Mei Niang listened leisurely:

"Mei Niang only said that the matter of thousands of troops and horses is to be brave first, and when the state discusses politics, it is important to take Ming politics as the main thing...... Unexpectedly, these means are also needed. ”

"Whether it is the battlefield government, the back court and the previous dynasty, you need to use some means."

King Wu smiled. When the soldiers had set up bamboo tubes, they had introduced the stone grease into the ring of fire, poured it on the vipers who were restless by the ferocity of the fire, and threw two or three torches into it, and in an instant they burst into a raging fire, but the snakes could no longer escape.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Mei Niang didn't know Shi Fat, and said in surprise:

"What is this pitch-black thing? It's so powerful......"

"The name of this thing is stone resin, also known as Zhu Shui. Although it is watery, it burns when it gets wet. Speaking of it, it is not a rare thing, the land of Datang has a lot of property. Even if it flows into a river, it can be taken with a bucket. ”

Mei Niang's heart moved, and she said angrily: "I'm afraid of this thing, it will be popular in the world in the future." If you get this thing, you can top tens of millions of pine trees......

If so...... Why do you need pine wood in the future? ”

King Wu said with a smile: "What the martial artist said is wrong. Although the fire was fierce, it was very difficult to control, and when it was ignited, the smoke was pitch black—if it weren't for the ferocity of the snakes today. The king doesn't want to use it anymore. ”

Mei Niang shook her head and said: "Mei Niang's father has been dealing with wood for many years, and I have heard my father say something, if a thing is lit and there is smoke, it must be mixed with old ash in many ways, just like the daily use of fat (oil, or edible oil), it needs to be refined and pure, and the ash must be removed...... If this thing can be like this, then I am afraid that it will be used by the world. ”

King Wu thought about it and smiled without saying a word.

……

Seeing that the snake was burned to ashes, King Wu caught someone, reported to Taizong, and asked Taizong to agree.

Mei Niang saw the opportunity and retired.

Seeing that she wanted to leave, King Wu thought about it for a while, but after all, he was not at ease, so he smiled and said: "It's better for this king to send martial artists back to the palace." Although the poisonous snake is gone. However, after all, the palace is no better than the Taiji Palace. And ......"

After a low groan, he said: "And the martial arts are safe and sound, which is also the joy of my father." ”

Mei Niang thought about it, and thanked King Wu, so she saw that he took the sword and went to the palace with him.

After walking for a while, Mei Niang saw that there was no one left and right, and said with a smile: "If King Wu wants to ask Mei Niang about anything, please ask for instructions." There is no one else here. ”

King Wu was surprised when he heard this, stopped and looked at Mei Niang:

"How can a martial artist know that this king has something to ask?"

Mei Niang smiled: "Among the kings, His Royal Highness King Wu has the most chic temperament, but he is also the most polite and knowledgeable. Therefore, if His Royal Highness King Wu is just worried about Mei Niang's safety, he can arrange for one or two sergeants to follow, why send it in person? If outsiders know about it, wouldn't it be a bit of a truth? Therefore, it is inevitable that His Royal Highness King Wu has some big problems, and he needs to ask Mei Niang. ”

King Wu looked at Mei Niang's eyes, there were some changes, and he said after a long time:

"Martial arts people know the opportunity, and it is really hard to find in the world. Yes, this king does have a few doubts in his heart, and he needs the help of martial arts to solve it. ”

"But there is nothing to know." Mei Niang smiled.

King Wu said: "This time my father's patrol is different from Chang Da - along the way, he only brought this king, Gao Yang, and the four of them...... Why do martial artists think so? ”

Mei Niang was slightly stunned: "His Royal Highness King Wu is asking Mei Niang to guess, Your Majesty's thoughts?" ”

"Exactly."

"But Mei Niang is not the most beloved by His Majesty. If you want to understand Your Majesty's thoughts, I'm afraid that Hui'er is better at it. ”

King Wu smiled and said after a long time:

"What the martial arts people say is not bad, if you talk about the favorite person of the father, it should be Xu Chongrong. But in the eyes of this king, if it weren't for the efforts of martial artists, how Xu Chongrong would be favored, and he would not be like now, favored by the six palaces. ”

Mei Niang raised her eyebrows slightly: "Mei Niang's help?" ”

"Exactly. The king has heard a little about the Manna Gate. Although those little palace maids are pointed out by others, they come to provoke the relationship between the princess and Xu Chongrong, as well as the martial arts talents. But the king knows that you two never believed that the concubine had done it. Moreover, what the two little palace maids said was not false: it was indeed you who was a martial artist who guessed what your father was thinking. ”

Mei Niang was silent for a long time, and then sighed:

"The eleven kings of the Tang Dynasty are praised, and only King Wu is the emperor...... Sure enough, it's true. ”

King Wu smiled and said nothing.

Mei Niang said again: "King Wu is honest with each other, why should Mei Niang hide it?" Yes, Mei Niang did guess something, but she didn't know whether it was right or wrong. ”

"Please also ask the martial arts to point it out." King Wu forked his hand.

Mei Niang thought for a while and looked at him: "But before explaining, I don't know if I can ask King Wu to explain, why do you have to know Your Majesty's thoughts?" ”

King Wu was stunned for a long time before he made up his mind: "Looking at the back court, the wisdom of martial arts and people is difficult for women to reach. Therefore, I must also know the situation of the king and the concubine. To be honest, although the court is in the same vein as the eldest grandson, he is always worried that the king intends to seek a prince, and the mother concubine has a plan for the future...... In fact, this king understands in his heart that with such an embarrassing background as this king, there is no need to think about the matter of the throne. Therefore, he has never and never thought of becoming a prince.

