Chapter 282 Legitimate Reasons

The two of them had gray hair, and they couldn't help but smile at each other and walked side by side to Qingxuan Palace as Lu Wenyu's mostly teasing words were spoken.

Stepping on the dim light of the lantern, the two walked while joking and chatting, and unknowingly arrived in front of Qingxuan Palace.

"Mr. Lu, wait a moment, our family has to go in first to report."

"It's a small matter, the rules can't be broken." Lu Wenyu raised his hand to show his ease, and stood by the palace gate to wait.

After a while, Eunuch Feng walked out lightly and reminded quietly: "The eldest prince is also inside, Mr. Lu, please be careful when answering."

Lu Wenyu nodded, and after entering the door, he saw a slightly fat man sitting behind the desk, with his head lowered and writing something.

"Your Majesty, Lu Wenyu, come to greet the Emperor and the First Prince." Since he saw it, he simply ordered them to greet him together. Lu Wenyu knelt down and saluted politely.

The curtain of the altar opened, and Yuan Zhuo's voice came, "Get up, Daban, move a chair."

He clasped his hands behind his back and walked slowly down the altar. Before Lu Wenyu could sit down, he couldn't wait to ask: "How is the matter in Jiangnan? That Zhao Muzhi, can you understand what I mean?"

"Yes! I have made it clear that when eight official warehouses catch fire at the same time, the food in the warehouses will be brought to Beijing smoothly, and not a single grain will be missing!" Lu Wenyu replied.

Yuan Zhuo's eyes flickered, looking towards the north with flickering eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his calm face. He didn't expect that a sudden fire would actually bring him the solution he had been waiting for.

Nine, a total of nine official warehouses! It was actually burned to ashes by the barbarians, and countless grains disappeared in the fire. How can the people not be angry at such acts of anger and resentment? If we don't send troops to conquer, wouldn't we be sorry to all the people in the world?

It’s really the best reason to send troops!

The most important thing is that this reason is justifiable, seamless, and extremely reasonable, both internally and externally.

Thinking of this, the light in his eyes grew brighter, his smile became more and more wild, and when he turned his head, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The standing Eunuch Feng and the sitting Lu Wenyu both had smiles on their faces. Only the eldest prince Yuan Jue, who was writing furiously behind the desk, lowered his head and could not tell whether he was happy or sad.

"Wenyu, you have worked hard on this. However, you still need to work hard again." Yuan Zhuo ordered.

Lu Wenyu said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Go to Jingzhou, Hexi Province, and deliver a message to our Hexi Governor Liu Huanzhou." In the shadow of the candlelight, Yuan Zhuo's smile faded as before, and his tone was unkind.

Jingzhou, Hexi? Lu Wenyu was just a little slow and quickly guessed Yuan Zhuo's intention. The smile on his face became even bigger and he asked, "I wonder when Wei Chen will set off?"

"I have prepared an imperial edict. The day when the fire breaks out in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be the time for you to set off." Yuan Zhuo's voice came softly. It seemed very plain, but if you listen carefully, you can easily hear the passion in it.

There is even a vague sense of urgency, as if he wants this fire to burn up immediately, the stronger the better!

Of course, the war with the Hu people is not just as simple as expelling the Hu people. Internal cleansing is also part of his plan. Liu Huanzhou, the governor of Hexi, controls Hexi alone. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. It has long been a serious problem for him. If he can take this opportunity to eliminate them all, it will be great.

Even if it cannot be completely eliminated, it is still a good thing to weaken its strength.

Yuan Zhuo turned his head and glanced at Yuan Jue, who had just stopped writing. There was more expectation in his gloomy eyes. I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: "My son, my son, dad will do the work for you to make progress, you just need to be a good king..."

As if feeling his father's gaze, Yuan Jue suddenly raised his head and asked respectfully: "Father, do you have something to tell me?"

"Nothing." Yuan Zhuo's gloomy face instantly showed a bright smile. He walked towards the desk and said with a smile: "Come, let me see how my son is doing in supervising the country!"

Yuan Jue stood up and moved out of the way, "Father, please look at this, this is the memorial that I have just approved. If there is something wrong, I hope you will give me some advice."

"Okay! I'll take a look right now!"

Opening the memorials and reading them one after another, Yuan Zhuo nodded frequently. Although most of the replies are conservative, overall they are handled fairly well, with impartiality and multi-faceted considerations.

After looking at it for a long time, he closed it one by one and praised highly: "Good! Good! Good! My son has the style of a benevolent king!"

"Thank you, Father, for the compliment." Yuan Jue replied with a polite salute, and there was no fault in his behavior.

Yuan Zhuo was very satisfied with his son's performance and patted his shoulder without saying anything more. Turning to look at Lu Wenyu, he asked in a relaxed tone: "I heard that Mu Zhi was assassinated in Bianzhou and lost half his life. Is this true?"

"It's true." Lu Wenyu said.

"Does this matter have something to do with the fire in Chuzhou's official warehouse?" Yuan Zhuo tapped his fingers on the desk, a little absent-mindedly. This was just an impromptu question, so it's strange that I cared about it.

Thinking about it, today was the first time he saw Zhao Jiu. The second time he heard the name Zhao Muzhi, he really didn't have a deep impression.

Yuan Zhuo suddenly asked this question because he was a little surprised: Why were the imperial envoys sent to Jiangnan for two consecutive terms met with assassinations?

Although it was just a casual question, Lu Wenyu still replied cautiously: "According to what he said, the two things are probably not related to each other. But the strange thing is that both things have not been investigated yet."

"There's no news from Jinyiwei either?"

Lu Wenyu shook his head, "No."

Oh? Even the Jinyiwei were able to hide it? There is such a strange thing? Yuan Zhuo raised his head curiously and became a little interested.

He asked: "After the incident, didn't you investigate it immediately?"

"We have investigated it thoroughly." Lu Wenyu also felt strange. Two different things happened in two different places, and there was no result at all. It was really unbelievable.

Could it be that Zhao Jue covered up and concealed it? But covering up the fire in the government warehouse was still excusable. Covering up someone who intended to kill you is not justifiable.

The people in the hall, not only Yuan Zhuo and Lu Wenyu were confused, but even Eunuch Feng and Yuan Jue, who had been silent, were surprised. They had seen Zhao Jue's ability, and they also understood the ability of the Jinyiwei. Both of them couldn't find out a case of assassination and a case of arson.

It was really incredible!

However, if the four people knew that Zhao Jue had taken the initiative to cause the incident, they might not be so surprised.

"Pay more attention to the two matters, especially the assassination of the imperial envoy! Both imperial envoys were assassinated, one died and the other was injured. It was simply reckless! They don't take the court and me seriously!" After thinking for a while, Yuan Zhuo always felt that there was something fishy, ​​but he couldn't tell, so he had to give the order with a sullen face.

Lu Wenyu's expression was not good. Although he promised to help Zhao Jue investigate, it was just an investigation, and he didn't say that he would definitely find out. To be honest, he was just being polite at the time, and he didn't expect the emperor to speak.

In this case, let's investigate. Lu Wenyu sighed helplessly in his heart.

"I understand."