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Chapter 170
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The few people were discussing in low voices, and one of them said: "You know, the king is going to cut off the private soldier!"
"What? Cut off private soldiers?"
"That's right, it's to cut off private soldiers!"
"It's impossible. There are so many private soldiers. No matter how you cut them off, it's impossible to cut them off."
"Besides, it's nothing to support, what are you doing, isn't it true that everyone doesn't pay taxes?"
"That is to say, to do these things, it is better to think about how to expand Chu's territory. The king is really, every day he does not think about how to deal with the outside world, but thinks about how to deal with us scholar-bureaucrats. Now he is looking at our scholar-bureaucrats' homes. Now, our private soldier, don't care what he does."
"yes……"
Those scholar-bureaucrats were chatting, but they heard a laugh from behind and said, "Why didn't I hear clearly what the lovers said?"
Those few scholar-bureaucrats were still unscrupulously "spitting out" Wu Jiu, but suddenly heard a sound from the back, and they were so frightened that their backs trembled suddenly, and a cold sweat rushed straight to their foreheads. They were dumbfounded for an instant, and Mu Keke turned his head When he saw it, he was even more dumbfounded, staring at each other, not knowing what to do, and not knowing how much the king of Chu had listened to.
Wu Jiu's face was gloomy, and he slowly retracted his smile, and said in a cold voice, "Say it!"
How did those scholar-officials know that it was only so small? They fell to the ground with a "gudong" in fright, and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your servant is talking nonsense! Nonsense..."
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Nonsense?"
"Yes yes yes! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"
The scholar-bureaucrats hurriedly kowtowed to Wu Jiu, who smiled and said, "Since I know I deserve to die, why do I need more words?"
When he said this, the few scholar-officials kowtowed again and again in fright, saying: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is merciful! The villain will never dare again! Never dare again!"
Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Death is inevitable, but life is inevitable. Take off the crown yourself."
The scholar-officials were frightened again and wanted to ask for mercy, but Wu Jiu had already said, "I don't want to say it a second time."
Those scholar-bureaucrats had no choice but to take off the crown tremblingly. Wu Jiu said again: "Today you will be punished with death. If you hear someone chewing your tongue in the future, you will have your tongue pulled out, and then you will be rewarded." die, do you understand?"
"Yes, I got it!"
Wu Jiu said coldly, "Get lost."
As soon as Wu Jiu let out his words, those scholar-bureaucrats didn't dare to stay at all, and ran away, frightened, and the scholar-bureaucrats passing by, didn't know what happened, and turned their usual gentle and good-looking The king of Chu with him was very angry.
Seeing that Wu Jiu would never come, Qi Hou came out to look for Wu Jiu. He knew that a few scholar-bureaucrats were running away, so he rushed to meet him and said, "Second brother, what's the matter, so angry? Don't be so angry. body."
As Qihou said, he took the plate in Wu Jiu's hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Mmm...it smells so good!"
Seeing Marquis Qi like this, Wu Jiu couldn't get angry anymore, so he said, "Let's go, go back."
When Wu Jiu and Qi Hou came to the small dormitory, the little buns were already waiting to be fed. When they saw Wu Jiu coming, they all jumped up and ran over, running one by one, not to mention how cute they are.
When Wu Jiu saw the little buns, his anger was completely gone, and he sat down and rolled the shredded pork with Beijing sauce for the little buns to eat.
It was the first time for Qihou and the little buns to eat shredded pork with Beijing sauce, so they didn't know how to eat it at all. When they saw the tofu skin and meat on the plate, they thought that the tofu skin should be eaten with their hands.
Qi Hou took a bite, stuffed a piece of tofu skin into his mouth and ate it up, and said in surprise, "Hey, second brother, why is this tofu skin tasteless? Did you forget to put salt?"
Wu Jiao was almost amused by Qi Hou, and then he picked up a piece of bean curd skin, flattened it in his hand, and put shredded meat wrapped in thick sauce on top of the bean curd skin, then rolled it into small rolls Son, handed it to Marquis Qi.
Qihou quickly caught it and put it in his mouth. The taste is different from eating tofu skin dry, not to mention how delicious it is. When you bite down, you will eat tofu skin first. The tofu skin is made by Wu Jiao himself. It is different from the ones bought in the supermarket. It has a strong bean aroma and no earthy smell of beans. It is full of toughness when eaten in the mouth, and then the shredded pork inside is wrapped in sauce, tender and springy. , although it is tender and smooth, it does not lose the texture of the meat. The sauce is savory and fresh, and the bean curd skin is full of bean flavor.
Qihou finished the small rolls of shredded pork with Beijing sauce in one bite, his delicious eyes widened, and he nodded again and again. The little buns imitated Wu Jiu's movements, and their hands-on ability was very strong, and their little white hands were rolling rotten meat The skin roll, and then opened the small pink mouth, stuffed the bean curd roll into it, and devoured it, not to mention how contagious it was.
Wu Jiu knew that Qi Hou and Xiao Baozi both had big appetites, so they made a big plate, and there were also a lot of bean curd rolls. Everyone shared the food one by one, and the mouth was so greedy that it almost dripped on Wu Jiu's face. on the mat.
Xiao Ziwen quickly rolled a bean curd roll for Dabai to eat, Dabai swallowed it in one bite, sat on the ground with his hind legs, his front legs dangling, "furofurfur" sticking out his tongue, with a standard face of greedy big dogs .
Looking at Dabai's appearance, Wu Jiao thought of Xiaobai inexplicably, and felt that Dabai and Xiaobai were real brothers, they were almost alike!
Everyone was eating bean curd rolls, Ziqing came in and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Yin and Da Sima to see you."
Wu Jiu hastily put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his hands, and said, "Please go to the outer hall, I will go over immediately."
"Yes."
Seeing that Wu Jiu was going to summon the ministers, Qihou couldn't bear to let Wu Jiu go alone, and also couldn't bear to eat the shredded pork with Beijing sauce. He stuffed three bean curd rolls into his mouth, filling his mouth full. Wu Jiao was almost dumbfounded when he saw it, and said, "Don't be busy, don't be busy, don't choke."
The understanding little Di'er even patted Qi Hou on the back lightly, giving him a break so that Qi Hou wouldn't choke.
Qi Hou quickly swallowed the three bean curd skin rolls, then wiped his mouth, sighed, then smiled gracefully, and said, "Okay, second brother, I will go with you alone."
Wu Jiu was very helpless, so he took Qihou to the outer hall, where Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang had already waited.
Wu Jiu went out, and the two saluted. Pan Chong said, "Your Majesty, this is a document from Jiang Guo."
As Pan Chong said, he handed over the document and showed it to Wu Jiu.
Jiangguo is a small country surrounding Chu State. Jiangguo's geographical location is very bad. It is located on the Huai River. The water power of Jiangguo is not very good. The country is flooded every year, and suffers disasters when it rains, so Jiangguo has never developed.
The capital of the Jiang Kingdom is a raised highland, only one kilometer away from the Huaihe River. If it weren't for the fact that the capital is on a steep highland, the country would often be submerged by the raging Huaihe River.
Jiangguo worships the phoenix and the bird, and the capital of the country is on a high ground, so it has a very unique name, Fenghuangtai.
Because Wu Jiu had rejected the Jin National Alliance before, many countries, including Jiang Guo, also rejected the Jin State's summons for the alliance in order not to offend the Chu State.
The king of Jiang State has just ascended the throne, he is still very young, and Jiang State is near Chu State, so he does not dare to offend Chu State, Jiang State King specially brought precious jewels, came to Chu State to meet him, and wanted to show his goodwill to Chu State. country.
This document is the pilgrimage letter for the King of Jiang to come to pay homage in person. It also says that the King of Jiang wants to come to Chu to learn about Chu's water power so that he can go back to deal with the flooding of the Huai River.
It is a good thing to have a country come to worship, so Wu Jiu naturally would not refuse, saying: "Go and reply, I welcome Jiang Gong at any time."
Pan Chong cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Pan Chong finished reporting about the King of Jiang’s coming to pay homage, and he was fine, so he looked at Peng Zhongshuang. Today, when Pan Chong came to pay his respects to the King of Chu, Peng Zhongshuang heard about the King of Jiang, so he insisted on coming together, but he didn’t know. What does it mean, I guess there is something to say.
