Qi State Linzi.
In the palace, Qi Wangjian was lying on an exquisite leather couch with a melancholy look on his face, his head resting on a pair of slender legs. With a pair of delicate white hands gently rubbing his forehead, Qi Wangjian began to breathe in comfort.
Whether he admits it or not, Qi Wangjian's health is getting worse after all. In addition, he has to deal with many important state affairs every day. Qi Wangjian's body will naturally be unable to bear it for a long time.
"Is Your Majesty worried about the Prime Minister and Lord Tian's investigation of the assassin, or is he worried about Gui Hanzi?"
Li Fei asked.
As soon as the words fell, Concubine Li saw Qi Wangjian take a deep breath, sigh, and shake his head.
"Both!"
Qi Wangjian seemed to have a headache when he thought of these two things. The former was already feeling more pressure. Earlier, news of Qi Cheng came from Yangguan. Bai Yan used tricks to kill Jing Xia, and also made many people in Chu think it was him. Qi State secretly helped Bai Yan to drive Jing Xia and his Chu army out of Qi State.
At this time, Qi Wang Jian was even more unwilling to fall out with Qin.
Jing Xia was a member of the Jing family of the Chu State, and was a veteran of the Chu State with numerous disciples. Who knew that after the Qi State helped the Chu State, the Chu State would not hold a grudge after the Qin State was defeated.
Not to mention, among all the vassal states, the one that Qi Wangjian was least willing to ally with was Chu. He would even rather watch the Chu state perish. Qi Wangjian did not want to form an alliance with Chu in his heart.
Compared with other vassal states, fifty years ago, King Chu Qingxiang of Chu State wanted to occupy Qi territory, so he sent Chu general Nao Chi to lead his troops into Qi State in the name of saving Qi State. At that time, my grandfather still imagined that he could conquer Qi State. With the help of the Chu army to resist the Yan army, he appointed Nao Chi as the prime minister of Qi. Soon after, Nao Chi killed his grandfather, King Min of Qi. He not only took away the Huaibei land of Qi State, but also divided the land of Qi State with Yan State. , and the wealth of Qi.
Killing the King of Qi, seizing the land of Qi, and plundering the wealth of Qi are like thorns in Qi Wangjian's heart. Whenever reason tells King Qi that if Chu is in danger if he does not help Chu, these thorns will Remind King Jian of Qi how the Chu State wanted to share food and destroy their Qi State.
"If the king no longer arranges for other women, will he be betrothed to Bai Yan?"
Li Fei persuaded.
During this period, Concubine Li often saw Gui Hanzi coming to the palace and begging her father not to betroth her to Bai Yan. At first, she cried and cried in vain, but then she gradually became depressed and refused to eat all day long. .
Finally, the illness passed, and the king relented and agreed to Gui Hanzi's request.
"Hanzi is my daughter, and Bai Yan is the general~! They are a good match, alas~! Now I don't know who to marry. If Bai Yan misunderstands me and despises me, it will really outweigh the gain."
King Jian of Qi also wanted to find a woman who could replace Gui Hanzi and betrothed to Bai Yan as his wife.
During this period, when he thought that the fake tripod had been sent to Xianyang, and when he succeeded in driving a wedge between Ying Zheng and Bai Yan, Tian Ding would be able to persuade Bai Yan to return to Qi, King Jian of Qi couldn't hold back his emotions every time he thought of this. Anxious, wishing to see Bai Yan immediately.
"pity……"
Qi Wangjian felt a little regretful.
Among all the daughters, in terms of beauty, Chan'er is the most beautiful. Even Gui Hanzi can't compare with Chan'er. Moreover, when Chan'er was in Qi State, her reputation was well known to everyone. I don't know how many princes, kings and princes, They all wanted to marry Chan'er, but in the end, considering the relationship between Qi and Qin and the stability of Qi, they sent Chan'er to Qin.
How wonderful it would be if Chan'er was not married yet and was ten years younger!
Or there is another woman like Chan'er, who is not only born into a noble family, but also has a good reputation.
Previously, Qi Wangjian also had a candidate in mind, his clan brother's daughter Feiyan, but he was rejected instantly by Qi Wangjian. clan brother Tian Ding's beloved daughter Feiyan, her beauty is acceptable, but unfortunately her reputation...
Many people said that this girl lost the delicate beauty of Qi women, and King Jian of Qi remembered that even Gui Hanzi had been bullied by this girl since she was a child. She often came to the palace to cry, but because of her clan brother and being the king, , Qi Wang Jianfang never paid attention to it.
How could such a woman be Bai Yan's wife from the standpoint of Qi State?
"Your Majesty, what's the pity?"
Concubine Li listened to Qi Wangjian's words and asked curiously.
King Jian of Qi closed his eyes and did not answer Concubine Li's question. Now that the Prime Minister of Qin was assassinated, the murderer has not yet been found. With the character of a clan brother to protect his daughter, if the clan brother learns that he has had this idea, I am afraid he will have to nag him. Nao, for now, it’s better to let the clan brother investigate the case with peace of mind.
"Your Majesty, if Bai Yan returns to Qi, will General Qi Cheng be upset because of Bai Yan's previous plot? What's more, General Qi Cheng is the general of Qi. When Bai Yan returns, wouldn't it be..."
Concubine Li rubbed Qi Wangjian's forehead, suddenly thought of something, looked at Qi Wangjian on his lap, and asked softly.
When Qi Wangjian heard Concubine Li's words, he immediately opened his eyes.
"It doesn't matter, Qi Cheng is a sensible person!"
Qi Wangjian said.
Qi Wangjian was not worried about Concubine Li's worries. He still believed in Qi Cheng's character.
