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Chapter 136: Handy (1)
There are large chunks of shrimp in the wild mushroom tofu soup. After seasoning, the soup has both the deliciousness of mushrooms and the deliciousness of aquatic products. The clarified soup is scattered with round tofu balls like pearls, which do not need to be tasted. , just look at it, or smell it, you can know the deliciousness of this bowl of tofu soup.
Marquis Qi acted like a baby, but refused to let Wu Jiu serve the tofu soup to young master Ji. Wu Jiu was quite helpless, so he had to change the tofu soup to a smaller bowl, and then poured out half of the bowl and gave it to Marquis Qi.
Qihou pointed to the big half of the bowl honestly, and said, "I want that alone!"
Wu Jiu stared angrily, and said, "That's for Young Master Ji."
Qihou said: "No, Gu wants the big one."
Wu couldn't resist him, and of course it was about eating, so he had to share the big bowl with Qi Hou, and Qi Hou finished the soup in two mouthfuls, and then scooped up wild mushrooms and shrimps with a small dagger. There are also tofu to eat, the wild mountain mushrooms are chewy, the shrimps are springy, and the tofu is smooth and tender. The ingredients in a bowl are all layered, and it is satisfying to eat.
After Qihou finished eating, he gracefully put down the bowl, there was not even a drop of soup in it, it was very clean, and he wiped his mouth gracefully with a handkerchief, seeing Wu Jiao looking at him unwillingly, he smiled Said: "Second brother, Gu is just teaching you the way of being a king. Naturally, two bowls of soup should be divided equally, and a bowl of water must be served evenly. What if there is a side-on-side fight?"
Wu Jiu couldn't help laughing "hehe" when he heard this, and said, "Then I have to thank Duke Qi for his instruction."
Qihou clasped his hands and said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it."
Wu Jiu really wanted to put that empty bowl on his handsome face, he was so angry...
Wu Jiao ignored him, and prepared to leave with a soup bowl. Qi Hou drank the soup, but was still not satisfied. He looked at Wu Jiao with bright eyes, and got up to go with Wu Jiao.
Wu Jiu asked suspiciously, "Where are you going?"
Qi Hou said with a smile: "Of course I went to the cell with my second brother. In case the young master Ji doesn't appreciate it, I'd better drink this soup for him alone, so as not to waste it."
Wu Jiao laughed dryly again, and had no choice but to continue walking forward.
Qihou asked the eunuch to bring the soup, and Wu Jiu and Qihou went to the prison in the palace. It was quiet inside, because Wen Jiang and Yanbo were already "stupid". If you are stupid, you will be taken to work, and you don't have to be locked up in prison.
Therefore, there are not many people in the prison in the palace, and it is naturally very clean inside.
When they walked to the innermost part, they saw Young Master Ji lying on the ground, his hair was scattered and spread on his back, covering his cheeks, he couldn't see any emotion, lying motionless on the ground, as if he was dead.
Wu Jiu walked over, Young Master Ji didn't move, but said in a hoarse voice, "Is it finally Ji's turn?"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, just asked the eunuch to bring the soup and rice through the cell door.
Gongzi Ji looked at the soup and rice brought in by the eunuch, and finally moved a little. His cheeks were exposed from behind his messy hair, he stared suspiciously at the rice, and said hoarsely, "Are you going to send me on my way? Just do it!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "My lord, I'm thinking too much. I'm not here to see you off, nor to belittle you."
Young Master Ji sat up slowly, looked up at Wu Jiu and Qi Hou who were standing outside the prison door, and said, "What is that for?"
Wu Jiao said calmly: "I heard that the young master has not eaten well these days, and my heart is very distressed..."
Wu Jiu had just "acted on every occasion" to this point, and before Young Master Ji had time to feel that Wu Jiu was hypocritical, he heard Qi Hou from behind suddenly say: "Second brother, you still feel sorry for him, and you said you didn't have sex with him."
Wu Jiu almost vomited blood for a moment, turned his head and glared at Qi Hou, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm doing business right now!"
Qihou also said: "What Gu also said is serious! You tell Gu, has Gu fallen out of favor? If Gu has not fallen out of favor, second brother, you immediately give Gu that bowl of tofu soup to drink."
Wu Jiu especially wanted to cover his face, Qi Hou definitely made trouble on purpose, and saw that the young master Ji in the prison looked at their conversation in shock, as if he couldn't react.
Wu Jiu secretly kicked Marquis Qi, then coughed, and said seriously: "The State of Lu has already perished, son, you are a talented person, you can choose to leave, and I will definitely not stop you."
Only then did Young Master Ji realize that he couldn't figure out what was wrong with Qihou and Wu Jiao just now, so he paid attention to the sentence before him, sneered, and said, "Are you going to let Ji go?"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Wu Jiao nodded and waved his hand. The eunuch immediately came over, opened the door of the old house, and then undid the chains on Young Master Ji.
Young Master Ji was a little surprised, and slowly stood up from the ground, threw the chains on his body aside with a "clang", and looked at his hands that were finally released.
Wu Jiu made a light movement and said, "Whether you leave or stay, it's up to you, my lord. I just want to tell you that the state of Lu is now dead, and if you leave like this, my lord, your talent will follow Lu If the country perishes together, son, are you willing?"
Young Master Ji walked out of the cell slowly, Qi Hou squinted his eyes, seemed to be a bit on guard, put his hand on the saber at his waist, and blocked Wu Jiu's half body sideways, as if he was ready to strike at any time.
Wu Jiu patted Qi Hou on the shoulder, indicating that he needn't be nervous, and Wu Jiu repeated: "My lord, are you willing?"
Young Master Ji with disheveled hair looked at Wu Jiu with his eyes. Not knowing what Wu Jiao meant, he heard Wu Jiao say with a smile: "The state of Chu is now employing people. If you are willing, young master, you can come to my country of Chu."
The young master Ji sneered, looked at Wu Jiu lightly, and said, "The King of Chu is joking, Ji is a native of Lu, and now that Lu has perished, everyone despises him, can a subjugated citizen like Ji still be reused?" ? If Ji remembers correctly, there has always been a gap between Chu State, Qi State, and Lu State, even so, can Ji be reused?"
The young master Ji Ben was laughing, but he heard Wu Jiu laughing and said: "Why not, if you raise it internally, you won't avoid relatives, if you raise it externally, you won't avoid suspicion, if you employ someone, you won't be suspicious, and if you don't ask about family background."
Young Master Ji looked at Wu Jiu suspiciously, as if he was thinking about what Wu Jiu said, and then said, "That's a good sentence...don't ask about background."
Wu Jiu said: "Young master is talented and admired by others. If you leave now, although you can spend the rest of your life in peace, your talent will be the same as that of your mother and elder brother. Are you willing to let them ruin everything?"
The muscles on Young Master Ji's face were clearly twitching. He was still too young in his life to be loyal, but he was sent as a hostage by his mother and elder brother, but Young Master Ji never thought that he would be the hostage who must die. Who would do this? Treat your loved ones?
When Prince Ji questioned Lu Gong, Lu Gong also said that he thought he would not give in, and misjudged him.
Young Master Ji will naturally not give in, but his heart is already dead, and that disheartened feeling is really terrifying.
Young master Ji Ben thought that he was disheartened, and it would be best to die. If he didn't die, he would spend his life sickly and ineffective in the future, but now Wu Jiao proposed to reuse him.
Wu Jiu smiled, picked up the soup bowl and rice bowl himself, handed it to Young Master Ji, and said with a smile: "I know that Young Master doesn't think about food these days, so I specially made soup and made meals with my own hands. I hope Young Master can eat some, otherwise I won't be healthy." It's unbearable."
Young Master Ji looked at Wu Jiu suspiciously, and then went to look at the soup and rice that Wu Jiu was carrying. He had heard that the new king of Chu liked cooking, but he never thought that the new king of Chu would give him a meal. Cook meals by hand.
Young Master Ji felt a growing feeling in his heart, something was growing crazily, he looked at Wu Jiao, and said in a low voice, "Is Ji worthy of the king of Chu doing this?"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I believe in my own vision, and I also believe in Mr. Ji's talent. Would Mr. Ji question his own talent?"
Qi Hou waited for Young Master Ji to be uninterested, and would not eat or drink soup, and then drank the small half bowl himself, but who would have thought that Young Master Ji would suddenly take the soup from Wu Jiao's hand, and feel bored in one gulp, as if drinking with wine? The same thing, and then there was a sound of "Crack!!", and the soup bowl was still on the ground, which is called boldness.
