It can be said that the reason why Jin Tong came to assassinate Liu Xiu was completely bewitched by Kui Huan, and Jin Dan didn't know about it.

Of course, Jin Tong's confession was not explained in such detail, there were only a few sentences in it, his name was Jin Tong, he was nineteen years old, a native of Longxi, and the main messenger was Kui Huan.

There is no internal response in the palace, but he sneaks in alone.

After reading this confession, Liu Xiu threw the bamboo slip on the table.

Xuting said: "Your Majesty, this Jintong should be a dead soldier raised by Kui Huan, and the place where he infiltrated Weiyang Palace is also the tree that Xuying found. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Now Kui Huan is also aware of the crisis, and he has a premonition that a catastrophe is coming, so he hit me on the head, thinking that if I die, he will be safe." ”

"Your Majesty......" Liu Xiu waved his hand and said to Zhang Kun on the side: "Spread the word to all the generals of our army, and they need to strengthen their guards in the near future to prevent assassins from waiting for opportunities to infiltrate the barracks." ”

After a pause, he added: "Especially the Western Expeditionary Army!" ”

At present, the Han army that is the best at fighting in Sanfu is the Western Expeditionary Army, and the Western Expeditionary Army is also the greatest threat to Kui Huan, in Liu Xiu's view, Kui Huan will not succeed in assassinating himself, and he is likely to point the finger at Feng Yi.

"Yes! Your Majesty! The slave and maid will send someone to deliver the message! ”

Zhang Kun bowed in response.

Xufei asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with this Jintong?" ”

Liu Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "You guys look at it!" ”

This assassin named Jin Tong is very capable, he came to Chang'an single-handedly, and he was able to sneak into Weiyang Palace unknowingly, and he was only nineteen years old, and he had not yet reached the age of crowning, so it was indeed a little unbearable to kill him.

But what he committed was the crime of assassination, the first class felony in the world, and it was impossible to leave him.

Hearing Liu Xiu's words, Xufei intervened and said, "My subordinates understand. ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand, and Xuting and Xufei bowed together and exited the hall.

As soon as the two of them left, Xu Ying walked in from outside, and when he came to Liu Xiu, he intervened and said, "Your Majesty, Lian Jingzhu asks to see you!" ”

Yo! It's coming so fast! Liu Xiu smiled meaningfully and said, "Please." ”

Lian Jingshu came with a maid, and the maid was still holding the piano.

After entering the main hall, the maid holding the piano knelt on the ground with a puff and kowtowed forward, not to mention that she didn't dare to look forward more, and her head was on the ground, and she didn't dare to raise it in the slightest.

Lian Jingshu was much more generous than the maid, and saluted Liu Xiufu and said, "Jingshu greets Your Majesty!" ”

As she spoke, she also glanced ahead.

Now Liu Xiu is different from being in Yuhua Pavilion, when he was in Yuhua Pavilion, Liu Xiu was wearing very ordinary casual clothes, and the materials of his clothes were not as good as Geng Yi and Geng Shu.

And now, Liu Xiu is the Son of Heaven in formal clothes, with a crown on his head, wearing a black and red crown dress, and his feet are bare, even if he is sitting on the throne, even with a smile on his face, he also gives people a sense of not being angry and powerful.

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lian Jingzhu stood up, listening to no movement behind her, and when she looked back, her maid was still kneeling motionless on the ground, her body trembling suddenly.

Lian Jingshu looked helpless and looked at Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and said, "Jingshu, let your maid go down and rest!" ”

The little maid was so nervous, he looked awkward.

Lian Jingshu blessed Liu Xiufu, and then walked up to the maid, pulled her up from the ground, and whispered a few words.

The maid only nodded vigorously, but couldn't say a word, bowed, and withdrew from the hall.

Waiting for the maid to leave, Lian Jingshu subconsciously looked around.

This is the Jinhua Hall of Weiyang Palace, the name is gorgeous, but the layout in the hall is very elegant.

Looking at her vigorously looking around, Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Can Jing Shu know the name of this hall?" ”

Lian Jingshu thought for a while and said, "If Jingshu didn't guess wrong, this should be Jinhua Palace." ”

Liu Xiu was stunned and asked with a smile: "Why do you say that this is Jinhua Palace?" ”

Lian Jingshu said: "Jingshu looks at the layout here...... Very bookish! ”

"Oh?"

