Yu Chaoen was a little disappointed. The emperor did not leave the investigation of the emperor to himself and the Shence Army, which was obviously due to his distrust of himself and the Shence Army.

However, Yu Chaoen quickly suppressed this emotion. The Shence Army was a huge group with many people talking, and the matter of investigating the emperor could not be leaked, so the emperor asked Xiao Muzi to do it.

Yu Chaoen quickly came to his senses. The emperor did not let him get involved in this matter. Maybe it was to protect himself?

After all, the Emperor is the Emperor's biological father, and he is also the Supreme Emperor who has been the Emperor for decades. He is the most sensitive person in the world.

The emperor felt that the emperor had different intentions. If Xiao Muzi really investigated the emperor's conspiracy, how would the emperor, as a son, deal with his father?

This cannot be killed like a rebellious prince. Patricide will leave a stigma in the history books forever! Every patricide is a typical example of Confucian treason and treason, and even the emperor is no exception.

It is so difficult to deal with this matter that even if Li Fuguo came, he would not be able to handle it well.

If the investigation fails to reveal the emperor's problem, according to Emperor Li Heng's paranoia, it will definitely be considered that Xiao Muzi did something bad. Then with this label, Xiao Muzi will no longer be able to stand out in the palace.

After understanding this, Yu Chaoen no longer felt jealous. Investigating the emperor was a hard job. Fortunately, Xiao Muzi was here today to prevent him from disaster.

Yu Chaoen even wanted to thank Xiao Muzi. His eyes turned from jealousy to sympathy, and then to pity.

And Yu Chaoen once again realized a truth: when doing things in front of the emperor, you must keep a low profile. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Little Muzi drove the donkey cart back to the Daming Palace. On the way back, the emperor was in a very bad mood. He had just dealt with two troubled sons, and now I was uneasy in the Xingqing Palace. Each of them was in trouble.

There is no one to worry about.

When he entered the palace, Li Heng felt even more depressed. When he entered the inner court, the chamberlain informed him:

"Your Majesty, Princess Yanguang has entered the palace in half an hour."

Li Heng said impatiently: "I won't be here this afternoon. Has the princess gone back?"

The chamberlain smiled and said: "The princess is still waiting for Your Majesty. She said she is concerned about His Majesty's health and must see His Majesty before she leaves."

Li Heng's face finally showed a smile, it's better for his daughter!

After the previous major counterfeit money case was heard by the three judicial departments, almost all the princes and princesses were involved in the case to one degree or another.

They either jointly invested in the prince or the king of Qi, or some boldly bought Qian Fan directly and minted fake money privately in the mansion.

Only the King of Yue and Princess Yanguang who were far away in Longyou were innocent and had no involvement in making counterfeit money.

For the sake of the reputation of the royal family, the emperor only confiscated the dirty money of these emperors and princesses and did not punish them publicly.

However, Li Heng also strengthened the education of the royal family and appointed several upright and upright ministers such as Yan Zhenqing to take charge of the education of the princes.

In these days, Princess Yanguang often visited the palace and presented some new pills.

After taking these pills, Li Heng also felt much better. I don't know if it was the effect of the elixir or the pills, but his headache and chest tightness were relieved a lot.

Li Heng was naturally very grateful for his daughter's filial piety.

Now that the emperor is restless, it is better for him to be his daughter.

Li Heng said to the chamberlain: "I'm back, let the princess come in."

The waiter went out with a smile, and little Muzi lowered his head and secretly felt proud.

In fact, it was Xiao Muzi who arranged for Princess Yanguang to enter the palace.

On the way back, Mu Rong could see that the emperor was in a bad mood. He immediately notified Shang Bo, the envoy of the governor's mansion, who happened to be in the princess's mansion, so he immediately suggested that the princess enter the palace immediately.

Sure enough, after the princess entered the palace, the emperor was not in the palace. Princess Yanguang immediately followed Shang Bo's advice and patiently waited for the emperor to return to the palace. She also spent money to manage the emperor's attendants, making sure to tell the news she was waiting for in the palace first.

Time will tell the emperor who returns to the palace.

Sure enough, it worked. Li Heng was in a good mood when he saw his sensible daughter. He asked Li Guangqin to talk a lot about the family affairs, and also rewarded Li Guangqin with some things from the palace and asked her to go back.

Perhaps thinking of the poor relationship within the royal family, Li Heng said to Princess Yanguang, his most considerate and caring treasure, with reluctance when he left the palace:

"Yanguang, if you have time, please go to the palace more often and accompany your father."

Li Yanguang felt happy when he heard this. This is much more important than the reward from the palace!

This means that Princess Yanguang can enter the palace at any time. Now that the prince and King Qi are imprisoned at home, they can enter the palace frequently, which can increase their influence in front of their father!

Li Yanguang immediately said that he would often go to the palace to accompany his father, and then reluctantly left the Daming Palace.

After chatting with his considerate daughter for a while, Li Heng's depressed mood was finally relieved.

