"This ......" Ji Hu instinctively wanted to refute, but Rong Yi was reasonable, and he wanted to refute it, but the sentence he unconsciously said was like this: "A pure minister is a loyal and honest minister, who does not ask whether there is anything in return or not, and does not ask the king to be equally trustworthy."

Rong Yi was stunned, and he didn't know what Ji Hu meant by this, so he instinctively replied: "The king is clearly decided, and Chunchen really needs to do this."

This was originally Zhao Bohu's words to teach him how to be a pure prince, but today, it seems that he can't do it himself. He takes Kui Duoyou too seriously, more important than the king's affairs, and more important than the overall situation of the country, but he Ji Hu can't be so indulgent and willful......

After making up his mind, Ji Hu patted the case lightly: "Then, as General Yu Zhong asked, Kui Duoyou will be convicted of treason and the government and the opposition will be informed. But ......," he pondered, "his sin is not as good as that of his wife and children, and Mrs. Kuizi can still live in the house and not be harassed." The engraved treasures of the past that are hidden in the Taishi Department do not need to be destroyed. In any case, I still have to give an explanation to the young father."

"My king is clear." Rong Yi understood that King Zhou had achieved the greatest balance within his ability.

Zhao Bohu, who was far away in Kangcheng, waited for ten months before he saw Zhao Zhongbao coming with the envoy.

When brothers meet, they don't see each other, but they are indescribably cold and estranged. Zhao Zhongbao saluted respectfully, one called "Xiangguo" and the other called "Yanhou", as if there was no blood relationship at all.

Since the official business was official, Zhao Bohu was not polite, and asked the responsibility for the defeat on the spot: "The Son of Heaven ordered you to assume the responsibility of transporting the food and salary of the border army, why did you only transport 10,000 stone of grain and rice to Guzhu from beginning to end?"

"The minister has filed a petition for the guilt before the king's case." Zhao Zhong Leopard has already responded: "Before, the lone bamboo was surrounded, and if my Yan country transports grain and grass, it will definitely be the enemy. Therefore, as soon as he heard that Guzhu had lifted the siege, he immediately personally escorted 10,000 stone corn. As everyone knows, my Yan country is located in a bitter cold land, and only one season of grain is produced a year, and 10,000 stones is already doing its best. As for the aftermath, Kui Duoyou was greedy for merit and rushed forward, leading the army to gallop so much that he fell into a heavy siege, so that after that, there was no place to send the food and salary of my Yan country. The minister has done his best to punish the guilt, and if he wants to be punished, he will listen to him."

"Greed? Who do you listen to? The king has not condemned him, so how can you speculate freely?" Hearing this, Zhao Bohu felt a burst of sorrow from the depths of his heart.

"Everyone in the world says so, Lord Xiangguo can block my mouth alone, but he can't stop the mouth of everyone in the world, so what can I do?"

"Your ......" was gagged by his younger brother's nail, Zhao Bohu forced himself to press a cloud of anger, it was pointless to want to dwell on this matter anymore, and asked instead, "What do you say about Xing Ying's matter? You are the top Hojing, saying that Xing Ying killed herself on the day of the captivity to protect her chastity. But I went around the north, and everyone said that the king of the East Lynx carried a horse on the Xing Ying grassland and showed off outside the city. It's clear that you're not dead and you've become a woman, what else do you have to say?"

A trace of panic flashed in Zhao Zhongbao's eyes, and he immediately calmed himself down and said, "Rong people are cunning, maybe they are looking for a similar person to pretend to be in order to insult the face of the Son of Heaven, but it is not known."

"Makeover?" Zhao Bohu snorted coldly: "Then you echo Wei Hou's statement that Kui Ziliang has surrendered to the army and shows off outside the cities of the Northland, so you can see it really?"

"I'm ......," Zhao Zhongbao was speechless for a while.

