At noon the next day, Liu Wei woke up from his nervous stupor. looked at Tang Ji in his arms, and was just about to move, when his arm, which had been in one position for a long time, was sore.

Tang Ji was woken up by his movements, and found that he had been lying in Liu Wei's arms, and immediately buried his head shyly, his peach face crimson. But there is still a trace of sweetness and excitement in his eyes.

This coquettishness of wanting to refuse and welcome made Liu Wei impulsive. But it's just an impulse, looking at the "stick" below without feeling, I can't help but miss the feeling of a pillar of optimus in the morning in my previous life.

Outside, a yellow gate reported that Empress He had passed the edict and asked Liu Wei to go to Changqiu Palace. And I have already called it once in the morning. Only then did Liu Wei realize that it was noon, and he couldn't help but think of the past, Chen Chao would wake himself up early in the morning. Now that Chen Chao is dead, Liu Wei is beginning to experience a touch of freedom.

Thinking that the queen asked him to go to Changqiu Palace, it was also for the death of Chen Chao, Liu Wei with the help of Tang Ji, dressed up and came to Changqiu Palace.

Queen He, named so, was born beautiful and glamorous. Although he was born as a butcher, he was not eligible to be selected. But his father, He Zhen, bribed the Yellow Gate to select the girl, and was finally able to enter the palace. The lustful Emperor Ling was very fond of her beautiful and incomprehensible, and soon after, she was made queen because she gave birth to the prince Liu Wei. His father He Zhen was named the Marquis of Xuande in Wuyang, and his brother He Jin finally got the right to be a general.

When Liu Wei looked at the history of Empress He in his previous life, in addition to the lament that their family "was once chosen on the king's side, and the sisters and brothers were all listed on the soil", he always had a misunderstanding about Empress He's age and appearance.

He always thought that Empress He, who gave birth to the prince, should have a graceful posture and a serious expression, a middle-aged woman about forty years old.

When I came to this era, I found that Queen He actually entered the palace at a very young age to serve Emperor Hou Ling, and now she is only in her twenties, even if she has the beauty of a mature young woman, there is still a trace of freshness of a girl when she purses her lips and smiles. The postpartum recovery after giving birth to Liu Wei was also very good, there was no fat, the collarbone was clearly visible, and the skin was still delicate and white.

Liu Wei felt that his fair skin should come from Queen He's genetics.

Walking into the Changqiu Palace, Liu Wei bowed to Queen He, who was kneeling on it, and said: "The son was in danger yesterday, so that he has fallen asleep so far today, and he has not been summoned by the queen mother, and I hope that the queen mother will forgive the sin." ”

"It doesn't have to be like this! Come, let the queen mother see where she has been hurt? Empress He beckoned Liu Wei to come over.

Liu Wei stepped forward and knelt beside Queen He, Queen He held his face and looked at it for a long time, and sighed: "Bian'er has grown up." Ten years, like a white horse, just suddenly. When I think about it, it was as if it were yesterday. ”

As he spoke, he unconsciously pulled his sideburns, and sighed in his mouth: "The queen mother is also old." ”

Liu Wei hurriedly flattered: "The queen mother has never been old, and her voice and smile still look like a young girl." ”

Empress He giggled: "Flim tongue, quite like your father......"

Before the words were finished, Queen He became silent with a sad expression.

Liu Wei knew that she remembered that Emperor Ling had snubbed her, and sat on her knees and didn't dare to speak. After a long time, Queen He asked again: "Did yesterday's danger scare Bian'er?" These palace people are so presumptuous, it's time to rectify it! ”

Liu Wei replied: "Yesterday, thanks to the help of a Huangmen named Wei Yi, Erchen finally had no danger. ”

Empress He nodded and complimented: "This Wei Yi is still loyal and reliable. ”

Liu Bian's heart moved, and he just wanted to ask for an official position for Wei Yi, but Queen He pressed his head on her lap, gently stroked his hair, and said faintly: "The queen mother was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to the emperor, and the queen mother is the meat that leaves the queen mother's heart. ”

Queen He's words were heartfelt, but Liu Wei felt bitter in his heart. In his heart, he has always regarded Empress He as a political figure, and her killing of Wang Meiren shows her greed for political power. But she is also her own mother, and the maternal warmth that she always embodies makes it impossible for Liu Wei to tell whether it is true or false with political purposes. Perhaps, this is the sorrow of being born in the family of the emperor.

