Since the rebellion of King Yan, the palace of King Yan has been empty, leaving only some eunuchs and palace maids who have been screened to be responsible for cleaning. When the news of Zhu Yunwen's move reached Beijing, Xu Huizu and others hurriedly sent people to clean the palace, but the time was too urgent, so they could only roughly decorate it, replacing all the decorations that originally symbolized the prince with gold ornaments representing the emperor, and then planning strict security measures to wait for Zhu Yunwen's arrival.

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On the east side of the palace, the Wenhua Palace.

The sky has darkened, but Zhu Yunwen is still dealing with the government, the house is brightly lit, Liu Zhen and others are standing beside him, the hall is quiet, only the sound of Zhu Yunwen turning and folding sounds from time to time.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Yunwen raised his head and asked, "Are Geng Xuan, Lian Zining, and Tie Xuan here?" ”

"It's been a while since the three adults arrived."

"Okay, let them all in."

"Yes."

After a while, Lian Zining, Geng Xuan, and Tie Xuan came together and saluted in unison, Zhu Yunwen made people look at it, and the two thanked them.

Zhu Yunwen glanced at the three of them, and then picked up a recital: "Lian Zining, look at this recital." ”

Liu Zhen hurriedly took it and handed it to Lian Zining.

After Lian Zining took it, he looked at it for a while, and arched his hand: "The minister understands, is the emperor worried about the tea and horses?" ”

"Yes, I recently looked at the tea and horse trading records from the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu to the sixth year of Jianwen, and found that during the Yan rebellion, the imperial court needed a large number of war horses, and the tea and horse market could still maintain the level of Hongwu year, but since then, the number of horses has been declining year after year, and last year it was only about half of Hongwu year; Even though we have re-established herd superintendents and opened horse farms in Hetao, Suiyuan, and Liaodong, we have been able to provide a large number of war horses, but the tea and horse trade is still indispensable. ”

"So, Lian Zining!"

"The minister is here!"

"I have appointed you as the Imperial Historian of the Left Capital of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court to Shaanxi and Gansu to inspect the tea and horse trade. You have to remember that the trade of tea and horses was very important, and the Mongols could not do without tea, so they had to exchange them for war horses. Now that there are fewer war horses, there are only two possibilities, one is that there is a situation of smuggling tea, and the other is that the Mongols have found a new source of tea, and the latter is even more serious than the former, do you understand? ”

"The minister understands!"

"Very well, I have sent two hundred Jinyi guards as your Qincha guard, and you have the right to mobilize the personnel of the local Investigation Department and the Intelligence Department, so you must get things straight. In addition, by the way, I also inspected the horse farms in Hetao and Suiyuan to see if there were any difficulties that needed to be solved. ”

"You have to remember that the war horse is a heavy weapon of the military and the lifeblood of the country, and there must be no problems."

"Yes, Lord's Order!"

"Very good, you immediately hand over the errand of the political envoy, and Tie Xuan will take over the post of political envoy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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After Tie Xuan and Lian Zining went out, Zhu Yunwen asked people to put the wine and food on the table, and beckoned: "Come, Geng Xuan, let's dine with me, we haven't eaten together for a long time." ”

"Don't dare!" Geng Xuan didn't dare to say anything.

"Hehe, Geng Xuan, on the public, you are my martial arts companion, confidant, and private, you are my brother-in-law, I suddenly want to find someone to drink and chat today, you won't be unwilling!"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is flattered!"

"Well, okay, Jiangdu, I have already sent someone to inform her, you don't have to worry."

"Okay, Emperor Xie!" Speaking of his wife, Geng Xuan couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

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Geng Xuan was a little restrained at first, but gradually relaxed, especially when talking about his two-year-old child Geng Cheng, his eyebrows fluttered and his face was flying. Zhu Yunwen was also very happy when she saw Geng Xuan's appearance, her sister finally had no one to trust.

After a while, Zhu Yunwen suddenly sighed: "Geng Xuan, what do you think of the governance of the world?" ”

"This," Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand: "The emperor is wise and martial, all officials are happy, Li Min is healthy, Tian Fu is not added, and the country is sufficient, he is really a saint of the ages." ”

"Hehe, Geng Xuan, what you said is too exaggerated.

"Tell the truth!"

"When I was in Beijing, I also thought that I did a good job, but this time I went north along the canal, and I found that the people in the north were withering and the people were poor, and I was really ashamed of the people of the world!"

"Your Majesty, this is all Yan's perverse actions, plotting against the sky, and it has nothing to do with the emperor."

"However, I have been feeling ashamed to come recently," Zhu Yunwen looked at the roof and said, "Although I have contributed to the Ming Dynasty, I can suffer the people." ”

"I planned the construction of Suiyuan, which led to the fiasco of Mobei; After I ascended the throne, I tried to be lenient to the clan, but my uncle Wang rebelled; I wanted to naturalize the Jurchens, but I was besieged by the Mongols, Koreans, and the Japanese Kingdom, and Li Fangyuan of Korea even ascended the throne as emperor, which was really unexpected by me. ”

Geng Xuan immediately left his seat and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Li Fangyuan's wolf ambition is not self-sufficient, it is purely a monkey and crown, it is not worth mentioning, my imperial army will march eastward, and it will inevitably become powder." ”

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "You get up and talk, it's just a casual chat today." ”

"Yes."

Geng Xuan sat down, peeked at the emperor's face, and felt that the emperor was a little abnormal, what did he want to say?

