Zhuang Ji walked towards the gate of the palace. He was followed by two followers, the horse leader, named Xiaobu, with a strong and tall body, always carrying an axe on his shoulder, leading the war horse for the master with a vivid spirit, and followed Zhuang Ji as the captain of the guard. The other bearer is called Ding Huaiyue, who is the adopted son of Zhuang Ji, and his age, with a white face and thin eyebrows, looks like a scholar, but his body is horizontal, as thick as a wooden barrel. As soon as he put the pick to the edge of the courtyard, he followed Zhuang Ji closely and was inseparable from him.

Zhuang Ji motioned to his attendant Xiaobu to lead the horses to the stables and tie them up, and told them to wait outside the door. Ding Huaiyue pouted and said, "Before I came, my aunt repeatedly explained that I wanted me to stay with my godfather. ”

"Alright, let's go in and meet the king together." Zhuang Ji gave way.

When they reached the gate, the guards stopped them and said, "General, please come in, others stay." ”

Xiaobu stepped forward and said, "You ......"

"We are the general's servants, what's wrong with waiting for the general?" Ding Huaiyue asked.

The guards didn't speak, they just stopped them deadly.

Zhuang Ji said to the two attendants: "Obedient, wait for me outside." After saying that, he habitually straightened the armor on his body and crossed the threshold with his head held high.

Suddenly, a voice said, "General stay!" Grabbed Zhuang Ji, he rode the threshold on his hip, and turned his face to follow the prestige.

This is a delicate female voice! But Zhuang Ji didn't see anyone, and he didn't know who was shouting "General stay", but his heart was "pounding".

The guard urged according to the procedure: "General, please—"

Zhuang Ji straightened up, the armor on his body whirled, and then lifted a foot outside the threshold.

"The general stays, you can't go in." A young woman appeared at the gate.

However, as soon as Zhuang Ji's hind feet entered the gate, the guards pushed his upper body, eager to close the gate.

The young woman stopped, "You can't close the door, I have something to say to the general." ”

"The princess is angry, we are acting according to the order, please let the princess go." The guard cautiously pleaded.

It turned out that this woman was the single princess sister of King Qingxiang, and everyone in the palace did not dare to disrespect her.

When Zhuang Ji heard that this young woman was a princess, he was shocked, could it be her? What is the urgency of making the princess take the risk to stop it? He involuntarily stopped, turned around and looked back, the heavy door was closed and only a gap remained, and the beautiful princess outside the door was faintly visible. Through the crack in the door, he pointed his finger at himself and asked, "You mean me?" ”

The princess said coquettishly: "General Zhuang, I am Jing Yin, when we were children, we played with the family every day, although you forgot me when I grew up, but I didn't forget you." I have come to tell you, at this moment, you must not enter the palace. ”

The guard said solemnly: "Princess Jingyin, I admire your courage in interfering in the general's affairs, but if you let the king know, the consequences will be very serious." If the princess continues to make trouble like this, we will be under a lot of pressure. ”

"When Princess Ben talks to the general, how can it be called interfering in the general's affairs? Shameless little guards, dare to stop this princess, be careful that this princess is unhappy, tell you to go to herd cattle, and be with livestock, livestock and beasts, believe it or not? Princess Jingyin threatened.

"Jing Yin, is it really you? Haha, it's still the same as when I was a kid. Zhuang Ji couldn't help but smile and said, "I can't believe it, I'll touch you as soon as I come." Alas, people say that women have changed eighteen times, and the more they change, the better they look, it's really true, you have become a big beauty. ”

Princess Jingyin immediately stepped forward and said quickly as if she had changed into a different person: "You can still laugh, don't talk nonsense." The general hurried out of here and away from the palace, or else he would be killed. ”

"The princess is angry, the little one doesn't dare." As he spoke, the guard pushed the gate open and let Zhuang out the door.

Before Zhuang Ji could answer, a word came from inside the palace: "The Great King Xuan Da Sima Zhuang Zhuang General has entered the palace——"

Zhuang Ji immediately bowed his hand to Princess Jingyin and said: "Princess, don't worry, although Ji has had troubles, but it is all for the sake of the future of Da Chu, Ji believes that the king understands." There will be a period later, back talk, back talk. ”

"But they have ......," said the princess.

Zhuang Ji asked strangely, "What happened to them?" Is it impossible to catch it? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! ”

Princess Jingyin whispered: "If it is just to arrest you, it is easy to say, they want your life and plot to kill you......"

