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Eleven Chess Hands

The dusk had not faded yet, and the people in Gongzi Xie's mansion were rushing up and over, not very noisy. Countless dinghys and guijue cups needed to be packed, and brightly colored silk piled up like mountains, waiting for the owner to receive it. But who is the busiest person in the mansion, it is undoubtedly the retainer, the sheep shoulder couple. Throughout the day, the couple was so busy that they were not stuck in the ground and were dizzy that they could barely deal with countless things.

After only tonight, these things will enter the Western Zhou Palace with the hostess. For six years, everyone in the mansion is quietly looking forward to this day, but when it really comes, everyone feels so unreal. It's like a dream! Alas! People, it's so contradictory.

Among the mansion, only Fanji was the most leisurely. She looked at the majestic palace in the north from afar, where her husband was proudly presiding over the funeral of King Xiao of Zhou, step by step towards the peak of power. And the smooth road leading to the throne under his feet was paved for him with all her strength. But is it really worth doing all this by herself?

"My mother!" The son's little hands pulled her sleeves and stared at her big, round and shiny eyes and asked, "Are we really going to move into the palace tomorrow? Is it big, much bigger than here?"

The child's question gave Fan Ji a positive answer. If it was for Ji Xie, it might not be worth it, but if it was for her son, it would be worth it even if she had to sacrifice her life.

"Yes! The palace is the largest and most beautiful house in the Great Zhou world, and it is also the place where your father grew up. You can practice literature and martial arts there, so that you can become a great monarch like King Xianwu in the future."

Ji Hu's eyes flashed with excitement, as if there were still a series of questions in his stomach to ask his mother, but unfortunately he was interrupted by the shoulders of the retainer, Yuyang, who quietly came in: "Madam, please call Mr. Zhuang for your meeting."

Fan Ji's slender fingers stagnated in the air for a second or two, and a hint of undetectable panic flashed through his eyes, which was heavily misty. As early as the beginning of the setting up, she had imagined that at least one person in Haojing could see through all this clearly. Now that this person is here, it is both expected, and why is he panic?

She waved her hand and handed her son back by the wet nurse, and ordered, "Please wait for the front hall for a while."

When Fan Ji walked into the lobby slowly, Zhao Bohu had been waiting there for a long time. The smartest and dazzling young man in Haojing was in his prime. He was wearing a green brocade robe, like a lonely bamboo swaying in the cool breeze of late autumn.

When Zhao Bohu saw Fan Ji, he was also secretly surprised. The woman in front of him was elegant and graceful, and he could not find the shadow of the unkempt mother back then. He suddenly hesitated, how should he call this woman who was about to be a mother in the world? But he hesitated for a moment, and bowed and said, "Madam, I'm upset."

Fan Ji smiled and said, "Young Master is very kind to save my mother and son, but I have something to ask for, and I will obey my orders. Why bother me?"

After the two bowed and greeted each other, Zhao Bohu sat down on the table, lowered his sleeves again and apologized: "We shouldn't have been upset at this time, but because of the case of Prince Xi assassinating the young master the day before yesterday, there was still doubt in my chest. I hope the wife can solve the problem for Hu."

"What can I know about my wife in the deep courtyard? Although I am willing to be a public servant.

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I tried my best to do it, but it would be okay for me to speak."

"Mrs. Is it that my wife was born in Jianghuai? Have you ever heard of the name of "Yi Society"?" Zhao Bohu asked, while raising his eyes to observe Fan Ji's reaction.

"I heard it," Fan Ji smiled: "More than 20 years ago, Huaiyi invaded Chengzhou, and the troops were aimed directly at Luoyi. The Eighth Division of Chengzhou rose up to defend against the enemy, and the Jianghan countries cooperated with the royal army to cut off the retreat of Huaiyi. After a desperate battle, they finally defeated the Yi tribe, and our Great Zhou country turned into danger."

Zhao Bohu continued her words and said: "After this battle, the King of the Communist Party gave all the captured Huaiyi prisoners to commend the Jianghan countries' protection and imperial guards. The princes selected people with high martial arts skills or skilled skills to form Yishe, specialize in assassinating political enemies, inquiring about military affairs and other secret matters. The wife's family should have this organization, right?"

"Not only, but when I got married, my brother brought it to me as a dowry."

Zhao Bohu didn't expect that Fan Ji would be so honest and didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. He took out a silk book from his sleeve: "This is the dowry list of the wife found from Taizang Order. According to the documentary records, three servants had escaped on the way, but is there any such thing?"

"It is common for the servant to escape, why should you worry about the young master?" Fan Ji couldn't hear any panic in his words.

"As the wife said, it is indeed common for the servant to escape, but if these three people are from the Yishe Society, this matter will be unusual." Zhao Bohu confronted him tit-for-tat.

Ban Ji was calm and relaxed, calmly relaxed Guangxiu: "How could you know that these three people are from Yishe?"

