Great Zhou Tianzi

In the blink of an eye, the new year came, and Ji Jie generously announced a half-month holiday, and continued to train here after the beginning of spring.

Ji Jian recklessly followed Ji Jie back to his home. In fact, Ji Jian had a house in the royal city, which was said to have been left by his grandfather. In his own words, any brick he dug out would be older than his father. It is really troublesome to live alone without being popular and have to cook with a fire.

The debtors persisted until the end of the year, but King Nan of Zhou still refused to pay back a penny, so these people had to go home to celebrate the New Year. According to the customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as long as those who owed money can persist until the end of the year, they will not be paid in the next first month. Someone will come to collect debts, so you can spend the new year with peace of mind.

Although Zhaocheng is also very lively, it can't be compared with the bustling Wangcheng anyway. Ji Jie and Ji Jian rode to the Wangcheng. There are two purposes of this trip: relax and buy military equipment.

Although the Zhaocheng Guards managed to have one weapon per person, there was a big gap in the bow and arrow. Making arrows was not something ordinary farmers could do. In winter, they made a lot of arrow shafts and feathers, because there were no arrows. Those are still only half-finished products.

The street was bustling with people, and the hawkers were shouting one after another. The two went straight to the largest military store in the city. The owner of the store was also a descendant of the surname Ji. At first, he only sold some hunter tools and ordinary self-defense items. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger. There are more and more varieties of business, and a lot of equipment for the Da Zhou military is purchased directly from him.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhao Wen and Lord Treasurer?" The man with sharp eyes hurried up to say hello: "What do you two want?"

During the Battle of Zhaocheng, Ji Jie's name resounded throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty, and the subsequent contest with the Imperial Palace Guard became a story that everyone liked to discuss after dinner.

"Is there an arrow?" Ji Jie asked with a smile.

"Yes!" The man led the two of them to the end of the shelf, pointed to the two baskets inside and said, "There are bronze arrowheads and iron arrowheads, how many do you want?"

"All!" Ji Jie threw out an ingot of gold and asked, "Is it enough?"

"Enough is enough, we still have to find a boss!" The buddy grinned from ear to ear. Arrows are mostly sold to hunters. In the hands of hunters, arrows are recyclable, so the annual sales volume is not high. big.

At this time, a gust of fragrant wind blew, the two raised their heads at the same time, and a tall girl walked in accompanied by a maid.

The girl was wearing a light yellow palace dress, which showed her tall and exquisite figure to the fullest. On her pretty face, there were a pair of big watery eyes, a straight nose with a small cherry mouth, and a smile on her face. With a faint smile, it gives off a girl-next-door vibe.

"Boss, is the dagger made by the princess ready?" the maid asked aloud.

"Okay, okay, please take a look at the princess!"

"Who is this?" Ji Jie asked softly.

Ji Jian looked at him like an alien, and said, "You don't even know who she is? Your cousin, Princess Xue Ling, you grew up together when you were young, don't you remember?"

Remember shit, I'm not the original Ji Jie.

Seeing Ji Jie shaking his head, Ji Jian continued: "You are three years older than Princess Xueling, and you bullied people a lot when you were young. This girl is also strange, she often makes you cry, but she follows you around like a little tail all day long." You, never pay attention to us!"

Since she is a princess and a cousin, she should go over to say hello. Ji Jie took a deep breath and walked over with a smile.Princess Xueling's real name is Ji Xueling. Although she is a concubine, the emperor Zhou Nanwang only has such a daughter, so he loves her very much.

"Hello princess!" Ji Jie went up to greet her.

When Ji Xueling saw Ji Jie for the first time, her body visibly shook, her breathing became a little short, and her pretty face was even more flushed, and she said in a slightly excited tone, "Brother Jie, it's you!"

The sound of brother Jie made Ji Jie's heart flutter, and it was clearer when he saw it from a close distance. Ji Xueling not only looked sweet, but also had a sweeter voice.

"Hehe, I haven't seen you for a few years, the princess really grows more and more beautiful!" Ji Jie said sincerely.

A trace of imperceptible resentment appeared on Ji Xueling's face, she lowered her head and whispered, "I haven't seen you for a few years, Brother Jie and Linger seem to be a lot stranger!"

Ji Jie was taken aback. He didn't know anything about the relationship between Ji Xueling and Ji Xueling. It seemed that the two of them should belong to childhood sweethearts when they were young, but what does this have to do with me?

"Cough cough!" Ji Jie coughed dryly twice, and laughed loudly, "How could it be, Sister Ling'er is thinking too much!"

The short sword that the shopkeeper took out was beautiful in shape, the scabbard and the sword body were seamlessly stitched together, the sword was one and a half feet long, the hilt was four inches long, and it was inlaid with turquoise, which was very suitable for girls.

"This sword is very good!" Ji Jie could only change the subject, otherwise he really didn't know how to continue.

The owner of the shop said with a smile: "Mr. Zhaowen is very discerning. This sword is made of the best copper material, and it is made by a famous master. It took a month to cast it. It is not too much to call it a magic weapon!"

