Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu, is only sixteen years old this year, but he has been the king for eleven years. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When King Chu Zhao died of heart disease, he was still young, and even the funeral was as muddy as a marionette, and he had no memory of the voice and smile of the previous king. To add insult to injury, his mother Yue Ji also resolutely died in order to fulfill her oath to King Chu Zhao to "die together".

So Xiong Zhang lost his parents at a young age, and he was the king, but he had no support, and the task of taking care of him fell on the shoulders of Ji Mi, the princess of Chu State.

Ji Mi is the youngest daughter of King Chuping, and when she came to the palace to take care of Xiong Zhang, she was still a beautiful young woman in her thirties. At that time, Xiong Zhang, who was an orphan, could still listen to Ling Yin's words and pretend to be strong in front of people, but he cried so much that he couldn't eat or sleep. It was Aunt Ji Mi who relieved him with her sweet smile and hugged him to sleep, and after ten years, Xiong Zhang regarded Ji Mi as a mother.

Sometimes, Aunt Ji Mi will also use some old stories to help him relieve the boring time in the palace.

"That was twenty years ago, I was a delicate princess who had never left the Chu Palace, carefree, until the day when Master Wu entered Ying, there was a sudden chaos in the palace, and there were crazy people running outside, and when I was at a loss, my brother suddenly came to my palace and took me away......"

Maybe it was to let Xiong Zhang not forget the national shame, or maybe it was to let him know his father better, Ji Mi told about that terrible winter. Caught off guard, her caged canary plunged headlong into a terrifying world that had never appeared in her imagination.

I still remember that when they left Yingdu, the sky was dark, and their car could not pass through the crowd of refugees, so they had to abandon the car and walk. They can't take the big road, because the vicinity of Yingdu has completely fallen, and the road is full of Wu chasing soldiers who want to take them, and swaggering on the road as usual to put on a royal posture will only bring death, they must hide their identities, stay away from the road, and enter the boundless Yunmengze......

"It's not the edge of Daze when you went hunting, it's the hinterland, my lord, I'm afraid you can't imagine what is there......"

"What's it?" Xiong Zhang, who rarely left the palace of Yingdu, asked nervously.

Ji Mi smiled and spoke.

The air there was damp and sticky, grass and thorns, blackberries on the ground, dirt, worms, rotting leaves, rats burrowing through the bushes, creatures that Ji Mi had never seen before for more than a decade abounded here.

Fungi that have been soaked in the bog for many years can grow up to half a human height, and their huge flowers bloom on the surface, and if you are confused by them, you can be swallowed up in a mud pit at any time. In addition, beware of poisonous snakes everywhere, which can kill you if you take a bite; There are half-floating crocodiles in the water, which look like black wood with eyes and teeth, which can bite off people's thighs or drag horses into deep pools to tear them apart; If you stay away from the water's edge, you can see wolves gnawing on dead elk at the edge of the forest......

It's not safe anywhere, it's not just the environment that's bad, once they lose their royal status, this country that has lost its order, is full of ill-intentioned people, when passing by the villages, you can often see hideous corpses all over the ground after the war disaster, several times, they have encountered bandits, and lost some people.

Xiong Zhang trembled when he heard this, but Ji Mi told Xiong Zhang that at that time, his father was not much older than him, even in such a difficult environment, but insisted on giving the horse to Ji Mi, and then the horse was gone, so he let Zhong Jian carry her, and watched her future husband walk in the swamp one foot deep and one foot shallow, over thorns and tangled bushes.

At that moment, Ji Mi understood what the "blue wisps of the road" in their Chu epic meant, and tears also wet Zhong Jian's shoulders......

"If Zhang is here, he will definitely be able to protect his aunt with a halberd!" At that time, Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu who regarded Ji Mi as his mother, clenched his fists and said with an oath.

Ji Mi pinched his face and said with a smile: "Silly Zhang'er, now that there are no traitors in the Chu State, let Yin Sima be diligent in the country's affairs, that kind of calamitous and difficult days will not be repeated again, and you will not be able to go into exile again!" ”

Ten years have passed, the years are not forgiving, Ji Mi is getting older, crow's feet are climbing up her eyebrows, and the black hair in her hair is also mixed with some silver threads.

And Xiong Zhang has grown from a child listening to stories to a weak-crowned teenager, and he is ready to officially take charge of the government in a few years, bringing a new era to the Chu State.

But so far, he doesn't have to worry about those complicated state affairs, he just needs to study the classics with Taibao, get familiar with the long history and proud legends of the Chu State, understand the country, and think about how to govern it......

However, this day in May was destined to be unusual, at noon, Taibao, who was supposed to enter the palace to give a lecture, was delayed, and asked the temple attendants, they were also distracted, and would only kneel down and kowtow.

Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu, felt that something was wrong with the matter, and asked people to go out to ask what was going on, while he himself sat on the stage, staring at the wall that obscured his eyes, he was very eager to grow a pair of clairvoyants, to be able to see what was happening in Yingduli, to see the entire Chu country, he had never had such a strong desire to hold the entire state in his hands, so that he would not have to be afraid.

Then he heard shouts and swords clashing from outside the barricade, but it was so fleeting that he thought he had misheard. As my aunt said, there are no traitors in the Chu State now, so Yin Sima will take care of everything, and the county officials are outside to defend against the enemy country, everything is peaceful, how can there be a fight?

It wasn't until dark smoke rose outside that he was shocked.

"Was there a fire? Which palace is it, don't send someone to put out the fire soon! ”

The king of Chu was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and his relatives looked at each other, at a loss.

Fortunately, someone finally came at this time.

