Chapter 15: The Princes of the Quartet
Facts have proved that Zhang Zixing's guess is indeed correct, in the later days, with the increase of Shuangxiu's strength, the number of superbrains appearing is gradually frequent, and occasionally when the energy is relatively sufficient, some valuable information can also be transmitted to his brain. At present, he seems to have a special connection with Superbrain, when he needs some kind of information, Superbrain only needs to transmit the corresponding image or information to his brain, and it can form fixed memories and body nerve reflexes in his brain. For example, if he wants to learn to fly an airplane, he only needs to let Chao Brain think that he will enter the program of "airplane piloting" in his head, and after about a minute or two, Zhang Zixing will be able to fly a plane in the sky, this kind of miracle cannot even be done by the technology of the 24th century, it is like a science fiction movie. Unfortunately, the energy is insufficient, and only a very small amount of data can be activated.
There is another thing that makes Zhang Zixing strange, when the super brain absorbs the power of his double xiu and transforms it into his own biological energy, there will also be a special energy that complements Zhang Zixing, this energy and the Battle Soul Recipe and the Yellow Emperor [***] Sutra do not conflict, but have a neutralizing effect between the two, under the regulation of this energy, the power of the Battle Soul Jue and the Yellow Emperor [***] Sutra is inconceivably "peaceful coexistence" Up, the three energy cycles complement each other, and the speed of improvement is faster, and the biggest beneficiary is, of course, Zhang Zixing himself.
Although Zhang Zixing was happy about the rapid growth of his own strength, he was more concerned about the energy recovery of the superbrain, because only its database, which contained almost all the crystallization of human wisdom for thousands of years, was the only hope for him to change the fate of this world of gods and demons in the future.
After two months of intense preparations, the preparations for the crown prince's canonization ceremony were finally completed, and princes from all walks of life rushed from all over the world to congratulate them. Naturally, the four princes were the four princes - Jiang Huanchu of the Eastern Bohou, Echongyu of the South, Ji Chang of the Western Bohou and Chonghou Hu of the North.
Zhang Zixing also finally met the biggest "enemy" among the princes, Zhou Wen and Wang Jichang. He was particularly impressed by the Ji Chang depicted in the history books, and remembered that in order to portray this sage, he actually used the words "four breasts in the chest" (monster!), I really don't know what those exaggerated historians think. "The Romance of the Gods" also wrote that "King Wen has four breasts, twenty-four concubines, and ninety-nine sons", even if these four "breasts" refer to the nursing mother, then Ji Chang also has at least twenty-four formal wives;
Ji Chang is not tall, very different from the "ten feet long" in the history books, and his age is not as big as he imagined, he looks like he is in his early sixties, he is born with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, his words are modest and decent, he looks very easy to get along with, and he is also respectful to His Royal Highness Zhang Zixing, the prince, and looks harmless as a good gentleman. Zhang Zixing knows that Ji Chang is definitely not simple, when Emperor Zi Yi is a strong and assertive emperor today, but he is also jealous of this good old man Ji Chang, it can be seen that he has something extraordinary, and he must not be underestimated.
Back then, after Ji Chang was killed by his father, he worked hard to gather a large army to prepare for revenge, and the princes of the East Road also began to rebel, making it difficult for Emperor Yi to take care of the left and right. What is odious is that the other princes actually pretended to be deaf and dumb to Zhou Xianghua Shang, on the one hand, they were afraid of Xiqi's strong strength, and on the other hand, they also thought that they were succumbing to Shang and had the meaning of watching a good show. In desperation, Di Yi of the Eastern Expedition had to marry his most beloved sister to Ji Chang in a friendly way, which calmed the storm of war, and this incident was also regarded as a great shame by Di Yi.
Although Zhang Zixing was eager to let this Xibohou evaporate from the world as soon as possible, he was still very polite on the surface, and he also knew that even if he could get rid of Ji Chang now, he still couldn't remove Zhou's threat to Dashang. Ji Chang's sons, especially the second son Ji Fa, are more ambitious than his father, and if he rashly attacks Ji Chang, he is afraid that he will give the Western Zhou Dynasty a reason to start a rebellion, which can be said to be worth the loss.
Beibohou Chonghou Hu is the most "abusive" of the four princes in the original work, who is tyrannical in the territory, oppresses the people, loses all his virtues, and the small princes around him rebel constantly, and has always been despised by the other three princes. This time, when I learned the news of the crown prince's canonization, I hurried all the way, and was the first to rush over, and presented a heavy gift to Zhang Zixing, which not only contained a lot of property, but also a group of dancing girls who were beautiful and could sing and dance, which could be described as well-intentioned. After Zhang Zixing contacted him a few times, he found that Chonghou Hu was really greedy for money and lustful, flattering and bullying, and was a standard "local tyrant and inferior gentry" type character, but his ambition was very small, and his fear of royal power and the concept of submission were relatively strong, for an emperor, although this kind of person was full of bad deeds, it was easier to control than those famous "sages", so Chonghou Hu was the least threatening of the four princes.
Nanbohou E Chongyu is rough on the outside, deep on the inside, and is a difficult character.
