The first year of Guangxi, September.

Summer is gone, the golden autumn is coming, the hot temperature has begun to gradually fall, between the heaven and the earth, a cool autumn breeze hangs, and the golden leaves are slowly blown up in the streets and alleys.

North Palace, Kaiyang Garden.

Unlike Xianyang Garden, this royal courtyard does not look very spectacular, but it is quite charming, the pavilions and buildings have been refreshed, and the layout of the rockery and flowing water seems to have a trace of Jiangnan flavor.

"Minister, Mu Jing, meet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!"

On the pavilion of the lake, Mu Jing bowed respectfully to Liu Wei, the son of heaven.

This morning, he received the holy will and entered the palace to face the saint.

This is the first time that Liu Biao has summoned him in private after he ascended the throne, which makes him have some guesses in his heart, what Liu Bian's intentions are, but no matter what, now that he respects the monarch Liu Bian, as a courtier, he will receive orders, so he changed into a crown dress and entered the palace on a pilgrimage alone.

"Long Tu doesn't need so much courtesy, get up!"

Liu Wei sat in a bright yellow brocade robe, wearing a jade crown, carrying his hands behind his back, facing the lake, his eyes were watching the red carp in the lake, hearing the sound of Mu Jing saluting, he turned his head, glanced at Mu Jing, and said.

In the past few months, after several court discussions, under the pressure of the courtiers, this young son of heaven already has a trace of the style of being a king, but he is too far behind the first emperor Liu Hong in terms of momentum.

In the past, Mu Jing was in front of the first emperor Liu Hong, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

When Liu Hong ascended the throne not long ago, he forcibly seized power, destroyed the two powerful ministers who supported his ascension to the throne, and withdrew authority from the courtiers.

Liu Wei, he is also a young monarch, but his personality is much weaker, since he ascended the throne, there is no national policy, what is the queen mother in charge of the palace, and the old ministers above the court are supported as puppets, the authority is in vain, the majesty is completely gone, and he can only rely on the flower frame to support,

He gives people the feeling that although he has a trace of monarchical power, he is more of a strong outsider and a middle-class cadre, without any sense of fear.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Mu Jing heard this, he bowed and stood up.

Etiquette still has to be done.

"Mu Longtu, when I look at you now, I think of some of the past, you are in the Taixue Academy, with me and the imperial brother skipping school, that is probably the only thing I have ever done in my life!"

Liu Wei's gentle smile was a little warm as jade, and his eyes when he looked at Mu Jing were also very complicated.

From the death of his father, the rebellion of He Jin, and the great changes in Luoyang, he was drifting with the tide in the wind and rain, he even thought that he would die halfway through, but he never thought that one day he would ascend to the throne in such a way, and it was actually the Mu father and son who he looked down on.

"The minister was ignorant in the past, and under the nonsense, His Majesty's reputation was damaged, and he deserved death!"

When Mu Jing heard this, he hurriedly bowed down to the guilt.

At the beginning, he dared to do this because he had calculated Liu Hong's mentality, but now it is different.

Today's Liu Wei is no longer the boy who can skip school with him, he is the current monarch, the emperor of the world, and the supreme of the Ninety-Five Dynasty above the court, and the image is too important.

The incident of skipping school back then had seriously affected the reputation of this young monarch among the scholars, and if it was a crime, Mu Jing would bear the brunt.

"Please? This kind of dragon herding diagram is really not the one I knew at the beginning! The Son of Heaven Liu Wei said indifferently: "The Mulong Tu I knew at the beginning was not a person who asked for guilt at every turn, he was so bold and lawless!" ”

"In the past, I and Your Majesty were classmates, and the love of classmates was still okay, but now Your Majesty is a king, Longtu is a minister, and between monarchs and ministers, you should abide by the etiquette!" Mujing is a serious way.

He doesn't seem to be so serious, mainly because there are too many eyes staring at their Mu father and son, and any disloyalty will affect the pattern of the court.

Now many people in the court are not moving, not because they should be suppressed by the Mushan power, but because they are waiting, watching the plot of the Mu father and son, and watching the character of the Mu father and son.

The 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty, even if more than half of it has been damaged, can still allow the Han family to stand for some years, and loyal ministers still exist.

"Maybe you're right!"

There was a trace of loss on Liu Wei's face: "Now I am the emperor, the lord of the world, I should be cautious in my words and deeds, but I am always a little unhappy, since I ascended the throne, even the emperor's brother has been estranged a lot, he took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the tomb, I know what he is thinking, he is already smart, he will naturally think more, but I have never thought about this!" ”

"Your Majesty, maybe King Chen Liuwang is also for this brotherhood with Your Majesty!"

Mu Jing looked at Liu Wei, his heart softened slightly, this young man is only the same age as him, after all, he is just a young man who has not yet reached the crown, his sensitive heart is overshadowed by the imperial power, so he will rush to the loss.

"No, it's because he hates me!"

"Huh?"

Mu Jing frowned, looking confused.

"The Empress Dowager is dead!"

