Fengluocheng, the imperial capital of the Yuan Kingdom, has been very quiet recently, and even has a somewhat lifeless taste, there are not many people in the lively street market in the past, and occasionally there are merchants or people in a hurry, or the guards of the imperial city with fierce eyes.

The reason for the emergence of this phenomenon is that Emperor Wen Jingyuan, due to the first emperor made a lot of harem scandals, Wen Jingyuan was very strict with the personnel management of the palace after ascending the throne, at first it was required that the Praetorian Guards in charge of the palace guards strictly check the entry and exit personnel, and the power of many officials and princes who originally had the right of way was reduced, and then it intensified, and even the imperial capital began to implement the same strict entry and exit inspection system, which made it difficult for merchants to enter and people to get out for a while, and the rich Fengluo City actually showed a depression.

Weichen thought that it was a good thing to strictly check the population of the city, but everything was too much. Now the guards walking the streets and alleys under the banner of the emperor's holy decree are randomly breaking into the door to investigate, and some of them have even reached the point of outrageous barbarism, if this situation cannot be stopped, I am afraid that the people will complain! ”

Above the court, some civil officials bowed their heads and spoke loudly, provoking other civil officials and military generals to whisper.

Wen Jingyuan knocked on the corner of his forehead, and his tone was not stern: "Hu Aiqing thinks that my order is overkill?" ”

"Weichen didn't dare, but recently there have been many rumors in the market that the Praetorian Guard has abused their power, and many people who have been with the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Camp on weekdays have been taken away for interrogation on false charges. In the long run, Weichen was worried that the prestige established by the emperor would be smeared by those soldiers who came to the house. ”

"General Gao, General Yun, both of you are generals of the Praetorian Guard, what do you think about this, you might as well stand up and talk about it." Wen Jingyuan moved his gaze to the second minister on the left.

The general of the Canglong Battalion, Gao Xuan, groaned slightly, stepped forward and bowed: "Back to the emperor, I have also heard of these last generals that Lord Hu said. The White Tiger Battalion, the commander of the White Tiger Battalion, General Lin Beifeng, has always been opposed to sharing happiness with the people, and his soldiers are influenced by it, often committing atrocities against innocent people, if they can't stop it in time, then not only the Praetorian Guard will be scolded and resented by the people, but also the emperor's holy name will be affected. ”

Gao Xian and Lin Beifeng have always been at odds, Wen Jingyuan has a mirror in his heart, but Gao Xian also has to think deeply, after all, a large part of the reason why he can ascend the throne is because of the support of the people and some important ministers. However, it is not easy to deal with Lin Beifeng, the Lin family has a daughter who is the favorite concubine of the first emperor, and she is considered a powerful relative of the emperor, and it is inappropriate to act rashly.

Moving his gaze from left to right, when he saw Wen Mozheng standing in front of the first row of Wenchen on the right, Wen Jingyuan's eyes lit up: "The fourth prince has always been good at dealing with this kind of dispute, I don't know what to think about this matter?" ”

Wen Mozheng didn't expect Wen Jingyuan to name himself, he was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly bowed his head and came out: "Weichen is foolish, since this matter is caused by the abuse of power by the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Battalion, it is natural to investigate and rectify it from the Praetorian Guard Battalion, no matter when, the stability of the people is the most important thing." ”

Wen Mozheng's voice was a little small, as if he lacked confidence, and the civil and military officials on both sides had opened their mouths to express their support, and some of them sneered and ridiculed, only one dared to take the initiative to stand up and pick up Wen Mozheng's words.

"The minister has a different opinion."

Wen Jingyuan waved his hand: "Cao Aiqing said." ”

Shangshu Cao Tianyu glanced at Wen Mozheng, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly: "The minister thinks that punishing the soldiers in the forbidden military camp cannot cure the symptoms and the root cause, and to put an end to this situation, we must start from the root." Studying this matter in detail, the source is that the forbidden military camp can break into the people's homes at will after obtaining the holy decree, and can also check and search anyone who enters and leaves the imperial city, as long as these privileges of the forbidden military camp are removed, naturally no similar situation will happen. ”

"What does Cao Aiqing mean is to let me give up monitoring the population in the imperial capital?" Wen Jingyuan's tail note is slightly picky.

