Chapter 15 The water falls and the stone finally comes out
In the next few days, the generals Chao Lei and Yin were defeated, and although the whole city wanted to arrest the assassins, it was impossible to come to the Wucheng Palace, so there was no substantial effect. The two of them were old officials, and naturally they also caught some suspected "assassins", but the king of Shang just took a look at it himself, then waved his hand and said, "No, look for it again." The two of them were quite helpless, so they had to continue to work hard.
The people in the Wucheng Palace's Mansion were relieved, thinking that things could be confused like this, but a few days later, a holy decree suddenly came from the palace to recruit some important ministers to discuss the matter.
King Wucheng came to the apse in a huff, but saw that more than 20 important ministers such as Shang Rong, Zigan, Fei Zhong, and You Hun had already arrived.
As soon as the horn was announced, the king of Shang walked in with two attendants, and all the ministers knelt down and saluted.
King Shang took a scroll from the hand of the attendant, opened it in front of the ministers, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please look at this person. But I saw that the painting was a stunning woman, dressed in a soldier's outfit, with a haggard face, but her face was clear, and it was obvious that the painter had put a lot of effort into it.
King Wu Cheng looked at the person on the picture scroll, it was Huang Xue, sighed slightly in his heart, and glanced at Zigan opposite, what he was most worried about had already happened.
Zigan looked at the person in the painting, and was immediately shocked, and immediately looked at King Wucheng opposite, the two eyes intersected, King Wucheng lowered his head, I don't know what he was thinking, Zigan thought about it for a while, and then he had no choice but to bow his head.
Suddenly, an excited voice came from the side: "King, is this person the assassin of the day?"
King Shang nodded, "Exactly." ”
Fei Zhong knelt down on the ground and said, "King, Weichen has seen this woman." ”
The king of Shang was overjoyed and said, "Come quickly." ”
Fei Zhong's voice trembled a little with excitement: "King, this daughter is the niece of King Wucheng, called Huang Xue, who came to the court more than a month ago, and Weichen saw it with his own eyes at the city gate. ”
When the Shang King heard this, he looked at King Wucheng and said, "King Wucheng, is there such a thing?"
King Wucheng sighed, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and knelt down and replied: "King, Weichen's sin is unforgivable, but this daughter is Weichen's niece." It's just that she didn't go to assassinate the king before, but please ask the king to be clear. ”
Boom, when the surrounding ministers heard this, they didn't care about the etiquette before the king, and immediately exploded.
At this time, the king of Shang ignored the surrounding ministers and asked, "The other two are also from the palace?"
King Wu Cheng kowtowed again and said, "Exactly." ”
Everyone was shocked, did King Wucheng want to admit the rebellion in public?
King Wu Cheng continued: "But Weichen dares to vouch for his life, the three of them are not going to assassinate the king, please ....... the king."
"Shut up!" Fei Zhong shouted on the side: "The facts are there, what else can you quibble." King, Huang Feihu did this thing to kill the king, the crime is extremely heinous, please take it down immediately. ”
Another person rushed out of the crowd, glaring at Huang Feihu like an enemy, his eyes were about to split, and he shouted angrily: "Huang Feihu, you dare to do such a rebellious thing, the old man fought with you." With that, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards King Wucheng, but it was the doctor You Hun.
At this time, the king of Shang had no time to pay attention to the dues and You, and said hurriedly: "This woman ...... Is it possible to marry?"
Bang, You Hun had already rushed halfway through, and when he heard this, his legs suddenly weakened and he fell to the ground. All the ministers looked at the king of Shang with a look of surprise, this style of painting changed too drastically, not to mention that it was especially unified, even the old and dignified prime minister Shang Rong almost flashed his old waist.
King Wucheng was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Your great king, my niece is fourteen years old and has not yet been married. ”
The king laughed and said, "So good, very good, haha." ”
At this time, everyone understood what King Shang meant. Widows are lustful, and they have existed since ancient times, so there is really nothing to say.
At this time, Zigan came out and said: "Your lord, this matter must not be done." ”
The Shang King's smile was fixed on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "Why?"
Zi Ganli admonished: "The sister of King Wucheng is the concubine of the dynasty, if the king accepts the nephew of King Wucheng and marries the aunt and nephew, it is really incest, how can the king block the mouth of the people in the world?"
In the Shang Dynasty at that time, the people were still relatively simple, and the royal family was still more respectful, unlike after the Wuhu Chaohua, Mo said that the aunt and nephew married together, that is, it was not uncommon for a mother and daughter to marry together. Zigan was Uncle Wang, and when these words came out of his mouth, the king of Shang had to deal with it at his discretion.
You Hun said: "The king is a saint of the ages, rich in the world, why not take Huang Xue as a concubine? ”
At this time, Prime Minister Shang Rong couldn't listen to it anymore, and reprimanded angrily: "It's really insulting to the ancestors, Empress E's daughter Yingnai is a sister, you don't learn and don't know how to do it, and you still have to listen to the king and saint here, so don't retreat quickly." ”
When You Hun heard this, he glanced at Fei Zhong on the side blankly, and saw that he also looked at Shang Rong blankly, then nodded firmly, and had to retreat silently.
