The Emperor is Above

Chapter 167: Cleaning the House and Welcoming Unwelcome Guests

Old Man Shi’s dark and thin face was full of helplessness.

He shook his head and sighed, "The world is bustling with people all for profit, the world is bustling with people all for profit, power and wealth confuse people's hearts.

The last time you were in the capital, the nobles took the opportunity to cause trouble, and the king used various means to respond, whether it was sending out three divisions or taking the opportunity to adjust the city guards, all of which were his counterattacks against the nobles.

However, whether it was the king, or the senior ministers Zhong Xing Huan and Qi Xi, or the junior ministers Gu Liang Jing and Chun Yu Fen, after all the fighting, didn’t they see the crisis behind it?

The lesson of the first destruction of the State of Xing three hundred years ago is still fresh in our minds. Now, no matter whether it is the king or the ministers, they are all only concerned with the immediate interests. They are truly short-sighted.

Even though the senior ministers Yun Shuyu and Shi Kuang, and the junior minister Yang Lezi remained neutral and sometimes sided with the monarch to maintain a balance between the parties, they actually all had their own thoughts. "

Old Man Shi was obviously in a bad mood. He criticized the king, the four senior ministers, and the three junior ministers one by one. Only Junior Minister Huo Yun was spared from fighting in the northern border.

As for the other six Shaoqing, they were not qualified in front of Old Man Shi, and the officials with titles and ministers below the rank of Senior Doctor were not even mentioned.

After venting his depression for a while, Old Man Shi said angrily: "Xing Hou Xing Zhengyang has been wrestling with Zhonghang Huan and Qi Xi for several months. In fact, he has long known that the Cat Ghost Cult is spreading widely.

He was just trying to prove that the City Guards were derelict in their duty, and was ready to take the opportunity to reorganize the City Guards and completely seize the command of the City Guards in his own hands, but it led to the Cat Demon Cult becoming more and more rampant in the capital.

When Xing Hou realized that the situation was not right, he wanted to eradicate the Cat Ghost God Cult completely, but he was intimidated by the Cult's powerful strength and did not dare to take action. He waited for me to come back before coming to me anxiously.

Old man Qianye is also extremely useless. As a first-rank grandmaster sitting in the capital, he is actually obsessed with some elixir of immortality every day. This is what gave the Cat Ghost Cult an opportunity to exploit a loophole.

I have been secretly traveling around the capital these days, and found that many of the nobles and vassals in the pavilions have become protectors of the Cat Demon God priests, and even many vassals have secretly defected to the Cat Demon God Cult.

The Marquis of Xing was given an official position to manage the administration, but he has become a subordinate of the Cat Demon Cult. If the barbarians from the Great Marsh come to plunder, won't the entire capital be at their mercy?"

Qing Yi was horrified when he heard this. He didn't expect that the Cat Ghost Cult had developed such a powerful force in Xing State in just a few months.

Not only was the king Xing Hou helpless and could only pretend to turn a blind eye, even Old Man Shi, a first-class grandmaster, was shocked and troubled by it.

However, they had not yet discovered the most crucial point. Qing Yi said without hesitation: "Old Man Shi, I'm afraid you don't know yet, the activities of the Cat Ghost Cult in the capital are just part of their huge plan.

Based on the intelligence I have obtained, the Black Wind God worshipped by the Black Wind Tribe may have formed an alliance with the Cat Ghost God and the Ghost Witch Tribe. Now looking at the unusual behavior of the Xian Yu Tribe, I am afraid that the four are working together to plot against the State of Xing.

The Xianyu tribe is in the northern border, the Black Wind tribe is in the southeast, the Ghost Witch tribe is in the northeast, and the Cat Ghost Cult is stirring up trouble in the capital. If their conspiracy succeeds, I am afraid that the third destruction of the Xing State is imminent. "

"The Black Wind God, the Cat Ghost God, the Ghost Witch Tribe, and the Xianyu Tribe have formed an alliance?" Old Man Shi's eyes suddenly tightened, and then he thought, "I'm afraid your analysis is very likely.

According to the practice of the Xianyu tribe in previous years, they would often invade in autumn and winter to plunder money, food, supplies, and people. Once the offensive failed, they would quickly retreat and would never engage in a long-lasting stalemate like the current one.

