Chapter Thirty-Four: The East Rises, and the East Razes

Only then did Zhang Zixing understand why he could easily ambush the golden spear, and secretly said that he was lucky - if he didn't go to the market back then, regardless of Sun Biao's gossip, if he didn't meet Yun Zhongzi, he wouldn't have gotten this battle spirit trick, and if it wasn't for the coincidence of combining the seven styles, there would be no true martial spirit trick...... The doubts that have been in conflict between the Battle Spirit Recipe and [***] have also been solved: the Yellow Emperor and Chi You represent two extremes, and their strength is naturally incompatible. However, the strange energy that came from the super brain and neutralized the two made Zhang Zixing very interested, what kind of energy is this, which actually makes these two sworn rival forces "reconcile"?

Zhang Zixing looked at Zou Xuan's sincere expression, knowing that he had mistakenly ambushed the "devouring spirit" and made him misunderstand his reincarnation, he was very happy in his heart, and he didn't explain. At present, although a large number of Dongyi soldiers have been captured, but the problem of Dongyi has not been fundamentally solved, if it is left unchecked, I am afraid that it can only be exchanged for a temporary peace, the situation in the east of Dashang is still not optimistic, since the witch king misunderstood, the surname Suo will be wrong, just completely subdued Dongyi, and said that it will become the biggest help to contain Dongbohou.

Zhang Zixing did not want to gradually weaken the strength of the princes, but now the wings of the princes of the Quartet have already been full, even if he is the Son of Heaven, he can't mess around regardless of the consequences, otherwise the war will break out in the case of insufficient preparation, and the consequences will be unimaginable, the most desirable thing is to use the art of vertical and horizontal to deal with the princes with the princes, which is another important purpose of his conquest of Dongyi.

As soon as Zou Xuan was sure that the Son of Heaven was the reincarnation of Chiyou, he immediately took the initiative to offer all the treasures he had mastered, such as the secret map of the ore vein, the smelting technique, and the Chiyou flag. Zhang Zixing was overjoyed, when he was about to get one from Deng Hua, he took out one and gave it to Zou Xuan, after Zou Xuan took it, he felt that his body was exhausted, and the left leg that had been sucked dry by the devouring spirit miraculously grew muscle and flesh, and the beard returned to its original state in a moment, and even the original collapsed mana began to reunite.

Zhang Zixing was surprised by the miraculous effect of the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill, no wonder Deng Hua and Wu Ping were so stingy, he left the secret map of the mineral vein, and gave the rest back to Zou Xuan, because what he needed most was Dongyi's mineral resources, and the rest was not too attractive to him, so it was better to use this to show favor to Zou Xuan. Zou Xuan was very grateful, and couldn't help but thank the Son of Heaven for his generous gift and reconstruction, and expressed his willingness to die for his master.

The mineral map not only records in detail the distribution of mineral deposits in the Dongyi area, but also marks the mineral veins in other places, although these are only surface mineral veins, but for Zhang Zixing, who is in urgent need of resources, it is already a big surprise, it seems that this great god is really an outstanding geologist.

Zhang Zixing was in a good mood and said: "I don't want the widow to have such a relationship with Dongyi, even if this is the case, the widow doesn't want to embarrass his own people, so he will release all the Dongyi prisoners tomorrow." ...... It's just that even if you are allowed to go back, how can you eradicate the suffering of all the ethnic groups in Dongyi?"

Zou Xuan was about to thank him, and when he heard the last sentence, his body shook and he was stunned.

"Please be gracious to the master and relieve the suffering of our clan for generations!" Zou Xuan was convinced that the master of this "Chiyou reincarnation" would definitely be able to relieve Dongyi's suffering, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhang Zixing helped the two of them up, and said: "Since Dongyi is also a widow's people, the widow must do his best." ”

The next time, Zhang Zixing summoned the kings of the Youqi, Shenguan, and Xunxun tribes together, and under the confirmation of Zou Xuan, all the clans agreed that the Son of Heaven of Dashang was the reincarnation of Chiyou, and were willing to surrender and ask for forgiveness.

