Zhao Bohu raised his hand: "Shenhou is too modest, there are not many people sent by the Celestial Empire this time, if you want to repel the Chu Division, you have to rely on the Jianghan countries' own people." If we can unite as one and share the same hatred for the enemy, then our people and horses are several times larger than that of Chu, so why worry about not being able to protect Jiang Han? If each has its own mind and preserves its strength, then 'the skin does not exist, and the hair will be attached'? ”

"That's, that's."

"Father, call the son." Ji Duoyou stood up and took the initiative to ask for battle: "Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, and the reinforcements on the side of Hubei are like hanging upside down." Although you are not talented, please be the striker and lead a hundred soldiers to go first. If there is a lack of combat effectiveness, military law will deal with it! ”

"What do you know as a child?" Ji Zheng glanced at his son and reprimanded: "The march is not a child's play, not to mention that the king is running from a long distance, the carriages and horses are tired, and he urgently needs to replenish the grain, grass and horses." If everyone is like you, wouldn't it be greedy for merit? ”

"I think what Ling Gongzi said is not unreasonable. The situation of Hubei is indeed critical, and Chu has been salivating over the copper mines in Hubei for many years. The soldiers of the Jianghan and Han countries are far inferior to Chu in terms of combat effectiveness, and the reason why they have been able to maintain each other for many years is nothing more than that we have copper ore resources, which can benefit their soldiers. However, once the Hu State was captured by Chu, the balance of power between the two sides was no longer there, and in the future, the Chu State would definitely call for wind and rain in the Jianghan Valley, and no one could control it. Zhao Bohu supported Ji Duoyou's opinion.

"Wonderful! Zhao Gongzi really hit the nail on the head. Shenhou immediately said: "I, Shen Guo, am willing to devote 300 military chariots to follow the king to fight." ”

When it comes to this, Ji Zheng can't say anything anymore, and if he persists, everyone knows that he wants to preserve the strength of the country, and he refuses to die for the Zhou royal family, so he reluctantly agreed: "Originally, I wanted to wait for the people of the countries to arrive and then attack together, so let's cross the Han River first." ”

"We can march on the one hand, and issue a message to the countries on the other, and agree to gather at the foot of the Tonglu Mountain in Xia and May to fight Chu together." After all, Zhao Bohu is the envoy of the king of Zhou, and everyone in the tent knelt down and said: "Obey the king's order!" ”

It wasn't until he got outside the tent and watched everyone disperse that Shenhou found an opportunity, pulled Zhao Bohu to a secluded place, and scolded: "Zimu, what do you think?" Actually brought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into such a dangerous place? ”

"The prince was young and willful, and he hid in his book, and when I found out, the water was rising, and I couldn't send him back to Beijing. I was worried that the news would leak and someone would be unfavorable to the prince on the road, so I had to take him all the way south. Zhao Bohu patiently explained, and then asked, "How does Shenhou know the whereabouts of the prince?" Fang Cai Shenhou was not surprised to see Ji Hu Mingming, obviously he had already known the inside story.

"It was the queen who sent someone to send a secret letter, ordering me to lead troops as far away as possible to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The queen really wants to be ahead of everything." Zhao Bohu praised.

Shenhou asked tentatively: "Is the identity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be kept secret?" ”

"Hide it first, and wait until the armies of the countries are assembled, so that you can reveal your identity and boost morale."

"Oh! I see. Shen Hou's eyes lit up.

The country of Hubei is just a small country, although the title is not low in the position of the prince and uncle, but in terms of national strength, it is far worse than Suiguo and Shenguo. This can be seen from the size and height of the palace. For example, the main hall in the center of the E Palace, which is in the C position, is only three steps, and it can only accommodate up to dozens of people. forced Xiong Qu, the king of Chu, to reduce the scale of the celebration banquet and only allow the closest generals and courtiers to participate.

Xiong Qu is in the prime of life and full of energy, and this time he won the capital of Hubei, which can be described as the highlight moment of his life. At this time, Gao Yan was on the seat that originally belonged to the Marquis of E, playing with the exquisite beast pattern copper wine jue in his hand, and from time to time beckoned his son and courtiers to drink: "Come, drink another jue!" This Hubei people don't fight very well, but this wine vessel is doing well! ”

"Congratulations to my king on the capture of the capital!" The courtiers raised their necks, revealing the sunbird tattoo on their arms.

"Second brother, now you deserve to be the king of E!" A sturdy young man raised his lord to persuade the young man sitting in the seat directly opposite him, he was Xiong Qu's eldest son - Xiong Kang, who was named King Jutan, and the young man who was persuaded to drink was Xiong Hong, the second son of the King of E.

Although Xiong Hong is young, the amount of alcohol is amazing, and the people in the audience take turns to persuade him to drink, but those who come do not refuse, and their faces do not change. Xiong Qu saw that his sons were young and heroic, and couldn't help but praise: "Good! My men surnamed Xiong are all heroes who are not drunk with thousands of cups, gallop across the field, and never return! ”

Maybe it was really because he drank too much, Xiong Qu gradually talked more: "I think of my ancestor Mane Xiong, who has special abilities, is good at divination, and is a two-generation emperor of King Wen and King Wu. In order to support the crusade against Yin Shang, it was to make plans, work hard, and finally die of exhaustion. But when the war was completed, King Wu sealed the princes of the world, and he actually left my ancestors behind. It wasn't until I became a king that I remembered the assistance of my ancestors and sealed my ancestors in the land of Danyang. Hehe, it's just a fifty-mile projectile land, and the title is only a low-class viscount. ”

Thinking of the hardships of the ancestors, the Chu people present all looked solemn and felt bitter.