But Qihou watched helplessly as there was a tofu ball in the soup bowl that was not eaten clean, and fell to the ground along with the soup bowl, breaking into scum.
Qi Hou almost wailed, seeing the tofu ball perish.
The young master Ji arched his hands and said: "Okay! Since the King of Chu can see it, Ji's broken body will be handed over to the King of Chu!"
Qihou listened, and the alarm bells in his heart rang loudly. Did he hand it over to the King of Chu?what to do
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Mr. Ji's words don't have to be so heroic. I want to reuse Mr. Ji, not use Mr. Ji as ingredients."
As he spoke, he gestured to his young master Ji, and said, "Mr. Ji, please come with me."
They walked out of the prison all the way, Young Master Ji didn't know where Wu Jiu was going to take him, Qi Hou followed them like a bug, and soon they came to a house.
As soon as I arrived in front of the garden of the house, I heard the sound of "嗤嘤咔哒" inside, as if it was a big dog barking, but the barking of this big dog was very strange...
Xiao Ziwen is taking the big white wolf to bask in the sun in the garden at this time, the big white wolf has eaten too much these days, Xiao Ziwen is afraid that he will get sick from eating, so he wants to take the big white wolf to exercise, but the big white wolf is very lazy , as soon as he came out, he lay on the ground, turned his belly and didn't move, and asked the little master to scratch his belly. As long as Xiao Ziwen helped him scratch his belly, the big white wolf would make a very clear cry, and it would go far away. can hear.
Xiao Ziwen was rubbing Dabai's belly when Wu Jiao came over. Seeing Wu Jiu, Xiao Ziwen quickly stood up, pulled Dabai up as well, ran over immediately, bowed his hands very politely, and said, "Father Wang."
Seeing that Xiao Ziwen was so well behaved, Wu Jiu couldn't help squatting down, stretched out his hand to touch Xiao Ziwen's head, and said with a smile: "Ziwen, Daddy brought you a master, you have to learn from the master in the future, you know?" ?”
When Young Master Ji heard this, he was a little surprised, Wu Jiao actually wanted to be Ziwen's teacher himself, and his appearance was unkempt, and he had no intention of being a teacher at all.
Young Master Ji felt ashamed immediately, but Xiao Ziwen didn't have this kind of concept. After all, he was a child raised by a tigress, and he didn't care much about appearance. In his eyes, smell may be more important than face.
Xiao Ziwen immediately put on an obedient, adult-like appearance, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Wu Jiu patted Xiao Ziwen and said, "Go and see the master."
Young Master Ji quickly waved his hands and said: "This... This is impossible, Ji looks like this, and he hasn't bathed yet, it is really impossible, the prince cannot worship."
Wu Jiu smiled, although the young master Ji is a young master, he is actually a bit of a pedantic scholar, so he said: "Then ask the young master to take a bath and change clothes first."
Soon eunuchs and court ladies invited Prince Ji to take a bath and change clothes, Wu Jiu, Qihou and Xiao Ziwen were waiting here, Qihou found some food from somewhere, so he squatted on the ground to feed Dabai.
Dabai said "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow".
Everyone waited for quite a while before Young Master Ji came out. He had already changed into a suit of clothes. The water-blue clothes set off Young Master Ji's tall, slightly thin body. Young Master Ji's face followed Wen Jiang's, and he was quite handsome. , After grooming and tidying up like this, he became a handsome man.
Young Master Ji just came out, Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Now that Young Master has bathed and tidied up, then the widow will start to confer titles."
He paused as he spoke, and said: "The widow will designate the young master as... the young teacher, and trouble the young master to take the place of the widow and educate this child Ziwen."
Not only the young master Ji, even the Marquis of Qi was surprised because Wu Jiu made the young master Ji a young teacher!
The young teacher is in the state of Chu, and he is the teacher who assists and teaches the prince. The key point is the prince. If Wu Jiu continues with this sentence, he will not only confer the title of son Ji, but also confer the title of Xiao Ziwen.
Xiao Ziwen still looked unclear about the situation, after all he didn't know what a young teacher was, and both Qi Hou and Young Master Ji knew it.
Young Master Ji was surprised for a while, and immediately knelt down in gratitude, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, King, for your wrong love!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Okay, Ziwen, hurry up and see the master."
Although Xiao Ziwen didn't know what a young teacher was, he knew what a master was. He hurried over, bowed deeply to Young Master Ji, and said decently, "Ziwen pays homage to the master."
Young Master Ji hurriedly helped Xiao Ziwen up and said, "Prince, you don't need to be too polite."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Although Ziwen is the adopted son of the widow, he is born smart and talented. It's just that he suffered a lot in childhood and suffered a lot, which makes the widow very distressed. Please also ask the young master to be kind to you." treat."
Young Master Ji Gongshou said: "Yes, Ji Ding will be a good student to assist the prince, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Wu Jiu nodded and said: "Master, there is no need to be too polite. In a few days, the widow and the prince will go to Zheng State to meet with the Son of Heaven. The master should rest for a few days, and I will accompany you when the time comes."
Young Master Ji immediately said: "Yes, Ji Lingzhao."
After Wu Jiu gave his orders, he asked Ziwen to study with Prince Ji, and then he and Qihou left Ziwen's house.
The people from the state of Chu have already set off, and they will reach the state of Zheng in a few days. They also need to set off these days.
The location of the alliance this time is Hulao Pass, one of the eight Luoyang Passes. Hulao Pass is on the border of Zheng State, but it borders Luoshi, so Ji Lang and Wu Jiu chose this place for the alliance.
Hulao Pass is located at the northern end of Zheng State, adjacent to the Yellow River in the north. The pass is craggy and craggy, like a thin line of sky. Walking in the swing, Gao Benrong, a warrior beside King Mu of Zhou, captured the tiger alive and presented it to King Mu of Zhou. King Mu of Zhou was very happy, so he escorted the tiger and prepared to raise it, hence the name Hulao Pass.
Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi soon set off to Hulao Pass in Zheng State. The journey was very peaceful. After all, Qi State had just annexed Lu State, and the surrounding countries did not dare to find fault with Qi State, and they The team was very large, Qihou led a magnificent army, Shan Zi was leading the army, and Cao Ke, the king of Zhu, would go with them to Hulao Pass to receive the reward because of his meritorious service in destroying Lu.
In this way, the three armies of Qi, Chu, and Zhu will go on the road together, and it will be impossible not to be magnificent.
Because Qi Hou is very obsessed with tofu recently, he especially likes tofu, so before setting off, Wu Jiaolin specially made ten catties of tofu, and asked people to chill them with ice cubes and take them on the road together. Although the process of making tofu is not complicated, but When it needs to be used, and it needs gypsum powder, Wu Jiao is afraid that Zheng Guo does not have such a thing, and when Qi Hou gets greedy, no one can stop it...
Zheng Guo had already set up an altar in Hulao, and built a magnificent Xingyuan.
Speaking of which, since Zheng State was invaded by Chu State last time and Ji Zhong died of illness, Zheng State fell into dead silence for a while. After all, their country’s gentleman Ziyi passed away long ago, and Zheng State’s dragons had no leader. Coupled with Chu State’s invasion, it was even more chaotic. one slice.
After such a long time, Zheng Guo has been reduced from a hegemonic country to a declining country. Many countries have taken the opportunity to bully Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo has been sick all the time.
Now that the Son of Heaven is going to join the King of Chu, Zheng Guo wants to take advantage of this opportunity to restore his vitality for such a big event.
If the alliance can be held in Zheng State, the princes of various countries will come to Zheng State. In this way, Zheng State will become a central state again, which will also drive Zheng State's economy, recuperate as soon as possible, and restore its hegemony.
Zheng Guo put all his energy into applying for hosting the Tianzi Huimeng, and he finally got the application.
There are actually reasons why Zheng Guo suddenly applied to host the association. First of all, Zheng Guo has supported a new monarch to succeed to the throne. If there is no new Zheng Bo to succeed, no one will try to apply for hosting.
Zheng Guo, the new monarch, is new, but he is not new. If you say it is not new, he has just succeeded to the throne.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. I said before that Zheng Zhuanggong was the number one overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Although he did not do what Duke Huan of Qi did, when he dominated, Duke Huan of Qi was still in power. It can be said that at that time The prosperity of Zheng Guo was unbelievable, everyone had to look at Zheng Guo's face, that was the real China of the Zhou Dynasty.
