"Today's queen is in the middle palace, and she is the first person in the harem, and she is also the first person in the harem to stretch her hand to the court." When it came to the queen, Wen Yiheng's tone was a little more contemptuous and disdainful.

Su Jiudong suddenly remembered the lines often mentioned in the TV series: "Ah, don't I have the saying 'the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'?" If the queen meddles in the official affairs of the court, wouldn't it be Si Chen? Does the Holy One not mind at all? ”

Most of the concubines in the ancient court lacked political literacy, and it was inconvenient for them to show their heads in the traditional sense, so they often relied on their fathers and brothers, as well as the families behind them. For the imperial power, the harem almost means that a different surname controls the government, or even changes the dynasty.

"Since you know King Wu of Zhou's Ji Si Chen, you should have also heard 'Today's Shang King is accepted, but the woman's words are used'..."

Wen Yiheng pointed above with his index finger, and said with disdain: "There is such a wife who bewitches the public, I am afraid that he is also going to follow the old path of the king." ”

Now the only thing that the king of Shang can accept is the woman's words.

Wen Yiheng deliberately compared the king of Shang with the current saint, indicating that the emperor currently has too much trust in the current empress, and can almost only listen to the empress's words, implying that the current son mishears the words of the traitor and is mediocre.

"The queen blatantly interfered in the affairs of the court, and the prince of a country actually took his future auxiliary prime minister as an enemy and secretly poisoned and killed..."Su Jiudong also pointed upward, "Is he blind?" Can't see the current standoff? Ignoring it and doing nothing. ”

"It's not that he can't see it, but he's willing to watch us fight, and he seems to be happy to see our two losers in the future." Wen Yiheng has been an official in the court for many years, and he thinks that he has figured out the emperor's behavior.

"Whether you defeat the crown prince or the prince defeats you, both of you are an important part of the court. Did he just watch his appointed future prince fight with the auxiliary ministers, just for fun? ”

Wen Yiheng's expression was serious, and a cold air appeared in a pair of starry eyes: "...... You can't imagine how mediocre he is. ”

"He even thinks that allowing the empress to meddle in court politics is an imitation of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, so he turns a blind eye to the connection between the empress and the courtiers."

"Besides you, are there no other courtiers who have a problem with the queen's interference?"

"Ha, if a courtier has told him about this, what do you think he said?" Wen Yiheng pointed to the Arhat double couch in the study, and motioned for Su Jiudong to sit down with him and talk in detail.

Su Jiudong sat opposite Wen Yiheng, took the initiative to pour a cup of tea and pushed it to Wen Yiheng's hand, and asked curiously, "How?" ”

Wen Yiheng took the tea, took a sip, and continued slowly: "He said, 'The harem of the Han Dynasty can interfere in politics, Bo Ji can intercede with Emperor Wen for Zhou Bo's affairs, and I am now emulating Emperor Wen's benevolence and wisdom', so he pushed all the officials who spoke back. ”

Su Jiudong said indignantly: "Just follow Emperor Wen and listen to Bo Ji let Zhou Bo go, why don't you see what Emperor Jing did?" Empress Dowager Dou interceded for Wang Yu, but Emperor Jing did not blindly listen to Empress Dowager Dou and pardoned Wang Hui, and finally killed him..."

Su Jiudong was very disgusted with the rhetoric and practices of today's saints, and even brought some of his mother's feelings of "hating iron but not steel" to her son: "It can only be said that his mediocrity and inaction have caused the current confrontation between the government and the opposition into two factions." ”

Now the queen and the crown prince lead the power of their relatives and oppose a group of courtiers led by the prime minister.

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, but instead of standing up to weigh the situation between the DPRK and China, he is even more willing to see the two factions split and confront, which is definitely not the attitude and action that a good emperor should have.

At this time, Su Jiudong completely understood how chaotic the current situation in the court was.

"In your opinion, does he value the opinions of the queen and the crown prince more now, or is he more inclined to your side?"

Su Jiudong believes that if Wen Yiheng is not trusted and valued by the emperor as a minister, then he will not sit in the position of prime minister, and he will no longer be teased and forbidden by the emperor, and he will not have to be involved in the chaotic battle of the court.

In the early years, he would at least take action to counterbalance the forces of the two sides. In recent years, he has been old and faint, and he has been led away by the queen more and more, of course, he is more partial to the queen and the prince. Wen Yiheng was very disappointed and dissatisfied with the emperor's actions in recent years.

He thinks that the queen and the crown prince are family, and naively believes that the queen and the crown prince will not betray him, but when we are foreign ministers, all kinds of estrangement...... Oh, I don't know what kind of expression he will have when he learns that the crown prince is secretly plotting to force the palace to usurp the throne. ”

Wen Yiheng glanced at Su Jiudong deeply, his eyes were meaningful, and finally he muttered: "In my opinion, he said on the surface that he wanted to emulate Emperor Wen of Han, but he was afraid that in reality, he would get closer to Emperor Han Shao." ”

When Su Jiudong saw Wen Yi mention Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Liu Wei, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, is a tragic figure in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the Son of Heaven, but in the end he ended up deposed, and he became the first to depose the Son of Heaven in the Eastern Han Dynasty very sadly.

