Is the prince abolished today?

Chapter 109 The Covenant

Although the Rebellion of Respecting the King was settled in time, the courtiers did not usher in a real peaceful day.Three days later, another urgent report came from southern Xinjiang—the Miao Village detained the envoys sent by the imperial court and refused to negotiate peace.

This is almost tantamount to rebellion in disguise.Emperor Changping sat on the dragon chair with a livid complexion, and threw the urgent report to Ming Huang Yu's case, his eyes rolled with anger.

"Regarding this matter, how do you Aiqing think we should deal with it?"

The Changping Emperor's Imperial Palace was only three years old, full of ambitions had just begun to be implemented, and the devastated social economy had not yet fully recovered. No emperor was willing to start another war at this juncture.But in the current situation, the Nanzhao wolves are extremely ambitious, and they are determined to stir up conflicts between the villages in southern Xinjiang and the court, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Obviously, the First World War cannot solve it.

Not only do we need to start a war, but we also need to fight a beautiful and tough battle, so as to truly deter the ambitious people represented by Nanzhao who covet the border of the Mu Dynasty.

General Su Gui was the first to show his attitude, and said sonorously: "Your Majesty, I would like to put on armor and go into battle, jump on a horse and carry a gun, to declare the prestige of the southern border for Your Majesty, and teach those young people not to dare to invade my Mu Dynasty."

The military generals attached to the Su family followed suit.Before the war broke out, the atmosphere in the court hall was already chilling, as if March [-] was approaching, blowing through everyone's heart.

Hubu Shangshu only said a few words weakly, "It is good to declare our prestige through war, but you also have to consider the ability of the treasury. The southern border is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital. If you want to fight a tough battle, the supply of food and grass alone will be enough. It's a big problem..." Then the generals came to attack them collectively, which basically meant "the enemy is in the lead, those bastards in southern Xinjiang are about to ride on your Majesty's neck to shit, and some people are just staring at their own face." One-acre three-point land, without the slightest sense of the overall situation, is really a moth, waste."

The poor Hubu Shangshu was so old that he was taunted by a group of big bosses. Now, the old officials of Emperor Wu who originally wanted to give some support to the friendly army did not dare to speak rashly anymore.

Emperor Changping waited until they had almost quarreled, and then set his sights on Wei Zhao, the leader of the generals, who had not spoken all the time: "What's Ai Qing's opinion?"

The veterans of Emperor Wu's court immediately exchanged glances at the same time, thinking, isn't it nonsense for His Majesty to ask this? Second, who else dares to rank first?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that what your lords said is really..."

In the hopeless eyes of the veteran courtiers of Emperor Wu, Wei Zhao spoke in a very gentle tone.

"But the matter of money and food mentioned by the Ministry of Household Affairs is indeed a big problem."

Hubu Shangshu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought, could it be that Marquis Dingbei has been in charge of military and political affairs for so long, and finally he can understand how hard it is for them to be daughters-in-law?

Wei Zhao didn't receive the grateful gaze from Lord Shangshu from behind. He continued to say calmly: "Not only the household department, but once the war starts, the military department and the department will also enter a state of emergency preparations, and fully cooperate with the front line."

"Because it is a long-distance battle, it is obviously not enough to rely on the national treasury alone. The state capitals along the route must also fully cooperate to supply food, grass and weapons to the front line."

Su Gui, the great general of Fuguo, smelled something unusual, and said: "As a military commander, I and all the generals understand what Marquis Dingbei said. But this is not the reason for fear of war. Could it be that Marquis is in the middle of the capital?" You have been pampered for a long time, and you have already forgotten the hardships on the battlefield?"

Su Gui had his own plans, even in his view, the disturbance in southern Xinjiang was a special gift from God.Now that Empress Ji is under confinement, and the first prince is in decline, the only one who can aspire to the crown prince is his grandson, the second prince Mu Xiao, who he single-handedly supports.

