Lady Peach Blossom
Ever since King Wen of Chu captured Marquis Cai, Hou Xi was overjoyed in his heart, and finally let out a bad breath, and he was very grateful to King Wen of Chu. Unbeknownst to him, when he heard that King Wen had come to the kingdom of Shi, he personally led his courtiers out to greet him, and set up a banquet to entertain King Wen, and during the banquet, he ordered singers to dance. King Wen sighed as he watched, "The widow has come all the way here, and I heard that the young woman in the field praised the virtues of Lady Xihou, and I wonder if the widow has the honor to see Fang's face?" ”
Of course, he knew his wife's beauty, and he was even more afraid that others would covet her, especially the ambitious King Wen of Chu in front of him. If he did not want his wife to come to see him, King Wen had already mentioned it; if he let his wife come out to meet him, he was afraid that King Wen would covet it. How to be good? Chu Qiang was weak, and he knew the consequences of offending King Wen. King Wen saw that Xi Hou was hesitant and displeased in his heart, so he said: "The widow did not hesitate to work hard and hurt the people' wealth, personally led a large army to avenge the country, and never proposed any return, and now the widow only wants to ask Lady Xi to toast a cup, but he did not expect that The widow did not agree." Even so, the widow will not bother and resign first. After saying that, King Wen ignored Hou Hou's stunned expression and was about to whisk his sleeve away.
Knowing that he had offended King Wen, the consequences were not something he could bear, and he was busy making amends: "King Wen was angry, and the widow immediately asked someone to spread it." ”
When King Wen heard Hou Xihou say this, his expression eased up and he sat back down.
Not to mention how worried and uneasy Xi Hou was, shan said that Xi Hou learned the news, did not do what he thought, and came in a group of palace women in dresses. King Wen heard the sound of footsteps mixed with the crisp sound of jade pendants, and his eyes had already turned to the door, only to see a beautiful figure standing out among the many palace women, and the moment he raised his eyes, he only felt that the sun and moon had also lost their luster.
King Wen couldn't help but be stunned, until this moment, he finally understood why Cai Guo and Xi Guo would go to great lengths because of a woman and disregard the relationship, at this moment he thought in his heart, what he did for this woman was worth it. When Lady Xihou saw Lady Wen come closer, she busied herself with signaling her to pour wine for King Wen, so Concubine Xi personally filled the wine for King Wen of Chu and handed it to King Wen, not humble or profane, and her attitude was natural and frank.
Where did Concubine Wen know that at this time, King Wen had already turned a thousand times, And King Wen still looked at Concubine Wen sheepishly, until the sweet and pleasant voice sounded, And King Wen came back to God, as for what Concubine Said, he didn't listen to a word, and when he saw the wine glass handed by Concubine Xi, he realized that he was distracted, hurriedly took the wine glass, and drank it all. At this time, King Wen's heart was a little flustered, even frightened, he really did not expect that there was such a beautiful woman in the world, in any language to describe, it seems to be an insult to the face of the concubine. He had never been nervous on the battlefield for half his life, but now he was inexplicably a little panicked in the face of a woman who had no power to tie his hands, and he was a little helpless, and he didn't know how to face this rare treasure in the world.
After the concubine toasted the wine, she asked King Wen to resign and leave, and although King Wen was a little reluctant, he still agreed with his mouth, and his eyes did not turn to watch Him leave. The unconcealed gaze of love pierced his eyes with pain, and his heart was even more panicked, as if he was about to lose the most important thing in his life.
King Wen saw Concubine Xi, and his purpose was realized, and he sat down for a moment before resigning and returning to the pavilion.
When King Wen of Chu went to bed at night, he couldn't sleep at all, and his mind was full of concubines, smiling, and it was incredibly beautiful. Before meeting Concubine Xi, he thought that women were dispensable, and only hegemony was real. But now, he didn't think so, even if he could dominate the princes, if there was no concubine by his side, what was the point of wanting this hegemony? He seemed to be able to understand the behavior of the Zhou Youwang Beacon Fire Drama Princes only for Bo to laugh.
At this time, King Wen of Chu had temporarily beaten the hegemony he had once cherished into the Cold Palace, and now his hegemony was this peerless beauty, Xi Concubine.
He was determined to get it, and King Wen pondered for a moment, and he had an idea in his heart. The next day, King Wen of Chu set up a banquet in the pavilion to invite The Marquis of Xi to come to show his courtesy for the wine feast.
