The two of them have already talked to each other to this extent. How smart is Zucuo, how can he still not understand? So he stood up, raised his hands and replied: "Prince and Master Fei, please rest assured that Deng and Chu Nai have been friendly neighbors for many years. No matter what happens, Deng will go all out to support the crown prince's successful accession to the throne. After returning to the country, he mistakenly decided that the prince's I want to report it to you!"
Fei Wuchang said hurriedly: "Fei will thank you on behalf of the prince!"
At this time, Xiong Zhen clapped his hands, and saw three young women walking out from behind the tent. They were all beautiful and beautiful. They came to Zhu Cuo with three trays of gold and silver jewelry in their hands. Xiong Zhen pointed to the treasures and beauties and said to Zhui Cuo: "These jewelry are special products of our country. The three singing girls were also selected by Xiong personally from dozens of singing girls. Now they are awarded to Dr. Zui. I don't know what Dr. Zui's intention is. how?"
Zhu Cuo said: "The prince has good intentions, how dare you disobey your orders? But before Cuo came here, I had heard someone say that there was a singing girl named Guoni in the prince's residence. She was very good in sex and art, and could be called the best among the best. Can I do that?" Let this envoy see you?"
Fei Wuchang smiled and said: "Sir Zhui is indeed a man of good temperament, and he has found out our prince's family background so clearly. Does your Excellency know? That is a rare treasure in our prince's house..."
Xiong Yan said: "Sir Zhui, don't listen to his nonsense. How can we have any rare treasures in our house? However, there is a geisha named Guoni that the master mentioned in our house. Because she has not been feeling well recently, she was not able to summon her. Besides, , Mr. Zhui is well-informed, what kind of strange things have he not seen? Since your lord is interested, how can I dare to be stingy? Come on, tell Guoni!"
In the blink of an eye, a geisha walked out from behind the tent holding a Yaoqin. I saw that she was born with skin like gelatin and a face like lotus. She was indeed better than the three women just now. She came in front of everyone, and after the ceremony, she played "Chu Song", which was indeed better than the music of nature. Then Xiong Zhen ordered her to come over and pour the wine. Zuicuo's eyes immediately swept over Guoni's body and never left her again. Xiong Zhen saw this in his eyes, remembered it in his heart, and immediately raised his glass and said: "Since Lord Zhui likes it, I will give this girl to you as well... Come on, cheers!"
Zhui mistakenly said: "Master Fei just said that this girl is a rare treasure in the prince's family. How dare you take away someone's love?"
Xiong Yan said: "Uh, what are you talking about, Mr. Zhui? What does a mere geisha mean? If Mr. Zhui is polite, you are looking down on me, Xiong Yan!"
Zui Cuo said: "The prince has said all this, how dare Zuo Cuo disobey?"
The three of them went back and forth until they were drunk and had a good time.
When I returned to Guanyi, I saw Guoni with tears on her face. Zuicou asked in confusion: "Girl, why are you crying?"
Guoni saw this and knelt down on the ground with a plop and cried: "Slave Guoni. Originally a singing prostitute in the prince's house. Now the prince has given this slave to you, and now you belong to you. Although I don't have the right to choose my destiny, I still have the right to choose my destiny." He is a human being. Since he is a living person, he will have seven emotions and six desires. When he thinks of sad things, he sheds tears..."
Zhui Cuo said: "I understand that you are crying for the one you love, right?"
Guoni said quietly: "So what if it is? So what if it's not? This is the fate of being a slave..." After saying that, she burst into tears.
Zhui Cuo said: "How can I not understand what the girl is thinking? In fact, I went to the Prince's Mansion on an entrustment. Miss Guoni, don't be sad, please raise your head and see who it is?"
Before he finished speaking, a young man appeared outside the door. He was older than his age, but he was strong-armed and vigorous. He was Ya Yuqi who had worked with Xiong Tong and Dou Bobi to open up Baipu and pacify Xingxi. Guoni couldn't help being startled, then rushed forward, fell into Yu Qi's arms and started crying, and asked for a long time: "Brother Yu Qi, is it you? Am I not dreaming?"
Yu Qi choked up and said: "It's not a dream, it's really me!"
Guoni cried: "Brother Yu Qi, I thought I would never see you again. After beating you and escaping from the arena, I was worried day and night. I dreamed many times that you were captured by them and beaten all over your body. It was injured, there was blood everywhere, and it was cut into pieces by five horses...When I woke up, the pillow was soaked with tears..."
Yu Qidao: "Why am I not the same? On the way to the expedition, I thought of you who suffered so much in the Prince's Mansion. I also thought about Chu Mountain in my dreams during the journey, and my shirt could not withstand the cold at night..."
Then Guoni said worriedly: "Brother Yu Qi, isn't the prince trying to catch you everywhere? Should we leave here quickly?"
