Qin Hu

Chapter 179 The little goddess dares to stop me

Diao Chan just took the chicken legs and fed Zhao Zihu one by one without any intention of untying him. She enjoyed it for five consecutive days.

In these five days, Lu Pheasant really couldn't even see Zhao Zihu.Xiang Liyue did have this right, but for some unknown reason, she never came to see him.

Before noon on the sixth day, just as Ying Zheng's imperial convoy crossed the Huai River by boat, Zhao Gao came to convey the emperor's words.

"Your Majesty said it. How come you haven't seen anyone for a few days, coward? Are you messing around again and don't want me to know? Ask him to come over and talk to me!"

This is the pardon order, indicating that Zhao Zihu can be lifted from the ban and can go out.

However, Zhao Zihu sat cross-legged in the carriage, motionless, and faced Zhao Gao with his chin raised provocatively.

Zhao Gao twitched the corner of his mouth and asked two warriors to go in and untie the stubborn tiger. He knew that it was not good for the emperor to come to deliver the message himself.

I don’t want to do anything to His Majesty and my daughter...

This kid obviously wants to get back some ground with me!

Then he winked at his daughter who was coming to deliver food to Gua Cang. Zhao Gao meant, "You have to help me later. Don't let dad lose face!" 】

Unexpectedly, Diao Chan looked left and right, as if she didn't see her biological father's eyes.She was thinking even more, Dad!You should also coax her.Let brother Zihu calm down...

Zhao Gao is so annoyed!After glaring at Diao Chan a few more times, he cursed secretly, Damn Ni'er!These days, you really turn your elbows outward and don't care about your father's life or death?

"Bang bang..."

"Ouch! Ouch!"

As expected, the two warriors had just squeezed into the carriage when Zhao Zihu kicked them one by one and knocked them out, rubbing their shoulders.

After Zhao Gao stepped aside, he clasped his hands with a smile and said, "I'd better come and untie the young master."

Zhao Zihu didn't appreciate it: "Hey! Don't. I feel very comfortable like this..."

"Comfortable? Ahem! Master, if you really feel comfortable, we can tie him up again at the party."

Zhao Gao persuaded angrily: "How to say, the young master probably wouldn't like to take a shower tied up like this."

"Bath! Why should I take a bath?" Now, it was Zhao Zihu's turn to be a little stunned and didn't realize why the old man wanted to get involved in this issue.

"Of course it's the face saint!"

"Oh. Yes! I want to see my emperor. That's all. Why should I take a bath?" Zhao Zihu stood up and bent down and took two steps.

He immediately noticed that Zhao Gao looked at him again, and even raised his hand to slap his nose. The damn look in his eyes seemed to say, "Hey baby, you don't even know how many days you have been marinating? That's what you have on your body." It tastes weird."

Zhao Zihu was so embarrassed that he retracted his body, but Diao Chan suddenly stopped picking up the pot and said, "Dad! I have helped Brother Zihu wash his body well these past few days. It feels very clean."

"It's over, it's over! We haven't even gone through the door yet, and we've even done the cleaning. You, you, you! Get back in the car." Zhao Gao staggered and almost fell down.

Only then did she realize that some things should not be said casually. Diao Chan immediately blushed. When her father snorted again as if in warning, she quickly put down the food box, turned around and trotted away, not even daring to look at Brother Zihu again. .

Zhao Zihu looked at the back of the girl going away, smiled, jumped out of the car quickly, let Ruishi untie the rope for himself, moved his hands and feet, lowered his body to get the sesame cake in the food box.

After hearing Zhao Gao say, "Okay! Don't worry about eating, there is still a big table full of stir-fries in the imperial tent." He then realized that it would be a bit uncomfortable for him to go to see the emperor in the same tied up manner just now. Appropriate.

You can't let a sour smell affect your delicious food...

So, accompanied by Zhao Gao, he ran for a while to the south bank of Huai River, took off his shirt and lower clothes, leaving only a pair of pants, and jumped into the river.

"Boom! Shabu!"

Suddenly a big wave came over, watching this stubborn family tiger tossing left and right with the waves, almost being shot into the bottom of the river twice, but still laughing loudly like a normal person, Zhao Gao's eyes twitched Jump.

I have seen this situation no less than ten times...

There is only him in the whole world!

Oh.

There should also be that boy named Xiang Yu...

Dare to play like crazy without fear of risk.

He was thinking that it seemed like this kid still liked playing around more than doing serious things.

If he fails to become the second emperor...

I don’t know whether Diao Chan and my Zhao family are lucky or unlucky?

If he really becomes the emperor...

I don’t know if this is a blessing or a misfortune.
Should I or can I put aside some selfish motives and lead this child to the right path?