Cao Tianyu nodded heavily: "Exactly." Does the emperor know that the strict control of the population entering and leaving the imperial city and the palace has caused panic? Although there is nothing wrong with doing this, the people were used to it when the first emperor was in power, and the sudden harshness would make them confused and even panicked. By extension, the same is true in the Imperial Palace, where officials who could have entered and exited the Imperial Palace were suddenly barred from entering, and many things were very troublesome to handle, seriously affecting the progress of many important matters. Weichen was brave and asked the emperor to revoke or weaken the ban and restore the stability of the people. ”

Cao Tianyu, who was born in a family, is known for his straightforwardness, so he offends many people and wins more people's hearts. Wen Jingyuan, who prides himself on being fair and loving the people, has always attached great importance to Cao Tianyu's advice, and when he heard him say this, he couldn't help but hesitate - if the ban is lifted, then some of the prince's staff without identity will enter the palace and pose a threat to him to sit on the throne; If they don't withdraw, they are afraid that they will really lose the support of the people, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

When Wen Jingyuan was in trouble, a cough drew his gaze.

Wen Moshu, the second prince who had been ill for more than half a month, went to court on the first day, his face was still very bad, and he had been standing beside him without saying a word, looking like he had no energy. Wen Jingyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he deliberately dragged out his voice: "The second prince has a long-term vision and a subtle observation, so you might as well tell me your opinion." ”

"Me?" Wen Moshu seemed to be very surprised, and after a moment of more sluggishness than Wen Mozheng, he coughed twice and walked under the throne, "Weichen agreed with the suggestion of the four princes, just investigate the Janissary Camp, there is no need to revoke the holy decree and restore the disorderly state of entry and exit." The emperor is not compared to other places, and the palace is not an ordinary family, once something happens, it is not trivial; As for the people's hearts...... There is always a beginning in everything, and besides, the emperor's golden mouth and jade words, casually changing the previous decree is really detrimental to the holy name. ”

"But-" Cao Tianyu was not convinced, and stepped forward to argue, but Wen Jingyuan waved his hand to signal him to be quiet, and only cast a complicated gaze on Wen Moshu, who was coughing lightly.

After a while, Wen Jingyuan let out a long breath, and his voice was majestic and solemn: "Spread my will, revoke the previous ban on entering and leaving the imperial capital and the imperial city, and resume the passage of the people from now on, and those who enter for the first time only need to report the spy record." It was also heard that Lin Beifeng, the commander of the White Tiger Battalion, was suspected of abusing his power, and the four princes were specially ordered to investigate whether it was true or not, and others were not allowed to interfere. These two things were immediately started, and which Aiqing was involved, remember to report the situation to me by himself. ”

After issuing the holy decree without warning, Wen Jingyuan waved his sleeves and retreated from the court, leaving the court with the support of Zhao Gonggong, leaving a group of civil servants and military generals stunned.

"Your Majesty, is it ...... to change the order like this" On the way back to the dormitory with Wen Jingyuan in his arms, Gonggong Zhao couldn't help but ask.

"The decision I made naturally had its reasons, and doing so would also make the people see my determination to change if I knew I was wrong." Wen Jingyuan showed a deep smile, and this smile became deeper when a pure white figure approached him.

"Gonggong Zhao will go and get busy first, and I'll accompany the emperor for a walk." Lian Song kindly owed a debt to Zhao Gonggong, and Zhao Gonggong got Wen Jingyuan's permission to retreat and follow the two from a distance.

Lian Song is still dressed in pure white, with white hair, white eyebrows, white shirts and white boots, only the wrench on his finger is the rippling green color of the heart, but he carefully hid it in his sleeve, holding Wen Jingyuan with one hand, and turning the wrench in his sleeve with the other: "I heard the emperor's holy decree outside just now, and Zhao's worry is also reasonable, what is the reason for the emperor to do this?" ”

Wen Jingyuan snorted: "Originally, I didn't want to abolish the ban, but when I saw Wen Moshu coming out against Wen Mozheng, I suddenly thought, what would be the result if these two people had a conflict?" I really want to see a good show, between the four princes who have won the hearts of the people and the two princes who have a deep strategy, who is better. ”

In the court, Wen Moshu was the party who stood up to support Wen Mozheng, but Wen Jingyuan ignored the common opinion of the two and abolished the ban according to Cao Tianyu's advice, and it would be difficult for others to understand the mystery, but Lian Song quickly guessed Wen Jingyuan's intentions, with thin lips and a shallow smile, cold and gloomy.

