Chapter 172

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Seven years ago, the palace of the Jin Kingdom.

Wen Jiang looked forward to giving birth to a son in the wax moon, and was born in a vision. King Jin was overjoyed. I also saw that the baby was ugly when it was not normal, its skin was moist and white, its limbs were like good lotus roots, and its black eyes seemed to be full of stars.

All the attendants praised Ruwa Palace Daotong, worthy of the son of the phoenix. The totem on its chest, the body is like a mandarin duck, the wings are like a peng, and the posture of a divine beast seems to show the momentum of its master.

The king of Jin bowed to raise him, sealed the wife of the Jiang family, and executed the midwife, and his plot was revealed.

Madame felt it and asked King Jin why.

King Jin said: "The phoenix is secretly raised, and I am afraid that others will steal it and seize the country." ”

The lady's face was different, and she saw that the king's intention had been decided, and she asked her brother worriedly.

On the same day, Uncle Zhong invited Yu Wang and said: "I have a love thing, and everyone wants to ask for it." What should I do? ”

Zhong Bo, the brother of the Jiang family, the proton of Qi State, suffers from leg disease, has a beautiful appearance, and has a close relationship with the King of Jin.

The king of Jin said: "If it is hidden in the depths, it will be said that there is no reason to ask for it." ”

Bad law, return.

Another day, the king of Jin saw Zhong Bo crying and asked, "Why is Qing hurt?" ”

Bo said: "The secretaries know that they can't get it, so they will destroy it!" The voice fell, and he wept very much, and he hid his face and returned.

The king of Jin seemed to feel something, and then said: "My seventh son was born by metaphor." I am very important, so ordinary people do not stain different children and their fate is determined. ”

This announcement, the next boom, the shape of the gods. Or sigh that although the king of Jin does not have the talent of a tyrant, he has the style of a virtuous king, or he disdains the king of Jin and reprimands his women for their hypocrisy. However, no matter what the king's intentions were, they eventually sent envoys to and from Jin with gifts.

The Jin Kingdom was in the limelight for a while, and the people in the country were proud of it, and it was a trend of glory in a short period of time.

That's for later.

During the same period, south of the Jin Kingdom, on the border of the Zheng State to the east of the Imperial Court, in an inconspicuous streetside tavern.

"What is King Jin's move? I am constipated and raise that 'phoenix', and don't let it touch others! A man drank the turbid liquor in the clay bowl, and his mouth seemed to have an aftertaste, and his words were quite disapproving. After all, King Jin's weakness is well known, and if he is reincarnated in that princely family, it is not much better than that of King Qi! When I drink wine and hug the beauty, isn't that a pleasure?

When his companions at the same table heard this, they secretly screamed that it was not good: they were on the border of the Jin State, although in recent years, the Zheng State ceded the land and sued for peace, avoiding the suffering of war, but they still could not be compared with the Jin State, one of the great powers, and even if the Jin King was not good, it would not be their turn to make these reckless jokes.

Sure enough.

"What do you know, you reckless?" It was a scholar who spoke, and when he looked up and saw that there was no movement, he lowered his voice and said, "The current situation is unclear, disputes are continuous, the imperial court has no soldiers, and many heroes are looking at it. Although in recent years, due to the proton of Qi State, the Jin State has not sent troops to attack the surrounding countries, and only collects annual tribute, but who knows what the Jin State is doing? You must know what a talented figure the previous King Jin was! Although the tiger father is a dog and a son, he has heard that the eldest son of the King of Jin, the son Chanai, was raised by the King of Jin on behalf of the previous generation, and it seems that his ancestors have great talents! ”

The scholar picked up the teacup and moistened it, and saw that the surrounding drinkers were waiting eagerly, so he slowly spit out the last sentence: "Listen to the continuous recruitment of soldiers in the Jin Kingdom every year!" Think about it, don't you want to raise soldiers without soldiers? What are those neighboring countries, but they don't stir up the people? I'm afraid that the spearhead will be directed at the imperial court! ”

"Then does Jin Guo want to fight our Zheng Guo?" An old man trembled to the point that there was only one in his family who was less than the age of dancing spoons, in case of war, how could Zheng Guo recruit soldiers?