"Ahh After hearing this, Xiao Bu immediately pulled Zhuang Ji's armor and said, "General, let's get out of here quickly." Quick, go to the stable first, you ride the horse and run quickly, and the small one will break off. ”

Ding Huaiyue grabbed the burden, put it on his shoulder as he ran, and pushed Zhuang Ji and said, "Godfather, you go first, and after I break it, I will stop them desperately." ”

Princess Jingyin tightened the gate and signaled with her hand: "General Zhuang, hurry up, while they haven't found out, leave the palace first, and I'll settle it with the king." ”

Zhuang Ji arched his hand and said gratefully: "The princess is kind, and she will never forget it." But he is loyal to the king, since he has made a special trip to meet the king, how can he retreat from the door, break his loyalty, and damage my king's heart? He walked to the door, pushed it open, and strode in.

"General, you ......" Before Xiao Bu's words of instruction were finished, two teams of royal soldiers suddenly sprang out from both sides of the gate and sealed the gate tightly.

Princess Jingyin desperately stopped the soldiers and said, "What are you going to do?" General Zhuang made a special trip to meet the king, why did he close the door and cut off the road? ”

An officer named Wu Shixun said in a calm tone: "The princess is angry, the little one thinks about the king's will, and the princess should know." With that, he commanded the soldiers to push the princess aside.

Ding Huaiyue threw down the pick, brushed the soldier away with both hands, and wanted to pull the godfather back, but was kicked aside by a soldier's big foot.

Zhuang Ji was not afraid, passed through the three thresholds with a calm face, arrived at the palace hall, left the ministers on both sides behind, walked straight to the king of Qingxiang and squatted on one leg, and said on his knees: "Sima Zhuang Ji of the east pays a visit to the king." ”

King Qingxiang opened his eyes in a pretended posture, stared at Zhuang Ji and responded, "Sima Zhuang Ji of the East Land? The lonely king ordered you to come to worship, why did you come late? ”

"The king, I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and I finally arrived in Yingdu last night. It's just that...... It's just that although he grew up in the palace since he was a child, because he had been on the border for many years, after entering the city, he didn't know where the palace was, and he took a detour......"

"Bold!" King Qingxiang picked up the short sword in his hand and slapped it fiercely on the king's case and said, "Since you are a descendant of Zhuang Chu, you don't know where the palace gate is open, your nonsense is too incompetent, what should you be guilty of deceiving this king?" ”

Jin Shang stepped forward and said: "King, Zhuang Ji, this kid replied to the king with lies, this is clearly contempt for the palace, no, it is contempt for the king, and Zhuang Ji should be sentenced to death." ”

"Hehe......", "Huh...... Hmph......" someone in the queue let out a disdainful sneer.

King Qingxiang slapped the Wang case again and shouted: "Heh, what? He is guilty, and his sin is unforgivable. ”

Qu Yuan argued unevenly: "King Mingjian, General Zhuang Ji galloped thousands of miles in the starry night, regardless of fatigue, as soon as he arrived in Yingdu, he came to kneel and worship the king, his loyalty is unrestrained, and his liver and gallbladder can be seen, what is the crime?" ”

King Qingxiang said angrily: "Don't be too rude, Qu Lao'er, you openly defend the traitor, this is the rhythm of wanting to kill me." ”

"What the king said is not true. The two kings of Xizhuang and Wei inherited the will of their ancestors and worked hard to make the country stronger and stronger, and they were invincible and dared to offend. Today, the king trusts the villain, reuses traitorous ministers, makes jackals on the outside, and harms loyalty and goodness inside, so that the territory of a powerful Chu State is encroached upon by the enemy and the wealth is swallowed by whales. It is not an exaggeration to say that people are embattled and precarious. Qu Yuan said angrily, "The old minister ignored this face and went to Huaibei to invite General Zhuang out of the mountain, this is all agreed by the king, why do you want to repent now, saying that Zhuang Ji's crime is unforgivable?" ”

King Xiang's hands trembled, and he pointed at Qu Yuan and scolded: "You are an old immortal, you take advantage of Zhuang Ji's cautious view, and deliberately resist the lonely king, thinking that you are impatient to live, annoying the lonely king, don't smash your rice bowl, tell you to be laid off, no, smash your golden rice bowl, and make you think about it all day long." ”

Zhuang Ji was afraid that Qu Yuan would be humiliated, so he persuaded softly: "Doctor Qu, I don't want to affect your old age, so I implore the doctor to avoid it." ”

Qu Yuan ignored Zhuang Ji, pointed at King Qingxiang and reprimanded: "You can smash my job, or you can ask me to be laid off, but your evil deeds of ruining the country will forever be nailed to the pillar of shame in history." ”

King Xiang's face turned purple, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You...... You...... Oh, that's right, Zhuang Ji started an incident, ruined my foundation, broke my alliance, and tied him up for me. ”

"Come on, tie up Zhuang Ji—" Jin Shang shouted loudly.