"You mean, in the future you're going to give him... Push it down? Dethrone? The last two words, Su Jiudong lowered his voice and said carefully. starting point

Wen Yiheng, who was originally serious and serious, was amused by Su Jiudong's cautiousness: "You don't have to say it so quietly, it's all my people here, don't be afraid of being heard by outsiders."

"No, I can't. The walls have ears, and there is nothing wrong with being cautious in everything. Su Jiudong has always been a cautious person, not to mention that when it comes to government affairs, she has to pay more attention to her words and deeds, urging Wen Yiheng to say: "You haven't answered me yet, say it quickly!" ”

Wen Yiheng smiled again: "What else is there to answer here, you can come up with an answer with your toes." If he really insists on being a mediocre emperor, even if we officials don't push him, the people will push him down. ”

However, the opportunity to overthrow the Son of Heaven will not be the turn of the people. Wen Yiheng and the other officials all tacitly knew that if any of the scales really tilted to the power of the queen's faction and the emperor still did nothing, then they would take action themselves.

The two discussed so many profound and confidential things, Su Jiudong suddenly slapped his head, as if he had just remembered something important, and exclaimed: "Ah! We've talked so much that we forgot to catch the maid who delivered the sugar water! ”

The sugar water sent by that maid is poisonous, and someone should be sent to catch her as soon as possible!

Even if the maid is not the one who poisoned her, she can get some clues by asking her who she had contacted before sending the sugar water to Wen Yiheng.

Wen Yiheng calmly drank the tea, leaned back and leaned on the couch arbitrarily, and said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, just now when you tested the poison with the silver needle, I gestured for Pei Kai to arrest someone... I should be about to catch it now. ”

Su Jiudong was sighing that Wen Yiheng had such a tacit understanding with those cultivated secret guards, but suddenly found that he had unconsciously talked so much with Wen Yiheng, and completely forgot about the "Cold War" policy.

The two were silent for a moment, and the room fell silent.

Afraid that the air would suddenly be quiet, Su Jiudong pointed his finger at the table above the couch and asked, "What are you having dinner today?" ”

Wen Yiheng's eyes rolled, and he replied in a casual voice: "I'm used to being a vegetarian, so I should make some vegetarian dishes in the kitchen." ”

Su Jiudong frowned dissatisfiedly: "Without meat and vegetables, how can I eat enough?" You'll wake up hungry at night. ”

“…… You're going to stay for dinner tonight? Wen Yiheng suddenly sat up, staring at Su Jiudong, his eyes lit up, and joy flew up his eyebrows.

"Not just tonight, tomorrow night after night... I'll stay as long as you take refuge in the Wen House. Su Jiudong nodded heavily: "There are so many people who want to kill you, in case one day you are poisoned again and I can't arrive in time, wouldn't it be that the relatives and enemies will be fast." ”

Wen Yiheng's eyes were full of pride: "It seems that this time I have to 'thank' the poisoned killer." Not only did his assassination attempt not succeed, but it helped me keep you. ”

“…… Although we had an argument before, I had to stay when I learned that you were in danger. Su Jiudong emphasized that there were no three hundred taels of silver here: "But you don't have to think about it, I am completely out of the doctor's care for the patient, not because of the personal feelings of my children." ”

Wen Yiheng stared at Su Jiudong's eyes dotingly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but provoke the arc of laughter: "Yes, you are a benevolent healer, so naturally you don't want to see me poisoned and assassinated." ”

Su Jiudong said solemnly: "In the future, your food will be supervised by me, and the food I personally send can be eaten, and every time you eat, you have to try it with a silver needle before you can eat it." ”

Although the method of poisoning food is very clumsy, it cannot prevent some people from being careless and then being succeeded by criminals, so some killers will still choose the easy-to-use method of poisoning food.

"I'm naturally relieved to have you..."Wen Yiheng lay down on the couch again, and muttered a little forgetfully: "Two birds with one stone, wonderful." ”

"What kills two birds with one stone?" Su Jiudong heard Wen Yiheng's muttering, and asked with concern, "Could it be that you have two clues in mind?" ”

"It's just talking to yourself, you don't have to read too much into it." Wen Yiheng put his hands behind his head, felt the breeze blowing outside the window, and sighed comfortably: "But before that, I did have a double clue, and I just waited for the follow-up to capture and verify it." ”

As he spoke, Pei Kai had already found the maid who delivered the sugar water today, and brought the chef who prepared the ingredients to Wen Yiheng.

Someone came, Wen Yiheng quickly sat up, sorted out the slightly messy collar, and interrogated the most suspicious chef first: "Did you prepare today's sugar water alone or did many people cooperate?" ”

"Hui Gongzi, because it's just a simple sugar water, it's all prepared by the villain." The chef answered honestly and calmly, not like there was a sign of lying.

Su Jiudong saw that the chef answered honestly and calmly, and felt that he would definitely not be able to ask anything if he asked this question, so he wanted to set the chef and asked, "Then did you deliberately choose poisonous ingredients to cook in advance, or did you poison the sugar water after it was ready?" ”

"This? Miss Su, childe, the villain was not poisoned! The chef looked real and innocent: "Whether it is the selection of ingredients or the cooking process, the villain is watched by the guards throughout the whole process, how can he poison in front of everyone?" ”