527 B.C., Winter Moon. Meili, the capital of Wu, is the main bed of the royal palace.

Surrounded by palace maids on all sides, there were eunuchs and attendants walking around from time to time, but they were all silent. The dark brown panes are exquisitely carved, and some mottled light casts on the bluestone floor, outlining mysterious continuous patterns. The curtain of the bed hung low, and an old man in his fifties was faintly visible on the middle of the bed. A middle-aged woman sat next to the bed, crying silently.

Wu Wang Yiyi lay on his back on the bed, and with a little strength of Zuihou, he hissed and shouted: "The widow asked you to go to find my brother Ji Zha, why haven't you heard back now?" The days of widowhood are numbered, go and find them! Then he lost his strength and collapsed. The maids next to them surrounded in a panic, and they were busy and carefully serving.

A small attendant stepped forward and replied in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly: "The little ones have been looking for Dr. Ji for a long time according to the king's instructions, and I heard that he has fled and is unwilling to come to the palace. The boy also brought many armor soldiers to look for him, but he has not been seen yet. ”

Yi Yu sighed, tears came out of his eyes, and then he muttered to himself: "He must not want to inherit the throne, in the past, when the eldest brother Zhu Fan passed on to the widow in turn, he told the widow many times to pass on to him in the future. It is said that Ji Za is the most virtuous among the brothers. Today, according to the wishes of the eldest brother Zhu Fan, the widow trusts the country with the country, but he does not care about the good intentions of the elder brothers. Ahem, cough ......" Then there was a violent coughing sound, as if even the intestines were about to cough out.

The middle-aged woman hurriedly stepped forward to help, helped gently beat her back a few times, and rubbed her jade hand a few times.

"Then you go and call the eldest son, Ji Guang, and say that the widow wants to see him." Wu Wang Yi Zuihou forcibly raised his spirit and commanded.

The little servant was ordered by King Wu to prepare to pass on the eldest son Ji Guang, and as soon as he walked out of the red carved wooden door of King Wu's bedroom, he saw a person stopping in front of him, quietly made a gesture, pulled him aside, and said in a low voice: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements, you go." Seeing that it was the prince of King Wu, the little attendant stopped talking, stepped aside, and went by himself.

After a while, the royal servant stood at the door of his father's bedroom, waiting for the news to be covered, and his heart was also very worried. If he finds his uncle Jiza, then the throne should be his uncle Jiza's according to the rules set by his fathers, and he can't say anything. If Ji Za is desperate and unwilling to be the king, then this throne cannot be given to others, especially this cousin's eldest son, Ji Guang. Because this cousin was the eldest son of the eldest uncle Wu Wang Zhufan, because his father passed the throne to his younger brothers, this Ji Guang was unable to receive the throne from his father, and he has always been resentful.

After a while, I saw that Cover Yu returned to the palace with a group of armor soldiers, and stood on both sides of the gate of the dormitory, and Cover Yu was ready to go in to restore the king's order.

The king asked in a low voice, "Has my brother ever found my uncle?" ”

When he looked at his brother, he whispered to him, "Uncle swore that he would not accept the country, and he had already fled to other places, where could I find it?" Today, my brother has to make some calculations early. ”

For his younger brother's reminder, the king also knew it, so he whispered a few words to him, asking him to take the armor to guard the palace gate and not let the eldest son Ji Guang enter the palace.

Then the prince returned to his father's bedchamber and prepared to reply to the news that he had not been able to find Jiza. King Wu was completely unconscious at this time, and he was no longer awake. After a while, after some panic, the medical officer announced that King Wu was in charge, and a mournful cry sounded in the palace.

The royal bureaucracy blocked the news that night, and asked his son Qingji to lead the armor to guard the palace gate, and no one in the palace was allowed to leave the palace without permission. Let the brothers cover up and lead the forbidden army to martial law the capital. personally returned to his mother, and sent his confidants to contact a group of trusted ministers overnight, secretly alluding to the fact that King Wu was ignorant of his control. and made robes and robes, and made all preparations for succession.

The next morning, the royal officials put on royal clothes, surrounded by all the ministers, in the main hall of the palace of the capital, ascended the throne, and told the world. When Ji Guang saw that the wood had become a boat, he wanted to cry without tears in his heart, so he had to list up the court and kneel down to be a minister.

Some courtiers saw that King Wu was ignorant, and it stands to reason that Ji Za did not want to accept the country, and the throne should be transferred back to Ji Guang, but this prince is also the son of King Wu at the moment, and it makes sense for him to inherit the throne.

This royal servant became the king of Wu and buried his father Yiyi. Knowing that his position was a bit far-fetched, he began to win people's hearts. After completing the major event of burying his father, he asked his younger brother to cover up and his son Qingji to control the military power of Wu State in case of accidents. After that, the ministers were rewarded, and some conscription was reduced, and officials were arranged to visit the sages all over the country to recruit talents. Wu settled down a little.

On that day, when he was discussing in the court, seeing that his son Ji Guang was worried, King Wu asked with Yan: "Brother Wang's complexion is not good today, is there anything unsatisfactory?" ”

Ji Guang bowed forward and said: "The subordinate has been in poor health recently, and I would like to ask my king to give me some vacation, let me recuperate for some time, and after my body recovers, I will serve the king again." ”

King Wu was a little displeased, and his heart became a little displeased. This cousin failed to inherit the throne and has always had resentment. After thinking for a while, he said: "The widow has just succeeded to the throne, everything is waiting to be done, and there are still many important tasks to be handed over to Brother Wang, why do you have the intention of retreating today?" Brother Wang, don't doubt me! Today, how about making Brother Wang the secretary of state and helping the widow deal with the government? ”

Ji Guang was suspicious, afraid that King Wu would test him, so he stepped forward to refuse. At this time, Dazai Kama stepped forward and said: "Childe Himeko has excellent intelligence, he can take on this great responsibility, and he is a royal family, so he can let it be." Several other ministers chimed in. Seeing that King Wu was still a little sincere, Ji Guang agreed to come down and received the seal of Shangqing.