Liu Wei was speechless, silently listening to Empress He gossip about a lot of things, when he said that He Jin had asked about the killing of Chen Chao, he was apprehensive for a while, but when he heard that He Jin did not have any suspicions, he put his mind at ease.

Actually, he was a little too worried. Chen Chao was nothing more than a dog used to spy on himself in He Jin's heart. When this dog dies, there will be another one to spy on him. It's just that the current He Jin is busy fighting with the eunuchs all day long, and performing the duties of a general, saving the Han Dynasty from the crisis of the Yellow Turban Uprising, and has no time to take care of this matter.

In addition, he usually disguised himself very well, and there was nothing wrong with the confession of the Huangmen named Wei Yi, so He Jin was not suspicious. He wouldn't believe that Liu Wei, who usually only knows how to have fun, would kill his eyeliner.

After leaving the Changqiu Palace, Liu Wei carefully observed for many days. Wei Yi's confession was unsurprisingly unquestionable, and the whole incident was finally characterized as a vicious case of attempted theft and murder in anger, because the suspect was dead, so there was no further investigation. As for Chen Chao, I don't know if his usual popularity is too bad, or his status in the palace is really insignificant. (At least he doesn't think so.) He did not receive any commendation for his "righteous and courageous" performance, and his body was fished out and hastily buried. In the end, under Liu Wei's pleading, Empress He came forward to find a position for the Huangmen named Wei Yi, who was responsible for the manufacture of swords and other utensils in the palace, and paid 300 stones.

After the incident gradually subsided, Liu Wei quietly found Wei Yi. Sending away the palace people around him, he called Wei Yi directly to his inner room.

After the two of them were left, Liu Wei saw Wei Yi's appearance clearly for the first time: a thin face, well-defined, and looked like he was just about the age of a weak crown, standing in front of him, looking neither humble nor arrogant, revealing a trace of scholarly elegance. It's just that his face is a little sallow, and he looks very malnourished.

Liu Wei understood that not every eunuch in the palace could be as powerful as the Ten Standing Servants, enjoying glory and wealth, and most of the eunuchs lived in poverty and struggled to survive.

"Wei Shangfang, please take a seat." Liu Wei raised his hand and motioned for Wei Yi to kneel at the table opposite him.

How dare Wei Yi sit opposite Liu Wei, bow deeply, and say, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Seeing that Wei Yi was a little restrained, Liu Wei smiled heartily and said: "Shang Fang is kind to Ben Hou, if Shang Fang hadn't made a move by the lake that day, Ben Hou would probably be in a little trouble now." Today, Ben Hou invited Shang Fang to come, which is to thank Shang Fang for his kindness to Ben Hou, how can Shang Fang not sit down? ”

As he spoke, Liu Wei dragged Wei Yi to kneel down at the table opposite him, reached out and grabbed the wine jug on the table, and filled him with a glass of wine.

Liu Wei's arrogant personality really moved Wei Yi. But looking at Liu Bian's harmless bright smile, his mind always came to mind the cruel expression on Liu Bian's face that day by the lake. This made him extremely difficult, and he didn't know whether he should get close to him, or stay away.

The golden wine fills the crystal clear glass glass, and the wafting aroma is mixed with a hint of fruit.

Shi Hou is good wine, Wei Yi knows it early. But it was the first time he had tasted such a mellow and rare wine. Although he was surprised, he didn't dare to drink more, so he took a small sip and put down the wine glass.

Although he could see that Wei Yi seemed to have a grudge against him, Liu Wei didn't care. asked very directly: "Wei Shangfang is willing to work for me?" ”

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Wei Yi didn't swallow the sip of wine just now, and choked directly into his trachea.

Big brother, you're too direct, aren't you? There is no embellishment or temptation at all, and the naked one has to recruit himself.

Wei Yi coughed violently, his mind in chaos. Liu Wei smiled and stretched out his hand to massage his back, and it wasn't until a long time later that he recovered.

As for Liu Bian's intention to solicit, he had already thought of it as early as when Liu Bian called him over. I was a little hesitant in my heart, but now that Liu Wei said it bluntly, I suddenly became overwhelmed.

