A faint voice entered Shan Qihuan's ears.
Shan Qihuan, who had been working overtime at the company the night before, felt a little sleepy. He leaned back in his office chair and took a nap. Somehow he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes, he had become the third prince of the Chu State.
He relies on ten alarm clocks to wake up, and there is never anyone around him. Who wakes him up
Qusuke's voice is not like this.
"Your Highness, are you awake?"
Shan Qihuan opened his eyes and saw a young man with a very tender face calling him, and he was quite close to him.
He suddenly turned sideways to distance himself from the other person.
When encountering unexpected events, Shan Qihuan's first reaction is naturally to keep a distance from the other party and see if they have any special demands.
The young man was wearing Hanfu. Shan Qihuan quickly looked around. There were no cameras or video cameras. This shouldn't be a prank, right
But he was just working overtime at the company. Who did he offend? Someone from the third room drugged his tea and moved him here
"Your Highness? You have to get up quickly. You have to set off for Qi to pick up the bride today." Seeing his strange reaction, the young man thought he was in a bad mood because of waking up, and reminded him again.
"To pick up the bride?"
Shan Qihuan thought quickly in his mind, right? You only need to pick up the bride when you get married
"Yes, Your Highness, you have been traveling all the way and haven't recovered yet. You are going to pick up the bride on behalf of His Majesty." The young man answered the questions diligently and did not notice that something was wrong with Shan Qihuan.
Shan Qihuan followed the other party's instructions and got up, washed up, and waited for an opportunity to act.
Not long after, he found himself in an antique residence, which should be an inn. Everyone around him was doing their own things with their heads down, and they saluted him naturally when they saw him. There was no awkwardness or performance. They had a natural awe of power.
After a tour, he was arranged to sit in a carriage and set off to do things that were in line with his current status.
He was followed by people all around him, including the people around him, and two generals who were around thirty years old.
Didn't he travel through time
Judging from the servant's clothes, he should have traveled back to the Han Dynasty.
Shan Qihuan didn't dare to say much or ask more. He just observed with his naked eyes for a day. He had an innate temperament of a superior, so he was able to fool the people around him. He also found out the purpose of the young man's trip from his servants.
That's right, he was going to Qi to marry the elderly king of Chu, and it was said that the bride he was marrying was the most beautiful woman in Qi.
There were constant wars between Chu and Qi. Qi was weaker than Chu in terms of national power. This time, Chu captured two cities of Qi, but the geographical locations of these two cities were very ordinary, neither too far nor too far. Qi could still take them back if it accumulated some troops, so Chu decided to give Qi the most beautiful woman in exchange for the two cities.
Shan Qihuan thought that the King of Chu had a very good plan.
He still rode in a carriage today. The interior of the carriage was extremely luxurious. One could sit or lie down. The cushions were soft, and he could even make tea on the seat. It was much more comfortable than riding a horse.
They were going to the border to welcome the wedding party. After settling down at the border post station, they waited for two days but the wedding party did not arrive. Logically, the difference between the two should only be three to five days, so it shouldn't be so slow.
Shan Qihuan asked the official from the Ministry of Rites who was traveling with him: "Why don't we cross the border and see if something happened on the road?"
He had a strange feeling that if he didn't cross the border this time, he might regret it.
The official hesitated for a while, then discussed it with the two generals, and everyone agreed with Shan Qihuan's decision.
The group disguised themselves as merchants and entered the border of Qi State. They had the other party's driving route map, so they just followed that official road.
After walking for two days, the spy hurried back to report the situation to Shan Qihuan.
The spy said, "Your Highness, a group of bandits are lying in ambush ahead, totaling 300 people. They must have learned that the Qi State's wedding procession passed by there, and they are preparing to rob the dowry. They also plan to disguise this as something done by our Chu State."
"When are they going to take action?" Shan Qihuan couldn't help but frown. These ancient people were too unsafe.
The spy said, "We will attack once the wedding procession reaches their ambush area."
Shan Qihuan asked: "Where is the wedding procession now?"
The spy said, "We will arrive tomorrow morning. The bandits are relatively relaxed right now, so I found out their purpose."
Shan Qihuan said: "Okay, tell me the place and position of their ambush, and then send someone to notify the wedding team, let them rest on the spot for two days, and wait for our order to set off." I believe they should all be afraid of death and don't want to move forward rashly.
They didn't bring many people with them, only about 500 in total, and most of them stayed at the post station.
However, the two generals who were arranged to welcome the bride became excited. They had been quite indifferent to Shan Qihuan before, but now they suddenly became enthusiastic and made requests to Shan Qihuan at the same time.
The general said: "Your Highness, how about I take some people to suppress the bandits, so that the wedding procession can pass through the mountain pass smoothly tomorrow."
Shan Qihuan said: "But we are short of manpower."
General: "We don't have enough troops, but we should be able to fight ten of them with one. Most of the bandits are just a bunch of hungry refugees."
