Six years later. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was late spring, and the back garden of the Chu Palace was purple and red. Countless pavilions and pavilions are red and green, small bridges and flowing water, winding corridors, and everywhere is full of spring. Walking into the depths of the garden, there is a row of tall weeping willows, behind which there is a dark red palace wall up to three meters high. Behind the palace walls is an endless forest. Dozens of miles of forest garden, there are some tall and precious tree species such as nan, catalpa, cinnamon, camphor, etc., 80% of the trees are more than 100 years old, covering the sky and the sun, lush and lush. This forest is actually also part of the Chu Palace, and the guards of the Chu Palace are stationed on the periphery of the forest. There was a forest in the palace, which was unique among the princes of all countries. According to the Zhou Dynasty ritual system, the area of the princes' palace room shall not exceed the Zhou Tian palace room, if the system is violated, according to the crime of trespassing is to reduce the fief. But since the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes have fought for hegemony, and the Zhou royal family has long lost the authority to command the world, and the princes have long stopped caring about the face and feelings of the Zhou royal family. What's more, the history of the Chu State regarded itself as a barbarian, and there was a tradition of "Chu did not obey the Zhou", and the regulations of the Zhou rites would not be considered when building the palace, and the area of the palace had long exceeded several times that of the palace of the Zhou king.

In order to prevent the beasts of the forest from entering the harem, the forest and the harem should be separated by a tall palace wall. Walking west along the palace wall, there is a palace gate two meters high and one meter five wide, and the wooden red palace gate is only closed. An elderly eunuch sat on a large rattan chair and guarded the palace gate. The spring sun was shining warmly, his half-squinted eyes were about to open and close, and he was about to fall asleep.

"The official family is fine. A crisp greeting made the old eunuch's eyes, which were about to close, open again, and his cloudy gaze looked at the uninvited guest who was already standing in front of him. This is a young palace maid dressed in a goose-yellow ordinary palace dress, tall and tall, although her appearance is not glamorous, but she is also middle-to-top, at this time, there is a faint trace of melancholy on her pretty face.

After the old eunuch saw the palace maid, he closed his eyes again, and said lazily: "It's the female Jiang, you are not waiting for the palace master in Biyou Palace, what are you doing here?"

The palace maid named Nu Jiang bowed lightly to the old eunuch and said, "I'm causing trouble to the old man again, the slave and maid are here to find the little master." ”

"I'm looking for the nineteenth prince again? The old slave didn't see it today, and he secretly crossed the wall again, and must have gone to the forest to play with the little golden monkey again." The old slave couldn't stop him, he "swished" up the wall, made a grimace at me and disappeared. A six-year-old kid is so agile, amazing, amazing!"

The old eunuch sighed, looking helpless. Then he suddenly opened his eyes and asked the female ginger in a curious tone:

"It's still early, there must be something wrong with being so anxious to find the little prince, right?"

The female Jiang replied: "The palace master is anxious to find the little prince, how dare the slave and maid ask about what is so urgent." ”

The old eunuch sighed, bent over and stood up, then opened the palace door and said to the female ginger:

"Today I have to make an exception for you again, palace maids are not allowed to go out of the palace walls without permission, this is the system of Chu Palace. However, now that the control is loose, you are looking for the little prince again, and my old man will make his own decisions. By the way, last time the little prince stole my old man's crutch, which was made of a century-old green ivy, please go back to the palace and find the old slave. ”

Hearing the words of the old eunuch, the female Jiang pursed her lips and smiled, and bowed lightly to the old eunuch: "I haven't seen the crutches, ask the little master in a while!" After speaking, she flashed out of the palace gate.

Outside the palace walls is another world. Between the red palace walls and the forest, there is a large open field, green grass, lush greenery, a variety of unknown wildflowers, bees and butterflies shuttling around, and the air is filled with the smell of humidity and freshness, and everywhere exudes vitality.

The female ginger took a deep breath, and a fresh feeling made the originally heavy mood slightly relaxed. She is the closest maid to Zheng Ji, the palace master of Biyou Palace, the noble concubine of the King of Chu. is already twenty-two years old this year, according to the Chu Palace system, the master could have been in charge and married, but the female Jiang was unwilling to leave Zheng Ji, and she couldn't live or die in the palace, Zheng Ji couldn't, and she also liked that the female Jiang was loyal and capable, so she had to follow her. Zheng Ji originally lived in Zhilan Palace, and later had nineteen sons of Xiong to receive public opinion. These nineteen sons have been lively and active since they learned to walk and talk. The Zhilan Hall is close to the sleeping palace of the King of Chu, it is solemn and dull, and Xiao Jieyu does not want to stay in the Zhilan Palace at all, and plays in the back garden every day, and if he is not allowed to go, he will cry. For his crying skills, the harem and the whole people have learned it six years ago, and they are really afraid. So, the restraint of Xiao Jieyu turned a blind eye and went with him. However, the Zhilan Palace is a little far away from the back garden after all, and Zheng Ji does not need to sleep for the King of Chu for a long time, in order to facilitate the care of the nineteen sons, Zheng Ji moved to the Biyou Palace in the back garden with the consent of the queen Tianfei. This Biyou Palace was originally a temporary resting place for harem concubines, with simple facilities, although it is also called a palace, it is smaller than the Zhilan Palace. Zheng Ji doesn't care, she is peaceful by nature, she has no intention of competing for favor in the harem, living in the back garden, and her mood is more indifferent.

