Ji Hu wanted to reprimand him in person, but he knew that the king should not say much, because the king would say too much, and if he said too much, he would lose, not to mention that he had not yet been crowned pro-government? He glanced at Zhao Gong at the bottom of the stairs, Zhao Bohu understood, and said: "Wei Hou is a close relative of my Zhou family, and Wei Hou was unable to attend such a major event as the funeral of the first king, which attracted the attention of the whole country?" I really can't explain it to the world! ”

Wei Hou didn't dare to raise his head, layers of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he explained: "The road is difficult and dangerous, and the minister has done his best, but the heavenly prince is not beautiful, it is either rain or snow, and the minister really did not deliberately postpone it!" May the king be forgiving! ”

Seeing him excuse himself like this, Ji Hu couldn't help it, and scolded angrily: "The road is difficult and dangerous? Wei Guo is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, how far apart is it from Cao Chen and other countries? Why are the other princes coming, but you are delayed? ”

Wei Yu was startled, raised his head sharply and met Ji Hu's sword-like gaze, and immediately shrunk his neck and said: "The ministers ------ there are three thousand guards with them, and the baggage they carry is too redundant, so that the road is slow. Minister--Guilty! ”

"Humph!" Ji Hu became angry, as if he wanted to vent all the sucks of these days: "You took away half of the guards of Chaoge City, just for your own selfishness, but weakened the defenders' city defenses, so that Rong cavalry surrounded Chaoge, and the defense of the country was in danger of annihilation." Is this what you do as a king? Since you ascended the throne, you have not shown compassion for your younger brother, you have not respected your mother, and you have not even been able to serve at the bed when the Marquis of Xianwei was dying. As a courtier, Ji's surname is Jinzong, and he didn't even attend the funeral of the first king, where is the word loyalty? What kind of face do you have for being a marquis of disloyalty and unfilial piety? ”

This has been said very seriously, Wei Yu only heard a "dispassionate younger brother" and fully understood, is the Son of Heaven for his companion Gongzi and Mingping? Hurriedly grasped this point to plead: "The Son of Heaven is graceful, and the minister has been greeting his mother in the morning and evening, and he has not been rude. As for the slippery assassination, it was originally caused by Gongsun Yushu's eldest son having a grudge outside, and it had nothing to do with the ministers and sons. These are the gossip of people who do a lot of things in the city of songs, and the king can't listen to them! ”

"You ------" Ji Hu was about to reprimand again, when he suddenly saw Zhao Bohu cast a stern gaze at him, knowing that he was a little out of shape. Then he sat down and breathed a sigh of relief: "Although there is no evidence, it is a great crime of disrespect for you to fail to attend the funeral of the first king, and the song of the court is surrounded, and you are also derelict in your duty as a monarch." If the punishment is not severe, how can the world be convinced? Anyway, if you are not in power, please deal with it with the young father. ”

Zhao Bohu nodded at him with relief, and said slowly: "Edict, the rest of the Marquis of Wei is demoted to Bo, and the edict immediately returns to China to defend Rong Di." ”

It is early summer, and the fluttering acacia flowers render the Zhaoguo Mansion in the northwest corner of the Hojing King City into a sea of crimson flowers. The breeze blew, and the whole mansion burned like crimson flames.

Zhao Bohu sniffed the fragrance of flowers, looked at the bright scenery outside the window, and his heart fluttered for a while. He was about to pick up a few strokes of cinnabar danqing, but Uncle Mi came in and interrupted his painting: "Grandpa, Uncle Wei asks to see you." Now it is outside the gate. ”

"What is he doing?" Zhao Bohu frowned, not only because Wei Yu interrupted his Yaxing, but also because ------ assassinated him slipperyly, and only Kui Duoyou escaped, even if he imagined it, he could imagine how thrilling the scene was at that time. All this is thanks to the man who is coming to the door, and he really doesn't want to see this person in his heart.

"Grandpa, you forgot." Uncle Mi patiently explained: "The king ordered him to go to Luoyi to mobilize the Eighth Division of Cheng Zhou to go to Chaoge to rescue, and he came to get the talisman. ”

Under the old system of Cheng Zhou, the transfer of the two main armies of the West Sixth Division and the Eighth Division of Cheng Zhou must have the transfer seal of the king of Zhou, and the main general can obey orders. This soldier is in the shape of a tiger, a cut into two, on weekdays into the commander of the eighth division of the Zhou Dynasty holds half, if the king of Zhou has sent the other half of the origin of the other half and the main division of the talisman, the soldier meets one, in order to accept the order. The last time King Zhou Yi was in Qi, Wei Yu also went with half of the tiger talisman, so the business was very familiar. Today's Zhou Tianzi Ji Hu has not yet reached the age of tying his hair, and he has not yet been in power, and Wang Xi and Bingfu are all in charge of Zhao Gonghu, who is an auxiliary government.

Zhao Bohu didn't know that this was a business, but he really didn't want to see Wei Yu and his people, and he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the anger in his heart as soon as he met, so he said to Uncle Mi: "You go to my study to get the talisman and hand it over to Uncle Wei." ”

Uncle Mi felt that this move was inappropriate, and before he could take a step forward, he suddenly heard a clear female voice sound: "Slow, this matter is not appropriate." ”

Zhaoji was close to giving birth, and it was already a little difficult to walk, although there were two maids to support him, but he could only move step by step. Zhao Bohu took a few steps to hold her arm, and said angrily: "Madame is about to give birth, it is not appropriate to move these days, just do something to call her husband." No matter how bad it is, there is still Meng Ji, let her share a little more. ”

"Thank you husband for your compassion, the concubine is fine." Zhao Ji gave a salute with difficulty: "Husband, the tiger talisman is an important weapon of the state, and it is solemn when you entrust it to Wei Bo in person, how can it be passed by a servant?" Besides, Wei Bo is also a prince of a country, and he accepted the king's order to send troops to the battle, how could the husband, as the first assistant minister, avoid it? ”

Zhao Bohu realized at this time: "If it weren't for the reminder of the good wife, the husband would have almost missed a big thing." He said with emotion: "The day before yesterday, the king was indignant about Huang Huan's matter, and his husband also persuaded the great kingdom to take care of the overall situation. Now, he ------ himself" He turned his head sharply and said to Uncle Mi: "Please Wei Bo enter the mansion, go to the front hall for tea, and I will go with the talisman immediately." ”

"No."

