Chapter 155: Cherish and Love

  "What's all the yelling about! Do you think this is your own backyard?!"

  Gu Jing shrunk his neck, as if he had lost air, and said weakly, "Isn't that so? You're a good man, a husband of the princess of Zhou Tianzi, and the daughter of the King of Wei is nothing!"

  Dozens of strong men suddenly whispered in unison, "Exactly."

  The vassals were in control, the seven powers rose together, and the Zhou Son of Heaven had long been a figurehead, but it was also a dignified figurehead.

  "What does sir think?" Gu Jing looked at Gu Han's unpleasant expression and immediately turned to Song Chu, eagerly waiting for her answer.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one drove a horse slowly forward, narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, saying, "Actually, it's good to marry too."

  "Sir!" Gao Jing's thick, dense eyebrows suddenly turned upside down, her face full of murderous intent as she stared at Song Chuyi, as if she would immediately swing her sword and chop him down if he didn't come up with a convincing reason.

  "Don't be impulsive." Song Chu smiled and beckoned him over with a wave of her hand.

  Gu Ye hesitated for a moment before urging his horse forward.

  "Come closer and listen." Song Chu said.

  Gu Ye leaned in, and Song Chu approached his ear, whispering, "You're stupid, now that Wei Guo has proposed the marriage alliance, we don't need to give much betrothal gift, it's almost equal to the dowry, so it's acceptable. We've also gained a group of women, no matter if they are from Wei or Zhou, once they arrive in Qin Guo, they become women of Great Qin."

  "But this is a marriage alliance." Gu Jing said in a low voice. Everyone knew the meaning of "he" in a marriage alliance.

  "First marry his daughter, whether we say it counts or not, why are you so stubborn?" Song Chu said matter-of-factly.

  "Is this okay?" Gu Jing furrowed his brow, his voice rising a few degrees. "If we do it like this, what's the difference between us and the Wei people?!"

  Song Chuanyi secretly rolled her eyes. She thought to herself, "At that time, Shang Yang deceived Gongzi Ang and not many Qin people opposed it!" But on the surface, she said solemnly, "Eh! It's not what you're saying, when Princess Wei married over, wasn't she at our mercy? What if we wanted to fight with Wei State, she might try to assassinate Your Majesty, or secretly collude with someone, or maybe she can't bear children, none of these can be ruled out, right?"

  "What a coincidence!" Gu Jing's mind was racing. Ya-Wen's words were straightforward and hadn't turned around at all, but they made the people next to her sweat profusely.

  Although their voices were low, the swordsman's hearing was originally extremely good, and almost everyone heard the content of the conversation.

  Ji Bian poked Ji Yu with his elbow and asked, "Big brother, what do you think?"

  "What's there to see." Ji Yu looked at the road, without even turning his head.

  "What's with this method of yours, sir?" Ji Bian said.

  "Dark, despicable, shameless and obscene." Jian Yue summarized concisely yet forcefully.

  Ji Bian thought it was nothing wrong with what she did, and just as he wanted to speak up for her, he heard Song Chu say, "In short, sleep with his daughter first, then collect the dowry. Stabilize the relationship first. As for the relations with Wei State, we must take advantage of all the benefits before we can feel relieved. Whether or not to fight is a matter for later."

  Ji Bian hastily shut his mouth and stopped making any noise. He cleared his throat and looked away.

  At first, Song's words sounded crude, but the swordsmen were also rough men, and hearing them felt refreshing in their hearts. Upon careful consideration, it was indeed a good method.

  Song Chuoyi raised his hand and stroked his chin, muttering to himself, "It's just that I don't know what Princess Wei looks like, otherwise our king would be at a disadvantage with her beauty..."

  Everyone was silent.

  In the Qin people's concept, a man being majestic and robust, with strength and vigor is what makes him a handsome man, nothing else matters. Although this generation of Qin rulers indeed had a face that was born too delicate, no one dared to echo Ying Si's words about having "beauty".

  After a round of confusion at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the swordsmen felt that whether or not to marry Wei girl was not a big deal, even if she was the daughter of King Wei, she was just a woman after all.

