Jiang Shishi: "......"

Gift? It would be good if the king of Chu didn't kill the prince, what good gift could he prepare for the prince?

A short time later, several burly men came in carrying a large piece covered with a red cloth.

They placed the large piece in the middle of the hall, and one of the men lifted the red cloth.

Suddenly, a six-foot-high chrysanthemum stone ornament was presented in front of everyone.

A subordinate of the King of Chu also made an introduction: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is the meeting gift that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has prepared for you, it is a stone sculpture carved from the natural chrysanthemum stone at the bottom of the river and the natural pattern of the stone, which is an elegant art ...... of natural and humanistic reconstruction."

The man had a good mouth, and Jiang Shishi stood behind the prince and looked at the stone sculpture in the middle.

I saw that the chrysanthemum stone was black, and there were lifelike chrysanthemums in the stone.

Some of the flowers are budding, and some are in full bloom.

The stonemasons also carved plums, bamboos, and birds and animals on it, including a giant python.

The python is similar to the python pattern on the prince's brocade robe, which adds a sense of solemnity to the stone carving.

This stone carving is good-looking, it's just... With such a large stone sculpture, it is inevitable that the prince will be unable to move with him.

Especially when being chased and killed, it will be even more inconvenient.

Unless someone transports the stone sculpture back to the capital, it will be a huge expense......

"What a well-carved chrysanthemum stone carving, the King of Chu has a heart." Pei Xuanling said with a smile: "It's just that when Gu patrolled the river a few days ago, didn't the Chu Wangfu already give Gu a big gift?" Why did you give another meeting gift today? ”

As soon as the voice fell, the entire hall instantly became silent.

The expressions on the faces of the father and son of King Chu were even more colorful.

However, the king of Chu was an old man in the end, and he was more calm, and the expression on his face only stiffened for a moment before returning to normal.

On the other hand, Yi Enyang's face changed from yellow to white, then from white to green, and finally from green to purple, evolving his face to the extreme!

"......" King Chu asked in surprise: "Before this, our Chu Palace's Mansion did not give any gifts to His Royal Highness, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mistaken?" ”

"A few days ago, when Lone was patrolling the river in East Lake, he was assassinated by a group of assassins at night, and the people below searched for tokens engraved with the word 'yang' on those assassins. And when Gu first arrived in the capital, some people spread rumors everywhere to ruin Gu's reputation, and among those people, they also had the word 'yang' token on their bodies. ”

"If Lone remembers correctly, such a token comes from your Chu Di Guards, and the Chu Di Guards are under your control, yes or no?"

As he spoke, Pei Xuanling took out the token from his sleeve pocket.

Huang Dechang took the token and handed it to the King of Chu.

"......" King Chu stared at the token engraved with the word "Yang" for a few breaths, and he first said to the prince: "This token is indeed from the guards under me, but this camp with the word 'Yang' has always been under the control of dogs. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Yi Enyang, "Haven't you always been in charge of the Yangzi Battalion guards?" What the hell is going on? You have brought this king from the truth! ”

"Father, the guards of the Yangzi Battalion are indeed under my control, but I can assassinate the prince and destroy the prince's reputation... It was none of my business, it was the work of one of my subordinates. When Yi Enyang explained, he also took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve pocket, "You see, this is the confession recorded by that subordinate, and he has already drawn a charge on it." ”

The king of Chu looked at the contents of the rice paper, and asked people to hand the rice paper to the prince, "Your Highness, you have also heard that this matter was done arbitrarily by the people below, and it has nothing to do with the dogs." ”

Pei Xuanling didn't even look at the content on the paper, he just asked, "What about the person who assassinated Lone?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, such a person with a beast's heart and a bold and reckless person, I have killed him, only in this way can I express my guilt and sincerity to His Highness!" Yi Enyang was strong, and all the black ones were turned white by him.

As soon as Pei Xuanling heard it, he knew that Yi Enyang was anxious to find a replacement for the dead ghost.

"This is the sincerity of your Chu Palace?" The corners of his mouth hooked up a cold sneer, Pei Xuanling looked up at the father and son of King Chu, "But why does Gu think that this sincerity is far from enough......"

Yi Enyang: "......"

The king of Chu asked, "I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants?" ”

"Although this incident was done by the people under the prince, it was caused by the son's negligence." Pei Xuanling asked casually: "The King of Chu is in charge of the military of Chu, and I want to ask the King of Chu, the improper management of the upper peak has caused his subordinates to make mistakes, according to the military law, how should he deal with it?" ”

Yi Enyang glared at the prince angrily, "Prince, our Chu Wangfu is already very face-giving to you, don't you ......"

"Shut up!" The King of Chu stopped Yi Enyang, and then smiled at the crown prince, "Your Highness, the upper peak is not properly managed, according to military law, it should be twenty military staffs!" ”

Yi Enyang: "Father......"

King Chu: "You kneel down and apologize to the prince." ”

Yi Enyang looked at King Chu with an incredulous expression, thinking that he had misheard, "What? You're ......."

"Get on your knees!" Without waiting for Yi Enyang to finish speaking, the King of Chu gave a sharp order.

