Wei River.
Two white-haired old men are sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. The one on the left is more luxuriously dressed and has a gentle temperament.
The temperament on the right is mysterious and unpredictable.
Jiang Shang stared at the water and thought to himself: "Kunlun is the head of all the tribes in the west. Rong Qiang regards the Queen Mother of the West as a god. Kunlun Xuanpu has not been opened for tens of thousands of years. All tribes still regard Kunlun as a holy place. If Xiqi can respect the Queen Mother of the West, , even if it’s just for the sake of appearance, our work will be much easier.”
"Can."
Xiqi has always respected ghosts and gods and stayed away from them. Of course, this is not to exclude ghosts and gods. Ghosts and gods exist objectively and this cannot be ignored.
"I plan to go in person for this Hajj. I have calculated that there is no danger." Ji Chang was very confident.
When it comes to divination, no one in the world can compare with him.
"Divination cannot be complete, it is too dangerous." Jiang Shang shook his head.
The higher the cultivation level of the target of divination, the larger the events involved, and the wider the scope of subjects. The hexagrams are generally inaccurate and may even mislead oneself.
For example, the difficulty of divination is different between a mortal and an immortal. Or cities and countries, small-scale wars and national wars. Needless to say, the difficulty of comparing the two goes without saying.
"Di Xin personally invited you this time. I must go this time."
The monarch used the excuse of missing himself, and the ministers could not go.
Not going would be a sign of rebellion.
Ji Chang was admired by everyone for his benevolence and virtue.
Relying on benevolence, this is a completely different way of governing the world from that of Great Shang.
Dashang was conquered by force, directly crushed by strong national power, whether you wanted it or not.
Therefore, merchants are merchants in Dayi. Zhou's national power can only be that of a small state.
The small state Zhou cannot imitate the great Shang Dynasty. No matter how strong the military force is, can it be stronger than the great Shang Dynasty?
We can only take the path of benevolence that conquers people's hearts.
Whether it is a small country with only one city-state or a large country with a thousand chariots, Ji Chang treats everyone equally. Even when dealing with disputes between big countries and small countries, they do not favor the weaker side, and the methods of handling problems convince both sides.
Therefore he received the title of saint.
Saints are flawless and will not rebel. Therefore, he must go. He is betting that Emperor Xin will not kill him, a world-famous benevolent saint.
It doesn't matter if he kills him. Emperor Xin's reputation will plummet, Xiqi can take the opportunity to gain momentum, and Ji Chang is equivalent to sacrificing himself.
Seeing Ji Chang's insistence, Jiang Shang stopped admonishing him.
"The west is remote. We need to penetrate into the Central Plains. Chongguo is a roadblock. If we capture Chongguo, the Central Plains will be wide open. Therefore, we need help from surrounding forces. Shu, Yongguo, and other countries surrounding Chongguo can all fight for it." Jiang Shang recounted The general trend of the world.
"Chu is our family friend. If we make good friends with Yong, Shu, or even Xi, will we turn against Chu?"
"The south is a remote and evil place, and Chu State cannot affect the overall situation. Shu mediocrity is what we want to fight for, even if it hurts the interests of old friends."
By uniting all the princes on the West Road, we will be able to compete with the great merchants.
No matter how powerful the Chu State was, it would still be difficult to exert its power even though it was separated by the natural chasm of Yunmengze.
Thinking of this, Ji Chang chose a compromise and said, "I will send Ji Kao to visit the Chu State to deepen the exchanges between the two parties. In the future, in addition to trade, we can also learn from each other in terms of martial arts."
Ji Kao was Ji Chang's eldest son. The eldest son went to visit them, which gave the Chu State a lot of credit.
"Well, that's almost it." Jiang Shang was disapproving of Chu State.
The chat between the monarch and his minister is not like a monarch and his minister, but like a friend.
In other words, both monarchs and ministers were like this in ancient times. In this era, it was popular to kneel down, and the ministers knelt down to the king. The king was not the kneeling minister. The two parties chose each other. It does not mean that you are born as a monarch and others must obey.
Xiqi.
The big city rises from the ground, without the splendor of Chaoge, only solemnity.
The soldiers are like a forest, and the flags cover the sun.
