Three anecdotes

After Cardinal Jin confronted the King of Chu, the King of Chu finally found out that he had no choice but to use his father's status to show off his power. Financial power, except for the five hundred parts of the palace, all the troops have been broken up and reorganized. He is a real polished commander.Nowadays, the black robes and snow suits that are most suitable for fighting are all trained by Cardinal Jin.He lay dormant in Yingdu and proclaimed himself a vassal to Shang Chengbi. Although he had developed some influence, he only had four thousand soldiers at the moment.And Cardinal Jin has [-] troops at his disposal, not including the Xuanpao and snow clothes he hid.The king of Chu thought that his father was weak and his son was strong, and he was afraid that even if he conquered the country in the future, he would only be a super-emperor in name only.

Cardinal Jin vomited blood just now, and now his face is even more ugly, but he has always been used to supporting himself alone. Compared with the years when his wife was lying under Shang Chengbi, the life now is so good that it couldn't be better.At least, he was sick, not injured.

Ever since the fig leaf was torn off in front of Cardinal Jin, the King of Chu became more and more aggressive. He could not help his son in terms of military power, so he could only suppress him in terms of etiquette, and the enthronement ceremony was the greatest suppression.The king of Chu was very happy, and Cardinal Jin held a lot of power. The ceremonial officials were very dedicated to the crown prince's canonization ceremony, and when discussing the ceremony, they were much more than other kings.

On the surface, the king of Chu was calm and picky about the craftsmanship of the dress given to Cardinal Jin. He also gave a lot of medicinal materials, saying that Cardinal Jin's body is empty and should be taken care of, and he ordered the imperial doctor to ask for the pulse of Cardinal Jin every day, and more than that , and also carefully looked at Cardinal Jin's pulse case every day, adding and subtracting prescriptions.However, Cardinal Jin was only concerned with national affairs, busy with military training, and cared about crop irrigation.

Finally, on the first day of July, Chaoshang was arguing over the enthronement and offering sacrifices to heaven. Suddenly, he received news from the front that Shang Chengbi had issued a call for a southern expedition, leading an army of 30 troops, and the emperor personally marched.

When the king of Chu received the military report, he clapped his palms and laughed, "Okay, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I, Chu and Liang, are at odds with each other. After accepting his letter of credence, we [-] men, and his surname Shang Fight to the death!"

The crowd was outraged, and there were many responses. At the moment, someone said, "The crown prince has a great plan, and he uses soldiers like a god. Please send the crown prince as the commander-in-chief of the war, and go north to seek rebellion!"

When Cardinal Jin was a teenager, he was known as Wenhua Chen Si, the champion of martial arts, and now he has flattened the entire Southwest in one fell swoop, and he is even more loyal to him. At present, everyone is vying to be the first, and he is willing to be the prince's pawn and serve the country.

The King of Chu looked at Cardinal Jin who was standing at the head, and wanted to say that he wanted to conquer by himself, but he could only say, "The crown prince is calm, and he is worthy of a battle. With me at the center, he will surely win the battle. Let Shang Chengbi see what it means to be a father-son soldier in battle."

"Your servant takes orders." Cardinal Jin had expected Shang Chengbi's royal conquest. He had waited for this day for too long, and at this moment he was surprisingly calm, unable to even utter a single word that stirred people's hearts. .

Cardinal Jin's reaction was too calm, a bit indifferent, but the hearts of all the people in the court were warm. The prince is about to proclaim himself emperor, and everyone is short of a merit. The prince has never lost a war——Six years ago During that battle, Cardinal Jin failed to come back from his studies in Kunlun Mountains—for some reason, everyone still couldn’t change the name of the prince, the emperor, but it was very smooth to call him the son of the world and the prince.

Immediately, someone said, "Now is the time of war, which is unusual. Please increase the crown prince's command to 5000 people to strengthen the country!" .

The corner of King Chu's lips twitched slightly, and he uttered the word "Zhun".He was not allowed to do so and had no choice but to bear the name of Prince Zhushu, Cardinal Jin's Xuanpao and Xueyi would not be able to be adjusted by others.

