In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Seeing that Xia Yu didn't finish his sentence, Young Master Qi hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Recently, there have been a lot of discussions in the court about the lack of heirs for the emperor. Guozhu... if..." Gritting his teeth, he clarified, "Some people say that the emperor is taking the concubine as an heir."

Xia Yu's hand, which was sorting out the accounts, paused, holding the brush but didn't drop a word. After this pause, Xia Yu's expression returned to normal, and he continued to copy and calculate, and said in a very peaceful voice: "Chang Shi You really worry a lot."

Young Master Qi also knew that it would be better if the monarch's housework should be kept a little less involved, so he had already finished speaking, so of course he kept his mouth shut and continued to settle accounts with his head bowed.

A group of long historians and officials have been busy all day, and they are only allowed to go home in the afternoon, but this is not because the accounts are settled, but because they are "off work". Hey, there is no way, they are busy day and night. Are people not allowed to go home to eat, take a bath, and be gentle with the servants in the inner room?Spending all day and all night in the main room of Guochu to settle accounts, that's not exhausting!

However, the officials here, together with the son Qi, went home to rest after "off work", but Xia Yu had no rest, so he brought out a set of decrees that had been drawn up and checked them carefully. An eunuch reported that someone was holding a token to ask for an audience, but it was Xia Yu's sentry spy in the city.

You must know that since moving to the country, Xia Yu has begun to use the merchants he sent out when he entered Yan in the past and the confidantes he delivered to arrange countless spies at home and abroad, and even among the vassal states. Although as long as Xia Yu is willing, he can "see "Anything that happens on this planet, but after all, people's energy is limited, and Xia Yu can't keep an eye on everyone all the time, so careful surveillance has become a very important source of supplementary information.

After receiving the secret report from Heze, Xia Yu opened the sealed bamboo tube, only to find a thin piece of paper inside—ever since the paper was tossed out by Xia Yu, the secret report has been changed to paper, after all, silk books are cheaper than paper. It is much more expensive, and Xia Yu, who is in charge of the house, feels sorry for the expenditure of the treasury.

Xia Yu sighed slightly after reading the codes arranged in numbers to correspond to the text. He Ze, who was serving beside her, saw Xia Yu's worried expression, and carefully asked, "Master, what happened?"

Xia Yu burned the paper full of secret reports, and said with some self-deprecation and helplessness: "Actually, I still like to fight. If the situation permits, I will change the truth with the king slowly. Let him defend the country, and I will go out to charge."

He Ze blinked his eyes, not understanding the meaning of Xia Yu's words.

Xia Yu didn't say anything more, but suddenly changed the subject, and said to He Ze: "Tomorrow, you pick two people. You want them to be clean and decent. Tomorrow, Your Majesty returns from inspecting the barracks and sends them over to you."

He Ze was slightly startled, and it took him a while to understand the meaning of Xia Yu's order. His mouth grew slightly, his eyes were full of surprise, and he couldn't speak for a while. He Ze opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end it was Not a single word was uttered.

With Heze's status, even if he disagrees with some things, he is not qualified to dissuade them. As a servant, the Lord has an order, so he can only obey. Heze was silent for a long time, and finally said: "No."

The next morning, the sleepy young master Qian was picked up by Xia Yu not long after he woke up.

Xia Yu always thought that children should get enough sleep, so she never forced Young Master Qian to get up early, but today she woke Young Master Qian up early in the morning, after washing and dressing, she took the same car and left the palace.

Si Renqiao was transferred by Xia Yu to take care of Young Master Qian. Seeing this early in the morning, he left the palace. Si RenQiao was too old to follow him, so he was busy ordering the eunuch to clean up for Young Master Qian, and sent Xia Yu respectfully Taking Young Master Qian out of the palace, he frowned slightly as he looked at the carriage going away, and said to himself: What on earth does Guochu have to go out of the palace so early in the morning and take the child with him.

But even though he had doubts in his heart, Eunuch Qiao didn't dare to ask more questions. In the past few years, Xia Yu has taken charge of the state affairs, eliminated disadvantages and made profits, strengthened the country and enriched the people. It's a matter in the palace, but if you ask, you can't refuse, which makes Xia Yu's power grow day by day, and no one in the court dares to fight against her.

Even eunuchs like eunuch Qiao who grew up serving servants, who dared to show a bit of indifference when Xia Yuchu first entered Yan, are now respectful and dare not disobey a little.