Zhao Zihu didn't know that while he was taking a bath, Zhao Gao, the future Taishan, had already begun to think divergently.

If he could understand, he would definitely put his hands on Zhao Gao and beg him not to cause trouble, which would be the greatest help.

While he was fighting in the Huai River, Zhao Gao ordered Ruishi to go to Xiangliyue and get him a new set of clothes.

When Zhao Zihu stood in the emperor's imperial tent again, his whole mental outlook was completely renewed.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng joked and said with a smile: "Hey! I haven't seen you for a few days, but I've matured a lot... Hmm. I seem to have gained a lot of weight too? Let's talk about it. What have you been doing these days?"

Knowing that his biological father's so-called "maturity" meant that he had a short beard between his nose and chin, Zhao Zihu said with a crooked mouth: "Return to your majesty! I haven't done anything? I just made a very long beard." Dream……"

"I dreamed of myself! I don't know which bad old man I asked to tie him up, lock him in a dark room, and starve him for days and nights. When I woke up, I heard you looking for me everywhere!"

Aren’t you scolding me in a roundabout way?Ying Zheng blew his beard and glared at the coward. Unexpectedly, this kid continued to talk nonsense.

Zhao Zihu then complained: "Father! You have to make the decision for me. That bad old man said that the reason why I was locked up was because I was too noisy and didn't know the seriousness..."

"Oh. Who the hell is this old man? He locked you up for a few days just to punish you for your mischief. Didn't he mention anything else?" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the coward with deep meaning.

For some reason, from the moment the coward walked into the royal tent, he suddenly had a strange feeling, as if this kid would say something amazing again today.

What?
father!
Are you confused... Didn't you hear that I was complaining about you?

Zhao Zihu was confused for a moment, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was not right.

Could it be that my father was also dreaming about something...

That's why you came to me specifically to clarify your doubts.

But for this kind of thing, it’s better to go directly to Taichang!
Even worse, there is still Han Da who is cheating, and there are also great scholars who admire Zhou Gong's interpretation of dreams?
Then, a term suddenly popped into his mind - "Goddess of Xiangshan Mountain".

He felt awkward and looked up at the emperor: "Father! Could it be that he dreamed of a pair of women..."

Zhao Gao and Meng Yi, who were beside him, were breathless when they heard the words, and stared at Zhao Zihu in disbelief.They all agreed in their hearts that this guy was getting more and more rude.

Even if His Majesty really dreamed it, could he say it in front of so many people?
"Ahem! How dare you say it again?" Ying Zheng also scolded in a deep voice.

"Uh! It's the two goddesses Ehuang and Nuying." Zhao Zihu said with a smile.

Ying Zheng's expression softened, and he nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes! I have discussed with the nobles before that we will cross the Xiangjiang River to inspect the preparations of the Southern Expedition..."

"After the meeting, I just took a short nap, and then I dreamed that I was on the bank of the Xiangjiang River. I saw a hurricane blowing there, white waves rolling, and no ferry boat in sight on the river."

Seeing that Zang Wa, Zhao Gao and Meng Yi were all listening with their ears pricked up, he started talking and his expression gradually became solemn.

In his dream, he saw that even the leading soldiers' boats that tried to cross the river by force had many capsized in the river. Some were rescued, while others floated and sank and were washed away by the river.

Ying Zheng felt the strong river wind blowing in his face, blowing up bursts of sand and hitting his face painfully, which made him even more angry.

"The proud man of heaven can't even conquer the small Xiangjiang River, how can he rule the world?" He thought dullly in his heart, but did not say it out loud.

Seeing that His Majesty looked wrong, Taichang who was standing by said: "Your Majesty is the emperor who is destined by heaven. He should be able to issue an edict to ask for the wind and waves of Jiang Shen."

Li Si and the ministers were also joking around, and they all agreed with Tai Chang's suggestion.

So he began to fast and bathe, and prepared to sacrifice three animals, melons and fruits. In the evening, he led his ministers and Taichang paid tribute.

But after worshiping for a long time, Ying Zheng suddenly realized that there was a problem, and interrupted: "We sacrificed for a long time just now, and I just remembered now that I don't even know who the Xiangjiang god is. Do you know who it is?"

After all, Li Si was a well-informed person. He resigned from his post as grain keeper in his early years and traveled around the world. He knew the gods of rivers, mountains and mountains very well, and he could describe their origins with countless treasures.

He replied calmly: "Your Majesty! The God of Xiangjiang River is a woman, not a man. And there are actually two..."

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was very curious when he heard that she was a goddess and asked Li Si to tell her quickly.