The Zheng Bo who is now succeeding to the throne, surnamed Ji, family name Zheng, named Tu, was the second son of Duke Zheng Zhuang. After the death of Duke Zhuang Zheng, Ji Zhong had the power to set up six monarchs in succession. Among them were the two sons Tu, but the son Tu succeeded to the throne. , not Ji Zhong's original intention, because Zheng Tu had already been at odds with Ji Zhong when he was a son.
Ji Zhong was a powerful minister, very authoritarian. In the later period of Zheng Zhuanggong, Ji Zhong had great power, even greater than Zheng Zhuang Gong, while Zheng Tu was a very "insidious" and cunning person. Frankly speaking, he was also a dictator. Autocratic power, wouldn't it be disgusting to see each other when they meet together?
After the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, the State of Song turned around and threatened Jizhong that he must make Prince Tu, who was related to the Song Dynasty, the king. Jizhong was threatened, so he had to overthrow the crown prince and support Prince Tu as Zheng Bo.
In this way, the son suddenly succeeded to the throne, and it was Duke Zheng Li.
After Zheng Ligong came to power, he hated Jizhong very much and wanted to get rid of Jizhong, but he did not expect this to be known by Jizhong's daughter, who told Jizhong, and Jizhong preemptively ordered someone to assassinate Zheng Ligong. Unable to withstand Jizhong's authority, he fled the country, and Jizhong began to support the new king again. It was not until he supported Ziyi that he became a little more stable.
However, because of the Pengsheng incident, Ziyi was later pressed to death by Wu Jiu and Qihou, so Zheng Guo was once in a period of turmoil without a monarch.
There is no king in the state of Zheng. Zheng Tu, who has been on the run for 17 years, finally found the opportunity. Ji Zhong is dead, no one can stop him, and the state of Zheng is a mess now. I am afraid that only Zheng Tu will be obsessed with Zheng. country.
Zheng Tu led his troops back to the state of Zheng, because Zheng Tu was the blood of Zheng Zhuanggong, so he was proclaimed Zheng Bo as a matter of course.
Zheng Tu came to power and became Bo Zheng, but after the war, the state of Zheng was very empty, and Jizhong's power fell, and the state of Zheng began to fall apart. Partisan struggles are common, and there are countless ones. Assassination today, murder tomorrow, there is no peaceful day .
What Zheng Tu faced was a very difficult Zheng Guo.
However, Zheng Tu was also a person with some tact, and he quickly managed the disintegrated imperial court. Although everyone was not convinced by Zheng Tu in their hearts, they did not dare to challenge him publicly.
Zheng Tu knew very well that the state of Zheng needed to recuperate, and needed a lot of food and money, so the alliance was a very good choice. It could mainly host the alliance, which would boost the economy of the state of Zheng.
Zheng State is the central state of the Zhou Dynasty, with a very favorable geographical location, and Zheng Tu knows the current form, the Emperor Zhou is not of the orthodox bloodline, but because of his closeness to Qi and Chu, he was able to ascend the throne.
Therefore, Zheng Tu also wanted to get close to Qi and Chu. Of course, Zheng was located next to Luoshi, so he also needed to get close to Zhou Tianzi. The alliance was a great opportunity, and Zheng Tu had to seize this great opportunity.
Zheng Tu actively ran and asked for it. After getting the permission of Huimeng, he immediately set up a Xingyuan in Hulao. In order to show the majesty of Zheng State, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Because you must know that although there is a lot of investment in the early stage, the output in the later stage is also quite a lot. The princes will form an alliance, and the princes of so many countries will come to Hulao. The daily expenses of the princes alone are very considerable, and they can definitely pay back Son.
The convoys of the states of Chu, Qi, and Zhu arrived at Hulao in mighty force, and Zheng Botu came to greet him from a long distance away from Hulao.
Wu Jiu lifted the curtain of the car to see that Zheng Guo's motorcade greeted him very long and lined up, looking very grand. The new Zheng Botu was sitting on a tall horse, and it was the first time Wu Jiu had seen Zheng Tu.
Zheng Tu, who has been in exile for 17 years, is not young anymore, he is a 40-year-old uncle.
However, this uncle Zheng Tu is well maintained. He looks like he is in his thirties. He is tall and tall. He is dressed in a black court robe. He is not as thin as Wu Jiao, but instead sets off his tall and straight figure. Same as Qihou.
Zheng Tu was sitting on the horse, when he saw the convoy coming, he immediately rolled over and greeted him on foot. He walked closer, making it easier for Wu Jiu to look at him.
Zheng Tu's face was handsome and tough, with some stubble on his chin, not many, which added a lot of vicissitudes to his handsome face. Zheng Tu's appearance was very dignified, but he smiled and looked like an easy-going man. Uncle is average.
Zheng Tu walked over, Wu Jiu and Qi Hou also got off the carriage, and Cao Ke who was riding on the horse also turned over and got off the horse.
Zheng Tu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The King of Chu, the Duke of Qi, and the Duke of Zhu, the three of you are here, and I am so ashamed that I am so ashamed to welcome you from afar!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Duke Zheng has already gone a long way."
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "I heard that the three of you are coming today. You have already prepared delicious food and wine. Please enter the camp first. You must be tired after traveling all the way. You must rest first. Afterwards, the delicious food and wine will be delivered to your camp." , I won’t bother you today, please rest on your own, and I’ll clean up the dust for you tomorrow, how about it?”
Qihou cupped his hands and said: "Duke Zheng is thoughtful, thank you very much."
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "If you don't dare to do it, how dare you ask Duke Qi to thank you? It's really heartbreaking."
Zheng Tu is very modest, he smiles like a polite and easy-going uncle, but Zheng Tu has a sinister look, always smiles, and there is a gloomy expression on his face.
Everyone walked in with Zheng Tu, Zheng Tu laughed and said, "If you read correctly, isn't this Mr. Lu?"
Young Master Ji is now Xiao Ziwen's master, and he took Xiao Ziwen with the big white wolf, and naturally followed him. When he got out of the car, he saw Zheng Tu. Because he had some quarrel with Zheng Tu before, he didn't speak, just fell silent. Behind the others, he wanted to reduce his sense of presence, but unexpectedly, Zheng Tu still saw Young Master Ji.
Young Master Ji Gan laughed, cupped his hands respectfully and said: "I have seen Mr. Zheng, Ji Youli."
Zheng Tu hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. When I heard that in the previous battle, Duke Lu sent the young master out as a hostage. I really sweated for the young master."
Young Master Ji's face is not good-looking. Although this incident is over, it is still a lump in Young Master Ji's heart. After all, his mother and elder brother sent Young Master Ji away, but Young Master Ji naively thought that he was just going on an envoy. To kill.
Young Master Ji's complexion was not good, but Zheng Tu smiled even more amiably, and said: "The Son of Heaven has arrived at Xingyuan, this meeting will execute Lord Lu and Young Master Qingfu, it seems that Young Master Lu will not miss this kind of excitement. "
Hearing what he said, Young Master Ji trembled all over. At that time, Ji Lang wanted to leave Duke Lu and Father Qing, but he did not execute them, but kept those two people in front of the princes at the alliance. execution.
Young Master Ji is the younger brother of Lu Tong and Father Qing, if Zheng Tu said that, it is inevitable that Young Master Ji's face will not be very good-looking.
Wu Jiu looked suspiciously at Zheng Tu, and then at Young Master Ji. There was an undercurrent between these two people. For some reason, Zheng Tu seemed to be targeting Young Master Ji. Sharp barbs.
Young Master Ji is considered a gentle person, but Zheng Tujian's simple words almost made him angry.
Zheng Tu smiled sinisterly, and said, "Look, look, Tu seems to have said something ignorant of current affairs, and it's also because of his stupid mouth. I'm really sorry, and I apologize to everyone."
After hearing what he said, Young Master Ji had no choice but to follow everyone inside without saying a word.
Zheng Tu sent them to the gate of the tent, and retreated out with interest. Everyone gathered in the tent, and Wu Jiao asked strangely, "Is there any festival between Master Zheng and Duke Zheng?"
When Young Master Ji heard this, his face was a little embarrassed, and he cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, there are indeed some festivals, but... it was a matter of many years ago."
Many years ago, after Zheng Tu succeeded to the throne for the first time, he had murderous intentions towards Ji Zhong. At that time, Zheng Tu was not an uncle, but he was irritable and eager for quick success, so he never fought against the wily Ji Zhong.
