The logic of Princess Xingnan's opposition to the Queen Mother is actually very simple, that is, although the court in Jiangdong is in a corner of peace, it is a universal empire, and the Han people are in Zhengshuo. In order to maintain the righteousness, it is impossible to maintain the state of the order for a long time, and it is necessary to have a posture of equal rain and dew.

What is righteousness? It is to be able to unite as many people as possible in this name.

Although the ancients were not stupid, not everyone was a demon like Zhuge Liang, and they did not have the advanced vision of later generations. If you want to judge the general trend, you can only look at the clues you see.

After the Su Jun Rebellion, the reason why Gyeonggi was able to recover so quickly was because a large number of Wu people went north and transported Wu Zhongwu materials to Jiankang. And the reason why these Wu people are unusually no longer stuck to their homeland, in addition to the promotion behind Shen Zhezi, is because his election as a concubine itself means that the situation welcomes the arrival of Wu people.

is not sparse because of the north and south, if you work hard, you may not be able to get the position that the Shen family has. Even if you don't compete for power, even if it's just Jingcong, what you get is far better than being wrapped up in the countryside.

Before the first emperor died, he had to marry Princess Xingnan into the Wu people's court, which was a strong envelopment of the Wu people. Even in the history without Shen Zhezi's participation, before his death, he still issued an edict to introduce the Wu people into the current situation. Although his reign was short, he laid the foundation for the next hundred years.

The Empress Dowager wants to marry Langya Zhuge Clan, which is itself turning back the clock in history, erasing the efforts made by the first emperor to balance the situation during his reign, and to let the situation return to the beginning of Zhongxing. This kind of thought, not to mention that the Shen family does not agree to this new door, even those people in Yuzhou who have already divided their power and benefited will not be happy to see it.

In history, Yu Liang chose the Jingzhao Du family, and now Shen Zhezi recommends the Hedong Wei family, in fact, they are all the same, the main purpose is not to marry a wife for the emperor, but to prepare public opinion for the Northern Expedition, and tell those people in Guanzhong and Hedong that you are welcome to join the Jiangdong family!

Although the empress dowager does not have too high political consciousness, but the real benefits can be felt, if it is not for the first emperor's advance arrangement to marry the Shen family, whether she can save her life at the moment is still two words. So when Princess Xingnan mentioned this, she immediately understood it and realized that her idea was really inappropriate. The Zhuge family is already in power in the current situation, so it is better to choose another family to bring in more reinforcements.

"If it weren't for my lady's impatience, Ji Jian would have mistaken me!"

In the past, the queen mother has been quite enthusiastic about Yu Bing's lobbying, and this time she asked Shen Zhezi's opinion, in fact, she also wanted to see if there were more options as a reference, but Princess Xingnan woke up the blind spot of her thinking. Therefore, she did not hide it, and directly revealed her dissatisfaction with Yu Bing: "Being a man in vain, I can't think about a woman!" It should be scattered for a long time, don't hurt my family's voice! ”

Shen Zhezi heard the Empress Dowager's attitude change sharply, and his heart was also happy, what other reputation does your family have to ruin, and the reputation of the Shen family after the Su Jun Rebellion is even more stinky than the Shen family in the early years.

"Wei Zhou, I will take these two families to heart. Since the daughter of the Du family is raised in your house, you might as well let your lady have leisure to attract you to see in the garden. ”

The Zhuge family was not a good choice, and the empress dowager was naturally reincarnated again, and attached importance to the two alternatives proposed by Shen Zhezi. Of course, after the election of the emperor, this kind of thing is too much involved, and even the queen mother is difficult to decide. However, if there can be thorough preparations in advance, and the Taiwan ministers cannot put forward strong reasons for opposing it, it is not impossible to make a final decision.

When the emperor heard this, he probably understood that the queen mother was talking to his sister and brother-in-law about his life's events, and he himself did not have any specific concepts, so it was difficult to say whether he was happy or shy at this time, but asked cautiously: "Queen mother, if there are really other ladies coming to the garden, can you not arrange to live in the same hall with me?" I was afraid that she would snore at night and disturb my rest. ”

In his own dormitory, there are not only milk stirring rollers for idle exercise, but also many tools for pretending to be sick sent by his sister, but there are too many secrets that he is not happy to share with others.

When the queen mother heard this innocent words, she was really angry and funny, and she only looked at her with her eyebrows cold, so the emperor obediently shut up, secretly gave her sister a look, and asked her sister to help her think of a perfect idea.

was interrupted by the emperor like this, and the queen mother no longer continued the topic, but looked at Shen Zhezi and said with a smile: "Wei Zhou can be regarded as officially used now, and I have heard a lot about your deeds in Taichung in this Jianping Garden." You are naturally talented and wise, and you must be competent in your position, and I am not worried about that. However, getting along with others, it is inevitable to be discordant, and sometimes if you want to be good at the crowd, it is inevitable to be a little sharp. ”

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he heard the Queen Mother's bitter advice, so he could only nod yes.