Yi Enyang pursed his lips tightly, gritting his teeth and kneeling towards the prince, but the look on his face was extremely ugly.

King Chu: "Apologize to the crown prince!" ”

"......" Yi Enyang gritted his teeth fiercely, and said to the prince firmly: "This time I didn't manage the people under me well, and caused His Royal Highness the prince to be assassinated, please forgive me." ”

Although he apologized, when he looked at the prince, there was anger churning in his eyes.

The green tendons of the sideburns jumped suddenly, and I was not convinced at first glance.

Pei Xuanling just looked at Yi Enyang and didn't speak.

The King of Chu on the side smiled shyly, "Your Highness, the dog has been arrogant and indulged by me since he was a child, and this has developed a reckless and impulsive temperament, and please don't remember the villain, don't ......be like him."

The father and son of the King of Chu, when Lao Tzu smiled vigorously, and when his sons knelt down, Pei Xuanling pulled his lips and said lightly: "Wherever you are, you have dealt with the son in accordance with the military law, which is already relatively harsh." ”

The King of Chu smiled and ordered in a deep voice, "Come on, drag the prince out to beat twenty military staffs!" ”

"Father, are you mistaken!" Yi Enyang yelled at the King of Chu, "You haven't beaten me since you were a child, and today you want to beat me with a cane for the sake of the prince!" I'm your own son, your only son......"

No matter what Yi Enyang said, the king of Chu still let people drag him out.

About a cup of tea, Yi Enyang's voice shouted out of pain outside.

The king of Chu continued to talk with the prince in the palace, I don't know if it was because the baby son was screaming too badly, or because of something else, the king of Chu was absent-minded when chatting with the prince.

The matter is almost over, the king of Chu left the prince to eat in the house, and the prince excused himself.

When I left the Chu Palace, I saw Yi Enyang lying on the bench, and his back had been beaten to the point that his skin was open.

The cane was beaten harder than the usual board, and it stands to reason that the scar was far worse than that of twenty scepters.

Some people can't bear it, and some of them die on the spot.

The king of Chu has such a son, probably because he was afraid that Yi Enyang would be killed, so he asked the people below to beat him lightly.

When passing by Yi Enyang's side, the kid still stared at Pei Xuanling with scarlet eyes, even though his back was full of scars.

"You just stared your eyes out, and you can't help it." When passing by Yi Enyang's side, Pei Xuanling stopped and looked down at Yi Enyang condescendingly.

After saying this, Yi Enyang's face turned red with anger, "Who said that this son can't help you?" If you have the ability, don't be in a hurry to leave Chudi, when I get better, let's try again? ”

Pei Xuanling: "Just a gentleman like you, who doesn't do his job all day long, you know that you are causing trouble everywhere, and you need your aging father to help you wipe your buttocks, and Lone doesn't bother to compete with you at all." ”

"Prince! You... Don't deceive people too much! Yi Enyang's back hurt to death, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Who said that I am a hairy boy who has not dried up, I am going to win the crown this year, okay, you are not much older than me!" ”

Pei Xuanling: "Age does not represent whether a person's mind is mature or not, even if the King of Chu is too old to walk in the future, maybe you want him to help you wipe your buttocks, at that time, even if you are middle-aged, what is the difference between it and now?" ”

"You... How do you know I'm still the same after all these years? Yi Enyang glared at the prince angrily, "Prince, do you dare to make a bet with me?" ”

Pei Xuanling: "Oh? What to bet on? ”

Yi Enyang: "When I can stand alone, let's try again?" ”

"Okay, wait alone." Pei Xuanling looked at Yi Enyang fixedly, "It's just, when you can stand alone, it shouldn't be a matter of the next life, right?" ”

After speaking, he ignored Yi Enyang's angry grinning appearance, and left with his sleeves brushed up.

Jiang Shishi followed behind the prince, carefully pondering what the prince and Yi Enyang said.

Those words sounded poisonous, and although they were not very hurtful, they were extremely insulting.

But if you think about it carefully, it is more like the prince deliberately used the method of provocation to provoke and humiliate Yi Enyang, but it is actually a contrary advice.

Judging from the current situation, aren't the crown prince and the Chu Wangfu mortal enemies?

Why bother educating Yi Enyang?

Jiang Shishi turned around with some doubts, and saw the King of Chu leaning his back and bowing respectfully to the prince, "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Jiang Shishi: "......"

I thought that the King of Shu was already a master of acting, but now it seems that the acting skills of this King of Chu are also very exquisite.

obviously wanted to take the prince's life, but on the surface, he had to make a respectful appearance, so he did not hesitate to beat his baby son with twenty military staffs.

After the prince and the others left the palace of the king of Chu, Yi Enyang lay on the bench and wailed.

"Ahh It hurts me! My father doesn't have my son in his heart, I can't stay in this palace, you throw me into the street at will, and just let me die outside......"

