Hangu Pass is located at the end of the Weihe Valley and the Central Plains throat passage - Cuihan Ancient Road, which is the place where "one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open". The geographical location is very dangerous, and it is an important gateway for the Great Zhou Dynasty to achieve effective rule over the vast eastern plains, and has always been stationed with heavy troops to prevent Huaiyi invasion.

When Zhao Bohu and his entourage saw the tall Hangu closing door from afar, it was getting late. A round of red sun slowly sets in the west according to the tall corner tower of Hangu Pass, and ten thousand golden lights burst out from the gap in the arch of the corner tower, illuminating a brilliant light in all directions.

This group of people is every time they leave Hojing and come to this pass, everything is novel, not to mention that they have walked this nearly ten roads, heavy rain and mud, and have endured all the hardships, and today has finally arrived, and the joy in my heart is needless to say. Especially Ji Hu, if it weren't for Zhao Bohu's words, he would have jumped out of the car a long time ago.

"Brother Hu", Zhao Bohu forced Ji Hu to look at Ji Hu with a slightly threatening gaze: "From now on, you can only call me 'eldest brother' or 'eldest brother', and I will call you 'Brother Hu', in case the partition wall has ears, even when there is no one in private, you have to call it that." Do you understand? ”

"Understood, understood." Ji Hu couldn't wait to ask: "Do I have to hide in the car all the time after entering the customs and can't come out?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhao Bohu comforted: "The guards are from the palace, I am afraid that they have seen you, so I have to guard against it." After entering the customs, they will be placed outside the city and will return early tomorrow morning. The Cheng Zhou army here will definitely not see you, and you will be free to show up then. ”

"Great!" Ji Hu stroked his palms and cheered.

"Shhhhhh

"Childe, there are guards and generals coming to greet you!" The sergeant outside the car said.

"Meet him in front of the car!" Zhao Bohu ordered.

Unexpectedly, the general who came to greet him turned out to be a young general who was at the age of a weak crown. He wore a crown of fine gauze on his head, a gold and silver belt hook around his waist, and a new tuft of armor, which ended meticulously, and looked radiant and heroic. Seeing Zhao Bohu, someone came to kneel down with his clothes: "The young general Cheng Zhou Ding is biased towards Ji Duoyou, and he will meet the king envoy." ”

Zhao Bohu let go of his body and said, "Don't dare, you and I are both surnamed Ji and the same clan, how dare you accept this big gift?" ”

Although the capital of the Zhou Dynasty was in Hojing, from a geographical point of view, Hojing was not the geographical center, and the real regional center was Luoyi. Therefore, Luoyi is the eastern capital, and the Zhou Dynasty has a set of administrative systems equal to the Fenghao region in this place. As in the Fengho area, there were also estates and fields for each prince on the Nakyi and Seongju sides, and the princes also sent clans to govern here.

The eight divisions of Chengzhou are named after the heavenly and earthly branches, and each division is a military chief sent by an important vassal state in the Central Plains.

"Is the little general a member of the Patriotic Clan?" He asked.

Ji Duoyou looked respectful: "Zhao Gongzi has heard a lot, and the young general is the Wei Guo clan, and he is already a sparse clan outside the third generation." My father is the commander of Master Ding, and he sent me to greet his son. ”

Zhao Bohu ordered the 50 military vehicles of the Praetorian Guards to be stationed in the corner tower outside the Guan, and set off early tomorrow morning to return to Haojing, and the retainer Mi Bo followed the convoy back to the house to resume his life. He drove into Hangu Pass by bicycle.

The sunset is like a huge firebird, reflecting the western sky red, gradually, the firebird burns out, leaving only a piece of crystal red gems, inlaid in the clouds like ashes, the light of the gems is getting fainter and fainter, the red recedes, from gray to black, and finally drowned in the vast twilight.

Ji Hu leaned in front of the window of the corner tower, and when he saw this beautiful scenery, he was immediately stunned, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "It's so beautiful! ”

Zhao Bohu turned around, saw that he was stunned, and said with a smile: "This is stunned?" The Great Zhou world is magnificent and boundless, and when you get to Jianghan, there is a time when you have seen enough. ”

"In my lifetime, I must step on every inch of the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou. Beat all the Yi Di Rong barbarians in all directions back to their original shape. Ji Hu said hatefully.

When a child said this, he was quite angry. Zhao Bohu frowned, and was about to say something, when suddenly a waiter invited the two of them over to the banquet.

In the hall of the main building of Hangu Pass, the main seat is vacant, and the master of Hangu Pass will sit with Ji Zhengyi, the master of Cheng Zhou Ding, on the left and on the right. The three of them gave in for a long time, and finally Zhao Bohu couldn't push it, and he still sat on the main seat. Ji Hu and Ji Duoyou sat at the bottom of the stairs to sit at the end of the seat.

After everyone drank a few drinks together, Ji Zheng said: "This Wang Shi has too many rules, and he will return without saying a word this morning, otherwise they should really be invited to drink this wine." ”

Zhao Bohu explained: "They are the king's guards, and when they left Beijing, they said that they would return to Beijing in ten years, but now they have been delayed by the heavy rain, how can they not be in a hurry?" ”

"That's, that's." Guan Jiang echoed.

