From the former dynasty Sima clan usurping the Zheng family's world, to Emperor Wu Liu Zang abolishing the Sima clan and replacing it, the Central Plains regime gradually stabilized after three dynasties.

Prior to this, the princes and princes in various places raised troops and were self-respecting, and they all had a desire to fight, so that the Central Plains was full of flames, and the killing and conquest lasted for more than two hundred years.

The long years of swords and soldiers have cultivated people's martial habits.

At the beginning of the usurpation of power by the previous dynasty, the upper echelons were busy with infighting and suppressing the forces restored by the previous dynasty, allowing bandits to prevail in various places and rob and plunder. The poor people living at the bottom could not bear it, and after the riots were harshly suppressed, they had to take up the sword and practice martial arts to protect themselves.

Different from the deep-rooted perception of "all rivers and lakes are reckless" in the past, from the previous dynasty, most of the great families sent their children to the Jianghu sect to practice martial arts. This kind of atmosphere continued until the present dynasty, and when Emperor Wen arrived, there was also a scholar who sent his daughter to Emei, Sichuan, to learn swordsmanship.

There are even some children of big clans like Li Mubai, whose career is not smooth, so they fight the sword rivers and lakes, open up mountains and establish factions, and become a family of their own.

Although there are many people in the rivers and lakes who only know how to fight ruthlessly, there are also a group of literary warriors who know both books and etiquette, and have a lot of power and wisdom.

The great competition uses force, and the great rule uses literature.

Under the management of these literati and chivalrous people, the rivers and lakes, which have always been chaotic and independent, have been framed in an orderly manner, and have changed from a plate of scattered sand to a powerful civilian force with scale and organization, which can fight in a unified manner. After several generations of accumulation, there is gradually a trend of competing with the imperial court.

Liu Yuan's father, Emperor Wen Liu Qin, was originally such a soft and kind person, so he wanted to get rid of the Jin family at any cost because the power of the rivers and lakes at that time was too strong.

Especially in Liu Qin's later years, the border countries launched an attack with the Western Regions Demon Sect as the pioneer, and the Jin family called on the forces of the rivers and lakes to bravely resist the enemy and kill the invading foreign forces on the fertile soil of the Central Plains. Since then, not only the rivers and lakes, but even the people in the countryside only know that there is gold, and they don't know the surname Liu.

The royal family was so shocked that it was difficult to rest day and night, and was afraid that one day it would be replaced, so he made up his mind, took out the two-year collection of the national treasury at that time, and asked Mu Cangping to move around, and Mu Cangping had full power to plan and send martial arts people to eliminate the forces of the rivers and lakes with the forces of the rivers and lakes.

In this way, the internal friction of the rivers and lakes can achieve the goal of the imperial court once and for all.

After the Jin family was destroyed, the noise of the rivers and lakes was really much quieter.

Mu Cangping, the successor leader of the alliance, is even more low-key, in addition to having a false reputation of "high morality and respect", his prestige among various sects is quite inferior to Jin Zhenyue, and it is far from the appeal of Jin Zhenyue. When dealing with the imperial court, he also showed his promises, and he never said what the court said.

Although the Empress Dowager Dou repeatedly told Liu Yuan to be wary of Mu Cangping, the young emperor still inevitably had a contempt for this fearful and timid alliance leader who was obsessed with swordsmanship.

Until this time, Mu Cangping showed him his strength.

Not only did he call on all the major sects of the martial arts, but he could also quietly insert his forces into the imperial city, enter the Praetorian Guard, and even have his people in the court.

Liu Yuan felt that he was simply stupid.

A person who can wipe out the strong and powerful Chang'an Jin family, just like the folk emperor, overnight, how can he be incompetent and timid, and how can he have no ambition?

He recalled that none of the decrees issued in the past few years were actually harmful to Wulin and Mu Cangping himself; Even if there were visible harms at that time, in the end, under the influence of various uncontrollable external factors, they developed in a direction that was beneficial to the rivers and lakes.

Mu Cangping did not openly disobey the will of the imperial court, and these things were secretly done by his courtiers in the name of loyalty to the monarch.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuan's back broke out in a cold sweat.

For several days, he was disturbed, angry and scared by his own late realization.

You must know that it is not without precedent that there are people in the rivers and lakes who assassinate the emperor and succeed. A few months ago, if it weren't for the Dou family's preference for the Chang family and bringing Chang Jili to the palace banquet, this dynasty would have the first empress dowager to be assassinated.

That night, Liu Yuan stayed at Concubine Su Xiaomei's place, the five watch drums sounded, and she wanted to leave to go to the court, but when she opened her eyes, she saw a white and fluffy thing next to the pillow, and she was so frightened that she turned over and jumped up.

