Wen Jingyuan said that he was ill for several days and could not go to the early court, and he rested for more than ten days before reappearing in front of the civil and military officials.

"A few days ago, I went to visit the first emperor's Empress Jingyi, and Empress Jingyi was very sad because she hadn't seen several princes for a long time, and her eyes were swollen from crying. After I came back, I thought about it for a long time, and I always felt that the previous move of sending the former emperor and the prince out of the palace was too hasty, not only alienated me from a group of nephews, but also tired the princesses and separated from the flesh and bones. I thought hard about this matter, and last night in a trance I was suddenly reminded by the first emperor's dream, and finally found a solution. ”

Wen Jingyuan, who was talking eloquently on the dragon chair, sold a pass, and saw that the ministers below were at a loss, and said his hidden intentions without hurrying.

"In order to facilitate the maintenance of the princes, I have decided to remove the thrones of the former emperors and sons, and all of them will regain the status of princes with the orders of their stepsons. In this way, the princes can return to live in the palace, and they will never make Empress Jingyi sad again, and my guilt will be less, I don't know what you Aiqing thinks? ”

It is not uncommon in the history of the Yuan Kingdom to inherit the throne of brothers, and it is also a consistent rule to send the sons of the deceased emperors out of the palace with the title of king, although there is no explicit rule, but it is a practice that has never been exceptional. At present, several former emperors and princes have been given the throne and left the palace to live, which is basically stable, what kind of hand is Wen Jingyuan suddenly coming? Was it really decided because the empress of the first emperor missed her son? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Wen Jingyuan, who has no heirs, is it really appropriate to pass on all the sons of the former emperor as his own sons?

Wen Jingyuan's decision became the most sensational topic in the former dynasty that day, and coincidentally, the two people who had the most to do with this - the former second prince that was the king of Yongzhan Wen Moshu, and the former fourth prince that was the king of Cijun Wen Mozheng - the two princes who were supposed to go to the court together were unable to 'show up' because of important matters that day, so the matter was decided without the parties expressing any opinions, and Wen Jingyuan drew up the holy decree on the spot, and there was no possibility of changing it.

When the news reached the palace of the King of Yongshan, Wen Moshu had just escaped from an inexplicable mission, and after hearing the holy decree of Duke Zhao, he was tired and uneasy.

"I specially found something irrelevant for you to do, and then took advantage of your absence to make an important decision, it seems that the emperor was prepared for a long time, and he didn't even give a chance to oppose it." After Zhao Gonggong left, Chu Ci walked to the front hall, and his deep eyes could not see joy, anger and sorrow.

"There are no outsiders in the land of Gyeonggi, so all dynasties have driven princes other than the crown prince to distant fiefdoms, to prevent people from harboring evil intentions and the palace is rebellious and 'chaotic'." Wen Moshu frowned, and the meaning of 'confusion' was impressive, "I really don't understand what the emperor is doing this for." Empress Jingyi is the biological mother of the eldest prince, but she has always been at odds with the eldest prince, and I heard that after the funeral of her father, she even escaped into the empty 'door' and did not ask about the world, how could she miss her son and become sad? Chu Ci, have you seen through what is the purpose of the emperor's blunt lies? ”

The flute turned around a few times in his hand, Chu Ci pondered for a moment, and replied in a deep voice: "On the surface, it seems that the emperor proposed to succeed because he had no heirs, and used Empress Jingyi as a cover, but if you think about it, this reason is not valid at all - the emperor has not yet reached the age of not being 'confused', and it is only a matter of time before he wants to give birth to a dragon seed to continue the bloodline, and it is not necessary to support Empress Jingyi to inherit all the princes to his knees." ”

"Yes, it's just that I don't understand it until I think about it." Wen Moshu nodded heavily.

