Princess Zhenming hummed softly, and then naturally walked side by side with President Wei, saying as she walked: "Thank you for not embarrassing my father and my husband." ”

"Actually, I haven't thought about embarrassing anyone, including Li Liang and the two classes of ministers who left Seoul!" Wei Bao said: "I came to North Korea because of the envoy of the suzerain!" I started to fight Hong Zhuyuan because he hit me, and I had to show my might. As for being too heavy, I have to apologize to you, I didn't think about beating him into a cripple. ”

Princess Zhenming sighed softly: "What's the use of saying this at this time?" An apology can never change what has happened, and you don't have to. The harm caused by the powerful is staged every day, and if you have to apologize, you will never apologize in this world, and you don't have to do anything else. ”

Wei Bao didn't answer, with Wei Bao's understanding of Princess Zhenming, he knew that she would never be able to let go of the fact that she was already the daughter-in-law of the Hong family, and she couldn't let go of the fact that she beat Hong Zhuyuan into a cripple.

The two of them walked for a while and went down the mountain, and Wei Bao said, "It seems that you will leave the President's Mansion tomorrow?" However, if you want to come back in the future, you are always welcome. ”

"When the president said that, I was terrified." Princess Zhenming said.

Wei Bao and Princess Zhenming didn't say anything next, and Wei Bao didn't know what she meant by being very scared?

The two of them walked slowly, not to the courtyard where Princess Zhenming and her mother lived tonight, nor to the direction of President Wei's residence, and it was not clear who was leading the way, a little aimless.

The guard of honor of sixty people still followed.

In front of him walked a noble son from the Ming Dynasty and a princess from North Korea.

followed by half of the president's guards, the president's guards are naturally Han, half of the Korean eunuchs and female officials, and North Korean maids, this combination is a bit peculiar.

"I don't want to go back to the princess's mansion, and I don't want to stay in the president's mansion, if I can, I want to go to the mountains and choose a thatched hut to live. The president should know Tao Yuanming's poems, right? Princess Zhenming said suddenly.

Wei Bao said: "You know, do you mean "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring"? The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring is one of the representative works of the Eastern Jin Dynasty writer Tao Yuanming, and it is the preface to the "Peach Blossom Spring Poem", which is selected from the "Tao Yuanming Collection". Through the description of the peaceful, happy, free and equal life of the Peach Blossom Spring, this article shows the author's ideal of pursuing a better life and his dissatisfaction with the real life at that time. How? The princess is also dissatisfied with real life? ”

"The president still calls me Zhenming." Princess Zhenming said.

"What? Are you wronged by me for letting you be my female officer? Wei Bao asked.

"There is nothing wronged, during the Gwanghae-jun period, my life was much more bitter than that of a female official, and I would not feel wronged at that time. If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to be a princess, I just wanted to be an ordinary woman. Princess Zhenming said.

"But countless ordinary women yearn to live the life of a princess, even if it's just for a day." Wei Bao laughed.

Princess Zhenming nodded and said, "Yes, so I don't have this idea now, even if I have a choice, maybe I will still choose my current life." ’

"Are you willing to follow me to Daming? Are you willing to stay by my side and be my female officer? In this way, you can live the life of a princess, and you will not have to live the life of an ordinary woman. Wei Bao finally mustered up the courage to say.

Princess Zhenming's delicate body was shocked, stopped, and bravely stood opposite Wei Bao, looking at Wei Bao's eyes.

The team following behind seemed to realize something, and lowered their heads together.

Wei Bao's heart was beating fast, I don't know if Princess Zhenming wants to kiss herself?

"President, do I need to work as a female officer today?" Princess Zhenming asked.

Wei Bao sweated, at this time, you ask what this is for, "No, you can accompany your mother today." ”

"Yes, President, then I want to retire first." Princess Zhenming leaned over and said.

Wei Bao's head swept through three black lines, you haven't answered my question yet, are you willing to go with me? "Are you leaving the President's Mansion tomorrow?"

Princess Zhenming said: "Do you have to answer this question now?" Didn't the president just say to me, I can leave at any time, and I can come back at any time?"

Wei Bao knew that if he was too coercive, it would mean coercion, but it was not good, so he had to hum, "Okay, I won't ask." ”

"President, I'm quitting." After the princess saluted, she turned and left.

"I'll give you one!" Wei Bao Road.

Princess Zhenming stopped, turned around and bowed her head and said, "President, please don't be like this, you are noble and busy, and you have a lot of opportunities, please don't waste your time on sending a woman." ”

Wei Bao is angry and funny, secretly thinking that you can really speak, but for the Korean nobles' way of speaking very politely, Wei Bao really doesn't know how to answer many times.

Princess Zhenming saw that President Wei did not speak, and after saluting, she turned around and left again.

