Chapter 371 The Beginning of a Faint King's Career
Jing Jiu looked at her quietly.
The little princess looked at him quietly.
The two just looked into each other's eyes, neither of them said anything. .
I don't know how long it took, but the little princess probably had some soreness in her knees, she didn't support herself with her hands, and fell forward into Jing Jiu's arms.
Suddenly there was a dispute in the hall, and the two emperors didn't know what they were arguing about.
The little princess plucked up her courage, and kissed him on the cheek, then sat back down as if being burned, and smirked at Jing Jiu twice.
Jing Jiu didn't have a sword fire, so he had to wipe the drool off his face with his sleeve and said, "What if you identify the wrong person?"
The little princess was taken aback, covered her face with her little hands, and said shyly, "You...do you know who I am?"
Jing Jiu said, "I said, if I meet you, I will recognize you."
The little princess looked at him cutely from between her fingers, and said, "Just... just pretend you didn't recognize me, okay?"
The conversation between Emperor Chu and Emperor Qin was over, the door of the palace opened, and the nanny and maid came in.
As if being pardoned, the little princess quickly slipped to the couch and walked out of the hall holding Qin Huang's hand.
Looking at the bouncing figure of the little girl, and thinking about her demure and weak appearance outside, Jing Jiu thought that this was also very good.
He turned and looked out the window, and said to the blue bird on the branch: "I don't want to be seen by anyone, and I believe she doesn't want to either."
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People outside Echo Valley see the pictures very quickly, no matter how high the level is, they can only see a rough idea. What details they can see depends entirely on Qingtian Jianling's choice, that is what the blue bird flying around wants to show them.
Qingniao is Qing'er, she is very familiar with Bai Zao, and has an unspeakable intimacy with Jing Jiu, so she listened to Jing Jiu's advice and did not release the picture of her childhood sweetheart in the Chu Palace.
He Zhan's tragic story is completely in everyone's eyes. Although there is no specific picture of castration, one can imagine his pain.
Sese held the dried fish tightly, stared at the light curtain in the sky and asked, "Who is that kid from East Village?"
The girl from Shuiyue Temple shook her head and said, "It seems to be a casual cultivator, He Zhan should know him."
Sese lifted the dried fish and took a bite, saying, "I'm going to kill him."
The girl from Shuiyue Nunnery was a little startled when she heard the words, and persuaded, "That's something that happened in the illusion, and it can't be brought to the real world."
Sese chewed the dried fish vigorously, her small cheeks puffed up slightly, and said bitterly, "Can't I kill him?"
The girl from Shuiyuean said: "Yes, this is the rule."
The dried fish was very hard, and he chewed it so hard that he spat it on the ground with a bah, and said, "Then I will kill him secretly."
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Qin Huang lived in the Chu Palace for several days.
The little princess was crying every day to see the Ninth Prince. The maids and maids who accompanied her were very puzzled. They thought that Her Highness has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child. Why did she suddenly become like this these days? The Ninth Prince of Chu Kingdom was indeed good-looking, but he had no skin and was extremely boring. Why did the princess want to play with him?
In fact, the little princess and Jing Jiu didn't play games, nor did they play chess or tell stories.
Because there was always someone by her side, she didn't throw herself into Jing Jiu's arms, but just looked at him with a sweet smile.
Sometimes she would hold his hand and wander around the imperial garden of the imperial palace, saying in a soft voice that the northern imperial palace was full of chills, but there were not so many flowers to see.
Jing Jiu let her go, not because he spoiled her, but because she was so strong that he couldn't refuse her at all.
Just as babies cannot refuse to be fed, ordinary people cannot refuse life and death.
When there is a meeting, there will be separation, whether it is the real world or the illusion, the Qin mission has come back.
The Emperor of Chu and the Emperor of Qin were talking hand in hand, and not far from them, the little princess of Qin State was also holding hands with the Ninth Prince of Chu State, and were talking about something.
Looking at this scene, the ministers and people of the two countries couldn't help laughing.
"I'm afraid... I won't remember you in the future, so I want to come and see you first."
The little princess looked into the eyes of the Ninth Prince and said seriously: "We will be rivals from now on, please don't show mercy to me."
The Ninth Prince said, "Okay."
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In the days that followed, the mothers and maids in the palace always liked to tease the Ninth Prince—the little princess has left, do you miss her? Do you want to tell your father to marry her in as your wife?
But one day these jokes suddenly disappeared, and the nanny patted the Ninth Prince's back lightly, moaning and sighing, and occasionally wiped the corners of her eyes.
The Ninth Prince opened his eyes and looked at her quietly.
He knew that he didn't need to ask, as long as he watched, Mammy would speak, no matter here or outside.
