The ceremony did not end until sunset, and the princes and officials boarded their own carriages that had been waiting outside the palace gate one after another, and said goodbye to each other. After the red tape of this day, I didn't eat well, there was no place to take a nap, and everyone was tired.

Zhao Gong leaned on the rail, with a worried face. Zhao Bohu asked with concern, "What is my father worried about?" ”

"The so-called 'plan of the day lies in the morning', and now the princes are getting stronger and stronger, and they are forcing the royal family. There may be mergers with each other, and it is not a good omen for the king to ascend the throne today, and he actually greeted the princes outside Wangji. Since King Zhao's southern expedition died in Hanshui, and the entire Western Sixth Division was annihilated, the prestige of our Zhou royal family is far less than before. King Mu fought in the north and south all his life, expanding his territory, and barely managed to maintain the situation. Worried about my father, after today, the princes of the Quartet will underestimate the king and have different aspirations. ”

"Father is too worried, right?" Zhao Bohu was relieved: "The king has lived in seclusion for a long time, and when he ascends the throne in one day, it is inevitable that there will be something wrong. In time, it will give birth to a king's temperament. No one is born to be a king all his life! ”

"I hope so!" Zhaogong glanced at his son, and suddenly remembered something: "State affairs are worried, and family affairs are not easy." What do you think of the queen's mother's family affairs? ”

Zhao Bohu's clear face flushed, and he bowed his head and responded: "Everything is up to my father!" ”

Zhaogong sighed lightly: "It was originally an excellent family affair, the prince has been established, and the queen is in her prime." Can ------"

"Could it be that my father has any hidden worries?"

"People who have no long-term worries will have near-term worries. I heard that the relationship between the king and the queen is cold, and the Marquis Shenhou is going around to announce that he is about to send a woman to the palace, so it is inevitable that there will be a dispute for the heir in the future. I'm afraid of ------" and he didn't want to go on anymore.

Zhao Bohu did not hesitate at all: "Is my father afraid of being regarded as a prince's party?" If this is the case, my father doesn't need to worry about it, even if he doesn't marry this family, in the eyes of the world, there is no doubt that my Zhao clan is also the prince's party. ”

"Why is that?"

"Has my father forgotten the incident of floating fish in the water to save the baby? My father and son rescued the infant prince with their own hands, can they still be the first to be the first to the end? Besides, the eldest son is the son of the sect, and inheriting his father's throne is the patriarchal law of the Great Zhou, even if there is no such thing, if someone dares to risk the disapproval of the world and wants to seize the heir, my father and son should stand up, how can there be reason to sit idly by? ”

Although the son's young face was a little immature, there was a sense of perseverance and determination that spread from the inside to the outside, Zhaogong seemed to understand, nodded and said: "Zi Mu's meaning, the father has understood." This family business has been answered for the father. ”

"Everything is up to the father to decide for the son!" Zhao Bohu made a long gesture in the car, and a graceful and graceful back flashed in his eyes------

Although there were not very pleasant episodes, Zhou Yi Wang Ji Xie was still eager to share this highest moment of his life with his queen. After getting off the court, he hurried to the middle palace, and along the way, there was a scene of his wife Fanji gently congratulating and talking. All kinds of things in the past have been buried in time, and in the future, he will definitely take good care of their mother and son, and jointly create a royal family with harmonious husband and wife, father and son, and set an example for all the people in the world.

It's a pity that he was disappointed, the queen Fanji had a grim face, and Ji Xie didn't know what to do, thinking that she remembered the unpleasantness of the past. He whispered comfortingly: "Queen, Lone was sorry for you and Hu'er in the past, but not in the future." Lone will always remember these six years of bitter loneliness, without your mother and son by your side, how should Lone spend it? Don't worry, in the future, you will be the queen and Hu'er will be the prince, and no one will be able to harm your mother and son. ”

Fan Ji seemed to move, his lips moved twice, and he still said bluntly: "King, the concubine didn't want to say this. On the top of the main hall today, when the princes outside Wangji ascended to the palace to worship, did the king descend to greet him? ”

Ji Xie didn't expect her to ask this, and suddenly his heart swelled with unhappiness, and he said coldly: "Yes! What, what's wrong? ”

"King, you are confused!" Fan Ji was anxious: "The Son of Heaven has never had such a condescending etiquette when he ascended the throne. Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. The Son of Heaven inherits the mandate of heaven and herds all the people, how noble? How can it be so downgraded? The princes of the world have different ambitions, and the king should have been gracious and powerful, so that they would be feared. But when the king did this, did he not make them despise him from now on? ------”

"Enough!" Ji Xie rose angrily: "You are just a lonely queen, how dare you ignore the affairs of the court?" Don't forget, Lone is now the king, the only king in the world, not your son, and must accept your admonitions. I've heard enough of these nonsense words of yours in the past six years! ”

Fanji's tears swirled in his eyes: "The king still remembers that he is the only king in the world, so it's fine------"

Hearing this, Ji Xie became even more angry, and he was clearly ridiculing himself for not having the bearing of a king! On the ground, the laughter of Qi Hou in the court seemed to echo in his ears, and the face with short beard and long eyes somehow coincided with Fanji's face. Ji Xie was extremely angry, and as soon as he raised his hand, a loud slap had already slapped Fan Ji in the face.

This slap was extremely strong and loud, and Fan Ji was slapped to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. The sheep lay on the ground and pleaded: "The king is gracious! Mother, she didn't mean to offend the king! He walked over on his knees and helped him up.