And the nineteenth son got his mind and became more and more crazy. Chasing chickens and dogs, wandering around, very naughty. Moreover, he was born with a different nature, and at a young age, he was able to climb the house and climb trees and walk around the ridge like an ape, and the eunuchs and maids in the back garden were stunned and frightened. However, even the palace master was helpless about this, and who could care about it? It was not until the little devil discovered the forest outside the palace walls one day, and it was difficult to see him in the back garden again, that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, Zheng Ji, who has always been calm, began to worry about the safety of Xiao Jieyu, although the big forest of the harem does not have poisonous snakes and beasts, but it is too vast, and children of several years old haunt it every day, which is too dangerous. On several occasions, Zheng Ji forcibly locked Xiao Jieyu in the palace, but how could a few old eunuchs and a few women in Biyou Palace watch it? However, a few years have passed, Xiao Jieyu is safe and sound, nothing dangerous has happened, and the elder has become more and more robust. A six-year-old is taller than a seven- or eight-year-old. For this reason, the female Jiang often comforted Zheng Ji and said: "The nineteenth son is born noble, he is a god and a man, God will definitely take care of and protect him, how can those little insects and beasts hurt him? In a few years, when the little prince grew up, he begged the king and sent him to the Hall of Talents to study and practice martial arts, and his naughty nature will naturally be gone, why should the palace master worry every day?" After listening to the female Jiang's persuasion, Zheng Ji was a little relieved.

Today, the queen's personal maid Ziyan suddenly came to Biyou Palace, and after being repatriated, she said a word to Zheng Ji: "The queen asked me to tell the concubine that there has been a change in caution recently. Without waiting for her to inquire further, Ziyan left in a hurry. Zheng Ji didn't know why for this sudden news. It seems that something big is about to happen in the state of Chu, but what does this have to do with himself? He has long been away from the center of power, he is kind to others, and he has no quarrel with the world, even if there is a disaster, it is impossible to have anything to do with himself, the queen may just be a kind reminder, not necessarily related to himself. However, why did Ziyan face herself with pity in her expression? Zheng Ji was upset for a while, but she had no fixed opinion, and she didn't dare to tell the maids around her, so she could only wander around the palace by herself. After hesitating for a long time, she seemed to have woken up to something, and hurriedly called the female ginger, but she didn't say anything, just asked her to get Xiao Jieyu back as soon as possible.

Nu Jiang vaguely felt that her master was very anxious, but she didn't ask much, and many years of court life made her develop a good habit of being cautious in words and deeds. At this time, the female ginger walked along the edge of the forest, while walking around, her hands were in the shape of trumpets, and she kept shouting:

"Nineteen, nineteen, nineteen, come back soon!"

The sound of crisp echoes around the forest. Nineteen is the nickname given by everyone in Biyou Palace for the nineteenth son Chu Jieyu, Zheng Ji happily accepted this simple and easy-to-remember title, as for whether the title is in line with Xiao Jieyu's noble identity, she doesn't care at all.

It's not the first time that the female ginger has gone to the forest to look for Xiao Jieyu, she knows that although Xiao Jieyu is naughty and bold, she will not run to the depths of the forest, as long as she shouts at the edge of the forest, Xiao Jieyu will definitely hear it.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to hear a "bang", and a golden monkey popped out of the dense bushes first, and the female ginger saw the little monkey, obviously relieved, and asked the little monkey with a smile: "Little Jin, where is Nineteen?"

There were no monkeys in the forest of Chu Palace, and even if there were before, they would have been hunted and killed a long time ago. And this little monkey named Xiaojin suddenly appeared in the forest of Chu Palace a few years ago, no one knows how it entered the palace, and the guards in the palace tried to hunt it several times, but it was extremely sensitive, and several hunting operations failed. Later, seeing that it never crossed the palace wall, there was no danger, and the management of the Chu Palace was originally very lax, everyone gradually recognized its existence, and Xiao Jin became the only monkey in the big forest. Later, Xiao Jin and Xiao Jieyu became good friends, and they were together every day, although everyone thought it was strange, but the nineteenth prince was originally a little monster, so it was not strange.

