Otherworld Qin

Chapter 58 4 Jing Barbarian Bone Strength
Sitting in the study room, Gu Li angrily smashed the teacup in his hand to pieces, and then yelled at the guard, "Get out, get out." Seeing the guard turn pale with fright, he got up from the ground quickly Then he ran out, Gu Li got up suddenly, kicked the tea table in front of him to pieces, and all the fruit cups and plates on it fell out with a clatter. Obviously his anger had not subsided, and he rushed to the opposite side and pulled out the coffee table on the wall. A short knife, and then began to slash wildly at the surrounding bookshelves.

Following the beast-like roar, everyone in the palace was finally alarmed. Suddenly, the door of the study room was knocked softly, and a gentle woman's voice shouted from outside, "Li'er, are you in?" Hearing this voice Gu Li trembled all of a sudden, "Mother, oh, I'm,,, I'm reading a book, get up and do some exercise when I'm tired, what's the matter, mother?" Do you want to talk?" Suddenly Gu Li's face turned pale, although he is the king of a country, and he usually kills decisively, but facing his mother, he is always a child who is afraid of getting into trouble and being discovered. At this time, the whole study room is full of wolves If you let your mother see it, you will definitely be scolded.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Li walked over and gently opened a gap, then forced a smile, "Mom, I'm reading a book, so it's a bit messy inside, let's go talk elsewhere." His mother gave him a slightly regretful look, and then knocked him down. His hand on the door "get out of the way." Gu Li had no choice but to let go, and his mother pushed the door lightly, and the tragic scene of the study was immediately exposed to everyone's eyes.

The mother looked at it, then frowned, and called softly, "Come here, clean this place quickly." Then she turned to Gu Li and said, "Li'er, come with me, I have something to say to you."

Seeing Gu Li walking obediently with his mother like a three-year-old child, all the maids and servants behind him couldn't help but smile secretly. If there is anyone in the Jingman Kingdom who can make Gu Li afraid, it is only the Empress Dowager.

The two walked into a small living room, and the mother motioned for Gu Li to sit beside her. The empress dowager was already over 60 years old, but she looked about the same age as Gu Li. From her deteriorating appearance, it could be seen that she was a young woman when she was young. How beautiful, but even now I can feel the elegance that has passed away, but now I am more demure and dignified, but there is a trace of ruthlessness and determination in those eyes.

The Empress Dowager took a soft handkerchief from the hand of the maid, and then gently wiped off the sweat from the corner of Gu Li's forehead, "You are such a big man, why can't you learn to control yourself?" Gu Li's eyes began to blur, lost in the eyes of his mother. In the endless tenderness, but in an instant, it turned back to perseverance and a trace of anger, "Mother, you don't know, those three Miao barbarian thieves have gone too far, and even started to bully us, secretly from It’s nothing more than buying weapons for Gu Zhu, but this time he even made up his mind about the goods we bought. If the Chilong Chamber of Commerce hadn’t recovered the goods in time, I’m afraid the [-] fine steel hand crossbows we ordered from Qingqiu It’s about to fall into their hands, I can bear with it if it’s other goods, but I specially ordered this batch of hand crossbows, once it falls into their hands, it will pose a great threat to us Jingman.”

Unexpectedly, the empress dowager couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "So it's because of such a trivial matter, isn't it all your own fault? I told you long ago that the ambitions of the Sanmiao wolf can't be conspired with, but you just didn't listen. Listen to my words and attack Nanming alone, the thousand miles of fertile fields have already belonged to us Jingman, how can we let the three seedlings get a share of the pie? Don't forget the hatred between us and the three seedlings, and don't forget the lingering pain your mother once suffered Humiliation." As he spoke, he pulled up his sleeve, and the scar on his arm, which looked like a centipede, was exposed in front of his eyes.

Looking at the scar, Gu Li felt as if his heart had been stabbed severely, so he quickly stood up and knelt down in front of his mother, "Mother, don't get angry, my child will never forget this hatred, but now Sanmiao is still using me Therefore,,,," the empress dowager gently pulled him up, "you are the king of a country now, how can you kneel casually? I know the ambition in your heart, and I know that you are not willing to live in this wilderness for a long time, but Even if you fight for the world, you don’t have to bring Sanmiao. Although their witch doctor will help us, don’t forget that they are a group of unfamiliar wolves. You let them eat meat by your side , when he grows up, he will be the first to eat you."

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Gu Li's eyes, but the cold light gradually receded, but there was a hint of hesitation, "Could it be that mother wants to annex the three seedlings and then make a plan for the world?" The empress dowager smiled slightly, "Sometimes annexing a The country does not have to start a war, just like what you did to Nanming, as long as you are more careful and hold the temple firmly in your own hands, are you still afraid that they will run out of your palm? Don't try to let all People are afraid of you, as long as those useful people are afraid of you and rely on you, it is enough, as for the others, let them go where they come from."

