Chapter 21 Chapter 21

The situation is tense on the outside and tense on the inside. On the surface, everything is still as planned, and Zhaojun and Fan are sent away.Therefore, the emperor specifically asked the queen to speak, and asked the queen mother to restore her title of Princess Ninghu. "Princess Ning Hu's seal was never revoked." The queen mother had a very clear understanding of the matter, and corrected the queen's statement. "It's just a matter of embedding flowers and trees, and giving it to Korean." "Yes!" The queen replied: "The meaning of the concubine is to ask the empress dowager to return this title to her."

"As long as she goes out of the fortress, of course she is Princess Ninghu." "The concubine still has a suggestion. Since it is Princess Ninghu, it seems that she should be moved to Shanglin Garden." This is the emperor's original intention. The empress was taken advantage of, but the empress dowager was not easy to be fooled, she groaned silently. "The eldest princess has the residence of the eldest princess." The queen said again: "Please ask the empress dowager to look down on the country's dignity—" "Okay!" The queen mother interrupted her and said, "I cannot allow you to mention the country's decency. However, you have to remind the emperor. Don't forget that he must always take care of the country's decency."

"yes!" The emperor fulfilled his wish and had an explanation to Zhaojun, of course he was very happy.Regrettably, the queen mother has hinted that he can't enter the residence of Princess Ninghu in Shanglinyuan at will, which is unavoidable.Then I thought that Zhaojun would be lonely, so I made a special decree to let Han Wen stay in Shanglinyuan to be Zhaojun's companion. It should be a happy event for Zhaojun to move from the cold palace to another garden, and restore all the treatment that the eldest princess should have.But she also had some unspeakable depression, and when she thought that the emperor might go to war because of her, she felt even more indescribable fear and anxiety in her heart.However, the emperor was not allowed to meet because of the restriction of Yizhi.The depression and uneasiness in my heart has nothing to talk about, and the autumn wind is getting stronger, and I feel the cold, which makes me sick.

At first it was just a little fever, but nothing serious.When it was difficult to get up, Han Wen, who was ordered to be her companion and also responsible for taking care of her, had to send someone to tell Zhou Xiang and play the emperor. So, two batches of attendants were sent to see Zhaojun one after another, including a female medical officer. This female medical officer's surname is Chunyu, and her single name is Xiu. "Chunyu" was originally the name of a small country between Qi and Lu.When the country is dead and the people are alive, they will take Chunyu as their surname.But in this small country, there have been two outstanding men who are famous all over the world. One is Chunyu Kun during the period of King Xuan of Qi in the Warring States Period. Is a limelight.

Another one is Chunyu Yi, a famous doctor from ancient times to the present. He was in charge of Taicang, which supplies jade food from Tianjia, so he was called "Cang Gong" but not well known.During Emperor Wen's reign, he was convicted for feuding against the powerful. His youngest daughter, Tiying, wrote a letter to save her father. This Chunyuxiu is Canggong's great-granddaughter, and her surname is Xue.Because Cang Gong had only five daughters and no sons, he adopted a grandson named Xue as his grandson, who was Chunyu Xiu's father. It goes without saying that Chun Yuxiu has a family background and is superb in internal medicine, and he is good at using knives, and he is also a master in surgery.At that moment, he diagnosed Zhaojun's pulse, prescribed a prescription, said a few words of peace of mind, and then returned to the palace.

"Is Princess Ninghu's illness serious or not?" the emperor asked. "Eldest Princess' illness is not serious, but it is very troublesome." Chun Yuxiu replied, "External pathogens are not serious, and heart disease is not serious. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, and medicine and stones will not be effective." "Oh, heart disease!" the emperor asked, "What medicine should be used for heart disease?" "If Shengjia can come to comfort me in person, the eldest princess's illness will be cured without medicine."

"So that's how it is!" the emperor ordered: "Zhou Xiang, pass on an order to reward this female medical officer with ten ounces of gold." When Chunyuxiu Xie En withdrew, the emperor hesitated a lot.Because Shanglin Garden is no better than Lenggong, you can go there quietly.As soon as the car drives out, Cishou Palace will get the news, and it is difficult to explain in front of the Empress Dowager. After thinking about it for a long time, the only way to send Lin Cai to Shanglin Garden to accompany him was to pass the decree first, as an expression of concern, hoping to replace the "heart medicine".

"Eldest sister!" Zhaojun asked in amazement, "Why are you here?" "Yeting Ling told me that the Emperor has a decree, and I'm here to accompany you." Lin Cai looked carefully at Zhaojun: "Second Sister, you've lost weight! You seem to be coughing very badly." "The weather is suddenly cold, it's okay to catch a little cold." "I'm afraid it doesn't have anything to do with the weather." Lin Cai pretended not to lightly said: "Sorrow can hurt people, you have to think about it!" "Oh!" Zhaojun sighed, but didn't say anything.

"Eldest sister," Han Wen said from the side, "Is there any news outside? Why don't you talk about it, and relieve the boredom of the second sister." As she spoke, she winked.Lin Cai understood that many rumors outside are not suitable for Zhaojun to listen to.So I talked about some novelty and interesting trivia that can be used as a joke. Although Lin Cai's eloquence is excellent, he described those anecdotes in the palace vividly and vividly, and Han Wen added to the fun, sometimes lamenting, sometimes joyously, making the news that Lin Cai talked about very lively, in order to divert In Zhaojun's mood, he forgot his worries and smiled.But their painstaking efforts failed!Zhaojun was always not in the mood, and always had a desolate and lonely expression.

