Three days later, our group successfully arrived at the capital of Chu Yingdu, Yingdu is the largest city in Chu, her experience is somewhat similar to the Yue Guoji, Chu was invaded by the Wu army, Yingdu also fell into the hands of the Wu people, Wu Wang Lu led the search for love generals in Yingdu burned and looted, ** insults, all evil, and then Chu Zhao Wang forced away the Wu soldiers with the help of his uncle Qin Aigong, and Yingdu was already full of devastation, bruised all over the body. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

King Chu Zhao was ashamed, unwilling to return to Yingdu, moved the capital to Ruocheng, stayed in Ruocheng for a full thirteen years before he eased up, and under the persuasion of the ministers, he moved back to Yingdu.

Walking on the wide official road, you can see very distinctive bronze sculptures everywhere on both sides, although it is autumn, the grass and trees on the side of the road are still not completely yellow, and you can still see a lot of greenery.

Most of the Chu people walking on the side of the road are richly dressed and have a leisurely attitude, which is completely different from the simple Yue people, and it seems that the Chu State has slowly recovered from the war.

I raised my eyes to look in the direction of Yingdu, but I saw that Yingdu was shrouded in a cloud of mist and smoke, like a city in the sky, judging from the huge buildings that stretched across the sky, the scale of Yingdu should be far above Huiji. The saying that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse really makes sense, the Chu State is vast and rich, and the recovery speed is much faster than that of the Yue State, but for some reason, it will be bullied by the Wu State, which is far inferior to him in area and population, to the point of almost destroying the country?

Kaoli and Dai Kaishan came to my side, and judging from Kaoli's face, he still could not extricate himself from the shadow of the death of the Naba slave girl, and he even thought that if it were not for him, the Naba slave girl would not have been killed.

Dai Kaishan said: "Childe, there is Yingdu in front!" ”

I smiled and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems that you are very familiar with Ying?" ”

Dai Kaishan smiled embarrassedly: "I once took my brother to stay in Yingdu for half a year, and I am quite familiar with Yingdu. ”

I laughed and said, "That's the best, so we don't have to go to the guide!" I looked at Kaoli, but saw that his expression was blank, and after a while I realized that I was looking at him, and smiled a little awkwardly.

I whispered, "Kaoli, don't forget what is the main purpose of our coming to Yingdu this time?" Anything else has to be put aside! ”

Kaoli blushed and said, "Childe, I was wrong!" ”

"It's not your fault, there are some things you can't control at all!" I paused and said, "She's going to die with or without that night, because those stupid bastards don't believe in them at all." ”

Kaoli nodded emphatically: "I understand! ”

When the procession was about to arrive at the gate of Yingdu, I signaled all the carriages and horses to stop marching and asked Dai Kaishan to go to the city gate to report first.

Dai Kaishan had not yet come to the front of the city gate, but he saw a group of bronze armored cavalry of about 100 people slowly coming in his direction, Dai Kaishan seemed to say a few words to the leader of the general, and led the cavalry to come to me.

A hundred cavalrymen were wearing bronze armor, and even the horses under their crotches were also bronze armor and bronze masks on their faces.

The leader lifted the bronze mask, he had a handsome face, a dark complexion, a standard beautiful man's face, looked at me coldly, there was no trace of friendly expression on his face, and he said in a low voice: "In the name of the queen, Zi Ningte, the guard of Yingdu, came to greet Her Royal Highness the princess of Yueguo." ”

I was shocked in my heart, and noticed that he kept saying that he was in the name of the queen, not the king, and I was afraid that there would be something strange about this matter, so I smiled and hugged his fist and said: "In the Xia Yue country, send the marriage envoy Lu Xiaogui, can General Zining inform the king of this in advance?" ”

Zi Ning's eyes like a deep pool flashed with a trace of mighty cold light, and he said aggressively: "The harem is under the control of the queen, and there is no need to trouble the king in this matter!" ”

I didn't expect that a small general of the Chu State would be so arrogant, and the anger in my heart was suddenly aroused by him, considering the current environment, I suppressed my anger and said: "General Zining, the Yue State and the Chu State have always been good friends, we have traveled thousands of miles to escort the princess here, what we expect is not such a scene, is everything in the Chu State decided by the queen?" ”

Zi Ning couldn't help but look at me twice, and he said coldly: "Please enter the city, there are some things that you will know soon!" He made a gesture, and a hundred bronze cavalry divided into two teams to escort both sides of our ranks, one wanted to hold us hostage, even if it wasn't for Ji and Yue, for the sake of Yue Guo's face, I couldn't bear it.

