"Wronged him? Who wronged him? Ling Yin Zilan continued, "The escape of his two sons is a trivial matter, and the important thing is that the princess in the palace also fled with him, which not only makes the king humiliated, but the entire Chu country is humiliated and ashamed." ”

Zhong Yitong listened to the words of these two ministers, and couldn't help but worry about Zhuang Ji in his heart, and he said cautiously: "King Mingjian, since the Western Expedition, General Zhuang has been working hard to recover the lost land of Western Chu, and he has not taken care of thinking about himself and his family at all. He sent his godson deep into Wucheng, was captured and tortured by the Qin army, and almost lost his life to recover his homeland, and he never mentioned that he had a little credit. Not to mention anything about secretly sending people back to Yingdu to pick up people, this is all out of nowhere. ”

"Okay, don't say anything." King Qingxiang waved his hand and said, "The Lonely King just wants to know, what is the mysterious gift that Zhuang Ji gave to the Lonely King?" ”

Jin Shang also cheered and asked, "Yes, what mysterious gift does he want to give to the king?" Say, why don't you say it? ”

"This ...... This...... The little ones really don't know. Zhong Yitong's frightened forehead broke into a cold sweat, and after a slight pause, he said, "However, as long as the Great King personally drives the Witch City to participate in the celebration of the reconquest, you will definitely get an unexpected gift." Besides, if this gift is not mysterious, and even the little ones know about it, it won't mean much to the king, don't you say? ”

King Qingxiang said with a sunny face: "Well, what you said is a bit interesting. The lonely king is looking forward to the mysterious gift prepared by Zhuang Aiqing, and will set off tomorrow morning. He thought for a moment and said to Jin Shang, "No, Jin Aiqing, let's set off today, the sooner the better, maybe we can catch up with the princess's sister and Zhuang Aiqing's two sons, wouldn't it be better to go to see him together?" Also, remember to bring the medicine prepared by Gouhan, eat it, it feels really good, fluttering like a fairy, and you won't be tired after walking on the road for three days and three nights. ”

Jin Shang listened to the king's words, stretched out his tongue for a long time and couldn't close his mouth, and it was no longer good to provoke the king, and he was divided. I had to agree: "Yes, the old minister will go and prepare." ”

Gou Han assisted Princess Jingyin to take Zhuang Zhiyue and Zhuang Liwu together, took a small carriage, ran to the river, changed into a small boat, and went up the river for two days.

At this time, the speed of the boat was obviously slow, and when he asked the owner of the boat, he said to stop and rest.

When the princess heard this, she was very anxious, and asked the boatman, only to know that this was Danyang Wharf.

This Danyang is Qu Yuan's hometown, Princess Jingyin whispered inadvertently. "This is the place where the ancestors and the Qu family started together."

When the owner heard that he had an excuse, he said that this Danyang City is prosperous, delicious and fun, and there is everything, you can go to the city for a walk, and we boatmen can also rest and take a breath.

When Princess Jingyin heard that the boatman was going to rest, she was even more anxious, she found the boat boss and begged: "Can you hurry up, we have urgent matters, so we have only chartered your ship, if it is so slow......"

The captain of the boat stopped her and told her slowly: "According to the normal itinerary, it will take at least two days to get to Wucheng." Of course, if you're willing to pay a lot of money, you can still do it a little faster. ”

When Gou Han heard this, he angrily reprimanded: "You are water thieves, you have to increase the weight when you go halfway, and you have to increase the weight of robbery while the fire is hot." Tell you, if you deliberately slow down for the sake of Jin Sheet and delay our major event, you won't want to mix on this waterway in the future, believe it or not? ”

Princess Jingyin couldn't wait to step in front of Zhuang Ji in one step and tell her lovesickness. But at present, he couldn't offend the boat boss, so he stopped Gou Han and said to the boat boss: "He is young and ignorant, don't be surprised." I want you to rush to Wucheng as quickly as possible, and I can talk about adding money. ”

The captain of the boat stretched out his hand in front of the princess and said, "Come, you will add fifty more gold sheets to me now, and I promise you that the speed of the ship will be fast at once." ”

"Aren't you a slanderer?" Gou Han pointed to the nose of the boat boss and said.

The boss of the boat said without backing down: "Whoever doesn't slander people, whose boat you take." My ship won't leave today, it's all old and broken, and it can't move, what do you say? When he had said that, he swung the rudder and the bow of the ship leaned toward the shore.

"Hey, why are you unreasonable?" Princess Jingyin stopped and said, "We didn't say we wouldn't add money to you, just stop whatever you say." If you really don't want us to ride, just say it, and we'll find another boat. ”

The captain of the boat straightened the bow of the boat and said, "If you want to be fast, the money must follow." We rely on this to eat, we don't have much money, who will work hard for you? ”

Princess Jingyin glared at Gou Han, took out a whole piece of gold and handed it to the boat boss, and said, "Gou Han, you are so naïve." No matter what the cost, we must move forward as fast as we can. If you can't figure it out, Brother Wang, they're about to catch up with us. ”

King Qingxiang's luxury building boat, in addition to the two most favored ministers Jin Shang and his half-brother, Ling Yin Zilan, also has Qu Yuan.

Because King Qingxiang knew that dealing with Zhuang Ji was inseparable from this stubborn old man.