Wei Yi is quite ambivalent about Liu Wei's feelings. He didn't want to participate in the struggle for succession in the court caused by the emperor's hesitation on the issue of establishing an heir. Liu Bian's hazy personality buried in the bottom of his heart also made Wei Yi feel close to Liu Bian. But Liu Wei's life-saving grace by the lake that day and the courtesy to himself today made him extremely moved, who had been living at the bottom of the palace.

When he was in a dilemma, Liu Bian's fingers suddenly knocked on the glass cup, and a crisp sound interrupted Wei Yi's thoughts, Liu Wei did not ask about the topic just now, but pointed to the glass cup in front of Wei Yi and said: "This wine is called pear flavor wine, which is brewed by Benhou himself with mountain pear, although the taste is mellow, Shang Fang still needs to drink it slowly." What does Shang Fang think of this glass cup? ”

Wei Yi carefully looked at the glass cup in front of him: the cup body is crystal clear, not as colorful as other glass products, this kind of transparent glass cup can only be bought in the hands of Hu Shang in the Western Regions, not to mention its unique shape that is different from other wine glasses, it can be said to be a priceless treasure.

"Ingenuity, rare in the world." Wei Yi commented in eight words.

Liu Wei smiled. Glass and winemaking had been tinkered with by him a few years earlier, but he had been covering them up for the sake of his obscure plan to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. But today, in order to win over Wei Yi, he moved them all out and gave Wei Yi a shock. Looking at Wei Yi's exclamated expression, he finally had a sense of accomplishment that he hadn't crossed in vain.

"How about I send this to Wei Shangfang?" Liu Wei asked with a smile.

Wei Yi was stunned. This thing is worth millions of dollars, and if you get it, you can say that you will not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of your life. But Shi Hou used this thing to solicit, didn't he see that he was stealing the property in the palace, thinking that he was a greedy villain who loved money?

Wei Yi thought of this, he was angry, blushed and said: "No merit is not punished, Shi Hou Meiyi, the minister understands it." Before his death, his father once said, 'If you don't repay your kindness, you will live in vain', Shi Hou has a great favor to his ministers, if he is sent, Shi Hou said bluntly, there is no need to pollute people's eyeballs with this thing. ”

Seeing that Wei Yi suddenly showed a "poor and untouchable" scholarly temperament, Liu Wei was secretly surprised in his heart. Knowing that he had misunderstood that he was going to buy with treasure, he thought about how to explain it, but he sneered and said, "Wei Shangfang is so good!" However, Ling Tang is still sick, I don't know what Shang Fang is? ”

Hearing Liu Wei talk about his mother, Wei Yi sat down in a depressed state. In the past two days, he has been entangled in the death of Chen Chao, and he has been taking care of his mother's illness outside the palace, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Originally, he stole Yubi in order to raise money for his mother's medical treatment. Now he has just been appointed as Shang Fangcheng, and before he takes office, he is still poor and has no money to see a doctor for his mother. I have the heart to reach out and ask for this glass cup, but the righteousness I said just now is awe-inspiring, and I can't just slap myself in the face in an instant.

Looking at Wei Yi's hesitant expression, Liu Wei sighed slightly and said, "Shang Fang stole the wall to save his mother, and his filial piety is deep. How could Ben Hou think that Shang Fang was a greedy villain? Ben Hou really wanted Shang Fang as his arm, but this thing was given to Shang Fang, and he only hoped that Shang Fang could solve his urgent needs so that Shang Fang could work for Ben Hou with peace of mind. There is no contempt. ”

The sincerity of what Liu Wei said moved Wei Yi's heart.

Since he entered the palace, he has been coldly looked at several times, only the Shi Hou in front of him cares about him, which makes him feel the warmth he has not seen for a long time, and watching Liu Bian's unpretentious true feelings, the estrangement in his heart against Liu Bian has also melted a lot.

Observing the change in Wei Yi's expression, he knew that his heart had begun to fall towards him. Liu Wei decided to work harder, thinking of Wei Yi's life experience that he had investigated beforehand, he opened his mouth and asked: "I see that Shang Fang talks elegantly, like a scholar, I don't know why he wants to enter the palace as a eunuch?" ”

When asked about his life experience, Wei Yi's nose was sour, and he almost shed tears. Slightly sad replied: "The minister is also a scholarly family, and his father was originally a Dazai order, because he offended the general He Jin and the ten permanent servants, he was framed for slandering the saint, he was beheaded, the family property was confiscated, and the minister was also punished by corruption and sent to the palace for service." ”

What is the corrupt punishment, of course Liu Wei knows. At that time, Sima Qian offended Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was also corrupted and cut off his little brother. Liu Wei was curious about how Wei Yi's father offended He Jin and Shi Changshi, so that these two political opponents actually joined forces to frame them.

