Jiang Heng came out with a smile, Geng Shu put on a single shirt and trousers, tied the robe with his hand, and quickly chased after him.
"Be careful," Geng Shu reminded.
Jiang Heng said: "Ying Guo will definitely protect my safety, otherwise how can I explain to the north?"
"Then tell me," Geng Shu said again, "what's on the way?"
Jiang Heng has always been puzzled. This mystery has not been solved yet, but this is the Ying Palace. If there are more assassins, where will King Ying's face go
Geng Shu looked at the guards in the Ying Palace, and observed the shape of the nearby buildings. Ying was indeed with the martial artist Yong, and he obviously neglected to practice martial arts, but even the ordinary guards in the palace also carried a noble son. In terms of temperament, only Jiang Heng and Geng Shu are casual and simple. Even if they wear Ying clothes, their whole body is unadorned. They are obviously strangers.
"Ouch! It's here!"
Jiang Heng stepped into the banquet, and the only thought was that Ying Guo would really enjoy it. King Ying was actually in the palace and built a hollow and roofed temple with extremely expensive colored glaze. The glazed pieces of light and color are spliced together in one place, and the circles are hollowed out lacquer pillars. The sun sets in the west, and the hall is full of lights, reflecting the brilliance.
Colored glass was mostly used to make utensils in the country, and King Ying actually used this precious material to build a ceiling with a radius of nearly two steps!
It was almost dusk, and the setting sun shone down from the ceiling, like a dream. Jiang Heng thought that the scene was really beautiful.
Seeing Xiong Lei with a good-looking woman in his arms, the woman was feeding him water. On both sides of the king's couch, there were the statues of vermilion birds that surrounded the banquet hall and looked up at the sky. It is still chilly in the alternating seasons of winter and spring, and the fire rises under the statue of Suzaku, making this wallless banquet hall as warm as spring.
Xiong Lei motioned to sit down, and Jiang Heng looked at the woman and thought that she should be the queen, most likely a concubine.
"Introducing you to know each other," Xiong Lei is tall and strong, holding the beautiful woman like a canary, "This is your future princess, Princess Mi Qingmi, my sister Wang Yimei."
Jiang Heng thought to himself, what do you mean by hugging Yong Guo's future princess, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and immediately looked at Geng Shu.
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Geng Shu looked at King Ying with disgust.
"You, you," Xiong Lei said, "who are you?"
Jiang Hengzheng explained that after listening to the beginning, Xiong Lei lost interest and waved his sleeves. Jiang Heng thought he was going to let Geng Shu retire, but Xiong Lei said, "Just sit down when you come, what you brought, you Sit down together."
Jiang Heng thought that King Ying would be easy-going, so he sat down with Geng Shu, side by side.
"The gifts we brought have all sank to the bottom of the river," Jiang Heng said apologetically, " , let my brother from Song County prepare another batch."
"What good things can you have in Yongguo?" Xiong Lei let go of the princess beside him, motioned for her to do her own thing, and laughed, "Just as long as you want!"
Jiang Heng smiled. Seeing this, Xiang Yu also came. He sat down a few hours after the other case. Intentionally or not, I looked at Geng Shu a few more times.
"I've been there," Xiong Lei added, "if you dare to do something in Ying, I will definitely give you an explanation. I have been sent by General Xiang to investigate, and the head of the assassin will be sent to you at that time. ."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Jiang Heng said.
"You have the final say!" Xiong Lei said cheerfully, "If you live, you will live. Come on! It's a feast! What are you waiting for?"
Xiong Lei scolded him and looked at the courtier, who hurriedly went out to pass the news and opened the night meal.
"Is His Royal Highness coming?" Xiang Yu said.
"He went to inspect," Xiong Lei waved his hand and said, "Wait for him, let's eat."
When Jiang Heng saw the night, just like Tian Tian, King Ying was not surrounded by ministers. Instead, there were a few simple things. One could imagine that Xiang Yu must be very trusted by Xiong Lei.
"I ran into an assassin," Xiang Yu said. "Isn't it hurt?"
Jiang Heng always felt that Xiang Yu was a little familiar, just like Xiang Zhou's relatives, as if there was a sense of intimacy between his words, his demeanor, and his gestures, but he wondered who he looked like.
Geng Shu replied for Jiang Heng, "No."
Xiong Lei thought about it, but after holding back, he began to doubt.
"What do you want to assassinate you?" Xiong Lei looked at Jiang Heng suspiciously.
Jiang Heng spread his hands and said, "Maybe it's Prince Ling?"
"That kid," Xiong Lei said, "As for that, no matter how much he hates you, he will still do something in front of this king."
"Your Majesty, Jiang Taishi is the descendant of the Geng family," Xiang Yu said. "It is normal to have an old enemy."
Xiong Lei remembered it and said, "Yes, yes, your father killed Changling-Jun back then!"
"Uh..." Jiang Heng should have responded as if he had been in a hurry, and looked at Geng Shu with restraint.
"Forget it, forget it!" Xiong Lei waved his hand, "The grievances of the previous generation, in the final analysis, have nothing to do with you. Haven't you met your father a few times? When I was an undercover agent in Anyang, I spent seven years in one bed, and my family was young. All can let you know where the road is."