When Xiao Jin saw the female ginger, she scratched her ears and cheeks and squeaked. The female ginger is obviously very familiar with this little monkey. Seeing Xiao Jin's appearance, he nodded and said, "Got it, Nineteen is also here, right? I'll wait for him here." ”

After a while, the woods made a "whoosh" sound again, and a little boy "whoosh" out at once, and ran straight to the female ginger. The little boy was wearing a red satin robe on his upper body, a crotch warrior trouser that was rare in the Chu State on his lower body, tiger head cloth boots on his feet, a few leaves stuck to his unkempt hair, his dark and bright eyes were bottomless, and his immature face looked like he was only five or six years old, and his figure was taller than that of an eight-year-old child.

The little boy was tiger-headed, but his movements were extremely agile, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of the female ginger, and raised his head and asked, "Female ginger, what's the matter?"

The female Jiang touched the little boy's hair dotingly, and said with a smile: "Nineteen, you are like a wild child now, go back with me, the palace master is in a hurry." ”

Nineteen shook his body, didn't let the female ginger touch his head, and said excitedly: "Today, Xiaojin and I found the quail bird's egg. As he spoke, he stretched out a small hand, which contained a bird's egg.

The female Jiang smiled: "You little devil, you stole the bird's egg, the bird will definitely be sad because of the loss of the child!"

Nineteen listened to the words of the female ginger, her immature face hesitated slightly, she reluctantly glanced at the bird egg in her hand, turned around and ran to Xiao Jin, handed the bird egg in her hand to it, and said: "Xiao Jin, you better send the bird egg back, my mother has something to do with me, I am going back to the palace, and I will come to you tomorrow." The little golden monkey seemed to understand Nineteen's words, squeaked twice, and ran away into the woods.

Nineteen ran to the female ginger again and said to the female ginger, "Go back." Then he didn't care about the female ginger, so he ran to the palace wall, and when he reached the edge of the palace wall, he didn't go to the palace gate, and he swooped up the wall, and his body shook and disappeared.

The female Jiang looked at the figure of the little boy who disappeared quickly, and her expression was confused. "Is he really a human being? Why does a six-year-old child have such great abilities? Is he really a god?" said to herself, as she walked towards the palace gate.

In the front hall of Biyou Palace, Zheng Ji sat quietly on the long seat on the north side, looked worriedly at Nineteen, who had just returned, and said in a deep voice: "Nineteen, I have stayed in the palace for the past few days and are not allowed to go out." ”

"Why," Nineteen asked dissatisfied.

"My mother is sick, you have to stay by my mother's side. Zheng Ji said.

Nineteen was surprised and said, "What is the illness of my mother? Is it serious? Hurry up and let my father find a medical officer!"

Zheng Ji sighed, a slight smile appeared on her face, and said: "Mother's disease is called the disease of worry, there is no medicine to treat, no one can treat it, you must have your loved ones by your side, so it can be cured slowly." ”

Nineteen looked at Zheng Ji suspiciously, he really couldn't figure out what kind of strange disease this ghost disease was, but as long as he was by his mother's side, he could be cured, and it seemed that there was nothing to worry about. Thinking of this, Nineteen nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, I won't leave my mother's side for a single step, and my mother's illness will definitely be cured." ”

Zheng Ji was very pleased, and her originally heavy mood became relaxed, thinking to herself, after all, Nineteen is the flesh and blood of the King of Chu, even if something big happens in the Chu Palace, the King of Chu will definitely be able to send someone to protect us, so why should I worry about it needlessly! With her son by her side, Zheng Ji suddenly figured it out, and gradually forgot the queen's warning.

However, Zheng Ji never expected that only three days later, a big change would arise suddenly, and a catastrophe would come to Biyou Palace. In the early morning of this day, nearly a hundred ironclad soldiers suddenly surrounded Biyou Palace. During the Warring States period, ordinary soldiers generally wore armor on their upper bodies and did not wear helmets. The soldiers in full armor and helmets were either elite or the king's guards. The ironclad army is the guard of the king of Chu, with a total of 5,000 people, divided into five teams, each pair of 1,000 people, and the commander of each pair is called a general, all of whom are first-class guards of the Chu Palace.

The soldiers surrounding Biyou Palace were none other than the fourth team of the Ironclad Army. The commander's general is called Jing Long, the third son of Jing Bolun, the president of the Ironclad Army, and the younger brother of the general Jing Hu of the Shangzhu State of Chu. The Jing clan is one of the three major clans of the same royal family and has been prosperous for hundreds of years. King Wei is in power, and he attaches great importance to the Jing family, with three heroes in one family, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition.

