"But I haven't been to see Tokhtar today, who told him what we mean?" The prince asked.

Xiaohu naturally knew that it was Zhang Xiuhe who said it, but just like she thought just now, if her eldest brother knew that Zhang Xiuhe did that kind of thing before him, there must have been a lot of political and interest entanglements involved, and he would definitely be angry.

Xiaohu's eyes flickered, and he quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know either." ”

Xiaohu hasn't lied much since she was a child, because she doesn't need to lie either, so as soon as she lies now, everyone present knows that she is lying.

"Xiaohu, do you know who took the first step ahead of the prince and told us about our intentions, right?" The Emperor asked.

Xiaohu looked away with his eyes and said, "Since they are all conveying intentions for you, who is going to say it differently, why do you have to say it big brother?" ”

"Your eldest brother is the crown prince, and he should take care of diplomatic matters. If someone else says it, the more he is acting on behalf of him, he must be coveting the crown prince, even if he does not covet the prince, it also shows that this person is not pure-minded. The emperor solemnly asked Xiaohu: "You tell your father, who went to see Prince Beidi in private one step earlier than the crown prince?" ”

As soon as Xiaohu heard that the matter was so serious, he didn't want to say anything, in case they knew, that Zhang Xiuhe would die.

She hugged her head and said, "Oh, I was frightened by that detachment just now, my head hurts so much, I'll go back and rest first." ”

With that, she ran out as fast as she could.

The prince got up and wanted to chase her, but he stopped after two steps, and she didn't want to say, even if he caught up with her, she still didn't want to say. He knew that among their brothers, which one was not the best for Xiaohu, she was naturally reluctant to betray any of them.

The Empress was worried, looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have been teaching a few children to assist their eldest brother well and become their eldest brother's best assistant. If they are out of the mentality of sharing worries for the prince and solving things for the prince, then they should also discuss with us before going over. Now that the prince hasn't gone yet, the other princes will go first, what do you think of this detachment? He must feel that there is an undercurrent surging between several princes, and maybe he will intervene and sow discord between them. ”

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Our sons have always been brothers, friends and brothers, and with what I know about them, there should be no one among them who has such thoughts. ”

When the prince heard the emperor say this, he thought about it for a while, and said to the two of them: "Father, mother, I heard that it is Yaocen's cousin's subordinates who have been protecting Xiaohu after killing today, presumably he knows something, so it is better to call him over and ask." ”

When the emperor heard this, he nodded, and the prince sent someone to kill him.

No matter how you say this, this matter is a big deal, and Chu Yaocen probably wants to do something from Zhang Xiuhe. After killing himself, he couldn't be the master, he didn't know whether to tell the emperor or not, and he had already guessed that the emperor would definitely send someone to ask him, so after he sent Xiaohu back to the palace, he went to the countryside and fields non-stop to find Chu Yaocen and Qingdi.

Chu Yaocen already knew that this insect disease was due to a kind of insect that could grow on people in the field and burrowed into the human body, so he went to the paddy field to catch that kind of insect.

When he finished killing, Chu Yaocen happened to catch a few slimy and disgusting insects, put them in the bamboo basket he had prepared before, and took them ashore.

"I caught a lot of different kinds of water bugs, and I only knew one of them." Chu Yaocen took out a slimy, black, ugly, disgusting and abnormal bug, and said to Qingdi and Wanji: "Do you know this?" ”

Qingdi had already frowned and dodged, but after finishing the killing, he leaned over to take a closer look, shook his head, and said, "I don't know." ”

"It's leeches, they generally grow and breed in the water, there are more of them in the Wu country, and they can only be found in the south of the Li country, you have been living in the imperial capital, so it's not strange if you don't know each other." Chu Yaocen explained: "This kind of thing likes to be attached to the bodies of people and animals and suck blood. However, it is precisely because it sucks human blood, so it can break the blood and pass the menstruation, eliminate accumulation and dispersion, reduce swelling and detoxification, and after drying, it can also invigorate blood and detoxify, which is very useful. After the killing, there is a chance to contact the Huilong Sect on the border of Wu and ask them to come over and catch more, in case of war in the future, we can use it. ”

After the killing, he nodded in response. Qingdi asked curiously, "So is this bug the main reason for the prevalence of the insect Gu disease here?" ”

Chu Yaocen shook his head, "People who are bitten by leeches should leave some blood at most." The liver of the patients with worm disease is damaged, and the abdomen is extremely swollen, and it is clear that something is blocking their blood veins...... The blood and meridians in the human body are constantly circulating and circulating, and there is something that is blocked, so that they cannot circulate, and this will naturally occur. ”

"What caused that?"

Chu Yaocen shook his head: "What can block the bloodline should be an invisible insect." I think that I have no trace of a Gu worm, and it is similar to this one, after the worm burrows into the human body, it will survive and lay eggs in the human body, and the eggs will grow in the human body......"