"I'll tell you another strange case." Lin Cai was not discouraged, and was still talking with great interest. "There is a family with two generations of widows. The daughter-in-law is in her twenties, and the mother-in-law is only in her thirties. It is—" In the end is a virgin.Even in the Ye Court, the intimate female companions shared the bed for two nights, whispered on the pillow, and talked about what would happen when they first received the rain and dew.I don't know much about the relationship between men and women, but now I want to talk about the situation of a widow in her prime and her spring heart alone, but she is a little ashamed to say it.So Lin Cai had always been fluent in speech, but when he encountered a setback for the first time, he blushed and didn't know how to continue.

Han Wen was ashamed when he heard it, so it was the first time he didn't speak up to help, except Zhao Jun, who said nonchalantly, "I think it's the time when I'm most afraid of being lonely." "That's right! That age is most afraid of loneliness. So—" So, the nearly middle-aged mother-in-law raised a noodle in private, which was a long-term worker in her family.Because of his imprudence, there are rumors outside.But I only know that the long-term worker often enters the inner room, but I don't know if it is the guest of the mother-in-law or daughter-in-law? The rumors became more and more popular, and someone in the family said that the mother-in-law was very cruel, and in order to protect her reputation, she even said that she had a long-term worker and falsely accused her daughter-in-law of being out of integrity.When it came time to become an official, the long-time worker insisted on how to collude with the young housewife on a certain day.When it was announced that his daughter-in-law was in court, Lin Cai asked, "What do you think of the daughter-in-law there?" "Naturally, you have to distinguish for yourself, whether it's true or not, it's a matter of honor," Han Wen shook his head and said, "You can't be sloppy." "Otherwise!" Lin Cai said, "I just nodded and admitted!" "There is such a thing!" This time it was Zhaojun who said in a broken voice, "How does she say it?" "No words. The teacher asked her about the details of what happened, but the daughter-in-law just cried and didn't say a word." "Here," Zhaojun asked again, "is it settled here?" "There is no such a foolish official." Lin Cai replied: "The county magistrate is a reputable and upright official. He hangs a bright mirror high and is loved by all people. He knows that his daughter-in-law has been falsely accused, but he does not defend himself, so he cannot save her." "So it's an unsolved case?" "How can such a case be suspended? Of course it must be closed. The county magistrate saw that the deadline for closing the trial had come, and he was inexplicably anxious. Unexpectedly, he came up with a plan in a hurry." This strategy is a bitter strategy used in the opposite direction, which is called "knocking the mountain to shake the tiger".The county magistrate brought the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the long-term worker to the court for a while, and ordered the adulterer to be whipped twenty times. The bamboo board used for spanking is called "箠", five feet long and three inches wide, and the bamboo joints are flattened. A strong man can be beaten with twenty boards, and he can still stand it, so the mother-in-law can still hold her breath.But the spanking requires stripping off the obscene clothes. The daughter-in-law turned her face away in shame when she saw it, but the mother-in-law was so used to it that she didn't take it seriously.With this different expression, the county magistrate became more and more determined. After the twenty boards were beaten, the county magistrate asked again, who is the adulterer?The long-term worker did not change his words, and the daughter-in-law remained the same, only shedding tears and not speaking. So hit another twenty.Moreover, the county magistrate "warned" the little widow that if she was not recruited, the long-term worker would be beaten forever.Fighting for the future, you want to kill the adulterer under the stick, and see if the adulteress feels distressed. The second twenty boards a dozen, the little widow inherently couldn't bear it, but it was nothing more than the common compassion.Only the old widow was already frightened with anxiety, full of strange behaviors.When it's time to play the third 20 boards, the mother-in-law who was a wolf and a tiger finally stepped forward. "It can be seen from this," Lin Cai finished telling the news and talked about her own feelings, and only said a simple sentence: "Everything in the world can be faked, except for feelings, which cannot be faked or hidden." Zhaojun was silent.Korean also came here to know the metaphor of Lin Cai.This metaphor seems to be imitated, but it has a deep meaning. Zhaojun's affection for the emperor, as well as the subtle contradictions in her heart, can be deeply understood in this story. In Zhaojun, this story is her mirror.She knew her state of mind well now.She obviously has all her heart on the emperor, but she still refuses to admit it clearly; she is obviously reluctant to leave the emperor, but she just wants to pretend to marry far away from the Great Wall, and she doesn't care about it.Isn't this ridiculous? This can be regarded as a cheerful state of mind.Although the contradiction is tangled, I don't know how to resolve it?At least it can be seen that there is a contradiction.It