Sure enough, after a while, the mother said: "Poor Your Highness, do you know that the little princess who likes you is in a miserable state now..."
The Qin mission disappeared suddenly after passing through Cangzhou, and it was not until the armies of the two countries rushed to search that they discovered that they had encountered an ambush. There were dead bodies everywhere in the mountains, and it was hard to tell who was who. We could only rely on the imperial robe and some features to confirm that Emperor Qin had died, but we couldn't confirm whether the little princess was dead or not.
Not long after, Emperor Qin's younger brother Pei Guogong returned to Xianyang, the capital of Qin, from the front line confronting Beihu with 20,000 cavalry.
That night, a bloody massacre started in Xianyang City, and Duke Pei ascended the throne the next day.
On the day of enthronement, the new Emperor Qin announced that his elder brother died under the shameless surprise attack of Prince Jing of Chu State.
He asked Chu to hand over the murderer and cede most of the country as compensation.
The accusation made by the new Emperor Qin has no evidence, and many things that happened after the incident even more faintly show that he is the real culprit—he never sent troops to Chu State in his life, and he always sent people to search for the whereabouts of the little princess in the world.
The people of Qin State are very disciplined, but it does not mean that they can accept any random orders. In a few dozen days, more than ten rebel troops appeared in Qin State, and they launched an attack on Xianyang under the banner of avenging the former emperor and helping the princess restore the country. No matter what those rebels really think, but will they find the little princess in time?
Jing Jiu had no hope for this.
She is too young, no matter how much she cultivates, it is impossible to compare with adults. It is also difficult for other Zhongzhou sect disciples to come to her side, and it is difficult to live in troubled times. What he didn't understand was that since she was the Princess of Qin, Prince Jing's son should be Tong Yan. Why didn't Tong Yan take this matter into account and make arrangements in advance?
Regarding this matter, Jing Jiu didn't think much about it, and continued to sleep in the palace, that is, practice.
Logically speaking, he should accept the traditional education of the prince, such as those book knowledge and etiquette education.
He has been a prince and has a lot of experience in confusing these things easily, but he doesn't want to spend time on these things, so he ignores them.
So his reputation as an idiot spread far and wide.
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At the age of ten, the Ninth Prince faced his first test in life.
The emperor of Chu died.
One day he missed his late wife very much, and after getting drunk, he wanted to pick up the stars in the imperial lake to make a necklace for his late wife, but unfortunately fell into the water and caught the wind and cold.
The wind and cold were so severe that the emperor bid farewell to the world that night.
No matter how you look at this accident, it looks weird, but no one cares about it.
It may be that the Emperor Chu has seldom managed state affairs in recent years, or it may be that the soon-to-be emperor is an idiot anyway.
In the early morning of the next day, before the sky was completely bright, the Ninth Prince was welcomed out of the hall by several ministers, carried to the main hall on a chariot, accepted the worship of the ministers, and listened to the mountain call Long live.
Those ministers obviously had their own thoughts, and he didn't want to pay attention to them. Fortunately, those ministers didn't want to pay attention to him, and sent him back to the harem soon.
It's just that now he can no longer live in the original place, and lives in the emperor's bedroom.
Yes, he is the emperor of Chu now.
The emperor is the emperor, even if it is just a puppet emperor, it will scare many people, so people will naturally listen to him. The first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to ask the eunuchs to summon craftsmen to cut off the surface of all the floors in the palace with a knife and turn them into dense nets.
The Moulting House in Yingxian Valley in Yunmeng Mountain did just that, and it left a very good impression on him.
This project is not very big and does not require much money, but it is very laborious to do, leaving a very extravagant feeling to people.
The news soon spread out of the palace, and driven by some caring people, the situation was brought to a certain direction.
The first emperor had just passed away, and the new emperor did such an incredible thing, which naturally aroused the resentment of many people. For a while, the city was full of drunks who scolded the new emperor for being an idiot. Naturally, it was inevitable to write a letter to denounce His Majesty's officials.
Those memorials entered the cabinet like snowflakes, were carefully folded, and finally carried into the palace by the Taifu. The Taifu severely criticized his absurd behavior, and asked His Majesty to learn how to be a king, and made it clear that from the end of the ten days, he would go to the palace to teach His Majesty every day.
Xinjun naturally ignored it, because he was not an idiot, nor an emperor, he was Jing Jiu.
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The work of peeling the whole palace came to a halt.
In the next two days, three Gu Ming ministers and two imperial uncles entered the palace one after another, either admonishing them with tears on their faces, or provoking them loyally.
Jing Jiu sat on the smooth floor, practiced with his eyes closed, and ignored them.
