Sima Hong took Meng Yi to prepare for the trip, Meng Wu arranged military affairs and prepared to welcome Wang Ben's army back to China, Sima Jie stayed in Wenzhuo and continued to compile historical books.

Ying Zheng arranged the next step for everyone, and returned to the dormitory with Li Si.

Walking not far away, Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and asked Li Sidao: "Sir, the widow has some questions that he wants to understand, and only Mr. can tell the widow." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak." Li Si said softly.

Ying Zheng subconsciously looked around and said in a low voice: "Mr. knows about Princess Nansu, and the widow's wedding is imminent, so how can these secrets of the widow and Mr. be better protected, or which secrets can be let some of them know, and which secrets must be absolutely kept tight-lipped?" ”

"Until the master arrives, the king should be cautious." Li Si said, "For the people who will be next to the king's pillow in the future, the king will definitely keep his secret, and he will not leak half a point for the time being." ”

Although Ying Zheng thought of this possibility, he still said with some disappointment: "The widow thought that these wives and concubines in the future could also be used by the widow, just like Meng Wu and Sima Hong. ”

"The reason why Wechen agrees with the king to establish his own team of ministers, and let Meng Wu, Sima Hong, and even Jing Fan help the king and complete the king's preparatory plan as soon as possible is because they can control their mouths, and if some of them get out of control, Wechen also has a way to seal their mouths, even if it is forever." Li Si's tone was a little colder.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si with some solemnity and said, "Mr. is silent in front of others most of the time, and he is also observing everyone." ”

Li Si nodded slightly, and continued the topic just now: "For Weichen, they are outsiders, and now I can't see how loyal they are, what the king will do in the future, how much they can understand, these are all unknowns, and once they find out that they have a problem, it will be necessary to change to an executor who helps the king." But the king's wives and concubines are different, if they can not participate, they should not participate, so as not to make it difficult for the king when there is any problem. ”

Although Li Si just said a simple truth, it implied that Yingzheng would have to do something difficult in the future, and even encounter thousands of difficulties, so it is necessary to ensure that the people involved are completely obedient and competent.

Ying Zheng's brows tightened, but then eased up, and asked: "To the widow's feelings, Mr. always says half, leaves half, or may say less than half, if the problems to be solved by the widow in the future are more difficult than the other, without Mr.'s guidance in advance, or a complete plan, it must be difficult to complete." ”

"What the king wants to accomplish, Weichen has not experienced it, but he has the guidance of his master before. Three years later, the master will personally instruct the king, and when the time comes, the master will solve all kinds of doubts in the king's heart. Li Si said thoughtfully, "Perhaps, the king will have more doubts at that time." ”

"Many of the things in front of him are really incomprehensible to the widow, so the widow is ready to accept more incredible things." Ying Zheng said.

"Your Majesty, if Wechen remembers correctly, the king asked Wechen about the question before, and Wechen knows everything." Li Si said admittedly.

"But you didn't say everything." Ying Zheng's tone was a little stiff, but he immediately softened down and said, "However, the widow knows, and you are not to blame." ”

Li Si stood up, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has already said that if the king is ready to accept more incredible things, then if you have any doubts, just ask Wei Chen, and Wei Chen will try his best to explain in more detail." ”

"Really?" Ying Zheng asked tentatively.

"How dare Weichen deceive the king." Lees said.

Ying Zheng cleared his throat and said, "If you have a big question, the widow won't ask, you can tell the widow what the Linggu Pill is and what is the specific effect." ”

Ying Zheng only knew a rough idea before, but this time he wanted to know more.

Li Si knew that Yingzheng would ask this question, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this red pill given to Wang Shang and Weichen by the master has the effect of channeling and replenishing qi, washing the marrow and cutting the meridians, which can harmonize the yin and yang in the body, as for what yin and yang are, Weichen has roughly explained some concepts of yin and yang to the king before, and the king can imagine that if the organs and cells in your body are proud to use the energy contained in the body more flexibly, then the potential in the body will be stimulated." ”

Ying Zheng's expression was a little cloudy, but this time he didn't stop and continued to ask, "Sir, what is a cell body?" ”

Li Si smiled, then scratched his head, and after about a dozen strokes, put his hand in front of Ying Zheng, and then dug out the dander in his nails.

"Did the king see that these dander are the cells that fall off the scalp, they are alive, if they are not nourished and lose the supply of energy, they will die, and the nails of Weichen are those that fall off after they lose their life."

"They have life too?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise.

"Of course, everything in heaven and earth can be born, and the laws of heaven have their own destiny." Li Si said as if reciting a poem.

Ying Zheng had already understood something, but he was confused by Li Si's words.

Li Si smiled and explained: "The meaning of this sentence is that everything in this world, no matter what it is, may come into existence from nothing, as long as it contains no matter what form of energy it contains, it means that it has vitality, and in a certain law of order, it determines its life. It's like Jing Fan and they use clay to make pottery, pottery is made from nothing, and clay is from nothing to nothing, and clay becomes pottery, but where did the previous clay come from, it was made of other things? Or did you make something out of nothing? And, under different laws, clay can be turned into pottery, it can be turned into bricks, it can be used to grow a farmer, and it can be used to build a house......"

Li Si explained very carefully, and the metaphor was also very vivid, and Ying Zheng finally nodded with some understanding.

"When Mr. Jing said this, the widow somewhat understood why the Linggu Pill could cure diseases, multiply the widow's spirit, and even ...... Full of vigor and vitality. In the last few words, Ying Zheng looked a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, in fact, Weichen suggested that Wang Shang drain more liquid for this reason." Lees said.

