Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The news that Shen Shumo went to the Xiao Mansion to cause trouble spread quickly within a certain circle, no matter if it was friendly or enemy forces.

Or the onlookers, they all want to give her two words: stupid.

Her mortal enemy, the princess, laughed till tears came out.

"I really don't know what the Zhou family likes about her! Are they stupid? She's hopeless! Hahaha..."

If the stupid ones don't want you, wouldn't you be even more miserable?

King Zhao Zhen of Chu thought so in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. In front of outsiders, he was the moody Second Prince, and in front of the Imperial Sister,

He is a well-behaved and sensible Husky, friendly to his sister and respectful to his brother.

"Royal sister, do you think we should add fuel to the fire and force them to turn against each other?"

"No need."

They just need to throw a brick to attract jade, and someone will naturally do the work of adding insult to injury and pursuing victory. Zhao Zhen has more important things to do.

After a century of recuperation, Daxia's population has exploded.

Especially in Beijing,

The population has grown to 20 times that of the early days of the country. The living environment in the city has become increasingly poor. Slums like the North District have bred a large number of crimes.

The imperial court planned to expand the capital and build a new city based on the inner and outer cities to ease the housing pressure in the capital.

The princes all requested to fight, hoping to be responsible for building the new city and make contributions to the country.

The construction of the new city was related to the country, so the emperor proposed fair competition. In order to make room for the new city, the three major camps guarding the capital and the imperial guards camp were

The army had to move 20 miles away within a month, and six new military camps had to be built in the four directions of east, south, west and north, and assigned to the princes respectively.

Whoever does the best will be given the responsibility for the construction of the new city. Whoever is responsible for the construction of the new city will gain points in the competition for the crown prince.

Zhao Zhen must do his best to win.

Compared to the eldest princess's determination to win, Zhao Zhen himself seemed to lack confidence.

The fourth brother, Prince Qing, is in the northwest and has fewer strong competitors, but the third brother has the support of the Ministry of Industry, so he may not be able to compete.

"Even if we can't win, we have to fight! This competition also involves the resettlement of 15 refugees! Building a new city is a plus, and resettling refugees is a real political achievement and wins the hearts of the people!"

The crown prince of a feudal dynasty pays the most attention to reputation.

The evaluation of court officials and the public's reputation can influence the emperor's final decision. If 15 refugees can be properly arranged,

When people spread the word and praise it, that is not only a plus, but may be an important bargaining chip that tips the scales.

"The refugees from the northwest were brought back by Xiongying, and he should be responsible for their resettlement. Father, are you trying to... throw the donkey away after it's done its work?"

Zhao Zhen was a little confused about his father's actions. It was clear that he didn't want Dabao to inherit the throne. He seriously suspected that the prince was not his biological son.

Otherwise, even if you dislike him, there is no need to target a grandson who escaped death, right?

"The news from Mother cannot be wrong. In any case, you must seize this opportunity."

The eldest princess is a woman, so she can enter and exit the harem easily. All the news in the palace is passed to Zhao Zhen through her, which is why she came to find Zhao Zhen.

"Or, when they are about to complete the military camp, I can send the Plum Blossom Guards to sabotage it. No one knows that the Plum Blossom Guards are my people anyway."

The eldest princess did not agree.

The sudden relocation of the Plum Blossom Inner Guards and the events that happened in the northwest had made her suspicious of the Plum Blossom Inner Guards.

Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin were also discussing the issue of the Plum Blossom Inner Guard.

During the two days that Zhou Jin was out, he tracked down a camp of the Meihua Inner Guard, where there were many ordinary people living, who should be the family members of the Inner Guard members.

He did not rush in rashly to avoid alerting the enemy. If he changed places, he might not be so lucky to track them down.

Zhao En is now an undercover agent. Saving his family will cause him to self-destruct. Just keep an eye on these people, and when the time is right, take Xiao Yunxi to rescue them.

The secret guards were able to track down the new camp this time thanks to the Second Prince.

The campsite location Zhao En had given had already been moved when he disappeared. When the secret guards went back there, the crowd had already been cleared out.

I thought I had lost all clues, but the Second Prince's men appeared in the camp. The secret guards kept an eye on this man and followed the clues to find the location of the new camp.

Zhou Jin's words contained a lot of information.

At first, Zhou Jin suspected that the Plum Blossom Guards were the Second Prince's men, but it turned out that the Plum Blossom Guards were the Prince of Qing's men.

Zhao En disappeared, and Prince Qing urgently moved the camp. It was very likely that the Plum Blossom Guards had not yet notified the Second Prince, and the Second Prince happened to send people to the old camp.

The secret guards kept an eye on the Second Prince's men and quickly found the new camp.

"So? The Plum Blossom Guard is a double agent?"

How did a great drama about the succession of the throne turn into a brain-burning spy drama?

"It's possible they're betting on both sides and will support whoever wins, but I tend to think the Plum Blossom Guards are truly supporting Prince Qing, and the Second Prince is just a front."

Xiao Yunxi also thought so.

Soon the carriage arrived at Murong Mansion, which was surrounded by the Tiger Guards. People passing by walked around it with complicated and disappointed expressions.

The people who live here are all officials, big and small. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the tricks behind the corruption case in the Ministry of War.

In the final analysis, it was just that the dog emperor wanted to deal with Zhou Jin and the Shen family. Someone deliberately framed the Murong family and handed a knife to the emperor!

Otherwise, with the power of the Murong family, they are not worthy of extending their influence to the top of the Ministry of War.

The Murong family is at least a descendant of loyal and righteous people. They sacrificed their lives for Daxia. The dog emperor knew that they were wronged, but still wanted to seize the opportunity.

He didn't care about the life or death of the Murong family.

By doing this, the emperor might be able to suppress the Zhou and Shen families, but it would chill the hearts of all civil and military officials. Who would dare to sacrifice for such a court?

Just because after you sacrifice yourself, your family, wife and children will be bullied?

"Tell me, is the emperor stupid or smart?"

Zhou Jia shook his head and said he couldn't tell.

The emperor has not dealt with the Murong family yet. It is not out of mercy, but to wait and see the attitude of the court, and also to see the attitude of Dabao, Zhou family and Shen family.

If the reaction is intense, it is naturally to redress the grievances.

If their attitude is not firm, the Murong family will probably be torn to pieces, and the Murong family may even be forced to involve the Zhou family.

It seems that the emperor has a reason for advancing and retreating, but in fact, can the officials not see what the emperor is thinking?

No matter what the final result of this matter is, the emperor has already lost the hearts of all the civil and military officials, just like Ming Yingzong, the overseas student, who killed Yu Qian.

Even a loyal minister like Yu Qian, who was devoted to his country, had such a fate.

People like Cao Jixiang, Shi Heng, and Xu Youzhen were given official titles and promoted to higher positions. Perhaps such things as the golden bell being discarded and the earthen pot making a thundering sound are not uncommon in history.

But you also have to bear the consequences of this behavior, that is, no one will maintain the imperial power anymore, which directly leads to the fact that in the late Ming Dynasty, there were no ministers in the court and the temple who could be relied on, and there were no officials in the world who could do things.

It is difficult to warm up a cold heart.