Although Su Fengnuan guessed that the prince's accident was related to Lin Zhixiao, but Xu Yunchu actually confirmed it, and still felt a little emotional.
After Xu Yunchu finished speaking, he looked at Su Fengnuan, "Girl went to the East Palace twice yesterday. You diagnosed the crown prince taking Yanwangdu. It is said that taking this medicine is like rebirth. After waking up, you will lose all your memories. The emperor yesterday The prince took him to the emperor's bedroom. If the prince is like this, the girl may have predicted what will happen in the next court?"
Su Fengnuan shook his head, "The so-called women don't get involved in politics, don't talk about politics, you're asking me wrong."
Xu Yunchu laughed, "Miss is too self-effacing. With her intelligence, there are many men in the world who are inferior to her. I am not wrong to ask you."
Su Fengnuan smiled faintly, "I can't tell."
Xu Yunchu looked at her, "Why can't you tell?"
Su Fengnuan said, "Since the beginning of this year, the Northern Zhou Dynasty raised troops, the borders were turbulent, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was defeated, and the Southern Qi victory was also a disastrous victory. Sooner or later, the Northern Zhou Dynasty will make a comeback again and fight again. At that time, the game between the two countries will not only rely on It is the military, and there are domestic affairs. The internal affairs are not stable, so why fight the war?"
Xu Yunchu nodded, "Not bad."
Su Fengnuan said again, "The princes of the Northern Qi Dynasty have their own culture and military strategy, especially the second prince Chu Han. But looking at me in the Southern Qi Dynasty, the royal heirs are weak. The only prince looks like this now. The so-called internal affairs are as fierce as a tiger. In this matter, even if the crown prince wakes up, he is truly deposed. Once the crown prince is dethroned, then there will be no follow-up in the country, and the state affairs will be in jeopardy?"
Xu Yunchu nodded, "It's true."
Su Fengnuan continued, "However, although in terms of the situation, our situation in Southern Qi is weaker than that of Northern Zhou, but it is not a soft-footed shrimp who is incompetent everywhere. If the whole country rectifies its internal affairs, Northern Zhou may not be able to reap the benefits at that time. go."
Xu Yunchu said, "So, for now, the key is still internal affairs."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "The emperor is still in his middle age, so you can take your time with the matter of the prince, right? If the internal affairs are not in order, there is no need for the Northern Zhou to attack, and the Southern Qi will perish." After finishing speaking, she looked at Xu Yunchu and said, "The emperor and the two Isn't the big old case entrusted to you for the purpose of rectifying the country's internal affairs? So, Uncle Xiaoguo has a heavy burden on his shoulders."
Xu Yunchu sighed, and said to Su Fengnuan, "These days, I have already checked almost everything. But I always have some concerns, so today, besides telling the East Palace and the Lin family about the matter, there is another matter that I need the girl to help me with. .”
"Oh?" Su Fengnuan looked at her, "Looks like it's related to two old cases? What's wrong with Uncle Xiaoguo?"
Xu Yunchu nodded.
Su Fengnuan turned his eyes and looked at him with a smile, "I'll help you with the old case. This matter has a lot to do with it, are you sure?"
Xu Yunchu nodded, "If I'm not sure, I won't come to you."
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "Thank you for looking up to me."
Xu Yunchu laughed, "If you ask me to restrain Lin Zhixiao, don't you think highly of me? Each other."
Su Fengnuan put down the teacup, "Since this is the case, then we have a tacit understanding. Tell me, how can I help you as a consultant?"
Hearing this, Xu Yunchu took out a page from his bosom and handed it to Su Fengnuan.
Su Fengnuan reached out to take it, and when she saw it, the pages were densely packed with names of people, and a few names were written heavily, and she could see them at a glance in the middle, and they were very familiar with them. Many other names, she has heard of and even met them during her travels all these years.
On such a thin piece of paper, the names of the people on it covered almost half of the officials in the Southern Qi Dynasty.
As she held the paper, her mood could no longer be described in words.
Although she thought that these two old cases were very closely related, not to mention the Lingshan case four years ago, she personally investigated it secretly, and she already knew it well, involving countless people. The case of death on the battlefield, one could imagine that the involvement must be extremely deep, but I didn't expect it to be twice as much as the case of Lingshan.
But it is true that this should be the result, otherwise the majestic King Rong An, the princess and countless soldiers died in battle, how could it be so tragic
She held the paper in silence for a long time, then raised her eyes to look at Xu Yunchu, "Who should stay and who should not stay, should we go to war, or be punished lightly? Should we get rid of future troubles at the root, or keep the root to prevent damage to the foundation of the country? Is it difficult for you? ?”
Xu Yunchu nodded, "Exactly."
Su Fengnuan said softly, "If the emperor sees this list, he will probably die of anger."
Xu Yunchu sighed deeply, "I never thought of that either." After saying that, he said with shame, "The Xu family really deserved it all these years, but as a descendant of the Xu family, I can't blame my grandfather."
Su Fengnuan smiled, "The Xu family is nothing more than taking the name of a relative who is as powerful as a tiger, but King Rong An, Princess Wang and a group of soldiers died in battle twelve years ago, and the case of Lingshan four years ago, apart from Your mother, after all, has nothing to do with the Guozhang’s Mansion and the Guozhang. It’s just that the Guozhang’s fault lies in restraining the imperial power, and he is indirectly an accomplice in these two major cases.”