Sure enough, Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Zhong Shuang has a plan for the matter of cutting private soldiers a few days ago."
Wu Jiu looked at Peng Zhongshuang, he was angry about this matter just now, and when he heard that Peng Zhongshuang had a plan, he said, "It's okay for Ling Yin to say it."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take advantage of the opportunity of King Jiang's pilgrimage to our Ying capital to propose a military exercise for King Jiang and invite all the scholars and bureaucrats in the court to participate."
"Playing soldiers?"
Performing soldiers and private soldiers seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but Peng Zhongshuang said very calmly: "When the time comes, please allow my private soldiers of the Peng family to participate in the military exercise. At the banquet of the military exercise, Zhong Shuang is willing to be civil and military. In front of all the ministers, dedicate the private soldiers of the Peng family to the king and take them back to the state!"
Peng Zhongshuang's words shocked Pan Chong. Although the Peng family was lonely, there were still some private soldiers. Now that Peng Zhongshuang was in Lingyin, he was naturally the suzerain of the Peng family. The Peng family's private soldiers were indeed under Peng Zhongshuang's control.
Although there are not many private soldiers in the Peng family, they are always private soldiers. Peng Zhongshuang actually wanted to dedicate the Peng family's army to Wu Jiu in front of the officials. This was the first of its kind, and it was free of charge. Half of the success, Peng Zhongshuang seems to want to start this good start.
Wu Jiu also looked at Peng Zhongshuang in surprise, then smiled and said, "Ling Yin, are you really willing to dedicate the private soldier of the Peng family to the widow?"
Peng Zhongshuang said: "The king knows Zhong Shuang is a man, and Zhong Shuang never speaks of flattery."
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Okay! Ling Yin is so loyal, I will be very grateful in my heart."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "As a minister, this is what Zhongshuang should do."
Pan Chong was still in shock and didn't realize it. He waited for Wu Jiao to say, "Then let's do it according to Ling Yin's wishes. This military exercise will be arranged by Ling Yin."
It was only at this time that Pan Chong realized that he was taken aback, and looked at Peng Zhongshuang in shock, but Peng Zhongshuang still had a paralyzed face, without any special expression, as calm as if he had donated a bucket of grain.
After Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang withdrew, Qi Hou said with a smile: "Second brother, Peng Zhongshuang is so loyal that he can even hand over private soldiers, regardless of the amount. This is a great blessing."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Exactly, it seems that I am a blessed person. This is not a bad start."
Qi Hou said: "I thought that the second brother's private cuts will be on the right track. Now I look at it, and it's not so far away."
Because of this, Wu Jiu was in a good mood, and felt that Peng Zhongshuang was not named Ling Yin for nothing. After seeing Peng Zhongshuang and Pan Chong, he went back to the inner hall and continued to feed the little buns.
The King of Jiang State is going to come to Yingdu to meet the King of Chu, because Jiang State is near Chu State, so it is normal to worship. After all, Chu State is stronger than ever before, and it is still growing. The surrounding small countries come to worship. It's a matter of time.
Now it just so happened that the King of Jiang Kingdom had just ascended the throne not long ago, that is, last year, there was a lot of turmoil in the Jiang Kingdom, and finally the Prince of Jiang Kingdom, Ying Yu, succeeded in ascending the throne.
Although Jiang State is a small country, it is still closely related to Qin State, both of which are the Ying clan's country. Jiang State has always regarded itself as the same clan as Qin State, but in fact, this relationship is separated by eight lifetimes, so the source cannot be found. That being said, there is still some face to be said, so as to survive in the cracks among the various countries.
It is not easy for Jiang country to survive. It is located in the Huai River. Although it is rich, it is often annihilated by the Huai River, and in the gap between big countries, not only the big country, but also the relatively stronger Huang country next to it, are often bullied. Harass Jiang Guo.
Therefore, it is not easy for Jiang Guo to survive to this day. It coincides with the succession of the new king of Jiang Guo. The country is small in size, but internal conflicts are also emerging in endlessly.
It's just that the courtiers of the Jiang Kingdom didn't expect that although the prince was young, he was a ruthless master. He was not only ruthless, but also clever in tongues. The three clans of rebels, it can't be said that they are not cruel, and it is not said that they are not thunderous.
After the crown prince Yingyu succeeded to the throne as the king of the Jiang Kingdom, he was hit by floods in the summer. Disasters continued. The method of marriage is to marry off one's own sister.
It's just because Jiang Guo is weak, so no one wants to marry his sister. Ying Yu has worked hard for Jiang Guo. Although he is in the top position, there are a lot of messes waiting to be cleaned up.
Now that Chu State is strong and prosperous, Yingyu thought of a way to come to Chu State to worship and seek Chu State's asylum.
The king of the Jiang Kingdom quickly prepared BMW jade and transported the best treasures of the Jiang Kingdom to Yingdu.
Wu Jiu followed Peng Zhongshuang's suggestion and personally went to the gate of the city to greet the King of Jiang Kingdom, Yingyu. Firstly, he was preparing to take Yingyu to the military camp to watch a military exercise, and secondly, he wanted to show the great state of Chu.
Just imagine, even if a small country like Jiang Guo came to worship, the king of Chu would personally greet him kindly, then other countries would think that if they also went to worship, Chu would definitely accept it. country?You don't need to use force to receive a piece of support.
King Yingyu of the Jiang Kingdom did not expect the King of Chu to greet him in person. When he arrived at the gate of Yingdu, he was almost frightened by the battle. The gate of Yingdu was covered with black armor. Guan Mian, sitting on a tall white horse, is gentle and stern, revealing majesty in his gentleness, and can't tell the unity of opposites.
Ying Yu hurriedly dismounted from his horse, went on foot, bowed his hands to meet Wu Jiu, and said, "Ying Yu pays homage to the King of Chu."
Wu Jiu smiled, and seemed very satisfied seeing Ying Yu being so courteous, so he got off his horse, helped Ying Yu up himself, and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang is so courteous, it's a shame."
Ying Yu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "The King of Chu is the one who has broken Ying Yu, but I am the Viscount of Jiang Guo. How can I be worthy of the King of Chu's words of Duke Jiang? It really broke Ying Yu."
Wu Jiu and Qi Hou only started to look at Ying Yu at this time.
Ying Yu is not yet 20 years old, but now he is very young, much younger than Wu Jiu. Although he is also wearing a black court robe, he doesn't have much majesty, and looks a little easy-going.
It's just that Ying Yu's easy-going is not gentleness, but a hypocrisy in disguise. After all, everyone knows how Ying Yu came to power.
Ying Yu is tall and tall, slightly taller than Wu Jiu. He is handsome and shrewd, but he tries to cover up his shrewdness with gentleness. He also has a bit of a romantic feeling, which is very attractive to the opposite sex. type.
Ying Yu smiled and greeted Wu Jiu politely, no matter what kind of person he was, he was very courteous, and he still got up to worship, so Wu Jiao didn't intend to make it difficult for Ying Yu, so he said: "I specially prepared a military drill for Jiang Gong. Ceremony, Jiang Gong, please stop!"
Ying Yu hurriedly cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "Ying Yu is lucky in his life. It is really a blessing for Ying Yu to see the majestic and majestic appearance of the soldiers of Chu State."
Wu Jiu smiled, and asked Ying Yu to get into the car, and he and Qihou also got into a car. Wu Jiu originally let Ying Yu's car go first, because Ying Yu was a guest, but Ying Yu refused again and again. Ask the king of Chu to drive first.
Wu Jiu didn't refuse, and asked people to start the car, and walked forward first, preparing to go to the barracks where the soldiers were performing.
Wu Jiu got into the black car, and Qi Hou also followed. As soon as the curtain of the car was lowered, Qi Hou immediately said, "Second brother, stay away from the king of the Jiang Kingdom."
Wu Jiu asked strangely, "What?"
Qihou said: "Looking at his eyes alone, he has bad intentions."
Wu Jiu was even more surprised, because he didn't even notice that although Ying Yu was a little hypocritical just now, he was still respectful and courteous, and he didn't look like he had any malicious intentions.
