As soon as the Yuan Day passed, the news of the war in the Northern Underworld spread among the students. The students of the Biyong Pavilion are all from the families of the princes and ministers, and their families can be copied by the imperial court, and such a military event cannot be hidden.

The war with the Di people in the North Styx Sea has been fought for more than four years, and it is rumored that Zhou Gong wants to build the "Jingguan" fortress on the ice floe in the North Styx Sea, and this time he deliberately rushed back to Hojing from the North Stygian front, which is to personally requisition the armies and slaves of various countries to form the third batch of expeditionary forces. As soon as the news came out, the teenagers with their hair tied up in the Biyong Pavilion became agitated. Especially these students who are not the eldest sons of the eldest sons, they all want to take this opportunity to join the army and go to the battlefield, to win a military merit for themselves, and to have their own fiefdoms in the future, without having to look up to others. But after all, before the weak crown year, if the teenagers want to go to the battlefield, they must also obtain the approval of their parents before they can return to China to participate in the army of the Northern Expedition. The impatient teenagers couldn't wait to go home from spring break, and for a while, stagecoaches from all walks of life came to bring the students' letters to their respective countries.

Ji Bohu was most anxious about joining the army, and wrote two letters to his father Yu Gong in a row, asking him to agree to return to China to join the army, but Yu Gong's reply made Ji Bohu sad. The general meaning of the reply letter is "your teeth are still young, you should focus on learning the six arts", and said that the battlefield was cruel, not as simple as a child like him thought, and the tone of the writing was grim at the end, so that he had to do his duty as a son of man, first to establish a business and inherit the heir, and then it was not too late to serve the country.

When it comes to inheriting the heir, Ji Bohu is even more worried. The eldest brother is also a son-in-law in the name, and he has long wanted to inherit the title of Duke Yu, and in recent years, he has been in contact with the country up and down, and has been cultivating his wings. Ji Bohu was reluctant. He had long wanted to break away from his father's shadow and earn a family business on his own. I am already sixteen years old, and this opportunity to expedition to the North Underworld is the best, if I miss this opportunity, I don't know which one will come first, military merit or family change.

Ji Bohu's situation, Zhong Qi and Bo Jiang knew a little bit. Those who are as smart as a general have long understood the key points. Seeing Ji Bohu like this, he just asked him not to be worried, and he would help him find a way to be a brother.

Looking at the uncle's eloquent expression, Zhong Qi knew that his plan was more than just talking. Sure enough, a few days later, the general came to them and said to Ji Bohu solemnly: "I have already found someone to inquire in the capital, after the Hajj gift in the spring of this year, the Son of Heaven will also perform a big shooting ceremony, so even your father Yu Gong and his old man will rush to the capital of Hao." The gift of the big shot has been completed, and he has been hunting in the suburbs of Zongzhou in the past few days, and he has come to this vicinity, which is only a few miles away. Then go to your father's camp, and show your determination to his old man's house, and worry that he will not allow it? ”

Seeing that Ji Bohu was still a little hesitant, the general said: "The army of the Duke of Zhou to conquer the Northern Stygian Sea has been beheaded more than 10,000 over the years. This time, if the armies of various countries are sent to the north, I am afraid that they will have to go down to the Di people and set foot on the black ice Alezha! If you miss this time, where else will you go to get military merits? Do you have to wait until your eldest brother is full of wings and kills you? Haven't you always boasted that you want to take the head of the enemy general in the million-strong army, don't you dare to face your own father in the outskirts hunting camp? ”

Ji Bohu usually encounters problems, he relies on the uncle to make plans, and he is unwilling to do the things that cost his brains, and when he heard the uncle say this, he also made up his mind.

"It's just ......" Ji Bohu said, "You two have to accompany me and help me!" ”

"That's nature." Bo Jiang said: "I have already inquired about the place where Ling Zun is stationed today, how can you find it without me?" ”

Ji Bohu became happy, hugged the arms of Bo Jiang and Zhong Qi left and right, and shouted: "In this way, great things can be done!" ”

The general also wrapped his arms around Zhong Qi's other side and said firmly: "Great things can be done!" ”

The three of them formed a circle, Zhong Qi looked at Ji Bohu on the left, and then at the general on the right, and sighed in his heart: "What does this have to do with me......"

