After Xun Shu and Ji Tan had left, King Meng of Zhou was so frightened by the scene just now that his legs became weak.
After a while, when King Zhou regained his composure, he said to Changhong:
"Your Majesty just went too far. Why should you embarrass the two of them like this? Now that Jin has sent troops to help, you can't afford to offend!"
Chang Hong heard that King Zhou seemed to be resentful, but how could he dare to disobey him? He could only use Ji Tan to explain:
"If we talk about this man's descendants, I'm afraid he can't keep his position. His words, deeds, and allusions have all deviated from his ancestors. What do these people who have forgotten their ancestors have to fear?"
Chang Hong's answer was not what the question was asked. Although he was obviously talking about Ji Tan, he was actually hinting to King Meng of Zhou: Since he is the King of Zhou, he should act like a King of Zhou. Otherwise, it would be the same as that Ji Tan.
It's just an empty show.
Although Zhou Wangmeng was not deeply involved in the world, he still understood Changhong's words. However, he was helpless about it.
Although he is the king of Zhou, and Shan Qi has done a decent job on the surface, in fact, the power is in the hands of Shan Qi and Liu Di. So, what they say now, what is it, Zhou
Wang Meng did not dare to disobey.
King Zhou couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he thought of this. Zhou Zong's power was weak, which was the general trend. However, he had just ascended the throne and his abilities were extremely limited. It would be wishful thinking to reverse this situation.
Seeing King Zhou behaving like this, Chang Hong couldn't help but lower his head, feeling secretly sad.
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When Xun Shu and Ji talked about being lectured by Chang Hong in such a sullen manner in the main hall, they felt extremely angry.
So Xun Shu said to Shan Qi:
"Think of it, the princely dynasty only occupies three cities, so it's really nothing to worry about! In that case, why don't you bring the king to conquer it yourself!"
"It's just that... I'm afraid that the world will use this to slander me. If I go around like this in the name of a respected king, I'm afraid I will be criticized by the world... There may be something wrong with this move."
Shan Qi couldn't help but hesitate, but Xun Shu snorted coldly:
"It would be great for a king to lead an expedition in person, so what could be wrong? I think that the princes and dynasties are all the same as the previous king, so they are very popular because of their personal actions! There are countless people in the royal territory who miss him. Now, if it weren't for the king
How can I be justified in going on a personal expedition?"
Although Xun Shu's remarks are somewhat indignant, they cannot be said to be unreasonable.
Shan Qi thought about it for a long time, and although he knew it had evil intentions, he could do nothing about it:
"In that case, when the ceremony is held tomorrow, please ask Xunxiajun to accompany me and explain it to the king!"
He raised a single banner to support King Meng of Zhou. Although he had taken him away from Luoyi before, his purpose was to lure the princes to attack. But now that the princes had stabilized their foothold, Xun Shu asked King Meng of Zhou to lead the expedition himself.
And it is so conclusive that it is difficult to refute.
Shan Qi then thought about it, and what he wanted now was to become the only powerful minister of the Zhou royal family. Therefore, as long as Zhou Wang Meng was still in his hands, he would naturally not do anything to him. And Xun Shuo
What he represents is the most powerful country in the world - the Kingdom of Jin.
Can he afford it? Of course he can't afford it.
Therefore, Shan Qi knew that the best option was to endure the calm for the moment.
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The next day, King Meng of Zhou held a banquet in the main hall to entertain Xun Shu and Ji Tan.
This time, Xun Shu and Ji Tan honestly selected some exquisite utensils made by their Jin Kingdom from the camp and presented them to King Meng of Zhou. Although they were a little shabby, the etiquette was not lost at all, so Changhong did not
So much to say.
After Xun Shu entered the table, he glanced at Chang Hong beside him and couldn't help but sneer. Then he glanced at Shan Qi, who was sitting opposite, and secretly signaled to him.
Shan Qi understood what he meant, but had no choice but to attend and remonstrated with the king of Zhou:
"Your Majesty, there are princes who have gathered in the dynasty to cause chaos, and the bandit army is strong. Now we have the help of the Jin Kingdom. This is the time when the world can be decided in a battle! We ask the king to accompany the army together to boost the power of the army!
"
When Wang Meng heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, and he was too frightened to say a word.
To say that Wang Meng this week is obviously much weaker than Wang Zichao. Although there is a bit of heroism in his eyebrows, at a glance, he can't help but look like he is short of breath. At this time, his face is even more worried.
, frowning.
"Although Brother Wang did something wrong this time, there is a brotherhood between Gu and Brother Wang after all..."
Hearing what King Zhou said, Xun Shu suddenly jumped out of the queue and directly interrupted King Zhou's words:
"Your Majesty, you must not think like this! That prince rebelled against his superiors in order to oust him from the throne so that he could establish himself as king. How could such rebellious ministers and thieves ever care about the brotherhood with the king?
Please take the overall situation into consideration and personally fight against the rebellion!"
At this moment, after hearing Shan Qi's suggestion, King Zhou glanced at Chang Hong again and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Hmph! The king has been running around in the garden a few days ago, and now he has to run away again not long after returning to Chengzhou. What are your intentions? Since you are here to defend the royal family, why bother the king to do such a personal expedition?
?”
The person who said this was none other than Changhong, but Xunshu sneered at him and shook his head:
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for my lies. That prince's dynasty is quite prestigious. If it weren't for your Majesty's personal command, I might not be able to control his anger! Even the mighty troops of our Jin Kingdom might not be able to win by then. Besides, our Jin Kingdom is about to win.
As an uncle's country, we are involved in many things in the world, so we can't stay in Chengzhou forever, right? Therefore, I hope that the king can be considerate of my hardships and speak out."
Hearing Xun Shu's threatening words, King Zhou suddenly knew that this must be a stubborn move, and he couldn't help but sigh again.
Changhong scolded:
"The Kingdom of Jin is a vassal state, and the King of Zhou is the emperor of the world. You have sent troops to help, but when nothing can be done, you want to retreat, and you also make such threatening words, do you still have the emperor in your eyes?!"
In fact, among the vassal states, not many people paid much attention to the Zhou royal family. Since the Jin Dynasty became hegemonic, its power has not diminished much for hundreds of years, and it has always regarded itself as a country of uncles. Xun Shu and the others do have a kind of arrogance.
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Jitan stood up, left Yanji, and bowed deeply.
"In the past, the royal family conferred princes in order to manage various places. Now the Jin State sends troops to help the royal family. It is reasonable. However, Jin State's own internal affairs also need to be resolved in order to be worthy of the royal family's past gifts. Today, the princely dynasty is becoming more and more chaotic.
Come on, if the king cannot win quickly, there may be no benefit in prolonging it like this!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, is going on a personal expedition. Although the two brothers are fighting against each other, the fault does not lie with the King. Because Prince Gai is still young, he has no way to give orders on your behalf, so I still ask Your Majesty to go on a personal expedition!" (Prince Gai is Prince Meng's legitimate son)
Changhong looked at Danqi.
"Shan Qi! When the prince's court rebelled, many members of the royal family lost their lives at your hands. Otherwise, why would the king be so alienated from the royal family now?!"
Shan Qi's face turned blue and white at times as he said:
"Changhong, those people are all supporting the prince's dynasty. Even if they are still there, they are of no use! Besides, we were away from home at that time. Otherwise, the king's safety would be difficult to guarantee! You are so harsh on Shan now
,How can Shan afford it?"
Changhong wanted to say something else, but Zhou Wangmeng didn’t want the matter to escalate, so he shook his head helplessly and replied:
"Okay! Okay!...No need to say anything more. In that case, I will go with you soon..."