Great Shang occupied the South Jambu Continent and had a huge territory.
After the Three Royals and Five Emperors, Yu the Great controlled the flood and founded the Xia Dynasty. He divided the world into nine states according to the Yangtze River and the Yellow River basin.
After being enfeoffed by successive kings, the Nine Provinces were further refined. On the basis of the Nine Provinces, many more provinces were added, making a total of 800.
Thus, Great Shang used the imperial capital, Zhaoge, as the center to control the eight hundred dukes!
Among them, Zhaoge City was located in Yuzhou, which was originally part of the Nine Regions.
However, Yuzhou was now a small province, and Zhaoge City was the center of Great Shang's power. It was an autonomous imperial city, so it wasn't under the jurisdiction of any province.
Ye Chen led the army with Lu Xiong, Er 'Lai, and Lei Kai. After three days of marching, they were thousands of miles away from Zhaoge.
On this day, the army reached the border of Jizhou.
After crossing the border of Yuzhou, Lu Xiong rode his horse forward and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, Jizhou City is right ahead.”
Ye Chen rode on the Purple Jade Qilin and looked up. He saw a towering city built at the foot of a mountain range in front of him. It was filled with a majestic and ancient aura.
After thousands of years, the territory of Jizhou had also been divided into countless provinces and counties. At this point, other than this Jizhou City, only the area within a hundred miles of Jizhou City was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou.
The owner of Jizhou was Daji's father, the Marquis of Jizhou, Suhu!
Back then, he had given Emperor Xin four lines of poetry, saying 'Su Hu of Jizhou, never to enter the Shang', which had opened the curtain of the rebellion in Great Shang!
Strictly speaking, Su Hu was now considered a relative of the royal family…
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed." Let's go. We'll clear the checkpoint from Jizhou City and visit my father-in-law."”
Lu Xiong was a little hesitant." Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jizhou, Su Hu, is very resistant to the imperial court because of the incident where Your Majesty forcefully summoned his daughter, Su Daji, into the palace before the New Year. He usually listens to the imperial edict but not the announcement. If Your Majesty goes now, what if Su Hu says something rude and offends Your Majesty…"
"What?" Ye Chen asked lightly. Does he still dare to go against business?"
Lu Xiong's expression changed slightly." Your Majesty, Su Hu already had the intention of rebelling before the new year. Although he compromised with Your Majesty under the advice of Marquis of the West Ji Chang, he must have harbored ill intentions in his heart. If he sees Your Majesty and harbors ill intentions, entering Jizhou City is equivalent to sending sheep into a tiger's den. When Su Hu closes the gates, we will not be able to respond even if we call for help. We…"
Er 'Lai had a fiery temper. Before Lu Xiong could finish his sentence, he fiercely said,"What are you afraid of? If Su Hu dares to be rude to the king, I will twist his head off and kick it like a ball!”
"Alright, alright!"
Hearing the two boorish men arguing beside him, Ye Chen hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt them. He rubbed his forehead with a headache and said,"Can you guys grow some brains? There are only 100,000 soldiers in Jizhou. Even if Su Hu is really bold enough to plot against me, he will definitely die when the army attacks! Moreover, the area around Jizhou is the pass of Great Shang. If he rebelled against me, where could he escape to? Unless he wants to die with me, is he so full that he wants to rebel against me? Furthermore, am I a powerless mortal who can only sit and wait for death?”
"Uh…"
Hearing this, the two of them were stunned and retreated to the side in embarrassment.
Ye Chen was mentally exhausted. He had brought two boorish men who only knew how to fight and kill on an expedition. He felt that his intelligence had been insulted by just a few words. It was no wonder that Grand Preceptor Wen had never brought them on an expedition.
"Let's go! Let's enter the city directly!"
Ye Chen shook his head helplessly and pulled the reins. The Purple Jade Kylin snorted and continued to move forward.
Soon, the army arrived outside Jizhou City.
The 300,000-strong army had an obvious target. The soldiers guarding Jizhou City had already noticed the army with Zhaoge's flag. They thought that Emperor Xin had sent people to besiege Jizhou again. At this moment, the city gate was closed, and many soldiers guarding the city were on standby, as if they were facing a great enemy.
