Chapter 22: Who Fights (2)
Unexpectedly, King Qingxiang slapped the Wang case and said: "Zilan, you are really a bastard, I don't know what kind of medicine my father took wrong, and gave birth to a disdainful offspring like you." Someone came, and Yin Zilan was pulled out, and for the sake of being the brother of the lonely king, the fifty big board was over. ”
Jin Shang didn't expect the wind and clouds to change so quickly, he hurriedly begged: "King, you can't do this." If Yin is punished in public, the king will be swept away, and it will be bad for the country and the family. Besides, it was the king who encouraged Ling Yin to speak his mind boldly, he said his idea, but he did not implement it, not to mention, the old minister thought that this idea was actually not bad, and it was beneficial to the country and the king. ”
"Fart!" King Qingxiang said angrily, "Jin Shang, are you willing to send your sister to the front, mix with the men, and fight every day?" ”
Jin Shang was about to argue, but Princess Jingyin preemptively said: "Brother Wang doesn't have to be so angry." Thinking about it carefully, Brother Yin actually has no ill will towards this princess, and Little Sister feels very honored to have the opportunity to follow General Zhuang to regain the lost territory, how can there be any reason to refuse? ”
"Yes, the king, didn't Wu Shixun, the henchman of the old minister, also go?" Jin Shang quibbled, "Everyone is responsible for recovering the lost land." If Lao Chen has a young and beautiful little sister, he will definitely give her to General Zhuang, go out with the general, work together to repel the Qin army, recapture my Great Chu City, and be a hero of the country who will be famous through the ages, what's so bad? As he spoke, his eyes squinted at Princess Jingyin.
Princess Jingyin is not a vegetarian either, so she looked into Jin Shang's eyes and said, "This princess remembers, doesn't Dr. Jin have a little girl waiting for the boudoir?" Why don't you ask her to follow General Zhuang on the westward expedition and become a hero of the country, so as to practice your grand theory of 'everyone is responsible for recovering lost territory'? It can also make your Jin family have a hero who will be famous for the ages, what's wrong with this? ”
Jin Shangqi said with a flushed face: "This ...... This one...... King, the old minister is old, no matter how wrong it is, he can't make fun of the old minister's little daughter. He thought about it for a while, and then came up with another plan, "Hey, yes, the king, the old minister has another important opinion, of course, it was born on the basis of Ling Yin Zilan, I don't know whether I should talk about it or not." ”
At this moment, King Qingxiang was proud of the princess's little sister's counterattack, and he promised without thinking about it: "Jin Aiqing has anything else to say, say it, King Gu loves to listen." ”
Jin Shang took another step forward with confidence, brushed the left and right cuffs up with both hands, trembled, coughed lightly and said: "General Zhengxi led more than 100,000 troops, this is a huge team, and the military expenditure will naturally not be small." What the old minister means is that since the king has chosen Zhuang Ji as the general of the Western Expedition, he has monopolized the power, and it is not good. However, the old minister thought that before setting out on the expedition, Zhuang Ji had the obligation to publicize his property and family status to the whole society to prove his innocence. ”
"Well, this ...... This one...... "Well......" King Qingxiang said hesitantly, "the matter of announcing the property, the lone king has thought about it for a long time, this is a new thing, it needs to be studied first, and then a pilot project will be made, try him for decades, and then, after accumulating rich experience, it can be fully promoted." Jin Aiqing's question is very good and very advanced, but it is not impossible to let Zhuang Ji only publicize his property. The lonely king thought it was not necessary. ”
Ling Yin Zilan interjected: "Why is it not necessary? In addition to the palace sending people to supervise, it is necessary to publicize his property and family status before the army. Brother Wang, you must treat this matter fairly and justly, and you must not favor Zhuang Ji. ”
Zhuang Ji raised his hand.
When King Qingxiang saw it, he said, "Does Zhuang Ji have anything to say?" ”
"Yes, King." Zhuang Ji said solemnly, "Ji is incompetent, thanks to the blessing of King Zhuang, and give Ji Zu as the Marquis of Dongdi." Since he was a child, he only knew that his ancestors left the first house, and his wife and children lived here, and there was nothing else. Now the king ordered to go out to conquer Western Chu, for the military supplies such as horses, grains and grass allocated by the king, the soldiers should be the first, how dare they be greedy privately? The king, the ministers, and others need not worry about this. ”
Jin Shang's open-mindedness towards Zhuang Ji was unbelievable, but it was irrefutable, and in desperation, he threw out another question and said: "The old minister believes that General Zhuang's purity and honesty are incomparable, but there is still a question that needs to be explained clearly in person." As the saying goes, the Tao will be outside, and the king's order will not be granted. And this expedition to the west, you can't apply this common saying, although you are outside, you must listen to the king's order to the letter. ”
Zhuang Ji said approvingly: "Of course, this is a must. ”
"Hmph, listen to what you said lightly, you have to listen to it, right?" Jin Shang said provocatively, "The ancient precept is not credible. The old minister asked the king to bring Zhuang Ji's mother, wife and children to Yingdu, and the king himself took care of their lives, so that Zhuang Ji would have nothing to worry about, lead the troops with peace of mind, go out with all his strength, and fight to the death with the thief Qin wholeheartedly. Zhuang Ji, what do you think? ”
Without waiting for Zhuang Ji to speak, Princess Jingyin replied: "Doctor Jin's words contain evil intentions, and he wants to take General Zhuang's family as hostages. General Zhuang was originally a soldier of the Chu State, and it was impossible for him to defect to the enemy and commit treason, so was it necessary to treat the general's family like this? Princess Ben suggested that with such painstaking efforts as Dr. Jin, it would be better for General Zhuang to take his family to the west, so as to save those who can't go to the battlefield and will only blame others for being talkative and perverted into jealous women. ”
Zhuang Ji stopped Princess Jingyin and said: "Ji is ordered by the king to conquer the west this time, and he has nothing to worry about. Dr. Jin proposed a better way, which made Ji more reassured. Thank you, Dr. Jin, for all your efforts. ”
Jin Shang didn't listen to Zhuang Ji's words, but swept the corner of his eyes to the door, and when he saw that someone was waving to him, he took advantage of the opportunity for everyone to speak and slipped out.
