"Tell me about it."
Wang Ming, reclining in a wooden chair, asked casually.
The I Ching was a good thing; since it was easily obtainable, Wang Ming naturally wanted to add it to his collection, but if it proved too troublesome, he would simply let it go.
"This old man would like to implore the immortal master to protect my Xiqi," Ji Chang said with a nervous heart.
Living to this age, Ji Chang was not actually afraid of death, yet he dared not die.
Xiqi's development over the past few generations had been far too good, already surpassing Yin Shang.
Ji Chang also believed that shortly, he could replace Yin Shang.
Only, they had not expected Di Xin to be so heaven-defying.
He had forcibly pulled Yin Shang back from the brink.
Following Yin Shang's successful extension of its fate, Xiqi became far too conspicuous.
Before Di Xin ascended the throne, and with other lords keeping their hands to themselves, Xiqi had not feared Yin Shang in the slightest.
Yet,
in the short span of seven years, Di Xin had made Yin Shang great once more, and the other lords no longer dared to act presumptuously.
Ji Chang knew very well that Di Xin was now deliberately picking a fight, forcing the feudal lords to rebel one by one in order to eradicate all unstable elements.
Only,
Di Xin was also cunning; his acts of coercing the lords stayed within the bottom line while directly piercing people's hearts.
For instance, he demanded that Su Hu, the Marquis of Ji Province, offer up his daughter, Su Daji.
Due to the incompetence of previous Shang kings, the royal power of Yin Shang had lost much of its utility; faced with Di Xin's demand, Su Hu directly raised troops in resistance.
Naturally,