Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 239: Muye's Oath
"Wow, are we going to see the Battle of the Gods with our own eyes?" Liu Ziluan suddenly became excited.

"What Battle of the Gods?" King Wu of Zhou looked confused.

"Don't worry about it for now, it's just childish nonsense," Wang Mang said. "Your Majesty, what do you want us to do? Provide weapons and food, or give us advice and lead the troops in battle?"

"Oh? Brother Wang can also lead troops?"

"I've led it before." Wang Mang smiled modestly.

"I wonder how your brother's battle record is?" King Wu of Zhou continued to ask.

"Forget about the battle record. Let's ask Jiang Taigong to lead the troops. He is better than me." Wang Mang thought of the dark history of his army of hundreds of thousands being defeated by Liu Xiu's 20,000 troops, and quickly ended the topic.

"Forget it. I don't need your help. Xiqi will win this battle." King Wu of Zhou said calmly.

"You are worthy of being a king, you are confident." Liu Zixun was standing beside him, looking at King Wu of Zhou with starry eyes as if he were looking at an idol.

"Ziya has already told me that this year Xiqi will be able to conquer the Shang Dynasty, conquer the Central Plains, and reign for 808 years."

"So you already know everything," Wang Mang smiled. "If you keep trying, the Great Zhou might last longer than eight hundred years."

"Hey, what smells so good?" King Wu of Zhou suddenly asked. He smelled a barbecue aroma and turned around to see Daji leaning against the door, chewing on a bright yellow thing with her head down. He couldn't help but walk over curiously.

Daji was concentrating on eating when she was suddenly startled to see the tall figure of King Wu of Zhou blocking her way.

"What did you eat?" asked King Wu of Zhou.

"This is called corn." Daji quickly wiped the corn kernels from the corner of her mouth.

"Corn? What a good name!" King Wu of Zhou nodded and took the remaining corn from Daji. "It's bright and translucent, just like jade. It must be very expensive."

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. It's a kind of grain from later generations. It was introduced to the Central Plains about 2,500 years later. The yield is very high and it's everywhere." Daji explained.

"Your Majesty, here is some freshly roasted corn, please try it." He Shuangqing walked over and handed a freshly roasted corn to King Wu of Zhou.

King Wu of Zhou took a few bites and his eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"The food of the future is more delicious than the delicacies of the palace."

"This corn is a good thing. It can produce hundreds of kilograms per mu, and even up to a thousand kilograms per mu. It is also easy to plant and grow." Wang Mang followed out and said behind King Wu of Zhou.

"How can grain yields be so high? If everyone in Xiqi planted corn, wouldn't everyone in the world have enough food and clothing? Brother Wang, can you give the corn to the people of Xiqi?" King Wu of Zhou said earnestly.

"Sure, sure. We have a lot of good things that we can give to you. But can you promise us one thing?" Su Jiahe suddenly said.

"What is it? As long as I can do it, I will do my best."

"After conquering Chaoge, we must capture the King of Shang alive."

"So that's what it is," King Wu of Zhou was slightly stunned. "No problem, I will definitely order the capture of the King of Shang alive and bring him before you."

The other people looked at each other in surprise. No one had expected that Su Jiahe would actually use King Wu of Zhou to complete the system task, and King Wu of Zhou agreed so readily without asking why.

"Your Majesty, when will you set out on the expedition? We would also like to go and see together," Wang Mang asked.

"Today's divination revealed that ten days from now will be a suitable day for the expedition."

After King Wu of Zhou left, Daji wanted to continue eating, but then she remembered that King Wu of Zhou had not returned even a single corn to her, and that all the corn that had just been roasted had been taken away.

"Ahhh, can't I just finish a roasted corn in peace?"

Ten days later, Su Jiahe and his entourage followed King Wu of Zhou's army towards Chaoge. "My goodness, this road is so bumpy, it's better to walk." Wang Mang sat in the carriage for half a day, and then got off with a sore back.

No one wanted to take the bus, so they all followed the troops on foot.