On the third day, he waited for the person he wanted to meet.
The scholar has a melon-seeded face with delicate features, but he doesn't have the femininity that the folks of the Chu state often have. He has long beards that reach to his belly, and he is not angry but majestic, and his eyes are calm and serene.
He is very famous, even Jing Jiu knows it.
If it is said that the army of Chu State relies on Prince Jing to sit in command, then the imperial court is dominated by this great scholar.
During the ten years when the first emperor indulged in drinking and having fun, the academicians successively defeated three chief assistants, and the so-called five ministers of Gu Ming were also headed by him. Regardless of the officialdom or the common people, the evaluation of the Grand Scholars is very high. Even the eunuchs and mothers in the palace are quite awed when they mention him.
Sure enough, the Grand Scholar was different from the other ministers who were in charge of life. He didn't review his relationship with the late emperor in front of the new emperor, and he didn't give lessons in the open or privately chatter. He just drank a cup of tea quietly and said, "As far as I know, those people in front didn't drink any tea when they entered the palace. This is the first cup of tea given by His Majesty."
He put down his teacup and continued: "Your Majesty is not an idiot who doesn't know etiquette, why do you want to do these things?"
Jing Jiu said his first words after assuming the throne: "Then what do you think?"
After a moment of silence, the scholar said: "There are many people in the imperial court who harbor evil intentions, and the people are becoming uneasy. Prince Jing is far away in Cangzhou. Who knows what he is thinking in his heart. The reason for this situation is that your majesty is too weak and incompetent. If there is a sudden disturbance, there will be repeated wars, the soldiers of the three armies will be bloody, and the people will be displaced, will your majesty be able to bear it? If you are always asking for weakness, then I would like to ask your majesty to become stronger from now on."
Jing Jiu said: "I have been in the palace for ten years, have you ever heard that I am playful and naughty?"
The scholar said: "I have never heard of it, so I have been curious and puzzled."
Jing Jiu asked, "Did you kill the late emperor?"
This question was like a bolt of thunder.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would be directly stunned.
The Grand Maester was very calm and said, "No."
Jing Jiu asked, "What's your surname?"
The bachelor looked up, a little surprised, and found that His Majesty was not pretending, and said slightly angrily: "Jinling Zhang."
Jing Jiu said: "You have a good surname. I will work hard for you from now on. I don't want to go to court. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do. Don't come if you have something to do."
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Prince Jing already had his own team when he was ten years old, which was related to his natural Su Hui, and also because he had already gained great trust from his father.
He was lucky to find three inquirers, and the luckiest thing was that one of the three was Xiang Wanshu.
In recent days, of course, what he is most concerned about is the situation in the capital.
The first emperor died of illness, and he was very curious about how the little emperor would deal with the current situation and how he would face his career as an emperor.
In the next few days, news came one after another.
On the first day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he began to build large-scale construction projects, which caused great dissatisfaction among the people and the court.
Several Gu Ming ministers and members of the royal family entered the palace one after another.
One day, Master Zhang entered the palace and had a long talk with the new emperor. Then, the construction that had just stopped started again, and the sound of knives and chisels cutting the veneer was heard endlessly in the palace. It seemed that the main hall was really going to become a shed house in Yingxian Valley.
Prince Jing's son thought for a long time, but he didn't understand what the new emperor wanted to do.
Then came another shocking news.
Taifu died.
A strong wind blew up in the capital, the censors attacked each other, the academicians remained silent, and countless officials were deprived of their posts and even sent to prison.
After the wind and rain, the sky cleared up, and the world took a closer look, and the officials who were still standing above the court were basically the Grand Scholars.
Prince Jing's eyebrows were furrowed deeply, and he felt more and more strange.
Is this a plan to drive away wolves? But the tiger has a chance to breathe, what should I do if it turns around and wants to eat you in one bite?
University Regent, don't you really want the throne? It’s not a problem to look down on fame and fortune, and being so lazy is indeed like your temperament, but if there is no court, no emperor status to protect you, how can you survive in this chaotic world?
You are not Jing Jiu here.
Or do you think differently than I do?
So what are you going to do?
This question consumed a lot of Prince Jing's mind, so much so that his eyebrows felt faintly hot.
He picked up the bamboo stick and opened the window to let fresh air into the room, and he felt a little better.
The breeze fell on his face, and it was extremely cold. Looking at the Xiling Snow Mountain outside the window, he suddenly felt a little dazed, and then he quickly woke up.
With a vigilant expression on his face, he opened the secret compartment and took out a book.
The font on the book is a bit weird, it is a strange-shaped character created by himself, not to mention father and husband, even Qingniao can't understand it.
The first line means: "I am Tong Yan."