Queen Xu Jingsi's people, as well as several important ministers of Puguo, as well as the patriarchs of various clans, went to the mansion of the two princes one after another, almost breaking their threshold.

In the past few days, the eyes of the whole capital have been focused on the mansions of the two princes.

Time seemed to pass very slowly and painfully, but for several days, there was no result.

Neither prince is willing to back down!

Just when everyone was anxious, the Hemen tribe rebelled at this time, and it colluded with the Jiele tribe, the Kubo tribe and some remote tribes who depended on them among the ten tribes, and turned out of Pu Country together, and quickly gathered troops, intending to attack the northern frontier of Pu State, and the whole country was shocked.

The battle for the throne finally brought the worst result, making the country of Depu like a plate of scattered sand, and as soon as the wind blew, it dispersed.

The private soldiers of the two princes and several supporting tribes, such as the Gansong tribe and the Chengba tribe, suffered heavy losses in the battle, and if the two sides continued, they were afraid that they would not be able to stop the rebels.

At a time when the country was in peril, the subjects of Pu could not help but think of the events of forty years ago.

At that time, there was also a rebellion in Puguo, which led to the first king Langrima taking eight years to quell the rebellion, and then after more than ten years of recuperation and recuperation, Puguo returned to the top, and even made Dasheng bow down to their Puguo, which led to the queen and the pro-Puguo.

At that time, Langima had the support of his uncle Hamao to survive the crisis, but this time, the two princes had different hearts, and if this continued, Pu Guo would surely die.

At this moment, even if the two princes refuse to retreat, the national disaster is ahead, and if they still fight for their own interests, they will not be worthy of being kings.

On September 15, Queen Xu Jingsi was in charge and summoned the two princes, Chi Deru and Mu Nai, to the palace to persuade peace.

This is not the first time that such a peace has been made, but it is the most formal.

On that day, the patriarch of the six clans of Puguo, the uncle of the king, Hamao, and other noble ministers all arrived, among which the Dasheng envoy group headed by Feng Yan also attended as the queen's mother's family.

This is the most formal consultation after the competition of the Choosing the Monarch Ceremony, and of course, the three tribes that have rebelled out of Pu Country did not attend.

The location is in the main hall in the center of the palace.

Before the end of the day, everyone else arrived on time, except for the two princes, who did not show up for a long time.

Time passed little by little in silence, and everyone was patient at first, but seeing that all the incense had passed, and the two princes did not appear, the people in the palace gradually became agitated, whispering one after another, and most of them showed impatience.

Uncle Hamao, who was sitting at the bottom, frowned slightly, and was about to ask Xu Jingsi if he should send someone to check it, when he heard someone in the hall shouting: "It's here." ”

Sure enough, twenty or thirty zhang outside the hall, two men were walking side by side towards this side, keeping a three-foot distance between each other, neither of them wanting to get close to the other, and neither of them wanting to lag behind the other.

It was the eldest prince Chi Deru and the second prince Mu Nai who were long overdue.

Even if the two of them were silent, they could feel the sparks between the two of them when they walked in such a big stride, and a depressing atmosphere permeated the surroundings of the two.

As the two got closer, their descriptions became clearer.

Compared with the monarch selection ceremony at the end of June, less than three months apart, the two brothers have already been judged as two.

The brothers were a lot haggard, looking at the way Chi Deru walked, it was obvious that the knife wound on his thigh had healed before, but there were more burns from his left ear to his chin, and the hideous scar was slightly raised, and even his beard could not hide it.

Mu Nai, who was already thin, became thinner and thinner, looking tired, but holding on.

The brothers occasionally met their eyes, and the hatred in each other's eyes surged and shouted, eager to cut each other with a thousand knives.

But the two finally remembered what the occasion was, barely suppressed the anger in their hearts, stepped into the hall side by side, and came to Queen Xu Jingsi and saluted.

"The eldest prince, the second prince, please sit down and talk." Xu Jingsi smiled and stretched out his hand to make an invitation.

Xu Jingsi wore a robe embroidered with gold silk and rosefinches, and wore a gorgeous crown of tired silk inlaid ruby hairpins on her head, which made her gorgeous and beautiful, and crowned the world.

The two princes looked at Xu Jingsi, who was sitting above, their eyes were almost straight, and their hearts were burning with raging fire.

