Jiang Heng usually did not leave the palace, and as soon as he took a step, Ju Cong sent people over. He really took them seriously, so he had to go back with Tai Taki first.
Today is a big difference from the past. Three days before the winter solstice, several key officials of the central government all took their seats, waiting for the return of Prince Taki and Jiang Heng.
Lu Ji and Guan Wei seemed to have gone through a round of discussions first, and the two looked at Jiang Heng together.
"Where's Juicy?" Juicong asked.
"It's still finishing the city wall," Jiang Heng replied, "coming soon."
"Close the door," Juicong instructed, "I'll tell you later."
Jie Gui stepped forward to close the gate of the palace, and stayed outside. Jiang Heng looked around, Wei Zhuo, Lu Ji, Zhou Rong, Zeng Song also came, and Guan Wei, this battle was truly unprecedented.
Prince Taki also noticed, nodded to Jiang Heng, the two separated, and Prince Taki sat beside Ju Cong.
"Two things," Juicong said, "are the methods you suggested, and the parties must be made clear."
Jiang Heng and Guan Wei exchanged glances. Although the old and the young never exchanged messages in private, they couldn't understand each other any more.
"I would like to listen carefully," Jiang Heng said.
Zeng Song looked at Jiang Heng with concern.
Juicong said: "I have decided to accept your proposal and notify the four countries in the customs in the spring, and hold a five-nation alliance meeting in Yubi customs."
Saying that, Juicong picked up the golden seal like a gavel, slapped it on the table, and made a sound of swallowing mountains and rivers: "At that time, the solitary king will personally present the golden seal of the upper kingdom and divide the four kingdoms."
Jiang Heng nodded and said, "This is the best way."
"This is a way out of nowhere." Juicong said, "After our careful decision, to occupy Luoyang, there is no more suitable strategy than this."
Jiang Heng didn't interrupt. Once the four countries in the south began to fight and the war came together, Juicong would immediately leave the border and occupy the land.
"Besides that," Guan Wei said, "the messenger sent out has returned."
"What messenger?" Jiang Heng couldn't remember the messenger.
"A messenger allied with the Ying Kingdom." Guan Wei said.
At this time, the outside world Jie Gui said: "His Royal Highness has come down."
"Let him in." Juicong said.
Geng Shu entered, glanced at everyone, Juicong pointed to Jiang Heng's side and motioned him to sit.
"We are talking about forming an alliance with the Ying Kingdom." Prince Taki said to Geng Shu.
"Oh." Geng Shu replied, this had nothing to do with him, and he didn't care.
"What are the conditions?" Jiang Heng said.
"The conditions are harsh," Juicong replied. "They are negotiating a covenant with Dai Guo. Faced with our alliance requirements, Ying Guo has a choice, I understand."
Jiang Heng said: "I'm more curious than with us, what are the conditions for their alliance with Daiguo?"
"Ji Shuang married Ying State," said Lu Ji, "the two countries use Ba land as a buffer. Ying State supports Dai, Dai and Zheng are the in-laws of his mother's uncle, and Zheng and Liang depend on each other. In this way, the four countries will once again be united."
"This is Zhao Ling's proposal." Jiang Heng said.
"I don't know." Ju Cong said, "Ying Guo's request to us is three points, two of which are related."
Jiang Heng frowned, and Juicong said indifferently: "So, the solitary king must also inform him. For Dayong, it is very important. Next, let the prime minister speak."
"First of all," Guan Wei said, "Ying State requested that the Yellow River be demarcated as the boundary, and Song County should return to Ying. The details of the rest of Guan's division of Liang Fazheng can be discussed."
"What a big breath," Geng Shu said coldly, "Can you eat it?"
No one answered, Song County had been sealed to Geng Shu, which meant that the other party blatantly came to ask for Geng Shu's fief.
"Secondly," Guan Wei did not comment on the first item, "to marry the country of Ying and send a royal family to marry the princess of the country of Ying."
"I remember that there is no princess in Ying Kingdom," Jiang Heng said, "but it's not a problem to temporarily seal one."
"Third," Guan Wei said, "Send Master Jiang to Jiangdu as a pledge. After the two countries finally divide the world equally, the protons can be released back."
Geng Shu instantly roared, "No!"
Jiang Heng was in shock, but when he was yelled at by Geng Shu, he was startled before he could think clearly.
Juicong said: "This matter is too important, the solitary king can't ignore the wishes of the parties, everyone will go back and think about it carefully, just like this, let's go first."
It was night, and Jiang Heng was still in shock.
"Why me?" Jiang Heng doubted.
Geng Shu didn't speak, his face was gloomy, he returned to the dormitory and sat down first, Ying Guo's request was too rude, he wanted both his fief and his younger brother.
But there was another trouble that followed. Ying Guo proposed a marriage, and the target was the royal family, so who would marry? Saying this in front of Geng Shu today, the most suitable candidate is naturally him.
Otherwise, will Tai Taki marry the Princess of Ying? His marriage must have been arranged by Juicong.
"I won't give them Songxian County," Geng Shu said, "and I won't marry the princess of Ying Kingdom. My marriage is my own decision."
Jiang Heng laughed. It was the first time he heard the words "I am in charge of the marriage", and he suddenly noticed a certain little girl of Geng Shu.
"Did you like Ji Shuang?" Jiang Heng thought about it, and there was only one possibility.
"Of course not." Geng Shu replied inexplicably, "What does this have to do with Ji Shuang?"
Jiang Heng sat on the case, puzzled, and stared at Geng Shu. He always felt that something was wrong with Geng Shu recently, and his curiosity about him far exceeded today's discussions.