Immediately, there were ceremony officials rushing to join in the fun, "The sage Zhaoji ascended the throne, and the merchant thief came to die in person. Let's fight him across the mountain, and let this war drum sound for the sage to establish the country."

The King of Chu nodded, "That's right. Our ancestors established their foundations in blood and fire. Now, I'm opening up territories and rejuvenating my homeland. How can I lose the blood of my enemies!"

At that moment, a ceremonial officer came forward and asked to play, "Prince, the heir of the country, under one person, above ten thousand people, please place the prince's mattress in the sill when offering sacrifices, and ask the ancestors of all dynasties to bless me forever, and the country will last forever."

When Cardinal Jin heard it, he immediately knew that something was wrong. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country.

The King of Chu raised his eyes, and said in an extremely casual tone, "As a ceremonial officer, I don't even understand this little etiquette. If you pull it down, you will be killed." After saying this, he looked at Cardinal Jin again, "You are not in good health. , the battle is imminent, let’s go back to recuperate earlier, and retreat from the imperial court.”

Cardinal Jin was ordered to go back to recuperate, and the atmosphere in Chudi changed again.The young master Chonghua who swept half of Daliang, after the incident of worshiping the mattress, there was obviously a grudge between father and son.What the King of Chu wanted was this little heart. He wanted the people in Chu to see Cardinal Jin's heart. As for Cardinal Jin, he really rested and recuperated, and even the daily military training was just to patrol in the morning and evening.The King of Chu still cared about the prince, and even sent his personal eunuch to give him a parasol to support him, saying that although the sun had set, the heat on the ground had not dissipated, and he was not in good health, so don't suffer from the heat.

Cardinal Jin thanked his father respectfully for his concern, and concentrated on recuperating from his illness. Apart from morning and night, he stopped talking about everything about government affairs. The money reported to the internal treasury was not enough, and the general manager was dismissed, saying that all fathers and kings had their own opinions.With his illness, father and son have returned to their father's loving and filial manner.Only when he lost his helmet, he saw that the prince obediently took the medicine and took good care of it every day. He had never seen the prince pay so much attention to his body, but he felt even more sad in his heart.

The sixth day of the lunar new year finally arrived. Cardinal Jin wore his nine-chapter gown to worship heaven and earth, and proclaimed the ancestral temple. The king of Chu ascended the throne, proclaimed himself emperor in the south, full of ambition, and immediately ordered the world to establish a new dynasty. The name of the country is still Chu, and the name of the year Dazhi.

In order to proclaim himself emperor, the king of Chu has taken the lead in building a palace. Since the surrender of Chu land six years ago, Shang Chengbi has used various means to cut off all livelihoods. No matter whether it is a war or a grand ceremony, the money is spent like water. , Cardinal Jin looked at the crown prince’s meals in front of him. There were four bowls of dishes, four dishes, four slices, four snacks, two soups, and six porridges for one breakfast. The king of Chu said that he was not healthy. Well, I also gave two hot pots, such a waste, how can I not sit and eat.Cardinal Jin thanked the emperor for the meal and then asked, "Has the emperor used it?"

The eunuch who came to deliver the hot pot replied respectfully, "The emperor is having a meal. Seeing that the duck stewed with cabbage is very nourishing, I specially ordered it to be delivered to the prince."

Cardinal Jin thanked him again, gave the reward and sent someone out, picked up the spoon and put it down again, seeing that there was nothing to eat from the chicken and duck on the table, he simply put down the bowl, "put the medicine stove to a simmer Serve me a bowl of millet porridge."

When Diu Ke saw the six-grade porridge, some of them were faint and supple, some of them were sweet and some were too greasy, so he had no choice but to agree.

Diu Kei rummaged through several snacks for a long time, and knew that none of the princes would agree, so he simply warmed up a pancake distributed to the soldiers in the camp, "Your Highness will eat some."