Yu Qi said: "Don't be afraid. Today Yu Qi is no longer the slave who was driven and slaughtered by others, but a newly appointed general by the monarch..." Afterwards, the two of them knelt down and worshiped Zhu Cuo. The grace of salvation.
It turned out that after Yu Qi returned to the court with the army, he was always thinking about Guo Ni. At that time, he was about to go to the Prince's Mansion to find her, but was persuaded by Xiong Tong. Xiong Tong warned him that although he was now named Yajiang, he had been a slave in the Prince's Mansion and only joined the army after escaping from the Prince's Mansion. At present, the prince still holds the power with one hand, and he rushes into the prince's house rashly. What if the prince acts mischievously? The only way is to wait for the opportunity and try to rescue Miss Guoni... Xiong Tong and Deng Guo's official Zuo Cuo were old friends. I heard that when Deng Guo sent an envoy to conclude an alliance with Chu, it happened that Zuo Cuo was on his way to Chu. Hearing that the prince wanted to curry favor with Envoy Deng, Xiong Tong entrusted Zhu Cuo with the task of rescuing Guo Ni. When Zuo Cuo went to see the prince, he singled out Guo Ni and brought her to the post...
Many days passed in the blink of an eye. One morning during the court meeting, Shi Linggong Zheng Ruoyou declared loudly: "When the king comes to court, he should start early if he has the foundation, and if he doesn't have the foundation, he should retreat!"
I saw the senior official Fei Wuchang came out to play and said: "Your Majesty is here, and my minister Fei Wuchang has this memorial!"
Xiong Zhen said: "What is Fei Qing's family saying?"
Fei Wuchang said: "Now our Chu State is dominating one side, and the surrounding areas are surrendered. The Chu capital palace has been used for many years and has become obsolete. When a new palace is rebuilt, it can not only demonstrate the prestige of the country, but also show the strength of the Chu State, so that the surrounding areas and even the Central Plains will not dare to underestimate it." watch for."
When Xiong Tong saw this, he quickly went out to stop him and said, "No, no! Now we have just opened up Baipu and conquered Xingxi. We still need to cultivate and live up to achieve long-term peace and stability. Although Chu is becoming more and more powerful today, there is still a gap between the Zheng and Qi states in the Central Plains." . The construction of the new palace cost a lot of money and the national treasury is empty. However, the country's financial and material resources should be used to enrich the country and strengthen the army. How can it be vain and wasteful for the people and money?"
Prince Xiong Tong didn't wait for Xiong Tong to finish speaking, and immediately retorted: "A strong country should be reflected in its prosperity and style. The style of the palace is also a sign of a strong country and a wealthy people. Wouldn't it be unreasonable to receive envoys from various countries in a dilapidated palace? People laugh at you? With such a shabby look, who is willing to surrender?"
Xiong Tongtang: "In order to make the surrounding people surrender, in addition to virtue, we must also rely on the country's national strength, financial resources and other comprehensive strength, not on the style of the house or the luxury of the palace. Nowadays, national strength and financial resources do not allow the reconstruction of a new palace!"
Fei Wuchang said: "As long as we increase taxes, what's the difficulty in building a new palace?"
Dou Bobi said: "Drought in spring and flooded in summer, the fields failed to harvest, and the people were miserable. Increased taxes only added fuel to the fire. If building a new palace makes people resentful, how can we rejuvenate the country?"
Fei Wuchang said: "Now that the country is at peace and the people are at peace, the purpose of rebuilding the new palace is to enhance the prestige of our country. What is the purpose of all these obstructions? The monarch is above me, and I have my own rights to participate! As a deputy general, Dou Bobi couldn't keep himself clean when he opened up the Pu land. But he was greedy for beauty, violated the Pu people's prohibition against intermarriage with foreigners, forcibly married the daughter of the leader of the Pu village, and killed someone. He should be executed!"
Seeing this, Xiong Suan asked hurriedly: "Is this possible?"
Dou Bobi said: "I would like to report to the king that I failed at Miss Mo Xiang, but I did not forcefully marry her!"
Xiong Tong on the other side was even more angry at Fei Wuchang and others' behavior of confusing right and wrong, slandering and criticizing Dou Bobi. He immediately went out and said: "Fei Wuchang's accusations against Doctor Dou are completely fabricated and confusing right and wrong! Doctor Dou did not force anyone. Marrying the daughter of the leader of the Pu village, it was the village owner’s daughter Mo Xiang who was deeply in love with Doctor Dou. When she was rejected, she couldn’t think of anything else and took a short life. What does she have to do with Doctor Dou? Fei Wuchang, you are a thief, we will go through life and death outside. But you talk nonsense, gossip, and confuse the king. I will kill you, a traitor and traitor who talks nonsense!" After saying that, he grabbed Fei Wuchang's bra and punched him a few times.
Xiong Zhen immediately shouted: "Pull them away quickly! Xiong Tong, as a courtier, what's the code of conduct in the hall? Come on, drive Xiong Tong out of the hall!"
