Liu Che felt very lonely, and wanted to talk to others, but no one could share it with him, and he couldn't tell anyone what he said from the bottom of his heart, not even his favorite queen. Lying quietly on the couch, Liu Che was recalling the events in the court during the day, before Su Ren came in, not before he ordered Su Ren to be arrested, Liu Che had already thought about it, as long as Su Ren admitted his mistake, it would be over, but today Su Ren didn't say a word, which made him very angry, this is contempt for him, the emperor, * naked contempt.

Liu Jiqing stood beside Liu Che, leaning on a pillar with his hands and closing his eyes, don't think that he is asleep, but whenever there is a disturbance in the hall, Liu Jiqing must be the first to open his eyes. Therefore, when someone came, Liu Jiqing naturally opened his eyes, listened with his ears for a while, and then came to Liu Che's side, trying to lower his voice: "Your Majesty, the queen is here." ”

Wei Zifu, the most powerful woman in the world. Many scholars and experts in later generations have made Wei Zifu and the eldest grandson of the empress Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, a virtuous queen, a rare female leader in the feudal dynasty. put all the good names on these two women, one is because their husbands are a generation of Ming monarchs, and they have driven out earth-shattering events, and as the women behind them, they naturally contribute a lot. Second, the ending of these two women was not very good, one died of illness at a young age, and the other was torn between her husband and son, and finally chose to commit suicide.

However, they forgot one thing, one thing that was very important. Wei Zifu was originally just a female slave in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, and he was unique under his status, why did he surpass all kinds of characters in the Han court after getting Liu Che's pity, and became the queen. I am afraid that such a woman cannot be summed up in a virtuous word.

Liu Che opened his eyes slightly and nodded at Liu Jiqing. Liu Jiqing immediately retreated, and when Wei Zifu just walked to the door of the main hall, the door of the hall opened very punctually. Wei Zifu was not surprised, but nodded at Liu Jiqing, Liu Jiqing bowed down and got out of the way, leading the queen to the emperor.

"The concubine knocks on Your Majesty!"

Liu Che sat up straight and took a deep breath: "Get up, why are you here?" ”

"The concubine heard that His Majesty didn't have dinner, so she personally boiled some rice porridge and made some side dishes, thinking that Your Majesty must be hungry, so she sent it over!" As he spoke, he took something out of the food box in the hand of the maid behind him: "Your Majesty is the heaven of my great man, you must not take care of your own body and say something unpleasant, in case Your Majesty is sick, won't the court be even more chaotic?" ”

Liu Che nodded: "Yes, then eat some." He turned his head to Liu Jiqing and said, "You all go down, I want to stay alone with the queen." ”

The rice brought by Wei Zifu was very ordinary, a bowl of rice porridge, a plate of seasonal vegetables, and steamed buns made from two wheat noodles. Looking at these three foods, Liu Che suddenly remembered the food of Su Ren's family. Su Ren is the person who knows how to live the most, especially in terms of eating, he can be said to be an expert in the whole Han Dynasty. As long as the Su family has any new food and new products, Chang'an City will immediately become popular.

The rice porridge is very soft and glutinous, the side dishes are also delicious, and even the steamed bun tastes very chewy, seeing Liu Che's sweetness, Wei Zifu smiled: "According to the child, I came back today, and when I came back, I was dirty, and the concubine felt that she should have fought with Su Kang, and when she came back, she still said dirty words in her mouth." ”

"Oh? What did they say? ”

"What do you say, he is him, I am me, and I also said that I wanted to kill someone, but I didn't hear who the concubine was killing."

"Hehehe, it's Wang Wenshu!" Liu Che ate in a loud voice, snoring very much in line with the emperor's appearance: "I must be angry in the Su family, and I can't stand it when I am provoked by Su Kang's kid, or I can't control my emotions, just grow up." ”

Wei Zifu nodded: "Just now, I was pestering me to come to see you, but I was stopped by the concubine, and the concubine knew that you were not good in your heart." ”

After Liu Che finished eating, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and reached out to hold Wei Zifu's hand: "It's hard for you!" I must be complaining about you, right? This kid is spoiled! According to the son, what about Dangli? ”

Wei Zifu shook his head. Liu Che laughed: "It is said that girls are extroverted, that's right, at this time they are still in the Su family, that is, they regard themselves as the Su family, what do you say is good about the Su family?" If the daughter and daughter don't come back, the son will kill someone when he comes back, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that I am wrong. ”

Wei Zifu also smiled: "How could Your Majesty be wrong, it must be Su Ren who is wrong!" Tearing up the holy decree and beating the inner servant, putting it on someone else has long been in a different place, Your Majesty has not convicted Su Ren so far, which already shows that Your Majesty still has Su Ren as a brother in his heart. ”

