Today, five years later, Beigong Ru and his party finally came to Yicheng after a long journey of several months. Beigong Ru was neither humble nor arrogant to give a flat salute to the Wing King Chu Ziyi, then raised his head and looked at Chu Ziyi leisurely. Chu Ziyi looked at the hostages from Liu Guolai, except for an old minister who was trembling on the side and didn't dare to raise his head, the other three young people were all dignified, and Beigong Ru was even more handsome and handsome, and his aura was extraordinary. Beigong Ru also looked at Chu Ziyi: I saw his tall figure, well-proportioned physique, handsome and royal temperament with a detached look on his face, but a pair of eyes faintly revealed sensitivity and sharpness. His every move is graceful and harmonious, and even his voice is as calm as water, but the words he utters are dark and turbulent.

Chu Ziyi opened his mouth and said, "Why can't the prince of the world pay a great gift to the monarch of the kingdom?" Beigong replied calmly: "A hundred years ago, the ancestor of my Liu Kingdom made contributions to the Celestial Empire and was named a duke; And the ancestor of the Wing Kingdom was originally made a marquis; According to the titles of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and man, our Liu Kingdom should be regarded as the upper country; But the prince is equivalent to the secretary, so the secretary of the upper country should pay a peaceful salute when he meets the king of the lower country. Chu Ziyi stroked his palms and smiled: "The prince is so eloquent, you Liu Guo also has such a person." Immediately ordered a banquet to entertain Gongziru.

The wine came up, and Beigong Ru smelled a strong fragrance. Looking at the wine as amber again, and taking a sip of the rich and mellow taste, I couldn't help but praise it secretly in my heart: It is said that Yiren is a good wine, and it is really good. Chu Ziyi picked up a glass of wine and asked Beigong Rudao: "Shizi, how is this wine?" Beigong Ru put down the wine glass and said unhurriedly: "This 'Xifeng Shen Wine' really makes people forget their worries when they drink it." I heard that this wine should be brewed three ups and downs in order to get a naturally sweet, naturally fragrant, and naturally colored wine. It is said that every time the wine jar is opened, the birds that smell the aroma of wine will dance chaotically, like a hundred birds facing the phoenix, so it is called 'Xifeng Shenjiu'. ”

"Yes, the prince is really knowledgeable," Chu Ziyi said seemingly casually, "And the 'Gutian Red Yeast' that makes this wine also adds traditional Chinese medicine such as agarwood, northern and southern fine spices, etc., to nourish and strengthen the body." The men of our wing country often drink this wine, so they are strong and strong, and they are all very brave in battle. Then, he looked at Beigong Ru provocatively and said, "I heard that you Liu people are good at writing and not martial arts, is it true?" Beigong Ruye picked up the wine glass and said: "I, a boy from Liu Guo, have been practicing riding and archery since I was a child, and my talent is limited, but I am also willing to help the king." Chu Ziyi raised his head slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, if the prince can shoot out of the well instrument from a hundred steps away, I will punish myself with three cups." ”

This well instrument is a kind of five shots, and the five shots are: white arrow, ginseng, Yan note, Xiang ruler, and well instrument. The White Arrow requires that each arrow shot must penetrate the target; The note is to be able to achieve high feathers and low arrows; Participation refers to shooting one arrow first for positioning, and then shooting three arrows in a row according to the head arrow of the fixed point in order on the target; The well instrument is a kind of participation. He also said that this skill was achieved by Beigong Ru who also suffered a lot and put in a lot of effort. When the ruler is required to pull the string, the right elbow wrist is stable enough to hold a bowl of water, so that the arrow will not deviate from the target.

Here, Beigong Ru took the iron tire bow prepared by Chu Ziyi, and fired four arrows in a row, and when he hit the target, the arrows were symmetrically distributed in a tic-tac-toe, and they happened to shoot at the four corners of the square. Yu Mo and Zhao Jingzhi both applauded on the side. Beigong Ru calmly walked back to his seat, Chu Ziyi said with a sarcastic expression: "Shizi is good at kung fu, then Gu doesn't understand, you Liu Guomen can ride and shoot well, why do you lose every battle with us?" After hearing this, Zhao Jingzhi's face was already flushed with anger. Beigong Ru said unhurriedly: "The king hasn't heard of it? 'Those who are good at reason do not teach, those who are good teachers do not show, those who are good at Chen do not fight, those who are good at fighting are not defeated, and those who are good at defeat do not die'. People who are good at facing difficulties and learning from failures will always come back and win. After being tried three times and twice, Chu Ziyi had a great impression of this young man of the same age, and he laughed and said, "Okay, I respect you." The two of them drank bitterly until dawn that night.

