However, Rongdanu's good mood soon faded. Here's the trouble.

The big cat would not eat the antelope milk that Rongtanu fed to him anyway. Not only did he not eat, but he didn't even look at Rongdanu, and just lay there with his eyes closed, motionless. Rong Tanu was in a hurry, and he shouted to find several old hunters to try countless times, but it still didn't work. Rondanu began to resent the antelope milk brought by the servants that was not fresh. The servants changed the milk of the newly squeezed antelope, but the big cat still refused to eat it. After a while, the newly squeezed buffalo milk was replaced, and the big cat still didn't open its mouth, and lay there without moving.

The old hunters all said, "Son, no one has ever been able to raise a leopard." This is the fiercest beast in the woods, and it does not obey human discipline. We've captured leopards alive before, but none of them didn't starve to death without eating. ”

Rong Tanu was about to cry, so he asked Rong Er to find a way. Rong Er said: "Probably the master's worry is right, this little leopard can't be raised." The third prince should let it go. ”

Rong Tanu was extremely reluctant, but he was even more reluctant to see the big cat starve to death, and his heart had softened, and he planned to agree with Rong Er's statement. When Rong Er retreated, the servants also dispersed and went their own way.

Rong Tanu was still a little unwilling, squatting next to the big cat, coaxing the big cat, while trying several times, and finally Rong Tanu and the big cat lay down together, but the big cat still ignored him. Rontanu decided to lie down with the big cat for a while and send it away tomorrow.

Rong Tanu comforted himself in his heart: "Maybe when you get to the forest, the big cat will find something to eat by himself." Rontanu lay on his side beside the big cat, his eyes blinking at the sleeping big cat.

Rontanu lay a little tired, and turned over, only to be struck by the bone flute stuck in his waist. Rontanu took out the bone flute, shook it for a moment, and said to the big cat, "My big cat, this is a flute made of your mother's bones, and you see how beautiful it is." No one else in the family can blow it, only me. Big cat, don't you think it's weird and interesting? Big cat, I'll send you back to the woods tomorrow. I'll blow you a Taylor mountain song now, and see you off. Okay, big cat? Big cat, you have to remember to answer the slave. ”

Rontanu touched the big cat's head, then raised his bone flute and played the Taylordo Mountain Song. When Rontanu blew out the first note, the big cat, which had been squinting and motionless, opened its eyes suddenly. The big cat's eyes shone with a sparkling blue light. Rongtanu looked at the big cat with some surprise and continued to play the mountain song. When Rondanu finished blowing the first verse of the Taylor Mountain Song, the big cat stood up with difficulty. Rongtanu was a little shocked and happy, so he continued to blow, and the big cat let out a long cry, and shook to get closer to Tanu, staring at Tanu with blank eyes. Rontanu was so excited that he stopped playing the bone flute and reached out to pet the big cat. But the big cat bounced his ears a few times, couldn't hear the sound of the flute, closed his eyes again, and continued to lie on the ground, motionless again.

Rongtanu understood that it was the sound of the bone flute that made the big cat open his eyes and stand up, so he quickly blew again, this time because he was in a hurry, and there was no tune, just a string of gibberish sounds. But the big cat snapped his eyes open again, still staring at Rontanu.

Rontanu understood. The big cat likes the sound of this flute, as long as this flute sounds, the big cat will open its eyes to see itself, it will also move, and it will go this way towards itself. Rontanu hurriedly summoned a servant standing under the porch, played the flute himself, and asked the servant to feed the big cat antelope milk.

The big cat's eyes kept staring at Rongdanu, and he ate it obediently.

By the time the big cat had finished feeding the antelope milk, Rong Tanu was speechless with excitement. Rong Tanu kept playing the bone flute to the big cat, sometimes with a tune, sometimes with a random blow, but the big cat looked at the big cat intently. After a while, the big cat barked softly, walked over and lay down on Rongtanu's cross-legged legs, put his little head on Rongtanu's shoulder, stuck out his tongue, and gently licked Rongtanu's face. Rong Tanu was very happy, hugged the big cat tightly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Now, you are really my big cat." I don't have to send you back to the woods. My big cat. ”

Rong Tanu would run around the county hall with the big cat in his arms, and then put the big cat on the ground and take the big cat around. Rong Tanu took the big cat to see Rong Yun, Rong Yun was busy planting the green hibiscus dug from the forest in the county garden, and the little peacock was standing next to Rong Yun, and Rong Tanu took the big cat to play with the little peacock for a while. Late at night, Rong Yu finished planting all the green hibiscus that he had dug up, led the little peacock, took Rong Tanu and the big cat, and sent Rong Tanu back to the house to sleep.