The empress dowager's still soft voice was like fairy music, but it fell into Gu Li's ears like a thunderbolt, "Where do they come from?" Could it be that the mother wanted to get rid of Aqinu by herself?This is a bit too risky, although I also hate him to the bone, but killing him just because of this hatred, I am afraid it will ruin the big event I have planned for many years.

But he looked at his mother but didn't dare to refute. He knew the humiliation his mother suffered back then, and this hatred had been planted in his heart since he was a child. His mother was from Sanmiao, and because of her outstanding talent and beauty, she was selected into the Sanmiao Palace. Miao must have a noble status to choose a concubine for the emperor. Although the mother's family has the title of noble, but the family has long been in decline, and her daily life is no different from that of ordinary people. The opportunity to see the emperor's face, but her extraordinary appearance and outstanding talent, but she was envied by many concubines in the country. They were afraid that she would overwhelm them and bully her every day. These people obviously Feeling that this was not enough, they insisted on putting her to death. Finally, these people teamed up to set up a poisonous plan. When King Jingman visited Sanmiao, he pretended to recommend her to perform dances for the emperor, but secretly cast Gu poison in her tea. , when she was jumping to the wonderful place, she suddenly rushed up and scolded and beat the emperor. In a rage, King Sanmiao drew out a dagger and wanted to kill her, but King Jingman stopped her, but he was still there. There was a long scar on his arm. Seeing her beauty, King Jingman asked to give her to him. King Sanmiao saw that he was not angry but fell in love with her. Of course he was very happy and gave her to Jingman. "

At that time, King Sanmiao was the newly succeeded Ajinu, and King Jingman was Gu Li's father. After he brought her back to Jingman, he took her as his concubine and became pregnant the next year. , giving birth to a son is a bone strength, because it is a concubine, and the mother's identity is very sensitive, so the mother and son have been treated with cold eyes from others, and the father has suddenly become cold to them, and has never been to the mother's palace. , he grew up day by day under the bullying of his brothers, and the mother and son depended on each other for life, and that kind of relationship was irreplaceable.

After all, Gu Li's mother is a scheming woman. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Queen's young son's death, she secretly sends Gu Li to accompany her. Because of the recent bereavement, the Queen immediately accepted the child, and Gu Li has been different from her brothers since childhood. , he was very clever and attractive, and the queen adopted him as a foster son from then on, when he was just six years old.

The queen has no heirs since then, and after a hundred years of Gu Li's father, the queen strongly recommended him to inherit the throne. Of course, this caused a lot of criticism, but Gu Li finally sat on the throne by virtue of his extraordinary skills and talents. One thing was to secretly execute all those brothers who had bullied him, so that everyone in Jingman secretly called him a devil, and then he tried his best to make his mother the empress dowager, but he never forgot that righteous man. The kindness of the queen mother has always served her for the rest of her life, and this move has earned him the name of loyalty and filial piety.

In the next few years, Gu Li used iron and blood to implement his new policy, which finally made Jing Man gradually stronger, and he gradually developed an ambition to fight for the world, but the hatred for Sanmiao was planted since childhood, and The attachment to mother can't give up for a moment.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, stood up and respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother, "My child, remember your mother's teachings, and let me plan carefully to erase the years of hatred."

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction when she heard this, and then stretched her body lightly, "I'm a little tired, you can go and do your own business." "It's mother," and then said to the side, "You are good to serve the queen mother and go back to rest. "

When he returned to the study room, the inside had been cleaned up, he threw himself into the chair with a heavy bone strength, and then fell into deep thought, recalling the tired face when his mother left just now, he knew that his mother had suffered a lot back then, so the current physical condition It's not very good, if you wait a few more years, maybe you won't see his revenge, so what's the point of doing everything by yourself?He couldn't help shouting cruelly, "Come here." Suddenly, a servant came in, "What is your majesty's order?" Letting out a breath, he stood up long, walked slowly in the study, and muttered to himself, "It seems that the tiger that has been raised for so many years is time for him to show his power." Although he also knew that if he was not careful, he might Even if the tiger goes back to the mountain, it is worth a try for the sake of mother.

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On the way, Shengxuan stole a suit of clothes from a small mountain village and changed into them. Now he is a handsome Sanmiao boy. Although his Sanmiao language is not very good, he has grown a lot by getting along with Caier many times. , Some simple conversations are still very authentic, but if you say more, you will give away your flaws, but this has no effect on him, as long as he can tell the way to get to the capital, and then understand the direction the other party said.

