Chapter 17 The Queen Mother
Yu Guo, the wind is clear, and after a few years of recuperation, people forget the pain of the war, and Yin Du has also become lively and busy.
At the height of the palace, looking at the ant-like villain from afar, King Yu leaned on the railing, the clear sky, and looked very far away, which should have been relaxed, but King Yu's mood was not very pleasant.
"Why didn't they put these rebels on the wall in the first place, who did they think they were, and they still wanted to rebel and overthrow me, do they have the ability?"
King Yu was annoyed, slapped his hand on the railing, angry, and couldn't help complaining: "What is Zhuang Xun doing, can he be brought to Zhao Kingdom." β
Ge Laodao on the side smiled and saw that King Zhao was angry, still looking like an old god, unfazed.
"Now that these rebels are going to rebel, and he is not here, can Yu Guo pass it on to him when the time comes? Why don't you know that when you look at it, the two northwest places of Youguo are comparable to the entire Yu country? β
Although the news of Zhuang Xun's trip to Zhao Guoshi has not yet been announced to Yu Guo through the official Zhao State, Zhuang Xun was taken away by Xuannu, and Si Qinmi passed the news over.
There is also the news that Zhao Guo is preparing to make trouble in Yu State, and it is speculated that it is very likely that a coup d'Γ©tat is planning to change the current appearance of Yu State and support a certain prince to ascend to the throne.
"Your Majesty is angry, His Royal Highness King Xia You didn't go on purpose, didn't the letter say it, he was forced to be taken away."
Ge Laodao understands King Yu's mood, his time is running out, the situation in the country of Yu is changing, various forces are intertwined, but the selected heir has run away, and now seeing the merit of his hand flying, King Yu is a little emotional, which is normal.
"He doesn't know how to protect himself." After reading the letter in his hand, Yu Wangqi's head hurt, it was so far away and so close to liberation, he had gone to Zhao Guo, and it would take a while to come back, not to mention that Zhao Guo just had bad intentions.
"In the final analysis, it's because of Your Majesty, if it weren't for you slaying the dragon and causing the luck of the Yu Kingdom to be cut off, otherwise how could you not be able to protect King Xia You, and he was taken away by someone with a spell."
Ge Laodao said fairly, King Yu's face was entangled and helpless, as if it was indeed such a truth, this is still the cause and effect of his own making? Harm Zhuang Xun without the protection of the national fortune?
"Zhao Guo is really hateful, he has to take care of my Yu country's affairs from thousands of miles away, Zhuang Qing is indeed gone, and he was able to maintain balance before, but now they are really united, I haven't done it yet."
King Yu consciously took care of the loss, and it was not good to continue to say Zhuang Xun, who did not do the national fortune of Yu Guo, he knew best in his heart, so he could only change the object to complain, and the best object was naturally Zhao Guo, who pointed fingers at Yu Guo.
"This just shows that Your Majesty's decision is right, the more the enemy opposes something, the more correct it is, the King of Xia You, who is jealous of Zhao State, wants to use means to get King Xia You to Zhao State and use it to hold him hostage, which shows that King Xia You really has great ability."
Ge Laodao comforted and said that after vaguely perceiving a certain possibility, his attitude became more positive, and he was no longer the original mentality of looking at people and being kind to them by the way.
"What's the use of it, now that he has arrived in Zhao Kingdom, he can only act according to Zhao Guo's eyes, just like a psychological prediction, it is estimated that only when Yu Guo does not know which fool has inherited my position, it is estimated that he will be released."
King Yu also thought of this, only then did he feel particularly annoyed, originally thinking that Zhuang Xun had integrated the resources in his hand, and turned back to complete the Zen concession of Yu Guo first, so that Zhuang Xun could take possession of the righteousness, but now it is not good, and it is speculated that there must be a new lord of Yu to let Zhuang Xun go.
Zhao Guo's purpose was to guess that it was to have a Jizhou that would not be unified, and he was bound to not want to see Zhuang Xun run to Yu State to fight for power and profit, although Zhao Guo didn't know what King Yu thought, but it didn't affect them to prevent trouble.
"But if you really let these rebels inherit the Yu Kingdom, I won't be stable as a monster, and I'm so unwilling."
He has never seen the light, so he can naturally endure the darkness, and it doesn't matter which son he passed it on, but now he knows that passing on the throne to Zhuang Xun is the best result for him, he can obtain a lot of merit, and the future is bright, there is no such opportunity, of course he is annoyed.
