The merchant's sacrifice will be held in three months. At that time, Emperor Xin will secretly return to Chaoge, and the king of Zhou can attack him.

Ji Fa was quite uneasy about this. If it weren't for Jiang Shang who said this, a military advisor who was proven to have divine power, Ji Fa would not dare to trust him at all.

Jiang Shang said: "Your Majesty, I shouldn't hide this matter, but because the time has not come, I failed to tell you about the alliance... There are close friends of the late king in Chaoge City. If Emperor Xin is allowed to destroy Dongyi, Xi

Qi is in danger."

Ji Fa said: "Now that all the princes have returned home, it will take at least seven or eight months to mobilize soldiers, horses, and food."

"With one tribe of Zhou and six tribes of Qiang, you can directly take Chaoge!"

Ji Fa thought about it for three hours, and the body parts of Ji Kao's tragic death flashed before his eyes. He had forgotten how many days and nights he had woken up from nightmares. Then he threw a cup of wisdom and ordered Jiang Shang to mobilize his troops and use all the elites of Zhou to avoid them.

Businessman eyeliner.

Half a month later, Zhou State only had hundreds of thousands of troops, and they took the Qishan path and headed straight to the east.

The unusual movements of Zhou's army along the way have been discovered by merchants exploring horses. However, Bei Bohou's forces hunkered down in the north and did not dare to move rashly. The news of the expeditions from all walks of life was sent back to Chaoge City, but like a mud cow entering the sea, no response was received.

A big net has been quietly opened.

Emperor Xin, who had won consecutive battles during the Eastern Expedition, did not expect that this time he listened to his old minister's advice and returned to Chaoge City to celebrate the 'Great Festival' festival, and he had already fallen into this big net.

The main force of merchants was still marching eastward, and the Jiang family had nothing to worry about. The next big worry for Emperor Xin was the Zhou Kingdom in the west.

The resurgence of Shang could only be built on the bloodshed of vassal states.

And this opportunity will arrive in another three to five years...

Then came today.

The day before the Merchant Festival, Chaoge City was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. The soldiers guarding the city gates were vigilantly scanning the intersections. If a galloping horse appeared, they would be attacked with cold arrows.

From the city gate to the palace gate, there are many figures lurking on the long street.

Suddenly there was a thunderbolt, and a group of defeated troops rushed outside Chaoge City, saying that the Zhou army had arrived hundreds of miles away, with hordes of strange beasts and thousands of chariots.

geometry.

Chaoge City suddenly fell into chaos, and Emperor Xin in the palace became furious after hearing this.

However, Emperor Xin did not mess up his position, and immediately ordered Fei Zhong and other generals to organize a large army and go out to defeat the Zhou army.

That night, the Zhou army marched straight in. King Jifa of Zhou personally led the elite army of the Zhou state to form a battle formation and charge forward. The temporary army formed by the merchant army included many slave soldiers, with poor equipment and weak will. Some villains set fire to the army from behind.

Huzhou's millions of troops came to attack, and the Shang army collapsed at the first touch.

The Zhou army's chariots rolled past, infantry formations charged and killed, and blood flowed into a river outside Chaoge City.

The Shang army intended to defend the city wall, but the city gates were opened for unknown reasons. A large group of soldiers caused chaos in the city and set fire everywhere. The palace gates were also attacked. Every city gate except the side where the elite Zhou army arrived was covered in fire.

The Zhou army broke through the city wall and rushed into the vast and vast city. Ji Fa drove forward with unstoppable bravery!

What Li Ping'an saw in the cloud mirror at this moment was a decisive battle between Shang and Zhou that didn't look like a decisive battle.

…

Ji Fa broke into Chaoge City, and this battle actually no longer needed to be fought.

The merchants were not without the ability to resist, but the main force of the merchant army, that is, the ruling group of Emperor Xin, stayed in the Dongyi tribe from top to bottom. Emperor Xin came back to celebrate the New Year on his own, and the old nobles in Chaoge City suddenly attacked and started fighting with them.

The Zhou army should cooperate internally and externally.

What follows is a long period of strong attack.

Chaoge City was supposed to be Emperor Xin's fortress, but now it has become Emperor Xin's prison.

On the clouds, Li Ping'an, whose soul has completely returned, was filled with sadness...

"Although I had expected it before, I didn't expect that Di Xin would still lose to these old nobles."

"Ji Chang just made arrangements in advance."

Li Dazhi was somewhat disapproving of this:

"What is behind this is the inevitable outbreak of conflicts. Emperor Xin has taken too big a step. The Shang Kingdom has been accumulating problems for thousands of years. He wants to solve them within twenty or thirty years. Is this possible?

"He promoted a group of ministers with lower backgrounds and suppressed the established nobles such as Shang Rong. In recent years, these nobles have actually been in crisis.