Ji Zhong beat Zheng Tu cruelly, Zheng Tu fled all the way, escaped from the state of Zheng, did not dare to stay in the surrounding countries, and ran all the way to the state of Lu.
At that time, Lu Tong had already succeeded to the throne as the Duke of Lu, and his son Qingfu had not yet become a favorite minister. As Lu Tong's younger brother, his son Ji was naturally sought after by thousands of people.
At that time, Prince Ji was even younger. After Zheng Tu came to Lu State, he found Prince Ji with the title of celebrity, and wanted Lu State to help him kill Zheng State, overthrow Ji Zhong, and become Zheng Bo again.
Young Master Ji agreed to Zheng Tu and took him in. He felt that this kind of thing was nothing to worry about. After all, Lu State was still very powerful at that time, and it was not suppressed by Qi State, and it was still on par with Qi State.
Zheng Tu was much older than Young Master Ji, but during that time the two became friends, drinking and chatting together, and later Young Master Ji found the right time to introduce Zheng Tu to Duke Lu.
but……
Young master Ji laughed dryly, and said: "It's also my fault that Ji was too young at that time, it's because Ji made a mistake first, I shouldn't be boasting..."
At the banquet, Young Master Ji introduced Zheng Tu to Lu Gong, but Lu Gong felt that Zheng Tu had no future. After all, Zheng Tu is now a bereaved dog. No name.
Therefore, Duke Lu felt that Zheng Tu was worthless and useless, so he humiliated Zheng Tu in public at the banquet, not only verbally humiliated, but also had Zheng Tu whipped. Wen Jiang also came to join in the fun, and publicly asked Zheng Tu to be his The male favorite, Zheng Tu could not be humiliated, and severely insulted Duke Lu and Wen Jiang.
In a rage, Lu Gongwen Jiang tied up Zheng Tu and sent a letter to Ji Zhong of Zheng State, telling Ji Zhong that he would send him a big gift to show the friendship between Lu State and Zheng State.
Zheng Tu was tied up, escorted in a prison car, and sent to Zheng Guo.
Young Master Ji recalled, saying: "Ji didn't know it would become like this, and Ji couldn't do anything about it at that time..."
Later, the prison car went all the way to Zheng State. Young Master Ji not only broke his promise, but also caused Zheng Tu to suffer such a great humiliation. He was very ashamed, so he sent people to steal the prison car secretly. Zheng Tu was released, and Ji Zhong did not receive anyone. Thinking that the state of Lu deliberately humiliated them, the relationship between the state of Zheng and the state of Lu fell into a stalemate for a while. Duke Lu and Wen Jiang ordered people to search for the person who robbed the prison car, but they never found out.
Young Master Ji's robbery of the prison van has been kept a secret, and he dare not speak out, he is afraid that if he speaks out, he will cause trouble for himself. Zheng Tu is also unaware of this matter.
Young master Ji sighed and said: "Ji also knows, this matter is Ji's fault."
Wu Jiu didn't expect that Zheng Tu and Gongzi Ji would still have these Liang Zis. No wonder Zheng Tu's smile would be sinister, and he advocated hosting this alliance meeting. It is estimated that it was Zheng Tu who tried his best to rectify the matter of Duke Lu and Qingfu at the alliance meeting. Apply down.
Zheng Tu took great pains in order to get revenge.
After Wu Jiu heard this, he felt that there was no solution to this matter. As Zheng Tu is a son, even if he is not a prince, how could Zheng Tu not hold grudges when Duke Lu humiliated Zheng Tu so much?Even if Young Master Ji saved Zheng Tu later, it still couldn't make up for the public humiliation.
Now that Zheng Tu has become Uncle Zheng, I am afraid that some people who were present at that time will still remember this humiliation, which has become a kind of talk and condiment after dinner.
Everyone felt very distressed, at this moment, the eunuch came over and announced: "Your Majesty, Mo Ao and his party have arrived!"
When Wu Jiu heard that Dou Qi, who had set out from Chu State, had arrived, he quickly stood up and greeted him out of the tent.
Sure enough, from a distance, he could see the big flag of Chu State, and another big black flag was juxtaposed, with the word "Dou" written on it, it was Dou Qi who came with Ruo Ao's six soldiers.
Wu Jiu went to meet him in person, Dou Qi looked at him from a distance, quickly got off his horse, walked quickly over, bowed his hands and said, "Dou Qi pays homage to my king!"
Wu Jiu stretched out his hand to support Dou Qi with a smile, and said, "Dou Qing, you don't need to be polite."
Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang also followed behind, and quickly dismounted from their horses. Peng Zhongshuang was a civil servant who came all the way on horseback. The journey was far away. But he still stretched out his hand to help Peng Zhongshuang get down.
Pan Chong said in a low voice: "I've heard of motion sickness, but I didn't expect Mr. Peng to be horse-sick?"
Peng Zhongshuang didn't speak, because he was really dizzy, his face was pale, and he might spit out the last night's meal when he opened his mouth.
Dou Qi smiled and said to Wu Jiu, "Your Majesty, look who is here."
As he spoke, he personally raised the curtain of the rear car, and a middle-aged man came out from inside. Wu Jiu took a closer look, and it turned out to be Dou Bobi.
Dou Bobi is actually not very old, but he has resigned from office and retired behind the scenes. The reason is very simple. On the one hand, Dou Bobi has been Ling Yin for many years. If he keeps occupying this position, he may be questioned. On the other hand, Dou Bobi's health is not very good, because he didn't pay attention when he was young and spent a lot of money, so now that he is a little older, it starts to show.
So Dou Bobi didn't come out of the mountain for a long time, but he didn't expect Dou Bobi to come with Dou Qi for this meeting.
Dou Bobi got down from the car, and Wu Jiu went to help him up with his own hands, Dou Bobi was a little flattered, cupped his hands and said: "My king Zhe Shabi."
They were talking, Zheng Tu came out quickly, it seemed that he was quite busy, Zheng Bo hurriedly saluted Dou Bobi and Dou Qi, looking like a respectful junior.
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "Just in time, the team from Yun State is also here. If the team from Chu State is slower, they may have to go with them."
As Zheng Tu said, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance, everyone looked over, and sure enough, they saw a team coming from afar, the team was far less powerful than Chu and Qi, and even Cao Ke's team was not as strong.
From a distance, one could only see a large flag with the word Yun written on it.
Wu Jiu saw that it was really a narrow road to Yuanjia, and the team from Yunguo came at this time.
Wu Jiu turned his head and saw Dou Bobi staring blankly at the big banner of Yun, thinking of something, Wu Jiu rolled his eyes and suddenly understood.
Dou Bobi came out this time, on the one hand, because of the alliance between the Son of Heaven and the Chu Kingdom, and on the other hand, it may be because of the state of Yun...
Dou Bobi and his cousin, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Yunguo, had a bad relationship. They were in love with each other, but they didn't have the orders of their parents, and Dou Bobi was busy with business, so he let down the girl's family.
After so many years, Dou Bobi didn't even know that his cousin gave birth to a son, but this son had been cruelly abandoned by Mrs. Yun six years ago. I met Xiao Ziwen once.
Just as he was thinking, the team from Yun country had already arrived. Yun country is a viscount country, a small country with no status, and the purpose of joining this alliance is to climb up to the big countries.
Zheng Tu hurried forward to greet him, and he would not be slighted because Yunzi's title was lower than him. Yunzi hurriedly got off his horse and greeted Zheng Tu. When he saw Wu Jiao and Marquis Qi, he quickly turned his head and said deeply: "I've seen the King of Chu, I've seen the Duke of Qi."
Wu Jiu smiled, and Marquis Qi also returned their salutes to Yun Zi, Yun Zi hurriedly said at this moment: "Hurry up, please come over to see your wife and the daughter of the country."
There are old men at the entrance of this gate, it is really strange that Yunzi asked his wife and daughter to come and see him.
However, Qihou knew what Yunzi was planning. Qihou had heard before that Yunzi wanted to marry both of his daughters to Wu Jiu. After all, there is no queen in Chu. In this era, sisters and sisters serve together It is also reasonable, and there is a mutual care.
Qihou knew about Yunzi's "trick", and when he heard Yunzi say this, he snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that your eldest daughter is older than Gu's second brother, and the second brother likes Gu so young, why? Ken can see your daughter.
