At the time of the year, in the palace of the king of Chaoge City.

At this time, the king of Shang had just finished dinner and was taking a walk in the imperial garden.

In recent days, his mood is not good, he is a son of heaven, and as long as he wants something since he was a child, there is nothing he can't get. But recently, he has really encountered something that he can't get, no, it should be said that he can't get it.

Thinking of this, he looked down at the scroll in his hand, which he had been playing with with in recent days, but it was a little old, and he was thinking about asking the artist to paint a new one.

The concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards can't attract the slightest attention from him now, but the shocking side of the Nuwa Temple often appears in his dreams, but in reality it is getting farther and farther away from him.

He was sighing, when suddenly the attendant came to report that the doctor Fei Zhong had something important to come to see him.

The king of Shang was very strange, the sky was about to fall dark, what could Fei Zhong have to do at this time? He waved his hand unhappily and said, "Let's just say that I am a little tired, I am gone today, and I will talk about it tomorrow morning." "The squire took the order and went out.

A moment later, the attendant ran back with a note in his hand. King Shang glanced at it slightly, and suddenly two fine lights burst out in his eyes, and said, "It is rumored that he is waiting for me in the side hall." ”

In the side hall, Fei Zhong was pacing excitedly, and suddenly heard footsteps behind him, but saw that it was the king of Shang who walked in.

He was about to bow down, but the king of Shang grabbed him and said, "Is this serious?"

Fei Zhong said: "It's true, Weichen heard it with his own ears." ”

King Shang nodded, thoughtful.

Fei Zhong continued: "Great King, King Wucheng deceived the Son of Heaven like this, and his sin is unforgivable. ”

King Shang nodded slightly.

Fei Zhong was overjoyed and said: "King, tomorrow morning, King Wucheng should be taken down and punished for his crime of bullying the king." ”

King Shang nodded again.

Fei Zhong was even more happy and said: "King, Huang Guifei will definitely intercede for King Wucheng, and the king must remember not to be soft-hearted." ”

King Shang nodded and said, "Su Daji?" Fei Zhong was stunned and said, "Weichen is talking about Huang Guifei." ”

In the past few days, when the king of Shang thinks of Huang Xue, he thinks of Huang Guifei, and always feels that if there is no Huang Guifei, Huang Xue is already in his pocket at this time, and Huang Guifei has become a thorn in his heart. The people close to the palace did not dare to mention the name of Huang Guifei, for fear of being angered by the king of Shang. At this time, Fei Zhong mentioned it again, and the king of Shang angrily reprimanded: "Bastard thing, why do you still mention Huang Guifei? Isn't it Su Hu's daughter? What does it have to do with Huang Guifei?"

Fei Zhong only realized at this time that Shang Wang and himself were not on the same channel at all, and his previous words were in vain.

At this time, seeing that the king of Shang was angry, he hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "The king, it is called Su Daji, the daughter of Hou Suhu of Jizhou." ”

At this time, the king of Shang said angrily: "Su Hu can be in the city at this time?"

Fei Zhong said: "It's in the city." ”

Shang Wang said happily: "Okay, tomorrow morning, after the court, Su Hu will come to see me." ”

Fei Zhong said: "Weichen obeys the order. Looking up, King Shang's face was good, and he said tentatively: "This ....... Your Majesty, the matter of King Wucheng ......."

King Shang suddenly remembered that Su Daji was the righteous daughter of King Wucheng. How can this really be reasonable, my aunt and nephew are just that, and the righteous aunt and nephew who I recognize also count?

Thinking of this, he shouted angrily: "If you dare to mention King Wucheng again, I will give you a golden gourd to hit the top." Get out. ”

Seeing that the Shang King was so moody, Fei Zhong didn't dare to say any more, so he knelt down and left.

After the next morning, Su Hu followed the attendants into the palace to see the Son of Heaven.

To be honest, Su Hu's level is only a mere city lord, and his status is higher than his, even if he doesn't count the princes and doctors of Chaoge, there are at least hundreds of people in the world.

This time he was summoned by the Son of Heaven, but it was for his daughter Daji, even if he didn't say that Daji could bring wealth to the Su family after entering the palace, he was also willing to do it for the way of the monarch and the minister. Therefore, naturally, he agreed with the king of Shang to choose an auspicious day to send Daji into the palace.

Out of the palace, Su Hu was about to rush to the Wucheng Palace's mansion to discuss the matter with his wife and daughter, but was suddenly stopped by a young man. Su Hu fixed his eyes and saw it, but the person who blocked the road had seen it, it was Jiang Wenhuan, the son of Jiang Huan Chu, the Marquis of Dongbo. Jiang Wenhuan saluted Su Hu and said, "Marquis of Jizhou, my father Dongbohou has invited your adult to meet at the post house. ”

Dongbohou sits in Qingzhou, commands Dongyi, is one of the four princes in the world, and his daughter Jiang Zitong is the queen of today's Great Shang. Su Hu heard that Dong Bohou was invited, and then thought about the previous matter of the king of Shang marrying Daji, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. But Dong Bohou beckoned, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to follow Jiang Wenhuan to the post house.

It turned out that a few days ago, King Shang was obsessed with Huang Xue and snubbed the harem, and Queen Jiang naturally knew very well. However, due to the matter of Huang Guifei, the king of Shang could not accept Huang Xue into the palace, and Queen Jiang didn't take it seriously, men, it is normal to love beauties, and it will be over after a while.