Mi Yong came to my side at this time and whispered in my ear: "The princess has an order, don't conflict with the Chu people, and wait until you enter the city." ”

I suppressed my anger and made a gesture to go, and a group of people slowly entered the gate of Yingdu under the escort of the Chu army.

The moat in front of Yingdu is unusually wide, according to my estimate, this river is at least a hundred meters wide, it seems that King Chu Zhao learned from the pain after the fall of Yingdu, and put a lot of effort into the defense of the city.

The city wall was tall and wide, and judging from the masonry used, it was obvious that it had just been built, and Dai Kaishan whispered beside me: "This city wall has not been built in the past!" ”

Through the city gate, I saw another moat in front of me, it turned out that Yingdu now has a total of three moats around it, and the city wall also has three lines, and the defensive measures are second to none among the nations.

After the last city wall, I saw the street of Yingdu, the street is wide, the road is full of traffic, and the crowds of people come and go one after another, which is much more prosperous than here in Huiji City.

According to my past understanding of the capital, the royal palace of the state of Chu should be on the central axis of Yingdu, but not long after walking, those Chu troops began to escort us into the street on the right.

Leaving the avenue in the city, it suddenly seemed a lot more deserted, I rode to Zi Ning's side, kept the speed of the horse, walked with him, and said calmly: "Where is General Zi Ning planning to take us?" ”

Zi Ning said: "The princess will rest in the Lizhi Pavilion tonight, and the rest of your horses will stay in the post house in front of you temporarily." He pointed to the inn not far away.

I was slightly stunned: "Our duty is to escort the princess ......"

Zi Ning coldly interrupted me and said, "The princess has arrived in Yingdu, and your duties have been completed!" ”

I intuitively felt that something must have happened, not to mention that at the beginning of Baigong City, Gongzi Sheng had warned the queen in advance that he had been opposing the marriage of Yue Chu, and the signs of this matter were wrong.

I didn't give an inch and said, "If we haven't seen the king of Chu for a day, we won't leave the princess." ”

Zi Ning's gaze met mine for a moment, and finally softened, and he said in a low voice: "There are not so many soldiers living in the Li Zhi Pavilion, and at most ten people can go over, and all the others must stay in the post house."

I saw that his tone was resolute, there should be no room for maneuver, and I didn't bother to continue arguing with him, in my impression, there was no experience of war between Yue and Chu during this period, I nodded and said, "Okay! ”

Most of the soldiers stayed in the post house, and I asked Kaoli to stay and lead them, while I and Dai Kaishan selected eight hardcover warriors to escort Ji and Yue and their party into the Li Zhi Pavilion, but fortunately, the distance between the two sides was only more than 200 meters.

The Lizhi Pavilion is a garden-like building, and walking into it is like entering a quiet garden, and Zining also leaves the cavalry outside, leading us into the pavilion.

Soon after Ji and Yue settled down, Yin Zixi came in person, and I followed Ji and Yue to meet this prime minister-level figure of Chu State in the flower hall.

Ling Yin Zixi is forty-six years old this year, burly, with a good appearance, a kind smile on his face at all times, the whole person looks unusually kind, only his eyes, no matter what kind of expression on his face, his deep eyes are always like a deep pool, and his gaze is unpredictable. Only when you meet his gaze can you feel that this person is extraordinary.

I soon found out that Wei Wei Zining and Ling Yin Zixi are somewhat similar in appearance, I wonder if the two of them are related?

Ling Yin Zixi smiled and said: "The seventh princess has come from a long journey, and the lower officials have never greeted the princess from afar, and I hope the princess will forgive me." ”

Ji and Yue smiled indifferently: "Why should Lord Ling Yin be polite, haven't you already sent General Zining to meet us?" ”

Zixi said with a smile: "If the dog is not polite, I hope that the princess and General Lu Haihan will be in good shape." "I really didn't guess wrong, this Zining turned out to be Ling Yin Zixi's son.

Ji Youyue sighed softly and said: "Although the Chu State and the Yue Kingdom are neighbors with a strip of water, I don't know much about the customs and habits of Chu, do I want to live in this Lizhi Pavilion for a long time?" She said this very cleverly, tactfully expressing her dissatisfaction with Chu Guofang's rudeness.

