Dressed as a young King Zhuang of Chu

In late autumn, the weather is getting cooler, and it will soon be winter.Luo Jia's return to Yingdu meant that he was going to perform the post of Taifu, but he was busy with resettling the refugees near Yingdu, so they still didn't have much time to see each other.

Luo Jia was a strict teacher. Seeing his handwriting was scribbled, he asked him to copy the national policies of the past dynasties every day, which made him miserable.Ruo Ao still lives in the palace and studies with him.However, Ruo Ao is often immersed in learning all kinds of knowledge, so naturally he doesn't notice that Xiong Lu doesn't know some terms of this era at all.And some novel words that Xionglu popped up occasionally, he only regarded them as folk expressions.There are so many countries in the Central Plains, maybe it was a study tour from another country that influenced Wang.

The weather was too cold, and Xiong Lu felt his hands were freezing as he wrote.The winter in the spring and autumn period was colder than in his time. It should only be November now, as cold as the Chinese New Year.He sighed at the palm of his hand, and Youmeng thoughtfully sent one of Mrs. Tang over, and one for Ruo Ao, who was reading at the side and didn't know anything.

After getting along with each other during this period of time, Xiong Lu doesn't shy away from You Meng anymore, he feels that You Meng is not a person with different intentions.You Meng was rescued by King Zhuang, how could he betray him?Having such an interesting person around him also made him a lot more cheerful.

He missed everything in that world, but he couldn't return to his homeland.When I was in that world, I didn't think life was so good. After I left, I started to miss it constantly.He sighed, and the yellow leaves fell outside the window.

"King, you seem to have some worries in your heart." Shao Ao said from the side.When Youmeng handed him Mrs. Tang just now, he realized that he had failed his duty again.Wang gave him a book he had never read, and he got carried away with it, forgetting all about his duties.

"Would it be too boring to copy the national policies of the first monarch? Father is also true. Even if you are practicing calligraphy, you should find some interesting books..."

The bear lover shook his head, put down his pen, and came to the window.On the open space outside the window, yellow leaves piled up.A few sparrows were bouncing on the ground, pecking at the fallen fruit.

"It's not about this matter..."

The lotus pond in front of the ancestral temple has completely decayed.I haven't seen Guan Fuxiu for many days, and I don't know what he is busy with.He knew that watching Fuxiu was not just a matter of divination in the ancestral temple.He has little ambition, but he has a lot to do.All these things he did were for one person——Zhuang Wang.

And he... If King Zhuang could come back, he would probably be nothing.What should he do then?Can we go back to the 21st century?Guan Fuxiu...will he still care about him?

"My lord, the envoy from Fan Kingdom has arrived." You Meng announced outside the door, "Is there a reception banquet tonight?"

Xiong Lu came back from his thoughts and said, "Leave it to Duke Shen and Wuchen, let him decide. If today is too hasty, it will be tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Fan Guo?Xiong Lu thought for a while, then asked Luo Ao, "Luo Ao, what do you think Fan Guo wants to do when he comes here at this time?"

"The king just fought a beautiful battle. He destroyed the Yong country, stabilized the Chu country, and dispelled the rumors that the new Chu king is an incompetent person. As a vassal state of the Chu country, Fan Guo must have come to send congratulatory gifts and express his will at this time. .Chu State must be on guard against the surrounding vassal states if the Yong State is in chaos. Fan State is afraid of being affected by the Yong State, so it is inevitable to send envoys to the State of Chu."

Xiong Lu nodded and said, "That makes sense. Let's stop writing today. You and I will go for a walk in the backyard. I want to relax."

The banquet to receive the envoys of Fan Kingdom was held that night. The main hall was brightly lit, and a fire was lit outside the hall to drive away the cold of the night.The couple of bears put on thicker clothes and sat on a high seat.The envoys of the Fan Kingdom came to his throne and presented the documents written by the Lord of the Fan Kingdom himself.

The Xiong couple opened it and looked at it, then put it aside without looking carefully.The envoys of the Fan Kingdom presented the gifts prepared by the Lord of the Fan Kingdom one by one, firstly jewels and jewels, and then ten fine swords made by famous craftsmen.In the end, a small band from Fan State was brought in and presented to Chu State.The musicians played and sang in the hall, which was very lively.

At present, most diplomatic matters are handled by Shen Gong and Wu Chen.Standing beside Xiong Lu, he waited for the envoys of Fan Kingdom to finish delivering the gifts, and then handed over to the leading envoys a list of gifts from Chu State.Xiong Lu handed him the documents he hadn't finished reading, and Wu Chen read them carefully one by one, frowning slightly.

The night banquet has already started, and the hall is full of wine and wine, the envoys of Fan State and the ministers of Chu State are talking with each other, and the atmosphere is peaceful and beautiful.Xiong Lu turned his head to look at Wu Chen, saw his serious expression, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wu Chen's brows widened, and he smiled at him: "My lord, it's nothing, I'm just afraid that the beauties in the palace are going to make trouble again."

The Xiong couple didn't know what to do, and asked, "What do you mean?"

The shaman handed the documents to Xiong Lu, pointed to one of them, and said, "The king didn't read the documents carefully just now, the Lord of Fan Kingdom intends to give his beloved daughter, Fan Ji, to the king."

"What?" Xiong Lu was startled and almost jumped up.Qu Wuchen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is a trivial matter, Your Majesty need not be so happy."

Happy?Happy size!What is there to be excited about marrying a wife you don't know for no reason?Xiong Lu squinted at Qu Wuchen, thinking that this guy must be out of his mind.

