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"Actually, it's quite simple to solve this matter."

Zhen Wenjun's words made all the senior counselors present widen their eyes. Lin Yue looked at her with great joy. What she said was completely unexpected, but it made sense to him.Li Yanyi's head suddenly stopped hurting, she saw that Zhen Wenjun didn't seem to be talking big, she was confident.

"What clever plan does my sister have, tell me quickly!" Li Yanyi urged her.

In fact, what Zhen Wenjun thought of when he heard some auspicious omens was not a good thing, but a relative "bad omen".My mother told her many terrible folk stories, such as the three-eyed blood child, the frog in the deep well with two heads... However, every time my mother told her in detail and vividly, coupled with her rich imagination, these ghosts and snakes Then there was a clear image in my mind.

An auspicious omen is nothing more than a group of people singing and dancing to sing praises, but the ominous omen is even more memorable.Now that the emperor has won the hearts of the people because of a heavy rain, what if the people find out that they have misunderstood the meaning of the heavy rain, which is not auspicious but very dangerous?

"Sister means..."

"How can we make them say that it's a good omen and it's a good omen? We can also say that it's a bad omen." Zhen Wenjun said, "They can spread rumors, and we can do the same to say that there are monsters in the place where the heavy rain gathers. The rain is not to relieve the drought. In addition, the torrential rain on the South Cliff is a fact. The emperor was in a hurry to dig the canal in order to take advantage of the weather. Unfortunately, the embankment has not been repaired and many people have drowned. Digging the mountain to open the canal offended the mountain god. Whether it is flooding or mudslides along the road, it all depends on the head of the mountain god. As long as the water monster and the mountain god are spread, people will naturally panic. How can the people turn to the emperor again? Don't secretly curse the emperor. That's being polite."

After all, Zhen Wenjun was young, and his words were more childish, which made the counselors from all directions laugh.

"Why, did I say something wrong?" Zhen Wenjun was a little puzzled hearing their laughter.

"No, Sister Wenjun, you said it very well. This is a clever plan to treat another person in the same way. I will leave this matter to you." Li Yanyi said.

Zhen Wenjun responded excitedly: "Yes!"

"By the way, sister, this time Xie Fuchen recruited a peerless master in northern Xinjiang. This person uses poison to assassinate people with terrifying methods. You also have a lot of research on poison. Do you have a countermeasure?"

Zhen Wenjun really said: "Yes."

"Okay! Bengong just likes you saying this word!"

"Mr. Wen played tricks in front of all the sages. My adoptive father and I used to sell medicine for a living, and we knew a little bit about medicine. One year, there was a plague in Pingcang, and the victims were many. Later, it was found out that Someone deliberately poisoned the county magistrate in retaliation. At that time, my adoptive father was also poisoned and almost confessed his life. Fortunately, he met a miracle doctor. The miracle doctor said that no deadly poison in this world can kill people without showing any traces. Invisible, maybe people can't smell it, but some insects and ants can. I know that there is a kind of insect that grows in the Suidong Mountains, called blue shell. This kind of insect is not born with a blue shell. It's a small bedbug, unattractive in appearance, but as long as it is poisonous, it will turn blue. Your Highness only needs to send someone to the Yulan Lake in the Suidong Mountains to look for it, and you can easily find it with poison. This bug can not only detect poison but also To detoxify, it likes to eat leftovers from the kitchen very much, as long as the blue shell is kept in the Huaichen Mansion or even carried with you, once there is poisonous thing approaching, it will be known at a glance."

The counselors were hesitant to speak.I don't know if this kind of wild insect in the country will carry infectious diseases, but the eldest princess should carry it with her. This kind of proposal is a bit fanciful in the past, but it can be seen that Li Yanyi very much approves of Zhen Wenjun's proposal. Since Zhen Wenjun spoke, her eyes have been fixed. Without moving it away, the other counselors couldn't open their mouths.

Li Yanyi said: "If it weren't for Ru Ning and many other things that need Wen Jun's planning, I would really send you to the Pingcang Suidong Mountain Range. You can draw the appearance and characteristics of Lan Ke'er, and I will almost People go to Yulan Lake to catch them."

