Xi Zhengyong's seemingly casual words seemed to sigh that time was like an arrow, and seemed to be blaming Zhou Zujie, which made people can't help but savor the meaning.

Fang Ling couldn't help but smile, although Xi Zhengyong's "sexual" personality was quite sincere, but after all, as an emperor, this emperor's science was obviously skillful.

Everyone who wants to become an emperor must learn the study of the king, and what is the study of the emperor is the way to control the courtiers.

As an emperor, it is necessary to appear unfathomable, so that the courtiers cannot figure it out, and it is necessary to appropriately "reveal" some clues, so that the courtiers can figure out the holy will.

Zhou Zujie arched his hand and said very calmly: "Your Majesty, the ministers have been very busy since the border with Xu Bu was uneasy, busy for the people, and had no time to come to see him, and asked the emperor for forgiveness." ”

Xi Zhengyong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, there is a way to be a general's life." However, since everyone is sitting together now, then let's talk about what things are clear, what do you think, General Zhu?"

Zhu Conghou nodded and said: "The emperor is right, General Zhou, if you have any problems, you can say it, the emperor's words are comparable to thousands of troops." ”

Zhou Zujie said bluntly: "Among the four departments, only our Zhou Department has the least amount of detoxification grass, which is the biggest problem of our department!"

As soon as they heard Zhou Zujie mention the detoxification grass, the officials all looked at each other, and Fang Ling squinted slightly, these four meetings were really inseparable from the detoxification grass, but I didn't know what Zhu Conghou was going to do with this matter.

Xu Tianchang snorted lightly and said: "General Zhou, the distribution of the detoxification grass back then, our three departments were all equal, but they were divided according to the head, only a lot more. As far as I know, the reason why your tribe has the least amount of detoxification grass is because it is not well cultivated, and there are still quite a few of them, enough for the people of the tribe to use, so why is there a problem?"

Zhou Zujie sneered: "General Xu knows it very clearly, but the population of this clan has increased a lot compared to a few years ago, how can it be said that it is enough?"

"Oh, so we have to go to war against our Xu Ministry, don't you think it's a shame to plunder the antidote grass of our compatriots?" Xu Tianchang sneered.

Seeing the two arguing, Zhu Conghou looked like a peacemaker, and said with a smile: "Two generals, it's too inappropriate to quarrel with the emperor." Your Majesty, do you think there is a way to solve everyone's problems?"

Xi Zhengyong glanced at him and said earnestly: "Everyone is a compatriot, and the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, in fact, as long as everyone works together, the detoxification grass is still enough." ”

Zhu Conghou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this dispute over detoxification grass cannot be solved with such a sentence, otherwise, it would be impossible for my country to be so 'chaotic' in the past few years." ”

Xi Zhengyong narrowed his eyes and said, "Listening to General Zhu's tone, it seems that there is another solution?"

Zhu Conghou smiled and said: "I do have an idea, but I'm afraid that the emperor won't agree." ”

"If we can really calm down the fighting, the emperor will only consider it. Xi Zhengyong said lightly.

Fang Ling sat on the last seat like an outsider, and the little mink poked his head out of his clothes, nibbling on the fruit on the table with exquisite taste.

Fang Ling chewed the roasted venison in his mouth, his eyes swept over the faces of the officials, on such an occasion, idiots could hear that there was a rivalry between Xi Zhengyong and Zhu Conghou, and Zhu Conghou dared to do this, in addition to having the strongest troops among the four, there must be other reasons.

This is the reason for the convening of the four-ministry meeting.

But listening to Zhu Conghou, he smiled slightly and said: "After the detoxification grass was collected back then, it was sent to the imperial city and cultivated by a special person, and then it was divided into three departments according to the head, and our three departments have a large population, so the population increase speed will naturally be fast, and it is inevitable that disputes will arise because of the lack of detoxification grass." However, the population of the Imperial City is different, if the minister guesses correctly, the antidote grass in the Imperial City should be excessive, right?"

As soon as he said this, Commander Li's face changed for a moment, and Fang Ling also squinted, sure enough, Zhu Conghou wanted to point the finger at Xi Zhengyong.

Commander Li said in a deep voice: "General Zhu, do you mean this, do you mean that the emperor watched you fight and did not distribute the antidote grass?"

Zhu Conghou arched his hand and said, "Don't dare, the minister has absolutely no disrespect." However, it is really painful to see the people fighting for life and death because of the detoxification weed, and I think everyone has doubts in their hearts, when the poisonous weeds were decomposed, how much was left in the imperial department, and how much is there now?"

Xi Zhengyong said calmly: "General Zhu, in the distribution of the detoxification grass back then, in fact, the three parts of you got more detoxification grass than the one in the imperial city. ”

"Oh, so that's the case, the emperor is really kind-hearted. But ......" Zhu Conghou smiled playfully, and changed his words, "But the emperor can't convince everyone with these few words alone, right?"

Commander Li said in a deep voice: "General Zhu, what do you mean by this? You dare to doubt the emperor's words!"

