As the new lord of the Great Shang Dynasty came to the front and began to use methods to govern the beautiful mountains and rivers of 100,000 miles, the court and the country gradually realized that this Emperor Xin was indeed a wise lord who was even better than the ancestor Emperor Yi.

After he came to power, he trusted Wen Zhong, Shang Rong, Bi Gan, Ji Zi, Wei Zi, and Yang Jie, the important officials appointed by the ancestors, and they rely heavily on military and political affairs, but he is definitely not a puppet with no opinion.

On the one hand, he had his own opinions on many military and political affairs, which could convince the subordinates who were doing things below. On the other hand, he issued several edicts to seek talents and recruited and selected many talented talents to the court, making the court appear in a vibrant new atmosphere.

With such a wise ruler in the court, many new and old wise ministers supported each other. In the next few years, the great merchants cultivated martial arts and prevailed the world, advocated etiquette to cultivate wisdom and education, encouraged agriculture and sericulture to make the people rich, and collected tuitions to rest with the people. Finally, the life of the country and the people live in peace, and everyone praised the emperor's virtues.

When the princes from all directions saw the prosperity of the great merchants, they all were in awe and came to court every year, and did not dare to have any disrespect.

This year, a messenger from Chongzhou, the northern part of the country suddenly came to the court to see Emperor Xin, and reported that it was Chongwei, the prince Chonghou Hu, who was holding the coffin and waiting for the imperial court's order.

The princes in the world have always been the father who died and the son who succeeded him. Asking for instructions from the court is just to show respect. What's more, Chonghou Hu had already had a good relationship with Emperor Xin when he was the prince. Therefore, Emperor Xin naturally would not interfere in this matter, and immediately sent court officials to Chongzhou to express their condolences on the one hand, and on the other hand, it clearly established the legitimacy of Chonghou Hu's succession as the Beibo Hou.

Let’s talk about one of the two hundred lords in the north, one of the marquis of Laizhou, Yuan Futong.

Laizhou is an important town in the north. In terms of population and land, it is only below Chongzhou and Jizhou.

Yuan Futong is quite an elder, and has a harmonious and harmonious way of dealing with things. He can be respected and admired by dozens of princes from all over the country. He has always been following his horse's head. He can win the hearts of the military and civilians in the country, and everyone is willing to devote themselves to it. He has always loved to raise guests in his life and has recruited strange people from all over the world.

Originally, under the Beibohou, the two major cities of Jizhou and Laizhou have always been restraining each other and have always maintained a delicate balance.

Since Chonghouhu ascended the throne, he has suppressed Su Hu, who also inherited the position of Jizhou Hou, not long ago. Although Su Hu was dissatisfied, he was eventually different from the top and bottom and could not fight head-on, so he had to curl up his minions and restrain his sharpness for the time being.

In this way, Yuan Futong replaced him as the most powerful vassal in the north only under the Northern Bohou.

However, as his strength expanded and his status rose, Yuan Futong always showed some unhappiness. Although there were many civil and military officials, none of them knew their concerns and had to suspicion.

On this day, Yuan Futong was sitting in the study room of the mansion. Suddenly, someone heard a smile in his ear: "No need to be depressed, I am not talented, I am here to relieve my worries for Qiansui!"

Yuan Futong was shocked. The study room was already in the back house of the Hou Mansion. The guards were so strict that they were not allowed to enter. Where did this voice come from?

He seemed to be generous to others, but in fact he was quite suspicious. He was surprised and was very alert. He hurriedly shouted: "Come here!" At the same time, he stood up and reached out and grabbed a sword hanging on the wall.

A figure appeared out of thin air in the study room. Looking at Yuan Futong who had already drawn his sword and unsheathed, he bowed with a smile and said, "No need for this, I have no malice in this way."

Yuan Futong took a few steps back and forth with his sword, looked at the person who came carefully, and saw a middle-aged Taoist with a pair of sun and moon tied in his head and an elegant and elegant appearance. He was very demeanor and never looked like a villain, so he felt a little calmer.

