I'm a bully in troubled times

After following Jiang Yu for many years, Gongsun Ke is not a fool, so he stopped talking when he heard the words.

And Jiang Yu walked towards Qi Ranming who was sitting on the peach tree and playing the flute.Since Qi Ranming came to Luoyi, his interest was not too high. When he arrived at the post house, he sat on a tree and played the flute.The score was probably written by Qi Ranming himself.

He could feel that Qi Ranming was a bit different here, and some indescribable thoughts were revealed in the sound of the flute.It is clearly mid-spring, but it reveals the lingering sadness of late spring.

Jiang Yu walked under the peach tree, looked up, and said with a slight smile, "It's getting late, the journey has been tiring, aren't you tired? After dinner, let's take a rest. Take me out tomorrow Go around and enjoy the spring scenery of Luoyi, how is it different from Jicheng."

Hearing this, Qi Ranming jumped down from the tree and said, "There's nothing to do here in Luoyi, it's not as good as Jicheng."

"Not as good as Jicheng?" Jiang Yu asked back.

Qi Ranming smiled and nodded.

Of course, not only Yan was the only one who came to offer condolences to King Zhou, but almost all the vassal states would come, some had already arrived, and some were on their way.Qin State, Zhao State, and Zheng State are relatively close, and they have all arrived, while some small countries in the east have not yet arrived.

Only one country, Chu, which is already king, will not come.Chu State did not send anyone at all.

Basically, all countries come from the monarchs, such as Qin, Zhao, and Song. The princes in the country are left to preside over the government, so Guangling Lord and Zhongli Lord did not come.The situation in Yan State is special, so Jiang Yu and Ji Chunshen came together.

Old acquaintances also saw a few, such as Zhao Di and Shi Xiang.Both of these two were feudal lords assigned by the King of Zhou last year, and now that the King of Zhou has passed away, it is reasonable for them to come to express their condolences.Otherwise, Jiang Yu really suspected that they would not come either.

And Jiang Yu and the others wanted to stay here, and mourn King Hui of Zhou together after the other vassal states except Chu arrived.Only then can we return to Jicheng.

The next day, Qi Ranming still took Jiang Yu out.

It has been more than 600 years since the Duke of Zhou ordered the Eastern Conquest to quell the rebellion, and then built Luoyi.Hundreds of years of history make Luoyi have a strong sense of history, blue bricks and black tiles, eaves layered on top of each other, patchwork, walls several feet high, towering ancient trees surrounded by several people, everywhere.

Luoyi in February is not like Yan, it is already very warm.The spring breeze is ten miles, the singing orioles and the dancing swallows, the small bridge and the flowing water are flying red.There are dancing pavilions and singing platforms, there are rain beating pear blossoms, and there are painting boats listening to rain sleep.

The two walked along Luoshui.On the banks of the Luoshui River, there are smoked willows and painted bridges, scattered people, and the scenery is pleasant.There are also many legends about Luoshui in history, such as "Luo Shen Fu" written by Cao Zhi.

Qi Ranming listened to him start telling those weird stories again, with a smile unconsciously on his face, but he listened very seriously.

However, the world of the two was interrupted by an unexpected guest not long after.

The uninvited guest was tall and burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was very flexible. He suddenly jumped in front of the two of them from nowhere, looked at Qi Ranming with a smiling face, and shouted, "Brother? It's you!"

Before Qi Ranming could move, Jiang Yu stepped forward and blocked him.

"Your Excellency...?"

Zhan Xia took a look at Jiang Yu and said with a smile, "You are Suiyang Lord Jiang Yu, right?"

Jiang Yu nodded: "It's right here."

Zhan Xia said: "I am the king's guard, we have met before."

Jiang Yu frowned slightly, and heard Qi Ranming say behind him: "His name is Zhan Xia, he is the man I met in Rao County back then, the one I told you about, the one I dug him out of the pile of dead people. "

Only then did Jiang Yu remember.

"It turned out to be the king's guard, I'm sorry." Jiang Yu said lightly, "I don't know what your Excellency is here for?"

For Ji Zhong, Jiang Yu was still very upset.So for Ji Zhong's people, he certainly won't have a good face.

Zhan Xia said: "I'm here to find my brother."

Qi Ranming smiled, patted Jiang Yu's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, Zhan Xia won't hurt me."

