Chapter 20: The Expedition to the West (3)

Zhuang Ji never expected that the errand of conquering the west and fighting with Qiang Qin to seize the city would fall on his head. Hearing the king's shout, he raised his head in shock and replied: "Thanks to the king's weight, in order to revitalize the Chu State and recover the lost territory, he will charge into battle." ”

King Qingxiang looked around and said, "Okay, if there are any new opinions, if not, it will be decided." ”

"Wait, it's not that simple." Ling Yin Zilan raised his hand to stop him and said, "Brother Wang is above, with all due respect to the younger brother, Zhuang Ji, as the leader of the Eastern Lands, once took the lead in raising troops to make trouble. Although Brother Wang doesn't care about his past suspicions and wants to reuse him to go to the west, his thoughts are very full, but the reality is very skinny. Let's think about it, once a thief who dares to rebel against the king in the country, stays away from the palace, becomes a general of the Western Expedition, and independently handles all important military and political affairs, what will be the consequences? Let's think about it, and the king will think about it before deciding. ”

Jin Shang couldn't wait to interject: "Well, what Ling Yin said makes sense. The king, according to the old minister, the expedition to Western Chu is a major event of the country, and it must be carefully considered. ”

King Qingxiang tilted his head, stared at Jin Shang and said, "But Doctor Jin just now led Zhuang out of the mountain, why has it changed again?" ”

This Jin Shang listened to Zilan's words, was inspired, and took a step forward and said to the king: "The king forgives the sin." Yes, before ordering Yin Yuchen, the old minister pushed General Zhuang Jizhuang to go to Western Chu, but after listening to Ling Yin's words, the old minister was like an initiation, and he naturally changed his mind: Zhuang Ji is a rebel general of Great Chu and is not suitable for an expedition, so he is not suitable for serving as a general of Western Chu. ”

When Zhuang Ji heard this, his face was red with anger, and he was about to have a seizure, when he suddenly threw a long sword from the king's side to the top of his head, but looking at the long sword, it couldn't stop.

Zhuang Ji raised his left hand and grabbed it, got the sword like lightning, and raised the sword out of the sheath, and the blade of the sword pointed directly at Jin Shang.

When King Qingxiang saw it, he said loudly: "This is the sword of the lonely king, how did it fly into his hands?" ”

Suddenly, the palace council hall was in an uproar, and the ministers in line hid in Tibet, each in charge of their own affairs.

The chaos in the palace hall made Yin Zilan drill under the case of King Qingxiang, and he quietly shouted: "Brother Wang, quickly order Zhuang Ji to be arrested, this is a great opportunity, don't miss it." You see that he is about to rebel again, and Dr. Aiqing Jin, who openly waved his sword in front of Brother Wang and wanted to kill Brother Wang, does not take you in his eyes at all. ”

King Qingxiang held his head in fright and shrank in the throne, for fear that Zhuang Ji's sword would point at him, how could he dare to take a look at the scene? At this moment, in order to avoid the blade of the sword, Jin Shang rushed straight to the Wang case, and because of the excessive force, his body knocked over the Wang case.

When King Qingxiang saw that two important ministers were in front of him, and the danger was temporarily lifted, he boldly shouted, "Guards, where are the guards?" Quickly take Zhuang Ji down. ”

In order to protect himself, Zhuang Ji waved the king's sword in his hand whirring, whining. The timid ministers each looked for the darkest place to hide, and the hall seemed to be empty as if only Zhuang Ji was waving his sword, and several others, including Qu Yuan, looked at each other coldly and did not persuade Zhuang Ji for half a sentence.

The king thought that the guards hiding behind the scenes on both sides would swarm up and take down the anti-thief Zhuang Ji. But as soon as the king's decree was issued, there was no movement behind the scenes. He ordered loudly again: "Wu Shixun, where are the guards? Why don't you come out? Although you are the Yin of the Ring Column, but this king has specially summoned you, what are you afraid of? ”

"Haha...... Ha ......" A string of silver bell-like laughter floated out from behind the curtain and echoed through the hall.