Even Zhao Gao couldn't help but listen attentively.

In Li Si's narration, everyone learned that the goddess of the Xiangjiang River, known as Xiangjun and more commonly known as Xiang Lady, was originally the two princesses of Emperor Yao, one was Ehuang and the other was Nvying...

At that time, Emperor Yao heard that Shun was virtuous and filial, so he recruited him to assist the government to test his ability to handle political affairs, and then married his two daughters to him to observe his inner virtue.

Finally, after 20 years of assessment, he realized that Shun was really a capable and virtuous man, so he abdicated the throne to him.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but interjected with emotion: "It can be seen that not everyone can establish the throne, nor can it be awarded privately."

"That's right! That's why in ancient times, virtue was the main factor in establishing the throne. Yao's son Danzhu was unworthy, so Yao chose Shun instead of passing on Danzhu..." Li Silang laughed and nodded.

Then, he said: "Shun followed Yao's example and pre-selected Yu as his successor. After Shun's death, Yu modestly evaded, and must let Shun's son Shang become emperor, but the princes did not follow Shangjun, but all followed Yu. I have to reluctantly take the throne..."

But after Yu's death, the situation was exactly the opposite. The princes did not accept the rights of successor designated by Yu during his lifetime, but supported Yu's son Qi. Therefore, the political power changed from the public world of Zen sages to the family world of father to son, which became the Xia Dynasty.

When the Xia Dynasty came to the hands of Emperor Jie, the princes refused to accept it because of its cruelty and lewdness. Tang cultivated virtue and all the princes returned to Tang. Therefore, Tang led his troops to attack Xia Jie and exiled Jie to Mingtiao where he died.

Li Si recounted the history eloquently: "Because Yin Tang was the first to use force to seize the world, this also created a situation where the people had to suffer the disaster of war when the political power was changed in the future."

When you think, you dream. From Ying Zheng's point of view, Li Si was still a nerd after all, so in that dream, he was just talking about it while talking excitedly, but he forgot that the words touched the emperor's pain point.

He, the First Emperor, not only wanted to conquer the world by force, but also wanted to maintain his family and the world forever.

Ying Zheng said with a hint of displeasure: "Li Si! You have said so much, but I still don't know how Emperor Shun's two concubines became gods."

Li Si just felt frightened: "I only talked about history, but I went too far. I hope your majesty will forgive me..."

Ying Zheng waved his sleeves, not blaming him, and asked him to continue.

"Emperor Shun was just like His Majesty when he was in power. He was diligent in patrolling hunting and inspecting people's hermitage. If he found any inconveniences in his administration, he would immediately make improvements..."

Li Si in the dream was much more transparent this time, and he did not forget to flatter the new official system.

"Finally, Shun died when he was inspecting Cangwu. The two women threw themselves into the river and died as husbands. After their death, they became gods, either as Xiangjun or Xiang's wife. As far as I know, the Xiangjun Temple is not far away on Xiangshan Mountain. .”

When Ying Zheng heard this, he looked far away at the dusk mist and cloud-shrouded Xiangshan Mountain. He asked Zhao Gao to drive the auxiliary car, asked Li Si and Meng Yi to accompany him, and summoned his personal guard Captain Huben.

He said to them: "I want to visit the Xiangjun Temple now. Maybe I should pray and ask why it is causing trouble and blocking my trip."

In the dream, he was sitting in the car like this, slowly walking along the mountain road of Xiangshan Mountain.

Although it was dusk, the guards held high lanterns and torches, and the mountain road and the scenery on both sides were clearly visible.

In addition to the towering ancient trees, Xiangshan Mountain is full of green Xiangzhu, which is especially vigorous in the twilight, and the scenery is charming.

Xiangjun Temple is built on the mountainside. There is a stone bridge at the foot of the mountain. The bluestone approach winds along the hillside to the stone steps of the main hall.

Ying Zheng got off the car in front of the steps and walked to the hall. He saw that there was indeed a tablet in the main hall, full of incense, and the inscription "The Two Monarchs of Xiangjiang".

He just clasped his hands in salute and silently prayed: "Why are the two ladies making trouble and blocking my trip? If they have a spirit, I hope you can tell me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the beautiful sound of silk and bamboo music suddenly sounded in the palace. It seemed to be Shao music and Chu music.

Then, more than a dozen handsome maids appeared on both sides, holding lanterns and incense burners, guarding the two middle-aged women in back clothes.

Ying Zheng took a closer look and found that he was in a well-furnished guest room.

He bowed deeply to the two beautiful middle-aged women to express his welcome, and intuitively felt that they were the two Xiangjuns, the concubines of Emperor Shun.

(End of this chapter)