This time I went to Biyou Palace on an errand, and due to the heavy responsibility, Jinglong personally led the team. Jinglong was about twenty years old, with a long face, a white face and no beard, but there was a black mole on his left cheek, which made his originally delicate face slightly fierce. A suit of armor, mostly black, but the breastplate and arm guards are bright yellow, apparently made of brass, which is also the hallmark of the Ironclad Commander.

Jinglong strode towards Biyou Palace, facing the inquiring look of the eunuch guarding the door, he didn't even look at it, obviously he didn't plan to report it at all, stretched out his arms, and forcibly pushed the door in.

In the front hall of Biyou Palace, Zheng Ji, Nu Jiang, Nineteen, three maids, two old eunuchs and others all stood together, looking at the uninvited guests who broke in, their faces full of anger and shock.

Zheng Ji asked in a trembling voice, "Who is here, why did you break into the palace?"

Jinglong didn't answer Zheng Ji's question, walked up to Zheng Ji, straightened up, looked solemn, and said loudly: "The king has an edict!"

Wang Zhao: Something unfavorable must have happened. An ominous feeling grabbed Zheng Ji at once. Zheng Ji trembled and knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "The concubine respectfully obeys the king's orders." ”

Jinglong showed a cruel smile, took out a silk book from his arms, shook his hands, opened it, and read in a cold tone:

"Everywhere Zheng Bo, Gu Grace and Righteousness, secretly harboring a jackal heart, not thinking about Chu Qing, ignoring the king's orders, conspiring with Sui, Zeng, Di, Ju, Yun and other remnants of the country, plotting to rebel, the crime has been revealed. The three armies have been ordered to quickly capture the deer in order to promote Chu Wei. Since Zheng Bo below, the temple has been abolished, and the three clans have been punished. Zheng Ji is the daughter of Zheng Bo, the sin of sitting on the Zhulian, taking the concubine, going to the precious, deposing as a soap subordinate, being Wang Huansha, and forever suffering from Xu Mi. ”

When Zheng Ji heard this, he was like a thunderbolt, his whole body shook violently, his face was colorless, his eyes were wide open, and he shouted loudly and mournfully: "My father Uncle Zheng, the elderly, kindness and benevolence, the world has heard of it, how can he rebel for no reason? It must be the king who is mistaken, I want to meet the king!"

Jinglong ignored Zheng Ji's shout, and with a wave of his left hand, several stout maids broke in, picked up Zheng Ji and dragged him out.

"Don't arrest my mother!" A childish child's voice made everyone stunned. I saw that Nineteen was desperately struggling to pounce over, the female Jiang and an old eunuch pressed him to death, Nineteen's little face was flushed, his eyes were round, he looked at Jinglong fiercely, and said loudly: "If you don't let go of my mother, I will let my father destroy your nine clans!"

The corners of Jinglong's mouth twitched, he glanced at Nineteen coldly, waved his left hand again, and said in a deep voice: "Take it away!"

Hearing the familiar children's voice, Zheng Ji burst into tears for a moment and said, "Nineteen, don't be rude! My mother will definitely meet the king, and your father will definitely clarify the grievances of my Zheng family! You have to listen to the words of the female Jiang, and don't be impatient!" Then Zheng Ji looked at the female Jiang again and said loudly: "You must see the queen and let the queen take care of the nineteen!"

After speaking, ignoring Nineteen's cry, he staggered away with the ironclad army. Jinglong ordered the ironclad army to continue to surround Biyou Palace, and no one was allowed to leave Biyou Palace for half a step, and then escorted Zheng Ji away with great strides under the escort of a group of ironclad soldiers.

On the evening of the second day after Zheng Ji was taken away, the ironclad army suddenly withdrew from Biyou Palace. Although Jiang and Nineteen, who were trapped in the palace, couldn't figure out what the situation was, they were still a little relieved. However, what should we do next? Zheng Ji was taken away, would the king of Chu be unfavorable to the nineteenth? If Zheng Bo's rebellion was true, the king of Chu must be extremely angry, and with the cruelty of the king of Chu, it is really hard to say whether he can anger the nineteenth. Even if Nineteen is not in danger of life, if the King of Chu abolishes Nineteen's identity in a fit of anger, it will be a catastrophe for a six-year-old child. The female ginger thought about it repeatedly, but she didn't come up with a result. At this time, Zheng Ji's words of asking herself before leaving came to the mind of the female ginger. The palace master asked me to beg the queen! Queen Tian has always been kind to Zheng Ji and Nineteen, and now only the queen can protect Nineteen, and without further ado, she must act immediately!