Such a beauty should belong to herself!

Moreover, the queen likes herself, and with her on her side, her chances of victory are even greater!

After thanking Xu Jingsi, the brothers sat down cross-legged in their seats.

Xu Jingsi looked around at everyone and said in Pu language: "The throne is undecided, the Hemen tribe, the Jiele tribe and the Kubo tribe are rebelling, and the rebel army will attack at any time, the situation is critical. ”

Uncle Wang Hamao said to Xu Jingsi: "Queen, the throne has not been decided, the Fu clan has never been like this for hundreds of years, and it can't go on like this anymore!" ”

The more Hamao spoke, the more excited he became, he glanced at the two princes, and reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "Chi Deru, Mu Nai, for your own selfishness, regardless of the interests of the country, and unscrupulous means, will make people's hearts turbulent, the various ethnic groups divided, and give the Hemen clan with wolf ambitions a chance!" You two can't escape the blame for this! ”

Hamao was highly respected in Puguo, and was the uncle and grandfather of the two princes, and the brothers were trained by him to be silent.

Hamao sighed and said righteously: "Queen, no matter what, a new king must be decided today in order to stabilize the situation and calm the people. ”

"What Uncle Wang said is very true. In the past few days, thinking of the Hemen tribe and their army coveting the side, I can't sleep well. Xu Jingsi, who was on the top, echoed.

She frowned slightly, and her beautiful face was dyed with a little sorrow, and she looked at the two princes and said, "The eldest prince, the second prince, what are the plans of the two of you?" ”

Chi Deru and Mu Nai subconsciously glanced at each other, and the second prince Mu Nai took the lead in speaking: "Queen, Uncle Wang, I am the winner of the monarch selection ceremony, and I should succeed to the throne......"

"No! You cheated in the competition, and you didn't get the right position, and this wind didn't last long. If the children of the royal family in the future cheat in the competition like you, then what's the point of choosing the king?! Chi Deru retorted indignantly.

The brothers competed against each other, and their eyes almost burst into flames.

Soon, several tribes such as the Gansong and Chengba tribes also joined the controversy.

"I, the Gansong tribe, the Jiluo tribe, and the Keba tribe will never recognize the second prince as the monarch, otherwise, my three tribes will be cut off from the Pu country."

"Queen, Uncle Wang, how can the matter of choosing a king be at the mercy of all tribes, is it not that the king is not a king, and the minister is not a minister! Moreover, the matter of Wulisan is clearly framed by the eldest prince and the Gansong clan, and there is no empirical evidence, so the second prince should be the king. ”

"The eldest prince sent someone to assassinate the second prince in the temple, disrespectful to the gods, and unworthy of being a king!"

This is destined to be a scolding war in which the public says that the public is justified and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and it is impossible for anyone to convince the other party.

Everyone said a word, and their emotions became more and more excited, and they glared angrily one by one, and the air was full of sparks and tensions.

Suddenly, Chi Deru pulled out his scimitar and pointed at Mu Nai with the blade, "Mu Nai, I don't recognize that I didn't do it!" But today, since you have to say that I assassinated you, then I will simply confirm this crime, and you will not have to bother framing me like this! ”

Mu Nai showed no weakness, and then also pulled out the scimitar at his side.

The blades of the two scimitars faced each other, and the brothers looked at each other's gaze and wanted to devour each other alive.

Immediately after, the clan chiefs behind them also pulled out their swords, and more than a dozen knives confronted each other with cold light.

"Enough!"

A heavy slap accompanied by the woman's scolding suddenly sounded, and the tea bowl and fruit bowl on the table shook with that palm, which was particularly harsh, making the surrounding air cold.

Everyone was silent for a while, and looked at Xu Jingsi, who was like an angry phoenix.

"There is an old saying in the Central Plains: Brothers are on the wall, and they are insulted outside. At this time, you brothers are still killing each other! Xu Jingsi pointed at their noses and scolded, looking like he hated iron but not steel, "If you continue to fight like this, Puguo will change hands!" ”

Those patriarchs were reprimanded by Xu Jingsi and took the knives back, but only Chi Deru and Mu Nai still looked at each other motionlessly, holding the scimitar tightly in their hands.

Both of their bodies were tense like a full bowstring, and they were about to burst.