It is said that this night King Chu Wen tossed and turned because of excitement, but on the other hand, He Hou was restless because of King Chu Wen's burning gaze. Shi Hou paced the room with his hands behind his back, sighing long and short, and almost did not close his eyes for a night. Why didn't you know why? Xi Hou originally wanted to tell Xi Fei the origin of the matter, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed hard, at this time, the person he hated the most was not Cai Hou, nor King Chu Wen, but himself. It was he who designed Cai Hou to lure the wolf into the room, and although Cai Hou was rude to Concubine Xi, he did not dare to really do anything, but King Wen of Chu was different. How could he protect the concubines! Seeing Xi Concubine's concerned gaze, she couldn't bear it, so she was relieved that she was okay, there were too many things lately, and it was inevitable that there would be some anxiety, especially when dealing with such a murderous person as King Wen of Chu! Concubine Xi didn't think much about it, relieved a few words, and the two went to bed. Neither of them expected that this would be their last night.
He didn't expect that what he was worried about would happen the next day. King Wen of Chu's invitation was obviously a Hongmen banquet, but he had the capital to refuse! You can only go to the banquet with a hard scalp. Thinking in my heart, I simply lowered my posture to see if there was room for maneuver? Therefore, during the banquet, he frequently toasted King Wen of Chu with an extremely obedient attitude. King Wen did not shirk it, and took the wine and drank it all, king Wen had a lot of wine, but pretended to be drunk, and said to Xi Hou: "The widow has great grace in the country, how does the widow want to repay the widow?" ”
Xi Hou said busily: "Although the country is small, the widow is by no means an ungrateful person, and the things of gold and silver cloth are willing to be offered by the strength of the country." ”
When King Wen heard this, he sneered, "My Chu kingdom is rich in treasures, and there is no shortage of gold, silver, and treasure, if ShiHou is willing to cut off his love and send Lady Xi to the widow, the widow should be allied with Hou Yong, I don't know if Xi Hou is willing?" Hou Hou was shocked and said busily, "The humble and clumsy ones dare not serve the King of Chu, in addition, what King Wen wants, the widows will give them one by one." ”
King Wen was furious and asked, "Even if you are a cowardly and incompetent person, you are also qualified to be a flower protector?" Dare to reject the King! "After saying this, he threw his wine glass to the ground, and the sound sounded, and suddenly the soldiers were ambushed, and all the retinue he had brought with him were captured. When King Wen of Chu saw that he had accomplished his work, he took Xue Zhang and Dou Dan with him and led his soldiers directly to the Palace to find concubines. When Concubine Wen heard about this incident, she understood why King Wen wanted to ask him to toast yesterday, and why did King Wen not keep his soul after he left? Now that he has been captured, he wants to commit suicide and feels useless. Although Shi Hou was cowardly, he was very fond of her. Since King Wen's visit was for her, if she died, King Wen would be angry for a while, and perhaps he would kill Xi Hou and destroy the Country of Xi. If she alone leads to the destruction of the country, will she not become a sinner for eternity? Thinking of this, Lady Xi dressed up and waited for the King of Chu.
When King Wen came to the harem, he saw Lady Xi sitting upright, not happy or angry, and could not help but have some respect, so he retreated to the left and right, bowed down and gave gifts, and said with an extremely sincere attitude: "The name of Lady Jiumu of this king is fragrant, and she is full of admiration, and if she is accompanied by her, the widow should give it to the country." ”
Lady Xi was not humble and asked, "If King Wen imprisons a man's husband and robs a man's wife, he is not afraid of being criticized by posterity?" King Wen laughed and said, "A widow has spent half his life fighting horses, killing decisively, and is he afraid of people's words?" The widow is not afraid of people's words, but has a deep affection for his wife. ”
Madame Xi sneered, "If I don't agree, what does the Great King plan to do?" ”
King Wen smiled, "The widow has not yet married a wife, and since seeing his wife, the widow has already made a decision: in this life, the widow will not marry a wife!" The widow is willing to wait for the lady, and believes that the sincerity will naturally open the stone. ”
Lady Xi was silent for half a moment, and then asked, "Can King Wen let Go of Hou Xie?" ”
King Wen laughed, "Compared with his wife, if the stone is more than the golden jade, it is simply insignificant, not worth mentioning, as long as the lady is willing, the widow immediately released the marquis and settled him in Rushui, so that he can inherit the heir and preserve the temple of the Emperor of the State of Qi, what does the lady want?" ”
She thought about it for a moment, but finally nodded her head in agreement. When King Wen saw that Concubine Xi agreed, his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately made Concubine Xi his wife, so the former Lady Xi became the current Lady Wen. The triumphant King Wen thus carried Lady Wen back to The Capital.
