When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

In a small village in the north of Cangyi, when someone saw a passing convoy, they immediately came out to stop them.

"Who are you? Where are you from..."

"How dare you! This is Prince Xun's carriage, you want to stop it?!"

Zi Ping shouted angrily, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and smashed it hard on the face of the minor official who was trying to stop them.

He has been feeling very frustrated recently.

But they cannot act recklessly in Yan State, otherwise Xin Qu might really kill them.

Therefore, I can only vent my anger here.

The minister was whipped, and seeing the gorgeous clothes of the visitor and the turquoise cicada-patterned lacquer shield in the hands of the accompanying warriors, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "I am so rude!"

"Okay, why did you build a village here?"

Zixun's voice sounded, and then he glanced at the village with the "Shang" flag, also a little curious.

"Yes...it's like this. I was ordered by Prince Lian to become a vassal who migrated here from the Yousu clan." The man explained.

The minister before me is called Su Lin, and his surname is Su.

Zi Lian took advantage of the time when he was acting as regent to quickly expand his influence.

There is the Su family, who has become a supporter of Zi Lian.

As for why he got involved, it was also related to Zi Lian's concessions during his time as regent.

All the nobles and officials of Hebei received rewards from the Shang Dynasty.

Including but not limited to large-scale enfeoffment.

According to previous practices, officials, both big and small, who were not of the Zi clan could not receive new land rewards or have their status promoted.

The Shang clan was still a country that relied mainly on the military force of the Zi clan nobles.

But this time, King He of Shang was defeated in the south, and the dissatisfaction of the Shang nobles in Yan towards King He was increasing.

Zi Lian also noticed this and lavishly rewarded these vassal clans and other large clans by giving them titles and reputations. Then he followed Xin Qu's plan and set up a bunch of small clans under a large area.

As a result, in places like Cangyi, small clans taking advantage of opportunities could be seen everywhere.

Firstly, it can greatly expand the living space; secondly, it can gain the submission of local vassal forces; and thirdly, it can strengthen the control over these fiefdoms through trade.

In other words, during the time that Zixun went north, none of his brothers was idle.

They are all trying to find ways to strengthen their own strength.

In this way, he is the weakest one.

"Damn it, Zi Lian would never have thought of such a plan. It must be Xin Qu who is behind this." Zi Ping couldn't help but spit.

Zixun still looked at Ziping cursing over there with an expressionless face.

Then he said, "Enter the city."

Soon, the Wei brothers arrived.

"Greetings, Prince." Wei Ping and Wei Hai saluted carefully, but did not dare to look at Zixun's expression.

Zixun got off the carriage, stretched his muscles a little, and asked as he walked, "Have you two migrated any tribesmen here?"

The Wei brothers looked at each other and quickly made a decision: "Yan Shang gave us seven villages. Two are in Cangyi, two are in Tangyi, two are in Fengfu, and one is in Luoshui."

"My younger brother is really good at calculating." Zixun sneered.

"Follow his instructions." Zixun paused and said, "Then find an opportunity to expand your power. Loot more slaves, and if there are too many slaves, resell them.

The State of Yan needed many slaves, lots and lots of slaves.

As long as you can bring it to Cangyi, Beibo will not refuse."

The Wei brothers were silent for a moment and said, "But if this is the case, won't it make Yan State too powerful?"

"Given the soil and water conditions in Youzhou, it will take at least a hundred years to completely transform and improve it. The death rate during the transformation of Yan State has always been high, so there is no need to worry too much. Just make the arrangements."

"Yes!" The two of them finally agreed. "Okay, where's Ah Fei?"

"He has returned to Amshang, and Prince Lian is waiting for him."

"Yeah." Zixun didn't say anything else and took everyone to rest.

Three days later, we continued to move south.

Along the way, you can see many noble territories, all of which are building roads and connecting them together.

Zixun also visited some friends and relatives and learned the latest information from them.

After Zihe returned from the expedition, he offered sacrifices to heaven and made amends. Then he accepted Zilian's suggestion and enlisted the help of nobles from Hebei. He then obtained the method of building the Chidao presented by Lu's father and proposed the rule that the territory should be built as far as the Chidao post station was built.

Thus, clear boundary demarcation began.

Many people are building roads according to the technical standards given by Yan Shang.

This is why Zixun moved so quickly not far south from Cangyi.

A complete highway appeared and it wasn't raining, so Zixun's speed was naturally very fast.

A journey that might have taken two months now only takes one and a half months.

"The Bogu Ferry is just ahead."

Zi Ping came to report, but his brows were furrowed.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem at Bogu Ferry?" Zixun looked at him and thought something had happened.

"No, I saw people from the Wuxiang clan at the Bogu Ferry."

"Wu Xian clan..." Zi Xun murmured, "Are you here to offer sacrifices?"

"No, they have a clan that was granted fiefdom here. They call themselves Hua clan (today's Binzhou City), and these people are all the servants of the Ying clan and the Donglai clan who migrated from Huashui."

As soon as Zi Ping said this, the faces of the people following Zi Xun changed.

This was not just a simple clan seal! This was clearly an attempt to dismantle Zixun's main power.

You must know that the Hua clan was originally part of Zixun's power, but now they have been replaced by the outsider Wuxiang clan, and not only have they moved their headquarters to Hebei.

Zixun's face also darkened a few shades.

This is a difficult matter.

It would be difficult for Zixun to kill Wuxiang clan directly, after all, wizard power has always been an integral part of the Shang Dynasty.

When the prestige of the King of Shang was damaged, the best solution was to give benefits to the wizard and help him increase his prestige.

If he tried to take back control of the Hua family by force, it would be tantamount to cutting himself off from all the witches, and it would be impossible for him to seek help from them in the future.

So, this is a dumb loss.

"Where is Bo Gu? Whose territory is it?" Zixun asked again.

"This... I need to go over and take a look." Zi Ping scratched his head, feeling a little helpless.

"Cross the river!" Zixun had nothing else to say.

Cross the river immediately.

At the ferry crossing of Bogu Town, Weishanzi saw Zixun's carriage and hurried up to greet him.

Standing on the solid ground, Zixun looked at Weishanzi who was bowing and said, "No need to be polite. Is the Boguyi now granted to you?"

"Prince is wise." Weishanzi said excitedly, "We have argued with reason and have taken over the vast territory between Huashui and Zishui (including most of Boxing County, Gaoqing County, Zouping City, Zibo City, Guangrao County, Qingzhou City, and Shouguang City).

Those who went to Huayi in the north were all members of the Ying clan and officials of the Dongyi clan, so their strength was not affected. On the contrary, after they left, the remaining people were more loyal to the prince!"

After hearing this, Zixun's expression finally improved a little.

"Good! You did a great job. Go back to Linzi first, and then go and summon Lu's father."

Weishanzi quickly agreed. (End of this chapter)