"Your Majesty, there is no way to do it, it's fate, King Xia You has already relieved you of a lot of guilt, the summer land he governs, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the auspicious clouds are colorful, and it is not in vain for Your Majesty's promotion."
Ge Lao Dao said that there is not only the meaning of persuading King Yu, but also the meaning of guiding King Yu, after all, talking to these monarchs, you also need to consider the character of the monarch, and directly say that there are some things that King Yu will not agree.
"I know, that's why I'm not reconciled, I've also laid out the layout for a long time, and now it's about to be done! What is this called? "King Yu doesn't just want a little merit now, he wants more.
Zhuang Xun is in Jiannan, and the new law implemented in the secluded place makes him happy, when he was young, the main family was too big, and he wanted to suppress it, he failed, and he was happy to see Zhuang Xun succeed.
Zhuang Xun has succeeded in doing these things, increasing merit, according to the deduction of the national teacher, he can also be regarded as an auxiliary merit, although compared to the sins he made, it is still far from enough, but at least it is a positive feedback.
Slapping on the railing, the behavior of indulging Zhuang Xun is to wait for Zhuang Xun to grow up and take over the throne of the hot potato, King Yu really doesn't want to pass it on to his own losers.
"I have a risky idea, I don't know if you're willing to try." Ge Laodao saw that the time was almost up, and took the initiative to say.
"National teacher, please say it quickly, it's all at this point, what else can't be said." Seeing that Ge Laodao had a way, King Yu's eyes lit up and urged him.
"This may interrupt the process of His Majesty's transformation into a demon, and at that time, the demon will not be able to do it, the ghost will not be complete, the form and spirit will be destroyed, and the true spirit will be difficult to survive."
Ge Laodao first threatened and said, explain the possible consequences to King Yu first, and say ugly things in front, so as not to have an accident when the time comes, and King Yu complains.
"So serious?" King Yu frowned, his fingers tapped on the railing, his eyes drifted into the distance, not knowing whether he wanted to agree or not.
"This is the most extreme situation, the minister should explain it first, Your Majesty should not be lucky." Ge Lao Dao bowed down, the fairy wind was bonely, and his charitable face was extremely serious.
"National teacher, you say it first, if you don't say it, how can I make a decision, I know that the risk is very high."
Ge Laodao's serious face did not deter King Yu, his mentality at this moment was no longer seeking stability, he wanted to gamble.
"Lao Dao thinks that we should not stick to Yindu, we should leave Yindu, let the princes fight, and we will turn from light to dark."
Ge Laodao first threw out his own opinions, and looked at King Yu's reaction, since the situation was no longer in favor of his side, it was the stupidest thing to sit back and wait.
"Is it okay to turn from light to darkness, leave Yin Du? Where do we go? Even Yin can't grasp it, so I really have nothing. β
King Yu knows very well where his value is, although the city of Yin Du has no strategic position, but it is indeed the country of Yu, which has great political significance, without this city, he has almost no value, what else can he ask Zhuang.
"Your Majesty is in love, if you don't fight, you are fighting, if you stay in Yindu, what can you leave for King Xia You, you can't leave anything."
Ge Laodao asked rhetorically, because of the reason for delegating power, and because King Yu is about to die at any time, King Yu has actually been slowly hollowed out, and now he is a supervising guard, firmly in his hands, and other military forces have been snatched away by his sons because of King Yu's deliberate decentralization.
"In the name, although Your Majesty has handed over the seal, crown robe, and edict to King Xia You, but announcing at this moment that he wants to give Zen to His Royal Highness King Xia You is not good for him, but harmful to him."
"Therefore, withdrawing from Yin Capital, retaining the power of the Inspector Guard, waiting for the return of King Xia You, and giving him a justifiable name, let him successfully attack the Yu Kingdom is the only way Your Majesty wants to let King Xia You go."
Ge Laodao realized according to the current situation that the important thing at present is to let Zhao Guo return to Zhuang Xun first, then, according to Zhao Guo's intentions, let Yu Di kill a king, a king who has a hostile relationship with Zhuang Xun, and satisfy them.
King Yu retreated behind the scenes first, preserved his existing strength, waited for Zhuang Xun to come back, and then walked out of the front desk, counterattacking backwards, so as to avoid Zhao Guo's plan.
"The national teacher is right, and it is just right to use Yin Du to cause the contradictions of these rebels, they all want to be emperors, at present, the king of Donghua is powerful, I can hand over the national capital to other kings, causing their contradictions, but my lifespan is enough for me to wait for the day when Zhuang Qing returns?"