"There's nothing you can't figure out, the prince might as well speculate back from the results." Chu Ci took the holy decree in Wen Moshu's hand, checked it, and threw it on the table without respect, "Previously, the prince and the emperor had a monarch-subject relationship, but after this holy decree came down, the prince and the emperor had an additional father-son relationship in addition to the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and they could no longer have the part of the power of the fiefdom prince, and they could not walk freely in the palace all day long. Looking at the emperor on the other hand, once the stepfather-son relationship is determined, the prince has more restrictions when facing the emperor. Taking King Cijun as an example, before that, King Cijun wanted to overthrow the emperor by looking for a 'jade' seal, in the final analysis, it was just a fight for the throne, but now, if King Cijun wants to grab this dragon chair, it is not just as simple as seizing power and usurping the throne, as long as he attacks the emperor, then he will inevitably be charged with more serious patricide. ”

Wen Moshu gasped, and his face turned a little paler: "In this way, whoever dares to stand up against the emperor or find a way to seize the throne among the princes will become a great 'traitor' and evil person who kills his father and abolishes the king." Using the mouths of the people and rumors in the market to block the ambitions of the princes, the emperor's move is ruthless and smart enough. ”

"So this move must not have been conceived by the emperor."

Wen Jingyuan is an assertive and resolute person, but he does not have a resourceful head, and his assertions are crisp but not unfounded. Wen Moshu thought about it carefully, and it was indeed as Chu Ci said, this kind of clever calculation should come from the hands of others, and it was definitely not Wen Jingyuan's own strategy.

The question is, who in the court has such wisdom now, and does not mind getting involved in the troubled waters of the royal family vying for the throne?

If there is such a person, it is necessary to take precautions as soon as possible.

Chu Ci dipped the herbal tea in the cup, his fingertips wandered aimlessly on the clean and smooth tabletop, and suddenly stopped somewhere, raised his head and asked an irrelevant question: "How much does the prince know about the prince of Dingyuan and Junzilou?" ”

"The prince of Dingyuan still has some understanding, when I was a teenager, I studied scriptures and history poetry with him and several other princes and grandsons in the Hanmo Palace, at that time everyone was not very old, but he had already shown calmness and intelligence far beyond other peers. As for the gentleman's building, I don't know very well, I only know that it is a 'door' faction in the rivers and lakes, and the children under the 'door' have many amazing talents, and they are famous in Zhongzhou, but they are so mysterious that they are full of mysteries. Wen Mo sparsely groaned, and then frowned slightly, "What, do you suspect that the person who gave advice to the emperor is the prince of Dingyuan?" Unlikely, I always felt that he was not the kind of person who coveted glory. ”

Chu Ci smiled lightly: "When did I say that I doubted that son?" The matter of him worshipping the Junzi Building was a sensation back then, and the Junzi Building has a little-known rule, with this rule, it is impossible for the prince of Dingyuan to help the emperor do things, even if he does some, it must be for other purposes. ”

"It sounds like you know a lot about Junzilou, and even the lesser-known rules are known to you. Let's talk about it, what rule is so powerful that it can restrain the fierce horse of the prince of Dingyuan? ”

Seeing that Wen Mo was interested, Chu Ci didn't intend to hang his appetite, with a twist of his wrist, the flute crossed the oblique phoenix eyes: "One of the rules that the children of Junzilou must abide by, they must not interfere in the government of the Yuan Kingdom, and they must not serve the Wen family's royal family. ”

Wen Mo was stunned for a moment, but he was a little incredulous: "What kind of 'door' rule is this, is there an enmity with the Wen family's royal family?" ”

"It's not clear whether there is a feud or not, but it is a fact that someone has violated the rules earlier than the prince of Dingyuan. The specific situation will be explained to the prince in detail when there is time - well, it is time to change his words in the future, or make His Highness comfortable. Chu Ci stretched out his 'legs' and feet and walked to the 'door', picked up the oil-paper umbrella, and smiled lightly on his side face against the wind and snow outside the room, becoming more and more mysterious, "I want to go out of the 'door' to do some 'private' things, at least three or two days, at most half a month, when I am not there, Your Highness don't forget to drink 'medicine', I will be blamed by Miss Yan." ”

Chu Ci has always come and gone like the wind, Wen Moshu has long been used to it, but not everyone can accept it calmly. Chu Ci had just left, and seeing Wen Moshu's 'breast' mother Chen, who had grown up, he was anxious and came to him, looking like he was 'wanting' and stopping.

