Heaven

Xia Qi couldn't figure it out, she was also a descendant of heaven and man, why was she always being bullied by them?

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On the eighth day of October, the newly appointed Governor of Northern Province, Mr. Chen Shouyi, Mr. Chen, brought a large number of accompanying officials and a large amount of construction materials, escorted the Chu people and Koreans who moved north, and arrived in Tianshu Camp in mighty force. Temporary residence, where the former Wuman king's tent is located.

Mr. Chen brought His Majesty the Emperor's high praise for the expansion of the territory of the five princes, and called him back to Beijing to receive the reward.

It took three days to hand over the work at hand, and Jing Mingrui sent Li Di to stay to assist Mr. Chen in commanding the local military affairs, and then led his troops back to Danyang.

Near Baishiguan...

This large carriage built by Xia Qi is extremely comfortable. The carriage is covered with thick sheepskin, cushions and pillows are placed around, and various convenient small objects are placed in the hidden compartments. There are many fine wines hidden under the table. snack.

The biggest achievement of Xia Qi's expedition this time is that she found a large piece of ebony forest in the Northland that she dreamed of.He was so excited that his eyes were shining, and he immediately had a batch cut down and prepared to be transported back.This is a treasure that is rare to see in a hundred years, and the core used to make various organs is the best.After setting up heavy guards nearby, Xia Qi couldn't help feeling itchy when she saw so many treasures, and spent five days building this extravagant carriage.

Xia Qi is very satisfied with this well-designed work.

But he is very dissatisfied with people who find all kinds of excuses to stay inside!

Jing Mingrui and the others are dragging him to play cards.

More than two hundred years ago, a dude invented this game based on the engravings on the descendants of heaven and man.He painted the descendants of heaven and man from the first seal to the nine seals plus the mortals of Muyin as four-color symbols and carved them on the bamboo plaques, plus four descendants of heaven and man, the empress and the emperor's husband, and put them together to form a pair of Pai Gow also invented various ways of playing.

What Jing Mingrui and the others are playing now is the simplest one.There is no limit to the number of people when playing. Each player takes seven cards first. After one player plays the cards, the next player can only play cards with the same suit or the same number of prints. If there are no suitable cards in hand, there are no available cards. One more card must be taken, and whoever runs out first wins (roughly equivalent to UNO's rules).

Jing Mingrui played a card, and the last one was left in his hand, muttering: "Old Gao is so slow, why haven't you caught up yet?"

Ji Kongqing followed one.

Xia Qi has a lot of cards in his left and right hands, and he hasn't won a single game since he played this morning.Although Ji Kongqing often let him go intentionally or unintentionally, Jing Mingquan, who was sitting on the other side, except for stopping his brother when he was about to win, greeted him with all the deceiving cards in his hand.Others are playing less and less, only the number of cards in his hand is always high.

Xia Qi searched carefully, her eyes lit up, and she found a pair.

Jing Mingquan played with his dagger with his left hand, flicked the thumb of his right hand holding the card, and showed a card representing the turn. He didn't give Jing Mingrui a chance to play a card, and he still didn't forget to answer his brother's question: "Old man Gao said that he would come after processing the herbs he got in the north, but before he left, I took a sneak peek, he seemed to be making blood ginseng ice musk pills, and he would not be able to catch up in five or six days."

Jing Mingrui watched helplessly as the direction of the cards being played was reversed, so he could only hold the last card in his hand, waiting for the next opportunity: "The battle is over, why is he so eager to refine the holy medicine for healing?"

"Probably it was given to General Li. General Li will inevitably encounter wars if he stays in northern Xinjiang, and he just needs wound medicine to defend himself." Xia Qi couldn't pick out a card to play from the pile of cards, so she had no choice but to make up another card. "Last time, Lao Gao asked me to improve General Li's armor. The friendship between the two of them is really good." Double the thickness, I want to see how he can't turn over like a bastard."

"Probably because Li Di has a good temper." Ji Kongqing smiled and played out a queen card, sent him off to take four more cards.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jing Mingrui made up four cards nonchalantly.

Jing Mingquan followed up with another one.

Xia Qi suddenly put a card on the table with a smile, arranged all her cards into a pile, and handed it to Jing Mingquan.

"Mortal!" The mortal card can exchange all the cards in his hand with anyone. After Xia Qi got this card in the last round, he was determined to pay back to Jing Mingquan. He didn't even look at Ji Kongqing who only had two cards in his hand. , all he wanted was to return the pile in his hand to Jing Mingquan.

Jing Mingquan had no choice but to exchange with him, wondering if he had bullied him too much?

After exchanging cards, Xia Qi was in a great mood. There were only three cards in his hand, but he had the best record of the day.He asked excitedly: "Commander, you said that we have won this time and returned to the court, what reward does His Majesty have?"

Jing Mingrui smiled and said, "Well, I guess you all will be promoted."

