"Wang Zhen." Just as Wang Zhen was about to step out of the palace, the prince suddenly called out.

Wang Zhen was startled again, turned around and said, "The villain is here." ”

"You run an errand, go and call Wei Ninghou, and find him alone."

"Yes." Wang Zhen received the order and immediately rushed to the Chen Mansion to convey the prince's will.

When receiving the will, Chen Yuan and his family talked around the charcoal fire, and after receiving the will, Jian Yixuan went back to the house to take out a mink fur for Chen Yuan and put it on, and sent him out of the house.

Wang Zhen went back and forth for more than half an hour, and when he came back, Li Qi was still there.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Chen Yuan saluted.

Zhu Zhanji smiled: "You came so fast. ”

"According to the legend of the prince, the ministers dare not slack off, I don't know what the prince has to do to summon the ministers."

"Lone wants to take you to see your father, there are some things that need your father's opinion."

"The minister commands."

"Dezhao, you go back first."

Li Qi saluted: "The minister receives the order." He withdrew from the palace, and the jealousy in his heart came up again, and he accompanied the prince day and night, handling the government and politics in an orderly manner. And Chen Yuan rarely appears, why does the prince still rely on Chen Yuan for extremely important things, and all his efforts are comparable to him.

Zhu Zhanji said to Wang Zhen: "Put away all the folds, go to see your father first, and wait for tomorrow to review it." ”

"Obey."

Chen Yuan followed behind Zhu Zhanji and went to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

On the way, Zhu Zhanji said in a low voice: "I know your exhortation to my father. He said gratefully and confidently, "Lone is not the father, and no one can snatch the position of the crown prince of Lone." ”

Chen Yuan responded in a low voice: "The prince is wise and martial, he should be the lord of the world, and what the minister does is also for the world." ”

Zhu Zhanji turned to look at him and laughed in a low voice: "Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan, I am both respectful and afraid of you." ”

Chen Yuan was unhurried: "The same is true for His Highness. ”

Zhu Zhanji didn't think it was wrong, the monarchs and ministers smiled at each other, everything was in plain sight.

Zhu Zhanji respects Chen Yuan because he has the special orders of his imperial grandfather, as well as his transcendent status in his father's heart, at the critical moment, he is helping himself, I am afraid, that is, Chen Yuan's heart is very far away, and he can't let Chen Yuan want to be his servant and courtier like Li Qi.

And Chen Yuan, respect Zhu Zhanji, that is his future son of heaven, scared, first, he robbed the woman that others liked, and inadvertently slept with someone's mother, who can be at ease. Moreover, Zhu Zhanji is extremely assertive, young, his preferences change quickly, and he is very difficult to serve, so he doesn't want to get too close to Zhu Zhanji at all.

Under the light of Zhu Zhanji, he has few opportunities to make meritorious contributions, few opportunities to make suggestions, and maybe his life is in danger.

After a while, the two came to the Yangxin Palace, saluted, and Emperor Renzong said: "Zhanji, what experience do you have in dealing with the government recently?" ”

"Father, the emperor, and the sons and ministers have felt a great responsibility these days. The rivers and mountains are fertile for thousands of miles, and there are many affairs in the world, finance, civil affairs, water conservancy, sacrifices, thousands of lines, thousands of miles in Kyushu, even if all the ministers deal with it day and night, we can't handle it perfectly. ”

Emperor Renzong nodded: "You know that the responsibility is great, the progress is great, and being an emperor is not as good as you imagined." I don't know that the imperial examination has always wanted to change the crown prince, that is—cough, cough—because of my poor health, the imperial examination is afraid that I will not be able to manage the government. ”

Speaking of the first emperor, Emperor Renzong was a little gloomy, and coughed for a while, and then said: "Zhanji, you brought the Marquis of Weining, do you have something to say?" ”

"Yes, Father. The sons still have some doubts and ask their father for advice. ”

"Oh?" Renzong looked at his son curiously.

Chen Yuan stepped forward and said, "The minister knows the prince's doubts. ”

"Oh? Then you can talk about it. ”

"The crown prince deals with the government all day long, but he is confused in his heart, there are many things that the previous emperor has backlogged on, especially the prison, many ministers have been detained because of their disobedience to the first emperor, and now it is a trouble."

"What Wei Ninghou said is that there are still many policies left by the emperor's grandfather, some of which are too strict and not conducive to the development of the people, and the sons want to listen to their father's consideration." Zhu Zhanji added that he looked at Chen Yuan more in his heart, and his foresight was indeed much better than Li Qi's. Li Qi can only talk about things, but he can be insightful, strategic, and long-term.

After listening to this, Renzong knew in his heart, indeed, as the crown prince, he knew best what his father did, in order to move the capital, in order to go to the West, in order to fight, the first emperor imprisoned many ministers, and the system was relatively strict, and the people's taxes were relatively heavy.