Qi Hou said very firmly: "Gu sees that he doesn't look like a good person, he is full of flair. Looking at the eyes of the second brother, Gu knows that he has bad intentions."
When Wu Jiu heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes to Qi Hou, and said, "I think you have the worst intentions."
Marquis Qi laughed, and pushed Wu Jiu into the car, saying: "Hey, my king has good eyesight, so my king can see it, so I don't do anything bad, I really feel that I am in a panic."
Just now, Wu Jiu and Ying Yu were exchanging pleasantries, "chasing and chatting", Wu Jiu even helped Ying Yu up personally, Qi Hou was a little bit smug, and I heard that Ying Yu's personality seemed to be more carefree, so he was even more smug Son, now it is natural to ask for it back.
Qi Hou suddenly went crazy, Wu Jiao was afraid that he would really do something in the car, because from Wu Jiu's experience, Qi Hou was particularly fond of the car.
However, the military camp is not far from the city of Yingdu, so he didn't have much time to do bad things to Qi Hou. Qi Hou just kissed Wu Jiu hard for a while, and then let him go.
The car stopped at the gate of the barracks, and everyone was going to change from a black car to a car and enter the barracks for a military parade.
When Wu Jiu walked down, his cheeks were still a little red, not only his cheeks were red, but his lips were also a little swollen, and the stinging pain was severe. He was afraid that others would see it, and it would be embarrassing, so he stared at Qihou and his wife secretly. Eye.
Unexpectedly, Qi Hou, a shameless old rascal, had no intention of repentance at all, and raised his eyebrows at Wu Jiu with a smile, then stuck out the tip of his tongue, and lightly licked his own lips.
The tip of his tongue slid on Qihou's stylish and sexy lips, Wu Jiu's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, his face became even more flushed, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, thinking bitterly, this old rascal, Qihou, Turn him over sooner or later!
Ying Yu also got down from the frame. To show respect, he got down a long time ago. He noticed all the interactions between Wu Jiu and Qi Hou An Ruo, but wisely, he didn't say anything.
Peng Zhongshuang had already waited any longer, came out to greet him, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Duke Qi, and Duke Jiang are respectfully invited to come and review!"
The black-armored warriors on both sides immediately greeted the King of Chu uniformly, with great momentum.
Ying Yu said with a smile: "The man from Chu State is really extraordinary, and no one else can compare with him. Seeing him today is really shocking and admirable!"
Wu Jiu smiled slightly, and said, "Duke Jiang has wrongly praised you, Mr. Jiang, please, let's go to the camp."
Ying Yu humbly asked Wu Jiu to enter the camp first, Wu Jiu boarded the chariot first, Qihou also boarded the same chariot, Jiang Zi Yingyu boarded another chariot, and behind him were civil and military officials from Chu. Hundreds of officials, as well as the envoys of Jiang Guo.
The crowd walked towards the barracks in a mighty way. The black armored warriors stood on both sides, shouting non-stop, looking majestic and solemn.
The car quickly entered the interior of the barracks, and Peng Zhongshuang led the crowd to the empty field of the barracks. There were already neatly lined up square teams in the empty field, and each square team was led by someone in front of it.
This time to welcome the King of Jiang, Wu Jiu paid his "blood capital". He not only asked the king's army to arrange a military exercise, but also ordered the private soldiers of each family to arrange a square team to perform the army together. Everyone didn't know what Wu Jiu meant. I thought it was going to be a little more grand.
In the military camp today, all the private soldiers of each family were dispatched. This is a great opportunity to compete for power and financial resources. Therefore, each family has also invested a lot of money, and they all want to show their edge in front of the King of Chu and foreign envoys. , so famous for thousands of miles.
The convoy entered slowly, and the first thing I saw was the six soldiers of Ruo Ao of the Dou family. The six soldiers of the Ruo Ao family were the oldest and most powerful private soldiers in Chu. He is highly skilled in martial arts and quite capable of generals, so he is highly valued by Dou Bobi, and Dou Bobi asked Dou Lian to be the archer of Ruo Ao's six soldiers.
Archers in ancient times were equivalent to instructors in the army, and their status was very high, which shows that Dou Bobi attaches great importance to Dou Lian.
Doulian was dressed in black armor, which set off his tall stature. Standing in front of the Doujia team, holding a long sword in his hand and a long bow on his shoulder, he looked very majestic and majestic. It looks a little more vicissitudes and cruelty.
The army behind Dou Lian was also uniform and meticulous, standing upright without blinking their eyes.
The phalanx next to Dou Lian is the phalanx of the private soldiers of the Qu family, followed by the private soldiers of the Ju family, and then arranged in order, because the Peng family has been lonely recently and has not recovered, so the number of phalanxes is very small, and they are ranked at the back s position.
The king of Chu's chariot drove forward slowly, and came to the empty seats. Peng Zhongshuang asked Wu Jiu to get out of the car, and then led the crowd into the seats for watching the military performance. Only then did he sit down and prepare to watch the military exercise.
Peng Zhongshuang gave an order, and soon the military drill began. First, the majestic royal guard, led by Lu Yangchuang, the leader of the circle, soon appeared in the military drill. Beginning to practice troops one after another, the private soldiers of the Dou family and the Qu family can be said to be the most prosperous, no less than the king's army. What's more, the weapons and armor of these private soldiers are sharper than the king's army.
Wu Jiu, Marquis of Qi and Jiang Zi sat on the chair, and other scholars and bureaucrats from Chu State, as well as envoys from Jiang State sat beside him. It was still meaning to leave, but it was smiling, because it was still waiting for the next show.
The crowd didn't know what Wu Jiu was doing, but they saw Ling Yin and Peng Zhongshuang coming out, bowed deeply to Wu Jiu, and said, "Report to my king, Zhong Shuang has something to say."
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Ling Yin, but it's okay to say."
Peng Zhongshuang immediately cupped his hands and said, "Today our soldiers and horses of the Chu State are performing troops here, and there are also many private soldiers from various clans performing troops together. However, within the territory of Chu State, is it the land of the king? Shuang thought that the private death of the Peng family was really superfluous, Zhong Shuang begged the king today to take the private death of the Peng family back for the use of the state!"
Wu Jiu already knew what Peng Zhongshuang said, but other people didn’t know, especially the literati in Chu State. Although Peng’s family didn’t have many private soldiers, they were still private soldiers. Who would give their private soldiers to the state? Return but still not take a cent, free tribute.
Everyone looked at Peng Zhongshuang and felt that Peng Zhongshuang might be crazy. Some people couldn't believe it, while others had other meanings, because Peng Zhongshuang's attitude foreshadowed something.
It is not unheard of that the King wanted to cut down the private soldiers. After all, when the King was hunting near the Zhu Palace, he was offended by the private soldiers of the Dou family. Therefore, some people said that the King had a grudge and wanted to cut down the Dou family. private soldier.
Everyone didn't believe it at first, after all, it would be too petty to hold a grudge because of this kind of thing, but when everyone heard it today, it seemed that there were some signs of it.
Wu Jiu was calm, looked at the surprised literati, and said with a smile: "Peng Qing has always been the backbone minister of our Chu State, and now Ling Yin has such an awareness, I am very pleased, since Ling Yin is so kind , if the widow doesn't accept it, won't it break Ling Yin's loyalty, then the widow will thank Ling Yin."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said: "This is Zhongshuang's duty. I dare not ask the king to thank him. The king has broken Zhongshuang's heart."
The literati in the state of Chu were all blown up, but because of the presence of King Jiang, these literati did not dare to fry the pot, they could only keep it in their hearts silently, and did not dare to speak. Wang grabbed a manifest.
Looking at such a scene, Ying Yu didn't expect that when he came to Chu State, he would actually help the King of Chu complete a disarming blow.
With a smile, Wu Jiu took over the order of Peng's private soldiers from Peng Zhongshuang's hand. The soldiers of Peng's private soldiers knelt down quickly in unison, and Shan shouted, "Greetings to my king! I am king Wannian!"
Wu Jiu held the order in his hand with a smile, and said loudly: "Now you are the kings of our country of Chu, and as sons of the country of Chu, you must protect your family and the country and the majesty of our country!"
"Yes! I am Wang Yingming!"