It turned out that there were no guards on both sides of the king, but a big beauty came out.

I saw her walk to the side of the king, pick up the case of the fallen king, and put it in the right place, and said: "Look at you bears with wine bags and rice bags, if there is a slight wind and grass, and the road is dangerous, you should be a turtle with a shrunken head, drill the table and drill the ground, only for the sake of your own life." It seems that you will only be locked up in the house and talk about the western expedition to resist Qin, and talk irresponsible to General Zhuang Jizhuang, who dares to face the reality and put life and death out of the way, and have no other ability. As a woman, this princess is ashamed to be with you. ”

Zhuang Ji looked at it and said worriedly: "Princess Jingyin, you ......"

Qu Yuan stepped forward to push Jing Yin away, and motioned Zhuang Ji to put away his sword, and when he opened his mouth and was about to speak, he was preempted by the king.

"Nonsense." King Qingxiang saw that his little sister was in front of the public, openly mocking the ministers, and said angrily, "Crazy words are out of shape, and they insult the royal family." Pull down the confinement, face the wall and think. He looked around the palace, there was not a single guard in sight, and saw that Princess Jingyin had been pushed into the background by Qu Yuan, and continued, "The lonely king has thought about the troublesome princess, and the frightened ministers can come out and line up to continue to discuss politics." ”

As soon as the royal order came out, the minister hiding in the dark corner stretched out his head to look, but did not see any guards kidnapping Princess Jingyin. If the princess who thinks of this Yama princess doesn't leave, they will never dare to come out.

Zhuang Ji knelt in front of the king's case, bowed to the queen with both hands, and pleaded: "The king is above, and it is for the safety of the king to take the sword and take the sword." It's just that some ministers have evil intentions and deliberately disturb the hall, causing the king to be frightened. He is willing to accept the king's punishment and listen to the king's command. In the end, she asked the king to pardon Princess Jingyin, her behavior was completely in line with her mischievous character since she was a child, and she had no malicious intent. He believed that the king knew. After speaking, he held the long sword in both hands and respectfully restored it to the king's case.

When King Qingxiang saw Zhuang Ji's actions, he finally restored the king's dignity. Thinking about Zhuang Ji's evaluation of the princess, it is also appropriate. Then he said sharply to Princess Jingyin's back: "Why don't you go down quickly, what are you doing here?" ”

It is said that the king has given the princess a step, and she should hurry down and turn the trouble from big to small, and then from small to small. But unexpectedly, Princess Jingyin turned to face the king, her head fluttering, her waist twisted, her feet formed a small pony step, her small fist leaned on her chest, and she made a sworn gesture and said: "Even if Princess Ben dies, she will finish her words here." ”

As soon as the silence was broken, the hiding minister crawled out from the corner or under the table, and stood with his head bowed with his body crossed, all of them looked like they were in a decent way, but they were actually secretly laughing, and the more they thought about it, the funnier it became.

King Xiang's face turned purple, and he said in an aggravated tone: "Jin Aiqing, you personally take the unfortunate girl of the Lone King down, and lock her up for three days and three nights, to see if she dares to go against the Lone King." ”

Jin Shang dared to refuse, but regarded this as a favored errand. He turned around and went outside the hall, and after a while, he took Wu Shixun, Tian Shifei and Gou Han to the hall, and in front of all the ministers, he ordered the three of them: "Listen to you, on the orders of the king, the three of you will escort Princess Jingyin to her boudoir, close it for three days and three nights, and the three of you will take turns on duty, and you are not allowed to slack off." ”

Wu Shixun took the other two people to step forward, and after bowing to the king, he stood up and said, "Please rest assured, Doctor Jin, promise to complete the glorious and arduous task assigned by the king, and repay the trust of the king and Doctor Jin with excellent results." ”

Tian Shifei was not far behind, and then said in a high voice: "Report to Doctor Jin, Princess Jingyin is simply not a thing, she wanted to kill the doctor, and it was the obstruction that saved the doctor's life." This time, we will not let her go, as long as the doctor instructs, we will resolutely follow it, and we will not discount it at all. ”

The dog couldn't stand it, and quietly and quickly tapped Tian Shifei's hind legs, and he couldn't help kneeling down while he was talking, his mouth was immediately crooked, and he stopped talking, causing a burst of laughter from the ministers.