Along the way, Shengxuan was attracted by the scenery of these three seedlings. It was the end of spring at this time. Although the wild flowers all over the mountain had already bloomed, the small fruits hanging on the branches looked more tender and interesting. Going over a hill is Gebera, the capital of Sanmiao, which is named after the first king.

When he finally climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down, he was still shocked by the majestic city in the distance. Sanmiao has been a country with a vast land and few people since ancient times, and most of its territory is mountainous. On the plain among the mountains, a majestic city stands majestically. The green city wall stretches out like a giant Gu worm crawling. The center of the elongated city is a golden-roofed palace. , it is particularly eye-catching in that piece of blue, and the dazzling red building behind it is the Temple of the Witch King, from which we can see the importance of the temple in the hearts of the Sanmiao people.

The king of Sanmiao adopts a hereditary system, but the kings of all dynasties must be recognized by the temple, which means that the king of Sanmiao must be a wizard, and Sanmiao is not only a man who can inherit the throne. If the most famous wizard in this generation If it is a girl, then there will be a queen, but her children will not inherit the throne, but will be chosen among her brothers' children.

It was the afternoon at this time, and Shengxuan slowly approached Gebera. When he walked to the city gate, he suddenly found his head on the city wall. He did not expect that the accounts of the dozen or so wizards were still hung up. On his head, he couldn't help but walked forward with a wry smile, but the guards didn't stop him, because no one could recognize him with his attire.

Walking in this foreign capital often makes him feel happy. The lonely bamboo is so green and the hills are so green, but these three seedlings make him feel a little surprised. Because there is a temple here, he can see those teenagers in wizard robes everywhere. , let him always have a feeling of thorns on his back, so he simply found a restaurant and got into it. He felt tired after running around for days, so he might as well have a delicious meal here, but he didn’t hear any of the dishes that Xiao Er said. However, he just randomly ordered a few dishes, seeing Xiao Er's surprised expression, he thought he was ordering expensive dishes and that's why he was like this, but when the dishes were served, he realized that they were all poisonous insects, so he endured Then he picked up a centipede and bit it. It felt crunchy but nothing. Then he chewed it twice. It was slightly fishy but also had a faint fragrance. He tasted the rest of them and they were all acceptable. When the dishes were served, he almost vomited out the contents of his stomach, because it turned out to be a bowl of big white worms, and the worms were obviously alive, so he suppressed his nausea and asked Xiao Er, only then did he know that this was San Miao's best meal. The famous and most expensive dish, Oil Splashing Crystal, is actually the larvae of Gu silkworms. At this time, a waiter came over with a large spoonful of boiling oil, poured the boiling oil into it with a sound, and immediately a thorn There was a clacking sound, and then Xiaoer picked up the chopsticks and quickly picked up the young silkworms to the plate, and saw that the fat white worms turned into crystal-like transparent, and the slightly golden color looked so attractive, Xiaoer Er sprinkled some seasoning on it and handed him the chopsticks.

Encouraged by Xiao Er's persistent eyes, he stretched out the chopsticks reluctantly, picked one up slowly, then put it into his mouth with his eyes closed, and finally closed his eyes tightly and made up his mind to bite down. There was a crackling sound, and then a fresh juice overflowed his mouth, which made him open his eyes immediately. He didn't expect that such a disgusting-looking worm would be so delicious, and the seasoning was just right, with a little cinnamon scent, and There is a bit of spicy pepper, plus a little fragrance of vanilla, and some unknown seasonings are slightly bitter and sour, plus the special sweetness of this dish itself, several flavors are constantly flashing in the mouth Really wonderful.

Xiao Er watched him eating sweetly and then left satisfied, and Sheng Xuan also gave up everything to enjoy his worm feast to his heart's content. He almost didn't spit it out, he just felt sour and unbearable in his mouth. This is a pot of poison, where is the wine, but when the wine was swallowed, he found a faint fragrance of wine overflowing, and the slightly numb feeling in his mouth It feels like adding the faint sour taste, it is really interesting. If you don’t come to Sanmiao, you really don’t know that this nation always likes to give people a surprise. Almost all delicacies have that kind of aftertaste feeling.

Finally, Shengxuan walked out of the restaurant with his bulging stomach. Although this meal cost him fifty gold coins, it also made him understand the subtle and feminine side of the Sanmiao people better through this meal. Maybe a diet It is the epitome of a culture, through food and drink can better understand the character of a nation.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and Shengxuan slowly moved towards the palace. Sanmiao's palace was not as heavily guarded as Nanming's. There was no wall outside, but tall buildings enclosing the golden-roofed main hall. There are only a few guards standing inside the Crescent Gate, and civilians can walk through the gate of the palace at will. This custom is hard to see elsewhere. He couldn't help but walk forward curiously and then shook his head to look inside. Several guards just saw that he did not step forward to stop him.

