After listening to Zhao Bohu's report, King Zhou Yi's brows tightened more and more. Although he knew that the prince was in danger on the Han River, he didn't expect that there would be such a secret story later, let alone that the cause of King Xianzhao's death was involved. Although the state of Chu retreated, its national strength was not greatly damaged, and it was only afraid that it would make a comeback after a few years of recuperation. But the most worrying thing is the Qi State in the east, so it seems that there are signs of collusion with Chu. Qi is the most important country in the Central Plains, Jiang Taigong Lu Shang's feudal state, if such a country can hook up with Chu Man, it will not only be the prestige of the Zhou family, but I am afraid that the foundation of Sheji will be shaken.

"According to Qing, the assassination of the prince must be the mastermind of the Qi State?" King Zhou Yi asked.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Bohu said, owing to him, "it is true that a few feathered arrows with the smell of sea salt cannot confirm the physical evidence, but all indications indicate that this group of assassins is indeed from Qi Land. Maybe Qi Hou didn't know, but Prince Ji Hui couldn't get out of it. He is far away in Yingqiu, but he can know the secrets of my Hojing Palace, and the minister thinks that someone in the court must report to him. ”

"Aiqing doesn't need to say it." King Zhou Yi waved his sleeves: "This matter is alone. Wang Zihui has been operating in Hojing for a long time, and the interests of the lords and clans of Feng Ho are intertwined, and they cannot be cleared overnight, and this matter needs to be delayed. ”

"Yes." Zhao Bohu took out a book from his sleeve: "King, this is Suihou's book." It is requested that Tonglu Mountain be included in the territory of Suiguo to ensure the safety of the Great Zhou Dynasty. ”

King Zhou Yi took the book and glanced at it: "This Suihou has been coveting the Tonglu Mountain. Previously, the copper cake was produced by Hubei, and he sent troops with the country to escort it through the Suizao channel, and transported it to Hangu through the 'Jinxi Road'. This time, the country of Hubei lost the national capital, but gave him a chance. Anyway, Tonglu Mountain is such an important place, and non-powerful countries can't defend it, so promise him! After all, it's the same blood surnamed Ji! ”

Zhao Bohu hesitated a little: "But the prince of the Eshi Dynasty has already sent his sister to Beijing as a tribute girl, and the minister thinks that he will not let go of Tonglu Mountain." ”

"Humph! What if you don't? Their father and son lost the fief and land they had received, and now they have to allocate land for him to build a country, how can they still have the face to hold on to the Copper Green Mountain? is just a woman, how can Lone delay state affairs for her? ”

"Yes, the king is wise." Zhao Bohu said this in his mouth, but there was a trace of bitterness in his heart. The little girl who blew by the bonfire on a moonlit night was donated into the palace as an object by her own brother, but she had no hope of returning the benefits she wanted in her mother country, what kind of fate awaited her?

"You mean, the hall is as calm as usual today?" In the Zhou Mansion, Ji Dingzheng sat in front of the desk, holding a bamboo stick in his left hand and a carving knife in his right hand.

"Yes, the crown prince and the prince will enter the palace together to meet the king. I heard that the prince also brought back copper grass flowers to the king, and the king was very happy, and ordered all the clothes and embroideries of the embroidery workshop in the palace this spring to be proofed with copper grass flowers to commemorate the victory of the southern expedition. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Gongding put down the carving knife, his eyes were a little confused, and he muttered: "It seems that I still underestimated them, and underestimated this prince who is not yet eight years old." He's such a big man! ”

"Grandpa Guo," Mei Bo's eyes were a little evasive: "We are acting a little bit this time, I heard that the people from the Zhaogong faction have returned from Yingqiu, I am afraid that we have long suspected that the news was revealed to Wang Zihui." I'm afraid I can't cover this matter. ”

"What if you got it?" Zhou Gongding threw the bamboo stick in his hand: "I am the Duke of Zhou who has attacked the lord for generations, unless it is a blatant rebellion, the king can't do anything to me?" At most, it is just empty-handed power. Leave it alone! By the way, is Ji Hou going to enter the court? ”

"Yes, Ji Hou has already set off from the country, and it will take about two months to arrive at Hojing to see him."

"As soon as he entered Hojing, he quickly informed me." A cold light flashed in Zhou Gongding's eyes: "Queen Fanji is too shrewd, with her protection, the position of the crown prince is difficult to shake!" ”

The sky was completely dark, the bright moon was overhead, the floating clouds were surging, and the thin clouds were clustered, and the pieces were rushing southward, like thousands of horses galloping away, silently, endlessly. The moonlight poured down through the clouds, shining on the black-pressed layers of the Hokyo Palace, giving people a bleak chill.

In the swaying light windows of the Autumn Palace, there were one or two human voices, this voice was too familiar to the palace maids, it belonged to the middle palace Lingqi Yang Xi: "Since it is just spitting milk, the slave maid should also return to the king, so as not to worry about the king and the queen." ”

After a while, it was still the same voice: "But Ji Jiang Niangniang, the second prince is also half a year old, and other children don't spit up much milk when they are so old." You can have a snack to take care of it, the king is busy with government affairs, you can share the worries for the king! ”

Then there was the sound of sleeves rubbing and footsteps, thinking that someone was far away. After a while, there was a crisp sound from the back room, as if something had been smashed. This voice frightened the two palace maids on night duty at the door, and they started talking to each other.

