"Father, this year's cold winter is unusually dry, and there has been no snow so far, which may affect next year's harvest, and the long winter will make the food shortage in northern Xinjiang more and more serious. At this time, some mobs in North Vietnam have gathered many times and repeatedly invaded the northern frontier, and the day before yesterday, Erchen had increased his troops to garrison Licheng to guard the city and strictly prevent a sudden war in North Vietnam. ”

Shen Mushi truthfully told Emperor Chu Wei about the situation in North Vietnam one by one, and presented a thick stack of secret letters from Northern Xinjiang in his hand to Emperor Chu Wei for inspection.

In fact, Shen Mushi's words are by no means groundless, the northern Xinjiang is short of materials, the environment is harsh, Chu Wei spends a lot of troops and food every year to send troops and horses to stabilize the border, for many years has been a piece of Chu Wei Emperor's heart disease, although it can not completely sweep away the big threat of North Vietnam, but Shen Mushi was sent to the border to experience the experience, hard work, lying on the salary to taste the courage, and when he returned to the dynasty, the northern Xinjiang has long been different, everywhere new.

Although it was not possible to completely eradicate North Vietnam, it was more than enough to resist the enemy's invasion with the forces on the border.

Such a stable situation has lasted for several years, and the strange thing is that in recent months, some small turmoil has often broken out in northern Xinjiang, coupled with the strange phenomena in the sky, and the people are panicked, so that the people on the border are unstable, which has not happened in previous years, which makes Shen Mushi can't help but be suspicious.

"Multiple build-ups?"

Emperor Chu Wei frowned.

"Then you should pay attention to the military salary of the plough city, and you must not be careless."

"Yes, Erchen has sent 1,000 troops to garrison Licheng, and the granary where the military salaries and grain and grass are located is heavily guarded, and the food and wages will be sufficient until February next year. In addition, Erchen sent Wang Husheng, the governor of Qingzhou, to transfer troops to the city near Licheng to strictly prevent the enemy army and the mob from grabbing grain. As for the dispatch of military rations at the end of spring, it still needs the permission of the emperor, and Liu Qi of the military department will take 300,000 stones of grain to northern Xinjiang after the year. ”

Shen Mushi is worthy of being a prince who has gone to Northern Xinjiang for training, not only is he as careful as a hair, but he also knows the military situation of North Vietnam well.

He calculated that there would be a famine after the year, and fearing that the North Vietnamese would take advantage of the chaos to attack, he ordered people to strictly guard the city near the military rations and granaries, and trained 10,000 soldiers in case of emergency.

"Exactly. After ordering Liu Qi to carry the Lantern Festival, he immediately set off to transport grain to northern Xinjiang, and in addition, spread my message, and the state capitals along the way protected and escorted, and there must be no mistakes. ”

"The son obeys his father's decree!" Shen Mushi calmly knelt down to accept the order, and when he got up again, his face was still light and light, even if he was facing Emperor Chu Wei, he had no special expression.

Emperor Chu Wei was quite satisfied with Shen Mushi's performance, smiled and nodded, and then turned his head to the ministers standing below and said:

"In a few days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve. This year's harvest is still abundant, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no major events at the border, which is all the credit of Aiqing.

I plan to reward meritorious deeds, up to the first-grade meritorious heroes, down to the nine-grade county order, the silver silk, grain and livestock are all distributed, and they will be sent to the house of Zhong Aiqing tomorrow, and the next year will need the public to continue to work for the welfare of the people! Hahaha! ”

The courtiers knew that Emperor Chu Wei had a habit of rewarding every festival, and all officials had various rewards in addition to their own salaries, in order to prevent the officials under them from taking bribes and causing chaos to the court.

This trick of "teaching people to fish" became the magic weapon of Emperor Chu Wei, and after a hundred attempts, it gradually became a rule, all officials craned their necks and looked forward to the New Year's holiday, and at the same time they became more and more loyal to Emperor Chu Wei.