Zhu Conghou said calmly: "The minister has no other meaning, just to eliminate the emperor to solve everyone's confusion', the imperial city has cultivated the detoxification grass for a hundred years, and the detoxification grass will be distributed after 20 years, how much has been cultivated in these 20 years, and how much has been collected that year, everyone is not clear." ”

As soon as he said this, the officials couldn't help but whisper, the cultivation place of the antidote grass is the important place of the imperial city, and only the imperial doctor can enter, and then the antidote leaves and green silk pills are distributed on time every month, but how many are there, even if they ask the imperial doctor, the other party is tight-lipped.

Zhou Zujie snorted coldly and questioned: "Could it be that the emperor hid a large amount of detoxification grass for his own selfishness, and let us courtiers fight for the detoxification weed?"

Xi Zhengyong's face couldn't help but sink, and Xu Tianchang scolded in a deep voice: "Two generals, you are simply committing a crime by saying such things!"

Zhu Conghou said: "General Xu, we are not committing the following crimes, but speaking for the people, if there are many antidote herbs in the imperial city, and the emperor is watching our tribe fight, then how can the people be convinced?"

Fang Ling narrowed his eyes when he heard this, Zhu Conghou's move can be described as quite powerful, using the people as a cover to "force" Xi Zhengyong to explain the matter of detoxification grass.

Once Xi Zhengyong confesses the amount of antidote grass, then it means that Zhu Conghou has the upper hand, and the emperor's majesty will not exist? When this matter spreads, I am afraid that the people will praise Zhu Conghou for his courage in not fearing imperial power and fighting for the interests of the people.

Suddenly, Fang Ling's pupils dilated suddenly, Zhu Conghou's request was not only so simple, there must be a deeper and deeper purpose, could it be ......

Commander Li whispered on the side, "Your Majesty, this is not acceptable. ”

Xi Zhengyong has been forced by the situation, if he does not display the antidote grass cultivation room in the imperial city in front of everyone, wouldn't that prove that he has selfish intentions? If the people are at ease, what if they lose a little reputation?

He waved his hand and said, "Since General Zhu is so insistent, then you will go to the cultivation room with the emperor to have a look, so that you can rest assured." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu hooked a triumphant smile from the corner of his thick mouth, stood up and bowed, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Everyone left the hall together, went to the deep palace, as the deepening continued, the number of guards gradually increased, and when they came to a heavily guarded hall, they saw a plaque hanging on the hall, which said "cultivation room" three big characters.

Seeing Xi Zhengyong coming, the guards hurriedly came over to salute, and at his signal, they opened the door of the palace.

After the hall was opened, everyone rushed in, only to see that there was a huge pool in the center of the hall, and there were a large number of detoxification grasses in the pool, densely clustered together, there were as many as two hundred!

As soon as he saw this, Xi Zhengyong couldn't help but be stunned, like a lightning strike, and Commander Li was even more stunned: "How can there be so many?"

All the officials were also taken aback, only Zhu Conghou's mouth "revealed" a smug smile.

As soon as Fang Ling saw Xi Zhengyong's expression, he knew that he had guessed correctly, the cultivation room had already been manipulated by Zhu Conghou, and this was where his real conspiracy was.

Zhu Conghou shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, even if I am in the Zhu Department now, the total number of detoxification herbs is only 100, while the clansmen of my Zhu tribe have more than 2,000 people, and there are only 800 people in the imperial city, so there are so many detoxification grasses." Wouldn't it be a peaceful event to divide this excess between the two tribes?"

"You ......" Xi Zhengyong realized that he had fallen into the trap, but when he wanted to speak, he found that he couldn't argue.

The surrounding courtiers couldn't help but talk about it, and no one expected that things would turn out like this.

Zhu Conghou shouted indignantly: "Your Majesty, what else do you have to say now? How can a greedy person like you, regardless of the life or death of the people, be worthy of being the emperor of a country!"

Zhou Zujie also sneered and said, "Your Majesty, are you also worthy of being the emperor?"

Xi Zhengyong's hands were trembling with anger, of course Commander Li knew the true amount of the detoxification grass, and he also knew that all this happened too strangely, obviously Zhu Conghou bought the imperial doctor and secretly moved the detoxification grass from other departments here, but in the current situation, it was too powerless to make such an explanation.

The situation was almost one-sided, and the dignified emperor became the embodiment of greed in front of everyone, and was blamed by all the people, and even the guards looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with the current scene.

Fang Ling suddenly said in a loud voice: "General Zhu, this matter of detoxifying grass does not care about the emperor's affairs!"

Zhu Conghou would put him in his eyes, he didn't even look at him, and waved his hand wantonly: "What do you outsiders know, stay and go!"

But he heard Fang Ling smile slightly, and said endlessly: "Actually, there are only dozens of detoxification herbs in this pool, and the excess is what I put in." ”

"What?" everyone was taken aback and turned their heads in unison, but their faces were full of suspicion.