Ji Hu wanted to rebuke him face to face, but he knew that it was not appropriate for a king to talk too much, because a king always talks a lot, and talking too much will lead to mistakes, not to mention that he has not yet been crowned as the official ruler? He glanced at Duke Zhao at the bottom of the steps, and Uncle Zhao

Hu understood and said: "Marquis Wei is a close relative of my Zhou family. The funeral of the late king is such a major event that attracts national attention, but Marquis Wei was not able to attend? It is really impossible to explain to the world!"

Marquis Wei did not dare to raise his head, and there were layers of sweat on his forehead. He argued: "The road is difficult and dangerous, and I have tried my best. However, God is not kind to me. It is raining or snowing. I really did not postpone it on purpose!"

Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Seeing him justifying himself in this way, Ji Hu couldn't help it and angrily said: "The road is difficult and dangerous? Weiguo is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, how far away is it from Cao, Chen and other countries? Why are other princes coming, but you are late?

Is it too late?"

Wei Yu was startled. He raised his head sharply and met Ji Hu's sharp sword-like gaze. He immediately shrank his neck and muttered: "I--I have three thousand people as my escort. The luggage I carry is too redundant, so my journey is slow."

.I—I am aware of my sin!”

"Huh!" Ji Hu was angry, as if he wanted to vent all his cowardice these days: "You took away half of Chaoge City's guards just for your own selfish purposes, but weakened the defenders' city defenses, so that

Chaoge is surrounded by soldiers and cavalry, and the Wei Kingdom is in danger of being destroyed. Is this what you have done as a king? Since you came to the throne, you have not cared about your younger brother, disrespected your eldest mother, and could not even wait on the bedside of the late Wei Hou. As a human being,

Son, where is the filial piety? As a minister, Ji's surname is Jinzong, but he didn't even attend the funeral of the late king, where is the word loyalty? How can you, an unfaithful and unfilial person, have the face to be a Marquis of Wei?"

This was a very serious statement. Wei Yu only heard the words "I don't care about my younger brother" and he understood. Is the emperor trying to express his grievances for his companion? He quickly seized this point to defend himself: "The emperor tolerates his kindness."

, since I came to the throne of Weihou, I have always greeted my aunt in the morning and evening, which is not rude. As for the assassination on Huadi, it was originally caused by the eldest son of Gongsun Yushu who had a grudge outside, and had nothing to do with the minister and the prince. These are all Chaoge.

Your Majesty, you must not listen to the gossip of the gossips in the city!"

"You------" Ji Hu was about to scold him again when he suddenly saw Zhao Bohu cast a stern look at him. He knew that he had lost his composure. He sat down awkwardly and took a breath and said, "Although there is no solid evidence,

, but your failure to attend the funeral of the late king is a crime of great disrespect, and Chao Ge is surrounded, and you are derelict in your duties as a king. If you are not severely punished, how can you convince the world? Forget it, I am not in charge of the government personally, please deal with it, young father.

"

Zhao Bohu nodded happily to him and said slowly: "I have ordered that the Marquis of Wei, Yu Zuo, be demoted to the rank of Bo, and I have ordered him to return home immediately to defend the Rong and Di."

It's early summer, and the swaying albizia flowers turn the Duke Zhao's Mansion in the northwest corner of Haojing City into a sea of ​​crimson flowers. The breeze blows, and the entire mansion is like burning crimson flames.

Zhao Bohu smelled the fragrance of flowers and looked at the bright scenery outside the window, his heart wandering for a moment. He was about to draw a few strokes of cinnabar painting, but unexpectedly Uncle Mi came in and interrupted his painting mood: "My lord, Uncle Wei wants to see you. Now.

Arrived outside the mansion."

"Why did he come here?" Zhao Bohu frowned, not only because Wei Yu interrupted his elegance, but also because of the slippery assassination, only Wei Duoyou escaped, and it was just based on imagination

, and you can also imagine how thrilling the scene was at that time. All of this was due to the person who was coming to the door. He really didn't want to see this person from the bottom of his heart.

