Chapter 211 How to Compare Gain And Loss?

Hengyuan.

Mu Tinng was buried in the yard to read the recital when the bright yellow dragon robe was added. Ever since Su Mianyue's accident, he had spent more and more time in the imperial study and rarely visited the harem and concubines.

Although Gu Linng was appointed, mu ting's affection for Gu Linng became less and less. Unless it was the 15th day of the first lunar month or the festival day, he seldom went to Weiyang Palace to sit down.

Phoenix Palace, which had no master now, could occasionally see Mu Tinng's figure, but it was a pity that she could no longer hear Su Mianyue's energetic playing cards with the palace people, nor could she see her nimble expression and lazy posture.

"The Hengyuan has been suffering from drought for three years in a row, and has also sent a letter of distress to our country for three years in a row. How does your brother feel about this matter?" Mu Tinng held a piece of paper in his hand and asked Mu Chen, who was sitting on the warm couch, to play the game on his own.

"Brother, it's agreed that I'll stay here and take a break. Why does brother bother me with these things?" Mu Chen replied without raising his eyelids.

"There are only you and my brothers here. Should I send the ministers to ask questions?" Mu Tinng raised his eyebrows and looked at Mu Chen, who was only interested in the chess score. He curled his lips and said, "Your brother is very relaxed. He only cares about what he likes, but he wants me to work hard for the country every day. As a royal son, don't you think he should contribute to the country?"

Mu Chen waved his hand impatiently and said, "Brother, you can do more than you can. It's just the Hengyuan. Brother, you can do it in minutes."

After Mu Chen's words fell, the two brothers fell silent.

The words "Settle in minutes" and" kill in seconds" were all spoken by Su Mianyue. It was as if he could still see Su Mianyue's complacent expression when he heard those words.

But in their eyes, the beauty was gone, and everything could only remain in their memories.

After a long time, Mu Tinng said, "You are not too old. The imperial concubine has already asked someone to send me several messages, hoping that I will give you an imperial decree to marry you."

"Hehe." Mu Chen gave a strange laugh and twirled the warm jade chess piece in his hand. The meaning was self-evident.

Mu Tinng shook her head helplessly, put down the book and looked at mu chen, "The imperial concubine's mind is all on you. If you are willing to get married and have children, the imperial concubine will be distracted after you have grandchildren. When you complete the imperial concubine's wish, you will be free. Won't you kill two birds with one stone?"

"Is your brother joking?" Casually placing the chess pieces down, Mu Chen said impatiently, "Once I follow my mother's advice, the stepmother will want me to become an official when I marry a wife and have children, and then restrict my travel in the future..." As if thinking of that terrible life, Mu Chen suddenly shivered and said with lingering fear: "If you really care about your subjects, you should know that they don't want much. Compared to freedom, everything else is at the bottom, so you should stop persuading me. Otherwise, I won't hide in the imperial palace tomorrow and just leave Shangjing City."

"You." Pointing at Mu Chen, Mu Tinng shook his head helplessly and said with a chuckle, "Sometimes I really envy you for being able to live according to my own will, not for being so involuntary."

"How can we compare the gains and losses? If the brothers of the vassals heard what he said, they would jump in anger. They would be crazy to want the throne." Mu Chen spoke in a light tone.

The speaker did not know whether he meant it or not, but the listener did.

Mu Tinng raised his eyebrows and asked, seemingly unintentionally, "Does anyone else want the throne?"

Mu Chen paused and laughed, "Brother is smart. What else can you hide from him?"

Mu Tinng did not see Mu Chen slightly raise the corner of his lips. The sarcasm would make mu ting spit out three liters of blood.

"I am only a mortal body, how can I control everything in my hands?" Mu Tinng smiled sheepishly, remembering all the things he had experienced since he remembered. Sometimes he wished that he was born into an ordinary family, and at least he could experience the taste of human kindness, instead of being crippled by each other, and that he was too cold to live in high places!

Mu Chen did not reply and focused on his game as if he did not care about anything except the one in front of him.

Seeing that Mu Chen's mind had quietened down, Mu Tinng walked up to the warm bed, picked up a white man and placed him in a random place. He stared at Mu Chen from the end of the day and asked: "Just think of it as helping your brother solve his problems. The court is not stable now, and the undercurrent between countries is surging. Besides you, I don't know who else I can talk to about these troubles."