"Don't laugh, don't laugh, the council hall has become a laughing field, what kind of system has it become?" When King Qingxiang watched their performance, he was already angry in his heart, and he angrily announced, "The ministers who have not spoken have all dispersed, dispersed. A few of you stay. ”

A few nosy ministers were already standing upset, and when they heard the king's order, they retreated.

Wu Shixun commanded Tian Shifei and Gou Han to go up and surround Princess Jingyin and tie her up.

Qu Yuan watched coldly, thinking to himself, he couldn't watch Princess Jingyin being humiliated.

He stepped forward, protected the princess, and said to King Qingxiang: "O king, you also know the temper of the princess, the old minister saw with his own eyes that the king's sword was dragged behind the scenes by the dog, and the princess got the sword and threw the sword, just for fun, and was just caught by Zhuang Ji, which is also good, otherwise, if it hits the head of which minister, isn't it worse?" Thinking about the fact that someone deliberately pretended to be frightened and frightened just now, he ran to hide under the king's case, which really had ulterior motives. The king should be aware of it, and not be disturbed by some people, and do bad things. ”

"May I ask Qu Lao'er what is the right thing, and what is the big thing that has ruined you?" Jin Shang was afraid that the king would let Princess Jingyin go, so he hurriedly jumped out and said, "Isn't it the right thing for the king to teach Princess Jingyin a lesson?" Is it crooked or unscrupulous? ”

"Yes, what is the king going to do that is not the right thing? Doctor Qu really wants to make it clear that this is a crime of insulting the king. Ling Yin Zilan echoed in time to support Jin Shang.

King Qingxiang's face became ugly, and he asked slowly: "Qu Lao'er, in the past, the Lone King used to call you Aiqing, but now it seems that you are not cute at all, so you only deserve the Lone King to call Qu Lao'er." How dare you say that the lone king is not the right thing to teach the princess and little sister? For state affairs, you can just talk nonsense, and now you dare to point fingers at even the family affairs of the lonely king? Against you? ”

A smug smile appeared on Jin Shang's face, and he glanced at the minister who was still present and said, "That's it, Princess Jingyin is already a big girl, and she is used to being willful." The king's tutor has always been strict, how can it encourage her willfulness? If the family style is right, the state affairs can be right. The king's lesson to the princess and the little sister is really a more important business than state affairs, don't you say? ”

None of the ministers present echoed, only Zilan said: "Yes, yes, yes......"

"It's you big, as Ling Yin, you don't have any ideas, you will only echo Jin Lao'er's strange theories and help him get into trouble." King Qingxiang suddenly changed his mind and said, "King Gu has thought about it, what Qu Aiqing just said makes sense. The lonely king summoned all the ministers to get together, it was to discuss the major event of the western expedition against Qin and the recapture of the city, but there has been no result so far, this is not a trivial matter? You shout and shout, thinking that the lonely king is brainless and mentally low, and he can't distinguish between good and bad, right? Qu Aiqing, tell me, who is the right person to send as the general of the Western Expedition? In this matter, the Lone King will listen to you. ”

Qu Yuan rubbed his hands together and said, "Thank you for your love." The king decided to conquer the city in the west, which was a major move to strengthen the great cause of Chu, and the old minister raised his hands in favor. Lao Chen thought that the best candidate for the current Western Expedition was General Zhuang Jizhuang. ”

"Oh, tell me your reasoning." King Qingxiang deliberately did this, and deliberately handed over the right to speak to Qu Yuan.