This time, President Wei didn't ask again, nor did he chase again, looking at Princess Zhenming's graceful back, disappearing into the darkness.

There was a time when President Wei felt that after he gained boundless power, he should do whatever he wanted, and sleep with whichever woman he wanted, but now Wei Bao feels that it shouldn't be like that, in that case, life will collapse! Hope will collapse.

There will be no difference between himself and the corrupt officials and bullies he hated before, and the pleasure of a woman will be completely gone, and the life of a beast will definitely not be enjoyed.

Even if you have boundless power, you may not be able to win the hearts of women and the hearts of ordinary people.

This is the same as selling yourself in modern times, selling products is the result, and the most important thing is to promote yourself as a person, which is to make friends.

When Princess Zhenming returned to the other courtyard, Princess Renmu was still sitting on the couch.

"Mother, didn't you just sleep?" Princess Zhenming asked.

"I deliberately pretended to be asleep, I wanted to see if you could sleep, you really went out, look at your face with a spring breeze, your face is like a red apple, did you go out to see Wei Bao just now? You've really become Wei Bao's woman. Princess Renmu asked with a stiff face.

Princess Zhenming was shocked, and couldn't help touching her face, very embarrassed, she didn't expect her mother to think so much at once, and the most distressing thing was that she couldn't justify it, because she was not a liar in the first place.

"You've really become Wei Bao's woman?" When Princess Renmu saw Princess Zhenming like this, she was even more sure of her judgment.

"No, no, nothing." Princess Zhenming said.

"Did you see Wei Bao just now?" Princess Renmu continued to ask.

"I went to see him, and I just happened to meet him." Princess Zhenming said.

"Hmph, I just happened to meet, I'm afraid there aren't so many coincidental things in the world." Princess Renmu sighed and didn't say anything more.

For the women of the royal family, chastity or something, there is absolutely no reputation as important, and now Princess Zhenming is already in Wei Bao's mansion, and she has not slept with Wei Bao, in the eyes of outsiders, Princess Zhenming is no longer clean.

"Mother, Wei Bao said that we can go out at any time, and now His Highness has gone to Gongzhou City with two shifts, and you can move back to the palace at any time." Princess Zhenming continued.

Princess Renmu was stunned, "His Royal Highness and the two classes are gone?" They left Seoul again? ”

Princess Zhenming nodded and said, "Yes. ’

"These useless guys, this time to give Seoul to Wei Bao, is equivalent to completely losing Gyeonggi Province and Hwanghae Province! In that case, North Korea's economy will be reduced by half! The population has also lost nearly 30%, and the land has lost a quarter! "The Grand Princess of Renmu said angrily: 'In this case, is the DPRK of His Highness, or the DPRK of his Wei Bao? Our military strength around Seoul is not inferior to Wei Bao! Why are you so afraid of death? How can such a bloody person take on the responsibility of the world? ’

"Mother, Wei Bao governs Gyeonggi Province and Hwanghae Province, and will provide taxes to the imperial court every month, only more than in the past, not less than in the past, you know, Gyeonggi Province and Huanghae Province have never collected taxes in full in the hands of our own imperial court, and they have all been deducted by the ministers layer by layer. We rarely even collect half of the taxes, and it is not a good thing that we can have enough taxes to be managed by Wei Bao, right? Princess Zhenming spoke for Wei Bao.

"Princess! I really didn't expect that you are my daughter, a dignified princess of North Korea, and you would actually say things that only foolish people can say! "The princess of Renmu hates the appearance of iron not steel," you know? For better or worse, you have to take care of what you have in your own home! Let an outsider enter the house, no matter how well you manage it, it is not your own home! If this continues, North Korea will be finished sooner or later! ”

Princess Zhenming was silent for a while and said: "Mother, these are the things that His Royal Highness and the two classes have to care about, no matter how much we think about it, it won't help, otherwise, let's move out tomorrow, and I'll send my mother back to the palace first." ”

"I'll go back to the palace, where are you going?" Princess Renmu asked.

Princess Zhenming's face turned red, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Do you like Webo!? You're going to stay with Webo? Princess Renmu frowned.

"My daughter doesn't like Wei Bao, but she doesn't hate it as much as she used to, I think Wei Bao doesn't kill people indiscriminately, he is reasonable everywhere, and he is a person from the suzerain, and he is a disciple of the suzerain's Jiliao Governor Sun Chengzong, maybe he helps us manage Gyeonggi Province and Huanghae Province, and it is not as bad as we thought, when North Korea is stable, he will leave, right?" Princess Zhenming said wishfully.

