The eldest prince of Yin Shang

Yin Jiao watched Chonghouhu and his eldest son Chongyingbiao leave the Qinzhou Houfu as if they were fleeing, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart. This may be the "surrender without fighting" in Sun Tzu's Art of War who did not know how many years later. Soldiers", Wen Zhong was able to occupy such a high position not only by virtue of his status and qualifications.

"Your Highness, what the old minister said this time did not come from the mouth of the king. Speaking of which, the old minister has committed a big crime this time!"

If it was placed in the previous life, Wen Zhong would be full of praise for what Wen Zhong did at this time, but at this time, strictly speaking, Wen Zhong is considered to be beyond the evidence at this time. After all, privately fabricating the words of the king is in itself a sin.

"Don't worry, grand master. It was just an expedient measure just now. If there is no grand master, the boy still doesn't know how to solve Bei Bohou's questioning. The ability to turn Bei Bohou into an enemy this time is all thanks to the grand master." The teacher has a solid tongue."

"If someone else handles this matter, if you are careful, the Northern Bohou of Northern Xinjiang will be dissatisfied. At that time, not only will he not be able to help my great merchant, but in the worst case, he may even go to war with each other."

Although Yin Jiao's words sounded a little flattering to Wen Zhong, they were actually words from the heart. After all, it was related to the four princes, so naturally there was no small matter.

Hearing Yin Jiao's words of praise, Wen Zhong's expression didn't change at all, as if Yin Jiao was praising someone else, after taking a look at Yin Jiao, Wen Zhong sighed softly.

"A merit is a merit, and a demerit is a demerit. The old man has been in the court for many years, and now he is the grand master of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Naturally, he should set an example. Although there is a little merit this time, this example cannot be set."

"When your Highness returns to Chaoge, the old minister will meet the king face to face and plead guilty to the king face to face. Your Highness should not be involved in this matter, so as not to be implicated in time!"

For this fact, Yin Shang and Wen Zhong, who will be managed by Yin Shang in the future, have to be considered, Yin Jiao has nothing to say, and can only bow deeply to Wen Zhong, and don't say anything else.

On the second day, the army led by Chonghouhu and Chongyingbiao set off and headed towards Chongcheng, his territory. Chonghouhu left countless food, grass and supplies in the camp. It was Yin Jiao's rough calculation that it might be enough for now. It was used by Zhang Guifang and the Beihai rebels who surrendered for more than a month.

Seeing these grains and grass, Yin Jiao was overjoyed. You know, these grains and grasses are enough to meet Zhang Guifang's army that has surrendered to Beihai now, and they can raise enough grains and grass to support the current army.

In other words, the current Beihai no longer needs to transport food thousands of miles from Chaoge, which not only leaves countless food and grass for the Yin Shang, but even the people of the Yin Shang can breathe a sigh of relief.

Sending food for thousands of miles, six out of ten, this is what actually happened. Beihai is not less than ten thousand miles away from Chaoge, and the food consumed along the way is much more than what was transported to Beihai. Originally, Yin Jiao and Wen Zhong were still worrying about how to raise food and grass .

At this time, Beihai was the territory of the Yin and Shang merchants, so the so-called feeding on the enemy would not work at all, and it was not in line with the long-term peace and stability in Beihai, so the original plan was to borrow food from the Marquis of Jizhou.

However, I have also been to Yinjiao of Jizhou. Although there are many acres of land, the general harvest is not high. If the people of Jizhou are supplied to Beihai and Jizhou, I am afraid that the people's power of Jizhou will be overdrawn.

Now that everything has been solved easily, Yin Jiao is here lamenting Wen Zhong's methods. At this time, Chonghouhu is probably still praising Emperor Xin on the way back to Chongcheng.

Wen Zhong sat in Qinzhou and urged the escort of grain and grass to Zhang Guifang and Su Quanzhong, the general of Zhenbei. After the army food was transported, he set off again to return to Chaoge.

……

Outside Chaoge City;

I saw flags of various colors fluttering outside the city. Originally, this was the time when the people outside Chaoge entered the city, but at this time, the city gate, which should have been lively, was unusually quiet. All the people were also silent, looking at the north.

Di Xin was standing three miles outside the city in uniform, and behind him, hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on the left and right. The civil servants were headed by Prime Minister Shang Rong, and the military officials were naturally headed by Wucheng King Huang Feihu.