"My lord, you forgot." Uncle Mi patiently explained: "The king issued an edict to him to go to Luoyi and mobilize the Eighth Division of Chengzhou to go to Chaoge for rescue. He is here to get the military talisman."

Under the old system of Chengzhou, the mobilization of the two main armies of the Sixth West Division and the Eighth Chengzhou Division must have the troop mobilization seal of the King of Zhou, so that the general can obey the order. This soldier's seal is in the shape of a tiger, split into two, and the commander of the Eighth Division of Chengzhou on weekdays

Hold half of it. If the King of Zhou has orders, you will hold the other half to match the talisman with the master. Only when the soldiers are consistent can you accept the order. Last time when the King of Zhou Yi attacked Qi, Wei Yu also went there with half of the tiger talisman, so he is very familiar with the business. Now

Ji Hu, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, was not yet at the age of tying up his hair and had not yet taken charge of the government. The royal seals and military symbols were all controlled by Zhao Gonghu who assisted the government.

Zhao Bohu didn't know that this was a business matter, but he really didn't want to see Wei Yu and he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the anger in his heart when they met, so he said to Uncle Mi: "Go to my study to get the military talisman and hand it over."

That's it for Uncle Wei."

Uncle Mi felt deeply that this move was inappropriate. Before he could even move his legs after hesitation, he suddenly heard a clear female voice: "Wait a minute, this is inappropriate."

Zhao Ji was about to give birth, and it was already difficult to move. Although there were two maids supporting her, she could only move forward step by step. Zhao Bohu took a few steps forward to support her arm, and scolded: "Madam is about to give birth.

It's not appropriate to move around these days. If you have anything to do, just ask my husband to go there. Even if it doesn't work, I still have Meng Ji, let her share more of the burden."

"Thank you for your consideration, husband. I am in good health." Zhao Ji gave a difficult salute and said: "Husband, the tiger talisman is an important national weapon. It must be handed over to Uncle Wei in person by you to show its solemnity. How can it be passed on by a servant? Besides,

, Uncle Wei is also a prince of the country after all, and he dispatches troops on the king's order. As the chief, assistant and important minister, how can you avoid seeing me?"

Only then did Zhao Bohu realize: "If it hadn't been for the good wife's reminder, my husband would have almost missed the big event." He said with emotion: "The day before yesterday, the king was very angry about Huang Ying's incident, and my husband also persuaded the king to put things first and consider the overall situation.

.Now, I--" He turned his head sharply and said to Uncle Mi: "Please invite Uncle Wei to come into the house and have tea in the front hall. I will go there immediately with my military talisman."

"promise."

Uncle Mi left in response. Zhao Bohu looked at his back and said with deep emotion: "Really, if the knife doesn't hit me, I won't know how painful it is!"

Zhaoji knew what her husband was thinking and asked softly: "Is it because of General Ziliang's affairs that you don't want to see Uncle Wei?"

"Madam, there is no need to persuade me anymore. My husband knows that he is wrong. As a minister, it is natural to put public affairs first. However, in the world of life, there are naturally entangled personal relationships. Sometimes it is difficult to completely distinguish between public and private. When I meet Uncle Wei, I have to talk face to face.

It's a business matter, as for other things, you have to act accordingly as a husband."

In the living room in the front yard, Zhao Bohu raised a black iron lump high above his head and handed it to Wei Boyu solemnly: "This time I am going to Luoyi to mobilize troops, I must learn from the previous expedition to Qi."

Lessons from failure. The way to use troops is first to be quick and second to be decisive. You must not look forward and backward, which will delay the opportunity to fight. The army and cavalry are not good at attacking the city, but they must not delay it for so long that the soldiers and people of Chaoge will have no food."

Wei Boyu knelt on the ground, took the military talisman with both hands, and said loudly: "I will live up to the trust of the King of Zhou and Duke Zhao, and the hope of the people of the country. I will not retreat from the army and cavalry, and I swear not to be a human being."

