Chapter 66: Night Meeting Ji Jiang
The matter of Shenhou's marriage to his daughter has caused a storm in the city, making the digging suddenly like sitting on pins and needles. If he doesn't marry Ji Jiang, he will not only suffer Ji Jiang and lose allies, but also make Zheng Guo lose face. So, Xian Ke pulled Jing Sheng to persuade him.
Although he is already a star prince in the world, he is still a young man who has not yet **, coupled with many concerns related to Zhong Ji, he actually fell into a state of "fear of marriage". He blurted out impatiently: "You are really the emperor who is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry!" ”
Although Xian Ke didn't know what an emperor was and what a eunuch was, he still guessed what the king meant. He defended: "It's not that we're in a hurry now, it's that Wei Hou and Ji Yang are impatient. According to the rules of the 'Six Rites', they should have given a 'Nacai' gift and asked Shen Houtong if he agreed. Now he jumped directly to the fourth step of 'recruitment' and gave the dowry directly. If we don't mention marriage again, the next step will be to get married directly! “
Digging out the protrusion or stiff-mouthed, he found the steps for himself and said: "How can you be sure that you can get married?" For Ji Jiang, Ji Yang is also a handsome nobleman with a prominent status, and the widow once failed her. If she has changed her mind, wouldn't it be humiliating for us to get together? ”
"Ji Jiang's marriage has never been decided by Ji Jiang." Xian Ke said, "Shenhou definitely prefers to marry my country, and defending the country is only the second best choice for the bottom line." Wei Hou's attitude towards Ji Yuchen's abandonment of him, he must have palpitations. On this basis, the minister was fully sure to convince him. ”
"The widow knows what you are capable of. It's just that the marriage is not sloppy, let me think about it. ”
"I can't afford you to think about it." Jing Sheng also stood up and persuaded, "The Marquis of Jin has been saying goodbye for many days, and I'm afraid that I am about to arrive in Jincheng." If Ji Yijiu defects, our plans will be messed up. Your Majesty, think about it, if Wei Zhouzhao and Shen Tianzi join forces, and with the blessing of the 'Holy Sixth Division', Zheng Guo is destined to become a second-class prince! ”
Jing Sheng's words made Di Tu alert. The plans secretly discussed with the Marquis of Jin are interlocking, and one wrong step is one wrong step. What's more, he also promised to force the "Holy Sixth Division" to retreat, but he didn't have the time to get entangled in marriage. When he saw that it was getting dark outside the hall, and that the attendants had begun to light brass lamps and torches, he said to them, "There will be no change in the situation today. ”
Xian Ke and Jing Sheng glanced at each other, and had no choice but to retreat as promised.
At this point, the matter of marrying Ji Jiang has been involved in four or five lines. He wanted to figure out the clue, but he couldn't figure it out. He had a splitting headache, so he had to put these aside and rubbed his temples vigorously.
According to historical records, the real wife of Dutu is called Wu Jiang, and the time of marriage should be seven or eight years later. When he was dead set on Zhong Ji, he also wanted to follow the steps and simply wait to marry Wu Jiang. This can at least avoid changing the characters too much, saving the trouble of crossing later. Now that Jiang has come out to cut off his beard this season, he is also a woman surnamed Jiang, will there be any coincidence?
Pondering the rules of the ancient woman's name, he suddenly realized. At that time, women generally did not have a serious name, and the reason why Wu Jiang was called Wu Jiang was because her husband, that is, the nickname after the death of Dutu, was Zheng Wugong. This name in the history books of later generations has not yet been seen at this time!
Digging Tu remembered the "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" again, and remembered in a trance that there was a passage in it that "Shenhou saw Zheng Shizi digging out the heroes and being very resolute, and he took his wife as a wife", and suddenly his heart was turbulent. Could it be that this season of ginger is actually Wu Jiang? Is he her true destiny?
At this moment, the slave guarding the door interrupted Dutu's thoughts. He limped over to report that someone had come to Zheng Bo through the back door.
"Who is it so late? Why are you still sneaking through the back door? ”
"The old slave doesn't know. The person who came didn't get out of the car and showed up, but just asked me to hand over this. With that, the slave bowed down and handed over something very familiar.
He glanced at it, and his heart suddenly surged again. It is a silk book, embroidered with the pattern of dancing phoenixes and dragons, flowers and plants, and the payment is a beautiful "ginger" word.
This time, what is written in the silk book is "Wanqiu" in the Book of Poetry Chen Feng, which is also a love poem that expresses the longing of men and women. Among them, the sentence "Xun is affectionate, but hopeless" was specially written by cinnabar, as if to show Ji Jiang's bloody state of mind - although he fell in love at first sight, he did not dare to hope extravagantly.
