Yu Wencheng was confined to the Great Prince's Mansion for two months, and the mansion that was originally like a cloud of guests was crowded overnight, and the concierge didn't even have a person to pay respects. The officials who used to flatter him now avoid him.

At first, Yuwen Cheng was furious, and when he was angry, he frantically smashed the furnishings in the house, and punished people at every turn, but then he gradually stopped. Drinking in the study every day behind closed doors, drinking and getting drunk, day and night upside down. No one in the mansion dared to persuade him, even the princess Sun hid in her own courtyard and did not dare to dissuade him.

A gray-clothed man about thirty years old flashed into Yu Wencheng's study, and before he had time to salute, he walked straight to the desk and tried to shake Yu Wencheng, who was full of alcohol and sluggish.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wake up, there is news from Yanzhou."

"Your Highness, don't drink it!"

"Your Highness, Yanzhou Gao County is terminally ill!"

The gray-clothed man's voice rose higher and higher, and he spoke three times in a row before Yuwen Cheng vaguely heard it.

After shaking his head from side to side and sobering up for a few minutes, Yu Wencheng subconsciously pushed all the things on the desk to the ground with a bang. Suddenly grabbed the collar of the man in gray, his eyes widened, and he roared angrily: "What did you just say? Gao Xun is dying? He is only in his forties, and he is in the prime of life, so it is possible that even you can lie to this king! ”

The man in gray hurriedly knelt on his knees and patiently explained: "Your Highness, don't worry, my subordinates have just received the news and rushed to tell you." Gao Junshou had an emergency half a month ago, and it was difficult to treat him. Although the position of county guard is hereditary, it is a pity that Gao County guard has no children under his knees, and he thinks that after his death, His Majesty will arrange for a new person to take office. ”

The person who spoke was Yu Wencheng's most trusted and relied on confidant, ostensibly Mu Yi, the head of the guards of the Great Prince's Mansion, but actually responsible for the secret guards that Yu Wencheng had privately raised. Mu Yi is strong in martial arts and alert, and his original face with thick eyebrows and big eyes was disfigured by a scar on the left side of his face.

Yu Wencheng had already let go of Mu Yi, and the whole person sat down in the mahogany chair, and his anger did not decrease: "You mean that Gao Xun will definitely not be useful?" ”

"Last night, the secret guard came to report, and Lang Zhong said that Gao Xun would not live for twenty days." Mu Yi told the truth, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

The Tianxi Dynasty has a vast landscape, a total of eighteen states, Yanzhou is the richest place for products, the people live a rich life, and the annual tax payment to the imperial court will be ten times more.

Yanzhou County Shou Gao Xun is shrewd and capable, and he is quite capable of governing the party, and he is a talent with real skills, and the fly in the ointment is that he is lustful. It was precisely because he was so good that he couldn't help Yu Wencheng's secret temptation a few years ago, so he agreed to work for him. Yuwencheng had high hopes for Gao Xun, and every three or five months, he ordered someone to send a few beautiful people to Yanzhou to envelop Gao Xun. Although Gao Xun has not come in handy in these years, every New Year's Festival, up to rare treasures, down to gold and silver, and not less transported to the capital to filial piety Yuwencheng. Not to mention that Yuwen Cheng spent a lot of money to raise the secret guard, and relying on the silver taels in the mansion alone was far from enough to spend, thanks to Gao Xun's private supply.

Yu Wencheng stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and said with emotion: "This king should have known that the lustful person would not live long. It's a pity that he hasn't really used him yet, so he is in a hurry to see Hades. ”

"Gao Junshou has worked hard for us, if he hadn't subsidized you with more than 100,000 taels of silver every year, many times it would have been impossible to turn over." Mu Yi's words changed, "Now that I know that his life will not last long, His Highness should have made plans early." ”

Yu Wencheng snorted with his nose and smiled coldly: "Father's sacred heart is unpredictable, this king is now grounded in the mansion, what are you going to do?" ”

After what happened last time, he completely lost his small number of saints. Even if the ban is lifted, it may be even more difficult to act in the future.

Mu Yi hurriedly said: "King Xu has been ordered to inspect Yanzhou for half a year, and our people have secretly inquired about his itinerary and estimated that he should go to the capital in the next two days. Gao Xun's life did not last long, Yanzhou appointed and dismissed the new county guard, and His Majesty would rarely ask King Xu what he meant. ”

Yuwen Cheng's eyes flashed, what Mu Yi said made sense, Yuwen Yuanxuan, the king of Xu, stayed in Yanzhou for nearly half a year, and of course he was the person who knew the most about the recent situation of Yanzhou officials and people in the court. After Gao Xun's death, no matter whether the emperor assigned a new county guard from the capital to Yanzhou to take up a post, or promoted the existing officials in Yanzhou, the advice given by King Xu was of high reference value.

