The autumn outside the post house is high and cool, the sky is clear and clear, the breeze comes from the window, the sound of gurgling water outside the wall enters with the wind, accompanied by a few red maple leaves that fall in, the house is cool and warm, and the fragrance is full.

The servants dressed in the same color and costume rushed in and filled the table with plates and dishes in their hands. A stir-fried duck gizzard with fungus, a pineapple pork ribs, which looks particularly delicious and delicious, and a newly brewed autumn fruit wine, which smells fruity.

Kui Duoyou had already had a belly fight, and before the dishes were ready, he sat down at the table, picked up a roast leg of lamb and gnawed it up, which looked very indecent. Especially when he nibbled on a leg of mutton, he took a sip of wine from the wine jug, and his mouth was full of oil without rubbing it------

Father He finally couldn't stand it anymore, walked over and snatched the leg of mutton from his mouth, and shouted, "Are you the fetus of a hungry ghost?" This leg of lamb is eaten like this. ”

"What's that way to eat?" Kui Duoyou wiped the oil from the corners of his mouth, and his face was inexplicable.

"Look," said Father He, picking up a short knife from a small plate on the table, and began to slice the leg of mutton. He moved quite neatly, and then put the lamb leg meat on the table and roasted it, and waited until the mutton began to bubble with oil, and then he took it out and handed it to Kui Duoyou: "Give." ”

Duoyou tasted it and was amazed: "Well——, it's really crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's wonderful!" I didn't expect your wood to be quite thorough in its research on eating, but I didn't see it! Since entering the post house, he has shouted "square wood" one by one, and the father of Zifu has long been unimpressed.

"No hunger strike this time?" Kui Duoyou made fun of him again.

"I'm just waiting for Zimu to come back, if the peace can't be reached, I still have to go on a hunger strike."

"Gotta get it, I didn't say it." Kui Duoyou waved his hands, frowning, and looked very headache. He glanced at Zifu Father He, and suddenly asked curiously: "Fang Mutou, let me ask you, when your second brother wanted to let you sit on the throne of the monarch, why didn't you accept it?" Is it because it is not in the right place? ”

Father He glared at him: "Why should I accept it? My second brother killed the throne that my uncle took from him, and he was notorious, and if I sat on it, wouldn't it be a fair profit? Why should I benefit from his infamy? Therefore, the notoriety and benefits are all his own, and I have nothing to do with them. ”

Duoyou took a sip of fruit wine in his mouth, almost didn't squirt out, but choked himself, coughing and said: "This ------ only a square wood like you can think like this." My brain is really different from others! ”

"And," Father He poured himself a cup of wine, and slowly raised it to his lips: "What you said is right, I am not a person who can change the machine, and I am not suitable to be a monarch at all." He is more suitable than me, he has strategic ambitions, he can fight well, and he is better than me in everything. ”

Listening to it, Kui Duoyou heard a little bit of desolation, and he couldn't bear to say any more. had to change the topic: "I don't know how Zimu is doing in Qi State Affairs?" ”

In Linzi, the new capital of Qi State, Zhao Bohu stood in the hall of the main hall, and was engaged in a fierce debate with the monarchs and ministers of Qi with one person and one tongue. As soon as he said what he meant, it attracted a fierce backlash from Lu Bushan, the Marquis of Xinqi: "King Zhou doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, and only listens to the words of Jihou's family, so he kills my brother and puts my Qi country where is it?" Why should such a tyrannical king bow down to him? ”

Zhao Bohu took a deep look: "This matter is all caused by the first mourning marquis to take in the waste prince Hui, although the king said that there is a loss of bias, but the first mourning marquis is also wrong. What's more, the king has already repented, so he sent his ministers thousands of miles to appease. ”

Shangqing Gao Sumeru retorted: "Summoning the public to say that the Son of Heaven has remorse. But there is remorse, and why do you favor the daughter of Na Ji Hou and ban the queen, it is clear that he wants to abolish the queen and the prince and help the son of Na Ji to ascend the throne. If this is the case, how can the whole country of Qi sit back and wait for death? ”

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole house was angry. Zhao Bohu was unhurried and defended: "Could it be that Gao Xiang got the news last month? The king has issued an edict in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, saying that 'the Great Zhou will never be abolished'. The queen is virtuous and virtuous, and has always advocated Huairou Donghai, and she also wanted to marry the princess of Qi to the prince of Qi before, but she suffered from civil strife and failed to make a contract. If the king is interested, the minister can mediate from it, and when the princess reaches adulthood, the marriage contract will still be completed. ”

Qihou Lu Bushan's face calmed down a lot, and he cleared his throat and said, "If the queen and the crown prince are safe, there is room for change in this matter." "If it weren't for the tragic and ugly death of his brother, he didn't want to be called a traitor.

