It is said that Ji Chang hired Jiang Shang and entered Xiqi. Thousands of people came to see him and were all delighted.
Jiang Shang dismounted at Chaomen. Ji Chang was promoted to the palace, and Jiang Shang came to congratulate him. Ji Chang named Jiang Shang the Prime Minister of Youlingtai. Jiang Shang thanked him, and held a banquet in the side hall, where all the officials congratulated and drank.
At that time, the king and his ministers were assisted, and the dragon and tiger were supported. Jiang Shang has insufficient foundation in immortality in this world, but he is proficient in both civil and martial arts.
However, within a few years, the country was well governed, the people were well-regulated, everything was in order, and everything was done in good order, and Xiqi was governed well.
Although Emperor Xin's reforms were effective, the purpose of his reforms was from beginning to end. It's all for themselves, whether it's the abolition of human sacrifice, or the suppression of nobles and the seizure of slaves from the population.
Our intentions were wrong from the beginning, and no matter how good our policies are, they are useless.
Although Li Shimin once said to Emperor Xin: The people are like water, and the king is like a boat. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
It's a pity that Di Xin's concept has never regarded those people as the same people as himself. He cannot understand this concept.
As the saying goes; skills are for the purpose of Tao. If there is Tao but no skills, skills can still be sought. If there are skills but no Tao, it will stop at skills.
This is the case for Di Xin today. His skills as an emperor are already ninety percentile, but his ambition and ambition are still unsatisfactory.
The same is true. Chaoge is better and the people can still live, but in the border areas, the people are extremely oppressed, and many of them can barely survive.
Now that they heard that Xiqi had good kings and good ministers to govern the country, many people left business and came to Xiqi.
Han Rong, the guard of Sishui Pass, guarded the border pass. At first, there were not many people, and he could stop them. Later, Xiqi's reputation became more and more popular, and there were more and more people. Every day, there were people escaping in the mountains and forests. Go to Xiqi.
The man had no choice but to play the song of the past.
After receiving the report, Emperor Xin immediately issued an order to Xiqi to reprimand him and ordered Xiqi to repatriate the fugitives.
Faced with Emperor Xin's order, neither Ji Chang nor Jiang Shang could refuse directly, so they had to send hundreds of people back to Sishui Pass. Unexpectedly, when these talents returned to Shang, they were all killed by Emperor Xin outside the pass. People's heads were made into a temple to deter those who fled.
After receiving the news, Ji Chang vomited three liters of blood and cursed the emperor. From then on, he could not afford to be ill.
The impact of this incident was so bad that at least 70,000 to 80,000 businessmen fled into Xiqi. These people originally came to Xiqi because they longed for a better life, but now they have ended up like this.
With hundreds of people in Beijing as a warning, how could these people still wait to be killed? They immediately turned back to Xiqi and fled westward.
When Ji Chang was still alive, he turned a blind eye. Now Xibohou and Boyikao are also benevolent gentlemen, so they will naturally not be embarrassed. After all, it was Xiqi who betrayed these people first.
These people escaped from Xiqi, but Emperor Xin's edicts asking Xiqi to surrender became more and more frequent. After several months of this back and forth, Emperor Xin thought that Xiqi did not respect the holy order, and ordered Beibohou to Chonghou Hushuai Su Hu and others, together with Huang Feihu, conquered Xiqi in two directions.
Faced with this situation, Boyikao wanted to risk his life and go into business to calm Emperor Xin's anger and avoid war, but Jiang Shang persuaded him to stop:
"Now the King of Shang seems to be a wise man, but he is a lonely man. He only cares about the world and not all living beings. You only care about the way from Shang to Xiqi. Will the people live in peace and contentment?
Such an ambitious but unkind king is more harmful than a cowardly king. Bohou should imitate Cheng Tang, set up a white hat and a yellow ax, raise an army, call on the princes, save all people from fire and water, and become the lord of Yao and Shun. "
After hearing Jiang Shang's advice, Boyikao was startled, shook his head immediately, and refused no matter what he said. Jiang Shang had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing, volunteering to lead the army to resist the two armies of Huang Feihu and Chonghou Hu.
On this day, Jiang Shang was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, dispatching troops and generals, and collecting food and grass. Suddenly a servant came to report that three strange people had come to surrender.