After a while, Zhu Yunwen seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Geng Xuan, what do you think of Li Fangyuan being called emperor?" ”

"I thought it was just the last madness."

"It's really crazy, but it makes me very vigilant," said Zhu Yunwen stood up, looked at the map and said: "North Korea is just a small country, and it has such ambitions, even if it conquers North Korea in the future, it will be very troublesome to govern, and if you are not careful, there will be chaos again." Geng Xuan, do you have any good ideas? ”

"This," Geng Xuan rolled his eyes, bowed his head and said, "The minister is just a military general, and he doesn't understand civil affairs." ”

"Hehe, okay, I won't force you, let me think about it."

After Zhu Yunwen sat down, he didn't speak for a long time, Geng Xuan hesitated for a long time, got up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, is there anything you need your ministers to do?" ”

“...... No, I'm just thinking about something. As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen nodded to Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen walked to the bookcase, took a booklet, and handed it to Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen flipped through it, then handed it to Geng Xuan, and said, "I am very hesitant, how do you think these things should be handled?" ”

After Geng Xuan took it, he flipped it over and was shocked: "Your Majesty, is this all true?" ”

"Yes, I have sent many groups of people to investigate, and these are true."

"Then," Geng Xuan hesitated, he looked at a personal name on it, and said in a low voice, "How does the emperor plan to deal with this matter?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, I showed you this today, so that you have a bottom in your heart, don't have too much contact with these people, otherwise,"

"The minister doesn't dare," Geng Xuan was frightened this time, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, although the minister has some contacts with the people on the list, but it is just a general acquaintance, please check it out!" ”

"Well, go down, you are the person I value and trust the most, so I don't want you to go the wrong way."

"The minister understands, Emperor Xie! Thank you, Your Majesty! Geng Xuan kowtowed repeatedly, and then withdrew from the main hall. was blown by the cold wind on the road, and I shivered involuntarily, only to find that my body was covered with cold sweat.

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Princess Zhu Yuling of Jiangdu followed her husband to Beijing, the two got married and got together less and left more, Geng Xuan has been fighting in Liaodong, and only returned to Beijing two years ago, the two worked hard, and finally gave birth to a boy, named Geng Cheng, more than two years old this year, just left, very cute.

When Geng Xuan entered the inner hall, Princess Jiangdu had already greeted her with a smile and said, "Don't you have dinner with the emperor's brother?" Why did you come back so early? ”

"Princess," Geng Xuan pondered his words and said, "In the future, Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, and Wang Ning will not interact with each other again." ”

"Why?" Princess Jiangdu was stunned for a moment: "This palace is a princess, but still the eldest princess, are you still afraid that those people will not succeed?" ”

"It's not!" Geng Xuan leaned into Princess Jiangdu's ear and whispered a few words, and when he saw the princess, he immediately raised his eyebrows: "What, they?" ”

Geng Xuan hurriedly covered the princess's mouth and shook her head.

Princess Jiangdu was also a little frightened and nodded.

After dealing with the political affairs, Zhu Yunwen returned to the palace of the concubine Bai Fangrui, this time to Beiping, Zhu Yunwen only brought the concubine Li Yushi and the concubine Bai Fangrui, Bai Fangrui was the palace that Jianwen entered in March of the fifth year. At that time, Bai Fangrui asked to enter the palace to see the child because she missed the child, but found that the child didn't know her at all and was not close to her at all, which made her heart twist like a knife, and she couldn't help crying. In the end, Zhu Yunwen re-ordered to make her a concubine, and her son Zhu Wengui also returned it to her, this time Bai Fangrui did not refuse, but made a decree. Zhu Yunwen was very heartbroken when she saw it, the self-reliant and capable Bai Fangrui disappeared, and was replaced by the concubine in the deep palace, but her early friendship with Queen Ma Hui has long been gone. Although Ma Hui warmly welcomed and entertained her, Bai Fangrui, who had experienced the shopping mall, was keenly aware of the wariness in the queen's heart, so Bai Fangrui lived in a simple house, raised Zhu Wengui with peace of mind, and rarely asked about the world, although Zhu Yunwen loved her, but she was never pampered and arrogant, and over time, Ma Hui's heart slowly faded.

After the clouds and rain, Zhu Yunwen hugged Bai Fangrui's soft body and said softly: "Fangrui, do you like it here?" ”

"Okay, are you going to move the capital here in the future?"

"Yes, otherwise, it will not be possible to control Liaodong and the desert."

"Oh, the concubines don't understand, but wherever the emperor goes, the concubines will go!"

"Alas, it's just that I'm bitter for you," Zhu Yunwen sighed softly: "Fang Rui, do you regret entering the palace?" ”

"No regrets."

"Really? There are too many rules here, and you can't be as free as you used to be. ”

"Your Majesty, in the past, it was just the naïve concubines, and the concubines had been doing business for many years, and they had long understood that the emperor's favor for the concubines could not be overstated. Even if it is an ordinary official eunuch, it is impossible to allow a concubine to show her head outside for a long time, let alone the royal family. In addition, if there was no protection from the people sent by the emperor, I am afraid that the concubines would have been snatched away by those officials as concubines long ago. ”

"Well, Fang Rui has been a merchant for many years, what do you think of the rule of my dynasty compared to the previous dynasty?"

"This, the concubine can't say well, after all, what the concubine sees may not be true. But since the advent of newspapers, corrupt officials have been reined in a lot, because as long as they are published in newspapers, then it is basically the end of dismissal. ”

"Oh, I see."