Dressed as a young King Zhuang of Chu

Xiong Lu was walking on the street, and a pair of hands in the crowd wrapped his arms around his shoulders.Xiong Lu looked to the right, it was Guan Fuxiu.I don't know if he happened to be here, or if he was waiting for a long time.He held Guan Fuxiu's hand, and the two walked towards the house, and only when they reached a slightly secluded place did they start chatting.

"How is it?" Guan Fuxiu asked worriedly.

Xiong Lu chuckled and said, "It's pretty good, it's going well so far. What's the matter? I've only been away for a day, and you miss me?"

"Yeah, I miss you so much that I'm afraid you'll run away again."

"Is the shadow at home? Didn't he run around?"

Guan Fuxiu twisted Xionglu's arm and said, "You are the first to ask the shadow first?"

Xiong Lu rubbed his arms and shouted: "Oh, please be gentle, I have a reason for this."

"What reason?"

Xiong Lu cautiously said: "It's not convenient to say at the moment, let's go home first."

Back home, Xiong Lu used charcoal pencils to carefully draw the distribution of guards on the map of Miyagi stolen last time while he still remembered some, and the shadow was chopping firewood in the courtyard.Xiong Lu looked at him twice, Guan Fuxiu asked: "What's going on? If you have anything important to say, tell me everything."

The couple of bears came close to his ear and asked in a low voice, "Our plan may have to wait. How much do you know about the origin of the shadow?"

Guan Fuxiu shook his head and said: "I told you what I should say. He is an orphan. Since I rescued him in Yunmengze, he refused to leave and has been by my side. After so many years, he is used to it. What does this have to do with our plan?"

"To tell you the truth, I saw Zhou Tianzi in the palace city, and he looks almost exactly like the shadow."

"What? How is that possible?"

"Twins are the only ones who look so similar. They are brothers, and there are only a few who look so similar. Tell me, do you want to tell Shadow? I guess he doesn't know his own background."

Shadow, who was chopping firewood in the courtyard, felt the gazes of Xiong Lu and Guan Fuxiu, stopped his hands, walked over slowly, and said, "Masters, is it true that Shadow recovered too slowly and delayed the planned schedule? Shadow... ..."

Xiong Lu quickly denied: "No, no, it's nothing like that, don't think too much, just take good care of it."

Guan Fuxiu nudged Xiong Lu with his elbow and said, "Let's tell him, I think he should know this."

Shadow asked in confusion, "What?"

Xiong Lu coughed and said, "Shadow, the Son of Heaven looks exactly like you. I suspect that you and him are twins. Shadow, do you know your life experience?"

"What!" Ying opened his eyes wide, and said, "Ying doesn't know his own background, he only knows that his name is Ying. But... Ying grew up in Chu State since he was a child, so how could he look exactly like Zhou Tianzi?"

Guan Fuxiu asked: "Shadow, what were you doing before you met me? Who were you with?"

"My master and I have been living in the vicinity of Yunmeng Lake, and sometimes we travel far away, returning after a few months. He taught the shadow kung fu, and he gave me the name. He said that he wanted me to be more comfortable and not have to live with others. Later, the master died, and I buried him in Yunmengze. He did not eat or drink for a few days, and when he was exhausted, he encountered a beast and was injured. It happened that the master appeared and saved the shadow. The shadow has nowhere But to go, and feel that it is hard to repay the great kindness, so I decided to stay with the master..."

"Who is your master? Do you know?" Xiong Lu asked.

Shadow shook his head and said: "Shadow doesn't know. Shadow just calls him Master. Master also uses an alias when he goes out. Shadow doesn't know Master's real name. But... now that I think about it, Master doesn't seem to be from Chu."

"Really..." Xiong Lu stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "It's really complicated. I guess you were taken away because of a change in the court. If you stayed, maybe you will be the one today!"

Shadow was shocked: "Master, don't talk nonsense, I... this is impossible..."

"I can't tell. I think the emperor was weak and sick that week. If you were here, the position of emperor must be yours. At least you are in good health."

Guan Fuxiu pondered for a while, then said: "I don't think so, if the shadow stays, maybe it will look like that now."

After Guan Fuxiu said this, Xionglu also understood in his heart.Today, the emperor of Zhou has no power in the first place, and now because of his young age and weak health, most of the political affairs are handed over to the regent.The regent may have used some methods to hurt the emperor's body because he wanted more rights.

"Shadow, if the Son of Heaven is really your brother, can you still do it?" Xiong Lu asked.

