Snake Tale

Luo Yi was startled suddenly, pretending to be puzzled, he said, "I don't know what the ruler is referring to, because I have a low position and a humble position?"

The deep and strange things stopped the conversation again.He closed his eyes and concentrated for a long time before he said leisurely: "Luo Qing, have you dismissed the special envoy from the Zhou royal family a while ago?"

"Reporting to the monarch, the corresponding gift has been prepared according to the monarch's wishes."

Gui Zhu nodded, and said slowly: "I often think that when King Zhou You played the absurd farce of the beacon fire drama princes, he was burned, killed and looted by the dog army all the way, looting Haojing; his son King Ping fled in desolation, Even the nine tripods, which symbolized the supreme royal power, were lost! The prestige of the so-called "Son of Heaven" has plummeted; the later King Huan was eager to restore his authority to command the world, but he was shot by the doctor of Zheng Guo in the battle against Zheng Guo Hit the shoulder, making the princes of the world laugh—today, the royal family of Zhou is impoverished and deteriorating, and the dignified emperor can't even supply the utensils in Zhou Jin, so he has to beg for it from big countries like us Paying tribute is no different from beggars in the streets!"

He burst into a laugh that was both contemptuous and pitiful.Laughing too hastily, he choked and coughed violently. After a long time, he panted and calmed down, and said gloomyly: "I really don't understand, what kind of virtue and ability does such a poor and weak empty frame have, Gao Sitting on the throne of the 'co-lord of the world'?"

Luo Yi quickly realized that this question contained vigorous ambitions eager to try.He greeted with a smile and said: "The monarch is from a high position, with a unique vision! But—"

Gui Zhu asked: "But what?"

He murmured: "Back then, Duke Huan of Qi was extremely popular, but still under the banner of 'respecting the king', he joined the princes in the name of defending the Zhou royal family, and tried his best to maintain the authority of the Zhou emperor. Monarch, why do you think this is? "

Gui Zhu remained silent, Luo Yi said in a low voice, "It's just because 'although Zhou De declined, the Mandate of Heaven has not changed'!"

Gui Zhu snorted coldly, "Destiny?...Destiny!" He murmured to himself, the muscles on his cheeks twitching uncontrollably, and a strange light shone in his eyes: "Luo Qing..."

"If I can get the Jiuding that has been lost for many years," he leaned forward and asked aggressively, "I am a great Jin—does it count as 'destiny'?"

Luo Yi was startled, his face was filled with fear and fear, and he hesitated: "This... how do you say it?" He collected himself, and whispered in a low voice with lingering fear: "Didn't the Jiuding be thrown in Surabaya a long time ago?" ?”

"It's not surprising that Luo Qing concentrates on his official duties and doesn't pay attention to these anecdotes of unofficial history." Que Zhuwei smiled.He briefly recounted the legend that Duke Huan of Qi encountered a fetish and snake in Daze, and said in a low voice: "Recently, I got an interesting piece of news. He tried his best to hide the Jiuding and the gold and silver treasures in the king's treasury in a very safe place, leaving behind the mystery of the word "commissioned snake", hoping that future generations can find the Jiuding and revive the glory of the Zhou family. It's a pity that Zhou De has been in decline. For so many years, no one has been able to solve the mystery of the "snake"..."

"Then why Duke Huan of Qi..."

"This is the strangeness of this legend." Gui Zhu frowned and said, "As a person who saw the snake with his own eyes, why did Duke Huan fail to find the whereabouts of Jiuding after all?"

Luo Yi looked enlightened, and praised: "Your Majesty knows everything, and you can see the tricks of these people at a glance!"

Gui Zhu was startled: "A trick?"

"The legend about the supernatural power of the 'Deputy Snake' is really too false and unpredictable. The most likely explanation is that this is simply the suspicion of people with ulterior motives!" Luo Yi calmly speculated, "In today's world, The weak prey on the strong, the big countries compete with each other, and the small country is in danger. It can only rely on Qin Muchu to maintain the precarious society. What they hope most is that the countries fight and suspect each other, and waste their energy on the mystery of "snake". Seek a moment to linger on. Fortunately, the monarch, Shengming, will not be at the mercy of these trivial tricks."

Gui Zhu fell silent, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Luo Yi's analysis was not wrong at all.He leaned back on the tapestry cushion with some regrets, and muttered to himself: "Is that really the case...?"

