Yuhuang Yin Shang

King Yue paced back and forth: "Then what do you say?"

"Father, the state of Chu is powerful on the surface, but it's actually not that strong!"

"Oh? How do you say that?" King Yue was a little curious.

"In the past ten years, the state of Chu has been fighting frequently. Many males have been conscripted. The income from agriculture and taxes has been greatly reduced, and there is a huge military expenditure. In fact, the income cannot be spent. Moreover, although the state of Chu has millions of soldiers, many of them are actually from various countries. He surrendered and was defeated. He was forced to work for Chu State."

In recent years, the Chu State conquered the cities, fearing that too many troops would be surrendered in the city, and they would rebel in the future, so half of them were conscripted to serve the Chu State and attack other countries.

In this way, the Chu State can save its own soldiers, and secondly, use the surrendered troops to attack other countries. If you win, you will get the town, and if you lose, even if the entire army is wiped out, you will not lose.Moreover, reducing their ability and opportunities to rebel is a worthless business.

Now there are [-] soldiers in the state of Chu who are soldiers from the state of Yue. They are not willing to serve the state of Chu at all, and hope to return to the state every day for reunion.What's more, if you want to attack your own home country, you are even more unwilling.

The king of Yue felt that it made sense, so he gave an unintuitive "hmm".

Ziyu knelt down and continued, "Actually, the surrounding countries, including the affiliated countries of Chu, are very resentful of Chu. The other small countries that have not been annexed, they all know that one day, Chu will come to annex them. To get rid of them, we can send envoys to lobby and unite the countries. As long as we take the lead in attacking Chu, other countries that have been invaded by him will take the opportunity to take revenge. As long as we agree to the countries, the places occupied by each country will be occupied by the troops. owned by the country."

"Let me think about it."

There was no time to think about it. They were about to attack the city. Ziyu couldn't care less and continued to persuade: "In fact, elite soldiers from all over the world have been conscripted by Chu State and transferred to various places in Chu State to defend the city. This is also an opportunity for us to attack Chu State. , We can contact the generals of various countries in Chu State and let them set up Xiaoqiang in Chu State. We will join forces inside and outside to make Chu State suffer from enemies inside and outside. To avoid endless troubles."

King Yue was a little moved when he heard this, but he dared not agree. "This king will discuss with the ministers slowly. You can't be arbitrary. You should go back and see your mother first. And you are still a princess, you see that you are still wearing Kunlun school clothes. Go back and change back to women's clothes."

Doesn't wearing women's clothes mean not daring to offend Chu State? , That means attacking Chu State?Ziyu felt aggrieved, "Father, you..."

"Needless to say, the matter of war cannot be decided with just a few sentences. I'm afraid there may be spies from the state of Chu here. Put on your women's clothes and get back!" Ziyu had no choice but to back out.

After waiting for eight years, the mother of the country finally expected her son to come back. Knowing Ziyu's return, she had already cooked Ziyu's favorite snacks and pastries for her son to eat when she came back.

Ziyu followed the maid leading the way and hurried towards Fengqi Palace.

Ziyu tried her best to find her way as she walked. The palace is so big, with so many gardens, gazebos, and green trees everywhere. It looks full of vitality, and it doesn't feel like soldiers are approaching the city at all.

Looking up, the hall is magnificent, with carved beams and jade buildings, but there is no intimacy at all, and I feel that I don't belong here.

Maybe I have been away for too long, and I have no impression at all.Entering Fengqi Palace, there is a sense of decadence, which is very inconsistent with the magnificence just now.

The garden is untended, and the flowers are not blooming, only the green trees and bushes are shady.From time to time, I saw some yellow leaves on the ground, which were blown aside by the wind, rolled up and drifted down.

The furnishings here are rather dilapidated.Looks like it hasn't been renovated in years.Quiet and lifeless.I walked all the way to the door of the bedroom before seeing a female servant.

The palace maid led Ziyu to the outside of the palace and left.Then the maid at the door of the bedroom came over and saluted, "Princess Jin'an."

The word princess is really ridiculous. I am obviously a man, and I have been a man on Kunlun Mountain for so many years, so I am not used to this title for a while.

"The maid, Bixia, was ordered to welcome the princess. The empress has been waiting for the princess all morning. Please come in, the princess."

Ziyu was a little nervous, he no longer remembered what his mother looked like.Walking in, I saw an elegant woman about 40 years old, wearing a simple and elegant dress, her hair was simply coiled up and a bun was inserted.

Ziyu looked at the queen mother who was sitting beside the short table in a daze, her nose sore, and a sense of sadness welled up in her heart.