Shan Qihuan said: "How do you know they are refugees? In addition to Chu and Qi, there is also Liao. They may be Liao people in disguise." Although he had never been a soldier, Shan Qihuan had read history. He knew that a seemingly ordinary matter was not that simple.
The general looked at Shan Qihuan hesitantly. Didn’t the Third Prince only know how to eat, drink and have fun before? How come he suddenly became so insightful
The general felt that his speculation made sense: "It is my fault for not thinking carefully. Your Highness, how about sending someone to investigate?"
Shan Qihuan had no objection to this: "Okay."
When the spy came back for the second time, the content of his report was exactly the same as Shan Qihuan's guess. It turned out that they were really Liao people in disguise, with the purpose of causing disputes between Chu and Qi again and disrupting the marriage.
The people of Liao were all brave and good at fighting, but that was only on horseback. On the ground, they were not as good as the Chu people and were suppressed by the Chu army for many years.
At this time, the two generals looked at Shan Qihuan differently.
What they have to do now is to first deal with this group of Liao people pretending to be Qi bandits.
The three of them sat together to discuss countermeasures.
That night, the two generals took the spies and a small group of their soldiers to burn the "bandit" nest.
As the saying goes, food comes before troops move out. Destroying their food is easier than killing them. The two generals could not admire Shan Qihuan's idea more. They thought that a large-scale war was going to take place, but they didn't expect that their food would be burned. It was a pity to waste a batch of food, but if it caused disputes between the two countries again, what would be lost would not be as simple as food, but more people would be displaced.
Shan Qihuan used to give instructions to his subordinates and do company affairs, but now he is directing others to do things related to life. He did not sleep well last night. After all, he is a modern man and has never killed even a chicken. He still feels a little uneasy.
He didn't sleep all night.
The next morning, the two generals returned with their men, exhausted. Although they looked tired, one could tell from their eyes and expressions that everyone was in a good mood.
The general said, "Your Highness, I have accomplished your mission."
In other words, they completed this mission.
Shan Qihuan was relieved to see that they came back unharmed. Any missing person would be a psychological burden to him, after all, they were all human lives. Perhaps in the eyes of those in power today, human lives were as worthless as grass, but he was a thoroughly modern man and did not have this kind of mentality of taking it for granted.
After resting, the general told him the details. The group of thieves ran towards the north. At the same time, they also kept an eye on the places where the wedding party passed, hoping that the Liao people would not come back.
Shan Qihuan did not waste any time and took people to pick up the wedding team.
They met the wedding procession in the valley.
The young servant beside him, Zhishi, said to Shan Qihuan, "Your Highness, we have arrived. The wedding procession is in front. I heard that the bride is the most beautiful woman in Qi."
Shan Qihuan glanced at him and said, "Really?" He was also a little curious about how beautiful the most beautiful woman in Qi State was, but considering that he was going to pick up the bride of the King of Chu State, whom he had never met, he suddenly lost interest.
Zhishi knew quite a bit: "Yes, he is the most talented young man in Qi. I heard that his family has so many matchmakers that they are almost knocking on the door, but they are a little older."
"How old?" Shan Qihuan asked casually.
Zhishi said, "She seems to be about twenty years old. In our Chu country, boys are engaged at the age of fourteen or fifteen. The Qi country is really tolerant of this beauty."
According to the ancient method of calculating age, twenty should be the virtual age, which means actually eighteen years old, just the right age to go to college.
The King of Chu is really lustful. He wants a girl who is only 18 years old to enter the palace and serve him, and spend the rest of her life like this.
The officials from Qi who were escorting the bride wanted to greet Shan Qihuan. After Shan Qihuan got off the car, it was not easy for the two sides to meet.
Qi officials Shan Qihuan expressed their gratitude. If it weren't for the Third Prince's extraordinary intelligence, perhaps they would have been buried here by now.
Shan Qihuan also said something polite, and then they did not waste any more time and planned to set off after resting for an hour.
During the rest period, the bride sitting in the carriage seemed to be about to get off, and a group of people surrounded her tightly. Shan Qihuan only saw the back of a tall figure wearing a red and black wedding dress, but did not see her real face, as her face was covered with a gauze hat.
An hour later, they headed towards the State of Chu.
The wedding procession also had several hundred people, and when the two sides met, the procession was very long.
A strong wind started to blow before we crossed the border between the two countries. It always rains a lot in May and June, so we thought it was going to rain heavily.
The general said to Shan Qihuan: "Your Highness, there is a temple ahead. We can go there to hide from the rain!"
After arriving at the temple, the bride was helped down from the carriage. Perhaps because the road was muddy, the edges of the bride's clothes and shoes were dirty when she got off the carriage. A strong wind blew and the hat on his head was blown off, landing right at Shan Qihuan's feet. He picked up the hat, handed it over, and at the same time looked up at the bride.
The other party gave him an apologetic look, but Shan Qihuan was stunned for a moment and did not react.
So, this is the most beautiful woman in Qi State
A sentence flashed through his mind: Once you meet this person, you will be ruined for the rest of your life, and you will never be attracted to anyone again.