The eldest princess is a captive and the abstinent official is seductive

Wen Jin felt that the atmosphere at this time was particularly good, so good that one could not help but be intoxicated by it.

Walking to the depths of the garden, Wen Jin quietly turned his head to look at Yan Qing, and the hand hanging by his side was a little eager to move. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and held Yan Qing's hand as if nothing had happened, and slowly held his palm.

"The night is so beautiful tonight." Wen Jin said, his voice was extremely gentle, "The flowers in the garden are also very beautiful."

Yan Qing's voice was leisurely: "Are you?"

Wen Jin hummed, and a smile rose at the corner of his lips: "But in front of Your Highness, all the scenery can only be reduced to a foil."

"Slippery tongue."

Wen Jin pursed his lips: "Is what I said sincere? I dare not deceive Your Highness."

Yan Qing looked down at their clasped hands, smiled lightly, and said nothing.

The night was indeed nice, and the two of them strolled quietly in the garden, just like an ordinary couple of lovers having a romantic tryst under the moon and flowers, and silence was better than words.

"Mu Han and Chu Yanling's attitudes are somewhat unexpected, and they are more straightforward than I expected." Yan Qing turned his head to look at him, "What did you say to them?"

Wen Jin shook his head: "The situation in the world is like this. They are not fools. They can naturally analyze the pros and cons and understand who is better for them as emperor."

Yan Qing said in a faint voice: "No matter who is the emperor, it is not a good thing for the vassal kings to have too much power."

"I know." Wen Jin's voice was calm, but it revealed convincing meticulousness and wisdom. "The vassal kings' duties are to guard the four directions, first to protect the local people and ensure that the people live and work in peace, and second to prevent foreign invasions and protect the territory of Dayong. They should have military power in their hands, but the military power cannot be so strong as to threaten the imperial power."

If the vassal kings' power is so great that it can threaten the imperial power, then regardless of whether they have this ambition themselves, the country will not be far from falling apart.

Because power has been divided, officials belonging to the lineage of the vassal kings will naturally develop a rebellious heart, and over time, some people will inevitably develop a different heart.

Although the general trend of the world is that after a long period of unity, there will be division, and after a long period of division, there will be unity, the integrity of a country's territory is not only related to the power and dignity of the royal family, but also to the livelihood of the people. Once civil strife occurs, the first to suffer will be the people who are helpless.

After the civil strife, foreign enemies invade, and the consequences are even more unimaginable.

Internal and external troubles have always been closely followed and cannot be ignored.

"Sometimes I would think that the royal family has failed me, and the scholars of the world have failed me. Why should I care about the people of the world?" Yan Qing smiled coldly, "But after calming down, I actually understand that the people are innocent, they should not be abandoned on my road to recovery, and the suffering of the people is not the result I want to see."

"Your Highness is kind-hearted and has never changed." Wen Jin held her hand tightly, and her voice was slightly tense, "Before, it is also now. The royal family has failed Your Highness, because they are stupid, and the scholars are blind and deaf, and reading is useless."

Yan Qing was silent.

"Your Highness can use intelligent and wise people in the future. Those pedantic and dull scholars can be used."

Yan Qing tilted her head: "I was wrong just now. The royal family has let you down."

"It's the same." Wen Jin shook her head, "If you let Your Highness down, you will let me down. Your Highness and I are one body, no difference between you and me."

Yan Qing sneered: "No difference between you and me?"

Wen Jin restrained his expression: "Your Highness has promised to let me sleep in your bed tonight, which means that I can even occupy Your Highness's bed. Is there any closer relationship in the world than this?"

Yan Qing was speechless for a moment.

"It's getting late, Your Highness, go back and rest early?" Wen Jin pursed his lips and smiled, "I will help Your Highness bathe."

"Do you know that the main wife needs to be dignified and reserved?" Yan Qing tilted his head to look at him, "Your behavior will be seen as a flatterer in the eyes of many scholars."

"I am only like this in private." Wen Jin's voice was soft, "I will remain dignified and reserved in front of others, and will not give people a chance to talk about it."

Yan Qing raised his eyebrows slightly: "I thought you would say that you don't care what others think."

"You have to care." Wen Jin shook his head slowly, "After Your Highness sits in that position, you can no longer do whatever you want like now. To govern the world, you must always maintain your dignity, so that the civil and military officials can be in awe, and you can make people willing to do things by using both kindness and power. Doing things fairly and clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments can make people truly respect you. My duty is to assist Your Highness, not to hold him back."