It can be described as a clever trick to win people's hearts!

"Thank the Emperor for his grace!" Several ministers in the palace knelt down to thank him.

"Zhongqing is flat. If there is nothing else to do, it will be dispersed. ”

Emperor Chu Wei was happy today, and his face looked more ruddy and spirited than before.

"On the Holy Enlightenment, Weichen has a matter, I don't know if I should mention it............

Xiao Pinyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly opened his mouth.

He knelt down tremblingly towards Emperor Chu Wei, looking distressed, and he said that he was half hidden and half hidden, which made others more curious about what he wanted to say.

"Xiao Aiqing, what's the matter?" Emperor Chu Wei was a little puzzled, Xiao Shangshu has always been quick to talk, but today it was awkward for him to feel uncomfortable.

"It's about the name of the crown princess, please check it out." Although Xiao Pinyan is over seventy years old, his hair is gray, and his voice is hoarse and low, but his voice is just right, not big or small enough for all the ministers in the palace to hear clearly.

Hearing Xiao Pinyan mention Shuangshuang, Shen Mushi was a little surprised, so he turned his head to look in the direction of Xiao Pinyan, and happened to meet Lu Chexi's eyes.

Lu Chexi's face was calm, and he could hardly see his emotions. Shen Mushi squinted slightly and continued to look at Xiao Pinyan. I saw that he lowered his head, looking humble, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing the true face of this old fox.

"Xiao Qing also wants to meddle in this harem matter?"

Emperor Chu Wei raised his eyebrows, a little displeased.

Since he ascended the throne, he rarely asked about the harem, and he didn't have the energy to care.

The queen makes the decision on all the big and small things in the palace, and the concubine Xian can also be in charge of the six palaces, and nothing happens to him on weekdays.

Especially the many trivialities between the prince and the concubine, Emperor Chu Wei never interfered.

Even he, the emperor, doesn't care, when will it be Xiao Pinyan's turn to put his beak?

What else is the princess name festival, bastard things! What the hell do you want to say!

Emperor Chu Wei's good mood was lost by Xiao Shangshu for no reason, and the whole person looked gloomy and gloomy, and his face was extremely ugly.

Xiao Pinyan doesn't care about this, he seems to be determined to be determined today, and he must make the matter of the crown princess clear.

He raised his head, a pair of small eyes embedded in his wrinkled face, and said in a stern tone:

"The affairs of the harem really shouldn't be interfered with by Weichen. But the crown prince is the prince, and the crown princess is also the future queen, and her moral character should be chaste, quiet and dignified, noble and elegant. But how did Weichen hear that the prince and the princess had been married for a few months, and the white silk in the female official's hand was still not red, indicating that the princess's chastity was suspicious! If this matter is really as rumored, how can the crown princess take on such a heavy responsibility! The prince didn't know whether he was deceived by others, or he was afraid of losing face, so he deliberately concealed the truth! Please also ask the Holy God to investigate thoroughly, so as to block the mouths of everyone! ”

"Xiao Aiqing, you keep saying that the crown princess is unclean, do you have a certificate? If this is the case, not only will I abolish the crown princess, but the prince and Lu Xiang will also be unable to get out of trouble. ”

Emperor Chu Wei looked at Shen Mushi and Lu Xiang, and began to have a plan in his heart.

I saw Shen Mushi's thin lips pursed slightly, and his face was not shocked.

Although Lu Xiang's face was expressionless, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and he was really angry, but for some reason, he was angry but refused to say a word.

Emperor Chu Wei knew his son too well, if the crown princess was unclean, he would definitely not endure until now.

There have always been rumors in the palace that the two of them are not on good terms, is it possible that it was achieved for this reason?

But on the day of the birthday banquet, the two were very affectionate, and Emperor Chu Wei did not see the clues.

Where are you playing now?

