spring and autumn officials

Ji Lin pardoned Hei Jian, who was a poisonous snake.

Ji Lin pardoned Shi Hou again, Shi Hou is a mad dog.

Ji Lin also reused Qi Lu, who was a small official in charge of water and fire in Zheng State.

Although many princes and high officials couldn't understand the new emperor's approach, it has to be said that Zhou Gong Hei Jian is a poisonous snake good at strategy, and Shi Hou is a mad dog who will not let go of anyone who bites.As for Qi Lu, Qi Lu is a person who looks harmless but can win by surprise.

Such a combination is a bit strange no matter how you look at it.

But from Qi Lu’s point of view, it’s not surprising at all. Isn’t it the same way you watch American and Korean dramas these days? Bringing some impossible people together can achieve some impossible things.

The matter of killing Weijun and pardoning Shihou shocked the entire Luoshi court, but because of the young emperor's bold and uncompromising style of speaking, the officials did not dare to speak, and the princes were all in danger, lest they become After hitting the second Wei Zhouxu, he died in an instant...

Ji Lin has never been so happy since he came to power. After Wei Zhouyu's incident, those princes who looked down on him, those princes who took a wait-and-see attitude, all became obedient.

In the words of Taifu Qi, if anyone refuses to accept it, let Shi Hou bite him!

Therefore, since Ji Lin came to power, he has never lived so peacefully, it can be said that he feels refreshed.

only……

Ji Lin also has his own worries, and that is Taifu Qi.

It's not that Ji Lin is bothering Taifu Qi, but Ji Lin always feels that Taifu Qi's thinking is unmatched by others, and every time it is beyond his expectations, for example, the matter of swearing allegiance to the sheep shoulder, Ji Lin I didn't think of it.

Ji Lin thought, if he knew more about Taifu Qi, maybe he could be as resourceful as Taifu Qi, and Ji Lin also wanted to know more about Taifu Qi.

It's just that now that he has entered the palace and became the emperor, he can only turn into a little dog after midnight before returning to Qi Lu's side. At that time, most of Qi Lu had already slept, and Ji Lin couldn't bear to wake him up.

Ji Lin wanted to know more about Qi Lu, so he turned his attention to Yayangjian.This Yang Yangjian always follows Qi Lu on weekdays, wishing he could never leave him, Qi Lu also trusts him very much, who is called Xiao Yang, who is quick in his hands and feet, and smart, he seems to be Qi Lu's right-hand man, without a single day I feel uncomfortable with the lamb.

Yan Yangjian must be the person who knows Qi Lu the best, so Ji Lin wanted to find an excuse to talk to him and ask him about Qi Lu.

At noon today, Ji Lin wandered out of the bedroom in the spare time. When the eunuch saw that the emperor was about to go out, he said, "My lord, I dare to ask where you are going? I will guide the emperor."

But Ji Lin waved his hand and said, "You don't have to follow."

"This..." The eunuch was a little hesitant. When the emperor went out, who didn't he hug him?

Ji Lin said again: "The widow walks around casually, and does not leave the palace."

Having said that, the eunuch could feel a little relieved, but he still couldn't put his heart in his stomach, but he couldn't disobey the emperor's will, so he had to stand where he was and watched the emperor leave.

Ji Lin left the Lu bedroom and went straight to the bus station. At this time, Ya Yangjian must wait at the bus station to pick up Qi Lu home after Qi Lu's shift in the afternoon. Ask about lamb shoulder.

So Ji Lin and his entourage came to the bus station, stealthily, furtively, wishing they could use their light skills to avoid those doctors and horse slaves coming in and out, so that no one else could see them.

squeak-

Yan Yangjian was in the building of the bus office, had just had lunch, suddenly heard the door open, looked up, quickly bowed down and said: "I pay my respects to the Son of Heaven."

"There's no need to be too polite." Ji Lin said, "I'm looking for you today, and I want to talk to you alone about something."

He said, looked around, and said, "Where is Shi Hou?"

Shi Hou is now a cavalry slave in the Taifu's mansion. He is said to be a cavalry slave, but Shi Hou is from the noble family of Wei Guoqing, so he can't drive a cart at all. very high.

Yan Yangjian replied truthfully, saying: "The little minister ordered Shiqi Nu to clear away the eating utensils."

