Chaoge.

Guifang, Quanrong, and Dongyi were all settled, and Dashang once again established its supreme military power. All the eight hundred princes were trembling with fear after hearing this. You must know that almost no one in these three parties can save money.

With the return of the three victorious divisions, the morale of the merchant army and civilians has been greatly boosted, and the downward trend of the country, which was originally somewhat turbulent, has stabilized, and is even slowly improving.

Although Emperor Yi has been in poor health recently, he is in high spirits today, and his usual sick appearance has disappeared. After thanking the gods and ancestors as usual, the real hero, Taishi Wen Zhong, the national master Qingyun Zhenren and the generals finally received the praise they deserve.

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Wen Zhong, Grand Master of the Shang Dynasty, appeared to be in his fifties, with a majestic appearance, bright eyes, and an upright face that exuded an aura of calmness and authority.

Compared to the familiar businessman Optimus Prime Wen Zhong, what attracts more attention today is the Taoist priest on the left side of Wen Zhong. He is wearing a green robe and carrying the Immortal Wind Taoist Bones on his hands. It makes people secretly praise him. He is such a god.

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The Great Shang Imperial Preceptor! This was the first time that the officials of the Great Shang Dynasty had seen this powerful official. Even Wen Zhong was willing to let the Imperial Preceptor stand at the head of the left side, which made all the officials secretly shocked.

(Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou: The main body respected the right. The Yin and Shang worshiped ghosts, and emphasized respecting the left more in sacrificial rituals. The right was still the main body on the whole. The Zhou rebelled against the Shang and strengthened respect for the right.)

At this time, Emperor Yi finally finished his speech, and the master of ceremonies announced the start of the banquet. The musicians and slaves played a burst of simple and sweet bells on the exquisite bronze bells and drums, and the graceful maids brought up the sumptuous food and wine one by one.

In addition to bowls and dishes, the food utensils of the Shang Dynasty palace also included Gui, beans, etc. The materials were also divided into jade, lacquerware, white pottery and bronze. However, the jade and pottery at this time were relatively simple, and the food was mainly made of cattle, sheep and pigs.

, mainly fish, bacon and animal offal, supplemented by some delicious vegetables at that time.

This is the famous "ding food" of the Shang Dynasty. The cooked meat is first cooked in a prepared tripod, and then the waiter takes it out of the tripod, dips it in various seasonings, and serves it to the emperor and ministers. What's interesting is that

There is also a strict ranking system for tripod food. The emperor has nine tripods, the princes have seven, the officials have five, and the other officials have three. If there is any violation, it will be regarded as treason. The food in the various tripods is also exquisite. Here

I won’t go into details one by one. At this time, the “ding” was no longer just a simple cooking utensil, but a very representative ritual vessel.

This time could be described as a battle for the Great Shang to gain a foothold. The eight hundred princes were all frightened by the great power of the Great Shang. Even the princes who had not paid tribute for many years began to send envoys.

"Haha, everyone, today I have to respect the officers and soldiers of the three armies, and more importantly, all the generals who have fought bloody battles for our great merchants. Only in this way can our great merchants be powerful in the world. I also have to respect the civil and military personnel of the great merchant dynasty. Without you here

If the situation in the rear is stabilized and the three armies are deployed with the same degree of control, how can our merchant generals overcome the thorns and thorns?"

Emperor Yi! The thirtieth king of Dashang. When he succeeded to the throne, Dashang's national division was already in decline. Although this king did not have much ability, he knew how to make good use of people. Especially when he promoted Wen Zhong, he became the leader of Dashang.

Optimus Prime, and even the now unpredictable National Master Qingyun Zhenren.

"I will pay homage to you, Your Majesty."

This time at the palace banquet, all the civil and military officials looked happy. After all, the declining merchants not only stopped the decline, but now there was a vague trend that the eight hundred princes were afraid of respecting them again. How could they not

happiness.

Emperor Yi of the Shang Dynasty took a sip of his drink, stroking his beard and laughing. His face, which was in poor health in the past, was now unusually rosy. Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, there was even more pride in his eyes.

It seems that when he took over the business, it was in a complete mess. Now he cannot say that he has turned the tide, but he has indeed made the country's national power flourish, especially in terms of military power, which has shocked the world's princes.

"Haha, there are no kings or ministers at today's banquet. All you can do is open up and drink."

Emperor Yi, who was in a rare good mood, picked up the wine bottle again and drank it all in one gulp in front of the civil and military ministers of the court, signaling that you do not need to be formal. However, although the civil and military ministers were excited, they dared to be presumptuous and hurriedly returned the salute and offered a toast.