was no longer chaos, Zhaojun felt better. Of course, half of it also depends on Chun Yuxiu's medicinal power.After one night, the cough has subsided, the appetite has also improved, and the spirit is much better.And I have already accumulated a lot of words in my heart, and I want to discuss with Lin Cai and Han Wen for a long time. "Now I think about a few things: first, the empress dowager's disharmony with the emperor's mother and son is definitely not a blessing for the country; second, if you fight for me, if you lose the battle, I will be a sinner through the ages; third, the war will lead to disaster, and the people will suffer .So, I have only one way to go." "Why do you see there is only one?" Han Wen didn't think so. "Third Sister," Lin Cai stopped her: "Don't interrupt, just listen to Second Sister." "In my opinion, there is only one way: it is better to just ignore it, and all troubles will disappear." Why did you suddenly move this thought!Lin Cai and Han Wen were all surprised, and said in unison: "I can't do it, I can't do it!" "Why not?" Zhaojun argued: "Eldest sister and third sister, I made up my mind after thinking and thinking. This is not committing suicide." The word "determination" was actually said, and Lin and Han became more and more aware of the seriousness of the situation.Because of this, instead of being in a hurry to persuade, the two sisters exchanged glances and reached a tacit understanding, and Lin Cai spoke to Zhaojun. "You still don't commit suicide. Second sister, I used to admire you very much, but now I am disappointed! You are also an ordinary woman, and you are extremely selfish." This is making a fuss and causing waves from the opposite side, Zhaojun is not convinced.But Lin Caiju, she had to respect her, so she tried her best to keep calm and asked, "Eldest sister, how can you tell that I have so much selfishness?" "You said that you can eliminate all kinds of troubles if you just ignore it. However, you are just asking for your own liberation and leaving many problems for others. There is a saying that the dead are gone, so what's the matter with the living? You are not selfish in doing this. cause trouble?" "Big sister, I can't admit this. It's true that I have troubles, but my death will solve the country's problems. The empress dowager, the emperor, mother and son will not be at odds; the Han Dynasty and Hu Hanxie will not be able to renew their military forces." ;The common people can avoid the pain of fighting and fleeing. These are all things that I have to die, are they also selfish?" Zhaojun was eloquent and eloquent, but Lin Cai's eloquence was superior to others, and he replied calmly: "Second sister, you only know one thing, and you don't know the other. Bringing notoriety to the Empress Dowager." "Notoriety! Bringing notoriety to the Queen Mother?" Zhaojun was stunned: "Eldest sister, I don't understand your words." "As soon as I say it, you must admit it. You are dead, and the people will not understand your painstaking efforts for the country and the people. They must say that you are forced to death for the queen mother! Do you think this is not to give the queen mother a bad name for no reason? ?” "Yes!" Han Wen chimed in: "Outsiders will definitely say that. Because the Queen Mother gave you death, many people outside know about it." "This—" Zhaojun articulated sluggishly: "Your Majesty won't misunderstand the Empress Dowager, right?" "Yes! Of course the emperor knows that your death was not persecuted by the empress dowager! It was because of Hu Hanxie's persecution.In all honesty, if it wasn't for Hu Hanxie being such a rambunctious person who won't give in to reason and have no room for accommodation, Second Sister, you don't have to find out your humble opinion, right? " Zhaojun was silent.I admit that Lin Cai's analysis is good.So Han Wen interjected again, "This is something to be guarded against!" She said, "If the Emperor thinks so, he will definitely spare Hu Hanxie." "If you can't spare him, what should you do?" Lin Cai asked, winking at the same time. Han Wen fully understood her intentions, and immediately replied: "Then, we will really go to war!" "That's not necessarily true!" Lin Cai said deliberately: "Everyone is dead, why bother to go to war?" "It is precisely because of the death that Hu Hanxie has to be crusaded in order to avenge his shame." "Revenge can still be said, how can we say shame?" "Why not shameful?" Han Wen plausibly said: "The majestic concubine of the Han Dynasty, let Hu Hanxie of the small country force the emperor to be unable to protect her, and must seek death. Isn't this a shame?" "Ah!" Lin Cai said in surprise, "I didn't think of this level. Could it be that it can't be resolved?" "Big sister, are you saying that there is a way to resolve this war? I think it's very difficult." "Why?" "The emperor has always felt that Hu Hanxie was too deceitful, so he wanted to punish Hu Hanxie to show punishment. But others didn't think so, they only said that the emperor did not hesitate to raise troops for the sake of beauty. Therefore, some people thought that the teacher came from an unknown person. If the second sister died, it would be a famous teacher. gone." "What?" Zhaojun, who had been listening all the time, couldn't help but raise his eyes in surprise, "Why do I become famous after I die?" "That's an easy-to-understand reason. It's not because you want to keep the second sister. If you raise an army, the emperor's words will be loud: Hu Hanxie forced the concubine of the Han Dynasty to