The day when the king was sick was the day when the dynasty was not opened, and the state affairs were mostly determined by the Ling Yin Mansion, and only the affairs of the big mansion and the waterwheel of the mansion were to go to the prince of the East Palace for instructions. The East Palace has been empty since it was built, and after the crown prince moved in, it was equivalent to opening the mansion, and there were many people coming and going every day. Jing Hua, who entered the palace early, thought that this visit was just a show before entering the road gate, and the crown prince showed his face at most, and everything was handled by the close courtiers, but when he arrived at the East Palace, he found that it was not the case.

"General Jing, Your Highness wants to know the military situation of the Dongting border county, and also wants to know the new strategy of the city defense of Yingdu." It was a temple man who spoke, hunched over, with a sharp voice, although there was no domineering, but it was still annoying. It's just that the question he said made Jing Hua disgusted.

"Foot ...... Does His Highness want his ministers to tell these two things? Jing Hua finally changed his foot to His Royal Highness, and his tone was quite surprised. The military situation of the border counties and the new strategy of city defense are not something that a child can understand.

"Exactly." The temple man nodded, perhaps knowing Jing Hua's identity, and he squeezed out a smile on his face. At this time, His Royal Highness has gone to the main bed to greet the king, and after serving the king, he will return to the East Palace to deal with affairs after breakfast. Today, the general is the first to be seen. ”

The cross-shaped entrance to the East Palace is the south gate, slightly lower than the steps of the main bed, there are more than a dozen tables in the hall, and the people who meet them sit on the seats and wait, and there are other servants besides Jinghua. Jing Hua's eyes were sharp, and he actually saw a big businessman Zheng Guo empty-handed. This couldn't help but make him feel confused, and he must know that 'the law of the Chu State, if a merchant wants to see the monarch, he must have a great offer, and then he can see it. "Don't talk about the businessman, it's him, the general of the Chu State, who also brought two pairs of white jade and a pair of rhino armor to the audience, this businessman is too presumptuous."

"General, when you meet the eldest son of Wang, do you want to go to the sword?" In addition to the accompanying servants, there were also generals who came with Jinghua, both of whom wore a black leather armor on their upper bodies and swords hanging from their waists, showing their heroism.

"I haven't heard of the sword." Jing Hua's answer was very vague. In the past, Mao Sui used the sword to coerce the king to join in, and afterwards, the courtiers and foreign envoys all wanted to dismiss the sword and face the king. The monarch is like this, and the crown prince doesn't know, at least Jing Hua didn't hear about it just now.

"That's very good." The wind cracked and smiled, and he was specially dressed up to meet him today, in order to make the crown prince understand his bravery.

"Two generals, Your Highness is invited." As he spoke, the temple man stepped over and invited the two of them to enter.

Walk through the room and enter the court. The court is the place where the court meets, and it is also the origin of the so-called 'imperial court' in later generations. According to the ceremony, the court repairs nine feasts, a feast is nine feet, a square is 19.6cm, the side of the court of this square is only 15.87 meters long, and the area is 251 square meters, which is much smaller than the court in the court. The court in the East Palace is not big, but Jinghua who entered the court still felt far away when he saw Xiong Jing sitting north to south, but fortunately, the court was empty, and there was nothing else except a pair of cases.

"Chen Jinghua/Fengfeng to meet His Royal Highness the eldest son." The worship seat was not far away, and Jing Hua and Lifeng were wearing half armor and did not hinder them from kneeling, and as soon as they entered the middle court, they stepped forward and bowed. After all, a military general is a military general, and his momentum and aura completely overshadowed the ordinary doctors and servants.

"Two generals are excused." Xiong Jing remained silent, and his crisp and childlike voice was strangely calm.

"Your Highness!" The two bowed their heads again, then looked up. The difference is that Jing Hua's gaze didn't dare to go up any further when it reached Xiong Jing's chest, while Lifeng's gaze kept seeing Xiong Jing's face, as if he wanted to take a closer look at the crown prince's appearance.

