Dressed as a young King Zhuang of Chu

Youmeng clapped his hands, and a thirteenth or fourteenth-year-old maid brought a little macaque. The macaque was cute and dressed in floral clothes, which was quite funny.It jumped from the maid's arms to the ground, and threw itself into You Meng's arms after a few strokes.Seeing this strangely dressed macaque, Zizi was immediately amused, and laughed out loud regardless of his image.

Youmeng jokingly said: "Ameng hadn't started to let Xiaomi perform, and the young master was amused. It can be seen that Xiaomi is better than Ameng." He took out another clothes from his arms and put on Xiaomi, This is a red dance costume, well made, but wearing it on a monkey is indescribably funny.He said: "Go, Xiao Mi, and dance for the king and the young master." After finishing speaking, he threw the macaque to the ground.

Xiao Mi stood still on the ground, and when she heard Youmeng's rhythmic applause, she began to spin on the spot.The son was surprised and happy when he saw him, and the smile on his face never stopped.Xiong Lu was also quite surprised, he didn't expect that there would be a monkey show at this time.It is not easy for Youmeng to train monkeys so well.

After a while, the palace servants came to report, and all the sons and sons asked to see him.Hearing the message from the palace man, Zi Fan hurriedly said: "Brother Zi Zhong is here? Hurry up and let him in, we are watching a good show."

Xiong Lu nodded and said, "Let Zi come in again."

According to Guan Fuxiu's description, this Zizhong is a calm young man, one year older than Zifan.He was thinking about what Zizhong should look like when a thin man walked in slowly.He was dressed in plain linen, his hair was tied up meticulously, and he looked handsome and poetic.He saluted Xiong Lu very formally, and said: "I have seen the king."

Zifan waved his hands and shouted: "Brother, come and sit down quickly, what is my brother doing to salute. Come and sit down quickly, Xiao Mi still has to act!"

Xiong Lu nodded and motioned for him to sit down, and Zizhong sat down next to Zifan.

Zifan couldn't wait to tease the macaque, saying: "Come on, Xiao Mi, offer wine to my elder brother Zizhong."

Under Youmeng's gesture, Xiao Mi really held a glass of wine, walked up to Zizhong, and handed the wine to Zizhong respectfully.Zi Zhong was a little surprised, took the wine, drank it down, and said to Xiao Mi, "Thank you."

Xiao Mi squeaked and returned to You Meng happily.Zifan was happy watching the play, so he poured himself wine, his whole face was flushed.Zi Zhong snatched his jug over and said, "Zi Fan, take a few sips, you won't be able to go back later."

"Hi...does...what's the matter, you came here specially, didn't you just...just come to pick me up..." After saying that, he fell on Zizhong's shoulder.Zi Zhong looked at Zi Fan helplessly, and said to Xiong Lu: "Brother Wang, Zi Fan is reckless, I don't know if he disturbed Brother Wang today."

Xiong Lu waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, I'm already much better, my brother, why are you being so polite."

Zizhong smiled slightly and said, "Seeing that Brother Wang is full of energy, Zizhong is relieved."

The party didn't stop until Zifan was drunk, Zizhong helped him out, and Youmeng also took Xiaomi to leave.The palace people cleaned up the mess, Xiong Lu went back to the table, wrote the big seal twice, thinking: Zhuang Wang, the two younger brothers, should be more reliable, and the relationship between their brothers seems to be good.

Guan Fuxiu stood behind him and said: "Young Master and Young Master Ying came together today, and the people in the court will know that the king has recovered. Tomorrow, Pan Yu and the two should come to visit the king, and the rest of the people may also Come."

"Pan Chong and Yu Qiuzi, are they reliable?"

"Grand Master Pan Chongpan was the prince's teacher of the king's father, King Chu Mu, and he followed the late king for many years. After the death of the late king, he was also the one who assisted the king wholeheartedly and made the king succeed in his succession. Doctor Yu was also a veteran of the two dynasties. He was loyal to the late emperor and was a close friend with Grand Master Pan. "

"Understood, these two people are very reliable. Oh, by the way, the highest official of the Chu Kingdom should be... called 'Ling Yin'?"

"Yes, this position was held by Cheng Jia before, but after his death, because the king refused to listen to the government, this position has been vacant."

"Cheng Jia is..."

"Chengjia belongs to the Ruo'ao family. The Ruo'ao family is divided into two branches, the Dou family and the Cheng family. They are all descendants of Chu Jun Ruo'ao, and they are collectively called the Ruo'ao family. However, there is a lot of internal fighting between the two. Now the Cheng family is not prosperous, and there are no powerful figures after Cheng Daxin and Cheng Jia. Although the Dou family has a rebellious official like Dou Ke, it still produces a large number of talents , Dou Ban, Dou Jiao, etc. control the military power of Chu State, and should not be underestimated."

Xiong Lu pondered for a while, and said: "The assassination incident that happened a few days ago must have something to do with this Dou clan, right? Can we investigate this matter thoroughly and get rid of them all at once?"

Guan Fuxiu shook his head and said: "If the Ao family is too powerful, they control the military power of the Chu State. Moreover, they are closely related to the royal family and have blood relatives with the king. It is not easy to get rid of it? If it is not necessary, Fuxiu thinks it is a good idea." You can just use it, and you don’t have to go to the step of exterminating the clan.”

Xiong Lu sneered and said: "I'm just saying, how can the ups and downs of a big family be so easy to control? But... for Ling Yin's position, is it better to change someone from another family?"