"You are the first emperor blue-eyed high election, and the emperor will rule the country in the future, and you will help the humerus. When I say this, I don't mean that you will return to the vulgar stream, but I am afraid that you will be sharp and self-harming. ”

The queen mother really cared about this son-in-law, and continued to say seriously: "Now that you are in the Taibao Mansion, it is too difficult for your lady to keep her words. The old family of the Wang family, the Taibao is the choice of Gancheng, and the two ancestors have to rely on it to govern together. Although I am a firm believer in the virtue and ability of a virtuous son-in-law, if it really attracts the Taibao's favoritism, it will not be a good thing for you, and it will be difficult for me to vigorously protect it here. So sometimes, if you can be a little patient......"

The queen mother persuaded Shen Zhezi not to go-for-tat with Wang Dao, and to avoid it if necessary, but after Princess Xingnan heard this, she was already very unhappy, and stood up from the seat and said loudly: "Queen Mother, my husband's rebellion against Taibao is not young and arrogant, naturally there is a reason to have to do it!" Do you know that the emperor ...... him?"

"Princess Shenyan!"

Seeing this, Shen Zhezi's face also changed, and he hurriedly got up and grabbed Princess Xingnan.

"I can't help but talk about it! My husband is willing to run for my family affairs, but I can't see my husband aggrieved! ”

Princess Xingnan couldn't be calm at this time, her expression was a little excited, but she was not completely out of proportion, she pointed at the emperor and said, "Ah Liu, you go out first!" ”

"Sister, what's wrong with me?"

Seeing this, the emperor was still a little ignorant, why did his sister suddenly want to kick herself out.

"Get out!"

Princess Xingnan paused, the emperor didn't dare to ask again, shrunk his head and trotted out of the hall.

Shen Zhezi saw that the princess had to say it, so he sighed and went out. This girl has been depressed for a long time, and she really needs to be relieved.

After Shen Zhezi also left the palace, the palace people were also expelled from the palace, and only the mother and daughter were left in the palace.

The emperor wandered between the corridors of the palace, still probing his brain to look inside, and seeing that Shen Zhezi had also come out, he stepped forward and stood on tiptoe to hook Shen Zhezi's shoulder, pretending to be an old man and sighed: "It's really hard to live with this fierce lady every day, brother-in-law!" ”

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he glanced at him, and said in his heart Later, if he heard that someone has a difficult to control sexual lady, he really wants to help the queen mother introduce it, so that this kid can feel the fun.

The two sat side by side in the cloister, chatting for a while, and not long after, someone from the palace came to inform the emperor that it was time for class. The emperor's face collapsed when he heard this, and he carefully told Shen Zhezi before leaving: "Brother-in-law, next time you come to see me, you must remember to help me bring some new and interesting things in the capital." ”

Seeing that the emperor was sad and followed the palace people to the study to attend classes, but he was sad and had a heavy workload, Shen Zhezi actually had some envy in his heart. Since coming to this world, his joy and anger have become no longer simple, and it is not a kind of tiredness.

After waiting for another half an hour, Shen Zhezi saw Princess Xingnan standing at the door of the palace with red eyes and waving to him, so he got up and walked up quickly, raising his hand to help the girl wipe away the tears on her cheeks. Looking at the queen mother in the palace again, she was already bleak, and she cried after the case.

After strictly ordering the palace people not to approach, Princess Xingnan took Shen Zhezi into the palace again, and then sobbed again: "The royal gate is powerful, although the great feud is known, but because of the stability of the society, I don't dare to act rashly. My husband is working hard and lonely, and he is trying to curb the power of the Wang family, and now that the queen mother has learned the reason, do you still complain about my husband's determination to forge ahead? ”

When the queen mother heard this, she covered her face with her hands, and her crying voice was loud again, and she choked up while crying: "How can there be a ...... in the world How can there be such a beast-hearted person? A thief can't be punished by heaven, where is loyalty? What is justice......"

Shen Zhezi stood silently on one side, watching the mother and daughter crying to each other, and didn't know how to comfort her. The world is reasonable, the faint monarch harms the country or has a long life, but the bright monarch cheers up but has to die a good death. Everyone is in this game, whether it is the Son of Heaven or the small people, they will suffer from the harm of this world.

After a long time, the queen mother stopped crying, but the strong hatred in her eyes could not be dissipated, which showed that she also loved the emperor to the core.

"Wei Zhou, Wei Zhou...... You go, go immediately, you go to Liyang, order my second brother to send troops immediately, and let my relatives send troops immediately! Go, go to Jiangzhou to capture Wang Shu's dog thief, I want to cut him and cook him! ”

After suppressing the crying, the Queen Mother grabbed Shen Zhezi's wrist, and said in a cold voice, her teeth were clenched, and her body trembled slightly with hatred.

