The ministers discussed for a while, some people thought that what Zhao Ting said was quite reasonable, and some people thought that there was no wind and no waves, King Jing and Wang Tanzhi must have something to do with it, and some ministers thought that someone might want to blame King Jing or the crown prince.

Zhao Junsheng stopped the ministers from continuing to talk to each other, and said: "Wang Tanzhi and his subordinates are dead, and the wanted matter is over, but their raid on the Jingwang Mansion is really bold and heinous. ”

"Wei Luozhi!"

"The minister is here!"

Zhao Junsheng ordered: "The Criminal Department must find out the identity of this group of men in black as soon as possible!" ”

"Obey the order!"

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the crown prince Zhao Dong and the king of Jing Zhao Ting were left behind by Mulan and brought to the inner palace.

"Tell me, what's going on? Who of you did it to kill the secret agents of the Ministry of Death and kidnap that Wang Tan's family? ”

Zhao Dong bowed and said: "Queen Mother, Erchen doesn't even know this Wang Tanzhi, let alone have any grievances with him, and since the fourth brother sent a son, Erchen hasn't been to it once, I was stunned when I heard the news!" ”

Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Ting, she was very suspicious of this fourth child, the child has gradually grown up, has a lot of his own ideas, has been running out to make friends in the past two years, and finally can't wait to move out of the palace when he finally reaches the age of the crown, this child has no need to say that he is smart, but his behavior is too out-of-the-box, and he has a sense of anger.

If it weren't for the fact that King Jing's Mansion was also raided, only the matter of the other courtyard, Hua Mulan would never suspect her, the fourth child, after all, the other courtyard had been given to the eldest brother by him, but when she heard that it was the person sent by Wang Tanzhi who attacked the palace, she became suspicious.

Zhao Ting hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, it's really not the sons who did it, I heard that Wang Tanzhi is just a small secretary of the household department waiting for the lawsuit, I haven't seen him, let alone have any dealings with him, why should I tie up his wife and children?" Although he was wanted by his father's decree, the wanted matter has its own criminal department and government offices at all levels, and I am full of food and have nothing to do to provoke him! ”

Hua Mulan was silent for a moment, and said to the crown prince Zhao Dong: "Boss, you go back first, you are the prince, and you have to share a lot of things with your father!" ”

"No! The retainers retired," Zhao Dong saluted and withdrew from the main hall.

After Zhao Dong left, Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Ting and said: "Son, you are the meat that fell from your mother's body, A-Niang hopes that you can be honest with A-Niang, no matter what happens, A-Niang will be on your side, even if you make a mistake, you are worried that your father will punish you, and your mother will help you and protect you, but if you even lie to A-Niang, A-Niang will be very sad and sad!" You tell A-Niang the truth, what is going on? ”

When Zhao Ting heard this, his psychological defense line loosened, and he wanted to tell the whole thing when he was moved, but he immediately thought that what he did would threaten his father's rule and the prince's brother's succession. That will only make her in a dilemma, and it will only make her endure the torment day and night, because for her, the palms and backs of her hands are all meat, and she is not helping anyone, and she is not helping anyone!

Zhao Ting's face changed several times in a row, and finally he jumped to his feet in a hurry and shouted in an angry tone: "Auntie, I am your own child, I said that this matter has nothing to do with me, why don't you believe me?" Someone must be trying to frame me and blame me! ”

Hua Mulan stared at Zhao Ting's face and performance for a long time, and as soon as she had doubts in her heart, she still chose to believe in her son, "Okay, A-Niang believes in you, you have grown up, you have your own ideas about many things, and you can make decisions for yourself, and now that you have moved outside the palace to live, A-Niang can't control you too much, but A-Niang hopes that you will understand what you can do and what you can't do, don't damage the royal face in front of outsiders, and know how to forge ahead!" ”

Zhao Ting said: "The child knows!" ”

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said: "That's it, you are an adult, and you have moved to live outside, and you should start a family, A-Niang will choose a princess for you, and wait for your father to come back later, A-Niang will discuss with him to arrange an errand for you, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Ting hurriedly said: "The queen mother has no objection to choosing a concubine for the child, but the child has to take a fancy after seeing it, otherwise I would rather not get married!" There is also an errand thing, I have to choose an errand myself! ”

Hua Mulan said: "Hmph, you have a lot of things, A-Niang spoils you, so naturally let you choose, but these two things are not up to A-Niang, you have to agree with your father!" ”

There are not many recitals today, and Zhao Junsheng quickly finished dealing with it and went to the inner palace from the Qinzheng Palace.

Mulan greeted him and untied his cloak, "Why did you come back so early today?" ”

"It's not much, it's done early!"

Zhao Ting stepped forward to salute: "The son of the emperor to meet his father!" ”

Zhao Junsheng walked to the main seat and sat down, took the tea handed by the palace maid and took a breath, looked at Zhao Ting, then looked at Hua Mulan and asked, "What's the matter with you two mothers?" ”

Zhao Ting stood up and said: "Father, you see that the guards and slaves in the Erchen Mansion were all killed by Wang Tanzhi's people last night, and the Erchen wants to select some warriors from the Dragon Guard Army to serve as the palace guards, and you can reward you with some ······money."

