Ji Xie was already furious, and as soon as he raised his hand, he swept all the bamboo slips on the case to the ground, and scolded angrily: "The vertical son is hateful!" How can you bully orphans like this? ”

Ji Hou was startled, and hurriedly knelt down to pull the hem of his robe, with tears in his eyes, and his eyes were sincere: "King, you live in this Haojing Palace, far away from the Central Plains, and you don't know what the Marquis of Qi has done over the years. Taking in Wang Zihui is just one of them, and it is nothing at all. ”

"What else has he done? Speak! Ji Xie flicked his sleeves and sat down angrily.

"King, over the years, the Qi State and the Laiyi tribe have been eyebrows, coming and going, and hooking up. This time, Zi Kun killed his uncle and seized the throne, and the Marquis of Qi immediately married his daughter to him, so that the two countries of Qi and Song were considered to be an alliance. Coupled with the power of Laiyi, the three of them work together, and their power is enough to disturb the Central Plains! ”

"When, do they have the guts?" Although his heart palpitated, Ji Xie still felt that the situation was not so serious.

"Oh, my king!" Ji Hou was anxious, and today he had to strike while the iron was hot and said to King Zhou: "Why don't you have the guts?" After the Song Kingdom was surnamed Yin Shangzi, he had always had different aspirations. In that year, King Xianwu kindly left an heir for Shang, and sealed his son Wu Genglu's father in Shangqiu, and established the Song Kingdom. In less than three years, he took the 'three prisons' to rebel together, if it wasn't for Zhou Gongdan's proper planning, my Great Zhou Jiangshan was almost subverted. Although the current Song Jun is the queen of Weizi Qi, after all, time has passed, as long as there is a suitable time, it is inevitable that there will be no more dissent. ”

As a result of these words, Queen Zhou Yi's vest was cold, and she frowned and continued to listen to Ji Hou's analysis.

"The king, after the Marquis of Qi is the prince of Jiang, the king of Xiancheng once granted Tonggong Zhu Ya the right to conquer the Central Plains. If the Qi State rises up, how will the princes of the Central Plains respond? At that time, the Song State responded, united with Laiyi and Rong Di in the north to capture Luoyi, helped Wang Zihui to be the king of Zhou, and cut the Central Plains to fight against the king, how should the king respond? ”

Because the ancient road of Cuihan was too difficult and dangerous, it was time-consuming and laborious to travel from Haojing to the Central Plains, so it was difficult for the king of Zhou, who was far away in the royal capital, to reach out to the Central Plains to implement effective management, so he set up a deputy capital in Luoyi to lead to the future. Therefore, it is very easy to cut off the connection between the Central Plains and the Fengho region, if it is really as Ji Hou said, the consequences are really unimaginable. Maybe the Great Zhou world will be divided into three, and then the Chu State in the south will also have trouble and occupy Jianghan, this ------ thought about it, cold sweat broke out on King Zhouyi's forehead, and he asked: "Then according to what Uncle said, what should I do?" ”

Ji Hou had a distressed expression on his face, and when he heard this, he immediately came over and said: "The king might as well strike first, and take advantage of their unripe plans and fledgling wings, take the opportunity of convening a general meeting of the princes of the world to summon the two monarchs of Song and Qi to Haojing, and forgive them for not daring not to come." When the time comes, first force the Marquis of Qi to hand over Wang Zihui, and then detain Lu Buchen and Zi Kunxi, get the initiative, and then look at the current situation. ”

Ji Xie listened and nodded slightly. A storm is brewing------

The two of them have already talked about this, and King Zhou Yi has no doubt about the authenticity of what Ji Hou said, but out of prudence, he still asked: "If Qi Hou Guo has objections, why don't the two Gao Guo tell Yu Gu?" ”

Ji Hou had a regretful expression on his face: "Great King, back then, Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai were both relatives surnamed Ji, and they were sent to the Song Kingdom by King Xiancheng, didn't they rebel with Yin Shang's remnants?" What's more, the two families of the Gao Kingdom have lived together for generations, and their descendants have eaten Qi for generations, and they have long forgotten their duties as kings and eunuchs! ”

King Zhou Yi sighed, he also had to admit that what Ji Hou said was true, and now the so-called "Wang Eunuch" sent to the vassal states with different surnames was no longer a minister of the royal family. Ji Hou instructed: "King, this matter is very important, even in front of the queen and the crown prince, you must not reveal a word. Once the slightest rumor leaks out, then Lu Buchen and Zi Kun will reverse in advance, but it will be bad. As for the ministers, they won't confide half a word when they are killed, even for the courtiers. ”

"Uncle, don't worry, this is powerful, I know it." King Zhou Yi waved his sleeves impatiently.

Soon, King Zhou Yi was about to assemble the imperial edict of the princes of the world in the autumn and September of the world, and the edict of Yu Haojing was transmitted to all directions. After the southern expedition, there has been no major event in the Zhou family, why did he suddenly mobilize the princes so much?

The first to feel that something was wrong was Zhou Gongding. He was keenly aware that this matter must be Ji Hou's idea, and his spearhead must be aimed at the newly formed blood feud of the Qi State, and the target must be the prince Ji Hui, who has avoided trouble in Yingqiu. Zhou Gongding immediately sent his confidant Uncle Mei to Yingqiu to deliver a letter to Wang Zihui in the starry night, suggesting that he leave Qi as soon as possible and go elsewhere to avoid the news.

Uncle Mei arrived at Yingqiu with the envoys of the king of Zhou, and when the prince rushed into the Qi palace, Lu Buchen, the Marquis of Qi, was thinking about whether he should go to Haojing. If you don't go, it will be blatantly against the Son of Heaven and violate the righteousness of the monarch and the minister; Go ahead, and I'm afraid that there will be some conspiracy behind this, which will be unfavorable to you.

