After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 20
Xiong Zhen was throwing a tantrum in the palace, throwing everything that could be smashed to the ground.

The envoys of the Wu Kingdom swaggered through the city all over the world, came to the gate of the palace to urge people from time to time, and called the court meeting of all the ministers every day, but there was always no answer.The invisible pressure drove him crazy.

The sky is always gloomy, and the thick clouds seem to weigh on my heart and I can't breathe.Zixi stood at the door, watching calmly, and only walked in slowly when Xiong Zhen was so tired that he leaned on the cushion to breathe.

"What do you say?" Xiong Zhen jumped up and looked at Zixi eagerly.Zixi shook his head, but did not speak.

"How can this be! Isn't Suiguo a vassal state of my Great Chu? How dare you want to hand over the widow to Wu!"

"The marquis has no opinion, and the ministers can't decide." After a pause, Zixi continued, "I heard that the envoys of the State of Wu sent people to guard the Sifang City Gate."

What does it mean?Can't run?Xiong Zhen sat on the ground slumped, but even if he could run, where would he go?He is the majestic lord of a country, but he is like a bereaved dog, terrified all day long.

The capital city of Suiguo is not big, but it is quite lively.Standing at the city gate, Meng Di saw Ji Mi's footsteps hesitate, and asked with concern.

In fact, the two knew in their hearts that they might not be able to get along like they did before.

"Brother Meng, I..."

"Don't worry, I will always be your brother Meng."

When the group of people entered the city gate, it happened that the envoy from the Kingdom of Wu came out of the palace and returned to the post house in a show of force, and the crowd ran away one after another.

The three of them bowed their heads and stood aside. Ji Mi was entangled in her heart, a little uneasy, and was hit hard by someone, and she cried out in pain.

Looking up, the person who collided with him was drawing his sword in his hand, ignoring all the way, driving straight towards the messenger's chariot.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Meng Di put one hand on the hilt of his sword and the other on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "General Dou Chao, don't worry."

The man turned his head back, with a square face and beard, and angry eyes wide open, he was Dou Huai's younger brother Dou Chao, whom he had met in Yingdu City back then.

Dou Chao grabbed Meng Di with his backhand, and said joyfully, "You and I will join forces and kill the envoy of Wu Kingdom!"

"The envoy cannot be killed, Princess Ji Mi is here, take us to see the king quickly."

Princess?Dou Chao glanced suspiciously, and there was indeed some resemblance.At this time, the envoy had gone away, so he had no choice but to stomp his feet and take the three of them back to the palace sullenly.

When Ji Mi saw Xiong Zhen for the first time, she wept with joy, and Xiong Zhen was also a little sad, holding hands and sighing endlessly, and said with emotion: "Brother Wang is incompetent, and I made my son suffer."

"It's all right, brother Wang, where is the queen mother?"

"Okay, let's go down to rest first, Brother Wang has something to deal with here." An unnatural expression flashed across Xiong Zhen's face.

When the city of Yingdu was broken, he was snatched out of the city by the guards, so he didn't care about others.It is said that from the royal palace to the common people, all the families, wives and concubines in the city were occupied and humiliated by the Wu army.

Fearing that he would collapse, Zixi secretly ordered everyone not to discuss the matter of Yingdu, and even secretly concealed the news of Wu Zixu's exhumation and flogging of the corpse.

At this time, when Ji Mi mentioned her mother, she undoubtedly hit the sore spot severely.

Zixi quickly changed the topic and asked about Ji Mi's journey.

"Thanks to Brother Meng for rescuing me from the city." Ji Mi blurted out and knew it was not good.

Sure enough, Xiong Zhen's expression darkened, and his eyes turned to Meng Di who was standing beside him.

Zixi shook his head and sighed, stepped forward and said: "General Meng is a general under Lord Douxin's command. This time he escorted the princess all the way, and he has made a lot of contributions. Please reward me from your majesty."

"Reward? Do you want the widow to also address you as Brother Meng?" Wen Yan said coldly.

After finishing speaking, he laughed out loud, hoarsely, as if laughing out all the grievances along the way.