Because it was unexpected, he never expected that Peng Zhongshuang would do such an amazing thing, all the scholar-bureaucrats were blinded, it seemed like a show of authority, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Jiang Zi Yingyu also said with a smile: "Master Yin, the Minister of Chu, is really a role model for the country and the people! Chu has such talents, no wonder it is so strong."
Wu Jiu really appreciates Ying Yu's good manners, don't care if he is glib or hypocritical, but it's quite nice to hear people talking about people and talking nonsense.
Wu Jiu took back Peng's military power under the watchful eyes of everyone. In the evening, there was a reception banquet for Jiang Ziyingyu, which was set up in the palace, so everyone left the barracks and rushed to the city of Yingdu, preparing for the banquet at night. .
The style of the reception banquet was not low, and the ostentation was also very grand. Wu Jiu had ordered that Jiang Zi should be treated with courtesy, so that the other countries would have some measure and would voluntarily submit to Chu.
Because of the grand scale of the Fengfeng Banquet, there was no room for it in the banquet hall, so it was placed in the garden. Fortunately, the weather in Yingdu is not cold, so it is more appropriate to place it in the garden.
Jiang Zi Yingyu came here with his younger sister, also wanting to find a brother-in-law, because Jiang Guo is weak, Ying Yu's younger sister can't get married at all, Ying Yu brought his younger sister here this time, in fact, he didn't want the King of Chu to marry him My sister, but I want to find a Chu courtier to be my brother-in-law, that's enough.
Because there are female family members at the banquet, the female family members of Chu State should also participate. However, the King of Chu has no harem and no children, so there are no female family members at all. At the table, that would be really embarrassing.
Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi made some preparations after returning to the palace, and they were ready to go to the garden for a banquet. Jiang Ziying took the envoys to stay in the palace temporarily, and stayed in the palace after today's banquet. Moved to the posthouse in Yingdu City to stay.
Yingyu's team entered the Chu Palace and was led to temporarily stay there. After that, they took a bath and rested, waiting for the evening banquet.
When Ying Yu walked into the house, the smile on his face disappeared, with an indescribable indifference and alienation, which was completely different from the suave, suave and gentle demeanor just now. Old town and stereotyped.
Ying Yu seemed to be feeling tired. He walked into the house slowly and entered the inner room. He was about to lie down on the couch with his clothes on and rest for a while. He just collapsed and closed his eyes when his eyelashes trembled a few times, and then " Swish, he opened his eyes, narrowed his eyes, turned over quickly, and said coldly, "Who is it?"
Sure enough, he heard footsteps outside, and walked in gently. It was a man dressed as a servant, wearing Jiang Guo's court uniform, and he looked like Jiang Guo's accompanying doctor.
After the follower came in, he didn't salute Ying Yu either, which was very abnormal, and his attitude was not very respectful. He looked foolish and said, "My lord, it's me."
Yingyu glanced at him, and said in a cold voice with disgust: "Who let you in? You didn't even knock on the door when you entered the monarch's house, and you didn't even give a notification. Is this the rule of your Jin country? Don't forget Now, you are our Jiang country's envoy, if you show your feet, then don't blame others."
The servant still looked arrogant, and said with a smile: "When entering the monarch's house, the villain will naturally knock on the door and pass the message in advance, but that is before entering the bedroom of our Jin monarch, you, Don't forget the purpose of coming here, if you can't finish what our widow told you, hehe, don't blame the villain for putting ugly words first!"
Ying Yu looked at the follower coldly, and said: "After talking, you can get out, you just want to rest."
The follower was annoyed by Ying Yu's attitude, and said: "I just want to remind you, don't just try to curry favor with the King of Chu as soon as you enter Chu State, if you disobey our widowed monarch, when the time comes, your Jiang State will If you can't eat, just walk around and wait for the country to be destroyed!"
Ying Yu's face was cold, and the follower seemed to be frightened by Ying Yu's face, shrunk his neck, turned around angrily, and left, "Bang!!" He slammed the door and went out.
Ying Yu walked to the door of the outer room, closed the door by himself, and then went back to the inner room, and lay down on the couch with his clothes again, his eyes were full of exhaustion, unspeakable exhaustion...
The banquet was ready soon. Wu Jiu and Qihou took the little buns over there. When they arrived at the garden, the king and envoys of the Jiang Kingdom had already brought people here to express their respect for the Chu Kingdom. in the garden.
Wu Jiu hurried up, clasped his hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang has been waiting for a long time, come, please!"
Wu Jiu made a gesture of invitation, Ying Yu hurriedly declined, and also made a gesture of invitation, asking Wu Jiu to take the seat first.
When the two of them were polite, Princess Mi also arrived. Princess Mi is one of the few female family members in Chu, which is quite rare. Everyone knows that the king of Chu loves Princess Mi, so when Princess Mi comes, it can be said to be a celebrity Hold the moon.
Ying Yu smiled and took the initiative to salute Princess Mi, saying: "I heard that Princess Mi is as beautiful as a fairy. When I see you today, how can a fairy compare to it? It really makes the sun and the moon pale. It is so beautiful."
Princess Mi also bowed to Ying Yu, and then retreated behind Wu Jiu. Princess Mi was a bit shy and didn't like to talk very much. For Ying Yu's "glib" type, Princess Mi was the least able to deal with it. So I didn't say much.
Yingyu didn't feel embarrassed when she was left out in the cold, she just smiled.
Everyone was seated soon, Wu Jiao delivered a speech, and the banquet began. At the banquet, there were a lot of cups and cups. Ying Yu sat on the table for a while, his eyes locked on his prey like a wild beast, squinting, sizing up Princess Mi without a trace , the female wine filled him with wine, at this time Ying Yu finally stood up and walked over with the wine glass.
Princess Mi is not good at drinking, so she happened to play with the little buns and feed them. When she looked up, she saw the King of the Jiang Kingdom coming towards her, and Princess Mi really couldn't cope with this kind of situation. With a smiling face, he quickly stood up.
The kid pushed a big spring roll in his mouth, blinked his big eyes, and said, "Sister Mi, is it swollen?"
Princess Mi hurriedly said: "Eat well, my dear sister, go over there first."
Kid Tui and Xiao Chong'er nodded vigorously, sat where they were, and continued to stuff their mouths to eat. Kid Tui also said: "Gong Zhi, slow down, don't choke."
Princess Mi quickly stood up, walked to the side, and first hurriedly grabbed a passerby who happened to be walking past. With such a grab, she happened to catch Dou Lian, and Princess Mi hurriedly held the wine glass and said, "General Dou, Mi respects you. "
Dou Lian was a little surprised. In fact, Princess Mi and Dou Lian were also relatives. Although they were not too far away, Princess Mi lived reclusively and kept a low profile, so she and Dou Lian had never spoken to each other on weekdays.
But Dou Lian still raised his wine glass and said hastily: "It's the humble who wants to toast the princess, please."
Ying Yu walked over, and saw Princess Mi chatting with the passing shooter suddenly, the two seemed to be having a good conversation, so Ying Yu also passed by, and did not pester Princess Mi, which made Princess Mi feel relieved. Take a breath.
Wu Jiu picked up the wine glass to toast, Qi Hou happened to see such a scene, he secretly poked Wu Jiu twice, and said in a low voice, "Second Brother, what do you think of Ying Yu and Princess Mi?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Jiu looked at Qi Hou in surprise, and said, "Ying Yu and Princess Mi? Why did you say that suddenly?"
In fact, it is not unreasonable for Qihou to say this suddenly. It is not just that Yingyu is jealous of Yingyu's "bad intentions", but because Qihou has experienced a lifetime. Hou knew Chu State somewhat in his previous life.
Xiong Pei has a daughter, who is called Jiang Mi by later generations. It is because Princess Mi married to the Jiang Kingdom and became the wife of the king of Jiang Kingdom, so she was called Jiang Mi.
It's just that what Qihou didn't know was that Princess Mi did marry Jiang, but later returned to her mother's Chu, and I don't know why.
Qi Hou thought that Princess Mi and Ying Yu were a good marriage, and it happened to solve his problem of jealousy, so why not do it.
Wu Jiu frowned and said, "Mr. Jiang is suitable for being a king, but he is not suitable for it."