death, so he's so ungrateful! In this way, if you can still swallow your anger , let alone the emperor, I am afraid the empress dowager is not willing either!" "You mean," Lin Cai grasped the topic, and quickly asked again: "The queen mother has always opposed the army. If the second sister died, she would not object?" "That's right! The reason why the Empress Dowager opposes the raising of troops is because the soldiers are unknown, and she is afraid that the common people will not dare to speak out, and she resents the emperor in her heart. Now the situation is different, if people bully us, how can we not show it?" Han Wen added: "Eldest sister, don't forget that the queen mother is not like an ordinary old lady, she is timid and afraid of getting into trouble. The queen mother is very decisive!" "According to this, there is really no way to resolve it?" "That's not necessarily the case. As long as," Han Wen paused for a moment, he said clearly, "as long as Hu Hanxie is willing to make amends." "Is he willing?" "That's right! That's what I'm worried about. If it were me, I wouldn't agree. It's too useless to have to apologize to others after losing money and people." "It's too bad!" Lin Cai said with a stampede, "From this point of view, it's really a matter of beating you to the death." As the saying goes, "the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart".Those who speak intentionally pretend to be unintentional, and it is easier to teach people to cheat.Lin Cai and Han Wen pretended to argue like this, and every sentence penetrated into Zhaojun's heart, and it is certain that they would start a war if they died.Thus, Zhaojun's thought of committing suicide was thrown into the clouds immediately. "Alas!" She sighed unconsciously, and then, two lines of clear tears rolled down like broken pearls. Both Lin Cai and Han Wen didn't quite understand, where did her tears come from?Looking at each other in astonishment, the blowing and singing, which were just for Zhaojun, stopped naturally. "It's really hard to be a human being. Big sister, third sister, I really don't know what to do?" Zhaojun choked up and said, "There is such a thing in the world that you can't live, you can't die." Three consecutive "true" characters, one can imagine Zhaojun's state of mind, helpless.Lin Cai thought to herself, the persuasion was to persuade her to change her mind, and she was no longer worried that she would commit suicide.But the embarrassment in her heart must be resolved for her.This is much harder than persuading her to endure death, only to discuss it calmly and slowly. "Second sister, don't worry. I never believe that there are any difficulties in the world that you can't get over. The most important thing is that you don't try to get into a dead end." "No! I've thought about it carefully, and it's really difficult. Sister, please think about it, if you can't die, what can you do if you live? Could it be that I, as the concubine of the Han family, am really out of the fortress?" "of course not." "But what about Hu Hanxie? Are you willing to give in?" "Of course we have to persuade him to give in." "This is for sure! He must make concessions." Han Wen said: "With the vast territory of the Han Dynasty and the abundance of talents, could it be that there will be no discerning scholars like Su Qin and Zhang Yi to persuade Han Xie? I don't believe it. " "I don't believe it either." Lin Cai said quickly, "If Hu Hanxie insists on his own opinion, there are other ways to force him to submit." "What method?" Zhaojun asked. Lin Cai didn't answer.Han Wen couldn't help but said: "Of course it's Xingshi asking the crime!" "After all, it's inevitable!" "Otherwise," Lin Cai made a distinction: "Peace and war are now uncertain. But, Second Sister, if you worry about yourself badly, this battle will be settled." "Oh!" Zhaojun sighed again. "Second Sister," Han Wen said, "If the sky falls, there will be a tall man, so you don't have to suffer too much—" Just at this point, I heard a call from outside the hall: "The emperor is here!" This time, Lin Cai and Han Wen quickly avoided.But Zhaojun had to struggle to get up, and went out of the hall to meet him. As she walked, she was thinking, in what capacity is she meeting the king now?And the idea turned, and then there was an opinion.When she reached the door, the emperor had already entered the palace, she took a step away and knelt down sideways, and the emperor moved very quickly, before she could speak, he leaned over and reached out to help her. "Concubine, get up!" Zhaojun didn't answer, but said to himself; "Sister Zhaojun, please greet the emperor." The emperor was stunned.No wonder she ignored calling her "concubine"! "Zhaojun," He temporarily changed his address: "Get up and talk." "yes!" Zhaojun stood up, and when his eyes met, he saw her staring straight away and without a smile on her face, the emperor couldn't help being discouraged. "Chun Yuxiu's medicine, does it have some effect?" He managed to keep calm. "Thank you, Your Majesty. Doctor Chunyu's medicine is very good." "It's fine!" the emperor said without words, "This room seems to be very cold." "Please sit on this side, Your Majesty!" Zhaojun pointed to the east side and said, "It won't be cold when the smoker burns." To the west is a deep hanging curtain, which is the sleeping place of Zhaojun.Instead of inviting the emperor into her inner bedroom, but introducing the seat on the east side, it further expresses her determination to occupy the identity of Princess Ninghu and treat the