Young Master Qian asked Xia Yu on the carriage, "Father, where are we going?"

The carriage was bumpy, Xia Yu was afraid that Young Master Qian would not sit still and might fall, so he put his arms around Young Master Qian's shoulders and said, "Go to your uncle's great-grandfather's house."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qian immediately clapped his hands and said, "That's great, I really miss Uncle and Great Grandpa."

Before Di's departure, there was a public servant who took care of Young Master Qian. At the beginning of the relocation, Xia Yu was busy with state affairs and did not pay attention to Young Master Qian's affairs, so Sun You took Young Master Qian to Gong Bohou's residence. After staying for four years, Young Master Qian naturally developed feelings for everyone in Gongbohou's house, and was very close to that very loving Gongbo great-grandfather. After entering the palace for a period of time, he followed Xia Yu's side. I am used to it, but how can I not miss my uncle and great-grandfather who loves me very much.

Xia Yu sighed slightly when he saw Young Master Qian's elated look.

I took Gongzi Qian to the clan government of Gongbohou. At this time, the mansion where Gongbohou lived was very small and the gate was quite shabby, but even so, it was much more spacious and grand than the mansions of most of the courtiers in the city. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is second only to the imperial palace. After moving to the country, the nobles of the Yan Kingdom are saving money in the capital. Compared with the rich and noble scenes in the past, they are all "poor".

The old gatekeeper saw a four-horse carriage approaching from a distance, carefully looked at the decoration of the carriage, and knew that it was Xia Yu's carriage, so he hurriedly sent his servants in to report, while he respectfully stepped forward While saluting, he ordered his servants to put down the horse stool.

Xia Yu led Young Master Qian to get off the carriage, and when Young Master Qian saw the respectful little elder, he said happily, "Aju, you are on duty today."

The old man called Ah Ju was surprised when he saw Young Master Qian, but before he could answer what Young Master Qian said, someone from the house rushed out, but it turned out to be the father of Gong Bohou's eldest son, Sunyou, He bowed to Xia Yu and said, "Guo Chu, my father is old and unable to move around, so I can't greet Guo Chu in person. I just came here to welcome Guo Chu inside. My father is already waiting in the quiet room."

Xia Yu nodded back and said, "I'm sorry, doctor."

Sun You's father didn't have any real job, and he had a Xujue doctor, so Xia Yu called him that.

Guided by Sun You's father, Xia Yu entered Gongbohou's mansion, and when he arrived at the quiet room, he saw Gongbohou sitting beside the desk with a cane in his arms, and the servant beside him was warming him up. Gong Bohou seemed to be very interested in the wine. While drinking, he quietly watched the scenery in the courtyard. Seeing Xia Yu's arrival, he didn't get up and salute. He apologized, but Xia Yu waved his hand and said, "Let's step down for now, doctor, I have something to say to Uncle Gong."

Sun You's father looked at his own father and then at Xia Yu, with a hundred worries in his heart, but since Xia Yu had spoken, he had no choice but to say "No", and backed away.

After Sun You's father withdrew, Gong Bohou didn't react much, and continued to drink there, occasionally slapping his thighs and singing "Poetry", while Xia Yu didn't make a sound, just listening.

Gong Ziqian was still young, so he didn't understand the situation at this time. He looked at Xia Yu and Gong Bohou, and didn't understand why both father and great-grandfather stood like this.

At this moment, Xia Yu gently pushed Gong Ziqian's younger generation, and said, "Don't go say hello to Gong Bo and Great Grandpa."

Gong Ziqian got the permission, nodded, threw himself into Gongbo Hou's arms and said, "Great-grandfather, I miss you so much."

The older a person is, the more he likes children. Perhaps the vitality of a good child can dispel some of the vicissitudes of the old. Gongziqian has lived in the mansion for more than four years, and Gongbohou loves him very much , now seeing Young Master Qian throwing himself into his arms, he sighed and embraced the child who lost his inner father since he was a child. He said half pampering and half reprimanding: "Look at you, you have learned all the etiquette and rules. Where is it!?"

Young Master Qian also knew that Gong Bohou doted on him, and he didn't take it seriously when he reprimanded him. He just wanted to sneak into Gongbo Hou's arms, and made a small fuss: "Great-grandfather, great-grandfather, A-Qian misses you so much."

