King Zhao arrived at the Autumn Palace, when Ji Mi was chatting with his mother at Meng Huan's place, seeing that King Zhao arrived, after the brother and sister met, King Zhao asked Ji Mi to avoid for the time being, saying that there was something to discuss with his mother.

Ji Mi led the palace maid to retreat to the back room, leaving only a fragrant back, and the long skirt set off her even more tall and charming. It seems that she has really grown up.

King Zhao visited his mother, asked Han Shu for a while, and then said tentatively: "The child saw that Ji Mi was already old, and she ran away with the child this time and suffered a lot. The child thinks that he can choose a good son-in-law for Ji Mi, what does the queen mother think? ”

Meng Huan smiled: "I still plan to let her stay by my side for two years." But what the king said is not bad, but does the king have a little score in his heart? ”

King Zhao smiled slightly and said, "My sister is the princess of my Da Chu, and if you want to choose a good son-in-law, you must not be hasty." ”

"The princes and generals are not important, Ji Mi has suffered a lot, and you, as a brother, must be responsible for her life's events." Meng Huan said.

Meng Huan started from the day he set off from the Qin State, and traveled thousands of miles to rush to the Chu State, but he was transferred by Fei Wuji and became the wife of the future father-in-law, and the damage of marriage to Meng Huan is unforgettable. Many of the marriages of women in the imperial family have become victims of politics. Meng Huan has a deep understanding that she will naturally be extra careful about her beloved daughter's marriage.

"I have to find someone in front of me who I can see from time to time." Meng Huan put forward her own requirements.

King Zhao was a little embarrassed when he heard this, he originally wanted to marry Ji Mixu to Yue Guo, but before he could say anything, he was blocked by his mother.

King Zhao analyzed the general trend of the world in this way, and put forward the strategic concept of "uniting Vietnam to control Wu", and marriage is the most practical strategy.

"The child heard that the prince of Yue, Goujian, was over sixteen years old. Mrs. has not yet been established. The child thinks that it can be matched with Ji Mi. King Zhao said cautiously.

After Meng Huan listened, she didn't say anything for a long time. After staring at King Zhao for a long time, he said: "Ji Mi is in the Wang family, but he suffers from the difficulties of this family and country. The king has always loved her, but can he bear to marry her far away? ”

King Zhao lowered his head, his face turned a little gloomy, and he sighed: "My country has suffered a great loss of vitality by this disaster of destroying the country. Now Wu is in its heyday, and it has the ambition to dominate southern Xinjiang. If it can't connect the Yue State to contain it, it will be up to the Chu State to do it alone. It is difficult to fight Wu alone. ”

"Is it only a woman who can fight the enemy? If the country has a problem, can it only be solved by relying on women and marriage? Meng Huan snorted angrily.

King Zhao was speechless, for a long time, with his hands behind his back, pacing, not knowing what to do.

"The child can't bear it. But what Zixi said is reasonable: in the face of the overall situation of the country, what are the gains and losses of individuals? ”

Meng Huan was about to answer. Then. But he heard a curtain. But it was Ji Mi who came out of the back room with an angry face. It seems that she heard the conversation between her brother and her mother in the backrooms and couldn't help but run out.

"Brother Wang is the king of a country, but he can't take care of the feelings of brotherhood, why not?"

King Zhao looked ashamed and said, "The widow and the queen mother discuss these things. How do you have to interject? ”

Ji Mi's cheeks were flushed, and she was stunned for a moment and said, "The righteousness of a woman is not allowed to approach a man privately." On the way to escape, Zhong Jian often fled around with me on his back. Shelter me from the wind and rain, so that I will not be wronged. In this case, Zhong Jian is my husband! I already have a husband, so why bother to discuss what to marry far away? ”

King Zhao and Meng Huan were amused and angry when they heard it, and King Zhao said: "How can a woman's marriage be a child's play?" You have to get the order of your parents, how can you make a lifelong decision for the words of the matchmaker? ”

Ji Mi didn't care, and played tricks: "I don't care about any rules and regulations, Zhong Jian is very much in line with me, and he has a precedent, I should not marry him." No matter what princes and generals, it is difficult to enter my eyes! If Brother Wang wants to force it, I swear not to obey! ”

King Zhao saw that Ji Mi was so resolute, and he loved this sister, so he couldn't force it.

Meng Huan thought for a while, and said to King Zhao: "Pity your sister Ji Mi, I have suffered so much with you, I think I will rely on her." As for the matter of Yue Guo that the king said, you can think of other ways. ”

So King Zhao summoned Zixi to his mother's order and ordered him to act as a matchmaker to match the marriage of Ji Mi and Zhong Jian.

"The queen mother chose Zhong Jian as her son-in-law, Ji Mi agreed to marry, and Xiangguo could say it to Zhong Jian."