The few people were discussing in low voices, and one of them said: "You know, the king is going to cut off the private soldier!"
"What? Cut off private soldiers?"
"That's right, it's to cut off private soldiers!"
"It's impossible. There are so many private soldiers. No matter how you cut them off, it's impossible to cut them off."
"Besides, it's nothing to support, what are you doing, isn't it true that everyone doesn't pay taxes?"
"That is to say, to do these things, it is better to think about how to expand Chu's territory. The king is really, every day he does not think about how to deal with the outside world, but thinks about how to deal with us scholar-bureaucrats. Now he is looking at our scholar-bureaucrats' homes. Now, our private soldier, don't care what he does."
"yes……"
Those scholar-bureaucrats were chatting, but they heard a laugh from behind and said, "Why didn't I hear clearly what the lovers said?"
Those few scholar-bureaucrats were still unscrupulously "spitting out" Wu Jiu, but suddenly heard a sound from the back, and they were so frightened that their backs trembled suddenly, and a cold sweat rushed straight to their foreheads. They were dumbfounded for an instant, and Mu Keke turned his head When he saw it, he was even more dumbfounded, staring at each other, not knowing what to do, and not knowing how much the king of Chu had listened to.
Wu Jiu's face was gloomy, and he slowly retracted his smile, and said in a cold voice, "Say it!"
How did those scholar-officials know that it was only so small? They fell to the ground with a "gudong" in fright, and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your servant is talking nonsense! Nonsense..."
Wu Jiao smiled coldly and said, "Nonsense?"
"Yes yes yes! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"
The scholar-bureaucrats hurriedly kowtowed to Wu Jiu, who smiled and said, "Since I know I deserve to die, why do I need more words?"
When he said this, the few scholar-officials kowtowed again and again in fright, saying: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is merciful! The villain will never dare again! Never dare again!"
Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Death is inevitable, but life is inevitable. Take off the crown yourself."
The scholar-officials were frightened again and wanted to ask for mercy, but Wu Jiu had already said, "I don't want to say it a second time."
Those scholar-bureaucrats had no choice but to take off the crown tremblingly. Wu Jiu said again: "Today you will be punished with death. If you hear someone chewing your tongue in the future, you will have your tongue pulled out, and then you will be rewarded." die, do you understand?"
"Yes, I got it!"
Wu Jiu said coldly, "Get lost."
As soon as Wu Jiu let out his words, those scholar-bureaucrats didn't dare to stay at all, and ran away, frightened, and the scholar-bureaucrats passing by, didn't know what happened, and turned their usual gentle and good-looking The king of Chu with him was very angry.
Seeing that Wu Jiu would never come, Qi Hou came out to look for Wu Jiu. He knew that a few scholar-bureaucrats were running away, so he rushed to meet him and said, "Second brother, what's the matter, so angry? Don't be so angry. body."
As Qihou said, he took the plate in Wu Jiu's hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Mmm...it smells so good!"
Seeing Marquis Qi like this, Wu Jiu couldn't get angry anymore, so he said, "Let's go, go back."
When Wu Jiu and Qi Hou came to the small dormitory, the little buns were already waiting to be fed. When they saw Wu Jiu coming, they all jumped up and ran over, running one by one, not to mention how cute they are.
When Wu Jiu saw the little buns, his anger was completely gone, and he sat down and rolled the shredded pork with Beijing sauce for the little buns to eat.
It was the first time for Qihou and the little buns to eat shredded pork with Beijing sauce, so they didn't know how to eat it at all. When they saw the tofu skin and meat on the plate, they thought that the tofu skin should be eaten with their hands.
Qi Hou took a bite, stuffed a piece of tofu skin into his mouth and ate it up, and said in surprise, "Hey, second brother, why is this tofu skin tasteless? Did you forget to put salt?"
Wu Jiao was almost amused by Qi Hou, and then he picked up a piece of bean curd skin, flattened it in his hand, and put shredded meat wrapped in thick sauce on top of the bean curd skin, then rolled it into small rolls Son, handed it to Marquis Qi.
Qihou quickly caught it and put it in his mouth. The taste is different from eating tofu skin dry, not to mention how delicious it is. When you bite down, you will eat tofu skin first. The tofu skin is made by Wu Jiao himself. It is different from the ones bought in the supermarket. It has a strong bean aroma and no earthy smell of beans. It is full of toughness when eaten in the mouth, and then the shredded pork inside is wrapped in sauce, tender and springy. , although it is tender and smooth, it does not lose the texture of the meat. The sauce is savory and fresh, and the bean curd skin is full of bean flavor.
Qihou finished the small rolls of shredded pork with Beijing sauce in one bite, his delicious eyes widened, and he nodded again and again. The little buns imitated Wu Jiu's movements, and their hands-on ability was very strong, and their little white hands were rolling rotten meat The skin roll, and then opened the small pink mouth, stuffed the bean curd roll into it, and devoured it, not to mention how contagious it was.
Wu Jiu knew that Qi Hou and Xiao Baozi both had big appetites, so they made a big plate, and there were also a lot of bean curd rolls. Everyone shared the food one by one, and the mouth was so greedy that it almost dripped on Wu Jiu's face. on the mat.
Xiao Ziwen quickly rolled a bean curd roll for Dabai to eat, Dabai swallowed it in one bite, sat on the ground with his hind legs, his front legs dangling, "furofurfur" sticking out his tongue, with a standard face of greedy big dogs .
Looking at Dabai's appearance, Wu Jiao thought of Xiaobai inexplicably, and felt that Dabai and Xiaobai were real brothers, they were almost alike!
Everyone was eating bean curd rolls, Ziqing came in and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Yin and Da Sima to see you."
Wu Jiu hastily put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his hands, and said, "Please go to the outer hall, I will go over immediately."
"Yes."
Seeing that Wu Jiu was going to summon the ministers, Qihou couldn't bear to let Wu Jiu go alone, and also couldn't bear to eat the shredded pork with Beijing sauce. He stuffed three bean curd rolls into his mouth, filling his mouth full. Wu Jiao was almost dumbfounded when he saw it, and said, "Don't be busy, don't be busy, don't choke."
The understanding little Di'er even patted Qi Hou on the back lightly, giving him a break so that Qi Hou wouldn't choke.
Qi Hou quickly swallowed the three bean curd skin rolls, then wiped his mouth, sighed, then smiled gracefully, and said, "Okay, second brother, I will go with you alone."
Wu Jiu was very helpless, so he took Qihou to the outer hall, where Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang had already waited.
Wu Jiu went out, and the two saluted. Pan Chong said, "Your Majesty, this is a document from Jiang Guo."
As Pan Chong said, he handed over the document and showed it to Wu Jiu.
Jiangguo is a small country surrounding Chu State. Jiangguo's geographical location is very bad. It is located on the Huai River. The water power of Jiangguo is not very good. The country is flooded every year, and suffers disasters when it rains, so Jiangguo has never developed.
The capital of the Jiang Kingdom is a raised highland, only one kilometer away from the Huaihe River. If it weren't for the fact that the capital is on a steep highland, the country would often be submerged by the raging Huaihe River.
Jiangguo worships the phoenix and the bird, and the capital of the country is on a high ground, so it has a very unique name, Fenghuangtai.
Because Wu Jiu had rejected the Jin National Alliance before, many countries, including Jiang Guo, also rejected the Jin State's summons for the alliance in order not to offend the Chu State.
The king of Jiang State has just ascended the throne, he is still very young, and Jiang State is near Chu State, so he does not dare to offend Chu State, Jiang State King specially brought precious jewels, came to Chu State to meet him, and wanted to show his goodwill to Chu State. country.
This document is the pilgrimage letter for the King of Jiang to come to pay homage in person. It also says that the King of Jiang wants to come to Chu to learn about Chu's water power so that he can go back to deal with the flooding of the Huai River.
It is a good thing to have a country come to worship, so Wu Jiu naturally would not refuse, saying: "Go and reply, I welcome Jiang Gong at any time."
Pan Chong cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Pan Chong finished reporting about the King of Jiang’s coming to pay homage, and he was fine, so he looked at Peng Zhongshuang. Today, when Pan Chong came to pay his respects to the King of Chu, Peng Zhongshuang heard about the King of Jiang, so he insisted on coming together, but he didn’t know. What does it mean, I guess there is something to say.
