When Zhen Ying heard her mention the word "steal", she was so frightened that her hair stood on end, and she said sharply: "Yin Yin, you said that the earrings are yours, why have you never seen you wear them in this palace? The rules that taught you are all trampled on the soles of your feet? Okay, don't learn, but learn to steal things! Why don't you take off the earrings quickly?" After thinking about it, she felt that only what Yin Yin stole was another servant's belonging, it was absolutely impossible for her master to instigate it.

Yin Yin's eyes widened, looking at Zhen Ying in disbelief, her eyes overflowing with sadness. Zhen Ying was stared at by her questioning eyes, but she was also a little ashamed, and turned her eyes to the side.

Yin Yin sniffed and shouted: "Yes, I am a thief, I stole the portrait of the emperor, and at the same time lost the earrings." The portrait can be returned to its original owner, but I just want to get back my mother's relics!" Zhen Ying hurriedly said: "The matter of the portrait has been explained to the emperor by the palace, you don't need to say more." While giving her a wink, Yin Yin would be wrong, thinking that she was implying that she was guilty, and hurriedly added: "This is all the slave maid is bold and self-assertive, the mother has no idea, long live the master only blames the slave and maid." ”

Zhenying only heard that she wanted to cry without tears. Fu Lin thought to herself: "Concubine Zhen told me that she deceived the portrait from Yun'er with rhetoric, but Yin Yin said that she stole it, and took all the responsibility on her head, and her expression was so panicked, it must have been forced out for her." This kind of character...... There's not much to say. ”

Luo Jin pretended to be surprised, and shouted: "Oh, I'm just strange, I have searched all the corners and corners of the palace recently, and I can't find that portrait anywhere, it turned out that I took it for you." That was the hard work of Concubine Yun who worked tirelessly for days and nights, wanting to dedicate it to the emperor. She was ready to spend a few more days on a new painting. ”

Fu Lin's heart swelled with a warm current, and said: "I have seen that painting, and I can understand Yun'er's intentions." She painted vividly, and she couldn't do it without true love, so I thanked her and persuaded her not to work too hard and pay more attention to rest on weekdays. Luo Jin smiled: "This sentence is too heavy, I can't convey it." The slave and maid are a small person, how dare they represent the emperor? If you want to say that the mother is in the middle room, why don't you go and tell her in person? That is much more meaningful!"

Zhen Ying gave Yin Yin a look, indicating to ask about the situation in the palace. Yin Yin said in a low voice: "The slave maid and several fathers-in-law are staring, and they don't dare to blink their eyes, and they don't see that person come out." Zhen Ying was suspicious, and then realized: "Yes, Luo Jin, this ghost girl, is playing a trick to get away with it." Sure enough, Fu Lin said: "I still don't bother Yun'er, I might as well come back another day." Zhen Ying stepped forward, gently grabbed Fu Lin's arm, and said, "Has the emperor forgotten that you still have to intercede with Concubine Yun's sister on behalf of your concubine, how can you easily pass through the door without entering?"

Fu Lin patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Yes, thanks to your reminder, I did say it." Zhen Ying was overjoyed, swept towards Luo Jin with the smug eyes of the winner, and deliberately said in a tone: "I said Luo Jin, this palace and the emperor will go in together, don't you worry?" Luo Jin smiled: "This is natural." The emperor pleases, and the mother also invites in. He took a step back and spread his arms. Zhen Ying followed Fu Lin step by step, not giving Luo Jin a chance to report the news.

When you enter the temple, the first thing you see is the empty hall. Zhen Ying walked to the inner room triumphantly in this scene, wanting to scream to meet the scene, but saw Shen Shiyun, who was supposed to be "having fun with wild men", sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a piece of sea-blue brocade embroidery, with a gentle smile on her face, and her robe was neatly dressed, as if she was in a hurry. Leaning against the pillars with her back, the white gauze curtain hanging down on her side, gently fluttering, setting off an extraordinary fairy temperament.