Soon Yunzi's wife and daughter got out of the car, Yunzi's wife was no longer young, followed by the eldest daughter, the eldest daughter was really beautiful, wearing pink clothes, she looked very dignified and graceful, The age difference between the youngest daughter and the eldest daughter is very large, and it seems that they are only sixteen or seventeen
Marquis Qi acted like a baby, but refused to let Wu Jiu serve the tofu soup to young master Ji. Wu Jiu was quite helpless, so he had to change the tofu soup to a smaller bowl, and then poured out half of the bowl and gave it to Marquis Qi.
Qihou pointed to the big half of the bowl honestly, and said, "I want that alone!"
Wu Jiu stared angrily, and said, "That's for Young Master Ji."
Qihou said: "No, Gu wants the big one."
Wu couldn't resist him, and of course it was about eating, so he had to share the big bowl with Qi Hou, and Qi Hou finished the soup in two mouthfuls, and then scooped up wild mushrooms and shrimps with a small dagger. There are also tofu to eat, the wild mountain mushrooms are chewy, the shrimps are springy, and the tofu is smooth and tender. The ingredients in a bowl are all layered, and it is satisfying to eat.
After Qihou finished eating, he gracefully put down the bowl, there was not even a drop of soup in it, it was very clean, and he wiped his mouth gracefully with a handkerchief, seeing Wu Jiao looking at him unwillingly, he smiled Said: "Second brother, Gu is just teaching you the way of being a king. Naturally, two bowls of soup should be divided equally, and a bowl of water must be served evenly. What if there is a side-on-side fight?"
Wu Jiu couldn't help laughing "hehe" when he heard this, and said, "Then I have to thank Duke Qi for his instruction."
Qihou clasped his hands and said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it."
Wu Jiu really wanted to put that empty bowl on his handsome face, he was so angry...
Wu Jiao ignored him, and prepared to leave with a soup bowl. Qi Hou drank the soup, but was still not satisfied. He looked at Wu Jiao with bright eyes, and got up to go with Wu Jiao.
Wu Jiu asked suspiciously, "Where are you going?"
Qi Hou said with a smile: "Of course I went to the cell with my second brother. In case the young master Ji doesn't appreciate it, I'd better drink this soup for him alone, so as not to waste it."
Wu Jiao laughed dryly again, and had no choice but to continue walking forward.
Qihou asked the eunuch to bring the soup, and Wu Jiu and Qihou went to the prison in the palace. It was quiet inside, because Wen Jiang and Yanbo were already "stupid". If you are stupid, you will be taken to work, and you don't have to be locked up in prison.
Therefore, there are not many people in the prison in the palace, and it is naturally very clean inside.
When they walked to the innermost part, they saw Young Master Ji lying on the ground, his hair was scattered and spread on his back, covering his cheeks, he couldn't see any emotion, lying motionless on the ground, as if he was dead.
Wu Jiu walked over, Young Master Ji didn't move, but said in a hoarse voice, "Is it finally Ji's turn?"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, just asked the eunuch to bring the soup and rice through the cell door.
Gongzi Ji looked at the soup and rice brought in by the eunuch, and finally moved a little. His cheeks were exposed from behind his messy hair, he stared suspiciously at the rice, and said hoarsely, "Are you going to send me on my way? Just do it!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "My lord, I'm thinking too much. I'm not here to see you off, nor to belittle you."
Young Master Ji sat up slowly, looked up at Wu Jiu and Qi Hou who were standing outside the prison door, and said, "What is that for?"
Wu Jiao said calmly: "I heard that the young master has not eaten well these days, and my heart is very distressed..."
Wu Jiu had just "acted on every occasion" to this point, and before Young Master Ji had time to feel that Wu Jiu was hypocritical, he heard Qi Hou from behind suddenly say: "Second brother, you still feel sorry for him, and you said you didn't have sex with him."
Wu Jiu almost vomited blood for a moment, turned his head and glared at Qi Hou, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm doing business right now!"
Qihou also said: "What Gu also said is serious! You tell Gu, has Gu fallen out of favor? If Gu has not fallen out of favor, second brother, you immediately give Gu that bowl of tofu soup to drink."
Wu Jiu especially wanted to cover his face, Qi Hou definitely made trouble on purpose, and saw that the young master Ji in the prison looked at their conversation in shock, as if he couldn't react.
Wu Jiu secretly kicked Marquis Qi, then coughed, and said seriously: "The State of Lu has already perished, son, you are a talented person, you can choose to leave, and I will definitely not stop you."
Only then did Young Master Ji realize that he couldn't figure out what was wrong with Qihou and Wu Jiao just now, so he paid attention to the sentence before him, sneered, and said, "Are you going to let Ji go?"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Wu Jiao nodded and waved his hand. The eunuch immediately came over, opened the door of the old house, and then undid the chains on Young Master Ji.
Young Master Ji was a little surprised, and slowly stood up from the ground, threw the chains on his body aside with a "clang", and looked at his hands that were finally released.
Wu Jiu made a light movement and said, "Whether you leave or stay, it's up to you, my lord. I just want to tell you that the state of Lu is now dead, and if you leave like this, my lord, your talent will follow Lu If the country perishes together, son, are you willing?"
Young Master Ji walked out of the cell slowly, Qi Hou squinted his eyes, seemed to be a bit on guard, put his hand on the saber at his waist, and blocked Wu Jiu's half body sideways, as if he was ready to strike at any time.
Wu Jiu patted Qi Hou on the shoulder, indicating that he needn't be nervous, and Wu Jiu repeated: "My lord, are you willing?"
Young Master Ji with disheveled hair looked at Wu Jiu with his eyes. Not knowing what Wu Jiao meant, he heard Wu Jiao say with a smile: "The state of Chu is now employing people. If you are willing, young master, you can come to my country of Chu."
The young master Ji sneered, looked at Wu Jiu lightly, and said, "The King of Chu is joking, Ji is a native of Lu, and now that Lu has perished, everyone despises him, can a subjugated citizen like Ji still be reused?" ? If Ji remembers correctly, there has always been a gap between Chu State, Qi State, and Lu State, even so, can Ji be reused?"
The young master Ji Ben was laughing, but he heard Wu Jiu laughing and said: "Why not, if you raise it internally, you won't avoid relatives, if you raise it externally, you won't avoid suspicion, if you employ someone, you won't be suspicious, and if you don't ask about family background."
Young Master Ji looked at Wu Jiu suspiciously, as if he was thinking about what Wu Jiu said, and then said, "That's a good sentence...don't ask about background."
Wu Jiu said: "Young master is talented and admired by others. If you leave now, although you can spend the rest of your life in peace, your talent will be the same as that of your mother and elder brother. Are you willing to let them ruin everything?"
The muscles on Young Master Ji's face were clearly twitching. He was still too young in his life to be loyal, but he was sent as a hostage by his mother and elder brother, but Young Master Ji never thought that he would be the hostage who must die. Who would do this? Treat your loved ones?
When Prince Ji questioned Lu Gong, Lu Gong also said that he thought he would not give in, and misjudged him.
Young Master Ji will naturally not give in, but his heart is already dead, and that disheartened feeling is really terrifying.
Young master Ji Ben thought that he was disheartened, and it would be best to die. If he didn't die, he would spend his life sickly and ineffective in the future, but now Wu Jiao proposed to reuse him.
Wu Jiu smiled, picked up the soup bowl and rice bowl himself, handed it to Young Master Ji, and said with a smile: "I know that Young Master doesn't think about food these days, so I specially made soup and made meals with my own hands. I hope Young Master can eat some, otherwise I won't be healthy." It's unbearable."
Young Master Ji looked at Wu Jiu suspiciously, and then went to look at the soup and rice that Wu Jiu was carrying. He had heard that the new king of Chu liked cooking, but he never thought that the new king of Chu would give him a meal. Cook meals by hand.
Young Master Ji felt a growing feeling in his heart, something was growing crazily, he looked at Wu Jiao, and said in a low voice, "Is Ji worthy of the king of Chu doing this?"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I believe in my own vision, and I also believe in Mr. Ji's talent. Would Mr. Ji question his own talent?"
Qi Hou waited for Young Master Ji to be uninterested, and would not eat or drink soup, and then drank the small half bowl himself, but who would have thought that Young Master Ji would suddenly take the soup from Wu Jiao's hand, and feel bored in one gulp, as if drinking with wine? The same thing, and then there was a sound of "Crack!!", and the soup bowl was still on the ground, which is called boldness.
But Qihou watched helplessly as there was a tofu ball in the soup bowl that was not eaten clean, and fell to the ground along with the soup bowl, breaking into scum.