Sure enough, Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Zhong Shuang has a plan for the matter of cutting private soldiers a few days ago."
Wu Jiu looked at Peng Zhongshuang, he was angry about this matter just now, and when he heard that Peng Zhongshuang had a plan, he said, "It's okay for Ling Yin to say it."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take advantage of the opportunity of King Jiang's pilgrimage to our Ying capital to propose a military exercise for King Jiang and invite all the scholars and bureaucrats in the court to participate."
"Playing soldiers?"
Performing soldiers and private soldiers seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but Peng Zhongshuang said very calmly: "When the time comes, please allow my private soldiers of the Peng family to participate in the military exercise. At the banquet of the military exercise, Zhong Shuang is willing to be civil and military. In front of all the ministers, dedicate the private soldiers of the Peng family to the king and take them back to the state!"
Peng Zhongshuang's words shocked Pan Chong. Although the Peng family was lonely, there were still some private soldiers. Now that Peng Zhongshuang was in Lingyin, he was naturally the suzerain of the Peng family. The Peng family's private soldiers were indeed under Peng Zhongshuang's control.
Although there are not many private soldiers in the Peng family, they are always private soldiers. Peng Zhongshuang actually wanted to dedicate the Peng family's army to Wu Jiu in front of the officials. This was the first of its kind, and it was free of charge. Half of the success, Peng Zhongshuang seems to want to start this good start.
Wu Jiu also looked at Peng Zhongshuang in surprise, then smiled and said, "Ling Yin, are you really willing to dedicate the private soldier of the Peng family to the widow?"
Peng Zhongshuang said: "The king knows Zhong Shuang is a man, and Zhong Shuang never speaks of flattery."
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Okay! Ling Yin is so loyal, I will be very grateful in my heart."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "As a minister, this is what Zhongshuang should do."
Pan Chong was still in shock and didn't realize it. He waited for Wu Jiao to say, "Then let's do it according to Ling Yin's wishes. This military exercise will be arranged by Ling Yin."
It was only at this time that Pan Chong realized that he was taken aback, and looked at Peng Zhongshuang in shock, but Peng Zhongshuang still had a paralyzed face, without any special expression, as calm as if he had donated a bucket of grain.
After Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang withdrew, Qi Hou said with a smile: "Second brother, Peng Zhongshuang is so loyal that he can even hand over private soldiers, regardless of the amount. This is a great blessing."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Exactly, it seems that I am a blessed person. This is not a bad start."
Qi Hou said: "I thought that the second brother's private cuts will be on the right track. Now I look at it, and it's not so far away."
Because of this, Wu Jiu was in a good mood, and felt that Peng Zhongshuang was not named Ling Yin for nothing. After seeing Peng Zhongshuang and Pan Chong, he went back to the inner hall and continued to feed the little buns.
The King of Jiang State is going to come to Yingdu to meet the King of Chu, because Jiang State is near Chu State, so it is normal to worship. After all, Chu State is stronger than ever before, and it is still growing. The surrounding small countries come to worship. It's a matter of time.
Now it just so happened that the King of Jiang Kingdom had just ascended the throne not long ago, that is, last year, there was a lot of turmoil in the Jiang Kingdom, and finally the Prince of Jiang Kingdom, Ying Yu, succeeded in ascending the throne.
Although Jiang State is a small country, it is still closely related to Qin State, both of which are the Ying clan's country. Jiang State has always regarded itself as the same clan as Qin State, but in fact, this relationship is separated by eight lifetimes, so the source cannot be found. That being said, there is still some face to be said, so as to survive in the cracks among the various countries.
It is not easy for Jiang country to survive. It is located in the Huai River. Although it is rich, it is often annihilated by the Huai River, and in the gap between big countries, not only the big country, but also the relatively stronger Huang country next to it, are often bullied. Harass Jiang Guo.
Therefore, it is not easy for Jiang Guo to survive to this day. It coincides with the succession of the new king of Jiang Guo. The country is small in size, but internal conflicts are also emerging in endlessly.
It's just that the courtiers of the Jiang Kingdom didn't expect that although the prince was young, he was a ruthless master. He was not only ruthless, but also clever in tongues. The three clans of rebels, it can't be said that they are not cruel, and it is not said that they are not thunderous.
After the crown prince Yingyu succeeded to the throne as the king of the Jiang Kingdom, he was hit by floods in the summer. Disasters continued. The method of marriage is to marry off one's own sister.
It's just because Jiang Guo is weak, so no one wants to marry his sister. Ying Yu has worked hard for Jiang Guo. Although he is in the top position, there are a lot of messes waiting to be cleaned up.
Now that Chu State is strong and prosperous, Yingyu thought of a way to come to Chu State to worship and seek Chu State's asylum.
The king of the Jiang Kingdom quickly prepared BMW jade and transported the best treasures of the Jiang Kingdom to Yingdu.
Wu Jiu followed Peng Zhongshuang's suggestion and personally went to the gate of the city to greet the King of Jiang Kingdom, Yingyu. Firstly, he was preparing to take Yingyu to the military camp to watch a military exercise, and secondly, he wanted to show the great state of Chu.
Just imagine, even if a small country like Jiang Guo came to worship, the king of Chu would personally greet him kindly, then other countries would think that if they also went to worship, Chu would definitely accept it. country?You don't need to use force to receive a piece of support.
King Yingyu of the Jiang Kingdom did not expect the King of Chu to greet him in person. When he arrived at the gate of Yingdu, he was almost frightened by the battle. The gate of Yingdu was covered with black armor. Guan Mian, sitting on a tall white horse, is gentle and stern, revealing majesty in his gentleness, and can't tell the unity of opposites.
Ying Yu hurriedly dismounted from his horse, went on foot, bowed his hands to meet Wu Jiu, and said, "Ying Yu pays homage to the King of Chu."
Wu Jiu smiled, and seemed very satisfied seeing Ying Yu being so courteous, so he got off his horse, helped Ying Yu up himself, and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang is so courteous, it's a shame."
Ying Yu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "The King of Chu is the one who has broken Ying Yu, but I am the Viscount of Jiang Guo. How can I be worthy of the King of Chu's words of Duke Jiang? It really broke Ying Yu."
Wu Jiu and Qi Hou only started to look at Ying Yu at this time.
Ying Yu is not yet 20 years old, but now he is very young, much younger than Wu Jiu. Although he is also wearing a black court robe, he doesn't have much majesty, and looks a little easy-going.
It's just that Ying Yu's easy-going is not gentleness, but a hypocrisy in disguise. After all, everyone knows how Ying Yu came to power.
Ying Yu is tall and tall, slightly taller than Wu Jiu. He is handsome and shrewd, but he tries to cover up his shrewdness with gentleness. He also has a bit of a romantic feeling, which is very attractive to the opposite sex. type.
Ying Yu smiled and greeted Wu Jiu politely, no matter what kind of person he was, he was very courteous, and he still got up to worship, so Wu Jiao didn't intend to make it difficult for Ying Yu, so he said: "I specially prepared a military drill for Jiang Gong. Ceremony, Jiang Gong, please stop!"
Ying Yu hurriedly cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "Ying Yu is lucky in his life. It is really a blessing for Ying Yu to see the majestic and majestic appearance of the soldiers of Chu State."
Wu Jiu smiled, and asked Ying Yu to get into the car, and he and Qihou also got into a car. Wu Jiu originally let Ying Yu's car go first, because Ying Yu was a guest, but Ying Yu refused again and again. Ask the king of Chu to drive first.
Wu Jiu didn't refuse, and asked people to start the car, and walked forward first, preparing to go to the barracks where the soldiers were performing.
Wu Jiu got into the black car, and Qi Hou also followed. As soon as the curtain of the car was lowered, Qi Hou immediately said, "Second brother, stay away from the king of the Jiang Kingdom."
Wu Jiu asked strangely, "What?"
Qihou said: "Looking at his eyes alone, he has bad intentions."
Wu Jiu was even more surprised, because he didn't even notice that although Ying Yu was a little hypocritical just now, he was still respectful and courteous, and he didn't look like he had any malicious intentions.