It turned out that the little slave Shi Hou had gone to deliver the empty bowl after eating.

When Ji Lin heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It seems that there is nothing wrong with the widow sending Shi Hou to you to train/teach."

He put his hands together and said, "Thank you, the emperor, for your respect, and I will live up to the expectations of the emperor."

Ji Lin sneered inwardly, Shi Hou, a traitor, still has his day.The former master has become the servant, and the former servant has become the master.Besides, Ji Lin knew that this man, Ya Yangjian, had already given back his life to Shi Hou on the execution ground that day, so he owed nothing to each other. Jian is also a person who accepts death, so naturally he will not have second thoughts, and he will definitely teach Shi Hou severely.

When Ji Lin thought of this, he felt very refreshed, coughed, and said, "It seems that the stone rider will be back soon, let's take a chance to talk to the widow."

"Emperor, please." The sheep didn't dare to push his shoulders, so he immediately cupped his hands and asked the emperor to go first.

The two of them came out of the house and walked to the garden, just in time to take a break and talk.Unexpectedly, not many steps after they walked out, Shi Hou happened to pack up the empty food utensils, came back from a distance, and happened to see the backs of those two people leaving together.

When did the Son of Heaven become so close to Yi Yangjian?

Coincidentally, just after Shi Hou watched Ji Lin and Yan Yangjian leave "intimately", he saw Qi Lu coming behind him.

Qi Lu smiled and said, "Yo, Shiqi Nu."

Shi Hou's eyelids twitched, knowing that he was teasing him, he cupped his hands and said, "Teacher."

Qi Lu said again: "Where's my lamb?"

Shi Hou's eyelids twitched even more. In the past, the lamb shoulder was his own lamb, but time has changed, and the lamb shoulder has now become someone else's lamb. Only Shi Hou feels more in his heart. Be clear.

Shi Hou rolled his eyes, suddenly laughed, and said: "It's a coincidence that the Tai Tuo came. Just now, the emperor and Yi Yangjian went to the garden side, and I don't know what to say. It seems... the relationship is very close. of."

Qi Lu raised his eyebrows and looked at Shi Hou, and suddenly said, "Huh? Shi Qinu, have you ever smelled a little sour smell in the air?"

Shi Hou: "..."

Ji Lin and Yan Yangjian went to the garden for a walk. While walking, Ji Lin asked about Qi Lu's affairs, nothing more than whether the Taifu is in good health recently, what the Taifu likes to eat, and the materials of the Taifu's clothes. Enough or not, what does Tai Tu hate most.

Speaking of this, Yan Yangjian's eyelids twitched, thinking about what happened to the emperor, as if he was interrogating a prisoner, but he still answered truthfully, saying: "Teacher...Teacher hates other people's spoiling of food, and he doesn't like others to enter. his dining room."

Ji Lin suddenly felt a little pain in his heart, because two arrows hit Ji Lin's heart directly.

Ji Lin had wasted food, when he was making big buns, he made the flour flying all over the place, and later Ji Lin always liked to follow Qi Lu into the dining room, although he was kind to help, but in fact he didn't help much.

Ji Lin suddenly didn't want to ask any more questions. If he continued to ask, he might become the person the Tai Tuo hated the most...

Ji Lin simply said: "The widow will still discuss with the court for a while, let's go back."

The two started to walk from the garden to the bus station again, and came back slowly. When they came back, Qi Lu hadn't left yet, and was teasing Shi Hou.

Shi Hou is a martial arts practitioner, with sharp eyes and ears, he knew that Ji Lin and Xie Yangjian were back when he heard the sound of Chuan, but Qi Lu obviously didn't hear it.

Shi Hou's eyes moved slightly again, as if he had thought of some "insidious" idea.He saw Ji Lin and Yan Yangjian being so close, talking and laughing as they walked over, and saw a luggage cart that happened to pass by Qi Lu.

It stands to reason that the cart was actually far away from Qi Lu, and could not touch Qi Lu at all. Even if Qi Lu opened his arms, he might not be able to hit him, but Shi Hou suddenly said: "Teacher, be careful!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Qi Lu with one step, put his arms around Qi Lu's waist, and pulled him into his arms.

Bang!