"Retreat, what do you say?"

"The minister thinks that the new monarch should open a peaceful and prosperous world, and His Majesty should be the king, and he should put benevolence first."

Renzong was shocked when he heard this, slapped his palm on the table, and said resolutely: "Well said, I am the king, and I should put the word benevolence first." ”

"Retreat, tell me what to do?"

"The minister thinks that if you clean up the prison first, treat them differently, some are insignificant, and some are not wronged, you can be released, and at the same time compensate-"

"If it is a grievance, there is no problem with releasing it, but compensation has never been made in the ages-" Renzong hesitated.

"The prison punishment is very severe, and it is often tortured into a trick, and those who have been wronged, even if they are released, will be covered in bruises, and appropriate compensation can reflect Your Majesty's benevolence."

Renzong nodded: "What I said is that this is accurate, you continue-"

"Appoint virtuous ministers and eliminate redundant officials ......"

"Correcting the past, although Jianwen's old subordinates were pardoned, they were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, entered the official career, and buried talents ......"

"Reform taxation, send people to investigate the tax burden of the state capital, and formulate different tax ...... according to the local situation"

Chen Yuan put forward ten suggestions in one breath, Zhu Gaochi and his son listened attentively, nodded again and again, and Zhu Gaochi praised after listening: "You are my Yao Chong." ”

Yao Chong was the prime minister of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji in the early stage, and when he was the prime minister, he put forward ten suggestions to Xuanzong, and Xuanzong adopted all of them, thus creating a prosperous era of Kaiyuan.

"I dare not be ashamed." Chen Yuan is modest.

Renzong said: "Because of the offense against my father Emperor Longwei, I will pardon them together, and send the imperial Shi Zhou Gan and others to Nanjing, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan and other state capitals to inspect, assess taxes, and then make a decision." ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said to Zhu Zhanji: "Zhanji, I'm old, I still want to see my grandson." ”

Zhu Zhanji replied solemnly: "The son is ashamed. ”

"Ahem—'"

"Father—"

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said, "I may not be able to see my grandson, but I want to name my first grandson, Emperor Ming Zuxun." Our next generation is Qi, who guards the frontier, and then the first grandson will be called Zhu Qizhen. ”

Zhu Zhanji knelt down: "The sons and daughters must obey the will of their father." ”

Zhu Gaochi was relieved and said: "After retiring, he will be appointed as the young master of the prince and teach Qi Zhen." ”

Zhu Zhanji was naturally the father at this time, and said: "The son obeys the emperor's holy decree." ”

"You go down, tonight, retire and dine with me."

"Yes, the retainers are retired."

After Zhu Zhanji stepped down, Chen Yuan accompanied Zhu Gaochi to dinner. After eating, the eunuch cleaned up the table, and Zhu Gaochi said: "Retreat, do you remember that the emperor took your hand and entrusted us three brothers not to kill each other, do you remember?"

"I remember."

"Just remember, retreat, in two days, you will go to Shandong."

has been fiefdomed in Jiaodong, so naturally he wants to go to the fiefdom.

"Yes."

Zhu Gaochi took Chen Yuan's hand.

"Your Majesty—"

Zhu Gaochi coughed for a while, and then said weakly to Chen Yuan: "Retreat, I actually envy you sometimes, how good it is not to be the emperor." You don't have to worry about anything, it's impossible now, I know my body, I'm really scared, this meeting is the last time I'll see Aiqing-"

"Your Majesty," Chen Yuan's tears burst out of his eyes.

Zhu Gaochi smiled: "There is no end to life and there is no end to learning, I know, retreat, if I am gone, I am like the mind of the first emperor, I hope that there will be no cannibalism." ”

"The minister commands."

"Hehe, retreat, hurry up, I believe in you, I'm just afraid, you go back to the fiefdom, this time, it's goodbye-"

"Your Majesty—" Chen Yuan's eyes were red. He is going to take his family to Jiaodong for the New Year, and he knows better that Zhu Gaochi has only a few months to go, and he has to be sentimental.

Zhu Gaochi's benevolence moved him very much, and the title of marquis is also what Zhu Gaochi meant.

Well, for him, it's too thin.

After dinner, the lights came on, and Chen Yuan followed Wang Zhen home. But after walking for a while, it always feels wrong. Suddenly. I saw a beautiful little palace maid, Ruzhu.

Chen Yuan looked at Wang Zhen curiously, Wang Zhen smiled and said, "The villain shouldn't know, the villain doesn't know anything." With that, he disappeared into the night.

"Master Hou, please."

Chen Yuan shuddered in his heart, followed Ruzhu and walked a few steps, and arrived at a hot spring, and there was a woman standing in front of him, who was peerless, not to mention that he knew who it was.

"Chen Yuan, the queen of Shenlian."