When Ji Guang returned to the house, he invited his confidants and guests to be left. This guest is good at meeting people and is a well-known figure in Wu. Ji Guang was asked to be left from his seat and talked about some things in the court, and the two of them summed it up, but they didn't have a right-hand man in the court, and they were alone, so they could only recruit talents first, so as to strengthen their shili in the court.

"Today, King Wu appointed me as the secretary of state, entrusted with the government, and I am not talented in the lower ranks, please teach me sir, can you have any good strategies to deal with it? Starting tomorrow, I will raise Mr. Baoju as the official of the city officials of Wu City (the capital city of Meili), and visit the heroes of the world, and he will be ready for my needs in the future. ”

was left and said: "Recently, I heard that the Chu State has undergone great changes, the Wu family, an important minister of the Chu State, was framed, and the King of Chu destroyed the Wu family, but the soldiers escaped from the Chu State and went into exile in our country. Legend has it that this soldier is excellent in martial arts, has a strong body, has a good mind, and is a talent for helping the world. If Gongzi can get this person's help, he will definitely be able to accomplish great things one day. ”

Ji Guang was also a little moved, asked some details, and instructed him to be carefully investigated, and as soon as there was news, he would report it in time to know.

He said: "According to the current situation, Childe still has to wait patiently." Don't act rashly. After the first king drove the king, the king of Wu basically stabilized the government and grasped the supreme power. Please be cautious, be cautious! "When he was told to leave, he didn't forget to remind Ji Guang.

After being departed, he received the mission and went to arrange for the investigation of the soldiers.

Let's say that King Wu dispersed the court, returned to **, and met his mother. Speaking of today's court, the wingman asked: "Gongzi Jiguang has not been able to inherit the throne, and he has always been resentful. ”

The king replied, "I am also doing it for a balancing act. Leave it to him to handle political affairs, first, it can calm his resentment. Second, the military power is in the hands of my brother and my son, what can he do to me? ! Mother, be happy, don't worry about it. ”

The maiden replied, "This is what I say, but I must be careful, and I must remember that my son shall not grant him the right to fight in the future, lest anything happen." ”

The king received his mother's order and took his leave and returned to his bedroom.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Wang Ji (King Wu's wife) Yixi led the maids to take him in. The maids came up to take off the court clothes for King Wu and put on home clothes again. Wu Wang sat on the couch, read the book for a while, and asked Wang Ji Yixi beside him: "The widow heard that my son Qingji hunted the day before yesterday, and his hands were fierce, is this true?" ”

Yixi smiled and said: "The king is brave, his muscles and bones are like iron, and Qingji also has some genetics, isn't it?" According to those guards, it's true, it seems that the tiger father has no dogs. The king put him in charge of the forbidden army, and it was foolproof. ”

King Wu Haha smiled and said: "I still have to hone and hone and hone, my son is young and frivolous, and I still need to go through some experience before I can become a great weapon." I put him in charge of the forbidden army to defend the interior, and let my brother cover up and take charge of the rest of the country's soldiers and horses to keep it safe. Our country has a small territory, strong neighbors look around, especially Chu is now a powerful country in the world, with a vast land and fine soldiers, deep cities and solid pools; If Wu Guo does not improve himself, I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue. Therefore, Ai Ji should also use some thoughts, teach her well, and not lose her ancestors' family business! ”

Yixi nodded and said: "In the army, the soldiers call him the number one warrior in the world, I think his martial arts have been completed, and his literary talent is still insufficient." Tomorrow let the king appoint for him a gentleman to teach him. "Wang Ji Yixi loves his son very much, he is just seventeen years old this year, and for the sake of the future Wu Kingdom, he must first carve Qingji into materials.

"The widow will issue an edict tomorrow to crown Qingji as the crown prince, and make arrangements for the social and family business of Wu State, so as not to be coveted by others. He Xiong was appointed as the master of Dazai and helped to learn literature. Although martial arts can determine the country, literature can be peaceful. The king muttered to himself.

Yixi smiled softly, and she was willing for her husband's arrangement.

That night, Wu Wangyi had a dream in which he saw a white-fronted tiger pounce on him, and he couldn't move how he could dodge. When he saw that the tiger's claws were about to hurt him, he heard a string sound in the distance, and the tiger fell to the ground. He took a closer look, and the face of the person who rescued him was blurred, like his son Qingji, but also a little like his cousin Gongzi Jiguang.

After King Wu woke up, he heard the bangzi outside the palace ringing to the third watch.

Attached character relationship table: (Wu began in Zhufan, and the throne has a tradition of passing on the younger brother but not the son)

Eldest brother: Wu Wang Zhufan (son - eldest son Ji Guang)

↓ Biography is located at:

Eldest brother: King Wu Yu sacrifice

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Second brother: Wu Wang Yifu (son - Wang Gong [self-reliance], cover the remainder)

↓Jihua biography is located in:

Third brother: Doctor Ji Za (Because of the sage, but he did not want to accept the country, he escaped. ）