At this time, it was time to employ people. Jiang Shang came to greet him in person, but saw three people with different appearances standing in front of the door.
He was about 20 years old, with a strong and handsome appearance, three eyes on his forehead, and he was holding a three-pointed two-edged gun.
One person is eleven or twelve years old, wrapped in red silk and holding a gold ring in his hand.
One person has two wings on his back, a thunderous mouth, and holds an iron rod.
"Yang Jian (Nezha, Lei Zhenzi) has met his uncle."
Jiang Shang was overjoyed and hurriedly introduced the three people into the mansion. After serving tea, he asked the three people why they were there.
"Uncle Master, we are accomplished in our studies and have been ordered by our master to help him conquer the Shang Dynasty and complete the catastrophe of becoming a god."
Jiang Shang suddenly realized that in the blink of an eye, it had been more than ten years since he came down the mountain.
"I see, you are proficient in martial arts and have great magical powers, but after all you don't know how to deploy troops and generals, so you have to listen to me."
The three of them had no objections and immediately stood up to accept the order.
seven days later
Jiang Shangshuai's army set off, with banners rolling and embroidered ribbons fluttering. The tassel of the gun is as red as fire, and the blade is as white as shackles. The axes are lined up to announce the patterns, and the flags are shaking the leopard tail. Whip, mace, melon, mallet and stick, conquer the clouds and penetrate the sky. The three armies are like fierce tigers, and the war horses are like dragons. The drums beat, the spring thunder vibrates, the gongs ring far away.
Jiang Shang was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, and his military skills were extraordinary. He followed the orders and prohibitions of the army and made no mistakes all the way. In just a few days, he arrived at Wuguan first. The army set up camp and set up their own camps. When Chonghou Hu arrived with an army of 100,000 people, the entire Wuguan was completely destroyed. , has been arranged by Jiang Shang without any flaws.
Seeing that the soldiers on the opposite side were fighting like a forest and the tents were in formation, Chonghou Hu did not dare to be reckless. After thinking about it for a while, he also ordered the army to set up camp. He brought his own soldiers to the pass and shouted:
"Chonghou Hu is here, please see Prime Minister Xiqi."
Jiang Shangben was watching the formation of Bei Bohou's army at the top of the city. He took a step forward and replied:
"Jiang Shang is here, what do you think Bei Bohou has to say?"
Seeing Jiang Shang, Chonghou Hu said:
"We are all ministers of the Great Shang. Why do you disrespect the king and resist the heavenly soldiers? I hope you will come out of the city to plead guilty. I will go to the court to intercede for you on your behalf."
Jiang Shang laughed and said:
"You are about to die but you don't know it. You still dare to speak loudly. Emperor Xin doesn't know benevolence and justice, and he uses his body as a human king to torture and kill his own people. How can you sit in the world? If you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I can still spare your life. "
Chonghou Hu was furious, drew his sword and shouted:
"Old Jiang, if you dare to insult me, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
Jiang Shang chuckled, and immediately ordered his vanguard Nangong Shi to go into battle, stalling for time and waiting for the arrangement to be launched.
Nangong took the order, got off the city wall, and rode out.
"The traitor Chonghou Hu has come to die in front of the army!"
Chonghou Hu was furious, and suddenly his horse waved his sword and flew towards him. Nangong Shi raised his sword to meet him, and the two horses circled and raised their arms at the same time.
After fighting for more than thirty rounds in the blink of an eye, Nangong Shi was no match for Chonghou Hu. He was wrapped in one of his swords and was about to be defeated.
The BMW under Nangong's crotch was considered extraordinary. He managed to block several knives and then fled into the pass on horseback.
Chonghou Hu won the first battle. He laughed loudly and patted his horse around, looking very satisfied.
"The general is incompetent and cannot defeat this Chonghou Tiger. Please punish him."
Nangong Shi was a little embarrassed, but Jiang Shang knew that Nangong Shi's martial arts skills were not inferior to those of Chonghou Hu, but one was a descendant of a god-man, and the other was a civilian general. There was a huge difference in strength between the two sides. How could he blame him? He immediately helped Nangong Shi. , turned to look at Yang Jian and said:
"Is my nephew confident of capturing this thief?"
Although Jiang Shang knew that the three of them had extraordinary powers, he had no specific idea, but now he happened to take a look at their methods.
(End of chapter)