Waiting quietly for Xiong Zhen to finish laughing, Meng Di said flatly: "Your Majesty is so happy, it seems that he has found a way to deal with the envoy of Wu Kingdom."

Without the halo of the King of Chu, Xiong Zhen would be a sensitive and capricious boy in Meng Di's eyes.Seeing that his face was turning blue and red, he felt that if he continued to stimulate, he might go berserk, so he coughed lightly and said seriously: "If the king finds it difficult, why don't you let me handle it?"

Xiong Zhen felt that either he was crazy or the other party was crazy, even a small general dared to speak nonsense.

Ji Mi hurriedly said: "Yesterday, Meng... General Meng discussed with Master Zuo She, and the matter can be resolved."

Master Zuo She?Zixi's heart moved, and he asked, "Could it be the great witch Zuo She who lives in seclusion in Sui Kingdom? If you can get help from this person, maybe you can give it a try."

Seeing that his elder brother Zixi, who has always been trusted, thinks he can give it a try, Xiong Zhen's eyes become eager, as long as he is not captured by the Wu people, it doesn't matter if he really calls out to Brother Meng.

"How are you going to do it?"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to know how to do it, just listen to my arrangement."

"Okay, I will believe you just once!" Xiong Zhen hesitated for a long time, and gritted his teeth.

Meng Di's first order was to have someone sneak out of the city to pretend to be the driver of King Chu Zhao, and head to Zheng State with great fanfare.

The second order was to send people to spread rumors in the market that King Chu Zhao had arrived in Zheng.

The third order is to let everyone put on Suiguo costumes, and must not leak the news.

Then... wait.

"Wait?"

"Yes, wait for Suhou to start divination."

The waiting time is the most tormented, and the furnishings in the palace have been smashed into pieces one after another.

Three days later, Xiong Zhen was invited to divination.

Everything was arranged as planned by Meng Di, and Zuo She, a great witch who never believed in witches in his bones, put on a good show.

The scene of divination is solemn and solemn. After respecting the heaven and the earth, according to the procedure, divination is performed first and then divination.It is not auspicious to use yarrow first.

Then take the tortoise and burn the tortoise's shell, the tortoise's shell is gradually covered with mysterious and unspeakable patterns, which is still not auspicious.

Again, it's fierce!
The king and ministers of Sui State were terrified, so they had to choose a minister who could speak, and told the envoy of Wu State: "The King of Chu has never been here!"

Unexpectedly, the envoy was convinced, and told Suiguo that the king of Chu had actually gone to Zheng, and he wanted to go back and report to the king immediately.

A crisis was resolved.

These days Mengdi has been staying in Zuoshe's thatched cottage, the two hit it off quite well and have become friends for many years.

Zuo She poured hot boiling water into the earthen pot, and carefully put in a few "tea" leaves, signaling Meng Di to take it.

Thinking of the bitter and astringent taste that day, Meng Di smiled wryly and shook his head.Zuo She laughed, lifted it up and took a sip, closed his eyes and shook his head, exhaled a breath of foul air for a long time, looking extremely contented.

Jing Tie didn't know when he and Lian'er got into a heated fight, and hid in a corner, chattering.

"What's your plan next time, little friend?"

Meng Di remained silent, and he had no feelings for Chu State. If he hadn't been unable to let go of Ji Mi, he would have gone away long ago.

In her previous life, she had been in the army and didn't know what it was like to be a man and a woman. Only now did she realize that this faint concern is so lingering.

The people of Zuoshe are old and sophisticated, so how can they fail to see Mengdi's thoughts, and persuaded him: "Chu State emphasizes family background, my little friend has no title and no fiefdom, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for the king of Chu to see him."

"It's better to travel around the world. With the ability of a little friend, you will be famous among the princes, and even if you don't do well, you can build a foundation."

After pondering for a long time, Meng Di got up and bowed deeply to Zuo She, without saying much, he left.

Since God let me return to the world, I have to do something, how can I be depressed all day long?On the way back to the city, Mengdi's footsteps gradually became firmer.

"Brother Meng, look." Jing He caught up behind him.

"What?" Following his eyes, under the peach tree, Ji Mi was standing gracefully, smiling and not saying a word.

(End of this chapter)