Chapter 13: The Unpredictable Adversary

"Every day does not return, and the sun is twilight."

Xie Songzhao knocked him on the head with a fan: "Gu Mingchao, have you finished studying current politics?" Recite some sour poems. ”

Gu Mingchao glanced at him, put the book down, and said confidently: "Take the test casually." ”

Xie Songzhao sneered: "Okay, if you don't answer, go and plant bamboo for me." ”

Gu Mingchao gave him another roll of the eye, which made Xie Songzhao feel that it was too difficult to raise a child.

Xie Songzhao pointed to the palace and said, "Has Emperor Chengde been defeated?" ”

Gu Mingchao stretched out his hand and folded the bamboo branch and drew it on the ground, and said in his mouth: "On the surface, he is defeated, but he has not been without foundation for twenty years on the throne." The queen can control the overall situation in the palace, but it is inevitable that there will be fish that slip through the net. I always felt that there was something wrong with that Pan Suqiu. ”

Xie Songzhao asked rhetorically: "She is a woman, isn't there only the King of Chu who can rely on under the overthrow of the family?" And Princess Chu is still her sister. ”

Gu Mingchao was not fooled: "I used to have dealings with Pan Zhouyi, and I knew about his sister, the Pan family is ostensibly Mrs. Pan in charge, but in fact, this second lady is in charge, even if Pan Du returns to the mansion, he will listen to her." has a skill and is very strict in governing the family, she has always looked down on the king of Chu, and feels that this person's heart is higher than the sky. And when she was in the Taihe Palace, her reaction was really not right......"

Xie Songzhao: "Under the huge changes, only the King of Chu will help. ”

Gu Mingchao: "The King of Chu will not and cannot help, the Pan family has no effect on him, and I even suspect that Emperor Chengde did the game." ”

Xie Songzhao pointed to the palace and said: "I suspect that it is not Emperor Chengde, but he intervened, and we are the only ones in this game who are passive." ”

Gu Mingchao frowned: "The last grain draft, the later Qiuzi peace, and this Golden Palace rebellion, all revealed a strange taste." Emperor Chengde has been timid for twenty years, why is he suddenly so courageous? ”

Xie Songzhao beckoned Yuanxiu over: "What about the internal response that asked you to check last time?" ”

Yuanxiu said ashamedly: "Please punish the prince, my subordinates are incompetent, dig three feet into the ground...... No trace was found. ”

Gu Mingchao said: "There is a person, maybe there are clues." ”

Xie Song looked at him, Gu Mingchao didn't dare to sell Guanzi, and said directly: "Zhong Wan." Chu Pavilion Qingqi who surrendered in the grain draft. ”

Xie Song looked at the scattered lines and suddenly said: "That's right, the King of Chu is a messenger, Zhong Wan is collecting information outside the palace, and the King of Chu transmits the news to the palace, Emperor Chengde was pushed to the front of the curtain by the secret son in the palace, and Pan Du ...... It's additional. This master has played with us all. Yandu, and even the territory of Zhou are his chess games. ”

Gu Mingchao listened to his flat tone, his heart was flustered, and after calming down, he said: "Although Zhong Wan has been exiled, his sister Xiang Yu is still in Yandu. ”

Xie Songzhao said half-truthfully: "Ming Dynasty, look at you, if we had said it earlier, we wouldn't have been played for so long." ”

Guihong brought back Xiang Yu, but this woman was beyond everyone's control, she neither resisted nor obeyed.

"I've seen the son." The standard of etiquette is like a noble girl of a family, and her voice is like a yellow bird.

Xie Songzhao didn't look at her, but said: "Your brother helped me and let the border soldiers have food, although he was exiled to Guiyang County, thousands of miles away, I can't break my trust with him." The maid who called in and said: "Chu Xun, this Xiang girl is the benefactor of our Hou Mansion, and she will live in Xijiangyue in the future, and you will serve her." ”

Xiang Yu has not seen this son of the world for dozens of days, and Zhong Wan repeatedly told her before leaving that the king of Chu is not trustworthy, and he should not hand over anything, it will save his life. She has been in the Teaching Department for several years, and she can't see through anything else, but she can still see three points in people's hearts, but she really can't see this person clearly.

