King Zhou Jing had the intention to punish these people, and deliberately ate very slowly, saying some inconsequential things while eating, looking very idle.

Lao Tzu and Fang Jishi are both human spirits, so they naturally eat slowly.

The little prince Ji Kuo was called to King Zhou Jing's side and followed him to eat with his father.

The crown prince saved a lot of face, and her face was happy. It's just that! No one hangs on him, and no one dares to get too close to him. After all! I don't worry that he will get better from then on, and I am afraid that I will cause trouble and embarrass them in the future.

After eating all the food in front of him, the crown prince Ji Meng still felt that it was not enough, and drank a pot of oil soup. And then! With a slurp, he looked at the opposition kneeling on the ground, smug in his heart.

Beauty! That's what beauty is!

Joyfully! That's what makes me happy!

If one day, the crown prince ascends to the throne of the Son of Heaven and has real power in his hands, he will be the first to take you as a "national elder"! "Widows" don't care if you are the elder of the Three Dynasties! Even if you are the "Patriarch of the Eight Dynasties", if you can't get along with the "widow", the widow will kill you! It's just that! For the sake of my father and the previous king, I don't want to punish your whole family.

After lunch, after Zhou Jingwang washed, he didn't speak, leaned on the dragon couch, closed his eyes and went to recuperate.

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes and recuperated, and none of the people below himself dared to speak, even! I didn't even dare to pant loudly.

Those who knelt there couldn't stand it anymore and had to move their bodies slightly from time to time to alleviate the physical discomfort.

After another half an hour, King Zhou Jing "woke up" and sat up straight. Seeing that the people below were still kneeling, he pretended to beckon: "Get up!" Get up! The widow punished you for not eating, but did not punish you for kneeling? Get up! Get up! Prepare tea for them, and drink more water than they eat. Take a break and sit back again! Sit down and talk about it! Don't be crooked, don't digress! ”

Under the pardon of the Great Zhou Emperor, those who knelt on their knees got up.

The white-haired old man didn't get up at once because he was old, and he rolled to the ground, looking very embarrassed. But! No one dared to come up to him.

The villains sat back in their seats and drank water desperately. When the other ministers were eating just now, their saliva was dripping. It's true! People who have never been hungry do not know what it is like to be hungry.

To know! Many of them are night owls, the kind of people who don't sleep at night and are too lazy to move during the day. Generally, I slept late at night and ate supper. So! I don't have the habit of eating breakfast in the morning. I didn't eat breakfast, so naturally I was hungry early in the morning.

After another while, King Zhou Jing urged: "You sit down and talk about it?" The widow still wants to know the result! Don't you want to go home? The widow said it! Today, there is no winner or loser, and no one is allowed to leave, including the widow! Sit down and talk about it. The widow wants to be complimentary! ”

"The Son of Heaven wants to be congratulated!" When the old eunuch heard this, he panicked on the spot.

Hearing that the Son of Heaven was going to pay tribute, the little eunuchs moved one by one.

For the little prisoners! This is no joke! That's a big deal! A major event that is bigger than a state affair. These little eunuchs are responsible for eating, drinking, and sleeping with the Son of Heaven, and it is their duty to serve the Son of Heaven.

"Let's talk about it, right? If you have any doubts, just ask! I will answer them one by one! Lao Tzu took over the conversation and asked the defense.

"Hmmm! That's back to the point! The crown prince sighed violently.

"In that case! So let me ask first? I don't understand yet! How does your doctrine of the Tao relate to statecraft? What does emulating nature have to do with governing the country? Nature is nature! Something is a thing! What does an animal have to do with the human world?

The human world has the way of life of the human world, and animals have the way of life of animals, isn't that true?

So! I don't think your Taoist theories are beneficial to the management of human society, on the contrary! There is only harm! Don't ask me about the harm first! You talk about the benefits of your theory first, and then I'll talk about the disadvantages! I'll ask you first, please answer me first! ”

A defense minister asked.

The white-haired old man has been kneeling for too long, and he is hungry, so! With no energy for debating for the time being, he was constantly adjusting his sitting posture to get used to it.

The matter of sitting in the court and discussing the Tao has long been spread inside and outside the palace. Of course! It is secretly transmitted, it is spread among various forces.

The eyeliner planted by various forces in the court and in the various palaces has already passed on the information quickly.

Wang Zi Ji Chao didn't sleep all night last night, discussing important matters with his behind-the-scenes thinkers and related personnel. Discuss how to bring down Lao Tzu, how to drive away or assassinate Fang Jishi, and how to pull the crown prince into the water again. So! The current prince Ji Dynasty is still sleeping.

In the early dynasty, he had not yet participated in politics, so he did not need to go to court every day. Even if he wants to go to court, no one dares to wake him up while he is sleeping. Unless! Before he went to bed, he told him what time to wake him up tomorrow.

After the henchman next to him learned about what happened in the court, he was so anxious. But! He didn't have the guts to wake up his master. Because! He knows! The master didn't sleep all night last night, and it was him who slept on the master's bed.

At noon, Prince Ji Chao woke up. The eunuchs and maids hurried forward to serve him and wash up. And then! Serve him to eat.

After eating, the little eunuch still didn't dare to say what happened in the court, and he didn't dare to say it until the master rested for a while, was ready to do something, or asked.

"Today!" Wang Ziji slumped in his seat, looked at the little eunuch and asked, "Did anything big happen?" ”

He was a participant in what happened last night, so he naturally knew about it. Today's palace will not be peaceful. It's not just that the palace is not calm, but the entire Luoyi City is not calm. There must be a lot of news outside.

"Back to the master! Something big has happened! Back to the master! When the little eunuch was asked, he quickly knelt down and told him what he was sitting in front of the court.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Prince Ji Chao shouted angrily.

"Damn it! The slave felt sorry for the master and didn't sleep all night, so he didn't dare to disturb. ”

"Get up! This king doesn't blame you! Get up! Prince Ji Chao's tone softened: "Let them talk about it first!" This prince is most suitable to go now! Walk! Go to the court! ”

"Yes! Master! The little eunuch quickly got up and trotted outside to prepare.

Prince Ji Chao came to the court's side, just in time for the heated debate between the two sides.

Zhou Jingwang got the report from the little eunuch, so he asked the little eunuch to pass him in. Don't enter through the front door, but through the back door. Do not alarm the people on both sides of the debate, so as not to affect the debate.

King Zhou Jingwang thought: It's okay! Look at this Ji Dynasty: how did he deal with this? How will he help his people, how will he argue with Lao Tzu? What can he find fault with Lao Tzu?

(End of chapter)