His grandfather, King Dan of Western nomadic tribes, led his tribe to migrate into the central plains and become semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural. Now, for a place where he can live as his ancestors did, Bo Yikao is like a self-imposed exile.
Bo Yikao expressed his understanding: "The Han state is powerful, and Xigou wants to break the stalemate. There are only two paths, north and east. Father must have considered my alliance with Yuan Hong, so that as the crown prince, I could eliminate Yuan Hong, acquire his elite troops, and break through the five passes from both the north and east. He would then gather all the vassal states to jointly launch an offensive against Shang."
After burying King Chang, Bo Yikao plans to leave Xigou City with his wife and some followers. He will build a new city called "Jin Cheng" in the northwest direction.
He remains a part of the future Zhou state and voluntarily asks to quell the western frontier of Zhou, which also aligns with Zhou's interests.
With Ji Chang and Bo Yikao at the center, Ji Fa could naturally lead troops to fight against the Western Rong people every few days, taking whatever gold, silver, jewels, people, and livestock they saw. Now that Ji Fa has ascended the throne, no one dares let him go to battle and risk his life. What if something goes wrong? He still has a hundred or so brothers waiting behind! If anything happens, how chaotic would it be? The ministers of both civil and military affairs cannot bear such chaos.
As soon as Ji Fa became the heir, he completely said goodbye to the battlefield. So, for the strategy of dealing with the Western Xigou people, it became to persuade and gain support from them. Bo Yikao was very good at this task.
In the past, they used swords and spears to directly plunder; now they are using their mouths to manipulate, all for the purpose of absorbing nutrition from the Western Xigou people and converting it into military strength for Xigou.
The news of Ji Chang's death spread quickly.
The first to know about this was the Han state.
Ding Zhong sent the intelligence back to the southern capital in the middle of the night.
Deng ChanYu pressed her fingers and did some calculations. In fact, Ji Chang should have had some remaining years to live, perhaps not reaching the age of ninety-seven in the original time-space, but he might have lived to be around ninety-five.
The will of heaven has not changed, but what has changed is the body of Ji Chang. An old man in his nineties was hard boiled to death by the young Wenzhong who is in his two hundredth year. How unfortunate.
The will of heaven says you can live to be ninety-five, which is the maximum. If a sword or blade cuts you, and you are just a mortal with a flesh and blood body, you will still die. The will of heaven won't heal your wounds.
When TongTian master signed the Sheng God Pact at the Baiyou Palace, he said, "In the consensus of the Three Teachings, we decided to elevate certain people to divine status. There are loyal ministers and righteous individuals who will be enshrined in the divine hierarchy, while others who have not attained Daoist immortality will instead achieve divinity. Each will be ranked according to their depth of devotion, their fates intertwined, so that there will be distinctions among gods and differences in their time of death."
Yuan Shi Tianzun wanted all the disciples of Jie sect to step forward to fill the ranks, but Tongtian patched up a fix here, saying that immortals can be listed, as can loyal ministers and righteous individuals. You can't make all of them from my Jie sect take the blame.
Ma Shi can be listed because she needs to commit suicide first, and it is only by being a couple with Jiang Ziyu that she can make it to the list.
Ji Chang's current death is natural, and such a peaceful passing is not listed.
Ji Chang's passing away is a solemn matter. In terms of both emotion and reason, Han state should send someone to offer condolences.
As the former "Four Friends," San Yi Sheng is definitely one who will attend the funeral.
It Diao has died on the Qishan Battlefield because he was "dian lao" (a term for someone who is slightly foolish or eccentric).
Hong Tiao's name is a bit grandiose. He passed away last year after collapsing from illness when Deng ChanYu broke through to the Xuanxian realm.
Nowadays, the remaining "Four Friends" are only San Yi Sheng and Nanyou Shi.
