Plan to cut off the nine states

(Please collect and recommend)

Huanyan understood at least one thing: the emperor thought that Lou Chu knew the truth, thought that she was the only one who could dig out the truth from Lou Chu, and thought that he would be able to ask everything from her mouth...

Just because of the initial concession, the emperor had many thoughts.

Huanyan suddenly wanted to drink. When she thought of wine, she couldn't help but feel sad, "Duan Shizi... did you see it?"

Lou Chu nodded and said nothing.

Huanyan bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, "Tell me."

"You really want to hear it?"

Huanyan nodded slowly but firmly, "He is not only a cousin, but also one of my best friends."

It is rare for men and women of the clan to become friends, but it is very natural to say it from Huanyan's mouth.

Lou Chu said: "There are fifty-one attendants in total, including the emperor, who toasted fifty-two bowls of wine to Prince Tuan. The emperor mounted his horse and danced, Shao Junqian recited poems to cheer him up. The emperor dismounted and hugged Prince Tuan and cried bitterly. Let's leave the garden and then go in. By then, Prince Duan had fallen."

He said it as simply as possible. Huanyan listened very seriously and asked: "Like the rumors, Prince Duan died drunk?"

"It is true that he was drunk and unconscious, but I believe he died of suffocation." Lou Chu still remembered the large stain on the emperor's chest. Prince Duan probably couldn't breathe in the emperor's arms.

Huanyan's eyes suddenly became wet, but she didn't cry and wiped them quickly, "What did he say?"

"I only said that I was sorry for Your Majesty, and I didn't say anything else."

"He is the one among us who respects and believes in His Majesty the most."

"So His Majesty will weep for him."

Huanyan picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of herbal tea. Although she tried hard to control it, her hands could not help but tremble, "Yes, it can make His Majesty cry... the rest of us may not even get a tear."

"Your Majesty has no choice. If the case is heard by Ting Wei, Prince Duan will suffer even more."

Tingwei not only interrogated, but also tortured in various ways, and exposed a large number of former relatives and friends in person.

"Prince Guangling is still in Tingwei Prison, and now my family is also under suspicion."

Lou Chu shook his head, "His Majesty asked you to come and find out the news, but he will be able to find out the truth soon, and the King of Xiangdong will not be implicated."

"Have I asked you anything?" Huanyan asked. Since she guessed the emperor's purpose, she has never asked about leaks.

Lou Chu smiled and poured himself a cup of tea. The last bit of tea was more than half a cup, and he raised his glass and said: "Secrets cannot be discussed, and sadness cannot be discussed. Princess, can you use tea instead of wine to have a pleasant conversation?"

"I'm afraid I'll never drink again..." Huanyan also picked up the cup.

"Be careful. With this little tea, the eunuchs here probably won't listen to my orders."

“It’s good to savor it carefully.”

The two of them each took a small sip, raised their heads slightly, looked in different directions, and sipped secretly.

"I tasted a hint of tribute tea." Lou Chu said.

"This is tribute tea, just cold. Well, I tasted a little taste of Guanzhong old wine, which went straight into the organs and caused heartburn."

"admire."

The two took another sip, and Lou Chu said: "I tasted a little bit of the Jiangdong rice wine. It gathers and disperses, and disperses and gathers again. Although it is not strong, it is better than it is endless."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and both understood what the other meant. The important ministers had returned to the capital, and the place was ownerless. Huanyan thought that the rebellion in Qinzhou would become more intense, and Lou Chu concluded that the people of Wuzhou would rebel again.

After taking the third sip, there was only some tea foam left in Lou Chu's cup. "I tasted a little more of the nectar from Hedong. It's as quiet as a virgin, but when it moves, it pierces the heart."

Hedong is Bingzhou, and Lou Chu thought that the Shen family would definitely wait for an opportunity to raise troops to attack Luoyang.

Huanyan shook her head, "It's not like private brewing in Bashu. The aroma doesn't leave the house, and outsiders get drunk as soon as they come in."

The four fortresses in Yizhou, Bashu are dangerous and solid. Those who can get them can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fighting in the Central Plains.

There was no water left to drink, but the floor still said: "I still taste the meager wine of Luoyang Palace. When you are drunk, you will be led into a fairyland. When you wake up, your body and mind will be empty, and there will be nothing left."

