In the afternoon, after Yun Li finished reviewing the memorials, he went to Furong Garden to find Emperor Wen.
When Yun Li came over, Emperor Wen was fishing in the pond next to Hibiscus Garden.
The eighth and ninth brothers were by his side.
Seeing Yun Li, Lao Ba and Lao Jiu quickly stood up and saluted.
"Eighth brother, ninth brother, no need to be so polite."
Yun Li chuckled and took another step forward, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father!"
"Get up!"
Emperor Wen laughed and said, "Are you here to go fishing with me, or do you have something to tell me?"
Yun Li answered honestly: "I am indeed undecided about something, and would like to ask Father for advice."
"Old Eight, Old Nine, you two go back first!"
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Emperor Wen gave his two sons a warning and reminded them, "Remember to accompany me to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers tomorrow!"
"Your son obeys your command! Your son will take his leave!"
The two men bowed respectfully to Emperor Wen, and then bowed to Yun Li: "I will take my leave!"
Yun Li nodded and smiled, but said nothing more.
After the two men left, Emperor Wen asked Yun Li to sit beside him and accompany him fishing.
"Tell me, what is troubling you in the court?"
Emperor Wen stared at the float on the water and asked Yun Li.
Yun Li pondered for a moment, first told Emperor Wen about Yun Zheng's intrusion into Lu Lin's camp, and then expressed his own thoughts.
He wanted the fourth son to go to Juzhou to supervise the army, and the second and fifth sons to go to Minzhou and Muzhou respectively to inspect the disaster situation and preside over disaster relief.
"Why, you think they are getting in your way in the court, right?"
Emperor Wen turned his head and looked over here with a very bad expression.
Facing Emperor Wen's gaze, Yun Li felt a little guilty.
However, he has also trained himself over such a long period of time.
He can now keep a straight face.
Yun Li's face was calm as he said sincerely, "I do have some small thoughts, but it is definitely not because I think you brothers are an eyesore in the court!"
"Tell me!"
Emperor Wen had a dark face, and was obviously dissatisfied with Yun Li's arrangement.
Yun Li sighed in a pretentious manner, and then slowly spoke: "Recently, because of the issue of dividing the land tax by land, my son and I have been very unhappy..."
The distribution of tax based on land area is definitely a good thing for the imperial court.
But now is definitely not a good time to fully implement the land-based tax system.
Therefore, he wanted to transfer the three brothers out of the imperial city. On the one hand, he wanted them to stop worrying about the issue of the land-based tax system. On the other hand, he wanted them to go out and see the people. While handling the important matters assigned by the court, he wanted to choose one county in each of the three states to try to implement the land-based tax system, so that they could also feel their own difficulties.
Also, let them learn how to govern the place.
When they arrive at their respective fiefdoms in the future, we do not ask them to do much, but only ask them not to govern their fiefdoms into a mess.
Yun Li's words were sincere and well-reasoned.
Emperor Wen listened to it and thought secretly in his heart.
This is either what Gu Xiu taught Yun Li to say, or what Xu Shifu taught him to say, right?
It’s probably the old fox Xu Shifu!
Emperor Wen pondered silently for a while, then turned his head to stare at the float and asked calmly, "Are you sure you are not looking for a reason to punish them?"
"I have absolutely no such intention!"
Yun Li looked like he had a clear conscience. "Even if they didn't do their job well, it should be the father who should punish them. I will never make things difficult for them!"
Emperor Wen was silent, as if wondering whether Yun Li's words were true or false.
After a long while, Emperor Wen slowly asked, "Third brother, do you know why I have been traveling with Eighth and Ninth brothers recently?"
"Your Highness understands your father's painstaking efforts."
Yun Li stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty wants your Eighth and Ninth Brothers to be idle princes in the future and not cause trouble for Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you!"
As he spoke, Yun Li slowly knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Wen.
"I'm glad you understand."
Emperor Wen turned around and said, "You want to send your three brothers away. In principle, I have no objection! If they fail to perform their duties, you can punish them as you see fit! But there is one thing I hope you remember!"
Yun Li knew what Emperor Wen wanted to say, and immediately said, "I have sworn to your father that I will never take their lives!"
"Just remember it!"
Emperor Wen nodded slightly and sighed: "Back then, for the throne, my hands were stained with the blood of my brothers!"
"As the saying goes, what goes up must come down. I set a bad precedent in the past, and it seems that your generation is about to repeat the tragedy of the previous generation!"
"If you don't set a good example, your descendants may have to repeat the tragedy of your generation in the future!"
"When that time really comes, I believe you will understand how I feel now..."
Emperor Wen spoke with deep emotion.
Yun Li looked respectful, but he was extremely disdainful in his heart.
The second brother and his gang are still harboring evil intentions. If we don’t kill them in the future, they will definitely rebel!
He would never give the second brother and the others this opportunity!
"Thank you for your teachings, Father! I will keep it in mind!"
Yun Li kowtowed respectfully again, feeling secretly happy in his heart.
As long as my father agrees to this, there will be no problem!
Let the second brother and the others make things difficult for you!
Send them out and see how they can cause trouble for you!
"Get up!"
Emperor Wen stood up and personally helped Yun Li up. "Before you make a decision, I have one last question for you!"
"Excuse me, father." Yun Li looked respectful.
Emperor Wen sat down again and stared at Yun Li with a serious expression: "Juzhou, Muzhou and Minzhou are all next to Fuzhou! If you send the three of them to these places, aren't you afraid that they will unite to deal with you and the court?"
"Of course I'm afraid!"
Yun Li answered honestly, "So, I would like to ask Father to help me."
Listening to Yun Li's words, a cold light flashed in Emperor Wen's eyes.
Treason!
It turns out you were waiting for me here!
This rebellious son is really making progress!
Emperor Wen lowered his brows and pondered for a while, then sighed softly, "Leave their families in the Imperial City! I will talk to them later!"
"Thank you, Father! I am sorry that I am incompetent and have caused trouble for you, Father."
Yun Li looked ashamed, but he was very happy in his heart.
As long as Emperor Wen nods, this matter will be easy to handle.
Emperor Wen was silent for a moment, then ordered sternly: "Add 500 guards to each of them. If anything happens to them, I will hold you responsible!"
"Your son obeys your order!"
Yun Li stood up and bowed to receive the order.
"Okay, go get busy!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand and said, "I have to think carefully about how to tell them."
"I'll take my leave!"
Yun Li saluted and slowly retreated.
Looking at Yun Li's receding back, Emperor Wen couldn't help but feel a cold light flashing in his eyes.
This rebellious son speaks nicely, but he has no tolerance at all!
Fortunately, I gave up on him so early!
Otherwise, if he ascends the throne, his brothers will definitely have no way to survive!
That’s all!
Since you like being a bad guy so much, I will let you be a bad guy until the end!
"Old Third, I hope you won't regret it in the future!"
Emperor Wen sighed silently, staring deeply at the float on the water...
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