Chu Xun opened the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "Xiang girl, it's really boring here, why don't I take the girl around." ”

Xiang Yu said: "The concubine lives here, but I am afraid of colliding with the nobles." ”

Chu Xun pulled her and said with a smile: "The girl doesn't have to be restrained, the bamboo of the prince is alive, and she is happy, let's go ask for two glasses of wine to drink." ”

Xiang Yu said cautiously: "I'm afraid that the master's mother will be surprised." ”

Chu Xun pointed at her and shook his head with a smile: "Hey, girl, there is no housewife in our house, it is Yuanxiu and Lord Guihong who are in charge." The son of the world is casual, and he is happy if the bamboo is good, no, the house is all begging for wine and eating. ”

Xiang Yu followed her to Wangjiangnan with half a doubt, and saw that everyone in it was beaming, it looked like the prince had married a wife, and he was amused when he thought about it.

Chu Xun pursed his lips and smiled: "Girl, you see Shizi taking care of his bamboo in the pavilion. ”

Xiang Yu once heard Zhong Wan say that this prince of the world, I thought it was for people to see, but I didn't think it was true, and I couldn't help but say: "The son of the world really loves bamboo like life." ”

Chu Xun pulled her over, and heard someone admonishing Xie Songzhao outside the pavilion, "If you make it bald again, I will bury it." ”

Chu Xun covered his mouth and smiled, and Yuan Xiu reprimanded: "You laughed so much that you trembled again, and you didn't serve tea to the girl." ”

Xiang Yu said: "My lord, don't blame her ......"

Xie Song said, "Please come in, girl." ”

Xiang Yu didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly went in and said, "Greeting the prince." ”

Xie Songzhao said: "Can Miss Xiang get used to it? ”

Xiang Yu said: "The concubine is excellent." ”

Xie Song looked at the bamboo and stopped talking, Gu Mingchao rolled his eyes and said, "Miss Xiang, you still remember me." ”

Xiang Yu was taken aback: "Gu Gongzi." You ......"

Gu Mingchao took her to the bamboo, and said thoughtfully: "Don't worry too much, Brother Zhong, he is meritorious, and he will never make him too sad." ”

Xiang Yu nodded with tears, and listened to Gu Mingchao again: "Sister Xiang, you must remember what Brother Zhong said before he left. ”

Sending Xiang Yu away, Gu Ming sat on the steps of the pavilion and said lazily: "Alas, this Xiang Yu is too well protected by Zhong Wan, except for the years in the Jiaofang Division, she can be described as a ...... Back to basics. ”

Xie Songzhao fiddled with the bamboo branch and said, "Who helped her out of the teaching department?" ”

Gu Mingchao smiled bitterly: "King Chu." You see, in this way, the line is broken again. ”

Xie Songzhao sighed: "It's amazing." In this game, we have been spinning in circles. No one knows the core, and everyone is an outcast. ”

Gu Mingchao said: "The ghost hits the wall. ”

The two of them deduced hundreds of times, and there was always a strange feeling, everything seemed to make sense, but it felt far-fetched everywhere, and this feeling was even stronger after observing Xiang Yu for a few days.

It was not only Zhu Xia who came with the tail of spring, but also the envoys from the south. Everyone was overshadowed by what happened last time, and they persuaded the emperor to recuperate well in the harem, and there was a prince in everything. It's okay not to say this, when Emperor Chengde heard this, he was so angry that the wound burst that night, and the hospital was a whole person on his back.