There was still a little tea in Huanyan's cup, but she didn't drink it. She was so excited that she no longer needed tea to replace wine. "It's more like the tribute wine from the Western Regions. It tastes sweet but not strong at first, but before she knows it, she's drunk and talking nonsense." Nonsense, I’ve tasted it in the Empress Dowager’s palace.”

Regarding the leaker, Huanyan also guessed 60% to 70%.

Lou Chu sighed: "Your Majesty has probably guessed the clues at this time and is checking it out."

"Then what? Your Majesty will never..."

"No, Your Majesty has the same name, and no matter how angry you are, you will never bear the name of unfilial piety. What's more, there is a turning point. The Lou family and the Huangfu family have deep rifts, and they are on the same level. Your Majesty can just give it up with a little push. The profit of the fisherman.”

"Then it will be everyone else's turn."

"His Majesty claimed that he would leave a few families behind and give them the opportunity to retire from office and live in retirement. As for your Majesty..."

"Don't say this. Your Majesty's promises are no different from threats. The heavier the promise, the greater the expectation. The greater the expectation, the deeper the responsibility... The ancients said, 'Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.' Your Majesty is the most ferocious tiger in the world. . After leaving the palace, I will urge my father to resign."

"I thought persuasion was easy. As long as I presented the truth, the other party would naturally agree. After these days, I realized that persuading people is as difficult as moving mountains. I can see the danger because I am not involved and am not affected by it. Once you gain power, you may be like others, reluctant to let go no matter how obvious the reason is or how urgent the danger is.”

Huanyan lowered his head and said nothing, and after a while he said: "First there is someone to persuade, and then there are words of persuasion, but Master 'knows that it is impossible and does it.' As a daughter, I cannot know without speaking, let alone watch." My father fell into the well."

Lou Chu is not like this, "There are very few people in the world who can be persuaded, and they have to be... people with names and facts." Lou Chu wanted to use the theory of names and facts to explain, but when the words came to his mouth, he realized that it was not that simple. Can say the ambiguous words "name and reality".

"You like the study of name and reality very much?" Huanyanxiao asked.

"As a young man, I studied under the famous master, and I just got a glimpse of some ways."

Huanyan was curious, so she put aside her worries for the time being, and asked and answered Lou Ji, talking about the theory of name and reality.

"There are overlaps between the theory of name and reality and orthodox knowledge, and there are even more obvious differences. They are more...more straightforward."

Lou Chu lightly patted the table, "That's it. Orthodox knowledge teaches you to be the best person and the person you should be. It doesn't ask about the best or the person you should be. You only need to follow the name and be responsible. This Truth is straightforward.”

"Okay, then tell me frankly, what is my name? What is my real name?"

Lou Chi was slightly startled, "You... that's not how you use names and responsibilities. You have to listen to his words and observe his actions. You can only make judgments after major events. Judging people by their appearance is physiognomy."

Huanyan smiled and said: "No wonder the theory of name and reality is not known to the world. It is easy to say but too difficult to do."

The two of them suddenly had nothing to say and sat in silence. After a while, Lou Chu asked: "I have always wanted to ask, why do the names of the clan members have the word 'Shi' in them?"

"Do you know my name?" Huanyan is the title of the princess, and she has another name.

Lou Chu shook his head, "I guess there must be a word 'Shi' in it."

"Well, actually there is no such word. After His Majesty ascended the throne, in order to show his filial piety, he built a large number of temples for the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager loves Buddhism, which is well known all over the world. At first, only a few people added the word 'Shi', but later everyone added Above, regardless of seniority.”

"I see."

"You claim to care about the world, but you don't even know this?"

"I don't have many friends, so I have nowhere to ask."

"Am I your friend?"

"Are you willing to be a friend of the rebels?"

"Rebels have their own opinions, and friends are personal friends. If the Seventeenth Young Master is in bad luck, I will pour wine to commemorate you every year. If you are spiritual, you will know the words 'Zhang Shichan who does not drink'." Me."

Huanyan talked about death, but Lou Chu didn't care, "Which cicada?"

