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In July, the fighting raged in the territory of the Qi State, although the Qi army stubbornly resisted, but under the attack of the Wei army's northwest two armies, its defense line still shrank step by step.

This is also something that cannot be helped, the Qi State has been defeated in the previous war, and the balance between the Wei State has been completely broken.

At this time, the state of Qi was even worse than the original Qin state, the Qin state lost the land of the two counties and there was still a danger to defend, and after the state of Qi lost the great river and the danger, it was like a smooth road, and the Wei army could drive straight in.

So now that the Wei army is in hot pursuit, Wei Wuji even has the idea of destroying the Qi State in a battle.

The conquest of the nations is in full swing, not only between the big countries, but also those small countries will not be divided, and they are all playing with their own wishful thinking.

In the entire land of Kyushu, the only one who can stay out of the matter is the Son of Heaven in Shangluo.

It is a nice saying to say that he stayed out of the matter, but in fact, Zhou Tianzi was not only unable to appease Kyushu, but also lost control of one acre and three points of land in Wangji.

Now Wu and Chu are entrenched in Wangji, and at the same time they are wrestling, and the frontier of the two sides is Shangluo.

Therefore, the current Son of Heaven Ji Xiao is more cautious than ever, and he is cautious about his words and deeds, for fear of bringing disaster to himself and the royal family.

This is by no means unfounded, in the whirlpool of the wrestling between the two great powers, the small flat boat of the Zhou Room will easily capsize.

In the palace, Ji Xiao, the Son of Heaven, had not closed his eyes all night, and he looked very tired from the throne of the Son of Heaven, and his eyes were full of bloodshots.

The chamberlains next to them were angry, they all knew how to act in order to protect themselves, a basic skill they had learned over the years in the palace.

In the place where the inner servants were invisible, Ji Xiao's imperial case placed this edict, which he had issued yesterday morning, but was returned on the same day.

The content of this edict is very simple, that is, the melons, fruits and vegetables in the palace need to be replenished, and Ji Xiao issued an edict to let the surrounding towns around Shangluo buy them and send them to the palace.

It was such an edict, which was sent to Shangluo but no one could accept it, and was finally brought back by the messenger of the edict. It's in front of Ji Xiao right now.

In the past, the edict of the Son of Heaven did not issue Wangji, but now the ironclad facts show that the edict of the Son of Heaven has not been issued in Shangluo.

In contrast, the shortage of food in the uterus is unimportant.

"Chu people...... It's so useless! Ji Xiao said sharply, so frightened that the attendants in the hall lowered their heads a little more.

But what's the use of all that? The cruel reality is still in front of him, and the Zhou room is now experiencing a crisis that is even more serious than Wei Wuji's trouble with Shangluo.

As the Son of Heaven, Ji Xiao couldn't watch the Zhou Room go to ruin, so he decided what he should do.

After moving her stiff and sour limbs, Ji Xiao slowly stood up, and the attendant next to her hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Surrounded by a large number of attendants, Ji Xiao slowly walked outside the hall, and only listened to him as he walked: "Send someone to tell the chief general of the Chu army, just say that the royal family only needs to buy daily life, let them assist!" ”

Ji Xiao said such a thing, in fact, he asked the people of Chu to leave a way for the royal family to live, so then he also asked people to bring the same words to the people of Wu.

As long as these two powers are pacified, then the safety factor of the Zhou room is much higher.

But it is dangerous to pin all your hopes on others, so Ji Xiao immediately said: "Go and send Yuan Ping again, let him come to see me immediately!" ”

After Xiao Bing was killed by Wei Wuji, Yuan Ping, who came out at the right time to relieve Ji Xiao's siege, was reused, and now he has become a brave general.

Yuan Ping's position, the main task is to lead Ji Xiao's forbidden army.

This is the result of Ji Xiao's continuous innovation, although the number of the forbidden army is reduced to no more than three thousand, it is Ji Xiao's most powerful honor guard now.

Once Chu and Wu don't give face, he can also rely on these 3,000 forbidden troops to lose Shangluo, and even if he dies, he will break a few teeth of Chu and Wu.