"Brother," Jiang Heng said, "I didn't want to marry Princess Ying, I just asked, what kind of person do you want to marry and spend the rest of your life with?"
"The First Cause of All Realms"
This is the first time the two brothers have formally discussed the topic.
"I don't know." Geng Shu said bluntly, "No, I know, I don't want to get married, I think it's enough to be like now, guarding the family and living a generation. Heng Er, Woolen cloth?"
Jiang Heng said, "Then the Geng family... have no descendants. Have you ever thought about it?"
"Isn't it still?" Geng Shu said, "If you have a child, you can adopt one to me. I will raise it for you... No, we are always together, who will raise it, is there any difference?"
Jiang Heng was speechless, he really didn't think about getting married.
"What if I don't want to get married?" Jiang Heng said.
"That's even better." Geng Shu said, "I think of you sleeping beside another person's pillow every night. Although I know it's inevitable, I'm still a little... a little lonely, but it's my own business. Ignore me."
Jiang Heng: "…"
Geng Shu has always been straight in front of him, Jiang Heng has always known that he has a strong desire for monopoly, and only towards him. But when he heard this, he was still very moved. He thought that time had changed them a lot over the years, but he never thought that the deepest part of Geng Shu was still the stubborn and stubborn guy, as if he had never changed.
"Then the Geng family..." Jiang Heng always felt that this was not very good. After all, he was influenced by the books of sages and sages he had read, and his path was different from that of Geng Shu.
"What's the matter?" Geng Shu said, "The people of the world are your children. You said this yourself."
Jiang Heng was suddenly enlightened by Geng Shu, but he didn't expect Geng Shu to see this more thoroughly than he did.
"That's right," Jiang Heng said, "then don't force it."
Geng Shu seemed to hold his breath and said, "It should be like this."
Jiang Heng said: "Then we have to let Tai Taki go... Oh, no, I still have a good idea." Jiang Heng showed a mischievous smile.
Geng Shu: "?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Heng ended the topic naturally. He still didn't know why King Ying had targeted him among so many people and asked him to be a proton. Is it possible? Naturally it is possible. The reform is coming to an end, and everything is going according to plan. Next, it will be the rest period of Yong Kingdom.
But Geng Shu still has something to say. He had been avoiding Jiang Heng's eyes before, but now he finally looked directly into his eyes.
"Heng'er," said Geng Shu, "there is only one you in me, and there is only one me in me. I will go wherever I go. I have thought a lot these days. Between us, I can't hold other people anymore, of course, this is just my brother... I think so. I don't know... "
Jiang Heng's face became hot after hearing this. This was not the first time that Geng Shu had said this to him.
"Yes, yes," Jiang Heng laughed. "What he said is right, what he said is correct."
Geng Shu: "..."
Jiang Heng had already made up his mind, changed the subject, and said to Geng Shu, "If I go to be a proton, I will also go to the country of Ying, we are still together, can we go?"
Geng Shu's expression obviously wanted to say something, but when Jiang Heng asked this, he was suddenly stunned.
"Okay." Geng Shu didn't think of this way before, but what name did he go under? Now that the Yong Kingdom's army was disarmed and returned to the fields, the tribes were settled, and he was no longer needed for the time being.
Jiang Heng thought for a while, then looked at Geng Shu solicitously: "It's okay."
"Okay," Geng Shu repeated, "I'm happy with that."
"Then I'll talk to your father tomorrow." Jiang Heng said, ready to start his prank. He knew that Juicong was plotting against him, and he had to be a proton, because he proposed the idea of peace talks, and in order to promote the unification of the world, he had to solve it himself.
Although he didn't know why Juicong was so persistent in trying to plot against him, he always had a way to deal with him.
The next morning, Jiang Heng walked out of the garden, still thinking about it.
"I don't understand." Jiang Heng said to himself.
"There seem to be a lot of things I don't understand recently?" Jie Gui followed behind Jiang Heng and said, "It seems that Xiao Taishi sometimes gets confused."
Jiang Heng stopped and looked back at Jie Gui.
"Do you want to go?" Jie Gui heard Jiang Heng and Geng Shu's conversation last night. He must have made a decision to see Juicong today.
"Will you go?" Jiang Heng said.
"The queen mother sent me all away," Jie Gui said, "Go, of course I'll go."
Jiang Heng said: "That's not a good idea. Although the war is over, there is no one to kill the Prince and King Yong. I think it's better to stay in the palace."
Jie Gui said: "Sure enough, he still hates me. This little guy who holds grudges, wants to come to the Lin Hu people after the incident, and he always hates me. If Brother follows, I will only get in the way."
"It's not the reason," Jiang Heng looked at Jie Gui, and said, "although you are really in the way." He knew that Jie Gui was missing in the middle of the night last night, and he was mostly going to report to the Queen Mother Jiang, so he decided to listen to Jie Gui's opinion.
He faced Jie Gui in the corridor and asked, "What do you want to teach me?"
"Whoever it is," Jie Gui said, "makes a great contribution to the rescue of the capital, and asks the East Palace to obey him, it will not make people feel at ease. If I was juicy, I should be eager to get out as soon as possible. Don't come back either."
"So that's the case," Jiang Heng understood, nodded and said, "I didn't think about it in this direction, I understand."
"So what?" Jie Gui looked down at Jiang Heng condescendingly.
"So you have to be an interesting person." Jiang Heng said.
He walked to the imperial study room and saw that the guards at the door were guarded, which was a little different from usual.