Zhao Junsheng didn't wait for him to finish speaking: "Who told you to get up?" Get down on my knees! ”

Zhao Ting trembled with fright, and involuntarily knelt down again.

When Mulan saw it, she immediately wanted to protect the calf, "Oh, why are you so loud?" I'm scared of the fourth! ”

Zhao Junsheng turned his head and glared at Mulan: "Do you know how defeated a loving mother is?" You shut up! ”

Hua Mulan was also frightened by Zhao Junsheng's look, thinking that Zhao Junsheng usually doesn't get angry on weekdays, and this time he gets angry must be the fourth child, this kid must have done something wrong, as long as he endures it and doesn't talk anymore.

Zhao Junsheng looked at Zhao Ting with a cold face and said: "Don't think that you don't know what you did, this time you are lucky, you were not caught by the tail, if there is another next time, you may not have such good luck!" ”

"Do you think that others don't know about your poor little thoughts, and you still want to try to blame the boss, do you really think everyone else is a fool? Of course, you also have the right to inherit the throne as my son, but please use smart means next time you play, don't look like a retard! ”

"What?" Only then did Mulan understand what was going on, she was frightened, and her pungent personality was revealed, "Son, how can you do something to blame your eldest brother?" You are brothers of the same mother! ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand to signal Mulan not to be surprised, he walked up to Zhao Ting and squatted down to stare at this son: "This time the matter is over, and I don't plan to pursue it anymore, but you have heard me clearly, no matter what you want to do, the means of doing things must have a bottom line, if you want to break through the bottom line to achieve your own goals, not only will you not succeed, but you will also rebel against your relatives, because the person who sits on the throne of the emperor needs to use yang strategy to control the ministers and dominate the world, and the three indiscriminate means cannot be supported by the courtiers!" ”

"Also, Chu Yuan is an outsider, a concubine of the Southern Dynasty, no matter how talented he is, his identity is destined to be the enemy of Daqian, you better stay away from him, don't be played by him and enjoy it!"

Zhao Ting was scolded so bloody, cold sweat broke out on his back, he always thought that what he did was hidden enough, no one should know, but he didn't expect that these were completely exposed to his father's sight, could it be that his father's ears and eyes have reached the point of pervasiveness?

"Yes, yes, Erchen remember! But······ Erchen didn't understand a little, since his father said that Chu Yuan's status as a concubine of the Southern Dynasty was destined to be our enemy, why did his father still bring him and the princess of Nanjun back to Chang'an as guests? ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and sighed.

Hua Mulan was anxious, and hurriedly explained to Zhao Ting: "Fourth, your father is doing this out of political considerations, and he wants to make a gesture to the Southern Dynasty, you see that not only the Nanjun princess and his wife, but also many other Southern Dynasty generals and officials who surrendered to our dynasty have received high treatment and status here, and the Nanjun princess and his wife are the highest among these people, with them as a benchmark, which is more conducive to our disintegration from within the Southern Dynasty, if our army sends troops to attack the Southern Dynasty again, The resistance of the ministers and generals of the Southern Dynasty will not be as fierce as before, and for them, surrendering to our dynasty is also a way out, understand? ”

"Also, the princess and the concubine of the Southern Dynasty were captured by your father, and they did not surrender sincerely, and they were forced to come to Chang'an, do you think they will sincerely serve our dynasty? They are forced to be helpless, there is no way, if there is a chance, maybe they will harm our dynasty, so you must be vigilant against these people! ”

"Of course, not all captured Southern Dynasty officials and generals have always been unwilling to be truly loyal to your father and the imperial court, these people need to be carefully screened, this is a long-term process, if you accidentally reuse a person who harbors evil intentions, it will only leave endless trouble!"

"Son, you have to understand that being a parent will not harm your children, your father actually has high expectations for you, and what he said to you is also for your good, you have to keep it in your heart, don't be a deaf ear, understand?"

Zhao Ting nodded: "Erchen understands!" ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Junsheng again, his eyes a little evasive.

Zhao Junsheng rubbed his face, "Say what you want to say directly, don't spit out!" ”

"That's what Erchen just said, there are few people in the mansion anymore, Erchen wants to select some people from the Longwu Army as guards, and the money and food in Erchen's mansion are almost exhausted······"

Zhao Junsheng said: "The Dragon Guard Army is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, don't even think about it, let them serve you, the stinky prince, can you suppress them?" As for the guards, I will send a team of people over! Eunuchs and palace maids are selected by your queen mother in the palace! As for the money and food, I will give you another 100,000 yuan, and in the future, unless I reward you, don't take the initiative to ask me for it! You have 5,000 acres of fertile land under your name, there are several shops, and you also have a share of the vineyard, and you still want to ask your son for money, do you want to be ashamed? ”