Fan Ji was laughed at by him: "That's it, if the king is afraid, how about moving to the Middle Palace?" ”

"Really?" Ji Xie's eyes flashed: "Ah Ji, you don't know, when I'm scared in my heart, I can only be steady by holding your hand, really." ”

On the same day, King Zhou Yi immediately moved into the queen of the middle palace. The next day, with the encouragement and even persecution of Fanji, he reluctantly went to court. Only then did I find that in a few days, the court affairs had piled up. Since the Marquis of Qi was cooked, Zhou Gongding immediately said that he would no longer go to the court, and summoned Gonghu to supervise the construction of the altar in Fengyi, and there was no one in charge of government affairs.

There was no way, Zhao Bohu was urgently recalled to Hojing by hundreds of miles of urgent paperwork. I didn't even have time to go back home, so I went directly to the government office and worked in the dark for four or five days, and finally dealt with the mountain of government affairs. Only then can I find time to enter the palace to meet King Zhou Yi.

The reason why Zhao Bohu was in a hurry to see King Zhou Yi was that there were really two imminent and important matters that King Zhou needed to make an idea.

This first item is the issue of the heir of the monarch of the Qi State. When the news of Lü Buchen's murder reached Yingqiu, his son immediately fled, and it is said that he went to Laiyi to meet Wang Zihui. Of course, even if he doesn't escape, King Zhou Yi will definitely not let Lu Buchen's son, the Marquis of Qi, kill his father after all! According to Ji Xie's idea, he will definitely get Lu Buchen out of his veins to the end. So who should be chosen for the throne of Qi?

"Actually, Lu Buchen has a half-brother, named Lu Bushan. In theory, brother to brother is also the way of inheritance, but ------" Zhao Bohu raised his eyes and looked at King Zhou Yi: "I still have to ask the king to take an idea." ”

Ji Xie squinted slightly, and a deferential and almost flattering face suddenly appeared in his mind: "Lone remembers, it was Lu Buchen's half-brother who sent tribute to Qi State last year, what is that person's name?" ”

"The king, called Lu Jing, is from the second concubine of the Marquis of Qi." Zhao Bohu's court affairs are very familiar.

King Zhou Yi nodded: "Just him, Lone will give an edict and send someone to Yingqiu." "During the reign of King Xianxiao, Qi Guo and Zhou were so good that they wore a pair of pants, and at that time, I didn't see Qi Aihou send this half-brother to Haojing on an errand. Now that he is on the throne, when the relationship between Qi and the Zhou family took a sharp turn for the worse, Lü Buchen instead sent him to pay tribute, obviously pushing him out as a scapegoat. From this point of view, the relationship between the two brothers is not harmonious, and this Lu Jing will not think about the grudge of his brother being killed after he ascends the throne.

Can King Zhou Yi not understand this little bit of thinking about Zhao Bohu? If in the past, he would also fight for the truth of "orderly", but now that he has been in court affairs for a long time, his temperament has also been sharpened. What's more, he also knew that when it came to the heavens, King Zhou Yi would never let Lu Bushan take the throne of Qi, so it was better to follow his wishes, but it would be a lot less trouble.

The affairs of the Qi State have been decided, and it is time to talk about the affairs of the Song Kingdom. After Song Li's son Qi Qi witnessed Qi Hou being cooked and killed, he was deeply stimulated, and his performance over this period of time is worth mentioning. He first personally came to the door to apologize to Ji Hou, and presented the map and household registration book of the two cities ceded to Ji Guo, and Ji Hou accepted it unceremoniously, and his anger was much calmer. Next, he went to the table to beg King Zhou Yi, and the tone was so humble that people couldn't bear to read it.

"In addition, the eldest brother of the Duke of Song, Father He, came to Haojing, invited himself to be a hostage to Zhou, and begged the king to let his brother return to the country, so as to manage the country's politics and screen my Zhou." Zhao Bohu continued.

"Oh?" King Zhou Yi was very surprised, he was used to seeing fathers and sons fighting for power like black-eyed chickens since he was a child, and he admired and envied Father He acted like this: "Is this Father the eldest son who refused to take the throne of the Song Dynasty?" ”

"Yes, this person has come to Hojing, and the day before yesterday, he specially came to the minister's house to convey the intention of asking for a proton."

"How's that person?"

"Indifferent to fame and fortune, noble character, and Gengjie character, he is really a rare gentleman." When it comes to this Buddha Father He, Zhao Bohu is also amazed.

King Zhou Yi cherished his talents: "Then leave him as a doctor in the court, and be the chief manager first." This position has been vacant since you called for the office, and it can be regarded as having a relationship with him. ”

Zhao Bohu replied and asked again: "What about Song Gong?" Do you want to let him go back to China? ”

"Alas-" King Zhou Yi sighed lightly, and suddenly changed the topic: "Zimu, you have always had your own opinions. Lone really wants to hear from you, is it appropriate for Lone to deal with Qi Hou's matter like this? In fact, he wanted to ask the outside how he said that he was here, did he compare him to Xia Wei Shangxuan? I was embarrassed to ask directly, so I had to take the route of euphemism.

"My lord, do you want to hear the truth from your ministers?" Zhao Bohu's rhetorical question was quite straightforward.

"Naturally, we have to listen to the truth." Ji Xie said as he sat up straight.