Ge who was standing next to him was about to scold him for being rude, but Xiong Jing waved his hand to stop him, and asked with a disapproving smile: "The general is a Miao person?" ”

"The minister is the Miao people." The wind looked quite evil, and when he saw that Xiong Jing was not frightened, he asked with a smile on his face, and immediately lowered his head.

Baiyue broken hair, Dongyi chiseled teeth, Pu people braided hair, three seedlings hair, Qiang people bracketed collar. There are many ethnic groups under the rule of Chu, and it is by no means a boast to 'Fu has barbarians and belongs to Zhuxia'. Xiong Jing, as the future king of Chu, still kept in mind the decorative customs of the people under his rule.

"What a warrior." Xiong Jing praised the wind, and then looked at Jinghua. The wind is three seedlings, the head is armored, and Jinghua, as a Chu person, is naturally crowned with his hair. Although the Chu people have a tradition of growing beards, the thick beard does not affect his elegance at all, but is a little elegant, but the skin is darker, adding some heroism.

"Father ordered General Jing to rush to Yingdu, and I was tired all the way." Xiong Jing and condolences.

"His Royal Highness Xie asked. The ministers were ordered by the king, and did not suffer from fatigue. Jing Hua still didn't dare to look past Xiong Jing's chest, and only thanked Xiong Jing for his condolences, and he couldn't find half a point of rudeness in respect.

"Good." Xiong Jing didn't want to be too polite, he restrained his smile and asked, "The general is from Dongting County, so he naturally knows everything about the border county, can he tell me in detail." After saying that, he wanted to explain the reason, but in the end he held back.

"Tell Your Highness: "Waiting for what Zhong Jinghua should say a long time ago:" Since the first king of Xiang and the Qin State negotiated peace, there has been no major incident in Dongting County. Thirty-eight years of county, there are Qingyang (now near Changsha), Yuanyang (near Yuanshui), Yiyang (now Yiyang), Luo (now Xiangyin), Pengcheng (now Yueyang) and other towns, Dingkou has more than 20,000 households, its governance is warm, its people are harmonious......"

"What about Ruozhan?" Jing Hua obviously meant to be fooled, otherwise he would not have introduced the situation of Dongting County in a big way.

The border between Qin and Chu is more than 1,000 miles, and the two countries north of Yueyang are bounded by the Yangtze River. Further north, there are Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain; Chengyang, north of Tongbai Mountain, is not far from the Wei state, and although the borders of these places are long, they can be clearly divided, and there are few disputes. Only Dongting County and Qin's Qianzhong County and Wu County are intertwined, you have me, I have you, and the situation is the most complicated.

Before seeing Jinghua, Xiong Jing deliberately read the report of the former Dongting County Yin, which described the frequent crossing of the border by the mountain people, the disobedience to the king's law, and the illegal mining of gold, and even more, the Qin army (repulsion) was constantly attacking, and the border army also had the intention of attacking. Jing Hua, who is the commander of the Dongting County Army, also reported this, but now he is downplaying it, and the reason is that he still doesn't take his child seriously.

"Dongting County is the main road between my Chu State and the South China Sea (Guangdong), Luoyue (Guangxi), Yelang, and Dian Kingdom, if Chu and Qin are at war, can Qingyang hold on? If you can hold on, how many months? Militaristic matters, Zihua, please speak out. Interrupted by Xiong Jing, Jing Hua was a little stunned, and he knew at this time that Xiong Jing was not something he could fool.

"Dare to tell Your Highness: There are only 20,000 county divisions in Dongting County, and they have not experienced war for more than 30 years, and their armor is early relaxed. If the Qin army attacks me on a large scale, the minister does not know whether Qingyang City can defend until the king's pawn comes to help. Jing Hua finally looked at Xiong Jing's face against etiquette, although he was a child, he was solemn and should not be humiliated. He continued: "However, if Xiayi and Pengcheng are not lost, they can still send troops to recapture Qingyang. ”