Chapter 220: Huai Gong Loses Qin and Seizes the Throne (2)
Based on these thoughts, Ziyu decided to flee the Qin state immediately, and rushed back to Jiangdu before his father could change his mind and before the new heir was canonized. He didn't dare to alarm any Qin people, but the blazing ** made him inseparable from his young and stunning wife.
He begged his wife Huai Ying to flee with him, but Huai Ying replied, "You are the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom, but you have not been taken hostage in the Qin State. Isn't it normal for you to want to return to your home country? The widow ordered his servants to serve you, in order to stabilize your position and make your life peaceful. If the servant escapes with you, he will disobey his father's orders. If you want to escape, I dare not obey you, but I also dare not tell the truth. ”
Huai Ying hinted at Ziyu in a euphemistic language: he has a third identity, that is, Qin Mugong's son-in-law; The abolition of the monarch of the Jin State is still in the hands of the Qin people, and Duke Mu will never tolerate the Jin State changing the crown prince without authorization, nor will he turn the chips in his hands into a piece of. Therefore, as long as Ziyu stays in the Qin State, he is safe and stable; On the contrary, once he fled back to the Jin State, he would become the first person the Qin State dealt with.
However, even if Ziyu could hear the mystery, he would not continue to stay in the Qin State - as the crown prince, he did not trust his father and brother; As a hostage, he would not trust the Qin people who held him captive.
So, the dull-minded and short-sighted young man disguised himself as a peddler and fled overnight. His actions have caused another rupture in the brief and fragile peaceful relationship between the two countries.
Qin Mugong couldn't help but move his gaze to the huge country in the east, he hoped that the exiled prince Chong'er, who was far away in the Qi country and was endowed with the legendary color, would be able to perceive and seize this only opportunity from heaven to seize the throne with his help.
Only half a year after Chong'er arrived in Qi State, Duke Huan of Qi died. After that, there was the Rebellion of the Five Princes, and Chong'er, as a newcomer, neither joined any faction nor was disturbed by a faction; His obscurity kept himself and his followers safe from danger.
After Qi Xiaogong ascended the throne, the state order returned to normal; Heavy ears act as if nothing has happened, and they still only go back and forth between the government office and the family house every day. The state of Qi is a paradise for exiles, and this has not changed in times of peace or turmoil.
Chong'er met with many countries' sons and doctors here. Among those people, Chen Gongziwan is undoubtedly the most successful one. Chong'er went to visit Chen Wan, and he saw that although Gongzi Wan was old, he was still full of energy and liked to explore new things.
Chen Wan likes to associate with Chong'er, for him, the world of Jin and Rongdi is a veiled exotic world, and Chong'er is the one who unveils and shows him everything.
Chen Wan also often introduced some people from all over the world to Chong'er, and Chong'er learned a lot of information about the kingdom of heaven through these people; Among these countries, what he wanted to visit the most was the ancient and mysterious, prosperous and powerful "Jing Barbarian" country - Chu State.
Chong'er spent seven years of carefree time in the state of Qi, and it was not until the news of Ziyu's escape from the state of Qin came from the west that his life changed drastically.
The news was brought by a Zheng merchant, who met Chong'er through Zhao Yuan, and then recounted the events of the Prince's escape at the wine table in front of all the exiles.
After the merchant left, Xu Chen, a good thing, calculated his travel speed from Yong to Linzi according to the merchant's statement, and found that it was a kind of forced march speed, and the inside story he knew was not known by the people in the market, so people agreed that the merchant was specially ordered by Qin Bo to deliver the news.
Hu Yan said that if the speculation was true, they should immediately set off for Qin. The followers all agreed, but Chong'er held his drunken eyes and shouted: "It's already good to live in the Qi country, I'll stay here and don't go anywhere!" ”
The next morning, Hu Yan, Zhao Yuan, Xu Chen and others met in a sparsely populated mulberry forest in the suburbs. It has become everyone's consensus to go to the Qin State, and all that remains is how to avoid the eyes and ears of the Qi people and get the heavy ears out.
The people were engrossed in the discussion, but they didn't notice that there was a mulberry picker on the mulberry tree next to them (she was the concubine of the heavy ear wife Jiang). She took all the words of the men to heart, and when the people had dispersed, she hurried back to tell her mistress.
Jiang's face turned ugly. She asked a few questions, and finally asked the concubine if she had leaked the secret to a third person, and after receiving a negative answer, she asked the concubine to keep her mouth shut and immediately go to the silkworm house to stall mulberry leaves. After the concubine retreated, Jiang immediately sent a personal guard to rush over and strangle her to death.
Jiang quietly found Fox Yan and told him that he already knew about people's plans and hoped to help. Fox Yan waved his hand again and again and categorically denied that he didn't want to die in the conspiracy of this powerful and domineering woman.
Jiang picked out a few key points from the concubine's report to her and repeated them to prove that the preface was true. She saw that the fox Yan was sweating constantly, so she said: "If the son stays in the Qi country for the rest of his life, I can only be the inner son of the heavy-eared doctor; If he can become the monarch of the Jin Kingdom, I will become the wife of the Jin Kingdom. If you were in my place, what would you choose? You can't take him without my involvement. ”
Fox Yan finally believed that she was right, and immediately made an escape plan with her.
After Chong'er returned from the official office, Jiang persuaded him: "Gongzi has the ambition of the Quartet, and I feel sincere reverence; The person who eavesdropped on the secret has been killed by me, so Childe can act with confidence. ”
Chong'er said casually: "No, it's just my uncle's whim." ”
Jiang no longer persuaded him, but ordered someone to arrange a dinner party. She kept persuading her to drink, poured her heavy ears into her unconscious, and then notified the fox. Fox Yan dragged Chong'er to a car and slipped out of Linzi through the south gate. Zhao Yu and others had already gathered several large carts in the suburbs, carrying heavy items. As soon as the people meet, they march south without looking back.
Chong'er was very uncomfortable when he was half drunk and half awake, and he called Jiang's name and told her not to shake around. Everyone laughed, and the fox who was driving said that he was an uncle, not his beloved wife.
Chong'er said in a daze: "Uncle doesn't go back to the room to sleep, what do you run to Chong'er's bed to shake?" People laughed even harder.
Chong'er immediately came to his senses, and immediately figured out the current situation. He was furious, and stabbed at the fox with a long go, and the fox shouted: "Escape! "Turned over and abandoned the car and fled.
Chong'er chased after him for a moment with his blessed belly, but he saw his uncle running farther and farther. He threw him to the ground and shouted in a pant breath that if he could not take the throne, he would eat the flesh of the fox. The fox turned back and said that if he did not succeed, his flesh would be in the hands of the enemy, and Chong'er would not be able to eat it; But if you don't run away now, everyone's meat will fall into the hands of the Qi people.