Shen Zhezi heard the Queen Mother's slightly crazy words, but he just lowered his head and said nothing.

"What's wrong? You have to disobey...... You, have you forgotten how the first emperor was kind to your family? Xingnan, you go, go and get the pen, I want to tell the world that the Wang family killed the monarch retrograde! Hundreds of millions of people in the north and south, I don't believe that there are not one or two loyal and brave people who deeply remember the grace of the king and eat the flesh and blood of the rebels! ”

Seeing that Shen Zhezi did not respond, the Queen Mother's face turned pale, turned her head to look at Princess Xingnan, and said sharply.

Princess Xingnan also recovered from her grief at this time, and after hearing this, she pressed the queen mother's shoulders with both hands and said quickly: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, calm down!" If you really do that, not only will you not be able to take revenge, but the society will be overturned, and your life will be lost! ”

"Xingnan, what are you talking about? The king thief kills the king...... Kill the king! ”

The Empress Dowager's tone suddenly became sharp, while Shen Zhezi's face changed, and she rushed out of the hall quickly, seeing that most of the palace people were in the distance, and only one of the attendants hurried to this line after hearing this. Although he couldn't be sure if this person heard it, Shen Zhezi just pulled it into the hall, pulled out the sharp blade in his hand, and without waiting for it to struggle any longer, pressed it against the wall behind the door, and swung his sword to wipe his throat!

The blood arrows poured into the hall, making the queen mother's face suddenly darken.

Shen Zhezi put away his sharp blade, walked forward on his knees, and said in a deep voice: "Although the minister is young and difficult, he is deeply loyal and righteous, and he hates himself and wears it with the traitor for a day!" In previous years, hundreds of horsemen and lonely brigades dared to rush to the camp of thousands of thieves, and fought the king of blood and diligence! The royal family or someone looks at the weight of the old lords, and since they have committed retrograde, they vow not to do both! Only ask the queen mother to restrain herself, the time has not come, first focus on the community, and the king first. When the time comes, the Wang clan will be full of people, kill corpses and abandon the river, and rule the king! ”

After this change, even if the Queen Mother still couldn't calm down, her mind was blank, and the corners of her mouth squirmed and couldn't speak. Princess Xingnan sat near and gently rubbed her heart.

After a long time, the queen mother's whole body trembled, and then she slapped her hands on the case, leaned over and stared at Shen Zhezi, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, the Wang family's soldiers and armor were all over Jiangdong, and the first emperor had not been in office for a long time, so he could order inside and outside to eliminate the traitors!" Now that his family is in half-decay, Wei Zhou, you are the loyal and brave leader of the hundred horsemen to save the king, you tell me, when is the time to come? Do you want to sit and see the traitors run rampant, die of old age, and then come to the coffin and kill the corpse? ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother had finally calmed down, Shen Zhezi's heart was relieved. Princess Xingnan told the Queen Mother the cause of the first emperor's death, but in fact, the consequences were good and bad. The disadvantage is that the queen mother has completely fallen into a state of madness and is no longer rational. The advantage is to hate the Wang family for this, and it must be eliminated as soon as possible.

It's just that although the Queen Mother calmed down, what she said was really biased. People are really not afraid of being extremely smart, nor are they afraid of ignorance, and they are most afraid of being half-informed and stubborn.

It is true that the Wang family is now half-dead, but the problem is that even if it is half-dead, it is still a thin camel bigger than a horse. The first emperor did defeat the Wang clan in its heyday, but at that time, although the Wang clan was extremely prosperous, the resentment was also extremely prosperous. Nowadays, each family wants to ask for it, and only by crippling it can they have a share of food.

But now, although the Wang family only has one town left, it is still the political leader of the Qingxu Overseas Chinese Sect and an indispensable part of the current situation. Can it be quickly defeated for the time being, even if it is cut off, then who will fill the gap left after the destruction of his home?

If there is another quarrel over the uneven distribution of spoils, the whole Jiangdong will never have peace. The Wu people may be able to defend the southeast, but they must face the wandering militia from the south at any time! Even if Shen Zhezi can break through each of them, then from now on, he will use the river as the line, and if he wants to cross the river, he must first defeat the poor compatriots who are much more vicious than Qianhu.

Moreover, it is also difficult to guess what Jingzhou Tao Kan wants. Tao Kan himself may be obsessed with loyalty and resentment against the Wang family, but in that position, he has to prioritize the interests and losses of the Jingzhou Legion. The more chaotic the center, the heavier Fang Zhen becomes, this is an eternal truth. Therefore, it is impossible for Tao Kan to avenge the king's blood desperately, he will only watch the play from the sidelines, hang it high and sell it, depending on which of the two parties offers a higher price.