And Princess Jingyin didn't notice that Jin Shang had left, and still condemned loudly: "No, Dr. Jin's suggestion obviously hides evil intentions. How is it possible to let General Zhuang's wife and family accompany him on the expedition to the west? ”
"Possibly. The little woman was willing to accompany General Zhuang to go. A crisp female voice came from outside the door.
Everyone turned their heads to look at the door, only to see half of the flowing colorful robes coming here.
Zhuang Ji looked back, was surprised, stood there stunned, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”
Zhuang Ji heard the voice, and saw the familiar colored robe, and knew in his heart who was coming.
But he couldn't figure out why she suddenly appeared at the gate of the palace.
His footsteps involuntarily retreated towards the door.
Princess Jingyin heard the words of a woman willing to accompany Zhuang Ji, and her heart trembled. hurriedly turned his face to look at the person, but he only saw the light flutter of a colorful skirt.
I saw the man with light steps and a flowing body.
After she entered the door, her elegant smiling face brought a little freshness to these nobles who entered and exited the palace.
She calmly walked to the king's case, knelt down and bowed to the king of Qingxiang, and said: "The little girl came to see the king, and now the little woman suddenly came to visit, there is a lot of offense, please forgive the king." As she spoke, she bowed three times to King Qingxiang in a graceful posture.
King Qingxiang was dumbfounded, and kept looking at her dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Princess Jingyin asked sharply, "Who are you?" If you don't report it in advance and trespass into the palace, the royal brother will not forgive you. She turned her face to King Qingxiang, "Brother Wang, you said yes, right?" ”
King Qingxiang resignedly: "Oh, yes, yes." ”
When Zhuang Ji heard this, he thought that King Qingxiang would poison the woman who came, so he stepped forward to protect her and said, "Ah Cai, go down quickly, get out of the palace, and when my brother is done, I will go to you." ”
King Qingxiang saw that Ah Cai turned around to leave, stretched out his finger and said to her: "Hey, hey, don't go yet, the lonely king has nothing to ask you." ”
Zhuang Ji clasped his hands together and bowed to King Qingxiang: "The king is above, Ah Cai has lacked discipline since he was a child, and now he disturbs the king, and he should be punished." If the king wants to ask something, he can answer it on his behalf. ”
"Who is she, and you know her very well?" Princess Jingyin couldn't help but ask.
Zhuang Ji was about to answer, but King Qingxiang preemptively said: "Zhuang Ji, don't let her leave first, King Gu has already guessed that this Ah Cai is from the east." Sister sees Brother Zhuang for thousands of miles, Brother Zhuang hasn't settled down yet, does the lonely king have any reason not to entertain? How about you and my sister stay at the palace for dinner today? ”
Princess Jingyin said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Wang, people have just come, and before you say a word to General Zhuang, you can stay in the palace to eat, this is not appropriate." ”
King Qingxiang's eyes glared and said, "What's wrong?" The lonely king has been decided, and you must not disturb it. ”
Princess Jingyin pouted, looking unhappy, twisted her shoulders and turned out of the palace.
Jin Shang, who had left the palace early, followed the figure of a person and ran to a small garden with small steps, and hurriedly asked, "Tian Shifei, are you in a hurry?" ”
Tian Shifei lowered his voice and said, "Doctor Jin, it's terrible." The little Bu you asked me to keep an eye on, I don't know when he secretly returned to the East, and now he has led a lot of Dongdi soldiers to sneak into Yingdu secretly, before I came, they were looking for a place in the city, just to rent a house. ”
"What? Dongdi soldiers, brought by Zhuang Ji's subordinates? Jin Shang couldn't believe his ears, and looked around the garden suspiciously.
Tian Shifei pointed to the sky and swore an oath: "They are resting outside the east gate now, if there is a little leave, the sky will thunder." ”
"Look at you're in a hurry." Jin Shang stabilized his emotions and said, "How many people are there, have you figured it out?" Furthermore, is it certain that they are all Eastland soldiers? Lao Chen was in the palace just now, and saw an unknown woman, claiming to be Zhuang Ji's family, and she was not afraid to go straight to the palace to help Zhuang Ji speak. If she had any contact with these soldiers, it was certain that the women had entered the palace as a smokescreen, singing beauty tricks, and deliberately confusing the king with their beauty, and their soldiers would follow them into the city and secretly surround the palace. If this is the case, the matter will be very serious, and the king must be reported quickly. ”
Tian Shifei was anxious to make meritorious service, and said flatteringly: "Okay, you go and report to the king, and rush to the east gate to monitor them." As long as the king gives an order, these eastern soldiers will not return. ”