Rongtanu carried the big cat to his bed, and the big cat fell asleep.

The next morning, Rondanu hadn't fully woken up, but he felt an itch on his face. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes and found that it was the big cat rubbing his face. Rong Tanu hugged the big cat, put his head against the big cat's head and said, "You bad big cat, I won't be able to sleep in the future." ”

Rongdanu didn't know why, but he seemed to know from the bottom of his heart that the big cat wanted to hear the sound of the bone flute, so he put down the big cat and played the Tairodo mountain song again. The big cat obediently crooked onto Rongdanu's body, looking very happy, and its furry body arched and arched hard into Rongdanu's body, as if it was afraid that it would be too far away from Rongdanu, like a baby who was coquettish in its mother's arms.

Rong Tanu got out of bed, first fed the big cat a meal of fresh antelope milk, and then took the big cat to the main hall to accompany Ah Weng and his mother, eldest brother and second brother and sister to eat.

Rong Yun glanced at the obedient big cat, smiled and said, "Our little Danu is really a good skill, and it took one night to tame this little leopard." Even the old Orion of Tyródo said it was incredible today. ”

Rongdanu held his head high, looked very proud, and said, "Sister, its name is the big cat, not the little leopard." ”

"Yes, yes," Rong Yu said with a smile, "Sister forgot, this is Little Tanu's big cat." I was planting hibiscus last night, and I didn't have time to ask you, how did you tame a big cat? ”

Rongzhu also felt strange: "Yes, Danu." Did you know that the best hunter of Tairodo, no one has ever been able to tame a leopard. 'Untamed as a leopard,' the Canaanites say of those who are not easy to deal with. ”

While munching on his breakfast, he muttered, "In the beginning, the big cat ignored me. I played the bone flute, and it listened to me. You see, I can't get rid of the big cat anymore. When I woke up in the morning, I was still woken up by the big cat. ”

Mrs. Rong said thoughtfully: "This may be fate." The big cat's mother was killed by the eldest brother of the big cat because he wanted to hurt the slave, but the big cat was saved because of the kindness of the slave. We can't play this bone flute, only Tanu can. It seems that the big cat and the bone flute should be our slaves. ”

Rong Er walked in, with a smile on his face, as soon as he entered the main hall, Rong Er walked directly to Mrs. Rong and said, "Madam, the leopard has been solved and cleaned, now I will carry it in, please Mrs. take a look?" That's a lot of good stuff. Mrs. Rong nodded.

Rong Er said hello, and a row of people came in with their own things.

The first servant held in his hand a whole leopard skin with gold spots on a white background. Mrs. Rong said, "This is really a rare object. It's so crisp, and the gold of the gold spots is so pure. It's just a pity that Canaan is so hot, but this leopard skin can't be used. ”

Rong Zhu said: "When I enter the Holy Capital next time, I will present it to Your Majesty." The Holy Capital is too cold, the winter is long, His Majesty has been fighting all year round, and he has a cold disease on his legs, so he should need it. ”

Mrs. Rong nodded, and said to the first servant, "After drying, clean up a little and put it away." The craftsmanship of the master craftsmen in the Holy Capital is so exquisite that they will be left to make their own tailors. ”

A few servants in the back carried up a pile of blue fluorescent bones. Mrs. Rong looked at them one by one, put them down, and told them to store them first, and didn't think about what to do for the time being, so that they didn't have to move around first.

When the last servant came over, Rong Er took the tray himself and said solemnly, "Madam, please see, these two beads were cut out of the leopard's eyes. This is really a strange thing that Rong Er has never seen in his life. The leopard's eyes were covered with a thin layer of skin, and when they were opened, they got these two blue beads. Madame, please. ”

Mrs. Rong looked at the two blue beads on the tray and couldn't help but admire: "This is really something I've never seen before." The leopard has such a beautiful blue bead hidden in its eyes. These two blue beads are really beautiful. Have you seen it before, sir? ”

Rong Zhu stepped forward and was also attracted by the two beads: "This is indeed a miracle. There are not a few leopards killed by the Tairo people, and there are many dissects, but I have never heard of anyone cutting beads out of the leopard's eyes. And these two beads are also ......"