"As far as Jingshu knows, the emperors of the Han Dynasty often invite some talented people to come to Jinhua Hall to give lectures and preach."

After Liu Xiu heard this, she nodded again and again, stroked her palms and smiled, and praised: "I didn't expect Jingshu to be a talented girl!" You're right, this is indeed the Jinhua Palace. ”

"Jing Shu's class got the axe, which made His Majesty smile."

Liu Xiule asked hehehe: "Chang'an has Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, and Jianzhang Palace, Jingshu tell me, why do I only live in Weiyang Palace?" ”

Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Jianzhang Palace, which is commonly known as the Three Palaces of the Han Dynasty.

Lian Jingshu looked at Liu Xiu curiously and asked, "Your Majesty is testing Jingshu?" ”

Liu Xiu didn't deny it, and asked with a smile: "Can Jingshu answer?" ”

Lian Jingshu thought for a while and said: "Changle Palace was transformed from the Xingle Palace of the former Qin, and several generations of the Queen Mother lived in Changle Palace, including the Empress Lu back then.

Jing Shu thought, His Majesty will not like Changle Palace. ”

The descendants of the Han family, the descendants of the Liu family, one is counted as one, and none of them can like Lu Pheasant, and Lu Pheasant really choked the descendants of the Han family back then.

Hearing Lian Jingshu's answer, Liu Xiu stood up, stepped down from the throne, and paced slowly in the main hall.

Lian Jingshu looked at Liu Xiu and continued: "As for Jianzhang Palace, it has the reputation of thousands of households, compared with Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, Jianzhang Palace is too gorgeous and too extravagant, and His Majesty has always advocated frugality.

The proposition of Jianzhang Palace and His Majesty is too contradictory, and His Majesty will naturally not stay in Jianzhang Palace. ”

Changle Palace was where Lu Pheasant lived back then, of course Liu Xiu wouldn't like it, and Jianzhang Palace was too luxurious, which contradicted Liu Xiu's frugality, and of course he couldn't slap himself in the face.

Therefore, this one is more luxurious than the third palace of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu can only choose Weiyang Palace.

Lian Jingshu's analysis surprised Liu Xiu, and he had to be impressed by her, and now he agrees with Luo You's words, Lian Jingshu is indeed not simple.

It's just that there is a deviation between his cognition and Luo You, Luo You thinks that Lian Jingshu's scheming is not simple, while Liu Xiu thinks that Lian Jingshu's talent is not simple.

He stopped, looked at Lian Jingshu happily, and said: "I didn't expect that Jingshu not only plays a good piano, but also has a clear mind, which is far better than ordinary people. ”

"Your Majesty has won the award, Jing Shu's vain speculation, if there is something wrong, I hope Your Majesty will not blame."

Even Jingshu was not shocked by honor and disgrace, Liu Xiu praised her, and she would not seem particularly happy.

Although he is a concubine, he has a proud backbone.

Liu Xiu changed his words and asked, "Do you know how to play chess?" ”

"Jingshu only knows a thing or two about chess."

Liu Xiu smiled, raised his head and said, "Let's go!" Accompany me to a game of chess. ”

As he spoke, Liu Xiu walked towards the outside of the hall.

The two came to the Imperial Garden, and in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to bring the chessboard and chess box.

Lian Jingshu said that she was only a little bit of a master, in fact, her chess strength was not weak, and when she played against Liu Xiu, she didn't have any reservations and went all out to face the battle.

At the beginning of the layout stage, Liu Xiu was quite relaxed and casual, and when he reached the middle game, the two sides began to exert their full strength, and when they did hand-to-hand combat, the relaxation on Liu Xiu's face gradually disappeared and began to get serious.

Don't look at Lian Jingshuren's soft and weak, but the chess style is very sharp and fierce, grasping the weaknesses of Liu Xiu's layout, chasing and beating hard, she also dares to make a breakthrough for the thickness of Liu Xiu's layout.

When it came to the end, Lian Jingshu became stable again, both offensive and defensive.

