Yingdi has a clear sky for thousands of miles, and crosses the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains. Outside the Yubi Pass, there are thousands of miles of wilderness, but the mountains are like the backbone of a giant beast that fell in ancient times, desolate and majestic.
Nearly half a month later, it was snowing lightly in Luoyan City. Although it was the beginning of spring, there were still at least three months before the time of planting.
Juicong always felt that he had something to confirm.
He walked quickly into the Peach Blossom Palace, where the Queen Mother Jiang was drinking medicine.
"How's your mother's injury?" Juicong asked as soon as he sat down.
"It's almost there," said the Empress Dowager Jiang, "Master Gongsun came and prepared some new medicines for me. The king should not recite more, and focus on the affairs of the court."
The reform has been carried out, and the effect is very good, and the Yong Kingdom is reviving at an unprecedented speed.
"My son has something to do," said Juicong, "I want to ask my mother for help."
The Empress Dowager Jiang said lightly: "I know you are here at this time, and it will not be gossip, so let's talk."
Juicong raised his head and looked at his biological mother with a suspicious look in his eyes.
The Empress Dowager Jiang said, "Is there anything else we can say between the son and the mother?"
Juicong said: "The date of the federation is set for the fifth day of the fifth month. At that time, I need Jie Gui to accompany me to the meeting, but I heard from the palace recently that Jie Gui doesn't seem to be here?"
Empress Dowager Jiang glanced at the screen, Jie Gui walked out from behind the screen and nodded towards Juicong.
Juicong was stunned for a moment. When he received the news, he immediately rushed to the Peach Blossom Palace to confirm that Jie Gui was in the palace, so who was the assassin sent by Wei Zhuo to kill Wei Zhuo in Jiangzhou City
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Jiangzhou is 3,000 miles away from Luoyan, sleepless, starry night, and it doesn't mean that you can't come back. It's just... Since he went to Jiangzhou, he should stay there.
Juicong suddenly became a little confused, could it not be him
Empress Dowager Jiang: "Did you hear?"
Jie Gui: "Well."
Empress Dowager Jiang: "Then go."
Ju Cong didn't say more, and looked at Jie Gui. He was wearing a spotless, stabbed customer service, and his face was a little tired, and he couldn't tell whether he had rushed back to the Lama Temple temporarily.
The Queen Mother Jiang said again: "By the way, Your Majesty, since you are here, let's talk about a few things together."
Juicong was about to get up and sat down again, silent. Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Jie Gui said a few days ago that he is also getting older. First, he will serve your brother, then you, and Taki'er, and then I will send him to serve Jiang Zhao's child..."
Juicong knew what it meant when he heard the words, and said, "I don't want to stay."
Jie Gui was always silent, and the Queen Mother Jiang said, "He wants to go back to Yue after the federation, so I will make the decision for the Wang family and promise him."
"I should be like this," Juicong said, "I will see you again soon after entering the customs next year."
Jie Gui finally said solemnly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
Juicong's face was not very good-looking, but he still replied politely: "You have served the Juic family for 23 years. It is the lonely king who should thank you. , pick someone from the palace when you leave, and go back to Yuedi to live your life, you can pick anyone."
Jie Gui seemed to have something to say, but held back.
"Are you rewarding him, you can talk slowly when you have time." The Queen Mother Jiang said, "I will pack up my things and follow the king. There is no summons, and there is no need to come to the Peach Blossom Palace."
Jie Gui: "Yes."
Juicong never expected his mother to come so much. He was really smart but was mistaken by wisdom. Wei Zhuo had already started to attack Jiang Heng. He had to make sure that Jie Gui was in Luoyan, so as not to cause extra troubles, and tried his best to tie him up. he. In the end, Empress Dowager Jiang actually sent Jie Gui to him as a personal bodyguard. So, when Juicong discussed with Wei Zhuo, Jie Gui was by his side. Would you let him listen? He planned to kill Jiang Heng himself, how could he let him know
Juicong had to say, "What else?"