"Fan Ji is King Fan's favorite daughter. She is about sixteen or seventeen this year. Fan Ji is a talented and beautiful woman with outstanding virtues. Many people of insight want to marry her..."

The couple of bears tilted their heads, still unmoved.Qu Wuchen continued: "My lord, you are considered the one in Gu Ji's ancestral temple. Wait for Fan Ji to come here, just like Yang Ji and Yue Ji, and offer food and drink, just ignore her."

"Cough cough cough..." Xiong Lu just took a sip of fruit wine and almost sprayed Qu Wuchen all over his face, "You... what nonsense are you talking about!"

Qu Wuchen chuckled twice, and said: "It's the minister who is talking too much. Your Majesty continues to drink, and the Wuchen will take his leave."

"Wait!" Xiong Lu hurriedly grabbed Qu Wuchen's sleeve, motioning him to come closer.He looked at Fan Guo's envoy, and everyone seemed to be busy drinking and talking, so they didn't look this way.He whispered: "Qu Wuchen, I don't want to marry that Fan Ji, so you annulled this marriage for me."

"Your Majesty, this is probably inappropriate. Fan Ji is the beloved daughter of the Lord of Fan Kingdom. Presumably, King Fan made this decision out of pain. If His Majesty refuses to accept it, then he will not give him face, and King Fan will definitely lose face. If His Majesty If you don't like seeing that Fan Ji, just keep it in the palace."

Xiong Lu was silent for a while, unable to find any words to refute for a while, he murmured: "Isn't that... sacrificing her happiness?"

He knew that in ancient times, there were many political marriages among royal families.Some Qin Se and Ming raised their eyebrows at the same level, while others were cold and indifferent all their lives, making do with each other.Those women in the deep palace spent years in loneliness, just like Yang Ji and Yue Ji, after King Zhenzhuang left, he ignored them.They fell out of favor, and I heard that they were sad every day.If Fan Ji comes to this palace, he will definitely not be lucky.It was his sin to have one more lonely woman.

After hearing what he said, the shaman said, "Your Majesty, this is a political marriage. Presumably Fan Ji is aware of the general situation and will not feel sad because of it. As the daughter of a king, she must be prepared to sacrifice her marriage happiness for the country. Your Majesty, as a king, is not sacrificing his marriage for state affairs?"

After a long time, Xiong Lu nodded slightly and said, "I understand, you can go down."

After drinking for three rounds, the ministers were drunk, and the bear couple was also a little drunk.After he came to this world, he often needed to drink, so he drank a little from time to time to keep himself from getting drunk so easily.Guan Fuxiu knew that he didn't like to drink, and he didn't know how to drink, so he asked the palace staff to make fruit wine specially for him. It tasted sour and sweet, and the alcohol content was lower than ordinary wine, but he still felt a little dizzy after drinking too much.

Seeing that he was sleepy, Youmeng walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, since you are tired, can Ameng help His Majesty go back to the bedroom?"

At midnight, everyone in the audience was drunk, and some of them fell asleep on the table, and the envoys of Fan Guo were all drunk and talking nonsense.Seeing that it was You Meng, Xiong Lu put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Let's go back."

Walking through the long corridor that seems to have no end, red palace lanterns are hung all the way, which is very bright.At this time, the surrounding area was quiet, only the footsteps of the two of them.The air was damp and cold, and the bear couple sniffed hard, as if they could smell ice and snow.In a trance, the night wind suddenly blew, the red palace lantern swayed endlessly, flickering on and off, and snow as fine as sand fell down one after another.The bear couple reached out to pick it up, and the little snow immediately melted away without a trace.

"My lord, it's snowing, let's go back to the bedroom, it's getting colder and colder."

You Meng fastened the cloak on Xiong Lu's body a little tighter, and took his arm and moved forward.Xiong Lu looked at the night sky all the way, and the fine snowflakes sprinkled on the ground, spreading a thin layer, like salt.This is the first snow he saw when he came here.

Back to the bedroom, the snow is getting bigger and bigger.Youmeng hurriedly asked the rest of the palace to prepare charcoal basins and hot water, while he rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find a white fox fur coat, and after a while, he found a soft animal skin mattress, and put the mattress on the bed. A thicker layer.

The Xiong couple was half-drunk and half-awake, resting their chins on their hands and looking at the snowflakes outside the window.You Meng called: "Your Majesty, you can't see anything clearly when you look at the snow at night, so let's rest after washing up. Tomorrow You Meng will accompany the King to the stargazing platform." After saying that, he wiped Xiong Lu's face.

"The observatory..." Xiong Lu murmured, "Tomorrow... Tomorrow, I will go to the ancestral temple to find Fuxiu..."

"Yes, yes, tomorrow, Ameng will accompany the king to find Guan Bu Yin."

The Xiong couple felt very sleepy, yawned, and fell down on the bed.Youmeng sighed and took off his clothes without complaint.He touched the top belt with his hand, hesitating a little, and finally said: "My lord, today the officials in the hall are feasting, and the clothes here are also stained with a lot of alcohol. Ameng, please change into a clean pajamas for the king."

Xiong Lu was very sleepy, so he hummed casually and let him go.You Meng took off his clothes and turned the Xiong Lu on his back, only to see a lifelike phoenix bird occupying his entire back.He rubbed his eyes, a little surprised.When the king returned to the palace last time, he saw his back, it was clear and clean, without any decorations.And now...