"On the sage, Weichen remembers that there is a special history of Tong in the palace, only Xiao sent someone to take a look at the booklet of the servant, and he knew the truth and falsehood, Weichen is courageous, if the emperor investigates that the princess is not chaste, Weichen will ask the concubine to be abolished!"

Xiao Shangshu was full of words, as if he had seen white silk with his own eyes, and he was confident.

Xiao Pinyan also installed his own people in the palace, and the eldest prince talked nonsense after drinking, and it was transmitted to the Xiao Mansion word for word the next day.

The discord between the crown prince and the crown princess is well known, and if the crown princess and the eldest prince really mess with the harem, they should be beheaded.

However, he didn't dare to move Shen Mu, nor did he dare to move Shen Yuanan, he only planned to get rid of Lu Shuangshuang, it was best to pull Lu Chexi off the horse in one fell swoop, as long as the position of the crown princess was vacant, the daughter of his Xiao family would have a chance to take the throne.

"Prince, do you know this?"

When Emperor Chu Wei looked at Shen Mu with a smile, he changed his gloomy and angry appearance just now, but it made people wonder what he was thinking.

"Father, the white silk is indeed not red. However, should the private affairs of the sons and daughters also be announced to the world? ”

Shen Mushi finally opened his mouth, his voice low and depressed.

"The prince's words are wrong, if the crown princess is not a virgin, how can the imperial heir be careless?"

Xiao Pinyan said very seriously, and gritted his teeth in a tone as if the crown princess was pregnant with a bad seed and should be given death immediately!

Listening to Xiao Pinyan's words so upside down black and white slander, Shen Mushi couldn't bear it, his cold eyes flashed, and he retorted in a cruel tone:

"Xiao Shangshu said cautiously! You arranged the crown princess in public, do you have any evidence? What can the white silk prove if it is not red? The crown princess is still young and inconvenient to round the house, so she has to force the palace to inform the world about this? ”

This sentence made Xiao Pinyan speechless.

He made a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect Shen Mushi to protect Lu Shuangshuang so much.

Xiao Pinyan still didn't give up, his eyes rolled, and he quibbled in his heart: "Your Highness can't deliberately hide the saint for the sake of face, otherwise, why did you send the crown princess to the cold palace?" This stay is four months, during which no matter what you don't ask, even the warm niches and quilts are not allowed to be sent over by the Internal Affairs Office, I heard that the crown princess is in distress, and from time to time she runs to the Shanggong Bureau to keep warm, which has long been a well-known laughing stock in the palace, Your Highness, Weichen can say something wrong? ”

"Hide the saint for the sake of face?"

Shen Mushi sneered.

"How do you get along with the crown princess in this palace, is it difficult to explain to Xiao Shangshu? Xiao Shangshu is in the court, but he knows everything about the East Palace clearly, and he is so well-informed in his ears, didn't he put his hand into the sixth game? Xiao Pinyan, you are so bold! Dare to violate the palace rules and meddle in the affairs of the East Palace! Defy the rules of the palace! The following are committed! What a sin you should be! ”

Shen Mushi suddenly attacked, and suddenly buttoned Xiao Pinyan with a big hat, and there was more than one, which suddenly broke Xiao Pinyan's counterattack, and he was at a loss.

"Wechen is wronged! Weichen has never inquired about the affairs of the East Palace, the Holy Mingjian, the Holy Mingjian! ”

Xiao Pinyan changed his words when he heard Shen Mushi, and he openly and secretly accused him of being ambitious, and dared to trespass the affairs of the harem, his heart jumped in a cold sweat, and he fell to the ground in fright and kept shouting grievances.

Emperor Chu Wei is the most jealous of the courtiers and the harem, once the investigation and punishment of the end is very miserable, he is no matter how scheming he does not dare to touch the holy scales, as the saying goes, the companion is like a tiger is really not a joke, unless the brain is in the water, he will admit that he has put someone in the palace, even if the evidence is in front of him, he will not admit it.