After Mi Huang left, Cheng Jia, who was standing in the main hall of the East Palace and looking at the departing woman, was surrounded by the whispers of the palace people from time to time into his ears.

"The king really has a son, what will we do with the princess in the future?"

"I heard that the king has given the little prince the name of Gongzi, which is known as the last breath of my Dachu. ”

"I don't know when our daughter will give birth, and she won't be as ...... as the princess"

"Phew, can you talk nonsense about such unlucky words?"

Several palace maids scolded the palace people who chewed the root of their tongues, and the other party quickly admitted his mistake and said, "I'm also worried...... You see that the princess is worried about the matter of Captain Ao, and my heart is also troubled......"

"I always feel like something big is going to happen. ”

Everyone was panicked, bowing slightly, and someone said boldly, "You said that this time Lord Huben Duwei was forced so hard by our daughter, will you take revenge on my daughter, or even rebel?"

As soon as this voice came out, everyone hurriedly told him not to talk nonsense, he would kill his head, and then saw Cheng Jia approaching and dispersed in a hurry.

Even these palace maidens can think of the possibility.

How could Cheng Jia not think of it?

But what shocked him even more was that it had been twenty-two years since he came to this era, and everything he had done should have changed at least some of the trajectory of history because of his travel, but history was returning to its original track in a strange trajectory.

He didn't know what had gone wrong.

It stands to reason that this Spring and Autumn Period is not the Spring and Autumn Period of later generations, and this Chu State is not the Chu State of later generations, but in his opinion, the birth of Gongzixi is a signal to return to the history of later generations, because Gongzixi's name is exactly the same as the name of the last prince of King Chu Mu in history.

So what happens next?

Lord Ling Yin will be suddenly killed, and he will follow history to become the first foreign Ling Yin, Yue Jiao rebelled, and then supported Gongzi Xi to ascend the throne, and set up a new Chu state regime, so the Chu State was divided into two, and a civil war was just around the corner, and even their Cheng clan would be affected in this civil war...... The entire land of Jingman fell, and even if the unification was re-completed, the state of Chu still experienced months of baptism and devastation.

And this is the famous "Ruoao Rebellion" in history.

What should he do?

At this time, he seems to be standing at a fork in history, should he tell Lord Ling Yin that his life is about to be threatened, or should he respect the original trajectory of history?

And send someone home, so that Zhao's, Cheng Qingqing and other female dependents can go out of the city to avoid the disaster of war temporarily?

But what is going to happen to the phoenix?

How will she face Ling Yin's death, and Ruo Ziyan's questioning next?

What about Ling Yin's side?

The existence of Ling Yin is the foundation of the current political stability of the Chu State, and there is no room for error, and once there is a mistake, the civil war cannot be stopped.

How can he stop what is about to happen, or tell them the news that Ling Yin is about to be killed, and how will he convince them?

The last time Wang Sun Man was in trouble, he also asked Ruo Ao Ziyan to be careful, and finally let the cunning Wang Sun successfully return to the Zhou Dynasty.

At this time, Mihuang did not return, and Cheng Jia's hand tightened.

Looking at the vast heavy rain, the crowd of people coming and going, standing alone between heaven and earth, he fell into contemplation for the first time about the future, everything in front of him was like this vast heavy rain, he couldn't see the road ahead, he couldn't see the direction clearly, and he didn't know where the way out was.

Being in the midst of history.

He also became one of the founders of this vast history.

Every decision he made next—he didn't know whether he would continue history or change it—he reflexively walked back into the main hall and ordered Jing'an to bring a pen and silk and write down his every choice on the snow-white silk, and finally the chain reaction would give birth to countless possible futures.

The sky will be bright, but because of the heavy rain, the sky is still dark and it is impossible to distinguish day and night.

The hall was lit with white candles, surrounded by warm orange lights, someone in a purple bamboo light robe sat in the guest seat, holding a pen in his hand, and one by one orders were issued by him, and he was surrounded by a cadre of civil and military officers, quietly waiting for his orders.

The young man in the crowd frowned deeply, his expression solemn, as if he had fallen into a huge decision, and after a long time, the red pen he held was slightly loosened, and he continued to make various arrangements.

Mi Huang, who came back from the palace of the king of Chu, saw this, and his eyebrows were lightly clustered.

Si Jian was behind her, coughed twice, and said loudly, "Cheng Youtu, our lady is back!"

Si Jian's shout was strange, and Si Huang Si Qin glanced back at Si Jian, Si Jian touched his head and smiled, and then there was a soft "squeak" in front of him, and someone opened the door briskly and welcomed her in.

Cheng Jia sat in his position and did not move, and Mi Huang did not say much, and Chen Huang and the others greeted each other, and explained their arrangements for the night one by one. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

And all the people received the command, and each did his duty, and went according to the command.