After having an idea, Nu Jiang couldn't help but perk up, and hurriedly said to Nineteen: "Hurry up and clean up, let's go to see the queen immediately." ”

An hour later, the female ginger carried a small package with nineteen changes of clothes in the package, led nineteen, did not alarm anyone, and quietly slipped out of Biyou Palace. It was completely dark, the wind rustled the leaves, the cold back garden showed patches of mottled shadows, the dark rockeries stood silently in the darkness like monsters, and the sound of frogs and the voices of several old eunuchs could be heard in the distance.

The female ginger didn't want others to see her whereabouts, so she and Nineteen specially picked secluded paths and shadows to walk. The back garden is very large, and it is also far from the Zhao balcony where the queen lives, and because she walked too quickly, it didn't take long for the female ginger to be a little out of breath. But for some reason, as soon as the female Jiang came out of the Biyou Palace, she felt very uneasy in her heart, because of fear, the female Jiang walked faster and faster, and Nineteen couldn't help trotting up in order to keep up with her, but because of her strong physical fitness, Nineteen didn't feel tired.

When the two of them walked behind a huge rockery, there was a sudden sound of breaking wind around them. The female Jiang just noticed that something was wrong, and five black-clothed people had appeared beside the two of them at some point. The man in black was silent like a ghost, all masked with black cloth, and his eight eyes stared at the female Jiang and Nineteen unscrupulously, like staring at a lamb to the slaughter. Even though it was dark night, I could still feel that my eyes were full of murderous intent.

The female ginger finally understood why she had a feeling of uneasiness, and it turned out that as soon as she left the palace, someone was targeting. She realized something instantly, and the word "attack and kill" popped up in her mind, and she couldn't help but shout with extreme fear: "Help......!

However, in the darkness, only a flash of blue light was seen, and a sharp iron sword pierced the female ginger's chest, the female ginger's shouting stopped abruptly, and the frightened eyes looked at the dark sky, and the consciousness began to blur, gradually sinking into the endless darkness, and the young life passed away quietly like morning dew.

Nineteen was a six-year-old after all, and such a ferocious scene made him unable to breathe for an instant, and he trembled and was overwhelmed by fear and anger. However, the powerful talent instinct allows Nineteen to burst out of extraordinary potential at this life-and-death juncture, and the moment he sees the female ginger fall, the strong desire to survive makes Nineteen make the most correct choice. He suddenly rushed to the man in black standing on his right, and took advantage of the moment when the man in black was stunned, his small body twisted, and he passed by the man in black like lightning. The reason why I chose the direction where the man in black on the right was standing was because there was only one man in black on the right, and it was in the direction of the Great Forest, which was the route that Nineteen was most familiar with.

The man in black standing on the right watched Nineteen slip out from under his nose, and in a fit of rage, he rose into the air and was about to pounce in the direction of Nineteen's escape. At this time, another man in black shouted, "Don't chase it!"

The man in black on the right paused, turned around, bowed to the man in black who had just spoken, and asked suspiciously, "General, do you just let this kid run away like this?"

The man in black, known as the general, looked at the young figure that had just disappeared into the darkness, sneered, and said in a cold tone: "If you can't run away, look at the direction of his escape, he must be hiding in the big forest." It's safer, safer, and less likely to be spotted in the forest. We are now chasing him with great fanfare, and there are many people in the garden, which is easy to leak, and there is a possibility of leaving hidden dangers. Now, you two go to Biyou Palace to take a look, to prevent him from slipping back there, you two dispose of this's body, and we will meet in an open area on the edge of the great forest in a moment. ”

In the blink of an eye, the man in black disappeared, even the body of the female ginger was gone, and silence returned to the surroundings, only a trace of blood remained in the air.

As the black-clad masked man expected, Nineteen ran into the forest. He didn't run back to Biyou Palace to ask for help, not because he could expect the man in black to intercept him, but because he didn't think about it so much at all, in the heart of this six-year-old boy, only the big forest was the safest and most familiar place for him. Fearing the man in black, Nineteen did not call Jin, and with his keen intuition and memory, he ran into the forest and found a hole in a tree where he and Jin often hid when they played.

Tree hollows are very secretive and difficult to spot, even during the day. Hiding in a tree hollow, Nineteen finally felt a little safe. After resting for a while, Nineteen squatted up again, and quietly observed the outside of the tree hole through the tree hole. The great forest was very quiet at night, and no men in black searched for it, except for the occasional mournful cry of owls.

Nineteen finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down against the hollow in the tree. Although he was familiar with the Great Forest, he had never spent the night here. Fear, loneliness, and sadness welled up uncontrollably, and tears rolled in their eyes, and "clicked" and dripped down. In this endless forest, which has sunk into darkness, a young mind prematurely savors the misery and sinister of the world.