When the sun set and the sky darkened, the lights in the museum were already on, and the three of them sneaked out of the building, walked along the road to the Luoshui River embankment, and saw a small boat moored on the shore in the dark. The two generals jumped on the boat, but the boatman did not say anything, but propped up the boat and drove the boat downstream.

When Zhong Qi first arrived on the ship, he was still a little flustered, but after a while, he calmed down. Seeing that the uncle and Ji Bohu were chattering, they simply leaned back and leaned on the boat to watch the sky. At that time, a new moon was like a hook, hanging quietly in the western sky, and there was not much brilliance sparkling down. It seems to be afraid of the cold of early spring, and the Milky Way in the sky is also dim and not very distinct. Zhong Qi knew that the stars in the sky were being pushed around by something invisible—it was Zhou Tian's qi. He squinted his eyes and tried to see, but it was all in vain, he was not a witch, and he couldn't see the flow of Zhou Tian's qi with the naked eye. Looking at it, it was probably my eyes that were spent, and I only felt that the faint Milky Way also flowed with the river below me. Quickly blinked, his eyes moved from the sky to both sides of his body, only to see the banks of the river on both sides were dark and swarthy. However, there is always a faint uneasiness in my heart, as if it is not because of the silence around me, nor because of the unclear road ahead, so what is the reason? This nasty feeling flickered in his heart, and he couldn't catch it, Zhong Qi couldn't help but be a little annoyed. Fortunately, the boatman has a good hand, and the boat moves steadily in the flowing water, which makes people feel a little at ease.

After walking for about a stick of incense, a large piece of fire could be faintly seen in front of me. After walking for a while, I saw a large camp tent built by the water, and the sound of drums could be heard in the distance. It seems that Yu Gong has finished a day's hunting and is drinking and feasting.

The general let the boat dock and led Ji Bohu and Zhong Qi along the coast, only walking towards the fire of the camp. When he came to a tree, he gave three high-fives, and from behind the tree came a man, who could not see his face clearly in the darkness, and did not speak, and he nodded to each other, and led the three to the tent.

The camp was surrounded by guards who were in charge, and the person who led the way seemed to be very familiar with this camp tent, and led the three of them to the center of the tent, pointing forward, it was an extraordinarily wide tent, and the sound of drums came from inside, which was expected to be the place where Yu Gong drank and feasted. The leader and the general exchanged a salute and left on their own.

The general pointed to the tent and said, "Your eldest is there, and you can finally meet father and son." ”

Ji Bohu said: "Okay, then I'll go find someone to talk to first." When he was about to go over, he hurriedly stopped him and whispered: "Are you stupid, your father said clearly in his letter that he doesn't want to see you, and he can see him when you go now?" I'm afraid I'm going to have to kick you back. ”

Ji Bohu was stunned and said, "What should I do?" ”

After pointing to the big tent, he said, "Now there is a feast inside, and according to the etiquette system, the old man of your house should be sitting close to there, and when this song is finished, you will kneel behind the tent and say in a loud voice what I have taught you three times." With your voice, the eldest of your family must have heard it, and it will be difficult not to see your own son in front of all the guests! ”

Ji Bohu suddenly said: "It's still thoughtful!" ”

So the three of them crouched down and waited for the drum music in the big tent in front of them to finish.

After a while, the previous music finally stopped, and the general pushed Ji Bohu, Ji Bohu stood up, swept his clothes, strode quickly to the back of the tent, knelt on the spot, and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Father is above, and my son fights the tiger to worship! The father's reply to his son made the son do his duty as a son. But the son is the son of Yu Guo, and he is the son of Da Zhou! The northern Yidi has been guilty of my Great Zhou for more than a year, and now his son has become a member of the six arts, and he is just killing the enemy to repay the favor of the Son of Heaven. He also asked his father to allow his son to join the Northern Expedition of the Zhou Gong's army, in order to make contributions to the territory, become the loyalty of the ministers, and also become the filial piety of the sons of the country! ”

Ji Bohu has memorized these words all the way, and I don't know how many times he has practiced them before, but at this time, he said them in a breath and said them impassionedly.

Zhong Qi was squatting on the ground and stretching his neck to watch, suddenly felt his heart tighten, his body flew up in the clouds, and then "tom tom" twice, he and Bo Jiang had already fallen left and right beside Ji Bohu. He fell on all fours, and when he looked at it, there was a tall figure in front of him, and he couldn't see his face clearly in the flickering light and flickering of the torch, and he could only see the "source" pattern on his two bare arms, which seemed to be a demon!