Needless to say, everyone noticed it when they gathered. These two beads are just so beautiful. Their shape is pure round without a single blemish, and they are lustrous throughout. However, the two beads are not transparent like the leopard's bones, the beads seem to be divided into layers, the outer layer is transparent, and the inner layer seems to be another smaller bead. But it is not clear because if you look closely, it seems that the beads are not layered but integrated. The most wonderful thing is the light of the beads. At first glance, the beads and the previously seen bones are the same color, bright blue and glowing. However, the color of the beads seems to be faintly changing, blue is the base color, and different colors are flashing. But again, it's not clear because these color changes are hard to capture and hard to discern.

Rongzhu picked it up and took a closer look: "Anyway, it's a beautiful thing." Madam, let the generals make you a pair of pendant beads, or put them in the bedroom to play with. ”

Mrs. Rong said, "Forget it." I don't need to. Yong'er and Danu both have belongings, and Ya'er and Huan should also have them. Ya'er, Hu, you come, each of you pick a bead, take it back and play with it. ”

Rong Yun really liked it, but he didn't reach out to pick the beads, but just said, "Thank you, Mother." ”

Rongya didn't like these things, and said casually, "I don't want it." Give both beads to the bar. So you can make a pair of jewelry. ”

Mrs. Rong thought for a moment and said, "Ya'er, I think you should pick one too." First, you shot this leopard, and you deserve your share. In addition, this leopard does not look like an ordinary leopard, just look at these two beads, we have never seen such a treasure of pure round and brilliance. So, I think they must have some supernatural aura. Like you said, there are so many strange things in Canaan. You wear it with you, and this bead will surely bless you. ”

Seeing that Rongya was still reluctant, Mrs. Rong guessed that this was because Rongya was masculine and powerful by nature, and she was afraid that she would be laughed at by her partners for wearing a bead, so she continued: "Yu, you make a bead and let your eldest brother hang it in the clothes on his chest, so that others can't see it." Besides, Ya'er, you wear it first, and when you get married, you can give it to your future wife. ”

Rongya nodded and said, "Okay, Auntie." ”

At this moment, a louder shout came from outside the door: "How can you stop me?" Take me to the county guard. Take me to Lord Gunjo."

Rongzhu was a little unhappy in his heart, and thought to himself: "What kind of person is this, it's too unruly!" So, slowly pacing to the main entrance.

The man was wearing only cloth clothes, and his clothes were already very dirty, and his face was very unsightly. It was probably the soldier on the door who felt that this person was not dressed and stopped him, so the man and the soldier had a fierce argument. Seeing the county guard come out, the soldier on the door stretched out his hand even more confidently to stop the man.

Rong Zhu gently pushed away the outstretched arm of Bing Cao on the door, walked forward to the man, and said with a serious face: "What's the hurry?!" Who are you? What kind of system does this look like in front of the county hall? ”

The man bowed down, saluted skillfully, and then approached Rongzhu slightly, and said in a low voice, "Lord County Guard, I was sent by the Queen Mother. Emperor Longwu died. Prince Yongcheng succeeded to the throne. The Empress asked me to bring you a secret letter. Can you take a step to speak? ”

Melted and cast it there.

Emperor Longwu died?!

Prince Yongcheng succeeds to the throne?!

How did Emperor Longwu die?!

Why wasn't it the crown prince who succeeded to the throne?!

Why is there no decree to the world?!

What happened to the Holy Capital?!

Rongzhu calmed down a little, and quickly led the man to the small study in the back garden, saying, "It's safe here." If you have something, please feel free to talk about it. ”

Without saying a word, the man untied all the outer clothes, untied the innermost coat as well, took out a thumb-sized piece of soft leather from a thin compartment inside the coat, and handed it to Rongzhu.

The soft leather reads: "Kill the emperor and usurp the throne." Quick Help. ”

Yes?!

Prince Yongcheng is the younger brother of Emperor Longwu's mother, for so many years, Emperor Longwu has loved this younger brother, and Prince Yongcheng has great respect for Emperor Longwu, how can it be that Prince Yongcheng killed his brother and usurped the throne? Could it be that someone is deliberately provoking or tempting? Rong Zhu thought, this is not completely impossible, the political style of the Holy Capital is not as simple as Canaan County. What the hell is going on? Do you want to ask this person. Rongzhu thought, can't! Too much talk can make you lose it all! The situation is unclear, if you say a word, even if you say a wrong word, it is likely to cause a catastrophe!