"Hey, old man, you relax." "Our Zheng State and the Jin Kingdom have always been good friends, and if the Jin Kingdom wants to fight the target...... the man pointed to the imperial court in the west, "I don't know if our Zheng Kingdom will agree to the alliance?" This is not good, it is the imperial court, it is our people! ”

Imperial court, is the world's honorific title of the Zhou Dynasty, the king of Wu Ji Fa destroyed the Shang Dynasty to establish the Zhou Dynasty, its martial arts strategy and diligent government and love for the people are deeply admired by the world. There are also his descendants, Zhou Cheng, Wang Ji, Zhou Kang, Wang Ji Zhao settled, so the world called his king his son, and called his land the imperial court. However, the world has changed, hundreds of years have passed, the Zhou dynasty has become weaker and weaker, and it cannot suppress the ambitions of the surrounding countries, and some strategists say that it is in recent years.

"What does that have to do with the phoenix doll? Since the Jin Kingdom is not afraid, why not be confined to the palace? The man who spoke first shouted.

"Humph! Imprisoning the court? Now the words that the son of the phoenix can get are known to the next generation, if the king of Jin really has the idea of secretly raising the phoenix, keep the corpse or 'tanuki' that he sees for the second time! It's better to be advanced, raise it under the notice, and all the eyes will look at it, and the doll won't be able to run away! ”

"What Brother Tai said is reasonable." Only then did the man's companion stand up and bow his hand to the scholar, "Brother Zhang is already drunk, and his words are quite offended!" Don't blame it, don't blame it! After the words fell, he apologized to the surroundings. This is the border, and it is not good for someone from the Jin Kingdom to take their lives and disgrace because of that man's remarks. And this scholar, looking broken, acts in a disciplined manner, and knows so many things, and he doesn't know which way of the god is.

"No problem." The scholar's eyes flickered, and then he said casually: "Let's not talk about anything else, just the thoughts of King Jin, if there is a hero who doesn't like it, this phoenix doll won't live to grow up." "After all, this is an upright conspiracy, and the life of the son of the phoenix is guaranteed by the involvement of interests, but the son of the phoenix is raised in the court of the Jin Kingdom, and it is not clear who he wants to assist when he grows up!

The companion was deeply touched, and was about to ask a detailed question, when the drunken man was already drunk and lying on the table, knocking over the drunkard. The companion had to say goodbye to everyone and help the man out.

After walking for a long time, the two disappeared around a corner.

Originally, the two of them were assassins, and they wanted to go to the Jin Kingdom to assassinate Yizi. How do you know that under the announcement of the king of Jin, it seems that he has no intention of being infected with a different son, and then received an order from his lord to wait, so he appeared near the Jin Kingdom......

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On the border of the Song Kingdom, the old Xiao State has now become the Xiao family, located in Xiaoyi.

The ancestor of the Xiao family is the leader of the ancient Dongyi clan, the Jin Shaohao, and because the Shaohao clan is a phoenix as a totem, and the descendants are good at domesticating birds and beasts for generations, so the rumors of "the phoenix comes out and makes a decision" in the middle of the year make the Shengquan Xiao family enter the eyes of many forces, and because there are rumors that the Xiao family has a strange treasure given by Emperor Hao, the Xiao family decided to stay incognito and avoid disputes under the sin.

In addition, the world only knows that the Xia Dynasty has declined and the princes have rebelled, but the rulers of the Xiao family have overcome public opinion because of the righteousness of loyalty to the monarch and the benevolence of the people, and have changed from the lord of the princes to the head of the family, not fighting for power and keeping the original fief belonging to the people, which is praised at that time and even now. But he didn't know that the Xiao clan created three branches under the leadership of the sage family master: land, and people, which were in charge of clan affairs, money, and information. Among them, the most important information refers to the spy network composed of raised birds and animals and personnel scattered in various places. This is also one of the reasons why the elders of the Xiao clan agreed and finally made the Shengquan Xiao family abandon the country and live in seclusion.

Therefore, when the information under the proclamation of the King of Jin slowly spread to various countries, the Xiao family had already learned that the son of the phoenix was born in the Jin Kingdom, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief - as soon as this son came out, the rumors about the son of the phoenix and the Shengquan Xiao clan could be self-defeating. Then with the help of friends and guests, they laid down Qimen gossip to protect the people and land of the Xiao clan, so although there are still people watching the rumored treasure of the Xiao family, they are not valued by the Xiao family.

However, there are a few people in the Xiao family who are not like this.

Time turned back to the sixteenth day of the lunar month, and there were princes and kings in the north who were worried about getting a different son, and the father was worried about the paradise on the bank of the Yellow River......