Zhang Zixing had no intention of killing these kings, because that would be a palliative rather than a cure, and he also understood that a considerable number of kings were forced to bow their heads and give in to the situation, but since they took the initiative to grasp it in their own hands, they just struck while the iron was hot, and put forward the long-thinking Dongyi reform plan -- and the original Dongyi countries were one country, remove the word "Yi" in Dongyi, and change the name to "Dongqi", and the Great Shang assisted the Eastern Qi to build a large capital and set up a new king, who was called "Marquis of Qi" according to the princes of the Great Shang. The original patriarchs of each clan were named important ministers of the Eastern Qi Dynasty and were rewarded by the Son of Heaven, but they must unconditionally obey the orders of the Marquis of Qi, and if they disobey, they must be severely punished. The Eastern Qi was garrisoned by regular troops sent by the Great Shang, and each ethnic group was allowed to retain a small number of private soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers had to be disbanded and turned into civilians engaged in production. The Great Shang sent management officials at all levels and a large number of craftsmen to guide and assist the construction and development of the Eastern Qi Dynasty and to educate the people of the Eastern Qi Dynasty...... Of course, these are only preliminary plans, and specific reform measures will not be announced until the selection of Qi Hou is decided.

Zhang Zixing knew that these kings had their own thoughts, and at the moment they showed a tough attitude of "must change": Since you all agree that I, the son of the Great Merchant, is the reincarnation of the God of War, that is, the master of Dongyi, then I only manage my own land, you only need to obey, and there can be no objections. Of course, he is not blindly tough, and also promises heavy benefits to various patriarchs, including generous rewards and hereditary official positions.

After hearing these terms, the kings of all clans reacted differently in surprise, and whispered for a while.

The kings of all the clans of Dongyi are very clear, with the current situation, all the clans of Dongyi belong to the absolutely weak side, unless they do not consider the life or the safety of the clansmen, it is impossible not to submit, this Shang Tianzi only needs to treat a crime of offense, the whole clan will be annihilated, the most important thing is that even the strongest witch king has expressed his loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and the clans of Dongyi can no longer work together to confront the Shang Dynasty as before.

As a result, the kings of all countries reached a tacit understanding, only to maximize their own interests or the interests of their clansmen, and did not disagree with the general policy of "founding the country of Eastern Qi". Zhang Zixing's knowledge and wisdom were not at all comparable to those of these kings, and those questions were quickly answered by him, and there was no way to refute them. In the end, the focus of the discussion fell on the key issue of who would serve as the Marquis of Qi, Zhang Zixing once revealed the meaning of "Qi people rule Qi", so all the patriarchs tried their best to show their loyalty and determination to the Son of Heaven, and they debated endlessly.

Zhang Zixing set his eyes on the body of Zou Xuan, the witch sacrifice king, Zou Xuan was convinced of his identity as the reincarnation of Chiyou, and even had a kind of fanatical loyalty, coupled with the fact that he had ruled Dongyi for many years, and his prestige was still there, although his mana was greatly reduced, he was still the most suitable candidate for Qi Hou at present. At this time, Zou Xuan didn't seem to know what he meant, and he didn't participate in the competition of Qi Hou, but just looked at his nose and nose, and looked like he didn't care about himself.

At this moment, Yueji, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "The concubine is not talented, and she is willing to be the Marquis of Qi and help His Majesty govern Eastern Qi." ”

As soon as Tsukihime opened her mouth, the arguments of the patriarchs immediately stopped, and no one dared to raise any objections. The customs of Dongyi are different from those of the Great Shang, even if she is a woman, as long as she has the ability, she can also be in power, and this is the case when Yueji was able to serve as the king of Youhu. After the destruction of King Cangjie and the Divine Bow Elite Cavalry, the Youhu clan has become the most powerful country in Dongyi at present, and more importantly, Yueji is now the favorite concubine of the Son of Heaven of the Great Shang, she "voluntarily" came to be the Marquis of Qi, and it was the order of the Son of Heaven, who else dared to compete with it? The kings immediately agreed in unison, and the hateful Zou Xuan also spoke, expressing his willingness to do everything in his power to assist the master mother in governing the Eastern Qi.

Zhang Zixing's face was uncertain, and he was noncommittal about it, his original intention was to let Zou Xuan, who had the highest prestige in Dongyi, be the Qi Hou, but he didn't expect Yueji to recommend herself in public, which was much more unexpected than he expected. He was not easy to attack in front of many kings, so he only said that he still needed to think about it, and asked the patriarchs to go back and rest first, and then make a decision later.