Liu Wei said suddenly: "She asked her to return to her hometown, but on the way back to the river, she committed suicide by taking poison, saying to the outside world that she would die at the end of the year!" ”

When Mu Jing heard this, he was slightly stunned, but he quickly figured it out.

The Empress Dowager, that is, the Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of the first emperor Liu Hong, she has always supported King Chen Liu, and now that Liu Wei has ascended the throne, there are naturally people who have removed some hidden dangers for Liu Bian, such as the Empress Dowager He who is in charge of the harem in the palace.

Her death is not surprising.

But because of her death, the two brothers Liu Wei and Liu Xie could no longer be mindless.

"King Chen Liu and His Majesty are brothers, he should know His Majesty's heart, and he also understands that His Majesty will not do this, maybe he will not blame Your Majesty!"

Mu Jing said in a low voice.

Chen Liuwang himself was raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, otherwise in this palace, how could he escape the hot hand of the Empress Dowager He, who was still the queen back then, and his feelings for the Empress Dowager Dong were naturally extraordinary.

But this matter may not have been done by Liu Wei.

"I know that this is what the queen mother did, but the queen mother is for my good, this should be my responsibility, I have lost a brother since then!" Liu Wei didn't know why today, he held back his words, but he was happy with Mu Jing, maybe it was because Mu Jing had liberated his restrained mind for a moment, and made him instinctively trust: "He can return to Luoyang after guarding the tomb in March, but now it's September, he doesn't want to come back, maybe he would rather be with the imperial tomb than see me!" ”

"Your Majesty's holy will, he will return to Luoyang!"

"I don't want to force him!"

Liu Wei shook his head: "Let him go, I believe that one day, he will come back!" ”

For this only brother, Liu Bian's feelings are still very deep, and he doesn't want to force Liu Xie to come back, because it will only backfire.

"Your Majesty estimates that brotherhood is a great blessing!" Mu Jing arched his hand and said praisefully.

"Mu Longtu, if one day, you sit in my place, what will you do?" Liu Wei spoke, fluctuating, the last sentence was still a deep brotherhood, but the next sentence made Mu Jing's heart chill, and his back was a little cold.

"Your Majesty is aware of it, and the minister never has the heart of a minister!"

Mu Jing hurriedly knelt down and bowed.

"Hehe, I'm just joking with you!" Liu Wei picked up Mu Jing and said with a smile: "Mu Taifu's loyalty to me, how can I not know!" ”

"Your Majesty, this joke can't be made, if it gets out, the minister has ten lives, and it is not enough for the ruling of the law of the Han Dynasty!"

Mu Jing stood up under Liu Bian's support, but his eyes changed slightly when he looked at Liu Bian.

This young man may not have a strong personality.

But he's not stupid.

He understands the situation in the world, and he also knows the situation in the court, he just doesn't have a chance.

This is not a willing puppet.

One day, he might explode.

In history, Dong Zhuo must bear the name of killing the monarch, and he must also support Liu Xie to replace Liu Wei's throne, perhaps because he found out that he couldn't control this young son of heaven at all.

"Actually, I summoned you today because I need to discuss something with you!" After scaring Mu Jing for a long time, Liu Wei began to get to the point.

"Please command, Your Majesty, the minister will not give up!"

Mu Jing arched his hand.

"The Imperial Forest Army defends the North Palace, my life and death are pinched in the Imperial Forest, for Liu Fan, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, I trust it, but the new soldiers of the Imperial Forest, I am a little worried!"

Liu Wei said in a deep voice: "I need a prison army!" ”

The reconstruction of the imperial forest and the defense of the Beigong Palace, which was led by the Empress Dowager He, and it was also what the old ministers of the court wanted to see, Mu Shan did not object, and he did not think that the soldiers of the imperial forest could stop his army.

After all, at present, the Violent Bear Army and the Southern Army are both expanding, and a steady stream of Nanyang recruits are entering the city, once the number of troops exceeds 100,000, they will be trained, their combat effectiveness will be restored, and they will have no problem in taking control of Kyoto.

"Overseers?"

Mu Jing glanced at Liu Wei, looked at the decisiveness in his expression, and understood a thing or two, he planned to put this soldier in his hands, not in the hands of Empress Dowager He.

As for why he used himself as a prisoner, this needs to be considered.

However, this task, Mu Jing still continued: "The minister obeys the holy order!" ”

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After walking out of the palace, Mu Jing touched the sweat on his forehead, this autumn, he could still break out in a cold sweat, which made him laugh at himself: "I didn't count him at the beginning, but he actually let his son break out in a cold sweat, sure enough, it was a dragon giving birth to a dragon, and a phoenix giving birth to a phoenix, but I looked down on him a little!" ”

"Shizi!" In front of the palace gate, Huo Shao stepped forward with a carriage to greet him.

"Go home!"

Mu Jing got into the carriage and said in a deep voice.

"No!"

Huo Shao nodded, set up the carriage, and headed towards the Taifu Mansion.