"No," a young man stepped out of the queue and shouted, "The ancestor died so miserably, the Zhou royal family must give an explanation, and it can't be so frivolous." My Qi country is a princely feudal country, how can I not know that I have suffered this wronged anger in vain? ”

Zhao Bohu took a look and recognized him as the son of the former Marquis of Qi Ai, and now he can only be called a son, and he doesn't know when he ran back from Laidi. Then he gave a deep salute and said: "The son's desire to avenge his father can be understood, but no matter how you say it, the king is the co-lord of the world, and he has been on the throne for nearly five years, and the status of the monarch and the minister has been decided. Gongzi mentioned Taigong, don't you know that Taigong left a message for his children and grandchildren, asking you to be the Zhou royal family for generations to be the Pingdonghai, did Gongzi forget? ”

His eyes swept over the faces of the Marquis of Qi and the ministers one by one, knowing that they had already wavered, so he hit the railway while it was hot: "Although the Eighth Division of Chengzhou is said to be a new defeat, after all, the main force is still there, and if it is really forced into a corner, it will definitely fight to the death." Even if you have an alliance with the Song State, how can you be sure of victory? ”

Another Shangqing Guoshi jumped out: "Even if we can't destroy Luoyi, we can also turn west, attack Ji Guo, and avenge the ancestors." ”

"Yes, yes, destroy Ji Guo!" Everyone raised their arms and shouted loudly, and even Lu Bushan's eyes lit up.

There was a burst of laughter in the hall, and everyone looked at Zhao Bohu strangely, when did the dignified grandfather of the country become a madman? Lu Bushan frowned and asked, "Why is Zhaogong laughing?" Could it be that all the kings and ministers of my Qi country are acting absurdly? ”

Zhao Bohu restrained his smile and said: "Your Majesty, I am a laughing Qi country, and no one can see where the biggest trouble in the country comes from?" ”

"Oh?" Lu Bushan leaned forward, held the case and asked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"Your Majesty, don't forget how you got your throne? First Hu Gong Lu Jing was ordained by the Son of Heaven and was a righteous Qi Marquis. Now he and his son are dead, but after all, the sons of Duke Hu are still alive, and even if they flee to other countries, they can return at any time. The minister dared to guarantee that as long as the army of Qi left Linzi, then the rear would inevitably be in chaos, and it would be difficult to say who would kill the monarch at that time. ”

Lu Bushan stood up and gasped, didn't he? This is the faint worry in his heart, but he didn't expect to be exposed by Zhao Bohu in public.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Bohu's mouth: "For the sake of today's plan, for the sake of the Qi country and the king's plan, we should first remove the hidden worries in the country before we can alleviate the rest." What do you say? ”

At the beginning of November, Zhao Bohu, who had been very successful in the Qi State, hurried to Shangqiu non-stop and brought Song Ligong a handwritten silk book by Lu Bushan, the Marquis of Qi.

Outside the main hall, the son of the father He Rou was on his body, the long sword at his waist was placed in front of his knees, and he knelt in front of the steps with his hair and feet. Fifty paces away from him, Kui Duoyou was sitting on a jade-white railing, leisurely chewing dates and spitting out the pits. That unruly appearance, whoever walks past him, has to look twice, where does the heart come from?

In the main hall, Song Ligong angrily threw the letter of Qi Hou under the case, and roared angrily: "Go back on your word, and become the king of a country in vain!" ”

Zhao Bohu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is no wonder Qi Hou. He is not in the right position, and his mind is difficult to decide, such as today's son not only issued an edict to affirm his throne, but also intended to continue the marriage, how can it not be done? What's more, the sons of the first Hu Gong are scattered, and if the Qi division rashly sets out to fight, Linzi will definitely change. This principle is applicable everywhere. ”

After speaking, he also deliberately raised his eyes and glanced at Song Ligong, Zi Qi understood that this was using the matter of Qi to beat himself! is also a strong contender for the throne, and that person is still on the side of the Zhou royal family, kneeling outside to force each other to death! What else is there to say? Qi Guo has given up, how can he not retreat if he beats the side drum?

Although Zi Kun is resolute and resolute, he can also know how to advance and retreat, be good at forbearance, and then say with a pleasant face: "Even so, how can a widow insist on going his own way? Since then, the matter of the conquest has been mentioned again, and the father of the son and the father of the Buddha has made meritorious contributions, and he has given it a fiefdom for his descendants. ”

"Thank you, you are wise!" Zhao Bohu shouted.

Returning to the palace, Rong Yi introduced Song Ligong, who had an angry face, into a side room, and one of them had been sitting and waiting for a long time, it was Gao Sumeru, the secretary of Qi State.

"What? Does Qi Hou really plan to leave it at that? As soon as he finished the ceremony, Zi Qi asked straight to the point.

Gao Sumeru looked apologetic: "The widow also knows that he can't live with Song Jun like this, so he specially sent his ministers to apologize." In fact, there were more than ten sons of the first Huhou, and although the prince died, the rest of the sons fled to various places, and it was difficult to track down for a while. And in recent days, rumors have been spreading in the country, and there are signs of instability. ”

"Rumors? What's going on here? Zi Qi asked seriously.

"Prince, the minister knows a thing or two about this matter." Rong Yi on the side interjected: "It's probably all about the Marquis of Qi killing the king and seizing the throne, which is brutal and unkind, and will definitely kill the vanguard Waihou and Hu Hou's henchmen." For a while, people were panicked, and some princes and courtiers were already running out of fear of disaster. ”

"That's true." Gao Sumeru was worried: "When the minister came, the prince of the first mourning marquis had fled, but he was stopped by the officials, and now he has been imprisoned, and he will probably be expelled from the Lu clan temple at least." ”