Empress Dowager Jiang said, "How is the situation in Yingdi?"
Juicong narrowed his eyes, wondering why his mother was concerned about this.
"Push the boat with the current." Juicong replied.
"Your Majesty is about to go to war," said the Empress Dowager Jiang. "I don't think the League of Five Nations is going to take away one country."
Juicong's heart suddenly "squeaked", thinking how did she know
Empress Dowager Jiang seemed to see Juicong's anxiety, and said lightly: "The troops were mobilized, Juicing told me, I think, since His Majesty Wang dared to launch a surprise attack on Liang, he must have reached a secret agreement with Yingren."
"Yes." Juicong had no choice but to explain to the old man. In the past, he might not let the Queen Mother interfere, but not long ago, Luo Yan almost fell. If the Queen Mother Jiang hadn't defended the ancestral temple, he would not have stood there today. Here it is. He had to acknowledge his mother's authority, and now that she couldn't sit still, he had to tell her things selectively.
"My son and Ying Guo have secretly talked through letters," said Juicong, "Xiong Lei has no intention of fighting, but his son Xiong An can't wait to get Zhaoshui, so as to establish the prestige of the prince."
Mrs. Jiang emptied the medicine bowl with her unmoved expression: "So the two of you hit it off. It's the best policy to divide Liang Guo before the federation."
"This is also the view of Jiang Heng when he first came," Juicong explained after walking a few steps in the hall, "First take Liang, then Zheng, and divide the world with King Ying, making Shenzhou a pattern of dividing the north and the south."
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "If you want to fight, you will inevitably have to distribute benefits, even if I'm old and talkative, Your Majesty."
Juicong nodded, and the Queen Mother Jiang said again: "Our protons are still in the hands of others, so I care about this matter."
"I will pay attention." Juicong said, he is very clear that although he and the Prince of Ying are allies, they are also opposites. After the two sides conquer Liang as agreed, they will encounter many conflicts that follow, and they will stay in Ying at that time. Jiang Heng, who is a pledge from the country, has to face immediate problems. Dan Yong repented and took the opportunity to embezzle the land of Liang, most of whom would kill Jiang Heng to vent his anger.
This is because the Queen Mother Jiang does not want to see, even if she does not know Jiang Heng's identity, if the proton has three strengths and two weaknesses, it will damage the country's reputation.
Juicong doesn't plan to do this at the moment, after all, Geng Shu is also in the south.
"Go." The Queen Mother Jiang said coldly with her lips lightly lifted.
Yingdi, the twenty-third day after the beginning of spring.
After that night, the assassin disappeared without a trace. Geng Shu finally got his wish. In these days, no one bothered them. Every day Jiang Heng couldn't go anywhere. He could only stay with Geng Shu in the bedroom. Jiang Heng read Ying Guo's books and played chess with Geng Shu for fun. During the day, Geng Shu taught him simple martial arts.
This was really Geng Shu's most comfortable day, but the spring was blooming, and more emotions were stirring in his heart. He always wanted to go further, but he didn't know what to do, as if he was getting close to Jiang Heng again, right? It wasn't enough for him.
He still wanted more, but when faced with Jiang Heng's smile, he was at a loss.
He even thought that if one day, Jiangzhou and Jiang Heng would hide in the city, then Jiangzhou would be very good. This time left him with many good memories. After they met again, they were the most happy time.
"Hey, look, Jiang Heng..." On this day, Xiong Lei specially called the two to the Imperial Garden to show Jiang Heng the results of his practice.
"… This king's eyes," Xiong Lei said, "I can see clearly from the bottom, look, look? The real body is as light as a swallow!"
Geng Shu: "..."
As a monarch, if you don’t drink alcohol, don’t stick to meat, eat more vegetables and grains, have a self-disciplined diet, live in a timely manner, get up every morning to breathe fresh air, and drink dew, your body will always get better.