The hand that was holding the silk book was already trembling slightly, and he quickly asked the slave to take him to the back door. Along the way, the slave with only one foot left couldn't walk fast, which made him anxious for a while. But he finally managed to get to the carriage, but he didn't know what to say.
In Guanzhong in March, the spring is still cold. The night was as cold as water, the moonlight poured down on the drapery of the carriage, and only the rough snort of the horses could be heard all around.
After a long time, it was the person in the car who took the lead in breaking the silence: "I am sad that I have not seen the gentleman." When I see a gentleman, my heart is ruined. ”
"What do you ~ like about me?" Digging up the courage to ask, "Why don't you want to marry Ji Yang?" Or marry into the royal family like your sister? ”
"The royal family is sinister, if you marry the Son of Heaven, it is like entering the mouth of a tiger. Wei Feng is lewd, if he follows Ji Yang, it is like falling into a wolf's den. ”
"Are you secretly hiding this from your father?"
"My father treats me like a lamb, waiting for the price to be sold, to appease the beast. Tonight's secret visit, since his heart is to you, he has already deceived the king and betrayed his father. ”
"That~ do you really want to marry me?"
Ji Jiang fell silent, and his intestines were full of regret. Everyone understands what they mean, and he still asks, where do you put the girl's face? Diqing is Diqing, and his ability to talk to girls is less than one-tenth of Ji Yang's.
Just when he was so anxious that he scratched his heart, Ji Jiang sighed and said: "Wei Shen joins the stream, the sheep fall into the wolf's den, my heart is clear, and I hope to save the water and fire." With that, the carriage galloped away, and the dust soon fell silent with the sound of distant hooves.
Digging Tu stood awkwardly by the door, if it weren't for the presence of the slave, he really wanted to smoke a few big-eared melon seeds. It's been a few years since I passed, and I'm still in the circle of aristocrats, and I've barely been in a relationship, how can I see a woman at the level of a young man in the basement back then.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. At the beginning, the obscene Jia Hanqing didn't even have the courage to go on a blind date arranged by his parents, but now it's time to consider getting married. If the second elder was also there, and saw that the son who was disgusted at the beginning actually turned over and wanted to marry a noble beauty, he would be unhappy all over the world.
Digging and rubbing his slightly wet eyes, he couldn't help but think of the goodness of his parents, and completely lost the resentment under the rebellious mentality of the year. He suddenly felt that if his family could, his motivation to get married would be much greater than now, and he would not be so squirming about Ji Jiang's kindness. However, all this is naturally an extravagant hope, and if he wants to see his family, he has to focus more on the goal of the game of "preventing reunification".
After Dutu came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that his physical body was also "fatherless and motherless". Ji Yang's marriage can still have the life of his parents, but he can only go to the temple to comfort his father's spirit in the sky. What's even more tragic is that he can't even find the temple. Because the capital, as a temporary capital, has no plans to build a temple, and the temple in Zhengcheng, his hometown, has long been in decline in the war.
Thinking of this, Dutu suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Although Zhengcheng is dilapidated, at least there are still ruins. If Uncle Zheng gets married, it is reasonable to go to Zhengcheng to pay a respect. Once he went to Zhengcheng, the "Holy Sixth Division" stationed there was a bit of a misname.
In the wavering heart of Dutu, marrying or not marrying is like the two ends of the scale, and this unexpectedly conceived strategy is a heavy weight, breaking the last bit of balance.
He made up his mind that Zhong Xi's story would be turned over, and winning the time-traveling game was his only motivation. In this process, if there can be a passerby like Ji Jiang, then accept it calmly.
After figuring it out, he felt relieved. When sleepiness hit, he leaned on the desk in front of the map and fell into a deep sleep.
Suddenly, the map on the desk was blown by the night wind, and the Yellow River broke free with the ups and downs of the map. Sometimes the river turned into a rope, winding around the east and west to tie the Weihou strongly, sometimes turning into a long whip, and a thunderbolt pulled the "Holy Sixth Division" to scatter and flee. Finally, a feathered Luan Feng rose from the water and sent the dug to Hojing. In a trance, the Son of Heaven and the princes congratulated him under the stage, and the person who helped him sit on the throne of Zhou Zhao was the beautiful and dignified Ji Jiang. He was about to thank him, but Ji Jiang turned into a phoenix again, hovering between the giant pillars of the main hall, and his sound soared straight into the sky......
The digging suddenly woke up, and it turned out to be a rooster crowing. At this time, the sky was already slightly bright, and it happened that Xianke had also entered the palace. He said bluntly: "Hurry up and prepare a goose with a beautiful coat, and the widow will personally go to the Shenhou Mansion to perform the 'Nacai' gift." ”