When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Half a month later, Yan Shang.

Zisong gathered a group of noble representatives and went to Yanshang City in person to meet Zixun.

At the same time, he brought a Wang Ling and said, "You can understand all the divinations later. The most important thing now is how to deal with the Tufang attack.

In particular, our people discovered that the General Zhenxi Mansion of Yan State was involved.

Their armor and weapons were very sharp, and only three hundred men were able to defeat more than a thousand people.

There are also cavalry.

Four hundred rangers, even if we have chariots, if they get out of the way, our infantry will suffer heavy losses."

Zixun sat in the main seat, listening to Zisong's story. Finally, he interrupted and asked, "You... or what do you think? Do you want me to negotiate peace with the State of Yan?"

"Of course. The defeat of He led to the Danshan Rong and the Zhao clan's eastward march. Now, the west of Fengfu is basically in their hands. If we want to stabilize the current situation, we must advance westward from the Dongyi direction.

Now, what we need to do is to move the capital, as Yan is too far back."

Zixun frowned slightly.

No words were spoken.

After a while, he stared at Zisong and said, "Where do you think is a good place to move the capital?"

"Bo." Zisong said straightforwardly, "There are many benefits to moving the capital to Bo. The most important one is that we can get copper directly from Huai. We need to support two wars. Compared with Tufang and Yan, the real problem is Zhao clan and Danshan Rong.

These people are Qiang people!"

Zixun still didn't say anything.

After thinking for a while, he looked at the other noble representatives and asked, "Are you thinking the same thing?"

"Father Feng is too close to the front line. The king is not feeling well and cannot travel far. Going downstream, we will reach Bo. This place is the best."

One of the nobles answered truthfully.

Zixun nodded, and finally stood up and said, "There is no hurry to move the capital, first send the king to Bo to rest. The rest of you, prepare troops and food, and follow me to conquer Heluo and drive away the Qiang people.

As for the Tufang side, Song, you and Lian will set up defenses together. The task of blocking Taihang is given to you. Lian will go to Tangyi and Yuyi, and while recruiting soldiers, move all the clans such as the Su family to the south. Remember, all the noble forces that have married into the Yan State must be moved to the south, and the remaining property will be left to those forces that have not married into the Yan State.

The north and northwest directions will shrink first.

Then wait until Heluo is resolved before taking other measures."

"Will this irritate the State of Yan?" an aristocrat from Hebei asked nervously.

"Don't worry, that won't happen. Xin Qu would like all the nobles I marry to move south, because doing so will allow him to learn more about the situation in the south."

Zixun's words made some people who didn't understand the situation angry and asked, "If that's the case, why do you still do this?"

"Because we need the support of Yan State." Zixun said calmly, "Move them to various places in Heluo. I will allow Yan State's travelers to travel to these places to trade. During this process, you can increase taxes along the way, which can also bring you benefits.

In addition, Heluo will seize a large number of slaves, some of which are difficult to handle and can be sold to them.

As for the future... let's get through this first.

Yan has everything we need, especially weapons. Their steel, their cars... even their soldiers.

As for how much of Heluo's interests Yan State can take away, it depends on its ability.

Also, I remember that when I met those Heluo Qiang nobles, I told them that the Yan State was a branch of the Xia Dynasty, but they betrayed the Xia Dynasty and supported us in the war.

No matter what, those who sold slaves to them must eventually become pawns to influence the local situation in Yan State."

Zixun is also good at using tricks.

Does the State of Yan want to stay out of trouble and hide in Youzhou?

I don't think about it!

Since the State of Yan is already digging a canal to connect the Haihe River with the Yellow River, then we should help them all the way and let the known world know that there is a branch of the Xia Dynasty in Youzhou.

As long as they get in touch with them, wouldn’t it be possible that the Southern Qiang hiding in the mountains and forests wouldn’t come to look for them?
As long as the State of Yan does not give in for the sake of its own interests, a rift will arise between them over time.

As a result of the rift, Yan State only had one ally left, the Tufang.

As long as he was fast enough and put all the Shang troops to bear, he would be able to crush and defeat the Tufang army before the Yan State could react and completely establish a stable situation.

After hearing this, everyone stopped talking. Since the next heir to the throne had already been decided, they just had to cooperate.

But to be honest, this is indeed the most dangerous situation.

The Qiang people have reached Heluo, and we must respond.

"Finally, I want to say this to all the young men from noble families." Zixun stood up and said seriously, "From the west of Tuoshui River, one Qiang head can be exchanged for 100 mu of land.

If he got ten poems, he would be given land.

If he got fifty poems, he would be given a son.

He obtained five hundred heads and was granted the title of marquis.

He got a thousand poems and gave them to Wei.

The more Qiang people and heads you can bring back, the corresponding fiefs and merits you will receive.

No matter if they are from large families, royal families, or even all our in-laws.

Even the people of Yan are the same.

Merits should be rewarded, and mistakes should be punished.

In short, this time we must completely drive those damned Qiang people out of all the plains!"

"Oh——"

Everyone responded in unison. Those who were a little disapproving at first were now full of energy and sharp eyes.

opportunity!

The Shang clan had not awarded fiefdoms for merit for a long time.

The world belongs entirely to the royal family, the duke family, and the family with many children.

Otherwise, how did the Nine Generations of Chaos come about?

Apart from the confusion over the right of succession, the more important thing was the overall xenophobia of the Shang royal family, which resulted in many young tribal nobles having no room for advancement. Did all they have to do was to follow the dragon's lead to get by?

Now, it remains to be seen whether Zixun's decision can completely break with tradition.

But for the small clans of the Zi family, this battle determined their future.

After all the other nobles had left, only he and Zisong were left drinking together.

The two of them took a few sips of wine from the wine cups, picked up the dishes and swept a plate of food. When they felt full, Zisong asked, "Tomorrow, the attitude of those dukes will be difficult for you to deal with."

"If they have any objections, then let them go to Heluo to fight. Let's see how they can defeat more than a million Qiang people without the support of other nobles."

Zisong nodded: "It's fine if you have the idea. However, Xin Qu's military merit is not easy to learn here, so I advise you not to have such an idea."

"I know, that's why I asked them to go to the front line."

Before Zixun finished speaking, Zisong stiffened his body, then lowered his voice and said, "Don't let the news leak out."

"I will solve the problem. Also, the chaos in the succession to the throne needs to end. I think the succession from brother to brother you carried out through the grand sacrifice this time is good. But it is still not enough. We need to learn Xinqu's system of primogeniture."

"How do you plan to modify it?" Zisong put down his chopsticks. Although his expression didn't change much, his eyes became sharper.

"Brothers can inherit the throne, but if a brother dies before the monarch, the throne will be passed directly to the eldest son of the monarch's lineage, and not to the descendants of other brothers.

From Zhongding to Zihe, it has been nine generations.

The country has declined into its current state, and even our development speed is not as fast as that of its branches.

If we still don’t change, the world will surely change in less than a hundred years, and then we will become the real sinners, unable to see the emperor and our ancestors.”

"Okay, I understand. I will explain it clearly to Zi Lian." Zi Song gritted his teeth and calmed down.

The State of Yan poses a great threat.

But unfortunately, he was hiding in the swampy northern Hebei, where the waterway was blocked and the land route was blocked due to the earthworks, so it was really hard to do anything to him for the time being.

So what they can do is to ensure that Dayi Shang can continue to develop while maintaining a stable inheritance. Otherwise, when the State of Yan really grows up, it will be inevitable that Yan will replace Shang.

"This way, I can focus on raising troops for the expedition." (End of this chapter)