She seemed to think of something: "After I go back, I will carefully check the palace maids and chamberlains in the Middle Palace and the East Palace, and remove any suspicious people immediately." Do you understand? ”

As soon as the eyes rolled and the sheep concubine immediately understood: "The slave and maid understand, and they will definitely handle this matter." ”

Two days later, Deng Man had a high fever and finally died. The chamberlain in charge of the garden in the palace was sentenced to beheading, and the matter was settled. But King Zhou Yi lost his two concubines and two sons within a few months, and everyone said that it was the soul of Qi Aihou, and it was a burst of gossip.

Qidu Yingqiu, there is a fierce debate going on above the main hall, the topic is whether to move Qidu from Yingqiu to Bogu.

The view held by the opposing side is as follows: "My Qi country has been sealed since the beginning of the Taigong, and the capital has been ruled in Yingqiu, which has been passed down for seven generations. Yingqiu is not only the palace is regular, but also the temple and the tomb of the ancestor are all here, why move the capital? Pull a hair and move the whole body, so hard and money, why did you come? ”

Another minister, Gao Sumeru, also agreed with what the Guozhong said, and not only him, but almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not agree with the proposal of Qihu Hou Lu Jing to move the capital. Only Hu Hou's new son agreed with his father's proposition, but he couldn't put forward any defensible reasons, nothing more than a few words of "change will make sense, and general rule will change", which has no new meaning.

Seeing that his two fists were invincible to his four hands, and the two mouths couldn't argue with the dozens of mouths in the hall, Qi Huhou simply played a trick. He stood up from the table, flicked his sleeves, and shouted angrily: "The widow is the Marquis of Qi appointed by the Son of Heaven, and you are just a minister under my Lu clan, and the widow has decided to move the capital, what qualifications do you have to make irresponsible remarks?" I have made up my mind on this matter, and you need no more to say! ”

After saying that, the father and son didn't care about the flood behind them, and left the temple directly. The ministers were dumbfounded, and unwillingly gathered around Gongzi Bushan. This son Bushan is the half-brother of Lu Buchen, the Marquis of Qi Ai, who was killed, and he is also in his early thirties.

The courtiers, you complained of bitterness word by word: "The prince doesn't listen to persuasion at all, he is so bent on moving the capital, why did he come?" ”

"Why did you come?" Childe Bushan snorted coldly: "Don't you understand? He is the Marquis of Qi appointed by Zhou Tianzi, not the throne that we and other people have jointly supported and ascended, can he be sure in his heart? Only by moving the capital to his former fiefdom Bogu and uprooting the power of your old ministers can he sit firmly on the throne. ”

People looked at each other, and their hearts were like this. Gao Sumeru muttered: "In this way, I am afraid that we will not be able to dissuade the prince. Do you really want to leave your family and go to Bo Gu's place? ”

Gongzi Bushan has his own plans in his heart, but the time is not yet ripe, but he persuades everyone to wait and see what happens.

The contradictions between the court and the ministers of Qi were exacerbated by the relocation of the capital, and the Great Zhou court was not calm.

"Smack-" Ji Xie threw down a bundle of bamboo slips from the dragon case, and shouted angrily: "Since last winter, the lynx has repeatedly committed crimes, and it is only now that he has sent a message to Hojing, what are you all eating?" ”

The courtiers were silent and did not dare to respond, and Zhou Gongding, as the first assistant, had to be bold and played: "The king of Qi, it is a common thing to commit a crime, maybe the border general thinks that he can handle it, so he will not dare to disturb the king." Besides------" He paused: "The border affairs are originally Princess Yu's affairs, and the time for me to take over is still short, and I haven't figured it out for a while." ”

Thinking that Zhou Gongding had just "recovered" from his illness and returned to the court, and he was not too harsh, Ji Xie straightened his chest and said: "Now, it has just passed the New Year, and there is still a period of time before leaving spring ploughing. Lonely took advantage of this season to drive the expedition in person and solve the problem of the lynx in one fell swoop. ”

As soon as the words fell, a Zhao Gonghu had already stood up and stopped: "Think twice, the king!" When the Son of Heaven went on an expedition, the whole country shook, and all the people looked up. What if something goes wrong? It's better to summon the Duke of Yu into the court to lead the troops! ”

Thinking of the ruthless appearance of Gong Yu resolutely resigning from the secretary and leaving the dust, Ji Xie was angry and said angrily: "Qing doesn't need to say much!" I am Hehe Zongzhou, without his eldest father Ji, can't I win the battle? I have made up my mind, the royal driver is in person, and Zhou Gong is supplemented; The crown prince is in charge of the country, and he is assisted by Zhao Gong. Retreat! ”

After getting off the court, King Zhou Yi didn't say hello anymore and walked straight to the middle palace.

"The king has arrived-" Hearing the shout of the chamberlain Jia in a long tone, Fan Ji didn't have time to change his clothes, so he came out directly to greet him: "The king has just come down to the court, so he must not have had breakfast yet!" ”

As she spoke, she instructed the goats to put their food on the table. In the middle of the round mahogany carved peony table is a steaming basket of xiaolongbao, surrounded by red bean corn flour cake, goose fat crispy fried bean paste and hemp balls, four-color green onion fragrant flower rolls, fried twist fruits, and jujube paste yam cakes, and sweet and salty porridge on the side.

King Zhou Yi's appetite was suddenly greatly boosted, and he started to eat with chopsticks. Fan Ji smiled and served porridge for him, while talking about an idle matter in the palace: "King, the princess of Qi Jiang is coming, how to settle it?" ”

"Qi Jiang? Which Qi Jiang? King Zhou Yi's eyes were a little confused.