Uncle Mi went in response, Zhao Bohu looked at his back, and said with deep feelings: "Really, the knife is not cut on your body, I don't know how painful it is!" ”

Zhaoji knew what was on her husband's mind, and asked softly, "Isn't it for the sake of General Ziliang, and you don't want to see Uncle Nawei?" ”

"Madame doesn't have to persuade her husband anymore, because her husband knows her mistake. As a courtier, it is natural to put the public first; However, in the world of life, there are naturally personal ties, and it is sometimes difficult to completely distinguish between public and private. Seeing Wei Bo, it is a business to hand over the character face-to-face, and as for the rest, the husband has his own measure. ”

In the living room of the front yard, Zhao Bohu raised a black iron lump high above his head and solemnly handed it to Wei Boyu: "This time I went to Luoyi to transfer troops, and my uncle must learn the lesson of the failure of the previous expedition." The way to use troops is, first, to be fast, and second, to be resolute, and we must not look ahead and backward and delay the fighters. The cavalry is not good at attacking the city, but it must not be delayed for a long time, so that the soldiers and civilians of Chaoge have nothing to eat. ”

Wei Boyu knelt on the ground, took the talisman with both hands, and said loudly: "The minister will live up to the trust of King Zhou and Zhaogong, and also live up to the high expectations of the countrymen. ”

After the official work was completed, Zhao Bohu saw that Wei Yu pursed his lips, as if he wanted to speak and stopped. simply asked, "What else is going on with Uncle?" It doesn't hurt to be straight. ”

Wei Yu's eyes were a little evasive, and he said in a low voice: "Lord Zhaogong, you are now the prime minister of the first and auxiliary ministers, and you are in charge of the affairs of the Great Zhou State." The widow asks for something, but I don't know if he can answer it? ”

Zhao Bohu blocked his words: "Isn't it for your title of defending the country?" ”

"yes." Wei Yu pleaded boldly: "Since the ancestor Uncle Kang, my Wei country has always been the first country that the Zhou royal family relies on in the Central Plains. Now Yu acted inappropriately, angered the Son of Heaven, and was once demoted to the throne. When Wei Yu returned to the country, he really didn't know how to explain to his ancestors and the people? If you can repel Rong Di this time, can you ask the prince of the country to suggest to the king of Zhou to restore my throne? ”

"Hmph." Zhao Bohu snorted coldly: "It seems that Wei Bo really doesn't know where his sin is?" ”

Wei Yu gritted his teeth and knelt down: "I am willing to listen to the advice of the national prince." ”

"When Wei Boxian was the son, he was ordered by the edict of King Xianyi to lead the eight divisions of Chengzhou to Vaqi. As a result, the army was defeated, lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and fled back to Chaoge in embarrassment. After that, Lai Xianwei and the power of the princes of the Central Plains cleaned up the scattered You Yong and reunited. You are the commander in this battle, if you talk about the crime of defeat, you should be the first, yes or no? It was just that the king of Xianyi cooked and killed the Marquis of Qi Ai and acted inappropriately, which attracted the Qi country to turn against him and fight each other. The first king did not hold you responsible for the defeat, yes and no? ”

His tone gradually became more and more severe, and Wei Yu's corners were covered with fine beads of sweat, and he nodded: "Yu is defeated, and the crime deserves death." The grace of King Xie Xian and the prince of the country not to kill. ”

"That's one of them. In the second place, when you ascend to the throne, you should unite people's hearts and comfort the clan. But how do you do it? Because of the provocation of competing for the throne with Gongzihe, in order to prevent being assassinated on the way to Haojing, he deliberately took away half of the Chaoge guards, so that the Chaoge City was empty, giving Rong Dike an opportunity. Which is more important than the safety of one person, the safety of a city in Chaoge, the safety of a country to defend the country, and even the safety of the Central Plains of my Great Zhou? ”

Hearing this, beads of sweat the size of beans fell on Wei Yu's corners, and he kowtowed and said: "Yu is innocent of death, don't talk about it anymore, Yu has no shame to stand in the world." ”

Zhao Bohu sighed slightly, and his tone softened: "As for a word of filial piety, you neither accompanied your father to the bed before his death, nor did you get along well with your mother and younger brother after his death. What's more, because of the provocation of your brothers, the period of the great funeral of the former king was delayed, and you were a human being, disloyal, unfilial, unjust. It's so unscrupulous, the king just demoted you to be an uncle, what face do you have to feel wronged in front of me? Shame is also ashamed for you! ”

The words are like knives, and Wei Yu only has to cry. Seeing him like this, Zhao Bohu also felt that it was time to stop, and walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "The soldier is fast, since you have received the talisman, it is necessary to quickly send troops out of Hangu to transfer troops." Don't lose the people of the country and overthrow the patriotic society, then you are the real dead and cannot be redeemed! ”

Wei Yu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and bowed his hand heavily: "Xie Guogong's teachings, Yu Jin's teachings!" If something happens to this song, the widow will definitely die for the country and will never survive! ”