A shadow passed through Ji Hu's heart, and he thought: I am afraid that something bad will happen when I come to visit at night. Hurriedly put on a civilian robe and said, "Let them in!" ”

The third prince Ji Ci is now less than five years old, and after following him into the house, he didn't have time to kneel down, so he cried loudly: "Brother Wang, save my aunt!" ”

The new emperor didn't know what to do, and his inquiring eyes turned to Dong'er, who prostrated himself and explained: "The king, the queen mother of the right talent personally led people to Manluo Ju, and asked Huang Huanniang to commit suicide to martyr the king." ”

"What?" Ji Hu was taken aback: "Isn't this matter already resolved?" Why is she so troubled? ”

According to the system, Zhou Tianzi's funeral is the most important ceremony of the country, and in that slave society, it is natural to have "human martyrdom". There are at least 100 slaves accompanying the funeral, and there must be more than 10 low-level concubines in the harem, which is easy to do, and those beauties who have entered the Jimei Palace before can also make up the number. The trouble is that at least one concubine of the rank must be buried, called "concubine martyrdom".

The princes of Jianghan and Han discussed it, Deng Guo took the lead, and Hubei State seconded it, and strongly demanded that Huang Huan be martyred. was dismissed by Gonghu and Zhou Li Wang Jihu, on the grounds that Huang Huan had three princes, who were too young to be lost. When the two parties were at loggerheads, Meng Jiang, who had already gone crazy, had an accident and unintentionally fell into the pool and drowned. Ji Hu has issued an edict to Meng Jiang to "martyr the concubine", the edict has been written, and the funeral has ended. Unexpectedly, Eyao has another moth!

Dong'er said with a crying voice: "Deng Hou and Ehou wrote to the queen, saying that Meng Jiang has gone crazy, how can he serve the first king underground?" Huang Yingniang must be buried in order to ensure the underground happiness of the first king! He also said that for most of the past half a year, Niangniang guarded the tomb for the first queen, and failed to take good care of the first king when he visited the tomb, which caused the first king to be repeatedly infected with cold, and he was not punished heavily. ”

"How can it be!" Ji Hu was furious: "The temper of the first king can't even persuade Gu and Zhaogong." What can Huang Ying do? Come! The chamberlain Jia stepped forward and said, "What does the king command?" ”

Ji Hu thought for a while, waved his sleeves and said, "That's it!" Lone personally went to Mangrove to see who dared to make a mistake in front of Lone! ”

"King, I'm afraid it's too late!" Dong'er wept and said: "When the concubine came, the queen had already entered the courtyard. Niangniang asked the concubine to hold the third prince and look at the empty space to ask the king for help. In order to prevent the queen from being unfavorable to the third prince, she asked the king to protect the third prince from growing up safely for the sake of her friendship with the first queen, and she was grateful! ”

At the mention of Fanji, Ji Hu was already in tears, gritted his teeth and said: "I am determined to go, I can't be saved, I have to try!" ”

Sure enough, it was late, and there was the middle palace in front of me. The king of Jihu suddenly met a group of maids carrying palace lamps and surrounded the queen of E.

Ji Hu asked thoughtlessly, "Where is Huang Huanniang?" ”

E Yao was very displeased and said: "The king is the new throne, and he should be an example for the subjects of the world." When he saw his mother, he neither gave a salute nor greeted him, but asked where a concubine was, is the king's words and deeds in line with "Zhou Li"? ”

Ji Hu patiently bowed and asked, "Empress Niangniang, may I ask if Huang Huanniang is okay?" ”

Dead or alive is unwilling to be called "queen mother", E Yao is not angry with this stepson, and said angrily: "That maid has given Bai Aya, and now she is angry and dead." The day after tomorrow, the first king will mourn and carry it into the side chamber of the king's tomb. Cheap her too! ”

"Ahh Dong'er on the side was already shaking, hiding his face and crying bitterly: "Niangniang-"

Ji Hu stared at E Yao and said word by word: "Lone is the king of Zhou and the son of heaven." The queen wants Huang Ying to be martyred, why don't you discuss with Gu and make your own decisions? ”

E Yao did not back down: "The king has not been crowned yet, so he can't be in power." The affairs of the government are called to take care of the affairs, and the affairs of the harem are naturally up to me. When the king gets married and marries Shen Jiang, I will hand over the authority of this harem. Why wait now? ”

"You ------" Ji Hu was angry and was about to attack, when the chamberlain Jia tugged at his cuffs. After all, E Yao has the name of a stepmother, now is not the time to tear his face, Ji Hu suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Don't forget the queen mother, although the first king issued an edict, he never led the mother into the temple to worship the ancestors." Speaking of which, the previous kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty have never seen your daughter-in-law, and they can't do it! ”

The words hit the bull's-eye, E Yao only felt that the world was spinning, and without such a procedure as suing the temple, she, the queen, was always unjustifiable, and she couldn't stand up straight. That's a hard hurt------

"Go and see Huang Huanniang alone. also let Dong'er and the third brother see each other for the last time. Ji Hu brushed his sleeves away and slowly walked towards Manluo Ju. The night breeze dragged his tone for a long time: "In the future, the third brother will be raised by his cousin Shaoji." The queen mother already has a second brother Shang Father Chenghuan's knees, and the rest, you don't have to bother. ”

E Yao's fists were clenched tightly, but they were only covered by the cuffs, and no one saw them------

The watchtower is not only the royal palace, but also the tallest building in the entire Ho capital city. Ascending to the highest place, you can not only overlook the mighty momentum of the two rivers of Feng Ho, but also overlook by the railing, and the street scene of Hojing is in full view.