Qi Lu didn't know what happened, he bumped his head on Shi Hou's chest, Shi Hou really lived up to his name, like a big rock, and it was a thick big rock, when Qi Lu bumped into his chest, his nose was sore, The eye sockets were red, and she almost shed physical tears.

Ji Lin walked over, and when he heard the word "be careful", he immediately looked over and saw Qi Lu lying on Shi Hou's body. Shi Hou's hands were still tightly around Qi Lu's waist, which was very thin. , looks like a wicker on weekdays.But although slender, it is very flexible and straight.Now that Shi Hou's big hand is pressing on the wicker stick, it's actually quite an eyesore!

Ji Lin didn't know why, but there was an unknown anger in his heart. It felt like the meat with water was put into the oil pan, and it exploded "crackling", and the oil splashed everywhere.

Ji Lin himself didn't realize that his face was so dark and hazy, like a rainy day, that he could almost wring out water, so he strode over immediately and pulled Qi Lv out of Shi Hou's arms.

Qi Lu didn't expect the emperor to come back, his eyes were still red, coupled with his gentle and gentle face, Ji Lin's heart skipped a beat when he saw that, even Ji Lin himself didn't know why his heart was beating like this, as if It is generally uncomfortable to suffer from a heart disease.

"Emperor?" Qi Lu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Lu pays homage to the Son of Heaven."

Shi Hou also said in a dignified manner, "I greet the Son of Heaven."

Ji Lin coughed, suppressed his nameless anger, and said: "I saw the Taifu and Shiqinu talking about something from a distance, I wonder if I can tell you?"

Didn't talk about any nutritious topics, Qi Lu doesn't like to make trouble, he is afraid of trouble in everything, but he is a bit wicked, he still likes to bully people, especially bullying those domineering people.

Shi Hou is undoubtedly a domineering person, the more domineering he is, the more Qi Lu likes to bully such a person.

That's why Qi Lu was teasing Shi Hou just now, and the sour taste he said was also different from what Shi Hou thought. The love of master and servant, after all, the loyal people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were not uncommon, and the sheep shoulder just met the various conditions of the loyal people.

The sour taste in Qi Lu's mouth is the sour taste of mutton shoulder serving others now, but Shi Hou heard that it was a different, more sour sour taste. Qi Lu's knife can be said to kill without blood.

Qi Lu hadn't answered yet, but Shi Hou had already bowed his hands, and said respectfully, "Going back to the Son of Heaven is not an important matter. The Son of Heaven takes care of everything and works hard for the world. How dare I speak out about these trivial matters? What about the ears of the Son of Heaven?"

A vein twitched on Ji Lin's forehead, he said it so nicely and respectfully, isn't it just whispering, don't you want to tell everyone?

Ji Lin snorted coldly, the meaning was a little unclear, Qi Lu was puzzled, the emperor seemed to be angry, could it be that the emperor was angry because he teased Shi Hou for not taking him with him?

Ji Lin looked at Shi Hou and said, "Yes, I almost forgot. That day in the prison, Shiqi Nu suddenly explained something. Now that Shi Qi Nu has surrendered to the widow, are you willing to say it?"

Shi Hou smiled, and sure enough, he looked at Qi Lu again, and Qi Lu thought it was even more strange, why did Shi Hou always look at himself when he mentioned this "understood", what did he look at himself for?

Shi Hou smiled inscrutablely, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, it's not enough."

"No?" Ji Lin chuckled lightly. The smile didn't reach his eyes, and he had the majesty of an emperor. In addition to his tall stature, the sense of noble majesty was even stronger. Enemy?"

Shi Hou was still respectful and respectful, and said: "Nowadays, the minister is a slave, and the Son of Heaven is not an enemy, but it still doesn't work. This is a secret, and the Son of Heaven needs to understand it slowly. A treasure."

cherish?Qi Lu didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Shi Hou's gourd, and what did it have to do with cherishing it?It has to be said that Shi Hou's words sounded like a big fool, and he couldn't let it out, but the more he said this, the more curious others became, even Qi Lu became curious.

Wei Zhouxu, the king of the state of Wei, was murdered for rebellion. This is a major event in the court, not to mention Luo Shi's major event. The entire Great Zhou Dynasty was also shaken by this event.

Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, the number of court meetings can be counted on one hand, and every court meeting can bring surprises to the princes and high officials.