King Chu looked at the wound on his precious son's back, and pointed to the two subordinates who were standing aside to torture, "What's the matter, didn't this king let you lighten it?" ”

Frightened, those people knelt down one after another, "Lord Wang, the subordinates are light enough." ”

The king of Chu wanted to touch the injury on his baby's son's back, but he was a little at a loss, so he had to get angry at his subordinates, "Why don't you carry the prince to the house quickly, and ask the doctor to give birth to the prince to take a look!" ”

Yi Enyang: "What do you want the doctor to see, just let me die of pain!" ”

King Chu: "Good son, be obedient, my father will let the government doctor give you medicine lightly." ”

"The prince chased and killed you last year, causing you to be seriously injured, I was kind enough to avenge you, but you beat me like this for the prince, you said, do you have another son outside?!"

"Nonsense, you are a son for the father."

Yi Enyang said reluctantly: "Anyway, I don't care, the prince should be about to leave Chudi, last year he hurt you like that, and this year I was beaten like this, you can't let him leave Chudi alive!" ”

"Good, good... As long as you can rest assured and let the doctor show you the injury, the father will depend on you. King Chu patiently coaxed his baby son, "It's just, didn't you make an appointment with the prince just now, and you want to compete with the prince in the future?" ”

"If your father kills him, with whom will you be in the future? Besides, don't you want to change your mind, but the way you are... It's very immature, no wonder the prince said that you are a stinky brat ......"

Yi Enyang was so angry that he was autistic, "......"

Seeing that his son stopped talking, the king of Chu waved his palm and let Yi Enyang take him away.

**

Since the affairs of Chu Di were almost done, Pei Xuanling still had a lot of places to inspect, so he didn't stay in Chu for long.

Everyone returned to the restaurant for lunch, and after a short nap in the afternoon, they packed their bags and left Chudi in a carriage.

In the evening, the prince and others left the main city gate.

Soon after leaving the main city gate, Jiang Shishi lifted the curtain, her eyes fell on the dim street, and she asked seemingly casually: "Your Highness, where are we going next?" Which way to go? ”

Pei Xuanling was reading a book, and when he saw the woman asking, he replied casually: "Next, I will go to several states and governments south of Chu to inspect the river, and I will still take the official road." ”

"It's the official road again." Jiang Shishi lowered the curtain, "Your Highness, you see that we have been in a hurry all the way, and we haven't found a place to have a good time." ”

"Although you have to do political affairs, you also have to enjoy life, the area near Chudi is not a river, or we can change to the waterway, and you can also swim in the lake, this is called life and business, what do you think?"

According to the book, the king of Chu, as a member of the Mu Wang Party, was ordered by the Mu Wang Party to not let the prince leave Chu alive.

If this was placed when the emperor was still alive, the king of Chu would not dare to do anything to the prince in Chu, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the court and the emperor.

But now that the emperor is seriously ill, the king of Chu is attached to the Mu Wang party, so he naturally has to obey the orders of the king of Mu and take the prince's life in Chu.

As long as the crown prince is killed and King Mu is allowed to ascend the throne, it will be beneficial and harmless to the Chu Palace.

Once the crown prince leaves the land of Chu, the king of Chu, as a vassal king, can't reach anywhere else, and it will be difficult to want the prince's life.

Therefore, soon after the prince left the main city gate, the king of Chu in the book couldn't wait to set up an ambush on the official road that night and chased and killed the prince.

In other words, the crown prince will be assassinated tonight!

This is also the reason why Jiang Shishi asked the prince to change to the waterway.

Pei Xuanling, who was reading a book, paused slightly, and looked up at the woman, "You're not seasick?" Still thinking about taking the water? ”

Jiang Shishi: "......"

Last year, while on a cruise in Beijing, she fainted on the boat because she was helping the prince avoid spoilers, and the doctors said that she fainted because of seasickness.

When did this happen, the prince still remembered it so clearly.

"It's also ......," Jiang Shishi smiled, "It's okay if you don't swim in the lake, I heard that the scenery of several states and prefectures in the west of Chudi is good, why don't we pick a place with good scenery, go to play first, and then go to inspect several states and prefectures in the south?" ”

The west and south sides are completely in a different direction, and the paths taken are also very different, so that you can avoid the place where the king of Chu ambushed the prince.

When the king of Chu reacted, the prince had changed his ways, and the prince had already left Chu, and he just wanted to take the prince's life, but there was no way.

Pei Xuanling: "......" along the way, the meat buns are hard-working.

No matter how greedy she is, even those dry foods, she can eat them in large gulps, just like eating delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Sometimes staying in a country inn or spending the night in a carriage, she could fall asleep.

Even when faced with fierce assassins, she was able to deal with them with ease.

When he said he was going to go, or was in a hurry to get to the next place, she always followed him obediently, never shouting bitterness or tiredness.

It's not like now, clamoring to play.

Facing the abnormal woman, Pei Xuanling narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the woman for a few breaths.

"There are still many places where Lone has not been inspected, and his father is seriously ill, so Lone can't be delayed outside for too long, so he still has to finish inspecting the water conservancy in various places as soon as possible, return to Beijing as soon as possible, and fulfill his filial piety in front of his father." Pei Xuanling insisted: "The official roads are spacious and flat, and they are all shortcuts, so I won't change the route." ”

(End of chapter)

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