Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning looked at the map marked by Lu Teng and asked, "Who is this King Zhou?"

Lu Teng pointed at the map and said, "King Zhou is the younger brother of the late King of Chu and King Xin. He was born to the former king's concubine and his fiefdom is in Cangzhou. After the death of the King of Chu, he joined forces with the garrison in Cangzhou and occupied four nearby states. So far, there are five states. If we want to return by the same route, we can't bypass these five states."

There is naturally more than one route to return to Chen State from here. This route is not the closest, but it is the most familiar and suitable for them.

Of course, it is not necessary to take this route, but King Zhou rebelled, and the situation in the south is still unknown. Before the situation is determined, it is dangerous to bypass any route.

Tang Ning put down the map and said, "Then let's stay in Kyoto for the time being."

It was already late July, and it was unknown how long this stay would last, but for safety reasons, there was no other way.

It is not known whether this King Zhou chose to rebel at this time is smart or stupid.

The reasons for the rebellion were sufficient. He spread the news that Prince Xin had forced the previous emperor to death, forced the crown prince to depose, and plotted to usurp the throne. He immediately put himself on the moral high ground. The rebellion was not for usurping the throne, but for rectifying the chaos. He had the upper hand in the righteousness.

He was really stupid. Even if Prince Xin plotted to usurp the throne, it was the will of the people and the expectation of the people. I dare not say that all the people of Chu applauded him, but at least 70% to 80% of them supported him.

After the death of the King of Chu, the court was stable and the situation was stable, no less than any smooth transfer of the throne. Rebelling at this time was simply self-destruction.

Prince Xin had just ascended the throne and needed to establish his authority. This King Zhou would not be able to jump around for long, and it would not be too late to set off at that time.

After Lu Teng left, Zhao Man sneaked in from outside and asked, "Can't we go back?"

Tang Ning explained, "It's not that we can't go back, but it may take a few days."

Zhao Man held her chin with both hands and said, "How long will it take? It's so boring..."

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "I'll take you out for a walk. There's a noodle shop here that's delicious..."

One person went out, two people went out, and Tang Ning called Tang Shui by the way. Thinking of Wan Yanyan, she took her with her.

Thinking of the rebellion of King Zhou, Tang Ning looked at Wanyan Yan and said, "We have to stay here for a while. If you want to leave, I will send someone to send you back to the grassland. Once you get to the grassland, you can find a way to go back by yourself."

"No need. Going further north will be even farther away from our Wanyan tribe." Wanyan Yan waved her hand and said, "I'm not in a hurry to leave. When you go back, just leave me in Fengzhou."

There is actually someone who is addicted to being a captive. She won't leave even if she is sent away. Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "Okay then."

The streets of Kyoto are sparsely populated. After the death of His Majesty, there are many taboos. In order not to violate taboos, the people even go out less frequently.

A noodle stall somewhere on the street is no longer as lively as usual. There is no customer in front of the stall.

Even though there were no customers, the gray-haired old lady still did not close the shop. She brought a bowl of noodles into the shop and asked with a smile: "Why didn't the young man come with you?"

"Thank you, grandma." Li Tianlan picked up the chopsticks and said, "He has something to do."

The old lady stood beside her and said, "No matter how busy he is, he doesn't even have time to accompany you to eat a bowl of noodles. This man can't be spoiled, otherwise he will always use being busy as an excuse. He will be busy today and tomorrow, and his whole life will be busy..."

Li Tianlan ate the noodles in small bites and asked, "Grandma, do you understand this?"

The old lady smiled and said, "Grandma, when I was young, I was also a flower in the world. I have seen everything. You girls, when you are young, you do whatever you want, but Don't wait until you are old to regret it..., did you quarrel with him? In my opinion, you have to change your temper. Girls should act like girls. Sometimes, you have to be gentle and feminine, so that men will like you..."

Watching Li Tianlan leave after eating, she shook her head and sighed while cleaning up the dishes, "With this temper, I'm afraid you will suffer for the rest of your life..."

"Grandma, give me five bowls of noodles."

