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Chu Jiuge still met King Qi after all.

King Qi's untimely visit late at night disturbed Chu Jiuge's rare sound sleep. Although Yu Jingnian didn't want to let King Qi in to see Chu Jiuge, but he was the king of a country and an elder, even if Yu Jingnian didn't want to, Nor can it be disrespectful.

Chu Jiuge, who had just been woken up, frowned tightly, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the ceiling with blurred eyes.Even though he knew that he had to go to see King Qi immediately, he was still greedy for the leisure for a moment.

"You have a low fever, if you really don't remember it, I'll go and reject King Qi."

"No need." Chu Jiuge shook his head, "The old man is so determined to see me that he even sent his grandson here as bait. Even I don't want to be criticized."

King Qi is indeed old, and the grooves on his face are deep, but he is still tough and not confused.When Chu Jiuge visited Qi State many years ago, he knew that although the ruler inherited the throne from his ancestors, his mind and martial arts were by no means inferior to others.The former king of the Southern Kingdom, also known as Xi Sui's father, was a close friend with King Qi and was able to maintain peace for decades, so it is conceivable that King Qi was not a tyrannical and stupid king.

"The national teacher's complexion is not very good, but is he sick?" Seeing Chu Jiuge enter the room, King Qi was the first to speak. Chu Jiuge's etiquette was not bad at all, and he bowed to salute: "Return to the lord, it's okay."

No kneeling, no worship, just because of allegiance to someone else.

King Qi got up, personally helped Chu Jiuge to the seat, looked around at the dust, and said apologetically, "I can't meet the national teacher formally in the palace. In this troubled world, it is also a day of mourning for the whole country, so it is really not suitable for a big feast."

"Mourning? What happened in your country?"

"The national teacher has been to our Qi country a few years ago, and he must have understood the folk customs. The people of the Qi country have always been conservative and cannot accept the fact that the old country is about to change hands. Therefore, the whole country mourns and fasts."

"Time goes by, dynasties change, it's a normal thing, it just needs a process of acceptance. The king wants to say, this is why you used Qi Huanyu to stage this farce?"

Chu Jiuge didn't come to persuade him to surrender, it was Shen Huafeng's task, and he was so reckless, not because he was disrespectful to King Qi, but because he didn't want to use violence to solve the problem from the bottom of his heart.If he invaded Qi State with all his troops, massacred those who resisted him, and satisfied his ambition with bloody storms and wailing all over the sky, who would suffer the greater loss?

"I don't want innocent people to die, and I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but if the ending is the same, why use corpses to pave the way to the future?"

"Surrendering arms and opening the country's gates means that all the people of Qi State will be reduced to subjugated slaves. Under the regime of another country, they will always be inferior to others and let others do their best. As the king of a country, I love my people more than anyone else. , I don’t want them to be violated, I want to do my best to protect them, but the national strength is not enough, and their wish is to fight to the death, so how can I refuse, otherwise, the road paved with corpses will lead to my grave way!"

King Qi was very emotional. Chu Jiuge saw that his face was flushed, and he knew that what he said was a bit serious. This old king only thought about his people and deserved to be respected. He immediately poured a glass of water and put it on the table. In front of King Qi, I advised him not to get angry.

King Qi didn't know that Chu Jiuge didn't have any malicious intentions. He had seen from before that this boy had only one person in his eyes, but he didn't dare to believe that it was admiration. He always regarded it as awe and loyalty. Now it seems that Chu Jiuge Ge's affection has long since surpassed admiration, like an old couple, he just hopes that that person can get less blood on his hands and become a wise king.

"That's all... so far, I only hope that Nan Jun will treat the people and soldiers of Qi country well after I die. This is my only wish, and I hope the national teacher will fulfill it." As he said, he bent down to kneel.

How could Chu Jiuge bear such a big gift? He immediately reached out to help him, but because he forgot the injury on his hand, he almost cried out in pain. Seeing this, Yu Jingnian hurriedly helped King Qi up for him. Looking in the direction of Qi Huanyu behind him.I don't know when, the latter has slipped away quietly.

"Are you really an irresponsible lord, because you can't explain to the people, so you escape with death..."

King Qi smiled wryly, but did not answer.

"I will beg Xi Sui's subordinates to show mercy, just like treating Yan Guo. Your descendants will sit in the fief until the day his rule ends."

At this moment, Hua Yilian, who went to the city to find a nanny for the child, came back. I don’t know if she felt the pain of the imminent death of her relatives. The child was crying as badly as it was when it fell to the ground, struggling, not wanting time to pass, and parting 's arrival

King Qi smiled gratifiedly, took the child from Hua Yilian's hand, stroked the baby's face which was somewhat similar to Qi Huanyu's, raised his head to confirm that Qi Huanyu was indeed not present, and then continued: "If you want to come to the National Teacher, you will come sooner." You can guess the child's life experience."

Chu Jiuge didn't answer, it was a tacit consent.

In fact, he didn't feel anything about who this child looked like, he was only sure after seeing his extremely resistant reaction when he asked Qi Huanyu to identify it.

