Ji Hu heard his voice: "Young Master, if you don't want to agree to Suihou's invitation, why didn't you just refuse him just now?" With the orders of my father, I forgive him and dare not send troops. ”

"Reject him? The king's command is indeed indisobedient, but they also do not have to exert their hearts. In fact, what he said also makes sense, it is indeed more beneficial for the Great Zhou Sheji to hand over the Tonglu Mountain to Suiguo than to stay in the hands of the Eyu Fang. But ------" Zhao Bohu slammed the grass beside him: "I just don't like this feeling of being coerced." ”

He stood up suddenly, turned his back to his hand, and said to Ji Hu: "Prince, you should know that since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the feudal system has been practiced, and the princes have long been accustomed to 'loyalty in exchange for benefits'. This time was no exception. ”

"Loyalty for profit? Then there is no benefit, and the courtiers are not faithful? Ji Hu muttered to himself.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers are loyal to the Great Zhou, never for personal gain, only for the peace of the world, and the surname Ji is endless!" Ji Duoyou said.

"Okay, then the three of us will work together this time, and we will never return if we do not retreat from Chu Division!"

The three of them folded their six palms tightly together, and swore in front of the sky: "If you don't retreat from Chu Division, you will never return!" ”

The night was as dark as ink, Zhao Bohu was alone in the candle meditation, he wanted to open the book, but after only reading a few words, he felt upset and could no longer read it. He simply paced in front of the window, he was about to fall asleep, but the hairpin had already been removed. The breeze blew, and the long hair that spread out was like a drizzle of rain on his face, which calmed his impetuous mind again.

He didn't regret his promise to Suihou, but when he thought of E Yufang in his heart, he always felt a little guilty. Since I was a child, I heard my father often sigh, and now all the princes in the world, regardless of their surnames and surnames, are separated from the Zhou family, and their respective abacus are loud. Originally, he didn't believe it, but during this trip to Jianghan, he deeply realized that what his father said was true. Although he accepted the king's order, Suihou still dared to bargain with himself, the envoy from the king, and refused to send troops if he did not give him the copper green mountain. He finally understood why the Chu State had been able to sit here more and more over the years, it turned out to be ------

Wait, Chu Jun? A terrible question flashed through Zhao Bohu's mind. With such a big movement in Hou, will the Chu people not know? Once they knew about it, wouldn't they have launched an attack in advance to gain the initiative for their own side? God, why didn't I even think of that?

"Herald, hurry, General Ziliang ordered his troops to hurry up and go to the two large camps at the foot of the mountain to remind them to strengthen their defense, the Chu people are afraid of robbing the camp tonight!"

This series of orders confused the herald, and he had to make a promise, and ran out with the sound of urging Bohu. However, it was still too late------

Outside the two large camps in the east and west under the copper green mountain, in the dense bushes, countless arrows flashed in the cold light under the bright moonlight, facing the direction of the Zhou army's Yuanmen, ready to start. On the ground, a rocket burned and rushed towards the gate of the Dongda camp, and it could be able to shoot the royal flag embroidered with the word "Zhou". Suddenly, countless feathered arrows wrapped in burning oil shot towards the camp tent of the Zhou army. For a time, the sound of killing everywhere shook the sky, and Zhou Yingden was in chaos.

Zhao Bohu stood on the mountainside, watching the two large camps at the foot of the mountain catch fire, and his heart was burning. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, the smoke spread to the mountain, and it carried a strong smell of saltpeter and blood. Zhao Bohu was in a hurry, and ordered to lead his jujube red horse, put on armor and erect a crown, and prepared to go down the mountain to rescue him.

Ji Duoyou, who was dressed in military uniform, grabbed his horse's head: "What are you going to do?" If you can't pull the bow or lift the halberd, don't add to the chaos! ”

"Let go!" Zhao Bohu shouted: "I am the commander, naturally I should go!" Otherwise, how can you save the two big camps in the east and west, and you can't do it? ”

"Let me go!" I don't know when, the Eyu side has been draped, carrying a long halberd standing on the ground. At this time, he was quite a bit of a young hero, and said loudly: "As the son of the Hubei country, I want to protect my homeland, instead of staying in the mountains all day long to watch my children." Summons Gongzi, please send me to battle! ”

Somehow, as soon as he saw him, Zhao Bohu felt an inexplicable sense of weakness, and he dodged not to look at the other party's eyes: "Okay, Shizi, you go to save Shenhou's Xiying, and Ziliang is in charge of Dongying." If you encounter the Chu army, you must not pursue it, in case of ambush, remember to remember! ”

"Order!" The two turned and mounted their horses and galloped down the hill.

The scuffle lasted until dawn, when Xiong Qu and Xiong Hong's father and son succeeded in a sneak attack, leaving nearly a thousand corpses behind and walking away. Tianming took stock, the west camp of Shenhou that was robbed this time was still good, because it was very strict in managing the army in peacetime, fighting fires in time, and the soldiers were trained well, and only two or three percent of the troops were lost. But the eastern camp was miserable, not only most of the camp tents were burned, but most of the military vehicles were also damaged, and the casualties of the soldiers were nearly seventy percent.