Qi Ranming found a nearby gazebo to sit down and talk to Zhan Xia.Ji Zhong probably didn't instruct Zhan Xia to come to him alone.

Jiang Yu sat next to Qi Ranming.

"I thought brother would never go back to Luoyi again." Zhanxia hadn't seen Qi Ranming for a long time, and was a little excited, "I didn't expect brother to come back again."

"Will my brother stay in Luoyi for a long time this time?"

Qi Ranming said: "I just came with him to express condolences for King Hui. After the condolences, I will go back to the country of Yan and won't stay for long."

Jiang Yu was very satisfied with the use of back characters.

Zhan Xia was suddenly disappointed: "Brother, can't you stay a little longer? I only saw you once, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Qi Ranming smiled: "What am I doing here?"

"The king often mentions you to me, but he still misses you," Zhan Xia said, "When you came yesterday, the king told me about it. But he didn't allow me to come to you, I came secretly .”

After hearing a few words from Zhan Xia, Jiang Yu realized that this was a child with no heart, straightforward and simple, and he relaxed a little.

After a few words of persuasion, Zhan Xia realized that it was really impossible for Qi Ranming to stay in Luoyi again, so he had no choice but to stop mentioning it in frustration.With his IQ, he doesn't quite understand why Qi Ranming and Ji Zhong fell out.

But when Zhan Xia looked at Jiang Yu, he immediately felt a bit apprehensive, and asked, "Is it because of him that I don't want to stay in Luoyi?"

After Qi Ranming paused, the corners of his lips curled up, and he said, "It's not just that, even without him, it's impossible for me to stay in Luoyi."

But Jiang Yu was not happy: "What's wrong with me, do you or your master have any opinion on me?"

Zhan Xia said: "Your Majesty said, Mr. Sui Yang is a man with a different appearance, he looks like a beautiful man, but he is actually a villain in the interior."

Qi Ranming raised his eyebrows slightly: "What did he say?"

Zhan Xia nodded.

Qi Ranming snorted softly, and said disdainfully: "He is probably talking about himself, if he judges others by himself, he feels that everyone is the same as him."

Jiang Yu didn't know whether he should be angry with Ji Zhong for speaking ill of him behind his back, happy that Qi Ranming defended him, or sympathetic to Ji Zhong for having such a secret guard.

Qi Ranming scolded Ji Zhong, Zhan Xia never dared to intervene.

Zhan Xia only whispered: "No wonder the year before last in Rao County, I told you to go, but you didn't go, but stayed in the firewood house, so I planned to follow Suiyang Lord a long time ago."

"The year before last?" Jiang Yu looked at Qi Ranming.

Qi Ranming suddenly felt guilty.

Zhan Xia said angrily: "You locked my brother in the firewood room the year before last, and I went to rescue him and he still didn't leave!"

Jiang Yu recalled the situation at that time, looked at Qi Ranming, smiled again, and asked: "I remember when I asked you, you said you have no accomplices?"

Qi Ranming: "I had already left Luoyi at that time, I am no longer Ji Zhong's person, so of course I can't be regarded as an accomplice!"

Jiang Yu rubbed Qi Ranming's hair and smiled: "Well, it doesn't count."

His movements were intimate and natural, and Qi Ranming didn't hide, on the contrary, he was very used to it, which made Zhan Xia stare straight at him, a little confused.

In fact, he always thought that the relationship between Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming was the relationship between master and subordinate just like Ji Zhong and him.Now it doesn't look like...it doesn't look like it?

Saying goodbye to Zhan Xia, Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming played around the Luoshui River for a while, and didn't go back until evening.After another two days of waiting, all the vassals and states who came to mourn had arrived.

After the death of the emperor, he went to the funeral on the seventh day and was buried in the seventh month.When they came, they had already entered the funeral but had not yet been buried.King Zhou Hui's body lay in a seven-layer coffin, which was parked on a hearse. The hearse was painted with dragon patterns, and the top was made into a roof shape.

Under the auspices of Ji Zhongdi, all the princes and kings mourned King Zhou Hui and sent a funeral.This funeral is also very particular, what and how much to give is customized, and there can be no mistakes.According to the regulations, the Son of Heaven was presented with money, six horses, five silks, including three silks and two silks, [-] feet each, and one piece of embroidery.