However, Emperor Yi ignored it and directly greeted a few acquaintances from the royal family with a big smile. He also directly made a gesture and asked everyone to drink as much as they wanted today.

It has to be said that although Emperor Yi did not have much merit, he was definitely a first-rate master in the method of winning people's hearts. This son Shou also completely inherited Nai's father's style.

With Emperor Yi's indifferent attitude, the civil and military officials below also began to laugh and toast each other with some relief.

"Third Brother, you usually like to drink heavily, why are you so reserved today?"

The speaker was a young man in white with a short beard who was the eldest brother of King Shou. Emperor Yi had three sons in total. Wei Ziqi was the eldest brother, Zhong Yan (Wei Zi Yan) was in the middle, and Zi Shou (King Zhou of Shang Dynasty)

) is the youngest. Wei Ziqi’s mother was still a concubine when she gave birth to her sons Qi and Zhong Yan. Later, she became the head wife and gave birth to Emperor Xin, who was a biological brother with the same father and mother. According to the etiquette of the Shang Dynasty, Zi Qi and Zi Yan

They all belong to the concubine's son.

It was this status of "son of a concubine" that made the two royal brothers jealous of Zi Shou, even Zi Shou's kind-hearted brother Wei Ziqi was no exception.

At the banquet, facing his eldest brother Wei Ziqi's pretending to be concerned, Zishou responded with an indifferent smile and no disrespect in his words or deeds.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Wang. Actually, Brother Yu is used to not drinking alcohol during these years in the army."

With one reply, all the civil and military officials in the field were immediately made to pretend to be deaf and mute, as if they had not heard or seen it. However, Wei Ziqi smiled slightly and seemed to be happy and said: "Then Brother Three Princes, please be careful."

Get used to it, Chaoge is not in the military after all."

The verbal exchange between the two was very explosive. What Zi Shou meant was that he did not just sit back and take the credit, he personally led the troops on the front line and fought on the battlefield.

How could Wei Ziqi not hear the meaning of these words? Not only did he not get angry, but he responded with a smile. He meant that this was Chaoge, the capital of Dashang, not in the army. Could it be that there was danger? This was not to be underestimated.

A big businessman?

In a tit-for-tat confrontation, the two seemed to be in harmony, but the civil and military officials on the side all pretended to be dumbfounded, looking like they were too drunk and flushed and didn't hear anything. They couldn't get involved in this matter at will, it would be a little careless.

It's just setting yourself on fire.

Looking at Di Xin's bronzed and strong skin, Wei Ziqi narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly. His brother-in-law was really a born general. He was really convinced at this point. Unfortunately, they were not generals, especially the king of Dashang.

It doesn't take a general to be a general.

"I heard that the Third King Brother led the troops to attack Dongyi this time, and even won the favor of the eldest daughter of Dongbo Marquis Jiang Huanchu. I would like to congratulate the Third King Brother in advance."

Wei Ziqi's appearance made Zi Shou smile even more, as if he were brothers and sisters. Those who didn't know it would have thought that the relationship between brothers was so good.

"Haha, this time it was really my luck. When I led a partial army to attack the Dongyi army, I happened to rescue Dongbohou's daughter. As for the favor, it is just a gift from my father."

Tit-for-tat counterattacked, saying that it was not his plan, but not only luck, but also the intention of his father, Emperor Yi. Those who didn't know thought that Emperor Yi had already swung to his side.

When Wei Ziqi heard this, not only did he not get angry, but he raised his brows and smiled, cupping his hands and saying: "First brother, congratulate the third brother on bringing back the beauty. In this way, he will no longer compete with the eldest brother for the golden age."

She must be the daughter of the old general."

In an instant, Zi Shou narrowed his eyes slightly. It turned out that this big brother from home had such a calculation. Now, apart from Grand Master Wen Zhong, Huang Gun, the old general of the Great Shang, was undoubtedly the most prestigious in the army.

Wei Ziqi was smiling but there was a cold light in his bright eyes. You are really powerful. Not only did you achieve great military exploits, but you also won over Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo. But so what, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near.

If he can marry a daughter of the Huang family, it can be said that he has someone of his own in Dashang's army.

Among the three sons of Emperor Yi, the eldest son, Wei Ziqi, had always been well-connected and well-known among civil servants, and was slightly inferior in the military. However, if he could marry a daughter of the Huang family, this would not be the case. Zishou, on the other hand, was well-known in the military.