But the Messenger does not allow him to ponder: "The letter has been delivered." The villain went. ”

For a moment, he wanted to kill the messenger to prevent future troubles. But a flash of kindness softened Rongzhu's heart again. Rongzhu frowned and waved his hand lightly, and ordered the messenger to go out through the corner door in the back garden, and told him not to make a noise. Rongzhu thought to himself: "It's useless to ask. It is useless to kill them. Let's wait and see. ”

Before Rongzhu could walk out of the study, the front yard rang again, this time louder. "The holy decree has arrived, and the decree is melted and casted!" It was the shrill voice of an attendant.

Rongzhu quickly came to the front hall and saw that it was the inner servant Chuntuo who came all the way to deliver the decree. When Rongzhu was in the Holy Capital, he recognized this inner servant, but the inner attendant moved frequently, and now what position this inner servant has become, Rongzhu doesn't know anything. The rest of the Rong family had already retreated to the backyard in advance. Rongzhu gave Chun Tuo a respectful look, then knelt down and said, "Chen Rongzhu takes the order." ”

"You're welcome. This is not a holy capital, and the county keeper does not have to be so polite. Lord Gunjo, get up quickly. This is a holy decree, so please see it for yourself. Chun Tuo was very polite, took a few steps forward, and helped Rongzhu with both hands as he spoke.

Rongzhu said a few times: "There is Lao Huangmen (1)." Rong Zhu took the holy decree, clasped his fists with both hands, and invited Chun Tuo into the main hall. Immediately, someone came up to serve tea and snacks to Chuntuo. Waiting for Chuntuo to sit down, pick up the teacup and drink the tea slowly, Rong Zhu opened the holy decree as if nothing happened.

The decree is very long, and it has several meanings:

First, Emperor Longwu died of illness; At the time of her death, Empress Chang served by her side.

Second, according to the will of Emperor Longwu, Prince Yongcheng succeeded to the throne, and the year name was set as Chongjing; The enthronement ceremony was held after the 60-day mourning.

the third is that Empress Chang, the crown prince and the other three sons of Emperor Longwu have already knelt down to worship the new monarch; The other clansmen also bowed down to the new king.

Fourth, Empress Chang is still called the queen, and the name Xuanren is called Xuanren, and the residence is changed from Weiyang Palace to Fengde Palace.

Fifth, the crown prince is still the prince. Emperor Chongjing clearly told the world that after 10,000 years, the throne of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty was still passed on to the crown prince.

Sixth, in view of the great mourning of the country and the unquiet borders, in order to prevent neighboring countries from taking advantage of the opportunity to harass, the county kings of each county and the county guards of each county are not allowed to move a single soldier or soldier. If there is disobedience, there will be no forgiveness.

Seventh, the kings of the counties and counties entered Beijing to mourn. The princes of the county palace are not allowed to enter the capital and are stationed in the same place. The king of the county is not allowed to bring troops into Beijing, and is only allowed to bring one Marquis of Zuo and 100 guards. Only the county kings can come to Beijing before the 30th day of the funeral.

Eighth, the sons-in-law of the county guards entered Beijing, ran for the father's funeral and kept the spirit, and the county guards stayed in the county and were not allowed to move lightly. The sons of the county guards are not allowed to bring troops into Beijing. After receiving the decree, he immediately got up with the messenger (2) and returned to the holy capital.

Chuntuo specially explained that His Majesty sent four special envoys to proclaim the decree, leading four people, each responsible for a direction of the county and the county, to announce the decree separately, in order to facilitate the action, each group of people and horses first went to the farthest county from the holy capital to announce the decree, and then all the way back to Beijing, and accompanied back the sons of other county guards who were mourning for their father. In the direction of Canaan, there are the most counties and counties, and the road is the farthest, so in order not to delay the mourning period, it is necessary to leave early tomorrow morning to return to the holy capital.

This holy decree with such rich content made Rongzhu even more confused.

The first dilemma is whether we should mourn the first emperor now, or should we bless the new emperor to succeed to the throne. If it is the crown prince who succeeds to the throne normally, then it is the right thing to mourn the first emperor. But now that Emperor Longwu's younger brother, Prince Yongcheng, has succeeded to the throne beyond common sense, and the political situation in the Holy Capital is so turbulent, the attitude he is showing now is likely to determine the future life and death of the Rongzhu family, so he has to be cautious. In particular, Rongzhu is the former minister of Emperor Longwu, and he is also a favorite minister, and Mrs. Rongzhu is still the niece of Empress Chang of Emperor Longwu. With such a background, Rongzhu's actions, words and deeds are even more concerned and suspicious of Xinjun.

