Chapter 172: Secret Meeting
Five days have passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon on the sixth day, Zhou Dayong did not go to Zhou Yuandong's house again for lunch, but came back to eat.
After the meal, he told everyone that Xu Nian and Zheng Yuan had painted portraits of all the corpses of the Chu army and Qi army that had been salvaged by the river, and carefully examined the autopsies.
During this period, because there were enough people, Xu Nian also arranged for people to send the portraits painted every day back to the county, print them, and post them in the surrounding counties, townships and towns.
As of noon today, tens of thousands of people have come to claim the body.
At the same time, Qin Chao, the squire of the military department, sent a message to Xu Nian Feige yesterday, and it is expected that he will arrive in Zhoujia Village this afternoon.
Time was urgent, and after listening carefully, Xiao Qiongzhi decided to go down the tunnel and meet the whole prince.
The whole prince and the king of Qi are still playing chess in secret.
Seeing Xiao Qiongzhi coming, the father and son put down the chess pieces at the same time and looked at her.
Xiao Qiongzhi said to them straight to the point: "Our Chu State's military department squire Lord Qin is about to arrive, King Chitose of Qi and His Royal Highness the entire prince, if there is anything to threaten me, you can start talking now."
King Qi immediately subconsciously looked at the entire crown prince.
The whole prince glanced at the two Zhoujia Village soldiers who were standing at the door, Zhou Youyu and Zhou Duo, who were in charge of guarding them, and said to Xiao Qiongzhi: "Lone does have something to say to you, but what Lone said is related to your true identity, and you shouldn't want to be listened to by others, right?"
"There are only you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Chitose of Qi here, and I am someone else, in addition, none of them are others, they are all their own people, what do you have to say, just say it." Xiao Qiongzhi said lightly.
She never thought that the whole prince could have the ability to guess her true identity, and she didn't take his threat to herself, what she really took seriously, it was always guessed by him, Zheng Bang used pigeons to catch pheasants last time.
The whole prince was a little surprised, and was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay, since you don't take yourself seriously, you have no choice but to say it directly."
"You are not from Chu at all, nor are you a little girl, but Xiao Lu, the former grandson of Da Xiao who fled abroad! Your cousin Zheng Bang should not be called Zheng Bang, but your maternal uncle, whose real name is Yan Chongchang! ”
"What about the evidence?" Xiao Qiongzhi pretended to be shocked and hurriedly asked.
"Three years ago, His Royal Highness Prince Xiao celebrated his seventieth birthday, and I had the honor to go to his house with my father to congratulate him, and I had seen you, that is, Xiao Lu, the eldest grandson of the former Prince Xiao."
"At that time, you were only four years old, your eyebrows and eyes had not yet grown, and you were combing a little boy's hair bun, and when I saw you again this time, your eyebrows and eyes had already grown, and you were combed into a little girl's bun, so when I saw you at first glance, I just felt familiar, and I didn't expect that you were Xiao Lu."
"It wasn't until the last time, when I saw Zheng Bang and the whole process of catching pheasants, that I remembered that five years ago, my uncle invited Yan Chongchang to take me and several of my cousins to use the same method to catch pheasants in the mountains."
"Then he guessed you."
"Oh, I see, I see." Xiao Qiongzhi nodded quietly, and the next moment, he left the secret room without looking back.
provoked the whole prince and the king of Qi at a loss.
King Qi even shouted at her with a fierce look: "Xiao Lu, where are you going?" Is it to collude with General Zhou and kill the whole Lone and Lone? Lone tells you that you can't do this, and if you do, Lone will not let you go! ”
Xiao Qiongzhi didn't bother to respond, let him guess blindly, and continued to walk forward.
She's not Xiao Lu at all.
In the memory she retrieved, Xiao Lu was the cousin of her grandfather, and the whole prince didn't know, but she knew very well that Xiao Lu was arrested by Wei Feng as early as the beginning of this year and used to threaten her grandfather, and it has always been in Wei Feng's hands.
As for Xiao Lu's uncle Yan Chongchang, as early as half a year ago, in order to secretly rescue Xiao Lu from Wei Feng's hands, he was unfortunately killed by Wei Feng's men.
This kind of speculation of the whole prince, even if it reaches Wei Feng's ears, will not attract Wei Feng's attention.
And once Wei Feng didn't take it seriously, then the King of Chu would naturally not take it seriously, so he no longer suspected Zheng Bang.
In the afternoon, Qin Chao, the squire of the military department, really led 3,000 men and horses to Zhoujia Village to assist Xu Nian and Zheng Yuan in disposing of more than 40,000 corpses fished out of the Peacock River by the river.
Zhou Dazhi deliberately let Zhou Dayong stare at this.
After getting the news from Zhou Dayong, he immediately called Xiao Qiongzhi aside and whispered: "Zhi'er, before meeting Lord Qin, for the sake of prudence, I don't plan to leak my whereabouts and my whereabouts with King Chitose of Qi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to anyone, including Lord Qin, Lord Xu, and Master Zheng."
"You have the guest order that Prince Zhao gave to your uncle, you see, can you discuss with your uncle, take the guest order, and invite the Qin Dynasty to come to our house for dinner in the name of you and your uncle, so that I can meet Lord Qin at home and in private?"
"Yes, Dad, I will do this properly!" Xiao Qiongzhi said without hesitation.
Next, she immediately found Zheng Bang, who was holding a red wood and carving a wooden hairpin, and told him what Zhou Dazhi had just said, and at the same time, told him what she had promised Zhou Dazhi next year.
After Zheng Bang heard this, he immediately carried her on his back and went to the river to meet the Qin Dynasty.
Qin Chao is a middle-aged man with a strong face and a more dignified behavior.
When Zheng Bang and Xiao Qiongzhi saw him, Xu Nian took the initiative to enthusiastically introduce them.
After hearing this, the Qin Dynasty said happily to Xiao Qiongzhi: "Last time, when His Royal Highness Prince Zhao returned to Beijing to meet the King of Chu, he specifically mentioned you and your uncle in front of hundreds of officials."
"He told you about your feat of supporting thirty children to go to county school, and your uncle's feat of not only supporting your feat, but also eliminating harm to the people, killing tigers, wild boars, and wolves."
"After the king of Chu heard this, he said at that time that when the battle of Chuqi is over, he must summon you into the palace and praise you in person."
Speaking of this, Qin Chao suddenly thought of something, pointed to the remaining more than 30,000 corpses by the river, and said: "I came here this time, and specially brought the portraits painted by the army for all the officers and soldiers of the Chu army, these corpses, should soon be able to find out all the identities and deal with them."
"I will be able to return to Beijing in three days at the latest. Little girl, now the battle of Chuqi is over. Do you think you want to take this opportunity to go to Beijing with your uncle and me to meet the King of Chu? ”
"No, Lord Qin, thank you for your kindness, it's too cold now, I'm afraid of the cold, I don't dare to go out." Xiao Qiongzhi politely refused.
On such a cold and freezing day, stay at home, eat and drink well, sleep well, and feel so cool.
She didn't want to just summon the king of Chu, so she took the initiative to go to Chu Jing and send it to the king of Chu to meet.
However, she is still looking forward to the praise of King Chu.
After all, the king of Chu is the king of a country, and the praise should not be too cold.