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Bold!!" I saw a fat temple man running over, pointing at the three of them and shouting angrily: "Who is so bold as to dare to disturb His Royal Highness Zhou Gong here!" ”

With a bang, countless figures poured out from everywhere, each holding a weapon to surround the three of them in the center.

Bo turned over and lay on the ground, and Zhong Qi hurriedly turned over and fell up when he saw this. But I heard a lazy voice not far away: "Duke Yu, is this really Ling Gongzi?" ”

No matter how stupid Zhong Qi is, he also heard the clue at this time, and the owner of this voice seems to be Zhou Gongji's concealment from His Royal Highness. Zhong Qi peeked to the side, Ji Bohu opened his mouth wide, he couldn't speak anymore, he even forgot to bow his head, Bo lowered his body, trembling, I don't know if he was frightened, or he was holding back to keep himself from laughing.

After that, Zhong Qi was already in a trance, this should be the most outrageous thing he did so much. Maybe he was too shocked, the people and logistics in front of him were constantly moving, and he went with the flow, but he was confused. When he came to his senses, he finally made sure that his head was still there.

Fortunately, things eventually settled out in a relatively good way. Yu Gong confessed more than once, plus the three of them were wearing the uniforms of Tai students, and Yafu, the priest of the Biyong Pavilion, was also serving Zhou Gong on the side, which finally saved the three from the suspicion of assassins. Nian Zai was a young man, and he was the son of the minister, and the most important thing was that Zhou Gong had a lot of hunting during the day, and he was in a good mood, and Zhou Gong was very kind, and each of them rewarded them with twenty rods, and then threw them to the sacrificial wine master Yafu to take them back to the Biyong Pavilion.

When the three of them returned to Biyong Pavilion, they were inevitably scolded, and they were punished for kneeling in the Xuantang for three days and three nights to copy the "Zhou Li". In the face of such a deviant behavior, Mr. Li's father was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and he was a courteous person, and he couldn't scold any dirty words, and he could only scold the three of them hatefully, "People are rude!" Hu Bu died? ”

The three of them were finally punished, and before they stepped out of the hall, they only heard a commotion outside the hall, and then as soon as the door of the hall opened, the general was so frightened that he sat on the ground. I saw that the father of the general, the young Situ of the imperial court, the secretary of the Qi State, Lord Qinghe, as soon as he entered the door of the museum, he took his crown and pulled the sacrificial priest Yafu to make amends, and then a group of Qi guards poured into the hall and went straight to the general. Things happened too fast, and the generals didn't even have time to say goodbye to Zhong Qi Ji. When the two of them went out, they saw a group of Qi guards surrounding the carriage, and no one could get close, and it seemed that they couldn't speak.

Qinghebo stayed in the Biyong Pavilion for a long time, and after lunch with Shi Yafu, he hurried away in a carriage.

This day is the sixth day of the second month of the eighth year of King Mu of the Great Zhou. This time, the reunion between Bo Jiang and Ji Bohu was already on the battlefield of Faxu in April of the twelfth year of King Mu.

In the days of Bo General's absence, there was a lot less source of joy, Zhong Qi and Ji Bohu often stared at each other, but neither of them could bring up any interesting topics, so they could only go to class, eat, sleep, and go to class together.

This night, Zhong Qi slept soundly, and was suddenly woken up by Ji Bohu.

"I thought about it for days...... Uncle Jiang is so smart, how could he not know that my father was hunting with Zhou Gong? Ji Bohu's eyes sparkled in the dark night: "You say, did he already know that it was Zhou Gong sitting in the tent?" He—Was he lying to me from the beginning? ”

"How do I know this!" Zhong Qi said in a daze: "The next time you see him, ask him directly." ”

"That's true, you still have to ask him to know." Ji Bohu suddenly felt a little irritable: "I can't wait, I'll write to him tomorrow!" ”

Ji Bohu has always been vigorous and resolute, and after morning class the next day, he laid out the silk silk and prepared to write a letter. But he put down his pen and picked it up, picked it up and put it down, and he still didn't write a word for a long time.

"Otherwise, you can write it for me, just ask him, just ask." Ji Bohu looked at Zhong Qi: "I always don't know how to write letters." “

Zhong Qi was secretly amused and said, "It's better for you to ask yourself about this kind of thing." Seeing Ji Bohu's pitiful look, he said, "You give yourself three days, if you still can't write, find me to ghostwrite." ”

Unexpectedly, the three-day period had not yet arrived, and the edict of the Duke of Zhou arrived first, recruiting Ji Bohu to practice martial arts in front of the army. The messenger was in a hurry, and Ji Bohu only had time to hurriedly pack a few bags and drove away with the messenger's car.