Wang Zihui presented the letter from last week, and Qi Hou couldn't help nodding his head in approval after reading it: "It's still the prince of the country who is quick and thoughtful. He suggested that Zihui should take refuge elsewhere for a while, so that King Zhou would have no target to attack the widow, which was a very good plan. ”

"Thanks to my cousin's care, my brother can temporarily stay safe in Yingqiu. Now that the matter is urgent, where should my brother avoid? Ask my cousin for an idea. Wang Zihui was out of idea for a while.

Lu Buchen thought for a moment and said, "In this way, the widow will immediately repair the book and send you to Laiyi Country." It is a place outside the world, and Zhou Tianzi's hand can't reach there. When I come back from the camp and everything is settled, I will bring you back. ”

Wang Ziwan fell to the ground: "Everything depends on my cousin." ”

"You and I are brothers, we are connected by blood, and we must support each other." Lu Buchen hurriedly helped him up and went to repair the book without mentioning it.

Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty, the inner hall of the Gonggong, the son of Song Li, who had just ascended the throne, received the envoy from Hojing after the placement, and his heart was also fluctuating. He quickly summoned his confidant Rong Yi to discuss countermeasures.

"What do you think about this? The Son of Heaven will meet the princes of the world, and the widow has just received the edict, so he doesn't dare not go. But if you really go, I heard that the young Jiang of Ji Guo hanged himself on the way home, and then Ji Hou, as the uncle of the country, could not guarantee that he would not slander in front of King Zhou. I'm afraid that going will be bad for the widow! Zi Kun remembered that his ancestors had imprisoned King Wen of Zhou and Jinli, and he was afraid that now he would become a prisoner of the Zhou family.

Rong Yi's skin is no longer as dark as it was at the beginning, but slightly light brown, and the edges and corners of the eyebrow bone are like a trace of cold moon-like sharpness, dignified as ink. Regarding Song Ligong's confusion, he seemed to have already made up his mind: "Lord, the minister has already taken care of this matter." Go, still have to go. Even if no one else goes, you have to go. ”

"Oh? Why is that? Zi Qi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Don't forget, my lord, how did you ascend the throne? If you don't go, King Zhou will just start a crusade on the grounds that we don't respect the Zhou family and get the wrong position. And the lord has just ascended the throne, and there are still voices of dissatisfaction in the country, at this time, we must not mess up our positions and give others an opportunity to take advantage of them. ”

"You have a point. The widow is not a person who is afraid of things, let alone Hojing, what does it matter if Longtan Tiger's Den is on it? Zi Kun squinted his eyes, and a yin owl breath spontaneously appeared: "What's the harm in dying? It's just that the widow has great ambitions and is unwilling to be killed like this. ”

"Rest assured, the lord is here, and he will ensure that you get out safely. What's more, King Zhou's move also has the intention of testing you, and it may not really be unfavorable to you. If the marquis of Naji really makes trouble, the minister also has a way to deal with it. ”

"What's the idea? Don't sell off. Zi Qi asked curiously.

"Seeing the move, the minister and the lord will go together, and then we will see the opportunity to act, how about it?"

Seeing that he looked full of confidence, Song Ligong also let go of half of his heart: "I know that you have always been clever and wise, so I will leave this matter to you with full responsibility." ”

"No!"

Hojing King City, the city is fifteen miles on Thursday, each side opens three gates, there is a pond under the city surrounding, there is a bridge on the pool, and the street is straight. The east of the city is close to Fengshui, and the city wall follows the trend of the river, showing a tortuous shape, like the Big Dipper. The north wall was built along the temple and the royal palace, and the south was retracted inward. The whole city has been repaired and operated for more than 100 years, solemn and solemn, regulated and favored, majestic and magnificent, incomparable. The prestige and prominence of the Great Zhou Dynasty are highlighted everywhere.

From the middle of autumn and August, the convoys of princes from all directions in the southeast, northwest, and northwest came here one after another, and the post houses in the city were almost unable to live. Some princes simply went to their relatives and friends, and Duke Zhou, Duke Zhao and Duke Yu also had many guests in their own mansions. Qi Hou Lu Buchen honestly and unceremoniously lived in the Zhou Mansion and became roommates with Lu Hou. Fanzi and Yan Bo lived in Zhaogonghu's house, and Yu Gong naturally went to his old friend Yugong's house to stay. For a time, the entire Hojing City was noisy with cars and horses, and the population suddenly increased a lot.

On the first day of the ninth month of autumn, it was a great day, and the princes who had arrived in advance went to court together with the ministers of civil and military affairs of the dynasty. King Zhou Yi swept the steps, immediately locked his eyes on Qi Hou Lu Buchen, and immediately attacked: "It's rare that Qi Hou is willing to come to see Lonely!" If Gu remembers correctly, Qi Hou hasn't been in Beijing for more than two years, right? ”

"The minister is afraid, because the affairs of the country are busy, he has not been able to get out, look at me Wang Haihan!" Lu Buchen bowed down and kowtowed.

King Zhou Yi gave Ji Hou a look, and the latter understood, and cleared his throat: "Qi Hou, the last time the prince went to the south and was in danger, it has now been confirmed that it was done by the abolished prince Ji Hui. This person has always harbored evil intentions, and once masterminded assassinating the king when King Xianxiao was seriously ill, and the evidence is conclusive. Now he is plotting to assassinate the prince, which is unbearable! As a courtier of the Great Zhou, how can he be in cahoots with this thief? The king's will, please hand over this person to the Qi Kingdom, otherwise you will be guilty of the same crime as him! ”

Only then did the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty hear that King Zhou was really angry. The hall was so quiet that even a pin could be heard, and everyone held their breath to see how Qi Hou responded.