Looking at the clear palm prints on his wife's face, Ji Xie's hands were trembling, and his heart was at a loss. How did you get to this point? Once upon a time, the couple also had a wonderful time as a newlywed. At that time, he painted her thrush, she tied his hair and crowned him, she drummed, and he played the sheng, day by day. Although the house is claustrophobic, neither of them feels that time is difficult. At that time, she was still very jealous, and her sister-in-law Yiji couldn't see him for most of the year, and her wife took care of everything she had, and she never let her maids get close.

But since when has all this changed? Fanji is still taking care of his daily life, but he seems to be completing his wife's task, and he is not distracted at all. Whether he was close to Yiji, or whether there were other servant girls around him, she didn't lift her eyelids, as if she was someone else's husband. It wasn't until she began to plan to bring down the prince Ji Hui that she had a snack. When did all this start to change? Ji Xie pondered.

There is, it started when Ji Hu was born. Since then, Fanji has become like a different person.

He was thinking about it, but Fanji had already climbed up, knelt down in front of him, couldn't see his face clearly, and didn't say a word. Ji Xie wanted to redeem it, he reached out and wanted to touch his wife's slapped-on face, but she avoided it.

Fanji's voice trembled a little, but it was still calm, and he couldn't hear the waves: "The concubine offended the king's authority, and the crime deserved death, please surrender the king!" ”

She is still so stubborn, refusing to back down. King Zhou Yi surged into his heart with anger, flicked his sleeves angrily, and left with hatred. Fanji knelt on the ground, two tears smashed on the mat in front of his knees, and refused to get up for a long time------

On the first day of his ascension to the throne, the new king began a cold war with the queen. This made the entire Hokyo Palace pampered in a haze.

In fact, the moment he slapped him, Ji Xie regretted it. He knew how stubborn his wife was, and she would never complain like a woman in the market, let alone ask for her husband's love and affection like an ordinary lady. She will only bury this matter deep in her heart, and distance herself from him more firmly, just like the last time.

But what could he do? Now that he is the king of the world, do you want him to bow down and apologize to her? How is that possible? He fell into unspeakable boredom. He doesn't want to go there, there is a huge harem, and there is no confidant?

Family affairs are a mess, and state affairs are even more difficult. After only half a month on the throne, he felt that he was restrained everywhere and felt like walking on thin ice. "The new official takes office with three fires", Ji Xie is trying to prepare the army and cultivate the armor soldiers. All of this needs copper! However, the gold (copper) sent by the country this year has decreased, and this time it is more than one-third less than last year. This is how to forge new sacrificial vessels, how to make the armor and weapons that the warriors need, and how to make the bearings of the chariots are old and rusty, and they have to be replaced.

This pile of piles made him anxious, and he couldn't sleep at night, so it was better to live comfortably when he was confined in the Gongzi Mansion.

No, after the next dynasty, the second duke of Zhou Zhao and the new Duke of Yu who stayed in the dynasty as Situ were left to discuss. A few people talked about it, but no one could come up with a feasible idea.

King Zhou Yi asked: "Why is there so little money sent by the country this year?" ”

Zhou Gongding replied: "Your lord, I heard that Chu Man is preparing troops and horses, and he will be defeated again in the near future." Suihou can't do it, so he can only rectify the armor soldiers to deal with it, so the amount of money paid to pay tribute can only be reduced. ”

"Chu Zi is hateful!" King Zhou Yi gritted his teeth hatefully: "Can't you completely eradicate this tumor?" Will I have a peaceful day under the Great Zhou? ”

Gong Yu stepped forward with his arms folded: "The minister is willing to lead the king to go to the crusade against Chu and share the worries of the king!" ”

Zhao Gong stepped forward and saluted: "Gong Yu's words are wrong!" In that year, because Chu Zi did not pay tribute for three years, King Zhao rashly set out the West Sixth Division to attack Jianghan, but the whole army was wiped out, and King Zhao himself was not allowed to survive. Now that the country's strength is not comparable to that of King Zhao, how can he speak lightly of the southern expedition? ”

This time it can be lively, Princess Yu fights, summons the princess and, Zhou Gong persuades him, and the noise makes Ji Xie's brain hurt. Finally, he waved his hand helplessly and told them all to stand down. At the end, Zhao Gong hadn't left yet.

Ji Xie didn't bother to raise his eyelids and asked, "What else is the matter with Aiqing?" ”

Zhao Gong was a little hesitant: "There is a family matter that needs to be reported to the king for permission." ”

"What?"

"The queen once proposed marriage for the dog, saying that she was willing to marry her niece and nephew to Hu'er as a couple, and she felt the kindness of her mother, and came to ask the king for permission."

"Oh?" King Zhou Yi shook his spirits and felt that Fanji had done a good job as a medium, so that the prince could get a strong reinforcement, so that he would not be isolated in the court in the future and follow in his footsteps. couldn't help but praise: "This family affair is good." The Lone King agreed. ”

"King Xie!" Summoning the prince to bow down: "The minister will send someone to Fanguo to ask for relatives!" ”

King Zhou Yi was about to help him up, when suddenly his uncle Ji Hou shouted all the way and broke in: "King, King-"

Ji Xie was a little displeased: "Why is my uncle so panicked, what kind of system is it?" ”

"The king," Ji Hou gasped and said, "The courtier Ji Jiang - she, she has entered the pickaxe capital!" ”