In the carriage, Mu Jing crossed his knees, and his mind began to turn: "Son of Heaven, Empress Dowager He, fight for military power, this shouldn't be, the current situation, if Liu Wei can see clearly, he understands that in the palace, the only one who can rely on his mother is not the Empress Dowager He wants to listen to the government, is it possible that the Empress Dowager He can effectively imitate the ambition of Empress Lu four hundred years ago, or Liu Bian is simply testing me, but if this is a test of me, the price is too great, the Imperial Forest Army, this is the only soldiers and horses they can control in the capital!" ”

Liu Bian's move, he didn't see it very thoroughly.

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In the Kaiyang Garden.

On the top of the pavilion, Liu Wei, the Son of Heaven, stood on the mighty shore, holding fish food in his hand, and was scattering the carp in the lake.

"Your Majesty!"

An old eunuch was aloof and stood behind him.

"Have you found out?"

"The Queen Mother has summoned Mushan for the third time, and she has retired from the palace maid!" The old eunuch said respectfully: "What they discussed, they got nothing, after all, Mushan is also a powerful warrior, as long as our people get close, they will be felt by his qi and blood!" “

"Got it!"

Liu Wei waved his hand and said, "Remove all the eyes and ears around the queen mother!" ”

"Your Majesty?"

"Do it!"

"No!"

"Also, you are the last strength left to me by my father, I will not use you until the last resort, during this time, no one is allowed to take the lead, whether it is in this palace or in the court, those who should go back to the imperial tomb will go back, and those who should be hidden, I will hide, I have not yet been able to fight those people in the court, and I can't fall short!"

"Yes!"

The old eunuch nodded, turned and retreated.

Liu Wei squatted down, a fish food was thrown down, a carp jumped up, was caught by his backhand, caught in his hand, he stared at the fish, with force in his hand, pinched the fish alive, and muttered to himself: "Father, perhaps, I understand your words, it turns out that the bait is so easy to use, don't worry, I won't let you down, this big man's country, since it has been handed over to my hands, it will not fall in my hands, for this, I can give up everything, including the reputation of the queen mother, so father, don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

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When Mu Jing returned to Taifu's Mansion, it was already afternoon.

Sitting in the library of Jingping Courtyard, he stared at the outside of the windowsill, the sunset in the west, after half a ring, he picked up the pen to write a letter, and after writing a secret letter, Zhu Qi sealed it, and then summoned Huo Shao.

"Send it to Bishui Pass and hand it over to the drama military division!"

Xi Zhicai is currently the acting chief general of the Jingping Army, and naturally has a name, a military division captain.

"No!"

Huo Shao nodded with his hand, took the secret letter and left.

Mu Jingchang sighed, leaving the scene in the palace behind, he still had too many things to do, whether it was a business battle that Jingping Commercial Bank was preparing, or the 'Talent Seeking Order' plan he proposed to his father, he needed to plan it personally.

Half an hour later, the sun was almost setting in the sky, and Tan Zong hurried over.

"Shizi, find out!"

"Say!"

"Wei Zhongdao has been running around these days, visiting the heads of many families in Guanzhong and the great Confucians of Shilin, and also invited Yuan Sikong, Yang Biao, Yang Biao, Luoyang Ling Sima Fang and others, intending to jointly force Cai Yong to admit the marriage contract between Wei and Cai in the past!"

"What's this marriage all about?"

"At the beginning, Cai Xijiu was framed and imprisoned by the Ten Standing Servants, and was tortured almost to death, he was the former head of the Wei family, and he was the minister of Jiuqing, and the great Si Nong Wei Shen ran in all directions, desperately saving each other, Wei Shen lost his official position for this, and then Cai Xijiu was exiled to Jiangdong, before leaving. The oral marriage contract with the Wei family, with the daughter of the Cai family and the son of the Wei family! ”

Tan Zong said carefully: "However, after Cai Yong returned to Luoyang, he only accepted Wei Zhongdao as a disciple, and he didn't mention this marriage contract, not reluctantly!" ”

"It's not reluctant, it's that he doesn't want to wronged his daughter, he understands this troubled water, marrying Wei's will be implicated!"

Mu Jing sneered: "What about the Wei family? ”

"The current head of the Wei family, Wei Zhongdao's brother, Wei Qi has arrived in the capital!"

When Mu Jing heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "It's good, it's such a good show, how can you not mix with you without me, Tan Zong, you go and do something for me!" ”

"Please command!"

"Come here with your ears!" Mu Jing waved his hand.

Tan Zong obediently stretched out his ears.

Mu Jing whispered a few words in his ear, and he could only hear the voice alone.

"This ......" Tan Zong glanced at Mu Jing, and was embarrassed to say something.

"It's too bad, isn't it?"

"Hmm!" Tan Zong nodded hurriedly.

"The damage is a little bit of damage, but it is guaranteed to work!" Mu Jing said with a smile: "This Cai Yan, if he marries Wei Zhongdao, it will be a flower inserted in cow dung, I don't want to see such a thing!" ”

"If the prince likes it, he can actually let the lord come forward and ask for marriage, so that he will be able to hold the beauty!"

Tan Zong said shyly.

"Get out!" Mu Jing squinted at him, and said angrily: "What I said, do it immediately, if you don't do it well, I'll clean you up!" ”

"I'll do it right away!"

Tan Zong unconditionally carried out Mu Jing's orders.