Chapter 40: How Often Have You Seen War?

In front of Xiyuan Gate, Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu stopped their horses. As soon as they dismounted, several young eunuchs hurriedly took over the reins.

"Master Lu, please, your Majesty is still waiting." Eunuch Feng said with a gentle smile.

Lu Wenyu turned sideways and raised his hand, "I'm sorry to trouble you, father-in-law."

The two of them followed each other step by step, turned around several corridors, walked through several doors, and found Qingxuan Palace in front of them.

The two of them looked up and saw that Emperor Yuan Zhuo was standing under the eaves in front of the Qingxuan Palace. The wind was blowing and the snow was falling. However, Yuan Zhuo was still wearing a single suit, his long cuffs were being blown by the wind, and his hair was flying in the wind. It was really like A Taoist immortal who is not stained by the world.

Seeing the two people walking side by side, he walked down the steps barefoot and walked towards them.

Eunuch Feng couldn't find Chen Jing behind Yuan Zhuo, and he was anxious, surprised and afraid. He was shocked that Chen Jing was not waiting on the emperor and had neglected his duty; he was afraid that if the emperor was standing in the snow alone, Chen Jing would freeze. Heads must fall to the ground. He hurriedly ran a few steps and knelt down in front of Yuan Zhuo, "I have made my master wait for a long time. This old slave is guilty!"

Hearing that Eunuch Feng had taken a trick, Lu Wenyu was no fool. He also walked a few steps quickly and knelt down in front of Yuan Zhuo, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm a procrastinator and you deserve death!"

"Okay, okay, how can you kneel in the snow? Get up, get up." Yuan Zhuo took the hands of the two of them, and waited for them to stand up before speaking with a smile, and said in a gentle and friendly tone, "You two, one He is the companion who has gone through many hardships with me. The other is the brother who saved my life. My companion and brother are the ones who went out to welcome me. What crime does my brother, Daban, have?"

Hearing the emperor's tone, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. One person held Yuan Zhuo's hand, and the three of them walked through the door slowly.

Just as he entered, the eunuch had already closed the heavy door. The charcoal fire was burning brightly inside the door. There was heavy snow outside and a bone-chilling wind, but there was no chill inside the door. Yuan Zhuo leaned on the steps of the stage, raised his head and said, "Big companion, bring a heating stool for Wen Yu. He is already over fifty, his legs and feet are not as good as before, and his body bones have lost so much weight. Wen Yu is in trouble!"

"It is not difficult for me, but it is most difficult for Your Majesty! What I am today is all because of the Emperor's favor!" Lu Wenyu bowed his hands.

Eunuch Feng didn't say anything. He just moved a warm stool and put it under Lu Wenyu's butt. He said, "Master Lu, sit down" and then stepped back and pushed it aside.

Yuan Zhuo, who was sitting on the high step of the altar, waved his hand and said calmly, "Daban, you can move a warm stool by yourself. You don't have to be so restrained."

Seeing Eunuch Feng sitting down, Yuan Zhuo stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes and said, "I recently re-read the poems, and there is a poem that breaks the news: In the past forty years, my country has spread over three thousand miles of mountains and rivers. Feng Pavilion and Dragon Tower are connected. Xiaohan, Yushu and Qiongtwigs are used as smoke and radish, how often have we ever known fighting? I suddenly remembered it today, but I remember it when I went to the net, but I can't remember it. Do you know?"

Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu glanced at each other, and they both saw confusion and even a little panic in each other's eyes. How could they not know about the late master's bad luck? But the emperor can say this to the memory of the fallen king. How dare they, a domestic servant and a close minister, dare to say it to the emperor? Doesn't this mean that the current emperor is just like his later master, a king who has subjugated his country? What is the difference between this and reciting mourning prayers in front of living people? What a big deal!

"Okay, it's just poetry. Besides, how could I not know that you two are loyal? Just read it." Of course Yuan Zhuo knew the concerns in their hearts, so he smiled and comforted them.

Lu Wenyu and Eunuch Feng turned slightly to look at each other, and Eunuch Feng nodded affirmatively. Eunuch Feng was an eunuch, so it was not appropriate for him to answer the emperor's literary questions. He could only answer the emperor's literary questions. Lu Wenyu straightened up, stood up and lowered his head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the question is: once you become a captive, you will sink your waist and spend time with Pan Hui, which is the most wasteful thing." On the day when I was anxious to leave the temple, I played a farewell song in the church hall and cried to the palace maid. My knowledge is shallow and I only know the words but not the meaning. Your Majesty, don’t be surprised.”