Tiredness and tiredness came over him, and the six-year-old could not think deeply after all, and Nineteen fell asleep in grief.

When Nineteen woke up again, a ray of morning light had shone into the hollow of the tree. Then, Nineteen was pleasantly surprised to find that Xiao Jin had found himself at some point and was sitting beside him. The sun shone on Xiao Jin's body, glowing with golden brilliance, and a pair of crystal eyes looked at Nineteen with concern.

The arrival of Xiaojin gave Nineteen courage. He couldn't figure out why the men in black had come to rob him. In his small heart, there are only two thoughts now, that is, to save his mother and avenge the female ginger. And there is only one way for Nineteen to accomplish these two difficult tasks, and that is to find his father. The king of Chu has never been to Biyou Palace, and the dignified Zheng Ji has no interest in him, but he is quite fond of this lively and lovely nineteen sons, and often orders the guards to lead the nineteen to his bedroom, and sometimes they have to eat together, from the rare kind eyes of the king of Chu, the nineteen can feel the love of his father for him. Therefore, Nineteen firmly believes that his father will help him, and those bad people will be punished!

Thinking of this, Nineteen took the little golden hairy little hand and drilled out of the tree hole. After a moment's hesitation, he quietly reached out of the forest. When he reached the edge of the forest, Nineteen stopped, found a tall camphor tree, climbed up to the treetops, picked up the bushes, and looked out of the forest. There was no one in the open field, only the dew on the green grass glittering in the morning light. Nineteen was relieved, it seemed that those men in black did not chase after them, and eighty percent had already dispersed.

Nineteen said goodbye to Kim and ran out of the forest. As soon as he came out of the woods, a mutation protruded, and five black-clad masked men jumped down from the surrounding trees, surrounding Nineteen in the blink of an eye. Nineteen was shocked, turned around and wanted to take advantage of the gap to run back to the forest. But this time, the man in black was on guard, and one of the men in black flashed and had already firmly grasped Nineteen, and said angrily: "Where to run! You kid is quite able to hide, so I made Lao Tzu wait all night!"

"Let me go, or I'll let my father kill you all!" Nineteen said angrily as he struggled desperately.

The man in black sneered: "You won't see the king, if there is an afterlife, don't be born in the princely family again." With that, he kicked Nineteen, drew his sword, and swung it at Nineteen mercilessly.

However, when the iron sword was less than three feet away from nineteen, it changed dramatically. There was a violent fluctuation in the air, and there was an invisible and very hard protective shield in front of Nineteen, and the iron sword stopped strangely in mid-air, no matter how hard the man in black tried, he couldn't cut it anymore. At this moment, the air was blurred, and a gray-robed old man with white eyebrows suddenly appeared on Nineteen's side.

The old man's sleeve robe waved, and a strong force came, and the black-clothed man with the sword suddenly fell on the grass and fainted.

The remaining four men in black were furious in the face of the mutation and pounced in anger. The gray-robed old man waved his robe again, and the four black-clothed people flew out upside down like kites, falling heavily on the grass, although they did not faint, and when they struggled to get up, they just stared at the old man in horror, but they no longer dared to move forward.

The gray-robed old man picked up the iron sword and lifted the black veil on the face of the black-clothed man who fainted, and it was Jing Long, the commander of the ironclad army. The old man threw the iron sword, picked up Jinglong in his right hand, picked up nineteen in his left hand, and didn't look at the rest of the black-clothed people, the space was distorted for a while, and disappeared!

It was already three days before the news of the disappearance of the Nineteen Sons of Xiong reached the ears of the King of Chu. The place where the king of Chu lived and discussed matters was called Zhanghuatai. The palace of Chu Palace is divided into several levels, the first-class palace is called the platform, which is the palace group, and the others are called palaces, palaces, buildings, gardens, etc. The place where the queen lived was called Zhao Balcony, and the gradual platform was the place where the king of Chu feasted his ministers and guests. Among the wives and concubines of the king of Chu, in addition to the queen, the eight beauties and the four concubines all have separate halls or palaces, such as the Zhilan Hall where Zheng Ji lived in the early stage, and later moved to the Biyou Palace, and the mother of Prince Zhang, Shen Guifei, lived in the Xiangfei Palace. The rest of the concubines were called concubines, all of whom had no rank, and lived together in other buildings. The Zhanghua Terrace where the king of Chu lived was majestic and magnificent, it was a nine-story platform, and there were 7749 steps on the first floor alone, and the tiger was located in the north of the Chu Palace. Zhanghuatai itself has more than a dozen palaces, and there are a number of relatively independent areas such as sleeping palaces, council halls, and martial arts halls.

