225. Happiness is short-lived
Three years have passed, which means that Wang Xin's honeymoon period is over. Of course, this honeymoon period is also the run-in period for Wang Xin and Jumping to live under the same roof. In the past, although they were inseparable for a long time, they were just companions at that time, but now they are different, externally they are husband and wife, and they naturally need to look like a husband and wife relationship, besides, they now live together sooner or later, if it is said that it was a show for others at the beginning, but slowly they adapted to this relationship, it is naturally like a real husband and wife relationship. In this way, they will inevitably have physical contact when they sleep together. In this way, Wang Xin remembered the secret that Toxin had told him. Anyway, the relationship was already so close, Wang Xin told Jumping Listening about it, and began to cover her ears and pretend to be shy, but as soon as Wang Xin finished speaking, Jumping Jumping complained, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Jumping quickly opened her system, searched everywhere for that kind of emotional password, searched for a long time, and couldn't get the essentials, so she was a little discouraged, but she still said to Wang Xin delicately, "My king's husband, do you also search?" ”
It's not that Wang Xin doesn't want to search, he thinks in his heart, but he still has bigger questions in his mind to know the answers. In today's situation, he doesn't know what it is, is it the underworld? Or is it the fairy world? It doesn't seem like it, so what kind of place is this? Is it rebirth? If it's a rebirth, it's not a bad day, and it seems that the world is quite satisfying. However, this cannot be the Yang Realm like the Earth, because Wang Xin knows very well that the Yang Realm on the Earth cannot walk back and forth with the Underworld at will, that is the end of life, and it is only possible to enter another procedure. But here it seems to be different, and it is somewhere in between. If he doesn't figure out this key issue, he, the king, can't make up his mind to stay here at all, he doesn't have the heart to stay, that is to say, he doesn't know what his future is, then he will live in a chaotic state every day, and his life will have no purpose, and naturally he will have no motivation to live. But seeing such a small bird like Hopping, Wang Xin didn't want to disappoint her, so he reluctantly opened the system and entered the search self-management system, and he really found that there was indeed a column in his system that was love life. Wang Xin was very excited, he secretly glanced at the jumping face, and there was an unstoppable secret joy in his heart, if it was really like what Toxin said, turning on this switch, he would enjoy that indescribable happiness like the yang world, Wang Xin thought in his heart that he had entered another new stage of life. With an excited mood, when Wang Xin started to click, he suddenly found that the back was marked in a very small font that was almost not easy to find, and this column was only suitable for use on the earth. Wang Xin is confused again, so is this on the earth?
At this time, there was a commotion outside, and the maid came in and reported, "King, the herald is waiting outside!" ”
Wang Xin was helpless, pushed and jumped, got down from the couch alone, got dressed, and walked out of the outer room, when he heard the herald say, "Report to the king, we have just caught a big tiger, we originally planned to cook it and offer it to the king and queen to enjoy, but we did not expect this tiger to speak, the first time that the upper and lower levels of our city-state have encountered such a situation, and he has kept saying that he wants to see your king!" ”
"Where is the tiger now?" Wang Xin asked.
"It's in a cage at the entrance to the castle."
"Okay, lead the way, I'm going to meet this talking tiger!"
Three steps and two steps, and soon came to the gate of the castle, where there was indeed a large cage, in which a large tiger fell asleep. Wang Xin approached and looked, yes, it was the tiger in the Shengong Leopard Yamen. So Wang Xin said, "Follow me!" ”
Wang Xin specially found a nearby room, let the cage in, and then opened, the big tiger came out of it, saw Wang Xin, his heart was quite excited, shaking his head and tail, "Six-eight," Wang Xin hurriedly signaled with his hand to stop, and then, Wang Xin opened all his entourage, closed the door, and then said, "Why have you become smaller?" ”
"This is my skill, I was worried that the people here would be scared, so I deliberately made it smaller, but they were still scared. I followed you that day, because I was curious, I took the wrong path, so I couldn't find you when I came back, so I hid in the field, and when the two days were stable, I came out, and I was still discovered. Originally, I could have escaped, but I deliberately let them catch me, I knew that this is the only way to see you, but I didn't expect that I was so smart that I finally found you. ”
"I said, if you can change, why don't you change back to human form?" Wang Xin asked a key question.