In addition, the Ghost Witch Tribe knew all about the Xianyu Tribe’s offensives some time ago. If there was no one to communicate between the two, it would be impossible for such a coincidence.”

"Of course it can't be such a coincidence. All these abnormal phenomena can only be explained by the alliance of the four."

Qing Yi nodded very affirmatively.

"Old Man Shi, I heard from the people of the Great Marsh some time ago that the Cat Ghost God Priest and the Black Wind Tribe Priest came forward to ask the people of the Jiming Great Marsh to form an alliance and prepare to join forces to plunder the capital during the autumn harvest. If the people of the Great Marsh join forces to plunder and gain benefits, I am afraid that the next plan of the Black Wind Tribe will be to completely integrate the people of the Jiming Great Marsh.

The various tribes of the Jiming Lake have always been scattered and weak. There are at least 200,000 to 300,000 wild people within a thousand miles. The integrated strength may be a second Ghost Witch Tribe, which will cause great trouble to the entire Xing State.

A few days ago, they attempted to capture the fiefdom of Guqiu in advance. On the one hand, it was to prevent Xing Hou from continuing to enfeoff his ministers on the banks of the Daze, and on the other hand, they were preparing to use it as a starting point for attacking the capital during the autumn harvest.

Fortunately, they didn't know my trump card. The nearly 4,000-strong coalition army of the 17 tribes of the Daze people was destroyed, thousands of heads were beheaded, and two priests of the Black Wind Tribe and a priest of the Cat Ghost God were captured. "

"What? Four thousand barbarian troops attacking Lone Hill?"

Old Man Shi was stunned at first, and couldn't help asking in surprise, "How dare the people of the Great Marsh dare to attack the lonely hill guarded by four dragon claw locust tree spirits?"

When he saw the more than 2,000 processed heads of the wild people, hundreds of wild people prisoners of war, and the three black-robed priests who were hanging on the dragon claw locust tree spirit and were dying, he had to believe Qing Yi's words.

After thinking for a long time, Old Man Shi stamped his feet and said, "No, there is only one month left before the autumn harvest. I have to go to Lord Xing to explain the situation and prepare for the war during the autumn harvest."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Shi. Even if you tell Lord Xing about this right away, what good solution can he come up with? I have a better idea!"

Following Qing Yi's words, Old Man Shi couldn't help but stop and said eagerly, "Boy Yi, if you have any good ideas, please tell me."

"Haha, when friends come, we have wine; when jackals come, we have shotguns."

Qing Yi couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Since we know there is a thief inside the house and there are bad guests outside with ill intentions, of course we should clean the house first and then prepare to welcome the bad guests.

It is not only to prevent the internal thieves from colluding with the bad guests, but also to take advantage of this rare opportunity to get rid of the bad guests, isn't it better? "

"Hey, kid, just tell me what you think and how to do it. I'm old and my brain doesn't work well."

Old Man Shi didn't have the energy to guess at this moment, so he said unhappily, "Tell me your thoughts and I will ask for your merit in front of the king."

Qing Yi paced slowly and said: "Since the Cat Demon Cult is wreaking havoc in the capital, of course we must first clean them up and completely eliminate all the vassals who are in collusion with the Cat Demon Cult.

All the cat ghost priests, worshippers, and traitors hiding in Xingguo will be identified, and those who need to be cleared out will be thoroughly cleared out, and then reliable people will be sent to take charge of Gyeonggijeong-ri.

After clearing up the internal hidden dangers, I will use my horse-drawn harvester to harvest all the grain in the capital area in the shortest time possible, or at least harvest the grain near Jiming Lake first.

Afterwards, all the people and food in the pavilions were gathered together to live in larger pavilions. No one was allowed to continue living in the original pavilions. As much as possible, we should concentrate our strength to resist the attacks of the wild people in the big lake. "

Old Man Shi's eyes lit up: "That's good, kid. Your idea is good. This way, if we can gather thousands or even tens of thousands of people in the larger pavilions, we will have the strength to resist the wild people in the big marsh."

"Haha! Actually, there is a bigger purpose!" Qing Yi couldn't help laughing, "This way, the people of the Great Lake must also gather together to attack the few gathering places.

While they were away from the natural barrier of Jiming Lake, the Marquis of Xing dispatched the Middle Division and the Black Armor Cavalry as a mobile force to focus on attacking the forces of the wild people in the lake. "

(End of this chapter)