Qi Hou said very firmly: "Gu sees that he doesn't look like a good person, he is full of flair. Looking at the eyes of the second brother, Gu knows that he has bad intentions."
When Wu Jiu heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes to Qi Hou, and said, "I think you have the worst intentions."
Marquis Qi laughed, and pushed Wu Jiu into the car, saying: "Hey, my king has good eyesight, so my king can see it, so I don't do anything bad, I really feel that I am in a panic."
Just now, Wu Jiu and Ying Yu were exchanging pleasantries, "chasing and chatting", Wu Jiu even helped Ying Yu up personally, Qi Hou was a little bit smug, and I heard that Ying Yu's personality seemed to be more carefree, so he was even more smug Son, now it is natural to ask for it back.
Qi Hou suddenly went crazy, Wu Jiao was afraid that he would really do something in the car, because from Wu Jiu's experience, Qi Hou was particularly fond of the car.
However, the military camp is not far from the city of Yingdu, so he didn't have much time to do bad things to Qi Hou. Qi Hou just kissed Wu Jiu hard for a while, and then let him go.
The car stopped at the gate of the barracks, and everyone was going to change from a black car to a car and enter the barracks for a military parade.
When Wu Jiu walked down, his cheeks were still a little red, not only his cheeks were red, but his lips were also a little swollen, and the stinging pain was severe. He was afraid that others would see it, and it would be embarrassing, so he stared at Qihou and his wife secretly. Eye.
Unexpectedly, Qi Hou, a shameless old rascal, had no intention of repentance at all, and raised his eyebrows at Wu Jiu with a smile, then stuck out the tip of his tongue, and lightly licked his own lips.
The tip of his tongue slid on Qihou's stylish and sexy lips, Wu Jiu's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, his face became even more flushed, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, thinking bitterly, this old rascal, Qihou, Turn him over sooner or later!
Ying Yu also got down from the frame. To show respect, he got down a long time ago. He noticed all the interactions between Wu Jiu and Qi Hou An Ruo, but wisely, he didn't say anything.
Peng Zhongshuang had already waited any longer, came out to greet him, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Duke Qi, and Duke Jiang are respectfully invited to come and review!"
The black-armored warriors on both sides immediately greeted the King of Chu uniformly, with great momentum.
Ying Yu said with a smile: "The man from Chu State is really extraordinary, and no one else can compare with him. Seeing him today is really shocking and admirable!"
Wu Jiu smiled slightly, and said, "Duke Jiang has wrongly praised you, Mr. Jiang, please, let's go to the camp."
Ying Yu humbly asked Wu Jiu to enter the camp first, Wu Jiu boarded the chariot first, Qihou also boarded the same chariot, Jiang Zi Yingyu boarded another chariot, and behind him were civil and military officials from Chu. Hundreds of officials, as well as the envoys of Jiang Guo.
The crowd walked towards the barracks in a mighty way. The black armored warriors stood on both sides, shouting non-stop, looking majestic and solemn.
The car quickly entered the interior of the barracks, and Peng Zhongshuang led the crowd to the empty field of the barracks. There were already neatly lined up square teams in the empty field, and each square team was led by someone in front of it.
This time to welcome the King of Jiang, Wu Jiu paid his "blood capital". He not only asked the king's army to arrange a military exercise, but also ordered the private soldiers of each family to arrange a square team to perform the army together. Everyone didn't know what Wu Jiu meant. I thought it was going to be a little more grand.
In the military camp today, all the private soldiers of each family were dispatched. This is a great opportunity to compete for power and financial resources. Therefore, each family has also invested a lot of money, and they all want to show their edge in front of the King of Chu and foreign envoys. , so famous for thousands of miles.
The convoy entered slowly, and the first thing I saw was the six soldiers of Ruo Ao of the Dou family. The six soldiers of the Ruo Ao family were the oldest and most powerful private soldiers in Chu. He is highly skilled in martial arts and quite capable of generals, so he is highly valued by Dou Bobi, and Dou Bobi asked Dou Lian to be the archer of Ruo Ao's six soldiers.
Archers in ancient times were equivalent to instructors in the army, and their status was very high, which shows that Dou Bobi attaches great importance to Dou Lian.
Doulian was dressed in black armor, which set off his tall stature. Standing in front of the Doujia team, holding a long sword in his hand and a long bow on his shoulder, he looked very majestic and majestic. It looks a little more vicissitudes and cruelty.
The army behind Dou Lian was also uniform and meticulous, standing upright without blinking their eyes.
The phalanx next to Dou Lian is the phalanx of the private soldiers of the Qu family, followed by the private soldiers of the Ju family, and then arranged in order, because the Peng family has been lonely recently and has not recovered, so the number of phalanxes is very small, and they are ranked at the back s position.
The king of Chu's chariot drove forward slowly, and came to the empty seats. Peng Zhongshuang asked Wu Jiu to get out of the car, and then led the crowd into the seats for watching the military performance. Only then did he sit down and prepare to watch the military exercise.
Peng Zhongshuang gave an order, and soon the military drill began. First, the majestic royal guard, led by Lu Yangchuang, the leader of the circle, soon appeared in the military drill. Beginning to practice troops one after another, the private soldiers of the Dou family and the Qu family can be said to be the most prosperous, no less than the king's army. What's more, the weapons and armor of these private soldiers are sharper than the king's army.
Wu Jiu, Marquis of Qi and Jiang Zi sat on the chair, and other scholars and bureaucrats from Chu State, as well as envoys from Jiang State sat beside him. It was still meaning to leave, but it was smiling, because it was still waiting for the next show.
The crowd didn't know what Wu Jiu was doing, but they saw Ling Yin and Peng Zhongshuang coming out, bowed deeply to Wu Jiu, and said, "Report to my king, Zhong Shuang has something to say."
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Ling Yin, but it's okay to say."
Peng Zhongshuang immediately cupped his hands and said, "Today our soldiers and horses of the Chu State are performing troops here, and there are also many private soldiers from various clans performing troops together. However, within the territory of Chu State, is it the land of the king? Shuang thought that the private death of the Peng family was really superfluous, Zhong Shuang begged the king today to take the private death of the Peng family back for the use of the state!"
Wu Jiu already knew what Peng Zhongshuang said, but other people didn’t know, especially the literati in Chu State. Although Peng’s family didn’t have many private soldiers, they were still private soldiers. Who would give their private soldiers to the state? Return but still not take a cent, free tribute.
Everyone looked at Peng Zhongshuang and felt that Peng Zhongshuang might be crazy. Some people couldn't believe it, while others had other meanings, because Peng Zhongshuang's attitude foreshadowed something.
It is not unheard of that the King wanted to cut down the private soldiers. After all, when the King was hunting near the Zhu Palace, he was offended by the private soldiers of the Dou family. Therefore, some people said that the King had a grudge and wanted to cut down the Dou family. private soldier.
Everyone didn't believe it at first, after all, it would be too petty to hold a grudge because of this kind of thing, but when everyone heard it today, it seemed that there were some signs of it.
Wu Jiu was calm, looked at the surprised literati, and said with a smile: "Peng Qing has always been the backbone minister of our Chu State, and now Ling Yin has such an awareness, I am very pleased, since Ling Yin is so kind , if the widow doesn't accept it, won't it break Ling Yin's loyalty, then the widow will thank Ling Yin."
Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said: "This is Zhongshuang's duty. I dare not ask the king to thank him. The king has broken Zhongshuang's heart."
The literati in the state of Chu were all blown up, but because of the presence of King Jiang, these literati did not dare to fry the pot, they could only keep it in their hearts silently, and did not dare to speak. Wang grabbed a manifest.
Looking at such a scene, Ying Yu didn't expect that when he came to Chu State, he would actually help the King of Chu complete a disarming blow.
With a smile, Wu Jiu took over the order of Peng's private soldiers from Peng Zhongshuang's hand. The soldiers of Peng's private soldiers knelt down quickly in unison, and Shan shouted, "Greetings to my king! I am king Wannian!"
Wu Jiu held the order in his hand with a smile, and said loudly: "Now you are the kings of our country of Chu, and as sons of the country of Chu, you must protect your family and the country and the majesty of our country!"
"Yes! I am Wang Yingming!"
