In a flash, the middle palace was sealed for almost a month, and the prince was grounded for the same amount of time. King Zhou Yi did not say anything other than to send some food, clothing, and firewood every half month. The women of the harem are basically in a state of "rain and dew", and the second concubine Ji Jiang is not particularly favored. People speculate that the king of Zhou has changed his temperament, and he used to like people with character, but now he is more interested in opposing the soft and well-behaved ones?

Theoretically speaking, this matter is nothing more than two opposite directions. Either it was a big event, Zhou Tianzi forgave the queen, untied the seal of the middle palace, returned the seal of the phoenix seal, and also lifted the prince's grounding; Either it is an edict to abolish the queen, followed by the abolition of the prince, and then the new queen and the young son, so that the story of the king of Shang in the previous dynasty will be repeated------

But after waiting for a month, there was no movement from King Zhou, and some people couldn't sit still. Since the queen's mistakes should not be announced to the public, then go directly to the crown prince. For a time, the impeachment of the prince's misconduct smashed into the imperial hall like rain.

In the Middle Ages, the English king conquered Wales and asked the local nobles what kind of people were qualified to govern the region. The unconvinced aristocrats put forward two harsh conditions: one is noble blood; The second is that the moral character is flawless. This first one is easy, the second one is difficult, no matter how noble the moral character is, he is afraid of being picked on with a magnifying glass?

The nobles waited for a long time, but the king turned his head and called out his son, who had just completed the moon, and said, "This is your Prince of Wales!" "The nobles are staring at each other, the little prince is of noble blood, what moral flaws can a newborn baby have? I had to admit it in frustration.

This story shows that there are still benefits to the young age of the prince. Zhao Bohu stood on the court, arguing one by one, with a momentum like a rainbow. What? Say that the prince is lustful and immoral? The prince is ten years old, his physical development is completely immature, how can he be lustful? What? Say that the prince is playful and lazy? I, the teacher of the culture class, think that the prince is smart and studious, what right do you have to say?

The result can be imagined, and naturally the side of Prince Bao won a big victory.

The opposing side seriously summed up the lessons and felt that it was still necessary to start from the queen's side. As long as one of Fanji's mistakes is found, King Zhou Yi will issue an edict to abolish the queen, and the prince's identity as the eldest son will be gone, and the matter will be settled. But what's wrong? This task naturally fell to the second concubine Ji Jiang.

"Jealousy? What is this charge? What's the head? Ji Xie stared at Ji Jiang, and his words were quite wary. Fanji's biggest sin is not to take her husband to heart, if she is jealous, she doesn't have to hold her breath so much.

Ji Jiang whispered in his ear, Ji Xie nodded noncommittally and said, "Let her come in and talk about it in detail." ”

Yi Ji entered from behind the curtain and knelt on the ground, ready to reply. Ji Xie asked, she replied, and there was not a single superfluous word.

"You've also drunk Shunzi soup? When is it? Ji Xie asked.

"When she was in the palace, the queen began to drink the soup of avoiding children, and after the concubine gave birth to Boji, she forced the concubine to drink that thing too, and the concubine was not allowed to get pregnant again."

"What about after entering the palace?"

"Every time the palace order in the middle of the bed, the palace order will send a decoction, and the concubine will only leave after drinking."

"Nonsense!" Ji Xie scolded: "There are a number of pregnant women in the palace, is the queen alone embarrassing you?" ”

"The king," said Yi Ji in a trembling voice, "the queen is deeply thoughtful, and she herself is unwilling to give birth to an heir for the king. wanted to borrow other people's bellies to cultivate power for the prince, and if the harem concubines were willing to be attached to her, they allowed them to conceive; If they are not attached, they will be given a decoction of avoiding children. The concubine had a gap with her because of Bo Ji and was excluded by her; And the second concubine didn't dare to move, yes, only the concubine drank the avoidance soup. ”

"The king," Ji Jiang beat the side drum on the side: "Last time, I also reminded Yiji that the concubine was aware of the queen's affairs." She has been by the queen's side for many years, and what she said is true. The doctor also checked her pulse, and there were indeed traces of taking the Shunzi soup for several years, not that the concubine had empty mouths and white teeth, and was framed indiscriminately. ”

Ji Xie looked up to the sky and sighed, waved his hand weakly, and let the two women out. Yi Ji and Ji Jiang glanced at each other, and their hearts were also mixed. Others thought that she was suddenly favored, but only she knew in her heart that between the beds, King Zhou Yi popped out two words from time to time - Aji, that was not calling her. However, when Ji Jiang came to coerce and lure, she remembered the cold eyes of Bo Ji when she went to Manluo House to see her daughter, and she still agreed. What is the joy of life, what is the fear of death, so what's the harm in taking a gamble?

A middle-level official who was born as a guest of the former Zhou Mansion openly proposed to abolish the queen on the charge of "jealousy", which immediately caused an uproar in the court. Zhao Gonghu was furious: "The queen is virtuous and magnanimous, since she took charge of the middle palace, the princes and princesses under the knees of the king have been born one after another, how can you say that you are jealous?" My king has the world in mind, he has never been a good woman, and there are not many talents in the harem and he is also an example of the king, is it the queen's sin? ”

Zhou Gongding was unhurried: "There are harem concubines who have pointed out that the queen forced her to take the decoction of avoiding children, which is conclusive, but it is not groundless. ”

The two were arguing, and suddenly heard a shout from outside the hall: "Duke Yu asks to see!" ”

King Zhou Yi was stunned, and Zhou Gongding's face was also tight, and he said in his heart: Why did he suddenly come to Hojing?