Cardinal Jin took it, picked the asparagus in the bird's nest and eight immortals soup, and ate two bites with pigeon eggs.Diu Hei thought, now that he has returned home and became the crown prince, the food he eats is not as good as when he was marching and fighting, let alone when he was in Liang Palace, Emperor Tianzhao personally visited the prince for food every day. The crown prince disliked the taste of brassicas, and even the young eunuchs serving in the Liang palace could not eat five spices. Thinking of this, Diu Hei had to admit that Shang Chengbi was not dedicated to the crown prince.

However, Cardinal Jin didn't pay much attention to appetite, he didn't feel the freshness of dragon liver and phoenix marrow, and he didn't taste the bitterness of eating bran and swallowing vegetables. Only one day, while sitting by the window, looking in the direction of Jing'an, he suddenly said , "I don't know what happened to Taoer."

Diu Hei was so startled that he shuddered, he didn't answer the words, he didn't answer, but Cardinal Jin looked at him, "Who did Shang Chengbi send as the vanguard this time?"

Diu Hei hurriedly lowered his head, "Our spies haven't sent any news yet, my subordinates are ashamed."

Cardinal Jin smiled, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. Shang Qinhan and He Lianxi have already started fighting in Aozikou. The others are useless. Shang Chengbi has only one candidate."

Diu Hei speculated, "The son means—" He was so impatient that he still used the old address.

Cardinal Jin didn't care, just nodded, "Yu Jia."

Diu Hei was puzzled, "There is no rumor—"

Cardinal Jin interrupted him, "If it wasn't for the Yu family, what would I do to take Yu Tongxiang's life?" After saying this, he closed his eyes, "Wait, the veteran of the Yu family is about to come out. , let's just watch quietly."

Diu Hei was puzzled and said, "Aren't you going to send troops?"

Cardinal Jin pointed to the dishes on the table, "I would like to send troops, but have you ever seen a soldier who stewed bird's nest for the commander-in-chief every day?"

Diu Hei frowned, "Except Shizi, who else can resist more than family."

Cardinal Jin stretched long, "Anyone is fine, as long as it's not me."

Of course, Diu Kei understands that the son has already made great achievements and can't be sealed, but a strong enemy is in front of him, so he can't just see a good man from Chu die in vain. The general is incompetent and exhausts thousands of troops. Now he is going to die, but he is connected by blood. Siblings.

Seeing the anger on his face, Cardinal Jin just shook his head lightly, "What are you panicking about? When did your son fight with his own life? By this time, Shang Chengbi won't fight, and I won't fight. In this world, no one wants to fight."

The king of Chu sat on the throne and asked Chu Ping, "What is the prince doing?"

Chu Ping went through Cardinal Jin's whereabouts in his mind, and then said, "Your Highness has been in poor health recently. Apart from greeting you every day, he didn't even go to the camp much. It was just yesterday that he suddenly said that he wanted to raise another rabbit. But there were none, and the subordinates ordered someone to pick two from outside the palace and send them away.

The King of Chu smiled, "He has always been fond of raising these cats and dogs. I remember that there were a few deer in the garden, and two cranes. I caught them and gave them to him."

Chu Ping agreed, and said flatteringly, "Your Majesty is merciful, I think His Highness will be in a better mood and get better from illness sooner with these living creatures to accompany you."

King Chu nodded and said, "I hope so."

Cardinal Jin received two sika deer and two cranes from the king of Chu—the current emperor of Chu. After thanking Chu Ping, who came to present the rewards, he said, “Within a month or two , I don’t want to go to war anymore. Otherwise, who will raise this deer.”

Diu Kei didn't dare to answer, so he had to say, "The East Palace is full of officials, and there must be someone who can support it." What's wrong with giving it is a deer.Is the emperor reminding His Highness, or is he warning.

Cardinal Jin asked, "Has Jiaoer eaten the carrot?" Jiaoer is Cardinal Jin's new rabbit.

"Yes. It's delicious." Cardinal Jin nodded, "That's good."

