Just when Liu Wen was thinking about it in his heart, the barefoot seller came over and said in Liu Wen's ear: "I am Chu Yan, the righteous son of Chu Wen, I hope to see Lord Longyu!" ”

"Chu Yan?" Although Liu Wen did not go to the court as an official, he also knew some things, the main mansion of the Criminal Department was a very powerful official position, Chu Wen had been in this position for nearly thirty years, and many things could be known without investigation, after all, Chu Wen's three sons and one daughter all lived in Wushuang City, but they had never heard that there was a righteous son.

Liu Wen pondered for a moment and said, "I can only help you convey it, as for Lord Long Yu if he can't see you, I can't do anything." ”

"How could it! As long as you are willing to help, Lord Long Yu will naturally meet me! ”

"Alright, you come with me!"

The two left quietly.

In the palace of the king of Beiping, in the hut where he had seen Yucheng and Liang Chen, Long Yu saw this young barefoot dealer, and there was no one around except Liu Wen.

"You are the adopted son of Lord Chu?"

"Yes, there was a great change in my family back then, and Lord Chu took me in!"

"Lord Chu has always been good, what are you looking for me?"

Long Yu looked the young man up and down, very puzzled. Chu Wen has been in power for thirty years, he usually has no bad hobbies, his family is rich, and his children have industries, why is this person so down-and-out, to the point of being a barefoot peddler.

His identity is highly questionable.

On the contrary, Liu Wen stood aside calmly without any doubts.

Chu Yan saw Long Yu's question, and said indifferently: "Lord Long, whether you believe it or not, I am just here to fulfill the trust of my father-in-law!" ”

Long Yu couldn't guess Chu Yan's intention at all, Chu Wen had already resigned for many days, and he still needed a young man to come like this.

"My father is dead!"

"What! How did he die? Long Yu exclaimed.

"Killed, ruined, burned to ashes, and there are not many bones left!"

In just a few sentences, Chu Wen's tragic fate was clearly expressed.

"How is that possible?" Long Yu couldn't imagine that Chu Wen had died so miserably.

"And who are you?"

"My father-in-law once confessed that if he dies and the emperor is back in court, he will tell you about his death, and I will hand this over to you!" Chu Yan handed a piece of paper that Chu Wen gave him to Long Yu.

"Today, the emperor is back to court!"

Long Yu trembled and took the piece of paper, Chu Yan's words, Long Yu had already believed eight points.

Four words were written on the paper simply and clearly: "Beware, Emperor!" ”

has been an official in the same dynasty for many years, and Chu Wen's handwriting is still recognizable by Long Yu.

Long Yu sat heavily on the chair as if he had been hit by five thunderbolts.

The hand holding the piece of paper was still trembling, and Long Yu's heart set off a storm.

What does Chu Wen's death mean? Who would kill an old man in his eighties? A man who has resigned and returned home? A useless person?

Long Yu couldn't believe it, but he couldn't help it, because the emperor's news of the previous dynasty had already spread throughout the land of Kyushu, and no one had come to ask why the former king of Beiping was recuperating in the palace.

From the previous conviction, to the current hesitation, Long Yu can no longer think about his righteous brother.

Long Yu looked at Liu Wen on the side for help, but Liu Wen turned his head and looked out of the house.

Chu Yan knew that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, and said expressionlessly: "The words have been brought, the matter has been done, believe it or not, you can decide for yourself, and you will say goodbye!" ”

Seeing Chu Yan's departure, Long Yu wanted to stay but didn't know how.

Liu Wen quietly left the palace with Chu Yan, and Long Yu was left alone in the house.

The emperor returned to the court, and in just a few days, the entire Qi Dynasty was in turmoil and change, a number of new policies were promulgated, and they were implemented immediately, and more than 20 prefecture lords were dismissed and investigated, and even many of the county guards under the prefecture were implicated, more than the officials who were dismissed by the Wushuang Society before.

Most of these people have been in office for many years, more than ten or even twenty years, and the crimes are all inconsequential and trivial, and the imperial dynasty has constantly expressed to the people a determination to rectify the rule of officials.

Although the imperial dynasty did not stipulate that the deposed officials must leave the city, many of them were afraid that they would be implicated in the future, and even imprisoned, so they packed their bags and prepared to move to other prefectures and counties.

The vast procession of thousands of people left Wushuang City, and this was the first time I had seen such a scene.

When some students saw such a scene, they retreated, and before they became officials, they thought of the day when they would be deposed in the future.

Most of the newly appointed officials were some people who were not very well-known in the past, and some were even civilians who directly became county guards.

Many people supported this practice of commoners becoming high-ranking officials, believing that the imperial dynasty was sympathetic to the common people and could better formulate policies by selecting talents from them. Some people are very opposed, and without going through the literary examination and the selection of the Wushuang Society, the officials who have taken office do not know whether they are competent or not, and there are many discussions inside and outside the government and the opposition.

But no one could stop the implementation of the new policy, and the officials who were able to stay were all glad, and they dared to question the emperor's approach, and they all expressed their approval of the implementation of the new policy.

Essentially, the New Deal was to centralize central power and reduce local power.

Each prefecture and county now does not have the right to formulate policies independently, and all policies must be formulated and implemented by the imperial dynasty, and the prefectures and counties can only implement them, and have no right to intervene.