Jiang Heng was immediately relieved. In fact, the reason for his departure from the country of Ying, he initially guessed that it was probably because of the blood feud of Lord Changling. However, Xiong Lei is the most indifferent monarch in the country so far. Maybe Changling Jun did not please him during his lifetime
The palace attendant carried a load of food. Jiang Heng thought it was for all the food in the palace, but instead, boxes after boxes were placed in front of him.
"It's... so grand," Jiang Heng said. "We both really ate so much."
"It's okay!" Xiong Lei said, "Eat whatever you want, it's yours."
Jiang Heng: "…"
The next step was to serve King Ying. The monarch followed the etiquette very much—the emperor and his courtiers met Fang and sealed the king. Military Attache Item Yu.
Jiang Heng really should have commented like this, saying that Xiong Lei was arrogant and arrogant, and the monarch respected him a lot; he said that he was humble, and finally came a sentence: "You Yongguo eat chaff and swallow vegetables, you are bitter. Enough life has passed, come to Jiangzhou, eat more!"
Jiang Heng held his forehead with one hand, speechless.
When Geng Shu grew up, it was the first time he had faced such a luxurious pomp, holding chopsticks and looking at the dishes full of cases, he was actually like a chopstick.
It was a "feast" that was eaten during the New Year's sacrifice a long time ago. Jiang Heng roughly obeyed and said to Geng Shu in a low voice, "Just start eating from the outside and towards your own direction."
Xiong Lei said: "It takes so many rules! The beginning of spring is coming, it's our new year, the watermelon at the end of winter, let you try it, come and eat."
Jiang Heng then began to put down his chopsticks. Xiong Lei tasted the same, and then asked, "I heard that Juiciao is very good at fighting. I really want to see him. Is your brother in Song County?"
Jiang Heng: "Yes."
"How old is he older than you?" Xiong Lei asked again, "He looks handsome?"
Xiang Yu said: "Since you are brothers, you must be a talented person."
Geng Shu spoke at this time: "His brother looks just like him."
With Geng Shu by his side, Jiang Heng smiled nonchalantly.
Xiang Yu added: "I heard that he is a master in marching and fighting."
"Yes, yes," said Xiong Lei, "I wanted to recruit him to be this king's sister-in-law."
Geng Shu hesitated.
Jiang Heng: "Uh... Earlier he said he wanted to get married too much, so let me tell him that he should stay in Song County for a while longer."
Xiong Lei said, "I live in Wuling. It's much better than where you live. You have a yellowish complexion and thin skin, and you have enough to eat. Do you have eggs to eat in Luoyan City?"
Geng Shu: "..."
Jiang Heng: "…"
Xiang Yu made a difference and said, "I heard that even the Daiwang is the opponent of Wang Zimiao. At the time of Zhongshan's battle, Zimiao was famous all over the world, and I hated that I was there, but I couldn't be there. Pay homage to your brother's demeanor."
Xiang Yu picked up the chopsticks, nodded and smiled, Jiang Heng noticed that even when he was eating, he was wearing the pair of black gloves on his hands.
Jiang Heng put one hand on Geng Shu's lap beside him and pinched it lightly, with a smile in his eyes, proud of him in his heart.
Geng Shu put his hand on the back of Jiang Heng's hand, tightened it tightly, and then separated the two hands.
Xiong Lei asked again: "He is obviously Geng Yuan's son, how come he has become a prince again? Then you are his younger brother, so naturally you are also a prince?"
King Ying obviously had almost no affection for Yong Guo, and Jiang Heng even heard that they didn't care about a group of barbarians in the north at all, so he had to explain to him that Geng Shu was like a He was adopted by Juicong as his adopted son, and the two brothers were separated for five years.
"Oh—" Xiong Lei said after listening, "That's the situation."
The corners of Xiong Lei's mouth twitched, his beard moved, and he asked Xiang Yu, "You fight with Zimiao, who will win? You will lose to him, right?"
Xiang Yu: "… "
Jiang Heng wanted to serve such a monarch, it's really hard for you.
It is obviously very difficult for Xiang Yu to answer this question. Just be modest, so as not to be looked down upon; stop boasting, the other side's younger brother is in front of him again.
"In terms of fighting alone," Xiang Yu said to Xiong Lei, "this minister is about him, and in terms of marching troops to fight... Maybe I've been leading the troops for a long time, and my experience is slightly better."
Geng Shu said indifferently: "I look forward to the time when you will have a discussion."
Jiang Heng said to Geng Shu, "I'd rather have the opportunity to learn from each other."
If we want to learn from each other, it is naturally a war to learn.
Xiong Lei said cheerfully, "You're right, you're right, this king wants to fight a war. Let's live a good life, what's there to do?"
Jiang Heng thought that I would believe in you. Back then, when his mother, Jiang Zhaoru, met Mixia and led an army to attack the East City of Yue, how could it have caused their family to be destroyed and Wei Wei to die
Xiang Yu said: "When Lord Changling was still alive in the past, he was really warlike. If there is a chance in the future, you can write a letter to the King of Juice and tell him that our king has always loved the people like a son, and would easily mobilize troops."