After worshiping King Hui, that night, Ji Zhong held a banquet in the palace, inviting the princes and kings of the various vassal states and other envoys.

Jiang Yu took Ji Chunshen and Qi Ranming with him.

Because of King Hui's new funeral, there is no music in the palace, so there are no silk and bamboo orchestras, and no singing and dancing.When he arrived at the palace in the evening, Jiang Yu lacked interest, and only wanted to finish it as soon as possible so that he could return to Yan Kingdom.

However, unexpectedly, this Ji Zhong was not a peaceful master, and had to do a lot of things before leaving.

During the dinner, Ji Zhong came late, and Zhao Di, Shi Xiang, Qin Hou and other princes and kings were sitting and waiting for him. After Ji Zhong came, he smiled and offered a glass of wine to everyone, and then announced the start of the banquet up.

Jiang Yu suspected that Ji Zhong was not in the right mind.

Why did he dare to provoke these princes and kings?

During the dinner, Ji Zhong said some long-winded polite words, but Jiang Yu didn't listen too much, and kept talking to Qi Ranming in a low voice.Until Jiang Yu heard that Ji Zhong had mentioned King Chu.

"The widow is very grateful to the ministers for coming all the way, but why didn't you see Marquis Chu?" Ji Zhong glanced around the table.

Naturally, Ji Zhong is still called the Marquis of Chu, and it is impossible to call him the King of Chu.

After Ji Zhong said these words, the lively atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly cooled down.Everyone heard that Ji Zhong was going to make a fuss about the state of Chu, but the princes and kings of several big countries were not afraid of Ji Zhong, and listened to what he had to say.

After Ji Zhong asked, he didn't get an answer, and he didn't need to answer, so he said to himself: "I heard that the Marquis of Chu has recently gone against the law, disrespected the destiny, disrespected the emperor, and dared to call himself king. I don't know Have you ever heard of this matter?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one answered Ji Zhong's words.

But at this time, a suave man stood up during the banquet. The man was over forty years old, but he had a fair face, good bones, and a beautiful beard under his jaw.It was Song Hou Ziyan.

He bowed to Ji Zhong and said, "It's well known that the Marquis of Chu is rebellious."

When someone answered, Ji Zhong was slightly satisfied, and continued: "In this case, I will announce something here, and please don't refuse."

Song Hou said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

Ji Zhongdao: "The widow is determined to send troops to crusade against Chu in March."

"You are all ministers of the humerus of my Great Zhou Dynasty. The royal family has treated you well these years, and it is rarely useful to get you. Now that the Chu thief is blatantly claiming the king, it is clearly provoking Tianwei. If you are not punished , Where is the dignity of my royal family? Where is the law of my Great Zhou ancestor?"

"I don't know, gentlemen, what do you think?"

I don't think so.This is probably the common aspiration of everyone.

However, Song Hou stood up again, and said: "Your Majesty is right, and I also think so. Chu Hou is so rebellious, he deceives the king today, and tomorrow he will flatten our country. Therefore, I am bold enough to ask you all. Your Highness, attack Chu together."

Last year, Song State was almost destroyed by Chu State. Naturally, he felt hatred in his heart. It is very possible that all the vassal states will join forces to attack Chu, so that he can avenge Song State's great hatred.

"Qin Hou, what do you think?" Song Hou turned to Qin Hou.

Besides Song, Qin was the one that Chu fought the hardest last year.When the Jin State was in full swing, the relationship between the Qin State and the Chu State was relatively harmonious. Unexpectedly, when the Jin State fell, Chu State turned its face and launched a war against its former allies.

Although Qin State did not suffer heavy losses like Song State in the battle with Chu State, it always lost a lot, so Fa Chu must be counted as one of them.

"His Royal Highness Song Hou is right." Qin Hou said, "Rebellious ministers and thieves are punished by everyone."

With the approval of the two princes and kings, Ji Zhong was slightly happy, and hoped that things tonight would go well.Ji Chong continued his efforts and asked other princes and kings: "What about the other lovers, what do you think?"

Calling all the princes and kings together to attack Chu, Jiang Yu gnawed on a rabbit leg, feeling a little absurd in his heart.Ji Zhong could really encourage everyone to attack Chu together, so he changed his surname to Ji.