"It's just ------" Ji Zheng asked tentatively: "This expedition to Chuman, with only three divisions, is this force too small?" ”

Sure enough, this was the theme of the banquet. Zhao Bohu smiled, picked up the wine and said: "The general doesn't have to worry too much, this expedition, the king's intention is only to help and save Hubei, not to destroy Chu." What's more, the Jianghan countries still have thousands of military vehicles and millions of soldiers, so why should they be afraid of him? ”

"Childe can't be underestimated!" Ji Duoyou couldn't sit still, he interjected: "Gongzi has lived in Fenghao for a long time, and he doesn't know what the Chu people have done over the years. They attacked the Jianghan states one after another, forcing them to submit to themselves, and the Hubei state had to move its capital for this. In addition, it also colluded with the remnants of Huaiyi and was ready to move. It's really not to be underestimated! ”

"What do you know as a little child? Dare to boast before the king's envoy! Ji Zheng scolded his son, and thanked Zhao Bohu and said: "The kid is crazy, I hope that Zhao Gongzi will forgive me!" ”

"Ling Lang is still young, but he can be so old and serious, it's really rare!" Zhao Bohu looked at Ji Duoyou appreciatively. I knew in my heart that Ji Zheng represented the thoughts of the princes of the Central Plains, who wanted to preserve their strength and didn't want to fight with the Chu State in the south, so they set up a banquet to test their hole cards. It's just for yourself. On the contrary, it was Ji Duoyou who really wanted to curb the expansion of the Chu State and support the royal family.

Zhao Bohu's words made Ji Zheng relieved, he toasted a few times in a row, and drank Ji Hu to the point that he was too strong to drink. He was helped back to his room by his attendant and slept.

The more I drink, the more I talk. Ji Zheng began to hand over the hole cards: "Zhao Gongzi, I won't tell you anything, this time the three divisions were transferred, Qi Guo and Ji Guo refused to come forward, Song Guo was happy, but they were Yin after all." In the end, it was the turn of Wei Lu and Luoyi's division------ you say, what is this called? ”

He didn't notice that Zhao Bohu's face was getting more and more ugly, and he said in a low voice: "The general has drunk too much, tomorrow he will rectify the military vehicles and armor, and set off the day after tomorrow!" With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Zhao Bohu walked out of the hall and took a deep breath of the cool air in the night breeze, only to feel that the turbidity in his chest was a little looser. He didn't think that the countries of the Central Plains today are like this, everyone only seeks self-preservation, is they still worth relying on?

In the early morning, as soon as the gate of Hokyo was opened, a long procession of military chariots slowly entered the city gate from the east. As soon as he entered the city, he separated a bicycle from the convoy and drove towards the direction of Zhaoguo Gongfu------

Outside the East Palace, in the hazy morning light, Yi Ji looked at the high palace wall and was stunned. She hated to see the young figure of her daughter Boji through the thick palace walls. She has never left her mother's arms since she was born, how will this be? Will you cry all the time? Will you eat properly------

"Niangniang, it's not a matter if you stand here before dawn, without eating, drinking, or washing! Let's go back to the palace. The palace maid beside her persuaded distressedly.

"Kitsune, you don't understand." Yiji's face was full of tears: "I hate myself for being useless, I can only be supported by others for the rest of my life, and I can't even keep my daughter." It's just that I cast the wrong baby, her mother is Mrs. Fanguozheng, the noble daughter of Jing Ji, even if the Jing family is defeated, she is still the queen. My mother was a female prisoner of the Yi people, born as a slave, and was not even a human being. My mother's family, myself, and my children are all pawns of her, which can be used when needed, and discarded when needed. I really hate it------"

"There's no way around it!" The palace maid named Fox Ji persuaded: "Niangniang, you still have to want to open some, or you give birth to a son, so that you can gain a firm foothold in this palace." ”

"Giving birth to a son? Hum! Yiji's gaze was fierce: "Will she take away a son again?" I don't! ”------

This master and servant were covered with dew, and all their thoughts were in the East Palace not far away. Unnoticed, a ghostly figure hid behind them and listened to the conversation between the two clearly------

In the inner courtyard of the palace wall, Fan Ji was holding a scroll of silk books and looking at it intently. Gradually, a smile of joy appeared on her face, and she put down the silk book with relief: "Nurse, great, Hu Er has arrived safely at Hangu Pass with Zhaogongzi." ”

"Niangniang, the slave maid doesn't understand, why didn't Zhao Gongzi let the prince come back with the convoy? Doesn't that mean that God is unknowingly covering up the past? The sheep asked puzzled.

"You don't understand. The king is newly on the throne, inside and outside the palace, the lord clan of Wangji, I don't know how many people are looking for King Xianxiao and Prince Hui. How many of the Praetorian guards had different aspirations? How can Hu Er be put in danger alone? If Zhao Gongzi personally escorts him back, it will definitely delay the southern expedition, so he can only take him with him. ”

However, in this way, I don't know when the prince will return. We can't hide it from the king anymore, we can't hide it from this ------! Thinking of the big hat of "bullying the king", he was a little suspicious.

Fan Ji smiled faintly: "Of course I know that I can't hide it, this time Zi Zhaogong will personally enter the palace to meet him." Tell me to go down and get ready to take over, the king is afraid that he will move to the East Palace in a while! ”