As soon as he arrived in the capital, he didn't expect his father to wait for a long time with his ministers. Looking at this posture, his palms were sweating nervously, and he quickly took off his shoes and went to the hall, ran to kneel in front of him in small steps, and said cautiously: "Meet the monarch." ”

"Do you know why the widow summoned you in a hurry?" Zheng Huangong was worried, and his brows were about to twist.

Digging Suddenly glanced at the Nezai-sama who was already seated on the side, and honestly said he didn't know anything.

"It seems that you don't hear anything outside the window in Zhengcheng. Thanks to the benevolence of the first king, the widow was given Zheng Guo, so that God and our clan should serve from generation to generation! Now that the court is worried, how can you, as the eldest son of the widow and the future monarch of Zheng Guo, stay out of the matter? ”

"Erchen is dedicated to following Lord Waizai to study the experience of governing the city, and he really neglects to understand things outside of Zhengcheng." He didn't want to always passively accept information, he peeked at his father, and saw that he didn't mean to blame, so he took the initiative to comment on the situation of the court according to the information in his stomach, "Father Jun must be worried about the affairs of the DPRK and China. When today's son is obsessed with beauty and praise, and favors the slanderous minister Yu Shifu, the forced abolition of the prince a few years ago is even more unpopular......"

"Unpopular?"

"Yes, Ji Yijiu is the eldest son, and the son of Bao Xi is the youngest son of the concubine. Besides, the former prince is loyal and benevolent......"

"The former prince of your mouth of loyalty and benevolence has defected! His biological mother took him back to his parents' home Xishenguo! Master Sima, who was sitting next to Neizai, suddenly attacked and interrupted the digging with a loud voice.

Dutu was stunned for a moment, and wanted to get involved in the discussion, but he didn't say a word or still showed his stuffing. With this defection, Ji Yijiu's nature changed dramatically all of a sudden, from a friend to an enemy. In the Spring and Autumn Period, people paid special attention to righteousness, and no matter how contradictory they were, they couldn't defect, not to mention that the originally high-ranking family of the Son of Heaven defected to the local princes.

Master Sima continued to criticize: "Don't forget, Childe, you have the same surname as the Son of Heaven. And what about Ji Yijiu's biological mother? Her surname is Jiang. And the struggle between the princes surnamed Jiang and the princes surnamed Ji to control the power of the DPRK has lasted for hundreds of years. When today's child is wasted, Ji Yijiu just doesn't want the surname Jiang to continue to be bigger! Yu Shi's father is also surnamed Ji, and his reuse is also a move by the Son of Heaven to 'lift Ji and suppress Jiang'! ”

Hearing this, Dutu was already sweating on his forehead, these things have not been taught in the history books, and the good and evil of the characters are not accurate, is this a game or real history? Originally, he had a plan before entering the city, but this time the rhythm was disrupted again. Can this Ji Yijiu become an enemy? If he can't do it, his efforts to return to reality will be in vain again.

"As for the dispute between the concubines, the key lies with the queen. Ji Yijiu's biological mother has been abolished, and the Son of Heaven has already established a queen, so naturally the son of the queen is the son-in-law, and the others are concubines......"

"Alright, alright." Zheng Huangong, who had been silent, interrupted Lord Sima, "The royal family's own affairs, the Son of Heaven has his own wise decisions, as a courtier, don't talk about the family affairs of the Son of Heaven, just do your part well." ”

"I am your retainer, not the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty, as the minister of the Son of Heaven, there are some things that are inconvenient to say, so I can tell the son! ”

"You ......"

This Lord Sima seemed to have eaten a gun, and he was already very impulsive to dig Tu, but now he actually got into a fight with Zheng Huan again, choking his lord so much that he couldn't speak. Neizai on the side still put on a dead fish face, digging out the heart like a mess, and the other courtiers didn't dare to interject, and the hall fell into an embarrassing state for a while.

At this time, the doorman suddenly came to report that Master Taishi had arrived, Zheng Huangong's anxious expression instantly changed slightly, he put Master Sima aside, leaned out and beckoned repeatedly: "Hurry up, please!" ”

Following everyone's gaze, he suddenly looked down the hall. An old man as stiff as a bow was supported by a young attendant, walking slowly, his wooden staff striking the bluestone floor with a dull tuk sound, and the flickering light of the fire ravaged the wrinkled shadow of his face very hideously. Dutu felt stunned when he looked at it, thinking that this Taishi Master was simply the old goblin who slipped through the net in "Journey to the West".

"Uncle Zheng, old and polite." Taishi arched his hand symbolically, and suddenly turned around, "This must be the son of Zheng Chenglai, polite." ”

Startled, he hurriedly returned the salute and raised his head just to meet the old man's eyes. may be a hypocrisy, he feels that the gaze hidden in the folds of his deep eyelids is like an X-ray, and he sees through the disrespectful Xiao Jiujiu in his heart.

"Taishi Gong, the widow is not polite. I bothered you late at night because you are highly respected, you are in charge of the history of thousands of years in the world, and only you can answer the worries in my heart! Zheng Huan said earnestly.

"Uncle Zheng doesn't have to be polite, you are a pillar of the dynasty, a minister of the Son of Heaven, to assist you is to assist my Great Zhou Dynasty, it is incumbent on you to do so!"