The same is true for this court meeting.

There is a court meeting today, Qi Lu has to get up early, in modern terms it is 03:30 in the morning, he got up from the couch sleepily, his head was covered with sleepy hair, his eyes could not be opened at all, as if stuck together It's like a paste, and I can't eat breakfast. After all, the biological clock has not sounded at this time, my mouth has no appetite, and my stomach doesn't turn away.

Qi Lu sat in front of the banquet, stuffed two mouthfuls of porridge into his mouth, and held a spoon in his mouth. The sheep shoulder came in and urged Qi Lu to prepare to go up. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the grand teacher sitting in front of the banquet, sitting upright, and turned to have a look , fell asleep with a spoon in his mouth!

"Teacher..." Ya Yangjian was completely lost, shaking Qi Lu, and said: "Teacher, get up soon, I'm going to court, I'll be late soon."

"Master? Master?"

If it wasn't for Qi Lu's normal breathing, Yi Yangjian would have thought that he had passed out, and it was a problem for Tai Tuo to get up early.

There was nothing wrong with Yi Yangjian, Shi Hou waited at the door for a long time, it seemed that it was going to be late, Taifu Qi couldn't come out, so he had to stride into the house and said, "What's the matter? It's going to be late."

Yan Yangjian said: "Teacher is asleep, and I can't wake him up."

When Shi Hou sent the Taifu to court for the first time, he also encountered that the Taifu fell asleep and couldn't wake up. At that time, he thought that the Taifu passed out and wished he could call the medical officer, but now that he has the experience of the previous time, So much calmer.

Shi Hou walked over, without saying a word, directly picked up Qi Lu, strode out, carried Qi Lu to the luggage cart, and let him continue to sleep on the luggage cart.

"Hey..." Qi Luwu murmured in his sleep with a small dagger in his mouth, "Well, the couch... why did the couch shake? Was there an earthquake?"

Qi Lu didn't wake up until he arrived at the bus station, his face was startled like a dream, he fixed his eyes and saw that he had already entered the palace, he quickly put the dagger aside, straightened his crown and robe, and hurriedly got off the carriage .

Qi Taifu, who was sleeping wildly on the carriage just now, seemed to be a different person when he stepped off the carriage, looking gentle, modest and polite...

Qi Lu walked into the main hall of Zhichao and sat in his class. Soon the emperor Ji Lin came out, and everyone saluted. Ji Lin sat on the emperor's seat and got to the point as soon as he opened his mouth, saying: "Wei Zhou is bold Urge and treason has already been captured by the widow a few days ago, and the elder father's body is not yet cold, so such a rebellious thing happened, it really makes the widow feel chilling."

Ji Lin has already had experience in several court meetings. He is a smart person and is very good at drawing inferences. Now sitting on top of the court, he has become a real emperor. He does not need Qi Lu to draft drafts for him in advance, or even It can be performed on the spot without script.

As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm bells in the hearts of the princes present rang loudly. This time it was the princes who caused chaos, and the emperor brought this matter to the ruling court to discuss it. He must be beating the princes.

Qihou Lufu was the first to stand up, and immediately separated himself from Wei Zhouyu, cupped his hands and said, "Wei Zhouyu is rebellious, it is really a disgrace to my great Zhou, and this Wei Zhouyu has always been a madman. Protecting the country is orthodox, and today the son eliminates harm for the people, he is indeed a role model for us!"

Qi Hou Lufu was a smart man, he came out to disregard the relationship with Wei Zhouyu, and said that Wei Zhouyu was not a prince at all, so this time it can't be regarded as a rebellion by the princes, Wei Zhouyu is at most an abolished king.

Lu Gongxi also responded and said: "It is exactly that, the abolished king Wei Zhouyu was very angry, and our country of Lu has tolerated Wei Zhouyu for a long time. This time the emperor took action to put down the chaos of the abolished king. It is really a wise move. , A wise move!"

For a time, there were voices singing praises in the ruling court: "The emperor is wise! I am lucky to have a great week!"

Ji Lin raised his hand and unfolded the black sleeves of the Son of Heaven. The shouting of praise suddenly stopped, and everyone immediately returned to their seats and sat down.Only then did Ji Lin slowly say: "Now that the abolished monarch of the Wei Kingdom has been killed, the Wei Kingdom has no backbone to sit on the throne. What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the princes of all countries dared not speak. After all, it was the matter of the Wei State. Of course, they all wanted to annex the Wei State. The Wei State was in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Dongyi is much stronger, who doesn't want to swallow Weiguo?