  As for the princess of Wei, from the moment she was born as a princess, it was destined that at any time she might become a pawn in diplomacy and a sacrifice to national relations. Nobility and cost are equivalent, this is reasonable. No one has extra thoughts to sympathize with her.

  The matter of Xianyang is not very important to them, what Song ChuYi needs to do now is to stabilize the emotions of these swordsmen around him and do his best to handle the affairs of BaShu.

  "Sir, are we resting in Chu State for a night or entering the small path directly?" Gu Han asked.

  "We can't stay in Chu for long, everyone has worked hard, let's rest again when we reach a safer place." Song said.

  "Hey!" everyone responded in unison. Even Song Chuyi, who looked like a weak scholar, couldn't help but stand up straight, and naturally, no one dared to show weakness. Along the way, Song Chuyi had endured no less hardship than anyone else, so no one complained.

  Taking advantage of the early dawn, I galloped along the small path, and by dusk, I had already approached the entrance to that mountain valley trail.

  "Whoa!" A burst of hoofbeats. Everyone looked up and saw that the swordsman who had gone ahead to scout the road was returning, their vigilance slightly relaxed.

  The sword guest who explored the road bowed his hands and replied, "Sir, five miles ahead, there is a Chu army camp. Because it's not convenient to get close, we don't know the exact number of people for the time being, but according to our observation, it should be no less than 100,000."

  "Who is leading the vanguard?" Song Chu asked.

  "On the large banner is the character for 'bear'." The swordsman replied.

  Xiong Wei? At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Chu Guo had many generals with the surname Xiong, but generally speaking, there were only a few who qualified to command 100,000 people, and only General Xiong Wei was one of them.

  Since Xiong Wei is here, then Wan Guo should also be present. Thousand Households Leader, this position can still be counted in the State of Wei, but it's nothing in the 100,000-strong army of Chu State.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one did not want to interfere with trivial matters, but the great army of Chu State was pressing on the border of Ba State. What did it intend to do? This she had to figure out, in case Chu State also intended to attack Ba State with all its might, and should make plans ahead of time, lest when the time came, all efforts would be in vain and only serve as a wedding dress for others.

  After some thought, Song Chu felt that it was not impossible. The State of Ba relied on its natural defenses and remained unscathed even in the face of the early giant state of Chu, but the importance of Ba's geographical location was obvious. Although the King of Chu was muddled, there were still many wise men in the state of Chu.

  "Continue to pay attention, don't get too close." Song Chu said.

  "Hey," replied the swordsman.

  "Sir..."

  Song Chu interrupted Han Gu's words and said, "We'll enter the small path first, hurry along according to our original plan, and leave a few people behind to gather information."

  "Hey!" Gu Han responded with a single word and then went about his arrangements.

  "Sir, why don't I go and scout ahead?" said Ji Yu Dao.

  Song Chu knew what he meant. He wanted to pretend to go to Bao Gu and join forces with the swordsmen inside and outside, send out the news, and then think of a way to escape.

  Song Chu shook his head.

  "Sir, can't bear to take advantage of?"

  He was naturally referring to Song Chu'er. Even if he had accepted the fact that Song Chu'er was a woman and decided to follow Ji Yu in pursuing her, he still feared that she would be too weak like most women.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a profound gaze was exchanged between Ji Bian and Ji Yu, followed by a lazy smile, as if true yet false, "Indeed, they are my good disciples, I must take good care of them."

  Ji Bian watched her drive the horse away, his expression becoming tangled. He was more straightforward and honest, but not stupid, so he wouldn't just understand it according to the surface meaning. He always felt that when Song Chuyi said "take good care of yourself", there was something fishy about it. So he turned his head and asked, "Big brother, what did she mean?"

  "Drive." The coachman whipped the horses and they moved forward. "Let's go," said he, "I was mistaken about you. You are not as foolish as I imagined."

  He had read and studied the theories of various schools, was extremely talented and intelligent, but had a violent temper and some youthful tendencies. However, after being tempered by Song Chu Yi's training and his experiences so far, he wasn't someone who could be easily fooled.