Luo Yi opened the brocade curtain, and just saw the beautiful girl with green eyes covered in flowers, leaning on the embroidered couch, biting a mulberry, and the purple juice dripped down her snow-white fingers.

He saw at a glance that she was still holding a young girl in a small dress in her arms, and couldn't help but slightly frowned.Meiji didn't raise her head, she raised her hand lazily, and the fruit plate in her hand fell to the ground with a "bang".The girl turned a deaf ear to it, she just stretched out her hand to feel Meiji's catkin, and licked the fruit pulp from her finger with the tip of her tongue.She raised her head and smiled, her cat-like eyes were far apart, apparently blind.

"Relax, Lord Luo!" Meiji patted the girl's plump red lips, and said to him with a smile, "Could it be that someone discovered that you were having an affair with King Jin's favorite concubine?"

Luo Yi didn't bother to pay attention to her, and sat far away on the other side of the embroidered couch with his hem up, saying, "Quie Zhu has already started to pay attention to the relationship between Jiuding and Wei Snake."

Li Ji stretched out the slender fingers of her right hand, admiring the freshly dyed bright red Danko, and said in a manly voice, "Don't look at me like that! You don't think I'm the one who passed the news to him, do you?"

Luo Yi asked back: "Really?"

Li Ji smiled and said: "With your lessons learned, how dare I disobey the patriarch?" She thought of something, shuddered slightly, and said: "She can teach me not to live and not to die with just a flick of a finger! "

Luo Yi remained silent.Li Ji said: "I have also checked out the rumors, but the old man is very tight-lipped. Fortunately, he is only circling on the surface, and has never discovered the existence of the Jiuding map."

Luo Yi said: "Do you think that the troublemaker who leaked the news would only tell King Jin this secret? Someone wants to muddy this pool of water. Sooner or later, they will..."

"Find Shen Yuzhu?"

Luo Yi didn't say a word, Li Ji by her side put her hand on her cheek, leaned over and giggled and said, "It's been three years, Lord Luo, you've been facing Shen Yuzhu day and night, where can you find the map? It can be found in Shen Yuzhu's valley Daoli?"

Luo Yi paused for a moment, then smiled as if he didn't feel disobedient at all, and said to Li Ji's green eyes, "A Li, you have to believe that a barbarian slave girl can be designed to be King Jin's most beloved concubine, or even a concubine." The person who will be the mother of King Jin must have his own plan in his actions."

This is to remind Li Ji to drink water and think about the source, and to be more cautious about the space for future cooperation

.Luo Yi went to conquer Yidi and dedicated a penniless female slave to the King of Jin, and only then did Li Ji, who is the favorite of Yuyu today, come into being.Over the years, if Li Ji hadn't been in the palace thinking that she should respond, how could Luo Yi have so accurately figured out the mind of the unpredictable King Jin?The Luo family was favored and trusted, and quickly rose to the top, and Li Ji made a great contribution; and Li Ji, who was weak and weak, also needed a strong backing like Luo Yi in the court to be able to compete with the wife of King Jin. , or even replace it.Li Ji was well aware of the situation where the two were divided and the two would lose, so she smiled naturally and said softly: "Young slaves are so far-fetched! I am purely thinking about you. Shen Yuzhu has been gnawing on this chicken rib for three years , the patriarch's patience is almost exhausted. If you insist on going your own way and insist on keeping him, in case you offend the patriarch..."

She said softly: "What can you do about your 'disease'?"

Luo Yi didn't even move his eyelashes, and stared down at a small golden bottle on the table.The longbow hanging on the wall is projected on the clear wine.The candle shadow flickered, inside the wine bottle seemed to be a dying and convulsing snake.

Li Ji took out a brocade box and said, "This is the antidote for this month. When the patriarch sent someone to deliver it, he asked me to pass on a word to you: You should stop and suffer from it, Qing Nu, you know what to do." How to do it."

After a long time, Luo Yi slowly said: "Shen Yuzhu is still valuable." He folded his arms and said calmly, "He will be an excellent bait."

Li Ji hesitated, "Don't tell me you want to..."

"I have received information that recently someone wants to sneak into Luo's mansion and rob Shen Yuzhu." Luo Yi smiled slightly, "But this time...it's okay to go with the flow."