"Why did Ling Zun offend He Jin and the Ten Permanent Servants?" Liu Wei asked curiously.

"When He Jin was just promoted to the position of general, my father said that the slaughtering generation was blind, and he stole the court by virtue of the momentum of his relatives, and those who disturbed the world in the future will enter!"

Will the world be in turmoil? How does this sound so familiar? It seems to be what Cao Cao said in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"! However, Cao Cao said this sentence so predictably after He Jin introduced Dong Zhuo's troops into Beijing, and it was written in a novel. This old man Wei really said it, and he was so knowledgeable that when He Jin first became a general, he foresaw that the Han Empire would be cut off from his stupidity and incompetence.

Liu Wei was secretly surprised in his heart, and listened to Wei Yi continue: "This was heard by the general, and he was jealous in his heart, and then he advised the doctor Liu Tao to show the eunuch to mess with the government and was imprisoned. The father of the family pleaded for it, and was also hated by the ten permanent servants, so he conspired with the general, falsely accused the father of slandering the saint, and was imprisoned and beheaded. The minister was also corrupted into the palace for servitude, only the mother lived alone in the dilapidated house outside the palace, and the minister secretly handed out some money and food every month, barely surviving. ”

Wei Yi said this, his voice was already suffocating, and Liu Wei was also silently infected by this sad feeling, and asked after a long time: "Ling Zun has been wronged, why is there no minister in the court to distinguish Ling Zun?" ”

Wei Yi heard the expression on his face with anger, and said angrily: "Those courtiers of the scholar clan are either afraid of the might of the general, or the power of the ten permanent servants, no one dares to speak!" ”

Liu Wei's expression was silent, but he nodded secretly in his heart. This Wei Yi was ruined by eunuchs and relatives, and he experienced the indifference and cowardice of the scholars. It's a great way to help yourself accomplish that big plan in your heart!

Although he was secretly happy in his heart, Liu Wei was not easy to show on his face, and still pretended to be sympathetic. Thinking that Wei Yi's age seemed to be as old as the weak crown, he asked: "I think Shang Fang is old and weak in the crown, can he have a table?" ”

The ancients had good feelings and called each other the table characters, and Liu Wei asked Wei Yi about the table characters in order to show respect. Wei Yi hurriedly replied respectfully: "Before his death, my father warned his ministers to be loyal to the way of the sages, and he took a table for the ministers. ”

Zhongxian? Wei Zhongxian! Liu Wei was dumbfounded by Lei. This old man Wei is really a talent! not only foresaw He Jin, who was in turmoil in the world, but even before he died, he was so clear and clear, and he saw his son's fate to be a eunuch early in the morning, and even gave his name. Wei Zhongxian, one of the most awesome eunuchs in China!

Looking at Liu Wei's strange expression, Wei Yi really didn't understand how his expression could make him react like this. In confusion, Liu Wei cleared his throat, forced back a smile, and asked:

"Zhongxian ......" Liu Wei smacked his lips. How can you say it so awkwardly? "Have you ever thought about avenging your father?"

Wei Yi was silent. The revenge of killing his father is not shared, how could he not want to take revenge. It's just that he knows that his catties and two, a miscellaneous servant in the palace wants to seek revenge on the powerful people of the dynasty, and he is simply hitting a stone with an egg! Now that Liu Wei asked, his words were quite helpful, and if he had the help of the prince, there would be no chance to take revenge.

But what silenced Wei Yi was that Liu Wei and He Jin were nephews and uncles, and He Jin was the biggest help for Liu Wei to ascend to the throne, how could Liu Wei turn his face against He Jin for him?

After hesitating again and again, Wei Yi still mustered up the courage to say: "The minister has this thought day and night, but he can't do it. ”

Liu Wei nodded secretly in his heart. If you want revenge, it's easy to say.

He stood up abruptly and said loudly: "He Jin is dim, the ten permanent servants are all blind, and they only know how to corrupt and gain power." Ben Hou expects that these two will die in less than three years! However, Benhou wants to do great things, sweep away the world, Ding Fu Sheji, the people of the Han Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and all the Yi Fan Gang look up to our dynasty, can Zhongxian cooperate with me? ”

Liu Wei's eyes were scorching, and he was full of anger. But Wei Yi looked at him stupidly, with question marks on his face.