Jiang Heng said: "Look, I will say, it will work soon."
"I'm always hungry." Xiong Lei said while rubbing his stomach.
Jiang Heng said, "If you're hungry, Your Majesty can eat more meals. Anyway, you can afford it."
"That's that." Xiong Lei moved his arms and walked around the garden. As the saying goes, the five colors are blinding, the five sounds are deafening, the five flavors are refreshing, the galloping and hunting is maddening, and the rare goods are disturbing. Great way, nothing more than that.
Jiang Heng didn't intend to let Xiong Lei continue for such a year. After forty-nine days, he would be able to recover. Otherwise, he would never eat meat, and sooner or later his body would become weak and he would be more likely to get sick.
King Ying's problem was that he was overeating on weekdays, indulging in drinking and drinking without restraint. Jiang Heng only made simple pre-conditioning for him. At the same time, through reading the files in the palace, he realized that Xiong Lei was like this on the surface, but his scheming was by no means simple. In those days, the selection of Ying Palace's successor caused quite a storm of blood and blood. As the prince, Xiong Lei, after pretending to be stupid and stunned, started a big purge of the government and the opposition.
It's only now that he's older, and he is more dedicated to longevity, that he shows this appearance in front of the minister, but the military power is firmly grasped on him.
Du Daoying Wang is mediocre, but this guy is not stupid at all. Jiang Heng sometimes even thinks that Xiong Lei is much smarter than Juicong, who is also a monarch. Juicong is exhausted and worrying about it day and night. In the end, he can't get the slightest benefit, but he has conquered his desire for power and control. Xiong Lei should eat, sleep, and know that the most important thing for people is to live long enough, otherwise, no matter how much more foundation work, there is no life to enjoy.
"How is the assassin?" Xiong Lei asked again.
"No news at all," Jiang Heng said helplessly.
"It's good if you don't have it, it's good if you don't," Xiong Lei said. "It's a good thing if you don't have it. Nie Hai, don't always keep your face straight, let's compare pictures when you get up?"
Geng Shu: "..."
Geng Shu had to press his knees to get up, bare his fists, and looked at Xiong Lei.
Jiang Heng felt strangely that Xiong Lei's words were strange, as if he believed that the assassin who killed himself was sent by the prince.
"He's not measured." Jiang Heng said, "Your Majesty should come here first. I'll pass on the method to you. After practicing for a while, I'll check the situation."
This time Xiong Lei was excited and nodded hastily. Jiang Heng wrote a few lines on a piece of silk with gold borders, and handed it to Xiong Lei, saying, "This is the general guideline, but it's useless to have the general guideline alone, and I have to dictate my mind."
Jiang Heng said that it was Luo Xuan who gave him in the past. After his legs were healed, he practiced inner breath conditioning to remove stagnant qi and blood in the body, and to restore the vitality of the meridians. Geng Shu could see the truth with his eyes. The exercises are good. Although they are very basic, they are full of mysteries. If you practice every day, you can really "be as light as a swallow". After all, most of the exercises are the meridians on the legs. It's more difficult to dream.
Xiong Lei was very serious and wrote down every word and every sentence. Jiang Heng asked him to practice in the morning, noon, and evening, in coordination with the quiet movement. Xiong Lei said, "That's it?"
Jiang Heng said: "This is just the first step. Everything must be done step by step."
Xiong Lei said: "Don't drink menstrual blood, drink male essence? All alchemists say..."
Jiang Heng almost exploded and said, "What the hell is that? Don't eat or drink indiscriminately! Your Majesty! Who said that?"
Xiong Lei nodded, and was still a little skeptical. Although this exercise was mysterious, it didn't go with any thousand-year-old snow lotus, ten-thousand-year mysterious turtle, and there was no mercury arsenic|frost.
"Who recommended the alchemist to you?" Jiang Heng said sternly.
Xiong Lei immediately said cheerfully: "Don't mention it, don't mention it."