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng seemed to think of something, and asked instead: "Sir, when Master Ling gave the widow the original grain seed, he mentioned the Jiuding and the corresponding five element elements. When the widow was listening to Nansu playing the piano yesterday, he suddenly thought of whether the elements of these five tones would be related to Jiuding? ”

"The law of the five tones is indeed one of the nine categories of five elements of the elements, and whether it is related to the nine tripods, Weichen is not sure, but it must be one of the elements of the tripod." Lees said.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "That widow doesn't mention anything else to Nansu, only let her teach the widow the law of five tones, okay." ”

"Of course, maybe it will be of great use to the king in the future." Lees said.

"Hmm." Ying Zheng nodded, "Even if it's not like we thought, it doesn't hurt to learn more rhythms." ”

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the door of the dormitory.

Princess Nansu greeted her from the opposite side, followed by several palace maids from Huayang Palace.

Li Si greeted Princess Nansu, and then asked Ying Zheng to resign and leave.

Princess Nansu walked up to Yingzheng and said softly, "Your Majesty, Grandmother Wang called us over." ”

"Go back to the dormitory first, change your clothes, and then go to the wine, and then let's go together." Ying Zheng said.

Princess Nansu nodded submissively.

It's still this road, Yingzheng walked today, but it was several times easier than yesterday, thinking about yesterday, it was almost like going to the execution ground.

Ying Zheng naturally took Nansu's hand and said softly: "Nansu, after coming out of Grandmother Wang, the widow wants to show you another grandmother. ”

"Another grandmother?" Princess Nansu thought for a moment and said, "The king is talking about Mrs. Xia." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, she is the widow's own grandmother." ”

"Nansu has met Mrs. Xia." Princess Nansu said, "It is natural to meet the king's own grandmother, and when we come back from Huayang Palace, we will go together." ”

"Grandmother would be happy for us if she knew." Ying Zheng glanced in the direction of Mrs. Xia's residence.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Nansu still wants to see someone." Princess Nansu said with her head down.

"Who is it?" Ying Zheng was a little surprised, thinking about who Princess Nansu was talking about.

"Yes...... It's ......" Princess Nansu swallowed.

"Look at you, who do you want to see?" Ying Zheng became curious.

"Nansu, Nansu wants to see ......" Princess Nansu raised her head and looked at Yingzheng, plucked up her courage and said, "Hu Yu...... Princess......"

"Huh?" Ying Zheng couldn't have imagined that what Nansu wanted to see was actually Princess Hu Yu.

As the two of them were talking, they had already arrived at the door of Huayang Palace.

Two maids greeted on the opposite side, bowed, and then led the way in front.

"I'll come out later, and I'll tell the widow why." Ying Zheng said in a low voice.

Princess Nansu nodded lightly and followed Yingzheng into Huayang Palace.

Mrs. Huayang was full of smiles, and the corners of her mouth were almost touching the root of her ears.

Princess Nansu didn't dare to look up shyly, but there was also an intoxicating smile on the corner of her mouth.

Ying Zheng also felt a little embarrassed, and arched his hand and said, "Grandmother Wang, Zheng'er has come to greet you, and at the same time, he is also here...... Reinstatement. ”

"Oh, yes, yes." Mrs. Huayang said with a smile, "The palace has known for a long time, and in the future, you don't have to come here every day, if you have something, just let the palace maids pass on a word." ”

"Then Grandmother Wang, are all the palace maids from yesterday still guarding Zheng'er's bedroom?" Ying Zheng asked tentatively.

"Leave two of them as a dowry girl for Nansu, and the rest will come back." Mrs. Huayang said.

"There are maids in the widow's bedroom to wait for the princess...... "Yingzheng doesn't want to keep someone from Mrs. Huayang by his side.

Mrs. Huayang waved her hand and said, "After the king's wedding, call them back." Go ahead and take Nansu back to rest for a good life. ”

Ying Zheng didn't say much, and after bowing to Princess Nansu, he withdrew from Huayang Palace, but this time, only two palace maids followed behind and kept a certain distance.

Ying Zheng turned sideways and said to Princess Nansu: "Now you can say, why do you want to see Princess Hu Yu, according to the widow, you sleep before her, you should try not to let her know." ”

"The concubine thinks that it is right to hide this matter from others, but she should tell Hu Yu directly, otherwise, once she knows about it later, she may misunderstand the king and the concubine." Princess Nansu's cheeks were slightly red, and it could be seen that she really took Princess Hu Yu as a sister, and she didn't want to have any misunderstanding.

"Well, the widow promises you, but the widow has one condition." Ying Zheng said with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, please speak." Princess Nansu was a little nervous.

"You have to teach the widow to play the instrument, especially to teach the widow the rhythm of the five tones." Ying Zheng still looked serious.

"Huh......" Princess Nansu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought it was a difficult task, but for the concubine, this is a simple matter." ”

"It's not easy for a widow at all." Ying Zheng put away his seriousness and said half-jokingly, "You student, but you're a little stupid, seriously, what do these five tones mean?" ”

"These five tones refer to the five levels of the rhythm, which are horn, sign, palace, business, and feather, and also correspond to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and cover different vocal ranges......" Speaking of the rhythm, Princess Nansu gushed endlessly.

The sound of talking grew farther away, and the two walked towards the residence of the envoys of Zhao State outside the palace.