In the backyard of the government office, the moonlight in the courtyard is like water.

Inside the house, Dong Xiaowan's voice sounded nice, and she also explained the ups and downs of the story, which really made Qin Xiaozhu fascinated.

"After hearing the idea of ​​Sister Pu and Yuan Qiniang, Li Shidao immediately sent someone to Chang'an to assassinate the prime minister Wu Yuanheng and the chief censor Pei Du..."

Speaking of this, she thought of what she saw in Suzhou City, where Ma Shisheng was assassinated by Wang Xiao.

Li Shidao was domineering and attempted to rule the world. He was violent in nature, but he favored his concubines and appointed women as the leader. His political affairs were determined by the maids... How similar is to Wang Xiao!

Dong Xiaowan still wanted to use this story in her heart to remind Qin Xiaozhu not to follow Sister Pu and Yuan Qiniang.

This is probably the only thing I can do for this country and the world, as a woman.

However, his charming eyes were thrown to the blind man... Qin Xiaozhu just listened to the story with relish.

"On the eve of Wu Yuanheng's assassination, he seemed to have a premonition of his death coming, so he left a poem in the courtyard, saying, "The night is noisy and the moon is bright, and the pool is bright. There is no reason to stay in Qingjing. The sun is still alive." When the morning drum beats, it is not clear. He left the mansion of Jing'anfang in Chang'an City and went to the Daming Palace to attend court. As soon as he left the east gate of Jing'anfang, an assassin shot out the lanterns, and the cavalry fought back, and was shot in the shoulder. The driver drove away in panic, and the assassin chased after him. When the guards arrived and took a torch, Wu Yuanheng had died in a pool of blood..."

When Qin Xiaozhu heard this, he glared at him and couldn't help but curse again, "My Lam".

She had heard Dong Xiaowan say just now that Wu Yuanheng was the top scholar at that time and also known as the most beautiful man in the Tang Dynasty, so she put Wang Xiao in his heart.

When Qin Xiaozhu heard that Wu Yuanheng was stabbed to death, he felt... what happened to the top scholar? He was still far behind his own "the most beautiful man in the Great Chu".

——Well, we will urge Wang Xiao to practice martial arts well in the future.

"Speak quickly, what about Pei Du?"

"When Wu Yuanheng was assassinated, outside Tonghuafang, Pei Du was also hit by the assassin and slashed three swords and fell into the ditch on the side of the road. The assassin thought Pei Du was dead, so he quickly left..."

Dong Xiaowan occasionally turned her head and glanced at Qin Xiaozhu's cool appearance, and she felt a little ridiculous. At the moment, the other party seemed like a... Enke, but this Enke was nice to read books and not good songs.

The only regret is that she refuses to reflect.

After this passage of "two women offered a plan to assassinate the prime minister", Dong Xiaowan continued to talk about how Li Shidao was defeated in the end, hoping that Qin Xiaozhu could be alert.

Unfortunately, until he finished speaking, Qin Xiaozhu didn't realize that she was using Li Shidao to imitate Wang Xiao.

"That's all? I haven't heard enough."

Dong Xiaowan whispered: "If the noble girl wants to hear it, it can lead to many stories from Wu Yuanheng and Pei Du."

Qin Xiaozhu's eyes lit up and he asked, "What are they?"

The two were discussing who to tell the next story, and the woman with a strange tone came in and informed her again.

"The Duke is back."

Qin Xiaozhu turned his head with joy, stood up and was about to run out, but before leaving, he did not forget Dong Xiaowan and ordered: "Find a room to put the small bowl in place, so that she can rest."

"Hi."

"This is my friend, don't neglect it."

“Wow.”

"Don't worry, Xiaowan, I will arrange a carriage and transfer the guards to take you back to Suzhou."

Dong Xiaowan looked up and thought to herself that Qin Xiaozhu looked indifferent, but she knew her situation.

And what about myself? In fact, I know that some people want to use themselves, and some people want to occupy themselves, hoping that she can protect herself, so I hide here and tell stories.

Inexplicably a little ashamed...

When he came to his senses, the butler had already taken her and his maid to a living yard.

"You can live here. If you have anything to do, you can find me. My name is Yuko Akita." The butler smiled very warmly, and his eyes were crescent.

Dong Xiaowan replied with a gift and thanked him.

Yuko Akita seemed to be able to see her uneasiness and asked again: "What's wrong with you? Don't like the room?"

"I dare not be picky. By the way, I'm taking the liberty... is Manager Qiu an oriental?"

"Nei, the Eastern people." Yuko Akita smiled and said, "I am a retainer of General Qin. Someone gave me to the Duke. The Duke did not touch me, so he gave it to General Qin. He came to take care of her two days ago."

She speaks Chinese in a bad way, but she likes to speak very much. Whenever she mentions Qin Xiaozhu, her eyes shine.

Dong Xiaowan listened and felt relieved.

I guess Duke Guo didn't encounter such an exotic oriental woman, probably wouldn't be able to treat him... Well, I still feel embarrassed when I think about this...

~~

Qin Xiaozhu walked through the front yard and trotted to the study.

On the way, she thought about it, worried that Wang Xiao would ask about Dong Xiaowan.

——Well, if he wants to ask, I will say that my daughter has no place to go to.

After preparing the words in his heart, Qin Xiaozhu pushed the door and saw Wang Xiao sitting there without saying anything, with a little wrong expression.

"The old Taoism of the Ming and Qing Dynasties? The old Taoism of the Ming and Qing Dynasties... Is this word... When did it be changed back to Shandong... The late Qing Dynasty... Daoguang? Xianfeng? Tongzhi..."