Zixi pursed her lips slightly, turned around and gave Zi Ning a look, and Zi Ning retreated in interest.

Zixi said solemnly: "Seventh princess, I can't hide it, the king suddenly got an emergency, so he can't come forward to entertain the princess for the time being." ”

Ji and Yue said softly: "What is the condition of the king?" ”

Zixi hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Not optimistic!" ”

Ji and Yue and I glanced at each other, their eyes were full of surprise, Zixi as the commander of the Chu State naturally understood the affairs of the high-level of the Chu State clearly, and he would definitely not lie with such a taboo thing as King Chu Zhao was sick, it seems that King Chu Zhao is not only sick, but also very likely to be very sick, I have mixed feelings in my heart, the joy is that Ji and Yue do not have to marry King Chu Zhao for the time being, and the worry is that if King Chu Zhao is really seriously ill and dies, our situation will become extremely difficult.

Zixi said to Ji and Yue: "The seventh princess doesn't have to worry too much, we have gathered the best doctors in the Chu country to treat the king, but the marriage between the princess and the king is only afraid that it will be delayed for some time, and the princess is asked to wait in the hotel with peace of mind." ”

Ji and Yue nodded slowly, their eyes were full of confusion, and it was not until after Zixi left that they sat down weakly and said softly: "I suddenly have an ominous premonition. ”

I comforted her and said, "Don't worry, princess, even if you try to lose my life, I won't let you have an accident!" ”

Ji and Yue looked at me affectionately, and whispered: "I have come to the Chu State, even if your mission is over, it is better to return to the Yue Kingdom before there is any change." ”

I shook my head vigorously and said, "In this case, I won't go back!" ”

"What's the trouble then!" Ji and Yue are already tears.

I gently patted her on the shoulder and whispered, "The top priority, I still want to find out what King Chu Zhao's condition is first." ”

"You don't have any friends in Chu State, how can you find out about this matter?"

I smiled and said, "Don't forget, when I was in Baigong City, Gongzi Sheng asked me to give those four beautiful maids to Sima Ziqi, and I might be able to find out something about this opportunity." ”

Sima Zi's mansion is in the northwest of Yingdu, walk into the small street in front of the house, and suddenly feel the hustle and bustle of the city away from us, the small street is planted on both sides of the ancient trees with different postures, although it is already autumn, the leaves still reveal the oily green, the long alley can accommodate two carriages in parallel, and the ground is a green brick with regular patterns.

I looked up, the sun here is not good, I don't know why Sima Ziqi chose to live in this slightly cold place.

This time, I only brought Mi Yong and two samurai with me, and asked Dai Kaishan and Kaoli to stay behind to protect the Seventh Princess, Ji and Yue, in case of accidents.

When I came to the door, I turned over and dismounted, and the two samurai standing in front of the door looked at me vigilantly and said, "Do you know whose mansion this is?" ”

I smiled and said, "If I didn't know, I wouldn't have come." "Let Mi Yong come forward and explain my intentions.

The two samurai asked us to stay in front of the door later, and one of them went back to report, and I was secretly happy in my heart, it seems that I did not come in vain this time, Sima Ziqi must be in the mansion.

Soon the warrior returned, and from the friendly smile on his face I could already guess that Sima Ziqi would definitely want to see me.

"General Lu, please come with me!"

I asked Mi Yong and the two warriors to bring in the four beautiful maids who were given to Sima Ziqi, and followed the warrior to the backyard alone, the whole courtyard was planted with many trees, the courtyard wall was tall, and the sunlight rarely shone in directly, it seemed unusually cold, and as far as the eye could see, most of the buildings in the mansion were blue-gray, which made people's mood involuntarily depressed, and it must be a torment to live in such a room.

When I walked into the backyard and came to the door of the northwest side hall, two samurai guarding the door opened the door for me, and I walked into the room with curiosity, and I felt a darkness in front of me.

The door closed from behind, but I saw that the window of this side hall was also closed, and several copper lamps were lit in the room, and a thin and pale middle-aged man sat under the lamp, his eyes were as damp and cold as the whole mansion: "You are the envoy of the Yue Kingdom?" ”

I immediately guessed that this middle-aged man was Sima Ziqi, the figure who could be equal to Chu Guo and Ling Yin Zixi, and replied respectfully: "Yes!" ”

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