"Say no more!" Qingdi suddenly covered his mouth and said in a daze: "Yao Cen, I will never come with you to investigate this matter in the future, you can solve it yourself." Don't say these things in front of me, it's disgusting! Even if Wu Guo has beautiful mountains and waters, and everything is good, I will not live here in Wu Country in the future, and when we settle the matter, we will go back to Li Kingdom, and go back to Li Country where there are no such disgusting things. ”

Chu Yaocen didn't feel anything disgusting, after thinking about it, it was estimated that Qingdi herself thought of something bad, so she took her hand away and explained: "Bugs lay eggs, you don't need to do anything, really, you can let the trace lay eggs for you after you go back, it's not disgusting at all." ”

Qingdi wrinkled her brows, if Chu Yaocen said another word, she would slap it over.

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, he quickly changed the topic and said, "Second master, madam, I came here at this time because I have something important to ask you." Xiaohu and I saw Zhang Xiuhe and Totoku together today, and the relationship between the two seems to be very good. Then Tokh intercepted Xiaohu very boldly, and I guess it should be Zhang Xiuhe who went to convey to Tokh that Wu Guo had no intention of starting a war with them, so he dared to do so. I rescued Xiaohu, and after Xiaohu returned to the palace, he went to see the emperor and empress, and I guessed that he should have gone to sue. With this complaint, they will definitely wonder why Tokhtar dares to mess with Xiaohu, they will definitely guess that someone is one step ahead of the prince to show friendship with Tokhtar, and then Xiaohu will definitely not betray Zhang Xiuhe, in that case, they will definitely send someone to ask me who I saw and saw Totokh, you say, should I tell them that Zhang Xiuhe contacted Tokhtar one step ahead of the prince? ”

Qingdi listened to a series of inferences about the killing, and couldn't help but feel that the killing was really getting smarter and smarter, and his mind was becoming more and more meticulous.

Chu Yaocen thought for a while and said with a smile: "Let's say, Zhang Xiuhe has the intention of interfering in politics, this is an indisputable fact, the previous petty fights may also mean that he just wants to intervene in politics, but he is not going to the throne, but now he takes the initiative to make friends with the royal families of other countries, it is not difficult to see that his ambition is really big." ”

Wan Kill didn't understand very well, and asked curiously: "Second master, what do you mean, if the emperor sends someone to me to ask about the situation, I will say yes, right?" But I don't quite understand, after I say it, what is the benefit to you? Do you want to win over Zhang Xiuhe, or the royal family? ”

"Now our relationship with the royal family of Wu is very delicate, the emperor of Wu wants to use the financial resources of the Chu family as his backing when he attacks the Li State, and I hope that the Wu State can lend me troops and let me fight the Li State, this difference has led to the essential change of the result, if it is the former, the Li State is Wu's, if it is the latter, the Li State is mine. Now that I am worried that there is no breakthrough to change this relationship, Zhang Xiuhe, a royal family with different intentions, has appeared, and I can completely control the strength of Wu Guo through him. ”

After listening to the killing, he smiled slightly, and asked jokingly: "Since that's the case, then why don't you directly control Wu Guo?" ”

Chu Yaocen listened to the joke of the finished killing, but he really remembered it seriously, thought for a while, and said to Qingdi: "I think the finished killing is right, if you can control the strength of the Wu State through Zhang Xiuhe, you can simply control the Wu State together." ”

Qingdi hadn't reacted yet, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, second master, you think about it, I just said it casually." ”

"I don't think it's good, do you want to give Zhang Xiuhe a little benefit first, help Zhang Xiuhe gain benefits in the battle for power in Wu, and then ask him to borrow troops to attack Li State? In this case, you are partners, and it is morally unacceptable for you to turn around and attack your partners in the end. Qingdi worried.

Chu Yaocen smiled lightly, Qingdi has been the queen mother for so long, and the benevolence of women has not changed. Now that the war has been fought, what morality is there?

"If it can really be unified, it will also be good for the people on both sides. The place of Wu is really uncomfortable for the Li country, and the people of the two places have close contacts and good relations, but they have to suffer some degree of inconvenience in order to be in two countries. If these two countries can be united without war, or small-scale war, the people will surely benefit. Chu Yaocen explained.

Qingdi thought about it for a long time, but was still a little worried, and said: "The plan for temporary changes always makes me feel strange, otherwise you should think about it again." ”

Chu Yaocen laughed, grabbed Qingdi's shoulder and said, "Silly girl, I'm kidding, now we haven't even decided on Zhang Xiuhe's mind, and I don't know if he will cooperate with us, or don't think so much about it yet." ”

Wan Kill scratched his head and said, "Then I will go back to the palace, if the emperor sends someone to ask me, I will tell them that Zhang Xiuhe contacted Tokh one step ahead of the prince." ”

Chu Yaocen nodded, his cold eyes drifted away, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, look, the boat is naturally straight to the bridge, and every time it is cornered, there will always be a turnaround.