Qi Hou almost wailed, seeing the tofu ball perish.
The young master Ji arched his hands and said: "Okay! Since the King of Chu can see it, Ji's broken body will be handed over to the King of Chu!"
Qihou listened, and the alarm bells in his heart rang loudly. Did he hand it over to the King of Chu?what to do
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Mr. Ji's words don't have to be so heroic. I want to reuse Mr. Ji, not use Mr. Ji as ingredients."
As he spoke, he gestured to his young master Ji, and said, "Mr. Ji, please come with me."
They walked out of the prison all the way, Young Master Ji didn't know where Wu Jiu was going to take him, Qi Hou followed them like a bug, and soon they came to a house.
As soon as I arrived in front of the garden of the house, I heard the sound of "嗤嘤咔哒" inside, as if it was a big dog barking, but the barking of this big dog was very strange...
Xiao Ziwen is taking the big white wolf to bask in the sun in the garden at this time, the big white wolf has eaten too much these days, Xiao Ziwen is afraid that he will get sick from eating, so he wants to take the big white wolf to exercise, but the big white wolf is very lazy , as soon as he came out, he lay on the ground, turned his belly and didn't move, and asked the little master to scratch his belly. As long as Xiao Ziwen helped him scratch his belly, the big white wolf would make a very clear cry, and it would go far away. can hear.
Xiao Ziwen was rubbing Dabai's belly when Wu Jiao came over. Seeing Wu Jiu, Xiao Ziwen quickly stood up, pulled Dabai up as well, ran over immediately, bowed his hands very politely, and said, "Father Wang."
Seeing that Xiao Ziwen was so well behaved, Wu Jiu couldn't help squatting down, stretched out his hand to touch Xiao Ziwen's head, and said with a smile: "Ziwen, Daddy brought you a master, you have to learn from the master in the future, you know?" ?”
When Young Master Ji heard this, he was a little surprised, Wu Jiao actually wanted to be Ziwen's teacher himself, and his appearance was unkempt, and he had no intention of being a teacher at all.
Young Master Ji felt ashamed immediately, but Xiao Ziwen didn't have this kind of concept. After all, he was a child raised by a tigress, and he didn't care much about appearance. In his eyes, smell may be more important than face.
Xiao Ziwen immediately put on an obedient, adult-like appearance, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Wu Jiu patted Xiao Ziwen and said, "Go and see the master."
Young Master Ji quickly waved his hands and said: "This... This is impossible, Ji looks like this, and he hasn't bathed yet, it is really impossible, the prince cannot worship."
Wu Jiu smiled, although the young master Ji is a young master, he is actually a bit of a pedantic scholar, so he said: "Then ask the young master to take a bath and change clothes first."
Soon eunuchs and court ladies invited Prince Ji to take a bath and change clothes, Wu Jiu, Qihou and Xiao Ziwen were waiting here, Qihou found some food from somewhere, so he squatted on the ground to feed Dabai.
Dabai said "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow".
Everyone waited for quite a while before Young Master Ji came out. He had already changed into a suit of clothes. The water-blue clothes set off Young Master Ji's tall, slightly thin body. Young Master Ji's face followed Wen Jiang's, and he was quite handsome. , After grooming and tidying up like this, he became a handsome man.
Young Master Ji just came out, Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Now that Young Master has bathed and tidied up, then the widow will start to confer titles."
He paused as he spoke, and said: "The widow will designate the young master as... the young teacher, and trouble the young master to take the place of the widow and educate this child Ziwen."
Not only the young master Ji, even the Marquis of Qi was surprised because Wu Jiu made the young master Ji a young teacher!
The young teacher is in the state of Chu, and he is the teacher who assists and teaches the prince. The key point is the prince. If Wu Jiu continues with this sentence, he will not only confer the title of son Ji, but also confer the title of Xiao Ziwen.
Xiao Ziwen still looked unclear about the situation, after all he didn't know what a young teacher was, and both Qi Hou and Young Master Ji knew it.
Young Master Ji was surprised for a while, and immediately knelt down in gratitude, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, King, for your wrong love!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Okay, Ziwen, hurry up and see the master."
Although Xiao Ziwen didn't know what a young teacher was, he knew what a master was. He hurried over, bowed deeply to Young Master Ji, and said decently, "Ziwen pays homage to the master."
Young Master Ji hurriedly helped Xiao Ziwen up and said, "Prince, you don't need to be too polite."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Although Ziwen is the adopted son of the widow, he is born smart and talented. It's just that he suffered a lot in childhood and suffered a lot, which makes the widow very distressed. Please also ask the young master to be kind to you." treat."
Young Master Ji Gongshou said: "Yes, Ji Ding will be a good student to assist the prince, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Wu Jiu nodded and said: "Master, there is no need to be too polite. In a few days, the widow and the prince will go to Zheng State to meet with the Son of Heaven. The master should rest for a few days, and I will accompany you when the time comes."
Young Master Ji immediately said: "Yes, Ji Lingzhao."
After Wu Jiu gave his orders, he asked Ziwen to study with Prince Ji, and then he and Qihou left Ziwen's house.
The people from the state of Chu have already set off, and they will reach the state of Zheng in a few days. They also need to set off these days.
The location of the alliance this time is Hulao Pass, one of the eight Luoyang Passes. Hulao Pass is on the border of Zheng State, but it borders Luoshi, so Ji Lang and Wu Jiu chose this place for the alliance.
Hulao Pass is located at the northern end of Zheng State, adjacent to the Yellow River in the north. The pass is craggy and craggy, like a thin line of sky. Walking in the swing, Gao Benrong, a warrior beside King Mu of Zhou, captured the tiger alive and presented it to King Mu of Zhou. King Mu of Zhou was very happy, so he escorted the tiger and prepared to raise it, hence the name Hulao Pass.
Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi soon set off to Hulao Pass in Zheng State. The journey was very peaceful. After all, Qi State had just annexed Lu State, and the surrounding countries did not dare to find fault with Qi State, and they The team was very large, Qihou led a magnificent army, Shan Zi was leading the army, and Cao Ke, the king of Zhu, would go with them to Hulao Pass to receive the reward because of his meritorious service in destroying Lu.
In this way, the three armies of Qi, Chu, and Zhu will go on the road together, and it will be impossible not to be magnificent.
Because Qi Hou is very obsessed with tofu recently, he especially likes tofu, so before setting off, Wu Jiaolin specially made ten catties of tofu, and asked people to chill them with ice cubes and take them on the road together. Although the process of making tofu is not complicated, but When it needs to be used, and it needs gypsum powder, Wu Jiao is afraid that Zheng Guo does not have such a thing, and when Qi Hou gets greedy, no one can stop it...
Zheng Guo had already set up an altar in Hulao, and built a magnificent Xingyuan.
Speaking of which, since Zheng State was invaded by Chu State last time and Ji Zhong died of illness, Zheng State fell into dead silence for a while. After all, their country’s gentleman Ziyi passed away long ago, and Zheng State’s dragons had no leader. Coupled with Chu State’s invasion, it was even more chaotic. one slice.
After such a long time, Zheng Guo has been reduced from a hegemonic country to a declining country. Many countries have taken the opportunity to bully Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo has been sick all the time.
Now that the Son of Heaven is going to join the King of Chu, Zheng Guo wants to take advantage of this opportunity to restore his vitality for such a big event.
If the alliance can be held in Zheng State, the princes of various countries will come to Zheng State. In this way, Zheng State will become a central state again, which will also drive Zheng State's economy, recuperate as soon as possible, and restore its hegemony.
Zheng Guo put all his energy into applying for hosting the Tianzi Huimeng, and he finally got the application.
There are actually reasons why Zheng Guo suddenly applied to host the association. First of all, Zheng Guo has supported a new monarch to succeed to the throne. If there is no new Zheng Bo to succeed, no one will try to apply for hosting.
Zheng Guo, the new monarch, is new, but he is not new. If you say it is not new, he has just succeeded to the throne.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. I said before that Zheng Zhuanggong was the number one overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Although he did not do what Duke Huan of Qi did, when he dominated, Duke Huan of Qi was still in power. It can be said that at that time The prosperity of Zheng Guo was unbelievable, everyone had to look at Zheng Guo's face, that was the real China of the Zhou Dynasty.
