Two months after the recovery of Lin'an City, it seemed that it had returned to its grand occasion. The city walls had been completely repaired and the roads had been renovated. Several rivers in the city were also empty and silted in winter. The three provinces and six ministries, the Privy Council and the various temple supervisors were all renovated. All personnel were settled in. The Imperial Street became bustling every day after the yamen opened. Their arrival drove the development of surrounding commerce, and the city became prosperous first.

However, the biggest change made the residents feel that the sanitation situation in the city has improved greatly. Not only are there large trucks collecting feces entering and leaving every day, but there are also large trucks for cleaning and transporting garbage. Now, abandoning garbage at will at will on the streets of Hezhonghe will not only be beaten in public, but also be punished to clean the streets and transport ten trucks of garbage. At first, people were also bored with the soldiers patrolling the streets, but soon found that the public security situation in the city has improved greatly. The former rogues, thieves and hooligans were arrested and punished for hard labor.

In addition, the troops stationed in the city are not only strict in discipline, but also line up even on the road. They also speak in a gentle manner and trade fairly. There has never been any disturbances in the people for two months when they enter the city. Instead, they often send medical staff to see a doctor for free, provide medicine, and dispatch soldiers to help poor families build houses and help the orphans and widows. With the recovery of institutions such as medical hospitals, nursing homes, Anjifang, and Luzeyuan, people's hearts quickly stabilized, and various political measures were successfully rolled out.

Of course, there are also things that make the people feel inconvenient, that is, Lin'an City still implements a curfew, opens the door at Mao hour every morning and closes the door at You hour. But thinking about the current war has not yet stopped and the little emperor has not returned to the expedition, gradually getting used to it. However, they still feel strange why the emperor refused to return to the capital for a long time. But a while ago, the newspaper began to promote the victory of the Western Expedition, annihilated nearly 100,000 enemy troops, captured tens of thousands of enemies, and beheaded countless people. There are also newspapers that also revealed that His Majesty led troops in Qiongzhou to defeat the Yuan army several times, and in charge of Qiongzhou, turning a barbaric land into a rich area with money everywhere.

These news made the people relieved, and they also hoped that a wise king of the country would appear. After all, in recent decades, the Song Dynasty first exploited the people by the people. But when the Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Tartars came again. They simply plundered nakedly, making the people in Jiangnan miserable. Moreover, the Mongols were more fierce than the rulers of the Song Dynasty. They often massacred the city and destroyed households, allowing them to live in fear every day, and thus missed the life of the Song Dynasty. Now that the royal army has returned, the people are hoping that life will be better, but they do not know that there is also undercurrents in the capital...

"Suce Wen, is Your Majesty really seriously ill?" Although the little emperor was not here, he told them to take charge of government affairs and some major matters were also discussed. Today, the two arrived at the Political Affairs Hall early, but before the others arrived, they drank tea and waited in the two halls. Lu Xiufu asked Wen Tianxiang.

"When I left Wuhu, Your Majesty's condition was not stable, and there was no news now. The Holy Lord had not returned to the capital. I think it was not cured yet!" Wen Tianxiang replied.

"Your Majesty has always been in good health and has never been sick. Why is it so heavy this time?" Lu Xiufu frowned and said.

"Your Majesty is too hard." Wen Tianxiang sighed lightly, "Since the Battle of Huling last year, Your Majesty was the first to lead the army to fight, conquering Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and recover Lin'an. There is no autumn and winter in Qiongzhou, and even if we first arrive in Jiangnan, it will be difficult for us to adapt. Besides, Your Majesty has not left Qiongzhou for ten years, and in winter, he led his army to aid the west. He just won, but the Weisheng army case has appeared. How can Your Majesty be uneasy? There is still constant trouble in the capital. Without rest, he hastily set off on the road without even a boat. In addition, the cold and rushing on the river, he fell ill."

"Yes, Your Majesty has been fighting in the past year, and has been working hard. It is too hard. I am incompetent and cannot share my worries for you." Lu Xiufu said with emotion.

"When Your Majesty is sick and the Empress Dowager is far away in Qiongzhou, it is the time when we are loyal to our ministers, and we will do our duty to uphold our will." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Your Majesty has any explanation before Wen Xiang left?" Lu Xiufu asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty is very worried about the situation in Lin'an, worried that it will be taken advantage of by villains and repeat the mistakes of the traitor in power." Wen Tianxiang looked at Lu Xiufu and said.