As for Bai Yan, in the eyes of Qi Wangjian, the more talented Bai Yan is, the greater his help to Qi Guo. This is why after hearing that Bai Yan killed Jing Xia, Qi Wangjian not only was not angry at all, but also nodded in his heart.
Thinking back to Bai Yan's great military exploits for Qin State in the past, what Qi Wangjian thought about when Jing Xia was killed by Bai Yan was not the anger of Chu State, but Bai Yan's return to Qi State. , Qi State no longer needs to be afraid of Chu State.
"Kings……"
Li Fei was about to say something when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the study, seemingly extremely anxious.
After a few breaths.
King Jian of Qi and Concubine Li saw a eunuch holding a bamboo slip and hurriedly came to the study.
"Report! Your Majesty! There is news from Xianyang of Qin!"
The eunuch reported to King Qi Jian and held up the bamboo slips in both hands.
"Give it to me quickly!!!"
Hearing the news from Xianyang of Qin State, Qi Wangjian, who was lying on Concubine Li's lap, stood up in a hurry, not caring about Concubine Li or the shoes on the ground. He came to the eunuch in a few steps and picked up the eunuch excitedly. Open the bamboo slip in your hand and look at it.
In order to wait for this news, Qi Wangjian could be said to have been thinking about tea and food for this period of time. He slept at night hoping that this news would be delivered to him as soon as possible.
Looking at the bamboo slips now, Qi Wangjian's heart was beating fast and he was extremely excited, as if he was watching the news that Bai Yan had returned to Qi.
However, according to expectations, according to Tian Ding's words, what should be written in the bamboo slips is that Ying Zheng was laughed at and Bai Yan was punished.
But just after taking a look, Qi Wangjian looked confused.
"Why does the news say that the big cauldron is the Jiuzhou cauldron?"
Qi Wangjian was a little confused and confused. Didn't his brother Tian Ding say that it was a fake tripod? It’s not Kyushu Cauldron at all.
Then why did the news from Xianyang say that the big cauldron sent by Bai Yan was confirmed by many scholars and old men who had seen the Jiuzhou cauldron to be the real Jiuzhou cauldron! ! !
Kyushu Cauldron! ! !
It’s really the Kyushu Cauldron! ! !
Qi Wangjian was confused, completely confused, his mouth slightly opened in astonishment, he raised his head and glanced ahead, then lowered his head and continued to read the news in the bamboo slips.
The Kyushu Cauldron is really the Kyushu Cauldron that my grandfather once owned, and...
Bai Yan found it under the roots of a giant tree that was about forty years old!
Qi Wangjian looked at the news in the bamboo slips, stared blankly in his eyes, and his breathing gradually became faster. When he saw what happened, when he learned that Bai Yan found the Jiuzhou Cauldron because of a dream.
Thoughts kept echoing in Qi Wangjian's mind.
What Bai Yan sent was the true cauldron!
It’s really the Kyushu Cauldron, the Kyushu Cauldron that my grandfather once buried!
Now, the Nine Provinces Cauldron is in Xianyang, Qin State! Yingzheng has already sacrificed to heaven!
…
As he thought about it, Qi Wangjian's breathing became more and more rapid. He looked around and found it difficult to accept this fact. He thought about the Jiuzhou Cauldron originally belonging to the Qi State. He thought about thinking about it day and night, waiting for Bai Yan to send the fake cauldron to Xianyang and being blamed by Ying Zheng. , and returned to Qi to serve.
As he waited for it day and night, and as everything came to nothing, Qi Wangjian gradually fell into a trance. All the excitement of the past few days turned into exhaustion in his heart in an instant.
Qi Wangjian felt his hands were empty, and suddenly found that everything around him was spinning constantly, and there was a faint exclamation in his mind.
"Kings!!!"
"Kings!!"
In the study room.
At first, Li Fei felt some numbness in her legs and feet, so although she wanted to read the news, she couldn't move. When Li Fei learned that the news was from Xianyang, she had already thought about how to congratulate King Qi Jian and what to say.
However, not even two breaths later, he saw Qi Wangjian looking at the bamboo slips. The joy on his face disappeared instantly, and he looked panicked and unbelievable. Then he stared and his expression kept changing.
Before Li Fei could recover, she saw the bamboo slips in Qi Wangjian's hand falling to the ground. Qi Wangjian looked dazed, took two shaky steps back, and then fell down.
Fortunately, the eunuch who came with the bamboo slips had not left yet. At the critical moment, he supported Qi Wangjian below who had already passed out.
"Go and call the doctor! Go quickly!"
Concubine Li's face was so frightened that she turned pale. She asked her maid to call the imperial doctor, and then they helped Qi Wangjian to the bed.
Seeing Qi Wangjian lying unconscious on the bed, Li Fei quickly picked up the bamboo slips on the ground and opened them. When she saw the contents in the bamboo slips, Li Fei's face changed drastically.
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In the government office of Linzi, Qi State.
Tian Ding and Hou Sheng were investigating the assassination of Wei Zhuang. After their unremitting investigation, they finally got some vague clues.
Just as the two were about to order someone to call the personal servant Wei Zhuang, they suddenly saw a palace guard hurriedly coming to the two of them.
"Prime Minister, Mr. Tian, Concubine Li, please go to the palace immediately!!!"
Palace Guard said while panting.
"What's the matter?"
Tian Ding frowned slightly. Some clues had been found here as to why Concubine Li wanted the two of them to go to the palace at this time.
Seeing the palace guard shaking his head to show that he didn't know, Tian Ding could only remain silent, sighed, put down what he was doing, followed the palace guard first, and went to the palace with Hou Sheng.