Xia Qi was overjoyed: "Do you think I have hope to become a commander of a battalion?" If I become a commander, I can be regarded as a real general, right?Unlike now, even if someone calls himself a general, he still needs to put the word "little" in front of it.But he didn't expect that, looking at his baby face, even if he became the commander, he would probably be called "Little Commander".

Jing Mingrui nodded: "That's for sure."

Xia Qi was extremely excited, and quickly asked: "Really, which camp?"

Jing Mingrui rubbed his chin and said with a smile, "I've always wanted to form an ordnance battalion, so I'll let you be the commander."

Xia Qi suddenly lost her momentum, and said with a bitter face: "Why is it still an ordnance?"

Jing Mingrui quickly comforted him: "This is my most important trump card. Others don't have to go if they want to go."

Xia Qi: "..."

Ji Kongqing said suddenly: "We are all going to be promoted, what about you?"

Jing Mingrui sighed: "For me, I guess the commander of the pivotal battalion will not be able to continue working this day. Are you interested in taking over from me?"

Ji Kongqing frowned: "I don't have enough experience, so I can't take your seat. What is His Majesty's plan? Why did you have to be transferred from Tianshu camp?" It seems that the father and son are very harmonious, and Jing Yan doesn't seem to be doing it for the sake of it. A person who cuts his son's military power if he checks and balances.

"Then, Ah Quan will take over my errand first. You can go to the bow camp to be the commander first." Jing Mingrui played the last two cards in his hand, a pair, and smiled mysteriously, "As for me, the old man has left me in dire straits give me the seat."

The remaining three were speechless, why did Jing Mingrui secretly win again?

"Go on." Jing Mingrui laughed and arranged the bamboo plaques.

On October [-]th, the Emperor of Chu, Jing Xuan, issued an edict to the world to enshrine the fifth prince, Jing Mingrui, as the crown prince, with the rank of general, who could use the tiger charm to control the soldiers and horses of the whole country, and personally led all the civil and military officials out of Danyang City for ten miles to welcome Jing Mingrui back to Beijing in triumph. .

As soon as the decree came out, the world shook, and the dark tide surged in Danyang City...

Chu Palace, Mingyang Palace——

The fourth prince Jing Mingfei hurried into the palace of his mother and concubine.He is in a state of confusion now, why is the fifth child who has always been arrogant and rude suddenly made a prince?Isn't that seat obviously supposed to be...

Ever since he heard Ji Kongqing's confession, he had an indescribable feeling towards this younger brother of the fifth emperor who had never had any friendship.Jealousy, non-cutting, envy, disgust, many emotions are intertwined.

Concubine Xuan and the third prince Jing Minghuang seemed to have been talking for a while.

"Third brother, are you feeling better? I was thinking about going to see you just now. But in fact, it's good that you're sick. You don't have to walk ten miles in the crowd like me to pick up the fifth child. Father Yesterday he even asked the princes and all the officials to salute him! I really don’t understand how his contribution to laying down a barren land can compare to the contribution you have made to Dachu’s river management and production development all these years.”

Jing Mingfei admired his smart and capable brother from the same mother since he was a child, and believed that he must be the best candidate to inherit the throne in the future.What's more, unlike myself who didn't inherit the engraving of my mother's celestial being, my elder brother is a Sanyin celestial being, born with excellent aptitude, and his future is limitless.

And Jing Mingfei's positioning of himself is an idle prince who can help a little when needed, so he has no interest in studying government affairs. Instead, he is indulging in the gentle countryside. His image and eloquence represented Chu on foreign missions.

Although he also knows that his father loves the fifth emperor very much, but in his impression, the fifth emperor is a soldier who likes to hang out in the barracks. At best, he is just a general who can lead thousands of people to fight. Possibility of becoming prince.

Now his 20-year cognition has been shattered, and his heart is full of doubts, dissatisfaction, fear and worry.

"Ahem, I'm much better now, thank you fourth brother for your concern." Jing Minghuang coughed a few times.In fact, he was not sick. He heard the news from the emperor's guards that Jing Yan was going to make a crown prince, so he deliberately claimed to be sick in advance, not wanting to be disadvantaged in front of Jing Mingrui.Although His Majesty's heart has not fallen on him now, it is not impossible to make a comeback.

"Mother and concubine, for now, the only plan is to get the support of the majority of courtiers, so that the father is forced to withdraw his orders. Many ministers have already stood by our side, but it is a pity that the most powerful Prime Minister Xiaolu has never expressed his position, and has always remained neutral. My son will send someone to test again, or go to persuade her in person, and ask my concubine to go to Concubine Lian's place more." Jing Minghuang told his mother his plan.

Concubine Lian is Prime Minister Xiaolu's aunt, so she should be able to influence his decision.Once the prime minister's faction also fell to him, the court was almost one-sided, and even the emperor had to worry about the opinions of his ministers and reconsider the matter of establishing a prince.

If this can't shake His Majesty's determination, then we have to use the last resort!

Concubine Xuan curled her lips: "Understood, I will go. But according to me, these scumbags are unreliable, and His Majesty is a person with big ideas. It is difficult to make him change his mind. I should rely more on you Cousin's help is the right way."