Because it was unexpected, he never expected that Peng Zhongshuang would do such an amazing thing, all the scholar-bureaucrats were blinded, it seemed like a show of authority, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Jiang Zi Yingyu also said with a smile: "Master Yin, the Minister of Chu, is really a role model for the country and the people! Chu has such talents, no wonder it is so strong."
Wu Jiu really appreciates Ying Yu's good manners, don't care if he is glib or hypocritical, but it's quite nice to hear people talking about people and talking nonsense.
Wu Jiu took back Peng's military power under the watchful eyes of everyone. In the evening, there was a reception banquet for Jiang Ziyingyu, which was set up in the palace, so everyone left the barracks and rushed to the city of Yingdu, preparing for the banquet at night. .
The style of the reception banquet was not low, and the ostentation was also very grand. Wu Jiu had ordered that Jiang Zi should be treated with courtesy, so that the other countries would have some measure and would voluntarily submit to Chu.
Because of the grand scale of the Fengfeng Banquet, there was no room for it in the banquet hall, so it was placed in the garden. Fortunately, the weather in Yingdu is not cold, so it is more appropriate to place it in the garden.
Jiang Zi Yingyu came here with his younger sister, also wanting to find a brother-in-law, because Jiang Guo is weak, Ying Yu's younger sister can't get married at all, Ying Yu brought his younger sister here this time, in fact, he didn't want the King of Chu to marry him My sister, but I want to find a Chu courtier to be my brother-in-law, that's enough.
Because there are female family members at the banquet, the female family members of Chu State should also participate. However, the King of Chu has no harem and no children, so there are no female family members at all. At the table, that would be really embarrassing.
Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi made some preparations after returning to the palace, and they were ready to go to the garden for a banquet. Jiang Ziying took the envoys to stay in the palace temporarily, and stayed in the palace after today's banquet. Moved to the posthouse in Yingdu City to stay.
Yingyu's team entered the Chu Palace and was led to temporarily stay there. After that, they took a bath and rested, waiting for the evening banquet.
When Ying Yu walked into the house, the smile on his face disappeared, with an indescribable indifference and alienation, which was completely different from the suave, suave and gentle demeanor just now. Old town and stereotyped.
Ying Yu seemed to be feeling tired. He walked into the house slowly and entered the inner room. He was about to lie down on the couch with his clothes on and rest for a while. He just collapsed and closed his eyes when his eyelashes trembled a few times, and then " Swish, he opened his eyes, narrowed his eyes, turned over quickly, and said coldly, "Who is it?"
Sure enough, he heard footsteps outside, and walked in gently. It was a man dressed as a servant, wearing Jiang Guo's court uniform, and he looked like Jiang Guo's accompanying doctor.
After the follower came in, he didn't salute Ying Yu either, which was very abnormal, and his attitude was not very respectful. He looked foolish and said, "My lord, it's me."
Yingyu glanced at him, and said in a cold voice with disgust: "Who let you in? You didn't even knock on the door when you entered the monarch's house, and you didn't even give a notification. Is this the rule of your Jin country? Don't forget Now, you are our Jiang country's envoy, if you show your feet, then don't blame others."
The servant still looked arrogant, and said with a smile: "When entering the monarch's house, the villain will naturally knock on the door and pass the message in advance, but that is before entering the bedroom of our Jin monarch, you, Don't forget the purpose of coming here, if you can't finish what our widow told you, hehe, don't blame the villain for putting ugly words first!"
Ying Yu looked at the follower coldly, and said: "After talking, you can get out, you just want to rest."
The follower was annoyed by Ying Yu's attitude, and said: "I just want to remind you, don't just try to curry favor with the King of Chu as soon as you enter Chu State, if you disobey our widowed monarch, when the time comes, your Jiang State will If you can't eat, just walk around and wait for the country to be destroyed!"
Ying Yu's face was cold, and the follower seemed to be frightened by Ying Yu's face, shrunk his neck, turned around angrily, and left, "Bang!!" He slammed the door and went out.
Ying Yu walked to the door of the outer room, closed the door by himself, and then went back to the inner room, and lay down on the couch with his clothes again, his eyes were full of exhaustion, unspeakable exhaustion...
The banquet was ready soon. Wu Jiu and Qihou took the little buns over there. When they arrived at the garden, the king and envoys of the Jiang Kingdom had already brought people here to express their respect for the Chu Kingdom. in the garden.
Wu Jiu hurried up, clasped his hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang has been waiting for a long time, come, please!"
Wu Jiu made a gesture of invitation, Ying Yu hurriedly declined, and also made a gesture of invitation, asking Wu Jiu to take the seat first.
When the two of them were polite, Princess Mi also arrived. Princess Mi is one of the few female family members in Chu, which is quite rare. Everyone knows that the king of Chu loves Princess Mi, so when Princess Mi comes, it can be said to be a celebrity Hold the moon.
Ying Yu smiled and took the initiative to salute Princess Mi, saying: "I heard that Princess Mi is as beautiful as a fairy. When I see you today, how can a fairy compare to it? It really makes the sun and the moon pale. It is so beautiful."
Princess Mi also bowed to Ying Yu, and then retreated behind Wu Jiu. Princess Mi was a bit shy and didn't like to talk very much. For Ying Yu's "glib" type, Princess Mi was the least able to deal with it. So I didn't say much.
Yingyu didn't feel embarrassed when she was left out in the cold, she just smiled.
Everyone was seated soon, Wu Jiao delivered a speech, and the banquet began. At the banquet, there were a lot of cups and cups. Ying Yu sat on the table for a while, his eyes locked on his prey like a wild beast, squinting, sizing up Princess Mi without a trace , the female wine filled him with wine, at this time Ying Yu finally stood up and walked over with the wine glass.
Princess Mi is not good at drinking, so she happened to play with the little buns and feed them. When she looked up, she saw the King of the Jiang Kingdom coming towards her, and Princess Mi really couldn't cope with this kind of situation. With a smiling face, he quickly stood up.
The kid pushed a big spring roll in his mouth, blinked his big eyes, and said, "Sister Mi, is it swollen?"
Princess Mi hurriedly said: "Eat well, my dear sister, go over there first."
Kid Tui and Xiao Chong'er nodded vigorously, sat where they were, and continued to stuff their mouths to eat. Kid Tui also said: "Gong Zhi, slow down, don't choke."
Princess Mi quickly stood up, walked to the side, and first hurriedly grabbed a passerby who happened to be walking past. With such a grab, she happened to catch Dou Lian, and Princess Mi hurriedly held the wine glass and said, "General Dou, Mi respects you. "
Dou Lian was a little surprised. In fact, Princess Mi and Dou Lian were also relatives. Although they were not too far away, Princess Mi lived reclusively and kept a low profile, so she and Dou Lian had never spoken to each other on weekdays.
But Dou Lian still raised his wine glass and said hastily: "It's the humble who wants to toast the princess, please."
Ying Yu walked over, and saw Princess Mi chatting with the passing shooter suddenly, the two seemed to be having a good conversation, so Ying Yu also passed by, and did not pester Princess Mi, which made Princess Mi feel relieved. Take a breath.
Wu Jiu picked up the wine glass to toast, Qi Hou happened to see such a scene, he secretly poked Wu Jiu twice, and said in a low voice, "Second Brother, what do you think of Ying Yu and Princess Mi?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Jiu looked at Qi Hou in surprise, and said, "Ying Yu and Princess Mi? Why did you say that suddenly?"
In fact, it is not unreasonable for Qihou to say this suddenly. It is not just that Yingyu is jealous of Yingyu's "bad intentions", but because Qihou has experienced a lifetime. Hou knew Chu State somewhat in his previous life.
Xiong Pei has a daughter, who is called Jiang Mi by later generations. It is because Princess Mi married to the Jiang Kingdom and became the wife of the king of Jiang Kingdom, so she was called Jiang Mi.
It's just that what Qihou didn't know was that Princess Mi did marry Jiang, but later returned to her mother's Chu, and I don't know why.
Qi Hou thought that Princess Mi and Ying Yu were a good marriage, and it happened to solve his problem of jealousy, so why not do it.
Wu Jiu frowned and said, "Mr. Jiang is suitable for being a king, but he is not suitable for it."
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