After laughing for a while, Gong Bohou looked at Xia Yu who was still standing in the corridor, patted Gongzi Qian on the back, and said, "Your brother Cun misses you very much, go and play with them, I have something to do with you Father said."

Young Master Qian looked at Gong Bohou and Xia Yu, saw Xia Yu also said: "Go and play, I will call you when you leave."

Gong Ziqian lost his inner father since he was a child. He is more sensitive than ordinary children. Even though he is young, he can read people's eyes. Said: "No."

Seeing that the servants lured Gong Ziqian out to play with Gong Bohou's grandsons, Gong Bohou's expression also turned cold, and he said: "Guo Chu has a good plan, I'm afraid there are people who live in a house and marry each other in the endless city." Even the whispers in the house can't escape the eyes and ears of Guo Chu. I only had a few complaints in the mansion yesterday, but today Guo Chu came to the door in person. How could the old man make Guo Chu bow his knees like this? Your servants stand still and wait for the ceremony."

At this moment, Xia Yu walked up to the hall on her own, and sat opposite Gong Bohou, and she was not angry at Gong Bohou's sarcasm, but said very flatly: "Lun Gong, I am for the country, but My lord, but in terms of private matters, I am serving people in the inner room, I am your younger generation, and I have to teach you how to be an uncle, the younger generation respects the elders, and it is not shameful to treat the elders in the hallway."

Uncle Gong snorted coldly, put down the wine glass in his hand with a sound of "Dang", and said: "This old man can't afford to be called Uncle Gong, and Guo Chu doesn't want to come to pay such a compliment. You brought Qian here just to think To soften the old man, let the old man not object to your two new decrees at the court meeting in a few days."

Xia Yu sighed slightly, and said: "Uncle Gong, you said that there are occasional whispers in the mansion, so I will come to the door in person. This is indeed wrong. If you are only whispering in the mansion, why should I come in person?"

Gong Bohou's eyes widened with anger, and said: "Xia Yu, you don't have to act like this, I tell you, I will oppose those two laws to the end at the Xiaochao meeting in three days' time!"

Xia Yu looked at Gong Bohou with a complicated look in his eyes. He had always respected this old man in his heart, because no matter what, this old man always upheld a heart for the country, and he was also loyal and benevolent. If it is not necessary, he really does not want to conflict with this venerable old man.

Sighing, Xia Yu said, "Uncle Gong, changing the military uniforms and preparing new troops are all beneficial to the Yan Kingdom."

Uncle Gong's thick eyes were full of anger, he picked up the crutches he held in his arms, slammed the ground vigorously, knocked the partitions on the floor loudly, and said, "Reformed military uniforms? You have the nerve to say it, you are remade military uniforms Are you changing the clothes of Huaxia to Hufu! My country of Yan is the descendant of the Duke of Zhou, and I have the bloodline of Ji. Today, I want to destroy the clothes of Huaxia, wear the left lapel, and imitate the barbarians. What is the name of reforming military uniforms? The matter of betraying the ancestors, the old man will never agree!"

Gong Bohou was angry at Xia Yu, and the two servants who were warming the wine were trembling with fright. You must know that Gong Bohou is now angry at Guo Yu, who is under one person in Yan State and above ten thousand people. Bo Houde is not afraid of high prestige, but the servants who are watching are somewhat afraid of being caught in the water.

Facing Gong Bohou's angry questioning, Xia Yu was very calm, and said: "Gong Bozu, you don't know the current situation of my country of Yan. To the north of us is Donghu and Beidi, to the west is Chidi, and to the southwest is Zhongshan. In the south of the country, across Yanshan Mountain is Qi State, which has seized most of the territory of Yan State. Our Yan State is surrounded by enemies on all sides. We must have a strong army to protect our country in this critical place. Your Majesty, how many times have you led troops to fight? I have also seen that you should know the power of our cavalry from the battle reports. On the battlefield today, chariots are not mobile enough, far less light than cavalry, and can advance and retreat quickly. Your Majesty once discussed with me to further expand the cavalry system ..."

Before Xia Yu finished speaking, Gong Bohou interrupted: "I have no objection to the promotion of cavalry, but I am against Hu Fu!"