"Do you think I don't want to?" As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and he saw Nezha panting in, and when he saw that Wang Xin and the big tiger were there, Nezha was scolded, "You guy, you killed me, you spent a whole year looking for you everywhere in this place, but you came here to enjoy the blessings." If I knew you were like this, I shouldn't have brought you here at all. ”
"Nezha, you, the former general, are nothing, Lao Tzu was also a great god in Heaven back then, but he made a small mistake and was relegated to the fairy world, and became an indifferent little follower, if you have the guts, you will beat me to death on the spot, in that case, I will let you see my true skills."
Nezha didn't understand why this tiger always couldn't get along with him, and thought, who do you think you are, I don't care what kind of big man you were in the past, Lao Tzu will let me taste my power today, and said that he went up and punched the tiger's Tianling Gai, but he heard the tiger snort, fell to the ground, and fainted. Wang Xin felt that Nezha was too reckless, no matter what, they came out together, why didn't they finish three sentences, they started to complain, and complained in their hearts, but at this time, something magical happened, the tiger moved on the ground a few times, and suddenly, he became a handsome young man, his face was more like a Thebelius, not like Wang Xin at all. Puzzled, the young man first knelt down in front of Wang Xin, arched his hands and said, "The king is above, and he will be worshiped by Erdan!" Wang Xin knew that this young man was transformed by a tiger, so he was not afraid, and quickly leaned over to help him up, "Erdan, why don't you look like the face of our earthlings?" ”
"I don't know, my own past is like this. However, I still have something to ask His Majesty for help? ”
"Please!" Seeing this Erdan talking about the king, Wang Xin unnaturally picked up the shelf.
"I shouldn't have shown up, but I deliberately lured Brother Nezha to punch me, so that I have an excuse to show up, but then you need to make it clear to the Jade Emperor, otherwise I will be difficult to distinguish, and when I am beaten back to my original form by the Jade Emperor again, it is not as simple as just being a big tiger."
"Brother Erdan, I didn't expect my punch to do you a big favor, come and get to know me, I'm Nezha."
Qi Erdan also came over to shake hands with Nezha, and when he saw the two of them reconciled, Wang Xin was also happy, so he said, "Don't worry, if I can really see the Jade Emperor one day, I will definitely be duty-bound and say a few good words to the Jade Emperor!" A few people came out of the room with a smile, and Wang Xin came to the council hall and officially appointed Nezha and Qi Erdan as the generalissimo of the army, and the guards with knives. So they were satisfied, and they went away.
The good days didn't last long, and as soon as they became familiar with the situation in the city-state of Thebelius, the three major factions began to fight among themselves in the past. At first, every faction came to the king, but Wang Xin knew that as the king, he had to put himself in the right position, which faction could not be too close, which faction could not be distant, and a bowl of water must be leveled, otherwise he would not have to be the king. However, if the soft one is not good, these people will come to the hard one, and every day they will come to the castle to make trouble, which makes Wang Xin very annoyed. Later, it was Qi Erdan who gave Wang Xin an idea, "Your Majesty, you must show the majesty of the king and make an example of you, otherwise if you let them continue to make trouble like this, there will be a big mess." The people of the state don't know the inside story, and if there will be chaos in the future, the people will not be able to make a living, or that you are not good as a king, so you must be quick to cut through the mess, and you can't be a good gentleman! ”
"Who do you say you will take the knife?" Wang Xin didn't count in his heart, he had never experienced this kind of battle, this management of a country is not like a company, hello, I am hello, everyone, if you can't pay a little more salary, you can give a little more bonus, here is a power struggle, it is a matter of life and death at every turn. Therefore, it was also approved by Erdan's suggestion.
"Okay, take precautions against the right ear next door, and then I'll report you the specific plan."
Qi Erdan went to be busy, and Wang Xin heard that the little Taoist priest Baba was back, so he hurriedly summoned him to see him. The little Taoist priest came in, saw Wang Xin, and sneered, "Six-eight, I didn't expect you to really look like a king like this!" ”
"Stand down!" Wang Xin was not polite when he heard the little Taoist Baba's words, he could pretend to be majestic when he treated Erdan, but he didn't dare to the little Taoist Baba, and then stood up and let the Taoist sit down, "Say, what does Lao Jun mean?" ”
"My master didn't say anything, just said, everything is destiny." The little Taoist priest said these words. Wang Xin felt a little unsatisfied, how could these immortals also make a detour. However, there is no way, the mouth grows on other people's bodies, and if people don't say it, they can't force others to say it. "Brother Babadao, I'll seal you," before Wang Xin finished speaking, Baba raised his hand to stop, "Don't, six or eight, I don't dare to be sealed, I still want to be a free person." You're busy, I'll walk around the city-state, and if one day you get into trouble and need my help to solve it, just pass on me. The Taoist priest said this, and Wang Xin also knew that his identity was inconvenient to be sealed, so it was just that, but the order was still passed on, and all localities should try their best to cooperate with whatever the Baba Taoist priest needed, and all expenses would be recorded in the king's account.