"It's okay if the second prince doesn't say it, because he came forward to oppose Lord Cao's proposal to abolish the ban, so the emperor thinks that he is clearly helping the four princes, but in fact he is preventing the four princes' staff Jun Wunian from having the right to enter the palace, Weichen guessed right?"

Wen Jingyuan nodded appreciatively: "Among the seven princes, the second prince Wen Moshu and the fourth prince Wen Mozheng are the most capable of shaking my position, if the two of them attack each other, I can be a fisherman, and when the snipe and mussels fight and both lose, they will reap the benefits." People say that Wen Moshu is gentle and elegant, generous and kind, but I can see that he is quite deep. If what I expected was good, Mo Zheng wouldn't be able to fight him without Jun Wunian's help, but it wouldn't let him stop too much - you should know that Wen Moshu's health is not good, and the slightest wind and rain may kill him, and it is much easier to get rid of him than to get rid of Mo Zheng. ”

In front of Lian Song, Wen Jingyuan did not shy away from his ambitions and vicious schemes, and confessed all his thoughts, but it was a pity that Lian Song did not give a thumbs up and praise as he expected, but sighed with regret and shook his head frequently: "The emperor really won the plan." ”

"Medium? Who's the plan? Wen Jingyuan put away his smile and frowned to show his dissatisfaction.

"The emperor thought that the second prince objected to Lord Cao's suggestion in order to prevent Jun Wunian from entering the palace, but according to Weichen, the truth may be the opposite." Lian Song stopped and looked at Wen Jingyuan with confidence, "The relationship between the second prince and the fourth prince is extraordinary, and Jun Wunian also has some friendship with the second prince, the emperor didn't think about it, is it possible that the second prince deliberately opposed Lord Cao's suggestion to lure the emperor to abolish the ban?" It is impossible for such a shrewd character as the second prince not to understand what it means to have cold lips and teeth, including the fact that the emperor privately forced Empress Jingyi to send medicine, I think, the second prince has already seen it clearly. ”

Wen Jingyuan gasped, and his surprise was hard to hide: "You mean, Wen Moshu's original intention was to hope that Jun Wunian would enter the palace?" ”

Outside the court, which was less than a hundred feet apart, the courtiers who had just recovered from the shock dispersed in twos and threes, and Wen Moshu and Wen Mozheng also got together and walked slowly in the direction of their residence side by side. Wen Moshu glanced back at the other people who were discussing while walking, stuck out his tongue, and showed a naughty expression like a teenager: "Second brother's trick is really powerful, and he really got the emperor to agree to abolish the ban, so that Wu Nian can justifiably enter the palace to accompany me!" ”

"Mo Zheng, how many times have I told you, you can't be happy if you want to achieve great things." Wen Mo smiled gently, without the slightest breath of fighting for power among enemies.

This play was entrusted by him to Yun Jiuzhong, together with Cao Tianyu, Gao Xian and others to show Wen Jingyuan, the purpose is to let Wen Jingyuan personally order the relaxation of restrictions on people entering the palace, so that Jun Wunian, who is the tea master of Hanmo Palace, can enter the palace, and Wen Mozheng will have an excellent staff member who can give advice.

Whether this will affect his power or not, Wen Moshu didn't think much about it, he was more concerned about Wen Mozheng's safety than those.

"Second brother, I'll send someone to tell Wu Nian the good news later, and by the way, let him bring a few bags of good tea into the palace, which can be regarded as thanking the second brother-second brother? Second brother! ”

The cheerful tone changed abruptly, Wen Mozheng saw Wen Moshu suddenly cough violently, a touch of blood gushing out of his fingers, and then the figure who was always reassuring in his impression fell down with a bang.