Because Donglu is far away, Zhang Zixing's father-in-law, Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, is the last to go to Moyi, he is handsome, upright, wise and brave, and is the only figure among the four marquis whose strength can be compared with Ji Chang. Zhang Zixing learned from Jiang Wenqiang that over the past dynasties, the clan concept of the Jiang family has been very strong, and sometimes it even exceeds the importance of monarchy, so Zhang Zixing wants to unify the world in the future and change the feudal system to a centralized monarchy, and the Jiang family is only afraid that it is one of several hard bones.
The four princes have ruled the Quartet for many years, and their power is deep-rooted, and it is by no means possible to completely disintegrate by simply killing a few people, in the novel "Romance of the Gods", Fei Zhong once came up with a bad doctrine, saying that let the king of Zhou trick the four princes into the capital and kill them all, which can prevent the princes from making chaos, and the king of Zhou was so mentally retarded that he agreed, and finally made the world turn against him, and he really couldn't imagine the IQ of the two.
Jiang Huanchu came this time and brought his son Jiang Wenhuan. Zhang Zixing secretly thought in his heart, putting aside the power of Dong Bohou, but from the perspective of personal feelings, he should not be slackened. Although the combination of Shouwang and Jiang Wenqiang was purely a political marriage, Jiang Huanchu is a father-in-law after all, and he has recently fallen in love with Jiang's family, so he should show sincerity and make them feel their attention and respect.
Faced with the personal greeting of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince outside the city gate, Jiang Huan Chu was just right, but Jiang Wenhuan was overjoyed. He has a deep relationship with his sister since he was a child, and after Jiang Wenqiangyuan married Moyi, he has always missed his sister, and this time he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attached so much importance to his father and son, and his good impression of Zhang Zixing in his heart suddenly increased. Zhang Zixing invited the Jiang family father and son to the prince's mansion as guests when he was talking about speculation with Jiang Wenhuan, and Jiang Huanchu also wanted to meet his daughter, so he agreed.
Jiang was naturally very happy to see his father and younger brother who had been separated for a long time, Jiang Huanchu secretly observed, and found that the affection between his daughter and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not fake, and his evaluation of this son-in-law was a few points higher.
That night, the father and son of Dong Bohou, who were warmly entertained, stayed in the prince's mansion.
Zhang Zixing knew that his brother-in-law Jiang Wenhuan would be one of the best generals in the future, so he couldn't help but have the intention of wooing, and deliberately talked with him by candle and night, and slept on his feet, which was very close. He deliberately flirted, he talked about everything in the south and the north, and Jiang Wenhuan had never heard of it, so he was stunned when he heard it, and he admired the literary brilliance and knowledge of His Royal Highness the brother-in-law.
In order to completely convince Jiang Wenhuan, the next morning, Zhang Zixing proposed to have a wrestle with Jiang Wenhuan, Jiang Wenhuan was young and vigorous, and he had also heard of the prestige of his brother-in-law's joist and column, and he had long wanted to compete with him, and when he heard this proposal, he immediately agreed.
Although Jiang Wenhuan is brave, he is too young at present, and there are deficiencies in both combat experience and skills, and there is still a certain distance from a first-rate military general like Huang Feihu. And Zhang Zixing not only has the spirit of war, but also got the essence of a set of modern fighting skills from the super brain, what he lacks is only actual combat experience. Jiang Wenhuan happened to be the target of his practice, at the beginning, the two of them attacked and defended each other, Jiang Wenhuan was only slightly at a disadvantage, but Zhang Zixing's strength could rise a lot in every battle, and after a few games, Zhang Zixing's moves and skills became more and more proficient, and his combat effectiveness became more and more terrifying, and Jiang Wenhuan was completely powerless.
After being knocked down several times in a row, Jiang Wenhuan finally realized that he and this brother-in-law's strength were not at the same level at all, and his face couldn't help but show frustration. At this time, Zhang Zixing took the opportunity to pick up Jiang Wenhuan and pointed out his shortcomings and improvement directions, which made the young man admire.
Jiang Wenhuan was originally a rebellious character, he was conceited, except for his father Jiang Huanchu, the rest of the people didn't pay much attention to it, but now he was convinced by His Royal Highness the brother-in-law of both civil and military affairs, Jiang was naturally overjoyed to see that his younger brother and husband got along so well, only Jiang Huanchu's eyes were complicated, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
A few days later, the canonization ceremony officially began, although the culture and etiquette of the Shang Dynasty were still in a not very sound stage, but the cumbersomeness still made Zhang Zixing feel bored, however, the most shocking thing for him was the scene of the sacrifice of the living people in the canonization ceremony. Five hundred living male and female slaves were beheaded by the samurai as sacrifices to the heavens, and in the scene before the execution, Zhang Zixing clearly saw their gaze - that despair was intertwined with numbness. A moment later, the blood on the altar bears witness to a primitive, ignorant and cruel act, which is the most common "human sacrifice" in the Shang Dynasty. Correspondingly, it is the same inhumane "human martyrdom" that is buried with living people.
Zhang Zixing asked himself that he was by no means soft-hearted, but when he saw this scene, he inevitably had a strong shock from the depths of his heart. He knew that in his current capacity, he did not have the ability to stop this barbaric and ignorant "etiquette", and in this era, there were too many bad habits that needed to be abandoned, and there were too many things that needed to be improved. Even if he ascends the throne in the future, he will face a complex situation in which the external heroes are looking at him and the internal is in ruins, and it will be difficult to carry out a major reform that transcends the times.
What Zhang Zixing didn't expect was that this "future" would come much faster than he imagined.
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