the Shang Dynasty, causing soldiers to attack the country, and war broke out suddenly.
It seems that this poem cannot be written casually, otherwise it will lead to death. "
Su Hu wrote a counter-poem and immediately ran away with his men.
Some guards rushed to report to King Zhou. There is no table here.
"Now, Su Hu has written a counter-poem, and a war will begin soon.
Su Hu and his family must be fine. Those who died were ordinary soldiers and some minor generals.
After that, Su Hu must have surrendered as a gift of beauty.
A few years later, King Wu defeated Zhou.
Many more people died.
Among them, those with high positions and positions of authority were enshrined as gods even after death.
And for most ordinary soldiers, their death would be in vain. "
Any struggle above will result in huge sacrifices for the people at the bottom.
"Is there any way to save a few people from dying?" Xiao Sheng asked in his mind.