The Zheng Bo who is now succeeding to the throne, surnamed Ji, family name Zheng, named Tu, was the second son of Duke Zheng Zhuang. After the death of Duke Zhuang Zheng, Ji Zhong had the power to set up six monarchs in succession. Among them were the two sons Tu, but the son Tu succeeded to the throne. , not Ji Zhong's original intention, because Zheng Tu had already been at odds with Ji Zhong when he was a son.
Ji Zhong was a powerful minister, very authoritarian. In the later period of Zheng Zhuanggong, Ji Zhong had great power, even greater than Zheng Zhuang Gong, while Zheng Tu was a very "insidious" and cunning person. Frankly speaking, he was also a dictator. Autocratic power, wouldn't it be disgusting to see each other when they meet together?
After the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, the State of Song turned around and threatened Jizhong that he must make Prince Tu, who was related to the Song Dynasty, the king. Jizhong was threatened, so he had to overthrow the crown prince and support Prince Tu as Zheng Bo.
In this way, the son suddenly succeeded to the throne, and it was Duke Zheng Li.
After Zheng Ligong came to power, he hated Jizhong very much and wanted to get rid of Jizhong, but he did not expect this to be known by Jizhong's daughter, who told Jizhong, and Jizhong preemptively ordered someone to assassinate Zheng Ligong. Unable to withstand Jizhong's authority, he fled the country, and Jizhong began to support the new king again. It was not until he supported Ziyi that he became a little more stable.
However, because of the Pengsheng incident, Ziyi was later pressed to death by Wu Jiu and Qihou, so Zheng Guo was once in a period of turmoil without a monarch.
There is no king in the state of Zheng. Zheng Tu, who has been on the run for 17 years, finally found the opportunity. Ji Zhong is dead, no one can stop him, and the state of Zheng is a mess now. I am afraid that only Zheng Tu will be obsessed with Zheng. country.
Zheng Tu led his troops back to the state of Zheng, because Zheng Tu was the blood of Zheng Zhuanggong, so he was proclaimed Zheng Bo as a matter of course.
Zheng Tu came to power and became Bo Zheng, but after the war, the state of Zheng was very empty, and Jizhong's power fell, and the state of Zheng began to fall apart. Partisan struggles are common, and there are countless ones. Assassination today, murder tomorrow, there is no peaceful day .
What Zheng Tu faced was a very difficult Zheng Guo.
However, Zheng Tu was also a person with some tact, and he quickly managed the disintegrated imperial court. Although everyone was not convinced by Zheng Tu in their hearts, they did not dare to challenge him publicly.
Zheng Tu knew very well that the state of Zheng needed to recuperate, and needed a lot of food and money, so the alliance was a very good choice. It could mainly host the alliance, which would boost the economy of the state of Zheng.
Zheng State is the central state of the Zhou Dynasty, with a very favorable geographical location, and Zheng Tu knows the current form, the Emperor Zhou is not of the orthodox bloodline, but because of his closeness to Qi and Chu, he was able to ascend the throne.
Therefore, Zheng Tu also wanted to get close to Qi and Chu. Of course, Zheng was located next to Luoshi, so he also needed to get close to Zhou Tianzi. The alliance was a great opportunity, and Zheng Tu had to seize this great opportunity.
Zheng Tu actively ran and asked for it. After getting the permission of Huimeng, he immediately set up a Xingyuan in Hulao. In order to show the majesty of Zheng State, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Because you must know that although there is a lot of investment in the early stage, the output in the later stage is also quite a lot. The princes will form an alliance, and the princes of so many countries will come to Hulao. The daily expenses of the princes alone are very considerable, and they can definitely pay back Son.
The convoys of the states of Chu, Qi, and Zhu arrived at Hulao in mighty force, and Zheng Botu came to greet him from a long distance away from Hulao.
Wu Jiu lifted the curtain of the car to see that Zheng Guo's motorcade greeted him very long and lined up, looking very grand. The new Zheng Botu was sitting on a tall horse, and it was the first time Wu Jiu had seen Zheng Tu.
Zheng Tu, who has been in exile for 17 years, is not young anymore, he is a 40-year-old uncle.
However, this uncle Zheng Tu is well maintained. He looks like he is in his thirties. He is tall and tall. He is dressed in a black court robe. He is not as thin as Wu Jiao, but instead sets off his tall and straight figure. Same as Qihou.
Zheng Tu was sitting on the horse, when he saw the convoy coming, he immediately rolled over and greeted him on foot. He walked closer, making it easier for Wu Jiu to look at him.
Zheng Tu's face was handsome and tough, with some stubble on his chin, not many, which added a lot of vicissitudes to his handsome face. Zheng Tu's appearance was very dignified, but he smiled and looked like an easy-going man. Uncle is average.
Zheng Tu walked over, Wu Jiu and Qi Hou also got off the carriage, and Cao Ke who was riding on the horse also turned over and got off the horse.
Zheng Tu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The King of Chu, the Duke of Qi, and the Duke of Zhu, the three of you are here, and I am so ashamed that I am so ashamed to welcome you from afar!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Duke Zheng has already gone a long way."
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "I heard that the three of you are coming today. You have already prepared delicious food and wine. Please enter the camp first. You must be tired after traveling all the way. You must rest first. Afterwards, the delicious food and wine will be delivered to your camp." , I won’t bother you today, please rest on your own, and I’ll clean up the dust for you tomorrow, how about it?”
Qihou cupped his hands and said: "Duke Zheng is thoughtful, thank you very much."
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "If you don't dare to do it, how dare you ask Duke Qi to thank you? It's really heartbreaking."
Zheng Tu is very modest, he smiles like a polite and easy-going uncle, but Zheng Tu has a sinister look, always smiles, and there is a gloomy expression on his face.
Everyone walked in with Zheng Tu, Zheng Tu laughed and said, "If you read correctly, isn't this Mr. Lu?"
Young Master Ji is now Xiao Ziwen's master, and he took Xiao Ziwen with the big white wolf, and naturally followed him. When he got out of the car, he saw Zheng Tu. Because he had some quarrel with Zheng Tu before, he didn't speak, just fell silent. Behind the others, he wanted to reduce his sense of presence, but unexpectedly, Zheng Tu still saw Young Master Ji.
Young Master Ji Gan laughed, cupped his hands respectfully and said: "I have seen Mr. Zheng, Ji Youli."
Zheng Tu hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. When I heard that in the previous battle, Duke Lu sent the young master out as a hostage. I really sweated for the young master."
Young Master Ji's face is not good-looking. Although this incident is over, it is still a lump in Young Master Ji's heart. After all, his mother and elder brother sent Young Master Ji away, but Young Master Ji naively thought that he was just going on an envoy. To kill.
Young Master Ji's complexion was not good, but Zheng Tu smiled even more amiably, and said: "The Son of Heaven has arrived at Xingyuan, this meeting will execute Lord Lu and Young Master Qingfu, it seems that Young Master Lu will not miss this kind of excitement. "
Hearing what he said, Young Master Ji trembled all over. At that time, Ji Lang wanted to leave Duke Lu and Father Qing, but he did not execute them, but kept those two people in front of the princes at the alliance. execution.
Young Master Ji is the younger brother of Lu Tong and Father Qing, if Zheng Tu said that, it is inevitable that Young Master Ji's face will not be very good-looking.
Wu Jiu looked suspiciously at Zheng Tu, and then at Young Master Ji. There was an undercurrent between these two people. For some reason, Zheng Tu seemed to be targeting Young Master Ji. Sharp barbs.
Young Master Ji is considered a gentle person, but Zheng Tujian's simple words almost made him angry.
Zheng Tu smiled sinisterly, and said, "Look, look, Tu seems to have said something ignorant of current affairs, and it's also because of his stupid mouth. I'm really sorry, and I apologize to everyone."
After hearing what he said, Young Master Ji had no choice but to follow everyone inside without saying a word.
Zheng Tu sent them to the gate of the tent, and retreated out with interest. Everyone gathered in the tent, and Wu Jiao asked strangely, "Is there any festival between Master Zheng and Duke Zheng?"
When Young Master Ji heard this, his face was a little embarrassed, and he cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, there are indeed some festivals, but... it was a matter of many years ago."
Many years ago, after Zheng Tu succeeded to the throne for the first time, he had murderous intentions towards Ji Zhong. At that time, Zheng Tu was not an uncle, but he was irritable and eager for quick success, so he never fought against the wily Ji Zhong.
Ji Zhong beat Zheng Tu cruelly, Zheng Tu fled all the way, escaped from the state of Zheng, did not dare to stay in the surrounding countries, and ran all the way to the state of Lu.