After listening to Ji Duoyou's report, Zhao Bohu looked up to the sky and sighed, it seems that the decisive battle with the Chu army is imminent. But his side can only rely on the people and horses of the Hou, and there is no other choice.

On the night when the east and west camps of Tonglu Mountain were robbed by the Chu army, thousands of miles away in the Qiuli Palace in Hojing, it was also a busy scene of people turning over on their backs.

Ji Jiang's painful moans continued to be heard in the inner dormitory, occasionally mixed with the shouts of Wen Po: "Niangniang, don't shout, you will lose your strength!" Hurry up! "The maids with hot water bowls kept coming in and out.

Under the screen outside, Fan Ji sat behind the desk in makeup, gently shaking the silk fan in his hand, and looked coldly at the man who was anxiously pacing around the room at the bottom of the stairs. If it weren't for the queen's duty, all the concubines should be in charge of the labor themselves, she wouldn't want to bother with this leisure at all.

Perhaps it was because of King Zhou Yi's dizziness, and Meng Jiang, whose lower abdomen was already bulging, boldly persuaded: "King, my sister will be fine!" Don't worry too much, just sit back and rest! ”

"How can Lone not be worried? This has been postponed for several days, could there be something wrong? Ji Xie's brows tightened, and his hands kept rubbing.

"The so-called 'melon ripening and falling' will be launched when it is time to be born, and it is normal to have a few days in the morning and a few days in the evening." Fanji's words were as calm as water, she looked at Meng Jiang, who was slightly tired, and said softly: "You are also a person with a body, the delivery room is bloody, don't collide." It's coming, it's done, so let's go back and rest! ”

"This ------" Meng Jiang raised his eyes and looked at Ji Xie inquiringly, but the latter didn't even look at her, just waved his hand impatiently: "Just listen to the queen!" ”

The light in Meng Jiang's eyes quickly dimmed, and he leaned over and saluted, "Thank you for your compassion to the king and queen!" The concubine retires! ”

Looking at Meng Jiang's departing figure, Ju Ying and Yi Ji were not without envy. They had no reason but to kneel down at the foot of the stairs and be a deferential escort. Suddenly, a loud cry came from inside, and a stable woman came out with a happy face to report: "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, Ji Jiang Niangniang gave birth to a son!" ”

Ji Xie was overjoyed, and he was going to rush inside. But he was blocked by several maids Wen Po: "The king can't, the delivery room is heavy, wait for the slaves and maids to clean up, and then invite the king in!" ”

At this moment, Fanji could no longer sit on the "wall watching", so he had to come out to stop him: "The king has been guarding this for most of the night, it is better to go back and rest, just have a concubine here!" ”

"That's not good, Lone must see his cousin and children to sleep!"

Under the high palace wall, there were a few dim palace lamps swaying, and Fan Ji held the hand of the deer sheep, and walked silently on the bluestone road for a long time under the guidance of Ji Sang. Tonight's events touched her long-gone memories, when she gave birth to Hu'er in the mansion, and it was not until the next day that Ji Xie saw her newborn son. But as soon as they met, they had to hand him over to Zhaogong and the inner chamberlain------ but now? treats Ji Jiang's mother and son like two people. She felt a sadness in her heart.

"Mother, don't take it too seriously. There are only the crown prince and Boji under the king's knees, and they value this child more, and there are some of them. The sheep wanted to comfort her.

Fanji didn't respond, but Ji Sang was young and vigorous after all, and he couldn't get used to the pampered and arrogant appearance of everyone in the Qiu Tateshi Palace on weekdays, so he said angrily: "She is just a second concubine, and she is neither big nor small with the king on weekdays, and today Niangniang came to wait for her to give birth." I don't even look at my mother when I go in, does this still have a look of humility? After all, Niangniang is the queen, what is it like to be left aside and ignored? ”

"Ji Sang, you have too many words." The badger sheep shouted loudly, Ji Sang was bluffed like this, and finally shut up.

Fanji suddenly stopped and asked, "Do any of you remember what name the King of Shicai gave to Ji Jiang's son?" ”

"Slave remember!" Ji Sang wanted to make up for the mistake of Shicai's gaffe: "What is it called'Shang's father'." ”

"Father, it is the meaning of a father." There was a sneer at the corner of Fanji's mouth: "What good is such a man like him?" My son, Ji Hu, wants to be a man who stands up to the heavens and the earth, a great monarch like King Xianwu and King Xianmu. Ji Shangfu, hum, it's not uncommon. ”

The king lowered her voice and said, "But the king loves Ji Jiang so much, and the queen has to guard against it!" I am afraid that as time goes by, this mother and son will surely give birth to covetousness. ”

Fan Ji looked at the sky in the south, starry, and muttered to himself: "As long as Gongzi and Hu Er are summoned to repel the Chu army, keep the Tonglu Mountain, and make immortal contributions to the Great Zhou, no one can shake the position of the crown prince." No matter how favored Ji Jiang and her father are, it is useless. ”

Ji Sang also joked: "Niangniang, now that there are few children in the palace, the king is inevitably rarer." But as long as the king has concubines and concubines in the future, and has children, what can their mother and son be counted as? ”

Fanji stared at her for a while, and Ji Sang felt a straight hair in his heart. At the end, I only heard a sigh: "What you said is not unreasonable, let me think about it again." ”