In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Ten years later, Yan Kingdom, the city of no end, the interior of the Yan Kingdom Palace.

In the main room of the country, a group of courtiers and officials are standing there, ranking according to their titles, reporting to Yan Guoguo Xia Yu on today's government accounts, taxation, workers and peasants, judicial cases, etc., report here, and Guozhu over there Xia Yu gave instructions casually, and ordered the important tasks in the near future one after another, and each department took orders and carried them out according to the orders.

When the courtiers and officials had almost finished reporting and Xia Yu was about to give orders, an eunuch hurried in and wandered outside the hall. He Ze, who was serving inside, saw this and walked out. The eunuch was in He Ze's ear Whispering a few words, Heze couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and a slightly sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He Ze turned around and entered the hall, and whispered a few words in Xia Yu's ear. Xia Yu's expression was normal, but nothing changed.

Seeing the courtiers and officials taking their orders, Xia Yu got up, packed up the state government account books and the memorials of various divisions that had been changed to paper materials on the next case table, and asked Heze, "It's just started in spring, and the weather is still a little cold. Have you memorized the cashmere shirts and ermine capes that I told you to prepare a few days ago? Where are the servants, are you ready to stop?"

He Ze did not step in to help Xia Yu tidy up the memorials, not because he didn't know the etiquette, but because those memorials and books were messy, Xia Yu never allowed others to mess around, only after he sorted them himself could he quickly find what he needed , Heze waited respectfully aside, and whispered softly: "I have memorized it all, and I also ordered the weaving in the palace to rush to make a lot of swaddling underwear made of high-quality swallow silk. As for the servants who serve, they are all prepared It's been a long time."

Xia Yu also finished packing the things on the case table at this time, nodded upon hearing He Ze's words, and said, "Order Yang Zhisun to bring the public guards with him."

While giving these instructions, while rubbing her wrists that were a little numb from the instructions, case files, and account books, Xia Yu walked out of the main hall of Guochu, got into the carriage, and headed towards a side room of Yan Palace.

Yang Zhisun has been serving as the commander of the palace guards since he moved to the country.

Because of the accidents in Sun You's hands in the past, Yang Zhisun has not been able to speak fluently, and even stutters when he is nervous. This situation makes Yang Zhisun unsuitable to be a leading general even though he has a small military talent.Yang Zhisun was originally Xia Yu's confidant, and he trusted him very much. In addition, Xia Yu felt a little guilty about him, so he was transferred to serve as the commander of the palace guards.

Now except for the military guards in the king's bedroom, the entire Yan Palace's guards and servants are dispatched by Yang Zhisun.

He Ze listened to Xia Yu's order, said "No", and went to summon Yang Zhisun, and when Yang Zhisun hurriedly followed with his guards, He Ze also trotted on the side of the carriage, and headed towards the side hall of Yan Palace together. and go.

At this time, the Palace of the Kingdom of Yan in the Endless City is much larger than it was at the beginning of the past. Although the people are ordered not to repair and expand the palace, one is that the population of the palace is increasing, and the original palace is not enough to live in. The other is that the current The state treasury of Yan State is not as embarrassing as it was at the beginning of the relocation, so over the years, although there has been no large-scale repair and expansion, the palace of Yan State has been expanded and expanded again, and many new palaces have been built. The side hall in front of us is one of them.

Heze looked at the newly built palace, although it was much smaller than the main room of Guochu, but whether it was the paint used in the room or the brightness of the stones in the courtyard, because it was newly built, it felt that it was smaller than the palace. The main room is much more magnificent. After all, Xia Yu is dedicated to serving the country, just like Lord Yan, he doesn't care whether the residence is luxurious or not, and he will not repair the room for no reason.

However, a sneer twitched at the corner of He Ze's mouth. No matter how beautiful a house is, it must be lived in by such people. If you don't have such status and virtue, forcing them to pass is just embarrassing and inviting trouble.

Before Xia Yu entered this side hall, the eunuch here had already seen it with sharp eyes, and someone from the eunuch guarding outside had already entered inside to report it.

In the main room of the room, a handsome man with exquisite eyebrows and eyes was lying on the couch out of breath and exhausted at this time. Although he seemed a bit tired, his brows and eyes were full of joy, and he was facing him. The serving internal medicine temple official was talking about something in a low voice.

