Jiao Luan

Chapter 473
The next day was sunny.

The prince dressed properly early on, and appeared in the court hall full of energy, changing from the trance-like appearance of last night.

All the ministers concealed their astonishment and had different thoughts.

Cheng Xiuwen was one of the happiest people.

Since reconciling with the Han family, he has gradually lost the favor and is unhappy everywhere. If there is any other situation with the prince, he will really go all the way.

"The Emperor is here—"

With the shout of the eunuch in the hall, Emperor Changqing appeared in front of all the officials, and the court meeting began.

"How's the battle between Bianbei and Bianxi?" Emperor Changqing asked first.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War came out and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the war in the north is stable. General Han captured the young son of the Northern Qi king alive. He came to report and asked whether he should be escorted to Beijing, or accept Northern Qi's conditions and exchange him with [-] horses."

"Change horses!" Emperor Changqing said without hesitation, thinking that there was finally some happy news, and the Han family army really lived up to its reputation.

However, a prince is only exchanged for five hundred horses?The king of Northern Qi is so stingy!

"Tell General Han that Northern Qi will exchange for a thousand war horses."

"Yes."

"How is the situation on the west side?" Emperor Changqing asked calmly, feeling a little nervous in his heart.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War immediately put on a heavy expression: "Your Majesty, the battle in the west is critical!"

"Ok?"

"Bian Xilai reported that a fierce general appeared in Xijiang suddenly. His martial arts are world-class. He has already killed three generals in our army, and even General Wei was injured. The greedy wolf army led by him is even more invincible, although the number is small. , but can block ten with one, and is good at surprise attacks. The Baiye City that the Western Expeditionary Army occupied not long ago has been taken back by the Western Jiang Army."

"It's so serious!" Emperor Changqing's heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked, "Then Cheng Che, uh, what happened to Yan Jianjun and Cheng Shenyi?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War has a strange expression on his face: "Return to Your Majesty, Yan Jianjun and other civil servants are sitting in the rear, so they are safe and sound."

Only then did Emperor Changqing heave a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, that kid Cheng Che is also a civil servant, so it's good that he doesn't have to worry about his life.

Only then did Emperor Changqing think so, and the Minister of the Ministry of War followed up and said, "However, it was mentioned in the battle report that Cheng Shen was slightly injured."

Emperor Changqing's face changed: "Isn't Cheng Shensi sitting in the rear, how could he be injured?"

Aware of Emperor Changqing's concern for Cheng Che, the prince secretly gritted his teeth angrily.

The emperor really admired that Cheng Che more than he admired his son.

I don't know what that trash in Wuyue Building is doing. It took so long to send the secret letter, and now he has only suffered minor injuries!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the battle report said that General Xi Jiang beheaded the three generals of our army one after another. He was so arrogant that it was Cheng Shenshou who repelled the enemy. He was slightly injured during the fight. General Wei and Supervisor Yan Jointly ask for credit for Cheng Shen."

"What kind of merit do you want!" Emperor Changqing glared and was furious, "A small counselor who doesn't follow his boss to advise and go to war is simply not doing his job properly! Li Shangshu, pass on my order and transfer Cheng Senju back to the capital. I have to ask him carefully!"

Li Shangshu opened his mouth, subconsciously looking at other people's reactions.

Could it be that he heard it wrong, and this meritorious minister has become an idler?
Seeing the same strange expressions on the faces of other people, Li Shangshu was convinced that he had heard correctly, and could not help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Early in the morning, their emperor must have forgotten to take medicine, right?

"Li Shangshu?" Emperor Changqing yelled with a straight face.

"The minister is here."

"Didn't you hear what I just said?"

"I heard it clearly. But now in the West Frontier Army, only Cheng Shenshou can stand with General Xijiang. I worry that if Cheng Shenshou is transferred back to the capital, the Western Expeditionary Army will suffer even more losses." Li Shangshu said with a puzzled expression.

"I don't care about these things. I only know that it is the right way for everyone to perform their duties and return to their positions. Hurry up and transfer Cheng Shenyi back!" Emperor Changqing looked willful.

That could be his direct prince. No matter how much he loves the people like a son, is it important to have a son?
Li Shangshu could hardly help rolling his eyes.

Even if their emperor is not the kind of wise emperor through the ages, he is still normal at ordinary times. What's the matter with the appearance of being possessed by a faint king?

"Cough cough." Sensing that something was wrong, Emperor Changqing coughed twice and explained, "Cheng Shenshi is the champion of literature and the future pillar of the country. If it is damaged on the battlefield, it will be the loss of the leader. There are so many people in the court." General, do you want a champion to go to the front? Don't you feel ashamed?"

This Wei Wuxing was usually majestic, but it turned out that he was nothing more than that, and he wanted his son to go into battle to kill the enemy.

The more Emperor Changqing thought about it, the angrier he became, his face darkened.

The military officers in the previous court could no longer stand up, and they all knelt down to plead guilty.

Li Shangshu hurriedly agreed.

Emperor Changqing calmed down a bit, and asked again: "The earthquake in Zhigu, what do you think the ministers should do to deal with the aftermath?"

This topic has been discussed several times, and this time it was brought up again, and the ministers naturally threw out their own opinions.

Emperor Changqing glanced at the prince: "What is the prince thinking?"

The prince came out and said loudly: "Father, my son thought that there must be a lot of casualties in the Zhigu earthquake, and at this time it is midsummer, we must prepare a large amount of anti-epidemic medicinal materials to be transported to Zhigu as soon as possible, and it is urgent to settle the victims and prevent the plague from spreading. "

"Hmm." Emperor Changqing nodded his head when he heard what the prince said, "Is there anything else?"

The prince pondered for a while, and said: "Earthquakes have been regarded as an ominous omen since ancient times, and they are more likely to cause panic when they are close to the capital. My minister thinks that measures such as offering sacrifices to heaven should be taken to appease the hearts of the people."

Emperor Changqing didn't expect the prince to still think of this, and nodded approvingly: "What the prince said makes sense, what do you think?"

All the ministers said yes one after another.

"Chen Jianzheng, choose a good day and auspicious time as soon as possible, and pray for blessings." Emperor Changqing said and looked at the prince, "Prince, you will be responsible for this sacrifice."

The prince was overjoyed, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your minister accepts the decree."

His father asked him to offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for blessings, no doubt announcing to the whole world that he is the legitimate heir and those rumors are nothing but nonsense.

Thinking of this, the prince couldn't hide his excitement, and the hands in his sleeves couldn't help trembling slightly.

All the officials understood Emperor Changqing's intentions, and looked at the crown prince with a little more respect than before, and there were obviously more officials who surrounded him to say hello to him during the next court.

The prince changed his previous arrogance, greeted the ministers politely, humbled and reserved, and looked more like a prince than before.

Many people said that it seems that those rumors cannot shake the crown prince's position as the heir apparent.

All the ministers went out with their own thoughts, and only then did they reach the outside of the hall. Suddenly, they felt that their eyes were dark, and they couldn't help but look up at the sky at the same time.

Seeing that the radiant golden crow turned into a faintly red disc at this time, suddenly one piece was missing.

All the ministers couldn't react for a while, and stood there in a daze.

Qin Tianjian Chen Jianzheng turned pale with fright, fell to the ground in embarrassment, and cried bitterly: "The heavenly dog ​​will eat the sun, the heavenly dog ​​will eat the sun!"

(End of this chapter)