Wang Xiao frowned and murmured in a low voice, patting his forehead with his hand.

Qin Xiaozhu hurried up and grabbed him.

"Wang Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

Wang Xiao came to his senses, took Qin Xiaozhu's hand and patted it gently, and said, "It's okay, can you go to sleep first? I have to think about some things."

"What's wrong……"

"Duke, Lord Su and Commander Chai have arrived."

"Let them come in." After Wang Xiao gave the order, he turned to Qin Xiaozhu and said, "Be obedient, go to bed first."

"Oh." Qin Xiaozhu turned to look at the sky. It was not dawn yet. Wang Xiao called his subordinates over at this time. It seemed like a great thing.

She was obedient and left obediently. When she walked to the corridor, she turned around and saw Su Mingxuan and Xiao Chaihe hurried into the study. The guards outside surrounded him one after another, obviously it was a secret matter...

——Hey, Wang Xiao didn’t ask me about Dong Xiaowan? Why would I keep her for two more days to tell a story? But she is too beautiful and troublesome to keep it... Alas, I’m so hesitant.

...

In the study room.

Su Mingxuan held the candlelight, squinted his eyes and looked at the drawings, and his fingers unconsciously stroked around Kaifeng.

"Duke, this matter may not be as you guessed..."

"It can only be explained in this way." Wang Xiao said: "After the news that Dorgon withdrew from the army... or that Guan Ming was defeated by me reached Nanjing, Zheng Yuanhua realized that he would not be my opponent when he started a war, so he planned to dig the Yellow River and flood Shandong, thereby severely damaging Shandong's strength."

"But he dared not do this. If he did this, his reputation and prestige would be ruined. Qingshi Zhaozhao would not let him go. At the same time, Fushe has been against him. So he deliberately sold his flaws and signaled Ying Sijie, Cao Jun, Meng Shiwei and others to turn to Shen Bao, intending to retreat."

"He retreated and Chen Bao took office. Once the Yellow River was dug, he changed the route again. This heinous crime was that Chen Bao came to bear it. Once the reputation of the Fushe was destroyed, it was over. He raised his arms and shouted again, and his prestige would only be even greater. In this way, he would kill two birds with one stone. Then, he would be the strongest one to the south of the Yellow River..."

Su Mingxuan had a cold sweat on his forehead and murmured: "No one can guarantee the flow of the Yellow River."

"No, I'm sure the Yellow River can be diverted to Shandong, I'm sure." Wang Xiao closed his eyes.

He recalled the Yellow River he saw later... He definitely did not enter the sea from Jiangsu.

Su Mingxuan took a deep breath and said, "Zheng Yuanhua is such a person? But even so, it is too risky for him."

"He has no choice. The river disaster is getting worse every year, and the war has not stopped, so he is unable to control it. If he does not use this plan, once the Yellow River collapses, the first thing he will do is Henan and Nanzhili. This is his territory. He can only make a choice, should he flood himself? Or me? If it were you, what would you choose?"

"No way?"

Wang Xiao said, "Cousin, you know I guessed right, and it's useless to escape."

Su Mingxuan's expression was frozen, and he felt his hands trembling violently. He put down the candlelight and said dejectedly: "If this is true, we can't stop this. We can't think of how to stop it... Zheng Yuanhua, it's a must-have situation."

Wang Xiao closed his eyes and was speechless for a long time.

"How can't you stop it?" Xiao Chaihe clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to take people to Kaifeng and guard the Yellow River!"

Su Mingxuan asked: "Do you know what you are talking about? Do you know how many bends of the Yellow River in the world? Guard? Where should you guard? From Tongguan to Lanyang County, as long as it is destroyed, there will be floods. If you guard it, how can you guard it? Kaifeng is not in our hands..."

Speaking of this, he was in a daze and murmured: "So, when we fought with Jiannu in Dezhou, they had already made up their minds... Shandong is indeed not a good place to become a powerful place..."

Xiao Chaihe said again: "Then we will build Kaifeng."

Su Mingxuan waved his hand and said, "It's too late. If Kaifeng City is so easy to fight, why did King Yan Wu use water to flood it back then? Even if we withdraw the army from the north to attack the south, as long as the other party gets the news, they can dig open the Yellow River at any time."

"What if they don't get the news?"

"To capture Kaifeng, there must be at least 30,000 troops. To march 30,000 troops, and cross the Yellow River, how can you hide? When you walk to the north bank of the Yellow River and be flooded, not only will Shandong suffer heavy losses, but the troops sent will also be swallowed by the big waves."

Xiao Chaihe didn't understand river affairs and didn't take it seriously at first. At this moment, his brows finally frowned and said, "Why would I send someone to inquire first?"

Su Mingxuan pondered: "This matter must be very cautious. What I am worried about is that if Zheng Yuanhua already made arrangements, he would start immediately as soon as he found out that the Duke knew his thoughts..."

"Then what's the difference between this and being held on the neck?"

"Don't you understand yet?! Now someone is holding a knife around his neck!" Su Mingxuan shouted loudly.

Xiao Chaihe was shocked and still a little confused.

After Su Mingxuan shouted, he felt that he was disobedient, his tone was lighter, and he sighed: "I'll say that..."

He scratched the drawings with his hand.

"These five hundred miles of Yellow River, dozens of river bends, are large and small. Zheng Yuanhua may have already stationed troops in it. If you send someone over, he will open his mouth as soon as he gets the news, how can you stop it?"
To be continued...