It was at this time that the eunuch hurried in and reported: "His Royal Highness Guochu has come down, and he is approaching the entrance hall."

The man on the couch was stunned, and wanted to stand up right now, but his hands and feet felt weak as soon as he exerted less effort, and he felt unhappy in his heart, thinking: This country is so ignorant, so coming here at this time will make me feel even worse A lot of inconvenience?

He was not happy in his heart, and he showed a little impatience on his face, and the man on the couch said: "Go and report to Guo Chu, saying that after I gave birth, it will only be a few days, and I am not very happy, so I can't greet you in person. gone."

The eunuch was stunned for a moment when he heard this, a little at a loss, the man on the couch saw the eunuch standing there in a daze and did not retreat, he felt impatient and said angrily: "Why are you in a daze, get out!"

The eunuch came back to his senses, saluted in embarrassment, and then withdrew.

At this time Xia Yu had already entered the outer hall, the eunuch came out in a hurry, met Xia Yu, and saluted: "His Royal Highness, um... Xiu Yi's body suffered a lot after giving birth in the concubine, and now he is paralyzed on the couch, afraid of losing his composure It is described as being filthy and respectful to the country, so it is shy and avoids it, not daring to respect it."

These words were extremely humble and euphemistic, but it still showed the meaning that this concubine named Xiu Yi would not come out to greet him.

It should be known that among the princes of the various kingdoms, even if the main wife of the country is not as good as the ancient traditions of the Yan Kingdom and has the right to manage the country, but the etiquette stipulates that the status is still very noble. It is determined that they are all subordinate streams, just like dust is different from Haoyue.

This concubine of Xiu Yi actually came from a very humble background, if there were some concubine who were attached to him with family support and help, it would be disrespectful for him to put on airs in front of Xia Yu, the main concubine of the country. humble!

Heze made a fuss and wanted to scold him, but Xia Yu raised his hand to stop, and said very gently: "It's okay, let him rest, where is the child? Is it in the side hall? I'll go and have a look."

The eunuch heard that Xia Yu was going to see the young son who was born by his lord, his expression changed, and he was about to say something to refuse, but Xia Yu made a gesture to Yang Zhisun behind him, and Yang Zhisun didn't say anything. After talking more, he led the guards behind him and immediately tied up all the eunuchs in the temple.

You must know that most of Yang Zhisun and his officers and subordinates have seen blood on the battlefield after the battle of moving the country. These eunuchs who are powerless are not their opponents. Let alone resist, they even scream If he couldn't get it out, he directly covered his mouth and twisted his arms to control it.

Over there, Yang Zhisun led the people to control all the eunuchs in the hall without making any noise. Xia Yu drove straight in and went into the side room of the house, only to see that there were also a few eunuchs in the side room The servants were serving, and they were all surrounded by a small couch. They were startled when they saw Xia Yu, and wanted to salute, but they saw a group of palace guards in armor behind Xia Yu.

At this moment, I saw that Yang Zhisun's subordinates had followed the same pattern and quickly controlled all the servants of the eunuch in this side room, making no sound at all.

At this time Xia Yu strolled to the side of the small couch, and saw that the very small couch was surrounded by wooden railings, and its shape was very similar to the cribs of later generations. There was a little baby lying on the couch, with small hands and feet, He was falling asleep with his mouth slightly open.

Xia Yu smiled, she really liked her so much, she couldn't help but want to reach out and tease her.

I don't know why, but the longer he came to this world, the more he likes children. Maybe it's because the innocent laughter of newborn children always makes people feel full of vitality and hope, and makes people feel happy. It can also drive away loneliness.

Xia Yu looked at the sleeping baby with a smile on her face, and said to the eunuch's servants who followed behind her, "Where are the nurses and servants who are preparing? Let them come and change the young master's clothes."

Xia Yu's order has been given, and the nurse's servant following Xia Yu's order naturally went forward to pick up the baby and wrapped the baby in the swaddle of swallow's silk that He Ze had prepared earlier, while Xia Yu was beside him Looking at it, I couldn't help but ordered: "Check it out, don't wake him up, be careful, it's still cold outside."

The temple servant who swaddled the baby naturally obeyed and said, "No."

He Ze on the side laughed when he saw it, and said, "This is the eighth son of your lord, and your lord is still so rare."