"Yes, yes, yes, I shed tears to Gong'e. Every word is correct, sit down, sit down." Yuan Zhuo clapped his hands and applauded, and said softly, "It's bitterly cold at the border, and Wen Yu is tired."

After hearing this, combined with what Eunuch Feng said in the Lu Mansion, Lu Wenyu thought that if Lu Wenyu couldn't figure out anything, then his twenty or thirty years of being an official would have been in vain, so he followed the emperor's wishes and sat down, holding the My heart felt relieved. "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am just escorting the military supplies, so I am not tired. The border is bitterly cold, and the soldiers are guarding the border in the ice and snow. They are suffering and tired. I am not as good as me."

"Yes," Yuan Zhuo said in a long, thoughtful tone, and stood up and said, "The soldiers in the front half live and die, and the beauties are still singing and dancing in the tents. The border is tight, but the rear is tight, and it's okay to be greedy for money. Even my faction All the imperial envoys who went there were killed!”

Lu Wenyu also knew everything about the imperial envoy case, so he quickly expressed his attitude and said, "Is there such a bold maniac? I beg your Majesty to issue an order to arrest this person personally!"

Yuan Zhuo smiled and rambled so much that he finally achieved his goal. So he waved to Eunuch Feng and said, "My dear friend, Wen Yu doesn't know much about the details. Go and bring Li Zhen's booklet on the table to show Wen Yu."

At this time, Eunuch Feng finally understood Yuan Zhuo's purpose, so he turned into a caring slave again. He first took Li Zhen's folding book, and then held it at an angle, just so that Lu Wenyu could see clearly with his back to the candle. .

There were not many words on the memorial, only about 200. Lu Wenyu read ten lines at a glance and finished reading it in a short while. However, the more Lu Wenyu read these few lines, the more frightened he became: the Jianghu sect colluded with local officials to murder the imperial envoy, and both of these things were related to his duties. Cold sweat broke out on his back, making him a little dry-mouthed. Before Eunuch Feng could react, Lu Wenyu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I failed to do my duty and caused a tragedy. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"Get up. It's not your business. I know that there are people in the world who are not honest, but I didn't expect them to be so bold." Yuan Zhuo paced with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice, "The dead are gone, but the new ones can still be pursued! You can't stay out of the case in Jiangnan! These officials are imprisoned in the Tianlao in Bianzhou. After the New Year, you go there and inform the Silijian in advance. After a thorough investigation, submit a memorial to me."

Lu Wenyu bowed his hand and replied "yes", and sat back on the stool. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. It was a bit hot in the palace!

Yuan Zhuo sat back on the stage, leaning comfortably on the armrest, asking himself and answering, "Why did the emperor lose his country? He had no discipline! I am not someone who has never seen war, and I don't want to shed tears to the palace maids, let alone my descendants! The Jianghu is too presumptuous! They want to ride on my head and do evil. They dare to collude with local officials and assassinate the imperial envoys after giving them two more acres of land! If I give them more favors, will they come to demolish my Golden Palace? And also share a few pieces of glazed tiles?"

"They dare not!" Lu Wenyu lowered his head and said with drooping eyebrows.

Yuan Zhuo sneered, his expression seemed neither angry nor happy, and he said mockingly, "Is there anything they dare not do? They even dared to kill the imperial envoy! Since they don't like it and don't want my favor, then I can take it back. Whether it's Buddhism or Taoism, I will take back 70% of the land given by grace, and you can handle the rest. Report to me afterwards. The reclaimed land will be distributed to my people nearby, and the registration must be made without error! Lu Wenyu, I will leave this matter to you, and the East and West Factories will also assist. I know that the Jinyiwei is short of manpower, so I specially allow you to expand the Jinyiwei. It's up to you to decide how many people to expand. In any case, we must let this world know how to fight and how to discipline! "

"There is no rush for this. The officials in Jiangnan are a big deal and cannot be delayed. Wenyu, go to Jiangnan first and find out the case clearly. Who has been corrupt and who has not been corrupt, how much has been corrupted, how much has been spent, and where is the rest hidden? Find out clearly! Submit a memorial to me directly without going through the three departments and the cabinet. "

"The seized goods should be first collected in the Bianzhou treasury. Will they be used for military supplies or collected in the national treasury? Wait for my handwritten order. All those involved should write a memorial and submit it. I don't believe that there is not a single clean palace in the vast Jiangnan and the court!"

Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu looked at each other with shock in their eyes. They didn't expect this matter to be so big. Jiangnan is going to change! They didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly ran down to kowtow and replied.

"Your Majesty is wise!"