Su Xiaomei was awakened in a deep dream, and she didn't know what was going on, so she stretched out her arms in a daze and scooped up the white hair, and put it in her arms, "You stubborn master, why did you run to the bed...... Ahh

With a scream, Su Xiaomei sat up with her hair and threw the cat in her arms out with shaking hands.

After the examination of the Tai Hospital, the cat had no signs of poisoning, and there were no scars, or an experienced old palace man said that the shape of the cat corpse was different, please open it to see.

Su Xiaomei snatched it to hug her beloved pet, but refused to live or die, and later saw Liu Yuan's face was pale, and she let go of her hand crying. The attendants took the cat out, skinned it and dismantled it, and saw that all the bones and organs in the body were broken.

Su Xiaomei fainted from crying.

Liu Yuan urgently summoned the crown prince and the prince Su Minghan to see him.

Su Minghan is a Confucian minister, and no one may be able to match him in terms of learning, but it is very difficult to deal with this kind of conspiracy and killing.

After talking for half an hour, he only took out some things such as ordering the middle palace to strictly investigate and clean up the inner curtains; Strengthen the palace defense and strictly check the people entering and leaving the palace...... And so on, such a modest strategy.

In extraordinary times, dealing with extraordinary things is simply a bunch of nonsense.

Liu Yuan also thought that Su Minghan would not have any good way, but he was in a hurry to go to the doctor, just give it a try. After all, the only person he can ask for advice now is an extremely reliable person, who must see himself as one with his honor and disgrace, and will never let this matter leak out.

The emperor is the son of heaven, the ninety-five, can he say that he was threatened with a dead cat?

After thinking about it, Liu Yuan couldn't think of a person who could quietly solve the matter properly with him. In the end, he had to put down his son, and sent Chen Fang, a regular attendant, to Ink Alley, and asked him to invite Rong Yi into the palace no matter what.

Liu Yuan was deeply remorseful.

He remembered that soon after his foundation was stabilized, Rong Yi proposed to Huairou Jianghu forces to disintegrate and win over them at the same time, so that they could be used by the imperial court.

Liu Yuan felt that Rong Yi was too nervous. When he took over the rivers and mountains from the hands of the first emperor, the rivers and lakes were peaceful, and he had no personal experience of the stormy and heroic rivers and lakes in the memories of his father and ancestors, let alone looked down on the rudeness and recklessness of those shirtless. It has been put aside.

Later, Rong Yi put forward many proposals, such as abolishing redundant personnel, reforming the official selection system, increasing supervision over embankment fortifications, and weakening the infiltration and restraint of the aristocracy into the Beijing army...... As soon as these things offend people, they will be obstructed, and Liu Yuan also feels that it is unnecessary; Second, he was in a period of rebellion at that time, and obeying Rong Yi in everything made him feel disgusted with himself from the bottom of his heart.

In addition, at that time, Rong Yi did not have a solid position in the DPRK later. A group of old ministers led by Ning Yu held opposing opinions, and if he didn't help each other, the matter would be over.

Speaking of which, it is not that he rejected Rong Yi's political opinions.

Thinking about it like this, he felt a little better in his heart.

The Son of Heaven sent his closest chamberlain to the door, and even if Rong Yi said that he was sick and thanked the guests, he couldn't see the angel.

Chen Fang just entered the gate of Rong's mansion, and Mama Zhang in the courtyard brought a maid to give Rong Yi a little light and sickly appearance, and there was no need to exaggerate.

The subordinates of the Rong Mansion have never made a mistake in these subtle and small places.

Liu Yuan returned to his Chengqian Palace. When Rong Yi arrived, the noble concubine Fang Qingyan came out of the hall with two palace maids and met them at the gate of the palace.

A few dahlias in front of the door are pink and delicate, just taking advantage of Fang Qingyan's pale pink palace dress, the eighteen or nineteen-year-old woman has a delicate smile.

"Fourth Uncle Rong", Fang Qingyan called with a smile.

She is a girl in the family who has been destined to enter the palace since she was a child, and her etiquette is not sloppy. She is also a lot different from Rong Yi in age, so she can't call "Ah Yi" like her brothers.

Rong Yi smiled and saluted, "The concubine has tormented the grass people."

Fang Qingyan asked again: "I heard that the fourth uncle is sick, can you see that he is better?" ”

Rong Yi didn't bother with her title this time, saving more attention, and still smiled warmly like a spring breeze in the autumn moon: "Occasionally, I was slightly ill, and my mother bothered." ”

Just said two words, and Fang Qingyan went to himself. Chen Fang led Rong Yi into the hall to see Liu Yuan.