Faced with Wu Jie's inquiry and concern, Xiong Jiong was so moved that he revealed the secret of his life experience.
It turns out...he, the "third prince", is actually an illegitimate son, and a bastard left behind in the world after the emperor had an affair!
With his background, he must have suffered a lot in the palace. Even Emperor Yanjing was worried that he could not protect his youngest son, so he had to find a preparatory immortal for him to use as a talisman.
Thinking of this, Wu Jie couldn't help but think of the scene when he met Xiong Jiong in the palace.
At that time, the third prince, who was supposed to have a distinguished status and was surrounded by people, was sitting alone in the courtyard in the corner of the palace. There was no waiter around him, and there was no guard nearby. The only person who accompanied him was the witness of history.
The dead tree, and the hole in the ground that had long since lost its inhabitants.
That courtyard was once one of the most secret forbidden areas in the Imperial Palace of the Great Chu State. But with the death of Senior Ji, the traces of his stay in the world have also disappeared. The origin of this courtyard became "the residence of the eldest princess in the past."
, the eldest princess died in the Dongshan County Prince Rebellion, her heroic spirit is still there, she turned into withered but not dead, the big tree as strong as steel is still here silently guarding the Great Chu Kingdom..."
It sounds so nice, but it’s actually a haunted house.
Lu Ji, a disciple of Senior Ji, lives under the Jie Tian Terrace, and is a neighbor of Xiao Buyi’s nephew Ning Feng, who usually lives under the stargazing terrace near Jie Tian Terrace. Lu Ji has also forgotten her teacher. In her impression, she
He was an orphan picked up by the eldest princess. Because of his extraordinary talents, he was taught by a mysterious swordsman passing by. With the help of the elixir given by Wu Jie, he broke through the innate realm in one fell swoop. Now he is protecting the royal family of Chu in accordance with the eldest princess's last wish.
For some unknown reason, Lu Ji seldom visited the courtyard where she had lived for a long time. Wu Jie guessed that this was probably because human nature had modified her memory, and at the same time, in order to prevent her from being reminded of the scene, he specially forged things such as
"Because of sadness" or whatever.
Therefore, this courtyard has become a corner in the Imperial Palace of the Great Chu Kingdom that has been forgotten intentionally or unintentionally, and it is just suitable for His Highness the Third Prince who has also been forgotten intentionally or unintentionally.
"In this case, I guess you don't have much sense of belonging to the Great Chu Kingdom - haha, I was wrong. It's already a good thing that you don't hold grudges against the royal family of the Great Chu Kingdom!" Wu Jie
He smiled and said, "I know you don't like them, but you have to remember that they are just inconspicuous passers-by in your life. In your life of hundreds or thousands of years, they have not even a small fragment."
It doesn’t count, so they don’t deserve your disgust, let alone your hatred!”
Xiong Jiong nodded and showed a smile.
"You're right. Those who once looked down on me, insulted me, and wanted me dead were just little people who couldn't even be counted as fragments. I don't need to remember them at all!"
Wu Jie nodded and smiled with satisfaction. At this time, he was no longer worried that Xiong Jiong might be held responsible for the country. Judging from the child's original experience, what kind of brainless person would have to force these things on his head!
But he still underestimated the lower limit of the number of people in the royal family. A few days later, an envoy with the blood of the Chu royal family visited the Jishihou Mansion in the capital and asked Wu Jie and the third prince Xiong who also lived here.
Jiong, delivered the emperor's edict.
The content of the edict was very simple. They were invited to serve as envoys of the Chu Kingdom to the Han Dynasty to declare their friendship with each other.
Wu Jie did not refuse to accept the order. He used a message to stop the two disciples from getting angry. He politely accepted the edict and sent the envoy away politely. Then he looked at the edict with furrowed brows and full expression.
The apprentice and junior brother, who had "I'm very unhappy" written on their faces, laughed.
"Why are you angry?"
"This is too disrespectful!" Lin Xiao said angrily, "I don't want to think about your identity, master! Even if your identity as Master Ningyuan is not considered, at least in terms of seniority, you are also the elder of the current emperor! This guy
How dare you shamelessly issue an edict to you! Has he forgotten from whom he took over the lamp that contained luck and became qualified to inherit the throne? "
"That's right! This kind of thing... we can do it at best. It's not appropriate for you to go!" Qiao Feng, who has always been kind and gentle, also showed an angry look, "If we go, we are already giving him face. You are helping him.
The important ministers of the late Emperor of Chu who came to the throne are the elders of today's emperor. You are the messenger, and you are responsible for some nonsense 'declaration of friendship'... This is simply an insult to the country!"
Wu Jie smiled, did not answer, and looked at Xiong Jiong again.
"I will go to the palace immediately to persuade my father to take back my life!" Xiong Jiong took a deep breath, with deep uneasiness in his eyes, "This must be some villain who is slandering you! It's so ridiculous! Is your father confused?
!”
Wu Jie waved his hand, signaling for them to be calm: "If I didn't want to accept this order, I would have refused just now. To be honest, I am actually very interested in going to the Han Dynasty to see with my own eyes the man who is known as the 'Thirty Years
What kind of person is Liu Xing, the Great Emperor of Anguo, the Emperor of Taiping? Go and ask for yourself what his majesty wants to do."
The three of them were stunned and looked at him with confusion.
"You all know the situation of Da Chu State. Although it escaped disaster again this time, the country's power is gradually declining, and corrupt officials are emerging one after another... To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the prosperous Zhaoyang County,
Continuously losing money to the entire country
Blood, I'm afraid it has already reached the point where civil unrest has broken out." Wu Jie glanced at Qiao Feng and Lin Xiao, "In the case of Zhaoyang County, everyone says it is Wu Hou's diligence, but I know that the key lies in your hard work over the years.
Thank you for your hard work!"
The two of them saluted at the same time and said, "I don't dare to do that."
Wu Jie smiled again: "The Great Chu State is like this. Sooner or later, it depends on how it is destroyed. Generally speaking, most countries like this will be destroyed by foreign enemies."o
"There are now three foreign enemies of the Great Chu State: The first is the Qi State in the north. It has a feud with us. Even from an emotional point of view, the Chu people cannot accept the result of the country being annexed by the Qi State. There will definitely be bloodshed.
There are rivers of corpses littering the fields, which is undesirable!"
Everyone nodded.
"The second is the Yue State in the south. The Yue State is now booming. It would not be a bad thing if it could merge with the Chu State. But there are mountains between the Yue State and the Chu State, and the transportation is very difficult.
Convenience. Even if the merger is forced, it will be hindered whether we want to protect the country or convey government orders in the future... This can only be used as a reference, and to be honest, it is not a good choice."
Everyone nodded again, and Qiao Feng couldn't help but ask: "Master, do you want to see if the Han Dynasty can be used as an alternative when you go on your mission to the Han Dynasty this time?"
"Well, since the other two are not suitable, then naturally only Dahan is left. But I am not familiar with Dahan. I have to go and take a look in person to be sure."
After listening to Wu Jie's words, the three of them were silent. Although they could fully understand Wu Jie's words, it was a bit uncomfortable to accept the fact that "the Great Chu Kingdom was about to perish" so calmly.
After a while, Lin Xiao suddenly turned from worry to joy and said with a smile: "I remember there is a folk story. It is said that before a virtuous king does something big, there will often be immortals who come to test and question him - Master, if the Queen of Chu is really
was annexed by the Han Dynasty, your mission is exactly like the legend!"
Wu Jie also laughed: "That's right, then let me, an immortal, test and question the emperor of Han Dynasty!"
