Chapter 155: Mu Gong's Past
After Uncle Xia Yu left Xinzheng, Xia Ji returned to her peaceful life.
One day, Xia Ji was playing the piano in the garden pavilion, and the maid came to report that the palace physician Zijuan had come to visit her, and Xia Ji hurriedly asked the maid to introduce Zijuan to the courtyard.
Zijuan met Xia Ji under the guidance of Chun'e, and after saluting each other, the two sat down and talked.
Zijuan first checked Xia Ji's pulse and asked, "Mrs. Xia looks good, how are you eating and living recently?"
"Uncle Tuo Juan's blessing is quite normal. However, my amnesia has not improved, and I don't remember anything before. Natsuhime replied. Dr. Zijuan is her benefactor, and she respects him very much. But because she took the identity of Princess Ji Shao, she was always worried that she would be exposed, which was also the reason why she didn't want to see Princess Ji Shao's relatives and friends.
"Maybe it's because Mrs. Xia was frightened on death row, and this illness can't be rushed." Zijuan comforted.
"But sometimes I am worried that I will offend my relatives because I don't even remember the birthdays of my parents and the queen, and I don't remember some important things about my father." Xia Ji really wanted to know something that Princess Ji Shao should know, so that she would not be so weak in dealing with others.
"It's simple, Wei Chen will sort out a memo for Mrs. Xia later, and record some things you need to remember, so that Mrs. Xia will not forget these important things. As for the important things before Mu Gong, I can also choose important things to tell you, maybe you listen to these things will be good for you to recover your memory. ”
"Great, Uncle Lao Zijuan bothered."
"Let's start with your grandfather, Zheng Wengong. When Zheng Wengong was in power, your father's name was Lan, that is, Gongzi Lan. Your father's name has a lot of origins, your grandmother Yan Yao is a woman from the Southern Yan Kingdom, one day she saw an angel in a dream to give her an orchid, and said to her: I am a Bo Qian, your ancestor, give this orchid to your son. Later, I named your father Lan. Mu Gong's life experience is quite legendary and bumpy. To sum it up in simple words: the young Meng country was in trouble, went into exile in the Jin Kingdom, became a doctor, and served the Duke of Jin Wen. ”
"Huh? I really didn't expect my father to be a doctor in the Jin Kingdom? ”
"yes. Duke Zheng Wen originally had three wives and gave birth to five sons, but he had many concubines and a group of concubines. Later, Zheng Wengong's wife Chen Fei died, and Prince Hua, the son of Chen Fei, lost the favor and support of Zheng Wengong, and was afraid of losing the crown prince, so he had the idea of seizing the throne. When Zheng Wengong learned of Prince Hua's conspiracy to seize the throne, he killed Prince Hua and Prince Hua's half-brother Gongzi Zang; He was afraid that many sons would seize power in chaos, so he killed several more sons, and the remaining sons were driven out of Zheng State, among which Gongzi Lan fled to Jin State. ”
"It's horrible." Xia Ji felt very frightened, thinking that the tiger poison does not eat children, why did this young princess Ji Shao's grandfather kill his own son so pervertedly?
"Gongzi Lan lived in exile in the Jin Kingdom and became a doctor in the Jin Kingdom when he grew up. Gongzilan is smart and talented, has great respect for Jin Wengong, and serves Jin Wengong carefully and prudently, which is very liked by Jin Wengong. Duke Wen of Jin hoped that Gongzi Lan would return to Zheng as the king, so that Jin and Zheng would become friendly and Zheng would be forever attached to Jin. ”
"Oh." Xia Ji knew that Mu Gong relied on the support of the Jin State to ascend to the throne.
"In the thirty-ninth year of Zheng Wengong, Jin Wengong raised an army to crusade against Zheng Guo, wanting to use the doctor Gongzi Lan as the leader. Gongzi Lan respectfully replied to Duke Wen of Jin and said: Although the minister hears that the gentleman is in another country, he must not forget the country of his parents. Today, the lord and the prince attacked Zheng, and the ministers did not dare to go together. When Duke Wen of Jin listened to Gongzilan's words, not only did he not blame him, but praised him for not forgetting the country, and liked him more in his heart. ”
"Don't forget your mother's roots and stick to the bottom line." Natsuhime praised.
"yes. Duke Wen of Jin united with Qin to crusade against Zheng State, entered the territory of Zheng State, besieged the city of Zheng State, and had the potential to destroy Zheng State. Zheng Wengong was frightened, so he had to send envoys to Jinying to sue for peace. Duke Wen of Jin proposed that he should be punished for the crime of Zheng Guo's disrespect when he passed by Zheng Guo, and that he should welcome Gongzi Lan back to Zheng Guo as the crown prince before Zheng Guo could be allowed to make peace. Under the pressure of the Jin State, Zheng Wengong had to agree, welcome back Gongzi Lan, and establish himself as the prince of Zheng State. In the forty-fifth year of Zheng Wengong, Zheng Wengong died, and your father, Gongzi Lan, ascended the throne and became Zheng Mugong. ”
"Sure enough, it was a bumpy experience, but fortunately, my father was also very competitive and successfully ascended to the position. It is said that the kindness of the Jin State to our Zheng State is like a mountain, but now why should our Zheng State be allied with the Chu State. Natsuhime asked.