I am afraid that this child is the fruit left by Qi Huanyu's wrongdoing, and he himself was imprisoned in the prison by King Qi not because he trespassed on the Great Buddha Temple a few years ago. Axis misalignment.Chu Jiuge speculated that the child was most likely born in the land of fireworks. After learning about this, in order to eradicate the grass, King Qi sent someone to kill the child's mother after the child was born, but he didn't have the heart to kill the innocent child. After all, A young life is the offspring of his most important right-hand man.

Afterwards, in order to restrict Qi Huanyu's actions, the King of Qi imprisoned him in the prison. Not long after the child was born, Chu Jiuge also happened to come to Qi State from Yan State. Jiu Ge came to take care of her.

"Since the Qi State exists in name only, I might as well tell you about the child's life experience, otherwise, I'm afraid that even the last person who is willing to tell the story will die soon."

Chu Jiuge knew that he was referring to Qi Huanyu.

"Is he your son?"

King Qi smiled heartily a few times, and waved his hand to deny: "No, he is also the child I picked up. During a private visit in a micro-service. He was abandoned on the street, dying, surrounded by spectators. No one dared to go up to touch him, lest there would be some kind of disease. At that time, I didn't think too much about it. When I hugged the child, I found that he was still breathing, so I felt sorry for him and took him back to the palace. I know, he turned out to be a rare martial arts prodigy. In the future, he really became a general by his own ability and made great military exploits. I don't know how to reward him. He refused all of them. In the end, he actually chose The name of the country is the surname as a reward, and I swear to be loyal to Qi forever."

Chu Jiuge was amused by Qi Huanyu's early experience, "It's really his style of doing things."

"But what did I repay him... put him in the sky prison, tortured him, gave him scars all over his body, and left an indelible scar on his heart..."

"You have no choice but to protect him..."

King Qi waved his hand to signal that Chu Jiuge didn't need to excuse him, even he himself couldn't forgive the self who hurt Qi Huanyu who was regarded as his own, so why should he deceive himself and others?

That night, Chu Jiuge chatted a lot with King Qi, and finally when the sky was getting dark, King Qi set off for the palace, leaving only his old and tall back.

Chu Jiuge knew that once he left, he would never be able to see the rising sun again.

It's no wonder King Qi planned to meet him. If he didn't tell him these words, Qi Huanyu would really be buried in the tide of history.

"Are you still blaming the old man?" Chu Jiuge, with the help of Yu Jingnian, climbed up to the eaves of the pagoda, sat beside Qi Huanyu, and looked at Chenjing, the capital of King Qi, with him, and asked inadvertently.

"Am I qualified?" Qi Huanyu asked with a wry smile.

"I never realized before that your acting skills are so good. I even firmly believe that you hate King Qi."

"It's because you don't know me well enough." Qi Huanyu turned to look at Chu Jiuge's profile, pale and sickly, "Why are you wearing such thin clothes? The climate in Qi is not as warm as that in the south, and the morning dew in late autumn can be cold to the bone ..." As he spoke, he took off his coat and put it on Chu Jiuge's body, but when he saw the sleeping baby in the latter's arms, he immediately looked away.

This scene was watched by Chu Jiuge for a moment, but also helplessly in his heart.

"Is this child really born in the land of fireworks?"

"Yes."

"Could it be that a well-known general at home and abroad will go to that kind of place where people criticize?"

Qi Huanyu still smiled wryly, "Young and energetic, you always have to vent."

Chu Jiuge didn't answer, and after a long time, he spoke again, "Do you have any apologies for this child?"

"Yes. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have been born in troubled times, and if it wasn't for me, his mother wouldn't have died... In this matter, I really hated the king, hated him for killing that woman unreasonably , if I knew she was pregnant at that time, I would definitely marry her and let her suffer this kind of grievance."

"It seems that you are not as cold-blooded as the rumors say, and you can love." Chu Jiuge eased the atmosphere in a timely manner, so as not to let Qi Huanyu fall into excessive self-blame.

"I don't love..." Qi Huanyu rested his head on his knees overwhelmed, clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles turned blue. "I've never seen her before, I just..."

"But that woman must love you." As soon as these words came out, Qi Huanyu raised his head suddenly, and looked at Chu Jiuge in disbelief, as if he couldn't understand what he said.

"Women in the Fireworks Land generally don't give birth to children. When they find out, they will take medicine to abort, so as not to cause a lot of trouble. But she didn't, and she even gave birth to the child, which is enough to show the sincerity of her love for you. And King Qi, he regards you as his own son. If you have an heir, he will be happy. He can't wait to give this child a lot of money, so why would he kill his mother? I'm afraid... the woman died of a collapse of blood. To prevent you from being too sad, you suppressed the matter, I would rather let you live with hatred for him, than hope that you will be devastated in the rest of your life."

Having said that, Qi Huanyu had already burst into tears, looking at the flesh and blood in Chu Jiuge's arms, his hands trembling, it was hard to believe that the people who loved him had paid the price of their lives, and regretted that he hadn't figured everything out before.

Chu Jiuge could feel the pain in his heart, smiled slightly, and stretched out his arms: "You are his father, don't try to escape because of your apology to his mother, come on, hug him."