Ji Bohu left, and Zhong Qi's side was completely quiet. Without the noise of his companions in the past, Zhong Qi was still a little uncomfortable for a while. After thinking about it, he still wrote a letter to his father, describing in detail the causes and consequences of the collision with Zhou Gong. After more than ten days, I received a reply from my father, in which my father did not blame him too much, but only asked him to correct his body and mind and not lose his dignity again. Then it is to inquire about the practice of the sacrificial dance as usual, this year is the year of the big festival, you must work hard to practice Yunyun, there is a lot of pen and ink here, it seems that the practice of the sacrificial dance is much more important than the matter of colliding with Zhou Gong. Zhong Qi thought about it in disguise, thinking of Duke Yu's frightened pale face at that time, and Qing Hebo's distressed expression, and found that it was really a companion like a tiger, and a small country also had the benefits of a small country, although it was not as high and powerful as the minister of a big country, at least he was at ease in the distance of the rivers and lakes. Thinking about it, a wave of sleepiness hit, Zhong Qi fell asleep, and there was no dream this night.

After that, there were some unexpected changes in Zhong Qi's life, he found that the classmates around him suddenly became more respectful to him, even those seniors who were four or five years old, they were polite when they saw him, and even Zishen, who was often confused with him before, no longer came to trouble him. Later, a chat with Ji Trance next door made him suddenly realize. Ji Tran's original words were: "You outlaw, even Zhou Gong dares to rush, what else dare not do, everyone avoids you, who wants to provoke you!" ”

Zhong Qi was stunned at first, then relieved, and finally a little pleased. He is a quiet and easy-going character, and the previous marriage contract with his nephew was annoyed by these people around him, and he is also happy to be quiet in this situation.

On the night of this day, Zhong Qi finished his elective stargazing class and was walking to the dormitory, but found several figures blocking the road in front of him, and he couldn't see who it was in the dark. Zhong Qi was frightened in his heart, and suddenly a pearl lit up, and Zhong Qi saw clearly that standing in front of him were Wang Ji Man, Ji Wuyu and the eight female slaves behind them.

"You-" Ji Man hooked his finger at Zhong Qi, "Come here." ”

Zhong Qi walked up to Ji Man, saluted Ji Man, and said, "I've seen His Royal Highness Wang Ji." ”

Ji Man looked Zhong Qi up and down and asked, "I heard that the three of you broke into Ji Pu's camp?" ”

Zhong Qi was taken aback, it turned out that Wang Ji had come to ask about the crime, and stammered: "Yes...... It's ......"

"Although Ji Pu doesn't care about that guy, his camp is not an ordinary wine shop, whoever wants to enter can enter. I'm curious, how did the three of you get in? ”

This question, Zhong Qi and the three of them have been asked countless times by Zhou Gong's guards and Shi Yafu and others, Zhong Qi and Ji Bohu are both understanding and consistent with the caliber of the general, Zhong Qi also replied: "Yu Wang Ji, a few of us just heard that Yu Gong was shooting hunting there, Ji Bohu thought of his father, we hit Zhou Gong by mistake, it was really not intentional." ”

Ji Manhu looked at Zhong Qi suspiciously, and asked again, "You just broke in by mistake?" Not intentionally? Didn't you fight with Ji Gui's guards, and the corpses were all over the field, and the blood flowed into the river? ”

Zhong Qi couldn't understand what Ji Man meant for a while, so he could only stubbornly say: "Duke Zhou's guards are heavily guarded, and as soon as the three of us approached the camp, we were found to be restrained, and there was no fight. ”

"So boring?" Ji Man was disappointed: "Then have you seen Ji Hide?" ”

"His Royal Highness Duke Zhou, I just saw a shadow from afar......"

Ji Man became excited again when he heard this, and asked, "Then did you assassinate him?" ”

Zhong Qi was shocked when he heard this, almost knelt on the ground, and said anxiously: "No, no, no." We really just accompanied Ji Bohu to find Duke Yu, but we didn't expect Duke Zhou to be there! ”

"It's boring! It's boring! Seeing Zhong Qi's cowardice, Ji Man only felt bored: "You really didn't go to assassinate Ji Gou?" ”

"Not really!" Zhongqi sweat rained down.