At that time, Lu Tong had already succeeded to the throne as the Duke of Lu, and his son Qingfu had not yet become a favorite minister. As Lu Tong's younger brother, his son Ji was naturally sought after by thousands of people.
At that time, Prince Ji was even younger. After Zheng Tu came to Lu State, he found Prince Ji with the title of celebrity, and wanted Lu State to help him kill Zheng State, overthrow Ji Zhong, and become Zheng Bo again.
Young Master Ji agreed to Zheng Tu and took him in. He felt that this kind of thing was nothing to worry about. After all, Lu State was still very powerful at that time, and it was not suppressed by Qi State, and it was still on par with Qi State.
Zheng Tu was much older than Young Master Ji, but during that time the two became friends, drinking and chatting together, and later Young Master Ji found the right time to introduce Zheng Tu to Duke Lu.
but……
Young master Ji laughed dryly, and said: "It's also my fault that Ji was too young at that time, it's because Ji made a mistake first, I shouldn't be boasting..."
At the banquet, Young Master Ji introduced Zheng Tu to Lu Gong, but Lu Gong felt that Zheng Tu had no future. After all, Zheng Tu is now a bereaved dog. No name.
Therefore, Duke Lu felt that Zheng Tu was worthless and useless, so he humiliated Zheng Tu in public at the banquet, not only verbally humiliated, but also had Zheng Tu whipped. Wen Jiang also came to join in the fun, and publicly asked Zheng Tu to be his The male favorite, Zheng Tu could not be humiliated, and severely insulted Duke Lu and Wen Jiang.
In a rage, Lu Gongwen Jiang tied up Zheng Tu and sent a letter to Ji Zhong of Zheng State, telling Ji Zhong that he would send him a big gift to show the friendship between Lu State and Zheng State.
Zheng Tu was tied up, escorted in a prison car, and sent to Zheng Guo.
Young Master Ji recalled, saying: "Ji didn't know it would become like this, and Ji couldn't do anything about it at that time..."
Later, the prison car went all the way to Zheng State. Young Master Ji not only broke his promise, but also caused Zheng Tu to suffer such a great humiliation. He was very ashamed, so he sent people to steal the prison car secretly. Zheng Tu was released, and Ji Zhong did not receive anyone. Thinking that the state of Lu deliberately humiliated them, the relationship between the state of Zheng and the state of Lu fell into a stalemate for a while. Duke Lu and Wen Jiang ordered people to search for the person who robbed the prison car, but they never found out.
Young Master Ji's robbery of the prison van has been kept a secret, and he dare not speak out, he is afraid that if he speaks out, he will cause trouble for himself. Zheng Tu is also unaware of this matter.
Young master Ji sighed and said: "Ji also knows, this matter is Ji's fault."
Wu Jiu didn't expect that Zheng Tu and Gongzi Ji would still have these Liang Zis. No wonder Zheng Tu's smile would be sinister, and he advocated hosting this alliance meeting. It is estimated that it was Zheng Tu who tried his best to rectify the matter of Duke Lu and Qingfu at the alliance meeting. Apply down.
Zheng Tu took great pains in order to get revenge.
After Wu Jiu heard this, he felt that there was no solution to this matter. As Zheng Tu is a son, even if he is not a prince, how could Zheng Tu not hold grudges when Duke Lu humiliated Zheng Tu so much?Even if Young Master Ji saved Zheng Tu later, it still couldn't make up for the public humiliation.
Now that Zheng Tu has become Uncle Zheng, I am afraid that some people who were present at that time will still remember this humiliation, which has become a kind of talk and condiment after dinner.
Everyone felt very distressed, at this moment, the eunuch came over and announced: "Your Majesty, Mo Ao and his party have arrived!"
When Wu Jiu heard that Dou Qi, who had set out from Chu State, had arrived, he quickly stood up and greeted him out of the tent.
Sure enough, from a distance, he could see the big flag of Chu State, and another big black flag was juxtaposed, with the word "Dou" written on it, it was Dou Qi who came with Ruo Ao's six soldiers.
Wu Jiu went to meet him in person, Dou Qi looked at him from a distance, quickly got off his horse, walked quickly over, bowed his hands and said, "Dou Qi pays homage to my king!"
Wu Jiu stretched out his hand to support Dou Qi with a smile, and said, "Dou Qing, you don't need to be polite."
Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang also followed behind, and quickly dismounted from their horses. Peng Zhongshuang was a civil servant who came all the way on horseback. The journey was far away. But he still stretched out his hand to help Peng Zhongshuang get down.
Pan Chong said in a low voice: "I've heard of motion sickness, but I didn't expect Mr. Peng to be horse-sick?"
Peng Zhongshuang didn't speak, because he was really dizzy, his face was pale, and he might spit out the last night's meal when he opened his mouth.
Dou Qi smiled and said to Wu Jiu, "Your Majesty, look who is here."
As he spoke, he personally raised the curtain of the rear car, and a middle-aged man came out from inside. Wu Jiu took a closer look, and it turned out to be Dou Bobi.
Dou Bobi is actually not very old, but he has resigned from office and retired behind the scenes. The reason is very simple. On the one hand, Dou Bobi has been Ling Yin for many years. If he keeps occupying this position, he may be questioned. On the other hand, Dou Bobi's health is not very good, because he didn't pay attention when he was young and spent a lot of money, so now that he is a little older, it starts to show.
So Dou Bobi didn't come out of the mountain for a long time, but he didn't expect Dou Bobi to come with Dou Qi for this meeting.
Dou Bobi got down from the car, and Wu Jiu went to help him up with his own hands, Dou Bobi was a little flattered, cupped his hands and said: "My king Zhe Shabi."
They were talking, Zheng Tu came out quickly, it seemed that he was quite busy, Zheng Bo hurriedly saluted Dou Bobi and Dou Qi, looking like a respectful junior.
Zheng Tu said with a smile: "Just in time, the team from Yun State is also here. If the team from Chu State is slower, they may have to go with them."
As Zheng Tu said, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance, everyone looked over, and sure enough, they saw a team coming from afar, the team was far less powerful than Chu and Qi, and even Cao Ke's team was not as strong.
From a distance, one could only see a large flag with the word Yun written on it.
Wu Jiu saw that it was really a narrow road to Yuanjia, and the team from Yunguo came at this time.
Wu Jiu turned his head and saw Dou Bobi staring blankly at the big banner of Yun, thinking of something, Wu Jiu rolled his eyes and suddenly understood.
Dou Bobi came out this time, on the one hand, because of the alliance between the Son of Heaven and the Chu Kingdom, and on the other hand, it may be because of the state of Yun...
Dou Bobi and his cousin, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Yunguo, had a bad relationship. They were in love with each other, but they didn't have the orders of their parents, and Dou Bobi was busy with business, so he let down the girl's family.
After so many years, Dou Bobi didn't even know that his cousin gave birth to a son, but this son had been cruelly abandoned by Mrs. Yun six years ago. I met Xiao Ziwen once.
Just as he was thinking, the team from Yun country had already arrived. Yun country is a viscount country, a small country with no status, and the purpose of joining this alliance is to climb up to the big countries.
Zheng Tu hurried forward to greet him, and he would not be slighted because Yunzi's title was lower than him. Yunzi hurriedly got off his horse and greeted Zheng Tu. When he saw Wu Jiao and Marquis Qi, he quickly turned his head and said deeply: "I've seen the King of Chu, I've seen the Duke of Qi."
Wu Jiu smiled, and Marquis Qi also returned their salutes to Yun Zi, Yun Zi hurriedly said at this moment: "Hurry up, please come over to see your wife and the daughter of the country."
There are old men at the entrance of this gate, it is really strange that Yunzi asked his wife and daughter to come and see him.
However, Qihou knew what Yunzi was planning. Qihou had heard before that Yunzi wanted to marry both of his daughters to Wu Jiu. After all, there is no queen in Chu. In this era, sisters and sisters serve together It is also reasonable, and there is a mutual care.
Qihou knew about Yunzi's "trick", and when he heard Yunzi say this, he snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that your eldest daughter is older than Gu's second brother, and the second brother likes Gu so young, why? Ken can see your daughter.
Soon Yunzi's wife and daughter got out of the car, Yunzi's wife was no longer young, followed by the eldest daughter, the eldest daughter was really beautiful, wearing pink clothes, she looked very dignified and graceful, The age difference between the youngest daughter and the eldest daughter is very large, and it seems that they are only sixteen or seventeen
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