"The Jiang family of Dongbohou was greatly damaged, and the Ji family of Xibohou will follow. What will happen when Emperor Xin solves Xibohou? Who will he kill? It must be someone who owns too many slaves, occupies too much farmland, and has already become a big businessman.

The nobles of the major merchants who were the largest slave owners and landowners.

"This is actually a life-and-death struggle.

"The royal courtiers headed by Bigan are Di Xin's base, but there is another variable in this base."

"Variable? Micron start?"

"Yes, it's him. I've been watching him for several years."

Li Dazhi narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"This guy is Ji Chang's biggest partner, and Jiang Shang is the messenger between them. Of course, Jiang Shang himself is very powerful. He knows everything about literature, Tao, and martial arts, and he is good at everything. The army's food and fodder are also well arranged.

Absolutely, he is indeed a talent.

"You probably don't need to look further. Di Xin has no way out. Even his return to Chaoge City this time was deceived by the chess pieces that were ambushed by these old nobles in advance."

Li Ping'an sighed: "Reformers often end up like this."

"He has indeed touched the interests of too many nobles," Li Dazhi stretched, "Look, even without Ji Fa leading the army forward, the troops arranged by Zi Qi have already begun to attack the palace."

Li Ping'an:......

"Do you want to save Emperor Xin?" Li Dazhi asked.

"No, respect, go back and leave a place in heaven for Di Xin, Jiang Shang, and Ji Fa. Dad, you can do this."

Li Pingan yawned:

"I just want to have a good sleep now."

His body has been restored to a Taoist robe and boots. He is no longer in danger of being assimilated, and his own logic and thinking have returned.

Just as Li Ping'an was about to leave, his eyebrows suddenly jumped slightly, and he frowned and stared down.

Li Dazhi asked: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's just... before I came back, I used heaven's calculations and found some clues, that is, there may be a trace of hiding at this critical point."

Li Pingan said simply:

"This kind of calculation is closer to calculation than to Tao. It is a calculation technique refined repeatedly through the sixty-four hexagrams.

"But I don't know what this tipping point will be."

Just as Li Dazhi was about to speak, Li Ping'an suddenly raised his hand and made a silent gesture. Li Dazhi found that he was completely unable to speak.

Li Pingan stared at Fanchen.

He is waiting, waiting for a reason why he did not want to leave Nanzhou before, waiting for a vague conclusion that he has searched hard in the past and future, experienced the boundless loneliness with his own soul...

He figured it out, but he didn't figure out what it was.

The fire in Chaoge City intensified, and the Zhou army rushed into the city. They did not plunder the city, but showed relative restraint and headed straight towards the palace.

The palace gate was on fire, and the rebellious merchants rushed in. The military forces that Emperor Xin could control were still outside the city and were scattered by the Zhou army. Fei Zhong was still fighting hard, and the only ministers around Emperor Xin were You Hun and a few others.

Emperor Xin's situation is over.

He didn't complain much. On the contrary, he was very calm at the moment, calmly watching the rebels getting closer and closer, and saw the familiar face of the rebel general.

Is a businessman.

Zhou was the external enemy and Shang was the internal enemy. They were only dissatisfied with him as the great king.

Emperor Xin smiled sadly and said nothing, but led hundreds of guards straight to the deer platform behind the palace.

What follows is the classic scene of Di Xin’s self-immolation.

When Emperor Xin's cronies were setting up a fire rack, You Hun and other ministers begged and asked Emperor Xin to find a way to escape. It would only take a few months for the Shang army to return and the situation would be settled.

Emperor Xin said coldly: "Now there are enemies on all sides, and the merchants are betraying me, but I am unwilling to betray the merchants. Now we should imitate the ancestors of Shang Tang, burn ourselves with fire, and serve the gods with our bodies, so that the fortune of our great merchant nation will be prosperous."

Never fade, this is what the Shang king should do."

"Your Majesty..."

Di Xin didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the fire rack, because there were already waves of killing cries coming from under the deer platform.

There are also a large number of bicycle frames coming outside the palace.

Di Xin sighed, jumped into the sea of ​​fire, and his body collapsed suddenly.

Seeing this situation, Li Dazhi frowned slightly, with a lot of sighs and sighs in his eyes. He had carefully observed it for a few years, and actually quite liked this Shang King. However, Emperor Xin wanted to reform but did not kill the big nobles.

But today's disaster has already been brewing.

The nobles seized the opportunity, created opportunities, and fought to the death. Zhou Jun cleverly won the victory, and everything was a foregone conclusion.

"Ah," Li Ping'an suddenly laughed, his smile was so relieved and so sarcastic, "I understand."

"Understand what?"
To be continued...