emperor with the courtesy of sister and brother. It can be imagined that this is another expression of her determination to follow Yi's order and prepare to go out and get married. Thinking of this, the emperor was extremely frustrated.Of course, he was absolutely unwilling to let go of this, and endured Zhaojun to go far away from Mobei, where he lived his life in the desolate and bitter cold outside the Great Wall.However, he knows Zhaojun's temperament very well, so it is not appropriate to say anything at this time, let's talk about it as a brother and sister first. "Xiuchun," Zhaojun ordered loudly, "Hurry up and add animal charcoal to the smoke furnace, and then prepare hot soup to drive the emperor away from the cold." "Wine is the best way to get rid of the cold." The emperor said, "Zhaojun, I remember that you have your own white flower wine. If you think about it, you still have it." Picking hundreds of flowers and concocting fine wine with your own hands, there are still a lot in reserve, but the wine can be messy, and Zhaojun doesn't want to take it out.After thinking about it, the absence of Baihua wine could not prevent the emperor from drinking other wines. In comparison, Baihua wine was lighter and suitable for the emperor to drink. So Zhaojun went to bring out half a bottle of Baihua wine in person, saying that it was all that was left, and hoped that the emperor would stop drinking it lightly.The words were not good, and the emperor agreed verbally, but in his heart he had the desire to get drunk to the fullest. But there is not much wine, and the cup is even smaller.In fact, the cup is not small, it is carved out of a single piece of beautiful Khotan jade, and the jade craftsman is reluctant to waste the material. There is not much space in the middle, so it looks not small, but the wine can only hold a sip.The heavy weight is in vain. "These craftsmen are either as stupid as the Lu family, or as cunning as Mao Yanshou." The emperor became more and more angry, and threw a jade cup away.I only heard the crisp cracking sound on the brick floor, of course the jade was broken. The maids and eunuchs all changed their colors, and the emperor had never seen such a big temper.Of course Zhaojun was also a little startled, but on the surface he was very calm, and he raised his voice a little and shouted: "Xiuchun, bring a golden jue!" As soon as the emperor shot the jade cup, he felt remorseful and uneasy, fearing that he would frighten Zhaojun. At this moment, I feel a little relieved, but I feel so boring.Especially angry sullen face, unable to relax for a while, very uncomfortable. In the awkward silence, Xiuchun fetched a golden goblet.Zhaojun filled the wine with his own hands, held it to the emperor, and said: "I estimate that there is about one jue left in the bottle. Did the emperor drink it slowly, or did he dry it up in one go?Nothing is impossible.But that's all there is to wine! " She spoke quickly but in a steady voice.It can be seen that she has made up her mind that the emperor is only allowed to drink so much wine.That being the case, the emperor naturally knew what to choose. "I drink slowly!" he said, "Actually, I don't like to drink too fast. It's just that I can't bear unnecessary restrictions, which limit me to only drink so much in one sip." "All restrictions are not unnecessary." Zhaojun replied in a low voice. If someone else gave such an almost contradictory answer, the emperor would definitely be angered again, but it was different for Zhaojun.He took a sip of his wine and said, "Your words have some meaning! Try to illustrate with an example." "My sister doesn't need to give examples. I just want to ask the emperor, the imperial court has edicts every day, admonishing the ministers to do this and not to do that. Isn't there a fair reason for all these restrictions?" The emperor felt that what she said was right and wrong, but he couldn't discern where it was right and what was wrong?He smiled and replied: "I can't refute your words, but I can't understand them either." "Sage is nothing like the Son of Heaven. My Majesty said so, and my sister was terrified." The emperor couldn't go on talking anymore, he couldn't help feeling annoyed, and unknowingly seduced the jue to swallow most of the jue's wine, gulping down most of the wine in one go. Zhaojun regretted his mistake, and should not use such a method to persuade the emperor to accept the restrictions imposed on him by the empress dowager.I had no choice but to pour the wine silently, not daring to say another word. "Is it the last knight?" asked the emperor. "There is still room to spare." "It's heartless to drink alone, can you drink with me?" This is what a concubine looks like again.Zhaojun thought it was impossible, but he couldn't say no to it verbally. When he was in a dilemma, he had an idea and asked happily: "My sister summoned the two beauties to serve the emperor, how about it?" "Oh!" The emperor thought: "You mean Lin Cai, Korean?" "yes!" "Okay." The emperor said nothing. So Zhaojun not only added people, but also added wine.One is that he wants to get out of the matter, and the other is that he hopes that Lin Cai and Han Wen will be favored and give them more opportunities, so he excused himself and said that he will not come. Both Lin Cai and Han Wen didn't understand her intentions very well, and they couldn't help but feel cautious in front of the emperor, so they sat in a well-behaved manner and lowered their heads.The emperor sat up and looked straight up, only to see two sections