As for the mother, she is even more unlikely. The only thing that the mother concubine is tied to is her father - otherwise, she would not be sad because of the unsuccessful one in her mother's heart: she really couldn't imagine that her own son would harm the eldest son she loved the most by her father.

Therefore, the only thought of this king is to find out whether this incident is aimed at the mother concubine. If there is, then this king, as the son of man, should eliminate the estrangement between his parents and clear the suspicion of his mother and concubine. ”

Mei Niang nodded: "I see...... King Wu's filial piety is indeed rare. ”

"Please also ask the martial artists to speak clearly."

"Good...... In this case, Mei Niang will not have reservations. His Royal Highness King Wu, with your wisdom, I am afraid that I have already guessed that what Your Majesty has done this time is indeed suspicious of Concubine Shuniang, and I am only afraid that I will take you and Princess Gaoyang with me, and I also have the intention of keeping your brother and sister safe if something happens......

However, His Royal Highness King Wu, from Mei Niang's point of view, you don't have to worry. ”

When King Wu heard Mei Niang's words, he was worried about himself, and he was distressed in his heart, and suddenly heard Mei Niang's words that he didn't have to worry, so he felt happy and said busily:

"Why?"

Mei Niang slowly took two steps forward before turning her back to King Wu and said:

"Your Royal Highness King Wu, think about it: if Your Majesty has the heart to do something to Concubine Shu, why bother? I just want to take a look at the recent events, which have something to do with Concubine Niangniang. Therefore, although His Majesty has doubts, he has never intended to hurt Concubine Shu. This is one of them.

As for the poisonous snake's invasion of the palace, as well as the matter of Cui Diao's two soldiers in the palace that day, Mei Niang dared to ask His Royal Highness King Wu, as far as you can see, but what did Concubine Niangniang do? ”

"How could the mother concubine hurt her father? Of course not! King Wu argued.

Mei Niang nodded and said, "Not bad." It's not just you who think so, but I'm afraid that even Your Majesty is thinking like this at this moment - Concubine Shu's affection for Your Majesty is comparable to Jin Jian, so she definitely won't be Concubine Shu. Who, then, would do such an assassination and why? ”

When King Wu heard this, he was stunned, and after thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said:

"If you have the intention to assassinate, you will naturally not do these things that are full of loopholes. That's why these two times didn't mean to assassinate? ”

Or so to speak! In Mei Niang's view, there are two possibilities for these two things. One is that His Majesty deliberately did it in order to lure the snake out of the hole; The other is that someone intends to warn His Majesty and arouse His Majesty's suspicion. Mei Niang turned her head and looked at King Wu:

"However, with His Majesty's know-how means, if you want to lure the snake out of the hole, it will be Luo Tian's situation, and it will not be so easy to be spied on. His Royal Highness King Wu must be very clear about this - after all, there is a precedent before.

Therefore, it is only the second type, and some people want to warn His Majesty. ”

Mei Niang didn't wait for King Wu to ask, so she muttered to herself:

"If it's the second possibility, then everything makes sense. Whether it is the intention of stabbing or the plague of poisonous snakes...... It was all done deliberately by someone in order to make His Majesty suspect that this trip was dangerous, which means that he is very clear about the purpose and hope of His Majesty's trip.

In the same way, he must have a clear understanding of the situation, and he knows how to solve the current situation - I have to say that His Royal Highness King Wu, this person is so clever that he is afraid that he is not under His Majesty. It's clumsy, it's not workable. ”

Mei Niang turned around, and a beautiful face was like a pearl like jade under the moonlight, exuding a soft luster: "And Your Majesty seems to understand what this person is doing, and he doesn't take it to heart." Even more His Majesty is so insistent—

I'm afraid that he even knows exactly who this person is. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be that Cui Diao and the others put to death. His Royal Highness King Wu, Mei Niang will make a bet with you.

If Mei Niang's guess is correct, Your Majesty is afraid that at this moment, he is afraid that he has already drafted the edict of Yan Lide and abolished Yan Lide, and ordered the Xiangyang Palace to be abolished. ”

King Wu was taken aback: "Waste Palace? ”

"In order to protect the person who is operating in the shadows, Your Majesty must not admit that this snake plague is man-made.

Since it is not man-made, Your Majesty, as the Ninety-Five, sits on the world, why should there be another palace that has had snake trouble? If the queen is there, she can also take advantage of the frugal nature of the mother, and say that the mother is in the outside world, and the request is not wasted. And now there is no such person around Your Majesty who is thrifty and can make Your Majesty listen to his words, and Your Majesty has been doing a little bit of civil engineering in the past two years......

Therefore, the best thing to do is to abolish the palace.

Only when His Majesty abandons the palace and does not stay here will people feel that those snakes are really not man-made. ”

King Wu frowned again:

"But why did my father keep this person?"

"Because he knows that this person's behavior is nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to remove what he thinks is the hidden danger of the Tang Dynasty from His Majesty."

Mei Niang's words woke up King Wu.

He clenched his fists tightly: "Eldest grandson Wuji."

He will purge this king......"

"Wrong!" Mei Niang interrupted the word mother concubine that he hadn't had time to say yet, and said angrily: "Although what the eldest grandson has done this time is indeed a bit excessive, and he has always been hostile to Concubine Shu. But this time, his target was not Concubine Shu. It's the other two groups of people. ”

King Wu was unconvinced: "How can you see it? ”

Mei Niang shook her head and smiled: "It is chaotic to say that if you care, His Royal Highness King Wu is no exception." Your Royal Highness, Mei Niang only asks you one sentence: Will Concubine Niangniang want Your Majesty's life? ”

"How is that possible! For the mother concubine, her father is her life! King Wu blurted out, and then he was stunned.