Mu Chen's eyes darkened and his hand which was holding the black spot fell. He asked with a cynical smile, "Brother, I, a man who never asked about the government, gave young and frivolous advice?"

"Brother, just say it. Brother will think about it," Mu Tinng said.

Looking up at mu ting, he frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I thought that the Hengyuan had been plagued by years of famine, but the court did not think of ways to save the world. It was all by asking for help from the outside world, and it was really unbearable to be saved. Moreover, the people of hengyuan were in great decline, and there were other princes who were eager to move. They were afraid that the current emperor would have to take the lead. Even if your brother sent more food and grass over there, it would not be possible for the next monarch to be gracious. Why waste my Tianlan treasury?"

Seeing that Mu Tinng did not speak, Mu Chen said, "Although the Tianlan is a great country, there are many people in the country, and there are beggars on the street. It is better for your brother to use this food to help the beggars of the Tianlan, but also to show that your brother loves the people as a son."

"Are there many beggars in the Tianlan?" Mu Tinng asked.

"Brother, you can go out of Shangjing City and see. The officials below will conceal some facts in order to make contributions. However, all the beggars in Shangjing City are expelled, and the number of beggars in the towns near Shangjing City is increasing. Didn't your brother go out for a visit a few days ago? In huian county, south of Shangjing City, there were many beggars. It was heard that beggars starved to death and froze to death every day. Most of those beggars fled to Shangjing City. Because of the large number of beggars, many local people were unwilling to give, which also caused the beggars to fight for a bite of food and beat their heads to death. Even a lot of beggars would chase and block some pedestrians who went out alone just to get some money to buy a bite to eat. Many foreign merchants would need to hire a bodyguard to get there." Mu Chen replied without hiding anything.

Mu Tinng's face darkened. As the son of heaven, the most taboo was to shut his eyes and listen. However, the officials always lied about the people's livelihood in order to promote the officials. Even the most sagacious son of heaven could not change the situation.

Throwing the chess piece into the box made of mo yu, Mu Chen said again: "Brother, you don't have to be angry about this. It's the same for all the officials in the past dynasties. Even if some local officials want to report the truth, they will be stopped by the high-ranking officials in Imperial Capital. Moreover, the reason why beggars exist is not because the emperor is incompetent, but a legacy of history."

Speaking of the last sentence, mu chen lowered his eyes, a sarcastic look was hidden under his eyes, his tone was still as light as the clouds.

Standing up, Mu Chen brushed the creases on his lapel and said in a low voice, "Your servant has been sitting for a long time. He wants to go to Imperial Garden for a walk. Brother, please continue to read the music."

"Would you like to place the beggars on my behalf and make them useful to the country?" Mu Tinng opened his mouth and called Mu Chen back.

"There are many royal brothers and officials, why don't you send them?" Mu Chen said.

"Your brother should know. I can't trust them." Mu Tinng said without hesitation.

"Yes, when Prime Minister Su was here, the emperor could still hear the true feelings of the people, but now it is only the people who have been promoted from all over the world to have enough food and clothing, which shows the importance of the assistant slaughter." With a sneer, Mu Chen walked away, not agreeing to Mu Tinng's words, but with a sneer of disdain in his eyes.

As an emperor, the most important thing is to appoint people, but mu ting did not hesitate to attack the loyal officials and good generals in order to consolidate the imperial power. If he did not say, he would destroy the country sooner or later. However, Mu Tinng himself did not know where he was wrong. How could such an emperor make the country prosper?

Looking at Mu Chen leaving without hesitation, Mu Tinng suddenly felt the cold around him, as if he really felt the loneliness of being alone.

"Dehai, are there any signs of consciousness on Empress Dowager's side?" Mu Tinng asked in a deep voice.

De hai, who had been trying hard to use himself as a backdrop, quickly replied, "If we go back to the emperor, Empress Dowager feng will still be in good health. The empress has recently found another prescription. The Imperial Hospital is studying whether it is appropriate. There will be news in these two days."

"The empress has a heart." Mu Tinng said with a complicated look, took a look at the chess game that still did not win or lose, and ordered dehai, "Pass the message. I will have dinner in Weiyang Palace tonight."