The father of the eldest father has a big waist and a round waist, a straightforward personality, and his voice is like a bell, and he comes up to the palace, and he speaks: "King, as soon as the old minister entered the capital, he listened to the people's discussions. said that the king should follow the story of Shang, abolish the virtuous queen, abolish the eldest son, and set up a demon concubine as the queen, and harm my Great Zhou Jiangshan. Is there such a thing? ”

Ji Xie's heart was weak for a while, and he set his eyes on Zhou Gongding at the bottom of the stairs, who understood, and stepped forward to explain: "Duke Yu doesn't know, the queen has fallen into the name of jealousy, and the king is only discussing this matter in the court, and Duke Yu can also say what he thinks." Why did you talk about the former dynasty as soon as you opened your mouth? ”

"Whew!" Elder Father Yu spat Zhou Gongding's face and said angrily: "I think you are like that Shen Gongbao, you don't have a good heart." The king knows that the Eighth Division of Chengzhou was defeated by the Qi State, and half of the men and horses were lost, and the losses were heavy! ”

"What?" Ji Xie stood up in shock: "What about Wei Shizi?" And why didn't Luoyi send a military report? ”

The eldest father glared at Zhou Gongding meaningfully: "I know about the country in the northwest, why didn't I send a military report?" Wei Shizi has been defeated and retreated to the court, the military report, I don't know who detained it! ”

Zhou Gongding's legs were weak: "The king, the minister also knew about it." Perhaps------ maybe because of the many affairs in recent days, the music from Luoyi has not been sorted out for a while, right? ”

"Is the military situation important, or is it important after the abolition? Who doesn't know your selfishness? The king, Wang Zihui has returned to Linzi from Laiyi, and Song Gongzi has formed an alliance with Qi to cut off the back road of Cheng Zhou's division, which is defeated. They intend to capture Luoyi, make Wang Zihui the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and share the world equally with the royal family of our Zhou. King, the country is in danger! ”

As soon as the eldest father said this, everyone was shocked. King Zhou Yi only felt that his eyes were black, and he almost didn't get down the stairs.

Although the Western Sixth Division was completely wiped out in the eight-year campaign of the southern expedition to Jingchu, the Eighth Division of Chengzhou has never been defeated in the Central Plains for more than 100 years. This defeat at the hands of Qi was a dangerous signal, which meant that the Haojing Zhou Dynasty no longer had an overwhelming military advantage over the vassal states of the Central Plains.

The situation was critical, and Zhou Gong decided to judge the situation, shrunk his neck, and asked himself to be removed from his military post after the crime, and thought about it behind closed doors. King Zhou Yi was not polite, not only did he grant his invitation, but also took away his three fiefdoms and 3,000 acres of land in one go, and was confined at home for a year.

Zhou Gong's affairs are easy to handle, but what should I do about that mess in the Central Plains? The Eighth Division of Chengzhou had just suffered a major defeat and its morale was low, while the Western Sixth Division was pinned down by the Lynx, and it was impossible for it to go east to Hangu. The two countries of Song and Qi are likely to take advantage of the high morale to wave their troops to Luoyi and set up another Zhou dynasty by Wang Zihui, when the vassal states of the Central Plains will either be at both ends of the head or rudder when the wind blows, and the Zhou dynasty will be torn apart.

After a few days of court discussions, the monarchs and ministers formed a unanimous opinion, for the sake of today's plan, only peace is the best. First appease the two countries of Song and Qi, stop the war, and try to move later. But who will be sent? Duke Yu is a military general, he has taken over military affairs and can't leave, Duke Zhou is locked up at home, and the envoy of an official with a low rank cannot show the sincerity of King Zhou, so there is only a call for Gonghu. This young Zhaogong, who is as beautiful as a crown of jade, is known for his eloquence and eloquence, and he will definitely be able to live up to his mission and stabilize the society.

The country is in danger, and Zhao Bohu readily accepted the order, but people also have requirements.

"The king, it is incumbent upon the ministers to solve the state affairs. But before I can go out, the king must promise me three things, otherwise the peace will not be accomplished. In the study room in the main hall, Zhao Bohu slowly narrated.

King Zhou Yi stroked his short beard and helped him up: "It only takes things to be done, don't say three, it's thirty, three hundred, and it's all lonely." But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"For this first thing, the king must agree to issue an edict to recognize the status of the Marquis of Qi."

Ji Xie nodded: "This is nature." "Although I am angry, but I can't beat others, what can I do?

"This second thing," Zhao Bohu raised his eyes and glanced at King Zhou Yi's face: "Please make a statement to the king, and he will never be abolished." ”

Ji Xie was taken aback: "This is a matter of the lonely harem, what does it have to do with the Central Plains?" ”

"Great King, this matter is what Qi Hou is most concerned about. Qi Aihou Lu Buchen was killed because of the father and daughter of Ji Hou, Lu Bushan is his half-brother, how can he not hate? If Queen Fanji is deposed, the daughter of Ji Hou ascends the throne, and Ji Hou's grandson should be established as the prince, then the whole Qi country will be more anti-willing, and there will be no possibility of turning back. You should know that the emperor has nothing to do! ”

The words made Ji Xie gasp, these days he only cares about breathing, but he doesn't think about it deeply. It's also strange that when I was picked up by my uncle, I didn't care about anything, and now I really regret it.