Shuo Feng was taken aback when he stopped beside Xie Songzhao, and as soon as the envoys of the southern kingdom crossed the platform, they saw a group of civil officials in crimson court clothes, a general in a blue and colored suit, and the man in the carriage said: "Junping, when our eldest brother enters the Central Plains in the future, those courtiers will also come to greet us like this, of course...... It will also be much more respectful than it is now. ”

The delicate little girl didn't speak, just silently looked at the city wall of Yandu, the thick sense of majesty revealed the identity of the royal capital here, she was just a princess who couldn't help herself, she was not interested in who ruled the world, she obeyed her mother's words, no matter who she married in the future, she would have to live a life with her husband and children, this world can't tolerate women in charge, why should she go to this troubled water.

Before getting off the carriage, Junping said: "Only you can enjoy it, since I am married to the Zhou State, when the war breaks out, the emperor of the Zhou State will take me to sacrifice the flag." ”

Annoyance appeared on the man's face, but he squeezed out a smile when he saw Lin Huchen's Lu Mo knife, "Lin Shizi, aren't you stationed in Chen Liu?" Why did you still come to greet Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang......"

Xie Songzhao said lightly: "Not in the other, but in 'Lu Mo is in service, Wei Lingyuan Zhen'." ”

King Ying arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Xie Shizi, Xiao Wang was clumsy, and thought it was ......"

Dou Siyuan waved his sleeves and said, "Isn't the envoy of the Southern Kingdom Your Excellency?" ”

The king straightened his shirt and said, "Exactly." ”

Xie Songzhao and Dou Siyuan turned to one side and said, "Please." ”

King Ying said: "When will Xiao Wang see His Majesty Zhou?" ”

Xie Song said: "Tomorrow." ”

The humeral ministers deliberated for a whole day before the rules for tomorrow were decided. The assassination of Emperor Chengde is not a secret, the envoys of various countries on that day are obvious to all, this moment, Emperor Chengde still has to appear as a mascot, but how to appear, what to do after the appearance is the key, the ministers are so worried that there are two more wrinkles on their faces.

One charter after another was drafted, and it was unanimously passed until the mouth of the people was dry and empty.

As soon as the crown prince finished cleaning up the folds on the imperial case, Emperor Chengde suddenly spoke, his voice was dry, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, "Dai Xu, do you really believe Xie Songzhao?" ”

The crown prince looked at him sideways, and he smiled: "Father, you don't believe him because you think he will be a chaotic minister and thief in the future, but Erchen wants him to become famous in the future and be a brilliant envoy in the annals of history." Let him only have the country in his heart! ”

Emperor Chengde looked at him in disbelief: "If you authorize others, you will definitely become a prisoner in a cage!" ”

The prince looked at him and said, "You all only know that there are checks and balances in the court, but as a monarch, how can you only do this?" Know that people are good at their duties, and delegate power to others, if that person is not used by me...... then give it a lot of money, and then, kill it. ”

Emperor Chengde staggered up, found that he couldn't move and sat down again, he said, "Sure enough, it's the prince." ”

South County.

Tonight's Taishou Mansion was as bright as a stone, and Qin Taishou took advantage of the night to receive the fleeing King of Chu.

During the banquet, Qin Taishou cried so much that he pulled the corner of the king of Chu's clothes and said: "Your Highness, pity my sister-in-law, who entered the palace at the age of sixteen, and I have never seen her until now, but I am with my niece...... Taken by the old emperor to frame His Highness! Your Highness! I, Qin Zong, am willing to follow His Highness to the death! I just ask Your Highness to avenge my sister! ”

The king of Chu didn't dare to be careless, so he asked the guards to help him up, took the wine and said: "Qin Taishou gives wine late at night, this king ......" said and wiped his tears, "It's a pity that this king is like a lost dog now, and he can't do his best for Taishou." ”

Qin Zong returned to the first place, glanced outward, slammed the cup on the ground, and said sharply: "Don't be so troublesome, just take your head!" ”