A few days later, Erdan came to report that his work had encountered a setback, and it was easy for him to find a reason to kill a minister, and it would be over, this kind of thing was easy in the past, and there would be no sequelae, but in this city-state of Thepliberus, it would not work at all. That's right, Erdan is looking for a minister named Eddidus, who is the minister in charge of paying taxes, because the accounts have been unknown for the past few years, and after Erdan understands, the property of this person's family is obviously inconsistent with his income, so Erdan wants to seize this point and kill him, but he didn't expect to really do this, and the three families all came forward to oppose it, so it will be difficult for Erdan, and then he made trouble with the king. After hearing this, Wang Xin realized that they only demanded that even if Eddidus violated the royal law, he should be handed over to the assembly of the city-states for trial, and the chief of the king's guard had no power to execute a minister. Wang Xinmeng knew that he thought he had learned everything about the city-state of Thebelius, but it turned out that he only knew a scratch of the surface. At this time, one of the next ministers proposed to convene a debate meeting in which the king could make further judgments based on the opinion of the majority. This man relieved Wang Xin, and Wang Xin was very happy, so he issued an order to convene a debate meeting on a certain day.
Back in the harem, Wang Xin told Jumping about it, and Jumping smiled and said, "It's not my business, it's still unknown whether we can stay here for a long time, so I think let's enjoy this kind of king's treatment first." If you're willing to meddle with so many idle things, you found it yourself, I don't listen! ”
Wang Xin feels that this Hopping has changed, how long has it been, it's only been a few years, she has already satisfied the current luxury and luxury life, and she has no ambition at all, but thinking about it the other way, it's normal, after all, Hopping is a woman, this is a good thing, she is married, has a husband, and becomes a queen, so that she can live a good life with peace of mind, which is also her duty. Women, who are not long in hair and short in knowledge, never think about the major affairs of these countries. Thinking like this, Wang Xin was relieved, whatever, if you don't like it, I won't say it, anyway, the ministers have it, they are willing to listen, and I just say it to them.
Actually, Wang Xin somewhat misunderstood the meaning of Hop, Hopping was expressing dissatisfaction with Wang Xin's husband, since I am your queen, but you just don't fulfill your husband's obligations, but this kind of thing Hopping can't say, so he deliberately found a fault and ignored Wang Xin.
The debate was held in the square in front of the castle, and it was said that the king and queen were in person, and the whole square was full. When Erdan had just brought Edidus to the stage, the crowd below was excited, and they shouted to defeat Eddidus and make the city-state more incorruptible. The slogans were higher and higher, and the faces of the nobles and lords who were sitting next to the king were pale and red, but they didn't expect the people below to have this opinion, it seems that this Erdan is fully prepared, and his suggestions are completely in line with the wishes of the people.
Wang Xin knew that the situation was already clear, but in order to respect the leaders of these party lords, he still said politely, "Who do you think will speak first?" "Of course, on this occasion, everyone knows that it is not appropriate to say anything, and if you don't do it, you will offend the people, so that there will be no fun in electing their faction for the next king in the future. So, Wang Xin announced, "Eddiedoth, corruption, and evil, leave it to the Bangmin Arbitration Commission for a decision!" As soon as the announcement was over, there was another shout below, and it can be seen that Wang Xin's decision is deeply liked by everyone.
At this moment, a samurai suddenly ran from the crowd, "Report, our neighbor Da Kuiqiu has called!" ”
Wang Xin didn't know what else was in the big Kuiqiu, and glanced at Nezha, who was in charge of defense, what did it mean? But in front of so many people, Nezha is not the right person to come out to speak, Wang Xin saw Nezha's eyes, and had an idea in his heart, "Today's rally ends here!" Before he could finish speaking, Eddidus said, "Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a capital crime, but now that the country is in trouble, and foreign witches are invading, I am willing to go to the battlefield and fight them to the death, and I will atone for my sins by dying in the killing field for our city-state." ”
Wang Xin heard that this person was still a little bloody, and expressed his affirmation on the spot, and then the people below shouted, 'Long live the king!' ’
When the assembly was dispersed, Wang Xin hurriedly convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to face the battle, and Nezha said at this time, "Your Majesty, you give orders, you don't have to worry about anything else!" ”
Wang Xin issued an order to meet the battle, ordering Nezha to be the commander and fight bravely to kill the enemy, but in order to thank the people for their support, Wang Xin decided to personally supervise the battle. He also wanted to see how the war was going on in this place.