Although today is a rare sunny day in Xiaoyi winter, the warm sun shines on the earth, the pine needles are becoming more and more verdant, and the occasional ice edge quietly turns into water droplets and goes down, which is quite leisurely, but no one appreciates it at this time.

"How? Can Hui Niang be launched? Xiao Ziwen paced back and forth in the warm pavilion, touching the beautiful beard that had just been left a little and asked the attendant.

"Hui Niangzi has entered the delivery room since Yin, and she drank two bowls of ginseng soup at three o'clock, and now she must have started."

Although Xiao Ziwen has asked several times since he learned that his wife was launched, he still has no worries in his heart. Fortunately, less than halfway through the hour, the people in the delivery room came to reply.

"Back to my lord, the lady gave birth to a daughter at the beginning of the morning, and then just now, gave birth to another daughter......" The maid Wormwood looked embarrassed.

"Twins? Is Hui Niang okay? Xiao Ziwen hurriedly asked.

"Mother and son are safe." Then the wormwood did not speak again.

Wormwood is Fu Rao's personal attendant, and he is the most reliable and stable person.

Xiao Ziwen noticed the cautious look on Wormwood's face and knew that there was something unexpected, so he retreated.

"But what happened?" Twin girls are not as taboo as twin boys, and newborn children can't see their appearance, and both mother and son are safe, Xiao Ziwen really can't think of any problem for Wormwood to behave like this.

"Since the mother gave birth, she has been extremely weak, but she has slowly recovered after the crying of the two sisters. Then the room was full of red light, accompanied by the singing and crying, like the joyful sound of birds and beasts. After a few glances, the trace disappeared, leaving only the red totem on the back of the neck. Wormwood recalled the shocking scene not long ago, and there was still awe in her eyes.

"Red Totem?" Xiao Ziwen frowned, thinking of the well-known Phoenix rumor, he suddenly felt omission, and asked, "Both?" ”

"Originally, there were all of them, and the totems of the two sisters were different when they looked closely, but when Mrs. summoned Zhumo to depict them, the totems of the second sisters disappeared."

"Oh? What a strange thing! That boss's totem hasn't dissipated? Xiao Ziwen saw Wormwood nodding, and asked, "Is there a drawing?" ”

Wormwood took out the totem pattern painted by Hui Niang.

The head of the chicken is high, the wings of the goose are about to spread, and the tail of the fish is scattered, although there are only a few strokes, but it is full of mysterious and majestic atmosphere. Hui Niang Danqing is outstanding, if you don't know in advance that this is done on the spot, no one can believe that this is painted by a postpartum woman.

"If you look closely, you can see that my wife is very healthy!" Xiao Ziwen was surprised that it was different. After all, painting is a waste of energy and physical strength, and this painting is more agile than Hui Niang's paintings in the past, and the inspiration for this technique is more dependent on energy.

Wormwood lowers its head.

[I'm afraid that my own child really responded to the rumors! ] Xiao Ziwen frowned, since he suspected that the Xiao family had a strange treasure related to the prophecy, there were constantly Xiao family children who were taken away and tortured or thieves invaded the clan to assassinate and steal, the clan was already angry, as a crime to be added, if everyone now knows that this is really the case, the two daughters will inevitably provoke criticism!

Xiao Ziwei was silent for a moment, and immediately sent someone to visit the patriarch, and then wormwood went back to inform Hui Niang that this matter should not be publicized.

On the other side, the council hall.

The patriarch is playing against his fellow guests.

"But I don't know why my friend came this time?" The patriarch touched his snow-white beard, stared at the black and white chess game, and asked slowly. The people of this sect arrived at the Xiaoyi Holy Spring a few days ago, and knocked on the door of the Xiao family for seven years to cover up the Xiao family's gossip, and the Xiao family treated him as a guest, so it was beneficial to protect the Xiao family from those greedy people who watched the strange treasures.

Ranmen closed the mountain gate eight years ago and refused any visits, so why did they come all the way to the Xiao clan to help? I'm afraid not......

"I came for someone who was destined." The visitor to Hefa's door replied quietly, picked up a white seed and fell.

Destined for people......

Although the guest of the door this time was white-haired, he still looked young, which reminded the patriarch of the Xiao clan of the rumor that the door might be located in Penglai Wonderland.

The two of them played a few more times in succession, and the door friend smiled and said, "It's here." ”