Primordial Era: When a Good Guy Awakens a Morally Unethical System

Chapter 385

Bigan, who had just misspoke, immediately tried to salvage the situation: "Your Majesty is right. I beg Your Majesty to have compassion on the old Marquis of Xibo and allow the Second Prince to live with him."

Chu Xin remained silent, but this was the result he most wanted to see.

With Ji Fa remaining in Chaoge, it meant that most of their connections with the outside world had been severed. With Xiqi completely in the hands of Boyi Kao, no matter how many schemes Jiang Ziya devised, they would be useless without Ji Fa.

Ji Fa was greatly alarmed; he couldn't stay in Chaoge!

He hurriedly said, "My mother is frail and often ill, and she has fallen ill from missing my father. Your Majesty loves your people like your own children, so please have mercy and let my father return home!"

Just as Di Xin was about to lose his temper, he was stopped by the fox fairy.

A sly glint flashed in the fox fairy's eyes: "But what if we let the Marquis of Xibo go back, and Xiqi immediately rises up in rebellion?"

"Without a hostage of significant importance, not only the King, but also I and all the court officials would feel uneasy!"

The fox spirit lifted Ji Fa up; if they wanted to rescue Ji Chang, they needed someone of sufficient importance to take his place.

The others are all thousands of miles away and can't come at all.

Ji Fa's only option was to act on his own. After making up his mind, he loudly declared, "Ji Fa is willing to stay in Chaoge in place of my father."

Di Xin had a plan. Ji Chang could die of old age at any time. If Ji Chang were to die in Chaoge, he would surely be condemned. Therefore, letting Ji Chang go out at this time was the best solution.

However, Ji Fa may not have enough weight, after all, Ji Fa is only one percent.

He only had two sons, and he wished he could kill them. Ji Chang had ninety-nine sons, and he probably didn't even know how many of them had died.

If Ji Fa is kept as a hostage, he can be easily abandoned once war breaks out.

At this moment, the fox spirit whispered in Emperor Xin's ear, "Your Majesty, the eldest son of Xiqi, Boyi Kao, is a disciple of Wuzhuang Temple, while Ji Fa is a disciple of Chan Sect. The two of them are bound to be at odds. Therefore, if Ji Fa can be kept in Chaoge, and Boyi Kao becomes the Marquis of Xibo, the flames of war will not be ignited."

Di Xin snorted coldly, not afraid of war breaking out at all. The Shang Dynasty had a million soldiers, countless generals, and the support of immortals; destroying the small Xiqi would be a piece of cake.

However, since Xian'er wanted it this way, how could he bear to refuse?

"Then I will grant your request and allow you to stay in Chaoge in place of Ji Chang." Di Xin readily agreed.

Ji felt like dying; how had things gotten so far? If he stayed in Chaoge, he would become a useless pawn.

With ninety-seven younger brothers, any one of them could be chosen by the Chan Sect, and then he would be completely out of the running for the throne.

In that case, death will be his best end.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" Ji Fa bowed respectfully.

The banquet continued, with singing, dancing, and music, as well as toasts and laughter, and the emperor and his subjects enjoyed themselves together in a lively atmosphere.

After the court session ended, Emperor Xin sent a piece of cloth to Wen Zhong to inquire about recent events in the court and his theoretical ideas.

Over the years, successive Shang kings constructed three core passes in the west: Sishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Qinglong Pass. Behind these three passes were four more passes: Jiepai Pass, Chuanyun Pass, Tong Pass, and Lintong Pass.

These seven passes are all guarded by disciples of the Jie Sect, like a sharp arrow aimed at the land of Xiqi.

It can be said that as long as Emperor Xin was not as absurd as depicted in the novel, indiscriminately killing loyal ministers, Xiqi would have been like an ant watching the powerful Shang Dynasty, with no way to replace it.