Shadow looked at Xiong Lu, then at Guan Fuxiu, and said: "Shadow and him have no brotherhood, but they have shared adversity with their masters. Shadow can tell which is more important."

"Hey, it's really difficult for you. But this matter needs to be clarified before we can make a decision. Our plan will be postponed a little bit. If you are properly prepared, you two will try to come in through the palace wall, and I will meet you inside. Familiarize yourself with the palace environment in advance."

Guan Fuxiu nodded and said: "Okay, then we will go there late at night."

As the couple chatted, the sky darkened. He still didn't want to go back to the palace, so he stayed at home willfully all night. On the next morning, he set off from home and walked slowly towards the palace city.

The badge that Wang Ziyu gave him was very useful, and no one would stop him when he entered. The Xiong Lu swaggered into the palace and came near Chaofeng Hall. As soon as he got closer, Ji Yu howled and rushed towards him.

Ji Yu was young and was only a little higher than Xiong Lu's shoulders. He pointed at Xiong Lu and said angrily, "Pan Er! You are so courageous! You actually neglected your duty and only came back now!"

Xiong Lu knelt down to plead guilty, and said: "My subordinate's house lives far away, and it is indeed a waste of time to go back and forth. Please punish the prince..."

Wang Ziyu said impatiently: "Hurry up and play archery with me!"

Only one day later, in Ji Yu's heart, the bear couple has been upgraded to a playable object.The couple of bears was dragged by him resignedly to the shooting range.

After a while, Ji Yu clapped his hands and shouted, "Pan Er, you are so good, I never thought your archery skills are so good."

Xiong Lu grinned, that was natural, after all, he had practiced with Pan Dang for more than a year, how could he do without two brushes?

It was already the middle of winter, and it started to snow a little in the evening.Luoyi is in the north of Yingdu, and the winter here is colder than Chudi.Today Ji Yu didn't play wrestling outside, but obediently went into the room to warm up the fire. Xiong Lu took advantage of the rest time after eating to walk slowly in the palace, just like taking a walk after dinner.

There is a small pavilion in the palace, which is full of lotus flowers, but at this time the lotus leaves have already decayed, leaving only dead branches.What Xiong Lu didn't expect was that there was someone staying here.Holding the stove in his hand and wearing a thick cloak, he was alone in the pavilion enjoying the snow without being accompanied.This person is Ji Ban.

Xiong Lu looked left and right, and felt that if the shadow wore his clothes, others would not be able to tell if it was fake.

The couple of bears wandered around, and he felt that Jiban was not admiring the snow, but waiting for someone.He is weak, how could he come to this kind of place alone to catch the cold?The sound of coughing could be heard from time to time. He must have been very uncomfortable, and he didn't know why he didn't leave earlier.

"My lord, I have made you wait so long." A burly middle-aged man walked over, holding a palace lantern in his hand, with a smile on his face.

Ji Ban said: "Where is uncle, I am a junior, so I should wait for uncle."

Although the two of them talked politely, there was a sense of tension in their words, and the middle-aged man was obviously better.He thought maybe it was because of this that Ji Ban didn't want to be listened to, so he made an appointment to meet here.And that man seemed to be late on purpose just now, making the emperor wait in the snow for a long time.

He thought that this man might be Ji Ban's uncle——Wang Zili.Prince Li is the younger brother of the previous emperor, and because the Zhou Dynasty followed the eldest son inheritance system, he obviously did not have the qualifications to become the emperor.But now that the emperor is weak and he ascended the throne at a young age, he has been controlling the government and does not want to return the power to Jiban.

The Xiong couple stayed in the snow for a while, but they didn't expect the two to quarrel directly. The prince held Ji Ban's slender wrist tightly. coughing.

Hey, how dare this treacherous minister disobey the emperor?Xiong Lu couldn't stand it anymore, walked to a distance, and shouted: "Who is here?" Then he walked over slowly.

The prince was startled when he heard the sound, and let Ji Ban go.Xiong Lu approached, inspected it carefully, and saluted: "So it is the king, my subordinates disturbed the conversation between the king and Prince Li, please forgive me."

Ji Ban knew that he was here to rescue him, so he raised his hand and said, "Get up, it's all right, the widow and uncle are chatting about the old days in the pavilion, there is no escort, so you misunderstood."

Seeing this, the prince was too lazy to continue pestering, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I will take my leave."

Jiban nodded and watched him disappear into the snow.There was heavy snow, and the air was getting colder.Ji Ban sighed, lightly gathered his robe, and said, "Thank you so much."