"Didn't Qihu Marquis Lu Jing say that he was going to send his sister into the palace to serve the king? After walking for a few months, now that the people are finally here, how should they be resettled under the instructions of the king? ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Ji Xie's face, since he had caused the first uproar after cooking that Lu Buchen had caused, he no longer wanted to have anything to do with the people or things of the Qi State. Now this woman, he really doesn't want it: "Queen, how about remembering that Song Proton Fufu came alone in Hojing, so he gave him this Qi Jiang as his wife?" ”

Fanji's eyes flashed, and he pursed his lips and said, "The king has forgotten that although Father He came alone, he had a wife and children in Shangqiu, and he didn't bring it with him because he came in a hurry." How can this Qi Jiang say that she is also the princess of Qi Kingdom, can she not be a concubine for Father Fu? Besides, this is a piece of the heart of the new Qi Hou, and the king is not good at touching his mind. ”

King Zhou Yi also heard some rumors, saying that many people in Qi were dissatisfied with Lu Jing's succession, and if he didn't accept this Qi Jiang, others thought that he was also dissatisfied with Lu Jing and caused turmoil, which would be bad. However, he really didn't want this Qi Jiang, what should he do?

Fan Ji was so obedient, he had already seen his embarrassment, and immediately said: "It's better to admit her into the palace first to see how her character is, and if it's good, she will stay." If the king really doesn't like it," she pursed her lips: "After a few years, things will settle down, and it's not too late to send her out!" ”

King Zhou Yi nodded: "The queen will look at it!" ”

After discussing this matter, King Zhou Yi put down the copper chopstick, wiped his mouth, and it was time to talk about his own business: "Recently, I received a side report that the lynx has repeatedly committed border crimes, and Lone has decided to drive the expedition in person!" ”

"Oh?" Fan Ji was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Such a military matter, the king should decide." It's just that this expedition is not as good as going to Fengyi, has the king thought about which concubine to take? ”

King Zhou Yi hesitated for a while, and said slowly: "------ wants to take you there, but I'm afraid that you won't agree." ”

This time he was very taken aback, his eyes widened and he said, "King, how can this be done?" How can the Son of Heaven go out to take the queen with him? Now that the concubine leaves, who can hand over a large mess in this palace to? ”

"When King Xianmu went on a campaign, didn't he bring the queen with him? Someone will take care of the affairs of the harem. But this is the first time that Lone is a pro-sign, and if you are by your side, you will be much more down-to-earth in your heart. ”

Speaking of which, King Zhou Yi's voice became lower and lower. Indeed, going out to defeat the lynx has become a compulsory course for almost every Zhou Tianzi, and if anyone can't do it, they are not worthy of this throne. This point, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the princes of the Quartet all know it in their hearts, and now they are all looking at whether this Son of Heaven who is in his prime can come up with the ability to compare with the first filial piety king.

But Ji Xie has never led troops or fought in battles after all, so he is empty in his heart! He needs a strong-willed person by his side to support him and support him. Fanji also understood what he meant, and was very hesitant for a while. Ji Xie's eyes were full of hope, and he could even be said to be begging. Fan Ji sighed helplessly: "When is the king going to go on the expedition?" ”

Hime-sub was overjoyed: "You agreed?" Rescue soldiers are like fighting fires, and they will set off in these three or five days! ”

"Then how about arranging one or two concubines for Rong Chen?"

"That's nature."

The snow melts, the spring is getting better, and the moist branches bloom the buds of early spring. The western camp outside the pickaxe capital gathered 100,000 troops, with banners covering the sky, swords and armor, and murderous aura soaring into the sky. This expedition was the first military attack launched by King Zhou Yi against the lynx since he ascended the throne, and no one dared to ignore it.

In the palace, since he had decided to go on the expedition with the king, Fanji also carefully took care of various matters after he left the palace.

According to the etiquette system, the queen leaves the palace, and the woman with the highest position in the harem who can have the final say should be the second concubine. Although Fanji explained the affairs of the palace to Ji Jiang according to the rules, the phoenix seal, which was in charge of the harem rights on behalf of the queen, was not handed over to her, but asked the Duchess of Zhaoguo, and his maiden niece Zhaoji to keep it on her behalf. Zhao Ji will temporarily stay in the middle palace on the second day of the queen's departure from the palace to help the assistant of the sixth palace. Because King Zhou Yi has left the palace, as the duchess of the country, he will not cause any gossip when he enters the palace to help, after all, the prince is only ten years old, and he is still a cousin and brother, even if it is a relative to help take care of the child.

At this time, Fanji felt deeply regretful that his mother-in-law died too early. If there is a queen mother at this time, Ji Jiang will not dare to be powerful. However------ she felt helpless about this, otherwise she would not have made such a decision, she was a hundred uneasy about Ji Jiang, a woman.

Fan Ji pulled the concubines in the harem, focusing on a few concubines with children by his side. Meng Jiang gave birth to a daughter, and she is Ji Jiang's own sister-in-law, so she must not be too embarrassed. Only Huang Huan, who is a Jianghan tribute girl, is close to Deng Man, who died in vain, and has a son, so it is inevitable that he will not become Ji Jiang's target. Therefore, at the last time the concubines met, they announced in public that because the Yin Qi of Zeshui Palace was heavy, which was not conducive to the growth of the third prince, Huang Huan would choose another palace to live in, and the specific matters would be arranged by the Duchess of Zhaoguo. Ji Jiang's face changed at that time.