"Little man, real villain!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry."

"It's simply... it's... why did he urge His Majesty to make things difficult for Buddhism all day long!"

"Your Highness calms down. It's not worth getting angry about this matter, it's not worth it..."

At the Maid House, Empress Yuchi Chifan was talking to Liu Caiyun, a foreign wife who had entered the palace to meet. Yuchi Chifan was furious as he spoke, and the tone was a little higher. Liu Caiyun kept persuading him, at least he made the other party calmer.

At this time, there were only two of hers in the monastery, and the palace maids were waiting outside. The content of the conversation between the two was about a recent change: the government should strengthen the management of Buddhism.

Yuchi Chifan was very sensitive to the word "Buddha" during this period because she was always worried that Yuwen Wen suddenly ordered the destruction of the Buddha, worried that Yuwen Wen would offend the Buddha, and worried that Yuwen Wen would not die well and would go to hell after death.

This incident, after several months of struggle, finally came to an end of last year, and the imperial court decided to strengthen its management of Buddhism. While Yuchi Chifan breathed a sigh of relief, he was still worried.

That night, Yuwen Wen expressed his feelings. Yuchi Chifan's grievances and knots were gone. However, Yuchi Chifan felt that if he could not keep his husband away from the "villain", he might "play the wrong chess" one day.

She wanted to persuade her husband, who was as stubborn as a donkey, to be a villain, but she couldn't think of a good idea, so she had to find a reliable person to make a total of the total.

That reliable person is Liu Caiyun.

Liu Caiyun is an old man from Qiandi. He has had a "friendship" with Yuchi Chifan for more than 30 years. He is independent and well-informed. Therefore, for Yuchi Chifan, Liu Caiyun is the most trustworthy person besides his younger sister Yuchi Mingyue.

Liu Caiyun comforted the queen's concerns: "Don't worry, Your Majesty will never go back on his word. Since he decided to strengthen management, he will not change it easily."

"But, then Fu Yi made a statement every day, it's really..."

As he spoke, Yuchi Chifan's anger came up again: "What a villain!"

The "villain" mentioned by Yuchi Chifan is Fu Yi, the Taishi Cheng who fiercely opposed Buddhism. She believes that it was this person who has been urging his husband to make him think about it.

She actually didn't care about the government, but she cared about Yuwen Wen very much. Therefore, she didn't like Fu Yi, who might "harm" Yuwen Wen to hell.

In response, Liu Caiyun persuaded: "Your Highness calms down, then Fu Taishi is just a stubborn old man. Why should you argue with him?"

"Stubborn...stubborn old man?!"

Yuchi Chifan felt a little confused, but the angry rash was stopped. Seeing this, Liu Caiyun began to get to the point: "Your Highness, "Book of Liang" is now popular, and I also bought a set at my family..."

Liu Caiyun's husband Zhang Dingfa is now in the Ministry of War. The couple lives in Yecheng with the imperial guards for a while, so they "follow the trend" and bought a newly released "Book of Liang" to "learn from history."

Liu Caiyun is now guiding the queen based on his experience in a character in "Book of Liang".

Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, who admired Buddhism but failed to have a good end, had a lucky minister named Zhu Yi in his later years. According to the records in the Book of Liang, this person was a complete treacherous person and could be said to be one of the culprits of the Taiqing difficulty.

Why do you say so?

Liu Caiyun told the queen in detail.

Hou Jing rebelled against Wei (Eastern Wei) and sought asylum for Liang State. Many ministers of Liang State said it was not possible because Hou Jing was ambition, so Zhu Yi strongly advocated surrender and rebel, and persuaded Emperor Liang Xiao Yan to accept Hou Jing and sent a large army to fight the north.

Later, Hou Jing and Liang's army were defeated by the Eastern Wei army. The commander of the Liang army, Xiao Yuanming, was captured. The Eastern Wei sent envoys to Jiankang, saying that as long as the Liang State returns Hou Jing, Xiao Yuanming would be released, and it also demonstrated the intention of friendship between the two countries.

The ministers all said that this was the counter-espionage plan of the Eastern Wei, but the result was that Zhu Yi strongly advocated the use of Hou Jing to exchange Xiao Yuanming and shake hands with the Eastern Wei to make peace.