The entire city-state went into a state of war, and all the men signed up to fight. The women enthusiastically supported their husbands and families to go to the front line to fight the invading enemy. Nezha organized the vanguard to set off on the same day, and they had to be the first to rush to the border to stop the Dakuiqiu people. Wang Xin took the next day, jumped and wore the clothes of a samurai, and drove to the front line.
At the beginning of the battle, Theberius had the upper hand, because the people of Da Kuiqiu did not understand Nezha's tactics, and when they saw him up and down, he flew in the air for a while, and then he was under a spell, anyway, Da Kuiqiu ate the defeat and retreated twenty-five miles, and set up camp. Here, Wang Xin hurriedly celebrated Nezha's success. But I didn't expect that within a few days, the Da Kuiqiu people made a comeback, and this time they tried to avoid Nezha's set and use firearms as much as possible. Nezha didn't understand these things, so he suffered a big loss, and in this battle, Thebelius was defeated, and the entire army retreated to the castle. On the way to retreat, Wang Xin and Jumping were actually captured alive by the Da Kuiqiu people.
At first, Wang Xin didn't believe that he could also fly and escape, but seeing that his soldiers were retreating, he also followed them, thinking that he could breathe and share the fate with everyone. Unexpectedly, he seemed to feel captured by these people, and it turned out that these soldiers who surrounded him and ran around him were all pretending to be from Da Kuiqiu. Wang Xin and Jumping became captives of the Great Kuiqiu people, which became the biggest news for the two city-states!
Not to mention the incomparable anger of the city-state of Thebelius, they all geared up to fight with the people of Dakuiqiu, and they also wanted to save the king, on the other hand, Wang Xin was captured in the city-state of Dakuiqiu, but he did not expect to be warmly received by the king of Dakuiqiu. The king was hospitable, and said, "I'm sorry to frighten you!" ”
Wang Xin and Jumping both felt very strange, the situation here was very different from the common sense they had mastered, so they just looked around, and they didn't know what to do. Since we are enemies, it is your life and death, why is this king so polite?
"We also know that our Great Kuiqiu is not as rich as your Theberus, but we have no choice, we will not do anything but war, so we can only fight with our neighbors every day to get some alms, so we still ask His Majesty the King to be gracious and give us 50,000 loads of grain and 5,000 head of livestock, so that we can spend this winter."
Wang Xin didn't know whether to promise them or not, and there was no one strategist around him, so Wang Xin remained silent, he thought that he was a king anyway, and the king couldn't lower his proud head, so he still kept his proud head, let these poor ghosts pray! However, Wang Xin didn't know that this King of Da Kuiqiu had only said it twice, and when he saw Wang Xin and they didn't say a word, he lost his patience and went out. Then Wang Xin and Jumping were thrown into prison.
After many days, there was no movement outside, and Wang Xin wondered if Nezha wouldn't come over to beg him? In fact, he did not know that the battle was lost, which was exactly what the nobles wanted, and when they saw that the king and queen were taken prisoner and gone, and the election of the king was restarted in Thebelius, the people who were shouting in support of Wang Xin at that time heard that the former king had become someone else's prisoner and could never turn over, and then they re-established a new king. In this way, naturally Nezha, Baba and Erdan had no place to stand, so they flew back to Daluo Mountain to find a way for the master.
Suddenly, one day, the door of the prison opened, and a steward came in, "King Daqueqiu decrees that the original King of Thebeleus has no intention of communicating and negotiating, and has no friendly gesture, so I order them to be watchdogs at the gate of the palace of Daqiqiu from now on." This order is effective immediately! ”
When Wang Xinhe heard this order, his heart suddenly cooled half, a king and queen, who were captured, still have to accept such humiliation, no, even death! Wang Xin thinks so, and Hop Hop thinks so. It's a pity that both of them think of themselves as real kings and queens at this moment. They have forgotten their true identity, that is, a lonely ghost who has cleared the level to determine their future fate.
became someone else's captive, you can't be sure whether you want to or not, you can't be happy or unhappy, and you won't consider your identity, Wang Xinhe Jumping was still forcibly taken to the palace gate as a guard dog, and the guests who came in must also learn to bark as a dog, otherwise someone will give you a whip. At this time, Wang Xin knew that Taishang Laojun's sentence had some truth, and that fortune and misfortune have their own days.