Chapter 840 The Ambitious Marquis of Xibo
As the father of the current Empress Jiang of Yin Shang and the father-in-law of Emperor Xin, Dongbo Marquis Jiang Hengchu had no intention of rebelling when Yin Shang only had two brothers, Yin Hong and Yin Jiao, as heirs. After all, whether Yin Hong or Yin Jiao ascended the throne in the future, the Dongbo Marquis lineage could gain a lot of benefits from this blood relationship. There was no need to choose to fight to the death with the powerful Yin Shang for a little bit of petty gain!
Even if Di Xin had other children in the future, Dongbo Hou Jiang Hengchu didn't care at all. After all, Empress Jiang was in excellent health. Even if she couldn't send Di Xin away, she could at least stay with him until he grew old. This would mean that Di Xin's children would either be legitimate sons born to Empress Jiang or illegitimate sons born to concubines.
According to the laws of the Shang Dynasty, the eldest son was the most legitimate heir to the throne. Just like Emperor Xin's two older brothers, Wei Zi Qi and Wei Zi Yan, who shared the same father and mother, if their mother hadn't been a concubine when they were born, making them only illegitimate sons, they would definitely have become powerful obstacles on Emperor Xin's path to becoming the King of Shang!
It is precisely because Marquis Jiang Hengchu of Dongbo is clear that he is now in a completely stable position, and whether he fights or not, the outcome will be roughly the same. Therefore, the territory under Marquis Jiang Hengchu's jurisdiction can be said to be the most stable!
As for Marquis E Chongyu of the South, although he had a fiery temper, his loyalty to the Yin Shang Dynasty was as clear as day! Under Marquis E Chongyu's rule, apart from the spies sent by Xiqi, there were basically no other unstable factors in his territory!
After seeing the intelligence presented by Shen Gongbao, Emperor Xin couldn't help but sigh that the most ambitious of the four marquises was actually Ji Chang, the unassuming and well-regarded Marquis of the West!
The thought that Ji Chang, that old bastard, had started plotting and scheming to seize the Shang dynasty before even ascending the throne made Emperor Xin wish he could kill that old bastard immediately.
If it weren't for Shen Gongbao's dissuasion and explanation of the pros and cons, and if Emperor Xin hadn't personally confirmed with Wen Zhong, his most trusted loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty, that Heaven intended to support Xiqi in destroying the Shang, the Shang Dynasty would be in constant danger of collapse. Otherwise, Emperor Xin would have already started to settle scores with Xiqi!
At the same time, Di Xin finally understood why, after he ascended to the throne, the Shang Dynasty was plagued by wars and various disasters!
Di Xin was very dissatisfied with the autocratic behavior of the Heavenly Dao, but how could the anger of an ant be taken seriously by the high and mighty Heavenly Dao?
If it weren't for the strong support of the Jie Sect and the secret assistance from humanity, perhaps the Shang Dynasty would have already begun its decline along its original trajectory!
Di Xin knew very well that even as the emperor, he was just an ant with a special status in the world. Trying to resist the destiny set by the Heavenly Dao with his own strength was no different from throwing an egg against a rock. All he could do now was to develop the Yin Shang as much as possible and make it stronger so that it would not be powerless when facing the suppression of the Heavenly Dao!
Of course, Di Xin also made the worst-case scenario plan. If the Yin Shang and the Jie Sect were unable to overcome the so-called Mandate of Heaven in the future, he would not mind abdicating his position and letting the virtuous and capable among the feudal lords other than Xiqi take the high position. As long as the human race could develop better, the Yin Shang would be destroyed!
Xiqi did not keep Di Xin waiting for long. It began to make various small moves to win over the minor vassal states and win over the hearts of the soldiers and civilians on the border of Yin Shang, in order to lay a solid foundation for the future conquest of Shang!
However, Di Xin thwarted all of Xiqi's petty tricks, which meant that Xiqi's expansion and infiltration of the vassal states did not play a significant role!
Although the Shang Dynasty is still plagued by disasters as before, its national strength is steadily increasing with the help of the Jie Sect disciples, and it is not in the same declining state as in the original story!
Therefore, Li Jing, a man with the nature of a fence-sitter, had no intention of switching sides to Xiqi. After all, compared to Yin Shang, no matter how well Xiqi developed, it was still merely an appendage of Yin Shang, and it was still no match for the powerful and well-equipped Yin Shang!