For the next half a year, Chu Ziyi often asked Beigong Ru to hunt on horseback, drink and chat, and the two slowly developed a sympathetic feeling. Beigong Ru walked between Chu Ziyi and the other princes of Yicheng on the one hand, and on the one hand, he asked Zhong Xingrui to try to contact the ministers and doctors of the Yiguo, and on the other hand, he instructed Yu Mo to go to the market often to collect the people's feelings and livelihoods, and then sent Zhao Jingzhi to pay attention to the deployment of Yiguo's troops, army training, and so on. Gradually, he became familiar with the situation in the country of the wings. He knew that Chu Ziyi had not been able to govern in person for the past five years, and he had been obedient to the Queen Mother Lu Ji on the surface, and the clans dared not speak out because of Lu Ji's iron fist and the power of his relatives. Beigong Ru had a keen premonition that his opportunity to return to China was coming, although he didn't know when it would be, but his intuition told him that this day was not far away.

One night in early winter, Chu Ziyi invited Beigong to enjoy the moon on a boat. A flat boat floats on the vast Yuqiong Lake with the waves, the water and the sky are blended, the moon is bright, and the Ming River is shadowed, Beigong Ru has not felt this kind of vastness and openness for a long time, and he can't help but gently tap the side of the boat, and praised: "It's really wonderful and difficult to say to people." Chu Ziyi stretched out a pair of slender hands from under the white fox fur cloak, roasted the red clay stove between the two to keep warm, and sighed: "Really? How do I think it's 'a lonely light, and the liver and gallbladder are ice and snow'. ”

For a long time, the two did not speak, and the sky slowly drifted up with fine snow, which melted when it fell on the water. Beigong Ru poured a full glass of wine for Chu Ziyi and said: "The king, I am not talented in the next place, but I know that the king has been lying on his salary all these years, and he is only waiting for the opportunity. "Oh?" Chu Ziyi looked at him with a smile and asked, "How do you know?" Beigong Ru smiled gloomily and said, "I feel empathy below." Chu Ziyi nodded, raised her head and drank the wine handed over by Beigong Ru.

Beigong Ru continued: "If you guessed well, now is the time?" Chu Ziyi raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "What do you think?" Beigong Ru poured another glass of wine and said: "Recently, I heard that the Empress Dowager Lu Ji's health is deteriorating, and she has successively promoted several of her nephews to control the military power, and she is anxious to marry her niece Lu Yanran to the king as the queen. In all kinds of ways, it can be seen that she feels that her time is running out, so she has made arrangements early. I'm afraid that after she goes, the Gong clan will rise up and wipe out the Lu clan with the power of destroying and decaying. ”

"That's right," Chu Ziyi poured a full glass of wine for Beigong Ru and said, "But in this battle, I don't know how to win or lose." The Lu clan and the Gong clan are evenly matched. And... Beigong Ru continued: "And several uncles in the clan have also coveted this throne for a long time, so they have to guard against it, you are afraid that after borrowing their hands to destroy the Lu family, they will lead the wolf into the room." Chu Ziyi's eyebrows wrinkled into the word 'Chuan', and he nodded helplessly: "Exactly, but for now, we must rely on the power of the clan." After cleaning up the Lu clan, I will slowly deal with my restless uncles. ”

Beigong Ru drank two glasses of wine in a row, and said in a firm tone: "King, I have admired you for a long time, if there is anything that can be served, please make it clear to the king." Beigong will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire. Chu Ziyi picked up a glass of wine and saluted him: "After getting along these days, I also attach great importance to your character and intelligence, and I take you as a confidant." The two drank to each other, and Chu Ziyi continued: "As soon as Lu Ji dies, I expect that Lu Chunyu will definitely be in mourning, occupy the palace, and there will be a bloody storm. I didn't want my sister to get involved. But the only reason to send her out of the palace was to get married, and she was only ten years old. But now that the situation is urgent, and the arrow is on the line, I plan to make Lu Yanran as a condition to get Lu Ji to agree to Meggie marrying you. I want you to take her away from Yicheng, and then bring her back when I have swept away the Lu clan. If I lose, please take her back to Liuguo and help me take care of her. ”

"Do you like that Lu Yanran?" Beigong Ru asked, he couldn't help but feel sorry for another woman who sacrificed for the men's power struggle. Chu Ziyi shook her head and said, "There is no woman in this world who can make me cherish her as much as I love her." The two were silent for a long time, the little red fire in the tandoor swayed in the evening breeze, and the tiny snowflakes fell on the wall of the furnace, and the two 'hiss' sounds became snow water sliding down.

Finally, Beigong Ru said: "I understand, please rest assured, I will do my best to protect the little princess, and I will never think about it." When the matter is over, it will definitely be returned to Zhao. The two of them smiled knowingly.

Beigong Ru raised his glass and said loudly: "Suck the Xijiang,"

Chu Ziyi continued: "Drink Beidou,"

"Vientiane as a guest." The two of them said in unison and toasted.

A round of eternal moon in the sky, I don't know how many people's secrets have been heard throughout the ages, and at this time, it just silently threw its clear light into the wine glasses of the two. On a snowy night, a lonely boat carried two unwilling young people, floating leisurely in this blue water world, waiting for the moment when the waves broke the peace.