This King Zhou is not stupid

Even if Ji Fa forged a magic sword, it would be impossible to defeat the current army of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. This is the wilderness, not the fairy sword.

If it weren't for the face of the top planner of the Great Tribulation of the Gods and the two reasons that Yuanshi Tianzun often shamelessly did it himself, Di Xin would have leveled Xi Qi long ago.

"Gu pays more attention to your ability to deal with various things. You disappointed Gu, and you didn't understand which one is more important, Ji Fa, face, or country."

The ministers did not dare to look up.

But Di Xin got up and said: "Xiqi wants to make peace, and Gu will not let the people of Xiqi suffer. Then we will make peace, not because of Gu's benevolence, but because of the importance of the isolation! But Yin and Shang have not yet unified, Why can't all the lovers work harder and help the lonely to complete the great cause of reunification?!"

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Gu hears the phrase 'Shengming' and makes me want to vomit!"

Di Xin burst into foul language.

"Forget it, the demands on the lovers should not be too high, let's deal with the matter of Xiqi like this, remove Ji Fa from the position of Xibohou, and Xiqi will be under the direct jurisdiction of Gu for the time being! If they don't agree, then continue to fight! !!"

A peace negotiation is just a negotiation, and it does not mean that the defeated party will unconditionally agree to the winner's request.

If the loser is pushed into a hurry, the rabbit will bite.

But the condition that Di Xin came up with was to dismiss Ji Fa, and he reckoned that neither Guang Chengzi nor Ji Fa would agree.

Sure enough, a day later, the negotiations ended.

Guang Chengzi walked out from Sishui Pass with a sad face.

"This Di Xin wants to ask Ji Fa, hey, I can't talk about it!"

Guang Chengzi could agree to anything, except that he could not hand over Ji Fa. At this time, the other Twelve Golden Immortals and Shen Gongbao came up and asked, "Senior brother, what's the result?"

"It didn't work." Guang Chengzi shook his head and said, "Di Xin wanted to dismiss Ji Fa, but he didn't want anything else. How could this be possible?"

"It's... indeed."

"Ji Fa cannot be dismissed."

The other juniors talked a lot, but Shen Gongbao sneered, and Guang Chengzi asked him, "What are you laughing at?"

"Brother, I have an idea."

"Say!"

Guang Chengzi doesn't care who has an idea now, he needs an idea!

"I have stayed in Chaoge for a while, and I know that Fei Zhong and You Hun are deeply trusted by Di Xin. Why don't you give them gold and silver treasures, brocade and silk, and beauties from Xiqi, so that they can live in Di Xin?" Begging for mercy? Don't dismiss Mr. Ji Fa."

When Guang Chengzi heard this, he thought it was a good idea at first.

If Di Xin's ear can help Ji Fa intercede, maybe he can really negotiate a peace but not dismiss Ji Fa.

"Okay, just do as you say!"

The next day, Guang Chengzi followed what Shen Gongbao said, and prepared to bribe Fei Zhong and You Hun with gold and silver treasures. Coincidentally, this method appeared in the original novel of Feng Shen Yan Yi.

It's just that it was San Yisheng's idea at that time, to bribe Fei Zhong and You Hun, and then save Ji Chang and return to Xiqi.

However, this time the result was different.

"Get out of here!"

Inside Fei Zhong's mansion, his angry roar came.

"Want to bribe Fei Zhong, my Chinese doctor? Let me tell you, unless the sun comes out from the west, it's absolutely impossible!"

The noise was so loud that people outside the street could hear it, and the gift-giving personnel of Xiqi were kicked out of the yard by Fei Zhong's servants, and they were in a panic.

Standing at the gate, Fei Zhong pointed at Xiqi's officials and said, "I tell you, if you Xiqi dare to rebel, don't think that this matter can be easily resolved. I, Fei Zhong, will always stand by the king's side and take your bribes." Roll as far as you can! Close the door!!!”

Fei Zhong closed the door, and the Xiqi official blinked his eyes in disbelief.

"What's the situation? Fei Zhong has changed?"

Chapter 260 Six: You Hun: This is beheading again, and it's killing chickens and monkeys

Same as Fei Zhong's side, the next doctor, You Hun, also sent people to drive out Xiqi's gift-giving people.