Now that he was determined to die, Ji Xiao's anger and fear at this time dissipated a little, at least he could feel hungry now.

After walking to the door of the main hall, Ji Xiao looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and then said to the attendant behind him: "Go get some food!" ”

After arranging such things, Ji Xiao did everything he could, and all he could do at this time was wait.

Just when Ji Xiao stepped out of the threshold and wanted to move around the main hall, he heard the sound of frolicking not far away.

This made his mood drift again, and then he saw a child of eight or nine years old running out of the corner of the wall of the main hall, followed by five or six attendants.

"Arrest me...... Come on......" The child just turned his head to look behind him, not knowing where he had been.

"Presumptuous...... You bastard......" Ji Xiao couldn't suppress her anger and said sharply.

The Son of Heaven was furious, not only the attendants around Ji Xiao, but also the attendants who were chasing the children also knelt on the ground in panic, not daring to raise their heads.

When the child heard this voice, he immediately knew that it was his father, and he was so frightened that he immediately froze in place, and then cried out with a "wow".

Seeing that his son was so unsuccessful, Ji Xiao was even more angry, and then he asked the attendant who followed behind: "Why is Ji Quan here?" ”

It stands to reason that his son should be studying in the study at this time.

The head of the chamberlain's face was pale, and the whole person trembled like chaff, and he stammered and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the eldest son has been studying for a long time before he walked out of the study to relax his heart......"

Ji Xiao didn't have to listen to the rest of the words, so she knew that it was the attendants who were helping to cover up.

Just now he accepted the reality that the king was ordered not to go to Shangluo, and now even the palace attendants dared to come to him to be sloppy, which made Ji Xiao's anger change direction at once.

I only heard Ji Xiao say coldly: "Ji Quan has never studied with peace of mind these days, you don't know if you are blind or deaf?" ”

Ji Xiao knows better than anyone else about the failure of the eldest son.

But after hearing this, the waiter who had just replied was suddenly desperate, only to hear him panic and distinguish: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid dare not have such intentions!" ”

Ji Xiao didn't listen to his explanation, but said directly: "Come on, take them all down, I don't want to see them again!" ”

Immediately, several guards stepped forward, grabbed several chamberlains behind Ji Quan, and dragged them down amid the wails of the chamberlains.

Since the Son of Heaven said that he never wanted to see these people again, then these people had no choice but to die. Seeing this situation, the attendants on Ji Xiao's side couldn't help but feel sad about the death of rabbits and foxes.

At this time, Ji Quan, who was facing his angry father, also suppressed his crying, and knelt in front of Ji Xiao with a small body.

Slaves and maids can be killed at will, but sons cannot be punished at will.

Glancing at his son who was kneeling on the ground, Ji Xiao said, "I have long heard that you don't feel at ease studying, but the truth? ”

Ji Quan, who was frightened by his father, dared to lie at this time, and replied honestly: "Back to my father, my son is wrong!" ”

The speed of admitting mistakes is first-class, but Ji Xiao will definitely not let him go simply.

But before the punishment, Ji Xiao still taught a lesson: "Let you study, so that you can become a talent in the future, the foundation of the Great Zhou will eventually fall on your shoulders, if you have no talent, how to govern the world?" ”

Originally, Ji Xiao still had a few words to say, but he stopped after saying the words "governing the world", and then he showed helplessness and a little self-deprecation.

Do I have the rule of my own? Is this world still the world of Da Zhou? Ji Xiao asked himself, and then he lost interest in teaching his son.

Glancing at her son, Ji Xiao seemed to see the crumbling Great Zhou Sheji, and it was only a gust of wind that could blow it down.

At this moment, an attendant came to say, "Your Majesty, General Yuan Ping has arrived!" ”

When the business came, Ji Xiao didn't want to waste any more time, so she said to the eldest son on the ground: "Here...... Kneel for half an hour! ”

After saying this, Ji Xiao turned around and left, and at the same time, there was a waiter left to supervise, and Ji Quan's suffering for half an hour was settled.

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