Xia Yu was not angry at being interrupted, but picked up the wine master on the case table, took a sip of wine, and said, "When will the massacre be killed, and when I will fight Donghu this spring, I have already sorted out the cashmere in detail in the battle report." Losses of soldiers of subordinates in uniform and in uniform

The loss of the army's soldiers is three times the difference!Uncle Gong, the population of Yan Kingdom has been greatly reduced since we moved to the country, and now there are wars every year, we don't have so many young and strong people to die!The most important thing is to be able to reduce the number of deaths! "

Gong Bohou was momentarily speechless by Xia Yu's retort, but he became even more angry. He said, "The beauty of the Chinese clothing is called Hua, and the etiquette of the Central Plains is called Xia. If you just brandish the Chinese clothes just to burn a few people to death, Then what is the difference between us Yan people and the barbarians? You make such a mess, not only to change the clothes, but also to give the barbarians titles. What kind of bones do you use, so you are not afraid of backlash? You are worthy of your ancestors for your actions. Zong!"

Xia Yu was also slightly angry at this time. To be honest, it seemed that it had been a long time since no one dared to reprimand him like a grandson. He suppressed himself and managed to maintain his calm. Xia Yu said: "Yaogu is a Little man, but his idea of ​​conquering Donghu this time is very effective. The reformation of military uniforms not only adapts to cavalry tactics and reduces casualties, but also enables my country of Yan to subdue the surrounding barbarians without bloodshed. This time, Your Majesty can defeat Donghu. In addition to the series of victories on the battlefield at the beginning, Yaogu proposed that the entire army be changed into military uniforms, from the dress point of view, so that the barbarians including Donghu feel that we are not outsiders. If they are human beings, they are unwilling to fight us, an enemy who is much stronger than them, and take the initiative to submit and submit. If they can't be conferred with such great achievements, isn't it unfair to reward and punish them?"

Uncle Gong lifted the case, pointed at Xia Yu and cursed: "If you are not of my race, their hearts must be different! My temples in the country of Yan are full of barbarian pigs and dogs, is this still the country of Yan with the surname Ji? Is this still my country of Yan in China? Xia Yu, you are insulting your ancestors!"

Xia Yu's face was as cold as iron at this time, and he looked at Gong Bohou without saying a word. The atmosphere in the quiet room seemed to be frozen, and the two servants who were warming the wine were already kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Xia Yu stood up slowly, looked at Gongbohou, and said slowly: "Gongbozu, I have always respected you, but no matter how much I respect you, I will tell you here that no one can stop Yan The rejuvenation of the country, no one can stop the road of the country of Yan to become strong, I want the country of Yan to be strong, I want the country of Yan to revive, I want the country of Yan to be stronger and richer than before the relocation, and I want to give back to the convincing people The country of Yan is a hundred times stronger and a thousand times stronger, no one can stop me, including you."

Quietly bowed to Uncle Hou, and slowly got up, then Xia Yu just looked at Uncle Hou like this, and lightly ordered the servant who warmed the wine, "Go and call Qian, we should go."

The warm wine servant shivered, looked at Gong Bohou, then at Xia Yu, finally couldn't stand the scary atmosphere in the room, and said "No" under the pretext of obeying Xia Yu's order, and retreated out.

At this time, the uncle looked at Xia Yu with a thick face, Xia Yu was expressionless, his eyes were like an ancient well, and the coldness could not see the bottom. Throw away your sleeves.

Just as Xia Yu left, Sun You's father, Gong Bohou's eldest son, hurried in and said, "Father, I see Guoyou's complexion is not good. What did you say, old man!? You made Guoyou so unhappy!"

Gong Bohou dropped the wine glass in his hand and said, "I scolded him! What's the matter!"

Gong Bohou's eldest son became anxious when he heard this, and said: "Father, His Royal Highness Guochu is under one person and above ten thousand in our country of Yan at this time, and the king's love is the most important thing, since the king was still the crown prince. Counting, the two have been married for seven or eight years. Up to now, your lord, let alone a concubine, doesn't even have a servant. In the past few years, the king has always asked for something, and your lord will do anything. Now you He even scolded Guo Chu, this..."

Gong Bohou pointed at his eldest son with his crutches, and said, "What's wrong with me just scolding him? I used to be able to scold Ji Fan, but I can't scold an inner room anymore?"