A person stood out from the city wall and shouted,"Who is below the city? Why did you lead your troops to invade Jizhou?"
Lei Kai led the 3,000 Flying Tigers Army to clear the way. He pointed his spear at the top of the city wall and shouted,"Presumptuous! His Majesty personally led the army to the North Sea to rescue Grand Preceptor Wen. Now that he is passing through Jizhou, why don't you quickly open the city gates and come forward to welcome him?!”
" What?!"
" The king is personally leading an expedition?!"
"Hurry up! Quickly report this to Lord Marquis!"
The city walls were in an uproar, and the city lord quickly sent someone to inform Su Hu.
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a red robe and a beard with an extraordinary aura climbed up the city wall.
When he saw the densely packed army outside the city, the man's expression immediately changed!
Then, he looked at Lei Kai, who was leading the way, and his eyes narrowed. He cupped his hands and said,"So it's General Lei Kai. Where is the king now?”
"The King is in the rear!" Lei Kai shouted. Su Hu, the king personally led his troops to the North Sea. Now that he is passing by Jizhou, not only did you not open the city to welcome him, but you also closed the gate. What is the reason? Do you want to rebel again?"
Su Hu's expression changed slightly as he looked around the army. The Purple Jade Kylin was huge, so Su Hu immediately saw Ye Chen sitting on the Purple Jade Kylin. A flash of anger appeared in his eyes.
Below, Lei Kai was still cursing.
Su Hu's expression was uncertain. He passed by the 3,000 Flying Tigers Army soldiers and seemed to see the figure on the Purple Jade Kylin, silently watching him.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Hu gritted his teeth and shouted,"Open the city and follow me out of the city to welcome the king!”
"Yes, sir!"
The guards hurriedly bowed and left the city. They opened the gates and followed Su Hu out of the city.
"Humph! At least you know what's good for you!"
Seeing Su Hu personally open the gates to welcome him, Lei Kai coldly snorted.
Su Hu ignored Lei Kai's taunt and cupped his hands with a dark face,"General Lei Kai, please come in!"
"Giddyup!"
Lei Kai pulled on the reins and rode past Su Hu without even looking at him. The 3,000 Flying Tigers followed behind him.
Soon, the Flying Tigers Army entered the city. Ye Chen and Er 'Lai led the three armies forward.
"Minister Su Hu greets the king!"
When he saw Ye Chen, Su Hu was furious, but he had no choice but to bow and bow.
"No need for formalities!"
Ye Chen naturally knew that Su Hu had a grudge against her. Daji was originally betrothed to Bo Yikao, the eldest son of Ji Chang, the Marquis of the West. However, Emperor Xin had forced her to be sent to the palace. With the name of breaking the engagement and breaking the promise, it would be strange for him to feel comfortable.
However, even though Di Xin was indeed at fault, Ye Chen would not lower his head and apologize to Su Hu. What he had done was done. At most, he would compensate Su Hu in other ways.
As for Bo Yikao, not killing him was already giving face to Su Hu. When Xiqi rebelled in the future, they would settle the score together.
Of course, now that he had transmigrated, the original plot had changed. Without the summoning of the four feudal lords to Zhaoge, it was hard to say whether Xiqi would raise an army so soon.
But Xi Qi attacking Shang was inevitable!
Destiny could not be changed, and the general trend could not be defied!
Even if it deviated from the original plot, the so-called " heaven " would not allow Great Shang to reverse its fate and destroy the God Ascension Tribulation.
Therefore, he and Xi Qi were destined to be enemies!
At this moment, Su Hu stood up and cupped his hands."I didn't know that Your Majesty was here and couldn't welcome you in time. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me!”
Ye Chen looked at him and said lightly," It's not a crime to not know. Since you can go out of the city to welcome me personally, what's your crime?"”
"Thank you, Great King!"
Su Hu cupped his hands.
His head was lowered, and his expression could not be seen.
Ye Chen didn't mind. He looked at Su Hu and said,""Minister Su, I heard that you have a general named Zheng Lun under you. Is that true?”
"Zheng Lun?"
Su Hu couldn't help but be startled.
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