Jiang Heng nodded, but Xiong Lei added another sentence, saying, "It's the best way for a gentleman to talk and do something. If you have to spend it with them, all countries will die of poverty sooner or later. Look, you Yong Kingdom, Is it so poor that it is violent? Chaos? Poverty changes, that's it."
"How do I remember the meaning of 'Poverty makes change, change makes change'?" Geng Shu whispered in Jiang Heng's ear.
Jiang Heng waved his hand, indicating that he wants to talk. At this time, the palace attendant came to serve the dishes again, removed two or five small dishes, and replaced them with three or six small portions of meat.
Jiang Heng: "I have eaten, Your Majesty."
"Tast a little of the same." Xiang Yu said.
Jiang Heng has a headache when he sees so much meat. Although the single portion is limited, all of them are rare ingredients such as chicken shoulders, duck breasts, roe deer cheeks, deer tongues, and fish belly. Three or six servings add up to two or three. Jin, he had to bite the bullet and taste it.
"After eating, send it to Feng to eat." Xiong Lei explained again.
Jiang Heng hurriedly said: "Send these to the prince? I haven't touched it yet."
Xiang Yu smiled and said, "It's a dog raised by His Majesty, it doesn't matter."
Xiong Lei said, "Fenghuaxueyue, my children, in a few days, let's see if your dog is so cold in the north, can a dog survive? Can you keep a dog?"
Geng Shu: "..."
Jiang Heng said: "Dogs... Barely, we all keep bears in the palace."
"Oh!" said Xiong Lei, "bear is our surname! It is edible in Ying Kingdom!"
Xiang Yu said: "We also raise it, just on the back of the mountain in Jiangzhou, and send your bear here when it's empty?"
Jiang Heng saw that Geng Shu was really full of words, so he almost stopped, motioned him to be polite, and nodded with a smile.
"Eat some of this," Jiang Heng said in a low voice after giving him what he had eaten. "Speak with your mouth."
Geng Shu glanced at Jiang Heng, drinking and eating meat. After drinking, he continued, and after drinking, he continued. Jiang Heng said again: "Drink less, I can drink it."
Geng Shu said, "I've been a poor boy for so many years, so it's easy to follow you around, and there are delicacies from the mountains and seas to eat. Do you want me to drink more wine?"
Xiong Lei laughed and said, "Eat all you want!"
With a slight smile, Jiang Heng stopped him again and said, "Then you can drink." Then he poured him some wine.
During the banquet, Xiong Lei asked some more about Song County's customs, but he didn't mention the geese in the slightest, and he was obviously not interested in the north. Jiang Heng originally thought that King Ying would be like Prince Ling, and asked him for advice on the strategy of unifying the world. At least he also asked if the next step was to annex Liang and Yong, and when would the north and the south be divided... It turns out that he thinks too much, Xiong Lei cares about how much tax a person can pay him, what customs and specialties he can show off, and even his attitude towards Song County is only like that.
When Jiang Heng mentioned that there was a jade mine in Song County, Xiong Lei immediately remembered it and was in high spirits. Song County's special products have always been very popular with him. Just digging and digging in the spring, how long have you stopped?"
"It's been many years," Jiang Heng said. "When it was still called Wuling, there was a jade pit. Later, it gradually developed into what it is today. It was stopped for seven years. I really want to reopen the jade mine for His Majesty the King."
"Beautiful jade should be taken out to see the sun, it can be covered with dust." King Ying said again.
A hundred years ago, the jade wares in the emperor's dynasty were all provided by Wuling, and then the people gathered to develop to the current scale. When the jade mine is almost exhausted, the ore vein at the bottom will produce "black jade". The whole body of the black jade is black, but it shows a green and transparent appearance under the light. Made of jade, it is very precious among the five countries, and Xiong Lei naturally likes it.
"Although the troops stationed in Songxian County are Wang's troops, they are all Yong troops," Jiang Heng said. "My brother said that there is also a shortage of people to open the mines. If the country of Ying cares that Yong troops are stationed in Song..."
"It's a hindrance!" Xiong Lei said, "Just let them stay there. It's only 20,000 yuan. What effect can it make?"
Jiang Heng didn't expect that the problem would be solved like this, but as he expected, what King Ying wanted was Song Zou paying tribute to him, rather than sending the Ying army to occupy and deliver. This solved a big trouble.
After the staple food was served, even Geng Shu ate half of what he had eaten. Jiang Heng tasted it a little. After Xiang Yu finished eating, he asked him to pack the food box and bring it to his wife. eat. Xiong Lei casually moved two chopsticks and ate.
Then, there is a pastry at the end of the meal, and a bowl of green winter tea to hangover.
Jiang Heng: "…"
Jiang Heng's throat hit his throat after eating, and he was able to sit and drink tea. After a long time, the dim sum was withdrawn as it was, and it should have been sent to the dog. Jiang Heng was relieved, but he was a little worried, and kept looking outside the door, for fear that another food would suddenly come in.