The queen heard the voice, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Ziyu walking in, the queen was so excited that tears dripped down, she hurried over to hold Ziyu's face, and saw her son clearly. "Ziyu, you are really my Ziyu! You have grown taller!"

Ziyu quickly knelt down, choked up and said: "Mother, the baby is back. It is not filial for the mother to worry about her day and night."

The queen wanted to help him up, but her hands trembled unconsciously, she couldn't help but hugged him and cried, "Prince, do you know that I look forward to the stars and the moon day and night, and hope that you will come back and be reunited."

The queen touched his head, "I hope and hope, every day I hope that you will grow up soon and the moon will be full soon. We can be reunited, but year after year, my heart is broken."

"Queen, I'm back, don't worry, I'm doing well, master and mother adopted me as an adopted son, and senior brother, they all treat me very well." Ziyu quickly comforted her mother.

"Last year, the crown prince of Chu State went to Kunlun Mountain to learn art from a teacher. He actually wanted to find you, but he couldn't find him. When he came back, he made a big fuss. Where did you go?" the queen asked curiously.

"My mother, my adoptive parents not only taught me reading, martial arts, and pharmacology, but also often took us down the mountain to visit famous mountains and holy scenery, and collect precious herbs.

What's more, my adoptive father has long helped me change my name to Yuan Jingyu.Of course the crown prince couldn't find Ning Ziyu.

The grand master, the head of Kunlun Mountain, ordered people to send all the letters from the state of Yue and Jin to the elder brother, and the elder brother would forward them to the master.How could the prince find me. "

"It turns out that Kunlun Mountain is so strict. At that time, I was worried for a year. I was afraid that the crown prince would find you." The queen touched Ziyu's face. "Let the queen mother see you clearly."

Bixia was moved to the side and shed tears, wiping her tears with her sleeves, "Congratulations, empress, we can be reunited with the princess."

Ziyu reached out to help her mother wipe away her tears.

"Why didn't you reply last year? I thought you were kicked out of the mountain by the Kunlun faction." I was so worried that I couldn't sleep well every day, and I couldn't inquire about outside news.

"I have a reply! Father didn't show it to you?"

"Your father has only been here a few times in the past ten years, and he left after being reprimanded! Don't mention these." The queen ordered people to bring cakes and scented tea. "Yu'er, my mother remembers that when you were a child, you liked to eat osmanthus cakes, rose cakes, and banana cakes made by your mother. My mother made them for you this morning."

Baguio brought the refreshments, "Your Highness, in these years, every time the moon is full, the empress will personally make your favorite cakes. I hope you can eat them. And she... raises her glass to the moon and weeps until dawn."

The queen took one piece after another and handed it to the Ziyu bowl. Ziyu rushed back all the way, and she was indeed hungry. She ate it with big mouthfuls, and the queen couldn't help crying again: "You have suffered."

"Mother, please don't be sad, I am really doing well, and I will take care of my mother by my side in the future."Ziyu was used to living as a commoner in Kunlun Mountains, used to expressing with the word "I", and was not used to speaking official language one by one.

The queen was so excited that she couldn't speak, she just nodded her head while wiping her tears.Ziyu also sandwiches cakes to feed her mother.The two chatted while eating.

Ziyu told her mother what had happened in recent years and what she had seen and heard.Speaking of the wonderful things, the queen and the maids beside her laughed.The laughter and laughter that had disappeared from Fengqi Palace for many years returned.

Jin Guo

When Yutang learned that Jingyu had returned to Yue, he immediately summoned several officials from the Ministry of Rituals and ordered them to make a list of proposals as soon as possible and choose a series of gifts for the proposal.

Yutang has already been delayed for a month to treat his father's illness, and there is no longer any delay.

Although Jinhuang's condition has stabilized, but he is old and his recovery is very slow. If the dosage of the medicine is too large, the body cannot bear it, and if the dosage is too small, the medicine will be ineffective.Every day, Yutang needs to personally adjust the dosage and type of medicine according to the physical condition of the day.

Yutang can only hand over all matters of courtship to the Ministry of Rites.However, it took ten days for all the officials of the Ministry of Rites to list the gift lists.When a prince marries a concubine, of course he has to follow the pomp and circumstance of marrying a concubine, accepting lottery, asking for names...you can't be a groom at all.

The Minister of Rites went to order and buy dowry gifts.The Minister of Rites took the gift stickers and some gifts and set off for Yue to seek marriage according to the auspicious time selected by Qin Tianjian.The remaining part of the proposal gifts will take several months to produce, and after the marriage proposal is successful, they will be distributed and shipped to Yue.