In the middle of summer, Luoyang City has returned to tranquility.

But there is no peace in the sheep's house. In the front hall, Yang Xuanzhi and his father-in-law Sun Yi knelt on the top, and Sun Yi's two sons, Sun Bi and Sun Hui, knelt on both sides. The four of them have been discussing the current situation for a while, since the king of Chu was killed, Jia Nanfeng has been in power, one person has controlled the government, and has vigorously supported his mother's family and cronies in the court, and the ministers of the court are dissatisfied, but no one dares to stand up and speak, and what worries Sun Yi the most is not how the court situation is, but the safety of the prince.

"There is a rumor in the palace that Jia Nanfeng made Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and Sima Lun is a dog beside Jia Nanfeng," Sun Bi said angrily: "Let him teach the prince, isn't the prince in danger?" ”

"You are quieter, and you are not afraid that the wall has ears." Sun Yi stopped his son's words, sighed and said: "I'm not worried about the side, it's just that the prince has been under house arrest in the East Palace so far, if the queen really points out the prince to the prince, it won't be in the way, but the prince's life is safe, but ......"

"The rumor came from Jiafu," it was Sun Hui who spoke this time, but he was not in a hurry, and seemed quite calm: "As far as I can see, the queen should still want to win over the prince, but what I'm worried about is that the prince is really used by the queen." ”

"For the queen's use, I saved my life." Yang Xuanzhi said: "When you ascend the throne in the future, everyone will be happy." ”

When Sun Bi heard this, he took the case: "The prince is the favorite descendant of the first emperor, how can he be used by a demon woman?" ”

"Big brother, calm down," Sun Hui hurriedly persuaded: "What Xuan Zhi said is good, if he can save his life for the time being, it is also a way to be used by the queen, but if he provokes the queen and is casually convicted and removed, wouldn't everything be empty?" ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, but a small figure rushed in from outside the door, she ran to Sun Hui's side, tugged at his sleeve, and asked with a crying voice: "Uncle Uncle, are you saying that Brother Ma Yu is in danger?" Will he die? ”

Yang Xuanzhi frowned and looked at Yang Xianrong, and his tone was a little stern: "Why did you come here?" What about the people who follow you? ”

Yang Xianrong pursed his lips and looked at Yang Xuanzhi, with a little pleading, hoping that his father could tell him the answer he wanted to know. Sun also entered the house at this time, she pulled Yang Xianrong, took her in her arms, and gently shook her head at Yang Xuanzhi.

Yang Xuanzhi said angrily: "I don't understand the rules. ”

"It's okay, relax in your own home." Sun Yi stopped the angry Yang Xuanzhi, and then smiled at the sheep, and beckoned to her: "Rong'er, come to grandpa." ”

Yang Xianrong ran to Sun Yi's side and whispered: "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I came here in a hurry to see my grandfather, but I heard you say the prince at the door, and my uncle also said that the prince is in danger." Grandpa, the prince is a good friend of mine, I don't want him to be in danger, can you save him? ”

Sun Yi touched Yang Xianrong's head lovingly, and then pointed to the people sitting in the room one by one, and said, "Look, aren't we individuals discussing solutions?" ”

"Have you figured it out?" Yang Xianrong seemed to be relieved, she wiped away the tears that were about to well-up in her eyes, and looked at Sun Yi seriously.

Sun Hui stepped forward, pulled the sheep to offer his face, and said to her with a smile: "If you want to know, how about sitting down with your mother and listening to us?" ”

Yang Xianrong's eyes lit up, but then he pursed his mouth again, turned his head and looked at Yang Xuanzhi with pleading eyes. Yang Xuanzhi was still frowning, obviously not thinking that this was a good idea, in his concept, the court and political affairs are things that only men can participate in, Yang Xianrong is a woman, and a child, should not appear on this occasion, if it is spread out, it will make people laugh.

Sun Yi saw that Yang Xuanzhi was silent for a long time, so he deliberately cleared his throat and pointed to the vacant seat next to Sun Hui: "Grandpa is here today, listen to grandpa, go and sit down with your mother." ”

"Grandpa Xie." Yang Xianrong immediately became happy, ran back to Sun's side, took her mother's hand and sat down obediently.

"Just listen, don't be angry." Yang Xuanzhi said coldly.

Sun looked back at Yang Xianrong and smiled, then continued what he had just said: "As far as I can see, the prince is not in danger of his life. I'm really worried about King Zhao, what is the identity of the crown prince and what kind of responsibility will he take in the future? Education is a big deal, how can Zhao Wang Yongcai be a heavy responsibility? This is one of them. Second, the queen can't rest assured that the prince will inevitably send someone to monitor the prince's every move in the East Palace, and this kind of surveillance will ruin him for the prince. ”

Yang Xuanzhi: "King Zhao is always surnamed Sima, and he will never be ......"

"The surname Sima is probably the most terrifying."

The four of you discussed word by word, Yang Xianrong sat on the side, understood some of them, but most of them didn't understand, but at the very least, she understood that the prince was safe and sound, which made her feel greatly relieved, but she also felt more and more bored. She began to sit still, writhing in Sun's arms, sometimes lying on the small table, and then leaning down to find something interesting, but here, where did the fun thing come from?