Zixi was very puzzled, the original plan was for Ji Miyuan to marry Yue Guo and marry Yue Guo?

King Zhao waved his hand: "You go and do it!" The queen mother does not marry from Ji Mi; Besides, when he fled, Zhong Jian took care of Ji Mi a lot, and it seemed that he obeyed her wishes! ”

Zixi also understood a little, knowing that Ji Mi favored Zhong Jian, he had no choice but to give up. went to Zhong Jian's mansion in person to talk to Zhong Jian.

King Zhao married Ji Mi to Zhong Jian, and named Zhong Jian as a doctor of Si Le, in charge of etiquette and music, and concurrently studied politics.

One day, King Zhao came to the dynasty. The guards came in and reported: "Yue Guo has sent an envoy to come, and he is waiting outside the main hall to be summoned by the king. ”

King Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, so he summoned the Yue envoy into the court and entered the palace.

"When the widow heard that the virtuous monarch had returned to the country, he sent a foreign minister to congratulate the king!" This person's voice is like a bell, his body is strong, and his face is heroic, but his lips are extremely thin. It seems that he is only about thirty years old, and if he is not wearing a civilian robe, he must be the body of a general.

King Zhao was naturally very happy when he saw that Yue sent an envoy to Tonghao. After handing over the letter of state written by King Yue, King Zhao first gave him a kind word of comfort, and then asked about some state affairs of Yue Kingdom.

"Your country has joined forces with your husband this time, and it will anger King Wu. The widow is also deeply suspenseful for the king of Yue! If Wu asks your country for the crime, I don't know what the king of Yue has planned? ”

"The widow only made friends with his husband, and he didn't come out to help him, so he was not afraid of King Wu's questioning."

King Zhao said in his heart, this person has sharp words, and dares to open his eyes and say nonsense. But it's straightforward and cute. Then he tentatively said:

"Wu Guo is becoming more and more arrogant, and with the advantage of victory, he is even more aggressive. Your envoy is here, and the king of Yue must have a way to deal with it? ”

Chou Wuyu said: "The widow knows that your country has suffered this great calamity, and he will inevitably have a deep hatred for Wu Guo. The widow sent his ministers to communicate with the king, which really meant to form an alliance. ”

King Zhao Dayue, he wrote a book by himself, communicated with Yue Wang Yunchang, and gave back a lot of gifts from Yue Guo, so that Xiang Guozi Xi received Yue Envoy with a high standard.

When the Empress Dowager Meng Huan heard that the Yue State had sent an envoy to Tonghao, she summoned Zixi to her Qiuqian Palace to discuss something.

Meng Huan said: "I heard that the Yue envoy came to Yingdu and had the intention of making peace with our country. Last time, Xiangguo and the king wanted to marry with Yue, and this is a great opportunity. ”

Zixi thought for a long time, and then realized: "The queen mother's meaning is that the king's wife has died, and the queen's position is vacant, so that the king can send an envoy to ask for marriage from the Yue country, and can also marry the Yue country?" ”

Meng Huan smiled: "What Xiangguo said is not bad! It turned out that since the strategy of uniting Vietnam and controlling Wu formulated by Xiangguo and the Great King was a national policy, they had to do their best. The king is in the prime of life, his wife has died, and the king of Yue Yun is often sure that the daughter of the sect can be allowed, and he can just ask for a match from the Yue country. Now that the envoy is in front of him, why don't Xiangguo think about planning with him first? ”

Zixi nodded and said, "The Queen Mother's idea is wonderful!" The minister immediately went to do it. ”

So Zixi received Meng Huan's order and went to meet with Chou Wuyu to elaborate on King Zhao's marriage proposal.

After some planning, King Zhao ordered Zuo Yin Wang Sun to return to Yue with Yue envoy Chou Wuyu as a special envoy, and asked Yue Wang Yunchang to marry Yue Nu.

Although Yue Wang Yunchang did not have a princess to accept, he selected a talented and good-looking person from the clan Xu and King Zhao as his wife, who was Yue Ji. This Yue Ji is easy-going, knows etiquette, and is very virtuous, and is deeply respected by King Zhao.

At this point, Chu Yue married and became a country of marriage. In order to deal with the increasingly powerful state of Wu, the Chu-Yue alliance built a fence to the south and west of the state of Wu, and the strategic alliance between Chu and Yue began to formalize.

After more than a year, Wu, Chu, and Yue were fine. Under the hard work of the monarch and ministers, the state of Chu gradually recovered its national strength. Because King Zhao and his son Xi Shi are benevolent and take supporting and reassuring the people as the main policy of governance; With the reduction of taxes and forced labor, and the development of handicrafts and commerce, the state of Chu gradually came out of the shadow of war, and its national strength became stronger and stronger. (To be continued......)