After the official business was entrusted, Zhao Bohu saw that Wei Yu pursed his lips and seemed to be hesitant to speak. He simply asked: "Is there anything else, Uncle? It doesn't hurt to just tell me."

Wei Yu's eyes were a little dodgey, and he said in a low voice: "Master Zhao Gong, you are now the chief minister and prime minister, in charge of the state affairs of the Zhou Dynasty. I have a request for you. I wonder if you can grant it?"

Zhao Bohu blocked his words: "Is it because of your title of Weiguo?"

"Yes." Wei Yu boldly pleaded: "Since our ancestor Kang Shu, our country of Wei has always been the most important country for the Zhou royal family in the Central Plains. Ji's surname is Zhengshuo, and she ascends the throne as a marquis. Now Yu He acted inappropriately and angered the emperor, so he was demoted to the rank of uncle. When Wei Yu returned to the country, he really didn’t know how to explain to his ancestors and the people of the country. If the Rong and Di could be defeated this time, could the Duke of Zhou be asked to report to him? Can you please give me your advice and restore me to the throne?"

"Hmph." Zhao Bohu snorted coldly: "It seems that Uncle Wei really doesn't know where his sin is?"

Wei Yu gritted his teeth and knelt down: "I am willing to listen to the Duke's advice."

"When Uncle Wei was the heir apparent, he was ordered by the King of Xianyi to lead the Eighth Division of Chengzhou to attack Qi. As a result, he was defeated and the army was humiliated. He fled back to Chaoge in embarrassment. Later, Lai Xian Wei Lihou With the help of all the princes in the Central Plains, the scattered wandering warriors were reunited. You are the commander in this battle. If you are talking about the crime of defeat, you should be the first, right? I just thought of the king of the first barbarians to kill Qi Aihou, and acted It was inappropriate, and this caused the Qi Kingdom to turn against each other and fight with each other. The late king did not hold you responsible for the defeat, right?"

His tone gradually became stern, and beads of sweat broke out from Wei Yu's corner. He nodded and said, "Yu is defeated, and his crime shall be punishable by death. Thank you to the late king and the Duke for not killing me."

"This is one. The other two is that when you ascend the throne, you should unite people's hearts and comfort the clan. But what do you do? Because you have a quarrel with Young Master He for the throne, in order to prevent being assassinated on the way to Haojing, you deliberately He took away half of Chaoge's guards, leaving Chaoge City empty and giving Rong Di an opportunity to take advantage of it. Your personal safety is as much in danger as Chaoge's and the whole city's, and that of Wei and our country, and is even as big as mine. Compared with Zhou Zhongyuan's safety, which one is more serious?"

Hearing this, big beads of sweat fell from Wei Yu's corner, and he kowtowed and said, "I will die unjustly. Your Majesty, don't say any more. I have no face to stand in the world."

Zhao Bohu sighed slightly and said in a gentler tone: "As for the word filial piety, you neither accompanied your father on his death bed, nor did you get along well with your biological mother and younger brother after his death. What's more, You delayed the late king's funeral because of your brother's quarrel. You are unfaithful, unfilial, disloyal, and unjust. If you are so unkind, the king will only demote you to the rank of uncle. How can you have the face to feel aggrieved in front of me? It's shameful for you. You are so ashamed!"

Every word was like a knife, and Wei Yu could only cry. Seeing him like this, Zhao Bohu thought it was time to stop. He walked over and patted his shoulder: "Soldiers are very quick. Since you have received the military talisman, hurry up." The only way to mobilize troops is to go out to Hangu. Don't betray the people again and overthrow the country and the country, then you will be truly irredeemable!"

Wei Yu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, raised his hands and saluted heavily: "Thank you for your teachings, I would like to learn from you! If anything happens to Chaoge this time, I will die for my country and will never come back alive!"
Chapter completed!