However, Qi State and Lu State are in the east, separated from Wei State by several countries, and the closest to Wei State, and capable of "pointing fingers" to annex Wei State, is Zheng State.

But now Zheng Bowei didn't come to attend the funeral for King Ping of Zhou, so he is not in the Luo division, and Zheng Bowei's clan brother, Gongsunzi, is also a smart person, he can tell at a glance that there is something in Ji Lin's words, but the words are still there. He didn't open it, and Zheng Bo had a presumptuous heart before, and Ji Lin had already caught the little braid, that is, the transfer book in Hei Jian's hand, but he hadn't made trouble yet, so it was not convenient for Gongsun Zi to come out and grab the top spot. , for fear of igniting the upper body.

Calculated in this way, if we can get the country of Wei, there is a country that is strong enough...

The vassals felt a "click" in their hearts. Isn't this country the Luoshi King City?

Master Luo is right next to Weiguo, closer than anyone else.

The heart of the emperor is clearly revealed!

Sure enough, I heard Ji Lin say: "Wei State's abolition of Junzhou Yu is a rebellion, because the orthodox bloodlines in Wei State are intricate and have different ideas. If Wei State is directly governed by the Son of Heaven, we will not let Wei Zhouyu and other rebels Harm the people and poison the souls!"

The emperor directly governs!

The princes immediately burst into an uproar, and the voice of discussion could almost lift off the roof of Si Azhong's eaves in the ruling hall.

"The Son of Heaven wants to take back the Kingdom of Wei!"

"The emperor wants to take over the power of our princes."

"Directly under the Central Government? Gu really heard correctly?"

Qi Lu looked around and frowned slightly.He knew that Ji Lin was quite aggressive, and he would say what he said, but he didn't expect Ji Lin to be so impatient. You must know that hot tofu can't be eaten in a hurry. Now the military power in the world is divided into the hands of various princes, and the princes are extremely powerful. Ji Lin If you want to rule directly over the state of Wei, you have to use the meat of the princes' tripod, is that okay?

Speaking of the direct administration of the Son of Heaven, the most famous person is the famous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He took over the military power of the princes, implemented the decree of pushing grace, and ruled directly under the direct jurisdiction, with great power in his hands!

However, let alone a direct-controlled government, it took so many years and sacrificed so many doctors to implement the Tuen Decree to the end with a simple Tuen Decree that weakened the power of the princes.

now……

Ji Lin's rights are far from enough.

Qi Lu saw the chaos in the court, if he didn't come out to change the topic, ruling the court today might turn into a vegetable market.

Qi Lu immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Son of Heaven, it's the right time for summer hunting. I wonder if the Son of Heaven has any instructions?"

In the Spring and Autumn Period, hunting was a very solemn thing, not a simple merry-go-round. Every year during the La Festival, which is equivalent to the modern Spring Festival, the emperor would hunt in person and sacrifice the captured prey to the gods and ancestors. Come and pray for good weather in the coming year.

And this hunting, spring, summer, autumn and winter have their own specialties, and hunting is also necessary in summer. On the one hand, it is hunting, and on the other hand, it is also a military exercise.

Ji Lin is a very orthodox person. He doesn't like beauty or money. He just likes hunting. When he heard Qi Lu come forward to mention Xia Shou, it was obviously a step, so he followed Qi Lu's words: " That's right, Xia Shouxiang, I do have some ideas."

The matters directly under the central government were uncovered by Qi Lu wittily, and soon the Zhichao main hall gradually regained its calm. The princes all sat back in their seats and listened to the emperor's continued speech.

Xia Shou was Ji Lin's first hunting after he ascended the throne. In fact, it was equivalent to the first military exercise, so it had to be grand and magnificent.

Ji Lin squinted his eyes and said: "I was thinking about it. Anyway, I was going to go hunting. By chance, I heard that there are nine tripods and eight guis enshrined in the famous hall of Zheng State. It is very fresh and interesting. I have never seen it before. Why not?" Taking advantage of this summer hunt, I will go to Zheng State to investigate, firstly, to understand the people's sentiments, secondly, to watch the nine tripods and eight gui, and thirdly, to be able to hunt. How about that?"