The king of Shang thought for a long time, if he insisted on going his own way, it would be really difficult for the ancestors and ancestors in the temple to explain, so he sighed helplessly and said: "Uncle Wang is reasonable, so it doesn't matter." ”
Fei Zhong spoke up again at this time: "Great King, the assassination of the king of Wucheng Wangfu is unforgivable, please punish the king Ming Zheng." ”
The king of Anping, Weizi, in the crowd, came out and said: "King, the minister thinks that if King Wucheng really wants to rebel, he will not send a weak woman to go, this matter is still strange, Weichen asks for his life, and is willing to investigate this matter with Lord Yaxiang." ”
At this time, the king of Shang seemed to have lost his spirit, waved his hand and said, "Quasi-play." Then he turned and departed.
After taking two steps, he seemed to remember something, and said to King Wu Cheng, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Who was the man among the three that day?"
King Wu Cheng said: "It is the dog Tianhua." ”
King Shang nodded and said: "The martial arts are good, the tiger father has no dogs, and he will bring it to the palace in the morning of another day, and I have my own arrangements." ”
King Wucheng kowtowed and said, "Weichen takes the order." ”
The king of Shang nodded, turned around and left, ignoring the many important ministers who were talking.
Half a month later, in the back hall of the Wucheng Palace.
"Ah Xue, now that the eldest brother has entered the palace as the commander, there are only the two of us left, and we can't even fight the ruffians, but the days are even more boring. Tell me, what's so funny?" it was Huang Yan who spoke, and she was slumped in her chair without any manners, and said listlessly.
Huang Xue said helplessly: "Sister Yan, now that the eldest brother has something to do, we should be happy." If my sister really wants to play fighting ruffians, then Yin Gongzi always comes, but you don't mention it. Otherwise, let's practice chess again, didn't you always pester me to accompany you a few days ago?"
Huang Yan said: "I said it earlier, don't mention Yin Jiang, why do you still talk about him, I will be upset when I say it." Not to mention chess, I've been playing chess with you for so long, and I haven't grown at all, and I can't beat him with a rook or a horse, and I don't want to practice anymore. ”
After saying that, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and his spirit shook and said: "Ah Xue, what if you say ...... I mean, if I want to run away from marriage, it's time to do something about it. ”
Huang Xue was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't dare to answer it. Huang Yan doesn't look down on Yin Jiang, she has known it for a long time, but most women in this era follow the orders of their parents, and Huang Yan can have the idea of escaping marriage, which is difficult to say that it has nothing to do with herself. If she really ran away, King Wucheng and King Anping would be ugly, not to mention that King Anping had just helped a few of her people through the crisis a while ago, and she instigated his daughter-in-law to escape from marriage like this, and she herself had a feeling of revenge. Moreover, she also guessed about the man Huang Yan admired in her heart, but the strange generational relationship between them made her really not too optimistic.
She refused to speak, but Huang Yan urged: "Tell me quickly, isn't my sister unwilling to help me?"
Huang Xue pondered the words and was thinking about how to prevaricate the past, when suddenly, there was a steady footstep outside the door. She suddenly felt happy in her heart, and stood up, just as she saw the oncoming Tianhua. She was overjoyed and said, "Big brother, are you back?"
Huang Yanzheng was talking about Xingtou, but he was disturbed for no reason, so he frowned and said, "Why did you come back so early today?"
Tianhua said: "Today's court meeting is early, and there is no big event, so the palace will let me go home first." ”
Huang Xue saw that Tianhua's expression was a little excited, and said, "Big brother, but what's new?"
Tianhua smiled: "It's still Ah Xue who understands me, it's really something new." For example, if Chengping is today, the king thinks that he is also a little bored, so he ordered the major princes of the world to bring their families to Beijing for pilgrimage. ”
Huang Yan said: "What does this kind of thing have to do with us, and what do you have to be happy about?"
Tianhua said: "I have long heard that the four princes of the east, west, south, and north are all heroes in the world, but I have never seen them. Jiang Wenhuan, the eldest son of Dongbohou, Ji Fa, the second son of Xibohou, Eshun, the eldest son of Nanbohou, and Caozhou Hou Chonghe, the younger brother of Beibohou, are all said to be strong in martial arts. ”
Huang Xue was interested at this time, and she couldn't remember others, but Xibohou Jichang, as well as Zhou Wuwang Jifa, that was a thunderous name, she asked: "Will Xibohou Jichang and Ji Fa come?"
Tianhua said with a smile: "Xibo Hou Ji Chang is virtuous and wise to the world, it turns out that Ah Xue has also heard of it." He is one of the four princes, and the king has an order, so he will naturally come. However, he has many heirs, and whether Ji Fa will come or not is not necessarily. ”
Huang Xue suddenly remembered something, and asked tightly in her heart: "Jizhou Hou Suhu will also come?"
Tianhua said: "That's natural, speaking of which, Ah Xue, you are also from Jizhou, don't you know Su Houye?" It is said that his eldest son, Su Quanzhong, is also a rare fierce general in the world, and I also want to get acquainted." By the way, he also has a daughter, and everyone says that she looks like a fairy, but I don't know if you are as beautiful as Ah Xue. ”
The premonition in her heart came true, Huang Xue stayed there, her thoughts were chaotic, and she didn't speak.