"Yuwen Yuanxuan and Yuwen Ye are like brothers and sisters, how can he help this king?" Thinking of this, Yu Wencheng became more and more annoyed, if the next Yanzhou County Warden was the prince's person, then not only would he not be able to get a penny of oil and water in the future, but on the contrary, all the benefits would go to the East Palace.

Mu Yi had obviously thought about this earlier, and said in a low voice: "Although King Xu is idle and crazy, he is upright in his life, and the prince is by no means a mediocre person. The person they admonish must have real ability and real talent, otherwise His Majesty would not have been foolish in agreeing. This talented person is often arrogant, it is impossible to be at the mercy of the prince, and everyone has weaknesses and weaknesses, and it is not difficult for His Highness to take the opportunity to find the right medicine to win over the new county guard. ”

Yu Wencheng squeezed out a sinister smile when he heard this. Yes, everyone has weaknesses and weaknesses, and the key is to prescribe the right medicine.

When it comes to Wen Taowu's way of governing the country, he is not as good as the prince, but he is also good at it. For example, he is good at winning people's hearts and seeking big benefits for small gains.

"I have a total of eighteen states, of which Qizhou, Fengzhou, and Xunzhou in the north, these three county guards are the most loyal to their father's old men, and they do not participate in the succession but are loyal to the court. Jiangzhou, Zhezhou, Suzhou, and Yanzhou in the south, these four counties are in the most comfortable land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also loyal to the imperial court and support the prince. Only the three county guards of Yanzhou, Fuzhou, and Fuzhou in the east are used by the king. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yu Wencheng slapped his head and suddenly became startled, turned his head and commanded Mu Yi: "You quickly send someone to send a letter to the Yanguan Yushi, who is good friends with this king, and ask them to meet Your Majesty together and impeach Liao Yantian, the servant of the Ministry of Officials." Liao Yantian is not sleek and transparent, and it is very easy to find his mistakes. ”

Only one of the several servants in the ministry is not surnamed Xiao, and that is Liao Yantian. This person studied hard for ten years, and once he was the first to go to the department, he unexpectedly offended the powerful and had a bad career. Yu Wencheng took a fancy to his talent and learning, and supported him step by step to the high position of today's three-grade waiter, and Liao Yantian was grateful for this kindness. On the day Yu Wencheng was grounded, only he dared to risk his death to admonish, which was naturally rejected by the emperor.

Mu Yi was stunned by this command suddenly, and he didn't react for a long time: "Your Highness, Liao Yantian is the Tanhualang you single-handedly." ”

"It is precisely because he is the king of this king and loyal that the king is relieved that he will go to Yanzhou." Yu Wencheng's mood now changed from anger to joy, and he didn't care about explaining a few words carefully, "Liao Yantian's talent is obvious to all, if there is a royal history to impeach him at this time, his father will only pity him for not being good at dealing with the world, but unfortunately his talent will be downgraded by one level at most." On the other side, Gao Xun was about to die, the position of the county guard in Yanzhou was vacant, and the impeached Liao Yantian just went over to replace him. In this way, the father does not have to ask about King Xu. ”

"Your Highness is wise." Mu Yi had to admire his master's wishful thinking, and he persuaded that those words were redundant. It's just that Liao Yantian is willing to go to Yanzhou to take office? Hao Duanduan was a waiter in the capital, but he was suddenly demoted to other places, but he was afraid that he would be separated from Yuwencheng because of this.

Yu Wencheng saw the worry in Mu Yi's eyes, and couldn't help laughing twice: "You don't have to worry about Liao Yantian, he is a smart person." His straightforward temperament was originally unable to eat in the capital, but now Luo Zhen is sober again, I am afraid that he has been enveloped by the prince, and the other servants surnamed Xiao are all family, and only one Liao Yantian is out of place. Rather than staying in the ministry and being excluded, where is it better to be the guard of Yanzhou County, although the rank is one level lower, but the real power is in hand, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and no one suppresses his life is more comfortable. ”

The eighteen states of the Cullinan Dynasty are governed by eighteen county guards, and the position of county guard can be hereditary, but if the county guard has no concubine under his knees, and the concubine is not allowed to inherit the title, then the emperor will re-send suitable officials to the post. Each of the eighteen counties and counties directly governs five county seats, and each county establishes the post of county magistrate, and the county guards select their own desirable candidates, and then they can be appointed and dismissed by the imperial court. The county guard is the monopoly of the "soil emperor" of each state, although the official position is only the fourth grade, and the actual power is greater than that of the second rank of the capital.

Mu Yi had an epiphany and said tentatively: "Lord Liao is a smart person, I don't need my subordinates to mention him again." ”

Who knew that Yu Wencheng immediately denied it: "No, he is straight-headed, you secretly click a few words." ”

Hearing this, Mu Yi nodded with a smile, and the scar on his face became more prominent and hideous with his smile.