Assistant Prime Minister Wei Ziqi came out and asked: "What does Mr. Shang mean by saying that the Nine Barbarians should not close the mountains and allow the Wu barbarians to invade our borders?"

Shang Rong said calmly: "No, it's a demon preaching. It should be banned immediately, otherwise it will be turbulent!"

His tone was extremely bad. Because of his recent behavior, the officials were extremely puzzled to find that Wei Ziqi was actually on Huang Shang's side.

You are also a noble and the most distinguished relative of the emperor. Why should you support that guy?

Not to mention Shang Rong's rebellion, the ministers who had supported Wei Ziqi in his fight for the position of heir all left him one after another, completely disappointed.

The nobles were as angry as the Lich King!

As a standard representative of the aristocratic class, Shang Rong repeatedly raised objections in the court, believing that the emergence of the academy would lead to turmoil in the country and must be eradicated.

They were all blocked by Wei Ziqi before, but this time Beihai rebelled, and they had something to say.

As soon as Shang Rong took the lead, all the officials also came out to denounce the shortcomings of the academy and slapped them with various labels.

King Zhou sat on the throne and did not express any opinions. Wei Ziqi pointed at thousands of people with cold eyebrows and refuted those ridiculous heresies one by one.

But there was one thing he couldn't object to. The rebellion of the seventy-two princes was indeed caused by him.

The location of Beihai is above Donglu and Jiuyi, bordering both places.

As a result, the three parties formed a subtle check and balance relationship in the past, but since Wei Ziqi and Huang Feihu led their troops and forced Jiuyi to seal the mountain, the situation has changed.

The relationship between the great merchants and the eight hundred princes was one of dominance and antagonism.

The four major princes guard the four directions. Once the center is weak and the four directions are strong, the final result will be the following. Once the center is strong and overwhelms the four directions, if it is replaced by a defensive king, the status quo may be maintained. If it is a strong king

, will definitely take action against the four major princes.

This relationship is the same between the four major princes and other princes.

If the four major princes are strong, then the interests of the smaller princes around them will inevitably be harmed.

Donglu, as the current leader of the four major princes, is like this.

It originally had nine barbarians to check and balance it. The race left behind by Chi You was indeed quite a threat. The troops under Jiang Huanchu fought against it and both sides won and lost. If they wanted to get involved in the surrounding areas, they would be out of power.

But now, Jiuyi has closed its mountains.

So what will the troops under his command do when Donglu frees up his hands?

The answer is self-evident.

The seventy-two princes of Beihai were in bad luck.

The leader, Yuan Futong, had conflicts with Jiang Huanchu. After being oppressed, he foresaw that his territory would be gradually eroded, so he simply united with a group of small princes, let go, and directly rebelled.

What Beihai rebelled against was actually Dong Bohou, but from a governance perspective, it was also the regime of Dashang that was touched.

The nobles in Chaoge will definitely only side with Jiang Huanchu.

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps. This is the rule of the nobility.

Now that the seventy-two small princes want to resist a big prince, how can they be allowed to break the rules?

Many things are just so unreasonable, or they make sense even if they have a big fist.

With the unified opinions of the ministers, Beihai's resistance must be suppressed, and at the same time, he can give the academy a blow!

There was a quarrel in the court, and Wei Ziqi, no matter how hard he argued with the ministers, gradually fell behind.

Because Shang Rong used his trump card.

Some witnesses said that when eight hundred princes gathered at Chaoge, one of the people who listened to Huang Shang's lecture on the Book of Changes was Yuan Futong.

After listening to your class, I rebelled after returning home. What does that mean?

Finally, Huang Shang, who was sitting on the throne, coughed lightly.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

They were in awe of His Majesty the Human Emperor.

Huang Shang didn't mention the fight between the two sides, and said in a cold voice: "Beihai is rampant, ruthless and stubborn, and the people are in ruins. The top priority now is to eliminate the war. My dear friends, who is willing to lead the troops to quell the rebellion?"

Wei Ziqi immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

Shang Rong also hurriedly said: "If I object, we should let Grand Master Wen or King Wucheng pacify the situation to ensure nothing goes wrong!"

Recently, there have been changes in the western Quanrong army. Huang Feihu went to the border to take charge and was not in Chaoge. It was obviously inappropriate to rashly transfer him back. Therefore, all the ministers looked at the leader Wen Zhong.

Wen Zhong had not participated in the quarrel before.

He was born in a Taoist family and was actually not interested in the dispute between nobles and common people. However, when the human way and the immortal way were in conflict, naturally they would not help each other in the slightest. If he could avoid adding insult to injury, he would have a noble temperament.

Seeing His Majesty King Zhou's eyes fall with an inquiring look, Wen Zhong thought for a while, cupped his hands and said, "I'm willing to go!"

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and many of them looked at Wei Ziqi with proud eyes. Wei Ziqi said calmly: "Your Majesty, there is a student in the academy who can also take on this important task. I sincerely ask him to

In order to hear that the Grand Master's adjutants have come out of Beihai together to quell the chaos and restore peace to the world as soon as possible!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the ministers changed slightly, and they heard the emperor's voice: "Who has this ability?"