This is a place for men to discuss matters, but in the face of the newborn son's breath, Si Qin, as the first maid of Mihuang, still couldn't help but speak, "Daughter, Si Qin doesn't know whether to say a word or not." ”

"Speak. ”

"The third princess was born with a little son, and she regained the favor of the king, princess, should we take precautions as soon as possible, after all, yesterday on the Zhu Palace, the voice of the abolition was proposed. ”

As soon as Si Qin's words fell, the men present also showed hesitation.

That's what they're worried about right now.

The young man sitting in the middle spoke, looking up at her directly, "This question is also what Cheng Jia wants to ask the princess, now the major families have seen the princess eradicate the Zhou family like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and after the Situ family, there will definitely be a heart of sadness for the rabbit and the fox, and now that the little prince is about to be born, the third princess and the newborn son will inevitably give them a new hope, plus if Yue Jiao and Zike join forces to support the little son, raise their arms and shout, the position of the princess is in danger." ”

"In the face of such a crisis, how can the princess find a way to win the hearts of the family and stabilize the throne of the successor at the same time?"

Although he was born as a newborn baby, the meaning of his existence is very different from that of Mi Huang, no matter how young he is, his male inheritance will be better than that of Mi Huang, and now the death of Princess Wu, the King of Chu will inevitably be more guilty, and it is likely to give birth to the heart of abolishing the long and young, and the court will also hope for the emergence of a young monarch who should be controlled.

Even the existence of Gongzixi means the return of history.

But what if "he" doesn't exist?

Mi Huang will not be threatened, and Yue Jiao has no reason to set up a new monarch to split the Chu regime.

Mi Huang looked around at everyone, and everyone was looking at her at this time.

was waiting for her to say: Kill Gongzixi.

Cheng Jia is also watching her, and he leaves his future fate to her to choose.

The woman sitting at the top slowly touched her towering belly, looked up at them and said, "If this lady dares to be afraid of even a newborn child, then there will be too many opponents in this world that will make me afraid, because they are the most powerful people in the world, far away from the princes of the world who are in the surrounding land, the princes of the Jin Kingdom, the Zheng Kingdom, the Chen Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, and the Cai Kingdom......"

Cheng Jia suddenly smiled when he heard this.

He obeyed her.

Obviously, I just don't want to kill a child, and I still talk about so much.

But this reason is also the reason why he is unwilling to do it, as a modern person, if he wants to strangle a new life in the cradle because of greater fear, he can't do it, so he asked the second question: "Tainu, what do you think of the existence of Ruo Ao's family in my Chu State?"

If the existence of the Ao clan is more important than the existence of Gongzixi.

As a female ruler, if she does not have a clear understanding of the current situation, the political situation, and even the emotional bias caused by her marriage relationship with Ruo Ao Ziyan cannot make a correct judgment, she cannot become a qualified emperor.

This path to the throne is not for her.

Mi Huang looked at Cheng Jia, who was looking at him seriously at this time, his eyes flashed with some unknown light, and he looked straight at her, not allowing her to escape a little.

She gently flicked the hot tea in her hand, organized her words and finally spoke, "Ruo Ao clan is the first tribe clan that rose in Jingman together with my surname Xiong, and it has a history of three hundred years. ”

Cheng Jia bowed her head when she heard this, and waited for her to continue, "Whether it is military power or political power, the Ruo Ao clan is the earliest and most powerful tribal clan except for my surname Xiong, they have the strength to rival the royal family, and even the ancestors of the generations do not dare to clash with the Ruo Ao clan head-on.

At first, my ancestor Chu Zi and Ruo Ao ancestors were in the wilderness together, and jointly created the great cause of my Chu country.

Later, until the appearance of the majestic King Wu, the appearance of Ling Yin Ziwen, who destroyed the family and relieved the country, they matched each other, concluded an alliance, and created a prosperous era of Jingman, King Wu listened to Ling Yin Ziwen's advice, established himself as the king, and ruled the Zhou Dynasty by dividing the river, and promised the Ruo Ao clan the hereditary Ling Yin with the "Double Ao Covenant" to rule the Great Chu.

After that, King Wen created brilliance again, and King Cheng was unwilling to be left behind, hoping to go north to the Central Plains and unify the north and south, but was defeated in Chengpu and stopped in the nineteenth year of the Jin Kingdom.

Although my father has been ambitious for many years, he has been ill, so in the past ten years, all of you here can see that if the Ao clan is in the hands of Lord Ling Yin and the concubine, its prestige, whether in the court or among the people, has gradually overshadowed my room. ”

Cheng Jia paused slightly, and then sighed: "No matter what kind of immortal covenant, in the replacement of generations, as the power of the two sides rises and falls, there will always be a time when the covenant will become invalid, just as the north formed a northern alliance on the grounds of "respecting the king and conquering the king", and went south to attack the barbarians of our Chu country, but once the Jin State was given the strength to independently claim the king of the Zhou Dynasty, would he still "respect the king"?"

The same problem will also exist in my Chu State.