At this time, the king of Chu Shang sat on the wide throne of the council hall, his face was sinking like water, staring at Jing Bolun, the commander of the ironclad army who was kneeling down in the hall, and asked in a deep voice: "The nineteenth son is just a six-year-old child, if no one is holding him hostage, why did he disappear for no reason?"

Jing Bolun is an old man in his fifties, with a gray beard, but his figure is still straight, without any rickets, his face is calm and respectful, and he is not panicked in the face of King Chu's questioning, and calmly replied: "King Qiyu, according to the report of the eunuchs and maids of Biyou Palace, on the second night of Zheng Ji being taken away, the palace maid Jiang disappeared with the nineteen sons, and the minister thought that it must be the female Jiang who took the nineteen sons away without permission. ”

"A bunch of waste! you get up first, after a while, you quickly send capable men to find the whereabouts of the nineteen sons with all your might!" King Chu drank.

"No". Jing Bolun agreed, slowly got up, and retreated to the ranks of military generals, with a prince zhang in military uniform standing in his left hand.

Chu Wang Shang asked Zhaoyang, the head of the Wenchen class: "According to the report of General Zuo Qu Wan, the seventy-three members of the rebellious Zheng Bo's family have been ambushed, and only one son and one grandson have escaped and are being pursued, but what should be done with the rebellion of Zeng, Sui, Di, Ju and so on?"

Zhaoyang groaned for a while, bent his waist and arched his hand out of the class: "King Qiyu, this matter is ...... old minister."

Before Zhaoyang could talk in detail, there was a sudden report from the guards: "Shinanzi asks to see." ”

When the king of Chu was puzzled, Shi Nanzi had already floated to the front of the hall, carrying a big bag in his hand, and when he saw that the king did not worship, he arched his hand slightly, and stood still in the distance, looking at the king of Chu without saying a word. Everyone has heard of Shinanzi's name, and it is not strange that he is unreasonable, but they don't know what is in the pocket he carries.

Chu Wangshang hurriedly walked down from the throne, saluted Shi Nanzi, and asked with a smile on his face: "Mr. is here, I don't know what to teach?"

Shi Nanzi only stared at the king of Chu and said, "The grass people want to see the nineteenth son." ”

King Chu thought to himself, it was really for the nineteenth. So he said with a wry smile: "The widow is worried about the nineteen sons, Uncle Zheng rebelled, the mother of the nineteen sons sat on the sin, and the nineteen sons disappeared in the chaos for no reason, and the widows sent people to look around!"

Shi Nanzi said: "Six years ago, the grass people begged the king, that is, to ask the king to treat the nineteen sons well, the king told me today that the nineteen sons have disappeared, I don't know how the king explained to the grass people?"

The rude words of Shinan Zi's aggressiveness changed color when all the civil and military people in the hall heard about it, but no one spoke out about it.

Chu Wangshang knew that he couldn't afford to provoke Shi Nanzi, so he had to swallow his anger and say:

"The gentleman's blame is justified, but the widow is responsible for failing to take care of him. The nineteenth son is the widow's beloved son, and the gentleman is distressed, so why doesn't the widow hurt? However, the nineteenth son is naturally noble, and there will be no danger, and there will be news soon. ”

Shi Nanzi sneered: "The king has a wide heart, a six-year-old child disappeared for no reason, it must be auspicious and unpredictable, what kind of extravagance is there now, it is self-deception!"

Chu Wangshang said unhappily: "Mr. is serious, the nineteen sons are missing, and the widow is unexpected, so he summoned the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to find the nineteen sons, how can he talk about self-deception?"

Shi Nanzi glanced at the King of Chu seriously again, and said slowly: "It seems that the king is really in the dark. How can the nineteen sons disappear for no reason? Is it someone who wants to harm the nineteen sons!"

The king of Chu was shocked and said hurriedly: "Why did the gentleman say this? Who dares to harm the nineteenth son?" Shi Nanzi loosened the pocket he was carrying, and a man in black fell from the pocket. Shi Nanzi looked at him and said, "If the king wants to know the details, please ask this person, it is he who wants to snipe the nineteen sons in the harem forest." ”

King Chu looked carefully and was taken aback again. The man in black who fell from his pocket was none other than Jing Long, the leader of the Iron Armor Army. At this time, Jinglong was languishing, lying on the ground, trembling, and didn't even dare to raise his head. King Chu said in a deep voice: "Jinglong, what is going on? What Mr. Shi Nanzi said is true?"

Jinglong raised his head and glanced at Prince Zhang, Prince Zhang's expression changed slightly, but he was silent. Jing Long sighed, banged his head, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister's capital crime is indeed the act of the minister, and the minister asks the king to punish the crime." ”

The king of Chu asked, "Why?