It's just that You Hun patted his chest very happily after driving the man away.

"My ancestors, my ancestors bless me, don't be invited to drink tea in the Ministry of Human Beings, this Xiqi is harmful to people! When I die, I want to pull some backs."

"Father, why don't you accept these gifts?" You Hun's son, You Bili, came out of the hall and said, "I've already taken a fancy to the beauties sent by Xiqi."

"Beauty, beauty, you know beauty!"

You Hun just kicked his son when he came up, and he would never want to change it before, but today he must educate this child.

He pointed at You Bili who fell to the ground and said: "You like beautiful women, I can take someone to MingMedia to marry any family, but if you continue to fool around outside and spread some bad reputation, I will interrupt you legs!"

"Father, what about it?" You Bili said aggrievedly.

"As for?"

You are so angry that he has always been cautious in doing things, but he never expected that the son he gave birth to would be so unbearable.

He continued to point with shaking hands: "Let me tell you, if you touch this matter, don't mention me as a doctor, I am the prime minister of a country, and the king's extermination is a matter of one sentence! Don't you use your brain when you do things? "

"But this is not the first time you have received a gift."

"Bastard!" You Hun kicked You Bili again.

"How can this be confused? Your Majesty is getting angry because of Xiqi's matter. If you accept Xiqi's gift, you probably won't even be able to write the word 'death'!"

"Then accept the gift and don't do anything. Anyway, Xiqi won't live long."

When You Hun heard this, he stomped his feet angrily, turned around three times, and his face turned red with anger.

"Why do I have such an ignorant son like you? I will be killed by you sooner or later. You accept the gift but don't do anything. You offend both sides, and you can't please both sides. You won't know when you die. How did you die!"

You are so angry that one soul ascends to the orifice and two souls ascend to the sky. He never thought that after so many years, this son didn't learn the good things, so he just learned that he was bad.

At this time, the servants hurriedly came to report.

"Master, Mr. Wen is bringing people from the Ministry of Human Beings."

"I knew it was coming!" You Hun was already ready to welcome Wen Zhong.

He kicked Ubisoft away.

"Go back to the house and hide! Don't come out casually!"

Ubisoft got up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, and then walked towards the backyard.

But Youhun straightened his posture, and immediately came to the door with a smile on his face, and bumped into Wen Zhong as soon as he went out.

"Grand Master Wen, welcome from far away, welcome from far away." He bowed and saluted.

Wen Zhong waved his hand to let the monks enter the mansion, and then said: "Your Excellency, Ming people don't speak dark words. Someone reported you for taking bribes. I brought people here to investigate this matter. Do you have anything to say?"

"There is such a thing, but I confiscated it, and I kicked him out!" You Hun said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, please ask Mr. Wen to investigate. My You Hun's loyalty to the king is a lesson from heaven and earth!"

You Hun always greeted him with a smile on his face, and Wen Zhong would investigate even without You Hun reminding him.

Fei Zhong had already sent people over to investigate. The cultivators of the Ministry of Humanity could clearly see that Xiqi's gift-giver was driven out through the technique of time travelling.

Wen Zhong nodded.

"Your Majesty, I have seen your loyalty to the King, and I will tell the King truthfully. Come here, and I will have a few words with you."

Wen Zhong pulled You Hun to a corner and whispered a few words.

Wen Zhong asked in a low voice: "Master You, do you know why I am the leader of this Ministry of Human Resources?"

"Naturally, it's because I heard that the Grand Master has made great achievements and worked so hard. Only you are suitable to be the leader of the Ministry of Human Resources."

"No, no, no."

Wen Zhong said three nos and shook his head at the same time.

"Although the position of commander of the Ministry of Human Resources is important, there are plenty of people who can take it on. I am the commander of the Ministry of Human Resources because of what the king said. Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know."

"Then I'll tell you."

Wen Zhong smiled lightly, but did not get angry.

"Your Majesty said, 'The reason why a corrupt official is called a corrupt official lies in the word 'corrupt', but this 'corruption' is not a single person's corruption." Master You, can you understand the meaning?"

"I don't really understand." You Hun understood better than anyone else, but he couldn't say it clearly, he had to pretend to be stupid.