Liu Wei was discouraged for a while. His own enthusiasm was exchanged for Wei Yi's indifference. Could it be that his domineering spirit is not enough?

I had to take out a booklet from my body and hand it to Wei Yi.

"Chung-hyun can take a look at this."

Wei Yi took it respectfully and looked at it carefully.

What is written above is exactly what Liu Wei has thought and written in his free time in the past few years, which discusses the relationship between the scholars, relatives, eunuchs, and imperial power, as well as what kind of reform plan he will implement once he ascends the throne in the future, what kind of obstacles these political relations of the empire will have to his political plan, and how he will cut these obstacles. Although some places are not very detailed, and some are just outlines or entries, Wei Yi was still stunned in the face of Liu Wei's earth-shattering plans to make in the future!

After reading it for a long time, he muttered to himself: "If the above things are really to be implemented, it will be a earth-shaking thing!" ”

Liu Wei smiled. "Shang Fang is scared?"

Wei Yi raised his head, looked at Liu Wei's playful and contemptuous smile, was annoyed in his heart, and said angrily: "The minister's family has already been ruined, and he knows everything, why are you afraid?" ”

"Good!" Liu Wei stroked his hands and smiled. "As the saying goes, 'put the place of death and then live', you and I are so miserable, the world is fearless, and it should change the world!"

Wei Yi didn't know about Liu Wei's rebirth identity and the death threats he would face a few years later. Although it was strange how miserable he was, he was also infected by Liu Wei's words, and he suddenly felt that maybe changing his fate would start from this moment!

The two talked in detail for a long time, and Liu Wei's mature and sophisticated conversation made Wei Yi have the idea that the prince in front of him was definitely not a ten-year-old child. In the end, Liu Wei proposed to let him open a paper mill to make paper.

"Papermaking?" Wei Yi didn't understand why Liu Wei wanted to open a paper mill.

Liu Wei nodded with a smile, pointed to the book in Wei Yi's hand and asked, "What does Zhongxian think of the paper in this book?" ”

Wei Yi looked at the snow-white paper and said in his heart: Could it be that His Royal Highness Shihou has improved the Caihou paper and created a new paper?

Liu Wei has too much mysterious aura on his body, and Wei Yi is somewhat immune to the matter of making new paper. Although Cai Lun improved papermaking during the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the problems of raw materials and production technology, the productivity of paper was very low, and the quality was not very good. Therefore, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, paper was still not widely used, and simple bamboo and cotton silk were still the main writing materials.

It is conceivable that the promotion of new paper and large-scale production will inevitably attract a wave of panic buying by the people, which will accumulate a considerable amount of funds for Liu Wei in a short period of time and lay a solid foundation for his big plan.

Although Liu Wei just has the idea of having money and doing things easily, he will earn some start-up capital. However, he did not expect that it was precisely because he introduced the new papermaking technology, including the printing technology in the future, that people completely bid farewell to the era of bamboo slips and cotton silk writing, and books began to be popularized to the public, and more people could easily obtain more knowledge, and more knowledge and culture were inherited and carried forward. In one fell swoop, the Chinese nation surpassed other nations and entered a golden age. What Liu Wei didn't expect was that because of his low-key and clumsy, he gave Wei Yi the credit for papermaking and printing. More than a thousand years later, Wei Yi surpassed himself as the top 100 people who changed the world.

Liu Wei began to explain to Wei Yi in detail the production process of papermaking, how to set up a factory, and how to sell the paper. Wei Yi realized that Liu Wei had already planned to set up a papermaking workshop, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate.

After Liu Wei finished speaking, Wei Yi also raised his own difficulties: "Your Highness, the ministers are shy and may not be able to bear this matter." ”

Liu Wei laughed, pointed to the glass cup on the table, and said, "Is Zhongxian willing to accept this cup now?" ”

Wei Yi's face turned red, put the glass cup into his arms, and left.

After ordering someone to send Wei Yi away, Liu Wei fell into deep thought. He has no cronies in this palace, and Wei Yi can be regarded as the first little brother he received. Although there are still some speculations in my heart, I have no choice but to believe in him unconditionally.

Hopefully he won't let himself down.