messy

No matter how big the scandal is or how far it spreads, it can't stand the passing of time. In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, whether it is Princess Lian who was insulted by the prince and married into Zhen'an Palace, or the bride's suicide on the wedding day of Zhen'an Palace, No one cares anymore, and as the busy time goes by, no matter how much you chew, it's none of your business after all.

Everyone in the court knew about Jin Yuchen's injury. Jin Mingzuo specially issued an imperial decree to allow him not to come to the early court again. What's the matter, now there is another fourth prince, Jin Yuchen, who is suddenly favored, so the situation has changed again, does the emperor mean that they can shift their positions to join the fourth prince?

otherwise.Jin Yuchen still doesn't think it's appropriate to divide now, because Jin Mingzuo still holds half of the military power in the Northern and Southern Army, he also holds the order of the imperial guards, and Shen Funan, the only one who holds a heavy army, is his confidant. No prince has an absolute advantage, and Jin Mingzuo did not delegate too much power to the princes. He blindly rewarded gold, silver, jewelry and mansions with no actual power.

Many caring people who wanted the military power in Shen Funan's hands wanted to marry his only jewel, Shen Qingbie, but Shen Qingbie refused all of them, threatening to marry Jin Yuchen, and Shen Funan loved and obeyed her very much, so no one else would Opportunity was supported by Shen Funan, and Jin Yuchen did not have the corresponding feats and fame to marry Shen Qingfarewell. No matter how much Jin Mingzuo loves Jin Yuchen, it also depends on the merits and rewards.

It seems that a balanced state has been formed, although the balance can only be maintained for a while.

Shen Qing, don't obediently stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for more than a month. She was very anxious when she heard about Jin Yuchen's injury, but An Lianxi had only been away for a few days. If she went to Zhen'an Palace rashly, not only It also had many bad influences on Jin Yuchen and the Xiangguo Mansion.

Jin Yuchen treated the wound by himself, and it was inevitable that the recovery would be slower. In addition, the wound was infected with inflammation and cold, and it took a full month to heal thoroughly. He no longer stayed at home because he heard that the palace According to the news, Jin Mingzuo plans to visit some towns in the south of the Yangtze River in private this month. At this time, he needs to walk around the palace from time to time to express his desire to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

It is a big event for the emperor to leave the palace and go to the south of the Yangtze River. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and the emperor's travel is also a very dangerous thing. When he leaves the palace, he is in an unknown place. What if he encounters criminals with ulterior motives? How about doing it?

But everyone understands one thing in their hearts. Since the incident of Princess Lian, the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother has been unhappy, and the emperor is also very depressed every day. It may not be a bad thing to visit for a while.

Some people in the court wanted to please Jin Mingzuo, and they strongly echoed Jin Mingzuo's thoughts: "The emperor takes care of the country's affairs and works hard for a long time. I think it is not a big problem to go out of the palace for a while, as long as you take appropriate precautions." Just take measures, isn’t this the job of the general and the guards?”

Jin Mingzuo liked this speech very much, because he thought the same in his heart, but he knew that he couldn't just listen to a minister's speech, so he kept silent and waited for the next person's speech.

Immediately, someone raised the question: "I think the tour is too hasty. The emperor is not alone. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty must be under the emperor's management to be orderly. The emperor's safety is also related to the world and the world. Common people, what should we do if something happens?"

"Then what Lord Lu means is that the emperor will definitely be attacked when he travels at this time? The emperor is for the country and the people, how could there be so many people who don't know what to do or what to do to harm the emperor? And the last sentence of Lord Lu... seems to be saying Do you want the emperor to make preparations for the establishment of the crown prince early? There is another deep meaning in these words..."

"You! Don't take the meaning out of context and spout blood!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Jin Mingzuo had a headache. Usually, there would be no results at all, and the memorials he received after retreating from the court were all the memorials of the two factions. In the end, I have to go to see those useless memorials, and I hope to be resolved in the court.

"Pei Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"

Jin Mingzuo clicked on Pei Yuanjin to speak. Pei Yuanjin seldom participated in the memorials, and he didn't say a word in court. If he didn't mention something, he wouldn't participate too much, and his opinions would only be seen in the few memorials. .

Pei Yuanjin observed that Jin Mingzuo's slightly frowned brows relaxed when he heard the words of Master Lu who agreed with his private visit, and guessed that Jin Mingzuo's mind must be biased towards Master Lu, and he would What he said was that he agreed to the southern tour after combining the rhetoric of the two people, which conformed to his neutral position and was also convincing to other officials. He quickly organized his words in his heart, stepped forward and replied: "Return to the emperor's words." I think that what the two lords said is reasonable, and they are all for the sake of the emperor. But I think that what Lord Lu said about supporting the southern tour is indeed more beneficial than harmful. The place where the princes who retired and returned to their hometowns gather together is also far away from the capital. As the saying goes, the emperor is far away from the mountain, so there must be many private behaviors of officials. On the surface, the wealth and prosperity of the reports received by the emperor are just one-sided words without any convincing Li, if the emperor goes to the Jiangnan area in private, he will be able to find out many half-hearted officials and solve the actual problems in the local area, and deeply understand the people's sentiments, so that the emperor will win the hearts of the people even more. As for the disadvantages, as Mr. Lu said, A country cannot be without a king for a day. The emperor is the center of the government. If the center is no longer there, the order in the court will inevitably be in chaos. Select two to supervise and expand the content of the discussion to ensure fair decision-making."