"Alas, this is also due to our lack of strength. At the beginning of the year, King Chu Mu sent the general Dou Yuejiao as a general and led 300 troops and chariots to attack Zheng Guo. King Chu Mu led the elite soldiers of the guards and camped in Langyuan to support and dispatch Zheng's division. Your father, Mu Gong, heard the news and hurriedly convened all the doctors to discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy, and sent the doctors Gongzi Jian, Gongzi Pang, and Le Er as generals to lead soldiers and horses to garrison the border pass and resist the entry of Chu soldiers. Zheng Mugong also instructed Gongzi Jian to say: Chu is a big country, and the soldiers are wide and fierce. You stick to the border pass, you can only stay in retreat, and you can't go out of the border to fight. Wait for the borrowing of soldiers and horses from the Jin Kingdom, and attack inside and outside, you can also win. ”
"Three hundred times? It's only 9,000 people, huh? Natsuhime said.
However, the Chu army was famous for its bravery, and Zheng was difficult to resist the enemy, so while organizing and guarding the border, he also sent envoys to the Jin State to borrow troops in the starry night. If Gongzi Jian held the border according to what your father said, the Chu army would not have succeeded in breaking the Zheng army, but the Chu army saw that the defenders of Zheng Guo could not hold out, so they resorted to a trick to lure the enemy, and deliberately leaked a flaw to let Gongzi Jian take the initiative to attack. Gongzijian didn't know what the plan was, so he and Gongzi Pang and Le Er divided Zheng Bing into three teams: left, center, and right, and took advantage of the night to open and close the door and rush towards the Chu camp. When rushing to the Chu camp, the Chu army suddenly killed a team of men and horses to cut off the back road of the Zheng army, attacking the Zheng army from all sides, slashing left and right, intercepting and chasing, and our Zheng army was immediately scattered, and the whole army was defeated, and Gongzijian, Gongzipang, and Le Er were captured. ”
"Alas, if you make a mistake, it will bring disaster to all sentient beings." Natsuki sighed.
"yes. When Zheng Mugong heard that the border pass was defeated and the three generals were captured, he hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss, and sent Gongzi Feng to the envoys to Chuying to apologize for their sins and sue for peace, contribute gifts, and ask for an alliance. King Chu Mu allowed Zheng Guo to sue for peace, and the two sides formed an alliance to release Zheng Guosan. ”
"Uncle Zijuan said it very vividly, so that the concubine understood this matter."
"The past is gone, so don't talk about it. It is indeed not easy for Zheng Guo to survive in the gap between the two great powers of Chu and Jin. ”
"Fortunately, this time it can be regarded as a thrill, and the country is still safe."
"Weichen has just come from the young concubine Niangniang, and her illness has improved greatly, and she has basically recovered. Listening to the maid beside her, Concubine Yu said that in addition to taking the prescription prescribed by Wei Chen, she also added the pills given by Mrs. Xia, if she only ate those herbs, the healing should not have such an immediate effect, is it that Mrs. Xia's medicine has a miraculous effect? Zijuan asked.
"Oh, the medicine under the concubine is used in conjunction with Dr. Zijuan's medicine, and it may enhance the effect of your prescription." Xia Ji didn't expect Zijuan to know about the medicine she gave to the young concubine.
"I don't know what kind of magic medicine Mrs. Xia used? Can you let the old man see it? ”
Xia Ji understood Zijuan's true intention and said, "Of course you can." As he spoke, he took out a plate of antibiotics from the inner room.
"What kind of medicine is this? How is it different from all the drugs I've ever seen? Zijuan was curious.
"This medicine was given by a strange person when the concubine was in Zhuye, and it is said to come from overseas, and it has a special effect on some wind and cold, but it is not useful for everyone." Natsuhime can only mystify the source of the medicine, otherwise it will be too difficult to explain.
"Oh, I see. Mrs. Xia, if Weichen has an important patient who needs your help with this medicine, I wonder if you can help? ”
"Of course. Uncle Zijuan's concubine body will be treated as her own business. However, this medicine is not a panacea, and there is not much left of this medicine. ”
"With Mrs. Xia's words, the old man thanked Mrs. Xia for the patient in advance."
"Uncle Zijuan is not polite, as long as it can help, just tell me, you are welcome to come often."
"Of course. Mrs. Xia is pregnant, take care of your body. With that, Zijuan asked Chun'e to take a pen and silk cloth, and wrote down the important days that Xia Ji wanted to remember, in case she needed it.
After sending Zijuan away, Xia Ji breathed a sigh of relief.