Jing Minghuang waved his hand and said: "Try it first, if it doesn't work... let's talk about it." The concubine mother is really confused, is the power of Jingdi Jixi so easy to use?If it's not done well, even if you get the throne, you will have to pay for the entire Chu Kingdom.Jing Minghuang was quite afraid of his cousin.

Danyang City, the residence of the Second Prince——

Prime Minister Luzi walked into the water pavilion with a heavy heart.

"Brother Zihuai!" Jing Mingya's eyes lit up when he saw him, "I thought of... a new poem, would you... would you like to listen to it? It's the last sentence of that... that Chu... Chu Xue yesterday."

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Lu Zihuai suppressed the boredom in his heart, and it took him a long time to listen to Jing Mingya's new poem.

"Brother Zihuai won't...won't write...write it down for me today?" Jing Mingya looked at her cousin suspiciously.Doesn't he usually copy a copy for himself after listening to his poems?Jing Mingya liked Lu Zihuai's neat and strong handwriting very much, and hid the poems he wrote every time in the bedside box, and often took them out to read.

Lu Zihuai sighed and said, "The fifth prince was named the crown prince, didn't you have any thoughts when you went to greet him yesterday?"

Jing Mingya thought for a while and said, "Five Emperor Brother...was so majestic yesterday. Then I...couldn't walk anymore, and he...let me sit in his...his carriage. His carriage is so... So comfortable."

Looking at the innocent smiling face of the person in front of him, Lu Zihuai shook his head secretly.I am really confused, what can this child think?However, this Fifth Prince who has no friendship is quite upright and has a good heart.It would be better for him to be the prince than the deep-minded third prince.In any case, I just need to protect the person in front of me.

Lu Zihuai smiled and said to Jing Mingya: "You read the poem to me again, I will write it down..."

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On the border of Chu and Zhao, Suicheng——

"Report to Prince Yu, an urgent report from Danyang!" The soldier who sent the order rushed into the courtyard.

Although it has already entered winter, Suicheng, located in the southern border of Chu State, is a splendid scene of fallen flowers because of its location in the basin.

A tall man was lying on a stone table in the yard drinking.His eyes were blurred, and a few fallen leaves were still on his head. He was holding the wine jug with one hand, but he couldn't align his mouth with it. He shook the wine in the jug and spilled it all over the place.

"Noisy, what's the noise? Today is Friday, and we agreed to have a good drink. Hey, why is it gone?" When he finally aimed the spout of the pot, the wine had already been shaken away.He shook his head, squinted his eyes at the person in front of him, and asked, "You, go get me some wine." After speaking, he fell down on the table.

"Lord Yu, Lord Yu, there is an urgent report from Danyang." The messenger tried to push him to wake him up.

After a while, the drunk man looked up and asked in confusion, "Who are you? Why hasn't the soldier who brought me the wine just now come back?"

The messenger had no choice but to shout: "The military division is coming—!"

"!" The drunken man immediately sat up straight, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly figured it out, "No, today is Friday, and the military division can't control me."

He was addicted to alcohol, in order to prevent him from drinking, the military adviser only allowed him to drink for three days every five days of a month.Although he was tortured by the alcohol prohibition order, but due to his status as a military adviser, he had to abide by it.

"Fart!" A woman in a yellow shirt strode in.She twisted the soft flesh on the other's waist, and scolded: "How did my old lady tell you that if there is an urgent matter, you are not allowed to drink every Friday! Do you want me to throw you into the pool to wake up?"

"Why is Madam here? Please sit down quickly, let's study the news of Danyang's arrival together." The one who was awakened by the pain stood up straight, slapped the table, and shouted at the messenger: "If you have any news, don't report it quickly. Come!"

The eldest prince, Jing Mingyu, was the only prince of Jing Yan who was crowned king, and was responsible for guarding the southern border of Chu State.Knowing his straightforward nature, Jing Hao specially helped him find a shrewd and capable daughter of a famous general as his concubine.Unexpectedly, the two hit it off, one wished that someone could use his brains for him, and the other suffered from being a woman who could not show what he had learned in his life, so the princess naturally became a military adviser.

"Your Majesty conferred the fifth prince as crown prince, and there is a secret edict to send to Prince Yu."

Jing Mingyu was not very surprised when he heard the news, he said oh, and took the secret edict casually to read.

After Jing Mingyu finished reading it, he handed the edict to the concubine at the side. The concubine glanced at it and was startled.

For a moment, the two looked at each other speechlessly, their eyes full of dignity.

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Xia Qi beat her head and couldn't figure out why she hadn't won once.Could it be that his poker skills are that bad?

Ji Kongqing patted him on the shoulder reassuringly: "That's actually not your poor poker skills."

Xia Qi: "?"

Ji Kongqing: "A Quan has been peeking at your cards with the reflection of the dagger."

"!"

"Jing Mingquan, you bastard!" Xia Qi roared.

So His Highness Quan's dagger has many functions!