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At the same time, Gu Li has sneaked into Sanmiao secretly, and is hiding in the temple at this time, and opposite to him is Gui Wukuang, the witch king, who is laughing at him, "King Gu Li, what you planned I have made all the arrangements, don't worry, as long as you support me on the throne, my witch doctor from Sanmiao will be at your disposal." Gu Li couldn't help but smile indifferently when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Your boy has been coveting this seat for a long time, now Of course you are happy to finally follow your wish, but it is not certain whether you will be obedient in the future." But he said, "Don't worry, with our relationship, why would I still doubt it, otherwise such an important matter would not be possible. I'm looking for you, but don't be in a hurry. Although I can send people here to create some chaos and attract the attention of the guards in the palace, you still have to find someone to do the final blow. Don't underestimate him. He was known as a genius wizard of the royal family back then, although he is a bit old and has been busy with government affairs for many years, I am afraid that this foundation is not something ordinary people can handle."

Gui Wukuang laughed, "Don't worry about this, I've already found a candidate, and I'm not from Sanmiao, as long as you can attract the guards away, I will definitely succeed, but this is not a trivial matter after all, the final debt On whose head will it fall?"

Gu Li smiled, "When I entered the capital, I saw a wanted poster posted on it, isn't this a good place to go?" Gui Wukuang was stunned and then realized, "King Gu Li is really a good plan, why didn't I think of it? The boy was chased and killed by my good apprentice all the way back then, and he has never been seen since. It can be said that he has a great hatred with Sanmiao. He accidentally sneaked into the palace and assassinated the emperor, huh? Hahaha" The two looked at each other smile.

Guiwukuang stopped laughing and then said, "However, I still feel that this matter is not safe enough. Sanmiao is no better than you Jingman. All the power is in your hands. Although I am the Witch King, I have no real power, but I just lead a few people. The elder is just pretending, you must know that this Akinu is very popular, and he has a lot of children, and he will be in chaos when he has a lot of children..." Gu Li couldn't help but said impatiently, "Master Witch King, haven't I already said? When the time comes You just ask me Jingman for help to stabilize the situation in the three seedlings, and I will use thunder to eradicate some opposing forces, so what are you afraid of?" Guiwukuang laughed, "I mean, how many children of Akinu are there? Who will sit on the throne?" Gu Li realized that he had originally agreed to let Guiwukuang sit on the throne, but he could not just replace Ajinu directly, but had to choose one of the princes and princesses first. , and is manipulated by Guiwukuang behind the scenes, and when the time is right, a Zen ceremony will be held. Guiwukuang is worried about this matter now, and Gu Li can't help but sneer, "Then, what good candidate does Mr. Wuwang have?"

Guiwukuang couldn't help but chuckled, "I think his youngest son is not bad, he is under twelve years old and is still studying in my temple..." Gu Li denied it, "No." "Why?" "Don't you know this candidate Do you have to choose from among the best witchcraft?" Guiwukuang couldn't help being a little dissatisfied, but he just pursed his lips and then laughed, "If you say that the most skilled witchcraft is my good apprentice Huan Cai'er, but now She has disappeared, this..." Gu Li glanced at him and said coldly, "You Sanmiao have a saying that impatient wizards can't raise good Gu worms, if you are too impatient, aren't you afraid of being swallowed by Gu worms instead? "Guiwukuang was taken aback when he heard this, and then nodded reluctantly.

Gu Li secretly said in his heart, "Once a person is too obsessed with what he desires, will he behave like this? He is usually such an arrogant person, but today he is very surprised, as if his thinking is a little abnormal. I must pay attention to it. Don't be impatient especially in front of major events." Then he looked at the Witch King and said solemnly, "Actually, I have a good candidate, Soft Green Clothes, I don't know what the Witch King's opinion is?" Surprised, his face slowly pulled down, "King Guli, don't think that I am a three-year-old child. This green dress is your woman. Others don't know me, but I know it clearly. In this way, the three seedlings have become yours." **, when the time comes, will you still be able to hand him over to others?" Gu Li smiled calmly, "Haha, the Witch King, don't be offended. You must know that although I am a king, I have no wife. Although I have several concubines but But none of them have any heirs, since you know it, you should know how important this green dress is to me, how can I let her really be the king of the Three Miaos?" Guiwukuang couldn't help being stunned when he heard that, and immediately realized that the green clothes The so-called prince who was dressed in Nanming turned out to be born of Gu Li, so the green clothes meant a lot to him, but could the Jingman royal family tolerate a three-miao queen? "This prince is really important to you, but I think the green clothes..." Gu Li snorted softly, "Hmph, my mother is from Sanmiao, and now you are the empress dowager, why should I marry the green clothes?" Ghost Witch Kuang finally smiled with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)