"There are many events in the DPRK and China, there is a dispute between Ji Jiang inside, and there are rampant dogs outside, and now the abolition of the prince is even more complicated, and I am worried. Taishi Gong, you asked the ancestors, do you know how the national fortune is? ”

Facing Zheng Huangong's earnest gaze, Taishi nodded slightly, took out a strange thing from his sleeve, trembled and raised it to the torch, threw it inside, and then began to close his eyes and recuperate. There was a dead silence in the hall except for the sound of burning torches.

Digging suddenly reacted, this is a piece of tortoise shell, it turns out that this is for divination. He craned his neck curiously, wanting to see how the tortoise shell was roasted. Suddenly, there was a "snap", and the tortoise shell jumped down in front of Taishi with green smoke, and the waiter hurriedly picked it up with tongs and handed it over. And the crowd was in an uproar.

The old man's eyes were still closed, and he stretched out his twig-like claws to rub the tortoiseshell, not afraid of the hot temperature. Suddenly, he raised his hands, his stiff body seemed to stretch out in an instant, his eyes swept the audience like a torch, and he shouted: "The royal family will be humble, Rong Di Bichang!" ”

In addition to the excavation, the audience was in an uproar, and even Zheng Huangong's face was full of the word "confused", which shows how deeply our ancestors believed in the ghost and god soothsayers at that time.

"How so? The Mandate of Heaven is still in my Huaxia, how can I let Rong Di run rampant? ”

"In recent years, earthquakes, floods, natural disasters have continued, Qi mountains have collapsed, and the three rivers have boiled, is the anger of the heavens not clear enough for the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"What should the widow do?"

"Stay away from the royal family! Go elsewhere and expand your territory! Taishi said firmly.

"As the minister of the Son of Heaven, how can I stay away?"

"Why not?" Lord Sima, who had been holding back for a long time, suddenly interjected, "The turmoil of the royal family for several generations has long been seen by the princes, no matter which clan it is, they are all making small calculations!" You see that the surname Jiang has the West Shen Kingdom and the South Shen Kingdom, and the Ji surname has the West and East Yu Kingdoms, and everyone is expanding their territory far away from the royal family, leaving a way back for themselves! ”

Zheng Huan was speechless for a while, whether he was really loyal to the monarch and worried about the country, or fake and sanctimonious, after all, he couldn't completely ignore his net worth, but he couldn't say anything if he had two hearts for the royal family. Master Sima probably saw this, so he took over the topic and continued to ask Tai Shigong: "Then where should we go?" Luoyi? ”

"The western capital of Haojing was built by King Wen and King Wu, and the eastern capital Luoyi was built by King Wu and King Cheng, both of which are important places for the royal family, don't get too close."

"Is it okay in the South?"

"There is the Chu State in the south, they are the descendants of the Zhurong clan, and they will definitely get the help of heaven and earth to expand their territory, don't get too close."

"What about the West, the North and the East?"

"The west and north are Rong Di's lair, and they will be reduced to the battlefields of the border areas of China! Qilu in the East has been a big country for hundreds of years, and there is no land for you to develop and grow! ”

"The world is so big, there is no suitable place for Zheng Guo?"

"You should go to the east of Luoshui, and to the south of the Yellow River and Jishui, where there are the kingdoms of Dongyu and Yi. Their kings are greedy, stupid, and unpopular. Uncle Zheng, as the Situ of the dynasty, is in charge of the land and household registration of the world, and it is too late for this kind of villain to stammer. If you propose to relocate to them, Dongyu and Yi will definitely actively donate land and cooperate. ”

Taishi's analysis can not be described as thorough, and even Lord Sima, who likes to choke people, nodded again and again.

"Uncle Zheng, you and I have worked together for many years, and I know you well. This urgent summoning of the Duke of Digging into Beijing shows that you have already prepared. Don't hesitate to make a decision! ”

Hearing this, Di Tu couldn't help but praise Taishi for being an old man who had a good understanding of the world, and at the same time, he finally understood the real reason why his father urgently summoned him. Although the state affairs of the Son of Heaven are important, Zheng Huan Gong does not need to discuss with his son, Zheng Guo's family affairs are the ones who have to explain to his son well!

"Hey......" Gong Zheng Huan sighed and said emotionally: "Could it be that the Mandate of Heaven no longer favors Da Zhou?" Is it true that my generation is going to move to a foreign land? I really can't do anything to be sorry for my brother and father! ”

Just when everyone was about to cry because they were moved by the great monarch's feelings for his family and country, the doorman broke in again, and his voice seemed to be crying in fear: "Oh no, this place is surrounded by troops, and all the entrances and walls are watched by the warriors who are bowing and wielding!" ”

"Who is so bold as to dare to make a mistake in Situ Mansion!" Master Sima, who was in charge of Zheng Guo's private army, was a brave man after all, and he stepped forward vigilantly to stand beside Zheng Huangong, his right hand holding his sword tightly. However, others may not be, some are paralyzed by fright, some go to the bottom of the case, and some even run out of the way.

"Good...... It seems to be someone from the royal family in the palace! ”

"The royal family?" Lord Sima was also stunned at this time.

He was overwhelmed by this sudden situation, and he didn't know how serious the situation was, thinking that he wouldn't be killed so soon, right? He looked at Lord Neizai, who still had a dead fish face, looked at his father, who was still frowning, and looked at the old man Taishi, who actually sat down and closed his eyes again, but the old hand holding the tortoise shell was actually shaking nervously!