General Chu

After entering Haojing, all the convoys brought by the princes came and went.The large and small inns are full of entourage.April is the annual meeting of the princes, reminding the princes of all places not to forget that no matter what the fiefdom is, the emperor of Zhou is the co-lord of the world.

In the Zhou Dynasty, copper mines were the lifeblood of the country. When the emperor divided the fiefs including large mines to his brothers, other princes and states had some scattered small mines, but Chu had no mines.Over the years, Chu people can only use copper through trading, and it is common for the other party to sit on the ground and raise the price, but there is nothing they can do about it.

In addition to the size of the title, the honor and inferiority of the princes in the court also depended on the amount of tribute copper they paid each year.The emperor did not give the Chu people a little copper resources, but asked the Chu people to pay as much tribute as possible.

Chu Di has never been valued by the higher-ups.

Zheng Hou had seen this for sure before he dared to send troops to Chu.

In the main hall, Chu Zi stood side by side with several barons at the end, and the person in the upper position raised his forehead with an exaggerated expression, leaned forward and looked back for a long while, and then sat back in relief after finding the person he was looking for, leaning on the On the armrest, he asked lazily, I heard that last month Chu State sent people to drive Zheng State’s army ten miles away from the border and wiped out [-] Zheng’s soldiers in one fell swoop. Rang Gu bothered, I thought this was a sudden madness?Unexpectedly, it was changed to a Chuzi.

Xu Liwenyuan took a step to the left, bowed and knelt down respectfully, and said, Your Majesty, Zheng Hou did not control the troops on the border at all. the people of the land.For the sake of the stability of the country and the safety of the people, I sent people to drive him out of Chu State. I hope His Majesty will see clearly.

The person kneeling in the hall brightly spoke earnestly, while the person in the red dragon robe woven with gold patterns lazily leaned on the dragon chair, barely raised his eyes to glance at the person kneeling in the hall, and sat up straight helplessly. Body, asked sleepily, Zheng Hou, is there such a thing?

Xu Liwenyuan knelt in the center of the brightly lit hall, a few hairs fell from his loose hair crown.In fact, at that time, he didn't feel nervous at all, he just thought it was so ridiculous that he wanted to laugh.

"I don't know how this emperor is different from other people?" Xu Liwenyuan thought casually, then looked up, and was facing a pair of Danfeng eyes that were sizing him up.He didn't know how to react for the first time, so he lowered his head, thinking, this Zhou Dynasty, which values ​​etiquette and pleasure, can actually raise such a maniac with evil charm.

"Your Majesty, I don't know anything about what Chu Zi said, it's pure slander." Zheng Hou stood aside and said plausibly.

The person on the dragon chair swung his toga and wide sleeves, and said casually, oh.

Just this one word is the result of the emperor's settlement of the dispute between the two countries, and the explanation given to the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in battle.In fact, how to deal with it is not important at all, and it can only be said in one sentence: I am the king and you are the minister.

That night, Zhou Tianzi had a big banquet for the princes, and Xu Li Wenyuan stayed outside the hall for a whole night to guard the stove. He called it, as his ancestor, the fire god Zhu Rong, and supervised the fire.

The flickering flames were reflected on the young man's resolute face.The young man stared at the rising and fading flames without saying a word.He kept kneeling, but no matter how warm his knees were, they couldn't get through the cold of the long night.

How long did Xu Liwenyuan kneel, how long did Mo Wen stand behind him.

Mo Wen is a person who comes and goes in the hail of bullets, standing for a while is nothing to him, what surprised him was that the pampered boy was kneeling on the ground so well-behaved, with no trace of resistance on his face, There is no pampering of a 17-year-old boy.Mo Wen was slightly taken aback, thinking in his heart: Maybe the days of Da Chu Yiyi looking north are really coming to an end.

On the stage, the long sleeves fluttered, and the banquet was a good one.

In the evening, Xu Li Wenyuan stayed in the palace, and Mo Wen had to rush to the post station.

Xu Liwenyuan stopped him and said, for the safety of each other, Mo Qing stayed in the lonely king's room today.

Mo Wen nodded, put together a few chairs by the table, and casually lay down on them with his eyes closed, about to fall asleep.

Xu Liwenyuan hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything.

Surprisingly, those who slept in the chairs slept more peacefully than those who slept on the couch that night.

Xu Liwenyuan saw his father in a dream. At that time, his father was still young and had no such injuries. He often stood on the city wall and looked at the Central Plains. The taciturn man looks north all his life.

Xu Liwenyuan actually didn't understand the Chu people's desire to return to the land of the Central Plains in their bones, but he just felt that what was worthy of his father's heart and mind, and what made all Chu people feel uneasy, should be led by him.

One night of chaotic dreams, the banquet continued the next day.

Everyone was tired of watching singing and dancing and asked for a hunt, and Emperor Zhou readily agreed.

The state of Zheng was dominant, and Hou Zheng was the only one who had the right to ride horses alongside the emperor of Zhou.Zheng Hou, who was over forty years old and still in high spirits, came running from a distance with a rabbit in his hand, and threw it at Xu Liwenyuan's feet, with a look of bullying, saying, I remember that old Chuzi can't ride and shoot, and the new Chu Zi can't either?Or are all Chu people such cowards?Only planting seedlings in the ground to grow some corn?