"Hmph......" Zhao Bohu flicked his sleeves angrily: "As the feudal monarch of a country and the vassal of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when encountering this military and state event, he did not investigate or verify, and only relied on the clouds of people and the clouds, and arbitrarily speculated on his own selfishness, so he wrote to the Son of Heaven to say things. Do you know what is the sin of deceit?"

As soon as he said this, cold sweat broke out on Zhongbao's forehead, but he still bit his lip and refused to give in: "I know the meaning of Xiangguo, Xing Huan's affairs are indeed the responsibility of negligence, and the minister will write to ask the Son of Heaven to punish the crime." But the matter of Kui Duoyou, there are many discussions in the north, not because of me, no matter what, his defeat and surrender to the enemy is a conclusive thing in the world. Xiangguo is bent on favoritism, and I am afraid that he will lose his trust in the world!"

"Don't bother Yanhou about this matter, he knows how to act!" Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Zhao Bohu brushed his sleeves and left, leaving a sentence: "I will ask the Son of Heaven for his life, from now on, you will not be allowed to enter Hojing for the rest of your life."

"Good! Minister...... Command." Zhao Zhongbao gritted his teeth and agreed.

After this unhappy parting, Zhao Bohu understood that the brotherhood between himself and Zhao Zhongbao was afraid that it would end here

Finish. But because of this, I also thought of his sentence "Everyone in the world says that Kui Ziliang is a traitorous general", which greatly stimulated his determination to be a friend. As soon as Zhongbao was summoned, he urged Boyan to set off with his entire army and go to Guzhu. Zhao Bohu firmly believes that only in Guzhu can he find the final answer.

Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and after five days, he finally came to the lonely bamboo city. Guzhu is a half-cultivated country, and it is the same as the lynx more than 100 years ago, it is a vassal state that is deserted to Zhou, not a feudal country in the domain of the Zhou royal family, and there is no direct subordinate relationship between superiors and subordinates. Therefore, although Zhao Bohu is the minister of Zhou, he still has to abide by the etiquette of reciprocal diplomatic relations when he comes here.

According to the etiquette of diplomatic relations, the Zhou envoy could only bring ten guards into Guzhu, and the remaining three thousand iron horsemen could not enter the city. Zhao Bohu ordered the iron cavalry to camp thirty miles outside the city, and he took Uncle Mi and Ji Boyan and ten Wangcheng Ruishi and all the honor guards, transferred to the bronze chariot, and entered the Lonely Bamboo City.

"Xiangye, there's something wrong with this!" As soon as he entered the city, looking at the greeting officer who led the way in front of him, Uncle Mi whispered to Zhao Bohu.

"Oh, don't you think that's right?" Zhao Bohu replied with great interest.

"According to the status of the prime minister, even the king of the lonely bamboo country cannot greet him in person, and he should also send the prince or the minister of the country to greet him. Actually sent such a small official to lead us to the post house, this is ...... It's too much." Uncle Mi was very indignant.

"It's been a long time since we left Hokyo City, and there may be many unknowns." Zhao Bohu's heart faintly passed through a wave of unease.

Fortunately, the guest was indeed the most luxurious envoy courtyard for Zhao Bohu in the post house. After a period of greetings, the greeter, whose eyes were blazing and slightly thin and dark, got up to say goodbye.

"Slow down, sir!" Zhao Bohu stopped him with a smile, and at the same time glanced at Uncle Mi, who understood, turned around and took out a short sword more than a foot long.

"Lord Wuguan's eyes are like falcons, when he is a martial artist, how about your Excellency, how about this Hu Ren hunting knife?" Zhao Bohu is still full of spring breeze.

The greeter saw that the sauce-colored cowhide sheath was old and dull, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, but it was difficult to say clearly, and he said vaguely: "It looks quite old, and I don't know the inside."

Zhao Bohu didn't speak, but only gestured to Boyan's eyes. Boyan stepped forward and pointed to the long sword on the waist of the welcoming officer: "Please try the knife."