of snow-white back of the neck, and the slightly trembling Jinbuyao on the two black hair. "You don't have to be restrained. Just get along with Sister Zhaojun, eat, drink and talk as you like, you can do whatever you want." "Yes!" Lin Cai agreed, and Han Wen both raised their heads. "What are you talking about with Zhaojun these days?" Lin Cai was thinking about how to answer.Han Wen was outspoken and was about to speak first. "The servant girl and the other two are trying to persuade the eldest princess." She said: "Persuade her to be more cheerful, the emperor must have a way." This was the first pleasant sentence the emperor heard when he arrived at Shanglin Garden that day, and he couldn't help but take a big gulp. "It's better for you!" He said, "I know me better than Zhaojun." "It's not that the eldest princess can't look up to her sacred heart." Lin Cai hurriedly defended Zhaojun: "I'm really afraid that the emperor will embarrass her—" "No!" the emperor interrupted her and said, "She doesn't have to worry about me. I said it's not embarrassing, it's against my will. But I speak Korean well, in the end I have my own way." "Yes!" Lin Cai lowered his head again. Although he couldn't see her face, the emperor also knew that she must be suspicious, thinking that he was pretending to comfort him.The emperor's thoughts have been bored for many days, and he wants to vomit.It was rare to have two people to talk to, so they no longer worried about the possibility of leaking the secret, and decided to talk about their own methods. "The crusade against Hu Hanxie is absolutely inevitable. The Empress Dowager doesn't expect to understand foreign affairs, she only talks about grievances. She doesn't know that there is a limit to grievances. If you exceed this limit, you are showing people weakness, and it is appropriate to invite insults. What's more, grievances can't be perfect. The emperor was excited: "You put yourself in my place and think about it, the emperor of the Han family can't even protect a woman. May I ask, why do future generations wait for the Lord?" His words at least showed his firm determination not to let Zhaojun marry outside the Great Wall.This encouraged Lin Cai, she unconsciously raised her head again, and looked at the emperor with earnest eyes. "Using troops is absolutely unavoidable." The emperor said again: "It's not all for the sake of Zhaojun." This sentence caught Lin Cai and Han Wen's deep attention.Although the concerns are the same, the ideas are different.Lin Cai is for Zhaojun, if there is a reason to attack Hu Hanxie, from the queen mother to the common people, they will no longer call Zhaojun a disaster.In Hanwen, I am concerned about state affairs, and I really want to know other reasons why I can't use soldiers besides Zhaojun. "Your Majesty, please have a full drink!" Han Wen poured wine for the emperor, while probing with a retreat: "It's not suitable for maidservants to hear about military plans." "You all know the importance, no more than those ignorant women, it doesn't matter if you talk about it." The emperor said slowly: "Back then, our sect had the Guardian of the Western Regions, who was in charge of monitoring the countries in the Western Regions. Among them, the largest three countries were called Wusun and Kangju. , Dawan, but they were all conquered by Zhizhi Shanyu. In the long run, the Western Regions only knew that there was Zhizhi, but did not know that there was a big Han. Therefore, Chen Tang made a plan, and he conspired with Wusun to conquer Zhizhi. The Xiongnu and the Western Regions, Fang Shi really surrendered to Han." "Yes!" Han Wen interjected: "That Hu Hanxie Chanyu was also threatened by Zhizhi Shanyu. Now that Zhizhi is gone, Hu Hanxie can sit back and relax, and it is reasonable to repay him. I don't want to be so rude!" "His rudeness is due to contempt for our Han Dynasty, but he just took Zhaojun as a topic." The emperor pondered for a while and then said: "I roughly remember the story of Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang destroying Zhizhi and reporting victory. Hanwen, you and I fill up the wine again." "yes!" So the emperor read: "'I heard that the righteousness of the world should be mixed into one. In the past, there was Tang Yu, and now there is a strong Han. The Huns Huhanxie Shanyu has called the Northern Fan, but the Zhizhi Shanyu is rebellious, and has not subdued its ancients. Gu. In the west of the Great Xia, I thought that a strong man could not be a subject! Zhizhi Shanyu, cruelty perpetuated the people, and great evil permeated the sky. The minister prolongs the life, the minister Tang, punishes the righteous soldiers, and punishes the heavens. Relying on your majesty, the gods, yin and yang And should, the weather is clear and clear, defeat the enemy in battle, cut off the head of the branch and his subordinates, and hang the head of the barbarian to show thousands of miles away. Those who commit crimes against the strong Han will be punished even if they are far away.'" The emperor drank it all in one gulp, He said again heavily: "'Whoever commits a strong man will be punished even if he is far away!' That's why Hu Hanxie must be crusaded. Otherwise, it will be a lot of trouble in the future." "Your majesty is far-sighted, and there is no praise for maidservants. It's just," Han Wen hesitated for a while, and finally said: "I'm afraid the battle is not sure." "You don't need to worry about this! If the Han Dynasty can't even subdue Hu Hanxie, can it still be called a 'strong