He was trapped in the East Palace, and it was inconvenient to go out, so he wanted the rabbit to pass the news.In Cardinal Jin's hand, besides Xuanpao and Xueyi, there is also a horse named Huang Feng.Wind is the meaning of rumors and rumors. When he was in Daliang, he opened countless teahouses, gambling houses, taverns, brothels.

Rabbits are omnivores, they can eat carrots, vegetable leaves, and meat. Cardinal Jin used Hu to live in Beidi and ate carrots. He received news from He Lianxi, using vegetable leaves as a metaphor for Liang Chen. Ye is an old man, so he can know what Shang Chengbi's actions are. If one day the rabbit ate meat, it means that Shang Chengbi has changed, and Cardinal Jin must be prepared.

Now, Cardinal Jin looked at Diu Hei, and only ordered, "The leaves of the green vegetables are probably all wilted, and it's time to feed the cabbage in two days."

Diu Hei replied, "The green vegetables were eaten up, but Jiaoer refused to stop, so I had to try some cabbage instead. Anyway, cabbage is the ancestor of green vegetables."

Cardinal Jin nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the news of Yu Tongxiang's collusion with the enemy had spread.

Standing in front of the map, Shang Chengbi looked at Aozikou, knowing that Shang Quhan could always contain Helianxi for a while, so he pushed the front line south again.At this time, Cardinal Jin had joined forces with the King of Chu, occupying Fenghuang Mountain. To the north of Fenghuang Mountain was Changye. Shang Chengbi had expected that Cardinal Yijin's prudence would not cross the mountain rashly, but he still stood still today. But he was suspicious, Jin Chonghua did not fight uncertain battles, and Jin Yuwang would be so calm when he did.

It should be known that expanding the territory is the wish of every emperor, but they are restrained because they don't want to bear the reputation of militarism. Since the Jin family has already occupied half of the country, why stop at Phoenix Mountain?Soon, Shang Chengbi knew the answer - not because King Chu could hold his breath, but because King Chu was preparing to ascend the throne.When the news of Jin Yuwang proclaiming himself emperor came, Shang Chengbi didn't feel angry, but felt it was absurd.The emperor, the lord of creatures, the sect of Xingyi, a defeated general, but relying on his son's fighting spirit and luckily occupying a few cities, actually tried to call himself emperor in vain. Shang Chengbi sneered, "Chonghua, there is such a Dad, I’m sorry for you.”

Xiao Shunzi was taken aback when he heard that the King of Chu had proclaimed himself emperor, and had already sent out some eunuchs and court ladies who were close to him to avoid being killed by innocent sticks again, but he didn't expect the emperor to just laugh at it, and turned to the next one. It's a discount.Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw that the emperor was furious, and the fold in his hand fell to the ground, "It's unreasonable!"

Xiao Shunzi didn't dare to go forward, and winked at another young eunuch on duty to pick it up, how could that little eunuch be willing to send him to death? Fortunately, Shang Chengbi has killed many officials recently, but not many servants. After losing his temper, he told Xiao Shunzi, "Ask Yu Zhongyu to come and see me."

"Yes." Xiao Shunzi did not dare to say a word, and immediately went out to give orders.Shang Chengbi's eyes fell on the secret folder he threw on the ground, and the little eunuch who was waiting on the side had no choice but to go forward to pick it up. Shang Chengbi watched him bow his waist and carefully put the folder on the case , the little eunuch was holding a breath but stepped back, but Shang Chengbi suddenly said, "Yu Tongxiang colluded with the enemy, do you think it's true or not?"

The little eunuch was so frightened that his knees gave way and he knelt on the ground.

Shang Chengbi raised his eyebrows and asked forcefully, "The leader of the fourth generation of the Yu family, the disciple of King Jingbian, colluded with the enemy before the battle, do you believe it?"

The little eunuch kept trembling and remained silent like a cicada.

Shang Chengbi raised his nasal voice, making people panic even more, "Huh?"