"Ziliang, sit down." Xiang Zhuang slapped his hands.

Bailixian then swayed his robe and knelt down to the other end of the short couch.

After pondering for a while, Xiang Zhuang finally said, "Ziliang, Concubine Ying is dead."

Facing Bailixian, Xiang Zhuang did not want to hide anything, and the one who gave him death was the one who gave him death.

Bailixian was shocked and turned into a sigh. Shusun and his son connected with the capital. Officials from Wu and County asked the princely son Xiang Zhi to block the move to Luoyang. It was not as simple as it seemed. Bailixian knew about this, and he could guess that Concubine Ying from Shiman Palace must have participated in this matter.

Although the king did not say how Concubine Ying died, she was most likely sentenced to death by the king.

Bailixian had long expected Concubine Ying’s fate today, because this woman’s power was too strong. Although she tried her best to cover up this, how could she hide her tricks from the king? As a king, the most taboo thing is to collude inside and outside. Concubine Ying actually secretly colluded with her uncle and his son. How could the king spare her?

"How is Wang'er's recent studies?" Xiang Zhuang suddenly asked, "How is his calligraphy?"

As Xiang Zhuang's harem became increasingly favored, the number of his children continued to increase. So far, Xiang Zhuang has twenty-nine sons and eighteen daughters. The largest of them is already an adult, and the youngest seems to have just been born a few days ago. In order to protect the prince, Xiang Zhuang rarely cares about these children.

There is a saying that is the most ruthless emperor family. Xiang Zhuang did not want to be a ruthless emperor. But he really could not give his children enough fatherly love like an ordinary person. Because he is the king, his every move, every word, or even an unintentional word may have a serious impact.

For example, if Xiang Zhuang favors a certain prince too much, the prince's mother will be noble by her son, the concubine's father will gain power, and then the ministers will rush to understand the superiors and then fight to make the prince good. Over time, a large force will gather around the prince, which will seriously threaten the position of the prince.

At that time, even if the prince has no power and does not want to be the prince, the officials and relatives gathered around the prince will also carry him to break in and force him to pull the prince off and replace him, and this is the source of chaos!

Therefore, in order to prevent problems, Xiang Zhuang could only alienate his children and do his best to play a ruthless father. I am afraid that only Xiang Zhuang himself could know the pain and loneliness.

However, this time the death of Ying Zhen made Xiang Zhuang feel deeply guilty towards Xiang Wang.

Bailixian hurriedly replied: "Report to the king, Mr. Wang's calligraphy has already achieved some success."

Bailixian only said that Xiang Wang's calligraphy was a little successful, but he never mentioned his studies. Xiang Zhuang knew that Xiang Wang still didn't like reading, but was just addicted to calligraphy. However, when he thought about it, Xiang Zhuang felt relieved. The so-called children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Xiang Wang was addicted to calligraphy and did not like military affairs. It is not a blessing, at least the prince would not be afraid of him.

Baili Xian suddenly thought of another thing and said, "King, Tian Fang is still in Liaodong."

When Xiang Zhuang heard this, his pupils shrank slightly. Of course, he could hear the unspoken voice of Bailixian. Meng Fengyu has always regarded himself as the guardian of the Ying family. In Jiuyuan, the reason why the three thousand old Qin Iron Cavalry joined the Chu State was because of Ying Zhen. If he knew that Concubine Ying had been sentenced to death by Xiang Zhuang, Meng Fengyu would not know what would happen if he would react.

And this is exactly what Xiang Zhuang is worried about.

Xiang Zhuang was not worried that the Cavalry would rebel with Meng Shu. In fact, the main body of the Cavalry was the children of Jiangdong. The three thousand Qin children who followed Xiang Zhuang from Jiuyuan were dead and broken. There were less than a hundred people left in the Cavalry. Therefore, even if the Meng father and son wanted to rebel, the Cavalry would definitely not follow them.

Meng Shuo will not rebel. The Meng family has passed on loyalty and righteousness from generation to generation, and its ethics are by no means fake.

You should know that the children of the Meng family have always adhered to the teachings of loyalty and righteousness. From Meng Ao to Meng Wu, from Meng Tian to Meng Wu, they are all loyal and righteous, and noble in morality. In the past, Meng Wu had already sworn allegiance to Ying and Xiang families in Jiuyuan. So today, he would never betray Xiang Chu.

The only thing Xiang Zhuang was worried about was that Meng Feng would have ambition of life and death because of Ying Zhen's death.

Because no matter what, Meng Fu is considered a pre-Qin survivor. Although he once vowed to be loyal to the Xiang family, the Ying family's bloodline was his real guardian. Now that Ying Zhen is dead, the Ying family's bloodline has been extinct, so his fate has been completed. According to the ancestor teachings of the loyalty and righteousness of the Meng family, the possibility of suicide is still quite high.

Meng Wu was loyal, brave, righteous, brave and resourceful, and brave, Xiang Zhuang was really unwilling to lose such a general.

Bailixian of course also knew what Xiang Zhuang was worried about, and said immediately: "King, this matter cannot be hidden after all. Tian Fang will know sooner or later. Why not go to Liaodong, right?"

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang nodded, "Take Wanger with you, and you should know what to do when you arrive in Liaodong."

"I know." Bailixian nodded gently. The king asked him to take Prince Wang with him. His intention was to make Meng Feng know that although Concubine Ying was dead, the blood of Ying was not decisive. After all, Prince Wang was flowing with the blood of Ying. If you seriously consider it, Prince Wang had at least half of the old Qin bloodline.