man'?" "Yes! The servant girl made a slip of the tongue." Han Wen signaled Lin Cai to "live a birthday" for the emperor.They both raised their glasses, but they still chanted in Korean: "The maidservants and others will drive the emperor ahead of time, ordering the general to leave the army, everyone will go smoothly, the flag will be won, and success will be achieved." The emperor accepted with a smile on his face.He also gave Hanwen a cup and accompanied him for a jue.His face turned pale, he felt a little drunk, and his conversation became better and better.The topic is not off the crusade against Hu Hanxie.The emperor had deep confidence in Chen Tang, so he didn't care about how he dispatched troops.He expressed with great certainty that as long as winter turns to spring, Chen Tang will lead thousands of powerful soldiers, gallop day and night, and win a single battle. "The eldest princess is leaving the fortress," Han Wen asked, "Isn't it also scheduled for next spring?" "That's definitely the case. It depends on the situation at that time." The emperor replied: "At that time, maybe halfway there, I have heard the good news and turned back to the capital; maybe there is no need to do anything extra. Now—" The emperor suddenly stopped and let out a long sigh, with a rather helpless expression.Lin and Han didn't know why the emperor had such an expression?Although they didn't dare to ask, they all showed eagerness for answers. "Now there is only one obstacle, and I'm afraid that the queen mother will still intervene." The emperor said bewilderedly: "Why don't you think of a way to hide it from the queen mother!" Lin Cai and Han Wen could both hear the meaning of consulting in the words.Lin Cai was serious and didn't dare to say more.Han Wen's throat was itchy, and he felt uncomfortable. "My maidservant made false statements," she finally said, "it's not difficult to hide it from the Queen Mother. However, it is better to persuade the maidservant's foolish opinion than to conceal it." "Oh!" The emperor blinked wildly, seeming to be very interested in her words: "Han Wen, tell me first, how can you hide it from the queen mother? It's not difficult?" Just as Han Wen was about to speak, Lin Cai gave him a warning look.This alerted her!I also regret it in my heart.Right and wrong in the imperial palace often arise from this.Advising the emperor to conceal the truth from the queen mother is an evil conspiracy and a bewitchment. If it reaches the queen mother's ears, it will be a fatal disaster that even the emperor cannot save.Thinking of this, he couldn't help shivering. The emperor couldn't understand her serious state of mind at all, and asked with concern: "Are you cold? Come, come here, it's warm here." While speaking, he stretched out his hand, trying to pull her to the side of the smoke stove.Han Wen was a little panicked, and a little flattered. He lost control of his heart, and his actions became a little chaotic.When the emperor took her hand, the square inch was like a pool of crepe spring water, her body became weak, and she fell headfirst into the emperor's arms. This time, her sanity became clearer. If someone misunderstood that she was intentionally flirtatious, it would be an injustice that could not be cleared up.Therefore, he leaned back, put his hands up, slipped out of the emperor's arms, sat upright, and said with a red face, "Your servant is impolite." "What does it matter! Sit down here." "Yes!" Han Wen replied respectfully, took two steps on his knees, and approached the smoker. "You haven't answered my words yet," the Emperor reminded her. It was only after Han Wen made up his mind that he remembered what the emperor wanted to ask?Originally, he was trying to dodge, but now he changed his mind.Because he played it solemnly, it just happened to cover up the gaffe just now without leaving any traces. So he thought about it for a while, and answered solemnly: "The Han family is thirty-six away from the palace. Fortunately, they are all in Guanzhong, and the farthest is Fengxiang. The emperor asked the empress dowager to make a small tour, and it will not waste the people and money. If General Chen sends troops, When the Empress Dowager was visiting, didn't she hide it?" "Rational, reasonable!" The emperor clapped his hands approvingly: "I don't think you have Qiu Qi in your heart. You must follow the plan." "However," Han Wen continued, "If there is no need to conceal it, it is the best policy to let the empress dowager know that the emperor can't use troops, and silently praise her success." "The best policy is the best policy, so what if it doesn't work?" "As long as it sounds nice, the Empress Dowager will naturally accept it." The emperor looked at the Korean text, then at Lin Cai, put down the wine cup in his hand, and asked according to the case: "Listen to what you said, it seems that you have another opinion, let me listen to it." "Where does the maid have any opinion? It's just that there are two theories from the emperor's order, which may be able to impress the empress dowager. First, the country is Anxi Frontier, which took a lot of time to manage. Now Hu Hanxie is rude, If we don't deal with it early, the hard work in the past may be in vain." Having said this, Han Wen stopped, waiting for the emperor's first opinion on her, to make a detailed judgment, and then to make a reason. The emperor was also very cautious. He closed his mouth and thought for a while before he opened his mouth: "This statement is a bit far-fetched, but the meaning is very good. Take the