A voice came from the front. The old lady looked up and was stunned at first, then her face showed anger, and she shouted: "Who are you calling grandma? Who is your grandma!"

Tang Ning looked at her in a daze, not knowing why the old lady was so angry today. Did someone offend her before and he was affected?

He didn't want to quarrel with her, so he put the silver on the table and said, "Five bowls of noodles."

Tang Ning and Tang Shui, Zhao Man and Wan Yanyan walked into the store, and Lao Zheng was sitting outside alone.

Tang Ning looked at them and said, "The noodles here are pretty good. You guys should try them later."

Wan Yanyan nodded and said, "I've eaten them before. The noodles cooked by this old lady are the best I've ever eaten!"

Zhao Man looked at Tang Ning, then looked at her and asked, "You guys, are you eating together?"

Tang Ning explained, "We just happened to meet."

Wan Yanyan added, "Last time my second brother and I had dinner here, we happened to meet him with a beautiful girl."

"Beautiful?" Zhao Man looked at her.

"Girl?" Tang Shui looked at Tang Ning.

Tang Ning glanced at Wan Yanyan and explained in detail, "Last time Princess Changning and I came here to eat, we happened to meet her and the second prince and others."

Bang!

The old lady put a bowl of noodles heavily in front of Tang Ning and said, "Your noodles!"

The old woman seemed to be still angry. She brought in four bowls of noodles one by one, as if she had a deep hatred for the table. Tang Ning was really worried that the table would fall apart under her shaking.

Wanyan Yan couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and tasted it. Then her face wrinkled and she stuck out her tongue and said, "It's so salty!"

Tang Shui also tasted it and shook her head and said, "Mine has no taste."

Zhao Man looked at them, tasted a small bite, and immediately spit it out, saying, "What? It's so salty, it's not delicious at all!"

Tang Ning looked at them in surprise, and tasted it himself. He felt a strong sour taste rushing from his mouth to his head. He was so sour that he even dropped the chopsticks in his hand on the table.

He looked down in disbelief. Could this bowl of noodles be cooked with vinegar?

Outside the door, Zheng the Butcher sat on a low stool, tasted a mouthful of noodles, looked at the old woman, and said, "Old man, can you put some more salt in my noodles?"

"What to put in?" The old woman glared at him and said, "Why put so much salt? Don't you know how expensive salt is? If you eat so much salt, you'll be salty to death!"

Zheng the Butcher looked at her, stood up, and reached for the small box of salt.

The old woman grabbed his wrist and said angrily, "What do you want to do? Grab the salt!"

After a while, Zheng the Butcher slowly withdrew his hand, sat back in his original position, and said, "The old man is right. Eating less salt is good for your health."

...

In the imperial palace, in the imperial study, the important officials of the court gathered.

The news of King Zhou's rebellion came, and today's morning court was held as an exception, but during the morning court, almost the whole court was boiling, so that the court meeting could not continue, so it had to be adjourned in advance, leaving only a few important officials in the court to discuss matters in the imperial study.

The Minister of Rites stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the late emperor has not yet rested in peace. The King of Zhou is rebelling. It is a great treason. We should send troops to suppress him immediately!"

A burly general knelt on one knee and said loudly, "Your Majesty, give me 100,000 elite soldiers. If I cannot quell the rebellion of the King of Zhou within a month, I will bring my head to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another person said, "Your Majesty, I only need 50,000 soldiers and horses!"

Prince Xin sat on the main seat, put down the memorial in his hand, frowned, and murmured, "Why is it him?"

Cangzhou, Prince Zhou's Mansion

A slightly fat middle-aged man looked at a young general in front of him and said in a deep voice: "This mission must not fail, understand?"

The young general bowed and said: "I understand!"

The middle-aged man looked at him and said: "Go."

"Yes!" The young general responded, just as he walked out of the door, a feather arrow shot from the side. His eyes were wide open, covering his neck, blood gushed out from his fingers, his body twitched a few times, and then there was no sound.

The middle-aged man walked out of the room quickly after hearing the sound, looked at the young general lying in a pool of blood, looked at the figures in the yard, and asked loudly: "What do you want to do!"