Six places.

"Your Majesty, Zhong Lijun has replied." Jiang Yun, a guest of the Six Monarchs, walked to the side of the Six Monarchs, and then handed over a bamboo slip: "Your Excellency, this is Zhong Lijun's letter." ”

"Okay." Liujun responded, then took the bamboo slip, unfolded it, frowned immediately, and then said coldly: "Shaft, insufficient and conspiracy." ”

As soon as Jiang Yun heard Liujun's words, he immediately asked, "Your Majesty, Zhong Lijun didn't refuse. ”

"Not bad." Liujun nodded, his face showing displeasure.

At this time, Jiang Yun muttered: "Your Majesty, Zhongli Jun's refusal is not surprising, because Zhongli is on the front line, even if there is no threat from Yue Guo now, Zhongli still has to face the threat of Qi and Song. Therefore, Zhong Lijun is inseparable from the support of Yingdu, even if he is dissatisfied with the king's change in his heart, he will not directly oppose the king of Chu. ”

"Huh!" Liujun had to sigh when he heard this.

On the other side, Jiang Yun saw that the six monarchs were still a little unhappy, so he comforted: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if the other feudal monarchs are there, the key is Quyang Jun."

Quyang Jun is on the side of the Jianghuai nobles, he is highly respected and powerful, as long as Quyang Jun responds to the king, then the other feudal monarchs who are waiting and watching will definitely not hesitate anymore and join the king's major events.

In this way, as long as the Jianghuai nobles are united, then the king feels the pressure from the nobles, and the king will take the initiative to retreat.

It's the same as it was thirty years ago, or even twenty years ago. ”

"Yes, as long as we are united, then the king will definitely back down again." The Sixth Monarch first nodded, and then said angrily to the other feudal monarchs: "However, with such a simple truth, there are still so many people who can't understand it, this monarch has taken the lead and invited them again and again, but they have never been moved."

Benjun doesn't understand, where is their determination and will back then? When the king had just ascended the throne and was determined to forge ahead, they all dared to give the king a blow to the head, and when the king was in his prime and was determined to reform, they also dared to unite to persecute the king.

Now, the kings are already old and in their twilight years, and at this moment, in the face of the king's changes, they actually retreated. ”

Saying that, the six monarchs shook their heads again and again and said: "This monarch doesn't know what they are afraid of, although the king destroyed the Yue Kingdom, although the king repelled the attack of the five countries, has the king changed a person?"

The so-called nature of the country is easy to change, but in fact, the king is still the king. Benjun believes that as long as we unite, the king will definitely back down again. ”

As he was talking, at this time, Liujun's younger brother Liujing came over: "Brother, Qu Yangjun has a letter." ”

"Oh!" Liujun perked up when he heard this, and then hurriedly took the letter from Liujing's hand, and then talked about the bamboo slip and looked at it, and suddenly froze.

Seeing this, Liu Jing said strangely: "What's wrong with my brother, what did Qu Yangjun say, could it be that Qu Yangjun also refused?" ”

"No, Qu Yangjun didn't refuse." Liujun's face was ugly and said, "But Qu Yangjun didn't agree either, because Qu Yangjun died of illness a few days ago." ”

"What?" Liujing Jiang Yun was taken aback at the same time: "Qu Yangjun is sick and dead? ”

"Not bad!" Liujun was disappointed: "This letter is Qu Long, the son of Quyang Jun, inviting Ben Jun to attend Qu Yangjun's funeral. ”

"This... This..." Jiang Yun was extremely disappointed and said: "Qu Yangjun died of illness, Qu Long, the son of Quyang Jun, in addition to keeping filial piety to Qu Yangjun, also has to go to Yingdu to accept the canonization of the king, so we can't count on Qu Yangjun." ”

"Alas~~" Liujun sighed: "It's a pity, it's really not the right time for Quyangjun to die." ”

"It's a pity." Liu Jing and Jiang Yun sighed softly at the same time, although they also felt sorry for Qu Yangjun's death, but as long as they thought of Qu Yangjun's age, they were relieved.

Qu Yangjun is too old.

The other side.

Doctor Sanlu sent an envoy to return from the Song Kingdom, and before he went to Huainan, he got the news that Qu Yangjun was sick and died.

"It's a pity. However, it just so happens that I am also going to find Liujun, and now Quyang Junxue, I think Liujun must also go to Quyang. Qu Zhi sighed, and then instructed the doorman: "Change the route and go to Quyang." ”

"No."

All the way south, a few days later, Quyang arrived.

Quyang Jun's mansion, Qu Xing wore a filial piety shirt at the door to greet him, at this time, he received a letter of worship, and saw that the name of Dr. Sanlu was clearly written on it, and he was shocked. Then on the one hand, he asked people to invite the prince Qu Long, and on the other hand, he personally walked to the Qu Agency.

When he arrived in front of Qu Zhi, Qu Xing hurriedly saluted and apologized: "Doctor Sanlu came to visit, and he missed the welcome, and I asked the doctor to forgive his sins!" ”

Qu Xing immediately helped Qu Xing up and said: "A gentleman doesn't have to be like this, this gentleman did not come to represent the king this time, but was ordered to send an envoy to the Song Kingdom, and on the way back to China, I heard that Qu Yangjun was unlucky, so I came to worship Qu Yangjun." ”

After Qu Xing thanked him again, he said: "The doctor is here, my family is grateful, the doctor is here, please." ”

Qu Shu nodded, and then followed Qu Xing towards the mansion with a sad face.

Not long after the two entered the gate, at this time, Qu Long, the son of Quyang Jun, had already rushed over.

When Qu Long saw that Qu Xing personally took the lead, he immediately knew in his heart that that person was the Sanlu doctor in charge of the Chu State Office, so Qu Long immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Qu Long, the son of Quyang Jun, has seen the doctor. ”

"No courtesy." After Qu Cheng helped Qu Long up, he spoke again: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, this time I will come here to worship Qu Yangjun as Qu Shi, not as a messenger on behalf of the king." ”

After Qu Long got up, Qu Shu sighed again: "The prince of the world, please mourn, because of Qu Yangjun, this is not only the misfortune of the Qu family, but also the misfortune of my Chu country." Qu Gong is a veteran of the three dynasties, who once followed King Xuan to conquer the Wei State, and also followed the first king to conquer the Qi State, and he has been guarding against the Yue Kingdom for many years.

Now that Qu Yangjun is gone, the only remaining three dynasties of my Chu Kingdom are gone, woohoo..."

Just as he was bowing to the court, the six monarchs had just finished contacting another nobleman who was worshipping Qu Yangjun.

At this time, Jiang Yun gently came to Liujun's side: "Your Majesty, Doctor Sanlu is here." ”

"Submission?" Liujun was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, he was ordered to envoy Song Guo before, and he was nearby at the moment, so he should not have come to canonize Qu Long, the son of Quyang Jun, on behalf of the king, but came to Qu Yang Jun of Baijie.

Thinking about it, Liujun was suddenly stunned, and then muttered: "If Benjun is not mistaken, the previous news from Yingdu, the reason why Doctor Sanlu sent an envoy to the Song State was because the king wanted to punish Benjun, but he was blocked by Qu Zhi.

Therefore, the king was displeased with the resignation, so he sent him far away to visit the Song Kingdom. ”

"Your Excellency is wise, that's exactly the case."

When Liujun heard this, he smiled and said, "In this case, then Benjun has to take the initiative to thank this Sanlu doctor." ”