Xu Liwenyuan had a smile on his face, but the knuckles under his long sleeves were pinched and changed color.

Zhou Tianzi was wearing a red robe and was riding a crimson horse, looking at the two with a smile on his face.Come to think of it, he is happy to see such a thing come to fruition, because with the whip in his hands, no matter how fierce the fight in the Colosseum is, it is just entertainment.

A group of princes stood beside them, except for some who were not clear about the situation, they all lowered their heads and hid their smiles. They didn't want to tear their faces with Chu, but at the same time felt that the people of Chu would probably never stand up in this life, so there was nothing to worry about.

Mo Wen paused for a moment, stood up and said, I am Chu Zi's bodyguard, a small Chu person, if Zheng Hou really thinks that Chu people can't ride and shoot, why don't you let me try?

Everyone's eyes focused on Zheng Hou's darkened face, just when everyone thought that Mo Wen had hit the muzzle of the gun, Zhou Tianzi suddenly raised his chin to signal Zheng Hou to give him the bow in his hand.

Zheng Hou had dishes on his noodles but he still had to follow suit.

Mo Wen picked up a stone casually and threw it into the dense forest, startling a tree of birds flying away, he bent his bow and shot down two.Then draw the bow all the way, the third arrow will be the most successful arrow today, and the sky will be overshadowed by the colorful clouds.

Everyone held their breath and watched intently as the arrow flew out and stuck firmly into Zheng Hou's bun, like an iron hairpin.

Zhou Tianzi was the first to couldn't help laughing, laughing so hard that he almost fell off his horse.

Qibo grabbed the arrow and shook it twice, shaking the man's hair disheveled, and then laughed unkindly, "Marquis Zheng, sure enough, you are the most honorable prey. After all, no one in the world seems to dare to use an arrow. Shoot a prince.

Everyone present was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into laughter.Zheng Hou looked back at Tianzi Zhou, trying his best to put on a smile to match the atmosphere, while his face was dark and his eyes were cold, looking from a distance like a lunatic with disheveled hair.

Two days later, the banquet ended and the princes retreated one after another, but Xu Liwenyuan was left in Haojing. The reason was that the two carts of copper that were paid for the tribute were all exchanged for defective products.

Xu Liwenyuan knelt in the hall and waited silently.A man in a red shirt loosely slung over his shoulders walked over slowly, lay down in front of him, looked at the person in front of him with great interest, suddenly grabbed Xu Liwenyuan by the back of the collar and forced him to look up, quietly said, lonely Why didn't you know that Lao Chuzi had such a beautiful son as you?I didn't have anything around me earlier, this dragon chair can sit with beauties.

Xu Li Wenyuan straightened his upper body to look directly at him, and said in a clear voice, Your Majesty, the reason why I am going today is because of the transfer of the tribute copper. I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to accept the matter for ten days, and I will definitely find out the whole story and come to plead guilty.

"It's just two carts of copper. As long as you stay in Haojing, you will be named Marquis alone, no, Earl."

Joking words spread in the empty hall, and the door suddenly opened with a creak.A man in a black robe walked in outside the door, the long sword in his hand gleamed coldly.Mo Wen came step by step on the setting sun, like Yan Luo who stepped on the throne on the bones.

Zhou Tianzi glanced at him while lying on the ground, then leaned back with his hands on the ground, and said casually, "Gu is the emperor, who are you?"

Mo Wen stood beside Xu Liwenyuan, looked down at the so-called Son of Heaven condescendingly, and said coldly, as long as it is flesh and blood, it makes no difference to me, even if I kill you, I can still retreat today, you The three thousand imperial guards in the palace couldn't keep me.

"I heard that a handsome man suddenly popped up from the Tiger Devouring Army, which has always been dispirited. Is that you?"

Mo Wen silently looked at the disheveled person on the ground, noncommittal.

Zhou Tianzi smiled, and when he was about to get up, he found that the skirt of his clothes was stepping on the soles of Mo Wen's feet. He took out a dagger to cut it off, staggered back to the dragon chair, and asked with a smile, Chu Zi?Beauty?What do you think?

"May Your Majesty Rongchen ten days, will give you a satisfactory answer."

"Oh? Since you want to stay in Haojing, what's the difference between now and ten days later?" The people on the dragon chair laughed wildly.

The next second, a long sword flew towards and nailed into the floor, and the shaking of the hilt caused the entire hall to buzz.

Zhou Tianzi finally put away his casual expression, and said, half a month, if there is no result, come and see.

Xu Liwenyuan got up from the ground and bowed to leave. His legs were numb because of kneeling, and he staggered when he stepped out of the hall. Mo Wen stretched out his hand to help him, and lowered his head, seeing the cold light of the moon in the boy's eyes.

He just knelt for a long time, but that didn't mean he would keep kneeling.

"Mo Qing, if the unification of the world in the future requires someone to lead a million soldiers, are you up to it?"

Mo Wen responded indifferently, it was regarded as accepting the invitation to rebel.

The two of them went far away, when someone behind them shouted loudly, Ming Shuai, your sword!

Mo Wen walked forward without stopping, his figure shrunk little by little, and disappeared at the end of the long steps.From the very beginning, Zhou Tianzi was an outsider. Although he was born at the end that everyone wanted to reach, it is impossible to have his name in this battle of heroes.

The Zhou Dynasty is about to run out.