Ji Lin suddenly said that he would go hunting in Zheng Guo and check the people's sentiments. This is not a matter of wind and rain.

First of all, Ji Lin planned to ask Guo Gongji's father to go to the state of Zheng by himself, and take the transfer book in Heijian's hand, to question Zheng Bowu, and force him to voluntarily give up the post of official, but Ji Lin was not very relieved, after all, Zheng Uncle has been rampant for a long time, and I am afraid that Guo Gongji's father alone will not be able to shock him.

Moreover, when Ji Lin ascended the throne, he urgently needs to establish his prestige. If he can use this incident to use the powerful Zheng Guo to establish his prestige, it will be worse than killing a Wei Zhouyu. All of a sudden.

Xia Shou needs to lead an army, but it is not a war. It is a justifiable excuse to send the army to the state of Zheng. With the army to accompany him, he is not afraid of Zheng Bowei's troubles, and the emperor Ji Lin can go there in person. Why not for?

The princes looked at each other in blank dismay, and all looked at Gongsun Zidu, the pedestrian of Zheng Guoda, who was present. Hearing this, Gongsun Zi also had an idea in his heart.

The emperor jokingly said that he was going to the state of Zheng to see the tripod.

In ancient times, the tripod was both a food vessel and a ritual vessel. There were nine tripods in the Zhou Dynasty, which were enshrined in the Ming Hall, representing the majesty of the emperor of Zhou.The gui was also a vital ritual vessel in ancient times.The system of the emperor is nine tripods and eight gui, the system of the princes is lower than that of the emperor, according to etiquette, it should be seven tripods and six gui, and the tripod food of the officials continues to decrease.

However, Zheng Guo enshrined the Jiuding and Bagui, which is equivalent to the Jiuding and Bagui enshrined by the emperor, which is already a manifestation of arrogance.However, Jilin's eldest father, King Zhou Ping, was rather docile when he was in power, so he didn't dare to challenge Zheng Boxu, so he kept turning a blind eye and let Zheng Guo enshrine Jiuding Bagui.

In the eyes of other princes, this is the shame of Zhou Tianzi.

Now that Ji Lin has caught Zheng Bowu's braid, he wants to threaten Zheng Bo to voluntarily resign from his position as a nobleman, and secondly, he also wants Zheng Guo to cancel the enshrining of Jiuding Bagui.

Ji Lin half-jokingly said: "Guo Zheng's traveler, I'm going to Xiashou in Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo won't welcome you?"

Gongsunzi was called by name, stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The Son of Heaven is the head of the world, and the whole world belongs to the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven wants to come to the Kingdom of Zheng to hunt, it is up to the Son of Heaven to decide. How can I say that? The only thing that a child can do is to respectfully wait for the emperor to drive, and that is enough."

I have to say that Gongsunzi is so eloquent, everyone can tell that Ji Lin is going to Zheng Guo to make trouble, but Gongsunzi is saying that Zheng Guo is a loyal and loyal one, looking forward to her husband's return home. Like my little daughter-in-law.

Ji Lin laughed, and said: "Okay, Mr. Zheng Guoda said it well, I like to see you very much, so it's not as good as this... Duke Guo."

"Father Ji is here!" Duke Guo Ji's father immediately stepped out of his seat and bowed his hands respectfully.

There was a slight smile on Ji Lin's handsome face, he had already learned how to smirk like an emperor, and said: "I will leave it to Duke Guo to arrange the hunt for Zheng in summer, please trouble Duke Guo to arrange the hunting itinerary." and guard matters."

Guo Gongji's father immediately said: "Ji's father is loyal to the emperor and dare not trust him, please rest assured!"

Luo shi's court meeting can be described as thrilling.

A few days after Ji Lin's court meeting, the news of Xia Shou had reached the state of Zheng, faster than the emperor's order. It was Gongsunzi who sent his cronies to send a letter to the old city of Zheng.

Old Zheng City, within the Zheng Palace.

Mr. Zheng Bowei sat on the monarch's seat and looked down at the senior officials in the class. The senior officials were lined up on both sides, one row was from Zheng Guogong's family, and the other row was from Zheng Guoqing's family.