Somewhat strange was that he shouted just now, and the guards arranged outside should immediately break into the study, but it was still quiet and silent until now.

Yuan Futong has a lot of capable people, so he has some knowledge. After thinking about it, he guessed that this Taoist had secretly used the means.

Since the other party has such a method, it is not difficult to do something bad for him, so there is no need to use false words to make things perfunctory.

After instantly figuring out the joint, Yuan Futong immediately put his sword in the sheath and placed it on his desk, bowed to the Taoist man and said, "I'm sorry for losing my composure at some point. I don't know what the chief is calling him, and where is Xiang practicing?"

The Taoist replied with a smile: "I am the Taoist of Qiankun, who is originally a wandering world and scattered people."

Yuan Futong remembered the words he said, knowing that he must have done something, so he asked after asking the other party to sit down, "A wise man from the Taoist world, is there someone here to teach me?"

The Taoist Qiankun smiled and said, "I passed by Laizhou and saw colorful clouds rising above Qiansui's mansion, hidden in the image of dragons and tigers. After counting, Qiansui was facing the opportunity of fish and dragons changing. I was afraid that Qiansui would hesitate in his heart and missed this God-given opportunity, so I came to give advice to Qiansui."

After hearing the four words "Fish and Dragon Change", Yuan Futong felt aroused, and then asked humbly: "Master, what is the fish and dragon change?"

The Taoist of Qiankun said slowly and quickly: "Now that the Marquis of Beibo Chongwei was destroyed, and although his son Chonghouhu succeeded to the throne, his virtues were weak and talented, which was difficult to convince the princes of the north. But he was both virtuous and talented for thousands of years, and was highly favored by people. If he could raise an army to seize his foundation and replace him as the lord of the north, wouldn't it be that fish in the pond turned into dragons?"

"Who dares to use evil words to deceive someone into doing this great deed!"

Yuan Futong was furious and quickly took the desk sword and pulled it out of the sheath, stabbing the throat of the Qiankun Taoist.

The Taoist Qiankun was calm and opened his mouth and spit out a white lotus to hold the sword, then smiled and said, "Why should you do this for a thousand years?"

Yuan Futongyuan also knew that this sword could not hurt the other party, so he angrily said, "Even if Chonghouhu is not worthy of his position, he is also the leader of the northern princes recognized by the Da Shang Dynasty. If you teach me to raise an army to attack him, wouldn't it teach me to rebel against the Da Shang Dynasty and only bring disaster to the destruction of the clan?"

The implication of these words is that it means that I do not want to replace Chonghouhu, but I am just concerned about the reaction of Dashang.

The Taoist Qiankun shook his head and said, "Qiansui is too worried. I have been thinking about the emperor Xin in recent years. If I knew that the north was in chaos, he would be happy to see it happen and would not send troops to intervene immediately. As long as Qiansui moves fast enough, he will get rid of Chonghouhu before the court responds, and then lowers his posture to apologize to Emperor Xin to accept the punishment and subdue. By then, the rice has become a cook. Even if Emperor Xin is unwilling to accept it, he can only accept the fait accompli of Qiansui entering the north."

Yuan Futong's expression changed on his face, and he was obviously moved by the other party's incitement.

But he also had another concern: "Chonghouhu himself is not worth worrying about, but his four generals of the Demon Family have a unique skill. No one under his command can defeat him, so he doesn't know how to grow..."

The Taoist Qiankun waved his hand: "I am not the director of the battle on the battlefield, so I cannot serve Qiansui. But I can recommend a great sage for Qiansui..."

A moment later, the Qiankun Taoist human body turned into a flowing light and flew out of Yuan Futong's mansion, but turned into a two-foot-two-inch wooden ruler in the air. It gently shook the void and drilled in. When it came out again, it had already reached the Yuanjue Cave of Lingjiu Mountain, thousands of miles away, and fell into the knee of the Landeng Taoist who was sitting quietly to recuperate his spirit.
Chapter completed!