There are people with feathers and people with bird heads in the sky. There are mermaids and fish-headed people in the water, and on the ground there are long people, warriors, demons,
All foreign races are here.
One look at Xiqi makes people feel like they are bearing the humiliation and waiting for the future.
This is the accumulation of thousands of years of Western Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, the Zhou people had their own foundation, but Emperor Yi of the Great Shang saw that the Zhou people were powerful and secretly colluded with Rong Di to destroy the Zhou people's foundation.
Gu Gongtanfu led the remaining tribesmen to migrate to Zhouyuan, where they "worked on farming and weaving, and moved to the appropriate land" to develop their business.
During the period of Ji Chang's father, it resumed prosperity. Emperor Yi refused to let go and imprisoned Ji Chang's father in Chaoge until he died.
The conflict between the Zhou people and the merchants cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Even if the Zhou people rebel now, there are sufficient reasons.
night.
The stars shine on Qishan.
Zhouyuan is located in a remote place, but the stars seem to be faintly surrounded by stars.
There is a high platform on the top of the mountain.
The wind on the stage is as sharp as a knife, and the stars shine like daylight.
A heroic man sits cross-legged in the void.
The man is ten feet tall, shirtless, with well-proportioned muscles and black hair scattered in the wind.
With his eyes closed tightly, the starlight gathered on the body surface, forming a faint star map, like a tattoo.
The moment I saw this person, my first impression was that of Wang Ba.
Kingly and domineering at the same time, he is aloof, like a divine king overlooking everyone.
This is Ji Fa, the second son of Ji Chang, the most qualified person in the history of Zhou people.
People in Zhou practice the way of sensing between heaven and man. There is no specific method, they just sense, sense the universe, and absorb starlight.
Some people absorb one kind, or several kinds.
And Ji Fa is the person who can absorb all the starlight to practice.
There is a man next to Ji Fa. This man is gentle, handsome and has a gentle temperament.
To say it's gentle, to say it's ugly is to say it's as soft as water.
This is Ji Kao, the eldest son.
Under the starlight shining all over the sky, Ji Kao was the first to be unable to bear it and exited from the state of being induced by heaven and man. The starlight no longer shone on this person.
He looked at Ji Fa, whose expression remained unchanged, and felt a little lonely.
An hour later, Ji Fa finished his work and the star map on his body disappeared.
"Second brother, are you about to break through to human immortality?" Ji Kao asked.
"A little bit, but not too much."
"Hey, my brother is still struggling in Dinxia." Ji Kao sighed.
There is only one starlight that he can sense, and that is the Ziwei Emperor Star.
Ji Chang was ecstatic when he was born, but later he discovered that this amount of starlight was not enough for cultivation, unless Ji Kao was a long-lived immortal species.
Later, Ji Fa's birth diverted Ji Chang's attention away from Ji Kao.
Ji Fa's sensitivity to the Ziwei Emperor Star was not as good as his own, but he could absorb them all.
"Brother, there is no need to belittle yourself. Maybe you are just accumulating."
Ji Fa said solemnly.
"Thank you, dear brother."
No matter how outsiders fight around them, the two still have a deep brotherhood.
The next day, Ji Kao accepted Ji Chang's order.
"The Kingdom of Chu? The legendary Kingdom of Zhurong?"
Ji Kao was a little curious.
It is said that Zhouyuan is the hometown of Emperor Yan, Zhurong is said to be related to Emperor Yan, and Chu State also worships the phoenix, so Ji Kao is very interested.
In this way, Ji Kao took his luggage and a group of followers and set off for the Kingdom of Chu.
the other side.
Danjing.
Tang Ping also sat cross-legged, floating in space, his eyes solemn, never leaving the alchemy furnace for a moment.
The furnace elixir in front of me is a great elixir that combines the five elements of lead, mercury, and the essence of each school.
While observing the changes in the elixir, Tang Ping seemed to understand a hint of the changes in yin and yang and the five elements.
Isn’t this lead and mercury the yin and yang, and the five stones such as sulfur, saltpeter, etc. are the yin and yang?
(It’s a new month, take a half-day break. Tomorrow I’ll challenge for a full month of updates)
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