Jin Mingzuo nodded, saying that he was very happy, and it could be used as a powerful argument to persuade other different opinions.

"But..." Mr. Lu still felt a little inappropriate, "Just to inspect the real people's sentiments, the emperor can send an imperial envoy and a token that can avoid dignitaries and royal relatives, together with selected Wouldn't it still work for my guard to follow and protect me all the way?"

"Lord Lu, not everyone is as upright as you. It's not uncommon for officials to protect each other."

"This..." Lu Xianda didn't know how to say it back.

Jin Mingzuo nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, then, according to what Pei Aiqing said, let all the Aiqing present present recommend candidates who they think are good, four people, and hand them over to me the next day."

After retiring from the imperial court, Lu Xianda deliberately walked together with Pei Yuanjin, and said, "My lord Pei said that, he was completely catering to the emperor's preferences. Among the four candidates for your proposal, I dare say that there will be Fu Shiguo and Shen Funan and the court have been divided around those two people, if these two people really gained power, the government might be in trouble."

Pei Yuanjin glanced at him lightly, and said nonchalantly: "Did you forget that there are still two places? I dare say that the emperor will definitely not choose any person recommended in the memorial book to supervise the two adults. , will deliberately avoid the candidates recommended by the ministers. The memorial is just a cover. They won't doubt who the person is, after all, people's hearts are separated from each other, and it doesn't mean that you stand in the camp obediently, it means that your mind is the same as the outside."

"It seems that the emperor never thought of asking for our opinion from the very beginning, just looking for a decent reason. If there is anyone who caters to him, his heart will be biased towards that person, and he will not listen to words that do not obey his mind. .” Lu Xianda couldn’t help shaking his head, sighing.

"As the saying goes, loyal words are harmful to the ears and good for deeds. There are not many loyal ministers like Mr. Lu in the court." Pei Yuanjin finished speaking in moderation, and did not say another word.

Lu Xianda smiled knowingly: "Why not Mr. Pei?"

Pei Yuanjin smiled ironically, but he didn't see it.

After Jin Yuchen recovered from his injury, he entered the palace, full of joy, even the smile was faint in the corner of his eyes, and he was very happy to learn that Jin Mingzuo was admiring the flowers in the imperial garden, and said to him: "My son I heard that Father wants to visit Jiangnan Weifu privately this time?"

Jin Mingzuo saw that Jin Yuchen looked good, and there was a look of joy in his eyes that he hadn't seen for a long time. He suddenly remembered that this kid loved the Jiangnan area very much.

Jin Mingzuo, who had followed his heart today, was in a good mood, and even replied in a relaxed and unserious tone: "It is true, Yuchen, do you really want to go?"

"Of course I want to. My son likes the civilization and humanistic atmosphere of the water village in the south of the Yangtze River the most. You don't know, father, it's almost Jiaoyue (June), and the weather in the capital has already begun to be very cold before summer. It's sweltering, and Erchen still remembers rowing on the Qinhuai River when he was young. The wind blowing across the lake was refreshing and pleasant. Showing off the song and dance performance, great! My father, my son wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River!" Jin Yuchen's face was full of joy, and he spoke vividly, without even noticing the rising tone of his speech, his face was full of nostalgia and yearning.

Jin Mingzuo couldn't help laughing again and again: "Look at you, when it comes to Jiangnan, I wish I could fly over with a pair of wings now, don't worry, I will take you with me in a few days, and the second, the second Five, Lao Liu and Lao Jiu go together, are you in good health?"

"Okay, my son can't be better now!" Jin Yuchen jumped a few times, looking extremely childish, "Father, look, my son can jump and jump, there is nothing better than this!" Alright."

"Fourth, you are living and getting younger, and you are still bouncing around in your twenties," Jin Mingzuo motioned to him, "Come and sit with me for a while, and tell me what is good about Jiangnan, where is it? When the snacks are ready, where the scenery is better, where the literati are better.”

Jin Yuchen regained his energy immediately, sat down and said, "My favorite place in the south of the Yangtze River is the Qinhuai River in Suzhou City. It has a unique flavor no matter it is day or night, especially at night. Every household will light a night light, which is reflected in the Qinhuai River at night. It has a special flavor. There will also be many boats performing songs, dances and talents swimming slowly in the river. I have been to one of the boats, which is very interesting. There are not only concubine singers and dancers in it, but also a lot of informal men of letters, my minister once had a good chat with them under a pseudonym..."

Of course, Jiangnan is better, and he can get another good thing when he arrives in Jiangnan. He has been to Jiangnan four years ago.