It is said that when King Wen and his party walked to the foot of Chu Mountain, there was a faint cry, intermittently sad and sad, making people feel pain in their chests when they listened. King Wen was originally in a very good mood when he married Lady Xi, and he couldn't help but frown deeply when he heard the crying, who was crying here and ruining his interest? He asked Dou Dan to go and have a look, and Dou Dan came back to pray, saying that the person who wept bitterly was named Bian He, and he got a piece of jade in the JingShan Mountain, and then presented it to the former King of Chu Li, who asked the jade smith to identify it, and the jade smith said that it was a stone, and king Li was very angry that Bian He was deceiving himself, so he cut off his left foot.
When King Chuwu succeeded to the throne, Bian He came to see King Chu Wu with the jade, and King Chu Wu also asked the jade smith to identify, and it turned out that it was a stone, and King Chu Wu asked someone to cut off his right foot, so Bian He was very sad and sad, so he held this piece of jade and cried bitterly.
When King Wen heard this, he was very curious, so he asked Dou Dan to take Bian He to the front for questioning, and when Bian He was escorted to King Wen by the guards, King Wen saw that his eyes were red and swollen, and his expression was sad, so he asked: "There are many people in the world who have suffered the punishment of cutting off their feet, why are you so sad and sentimental?" ”
Bian He said, "It is not that the grass people are sad that their feet have been cut off, but that the sorrow is obviously a piece of precious jade but is regarded as a stone, and the poor grass people are regarded as liars with a piece of sincerity?" ”
King Wen of Chu thought about it, took The Jade and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything, but he was impressed by Bian He's sincerity and mourning, and decided to let the jade smith carve and process it whether it was true or not, and then ordered someone to bring Bian He back to Yingdu and wait for the result. After the jade smith finished processing, he found that it was really a piece of precious jade, so he presented this jade to King Wen, who took a look at the jade and was really surprised. Chu Guo has more jade, but it seems that such a texture of lustrous crystal clear jade even King Wen has never seen, a look is a valuable treasure, immediately showed to Lady Wen, Lady Wen's expression is faint, take it and carefully examine, it is indeed a priceless treasure, after saying it and sighing, but unfortunately there are too few people who know the treasure, so that Bian He broke his feet for it.
King Wen did not pay attention to the matter of Bian He's broken foot, and he felt that it did not matter, but when he heard his wife say this, he also sympathized with Bian He, so he made Bian He the Marquis of Lingyang.
King Wen said, "It's just that this piece of precious jade has not yet been named?" What is the name of the lady looking at it? ”
Lady Wen thought for a moment and said, "If it weren't for Bian and Yan having this jade?" And because of this jade, his feet were abolished, so he named it Heshi Bi, which can also be regarded as a memorial and compensation for him! ”
King Wen smiled and said, "What Madame said is very true, and everything should be done according to Madame's words." Then he gave this piece of Heshi Bi to Lady Wen, who was a little surprised and thought to herself, This piece of precious jade is so precious? Did he give it to himself without even thinking about it?
King Wen saw Madame's intentions and gently held his hand, as gentle as his tone: "Even the best jade is just a stone, but in the heart of this king, Madame is a priceless treasure." ”
Lady Wen looked at this piece of Heshi Bi, and suddenly there was some sourness in her heart, and she didn't know whether it was because of King Wen's words or because she thought of Bian He's unfortunate encounter.
King Wen had been observing Madame, and seeing that she seemed to be touched, he hugged her in his arms and gently asked, "Madam, was this touched by her husband?" The tone of his voice was soft with teasing, and then he said: "You must know that this is just a stone, what the husband wants to give to the wife is all the husband jun, love to the wife, the Chu kingdom can also give the wife, even the life of the husband, can also give the wife." ”
Lady Wen looked at King Wen in surprise, he didn't expect King Wen to say such an emotional word, of course she wouldn't believe it, but listening to it did make people feel a little moved. King Wen saw the expression of faith in his eyes, and said, "The road knows the horsepower, and it has been seeing people's hearts for a long time." My affection for madame, which Madame naturally knows in the future, does not lie in the moment. ”
Lady Wen thought for a moment and said, "The king's kindness, the concubine's body and mind have received it, but this piece of Heshi Bi is still taken in by the king!" Maybe it will be good for the country in the future. ”
However, King Wen of Chu insisted on giving it to his wife, and in the end Lady Wen had to collect it.
Although Bian He was enfeoffed, at this time, after two disasters, he had already been disheartened, and the reason why he wept under Jingshan was also supported by a belief, and finally Bian He, who washed away the snow grievances, chose to return to Jingshan.