Princess Renmu was laughed angrily by Princess Zhenming, "Zhenming, it is said that women will be blinded by love, which is not bad at all, in this case, will you believe it?" Have you ever seen anyone throw away something in their hands? ”

"I don't know." Princess Zhenming bowed her head and said, "According to the agreement, Wei Bao let go of his father and husband, and I should fulfill the contract and stay by Wei Bao's side." ”

"Then you stay tomorrow, you don't have to send me, I'll go back to the palace by myself!" Princess Renmu said angrily: "Okay, I'm going to sleep!" You go out. ”

Princess Zhenming was instantly covered with tears by the attitude of Princess Renmu, and after quietly bowing down, she retreated.

The next day, although Princess Renmu did not let Princess Zhenming send her, Princess Zhenming still sent Princess Renmu back to the palace.

Wei Bao didn't show up, he didn't want to see Princess Zhenming leave.

At the same time, Shen Jinghao, the cousin of Li Liang, who left Seoul but stayed at a post station between Seoul and Gongju Cities, had already received the news that Wei Bao had reformed the land tax policy for the entire Gyeonggi Province and Hwanghae-do, and the common people were very supportive.

"My lord, what Wei Bao is promoting is a kind of tax law that is similar to the Datong law, but it is more advanced, unified payment of grain, unified distribution, and allows the people to go up the mountains and go to the sea, there is no forbidden land, so that the enthusiasm of the people has been mobilized, maybe they can really pay enough taxes to the imperial court, and there is a lot of surplus, Wei Bao is indeed a very powerful person." The official in charge of intelligence is the son of Gu Hong, named Gu Renyuan, and Gu Renyuan Dao.

Shen Jing sighed, "Yes, Wei Bao is indeed a very capable person, there is no doubt about this. Now we have to think about what to do with him! ”

"It's not easy to deal with, the assassination will definitely not work, Wei Bao's garrison in Incheon has arrived, and now Seoul is surrounded by Wei Bao's army, and even if they don't send people from Incheon, with the ability of Wei Bao's guards, it is enough to protect Wei Bao and the security of Seoul." Gu Renyuan said.

"Is there only one way to assassinate Wei Bao?" Shen Jing said: "Didn't you just say that Princess Renmu and Princess Zhenming have returned to the palace, but after receiving the news, Princess Zhenming may still want to return to Wei Bao?" Now Seoul is Wei Bao's, if Princess Jeongmyeong dies in Seoul, who will this account be counted on? ”

"Kill Her Royal Highness? Shall we kill Her Royal Highness the princess ourselves? Gu Renyuan said in surprise.

"Yes, it's much easier to kill Her Royal Highness the Princess than to kill Wei Bao, right? Moreover, Her Royal Highness the princess is sacrificing for the sake of North Korea! When Her Royal Highness the princess dies, the people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate! The common people will be able to see the true face of Wei Bao! We can say that Wei Bao is a treacherous person who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, and temporarily implements the Datong Law, just to deceive the trust of the people! As soon as the grain reserves are sufficient, they will continue to mobilize people from the Ming Dynasty to seize the fields in their hands! You say, at that time, which ordinary people are willing to listen to Wei Bao and the Tiandihui and hand over grain? ”

Gu Renyuan nodded when he heard this, "That's true, but it is not easy to kill Her Royal Highness the Princess, Seoul is full of Wei Bao's army, and it is said that Wei Bao likes Her Royal Highness very much, and he will definitely send someone to protect her." ”

"Won't you find a way to send the dead to the princess? As long as you can kill Her Royal Highness the princess and not expose it, we do it, no matter what method you use! Although Seoul is full of Wei Bao's people, Wei Bao did not send people into the palace, and there are still some of our forbidden troops around the palace! The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace are still our people! Shen Jing said.

"Can you do it in the palace?" Gu Renyuan asked.

Shen Jing was angry and said, "What kind of brain are you? What a wise man was your father, Master Koo? You are also the cousin of Your Highness, why are you so stupid? In the palace, how can this account be counted on Wei Bao's head? You must let the dead man and Her Royal Highness the princess blend into the Wei Bao Mansion to do it! ”

"Got it, sir." Gu Renyuan reluctantly agreed.

"Remember, the stakes are high, and you have to find someone who is reliable, whether you succeed or fail, and you must not reveal your identity! We can't let Her Royal Highness the Princess and Wei Bao's people know that it was our people who did it! Shen Jing said.

"But in this case, it is not easy to get along with Her Royal Highness the Princess, unless it is a eunuch or a palace maid." Gu Renyuan said.

"It's better to be a woman's hands! It's best to kill with a hard object! Because it is almost impossible to bring poisonous herbs or swords into Wei Bao's mansion, if you stone Her Royal Highness the princess, and then stone yourself, the person will die in Wei Bao's mansion, so Wei Bao will be speechless! Shen Jing said.

"Women?" Gu Renyuan almost cried, there may be some way for the dead man to die, women are untrained, where to find such a person?