Jiang Heng said: "After the preparation period, you can practice and watch, and you will see the difference within a month."
"Okay!" Xiong Lei said.
Geng Shu motioned to Xiong Lei and told him to look at Jiang Heng: "Look at him, he is one hundred and sixty years old."
Jiang Heng: "…"
Jiang Heng got up and left, and said, "How can you still joke?"
Geng Shu laughed to himself. Jiang Heng had been confined in the palace for half a month, and he was already feeling stuffy.
Geng Shu said, "Impossible."
Jiang Heng said: "Otherwise you say, why won't Jie Gui come?"
Geng Shu also wanted to see Jie Gui, and seeing him wearing a mask that day, he finally knew that this problem could not be avoided.
But he must personally confirm with Jie Gui, otherwise he will never accept it like this.
"He may still be in Jiangzhou City." Geng Shu finally said.
Jiang Heng nodded and said, "Yes, and I guess if he is still there, the most likely place to stay is..."
With that said, Jiang Heng took out the "Taoyuan" wooden sign and said to Geng Shu, "I want to go to Taoyuan to meet people."
Geng Shu pondered for a moment, then Jiang Heng said, "Let's go? Are you going out of the palace now?"
Xiang Yu sent people in the palace to protect them, but for Geng Shu, the palace was like walking on the ground, and he didn't go out just because he didn't want to go out.
In the end, Geng Shu couldn't beat him, nodded, but said, "Go through the front door openly and honestly, no need to hide."
He knew that Xiang Yu was working hard on the job, and there was no need to hide it from him. Sure enough, when the two of them were leaving the palace, they were stopped by Xiang Yu who arrived after hearing the news.
Jiang Heng explained the situation and added: "Don't worry, I have reported to His Majesty the King today."
Xiang Yu said: "No, Lord Jiang, please understand me, this is my responsibility."
Geng Shu folded his arms and leaned against the peach blossom tree, standing lazily.
Jiang Heng looked back at Geng Shu, and was suddenly heartbroken. He really was a beautiful man in the spring breeze.
"Don't look at him like this," Jiang Heng pointed at Geng Shu and said to Xiang Yu, "With him there, there won't be any problems."
"What do you mean?" Geng Shu said displeased, "Is it like this?"
"A good-looking assassin, he probably doesn't know how to kill people." Jiang Heng said.
Geng Shu: "Just wrong, I ask you, what did Geng Yuan say?"
Xiang Yu saw that the two of them were bickering like a couple, and in desperation, he finally gave in and said, "How about letting me follow you? I promise not to interfere or listen. Even if I overhear it, I will keep my mouth shut."
Jiang Heng looked at Geng Shu, Geng Shu nodded, Xiang Yu arranged a carriage, and the three were crowded in a small carriage. Jiang Heng explained the address, but Xiang Yu did not ask much, and ordered the driver to go.
"General Xiang, where are you the driver?" Geng Shu asked suddenly, "Why wasn't it the one last time?"
That question was purely habit, Geng Shu saw Xiang Yu's driver for the first time, and the second time he changed people, he found out immediately. After all, this matter can be big or small. Before many people were assassinated, they were so stupid that they didn't even realize that the people around them had been secretly exchanged.
Xiang Yu should be clear about the reason for Geng Shu's question, and Ziruo replied: "Originally, I went back to my hometown, but I changed my name temporarily, don't worry."
Jiang Heng smiled casually: "That young man is quite energetic."
"Did you chat?" Xiang Yu asked.
"Well, we chatted for a while." Jiang Heng was a little strange, why they would talk about a coachman, but it must have been the time to talk, so there was nothing to say, and the topic was over. But Jiang Heng discovered something again. Xiang Yu seemed to like the boy who was singing duet to the opera, and when he thought about it this way, most of the family members in the General's Mansion, even the driver, were very well groomed. , Although not very handsome, young people always have a place to make people comfortable.
Instead, for some reason, Xiang Yu didn't care much about his wife and children.