The words of the national teacher were deafening, and King Yu was not a fool, so he could immediately think of how to consume the strength of his good son, so that Zhuang Xun, who came over later, could smoothly take charge of Yu Kingdom.
"So there is a risk, not only a matter of longevity, because Your Majesty has now coexisted with the demon body, we want to leave Yin Du means that we have to take Shoushan Yu away, but if Your Majesty's demon body is damaged on the way, Your Majesty will be destroyed, and the true spirit will be difficult to protect, after all, these princes, Your Majesty knows, and you are not particular about doing things."
"If Your Majesty has satisfied the current harvest, put the Shoushan Jade down in the Imperial Mausoleum, anyway, your edict and seal have been handed over to King Xia You, and there is Lao Dao to testify, which is also considered a merit, and then according to your ideas, pull Yang Xiang and the others into the water......"
Ge Laodao didn't say any more, King Yu already understood, didn't he just accept his fate, he didn't have to gamble on the risk of being wiped out, and he could kill the hypocrite Qingliu he hated according to the original idea and bury him.
"What will it be like to be destroyed?" King Yu asked unwillingly.
"I don't know." Ge Laodao replied cleanly.
"The true spirit is worn out, as if falling into the infernal hell, no one can come back after the destruction of the true spirit, and tell us what kind of pain we have to experience, and the true spirit that has been worn out will be turned into nourishment and return to heaven and earth."
What Ge Lao Dao said was terrifying, at least the cultivators would be terrified to hear it, because they knew the importance of the true spirit.
But King Yu is not a cultivator, he is still just a quasi-cultivator, and he asked curiously: "Return to heaven and earth, do you want to go to hell?" β
"You don't need to go down, but the three souls and seven spirits are separated, and they slowly dissipate into nature." Ge Laodao said solemnly, intending to make King Yu realize the seriousness, the general three souls and seven spirits are a whole and will not be divided, but King Yu's situation is particularly special.
"Then I understand, I still want to pass the throne to Zhuang Qing with my own hands and complete the beautiful talk of Zen Rang." If the body and spirit are destroyed, you don't need to go to the underworld, so good?
There are such good things, life and death are downbeat, fearless, and King Yu is a little eager to try.
"I hope that King Xia You can understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts, break free from the shackles of Zhao State as soon as possible, and fish into the sea."
Probably didn't think that Zhuang Xun would have the idea of surrendering to be a free prince, these two people were based on Zhuang Xun's ambitions, if they knew that Zhuang Xun had the idea of surrendering, they wouldn't have made a decision so easily.
However, at the time of their conversation, Zhuang Xun happened to be ambitious, and it was a certain degree of fit.
Tidying up his clothes, Zhuang Xun was dressed in a python robe, looking up at the tall Li Ru Xi in front of him, and the gorgeously dressed noble son had a heavy expression.
"His Majesty the Rotation King can't be contacted, He Jungs said that the three immortals of Fu Lu Shou are also pretending to be dead, and there is no way to break through the immortal sight of Zhao State."
If you have made up your mind to escape, you have to plan your actions, and the first thing to solve is the gaze of the gods.
That was really watching, Bi Yuewu secretly told Zhuang Xun that although he didn't come close to inquire, but going out can be said to be the attention of various gods, various reasons, remarks, Bi Yuewu, Empress Dowager Jiang.
Li Ruxi also felt the stalking of many martial arts masters, this is pure, to monitor, gods and people double insurance, ambush on all sides, Zhuang Xun was stared at, Zhao Guo's distrust was already on his face.
"I've already repaired the book and asked my sister to contact me, don't panic, there will always be a way, go to see the Empress Dowager Zhao today, don't get drunk like last time, you should eat, drink, and play, but mastery, just paralyze the enemy, don't trap yourself in."
Li Ruxi told Zhuang Xun that Zhuang Xun blushed, and last time he said that he pretended to be drunk in advance, but he was drunk in the back, and he was unconscious and was carried back.
When I was drunk, I was taken care of by Mrs. Jiang, and I was disrespectful, like a disciple, I was very ashamed to think about it, I had no face, and I wanted to find a place to get in, which was really embarrassing.
But it's not the first time I've been embarrassed in front of Mrs. Jiang, starting with a handkerchief, to proposing, a series, I feel like I'm always half a head shorter than her, Mrs. Jiang is more like a parent than a Xuannu, and she has been helped too much, even if she knows Mrs. Jiang's position, she can't hate it.