Zhen Wenjun said "yes" briskly, but his heart was beating drums.She has never been to Pingcang, let alone Yulan Lake.Lan Ke'er has only seen the pictures in the scroll Jiang Daochang gave her, so it's no problem to draw them with the gourd painting scoop, but she remembers that the book is dilapidated, and it's uncertain whether the contents recorded in it can be verified so far.While she was speaking firmly and earnestly, she was praying for Li Yanyi in her heart, hoping that she could really find it.

The last stroke fell on the sheepskin, Zhen Wenjun put the pen aside, and handed the portrait to Li Yanyi.Li Yanyi called spies and asked them to go to Pingcang overnight to catch insects.

"What do you think about Wei Situ, sister?" The spy walked forward, and Li Yanyi couldn't wait to continue asking Zhen Wenjun.Seeing her appearance, Zhen Wenjun seemed to want to squeeze her dry, thought for a while and said honestly:

"Returning to Your Highness, I am the most proficient in medicine, followed by business management, and then strategy. My sister grew up in the mountains, and the battle between court and court is far away from me, and I have never personally participated in it. Now I can't think of a way for a while, and I still look forward to your Highness." Forgive me." She said it very sincerely and realistically, and with the background of "Zhen Wenjun", if she was able to talk about political tactics with eloquence, she would probably make Li Yanyi suspicious.

"That's right, I'm impatient. My sister hasn't seen Hong Ai's 'collaborating with the enemy and traitorous' letter and the final bloody letter. I have some copies here. You can take a look. Except for the rain these few days, my sister will I also carry these imitation letters with me, and if you find anything, come and discuss it with me in time." Li Yanyi said deliberately, "Remember to come to me no matter how small you find or how hazy your thoughts are."

As the eldest princess, Li Yanyi does not have any airs, especially because the important counselors around her were killed one by one. Now she is eager for talents, she doesn't care who is available, who she is, she just wants to be in the building that is about to collapse. Find the last piece of shelter within.

Zhen Wenjun looked at this young and capable eldest princess. Her intelligence and determination looked at the entire Dayu, and everyone, including men and women, could surpass her with one hand.Even someone as good as her, there will be a time when life is at stake.When watching from the sidelines, she felt that the political struggle was wonderful. It was not until she was really anxious to watch from the sidelines that she stepped forward and felt the danger.

She wholeheartedly wanted to get closer to Li Yanyi and be used by her, so that she could use her power to fight back against Xie's family in the future.When Li Yanyi's anxious eyes really fell on her, and even attached her last hope, Zhen Wenjun felt the real pressure.What if she didn't finish her nonsense in the end?Talking about war on paper is easy, but after putting it into practice, you will encounter all kinds of difficulties and resistance. At that time, your position will be extremely embarrassing. I am afraid that Li Yanyi will not give her a second chance; even if the difficulties are solved, Li Yanyi still fails what to do?She has seen Xie Fuchen's tricks, she doesn't want to praise him but he is indeed brave and resourceful and extremely difficult to deal with, whether Li Yanyi will be able to kill Xie Fuchen in the end is really hard to say.Once Li Yanyi completely loses power and is killed, how can she survive as an important counselor?Ten thousand steps back, assuming Li Yanyi can really ascend to the throne in the end, there is no guarantee that he will not be killed.

Zhen Wenjun has dug a big hole for herself. She doesn't know whether the hole is filled with infinite treasures and supreme rights or a bottomless abyss of death. She can only know the answer by jumping down.

Sure enough, the heavy rain moved north to Runing. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. There is no curfew in Runing City, and the three major night markets are open all night long.Zhen Wenjun came to the busy market with an oil umbrella, thinking that there should be few people in the night market under the pouring rain, but he didn't expect to be unable to walk as soon as he reached the entrance of the market.The bazaar was brightly lit, and countless people from Runing crowded into the bazaar holding umbrellas and wearing coir raincoats, and the voices of people boiling inside could be heard from afar.The children wore bamboo hats woven from palm skin and excitedly chased and fought among the crowd, stepping hard on the small puddles on the ground, deliberately splashing the water everywhere.The heavy rain was pouring on the grass sheds of the vendors along the street, converging into strands of water flowing from the gutter to the sides, and the rows of shops with night lights were densely packed together, making the water flowing down like waterfalls.Zhen Wenjun found that the layout of Ru Ning was very careful. It is worthy of being a century-old capital. All the rainwater that fell was poured into the ditches and flowed underground. Even if there are some puddles, it will not affect walking.