When Hou Jing heard the news, he quickly sent someone to bribe Zhu Yi and asked Zhu Yi to say good things for him, but Zhu Yi accepted the bribe but did not help him say good things. In the end, Hou Jing was desperate and plotted to rebel.

Hou Jing was located in Hezhou at that time. The governor of Hezhou, Xiao Fan, the King of Poyang, noticed his rebellion and urgently reported to the capital. The ministers advocated sending troops to expel Hou Jing immediately. However, Zhu Yi said: The King of Poyang does not allow a guest in the court?

Later, Hou Jing rebelled and the banner he raised was to "clear the king's side" and kill treacherous slandering such as Zhu Yi.

So, the Taiqing Dilemma happened.

When Yuchi Chifan heard this, he kept saying that Zhu Yi was indeed a treacherous villain. Liu Caiyun then asked: "Your Highness, can you tell me why Zhu Yi's several proposals are contradictory?"

"Yes, there are indeed some contradictions." Yuchi Chifan nodded. Although she had no time to study "Shu Liang", she heard something strange just now.

At the beginning, Zhu Yi advocated accepting Hou Jing, but the reason was that if he did not accept it, he would be disappointed with the northern warrior Nantou.

After Hou Jing was defeated and fled south, many people saw the counter-espionage plan of the Eastern Wei envoy. Zhu Yi, who was in a high position, could not see it, but advocated to exchange Hou Jing for Xiao Yuanming. At this time, he would not say his rebellious behavior, which would make the northern warrior Nantou heart.

Hou Jing asked Zhu Yi Gang to say good things, but Zhu Yi didn't say anything; when Hou Jing was planning to rebel, Zhu Yi instead said good things for the other party.

After repeated recurrence, is this person brain ill?

In response, Liu Caiyun replied: "Zhu Yi is not confused, but on the contrary, he is very smart. Because he can guess what the emperor is thinking, he specifically caters to the emperor and says what the emperor likes to listen to. As for the consequences, he doesn't care at all."

"Hou Jing, who was in charge of Henan, came to the gate. Emperor Liang took a fancy to the land of Henan and dreamed of reviving the Central Plains. Therefore, he was moved, so Zhu Yi advocated accepting Hou Jing."

"The Liang army was defeated, and Hou Jing had only 800 remaining soldiers. Emperor Liang did not want to fight and wanted to take back his nephew Xiao Yuanming. Zhu Yi saw it, so he advocated handing over Hou Jing and having a peace talk with the Eastern Wei."

"Hou Jing is useless to Emperor Liang, and can only become a bargaining chip for Xiao Yuanming, so Zhu Yi will not plead for him."

"But Emperor Liang is very proud of his face, and he is afraid that others will ridicule him even a broken dog, so Zhu Yi mocked Poyang King Xiao Fan in a panic."

Yuchi Chifan understood: "Isn't this a repetitive villain?"

Liu Caiyun replied: "Your Highness is right. Zhu Yi is a villain and a slander. But the current Fu Taishi is not. Although he has submitted a request to stop the Buddha, he has been rebelling against the Buddha for decades, and his principles have never changed."

Yuchi Chifan pondered, and Liu Caiyun continued: "History Fu is a stubborn old man who is consistent in his appearance. No matter what His Majesty is thinking, he thinks Buddhism is not good, which is different from the capricious Zhu Yi."

Yuchi Chifan thought for a while, then smiled bitterly: "This...ah, as you said, it's just a stubborn old man who is anti-Buddhist..."

Liu Caiyun's advice was very effective, and Yuchi Chifan's resentment towards Fu Yi disappeared: I still have a lot to be busy with, so why should I compete with you, a stubborn old man?

She drank a cup of tea and looked at Liu Caiyun and said, "Your Majesty is right. Learning from history can help you understand the rise and fall. If you read the Book of Liang well, you can now be a counselor."

Liu Caiyun got up and poured tea as the queen, and smiled and said, "Oh, I just took a look at it, where can I be a counselor."

"You can probably see so much knowledge after looking at it, which is amazing. Let me tell you more about the Book of Liang in the future."

The queen is just busy with work and has no time to read books. Even if she has to listen to someone’s explanation, there will naturally be a female official to serve her. But Liu Caiyun knew that this was the way the queen showed her closeness: let her come to the palace more often.

So he saluted solemnly: "I will receive the order!"
Chapter completed!