"Since neither the eldest prince nor the second prince obey anyone, why don't you choose someone else?" A young man's casual voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

The young man used Dasheng language, and everyone's eyes naturally looked at Feng Yan.

Outrageous! Hamao frowned, his face was displeased, he only felt that this was a family matter in Puguo, what qualifications did he, a Dasheng envoy, have to intervene?!

Hamao was about to reprimand Feng Yan, but when the words came to his lips, he thoughtfully raised his hand and touched the short beard in the human being. However, what the Dasheng envoy said seemed to have some truth.

Chi Deru and Mu Nai, the two brothers, are unwilling to let anyone, no one will obey anyone, and if they continue like this, they will only fight for jade, so it is better to find another way and choose another person as the king.

Hamao's mind moved, but then a new question arose.

In addition to the eldest prince and the second prince, the first king Langrima only had a few children born to female slaves, and the children of this female slave were slaves, how could slaves inherit the supreme throne?!

"I will never admit the lowly seed born to a slave girl!" Chi Deru gritted his teeth and said in a big sheng language, his attitude was firm, and his face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping ink.

He is the son of the first queen, how could he allow the lowly seed born to such a slave girl to step on his head and become the king of Pu country!

What does it mean that Chi Deru refers to Sang scolding Huai?! Mu Nai's face didn't look good when he heard it, and the scimitar in his hand almost didn't stab out.

However, in this matter, he also agrees with Chi Deru.

How can the sons of slave girls be kings!

He fought with his life and saved his father's life, so that he won the glory of a prince for himself.

He is the prince whom his father has announced to the whole country, and how can he be compared to the son of those humble slave girls?!

Feng Yan glanced at Chi Deru lightly, and then asked Xu Jingsi: "Queen, I don't know if the first king has sons and nephews?" ”

The first king Langrima had three brothers, of course, he had sons and nephews.

However, for Chi Deru and Mu Nai, how could they be willing to let their cousins ascend the throne, and besides, their father Lang Rima won the inheritance by force, successfully ascended the throne, swept away the rebellion step by step, and came to the point of being admired by the whole country step by step, why did they give up the throne to the sons of the losers?!

Instead of putting those people on the throne, it would be better to have your son enthroned as king!

At this moment, Chi Deru and Mu Nai suddenly had a sense of urgency, and when they thought of this at the same time, their eyes were shining.

The two of them looked at Xu Jingsi on the throne in front of them, Xu Jingsi was lazily leaning on the spacious throne, her slender waist was erected with a dark embroidered brocade belt, the curves were exquisite, and under the gorgeous and bright hairpin crown, a few strands of black green silk were softly scattered on her delicate jade cheeks, which was charming and enchanting, and both of them were on fire in their hearts.

Chi Deru put away the scimitar in his hand, and was the first to speak: "Queen, Uncle Wang, I can give up the throne, but the successor to the throne must be the one I agree with." It must not be Mu Nai, nor can it be the son of several uncles and uncles...... None of them are eligible. ”

"For the sake of Pu and for the sake of the overall situation, I can also give up the throne." Immediately afterwards, Mu Nai also put away the knife and emphasized in a loud voice, "But the throne must not be given to the eldest brother and a few cousins, and the rest can be discussed." Mu Nai almost used all his strength to finish these words, and his heart was like a knife.

For the sake of the throne, he did everything he could, and in just three months, he lost a lot of private soldiers at hand, but he didn't expect to fall short in the end.

Seeing that the two princes finally took a step back, several patriarchs and noble ministers present were all relieved, at least Pu Guo would not be torn apart because of the two princes.

That's already a good start.

Get rid of the two princes and the sons and nephews of the former king, and the remaining options are obvious.

"Then the throne will be decided from among the kings and grandsons of the two princes." Hamao looked around at the people in the hall and said, "What do you think? ”

The eldest prince had two grandchildren, ten and five.

The second prince has only one grandson under his knees, who is eight years old.

Several kings and grandsons are still young, and I am afraid that they will have to wait a few years.

The patriarchs of several clans talked one after another, whether it was the Fu clan or other clans, the teenagers around the age of ten were just children, and they couldn't let the two children fight hard with knives.

No matter which Wang Sun wins, I am afraid that it is not real strength, but just luck.