"Jiang Shang, named Ziya."

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"Congratulations to Ziya, congratulations to Ziya!"

Outside the Songjiazhuang, Song Yiren took the whole family to see Jiang Ziya off.

Being able to receive His Majesty's appointment and participate in the counter-rebellion can be said to be the ladder to heaven. Song Yiren was sincerely happy for this wise brother who had been practicing immortality for thirty years and was older than himself.

It's just that the marriage fell through, which was a pity for Mr. Ma.

Jiang Ziya also had a smile on his face. When he thought of the wealth and honor in the world mentioned by Yuanshi Tianzun, he came like this. He was as light as a swallow, which meant that Song Yiren would always be his eldest brother.

After waving goodbye, he and Shen Gongbao arrived outside the city.

At this time, the 30,000 troops to suppress the rebellion were already waiting. Wen Zhonggao, standing above Mo Qilin, looked at them approaching with a look of surprise: "Friend Shen Gong, why is it you? Is this also a disciple of Yuxu Palace?"

Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao smiled and came forward to greet them: "I have met fellow Taoist!"

Since nothing in the original plot had happened yet, Chanjiao and Jiejiao were both disciples of the Sanqing sect, so they naturally had a close relationship. Wen Zhong immediately got a little intimate with each other, and at the same time, there were hints in his words, telling them not to wade into this muddy water.

What Jiang Ziya wanted was wealth and honor in the world, so he could only deal with it perfunctorily. Shen Gongbao was even more worried about the world being in chaos, so he started talking to Wen Zhong familiarly.

He likes to make friends with monks all over the world. He already has a friendship with Wen Zhong, and he became the best partner in the original plot. He has sent many teaching talents to the list, and now he is even more interested in him: "Although we are outsiders, we are also the best partners."

Within your Majesty’s territory, I would like to express my gratitude for the kindness of your Majesty’s water warriors and fulfill the wishes of your people!”

Wen Zhong was very satisfied after hearing this, and immediately had a preference: "With the help of two Taoist friends on this trip, they will be able to fight with great speed and defeat this rebellion. I should express my merits to Your Majesty!"

Shen Gongbao laughed: "Thank you so much, Master!"

Hearing that Zhong Lei was marching vigorously, he led his army away from Chaoge and immediately began a rapid march.

His fighting style is different from Huang Feihu's.

Huang Feihu studied the orthodox military formation method of the human race, which was based on earth, water, wind and fire, and carried out various changes, while Wen Zhong was biased towards the Taoism of the Immortal Family. When the talisman was sacrificed, the 30,000 soldiers were suddenly in a state of divine movement, leading

Carrying weapons, food and fodder, he can travel thousands of miles every day with ease.

The human world is much larger than in normal history, but at this speed, we can reach the land of Donglu in less than ten days and catch the rebels by surprise.

The seventy-two princes in Beihai are all small princes. Some princes have less than a thousand soldiers under their command, only a few hundred war slaves, and the territory they occupy is equivalent to a small county.

But the combined scale of the seventy-two groups should not be underestimated. Wen Zhong did not want to get involved in the conflict between the nobles and the academy. What he wanted was to put an end to the chaos as soon as possible. As for the political confrontation, that was none of his business.

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However, before arriving at Donglu, a piece of bad news was delivered quickly.

That kind of urgent momentum was several times stronger than the previous message sent to Chaoge.

"What? There are actually 200,000 troops in Beihai?"

Wen Zhong couldn't believe it after hearing this, and repeatedly asked the scout who sent the message: "If you use slaves as soldiers, it won't reach such a scale. What happened?"

The scout put on a mask of pain: "To report to the Grand Master, the rebellious Yuan Futong burned the slaves' elixir books to help them escape from slavery, and promised that as long as they survived the war, they would be civilians. As soon as this news came out, not only the slaves in Beihai

It’s so crazy that even the slaves of Donglu took notice!”

Wen Zhong's face changed drastically: "How dare Yuan Futong'an do this?"

The alchemy book is equivalent to the deed of sale for later generations. In fact, it is not a book for later generations, but a piece of red bamboo, which is the proof of ownership of the slave.

It is not that there were no amnesties for slaves in the past. Nobles would burn alchemy books to symbolize that they were freed from slavery and were free from now on.

But that kind of situation is rare, and this time Yuan Futong burned alchemy books on a large scale, creating a feat.

Originally, the slave soldiers under the princes only had a small number of war slaves. Now all the slaves in Beihai are soldiers. Those who can fight can pick up weapons, and those who are weak can pick up farm tools and transport food and grass equipment.

The former slave habits of submissiveness became the discipline of the army.

Facts have proved that this is extremely terrible.

The two sides fought, and Donglu's 50,000-strong army was actually defeated in the first battle. If they had not fled back to the city, they would have experienced a disastrous defeat.

Facing the outbreak of slaves, all the generals were frightened. Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu hurriedly sent dozens of scouts to ask for help from all parties.

Shen Gongbao listened from a distance and smiled. Jiang Ziya was also shocked and changed his previous thoughts.
To be continued...