Once outside the city gates, the area was basically desolate, with overgrown weeds and muddy, uneven roads, making it difficult even for strong soldiers to walk quickly.

"This is too far. Will we still have the energy to fight when we get there?" Daji leaned on Su Jiahe's shoulder with a look of despair.

"Xiao Daji, this is the era you once lived in. You should be more adaptable than us."

"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. I've lived with Sister Su for so long, and only when I came back did I realize how hard life was here."

"Okay, okay, just treat it as a hiking trip. You've gained so much weight recently, how are you going to get into the acting department in the future? Why don't you exercise?" Su Jiahe stretched out his hand and pushed Daji away with difficulty.

Due to the long journey, Su Jiahe was exhausted and was unable to support Daji.

Jiang Taigong sat in his carriage without changing his expression. When he reached a place that was difficult to walk on, he would get off the carriage and walk.

"Jiang Taigong, your physical fitness is really excellent. No wonder you can still achieve great things at the age of over 70." Wang Mang gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"Yes, at my age, being able to walk out of the house by myself is a victory." Su Jiahe had been stumbling all the way through mountains and rivers, wishing he could land on all fours.

"You can take my carriage." Jiang Taigong said with concern.

"No, no," Su Jiahe waved her hand, "Why do I feel like riding in a car is more tiring?"

The carriage was not covered at this time and was windy on all sides, so it would be easy to be thrown out if you were not careful.

"Ouch!" Wang Mang suddenly stepped into a pit and almost twisted his ankle.

"Brother Wang, are you alright?" Jiang Taigong quickly reached out to help him up.

"It's alright, it's alright. Sigh, I'm getting old. Back in the day, I climbed mountains and went to the sea all by myself. Where haven't I been?"

"Brother Wang, you seem a bit distracted. Are you thinking about Aunt Qiuzhi?" Su Jiahe teased.

"Nonsense, she's just a palace maid, why would I want to talk about her?" Wang Mang widened his eyes, looking completely innocent.

"Brother Wang, admit it! The night before we set off, I saw you call Aunt Qiuzhi into your room with my own eyes," Daji quickly added.

“It’s not what you think,” Wang Mang immediately shook his head vehemently in denial. “I was just telling her a story. If you don’t believe me, ask Yingying.”

"I was in Sister Su's room that day and didn't know anything," Yingying said calmly.

"You... never mind, believe it or not, it's up to you." Wang Mang waved his hand helplessly.

Fortunately, after a few days, Su Jiahe and the others adapted to the journey and even became the team's medics. Whenever a soldier was injured or sick, he would take out medicine from his storage ring to treat them. Because his medicine cured all illnesses, he was regarded as a "living god" by the soldiers.

After a full month, the troops finally reached the border of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu of Zhou stood on his chariot, holding a large brass axe in his left hand and a large white flag with the word "Zhou" inscribed on it in his right, and shouted loudly to the tens of millions of soldiers.

"The crowing of a hen at dawn is a sign of the family's need. Now the King of Shang accepts and listens to the advice of his wives. He blindly abandons his sacrifices and does not answer. He blindly abandons his parents and brothers and does not follow their will. Instead, he seeks out the many criminals and fugitives from all directions, honoring them as superiors, trusting them as envoys, and appointing them as ministers and high officials, allowing them to oppress the people..."

"What did King Wu of Zhou say? I don't understand." Su Jiahe said in a low voice.

"It means that King Zhou of Shang listened to the words of a woman, did not worship the gods, did not appoint members of the royal family and nobles, but appointed fugitives and allowed them to prey on the people," Liu Zhun explained. "The oath of Muye of King Wu of Zhou is indeed the same as recorded in the Book of Documents."

"Listen to what women say, are you referring to me?" Daji pointed at herself in confusion.

"Honestly, I think there's nothing wrong with King Zhou's points." Su Jiahe shook her head. "Sacrificing to the gods is inherently feudal and superstitious. Besides, why must he employ nobles? Wouldn't ordinary people never have a chance to rise to prominence if he did that?"