"Chen Niang has something to say?" Wen Moshu and Yan Yue invited Chen into the room and sat down.

"I shouldn't have said this, but I didn't vomit and didn't feel unhappy when I held it in my heart......," Chen hesitated several times, and finally swallowed his saliva and said lightly, "Didn't Your Highness ask Prince Chu what he often goes out to 'go out' for?" After all, it is a foreign race, and His Highness should also be on guard. The old slave didn't mean to provoke, but His Highness was too kind, and the old slave was worried that His Highness would suffer if he trusted Chu Gongzi too much! ”

Wen Moshu smiled bitterly: "Chen Niang, Chen Niang, why are you still 'messing' and '' all day long?" Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, since I dare to trust Chu Ci, there must be a full reason, don't worry in vain. Look at you, your face has been a lot worse in the past two days, do you think too much and can't sleep well at night? If you do this again, I'll send you to the countryside to live in peace. ”

"No, no! The old slave still has to take care of His Highness! Chen waved his hand in a panic, and when he saw Wen Mo laughing out loud, he was shocked to realize that he had been tricked, half aggrieved and half relieved. Glancing at the empty 'medicine' bowl on the table, Chen 'revealed' a kind smile: "I have never seen His Highness drink 'medicine' so honestly, and when that girl comes back, the old slave has to thank her well." ”

The smile on Wen Moshu's face was slightly restrained, and he quietly looked at the 'medicine' bowl, with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.

"I don't know how she's doing now...... Chen Niang, I'm worried about her. ”

The whispering thoughts are lingering, and no one can break when they will reach the hearts of the people who are loved.

At this time, Anzhou had just experienced a light snowfall, and on the sparsely populated post road, two hot gases erupted from the nose of the tired and thin horse, which turned into a white mist in a blink of an eye, and was scattered by the bumps.

"Wake up, it's the place." Wen Moqing moved his shoulders, leaned on his back and slept peacefully, opened his eyes, twisted his sore neck, and looked at the strange but beautiful rich prefecture and county in a bit of a daze.

Anzhou, the largest state and county in the Yuan Kingdom, is also the hub of Zhongzhou, where many exotic merchants gather to buy and sell, prosperous and rich, inclusive of all rivers, with incomparable vitality and 'color' color of other states and counties.

Wen Moqing found an inn, booked two adjacent guest rooms, and after handing over the horse to the inn groom, he ran to a noodle restaurant with his worries and chose a small table in the corner to sit down.

"Isn't there food at the inn? Why bother coming here to eat noodles? If you feel sorry for the money, you will write it to me, and I will pay you back later. Looking at the big bowl of clear soup noodles on the table, Yan Li, who hadn't touched the oil star for a few days, complained a little.

"To eat or not to eat? Don't eat and go back to gnaw on dry food. Wen Moqing didn't raise his head, concentrating on dealing with the noodles in the bowl.

Yan Liwu scolded stingy, picked up chopsticks and poked them in the noodle bowl, and when a bowl of noodles was about to be stabbed into slag, a middle-aged "woman" and "woman" in shabby clothes suddenly appeared at the table.

"Childe is a repeat customer? This shop is famous, especially the yellow finch noodles, fine and soft, a bowl of food in the end does not feel full, always make people anxious to eat the second bowl, if you come late can not eat, then you have to take a sweat towel to wipe your tears! The 'girl' talked to herself, and didn't ask Wen Moqing and Yan Liwu if they were interested, so she sat down at the adjacent table and asked for a bowl of noodles, and walked out of the noodle restaurant after eating quickly.

"Let's go." But after a while, Wen Moqing also put down his chopsticks and got up, and casually threw a few copper plates to the shopkeeper, and didn't say a word about where to go.

Yan Liwu nodded, the complaint just now was nowhere to be found, and he followed behind Wen Moqing in silence, with a rare solemn expression.