"If you take strong medicine, you will be relieved of stubborn diseases. The king is the king of the world, and if he looks up to Wu Shi alone, he will be drawn to the southeast, and he will be flawless and have no way forward. Fang's plan for the present should be to slow down, and the ministers should marry loyal and righteous people, and deeply bind the Taibao in Taichung. The uncle of Yuzhou and the father of the Dongyang family each fought hard, and the strong reinforcement of Tao Gong was outside, and the Xi Gong of Xuzhou was thick and solid for the displaced people, and did not move lightly. At that time, there will be enemies, and the edict will be out of the capital, and the thief will have no way to escape, but drown himself in the thunder pool! ”

After quelling the rebellion, it was expedient to allow Wang Shu to leave Zhenjiang Prefecture. Once his side consolidates the results and digests the gains, Wang Shu will be the target of the cut-off. After eliminating the last Fang Town of the Wang family, there will be fewer constraints, and the people of Yuzhou will also be eager to make progress at that time, and Shen Zhezi has been planning for many years, no matter inside and outside, he can achieve a situation of looking north and making progress!

Shen Zhezi's strategy, although there are both inside and outside, and the steps are clear, but the queen mother still feels too slow to cover her eyes with hatred at the moment. She rolled her eyes and said in a deep voice: "Can you select loyal martyrs, secretly hold a secret edict and send them to Jiangzhou, recruit the Wang family and his son, and kill them when they are declared guilty in front of the army?" ”

Hearing that the queen mother's brain was open, and she actually wanted to play with clothes and ribbons, Shen Zhezi also smiled bitterly. He didn't know the political ecology of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but for now, it would be a public outrage to play like this. The imperial power belongs to everyone, without everyone's recognition, you will be the emperor's order with a piece of broken paper, I'm sorry, as far as Shen Zhezi is concerned, who dares to do this in front of him, first cut people down, and then burn the edict, there is no need to judge whether it is true or not.

Moreover, getting rid of Wang Shu is not the goal, the purpose is to make it impossible for the Qingxu Qiaomen led by the Wang family to regain control of Fang Town in the short term. If he is lynched and killed like this, even if Wang Dao is controlled in Jiankang, how can he ensure that Langya County, which is close at hand, will not be chaotic? Although the Wang family lives in Jiangdong, there is no shortage of private soldiers in Langya County. Even just a few years ago, the simple impact of the chaotic people rushed into Jiankang City. This is playing with fire, and if you are not careful, Shen Zhezi himself may be trapped in Jiankang.

"There is no shortage of Chen Jia in Wang's township, if the chaotic people rush to the city, the king will be in danger!"

Shen Zhezi is not alarmist when he says this, if the queen mother dares to kill the minister, it will make everyone feel dangerous and insecure. The best way to have no sense of security is to eliminate you, directly replace Emperor Ming's lineage, and Emperor Yuan's sons such as the King of the East China Sea, the King of Wuling, the King of Xuancheng, etc., can be used immediately.

The Empress Dowager was already apprehensive about the last time the city was broken, but after hearing this, her face also changed, and she said astringently: "In this way, it can only be from Yu Weizhou's plan." It's just that I think that I will have to do nothing in the face of the Wang traitor in the future, I really can't do it! ”

"This matter is especially tight-lipped and confined to the present room, and no other words should be made. The queen mother is innocent and innocent, she may wish to live in the palace for a long time, and rarely see outsiders, especially the Yu uncle, do not make secret plans lightly. The minister promised the country with this body, and it is not a pity to die, if the words are leaked, the king may become a prisoner! ”

Shen Zhezi said in a condensed voice, although telling the truth can get the unreserved support of the queen mother, but secrecy is also a hidden danger. Shen Zhezi is not worried about his own safety, there are standing armor soldiers at home, and the Tai is also followed by Ban Jian, even if the heavy troops attack, there are also Ji and his own guards to rescue him.

But if something really happens, he can't guarantee the safety of the emperor and the queen mother. And if that happens, he can only avoid the emperor and the queen mother, once they get together, it is that he is coercing the queen mother to slander Wang Shu and killing the king.

"Wei Zhou, you tell me, I remember it deeply. The first emperor is already unfortunate, and I will never allow the emperor to get into danger again! It's just that you're going to tell me an exact date, when exactly will I be able to make a move? I may be able to hold on for a while, but if I endure for a long time, I would rather die! ”

"When we discuss it in the spring of next year, we will find out."

Shen Zhezi didn't expect the empress dowager to keep the secret for a long time, and he sent Wang Bin to prepare for this. Although Director Wang has a high reputation, once this kind of murder of the monarch is leaked out, it is really not good to discuss countermeasures with people outside the portal, and it is inevitable that there will be isolation, taking care of one and losing the other.