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"Second brother, how have you made great progress in riding and shooting recently?"

"Brother, don't joke with me. How can I compare my archery with you?"

"Hehe, if you want to talk about riding and shooting skills, you and my brothers have few opponents among the young generation in Da Chu. Even Gao Lang and Pang Zheng are not afraid of those two guys, but they are still far behind the Tianlang. However, I heard that Yuhou's riding and shooting skills are still above the Tianlang, so I don't know if it is true."

"It should be true. In Jishui, Yuhou almost shot the King of Qi with an arrow two hundred steps away."

"Yes, although I was unable to shoot the King of Qi that time, I also shot the King of Qi seriously injured him, and I fell into the root of the disease. As a result, in the second Huai Si battle, I died of arrow sores in the formation." Meng Yuan said this, and clenched his iron fist and shouted loudly, "In the future, I will definitely shoot the king of the enemy on the battlefield, and I will never lose to Youhou."

Meng Liao also said: "You and my brothers still have to work hard, and you will beat the Tianlang first."

Meng Yuan nodded and suddenly said, "By the way, what's my father asking us for this time?"

"Who knows?" Meng Liao shook his head, pointed to the front, and said, "You'll know if you go in and ask."

Then the two brothers strode into Meng's gear. As soon as they entered the door, they saw smoke and clouds in the lobby. My father was Meng's shook, and my uncle Meng Keng knelt northward. There were four-way tablets on the table of Beixiang. Looking closely, they were the tablets of Emperor Meng Ao, Great-grandfather Meng Wu, Grandfather Meng Tian, ​​and Uncle Meng Yi.

"Don't kneel down yet!" Meng Feng groaned and shouted loudly.

Meng Yuan, Meng Liao looked at each other, knelt down behind Meng Feng, Meng Keng.

Meng Fengqi held the incense in his hand and respectfully kowtowed nine times on the four tablets. Meng Keng, Meng Yuan and Meng Liao also kowtowed one after another. After performing a great gift, Meng Fengqi got up and inserted the incense in the incense table, and then said, "The ancestors and the clans are above, and the unfilial descendants invite your heroic spirits today, but it is because my Meng family has reached the critical moment of life and death."

Mengyuan and Meng Liao looked at each other in a hurry. The Meng family had reached a critical moment of life and death? What did you say?

Meng Keng sighed softly and said, "The military advisor has arrived in Liaodong. He just learned that Concubine Ying has been sentenced to death by the king."

"Concubine Ying was sentenced to death?" Meng Yuan and Meng Liao were stunned when they heard this, but they were just surprised. They did not have an indelible deep memory of Lao Qin like their father Meng Fu. However, the two little brothers were born in Jiangdong and grew up in Jiangdong. They had been in contact with Chu since childhood, and they had no feelings for the Ying family of the pre-Qin.

Meng Feng turned around and signaled Meng Keng and Meng Yuan. Meng Liao stood up, and then said earnestly: "Yuan'er, Liao'er, my Meng family has passed down its family through loyalty and righteousness for generations. Your great-grandfather, and grandfather are all ministers of the old Qin. They all died for Qin. The reason why they survived in Jiuyuan was to protect the last Ying family's bloodline."

Meng Keng added: "You should know that Concubine Ying is the last Ying family's bloodline."

Meng Feng sighed and said, "Alas, Concubine Ying has been sentenced to death by the King Bai Ling. The Ying family's last bloodline has been cut off, and the mission of being a father has been completed."

Meng Yuan, Meng Liao's eyes changed and said anxiously: "Father, what do you mean?"

Meng Feng waved his hand and smiled calmly, "Don't panic, listen to your father's words first."

When Mengyuan was waiting for Meng Liao to calm down, Meng Feng continued to say: "Being a father is a survivor of the pre-Qin period, so protecting the bloodline of Ying is the fate of being a father, but you are different. Because Concubine Ying married King Xiang, and my Great Wall Legion also returned to Chu, so you were born as subjects of the Great Chu. You must protect the Xiang family rather than the Ying family."

Meng Yuan said solemnly: "Father, the child will definitely protect the Xiang family as his father protects the Ying family."

Meng Liao also nodded seriously and said in a deep voice: "Father, so are the children."

"Okay, I am worthy of being the descendants of my Meng family." Meng Feng nodded happily and said, "But, for your father, you still want to sworn in front of the ancestors and the clans."

Mengyuan, Meng Liao immediately raised his right hand and said in unison: "The child swore in the name of his ancestors..."

Meng Feng said solemnly: "Meng's family vows to protect Xiang's family as their fate. We will never lose our righteousness and change our power because of the change of time. We will definitely take our ancestor Meng Tian as an example. Even if we were sentenced to death by the emperor, we will have no complaints... If the descendants of later generations violate this vow, they will be expelled from the clan's family and die, they will not be allowed to enter the ancestral tombs and ancestral halls."

Mengyuan and Mengliao looked at each other in awe, this was a poisonous oath!

Chinese people have always worshipped their ancestors and attached great importance to their bloodline. Therefore, expelling them from the clan and not being allowed to enter the ancestral tombs and ancestral temples is the most serious punishment.

The two brothers looked at each other, but still said with a serious expression: "I vowed to protect Xiangzhuang as my responsibility, and I will never betray the righteousness and rebellion because of the change of momentum..."
Chapter completed!