conquest of Zhizhi back then, and the crusade against Huhanxie now, as a whole set of methods for the country to be Anxizhen , then not only is the division well-known, but Chen Tang is still in charge of the army, so it becomes a matter of course. You can talk about the second point!" Received this praise, Han Wen became more reserved, lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "The second statement may be contrary to one's will. However, even if you want to commit a crime, there is no reason to worry about it. You must speak it well. The servant girl is afraid of this statement. It’s not easy to agree to.” "Leave it alone! You're just talking." "It's true: Hu Hanxie has the heart of disobedience, and he provokes with excuses; even if he is wronged, he may not be able to seek perfection. Even if he sends the eldest princess to marry far away, Hu Hanxie may not think of the kindness of the Han family and relatives, and will still use another name , moving troops to invade—” "That's a good point!" The emperor rushed to say without waiting for her to finish, "No one dares not to listen. Otherwise—" The emperor didn't continue.Because he thought of a way to suppress the population, although it was effective but almost unreasonable, it was inconvenient to talk about it at this time. Seeing the emperor and Han Wen being so speculative, Lin Cai couldn't help feeling sour in his heart. But once she finds out by herself, she immediately condemns herself, she shouldn't be so jealous.At the beginning, when the sisters became sworn brothers, there was a word of alliance, and they shared misfortune and fortune.Even if the rain and dew cannot be shared equally, it is an honor for sisters to be favored.Besides, as the eldest sister, I should take care of my sister everywhere, why should I be jealous? Thinking about it this way, I decided to create opportunities for Korean. "Would the emperor want to drink a cup of clear soup?" She asked. "Okay, okay!" the emperor said happily, "I'm thinking about a cup of sour soup." "The servant girl will do it right away!" Lin Cai immediately withdrew.临走时向韩文使个眼色，示意她放出手段来笼络皇帝。 等将一瓯用鲜鱼椒酢调制的醒汤做好，林采命秀春送了上去。嘱咐她说：“你说我的手给烫伤了，不能到御前伺候。倘如不问，你就不必多说。” 遣走秀春，又召周祥，是问他倘或皇帝今夜留在上林苑，有何规矩？周祥告诉她说，应该通知掖庭令，皇帝是独宿，还是有人荐寝？召幸的是谁，亦须记在简册，以便将来查考。 “我知道了。”林采点点头：“皇上今夜大概不会回宫了，你等消息吧！” 接着，她又找来一个掌管寝殿的老婆子，吩咐她准备衾枕，以便皇帝留宿。安顿好了一切，方始去看昭君。 昭君依旧神情萧索，她的心里很矛盾，要避嫌疑，却又忍不住去想林采、韩文与皇帝谈笑，是如何热闹？几次想借故重回筵前，而总觉得不妥。就在这有些坐立不安的当儿，看到林采，心里倒是一喜。 “大姊，你怎么不在皇帝跟前？” “我是特意避出来的。”林采看了逸秋一眼。 昭君会意了，将她拉到一边，悄然问道：“三妹怎么样？” “三妹今天可出了风头了。”林采答说：“在皇上面前侃侃而谈，一点都不露怯。” “喔，”昭君关切地问：“谈些什么？” 这就不便透露了，因为料知昭君不以为然，必起争辩。在此时大非所宜，所以含含糊糊地答说：“话很多，一时也说不尽。” “稍微说些我听。” “是——是大骂毛延寿。”林采赶紧将话题扯开：“皇上对三妹似乎很中意。我想，承恩在今朝，皇上今天大概不会回宫了。” 接着，林采将她所作的部署，都说了给昭君听，昭君的本意就在荐贤代自，听了当然高兴，不过有些替林采委屈。想说几句安慰她的话，却又难以措词，只得暂且丢开。 这沉默而又有脸上心事的神情，使得林采误会了，以为她终究难舍恩情，心生感慨，所以反过来安慰她。 “二妹，你实在大可宽心。照我看，九九归原，到头来，你仍是一位汉家的妃子。” “大姊，”昭君有些诧异地问：“你这话从何而来？莫非皇上说了什么？” “皇上对你实在仁至义尽了。二妹，你亦不必固执，军国大事，后宫可以不管，一切听皇上的就是。” 昭君恍然大悟，皇帝仍旧打算兴兵，而且听这口气，林采认为皇帝的决定是睿智的。这是“逢君之恶”，她颇生反感，所以依旧保持沉默。 在林采，这等于是一种试探，见此光景，自然住口不语，搭讪着站起身来说：“我看看去。他们是怎么个情形了。” 所谓“他们”，是指皇帝与韩文。等她走近帷幕，只见秀春向她微微摇手，林采便蹑手蹑脚地走到墙边，极轻地掀起帷幕一角，向里张望。 所看到的情景，多少使林采感到意外，皇帝面容严肃，韩文正襟危坐，倒像召见大臣，平章国事的模样。两个人的声音都不高，而林采又隔甚远，所以里面说些什么一无所知。可以确定的是，绝非调笑。 转眼之间，皇帝已站了起来，韩文的动作比他更快，急步走在前面，掀起帷幕。高声说道：“伺候皇上回宫。” 怎的要回宫了？林采旋即想起，自己是假装烫伤了手的，此时不便让皇帝发现，便往屏风后面一躲。好一会听声音静了下来，方始现身。回到昭君那里，只见韩文跟她正在促膝深谈。 “怎么？”林采迫不及待地问：“皇上忽然想回宫了？” 韩文的神情很尴尬，仿佛辜负了他人极大的一番盛意而又无理由可以解释似地。 “莫非皇上生气了？”这是故意逼韩文的一句话。林采也知道，皇帝并未生气。 “说来话长。”是昭君开口，脸上却是感动的神色：“慢慢谈吧，总而言之，越是这样，越让我不安。” 话越来越玄虚了！林采是比较稳重的人，便不急着往下追问，只说：“三妹，我在帷幕外面张望了好半天，你知道不知道？” "have no idea." “我很奇怪，你跟皇上谈得似乎很深，很认真，倒是谈些什么呀？” “回头告诉你。” 到得晚饭已过，昭君服了药先自归寝。韩文始斜倚薰笼，将与皇帝所谈的一切，原原本本都告诉了林采。她们真是很尽了一番心，为皇帝与昭君打算，十分周到。首先，她劝皇帝要忍耐一时，上林苑再也休来，而且昭君二字亦最好不提。唯有这样将心上人置之度外的态度，才可以免除太后的顾虑与防虑。同时，也唯有用这样的态度，才可以挽回母子的情感，而一旦真要用兵之时，太后才有可能同意。 “皇上听了没有呢？”林采插嘴问说。 “蒙皇上喜纳了。” “今天皇上不愿留在这里，就为的是照你的话，要绝迹于上林苑？” “那倒不是。”韩文又说：“我又替皇上献了一计，果真要攻呼韩邪，宜乎出奇兵。正不妨以送亲为名，瞒过呼韩邪，到了时候，打他个措手不及。” “想不到你还懂兵法！”林采笑道：“皇上真该练一队娘子军，就派你当统帅。” “这是我一时想到，皇上亦不会真的听我。他说，他要跟陈汤去商量。” “还谈些什么？” “还有，就谈一开春便奉太后巡幸离宫，以便陈汤发兵。” “怪不得！这都是一本正经的事。”林采紧接着又问：“皇上对你怎么样？” “没有怎么样。”韩文脸上发红，显然的，她是害羞不能说实话。 林采当然还要追问：“他有什么表示？” “应该有什么表示？”韩文反问。 林采不容她闪避，凑在她耳边轻轻问道：“有没有说，他喜欢你，要你陪他？” 韩文羞得连耳根都红了，想起皇帝曾一度探手入怀，便连心都跳得很厉害了。 “别害羞！”林采问道：“到底怎么回事？” 于是，她用极低的声音，断断续续地说：“他要，我说不好。这里是昭君的地方，应该尊重她。皇上不噜苏了。” “原来这么回事！”林采又问：“那么皇上可曾说，回宫之后，再来宣召。” "No." “没有？”林采略有些困惑。凝神想了一会说：“是了！”一定是路太远，宣召不便。我有主意了。 " 韩文不知道她是何主意？不便问，也不想问。 第二天一早，林采去跟昭君商议，想将韩文送回掖庭。唯一的原因是，便于皇帝宣召。昭君亦原有此意，不想林采所见正同，自然高兴。不过，韩文是奉旨来此陪伴昭君，仍须奉了旨意才能回掖庭。 “这也不难办到。”林采答说：“我想不如索性由二妹写个表启，送呈御前，请将三妹遣回，岂不简捷了当？” “这倒使得。只不知如何措词方为得体？” “是的，这道表启得好好斟酌。我看要这么说，表面上多谢皇上派她来陪伴，如今病已痊可，不必再陪，暗地里却要有荐贤的意思。” “说得是！等我来试试看。” 于是昭君提笔拟了个稿子，与林采字斟句酌，认为妥当了，方始用木简漆书，缮写停当，时已近午，随即派人送到未央宫。 韩文这天上午正好也在写家书，对于她两个姊姊的作为，一无所知。到得午膳时，方始见面，只觉肴馔格外丰盛，却再也想不到，昭君有替她“饯行”的意味在内。 饭罢闲坐，等昭君托故避开，林采才悄悄说道：“三妹，你不妨收拾收拾随身衣服，说不定今天就有旨意，让你搬回掖庭。” “怎么？”韩文愣了好一会才说：“我完全不明白，这是怎么回事？” “是这样的，我跟二妹的想法完全相同，如今是该你出头的时候了。” 听林采细说了缘由，韩文的表情，着急多于一切：“大姊，这件事做得鲁莽了！”她说：“能不能把那道表启追回来？” 这下轮到林采大惑不解了，睁大了眼问：“为什么？” “回头我再讲道理给你听。请先回答我的话。” “不行！”林采摇摇头：“这时怕已经送到御书房了。” 韩文皱着眉不作声，好久才说了句：“只好另想别法。” “三妹，”林采不安地问：“莫非我们做错了，错在哪里？你快说给我听。” “大姊，你应该想得到，兴兵是万不得已之事！与呼韩邪到底不是什么正邪不并存，汉贼不两立的深仇大恨。若是呼韩邪能够慑于汉家声威，臣服求和，自然以和为贵。到那时候，拿什么跟人家和？” “我不知道。”林采答说：“我也不大听得懂你的话。” “这也怪我不好。”韩文自责似地说：“我应该早把我的想法告诉你，就不会有这么阴错阳差的事发生。” “你的想法是什么？” “我有个想法，一直摆在心里。兴兵必不可免，而和总是要和的。既然和好，自然仍旧结亲。二姊当然不会到塞外，然则不应该有个人替她吗？” 林采到这时候才恍然大悟。内心的感觉异常复杂，既感动又佩服，且还不免自惭与不安。自惭的是思虑不如韩文来得细密，而不安的是怕一着错，满盘输，误了大事。 见此光景，韩文反倒安慰她说：“大姊、二姊的好意。我很感激。不过，皇上或许也可想到，可以留着我代二姊出塞，否则，我面奏皇上亦还来得及挽回。” “但愿如此，”林采激动地说：“三妹，我真没有想到。你为昭君，用心如此之深，实在了不起！” 韩文强持地笑着，心里充满了一种自豪的感觉。本来一直是随人摆布，一忽儿是掖庭内子，一忽儿是宁胡长公主，一忽儿又回掖庭。女孩儿家娇贵的身份，被折腾得不成样子，如今可是要挺起脊粱来做自己的主了，料定终究仍会以宁胡长公主的身份和番，将来不管会吃多少苦，但叫青史留名，便不枉了这一生！