Young Master Lin did not move his eyes, nor did he relax because of Chu Jingwu's words. He paused before asking, "Although that's what you said, how do you define an outsider? What is an outsider?"
Chu Jingwu was stunned by his question. He didn't react to what he meant for a moment and let out an "ah" in confusion.
Lou Bing finally got his chance, and he quickly reminded her: "Is Princess Chang'an considered an outsider? They are in the same group. He can't meet others, but he can pass on the message through the princess."
He muttered, stroking his chin with an unfathomable look on his face, "Princess Chang'an is his mother-in-law. Even if it's your Hu Changshi, you can't stop them from seeing her. After all, the emperor hasn't officially issued an edict to agree to replace the prince. He is still the prince. Doesn't he even have the chance to see his mother-in-law?"
Lou Bing said a lot of things quickly, "Anyway, we have received news that Princess Xianrong is pregnant. Just for this, can we not allow Princess Chang'an to visit? Since she has gone to visit, can she still stay by their side and listen to their gossip and tell their daughter some private matters? These are all channels and opportunities to pass on information, okay?!"
Coming from an intelligence background, he couldn't help but feel creepy when thinking about it: "Tsk tsk tsk, I heard that Princess Chang'an has been going to the palace quite frequently recently, bringing bird's nests, high-quality red dates, shark fins, bird's nests and other things. It's as if the two palaces are just like you and me."
Young Master Lin felt that after meeting King Zheng this time, Lou Bing became more talkative.
There were so many that even he couldn't bear to watch it anymore, he glared at Lou Bing.
But Chu Jingwu felt that what Lou Bing said made sense, and he couldn't help but sigh, then looked at Lou Bing again, and belatedly realized: "Aren't you guys very busy recently? How do you still have time to keep an eye on our palace?"
Lou Bing couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Why do you say that? Who in the whole capital doesn't know that almost every household is being watched by the Jinyiwei? Haven't you heard that the Lord of Huairen's Mansion is now even talking carefully in the backyard, for fear of offending someone?"
Chu Jingwu cried out. It was only then that he remembered that this was indeed the case.
Because the matter between Xia Song and the Xiao family involved too many people, everyone in the capital was very cautious, fearing that they would get into trouble.
But looking at it from another angle, Emperor Longqing was already so alert that he actually let the Jinyiwei start spying on other people's family affairs
This allows for quick and comprehensive intelligence collection.
But at the same time, it is also a double-edged sword. If this continues, everyone in the court will be in danger. Who would dare to work for the court with a peace of mind
Maybe something he said wrong or someone he met wrongly could become a handle for the Jinyiwei to arrest him in the future.
After all, just like this time, many of Xia Song’s accomplices brought it upon themselves, but there were also many people who were simply implicated innocently.
For example, when Yuan Yiyi got into trouble, none of the Taoists that Emperor Longqing had trusted before had a good ending.
They died in unclear circumstances before the Jinyiwei even interrogated them.
Not to mention those people in the court who have connections and friendships with Xia Song. Basically, those who are close to Xia Song have been affected to varying degrees.
The lighter ones are losing their official positions, which is not the most important thing. The more serious ones are simply losing their lives.
If you are unlucky, your entire family may lose their lives, and you don’t even know where to seek justice.
A saint lost his son, so he doesn’t care whether you are wronged or not.
Chu Jingwu was silent for a rare moment, sighed, and then said, "In fact, with the way the Saint is tossing things around, I'm afraid that even if the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are alive and well and grow up, his kingdom may not be stable."
This is considered extremely disrespectful. If it is reported, it will be another capital crime.
Fortunately, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was still sitting in the room.
But no one could laugh.
Lou Bing also rarely put away his joking expression, and then said: "Who said it wasn't true? In fact... Lord Niu died quite unjustly. He just submitted a ten-thousand-word petition, asking the emperor to open up the channels of communication, listen to the opinions of all officials, and not to easily believe in the rumors of Taoists to confuse the people. Later, he was accused of being an accomplice of Xia Song and was sentenced to death."
Historically, very few emperors would kill censors.
The pens of censors are often sharper than knives. They usually write basic memorials and spread them around, which basically make the final judgment on whether you are good or bad.
But this time, Emperor Longqing killed Censor Niu.
It turns out that censors like to form groups.
After the execution of Censor Niu, more and more censors wrote letters to Emperor Longqing to criticize his wrongdoings.
Emperor Longqing became even angrier.
It's like a vicious circle. Recently, a well-known idiot, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, wrote a memorial in which he basically scolded Emperor Longqing to the point of scolding him.
This is exactly the case that Young Master Lin and Lou Bing are currently handling.
That fool said that Emperor Longqing did not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children, broke the rules, was disrespectful to the ancestors, and ordered the killing of censors without reason, which was a disregard for human life. He started from Emperor Longqing's personal problems and even went on to the major affairs of the court.
Emperor Longqing was immediately furious and ordered the fool to be imprisoned.
But the fool was not afraid. Not only was he not afraid, he even prepared a coffin.
Emperor Longqing became even more angry and determined that this man had bad intentions and was a traitor to the throne, so he asked the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take over the case.
That fool was just a stubborn scholar who could not endure the torture in the imperial prison. He died within a few days of being in prison, before he could be brought to trial.
Because of this incident, it was heard that the court had fallen out again recently, and many local officials wrote letters to the emperor, saying that Emperor Longqing's move was too arbitrary and disheartening.
Erlangzi became famous from then on, and the memorial he wrote also became famous. Basically, everyone from the age of 99 to the age when they could just walk knew what happened. A man wrote a memorial cursing the emperor, and was killed by the emperor.
This wouldn't have been a big deal in the past.
But just recently, King Cheng and King Jin rebelled one after another, and the time was not peaceful.
What Chu Jingwu said was actually correct. After all this trouble, Emperor Longqing's reputation was not good to begin with, and now he is even less popular.
He thought he was shutting people up, but it was only temporary.
It is more difficult to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the floods. He has been the emperor for too long, and he is so high up that he even forgot this.
It is only a matter of time before this country loses its stability.
Talking about this is a bit off topic. Although it is all true, it makes people feel uncomfortable. Young Master Lin coughed and signaled them to be more careful with their words.