Hearing this, Gongbohou's eldest son stomped his feet and said, "My old father, you can scold the first emperor, or even the emperor. You are the elder of the clan, Zongzheng, the official of the clan, and you are the one to discipline me." It is not considered a violation of etiquette for the first emperor. After the first emperor left, the emperor succeeded. It can also be regarded as watching the king grow up, and the love is here, but the king belongs to the king, and the country is back to the country! This person is amazing! Look at how he has been in power for the past few years. Judgment, have you ever frowned! That is not a soft-hearted character! I have no relationship with you, if you really offend him..."

The uncle said harshly: "What can he do!? Does he dare to kill me!? I'm getting old, are you afraid of him!?"

Gong Bohou's eldest son, with a bitter expression on his face, said, "Old father, whether you or Ayou, what is the reason for this? Both of them are at odds with Guoyou. In the past, Ayou and Guoyou were at odds, and you still Persuading me, what do you say is that the king is the king and the minister is the minister, Xia Yu is the master every day he is the king, and the minister is irreversible. Why have you forgotten your own words at this moment? Yes, you are Don't be afraid, Xia Yu doesn't dare to really do anything to you, but I don't have that face for your son! Xia Yu can't touch your old man, and he comes back to trouble me, how can I bear it!"

When Gong Bohou heard this, he felt a wave of anger rushing straight to his head, his hands trembling with anger, pointing to his eldest son, and said: "You...you...you are the clan of the Yan Kingdom, you are a courtier of the state government, food You don't want to serve the country, you don't think about the ancestors and the country, just like your own calculations, you..."

Gong Bohou was going to hit his son with the crutch in his hand, but he had already lost his temper when he argued with Xia Yu just now. Hearing what the eldest son said at this time, he became more angry. Before and after the country was moved, I worked very hard and my body was not very good. At this time, I was about to stand up, but I felt dark in my eyes and fainted to the ground.

The eldest son of Gongbohou was just chattering a few words, but when he saw his old man fainted from anger, he was frightened and stupid, he rushed over and shouted: "Father! Father!" The man shouted angrily, "Call the doctor! Hurry up!"

Because of the defeat of Donghu and the surrender of many Donghu tribes, the soldiers in this army suddenly became mixed, so since returning to the army, the city has never been thick, and the soldiers have spent almost every day in the army to rectify and train the army. The fast time will digest the swallowed East Lakers.

After Furen patrolled the camp that day, he went back to the palace to rest. Sun You, who followed Furen to patrol the camp, was naturally Huizong government, but before entering the door, he found the servants in the mansion running back and forth, one by one looked very panicked, Sun You frowned, Grabbing the gatekeeper Xiaojiao, he said, "Aju, what happened?"

The old Aju of the Xiao family said: "Master...Master, I fainted, and the witch doctor said, I'm afraid it's not good."

It took Sun You a long time to realize the meaning of the old man Xiaojia. Once he realized that the old man Xiaojia said that his grandfather Gong Bohou fell ill and his eyesight was not good. He staggered and almost collapsed immediately. If the old Aju of the Xiao family hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed Sun You by his arm, Sun You would have fallen to the ground.

When he was supported by the elder of the Xiao family, Sun You trembled all over his body. After a while, he pushed away the support of the elder of the Xiao family, and quickly ran into the main room where Uncle Shi usually lived. When he saw him lying on the bed, his face was sallow. Uncle Hou, Sun You almost fell to the ground again.

After barely standing still, Sun You stood there quietly waiting for the witch doctor to diagnose and treat Gong Bohou. At this time, Sun You's father was pacing back and forth very anxiously. Turning around like ants on a hot pot.

When the witch doctor finished his diagnosis, he turned to look at Sun You and his father, shook their heads and said, "I'm incompetent, I can't save old Zongzheng."

As soon as these words came out, Sun You's father almost collapsed and almost collapsed on the ground, but it was Sun You who was as cold as a knife at this moment, grabbed his father's lapel, and said: "When I left the house in the morning, my grandfather It’s fine, how could you be so sick in one day!?”

Sun You's father looked at his son at this time, trembling, without the slightest majesty of being a father, tremblingly said: "Today...today...Guo Chu came here, and I had...some disputes with my father... "

Upon hearing this, Sun You held the sword at his waist so hard that his knuckles turned white. The murderous intent in his eyes made his father tremble with fear. Squeeze out two words: "Xia Yu!"

The blood coagulates every word, full of lustful killing intent.