The young monk has returned to secular life

Wei Zhong knew the existence of the murderer, but he did not know the murderer's identity or hiding place.

The new emperor told him that he could do whatever he wanted, so he swung his stick beyond the boundaries of the Dakang Dynasty.

His original intention was to divert Mu Yunqing's attention and make her completely give up the idea of ​​apprehending the murderer, but unexpectedly, he opened up a new way of thinking.

Mu Yunqing and Yizhen had been deliberating for a long time, keeping their sights on the top ten generals, the imperial court and Liefang Pavilion. Now that Wei Zhong had awakened her, she seemed to have found a new direction.

Since the murderer was hidden so deeply and was not in the direction they had targeted before, Wei Zhong's speculation was not unreasonable.

The Dakang Dynasty was very big, but it was not the only Dakang Dynasty in the world.

Barbarians, Xihai, Tongtian Road... all have masters.

Mu Yunqing nodded, acquiescing to his speculation: "Since the murderer intends to hide his traces, finding out where he is hiding cannot be done overnight.

I can relax the time a bit, but the court must not use this as an excuse to slack off in pursuing the murderer. "

Wei Zhong looked overjoyed and praised hurriedly: "The princess is benevolent and righteous."

Mu Yunqing continued: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Don't be too happy too early."

Wei Zhong said hurriedly: "Princess, please speak."

Mu Yunqing said in a deep voice: "Until the murderer is found, Xinzhou will still not pay taxes to the court."

Wei Zhong had long guessed that Mu Yunqing would not compromise so easily, and he had already had a countermeasure: "I understand the princess's mood very well.

Do you think this will work?

In order to show the sincerity of the court, until the murderer is caught, the treasury will allocate five million taels of silver every year to maintain the mausoleum of Prince Yunjiang and comfort his widow. "

He carefully looked at Mu Yunqing's face and continued: "The tax amount in Xinzhou remains the same. Do you think... is it okay?"

Xinzhou's annual tax payment is basically maintained at around 4 million taels.

Calculated in this way, after offsetting the tax amount, Xinzhou can also receive an additional one million taels of pension from the court every year.

The new emperor's intention is very clear. He wants to show his benevolence and spend money to buy face. And as long as the murderer cannot be caught, this promise will remain unchanged. This also shows that the court "will not slack off if it cannot catch the murderer." case” determination.

And his request was that when Xinzhou gained face, he would return face to the court, retract his previous "harsh words", and continue to maintain the authority of the court.

Mu Yunqing naturally understood his intention, but she did not give her answer immediately.

She said calmly: "Is there anything else?"

Wei Zhong couldn't guess what she was thinking, and it was difficult to judge whether she had promised him this sentence, so he had to bite the bullet and talk about the second thing.

"Reporting to the princess, I have a small mission this time.

The fourth prince had been away from Zhongzhou for too long, and he did not go back even when His Majesty passed away and was laid to rest.

This is neither in line with national law nor in line with filial piety.

Therefore, Your Majesty wants your servant to take the fourth prince to the late emperor's mausoleum to perform filial piety. "

Wei Zhong said it very euphemistically, but in fact the new emperor was worried about Kang Youzhen.

These are extraordinary times, and the new emperor's throne is not yet stable. If someone wants to take advantage of Kang Youzhen's identity to cause chaos, it will be a fatal blow to the stability of the court.

Moreover, Mu Yunqing is now dissatisfied with the imperial court, and with the addition of a "rebel" Zhuang Wunian, Kang Youzhen's stay here is a time bomb.

He must eliminate this hidden danger.

Mu Yunqing has no rebellious intentions, and she doesn't care about Kang Youzhen's life or death: "Kang Youzhen has no objection to staying in this county, but he came to Xinzhou on the order of the late emperor.

If he doesn't want to leave, the county can't force him to leave.

Moreover, the opinion of the Imperial Master must be sought on this matter. After all, he had also received the late emperor's will.

What does Mr. Wei think? "

Wei Zhong understood that this was all Mu Yunqing's excuse.

The late emperor is dead and his will has become obsolete.

Kang Youzhen's wishes were not important at all. Zhuang Wunian had already joined Mu Guogong's government, so as long as Mu Yunqing nodded, Kang Youzhen would have to leave.

But now she is using Kang Youzhen and Zhuang Wunian as shields, which means she is making it clear that she wants to put forward new conditions.

Wei Zhong said respectfully: "Princess, as a minister, you should be loyal and filial. I believe that the fourth prince will not be ignorant of the general situation.

As for Zhuang Wu Nian, he was just a fugitive now and had no right to stop the fourth prince from returning to the capital to fulfill his filial piety.

The old slave believed that as long as the princess opened her mouth, he would not dare to have any objection. "

Mu Yunqing did not give him any promise, but smiled coldly and shouted to the door: "National Master, please invite the fourth prince to the mansion."

Just now he called him by his first name, and now he calls him Imperial Master. This clearly shows that he does not recognize his status as a fugitive, but rather "respects" his opinions.

Zhuang Wunian is a smart man. As soon as he heard what Mu Yunqing called him, he knew that Mu Yunqing wanted to use him to get entangled with Wei Zhong.

After he agreed loudly, he brought Kang Youzhen over from the general's mansion within a moment.

Kang Youzhen heard that Wei Zhong was coming, and now he called him over again, having already guessed the court's intention.

But he had just been brainwashed by Zhuang Wunian, and he was still dreaming about Mu Yunqing and Zhuang Wunian uniting with other states to protect him as emperor.

If I go back at this time, not only will my dream be shattered, my head may not be saved.

He coughed lightly, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the center of the living room expressionlessly.

Seeing that Mu Yunqing and Yi Zhen had no intention of giving up their seats to him, he felt very dissatisfied.

He asked: "Why did you invite me here?"

Yi Zhenxin said that this guy really didn't have any discernment. He was on the verge of death and was still putting on a show. He didn't know if his mind was full of mush.

Yi Zhen ignored him, and Mu Yunqing ignored him and turned to look at Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong stood up slowly and said softly: "Fourth Prince, Your Majesty has an order to ask this old slave to pick up the Fourth Prince and return him to the capital."

When Kang Youzhen heard that he had indeed guessed, he immediately refuted: "How presumptuous. This prince came to the General's Mansion on the order of his father. Which majesty did you take the order of?"

Wei Zhong said calmly: "Fourth Prince, I am just following orders. If you have any objections to the emperor's order, you can argue with His Majesty after arriving in the capital."

Kang Youzhen snorted coldly: "Imperial order? Bah!

My father died suddenly and the prince fell into coma. Why did Kang Youchen ask me to return to Beijing?

To die? "

Wei Zhongping said: "Your Majesty invites the fourth prince to return to the capital to fulfill his filial piety to the late emperor."

"Oh? Is he going to send me to Xianling?" Kang Youzhen asked.

Wei Zhong's expression did not change and he continued to explain: "Your Majesty said that it has been more than a month since the death of the late emperor. The fourth prince has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a son of man and should go to the late emperor's mausoleum to observe mourning."

Kang Youzhen sneered and said in a deep voice: "Go back and tell Kang Youchen that I have set up a memorial tablet for my father at the General's Mansion. The prince did the work of keeping filial piety in Xinzhou."

Wei Zhong wanted to say something more, but Zhuang Wunian didn't give him the chance.

He interrupted: "Now that the fourth prince has made his words very clear, there is no need for Manager Wei to stop talking nonsense. Please come back."