"It's not Zen practice, it's the cicada singing in summer. When my mother gave birth to me, she was upset by the cicadas outside. She said I was the reincarnation of a cicada and came specifically to annoy her, so I gave her such a name."

"Then what? Are you annoying the princess?"

Huanyan shrugged, "Maybe so. Before returning to Beijing this time, I hadn't seen my mother for several years."

The two of them were sometimes happy and sometimes sad, sometimes high-pitched and sometimes low-pitched, and they were both a bit drunk for no reason.

Time flew by, and it was suddenly dusk outside. An eunuch said at the door: "Princess, the Queen Mother is calling, please come with me."

Huanyan blinked at Lou Chu, knowing tacitly that the emperor wanted to see her, firstly to find out what Lou Chu had said, and secondly to test whether the princess was loyal.

Lou Chu stood up and gave her his hands to her. When he saw her walking to the door, he said loudly: "Thanks to the wine spilled, if I get lucky and the princess is in trouble - since you quit drinking, what else do you like?"

Huanyan said without looking back: "Half a cup of herbal tea and a call of Seventeenth Young Master is enough."

As soon as Huanyan walked out, Shao Junqian stepped in and said with a smile: "Is Mr. Lou okay?"

"Fortunately, I'm just a little hungry." Lou Chu had nothing to say to this person.

"The palace is full of people who follow the wind. Seeing that Mr. Lou has fallen out of favor, he doesn't even care about basic food."

"There are also people who dare not turn the helm when the wind is good," Lou Chu said calmly.

"Haha, I was isolated and helpless at that time, how could it be a good wind? However, I still thank Mr. Lou for his unspeakable kindness."

"No need, my words will only make the emperor think that it is a estrangement plan. It will not hurt you, but it will not benefit me."

"Ordinary people tend to grab randomly when they fall into the water. Mr. Lou would rather sink himself. I am very grateful."

"Hey. Your Majesty has found the leaker?"

"Well, the woman made a mistake, what she said is indeed true."

"Want to hear the details."

"Master Lou, don't you know?"

"A rough guess."

The emperor once made a bet that he would find the leaker as soon as possible. Shao Junqian came here to announce the matter to the building to show the emperor's wisdom, so he said: "The problem lies with the King of Jibei. He is your Majesty's brother and is in charge of the palace." Su Wei, His Majesty had to reveal some things to him so that he could be prepared, just in case. The King of Jibei was not strict enough, so he went home and mentioned a few words to the princess. The princess was smart and guessed that the Lou family was about to collapse. I couldn't bear to marry off my daughter just to make the general feel at ease, so I came up with a plan. "

"Did she make Princess Fangde run away from her marriage?"

Shao Junqian shook her head and said with a smile: "The King of Jibei did not reveal everything. The princess just guessed. If the Lou family survives, running away from the marriage will cause trouble, so the princess still sends the princess to the Lou family."

"The princess only needs the name of escaping from marriage, not the actual fact of escaping from marriage."

"That's right. If the Lou family collapses, the princess will announce to the public that her daughter has escaped from marriage and that the person who pays homage is not the princess. If the Lou family is stable, she will send the princess back, apologize, and pretend that nothing happened."

"Then why do we have to send the princess to worship?"

"When the woman saw it, she took the visit to the hall very seriously and sent a slave girl. She was afraid that it would be revealed and angered the general. She replaced her with another daughter. She was afraid that her reputation would be bad in the future and she would not be able to marry into a good family of the right family. In short, that day, I met Mr. Lou. It was Princess Fangde who came to worship, she was the one who was picked up in the middle of the night, and it was she who saw the flaw in Mrs. Lan. "

"No wonder Mrs. Lan didn't say anything. She must have felt strange."

"So after she entered the palace, she and General Ying's wife begged the Empress Dowager in every possible way. The Empress Dowager was unaware of the situation and summoned the Princess of Jibei to force her to tell the general situation. Madam Lan guessed the rest and immediately sent someone to send a letter to the general. Even General Ying was unaware of the situation."

Lou Chu could not think of these details, but he had already guessed that the key must be Madam Lan.

"How will your majesty deal with it?"

"Your majesty - you will be released from the palace."

Lou Chu was stunned. No matter how clear he thought he saw, the emperor always surprised him.