As soon as the patriarchs left, Zhang Zixing repulsed left and right, frowned and asked Yueji, "Concubine Yue, why did you make this decision without authorization?"

Yueji bowed her head and was silent, Zhang Zixing's anger in her heart became even worse, and her tone began to worsen: "You are so bold! I'm just afraid that I have already discussed it with Zou Xuan! This will completely disrupt the widow's plan, have you always trusted the widow's promise, and you have to stay here to watch the development of Dongqi with your own eyes before you can rest assured?"

Seeing that he was really angry, Yueji quickly knelt down and said in a low voice: "Please forgive your majesty, the concubine is by no means distrustful of your majesty, the terms of Dongqi established by your majesty are greatly beneficial to our clan, I believe that in less than ten years, our clan will be able to gradually get rid of poverty...... Concubines...... Yueji just wanted to share her husband's worries, and when she first met Yueji, she proposed to let Yueji become an arm to govern the eastern land, did you forget it?"

Zhang Zixing listened to her soft words and begged, and called her "husband", her heart couldn't help but soften, and she helped Yueji up: "Husband knows your ability, and you can also be qualified for the position of Qi Hou, but you are already my wife, not an ordinary identity." You and I have just been married, and our affection is strong, how can I be willing to leave you alone in this far eastern frontier? Besides, Dongyi is poor, and it cannot be changed in a short period of time, and the way of reform is full of difficulties, so it is better to let Zou Xuan be the Marquis of Dong, and you and I will return to the court and enjoy the wealth together. ”

Yueji shook her head and said, "Husband, have you ever thought that I am a Yi girl and will be crowned as a concubine by the Holy Grace, which will inevitably cause criticism. At this time, the situation in Eastern Qi has not yet stabilized, why don't you stay to help your husband govern, wait for something to be done, and then come to Chaoge to get together with your husband?"

Zhang Zixing sighed, knowing that although Yueji said this, there was still a knot in her heart after all. If she goes to Chaoge like this, first, her identity is afraid of being despised, second, she has no relatives in Chaoge, and she has no backstage support, and third, she is afraid of being squeezed out by the harem queen and the rest of the concubines, and she must act tremblingly and walking on thin ice. In addition, Yueji has lived in Dongyi for many years, and she is reluctant to leave this familiar homeland, so she wants to stay and help the clan develop.

Zhang Zixing's persuasion was ineffective, and he sighed and showed a difficult smile. He knew that Yueji's heart was very strong, and it was impossible to make her change her mind, even if she was forcibly taken away now, she would not be truly happy, but Zhang Zixing was still making her last effort: "Yueji, you have been making it difficult for you to be the enemy of your clansmen, and you have suffered a lot of grievances. Do you remember that my husband promised to give you true happiness, do you want me to be a man of my word and untrustworthy?"

Yueji's delicate body trembled, and she burst into tears: "Yueji admired her husband as early as when she read the three strange books of her husband in the east, and she couldn't help but see her husband's wisdom and heroism with her own eyes. That night, after getting her husband's true feelings, Tsukihime had fallen in love with her husband completely...... Being able to meet her husband and get her husband's favor is already the greatest happiness in Tsukihime's life, how dare she ask for too much extravagance......"

Zhang Zixing saw that she was emotional, and was greatly moved, and stepped forward to gently hold her hand, he and Yueji only met and combined for a short period of more than a month, and when he said that he used her to shoot the nine babies and use his identity as the king of Hu to appease Dongyi, it can be said that this hasty marriage has inevitable political factors. For a long time, although Zhang Zixing had the heart to love her, she still felt more desire than love when she asked herself, but she didn't expect Yueji to be sincere to him early in the morning, and when she heard her confess like this, she felt guilty and pitiful in her heart.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely govern Dongqi well, and I will never live up to my husband's high hopes. The husband is the son of the great businessman, and there will definitely be many concubines in the future, please don't forget that there is an infatuated woman in the palace of the Eastern Qi Dynasty who is looking forward to it......"

Zhang Zixing hugged Yueji tightly, feeling her body temperature and trembling, and tenderness swelled in her heart. After a while, he finally said the six words like an oath word by word: "Don't think about it, forget it!"

ps: The persistent low-grade fever has finally subsided, although it has not healed, I feel much better, add a chapter, please support more.

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