Zhen Wenjun walked two streets, and Lin Yue and the three attendants who followed behind were very curious about what she was looking for.

"Of course it is the entrance to the underground waterway." Zhen Wenjun said while looking for it.

Immediately, Lin Yue's eyes lit up and said: "This is easy, Lady Zhen should have asked me, I know. I grew up in Runing, and I am familiar with every square, street, and secret door here. There are three entrances to the underground waterway. Miss Zhen wants the center of the city to be off-angle, so I can take my lady there."

"You know very well, I want the one in the city center, but don't have too many people."

"The lady comes with me."

Lin Yue led them through the bustling East City, and came to the junction of the East and West cities. He pointed to a round stone cover under his feet and said, "Open the cover and you can reach the underground waterway."

Zhen Wenjun asked: "Have you ever been to this underground waterway? How deep is the water below?"

"The water channel is a full two feet deep from the ground. If there is no water storage in the dry season, all the water will flow eastward into the Penghai Sea due to the terrain. Now that the rainy season is coming, I predict that the water in the channel will be roughly waist-high."

"Waist? Not enough. Wait for it to fall for another two days." Zhen Wenjun looked around while talking. There is obviously no bustling market center between the two cities. Only ten steps away is a restaurant with gauze lanterns, which can vaguely illuminate It is bright here but it cannot be seen through, and there are few people but it is not inaccessible.The Dragon Boat Festival is a three-day festival all over the country, and there is no curfew limit, and the time is just right.

Lin Yue couldn't figure out her intention, so he approached Zhen Wenjun and asked in her ear, "Why did Lady Zhen have to wait for two days? What does it have to do with the water storage?"

Zhen Wenjun's ears were hot from his sudden approach, and he took a step back uncomfortably: "Of course it's for the convenience of pretending to be a ghost...you will know when the time comes." After finishing speaking, Zhen Wenjun raised his umbrella and walked back. Then, even more excited:

"Pretending to be a ghost? How do you pretend? Do you want to pretend to be a ghost?"

Zhen Wenjun never likes to disclose plans that have not yet been implemented to others, but Lin Yue always likes to follow up and ask, which makes Zhen Wenjun very dizzy.

The heavy rain lived up to her expectations and lasted for three days. On the third night, the lively atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival came to an end. Zhen Wenjun quietly took people to check the water level of the underground waterway the night before. It was already ten feet deep and the current was fast .A lantern was stretched out from the entrance to look inside. The pitch-black waterway was flooded with rain, accompanied by the sound of "squeaking" water. It is not uncommon for any monsters to emerge from it. Even if someone wanted to investigate, it would be extremely difficult to find out.

"Okay." Zhen Wenjun showed a sinister smile on his face hidden under the bamboo hat, "Come on, the most vicious monster in the history of Dayu is about to haunt the capital."

Zhen Wenjun called the entourage that Li Yanyi assigned to her overnight to discuss the important things to be done on the last day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and deliberately did not call Lin Yue, but Lin Yue rushed over by himself after hearing the news.He didn't get annoyed when Zhen Wenjun didn't call him, and when he came, he cupped his hands gently and said: "I can do anything for my lady, as long as she asks."

Zhen Wenjun didn't know what to do with this thick-skinned man, but he glanced around at the thick and thick men, looked at the skinny Lin Yue, and had a flash of inspiration: "You can do whatever you want."

"Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow!"

"Okay, then you just wait to die."

"Okay, then I will..." Lin Yue was stunned during the middle of the sentence, and looked up at Zhen Wenjun with a smirk on his face in surprise, "Waiting to die?"

The heavy rain was still washing Runing, almost swallowing the city.When the market that had been busy for three days was about to close, a scream came from the end of the street, breaking the festive atmosphere.The merchants who were packing up the items in the store stopped their movements and looked towards the source of the sound in astonishment.

For a long while, there was no movement.

Just when they thought they heard it wrong, a shrill "help" tightened their nerves again.

"Someone calling for help?"

"Yeah, I heard that too."

"What happened to the big festival?"

The merchants and the few guests gathered together fearfully, looking towards the dark place at the end of the street.The gauze lantern swayed under the wash of the heavy rain, and the swaying lights swayed on the rainy street. A figure crawled from the depths of the darkness and gradually crawled towards them.