Xia Yu looked away from the baby who was wrapped in swaddling clothes and was being hugged tightly in the mink fur cloak for a moment, and heard He Ze's words in his ear, and said, "Eight, how many survived."

Hearing this, He Ze felt a little dejected, and said, "It's no wonder my lord. At that time, my lord went to inspect the territory of Donghu, and there was a plague in the city. My lord rushed back in time. Everything was God's will. Why should my lord blame myself?"

Xia Yu didn't answer. Seeing that the baby was wrapped up three layers inside and three layers outside, Xia Yu stretched out her hand and said, "Give me a hug."

Naturally, those eunuch servants dared not disrespect Xia Yu's order, and carefully sent the child into Xia Yu's hands. Xia Yu hugged the soft ball, and carefully lifted off the swaddling clothes on the child's face. After such a toss, he was still sleeping soundly, so he couldn't help smiling slightly, and said: "This child is really lucky."

Yan Bi carried the child and walked out of the palace, got into the carriage, and returned to the main room of the country, but from the time it happened to the departure, the side room of Xiu Yi, who was resting on the couch, made a slight sound In order to hear it, when Xia Yu and his party left, the eunuch who had been restrained by Yang Zhisun before scrambled and crawled, entered Xiuyi's inner room, and cried: "Master, the young master was taken away by Guozhu."

The main hall of Yan Guojun.

Convincing people to integrate a group of military guards to discuss the latest military situation-to expand the land north of Donghu again.

Ten years ago, the young and middle-aged officers of the People's Prosecution Army and the orphans of martyrs who died in battle formed a military guard army. He personally led and taught the military guards. When there was a war, he personally led the military guards to the front to kill the enemy. For hunting, those who can fight will be sent to the army as generals. If there are those who can't fight but are good at governing the world, they will be taught by Xia Yu's hands to train for a while and test their talents in the local area.

The military guards under the personal command of the servants have obviously become the largest talent transfer center in the country of Yan, faintly showing the embryonic form of a so-called "military academy" in later generations.

At this time, Furen was discussing with a group of military guards in front of the huge "Four Seas Returning to One Picture" hanging on the side of the main hall: "No matter how north the East Hu is, there are mostly Baidi, and this place is not like us." Guessing the bitter cold in the past, here near the Beihe River, there are actually several small countries established by Baidi, and the people are strong. Because the land here is fertile, these small Baidi countries are actually quite rich. Prepared for..."

Just as I was talking about this, I heard the faint noise and crying of businessmen outside the main hall of the monarch, and a sharp voice mixed with crying said: "How dare you stop me!? Don't you see who I am!? I want to see you Come on! Let me see Your Majesty!"

Fu Ren frowned, and was about to speak when the eunuch She hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine Xiu Yi is asking to see you."

Furen's face turned cold, and he said: "The side room is not allowed to enter the main hall, isn't he impolite? What kind of big thing wants to come here?"

The eunuch She looked at Furen's expression secretly, and said cautiously: "The concubine Xiu Yi cried and complained that the young master was carried away by His Highness Guochu."

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the hall, including those military guards who were very young and could be called young and strong officers, were stunned for a moment. Then, in the main hall of the monarch, a needle could be heard for a moment. He didn't say anything, but there were quite a few young military guards officers. After all, they were young and the city was not enough, so they couldn't help but peek at the monarch's expression.

But Furen frowned at this moment, his eyes seemed to be thinking, and after a while, Furen said indifferently: "The concubine Xiuyi trespassed on the main hall of the monarch, collided with the military plane, and ordered the palace guards to hold thirty to serve as a warning to others." .”

Everyone was stunned. Many people in this concubine Xiuyi have some eyes and ears. I heard that they are quite favored by the monarch. Recently, they gave birth to a little son. He was punished for [-] years after giving birth just a few days ago, and he is not in the army. Warriors are rough-skinned and thick-skinned. If these thirty rods are struck down, there is no life left.

After thinking about this, everyone was shocked, the monarch is not punishing this concubine Xiu Yi, this clearly wants the life of this concubine!

Outside the palace, Xiu Yi, who was begging bitterly, did not wait for the king to make decisions for him, but waited for the palace guards to drag him away for execution.