Xu Yunchu nodded, "That's right, it's really irrelevant. People all over the world say that the Xu family is suspected of deceiving the emperor, but what the Xu family does is on the surface, but there are real troublemakers behind the scenes. Using this umbrella against the Xu family and the royal family as a cover is really deceiving the country and harming the government."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "The emperor understands it in his heart, so he entrusted you with the two old cases. You not only have to give the emperor an explanation, but also give an explanation to the people who died due to the two old cases, and also to prove that the Xu family is clear. "
Xu Yunchu nodded.
Su Fengnuan looked at the paper in his hand again, and after looking at it carefully for a while, he laid the paper flat on the table, stretched out his hand and stroked it lightly, and said to Xu Yunchu, "Some people must die, some people must be severely punished." , some people can live, but they will also end up in exile, some people will be punished lightly, and some people can only be let off lightly."
Xu Yunchu looked at the place where her fingers passed, and said, "If it is light, it will disturb the government, and if it is serious, it will disturb the country. So, who must die? Who must be severely punished? Who can live and be exiled? Who should be punished lightly? What?" Letting people go lightly? This is the difficulty."
Su Fengnuan looked at the names on the paper silently for a moment, and said to him, "I don't know how much you know about these people?"
Xu Yunchu said, "I can't say that I understand the people in Beijing completely, but I can say that I understand seven or eight out of ten."
Su Fengnuan asked, "Southern Qi has a vast territory and rich resources, not just the capital city."
Xu Yunchu said, "That's why I came to find the girl. The girl is well-informed, and she must be very familiar with the local customs, officials' behavior, and style."
Su Fengnuan said honestly, "That's right, I understand seven or eight out of ten." After finishing speaking, she said, "Follow me to the study, I have something to show you, after you have seen it, maybe you don't need it I can tell what to do with my own words."
Xu Yunchu nodded, "Okay."
Su Fengnuan stood up and left the living room first.
After Xu Yunchu followed Su Fengnuan, he left the room.
Su Fengnuan took him to the study of Su's mansion. The two of them had just walked not far when the butler of the mansion hurried over with a person.
Su Fengnuan knew that person, and it was Fu Lu, the old housekeeper of Rong An Wangfu. She stopped and looked at Fu Lu. He was holding a basket in his hand. The basket was covered by a brocade, and it was invisible. what.
The housekeeper of the mansion brought people to the front, bowed to Su Fengnuan and Xu Yunchu, and said to Su Fengnuan, "Miss, the housekeeper of Rong'an Palace was ordered by Ye Shizi to bring you a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake."
Su Fengnuan was taken aback.
Fu Lu saluted immediately, "My family's eldest son just made it this morning, and asked the old slave to bring it over for you to eat while it's fresh."
Su Fengnuan raised her eyebrows, "Osmanthus cake? Did Ye Chang make it himself?"
Fu Lu nodded again and again.
Su Fengnuan took a step forward, opened the silk and satin, and suddenly a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus wafted out. She glanced inside and said with a smile, "The smell is very pure, and the appearance is also very beautiful. But the sweet-scented osmanthus has just bloomed, right? Did you make sweet-scented osmanthus cake early? You are not afraid that the flower spirit will come out and eat him instead."
Fu Lu suddenly smiled and said authentically, "My son knows that you like to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and drink sweet-scented osmanthus brews. You make them every year, but this year you stayed in Beijing early, so when the sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms, the son just healed his wounds, so he couldn't wait to eat it." I made it earlier. I want you to eat it earlier."
Su Fengnuan smiled and nodded, "As soon as he recovered from his injury, he began to feel restless. You can send it to my mother first! Uncle Xiaoguo and I have something to talk about, and I'll go to my mother's when I'm done. "
Fu Lu nodded again and again.
The housekeeper took Fulu to say goodbye to Su Fengnuan, and left for the main courtyard.
Su Fengnuan turned around, smiled and said to Xu Yunchu, "Let's go."
Xu Yunchu nodded, with an ordinary face, and smiled gently, "It turns out that you have been in contact with Ye Shizi for many years."
Su Fengnuan knew that she told Ye Chang yesterday that she would make an appointment with Xu Yunchu today, and with his temperament, he would definitely do something, but he didn't expect to get up early in the morning to make osmanthus cake, and it was just in time for this. Broken is intentional.
She smiled and said truthfully, "Well, although the Su family has moved away from the capital, the people of the Su family have not set foot in the capital for many years, but I am rebellious by nature, and I don't listen to my father's advice, so I secretly come to the capital once or twice a year. "
"Are you coming to Beijing to visit Ye Shizi?" Xu Yunchu asked.
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Yes."
Xu Yunchu said, "Over the years, no one has discovered it. I should admire you for being smart, girl, or Ye Shizi for his secretive skills!" After saying that, he slightly mocked, "No wonder the girl avoids me like a snake and a scorpion. I have no scruples in front of the queen mother and my grandfather, so it turns out that I have long been interested."
Su Fengnuan blinked her eyes, and said with a broken smile, "What the queen mother wants is a stable position in the palace, what the king wants is the prosperity of the lintel, and uncle Xiaoguo is not a person who is entangled in the love of his children, he has the world in his heart." After the words fell, came At the door of the study, she stretched out her hand and pushed the door, walked in first, and changed her voice accordingly, "Why do you care about this?"