Standing is not popular in court these days, so everyone is sitting, but right now, all the dignitaries are standing up, not because they are too respectful, but because they are too disrespectful, the officials are excited, It seems to be arguing about something.

The Qing clan and the Gong clan quarreled, and there were only two people in the court who did not stand up. One was Zheng Bowu, who was sitting on the monarch's seat, and the other was the leader of the Qing clan, Zheng Guoguo, who was sitting in the first class.

"The new emperor is coming to Xiashou of Zheng Guo, the army is dispatched!"

"The emperor also said that he wants to see the nine tripods and eight guis of our Zheng country! This is clearly a threat!"

"Hmph, it's not all your Qing clan who caused trouble for you, and insisted on supporting that muddy Wang Zihu to be on the throne, it's better now! The emperor ascended the throne, and Wang Zihu died somehow, and the three-year-old child believed that he died of illness! "

"Our Qing clan? Where are you from the Gong clan? In the end, it wasn't the Gongsunzi who relied on his status as a big pedestrian, who actually cheated on others and blatantly helped Maotou Xiaoer to rise to power, which made Zheng Guo fall into the current dilemma. point!"

"It's the Qing clan's fault!"

"Is there nothing wrong with the public?"

The Qing doctors are all dignified people, but now they are like thugs in the market, making a lot of noise, almost fighting between words.

Ji Zhong glanced at the noisy officials, and then at the gentleman sitting on his hands, closing his eyes and resting his mind, standing still, as if he hadn't heard anything, he frowned slightly and said, "Masters, listen to what Zhong said. .”

As soon as Jizhong opened his mouth, the opposing clans began to show their power again, and said sarcastically: "Your Majesty, our country is in a dilemma now because Jizu is not greedy enough. I heard that as long as the monarch favors only one person, it will inevitably lead to big troubles." Disaster, please also ask your majesty to abolish the position of the minister of Jizu Kingdom!"

As soon as Doctor Qing finished speaking, Mr. Zheng Boxu, who was sitting on the monarch's seat, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were like wolf eyes, cold and without any warmth.

Zheng Bowusheng didn't speak, but his eyes were not angry and pretentious, and he scanned all the people present. The angry doctors who stood up and scolded each other suddenly felt chills down their spines. Go back to your seat.

"Hmph." Zheng Bowu smiled instead of anger, he gave a cold laugh, and suddenly smashed the crown on his head to the ground.

Crack - crack! !

Mian Yan rolled down from the monarch's seat along the platform, terrified the officials, and everyone quickly fell silent. They all kowtowed to the ground and dared not speak out.At this time, no matter if they were from the Qing clan or the Gong clan, their movements were all uniform, as if they had been negotiated.

Zheng Boxu's voice was gloomy, and he said, "Okay, then I'll let you be the king, too!"

After he finished speaking, he got up directly and walked out of the inner hall.

No one dared to speak in the court for a while, they all knelt on the ground trembling, silent like a cicada, no one dared to get up after kneeling for a long time.

rustling—

It was the sound of clothes hem rubbing, the first person to get up was Ji Zhong, he stood up from his seat, bent down to pick up the crown on the ground, without saying a word, he left the court room and headed for Lu's bedroom.

Ji Zhong was holding the crown, and when he came to Lu's bedroom, the eunuch knelt tremblingly on the guest steps of Lu's bedroom, and didn't dare to say a word. Seeing Ji Zhong, he seemed to see his relatives again, and walked on his knees. Before, said: "Master Ji, you are here! Go in and have a look at your majesty. You are so angry that no one can persuade you. If you have a headache, how can you live!"

Ji Zhong quickly helped the eunuch up and said, "Zhong will go now."

Ji Zhong pushed open the door of the Road Sleeping Hall, and saw a mess, pieces of bamboo slips were flying everywhere, smashed to pieces, and the whole hall was silent.

Jizhong walked into the inner room with the crown in his hand, and he saw Zheng Boyu, the case was overturned, the bow and dagger hanging on the wall fell to the ground, and bamboo slips and ear cups were everywhere.

As for Zheng Bowusheng himself, he was lying on the couch with his eyes closed and his head propped up, seemingly calm, but his slightly heavy breathing betrayed Zheng Bowusheng, so he must be very annoyed at this moment.