"Then let me make it clearer. The [-]% of the tax demanded by the king will become [-]% when it reaches a corrupt official, and the [-]% becomes [-]% when it is heard by some officials below. On the last layer of corrupt officials, [-]% has become, [-]% has become [-]%, Mr. You, tell me... can this [-]% taxpayer still live?"

"The [-]% tax is too much!" Even if You Hun is a corrupt official, he would not do such a thing.

"But this is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that when this matter is revealed, the most unlucky ones are often the high-level corrupt officials, because they are in high positions and dare not be obviously corrupt, and get the least benefits. Bearing the most infamy, Mr. You, tell me, are these high-level corrupt officials stupid?"

"Stupid!" You Hun knew he was talking about himself, but he had to follow Wen Zhong's words.

"And what's even more stupid is that in order to scare chickens and monkeys, these high-ranking officials with rich families are often beheaded for public display, intimidating the officials below. Who do you think is worse?"

You Hun was about to cry, this was no longer a hint, it was an explicit indication.

"Master Wen, I'm just a doctor. You're beheading and trying to make an example of others. It's too scary. I'm absolutely loyal to the king."

"I don't mean anything else, just chatting with Mr. You about my feelings. Don't think too much about it, Mr. You."

Wen Zhong laughed out loud, the vicissitudes on his face almost burst into laughter.

You Hun is also laughing.

"Master Wen is able to teach the subordinates, it is an honor for the subordinates."

"It's good to know." Wen Zhong finally patted You Hun on the shoulder and said: "I also hope that I can see Master You more in the future, not that I won't see you someday, after all, I have some feelings for being an official in the same palace. "

After You Hun heard this, his feet were a little weak at the time, but he still stood up.

He bid farewell to Wen Zhong and other monks with a smile on his face.

"Master Wen, walk slowly."

"Master You don't need to send it off, please go back."

You Hun didn't intend to send it off at all, and he took a long breath when the gate was closed, letting go of his hanging heart.

"Your Majesty is serious! Your Majesty is serious!" You Hun panicked.

He quickly found his son, the second generation ancestor was still hugging a maid in the dormitory, You Hun pulled the maid away, grabbed You Bili by the ear and dragged him out.

"Go! Today I will teach you well and tell you what you can do and what you can't do!"

"Father, dad, take it easy!" You Bili looked very embarrassed as his ears were pulled.

"Be gentle? Wait until the big knife hits your neck, no matter how light you say, no one can save you!"

Chapter 260 Seven: Times Have Changed, Nian Beast!

Not to mention that there are corrupt officials in Chaoge, Xiqi actually has them too.

Greed is the nature of human beings, but it is precisely to restrain nature and not be controlled by nature that we can be called human beings.

And Ji Fa obviously started to walk in the wrong direction.

Di Xin is fine, one thing he is better than Ji Fa is that he knows how to measure, he must enjoy life if he enjoys it, and if Di Xin doesn't want to enjoy it, a bunch of people force him to enjoy it.

Xiqi and Yin Shang have not yet fully negotiated a peace, but both sides have ceased their troops. Negotiations are a very long process, and Di Xin is not in a hurry, and he does not need to do the negotiations himself.

But as the New Year's Eve got closer and the weather became colder, strange things began to appear among the people.

In some villages near Chaoge, the roar of unknown beasts began to be heard. The roar made the people fearful and the monsters panic. It seemed to be something particularly terrifying.

The title 'Nian Beast' began to spread among the people, and the Human Ministry also sent monks to investigate.

A team of five came to the village where the legend was spread, and the legend was still being discussed on the way, led by Shang Xing.

At this time, his cultivation level has approached that of Yuanying, and after a few more years of cultivation, his cultivation level may not be much worse than Yuan Hong's. Even Wen Zhong praised him as a genius.

"Nian Beast? I often heard it when I was a child. Is it the Nian Beast who will come out to eat people during the Chinese New Year, and is afraid of red and firecrackers." A young man crossed his arms and put his toes on the flying sword, with excellent balance.

Note that the firecrackers here refer to real firecrackers. Bamboo will explode after being burned, which is also the origin of the name firecrackers.

"I have a little impression, but hasn't it been a long time?"

"Old people often say that children who can live past the old age are blessed."