At this time, everyone looked at the north with solemn expressions. Today is the day when Grand Master Wen Zhongwen, who went to the North Sea, will return to the court after victory.

Although it took nearly three years to go to Beihai, it was three or four years less than what Di Xin originally thought. After all, Beihai is alone, and it is impossible to provide timely supplies and assistance. Everything depends on the coach. capable.

As expected, Wen Zhong did not disappoint Emperor Xin. He quickly quelled the rebellion that affected nearly a hundred princes. In less than three years, it was quelled and he could go. There is no possibility of turmoil in Beihai for decades.

One of the four princes has stabilized, and strategies against the remaining three princes have been put on the agenda. At this time, Di Xin is also waiting for Wen Zhong's return to assist him in this matter.

Che Linlin, Ma Xiaoxiao, and Wen Zhong straddled Mo Qilin and took the lead, followed by the generals of this expedition, all heading towards Chaoge City.

When he was still more than ten feet away from where Di Xin was, Wen Zhong turned over and got windy under his feet, and ran directly in front of Di Xin, knelt down on one knee, saluted Di Xin, and said.

"Your Majesty, this old minister has been in Beihai for nearly three years. Fortunately, this old minister lived up to his mission and made meager achievements in Beihai. This is all due to His Majesty sitting in the rear and dispatching in the middle. This old minister thanks His Majesty for his great support!"

Di Xin also took a step forward, directly holding Wen Zhong's hand, with tears in his eyes, looking at Wen Zhong's gray hair on the temples, he couldn't help but speak emotionally.

"It's all my fault. The grand master is so old, and I have not yet fought on the battlefield with the Shang Dynasty. I am very grateful. The merit of the grand master is that the merits are in the present, and the benefits will be in the future. I will replace thousands of people in the Shang Dynasty. , thank you Grand Master!"

……

At this time, all the ministers were watching the pair of monarchs and ministers bowing down to each other. For a moment, they felt that the relationship between Di Xin and Wen Zhong was unbreakable.

In fact, after the news of the great victory came from Beihai, there were rumors of discord between Wen Zhong and Di Xin in Chaoge City, and some people even said that Wen Zhong would dominate Beihai to see the northern border.

Di Xin naturally disdained this very much, but he couldn't stop the rumors from spreading, which eventually caused turmoil in the government and the public, and even some dissident ministers joined forces with the clan who opposed Di Xin, and began to add fuel to the flames.

All of a sudden, the whole Chaoge was buzzing, and it was heard that Yin Jiao, at this time, temporarily played the director's role and sent a script to Di Xin and Wen Zhong. When welcoming Wen Zhong, a scene of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers was staged.

Both Wen Zhong and Di Xin are good at acting. Even Yin Jiao, who was the temporary chief director, did not find any traces of Di Xin and Wen Zhong's performances. Yin Jiao couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

"If the grand master and father were born in later generations, I'm afraid they are all powerful actors!"

The drama of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers lasted for a whole stick of incense, and then Di Xin and Wen Zhong entered the city with their arms together, and the people outside the city were handed over to Yin Jiao.

After all, it is no longer a war at this time, even if Yin Jiao makes some mistakes, it will not lead to any bad consequences, and at this time, Wen Zhong and Di Xin are unconsciously making Yin Jiao directly participate in the military .

Although Yin Jiao saw through this point, he didn't say anything about it. In Yin Jiao's heart, he thought that maybe his performance in Beihai this time was seen by Di Xin and Wen Zhong, and he felt that he should practice in the army. , Build your own team.

After the officials returned to Chaoge City, Yin Jiao presided over the event of rewarding the three armies, which was extremely easy to build up the goodwill of the soldiers. After Wen Zhong returned to the court, Yin Jiao stayed outside the city for more than ten days.

After all the troops returned to their original residences, Yin Jiao relaxed and returned to his home, followed by three thousand guards, Yuan Hong, Wu Wenhua, Ma Shan and others.

Since then, these 3000 people have been Yin Jiao's own personal guards. This was the tacit reward given by Emperor Xin during the Beihai War. Since then, Yin Jiao's palace has become more lively.

And Yin Jiao originally thought that he would be in the stage of Chaoge Xianyu, but things backfired. Just half a month after Yin Jiao returned to Chaoge, a decree came from Qinzheng Hall.