"Bang-" Xiong Hong's young man's heart slammed the chopstick in his hand on the case, and said angrily: "The Central Plains Dynasty is ungrateful, although it has sealed my ancestors, but it has also sealed a bunch of Jianghan Zhuji to monitor our Chu people, and all the copper mines are tightly held in the hands of his surname Ji. We need to forge weapons to repair the troops, but we have to pay them a smile and give heavy gifts, and the jade of Chu is empty. Now, he has finally conquered the country of Hubei and won three copper mines, and he will no longer have to look at Zhu Ji's face in the future. ”

"I'm right!" Xiong Qu took a few shots: "My Chu people were originally descendants of Emperor Gaoyang, and after the fire god Zhu Rong, Shang was driven to the south after destroying Xia and lived at the foot of Jing Mountain. I thought that I could help Zhou Faxuan return to his homeland in the Central Plains, but those people in the Central Plains still treated us as barbarians and did not intermarry with us. Well, then let's just let it go! ”

He stood up angrily, pressed the sword in his waist, and his deep voice was sonorous and powerful: "I am a barbarian, and I don't share the name with China." He Ji Xie'er can be a king, and we can do it too. Our Chu State is a neighbor of the Southern Barbarians, not a vassal prince of his Zhou Dynasty. Hahaha, I stomped my feet in Xiong Qu, and also told that Ji Xie to shake three times in the palace of Hojing! ”

"Yes!" The eldest son, Xiong Kang, immediately responded: "Now that the feud of the country of Hubei has been destroyed, and the capital of Hubei has been captured, only the copper green mountain needs to be taken." Since then, in the Jianghan Valley, there is no one who is the opponent of my Chu State. Let's go north to the Central Plains and go straight to Hojing! ”

"Take the Copper Green Mountain, and go straight to the pickaxe capital!" The crowd shouted in unison.

The Chu people are angry, but they can't be transmitted thousands of miles away. In the palace of King Hojing, King Ji Xie of Zhou Yi was drinking sullen wine alone. The crown prince Ji Hu has been out of the palace for almost two months, and rumors are spreading inside and outside the palace, and people are boiling. Above the court, there were constantly courtiers who proposed that he lift the ban on the East Palace. In the inner palace, the attendants of the left and right palaces would blow the wind outside the palace to his ears from time to time.

All the clues are focused on a single flashpoint: the incident of the birth of the crown prince. Everyone speculated that the crown prince knew the truth and had a fierce dispute with his father, so that the father and son almost broke up. Some people even speculate that the next step is that the prince will be deposed------

These people are all speculating about the situation in order to determine the direction of their actions, and no one cares about him - Zhou Tianzi's heart aches as a father. For so many years, his wife Fanji has been full of resentment towards him, and this matter has become a pain point that cannot be touched between husband and wife. Why didn't he want to make amends to their mother and son? But why is it so hard? He is the Son of Heaven, do you want him to bow down and apologize?

Gradually, he developed an unspeakable resentment towards his wife. hates her for holding on to this matter for so many years, and hates her for publicizing the events of the year in order to cover up the fact that her son is not in the palace, and does not hesitate to make him lose face (at least that's what he thinks).

"King, don't drink too much wine, the dragon body matters." A white hand snatched away the wine lord, and Ji Jiang stood beside him with a concerned face.

Looking at her already high bulging abdomen, Ji Xie hurriedly helped her sit down: "Didn't you say that you call your cousin in private, why are you so angry?" ”

"This, the queen has already taught, concubines can't be unruly." Ji Jiang lowered his eyebrows and said softly.

"Don't mention her, it's upset when you mention it." Ji Xie was sad and wanted to find an outlet to talk to: "Cousin, you say, is Lone an unkind father?" ”

"How so?" Ji Jiang's bright eyes flashed: "My cousin has a good heart since he was a child, when he was a child, his brothers went up to the tree to dig birds, and you secretly returned the birds, do I still remember?" You are still like this to the birds, let alone the relatives around you? Whoever wants to say that will be struck by thunder from heaven! ”

Ji Xie was greatly moved: "Only you still remember when you were alone!" Unfortunately, the queen did not think so. In her eyes, Lone is the most ruthless person in the world, and she can ignore the safety of her relatives and children for the throne! ”

Ji Jiang bit her lip, as if thinking about what to say, and after a while, she raised her eyes and said softly, "Cousin, don't worry about those boring trivial words!" You are the king of the world, so you naturally want to put the world first, and the concubine, as your woman, will do everything to support you. The concubine's children and the concubine's net worth are all cousin's, and they are given and requested, and the concubines have no complaints. Because, in the hearts of the concubines, you are the most important person. ”

Ji Xie's eyes were full of tears, the depression of these days was swept away, and he hugged Ji Jiang tightly into his arms: "Cousin, how fortunate it is to be alone, to have you as a companion!" Alas! If the queen has half of you in her heart, why is this so? ”

Ji Jiang frowned, she really didn't like Ji Xie mentioning another woman at this time, it was like a thin needle piercing her heart------