"What's wrong with our mother? So angry today? The palace maid asked.

The palace maid replied: "The old problem is wrong. Back to the king, please don't move the king to lose his temper like this, and it's not strange to see too much. Before, when the king was in other mothers, how many times did he say that he was uncomfortable or something, and he forced the king back, and even when Meng Jiang Niangniang was in labor, she made this trick. Today is the prince's return to the palace, the king did not go out of the city in the morning to greet him, and naturally the three of them had a reunion dinner at the queen's place in the evening. I didn't expect Niangniang to make this move, if I were the king, I would also annoy her. ”

"It's also a shame that the queen can bear it, and I haven't seen her have a seizure."

"The queen mother, it's amazing! His face was silent, and he kept indulging her, and when the time came, he hit her again. In the morning, Niangniang dragged the king hard, I heard that the ministers of the court and the central government have already discussed, and she still wants to do this tonight, who can bear it? No matter how much the king loves his mother, he can't always indulge her like this! ”

"We are slaves, and we don't dare to persuade us! Alas——, take it one step at a time! ”

The reunion banquet in the middle palace has ended, and the crown prince Ji Hu has returned to the East Palace, but King Zhou Yi has no intention of leaving, and he still has some things to discuss with his harem ministers.

"Hu Er went out to a long house, his temperament became much calmer, and he also made great progress in handling things. It seems that I have received a lot of guidance from the young master along the way! King Zhou Yi was very satisfied with his son's performance after his return.

Speaking of his son, Fanji is always heartbroken: "That's all good training by the king!" As the saying goes, 'It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books', Hu'er, as a prince, always has to have a lot of experience! ”

Ji Xie said: "By the way, Hu Er's assassination now seems to have something to do with the Qi Kingdom." If there is collusion between Qi and Chu, it must be a big trouble for my Great Zhou, what does the queen think? ”

Fan Ji smiled faintly: "This matter is just an inference from us, and there is no empirical evidence, and Qi Hou has no rebellion, so it can only be triggered." But it is an indisputable fact that the Marquis of Qi took in Wang Zihui and gave her a daughter. The situation forced him, although the king couldn't tear his face with Qi Hou, he still had to beat him and make him fearful. ”

"Hmm!" King Zhou Yi nodded: "Envy and power are combined, it should indeed be so." Let's think about it. ”

Fanji is in a particularly good mood today: "The concubine is a harem woman, but the king always uses court affairs to embarrass the concubines." It is necessary to know that it is the duty of the concubines to take care of the concubines of the harem, and to take care of the children of the concubines. In the past few days, because of Hu'er's return to the palace, Meng Jiang has not been to see it, which is really a dereliction of duty. ”

"It's okay, it's not too late to go after these few days." Ji Xie didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he didn't answer this conversation, and said in his heart: It seems that he is still protecting Ji Jiang.

"Tomorrow, Jiang Hangong will enter the palace," Ji Xie lowered his eyelids and said, "Don't arrange for her to be included in the Tong register first, let's talk about it for a while." ”

"What? Has the king decided to assign the Copper Green Mountain to Suiguo? Fan Ji was slightly stunned.

"This time, summoning Zi Mu and Hu Er to lead the generals and soldiers, the bloody three sides to repel the Chu army, such a national lineage, must be handed over to Suihou Gu to rest assured. Eguo," Ji Xie shook his head: "It's too uncompetitive!" ”

"Yes, the concubine understands." Fanji curtsied.

"Also, after arranging those tribute girls tomorrow, you will take your maiden niece into the palace, and you will go out of the palace to marry the palace. This time, your brother has also made a great contribution, and there is no other reward, and a thick dowry can still be afforded. Ji Xie said with a smile.

Fan Ji was overjoyed: "Thank you to the king, the concubine and the concubine thank the king on behalf of the brother and niece!" ”

"No, no, no!" Ji Xie picked up the queen and patted the back of her hand: "It's late at night, the queen is resting!" Lonely, let's go see Shang's father! ”

Fan Ji did not hesitate for a moment, bowed and saluted: "Congratulations to the king!" Slow down in the middle of the night. ”

The badger raised the curtain and came in, with a look of righteous indignation: "That slut is so troublesome, making the harem chickens and dogs restless, and the king is still protecting her like this?" What a fox! Isn't it Su Da's reincarnation? ”

Fanji "fluttered" and smiled: "Nurse, you are really interesting, what about Su Daji?" Am I still the queen of Jiang who has become the king of the Emperor? ”

"The slave is speechless, please forgive the mother." The otter sheep muttered and began to make the bed for Fanji.

Fanji sat in front of the dresser, untied his hair in front of the bronze mirror, and his long black hair flowed down like a waterfall. She has always liked to untie her hair and comb her hair at night, perhaps this will give her tense nerves for a moment to relax.

The beast sheep is still nagging: "The slave doesn't understand, the mother endures everywhere, but Ji Jiang is more arrogant day by day." Everyone in the harem is already complaining, and even the courtiers are talking about it, how can Niangniang still endure it? ”

"Do you know what is the most important thing to be a queen?"

"The slave doesn't know."

"Forbearance is not fighting, and only by not fighting can we be the first in the world. As for why the king protects Ji Jiang so much, he probably also knows that all the women in the harem regard him as the king, only Ji Jiang ------" Her voice gradually lowered: "Only Ji Jiang, take him as a cousin." So he has to protect her alive and dead! ”