Zhao Bohu climbed the nine-turn spiral staircase of the watchtower layer by layer, but saw that King Zhou Li was standing with his hands behind his back, and he didn't know how long he had been standing by the railing. Hearing the footsteps, Ji Hu didn't look back, and called softly: "Young father is here!" ”

"The king has the throne, and there is no official position of the prince and young master in the court, and the king is still a good minister!" Zhao Bohu arched his hand.

As soon as Ji Hu looked back, the young man's face was full of anger: "No, what Lonely is calling is the young 'Shao', the father's 'father'." The year of the lonely hair is still far from the year of the crown, and the state affairs depend on the secretary. Although the Zhao family has already established a pedigree from the royal family branch of my surname Ji, after all, it is of the same origin, Qing is young, and Jiang Shangzhi is not old, so he is called 'young father', which is both appropriate and lonely. ”

Zhao Bohu hurriedly knelt down and said: "How can you afford such a lift if you are subordinate to the country?" ”

Ji Hu helped him up: "Young father and lonely, father and brother, teacher and friend, how can you not afford it?" A wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Lonely and young, although he is on the throne, he is struggling." The young father is the most trusted person in the orphanhood, and if the young father can't afford it, no one in the court can afford it. ”

The twelve-year-old boy has a brilliant demeanor, and the emperor's heroic spirit has been hidden between his eyebrows, but there is a hint of anger in his eyes, which makes Zhao Bohu a little uneasy: "King, last night's incident was sudden, and the minister was too late to respond. When the king first ascended the throne, he should still focus on the overall situation. Now that the country of Hubei has abundant wings, it guards the Southern Domain, suppresses Jingchu and Huaiyi, and Eyao has the name of a stepmother to the king, so it is not appropriate to fall out at this time! ”

"Why don't you know how powerful this is?" Ji Hu clenched his fists and said: "It's just that the first king named her the queen in order to stabilize the Hubei country, and now Lone has to follow in his footsteps, it's really unwilling to think about it!" He slammed his fist on the railing, and his words were full of unwillingness: "Huang Huanniang and the queen mother have always had a good relationship, and my mother and son were grounded by the edict of the first king, thanks to her contacting the news." All kinds of kindness can't be repaid, and now she is the king, and she can't protect her. What's the fun of this genius doing it? ”

"O king, this is the suffering and hardship of being a king. Once on the throne, there will be no personal grievances and worries, and everything will be put first by the country and for the people. Zhao Bohu said cautiously. He knew that his student, who had inherited the tenacity and stubbornness of Queen Fanji, and the characteristics of King Ji Xie of Zhouyi, was really difficult to convince. Fortunately, I can still listen to my own words to some extent.

Ji Hu sighed: "Only now do I understand why the queen mother entrusts the fourth brother to the young father, this harem is really not suitable for him." This morning, Gu has ordered to bring Zhong Ji's sister too, and the third brother and the second sister will be raised by Shaoji in the future, so as not to reach out again and separate our brothers and sisters. As for Shang's father------"

His eyes suddenly appeared with the hidden hatred of the six or seven-year-old boy when he saw him, and he couldn't help but feel a chill: "Let her go!" By the way, what is the matter with the young father? ”

Zhao Bohu then took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, a silk book, and played: "The simple book is the report of the guards of Cuiguan, Wei Hou Yu just arrived half a month ago, because of too much baggage, the trip is delayed, and it is impossible to catch up with tomorrow's funeral of the first king." This silk book is a letter from Gongzi and Zhi asking for help, saying that there is no end to the country and Kui Rong poured the country's army, and now it has surrounded Chaoge City. ”

"What?" Ji Hu snatched the silk book and glanced at it, and asked anxiously: "It's been a month ago, how is Chaoge now?" Hurry up and transfer to the Eighth Division of Zhou to rescue? ”

"Don't worry, the king. Gongzihe has already stated that the existing grain and grass in the city can support two months, and the Rong cavalry is not good at attacking the city, so there should be no obstacle at the moment. He has sent envoys to ask for help from the surrounding countries, and the Ruyi side has also learned that reinforcements will arrive in time, and the minister has also issued an edict to the eighth division of Chengzhou, and the king can be relieved. ”

Ji Hu said hatefully: "This Wei Yu, ignoring the danger of abandoning the country, deliberately procrastinated, and did not attend the funeral ceremony of the first king. Lone is going to punish him heavily, hum! ”

This time, Bohu didn't persuade him, but he thought about it for a long time------

Three days later, King Zhouyi's funeral ended. The main hall of the palace of Hojing was still plain, and the civil and military courtiers were dressed in filial piety clothes, kneeling three times and bowing nine times to Ji Hu, who also said the same black voice. The crown prince Hu is officially the throne of Zhou, and he is the king of Zhou Li.

"The new king is on the throne, and the great edict is the world-" With the protracted tone of the courtier, the courtiers knelt down again, and said: "Great Zhou Wannian, Great King Wannian-" King Zhou Li's first court meeting began.

Ji Hu's face was gloomy, and he glanced at the chamberlain Jia, who understood, cleared his throat and shouted: "Xuanwei Hou Yu entered the palace to see you-"

Wei Hou Yu Zhan, who was in his early thirties, walked into the main hall tremblingly, and knelt on the gold brick ground without raising his head, and said in a trembling voice: "The ministers and guards are delayed, so that they cannot attend the funeral ceremony of the first king, and the ministers are guilty!" Ask the king to condemn him! ”