Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 221 Knowledge
Although the emperor spoke in a normal tone, to Lin Zisu's ears, there was a hint of sadness, which seemed to be a pity.

It stands to reason that even if the emperor Tuogu, he either called all the cabinet ministers together, or entrusted him alone with the lord who holds the military power, how could he talk to a little girl about this?

Lin Zisu noticed that what the emperor said just now was to hand over the country to Xie Yao.

Before this, the emperor had never expressed his intentions, whether publicly or privately.

Even during the period when May was critically ill, she never mentioned to others that she wanted to pass the throne to Xie Yao.

Lin Zisu was a little puzzled, what was the emperor's meaning when he so rashly mentioned the establishment of the reserve?And why did you say what you just said?

Regardless of the grievances in the previous life or the current situation, Lin Zisu does not want Xie Yao to inherit the throne.

Xie Yao's character has always been indecisive, and if it was during the peace season, he might be able to be a conservative.

But now that Dayan is precarious, letting Xie Yao succeed to the throne is just a repeat of the past in the previous life.

In the previous life, when faced with the rebellion, this ridiculous man pinned his last hope on that eunuch Cao Shouli.In order to please Cao Shouli, he killed Jiefa's wife with his own hands.

How can such a person who knows people well and is stupid and selfish be a good king of a country?
Moreover, the emperor wanted Xie Xi to assist Xie Yao to ascend the throne.

Lin Zisu felt that the emperor was really whimsical. A stupid monarch, coupled with a prince who did not know how to behave, looked like a sign of the country's ruin.

Seeing that Lin Zisu had been silent for a long time, the emperor asked with a smile, "Madam Su, do you have no confidence in yourself, or do you have no confidence in your fourth brother?"

Lin Zisu recovered from her own thoughts, saw the emperor looking at her kindly, smiled brightly, and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness King Dun always loves to play, and I am not much better than His Highness. The two of us They are all sloppy temperaments, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to take on heavy responsibilities."

The emperor and Zhang Gu beside him smiled and said: "Look, this girl, if I hadn't seen her reading just now, I would have been deceived by her."

Zhang Gu flattered and said with a smile: "Your Majesty and Your Highness have unique eyesight. Miss Lin is ice-snow and smart. The slaves have served His Majesty for so many years, but I have never seen a few young ladies as smart as her."

"Eunuch Zhang is ridiculous. I'm not smart at all. I heard that smart people can read ten lines at a glance. Look, after reading this book for more than an hour, I still don't know what it says in it."

As Lin Zisu said, she made a gesture to pick up the book, her face wrinkled together.

The emperor laughed loudly, pointed to the book in front of Lin Zisu and asked, "Su girl, tell me, what book are you reading today?"

"It's "Visiting Barbarians" written by a man called Hong Shiyi. Your Majesty, this Mr. Hong is really amazing. There are many Western things in the book, but my daughter has never seen it before."

"Hong Shiyi, he was the number one scholar in the late emperor's time!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hong Shiyi is an expert in learning, but unfortunately he is a bit noble. I don't want him to fight with those mediocre officials all day long, so I put him in Nankang City and let him deal with Westerners In another day, I will call him into the capital and let him give a lecture in the palace."

Lin Zisu rolled her eyes, and immediately bowed to the emperor.

The emperor said: "Hong Shiyi sent me five books, and I didn't have time to read them, but you, a girl, took the lead. Since you like to read them, I will give you a favor and allow you to lend these books out." .”

The original intention of Taizu to build Wenyuan Pavilion was to give the princes a place to read a lot.Therefore, a rule was established at that time that the books in Wenyuan Pavilion can only be read and cannot be taken out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

However, Wenyuan Pavilion is far away from Qianqing Palace. For convenience, later emperors broke this rule and often took books to Qianqing Palace or Jiyi Hall.

Except for the emperor, other people still have to abide by this rule.It can be said that the emperor is willing to give Lin Zisu this convenience, which can be said to be a supreme honor.

Lin Zisu suddenly smiled, and was about to thank the emperor, but the emperor continued: "You can borrow the book, but I have a request. When you come next time, you must tell me what you have learned."

"Well, by the way, you also have to tell me about your "Zhai Jing"."

The emperor pondered a few more words about Lin Zisu's knowledge, and seeing the shadow of the sun to the west, he stood up immediately and said, "Su girl, that's it for today, you go back, next time you enter the palace, I will also study your knowledge."

When Lin Zisu left the palace just after You, it was a custom in Beijing to set off river lanterns to save the souls of the dead on the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival.

At this time, dusk was approaching, and people in twos and threes on the street each held river lanterns and walked towards the moat one after another.

The road was bustling with people, so the Lin family's carriage had to go around the moat, took a small road, and walked slowly towards their house along a secluded alley.

Just turning around a house, I heard an exclamation from outside the house, and then a woman cried loudly: "Hurry up, someone! Kill me!"

Lin Zisu opened the curtain of the carriage with her hands, and saw a woman in her thirties running out of the house covered in blood, outside a house on the left.

Behind her, a man in black followed her closely with a knife.

The man in black covered half of his face, under the night, it was indescribably weird.The woman panicked and didn't choose her way. Just as she stepped out of the gate, she stepped on the ground and immediately rolled down the steps.

The man in black approached the woman step by step, and said vaguely: "There is a way to heaven, you don't go, but there is no way to hell, you just want to go. Since you want to die, then no wonder others are cruel!"

The woman lay on the ground shivering, crying and begging for mercy: "My lord, I really didn't spread the rumors about Mr. Tantai, I beg you to hold your hands high and spare my life!"

Unmoved, the man in black swung his knife and slashed at the woman.

Lve Ying saw it clearly, and wanted to rescue him, but it was beyond his reach.

Lin Zisu exclaimed loudly, seeing that a life was about to be lost to Jiuquan, a sharp sound came from a high place, which seemed to be some great hidden weapon.

The man in black hurriedly avoided it, then took a few steps back until he reached the wall, looked around, and asked in a deep voice, "Where are you bastards, how dare you plot against me?"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, two big men jumped off the high wall.

The two landed steadily, and stood still when they were a foot away from the man in black.

A burly man with two mustaches put his hands on his hips and shouted loudly: "The Dongchang is handling the case. It has nothing to do with anyone. Get back quickly!"

(End of this chapter)