"Who's there!" The daring butcher couldn't help holding the knife in his hand, and stood at the front of the crowd. The rest of the people hid behind him, not daring to blink when the rain hit their eyes, and looked at him tremblingly. that shadow.

"Help me..." The figure finally crawled under the light, and saw a young man struggling to crawl in the rain, his whole body was soaked by the rain, his legs had been bitten by something, and his legs had become bloody. Unable to stand, he could only move forward with his hands on the ground, leaving long bloodstains in the rain.

"You, what's the matter with you!" The butcher didn't dare to go forward, but the man raised his head, his face was covered with blood, his face seemed to have been bitten by something, and it seemed that his face had been gnawed beyond recognition. stride.

"There is a water demon in the underground waterway! My leg was eaten by the water demon!" The man shouted hoarsely, "Help me! Help me!"

"Water demon?"

Just when everyone panicked, a tall black figure appeared at the end of the bloodstain.The young man turned around to look, and immediately shouted:

"The water demon is coming! The water demon is eating people!"

As soon as the words fell, the black shadow quickly rushed towards the crowd. Even the butcher was so frightened that he almost dropped the butcher knife in his hand, and everyone ran away screaming.

A gust of wind blew up, and all the lanterns on both sides of the street were blown to the ground. The black shadow was so fierce that it caught a little lady and bit it. The screams of the little lady echoed over Runing City for a long time...

"The little lady who was eaten was me." Zhen Wenjun said.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha." Li Yanyi grinned from ear to ear after hearing the rumors that the water demon was making trouble in the city, and called Zhen Wenjun into the living room, opened a jar of century-old wine to drink with her, and cooked a table of birds and beasts Reward her, "Sister Wenjun disturbed the whole Ru Ning when she made a move. Today, the queen mother specially called me into the palace to ask me about it, saying that the water monster is really scary, so I should be careful when I walk outside. I bought a batch for me. There are many versions among the people, saying that the water monster has three heads and six eyes, a fish head and a dragon body, and eats people when it sees it. It is said that hundreds of people have died in Runing City. Others say that this The water demon is a monster from Penghai. It swims to the capital along the waterway. It is the son of the Dragon King and eats human flesh for a living. Many rumors spread throughout Runing overnight. There are all kinds of things, but in the final analysis, the water monster was attracted by the heavy rain. Sudden heavy rain in a famine year is a bad sign, so I took this opportunity to continue spreading rumors, saying that Ziwei Xing was weak and unable to restrain the monster. This is the disaster of the water monster eating people, presumably the people in the capital are whispering in their hearts, secretly poking Li Ju's back."

Zhen Wenjun was still concerned about other things: "Did Li Ju and Xie Fuchen have someone investigate this matter?" After all, it was the first time she had confronted Xie Fuchen head-on, and she was very afraid of this person, for fear that her petty skills would be easily resolved by Xie Fuchen.

"Of course." Li Yanyi has always sent spies to follow Xie Fuchen secretly to monitor Xie Fuchen's every move. Of course, she also knows that her whereabouts are also under Xie Fuchen's control. How to avoid the spies' eyes and ears is a daily contest, not worth it. carry.It's just that the other party has an extra assassination master, which makes her even more afraid. Every time she travels, the Huben Army leads the way and is protected by hidden guards. It is deep and urgent, and it is very difficult to investigate. Xie Fuchen dispatched the best Huben soldiers but failed to find any clues."

"Creating something out of nothing, how can we find clues." Zhen Wenjun looked at the roast chicken in front of her with a smile. She didn't dare to eat it without Li Yanyi's hands. The blame was that the roast chicken was too fragrant, and her attention was drawn away from Li Yanyi again and again. Back to the roast chicken.

"That's exactly the reason. Nowadays, no one dares to go out even in broad daylight in Runing City, and every house is closed for fear of being attacked by the water monster. The only way for Li Ju and Xie Fuchen to really appease people is to kill the water monster and hang the body on the city wall Otherwise, the common people will only think that it is just a way to deceive and appease. My sister has done a good job this time, and I would like to offer you a toast."