"The man named Mo Yi in the lead was the disciple of Wang Zixi who was carrying out the assassination plan. I carefully checked the details of this person and found that he had just joined Wang Zixi's disciple three years ago. He had been living in Luoyi for a living by opening an inn. Somehow, he suddenly left his family and went to Haojing to abandon his wife's young man. A few days ago, someone from the mansion went out of Hangu Pass and went to Luoyi to send some family supplies to Moyi's young man. Therefore, I followed this clue and found that this person had lived in the foreign country for many years and was a member of the Yi Society."

Zhao Bohu seemed to have spoken out the doubts that had been lingering in his heart for many days, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The rest was left to the other party to make a decision.

Fan Ji was unexpectedly calm. She smiled and said, "Since the young master knows the joints, I will no longer hide them. Yes, Mo Yi is indeed a member of the Yi Society and is on the list of servants. The reason for his escape was not because he intended it, but because he was ordered to do it."

This time it was Zhao Bohu's turn to be surprised: "After orders? Whose orders are you? The wife had already set up this plan on her way to get married?" If this was true, it would really make him take a breath.

"Since my brother and uncle gave them dowry to me, I was naturally ordered to do it. At that time, the young master had already decided to marry the sister of Shen Hou, but the old king passed away suddenly. The young master suddenly lost the right to inherit the throne. Shen State immediately regretted the marriage. Shen is a great country in Jianghan, and is not comparable to the small country of my mother's family. According to the custom of marriage, I should have been the concubine of Shen Jiang's dowry, but I was suddenly called the wife of Xian Xiao. My brother was far-sighted and knew that I would suffer from the trouble of seizing the throne in this trip. For the sake of the foreign country, I also thought about it for the sake of the Yishe. I specially gave me Yishe as a dowry. The reason why Mo Yi and the others left first was to facilitate their actions after entering Haojing."

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"Madam was expecting what happened today at that time?" Zhao Bohu looked unbelievable.

Fan Ji laughed: "I'm not a god, how could I predict so far and accurate? It's just that I plan ahead and put a few chess pieces outside first, but if something happens, I won't be in a hurry to find someone. After all, I'm just idle chess pieces to prevent them from needing them from time to time."

"Madam------" Zhao Bohu's words could not hide his reproach and question: "When King Xiao ascended the throne, he promised to return the throne in the future. Why should Mrs. do this extravagant and despicable thing?"

"Silent?" Fan Ji sneered: "My Great Zhou has always governed the country according to the "Li of Zhou". The inheritance system of the eldest son is an irrefutable rule, but how can I destroy it overnight? If I and the young master do nothing and just sit and wait for death, how can I know that I will not be a ghost under the knife today? As the son of Zhao Gongzong, don't you know that this is powerful?"

Zhao Bohu stood up helplessly and bowed: "The wife has its own reason to do things. Hu just wants to remind his wife here, "The Yishe is too contemptuous, and the wife should not rely too much on them! Hu's words are all here, and I hope the wife will think twice!"

"Young Master Zhao is a gentleman who looks down on these tricks." A sneer appeared on the corner of Fan Ji's mouth: "But if the prince is fair and upright and has no thoughts of evil in his heart, no matter how bright Mo Yi is, it is useless. I am just treating him with his own way, so why should the young master ask such a question?"

Zhao Bohu resigned from poverty for a moment and decided to persuade the other party from another perspective: "But Brother Xie is so precious, how can he take risks with his body?"

"At that time, he had already worn soft armor inside, not to mention that with Mo Yi's ability, he could have escaped without his own life. However, Duke Guo didn't know what to do, which was also impossible to calculate. Young Master, my husband and I were helpless in the military, and it was also a helpless move. Speaking of which, "Ban Ji looked at Zhao Bohu meaningfully: "As far as this is concerned, it is because you are trapping my son in danger, so I have to come up with this bad strategy."

"How do you say this?" Zhao Bohu looked shocked.

"Five years ago, the young master made a clever plan to save my son with the "Yu Fu Zhipu" on Fengshui. I am very grateful. But did the young master expect that this move would also confirm the name of "Son of Destiny" for my son. Unless the biological father ascended the throne and changed to Prince Chen, or anyone else, how could he allow him to live in the world?"

Zhao Bohu suddenly realized that he let out a long sigh of relief, kneeled up and thanked him: "Madam, Hu was not thinking well at the time, but he was a mistake. All kinds of past events cannot be recovered. But Xie Cheng's brother will ascend the throne soon, and you will definitely be in the central palace. The young master will definitely enter the Eastern Palace as the crown prince. I still think that the wife's status is precious and is a plan for the reputation of the Zhou royal family. You must not have any connection with organizations like Yishe."

Silence, a silence. Zhao Bohu suddenly heard a long sigh from the seat, followed by a slightly stagnant voice: "I understand that the young master is kind and deserves to be the Grand Secretary. When the funeral of the former king is over, I will immediately dismiss the Yishe Society, as the young master wishes."

Zhao Bohu didn't expect that she would agree so happily, and was really surprised. He looked up at the woman who was about to become the queen of the Great Zhou in front of him in shock. However, Fan Ji's expression was very relaxed: "I promised the young master, can you promise me?"

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