Sensing her daughter's restlessness, Sun shook her head, said goodbye to her father, and exited the antechamber with a sheep offering. She felt a little tired, and after handing over the sheep to the nurse, she went back to the room to rest, and the sheep was bored again, and sat on a stone alone.

"What's wrong with our eldest lady?" A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and Yang Xianrong looked up and saw that he was looking at his eldest brother with a smile. This eldest brother rarely comes out of his yard, and after the second brother leaves home from the army, when Yang Xianrong feels bored and can't go out, he will also go to the eldest brother's yard. Speaking of which, Yang Xianrong likes the eldest brother's small courtyard very much, which is beautifully cared for by the sister-in-law, with green grass, colorful flowers, and even a small house for the puppy, which is very cute.

"I'm thinking about it." Yang Xianrong looked up at Yang Fu.

"Really?" Yang Fu listened to it and sat beside Yang Xianrong with interest: "I want to hear what my little Rong'er is thinking." ”

"Big brother, you say, who is the biggest person in the world? Is it the emperor? Yang Xianrong asked, she saw that Yang Fu nodded, and then asked: "At home, my father never let my mother go to the front hall to listen to them talk about some important things, but why is the emperor willing to let the queen manage the government?" It stands to reason that Brother Ma Yu is the crown prince and should be very majestic, but why does he seem to be very dangerous and may be killed at any time? Also, since the emperor is the greatest, shouldn't people listen to him? But during this time, I heard my father mention many princes, and they didn't seem to listen to the emperor. ”

Faced with a series of questions thrown by Yang Xianrong, Yang Fu was a little speechless for a while, he sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and then opened his mouth: "This governance should be about talent rather than men and women, throughout the ages, women are more constrained, advocating no talent, and relying on men as a virtue, this idea is not only deeply rooted in the hearts of men, but also deeply rooted in the hearts of women, so there is a division of labor between men and women." But in fact, there are a few women with outstanding talents in history, but the men are afraid that women will learn to emulate them, so they are all molded into evil people. ”

Yang Xianrong was taken aback when she heard this, she had heard some historical stories from her second brother before, and the women in it did not leave a good impression on her, such as the autocratic power of the Empress Dowager Xuan, the world only knows that the Empress Dowager does not know the King of Qin; For example, Empress Lu was brutal and killed the children of the Liu family without mercy.

Yang Fu ignored Yang Xianrong's surprise and continued: "Men are fortunate to blame women for the fault of losing the country, and in history, such as Bao Xi and Zhao Feiyan, they are all accused of being famous. And the women who are praised in the world are all good wives or mothers, and few are valued by the world because of their meritorious deeds. ”

Yang Xianrong blinked his eyes, trying to digest what Yang Fu said, if these words were heard by his father, he was afraid that the eldest brother would be scolded again. However, Yang Xianrong felt that these words were very fresh, and it seemed that there was a lot of truth.

"It's just, according to what the eldest brother said, is the queen a good person?"

"People are not only good and bad, I don't deny that she is cruel, but in terms of government and politics, she is not necessarily inferior to men." Yang Fu continued: "Although your brother Ma Yu is the crown prince, from the current point of view, he is timid and cowardly, and he is not a man of great talent. Admittedly, maybe he is obscure and accumulated, then I misjudged him. ”

"Brother Ma Yu will definitely be a good emperor." Yang Xianrong is not happy, the Sima Shu in her heart is smart and will protect her, how can he be a bad person?

Yang Fu smiled, and did not refute Yang Xianrong's words, he continued: "As for your last question, it is a little too complicated, even if I tell you, you may not be able to understand it, and when you grow up......"

"Big brother," Yang Xianrong hurriedly pounced on Yang Xianrong's body and played a scoundrel: "You tell me, I've grown up and know everything." ”

Yang Fu was helpless, and scraped the nose of Yang Xianrong quite dotingly, pressed her back to the stone and sat down, and said, "Then I'll say it simple," he thought for a while, and said: "The first emperor obtained the throne through the Chan Dynasty......"

"What is the Zen Dynasty?" Yang Xianrong asked immediately.

"It was he who replaced the original emperor through power, changed the dynasty and changed the dynasty." Yang Fu saw that Yang Xianrong understood what he meant, so he continued: "The first emperor was originally a scholar clan, and he was supported by the scholar clan, so after the founding of the country, he wantonly rewarded the scholar clan, but he was afraid that these scholars would replace the Sima clan like him in the future, so in order to prevent trouble, he made the sons of the same sect the king. When the Jin Dynasty was established, he enclosed twenty-seven kings with the same surname, turned fiefs into counties, and expanded the power of these princes, not only allowing them to have their own armies, but also electing their own officials and collecting taxes from their fiefs. Therefore, these princes have power, and some even hold important positions in the court and have power, how can they be willing to submit to others? ”

Yang Xianrong finally understood, not only understood what Yang Fu said, but also understood why his uncles and grandfathers were worried about the crown prince, the queen and the vassal king were like wolves and tigers, staring at the emperor's throne, and the person closest to that throne was the powerless prince.

"Maybe, Brother Ma Yu might as well be a butcher." Yang Xianrong muttered.