Finally got the wine to drink, Zhen Wenjun toasted quickly, and when he put down the glass after drinking, he saw Lin Yue who was sitting beside him aggrieved, thinking of him, a poor creature who was forced to pretend to be bitten by a water demon, crawling in the rain After rolling and beating for a while, he was kicked on the back of the head by a follower who rushed out from behind pretending to be a water demon, and it hurt for several days.Thinking of Lin Yue's bad luck, Zhen Wenjun couldn't help laughing.

"This is the credit of everyone's concerted efforts, I'm just talking about it." Zhen Wenjun raised his glass to the other people in the hall, and said respectfully, "Wen Jun is a junior, and he has offended everyone these days. This cup is self-punishment."

Zhen Wenjun took several sips of a small glass of wine and drank it slowly. With the embarrassment of drinking and singing last time, she had a deeper understanding of her own wine, and vowed to drink it slowly no matter whether she was in a good mood or not. , this face is still necessary.

Li Yanyi is very satisfied with her: "I didn't expect my younger sister to not take credit for herself at such a young age. It's really rare."

"His Royal Highness is a virtuous corporal, but he is respectful and humble, which is what Wen Jun admires." Zhen Wenjun originally wanted to compliment Li Yanyi, but after he finished speaking, he felt that the word "respectful corporal" was used a bit wrong, as if he was praising himself for his virtuous ability.

Li Yanyi didn't think in this direction at all. After drinking a few glasses of wine, his brows were filled with melancholy again: "We are here to indulge in drinking and eating meat, but Wei Situ is suffering in the imperial prison. I submitted the application for visiting the prison a few days ago. Clerk, I finally met Wei Situ yesterday. He was thin and full of injuries. He told me to deal with it calmly. If necessary, I could sacrifice him to protect the overall situation... How can I sacrifice him? Wei Situ has followed me for many years. No one can match his utter loyalty, and I will never allow him to bear such a crime and die in vain. Sister, have you read the blood book and letter?"

"Your Highness, I was just about to ask you about this." Zhen Wenjun, pretending to be a water monster, spent the whole night dissecting blood books and letters. Keep clues worth pondering over.She was only curious about one thing now, and invited Li Yanyi to the small room in the hall, and only the two of them spoke:

"The correspondence letter hidden in the Hong Mansion was forged by us, right?"

Li Yanyi admitted frankly: "That's right."

"Are these letters from Wei Tingxu?"

When Zhen Wenjun asked Li Yanyi, he smiled: "That's right, these letters are indeed from Zizhuo, you and Zizhuo really have a heart-to-heart connection."

Zhen Wenjun shook his head and smiled, "It's better that she has a heart-to-heart relationship with Young Master Elder Sun. Your Highness, these letters have actually paved the way for us to escape. It is not difficult to rescue Situ Wei."

Li Yanyi was startled: "How do you say that?"

"It was said earlier that Xie Fuchen had stationed tens of thousands of troops in the north, is there evidence for this?"

"Zizhuo only mentioned it in the letter, but did not send back any definite evidence."

"That's it... Actually, there is no need for real evidence. Tens of thousands of people are not a small number. It is not easy to completely avoid the eyes and ears. Even if these soldiers are scattered and ambushed in nearby villages, it is not impossible to try them deliberately. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Zhen Wenjun looked distressed: "The back road paved by Wei Tingxu is the last way to burn everything together. Even if Xie Fuchen is dragged down, Wei Situ will have to pay for his life. It is hard to guarantee that Li Ju will discard Xie Fuchen's chess piece in order to get rid of Wei Situ. "

As soon as these words came out, Li Yanyi couldn't believe it.

Not to mention Li Yanyi, even Zhen Wenjun who understood Wei Tingxu's meaning was quite surprised.She was not only surprised that Wei Tingxu was so farsighted, but even more surprised that her heart was so ruthless that even her biological father could become a pawn to general the enemy—she had clearly expected Xie Fuchen's strategy and what would happen now. Didn't remind Wei Situ of the situation?If Wei Situ knew about it, it was impossible for Li Yanyi not to know about it.Yes, a secret is no longer a secret once more people know it.

So she was right, this is the poisonous needle that Wei Tingxu hid early in the morning, a poisonous needle that can stab the emperor to death.

Zhen Wenjun once had the illusion that he understood Wei Tingxu, at least a small part.But after arriving in Runing, seeing with her own eyes what kind of hurricane she has been in and how to control the wind direction in the hurricane, Zhen Wenjun felt that she was naive.

She never really understood Wei Tingxu.