Cui Wenxiu saw that Yu Qian was going to talk about some knowledge that could not be read in books, so she hurriedly raised her hands and said with a smile: "I would like to hear Ming Gong's eloquent talk. Wenxiu is all ears."
Yu Qian waved his hand, looked around cautiously, and then smiled and said: "At this time, the moon and stars are sparse and there is no one in the wilderness, so I am telling you these naughty jokes.
The words came out of my mouth and into your ears. After tonight, I will not admit that I have said these words. "
"If the Dharma is not taught to the six ears, Wenxiu will save it. Ming Gong, please teach me quickly."
Yu Qian heard the words and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Yi, that is the only second son of Xuan Miao, and he is qualified to inherit the throne. For now, your three princes are the top three heirs. His Highness King Yi Can be ranked fourth overall.
But the eldest of the three princes is less than two years old.
Therefore, before His Majesty's prince reaches the age of ten, His Royal Highness King Tan's qualifications to inherit the throne are very obvious.
This aroused deep fear and suspicion on the part of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Although His Majesty and the Queen Mother are not able to do anything openly, you can guess one, two, three or four things secretly by yourself. "
Cui Wenxiu responded: "Yes, yes, your Majesty and the Queen Mother will naturally place spies around King Xi."
Yu Qian smiled and said: "Yes, look at who selected the people around His Highness King Xi.
From princesses and concubines to wives and concubines, from royal palace officials to junior officials, from palace medical officers to maids and eunuchs, from bodyguards to grooms and handymen.
There are hundreds of people here, up and down, inside and outside. Is there any one of them chosen by King Tan on his own initiative? No!
Among these people, some were the emperor's confidants, some were the empress dowager's eyes and ears, some were Dongchang's informants, some were spies of Jin Yiwei, and some were from the imperial government's bureau yamen.
And don’t even think about launching any major investigation or purge to clean out the palace. It would still be possible to investigate a dozen people, but unfortunately there are hundreds of people in the palace, which is complicated and confusing. There are so many people, even if you invite Di Renjie out, it will be useless. "
Cui Wenxiu took a breath of cold air when he heard this: "Listening to what Ming Gong said, His Highness, King Xi, is living a very difficult life."
Yu Qian said with a smile: "If His Highness King Ni was just content to be a prince, all this would be insignificant. But now that His Highness King Ni has to supervise the country and run the army, and be in charge of hundreds of officials, he can no longer keep his house in such a mess.
Anyway, I quite appreciate His Highness the King's current approach: just turn over the table and stop playing, move to another table, and start over.
If His Highness is still staying in Prince Xin's Mansion, he will just spend the whole day studying who is the spy and who is the spy, and don't do anything serious. And even if His Highness studies it all day long without eating or drinking, he still won't be able to come up with a solution in the end. It's just a waste of effort, a waste of energy, and a waste of emotion. "
Hearing this, Cui Wenxiu asked the question in her heart: "As the saying goes, husband and wife are one body. Doesn't it mean that as the royal concubine of King Yi, the princess also has the same heart as King Yi?"
When Yu Qian heard this, he sneered: "Come on, as the saying goes: Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes. How can there be so many couples who are one, sharing life and death."
Also, do you know the unspoken rules of the Ministry of Etiquette for selecting queens and princesses? "
When Cui Wenxiu heard this, she immediately became energetic and asked for advice hurriedly.
Yu Qian continued: "The following words involve secret mental methods that cannot be expressed in words.
If you observe carefully, you will find that those who become queens or concubines at the end of the draft will have a large family.
Both parents must be alive, and uncles and brothers usually start with three or four. Even if there are no biological brothers, there must be cousins from uncles.
The truth is the same, and the same goes for choosing a princess.
The most surprising thing is that almost none of these queens, princesses, and princesses’ fathers and brothers have good character. After gaining power, they often take bribes and bend the law, and run rampant in the countryside. "
Cui Wenxiu thought carefully and then replied with a look of surprise: "What Ming Gong said is true. It is true. Now the natal family of Queen Mother Sun and the natal family of Concubine Zhou, the biological mother of the emperor's eldest son, are exactly the same as what Ming Gong said."
Yu Qian smiled and said, "That's not all. If you observe more, you will find that most of these women regard their natal family as more important than their husbands.
When disaster strikes and they cannot have their cake and eat it too, they will always choose their parents and brothers. As for their husbands...
Hey, what does a husband mean? He might even abandon his own son and daughter, just like Wu Zetian. "
Yu Qian shook his head and continued: "In this way, some people can achieve the purpose of controlling these women by infiltrating their natal families.
So His Highness Prince Yin is right to run away. Who knows if any of the concubines in Prince Yin's palace will suddenly go crazy and send His Highness Prince Yin away with a bowl of medicine. "
Cui Wenxiu nodded: "Yes, yes, I chatted with Mr. Cheng this afternoon and heard about what His Highness King Xi has done in the past few days.
His Highness first took in a few beggars in the ruined temple. These were all orphans. Then he earned the ten girls, all of whom were orphans who were sold since childhood.
First of all, these people will be grateful for His Highness's kindness, and secondly, they don't have parents or brothers to be bribed by others.
Only after Duke Ming said this did I understand that His Highness Prince Tan really had a good plan. "
Yu Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Hey, just wait, our ridiculous prince has supervised the country, and there will be a lot of fun to watch later."
Cui Wenxiu asked again: "Can His Highness King Xi really become the King of Qi as he wishes?"
"Of course, unless you can fly from here to Changsha, then take King Xiang with you, and then fly from Changsha to the capital, who else can stop King Xi.
Think about the fight between Yan and Qi during the Warring States Period. Since today's emperor is the direct descendant of King Yan, and King Xi insists on taking the title of King Qi, isn't this an allusion to the story of Yan Qi? I dare not think about what will happen in the future. "
When Cui Wenxiu heard this, she shook her head helplessly and asked, "What about the new little princess that His Highness has accepted?"
Yu Qian said with a smile: "According to my own opinion, I think it's very good. Not only she looks stunning, but she also has a gentle and calm personality. If it were me, I would also like this kind of aggrieved little woman with low eyebrows and pleasing eyesight."
Unlike that Princess Nian, she was resolute at best, but paranoid at worst.
From now on, King Tao will be tired of just talking and fighting with us ministers every day. I don't think he would like to start fighting with the princess as soon as he comes home. "
Cui Wenxiu said with a smile: "I'm so looking forward to it. This is the first time I've seen a king and two concubines. I want to go back to Beijing to watch the show."
Yu Qian also smiled and said: "This is not the first time we meet. Let's go. Hurry up and finish the inspection at Zijingguan early. Let's go back to Beijing to watch the theater early."