"Oh, although the situation in the city is a bit chaotic, it is still under control and has not lost control." Lu Xiufu thought that there are many rumors in the city now, and some people even peek at the throne, but it is just a rumor in the village, and he has not seen anyone take action.

"This is exactly what Your Majesty is worried about. Someone has closed your eyes and ears and put you in vain, so that they can do their best in the court." Wen Tianxiang said anxiously.

"What?! It's so serious, what do they want to do?" Lu Xiufu suddenly stood up and said anxiously.

"Lu Xiang must not read the newspaper, right? It's already a big fuss, I'm afraid that the people on the street will see the clues." Wen Tianxiang took a tea ceremony.

"The official documents are piled up every day. How can I have time to pay attention to the rumors in the market? Please let me know clearly." Lu Xiufu frowned.

"Wen Xiang should take a look. Some of the things in it are worthy of being vigilant. Some people above said something that was abolished." Wen Tianxiang said softly with his side.

"How come I know nothing about such a big thing!" Lu Xiufu's face changed suddenly. He knew very well that he had suffered many famous officials in the issue of becoming a crown prince. Besides, "distance without being separated from relatives", if you don't know what you say wrong, it will cause death. Therefore, this is a very taboo thing in the officialdom. Some people are talking about it publicly, but as the prime minister, he knows nothing about it. This is not something that can be explained clearly by mistake.

"Lu Xiang really doesn't know?" Wen Tianxiang asked in a deep voice as he stared at Lu Xiufu's eyes.

"I really don't know that my loyalty to Your Majesty is obvious!" Lu Xiufu immediately realized that Wen Tianxiang returned to the capital early, which was not as simple as he said. Maybe he had a secret order on his body and could capture him on the spot. You must know that the security of the three provinces and six ministries was guarded by the guards in front of the imperial guards, and he had no room for resistance. He was shocked and sweated heavily, and he sweared to the sky.

"It's your Majesty's wiseness. I expected that Lu Prime Minister would be deceived, but Lu Prime Minister was too careless and gave people an opportunity to take advantage of it!" Wen Tianxiang also stood up and asked Lu Xiufu to sit down again before sitting down and saying.

"Wen Xiang, please tell me who wants to seize the throne?" Lu Xiufu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"It's the prince of Yiyang, and some people want to make him the emperor." Wen Tianxiang said slowly.

"This... this is impossible. It has no foundation and no orders. How to seize the throne?" Lu Xiufu felt that this was incredible and stuttered. He could never imagine that it would be the timid country bumpkin.

"Of course there are people behind it, otherwise how could they pass the inspection easily, how could they move into Qianfu Palace, and how could they attend the New Year's Day banquet?" Wen Tianxiang asked back.

"This... I was deceived by them!" Lu Xiufu thought for a while and said dejectedly, "Your Majesty once ordered to find the children of the royal family. Later, someone said that he had found the Prince of Yiyang, saying that it could be determined by the old palace servants. I was wrong because I had not personally asked and checked, so I was placed, which made me make mistakes again and again. If it were not for the reminder of the article, I would not know that such a thing was happening. But this alone would not be able to compete for status!"

"Does Lu know who is the person who is in charge of this matter behind the scenes?" Wen Tianxiang did not ask again, but asked.

"After thinking about it, it should be Yao Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. He said that he was the Prince of Yiyang who was found in the investigation of household registration and searched and confirmed with Wei Shangshu of the Ministry of Works. As usual, it should be reported to the Ministry of Rites, and then the Zong Zhengsi would check the discs and examine the jade certificates. But I think that the discs and music collected by the original Zong Zhengsi were all confiscated by the Meng Yuan, and he said that the jade certificate was lost in hiding, so he did not investigate it in depth. In this way, both Yao Shangshu and Wei Shangshu were suspicious, but they could not do this with only two of them." Lu Xiufu thought for a moment and analyzed.

"What Lu Prime Minister said is right, but there is still one person behind them who has the ability to stir up the storm!"

"Who is the person behind the scenes!"

"Chen Yizhong!" Wen Tianxiang said softly.

"Is he back?" Lu Xiufu said in disbelief.

"Yes, someone secretly reported to Your Majesty that he was going, so he hid in the capital!" Wen Tianxiang nodded and said.

"He is the most treacherous and good at conspiracy. There are many people in the court and the country, and it seems that a storm is inevitable!" Lu Xiufu sighed.

"Yes, this person is not only evil, but also eloquent. Today, someone will be attacked by us." Wen Tianxiang chuckled.