Although my Chu State did not implement the feudal system of the princes like Zhou Tianzi, but implemented the system of expanding the land and destroying the state and county, which limited the power of the feudal clans to a certain extent, the essence has not changed, and our major clans still enjoy the tribute tax population of the fiefdom counties. ”

"Does the princess know how many vassal fiefs the Ruo Ao clan has?"

Mi Huang replied, "Zong, Chao, Qishu Ancient Kingdom still has ten county seats, nineteen fiefdoms, accounting for nearly a quarter of the land of my Chu State. ”

"How many people are there in these fiefdoms, and how many people respect the king in these fiefs, or do they respect the Ruo Ao clan?"

Cheng Jia chuckled and unfolded a snow-white silk cloth, wrote and painted on it, "Let's tell the princess like this, if the Ao clan is like a towering tree rooted in my great Chu, my Cheng clan is only a branch of the big tree of the Ruo Ao clan, but it is already the second largest clan in the Chu country." If I become a clan and return to Ruo Ao one day, I can imagine how big Ruo Ao's clan will be.

In the clan, in addition to my father, the uncles and brothers in the family have their own right to speak.

Now that my father is gone, I have become the head of the family, but once I am gone, there must be other people in the family who can take on big things, such as the eldest brother.

Each clan family is like a large and small vassal state, or they were originally a large and small vassal state tribe merged into my Chu State, so they have their own monarchs, retainers, staff, and their own land, population, wealth, and private armed forces.

At present, among all the families in my Chu country, the Ruo Ao clan has been prosperous for a long time, and even after Ziyan went north, its power has been extremely prosperous, reaching a peak that makes it difficult for other clans to turn their backs.

It can be said that the case of the displaced people has only touched their skin, and even the blood has not yet come out, let alone their bones. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Jia nodded slowly, "For three hundred years, as the Ling Yin clan, they have been in charge of military and political power, and the princess probably doesn't know how big the Ruo Ao clan's net worth really is, right?"

Mi Huang naturally knew how powerful Ruo Ao Liubu was behind Ruo Ao Ziyan, and this was the reason why Ruo Ao's clan could stand so tall in the Chu State, and it was also the fundamental reason why she was now threatened by Yue Jiao.

She took a deep breath and put the teacup back on the table.

Qingsheng replied, "I've thought about all of what you said.

If the Ao clan is not only extremely prestigious in my Great Chu, but also extremely powerful.

Almost with the strength of his family, he can fight against all your other family lords, yesterday Ruo Ao Zike although he came down from the position of the defeat, Yue Jiao was also punished by my father, on the surface, if the position of the Ao clan was damaged, your Cheng clan followed them, and Chen Huang and others quickly made up for some of the official vacancies vacated by them.

However, in the Sigong Mansion, the Situ Mansion, the Criminal Prison Division, the Sima Mansion, the Five Cities Terracotta Division and other divisions and mansions, in a short period of time, whether you are the Cheng family, the Pan family, or the Li family...... No matter how actively they want to compete for these vacant official positions and reshuffle their political forces, they will not be able to defend the foundation of the Ruo Ao clan. ”

Cheng Jia smiled when he heard this, and continued to ask, "Then according to the opinion of the princess, what is the root of the Ruo Ao family?"

Mi Huang replied, "Army." ”

"In the three hundred years since the founding of the Great Chu, I can really support hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the country of Chu, and there are many generals, one banner is Ruoao Liubu, and the other is the Iron Guard in the hands of Sun Hou, and then there are the garrisons of the royal family scattered all over the country, the soldiers and horses of the five cities, and the forbidden army that has been guarding the Forbidden Palace for many years, and the private divisions of my major clans add up to 100,000 people, which is all the military strength of my Great Chu. ”

Cheng Jia raised her eyebrows slightly, "Do you think that the people outside are resentful of Ruo Ao's family today because of the homeless case? No, they are dissatisfied because of Ruo Ao's long-term one-handed covering, and the homeless case is just a fuse." ”

In the past twenty-two years, he has never been resentful of his father because of the strength of the Ruo Ao clan and had to back down.

Mi Huang heard this, in fact, she has been in the army for three years, and she often hears that the people are afraid of Ruo Ao's like a tiger, but because of Ruo Ao Ziyan's relationship, she didn't take it to heart, and even thought that in the troubled times, it was the power and hegemony that were in power.

But now she didn't think like that, and said honestly, "I know that if the hegemony of the Ruo Ao clan has overridden the royal power of my royal family, any descendant of the Ruo Ao clan may affect the stability of a country, so now all of us will gather here, in order to prevent the internal turmoil of the Ruo Ao clan and affect the stability of a country." ”

"So it is not the birth of Gongzixi that will affect the future of the Chu State.

The root cause is that if the Ao clan has existed for too long, it is enough to defend the entire Chu State. ”

As soon as Mi Huang's words fell, there was a sudden silence in the hall.

Such an answer took so long to pass from the people at the bottom to the ears of the Chu royal family.