Zhong Yitong served as an envoy and sat on the bow of the boat as a guide.

The building boat that the king took became a beautiful scenery in the torrent river, it rode the wind and waves in the river water, and when the night boat, it arrived at Danyang, an important town in Western Chu, before dawn.

As soon as King Qingxiang saw Danyang, he had a natural sense of intimacy. Danyang is the starting point and holy place for the ancestors of the Xiong family to open up the foundation of the Chu State. After hundreds of years of continuous development, this great foundation is like a big ship in the turbulent river, and its glory will last forever.

But as soon as it reached his own hands, it was full of holes and storms. Alas, he faced the ancient city of Danyang on the right bank, combined his palms into a shape, closed his eyes and prayed, and said silently in his heart: "The ancestors forgive, the children and grandchildren are not filial, and they have to use the traitor Zhuang Ji to correct the great Chu." Fortunately, after Zhuang Ji is also a royal family, although there was an incident, but after all, he fought for Baochu. Today, Gu recruited him, he fought with all his strength to recover his homeland, without complaints, and achieved the first battle to win the good results, which is also a meritorious thing that Gu did for the revitalization of the ancestral industry. ”

As soon as the boat sailed past Danyang, King Qingxiang suddenly remembered the matter of Princess Jingyin, and asked Jin Shangdao: "Go and ask Zhong Aiqing if he has seen Jingyin." ”

Jin Shang asked puzzledly, "Who?" What did the king say? Why can't the old minister understand, haven't you heard of any Zhongqing? ”

"Oh, isn't that the envoy sent back by Zhuang Ji to report the news?" King Qingxiang said a little impatiently, "If he hadn't come back to report the good news, would you dare to accompany King Gu all the way to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river?" ”

"Oh, the old minister remembered." Jin Shang seemed to have an understanding, but reluctantly left.

Zhong Yitong ran along the side of the ship to King Qingxiang's cabin in a panic, without looking in front of him, and collided with the comer. The man was too untouched, and his body tilted outboard, and he was about to be planted in the river.

Zhong Yitong saw it, lifted his feet with his hand, carried him on the porch to take a look, and exclaimed, "Are you Dr. Jin?" Oops, the little one has no beads, and almost got into a big disaster. ”

Jin Shang touched his neck, gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and did not speak.

Zhong Yitong left him and said, "You rest first, and I'll look for the king." ”

"Hey, the old minister is looking for you." Jin Shang shouted to Zhong Yitong, but after thinking for a while, he waved his hand again and said, "Go, go, the king told you to go." ”

"Report to the king, the little one has found something new, and I want to ask the king to take a look." Zhong Yitong hurriedly said, "But I met Dr. Jin on the way and missed the opportunity." ”

King Qingxiang half-closed his eyes, lying on the rocking chair and said, "Well, you came just in time, King Gu thought, when will you be able to catch up with Princess Jingyin and them?" You have to know by heart. ”

Zhong Yitong listened, and he didn't have a little in his heart, but he still said sloppily: "Please rest assured, the king can't see them all the way, don't be afraid, after arriving in Wucheng, you can meet anyway." ”

"Well, it's different." King Qingxiang's eyes widened, leaned over and said, "You have to catch up with them halfway, especially Jing Yin, it's too disagreeable, how can you just say go?" Isn't it the same to go with the Lone King? Of course, there are also Zhuang Ji's two sons, as long as he is dedicated to recovering the lost territory for the Chu State, and the two sons are returned to him, the Lone King has no opinion. ”

"What the king said is that the small ones tell them to speed up the ship and chase it with all their might." Zhong Yitong said as he retreated to the door.

King Qingxiang waved his hand and ordered: "No need, tell them to find a dock to dock the ship for a while, take the war horse off the boat, and the guards will chase after it on horseback, the sooner the better." ”

Princess Jingyin stood at the bow of the boat, excitedly watching the blooming flowers and lush vines on both sides of the river, they climbed on the steep cliffs, still blown by the river breeze, floating leisurely, how comfortable it was.

Gou Han pointed to a kind of flower and said: "Princess, that is the azalea, when the cuckoo barks, the blood stains red, only this I don't know how long the river bank has." ”

"Ah, is it? It's so much fun. Princess Jingyin clapped her hands and said, "How bright these flowers are, I really want to stop the boat and pick a few and offer them to ...... Clear...... General Zhuang. ”

Gou Han suddenly raised his right hand to signal the princess to be quiet, and he listened to something with his own ears.

Princess Jingyin said indifferently: "Dog Han, what kind of ghost do you want to do?" Pretend to be a fool to scare the princess, if you see General Zhuang, I will ask him to be the first to clean you up. ”

"Princess, please don't speak." Gou Han looked impatient and said, "Be quiet and wait until I hear clearly." He turned his most sensitive ear to the right bank, and listened only to the louder and louder sound of "clap, ......," as if he was tracking something, or was in a hurry.

Princess Jingyin asked, "What do you hear?" It's amazing. ”

Gou Han said worriedly: "The princess doesn't know, if we run away, the king will definitely have to look around, otherwise, as soon as this matter spreads, won't the Chu State make a big fool?" The sound of horses' hooves just now, I don't know if it was the horse team sent by the king to chase us. 166 Reading Network