God soldier, come on, at most it can be regarded as a sharp weapon, just to coax girls!Ji Jie specialized in weapon manufacturing when he was in Guigu. Although it was only theoretical, he was still a master at it, but he naturally wouldn't say these words.

Ji Jian came up to say hello in time, and the three chatted happily. Ji Xueling's beautiful eyes barely left Ji Jie's body, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

At the wine table, Ji Jie made Ji Jian half-drunk, and Ji Jian's words were lost, and he told them all about what happened when they were young.

Although Ji Xueling is favored by the emperor, her six elder brothers are not very kind to him. Ji Jie, who lost his father in the early years, grew up in the palace. The two of them have the best relationship. It is said that once Ji Zhang robbed Xue Ling's toys For this reason, Ji Jie had a big fight with him and was injured.

"In this way, I can seduce this beautiful princess!" Ji Jie couldn't help expressing his thoughts, and the expression on his face also became yummy.

"Don't dream!" Ji Jian rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are cousins, and you are both heirs of the emperor. How can you get married? Besides, I heard that the court discussed the princess's marriage several times, and one group advocated marrying her to the emperor. Go to Qi State, and the other faction advocates marriage with Zhao State, no matter what the result is, they will not be able to escape from these two countries!"

Among the Seven Kingdoms, Qi State is the richest, and Zhao State has the strongest military power besides Qin State, so it is no wonder that they were chosen as the objects of marriage.

Prince Ji Jia, the second son Ji Zhang, and a group of ministers advocated marriage with Qi State. Taishi Fei Cheng and General Fei Mo advocated marriage with Zhao State. The two factions quarreled several times over this matter. King Zhou Nan didn't know how to decide.

Such a pure girl gave someone else a cheap price. Thinking about it, I really feel bad.

It was such a coincidence that when the two were about to go back, a eunuch came here with two subordinates, Zhao and the two entered the palace to face the saint.

With the sound of silk music, the whole hall was silent in the atmosphere of the New Year. It was rare that there was no sound of debt collection this month. King Zhou Nan was in a very good mood, and frequently exchanged cups with the ministers.

"General Zhaowen, Ji Jie, and Treasurer Ji Jian have an audience!"

Following the old eunuch's shout, the two walked slowly into the hall, and then performed the grand ceremony of the monarch and his ministers.

"You two lovers are flat!" King Zhou Nan said with a smile, "I heard that you two entered the city, so I asked them to summon you to discuss the marriage of Princess Xueling! You must have heard about it. Zhao Guo and Qi Guo, who do you think is more suitable for the princess to marry?"

Prince Ji Jia sat at the lower head of the emperor, looking at the two of them with a smile on his face. The vicious eyes that should have appeared were right. It seemed that this guy had bad ideas in his heart.

Ji Jielang said in a loud voice: "My minister thinks that the country of Zhao is better!"

Ji Jian didn't care about this matter at all, but since the emperor asked, he naturally had to give an answer, even if it was perfunctory, he agreed with Ji Jie's opinion without thinking.

"Oh, why did Mr. Zhao Wen choose Zhao Guo? I would like to hear more about it!" The prince pretended to be modest and asked for advice.

Ji Jie scoffed at this, but still said loudly: "Since the daughter of the Son of Heaven is marrying the son of the princes and kings, of course we must choose a powerful one. Among the seven kingdoms, Qin is the strongest, but it doesn't fit with my Great Zhou and often harasses the Great Zhou. Territory, the only one who can compete with it is Zhao State, so choose Zhao State!"

"I thought Mr. Zhaowen had some unique insights, but it turned out to be nothing more than that!" Ji Jia stood up and said, "As we all know, the state of Qi has the richest financial resources, how can the state of Zhao compare?"

Ji Jie retorted: "It's true that Qi is rich, but Qi's soldiers are so weak that they can only be regarded as a piece of fat. No one in the world wants to swallow it. They can't even protect themselves! Once Qin invades Dazhou, Can the State of Qi send reinforcements? Yes, the princess will be able to get a lot of gifts in exchange for her marriage to the State of Qi. This money can solve the urgent needs of the Great Zhou, but there will always be a day when the mountain is empty. Let me ask His Royal Highness, is the immediate benefit more important, or the long-term benefit? "

As Ji Jie said, Ji Jia's insistence on marrying Qi has only one purpose - to exchange a lot of money, and the days of avoiding debts are really sad. He doesn't want Da Zhou to be in debt when he inherits the throne.

King Nan of Zhou never took the debts seriously, otherwise he would not have the cheek to live here and turn a deaf ear to the debtors. No one dared to speak out like Ji Jie in previous court meetings.

Ji Jia was mercilessly exposed what she was thinking in her heart, and she couldn't help but sit down angrily.

King Zhou Nan thought about it carefully, and what Ji Jie said made sense, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao Wen has a long-term view. I decided to marry Princess Xue Ling to Zhao Guo. The grand master Fei Cheng is in charge of contacting Zhao Guo's envoys. After the two parties discuss and determine the specific matters, choose a day to send off the relatives! One more thing, while everyone is here, it is more appropriate to discuss who will be responsible for sending the marriage, the Great Zhou Royal City is thousands of miles away from Handan, and we must send prudent people there."