Guan Fuxiu still shook his head and said: "Easier said than done? You also understand that Ling Yin is the highest existence other than the King of Chu. This position was almost only occupied by the Dou family and the Cheng family, that is, the Ruo Ao family. This position is too important, to be able to control the military power of the Chu State, only the Ruo Ao family, who has a close relationship with the royal family and is brave and good at fighting, can take on this important task."

"That... If I remember correctly, isn't the Qu family also a descendant of the Chu royal family?" Xiong Lu suddenly thought of Qu Wuchen's face, thinking that this guy is not suitable for this position.If it weren't for the face of our great patriotic poet Qu Yuan, he wouldn't mention Qu.

"Yes." Guan Fuxiu was a little surprised, he thought Xiong Lu would not know this, he said: "The Qu family is indeed a descendant of King Chu, but they split off very early, the relationship is not as close as Ruo Ao's blood relationship with the royal family, It is also far inferior to the Ruo Ao clan in terms of military exploits. But... the king can try to use the Qu clan and other big families that are also the public clan to weaken the power of the Ruo Ao clan."

It's the imperial technique again.Xiong Lu sighed silently in his heart. He has lived for more than ten years and has always been smooth sailing. His classmates are united and friendly. How can he use such a brain?Emperor's Art Emperor's Art... In the past, it sounded tall, but now that he is really in this position, he only feels a headache.

It was already late at night, and Xiong Lu was still familiarizing himself with the calligraphy of Chinese characters in seal script over and over again after washing up.Guan Fuxiu said: "Don't rest? People in your era seem to rest very late."

Xiong Lu raised his head, laughed twice, and said: "I was discovered by you. In our era, for some people, the day only officially started when it got dark. I told Xiaoyu before, that is, my buddy. Son, sometimes you can play games until three o'clock, that is...after the ugly time..."

Guan Fuxiu was a little surprised, he asked: "Is this always the case?"

"No, occasionally. But I usually don't go to bed early. I don't go to bed until around twelve o'clock..."

"My lord, you should rest earlier, I'll come back tomorrow morning." Guan Fuxiu saluted and left.

Lulu Xiong watched him leave the palace door and disappeared into the shadows.Looking up at the sky outside the window, the sky is full of stars.In this era, there is a brilliant starry sky that cannot be seen in his era.His family after 2000 will occasionally look up at the same sky.

The next day, as Guan Fuxiu said, Grand Master Pan and Doctor Yu came to see him.The Xiong couple stopped pretending to be sick, and Xuan and the two went to see each other.

The images of Pan Chong and Yu Qiuzi are similar to Xiong Lu's imagination.Pan Chong was older, just an old man with a gray beard, and Yu Qiuzi was about the same, with half black and half white hair, not much younger than Pan Chong.In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was quite remarkable to be able to live to this age. It is a miracle that these two people are still active in thinking and have no dementia at all!

The two saluted first, and Xiong Lu hurriedly let them waive the salute.Pan Chong opened his mouth first, his voice was unexpectedly loud and full of vigor, and he didn't look like an old man who was over seventy years old at all.The state of Chu currently leaves Yin's position vacant, and Grand Master Pan is the most respected and respected veteran in the court.If it weren't for him, the court would have been in chaos long ago.He said: "King, I haven't seen you for a long time, has your body recovered?"

Xiong Lu nodded and said, "Thank you Grand Master Pan, the widow is fine."

Yu Qiuzi said: "My lord, Grand Master Pan and I mishandled the matter a few days ago, which surprised the lord, and I ask the lord to punish him..." After finishing speaking, the two of them prostrated themselves on the ground, begging for punishment.

Xiong Lu hurriedly said: "Quickly please get up! The two old ministers are both loyal to the country, what is the crime?"

The two got up from the ground and said: "A few days ago, the king went out to hunt in the city, but by chance he encountered an ambush, and I don't know who sent it. Fortunately, Guan Bu Yin watched the sky at night and rescued the king in time. Wang Ji's celestial figure is my great Chu. Blessing..."

Xiong Lu asked: "About the assassination of the widow, do you two have any clues?"

Yu Qiuzi said: "Whether it is an internal trouble or an external enemy, there is no conclusion yet. Although the Chu State dominates one side, it has made countless enemies. This year, there are natural disasters again, and the surrounding countries are about to move. In addition, our Chu State has always been at war with the Jin State. The foundation of the king is not stable, and it is unknown whether it was the assassins of the Jin Kingdom..."

Xiong Lu felt that what he said had some truth, the people who assassinated the real King of Chu and him might not be the people of Ruo'ao clan.Although the Spring and Autumn era was not as chaotic as the Warring States Period, with the decline of the Zhou royal family, there were already signs of rivalry among the feudal lords.The monarchs of all countries are eager to move, and they all want to ascend to the position of hegemony.Even some small countries have such ambitions.The state of Chu has made countless enemies, and there are not a few neighboring countries who want to kill King Zhuang while he is still young.

Pan Chong said solemnly: "My lord, the veteran will continue to investigate the matter of the assassin. But... the matter of the court... the king should get out of the pain of the previous king."

Yu Qiuzi also said: "Naturally, the previous king loved the king very much. The chaos between Dou Ke and Gongzi Xie was unexpected for the previous king, otherwise he would not have appointed these two sons as the prince's teacher. After experiencing the chaos of Dou Ke, the king stopped studying poetry. Book etiquette, I only like field hunting, Grand Master Pan and I are both worried. This field hunting has such a big event... The old minister wondered, should the king stay in the palace more and find another emperor teacher who is familiar with poetry, books and political affairs? "

The author has something to say: Regarding the relationship between the aristocratic families of the Chu State, someone mainly refers to Tian Chengfang's "Research on the Clans of the Chu State in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", a doctoral dissertation of Wuhan University.If you are interested, you can go and have a look.

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