"The King...... Big things are not good. ”

……

It was Gongsun Ning, the son of Ling Yin, who came in with a solemn face, and bowed down to Xiong Zhang and said, "Great King, the state of Chu is unfortunate, and there is turmoil in the national capital. ”

"What!?"

Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu, was a little surprised, and looked at Gongsun Ning, but found that he didn't mean to joke, Gongsun Ning's left eye was still broken, and blood flowed down his cheek, who dared to hurt Ling Yin's son, is it the army of the enemy country? Or is it a rebellion?

Although he only asked about state affairs, in the past few months, Bai Gonghe presided over the law change, as well as the opposition of the county officials, in his heart, Xiong Zhang felt that Bai Gong's change could make Chu strong, but before he was in power, he could not interfere in the court situation.

Now, is there really chaos?

The matter was urgent, and Gongsun Ning and their subordinates didn't have time to explain more, and tried to help Chu Wangzhang take off his royal clothes, but Xiong Zhang was angry and pushed away.

"The widow is the king of Chu, how can the king be without a king's uniform and lose his dignity!"

"King, the situation is urgent, please listen to Gongsun Ning's words......"

A familiar voice, Ji Mi, the princess of the Chu State, walked in, her dress was as graceful and elegant as usual, but her eyes were teary, and her son, Zhong Ziqi, who was good at playing the piano, followed behind, his face was pale, obviously frightened enough by the outside events.

Mother and son were connected, Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu, seemed to understand something, and showed a wry smile: "Is it possible that today, the widow wants to repeat the mistake of his father and aunt who left the capital in exile?" “

Ji Qi nodded helplessly, the King of Chu was unwilling, and looked at Gongsun Ning: "Yingdu really can't take it back?" ”

Gongsun Ning's eyes were red: "The rebels are strong, they have already controlled the outer Guo, the great Sima saw that the palace was on fire, and sent his ministers to the rescue, and when the ministers arrived outside the palace, the inner city had been lost." The minister didn't even have time to go back to his home, and he didn't know if his father was okay now...... Between home and country, the minister first the country and then the family, please invite the king to change his service and move! ”

"Let's go? This is the capital of the widow, the palace of the widow, where else can the widow go? If the capital is occupied by rebels, won't the state of Chu be in danger? ”

Xiong Zhang, the king of Chu, looked around blankly, but Ji Mi took his hand and said with relief: "King, do you remember what I told you?" The state of Chu has moved its capital countless times, but the capital has always been called Ying, and it has never changed. ”

Xiong Zhang nodded, and Ji Mi smiled again: "The so-called Ying, is the king's residence, where the king is, that is, where Yingzhi is, as long as the king can protect himself, the mountains and rivers of Chu can be Ying, all can be capital, as long as the king is still there, Chu can defeat the rebels and revitalize!" ”

Under Ji Mi's pleading, the stubborn little king of Chu finally agreed: "Okay, the widow listens to my aunt, so I will change out of my royal clothes and disguise myself to leave the palace......"

Half a moment later, the king of Chu had already changed into the clothes of an ordinary nobleman, and then, surrounded by the crowd, he hurried towards the north gate of the palace - it was now known that the rebellion had spread from the southern port, and it was only hoped that it would be too late to flee north.

However, halfway through, the King of Chu suddenly found that it was Zhong Ziqi who was supporting him, and his aunt was no longer in the list!

"Auntie?" The king of Chu turned around and shouted loudly.

"Mother?" Zhong Ziqi looked back and looked up to see her.

I don't know when, Ji Mi was already standing on the vermilion building behind him, watching them leave, his eyes were full of reluctance, but he didn't move half a step forward.

After hearing the shout, she raised her head and said, "The concubine's husband is still leading the music officials, guards and rebels to fight fiercely at the palace gate, how can the concubine abandon her?" ”

"Auntie!"

The King of Chu, who was strong and calm just now, was about to cry: "Please walk with Zhang'er!" ”

"Mother, if a son leaves his parents and runs away by himself, isn't it unfilial!"

Zhong Ziqi also cried silently because his mother did not flee together, and bowed to the ground.

Ji Mi looked back at dusk, smiled at his two sons, they had grown up.

"Child, this trip is full of dangers and difficulties, and the future is unknown, you must take care of the king! You must not forget the clear sound of the piano in your heart because of the turbidity of this world. ”

"As for the king, if he is the king, he must be ruthless, and he must not be too affectionate. You have to remember that with Hou Zhu and He's Bi, there are thousands of treasures in the Chu State, but you are the only one who is the most important national weapon in the Chu State! ”

After saying that, she raised her wide robe and bowed to the King of Chu and his party, as if she was saying goodbye to them......

"No, aunt!"

"King, let's go quickly!"

The cries continued one after another, but they gradually drifted away, and after a long time, when Ji Mi raised his head again, the front was empty, and Chu Wangzhang and Zhong Ziqi had been forcibly taken away under the pull of Gongsun Ning and the palace armor guards......

The way is slow, thirsty and hungry. My heart is sad, and I don't know how to mourn. There is no more difficult thing in the world than a loving mother to say goodbye to her son, and there are two of them.

The mother of the child was worried, the smile on Ji Mi's face was gone, and she was full of tears, she bit her lip, looked at the direction they left for a long time, and muttered:

"Thirty years ago, I accompanied Brother Wang once, and it was enough. The next road, Zhang'er, and Zi Period, will depend on you to go down by yourself......"

PS: Ji Mi I, I was the first character written in July many years ago, and now I look back and look back at it too immaturely, this chapter can be regarded as a tribute to the stillborn story......