"The king was in the palace to cook and kill the Marquis of Qi Ai, and his actions were naturally fierce and eye-catching. But as the so-called 'villains are afraid of power and not afraid of virtue', if the four Yi are around me today, the princes have different ambitions and are ready to move, and they really need extraordinary means to beat it. In ancient times, Emperor Shun was so virtuous, but because of his poor water control, he died in Yushan. It can be seen that the ancient sage monarch also attaches equal importance to grace and power. ”

These words made a big stone fall in King Zhou Yi's heart. He suddenly remembered that he refused to go to court a few days ago, and the queen had admonished him like this: "Although the king has done too much in this matter, he has finally suppressed those people with ill intentions, right?" For example, all the people and the princes of the four directions are closely watching the king's next actions, and if they show their cowardice at this time, they will be pounced on and bitten by people in an instant. If the king can use this to establish his power, he can turn bad things into good things! ”

Thinking about it carefully, what Zhao Bohu said is also a general meaning, neither flattering nor blindly accusing like Ji Hou, but quoting scriptures to lay out the rationality of his actions. Ji Xie felt that his heart was very applicable, and even the smile on his face warmed up a lot: "But recently, there seem to be some rumors, comparing loneliness with business, what does Aiqing think?" ”

Zhao Bohu arched his hand: "This is exactly what I want to advise the king." This method should not be easily abused, and occasionally it can be used to establish authority and deter princes from wanting to do wrong. If you use it too much, it will be the same as Xia Wei's business. ”

King Zhou Yi bowed his head and said: "Gu understands Aiqing's meaning, so let that son return to the country." He is so humble, if he holds on to that little mistake again, won't he make the world criticize? ”

"The king is wise." Summoning Bohu to kowtow.

Zi Kunxi's biggest sin is to kill his uncle and seize the throne, but because of the edict of King Zhou Yi first, this crime is not easy to pursue. Then there is only one mistake, because the two daughters inadvertently forced the daughter of Ji Hou to die, it is only a slight flaw in private morality, if he is detained for this matter, the world will only say that he Zhou Yi Wang favors Ji Jiang, and the communiqué is a personal vendetta. King Zhou Yi is a person who understands and understands the powerful relationship.

The cold wind was bleak, Zi Kunci galloped out of the city gate in a carriage, looking back at the majestic pickaxe city wall, and his angular face obviously gathered a gloomy atmosphere. When I come back next time, I will definitely turn the entire pickaxe capital upside down.

Seeing his carriage from afar, Rong Yi galloped over and gave a deep salute: "Lord, you can finally return to the country!" ”

Zi Kunci snorted from his nose: "If you don't go to two places, get the title deeds and household registration of the two cities of Gaofang, and invite the eldest brother as a hostage, where can the widow return to the country smoothly?" Don't worry, the widow is not the ungrateful person, and after returning to China, he will worship you as a doctor. ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Zi Kunci glanced back, and there was a bit of concern in his tone: "It's just that I pity my brother, I first let Song Gong be in my place, and now I have to stay Zhou as a hostage in order for the widow to return to the country as soon as possible." The widow owes him so much! ”

"Don't worry, lord." Rong Yi comforted: "I heard that King Zhou has a lot of appreciation for the eldest son, and he has been worshiped as the chief manager in charge of the prison in the capital of Pickaxe. Although the eldest prince is hostage in Haojing, but the call of the prince in charge of the government is friendly with him, he may really make a difference in Zhou in the future, and it is not in vain that the lord has laid out this good move in advance. ”

As soon as the wax moon arrived, a cold snap hit, and the cold air of Sen Sen was like a glass cover over the pickaxe capital, and it was still in the head tomorrow, but the cold was still seeping from the soles of the feet. Fanji's middle palace has burned the earth dragon, and the silver charcoal in the copper ding furnace is also burned red, reflecting the faces of the concubines with their own hearts.

Now that Ji Xie has cheered up and returned to the court to manage the state affairs, as the mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is time for the Zhonggong to restore the security system. Fortunately, more than a month has passed since that incident, and although Deng Man and the others are recuperating, they can still walk a few steps to the middle palace to say a few words.

Although the room was warm, a chill oozed from everyone's hearts. Deng Man is still graceful, with a pretty melon seed face and thin powder, but his appearance is wilted, he can't keep his spirits up, and obviously hasn't recovered from the pain of losing his son. Huang Huan looked haggard, thinking that her premature son had consumed all her mental energy. Yi Ji, E Yao and Meng Jiang all looked shrunken, completely looking like frightened birds.

Only Ji Jiang was particularly eye-catching, wearing a peach-colored slanted long jacket, a circle of gray squirrel fur at the neckline and cuffs, and golden twigs and flowers embroidered at the bottom, with a moon-white skirt exposed underneath; On the head is a pair of jeweled gilded jasper hairpins. It's clearly well-dressed. Fan Ji sneered in his heart: Don't you think you can meet the king when you come to the Middle Palace, right?

In fact, Fan Ji didn't guess wrong, Ji Jiang did come with such a thought. Since the incident of Qi Hou, everyone in the world knows that their father and daughter are favored by King Zhou, and they have indeed established their authority. But it also made most people stay away from them, and Ji Hou's pavilion became a lot colder, and no one came to the door except for Song Gongzi's worship ceremony. She herself felt excluded in the harem, and everyone took a detour when they saw her.

That's fine, what's worse, King Zhou Yi also began to snub her. Since that nightmare accidentally killed Ju Huan who was on duty at night, Ji Xie has never come to Qiuliao Palace again, but has been sticking to the queen all day long.