The second thing that makes people wonder is the different attitudes towards the county king and the county guard. Allowing the county king to enter Beijing and strictly prohibiting the county guard from entering the capital is obviously to trust the county king and beware of the county guard. The son-in-law of the county guard entered Beijing, and the apparent reason was to mourn for his father, but in fact, he was taken hostage. This is something that a discerning person can see at a glance. Of course, this is also understandable, after all, Prince Yongcheng's succession to the throne is unreasonable, and the crown prince has not changed in any way, but the emperor's younger brother inherited the unification out of thin air, and there is only one reason, "according to the will of the first emperor", which is really not "justified". And the succession to the throne, the most feared thing is that the name is not right, once the county guards in various places rebel, it will immediately be in chaos in the world; If these county guards are concentrated in the Holy Capital, once they join forces, the Holy Capital will be stormy and the situation will be difficult to control. In order to stabilize the situation, the county guards were ordered to be stationed in place, and the sons of the county guards were ordered to go to the holy capital to mourn their fathers, so the actions of these county guards would be greatly restrained. It is understandable that the local forces were controlled by these means, and the county guards were sent to the county. But why did he only issue an edict requiring the county guards of each county to stay behind and send the eldest son to the holy capital as a hostage, but asking the county king to go to Beijing for funeral and the prince to stay behind? There are two types of local government in the Daishosho Dynasty, one is the county state ruled by the hereditary prince of the Tsushi clan, and the other is the county ruled by the non-hereditary county guard, and the county state system and the county guard system coexist. When it comes to the ability and reputation of raising troops to make rebellion, the county kings of those clans are more powerful than the county guards. These county kings of the clan gathered in the holy capital, and once they were connected to question the legal system of the new monarch's succession, the harm and lethality would be much greater than that of these county guards with different surnames. Could it be that Tuyu was worried that the county guard would not be loyal to him?

For a while, Rongzhu couldn't figure it out. Rongzhu decided to take the mean, and he stopped speaking and expressing his attitude, and saw if Chun Tuo could take the initiative to say some useful information. Rongzhu first mourned Emperor Longwu calmly and ceremoniously, saying that the incident happened suddenly, which caught his subjects off guard, and he also regretted it very much. Then he inquired about the funeral, and learned that everything went smoothly in the funeral, and Rongzhu expressed his high praise for the new successor Emperor Chongjing. Of course, Rongzhu is indispensable to express his resolute support for Emperor Chongjing. However, from beginning to end, Chun Tuo seemed to be wandering into the sky, except for repeatedly emphasizing that "you need to return to the holy capital tomorrow morning", a single real word was not revealed.

Rong Zhu saw the situation, so he had to give up, and put Chuntuo and the accompanying Nangong guards in a good place. After Rongzhu sent Chuntuo and Nangong Guards into a special post house, Rongzhu hurried back to the backyard of the county government to discuss with Mrs. Rong.

Mrs. Rong was calm, and after listening to Rong Zhu's detailed statement, she said slowly: "I don't know anything now, you can't go anywhere, you can only wait and see what happens." I don't know whether the secret letter of the queen mother is true or not, but whether it is true or not, the matter of 'quick aid' is far from being said, and it must not rush to the holy capital. However, there are two things that are extremely suspicious, the first is that since the messenger is here to deliver a secret message, why does he dare to make a loud noise at the gate of the county guard's mansion? Second, why didn't the queen ask for help from my father in the kingdom of Xiangting, which was close to the Holy Capital, but instead ask for help from Canaan, which was the farthest away from the Holy Capital? ”

Rongzhu listened, nodded, and said, "I'm also very suspicious. ”

Mrs. Rong then said: "Now there is a clear decree that the county guard is not allowed to enter Beijing, which cannot be disobeyed. In my opinion, the immediate priority is that Ya'er will get up and enter Beijing tomorrow, and I have to go and clean up for him. When Ya'er went to the Holy Capital, naturally there would be news coming back, and things would slowly become clear. It's never too late to make plans. ”

Rongzhu nodded and said, "That's what Madame said." To be on the safe side, I'll go to Pope Xuanyang and ask again. ”

Concentrate:

1. Yellow Gate: Rongzhu didn't know Chuntuo's position, so he called him "Yellow Gate" in general.

2. Confessor: A close attendant who conveys his will and introduces his ministers to the audience. This refers to the chamberlain who preaches the decree.