Jinglong kept kowtowing, but didn't say a word.

Jing Bolun glanced at his embarrassed son, glanced at Prince Zhang, and then glanced at Shi Nanzi resentfully, and then looked at the King of Chu, and stopped talking.

At this scene, the King of Chu seemed to have understood, his eyes became sharp, he slowly looked at the crown prince, and asked in a deep voice:

"Xiong Zhang, is that you?"

Prince Zhang's expression changed greatly, and he had the feeling of the East Window incident in his heart. The attack on the nineteenth was the secret order of the crown prince. This prince Zhang heard that when the nineteenth son was born, the vision of heaven and earth was unspeakably expensive when he grew up, so he had long been jealous. With his brutal and vicious character, how could he let go of such a good opportunity when he heard that Zheng Ji was guilty of sitting on the throne? It just so happened that Jinglong, who was on a mission, was his confidant, so he personally issued a secret order. The secret order has only four words: "Cut the grass and eradicate the roots." Unexpectedly, Jinglong smashed the errand, and when several of Jinglong's escaped subordinates reported to him, he felt that something was wrong, and what he didn't expect was that the hateful Shinanzi actually escorted Jinglong to the court to confront him, and things became more and more out of control. In the face of King Chu's questioning, Prince Zhang had the heart to deny it, but King Chu obviously would not believe it easily, and he would inevitably completely offend the Jing clan, which was an important force to support him. In Prince Zhang's view, killing the nineteenth son is not a big deal, a prince who is related to the rebellion is already guilty, send someone to stop the killing, even if there is a mistake, where can it be wrong?

Thinking of this, Prince Zhang's face flashed a trace of fierceness, gritted his teeth, knelt on the ground out of class, and said to the king of Chu: "Father's forgiveness, killing nineteen sons is indeed a secret order from his sons." ”

The king of Chu was furious, slapped the case, and pointed at the prince Zhang and drank: "Xiong Zhang, are you crazy?"

Prince Zhang stubbornly raised his head and protested: "Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows, the lonely minister will have troubles, and the son is also for the future of the Chu State!"

Chu Wang Shang said coldly: "The widow is not dead yet, in the Chu State, can you call the shots now?"

When the prince heard King Chu's heart-wrenching words, a look of fear finally appeared on his face, and he kowtowed, and said: "Erchen knows that he is wrong, fortunately he did not make a big mistake, please forgive my father!"

The king of Chu said: "Didn't it make a big mistake? The widow asked you, where is Zheng Ji'an?"

The corners of Prince Zhang's mouth twitched, and he replied: "I hanged myself three days ago in the Huansha Bureau. ”

King Chu's face changed continuously, and the hand pointing to Prince Zhang's hand had begun to tremble. At this moment, the king of Chu was extremely angry, he never thought that Prince Zhang would be so bold and ruthless, and he would dare to kill the concubine and snipe his brother behind his back, which is really unforgivable!

The king of Chu shouted: "The crown prince Zhang is brutal and cruel, and his crimes have been revealed, and he has lost the expectations of the public. ordered the chief doctor Zhaoyang and Si Kou and others to convict him and discuss the position of the crown prince. Commander Jinglong, help the abuse, act for the tiger, and punish the crime together!"

Zhaoyang bowed down and replied "No", and then ordered the guards in front of the palace to capture and take away Prince Zhang and Jinglong. The court fell silent again.

Chu Wangshang's face turned peaceful, and he said to Shi Nanzi again: "Mr. knows the details of this matter, the nineteenth son must have been rescued by Mr., I don't know where the nineteenth son is?"

Shi Nanzi snorted and said: "The grass people have placed him in Shinan Mountain, and if you want to keep him for a while, the grass people will wash his muscles and cut the marrow, and at the same time, he needs to give him some magical powers, please ask the king for permission." ”

King Chu said: "This is a good thing, there is Mr. Lao, but I don't know when the nineteenth son can return to the palace?"

"Two years". Shinanko replied.

Chu Wangshang was very dissatisfied with Shi Nanzi's forcible decision, but he really didn't dare to do anything to Shi Nanzi, so he had to say helplessly: "Follow Mr. 's wishes, after two years, I must welcome the nineteenth son back to the palace." ”

Shi Nanzi smiled softly, arched his hand slightly, and then floated out of the hall without saying a word.

A few days later, news came out of the palace that Prince Zhang had been deposed as the crown prince, but he could still live in Yingdu. Unexpectedly, the punishment for Jing Long was extremely light, and he was only demoted from a first-class guard to a third-class guard, and continued to stay in the palace. A shocking case was hastily settled. And Zheng Ji and female Jiang, who died unjustly, were gradually forgotten.