In the midst of a small discussion, a noble Pu Guo, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Queen, Uncle Wang, two princes, I have a proposal. ”

The eyes of the other people in the hall suddenly shifted to him, and Xu Jingsi spoke: "Yin Lihe, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Yin Lihe put his right hand on his left chest, saluted respectfully, and continued: "Queen, more than forty years ago, King Hongma suddenly died violently, and at that time, King Dabu was only twelve years old and could not take on the great responsibility. ”

The Hongma King mentioned by Yin Lihe is the ancestor of the previous king Lang Rima, and he is also the founding king who established the great cause of this Pu country.

"At that time, it was the queen of King Hongma who first supervised the country for three years, and it was not until King Dabu was fifteen years old that King Dabu ascended the throne and returned to political orthodoxy."

"It is better to have the queen regent first, and wait until the sons of the two princes reach the age of fifteen in seven years, and then hold a ceremony to choose a new king."

For Dasheng, this idea is incredible, in the history of the Central Plains for thousands of years, at most, the queen mother assisted the young lord and listened to the government.

But for Pu and the Fu people, there is a precedent, not only the queen of King Hongma has been an independent regent, but also in the history of the Fu people for hundreds of years, there are also Dong Lijun 80 years ago and Meng Yinsa a hundred years ago who once temporarily acted as the patriarch's wife.

After Yin Lihe made this suggestion, everyone in the hall was thoughtful, and the discussion became more lively and noisy.

Many people were discussing in a low voice, and they all looked at Queen Xu Jingsi, thinking that this idea was not impossible.

Xu Jingsi has been married to Puguo for nearly ten years, and has always been admired in Puguo for many years, rather than letting the two princes fight to the death and tear the country apart, it is better for the queen to temporarily regent and supervise the country, and it is imperative to calm the civil strife first.

Most of those patriarchs and noble ministers nodded slightly, showing their approval, but no one rashly expressed their position.

Everyone's eyes are focused on the prince's uncle Hamao and the two princes, in the final analysis, to quell the chaos, the first thing is for the two princes to work together before they can break the gold.

At this time, Feng Yan stopped talking, and quickly exchanged a look with Wen Wuchen beside him.

He pinched a tea bowl and casually drank the milk wine in the bowl, which was not a strong drink, but had a mellow taste, sweet and delicious, and a little milky aroma. Well, Zhen Zhen should like this kind of milk bar, and he asked Ah Yong to prepare a cart of milk wine for him.

Feng Yan accidentally ran away with his thoughts, thinking about his Zhenzhen.

Gradually, the surroundings fell silent again, and most of the people stopped talking, waiting for the decision of the two princes......

Time passed quietly, and although the two princes did not speak, their eyes flickered, their minds raced, and they occasionally glanced at each other and weighed the pros and cons in their hearts.

Now that the country is in jeopardy, they have to make a choice.

Seven years is not short, and it is not long.

There can be a lot of variables......

Mu Nai's gaze looked at Xu Jingsi again, his eyes became firm, and this time, he took the lead in speaking: "Queen, I agree. ”

Saying that, Mu Nai's heart became even hotter.

Xu Jingsi is oriented towards herself, and after she comes to Japan to be the regent of the country, how can she know how to govern the country as a weak woman, and she is not asking for help from herself, when the time comes, he will be the uncrowned king of this Pu country.

Seven years, he needs to wait for seven years, seven years is enough for him to cultivate his strength well, there are too many things that can happen in seven years, who can guarantee that Chi Deru's eldest son can live to adulthood?!

Mu Nai's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a sinister light flashed under his dark eyes.

Seeing that Mu Nai agreed, Chi Deru was not far behind, and responded loudly: "I have no objection. ”

Chi Deru's eyes were also lit with blazing ambition and desire, and he felt that Xu Jingsi would definitely be on his side.

After all, he is the eldest son of his father, he is the rightful heir of King Pu, Xu Jingsi, as a noble daughter of Dasheng, how can he look at the cheap breed of a female slave born in Shangmu Nai!

Now, for the sake of Pu Guo, he can only endure humiliation!

As for Mu Nai, the accounts between them will be settled little by little later.

Seeing that the two princes expressed their positions, the other patriarchs were completely relieved, and they got up one after another, saluted Xu Jingsi at the head, and expressed their support for her to supervise the country.