Zhuang Xun does not have a general view of the overall situation, Mrs. Jiang has not yet become a vicious woman from Bai Yue, and at present, he does not understand Mrs. Jiang's thoughts, and thinks that the other party does not reject him.
"I know, alas, I obviously don't plan to marry Mrs. Jiang, and if I plan to run away from marriage, I have to meet my parents."
Lifting the belt, Zhuang Xun waited for the summons, saw that the Queen Mother notified in advance, and then prepared, and then summoned, Zhuang Xun The king of a small country can only be regarded as a vassal princely treatment.
"You're quite sorry?" Li Ruxi laughed and said, straightening Zhuang Xun's waist.
"Regret is of course, what I have always wanted, I have to give up for the sake of reality, can I not regret it, but people can't be immersed in the gentle township, since you have ambitions, you have to achieve it, otherwise it will become a piece of paper."
Zhuang Xun can see that the problem of fish and bear's paws, he thinks that it is not a good thing, but in the end he still learned the essence of Mencius and sacrificed his life for righteousness.
"I know, such a husband also makes the concubine proud." Praise Zhuang Xun, Li Ruxi really likes Zhuang Xun, it has not changed, the life of weekdays is not afraid of death, it is for the critical moment, meaningful and not afraid.
Similarly, there is nothing wrong with being beautiful in ordinary times, and at the critical moment of decision, she can get rid of the temptation of beauty and choose the right path, which is her favorite husband.
"Your Highness, someone from the palace has arrived."
Before he could continue to express his ambitions, Huang Xi's anxious voice from outside the door interrupted his intention to continue.
"Lonely is coming." Zhuang Xun raised his hand to see that there was no problem, and walked out.
The road to the palace is no stranger, adjust your mentality, and think about what questions Empress Dowager Zhao will ask herself.
Why do you like Mrs. Jiang, or the question of being a wife, or how you plan to marry Mrs. Jiang, and what conditions to give.
I miss my mother, I don't have a template back, and now I still feel a little unconfident in relying on my own brain, Li Ruxi will also comfort and encourage people, but she doesn't give people as much strength as Siqin Mi.
How to say, one gives people the feeling of personal safety, and the other feels mentally safe.
Zhuang Xun's idea has been done a lot, but in the face of Empress Dowager Zhao, the other party didn't mean to ask him at all.
Across a bamboo mat curtain, the Queen Mother's voice was old and serious, and Zhuang Xun could not be connected with Mrs. Jiang.
The important thing is that "Mrs. Jiang" sat outside, smiling and soothing his nervousness, and Zhuang Xun did it step by step.
At this moment, she is the palace honor, Zhuang Xun is a subordinate minister, Zhuang Xun does not know that there is an object of regret sitting inside, and he does not dare to have the slightest transgression in his actions.
Mrs. Jiang, who was sitting in the bamboo curtain, didn't know that this was the last time she could look down on Zhuang Xun from above, nor did she know that Zhuang Xun who respectfully asked to marry Mrs. Jiang below, and her heart was full of thoughts of running away.
"The posture of the dragon and phoenix, good, is worthy of the sister of the mourning family, and she is a first-class talent." Omit all steps, and boast as soon as you open your mouth, what kind of person Zhuang Xun is, isn't Mrs. Jiang still unclear?
Zhuang Xun has watched her grow up all the way, and the word dragon and phoenix comes as soon as she opens her mouth, and she is also a booster.
This word is what she carried forward and spread, but Zhuang Xun's princely achievements were something she didn't expect, and now think about the fish fry she fed, which looks so golden and colorful, what kind of test do you need.
Xuannu Niangniang is satisfied, she is satisfied, Lan Qiu is also satisfied, she still wants to give Zhuang Xun more benefits, the test that Zhuang Xun expected does not exist at all.
So the brainstorming in Zhuang Xun's mind was completely wasted, and he reluctantly parried and said: "The Queen Mother is too famous." β
"I've heard about the deeds of King Xia for a long time......"
Mrs. Jiang made him physically and mentally happy today, and she gave pastries, wine, and verbal praise, and Zhuang Xun was dizzy when he was praised, and he didn't know why.
When I got out of the palace gate, I remembered that the bamboo curtain was tightly covered, and where could the Empress Dowager Jiang see her dragon and phoenix posture.
(End of chapter)