"Well, if they want to rebel, they will seize power first before they can compete with Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu thought it was right, "I don't know if Your Majesty has an imperial edict, how to deal with this matter."

"Take calm and calm!" Wen Tianxiang said, "Your Majesty thinks that when you first return to Jiangnan, you should take stability as the key to both parties and cause the court to fall into turmoil again. Therefore, you must not move your troops without permission."

"Since Your Majesty is confident, I am relieved. Then today I will discuss the case of Weisheng Army. Not only will I attack you, but I may also target Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu shook his head and smiled bitterly. He is not a stupid person either. Jingwen Tianxiang mentioned connecting the matter before and after, and had already figured out the basic context of the matter.

After entering Jiangnan, His Majesty implemented a policy of severely punishing traitors and rebel officials, which scared many scholars with bad records. Not only did they find it difficult to return to the court, but they also faced the disaster of raiding their homes and extermination. Some people in the court were dissatisfied with His Majesty, but they had to endure it when they were in Qiongzhou. But when they arrived in Jiangnan, they thought the opportunity had come. However, the easiest way to achieve success was to establish a new king and replace the "smart" little emperor. Of course, the same goal between the two sides would hit it off.

These people with ill-hearted intentions also understand that the young emperor has a high reputation in the court and is definitely not easily shaken. So a person with a "high moral character" needs to take charge of the matter. Chen Yizhong once served as the prime minister of the court, possessed military and political power, and had the merit of supporting him, so he was of course the best candidate. He was also a person who was unwilling to be lonely and faced the responsibility of being held accountable and abandoned the country. The best way was naturally to gain power.

However, if we want to achieve the purpose of autocracy, all the people know that they can still remove the Zhao family's brand, then we need a weak and mediocre emperor as a guise. After choosing, we think of Zhao Mengqi. Although he was a little older, he was mediocre enough. There is also the allusion that King Ji Zhao Rong was the crown prince but died unjustly. It is reasonable to return the power to him.

However, these people are not stupid. The army is in the hands of the little emperor, and Zhang Shijie, who is in charge of the Privy Council, seems unreliable to them. To achieve the goal, they can only rely on the power of "democracy" and force the "unvirtuous" young emperor to step down by himself through the pressure of public opinion, or use Empress Dowager Yang to depose him. So they first tried every means to prevent the little emperor from entering Lin'an City, giving people the illusion that he had not yet taken charge of the rule, but only achieved victory under the state of ministers' responsibility, giving people the illusion that he had not yet taken charge of the rule, and gave people the illusion that he had not yet won the power.

When the young emperor led his army to the Western Front, they thought the opportunity had come. At this moment, only Lu Xiufu was in charge in the city. His confidants Liu Fu and Ying Jieyan were both far away in Qiongzhou, while Wen Tianxiang, who had always dared to speak out, was in Ezhou. So the important tasks of the Zhongshu Monk and the Secretariat were all over him, and they were too busy with official duties. They could fool him with just a little trick. So they used the order of the young emperor to find relatives to first launch Zhao Mengqi, the fool, and then let him settle in the Fu Palace to show his orthodox identity.

Then, taking advantage of the New Year's Day banquet, the emperor's absence, and the royal family's children can further push Zhao Mengqi to a higher position, and write to the emperor to appoint him as the prefect of Lin'an. In this way, whether it succeeds or not, this move can show the status of Zhao Mengqi in the court and the country. Once it changes, he can ascend to the great treasure and become the next emperor, and prepare for the next action.

At this time, the young emperor was suddenly stranded in Wuhu while he was sick, and only Wen Tianxiang returned to Beijing alone. These people may not know the truth or falsehood for a moment, but they felt that it was really favored by God. If one of them was not sick and returned, it would save a lot of trouble and successfully pushed Zhao Mengqi to the throne. However, it cannot be ruled out that he could recover. Wen Tianxiang also issued an order to try the Weisheng Army case in three parties, so that they could use this to prescribe the young emperor as a charge of killing meritorious officials, which would trigger a sense of crisis among the court, and he would be driven off the throne even if he died.

Lu Xiufu couldn't help but secretly glad that Chen Yizhong and his group of people had made great plans but did not expect that the little emperor had already understood what happened in the court, speculated about what they wanted to do, and began to make arrangements and made complete preparations. Wen Tianxiang's return was to contact the ministers in the court to avoid causing a crisis and to restrain himself. If he found out that he had acted unfaithful, he was afraid that he would issue a secret decree and detain himself first.
Chapter completed!