For a time, there was a feeling of unity and unity in the hall.

Xu Jingsi slowly looked around at everyone, hooked his lips and smiled, like the fox charm that seduced people's souls, absolutely glamorous.

"For the sake of the overall situation of Puguo, then I have to take on this important task for the time being."

She sat up straight, while brushing her hair casually, an extremely simple action, done by her, but with an extreme style, so that many men in the hall were almost stupid.

"The queen is wise."

Everyone shouted these four words in unison, and they echoed around like thunder......

It was noon, and the September sun hung high in the blue sky, casting brilliant light on the earth below.

On September 15, the queen Xu Jingsi was officially appointed regent of the country.

On the same day, Xu Jingsi issued a decree ordering the Hemen tribe, the Jiele tribe, and the Kubo tribe to surrender within 10 days.

With these two edicts, the hearts of the people in Puguo, who were originally in turmoil, gathered together again, and since the death of Lang Rima, the invisible clouds that have pressed on Puguo have finally dissipated in the past few months.

The people in the capital began to return to their daily life, and the city of Jinluo gradually prospered, and occasionally the high-pitched and loud singing of those Pu people could be heard echoing on this plateau......

The singing continued, spreading throughout the corners of Jinluo City, including the post houses on the mountainside.

"Wuchen, when my aunt completely controls the power of Pu Kingdom, we will be able to go back." Feng Yan looked at the hovering vulture in the sky, his eyes were clear and clear, like the blue sky after the rain.

Wen Wuchen also looked out the window and answered softly: "It's almost there." ”

Feng Yan raised his eyebrows, looked at the vulture that spread his wings and flew eastward, and couldn't help but calculate in his heart: Count the days, maybe he can rush back to celebrate the New Year with Zhen Zhen. The New Year's goods he has prepared, Zhen Zhen will definitely like them.

In the golden autumn of September, the maple leaves are getting redder and redder, and the trees are gradually withering yellow, and in October, the weather in the capital has a bit of a cold autumn feeling.

Duanmu Fei arrived in the capital on the first day of October.

Starting from Ningjiang Palace, after several days of bumps along the way, even if Duanmu Fei hid in the carriage every day, he was almost torn apart, and he couldn't wait to quickly insert his wings and go back to Duanmu Mansion.

After entering the city gate, she said goodbye to Han Xing and the others, and her carriage sped straight towards Quanyu Street.

Duanmujun had been waiting for Duanmufei for a long time, and she got the news yesterday and knew that the saint had entered Beijing today, so she sent a small servant to the city gate early in the morning to guard.

The holy car rushed to the Sanli Pavilion area outside the city at noon, and after the little guy found out the news near the city gate, he went back to the house to report, Duanmu estimated that the time was almost up, and simply waited at the Yimen, waiting for his sister with a piercing eye.

The little starling stopped on Duanmu's shoulder, leisurely pecking at the fine feathers under his wings, looking very comfortable.

As soon as the green canopy carriage stopped, Duanmufei couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage, and shouted crisply: "Sister! ”

"Zhenzhen, you're thin and dark." Duanmujun took Duanmufei's little hand, and looked up and down at his sister who had not seen him for three months, this was the first time that his sister had left him for so long, "In the past few months, how are you in Ningjiang Palace?" Can you get used to it? Has anyone bullied you? ”

Duanmujun's eyes were reluctant to leave his sister, and he asked again and again.

Hearing Duanmujun ask if anyone was bullying him, Duanmufei's little face showed a look of "indescribable". Ahem, it's good that she doesn't bully others......

"Quack!" The little starling also saw Duanmu Fei, and while screaming excitedly, he flew to her shoulder, landed on it steadily, and howled in Duanmu Fei's ear, as if he was greeting her, and it seemed to be more like condemning her.

Duanmufei touched the little starling perfunctorily, then affectionately took Duanmuxuan's arm, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, Lord Cen takes good care of me." ”

The four words "fox fake tiger might" are perfect for her, she has been living comfortably in the palace in the past few months, and she almost took the little starling brother to tease the birds and walk the dog, and she is a living and unscrupulous boy.

And Duanmujun thought that Cen Yin specially told others to take care of Duanmufei, and praised with a smile: "Lord Cen has always been careful and proper. ”