Originally, Xiu Yi intended to go to the main hall of Guozu to ask Xia Yu for an explanation, but Yang Zhisun led people to throw him back before the gate of Guochu's main chamber was near. With the scene in front of him, however, these palace guards ran out ferociously, grabbed him and began to drag him. Before he could open his mouth to reprimand these people for being rude, and scolded them for knowing who he was, he saw the wooden stick With his head covered and his face covered, he couldn't speak a word for an instant, only Zhen Zhen howling.

Hearing the miserable howls from a distance, a young eunuch guarding the gate of the main palace of the monarch frowned. Seeing the eunuch shoot out of the hall, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, why did you come out? There is so much trouble here. Listen."

The eunuch She stood there looking at the young eunuch who called him master, and said: "Since the king has ordered, I will naturally return to the king after waiting for the palace guard to carry out his order."

The young eunuch was a little puzzled when he heard the weak howls, and the eunuch Wen shot: "Master, I have some things that I can't solve, and I want to ask Master."

The eunuch She smiled and said: "What you teach is nothing more than why Your Majesty treats Xiu Yi's concubine like this."

The young eunuch said: "Exactly, the monarch has always loved Xiu Yi's concubine very much..."

The eunuch sneered, interrupted his apprentice with disdain, and said, "Beloved? Are you pampering him when you are a monarch? Let me tell you, no, whether it is a monarch or a guru, it is suitable for this The concubine keeps showing off again and again, all because of the unborn young master in his stomach."

Sighing, the eunuch Shedu's disciple carefully analyzed and said: "This Xiuyi was born as a pet servant, and his status is lowly. If he hadn't been pregnant this time, he wouldn't have been treated so favorably. But this Xiuyi is so proud of being favored. It's because he has repeatedly offended the national court, and he even intends to slap Heze."

He Ze is Xia Yu's confidant, he was the accompanying minister he brought with him when he entered the Yan Kingdom, and he has always been cautious in handling things for so many years, and he is very gentle and easy-going to everyone in the palace, including the eunuch, but both inside and outside have a good impression of him. He is quite respectful, even the king of the country has praised him many times, this Xiu Yi doesn't know the severity, thinking that He Ze is just a servant, who rarely goes wrong, it's like slapping him, it really offends the public.

The eunuch said with a sneer: "What is the status of Guoju? He has repeatedly neglected and saluted, and his words and attitudes are disrespectful. Guoju is magnanimous and doesn't care about him. , This Xiuyi actually made a fuss about Junshang, crying, making troubles and hanging himself three times, which meant that he wanted to take the little prince in his belly to die with him. You also know that although Junshang has eight sons, but a few years ago During that plague, the four sons died in it. If it weren't for Guo Chu who rushed back to preside over the epidemic prevention, even the eldest son of the emperor, Gong Ziqian, almost didn't survive. He put a little more emphasis on the matter of this heir, this Xiu Yi took advantage of this to force the emperor to give him the seat in the concubine, in fact, the matter has caused such trouble, the emperor has already annoyed him."

Although the status of the monarch's concubine is lower than that of the main room, it can still be naturalized on the register. It is not like a servant or pet. It is a plaything that does not even have a "status". But depending on the situation, he can raise his own children. This Xiu Yi is so noisy, in fact, it is just to prevent his children from being snatched away by others. It's just that he comes from a humble background and lacks knowledge. It was established to check and balance those foreign families, and the concubine without family support is also very humble in front of the main family of the country.

After eunuch She's explanation, his apprentice, the young eunuch also understood the difference, and said: "So that's it, the apprentice has been taught."

The eunuch raised his head to the sky and sighed, and said to the young apprentice: "My dear disciple, you just need to remember that the masters in the palace, except for Guo Chu, are actually just..."

The following words are endless and full of meaning.

On the way from south to north to Endless City, a fast horse galloped into the city, and then, soon, the scout general in charge of intelligence rushed into the palace to meet the monarch, and the first sentence he said was: "Report to Your Majesty, The Jin army is attacking!"

When Furen heard the report, he stood up abruptly with such strength that he almost overturned the case, grabbed the scout general by the collar, and said, "Really!?"

After dealing with the little baby who was carried back to her main bedroom, Xia Yu's expression changed suddenly, she looked to the south, and muttered to herself involuntarily: "The opportunity has come?"