"Hey!" Liu Che sighed: "I still remember the first time I saw him, that kind of unstoppable look I wanted to beat him when I thought of it, and then Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao, Li Danghu, Wei Qing plus me, Su Ren six people made an oath to make my Han Jintang eternal for ten thousand years, so I am working hard, they are also working hard, Gongsun Ao and Wei Qing have been training for me for several years without complaint, Gongsun He is diligent and diligent, Li Danghu is still in the deserted Yumen, Su Ren, especially for more than ten years, I have seen everything they have done clearly and remembered it in my heart, am I such a person who cannot tolerate others? Do you want him to use this means of self-defilement to protect himself? ”

The more Liu Che said, the more excited he became: "I have already thought about it, he came back from this battle and asked him to be an idle official, stay in Chang'an, stay by my side, there is Wei Qing in charge outside, go to the sick, Hawking Those boys can also be big responsibilities, and there are many smart people in Louguan Academy who can be internal officials, led by Gongsun He, and taking care of both internal and external aspects can ensure the safety of the Han Dynasty for a hundred years, why can't he talk to me?" Don't ......"

Wei Zifu didn't speak, and listened quietly with a faint smile. She knew very well that at this time, the emperor was not talking to her and needed him to give some opinions, but just wanted to say what was in his heart, and what he needed was a listener. Therefore, Wei Zifu played his role very appropriately, listening carefully but not remembering a sentence, let alone interjecting a sentence or expressing his own opinions.

"Hey!" Liu Che sighed: "Things are like this, I don't know how to end it, really kill him?" Even if I demote him to a concubine, it will become a topic of discussion among the people of the world, and the emperor who is a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey will not be able to run, but if he is not punished, there will be people in the court who will talk about it, saying that I am unfair, where is my majesty? You say, "What should I do?" ”

Wei Zifu still smiled faintly: "How can the concubines know about the affairs of the court?" But the concubine knows that no matter how His Majesty deals with it, no one will complain, because in my Han Dynasty, His Majesty is the sky, didn't Dong Zhongshu say that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace? ”

"You!" Liu Che shook his head helplessly: "Dong Zhongshu is Su Ren's father-in-law, and he is also a representative of Confucianism, his words cannot be fully believed, I have understood it over the years, no matter what Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism and other families, as long as it is beneficial to my Han, it is good, you can't just use the words of one family, even if it is said in a good way, there are drawbacks!" ”

Wei Zifu nodded, and suddenly chuckled: "Your Majesty, I know that there are some rumors outside, which sound quite interesting." ”

"Oh? What rumors? ”

"Some people call Su Ren Su Zi, saying what kind of pragmatist he is! As long as he has useful things, he can use them, and the concubines feel that His Majesty is also a practical person. ”

"Hmmm! Reasonable. Liu Che nodded: "Su Ren made the Dahan newspaper, agreed with the thoughts of the people of the world and the meaning of the court and me, and made the Dahan Qianzhuang, which was convenient for the people and businessmen, and brought a lot of money and grain to the court, the reason why I dared to send hundreds of thousands of troops without worrying about the supply of grain in these wars was to rely on the Dahan Qianzhuang and the artillery that came out for the first time in Yanmen. There is also the Louguan Academy, which is much larger than the 3,000 disciples of Confucius back then. ”

"The Han newspaper is the idea, the Han Qian Zhuang is the backing, the artillery is the vanguard, the Louguan Academy is the left and right wings, my Han has these as a guarantee, even the ends of the earth can break through, as long as the descendants of the future generations do not come out of stupidity, the Han Dynasty is not a fool's dream, I can foresee, in another fifty or one hundred years, my Han must be the largest and most reliable empire in the world."

"By the way, have you seen the painting that you took back from Su Ren's study last time?"

Wei Zifu nodded. Liu Che's face turned straight: "I have already sent someone to the nearest place to see it, as long as these people come back, they can confirm whether Su Ren's painting is right, if it is really as Su Ren said in the painting, not to mention that I am even a saint is a frog at the bottom of the well, how do you say Su Ren knows?" ”

Wei Zifu shook his head again. Liu Che laughed and said, "You are asking the wrong person, how can you know something that I don't even know?" Sometimes I wonder if Su Ren was sent by God to help me, and now that he has retired, I have sent people to the place where Su Ren came out of the mountain, and even the details he once talked about have been found, but his origin is still a mystery. ”

Wei Zifu still smiled faintly: "The concubine doesn't know how Su Ren came here, and I don't know what he wants to do, the concubine only thinks that Su Ren hasn't harmed my Han or His Majesty over the years, and he doesn't have any thoughts about Ji'er, besides, he was born and died to save the concubine, these are enough, the concubine doesn't understand, I just think that Su Ren should be a good person, right?" ”

Liu Che smiled very strangely, staring at Wei Zifu all the time, and Wei Zifu was a little cramped and uneasy. After a while, Liu Che shook his head and smiled: "You are right, no matter where he came from, no matter how mysterious his background is, as long as he recognizes me as a brother, then he is my sibling, since he has no ambition, what do I have to worry about?" ”

After thinking for a while, Liu Che said again: "Tomorrow, let Ji'er go to Su's house and tell him that he can't beat Su Kang's kid and not come back, my son must not run away after losing the battle, he must face it head-on!" I don't believe it, my son is not as good as his Su Ren! ”