Ji Zhong walked over, held the crown, put it on the table, then knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Zhong is incompetent, it is a great crime not to share my worries for my lord."

Compared with those officials outside who are eager for quick success, Ji Zhong's voice can be regarded as extremely gentle.

Zheng Bowusheng slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and rubbed his forehead, Ji Zhong hurried over, knelt on the side of the couch, rubbed Zheng Bowusheng's forehead, and said: "Your Majesty, don't get angry, if the headache recurs, What should us old Zheng people do?"

Zheng Bowu said hoarsely: "Sooner or later, I will be pissed off by the court officials."

Ji Zhong said: "Your Majesty, don't say that."

Zheng Bowu sighed, and said in a faint voice: "I can't bear to die alone. None of Gu's sons are successful, and none of Gu's subjects can surpass Gu. If Gu's headache relapses one day, it's true Let go of it, I, Zheng Guo, can be regarded as..."

When he said this, he didn't say anything more.

But I have to say that Zheng Boweisheng's ideas are very accurate. Zheng Boweisheng was the earliest overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, but he can only be called the Spring and Autumn Period Little Overlord, not as good as Qi Huangong, the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.Why?

Because Zheng Bowusheng had no capable people and strange people, and it cannot be said that there were no capable people. Ji Zhong, Gongsun Zidu, Ying Kao Shu, Yuan Fan, Zi Feng, which one was not a famous celebrity in the world at that time?However, none of these celebrities can compare with the five heroes of Duke Huan of Qi's period, and they are still inferior in rank.

It is actually a good phenomenon that the monarch is strong but the courtiers are weak. Logically speaking, Zheng Bowei was born to be king, not hegemony, but it is a pity that Zheng Bowei lived and died early, while his sons did not. A climate.

The princes suffered a lot of humiliation at the hands of Zheng Boweisheng. Once Zheng Bowei died, the other princes treated Zheng Guo in a retaliatory manner, and started wars against Zheng Guo one after another.

Ji Zhong rubbed the forehead of Zheng Bowu, and said: "The new emperor swears to stand up, and his intention is very obvious. He just wants to cut off the title of the king, the nobleman, and Zhong dares... I would like to plead guilty and go to Luoshi."

Wu Sheng squinted his eyes and said, "Are you willing to go to Master Luo? What are you doing?"

Ji Zhong said in a low voice: "Zhong is willing to bear the crime of usurpation."

Zheng Bowusheng squinted his eyes for a while, finally closed his eyes, and said: "Your loyalty, Gu knows, you can rest assured, Gu will not hand you over."

Ji Zhong seemed to have been seen through by Zheng Bowusheng, and he lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. It's just... where is Master Luo?"

Zheng Bo smiled faintly, and suddenly said in a nonchalant way: "I heard that the emperor loves to meet people who can cook, is there such a thing?"

Ever since Ji Lin said that he wanted to rule directly under the ruling court, the princes felt very uneasy. Logically speaking, now that King Ping of Zhou has been buried and the funeral is over, the princes can go back to each country and find their own mothers, but None of the princes left, as if they had made an appointment, they lived steadily in the posthouse.

The most painful thing was Qi Lu, because Qi Lu was the most favored person in front of the emperor, so all the princes went to Qi Lu to inquire about the news, and asked Qi Lu, what kind of thoughts did the emperor really think? Do you want to cut off the titles of the princes?

Qi Lu didn't dare to go out these few days, but he didn't dare to stay in the Taifu's mansion, because those princes would come to visit, there was only one place, and it was a good place, and that was the dining room of the royal palace.

The princes are all arrogant, so they will not enter the dining room. Even if they know that Qi Lu is hiding in the dining room, the princes are unwilling to enter the dining room to chase Qi Lu.

Qi Lv plunged headlong into the dining room, which can be regarded as a paradise for refuge.

Today Qi Lu was going to take refuge in the dining room again. He had just walked a few steps when he suddenly met a graceful woman. When he saw it, he immediately wanted to avoid it. Isn't that Zheng Ji?

Zheng Guo's team didn't leave, and Zheng Ji didn't leave either, they stayed in Luoshi together, who knew that it was such a coincidence that they met "ex-girlfriend" Zheng Ji.

Qi Lu wanted to turn around immediately, but unfortunately