"Your Majesty, I have prepared a table of wine and food for you, waiting for you to come and sit in the restaurant, please."
As soon as King Yi ordered someone to tie the horse, he saw Cun Zhao holding him diligently. Without saying a word, he took him into the tavern. As expected, the door of a room was open, and there was a table in front of him, which was enough for five or six people to sit around. There is a round table for people, with delicacies and wines spread on the table, and several people waiting on it.
"I'm afraid I can't bear Si Jin's hospitality." King Yi smiled at him.
"You and I are both clansmen, why should we be offended!" Cun Zhao said nonchalantly, picking up a pair of chopsticks and handing them to him: "For the sake of the prince, I specially put on these ivory chopsticks, you can use them as long as you like. "
After hearing this, King Yi quickly declined, but he couldn't resist Cun Zhao's enthusiasm and had to take it. Cunzhao still didn't sit down, so he opened the wine flask for him, lowered his body and poured a full bowl, and after saying a few words of greetings, he sat down across from him.
After all the etiquette was over, King Yi was extremely hungry and was about to use his chopsticks to eat. Suddenly, he heard a shout from the door: "Get out!" Both of them were so frightened that their hands shook.
Cunzhao showed displeasure, looked up and looked outside the house, and shouted: "You and other postmen can just guard the door safely. Why are you shouting? Don't you know that Prince Yi is eating?"
After hearing this, the postman quickly came over and reported: "Cun Sijin, a man insisted on breaking into the building. We couldn't stop him, so we had to yell at him, please forgive me!"
"Who is that person?" Cun Zhao asked.
"He claims that his surname is Liu and his name is Shuzhai. He is a private school teacher in Prince Yi's residence. He wants to meet you, sir."
Cun Zhao tilted his head: "King Yi, is what Shuzhai said true?"
King Yi smiled and said: "Mr. Shuzhai was invited by me to teach my children. He is very talented and knows all the classics and history. He is also a handsome man. Regardless of his common name, he is really a distinguished guest."
"Since there is such a person, you must meet him!"
Cun Zhao immediately ordered the postman: "You can't stop him, let him go to the house to talk!"
The postmen only said so, so they had to disperse and let Liu Shuzhai come to visit him.
"I paid homage to Cun Zhao!" Liu Shuzhai bowed deeply to Cun Zhao with a smile on his face.
Cun Zhao saw that he looked gentle, so he was not vigilant. He stood up and said, "King Yi is a talented and learned man. If you can be treated as a guest by him, I guess there must be something extraordinary. Come here, show Mr. Liu quickly." liquor!"
"No, no need," Liu Shuzhai stepped forward to stop Cun Zhao, "Xiao Ke has never been greedy for the things in this cup in his life, not even a drop. Besides, I have to go on my way tomorrow, so I would like to thank you for your kindness. .”
After hearing what he said, King Yi suddenly remembered that incident. He put down his wine glass and stood up solemnly: "Yes, I have to go on a journey tomorrow. It is not appropriate to drink alcohol and eat less food to avoid abdominal pain."
For some reason, Cun Zhao suddenly panicked, but he regained his composure after a moment. He smiled at King Yi and said, "Are you planning to leave tomorrow? I think it's too early, but you can rest in the post for a few more days. You and your soldiers After traveling for several days, they are exhausted both physically and mentally, so let them rest and rest.”
"Then...how long can I rest?" Liu Shuzhai raised his eyes slightly and looked at him.
"As long as you are willing to live here, you can rest for as many days as you like?" Cun Zhao was still very enthusiastic.
"Whatever?" Liu Shuzhai seemed to hear something fishy, his eyes were sharp and he frowned, "Cun Sijin, you are here on orders from the emperor. Has the emperor not yet set a date for the audience?"
Cun Zhao's heart was suddenly shaken. He glanced at Xu Zhai in disbelief and muttered to himself: "How can a teacher be so cunning!" I thought he was asking innocently, but he dug a big hole for me to jump into...'
He thought about his words for a while and replied nervously: "Mr. Shuzhai's words are really strange. The Holy Spirit's decree was given before you came. How could the date of the audience be determined at that time?"
"Oh I got it……"
Liu Xunzhai nodded, and then bowed to King Yi: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, after dinner, you can write the news of entering the inn into a document and submit it to the emperor."
"Hey, what are you doing?" Cun Zhao pinched his beard and his tone became more serious, "I don't even know this, why bother King Yi? The memorial has been handed over."
"When the edict comes out, please inform King Yi in time." Liu Shuzhai said.
"It's natural."
The conversation between the three was not pleasant, and it was so disturbing that Cunzhao was not in the mood to eat the big fish and meat, so he let King Yi eat it all. King Yi gradually felt uneasy, and did not pay attention to the banquet, so the delicious food on the table was left cold. The two of them just exchanged some sarcastic remarks and said goodbye because it was getting late.
Cun Zhao felt depressed and returned to his military camp - this place was next to the inn. Because there were too many soldiers and horses, he had to go outside to rest.
He summoned Shi Xiu to discuss secretly: "I met with King Yi today. That prince is outspoken and unprepared, so it is easy to deal with him. However, the man beside him, Liu Shuzhai, has a lot of eyes. He is very suspicious of us and tests us with words. Although He claims to be a teacher, but in my opinion, he is the mastermind in Prince Yi’s palace! Unless this person is removed, I’m afraid Lan Shidu’s plan will not succeed.”
Shi Xiu Shen was not impatient and said slowly: "The prince has told you not to use the sword. There will be no blood on the sword, and the word 'except' cannot be said."
Cunzhao sighed: "King Yi is the one we will accuse of treason, why not kill him first and then report him?" After saying that, he walked around the camp several times, and finally couldn't bear it any more. Huo Di pulled out his sword in front of the case and said, " ' A loud sound, crisp and clear.
"You..." Shi Xiushen looked back at him nervously.
"I have made up my mind!" Cunzhao turned around, the flames from the candlelight flickering in his eyes, "First, I designed a trap to kill Liu Shuzhai, and then launched a mutiny to kill all the subordinates brought by King Yi! Then we can We have King Yi firmly under our control, and it is up to us to decide whether he will rebel or not!"
"Sir, do you think it's a bit suspicious to be the Secretary?" King Yi returned to his dormitory, locked the door and windows, and asked Xu Zhai carefully.
"That's right," Liu Xunzhai nodded firmly, "That guy's hesitant words are really suspicious. Considering the relationship between the prince and you, it is very likely that he contacted these gang members behind the emperor's back to deal with you secretly. "
"Kill me? What a joke!" King Yi laughed loudly, "Unless that bastard King Xu was unconscious, how could he plot to kill me? Killing a vassal king would be an earth-shattering event. How could he hide it at that time? The Emperor? He is not Liu Zhennian who has all the power. The Emperor is suppressing him!"
"The solution may not be so simple and crude," Xu Zhai shook his head and smiled, "What will you do if you are framed by some means?"
"This..." King Yi finally began to worry.