All matters of the officials of the seven ministries must be reported to the emperor and have no right to deal with them independently. The power of the Criminal Department to execute, the right to teach of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Military Affairs, the etiquette law of the Ministry of Rites, the power to formulate the Ministry of Law, the power to select and promote officials, and the power to pay taxes of the Ministry of Finance were all withdrawn. The emperor personally issued an order, and the seven parts changed from the original cerebellum to hands and feet, and only had the purpose of acting according to orders.

In this way, the meaning of going to court every day becomes that the ministers listen to orders and tasks, then return to the local area to carry them out, and finally report to them.

The purpose of every minister becomes the same, no matter how stupid the person is, he can do it, and even directly order his subordinates to do it, without any talent or brains at all.

Some people are happy and some are sad, some people understand and some people are stupid.

What is even more surprising is that the rule that the prince cannot interfere in politics has also been completely broken, and the crown prince is still in charge of the court, responsible for helping the emperor deal with busy affairs, and has all other rights except for the emperor's orders, and is named the king.

The third prince was in charge of the seven ministries, and had all other rights except for the orders of the emperor and the crown prince, and was named King Wen.

The six princes were responsible for commanding the Weitian army, and had all other rights except for the orders of the emperor and the crown prince, and were named the king of martial arts.

The third prince and the sixth prince officially entered the court and had the right and status over other officials, but the two were not happy.

The king, the king, the crown prince's edict is of great significance, the king is only under the emperor, and it seems that the emperor's attitude towards the next successor is already obvious.

Emperor Liu Cheng's behavior also made the court very puzzled, and he broke the rules he set, not only did he not blame the three princes and the six princes for meddling in the government, but the three princes even became the head of the criminal department, and greatly strengthened the rights and official positions in their hands.

But no one dares to ask this question, since the crown prince has been in the palace, everyone's self-danger has become stronger and stronger, and it doesn't matter if the gold and silver pots are safe.

………………

"King, king, the crown prince has been crowned a king, what does this mean, just let us bow down and be vassals!" The third prince said with anger on his face.

"Did you know about this in advance?"

Li Wei, who was sitting on the side, said: "I know something, but I didn't know that the emperor would announce it to the public so easily, a little suddenly!" ”

"Why didn't you tell me sooner, things might turn around!"

"What I'm afraid of is that His Highness is too anxious, the enemy is current, and His Highness shouldn't do anything now!" Wei Dongcheng comforted.

"Yes, His Royal Highness should understand what the main task is now, if this matter is not solved, there will be no follow-up at all, so we don't have to do anything, and we must pay attention to the six princes, so that he can do something to affect the overall situation!"

"Okay, are you sure after that?"

"Rest assured, everything is under control!"

"That's good, I've already thought about it, and if I can't do it when I do, I'll do it according to your plan!" The third prince said frantically.

"That's great!" Sangong said in surprise at the same time.

The three princes finally agreed to their plan, how could the three of them not be happy? The chessboard has been set, and it depends on the will of God.

Controlling the Weitian Army above board, the emperor's hand can make the six princes have mixed joys and sorrows!

The joy is that the power is in hand, and the worry is that his small actions have not been hidden from his father, half of Wei Tianjun is also divided into himself, how to use it correctly is the next key, as for the word king, it is not the scope of the six princes' considerations, in this battle, the six princes are already at an absolute disadvantage, and they can only find another way, so there is a glimmer of possibility.

Yinlou and Dahl are also stepping up their preparations, secretly expanding the strength of the Weitian Army, the army of the Four Kings has its own station, and it will not leave without an order, the Weitian Army is relatively scattered, close to Wushuang City, and can play a decisive role at a critical moment.

On the palace of the imperial palace, after retiring from the court, the emperor only left the three princes and the chief eunuch Yu Deqi.

"Is there any change in the courtiers?" Emperor Liu Cheng asked condescendingly.

The third duke was very respectful in the face of the emperor, far less arrogant than at other times, Li Wei said smoothly: "Please rest assured that the emperor will be able to rest assured, the longer the policy of centralization is implemented, the smaller the power in their hands, and after a while, even if they want to make a move, they can't do anything, don't take it to heart!" ”

When Liu Cheng heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You guys are doing a good job, centralization!" I didn't think of this method, so it reduced a lot of resistance, and I haven't raised you in vain for so many years! ”

"Emperor Xie praises!" The three princes said together.

"You are now a very popular minister, and your position will become more and more stable in the future, so you can assist the prince well, contain the other two princes, and don't have any contradictions, understand?"

"Wait for you to understand!"

Liu Cheng sat on the dragon chair, playing with the two night pearls, and asked casually, "By the way, what happened to the Iron Curse?" ”

Li Wei said with a difficult face: "Eh, this ............"

"It's okay to be straight!"

"Back to Your Majesty, I have tried thousands of times, but none of them have succeeded, the method of making the charm and the method of blowing the horn are the same, but there is no effect!"

"Hmph, this Qicheng King has always been guarding against me!"

Liu Cheng angrily threw the night pearl in his hand to the ground, but Sangong didn't dare to dodge.

Yu Deqi hurriedly picked up the two night pearls on the ground and stood aside.

"Is there no other way? Isn't he still a couple of lieutenant generals around? ”

"Those deputy generals have all interrogated, and the methods are all the same, I'm afraid that the real Black Iron Spell Soldier manipulation method is only in the hands of those four brothers!"

"What's the rest of the person named Qian Yu? Haven't caught it yet? ”

"Spies from all over the country have been dispatched, but there is no news, I am afraid that they have fled outside the hinterland!"

"Rubbish!"

"The minister is guilty!"