Zhenying's eyes widened wider than the brass bell, still hard to believe that what she saw was true, and her eyes scanned the room and fixed on a back in the corner. The man crouched on the ground, his posture unchanged for a while. Zhen Ying stepped forward lightly, went around to the front, and peeked through the gap between the side of his raised hand. The man suddenly raised his head, his eyes met, and Zhen Ying was even more surprised and cried out: "Hu Wei, how could it be you?" Hu Wei grinned and smiled at her silently, Zhen Ying asked again: "You...... What are you doing here?"

Hu Wei stood up, put a rag in his hand on his arm at will, slapped a thousand, and said with a smile: "Please say hello to the emperor and the concubine Niangniang, long live the emperor, long live the mother." What am I doing, can't I see it? I am wiping the ashes of my humble duties! But you have a special servant to serve you, and you don't know much about these things, so you can imagine it. Zhen Ying didn't care about his sarcasm, and asked urgently: "With your identity, how can you do such an inferior job?

Hu Wei seemed to have heard something new, and said with a smile: "Then in your opinion, what should you do with your humble status?" Zhen Ying said: "You are a guard with a knife in the palace, so you should always protect the safety of your master." If the dirty work is tiring, it should be handed over to the subordinates to clean up, which is a reasonable division of labor. Hu Wei said with a smile: "Concubine Yun is not in danger all the time, so you need to be so vigilant? In our place, there is no specific division of labor in all kinds of affairs, and some small things within our ability, whoever sees it, will consciously do it, and no one has ever had the idea of being lazy and slippery." This is the 'rule of law'. ”

Fu Lin nodded again and again when he heard this, and stroked his palms and said: "That's a good point! The important ministers in the court must all have this kind of open-mindedness of 'the world is their home', and they will not compete for power and power, and there will be chaos. You're a guard, but you're very knowledgeable. Hu Wei smiled: "Thank you for the emperor's compliment." That is a strong general, there are no weak soldiers under him, and the humble position is taught by Concubine Yun Niangniang, and the demonstration is good. Shen Shiyun nodded and said, "Back to the emperor, the concubines told them that they must unite as one in every major matter, and for small things during the day, they don't have to worry about it. ”

Zhen Ying snorted coldly and said: "It's good to have this idea, but it's not very peaceful in the palace recently, it is reported that Concubine Yun's sister was assassinated in the palace, and the guards were helpless, and a strange man rescued him in time." Mr. Hu, may I ask why so many outsiders can easily break into Yinxue Palace and get injured by Concubine Yun, this is all your dereliction of duty!" Fu Lin was startled, stepped forward and sat next to Shen Shiyun in a few steps, shook her hand, and asked urgently: "Yun'er, are you ...... You're hurt, where are you, show me!"

Although the assassin was widely circulated in the harem, none of the concubines were willing to take the initiative to mention their rivals out of jealousy. Although the princes had many ears and eyes, they didn't even care about the emperor's safety, and they were eager to fish in troubled waters, so they only secretly sent more people around the mansion, and no one reported it, so Fu Lin didn't hear the news for the first time until this time.

Shen Shiyun said: "A little bit of flesh and skin injuries are no longer in the way, thank you for the emperor's concern." Fu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't be too busy being polite, have you seen the assassin's appearance clearly before? This time, I have decided to investigate it strictly and find out this bold and reckless guy! Do you think about it, have you ever made a feud with someone recently?"

Shen Shiyun's eyes swept obliquely behind Fu Lin, landed on Zhen Ying's face, and raised her eyebrows, this small action was only seen by Zhen Ying, seeing her seven points of shallow smile and three points of thin anger, her heart panicked, and secretly thought: "If she bites back, the accusation is me, then there is no way to argue!" Zhenying just wanted to interrupt, but she was worried about annoying her and taking the opportunity to retaliate, so she had to keep her mouth shut and say nothing.