But when he closed his eyes and thought of the scene when the people all knelt down to worship the emperor, Li Heng felt like a lump in his throat.

These people respect the emperor so much, but what about the soldiers in Chang'an?

Where are the Shence Army soldiers guarding Taiji Palace in Daming Palace?

Where are the guards around me?

When he thought of this, Li Heng became even more irritable, and the empty Daming Palace made him even more insecure.

"Little Muzi."

Li Heng called Mu Rong, and looking at Mu Rong's young face, Li Heng felt relieved.

Mu Rong only entered the palace all year round and could be placed next to the emperor. Li Heng also investigated his life background.

He has a clean background and has no messy relationships in the palace.

This is one of the reasons why the emperor trusted Mu Rong.

However, although he trusted Mu Rong, Li Heng was still unsure about whether Mu Rong could accomplish the task, so he called him over to give him a few words.

"Xiao Muzi, tell me what to do about this matter?"

Mu Rong knelt on the ground and said, "I once heard a master from the Shang Shujian say that if a craftsman wants to make good work, he must polish his tools well."

Li Heng laughed and said, "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools, right? This is what Sage Kong said."

"Your Majesty is wise! Little Muzi has not studied for a few years and cannot remember such sages' teachings. He can only write them down in his own way."

Li Heng found Xiao Muzi even more interesting. The eunuchs needed to be exposed to documents, so they needed eunuchs to be proficient in writing, so there were also some masters who taught writing.

The fact that Xiao Muzi can say such a thing is enough to show that he is a smart man.

Li Heng asked again: "How do you sharpen your weapon?"

Xiao Muzi immediately said: "Your Majesty, if you want to run a good job, the first thing you need to do is hire good people."

"Employing people? Does it make sense?"

Xiao Muzi added: "If you want to run His Majesty's errands well, Xiao Muzi alone is not enough. You must use reliable people."

Li Heng nodded repeatedly. The reason why he did not leave this job to the Shence Army was because the Shence Army was too talkative.

As for the outer dynasty, it is even less trustworthy. When the imperial court minted money, a few small officials from the household department sold the money in a blink of an eye. The outer dynasty was like a sieve.

Xiao Muzi said: "You don't need many people, but you must be absolutely loyal to Your Majesty, so Xiao Muzi boldly asked Your Majesty to set up a new temple supervisor in the palace, who will only be responsible to Your Majesty and will only carry out Your Majesty's errands."

Seconds! Li Heng only hated himself for not thinking of this earlier!

The counterfeit money case and the Xingqing Palace incident all show that the emperor who lives within the high walls of the Daming Palace has lost his intelligence control over the outer court and Chang'an City. If someone specializes in collecting information and is only responsible for the emperor himself, then it will not be possible.

This will happen!

Just relying on the memorials from the outer court and the market information obtained by the eunuchs of the inner court were not enough. Li Heng needed his own sources of intelligence.

But funding?

Nowadays, the imperial court is almost at a loss. If we add another department, it will cost money again.

Mu Rong immediately said: "Your Majesty, actually I don't need many people. The inner court needs a few eunuchs who can read and write to summarize and classify the news to Your Majesty."

"Wouldn't it be enough for the foreign dynasty to select some loyal and capable people from the Shence Army, and let them receive the military salary of the Shence Army to collect intelligence and carry out tasks in Chang'an?"

Li Heng looked happy. He could do things without spending any money. This was naturally the best thing.

The more he looked at Xiao Muzi, the more delighted he became. He didn't expect to have such a talent around him!

Li Heng said with satisfaction: "Whoever you want, I will support you!"

Mu Rong immediately said: "I told you that this is a temple supervisor who is loyal to your Majesty, and the manpower is naturally sent by your Majesty."

Li Heng was even more satisfied and asked: "Then do you have any other requests?"

Mu Rong said: "I would like to ask your majesty to give the new temple supervisor a name. In addition, I also need a secluded place in the inner court to work."

Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "Then find a place next to Yeting Palace. There are quite a few abandoned palaces over there."

"As for the name, Xiao Muzi, what do you have in mind?"

Mu Rong raised his head and said: "Yeting is to the east of the Daming Palace. This new temple supervisor is to find out the news for Your Majesty and cannot attract the attention of the outside court. So if I dare to make a suggestion, how about calling Dongchang?"

In the Tang Dynasty, factory meant shed or warehouse, and Dongchang actually meant the east warehouse.

Such a name sounds very low-key and will not arouse suspicion from outside the court.

Li Heng said immediately: "Then call Dongchang. From tomorrow, Mu Rong, you will supervise the affairs of Dongchang. I will ask Yu Chaoen to help you find the manpower of the inner court. I will leave the Shence Army of the outer court to you to screen. I will definitely

Choose someone with a clean family background!"

Mu Rong immediately said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Facts have proven that whether a department is feared does not depend on whether its name is high-profile.
Chapter completed!