But after a few months, King Shang still remembered Huang Xue, and Queen Jiang gradually became impatient. Yesterday, Fei Zhong's entry into the palace soon reached the ears of Queen Jiang, after all, she was the queen, and there were naturally many eyes and ears in the palace.

Huang Xue turned out to be Su Daji, the daughter of Hou Su Hu of Jizhou, and the king of Shang will summon Su Hu tomorrow. Hearing this news, Queen Jiang's uneasiness in her heart had reached the point of no return. This kind of foxy woman, before entering the palace, will be the king of Shang fascinated, if you enter the palace, then you still have it? Although she may not be able to shake her position, but what if she has an heir? Can her son Yin Jiao's position as the crown prince still be kept.

So, Queen Jiang urgently summoned her father Dong Bohou into the palace early this morning to discuss, and there was only one sentence in the content, Su Daji must be prevented from entering the palace.

The queen's worries about this matter are not unreasonable, and the prince's affairs are very important, so Dong Bohou did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned to the post house to discuss with his son Jiang Wenhuan, so there was a matter of blocking the road at this time.

Su Hu followed Jiang Wenhuan to the post house, and greeted Dong Bohou, and the three of them sat down before the guests and hosts, and Dong Bohou went straight to the ground: "Lord Su, I heard that the king intends to order Yan Daji to enter the palace, I don't know if there is such a thing?"

Su Hu chuckled in his heart and replied, "But there is such a thing." ”

Dong Bohou smiled slightly and said: "The harem is not a good place, Huang Guifei, the mother of the West Palace, and Concubine Yang of the Xinqing Palace, are not good people, so Ling Yan may not be able to get benefits when she enters the palace." As a parent, you should think about your children, I don't know what Master Su thinks?"

Su Hu said helplessly: "Hou Ye's meaning, the lower officials naturally understand. But the little girl enters the palace, which is the king's intention, and we, as courtiers, naturally must not disobey the king. No matter what the subordinate thinks in his heart, there is nothing he can do about this matter. Otherwise, the king's edict will be a disaster for the lower officials' family. ”

Dong Bohou said: "I have a way, I don't need to send Ling Yan into the palace, and I won't make the king unhappy, would you like to hear it?"

Su Hu said: "The lower officials are listening. ”

Dong Bohou beckoned, and Su Wenhuan on the side picked up a steaming teapot on the stove and added tea to both Dong Bohou and Su Hu. Dong Bohou took a sip of tea and said: "What the king loves is nothing but Ling Yan's appearance, you said that if Ling Yan was accidentally burned on her cheeks and ruined her appearance, would the king still be willing to accept Ling Yan into the palace?"

When Su Hu heard this, he was shocked: "How can this be done, as a parent, how can you ruin your daughter's appearance and miss her daughter's life?"

Dong Bohou waved his hand and said: "Lord Su, don't be impatient, I heard early in the morning that my lord's Jizhou soldiers are strong and strong, and the fierce generals are like clouds, but I don't know if I can stop my Dongyi army?"

At that time, the central control of the Shang Dynasty over the local princes was actually relatively weak, especially in terms of the army, and although the princes did not attack each other much, it was not uncommon. Especially for a big prince like Dong Bohou, who has a lot in the world, if Dong Bohou destroys him Jizhou, the king of Shang will be punished at most, but the chance of avenging him is extremely low.

Thinking of this, Su Hu's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water, and he said coldly: "I wonder what the king would think if he heard what Hou Ye said today?"

Before Dong Bohou could speak, Jiang Wenhuan on the side smiled and said: "Marquis Su has been overly concerned, what can the king think? Could it be that the marquis thinks that the king will abolish my sister's position for the sake of you being a mere Jizhou marquis, and then send the whole country to attack my Qingzhou?"

That's right, Queen. There was a trace of bitterness in Su Hu's mouth, don't say that Daji has not entered the palace yet, even if he has entered the palace, how can the king hurt the harmony with Queen Jiang, the lord of the harem, for her?

But before the matter reached the point where there was no room for change, it was naturally impossible for him to hurt Daji with his own hands, so he got up and said: "The matter entrusted by Dong Bohou, the lower officials will not obey their fate." There is still something in the lower official's house, so he will retire. With that, he didn't wait for Dong Bohou to speak, then turned around and walked out.

Behind him, there was Dong Bohou's sympathetic voice: "Master Su must think carefully when he goes back, and he must not hurt the lives of the Su family for the sake of a momentary mood." ”

Out of the post house, Su Hu walked towards the Wucheng Palace, thinking about today's events.

What happened today was really a big ups and downs, first of all, the king of Shang wanted to marry Daji, which was naturally a matter of honoring his ancestors, which made him feel good. Then Dong Bohou threatened not to let his daughter enter the palace, but it made his mood sink to the bottom.

Dong Bohou's threat can be described as a fist to the flesh, full of weight, and his small Jizhou is naturally unable to resist. But who do you turn to for help?

The king of Shang is definitely not good, Jiang Wenhuan is right, with the queen there, it is definitely impossible for the king of Shang to turn his face for the Su family and the queen.

King Wucheng is not good, Dongbohou is powerful, and it is difficult for King Wucheng to turn his face for the Su family and the Jiang family. Besides, King Wucheng's sister Huang Guifei is also in the palace, and she will probably not approve of Daji's entry into the palace, and the affairs of the harem women are not all like that.

In addition to King Wucheng, among the princes and doctors he knows, who has the ability and courage to oppose Dongbohou?

Alas, there is no way, his official position is still too low.

By the way, it is said that Xibo Hou Jichang is known to be virtuous and righteous, and his two sons are said to have a good relationship with Daji, otherwise ask him to try?