I heard Shen Shiyun sigh again: "The concubine knows that the emperor is worried about national affairs. According to the concubines, it is never advisable to use the common people to open the knife, their status and strength are weak and insignificant, but if they want to be fed and clothed, they can live a peaceful and stable life, even if there is occasional turmoil, it will not pose much threat to the central royal family. If the oppression is too great, it will appear brutal and immoral, and it will fall into the hands of others. The really tricky ones should be those martial arts people who are skilled in martial arts, thinking that they can take on the heavy responsibility of saving the world and helping the people, and revolt everywhere under the banner of 'petitioning for the people', and they have been banned repeatedly. Every year, the imperial court sends troops to suppress the rebellious party, and the treasury is also a huge expense. ”

Fu Lin said: "Yes, and they are very stubborn, both soft and hard still have little effect, and those who are finally persuaded to surrender are all soft bones who have no ability." There's no good way to do it, isn't there?"

Shen Shiyun said: "Before the concubines entered the palace, they had contact with such people, and saw that they paid attention to the three ways of 'loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness', that is, the loyalty of the ministers, the filial piety of the sons of men, and the righteousness of friends. And related to this, they strictly abide by the dignity of their status, do not dare to commit crimes, and those who are determined to be loyal to themselves will only risk death to admonish those who are determined to be loyal to them afterwards, but will never betray them. For example, all gang members will be loyal to their leader, and large and small groups will be loyal to their respective leaders......"

Fu Lin said: "According to you, these ideas are deeply ingrained for thousands of years. But if they are not loyal to me, is there no way to reverse it?"

Shen Shiyun said with a smile: "Don't worry, the emperor, the concubine hasn't finished talking yet." Although the factions in the rivers and lakes belong to different parties, their overall position remains the same, and they are all under the jurisdiction of the martial arts alliance. The decisions he made were all obeyed by everyone, as long as they could persuade the alliance leader to submit, and they would not worry that others would not follow in his footsteps. Moreover, people have the heart of conformity, and they feel that it is difficult to speak alone, even if they have the idea of descending, they do not dare to be maverick, and with the good leader of the martial arts alliance, they will not dare to rebel when they see that it is the trend of the times to return to obedience. But one man had to be convinced, and at the same time, thousands of reckless people were subdued. ”

Zhen Ying listened to her eloquent talk, Fu Lin couldn't help nodding on the side, which was like frowning when facing herself, with a bitter look on her face? I also made my own decision and sealed an official for him to do, the emperor doesn't object, right?"

Fu Lin was overjoyed and said, "You actually persuaded the alliance leader......? This is a great thing for the benefit of 10,000 years! Yun'er, you really have you. Zhen Ying interjected: "What kind of official position is that? If you want him to be in a key position, he will rebel from within, and he will be like a moth, which is impossible to prevent." Shen Shiyun smiled: "You don't have to worry, it's just a petty official with sesame mung beans, he just wants to rebel, and he doesn't have the capital to rebel." ”

Fu Lin was relieved and puzzled, and asked, "With such a low official position, he ...... How do you say that he is tempted, but I am afraid that he has other plans?"

Shen Shiyun said with a smile: "Although the emperor is relieved, he promised to help, not for the sake of high-ranking officials. You think, he is already the leader of the alliance, and there are more than 10,000 people in the martial arts, if he really wants to be given an official position, in addition to the throne in the palace, it seems that he can't find a bigger one. Moreover, the concubines consulted with him to merge the military power and lure him. The Shadow Demon Sect is a chaotic party in the imperial court, and it is also notorious in the rivers and lakes, and it is a public enemy of martial arts, so I lied to him and said that he borrowed troops to exterminate the Demon Sect with him. On the surface, it seems that we have done good things for the people, and we can also make everyone reposition themselves in the court, but fundamentally speaking, all we have gained is a great hero who can be a ten, and only borrow some weak soldiers to fool the past, that is. Although this move is risky, it is more safe than harmful. The assassin who broke into the palace was the killer of the Demon Sect, who came to assassinate the leader of the Li League, and now he is naturally dead. ”

Fu Lin was overjoyed and said: "Yun'er, every time I talk to people about the way to govern the world, I still resonate with you the most. With you by your side to help stabilize the regime, why worry about it!" Shen Shiyun smiled obediently: "The emperor's country is the country of the concubines, and this is all within its bounds." If these words came from the mouth of another important minister, it would inevitably make people suspect that they had the intention of usurping power, but since Shen Shiyun said, Fulin only regarded it as "one family does not speak two words", and he liked it even more.