If Bo Yikao ascends to the throne, perhaps San Yi Sheng would have returned to Xigou. Now it's happened that it's Ji Fa instead of him, and the official news is that Ji Chang determined Ji Fa's position as the crown prince before his death. This statement, haha, sounds like a conspiracy. San Yi Sheng says "I don't believe it!" With Deng Jiugong's persuasion, this scholar decided to continue playing mahjong in Han state instead of showing his loyalty.
Among the mourners, San Yi Sheng counts as one, and Huang Feihuang also counts as one.
Huang Feihong and Ji Chang had a good relationship, and it is reasonable for him to attend the funeral as a old friend to pay his respects and bid farewell.
The number of cultural people in Han state is still too few, so Deng ChanYu, a figure with a strong "religious" color, also goes to add some numbers.
Dai Ji wrote a "jin" character with her brush and ink. The character is so ominous that it makes the black and white celestial beings shiver in fear, unable to stop shaking their heads. One can only say that it is written very well. Please don't write again next time.
I heard that Ji Chang has passed away and Ji Fa has taken over.
Yuan Hong, who was in Jiameng Pass and was preparing to establish a city in the manner of the Central Plains, was so angry that he couldn't say a word for half a day.
You are so cunning! How can you deceive the barbarians like that? What is your conscience?
He led his tribe of a thousand miles south to rescue Xigou, and then allied with Bo Yikao. He valued Bo Yikao's position as the crown prince, but now that Bo Yikao is effectively exiled, what is the meaning of their alliance?
The Xigou envoy brought a personal letter from Ji Fa, reaffirming bilateral friendship and stating his willingness to treat Yuan Hong like a brother. This time, Yuan Hong didn't believe a single word in the letter. His big brother has been exiled by you, and you still want to treat me as Bo Yikao was treated? Don't talk nonsense. If you want to fight, then fight! Ask my Yintie staff about it!
However, the White Serpent had warned him before that Xigou represented the will of heaven. It was okay not to help, but it would be better not to become their enemy.
Yuan Hong was also in a difficult situation, so he could only muddle through. Ally? Ah yes, yes, yes. Brother? Ah yes, yes, yes.
He wanted to vent his anger on Ji Xu kun, but when he looked for him, he found out that the man had already run back to Xigou.
King Zhou heard that Ji Chang had died, and he laughed joyfully. Finally, you are dead! If you don't die, I'll be dying of boredom. Quickly, summon the Evils to the palace. I want to sleep next to my brothers of valor tonight!
Yin Jiao in the city of Zhaogou had no feeling about Ji Chang's death. It's fine if he died, as it has nothing to do with me.
Dong Bohou Jiang Huan Chu had some other thoughts. Yin Jiao, his grandson-in-law, was just okay. Ultimately, a grandson-in-law is not as good as his own son or grandson.
To fight and toil one's whole life, to serve the Yin Dynasty? It's a real loss.
The secret message from Xigou that the three powers of Qi, Zhou, and Han are united in forming an alliance to jointly split the territory of the Yin Dynasty has attracted some interest from him.
Ji Chang's death was very peaceful. Dai Ji's "jin" character was hung in the middle, making even the ghosts and demons tremble. The scene at the banquet was extremely quiet, giving the impression of great "civilization".
All these rituals were invented by Ji Dan. There were relative specifications and requirements for where the family members should stand and where the guests should stand.
Ji Chang did not rise from his coffin, and the entire burial process was peaceful. There were no scenes of elementary school students wearing glasses jumping out to accuse Ji Chang of not dying naturally, and the murderer was someone specific.
Everything was harmonious. Even the "legend" of Yin Hong stepping down to make way for Ji Fa made a show of appearance. He actually had a chance encounter with Deng Chanyu, but with so many people there, he was surrounded by "guards," forming a solid wall, so much so that even Huang Feihuang didn't see him, let alone Deng Chanyu.
"Grandmaster, Grandmaster? Deng Niangniang?" One call of "Niangniang" gave Deng Chanyu goosebumps. Who is it? They must not want to live, how can they call it so sensually?