The director's reputation for being good at conquering and fighting has already spread throughout the world.

The daughter of the Huang family, when she thought of the girl who used to wield knives and guns, Zishou suddenly smiled, looked at his eldest brother with a grin and said with a smile: "Third brother, you have heard that the girl of the Huang family wielded knives and guns, even if you say that unless

Only if you can defeat her on a horse can you qualify to propose marriage to the Huang family, otherwise you will be humiliating yourself by coming."

Under Ruoyou Ruowu's smile, Wei Ziqi squinted his eyes even more. How could he not know that the Huang family has now been honored by the Sixth Shang Dynasty. It is also very interesting to go to the front line this time. His father, Emperor Yi, actually ordered

The three sons of the Huang family assisted the three of them respectively. It was just a daughter of the Huang family under Wang's order, so nothing could be done in the end.

Wei Ziqi and Di Xin were laughing and talking tit for tat, while Wei Ziyan, the second oldest brother, was chatting and laughing, drinking and eating meat, but Zi Shou would not underestimate his second brother.

Wei Ziqi and Wei Ziyan almost wore the same pair of pants. Everyone knew that Emperor Yi's second brother had little fighting spirit to fight for the throne, but he had already made it clear that he stood up to his eldest brother.

What is more interesting is that after the Shang Dynasty destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, Wei Ziqi was granted the title of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty in Shangqiu, the old capital of the Shang Dynasty, and established the Song Dynasty. He was given the title of Duke, and was specially allowed to use the emperor's rituals and music to worship the Shang Dynasty, and became the Song Dynasty of the Zhou Dynasty.

The founding ancestor of the country was later called Song Weizi.

What's more interesting is that after Wei Ziqi's death, his second brother Wei Ziyan (Weizhong of Song Dynasty) succeeded to the throne of Song Dynasty.

Indeed, these two brothers have achieved this point of being brothers and sisters, even taking turns to sit on the throne.

When the three future heirs of the Great Shang Dynasty were facing each other tit for tat, several important ministers in the court seemed not to notice. Even Emperor Yi smiled and waved his hands while talking to everyone, as if he didn't take it to heart at all.

Click!

Just at this moment, an inaudible voice sounded. Qingyun, who was taking a glass of sake and taking a sip, glanced at Emperor Yi above without any trace, and sure enough.

I saw Wen Zhong calmly and slowly put away his sword finger, and there was a faint layer of magic power that diluted the sound, as if no one heard it. On the other hand, Emperor Yiwei saw Wen Zhong's gesture and then gently

After glancing at the top of his head, the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile.

"Haha~ Come and have a drink."

He obviously saw it but pretended not to see it, and Wen Zhong secretly cast a spell. Seeing all this, Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head in amusement. This Emperor Yi is really interesting. He even used this to test who of his sons is the most filial. Maybe the emperor's family is ruthless, this

It was probably the last bit of luck in his heart.

Click~

In the main hall, Minister of Civil and Military Affairs Wu Yangyang didn't say anything, but there were only military generals in the queue. If Wen Zhong hadn't been secretly causing trouble, the sound would have alerted the generals in the army.

Click~

This time everyone heard it. Emperor Yi of Shang Dynasty was chatting and laughing with three nearby princes and important ministers. Suddenly he heard a click above his head. This was the silence in the hall. Countless people looked up and saw a stick on the hall.

The pillars were broken at the waist, and the hall was about to collapse.

At this moment, everyone had no time to react, even! Wen Zhong cast a spell in secret, which actually made countless generals feel dizzy, as if they were overtaken by the alcohol.

The pillars were broken at the waist, and the dark hall was about to fall down. If they were really shot down, even if they could save their lives, they would probably be injured. Everyone was panicked. For a moment, they didn't know whether to protect them or to run for their own lives.

At this time, Di Yi pretended to be panicked and exclaimed: "Prince, please save me father!"

At this moment, Emperor Yi seemed to have forgotten the civil and military ministers under his command, and even more so, he seemed to have forgotten how many capable people and strangers he had under his command. Instead, he only thought of his relatives at this critical moment.

Maybe this is human nature. At the critical moment of life and death, you will always think of your loved ones, rather than the generals who seem to have many uses and admires on weekdays.

Wei Ziqi was stunned. When he saw the hall about to collapse, his eyes were filled with only fear for the first time. And his second brother Wei Ziyan, under conditioned reflex, hurriedly grabbed his eldest brother and tried to escape.

"Father, be careful!"
To be continued...