Shen Jingyu knew that Gu Renyuan would definitely not be able to think of a way, so he said angrily: "If it weren't for your father being Gu Hong, why would you be in such a high position with such ability?" Women are still hard to find? Let the character of a poor woman in difficulty, first try to help her family, make her grateful, and have no worries, and then threaten her, if she does not do a good job, kill her family, in this way, there will be a female dead man? ’

After hearing this, Gu Renyuan scolded in his heart, is your idea also called an idea? Who can't figure it out? But can any woman be a dead man? Is it that easy to kill someone?

"My lord, this kind of woman can be found, but it will take a while to train!" Gu Renyuan said.

"There's no time! After receiving the news, Wei Bao may leave Seoul in two days and leave North Korea to return to Daming! So, you'll have to do it tomorrow at the latest! "Shen Jing said: 'As soon as Wei Bao leaves, things will be even more difficult, he is not here, and it is not easy to frame him.'

"Tomorrow?" Gu Renyuan sighed, how could such a major action be acted in such a hurry?

"It's just a woman, what's the matter? As long as she dares to do it! As long as you don't reveal your identity, even if this woman fails, it has nothing to do with us! Shen Jing said indifferently.

Gu Renyuan was angry and funny, and he had been reprimanded by Shen Jing for losing his temper, and at this time he secretly wondered, is it because I am incapable or you are incapable? If you're not a generation above me, why should I listen to you? What a reckless man you are! In a hurry, find such an untrained woman, leaving so many clues, will you not be able to track it down?

Seeing that Gu Renyuan didn't answer, Shen Jing said angrily: "How is it?" ”

"I'll do my best!" Gu Renyuan was upset by Shen Jing's urging, so he could only bite the bullet.

Shen Jingyu was satisfied.

Although this poisonous plan was hasty and naïve, many major events in history were dominated by this hasty and naïve poisonous plan.

It's not that people are powerful or not, but in some coincidental places, the power of an ant can also set off monstrous waves.

On the same day, Gu Renyuan found a person, sent someone to contact a palace steward eunuch, and found an old palace maid who lived on the outskirts of Seoul and had not returned to the palace because of a sick visit.

This old palace maid is not very old, she is in her forties, she has been in the palace for most of her life, and she is very familiar with the situation in the palace.

Gu Renyuan sent someone to tell him about the plan, promising that as long as the old palace maid agreed, she would immediately give her mother a large sum of silver to see a doctor, and guarantee that her brother could be an official.

The old palace maid didn't dare to agree at first, because she couldn't trust anyone, and then she couldn't stand the family's pruning, this was a great opportunity to change their family, and the old palace maid had no partner and no children, so she could only agree.

Then the old palace maid returned to the palace, and under the arrangement of the steward eunuch, she arranged to enter the palace of the princess of Renmu, and got the opportunity to get close to Her Royal Highness the princess.

Her Royal Highness the princess originally had a few maids, but last time she was brought to Wei Bao's side, several maids were not brought into the president's mansion, and they still stayed in the princess's mansion, so Princess Zhenming saw that the old palace maid looked honest and kind, and looked very scientific, and with the permission of Princess Zhenming, the old palace maid got the opportunity to temporarily serve Princess Zhenming.

Originally, Princess Zhenming accompanied Princess Renmu back to the palace, and was undecided whether to return to Wei Bao's side.

The old palace maid observed the words of Princess Zhenming.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, since Lord Taifu is leaving Seoul tomorrow, this is the last chance for Her Royal Highness Princess to meet Master Taifu, why don't you go back to Lord Taifu now?" The old palace maid said.

Princess Zhenming's face flushed, and she didn't know what was wrong with her, and she would tell an old palace maid who had just come to her side about her thoughts.

"I haven't figured it out yet. Perhaps, I will stay in the palace. Stay with my mother and never see him again, good for him and for me. Princess Zhenming said, "He may not want me to go back." When I accompanied my mother back to the palace yesterday, Master Taifu did not come out to see him. ”

"How so? Her Royal Highness the Princess is so beautiful, how could Lord Taifu not want Her Royal Highness the Princess to go back? Moreover, Her Royal Highness the Princess is still too young to understand the hearts of men, according to me, if Lord Taifu does not like Her Royal Highness the Princess, she will never let Her Royal Highness the Princess and the princess return to the palace. The old palace maid pouted further.

Princess Zhenming was puzzled: "Why do you say that?" You haven't met Master Taifu, how do you know what he thinks? ”

"Although I haven't met Lord Taifu, I think Lord Taifu must like Her Royal Highness very much." The old palace maid said while thinking about how to persuade Her Royal Highness the Princess, "Her Royal Highness the Princess just said that when she accompanied the princess and concubine back to the palace yesterday, Lord Taifu did not come out to meet her, isn't this very abnormal, you know, it was Lord Taifu who asked Her Royal Highness the Princess to be by his side." This matter is well known, if he doesn't like Her Royal Highness the Princess, why did Lord Taifu ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to stay by his side in the first place? ”