In this game of chess, the two played against each other for more than an hour, although Liu Xiu won in the end, but it was a narrow victory.

If there is a gap in the chess strength of the two sides, the winner can basically be divided in the middle game, but Liu Xiu and Lian Jingshu started to fight from the middle game, fought until the end, and finally relied on the number of pieces to divide the victory.

After a game of chess, Lian Jingshu owed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty's chess strength is outstanding, Jingshu admires it." ”

At this time, Liu Xiu's eyes when she looked at Lian Jingshu changed, there are not many women who know chess, and it is even rarer to have such profound chess skills as Lian Jingshu.

He asked curiously, "Jing Shu has visited a famous teacher?" ”

Lian Jingshu said truthfully: "Jingshu was fortunate to learn chess from Meng Yiqiu. ”

Meng is a surname, and Yi Qiu is not a name, it is an honorific title, which means that the whole country is good at playing, in the vernacular, it is 'the whole country, it is difficult to meet opponents'.

Liu Xiu had also heard of Meng Yiqiu, but he had never met him.

He smiled: "It turns out that Jingshu is Meng Yiqiu's apprentice, no wonder his chess skills are so good." ”

After a pause, he said with a smile: "Come on, come on, let's go to the next game!" ”

In the second game, Lian Jingshu was more violent, this time, Liu Xiu had a small negligence in the middle game, and Lian Jingshu seized the opportunity to chase and beat hard, and then, Liu Xiu has been passive, trying his best to move back, but at the end, he failed to move the disadvantage back, seeing that the general trend has gone, Liu Xiu admits defeat.

After that, the two played the third game, the middle game was not finished, the sky was already dark, Zhang Kun walked to the pavilion, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat." ”

Liu Xiu came back to his senses and looked outside, it was really dark, and before he knew it, he had played chess with Lian Jingshu for an afternoon.

He looked at Lian Jingshu on the opposite side and said with a smile: "Today's chess game is very happy!" In this game, let's put it here first, and we'll play it another day! ”

Even Jingshu had no objection, stood up, blessed herself, and said, "It's not early, Jingshu should go back." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand at her and said, "Tonight, Jing Shu will eat in the palace, and by the way, try it, compared with the Yuhua Pavilion in this palace, which is higher or lower." ”

A look of embarrassment flashed on Lian Jingshu's face, and she said, "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, how can the food in Yuhua Pavilion be compared to the imperial food in the palace!" ”

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth rose, and he said slowly: "I can't say that, in Chang'an City, but there are many people who are rumoring that the food in Yuhua Pavilion is better than the imperial food in the palace." ”

When Lian Jingshu heard this, her jade face turned red, and she said, "Your Majesty, this is just a means of doing business." ”

This rumor was originally deliberately spread by Yuhua Pavilion itself, and to put it bluntly, it was a gimmick of the restaurant.

"Hmmm! It's pretty honest! ”

Liu Xiu stood up and said, "Let's go, go eat!" ”

Usually Liu Xiu's meals are very simple and ordinary, but today Lian Jingshu was there, Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to inform the imperial chef and make a few more dishes.

While eating, Liu Xiu looked at Lian Jingshu and asked, "How does the imperial diet compare to the Yuhua Pavilion?" ”

Lian Jingshu said with some embarrassment: "Naturally, the imperial food in the palace is better." ”

Liu Xiu sighed: "You are a girl's family, it is not easy to make Yuhua Pavilion like this.

You...... Planning to be the shopkeeper in Yuhua Pavilion all the time? ”

"This is the entrustment of my sister and brother-in-law."

Lian Jingshu lowered her head and said.

"However, you don't like this kind of entrustment."

Liu Xiu said bluntly.

"Why did Your Majesty say that?"

Lian Jingshu looked at him in surprise.

"If you really want to continue to run the Yuhua Pavilion, you don't have to bother to approach me, and then find another way out for yourself."

There are some things that Liu Xiu doesn't say, which doesn't mean that he doesn't know it in his heart.

What level are the people who fight wits and courage with Liu Xiu?

When a strand of hair is plucked, it is empty.

Which person is not the overlord of one side, and the scheming of that one is not far above Lian Jingshu?

Her careful thoughts, placed in front of Liu Xiu, are just as transparent.