"Alas, I thought I could hear a wonderful story, who knew it would be so boring!" Ji Man said unwillingly: "Hey, next time there is such a fun thing, you remember to call me!" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid there won't be a next time! ”

Ji Man took two steps forward, illuminated Zhong Qi's face with the light of the pearl, and said, "I remember, your name is Zhong Qi, right?" ”

Zhong Qi said: "Exactly." ”

Ji Man said: "Which country is it?" ”

"Tao Country."

"Tao Guo ......" Ji Man searched in his mind, as if he had not heard the name of this country, and did not delve into it, and said: "I remember, when you were hunting in the field last year, you used to stop the monster in Zhuhuai alone, at that time I thought you were a very bold guy, why are you so timid when I see it today......

"What Wang Ji asked, it is a major event that destroys the family and the country, so you have to be careful." Zhong Qi said: "Besides, Zhong Qi is a timid person, he only wants to live in peace, and he doesn't dare to have any thoughts of going beyond the bounds. ”

Ji Man gave Zhong Qi a roll of the eyes, walked past him, walked two steps, turned around again, and said, "Hey, I remember that you beat the drum well, do you want to come to me and be a good musician?" ”

Zhong Qi respectfully saluted Wang Ji and said, "Thank you Wang Ji for your praise." It's just that my Tao country already has the duty of sacrificing the Son of Heaven, so it's really not good to concurrently serve as other officials in the imperial court. ”

Ji Man shook his head, ignored him, and turned to leave. After walking a few more steps, he suddenly turned his head again and said, "Hey, Tao Guo's boy, let me remind you, don't think this is the end, my second brother, he is very vindictive!" ”

Ji Wuyu and the slave girl behind him followed Ji Man, and now they are really gone.

After walking for a while, seeing that he had arrived at the upper house on the south side of the pavilion, Ji was speechless and asked, "What's the matter, do you fall in love with this kid from Tao Country?" However, as far as I know, he should be engaged. ”

"What's the matter with a marriage contract...... Ji Man said boredly: "I originally thought that these three guys who could break into the second brother's tent would be more interesting, who would have thought that one was captured by his father, and the other was called away by my second brother, and the remaining one, stupid, stupid, really boring!" ”

Ji said speechlessly: "Let's talk about it, I will only be here with you for a year and a half at most, this time has been a whole year, if you want to choose a husband for yourself, you have to hurry, I will go back when the time comes." If you don't want to get married, I still want to marry! ”

When Ji Man heard this, he took Ji Wuyu's hand and said coquettishly: "Sister, good sister, you can stay with me for a while, you see that there are so many men here, none of them can do it, you can't blame me!" Can you really bear to leave me here alone, lonely? ”

Ji Wuyu was pulled by Ji Man and begged bitterly, but he could only shake his head and say, "Alas, there is really no way to take you ......"

The words left by Ji Man when he left made Zhong Qi's three souls out of his body. Ji Man and the others walked for a while, and he was still standing in place and lost his soul. After a while, he came back to his senses and was about to go to the dormitory, when he turned around, he suddenly found that there was another person beside him, and he was startled, and he looked at it, this person was actually a son, but I don't know how long she stayed by the side.

Seeing Xizi, Zhong Qi's mind calmed down, he wanted to say something, but he still couldn't open his mouth, the two of them were silent together for a long time, but they heard Xizi whisper: "You run so far, won't you be afraid?" ”

"I'm afraid...... I'm afraid. Zhong Qi said: "When I was restrained by the guards, I was really scared to death. I was just afraid that I would die at that time, I still had things I wanted to do but not do, and I still had people I wanted to meet......"

Xizi said: "Don't do such a dangerous thing again." ”

Zhong Qi let out an "um". I wanted to say something else, but I still couldn't find a way to speak. There was a long silence between the two. When Zhong Qi thought of the topic, he raised his head and was about to speak, but found that his son had already left.

This should be the first time Xizi has spoken to Zhong Qi since entering the museum, or rather, it is the first conversation between the two after the encounter in the Qinbo Mansion. This night, Zhong Qi was first frightened by Ji Man for a while, and then suddenly broke the silence between the two of them, watching the figure of Xi Zi gradually disappearing in the darkness and becoming more and more blurred, Zhong Qi stood in place and became messy.