It's just that since Wei Zhao returned to Beijing, the Su family's power in the court has been hit hard. The military department and the household department, which were originally controlled by the Su family, have also been torn apart because of Wei Zhao's control of military and political affairs. Said, but my heart has quietly moved closer to Wei Zhao.Su Gui now urgently needs to make a good military exploit to consolidate the Su family's position in the court, and even the second prince Mu Xiao's position in Emperor Changping's heart.

Su Guiben was also worried that if Wei Zhao was also very active in asking for a battle, he would not be able to seize the opportunity to go out and take command. Seeing that Wei Zhao had a vague tendency to avoid the battle, he was surprised, and immediately said while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, minister— —”

He was going to lead his generals to challenge again, but Wei Zhaoyou cut him off just as he opened his mouth: "General, calm down, You'an hasn't finished yet."

"In the face of the great enemy, if everyone knows how to serve the country faithfully, how dare you back down?"

Su Gui's thick eyebrows were frowned, wondering what kind of medicine this man was selling in his gourd.Wei Zhao had already turned his gaze to Emperor Changping on the dragon chair, with a hook of his mouth, and his voice was like a clear spring: "Your Majesty, all the things I listed just now, I just want to say that this battle is different from the past. No matter who is in command, all ministries and states are required to fight." Only with the full cooperation of the government can we be sure of winning and win a beautiful and tough battle."

"Therefore, I suggest that one of the princes with outstanding ability be selected to lead the military department, the household department and the state capitals, and coordinate the dispatch of money, food and weapons!"

Su Gui's eyebrows twitched, and he finally understood where the bad and weird feeling that had been lingering in his heart since Wei Zhao spoke just now came from.This man is so scheming!

Su Gui's tongue was numb for a moment, and he didn't care about avoiding suspicion, so he opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, I recommend..."

It's a pity that another clear and loud tone has overwhelmed him like a rock and resounded in the hall: "I think that His Royal Highness is worthy of this job!"

Wei Zhao's eyes were solemn and his aura was fierce, making it impossible for anyone to see that the Marquis was carrying private goods.

Already subdued by the majesty of the Marquis of Dingbei, there was a loud slapstick, and the most important thing was that General Ma, whose son and the little prince were tied to a rope, echoed louder: "My minister! The prince is the heir apparent of a country!" , the status is distinguished, and the prestige among the people is also high, so it is very appropriate for the crown prince to be in charge of this matter!"

"hey-hey."

General Ma's ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open is excellent, and he can even say such words as "the prince has a high prestige among the people", which surprised many ministers.

Wei Zhao added calmly: "As far as I know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very diligent and motivated recently. He not only goes to the imperial study every day to study government affairs with His Majesty, but also lights up the lamp to study until late at night after returning to the mansion. The number of people has decreased a lot. He had a cold two days ago...Your Highness, thinking about it, I really hope that His Majesty will give him a chance to show off his skills and practice well."

"cough."

Emperor Changping still knew what kind of virtue his prince was, but Mu Yun's performance recently made him very pleased, so he didn't intend to puncture the overly flattering words of the two courtiers, but said modestly: "Hehe, Aiqing won the award, and she only lost a few catties, so she lost everything. As the crown prince, if he can't even suffer this little bit, how will he manage the country in the future."

Emperor Changping said a few casual words, but it shocked the hearts of all officials.

What does His Majesty mean, do you really plan to pass on the throne to that notorious former little prince? ?

"The matter of the candidate is decided like this." Emperor Changping's gloomy face dissipated, and he swept across the court officials in a gentle manner: "As for the candidate for the general—"

"Your Majesty, veteran, please fight!" Su Gui knelt down on one knee, trying to seize this last chance.

Emperor Changping stared deeply at the old father-in-law for a moment, then nodded and said: "Aiqing is as brave as before, which is moving. Logically, I shouldn't reject Aiqing's request. It's just that when I pacified southern Xinjiang, it was with Wei Zhao For the sake of general, when it comes to the situation in the villages in southern Xinjiang, Wei Zhao is more familiar with it."

"I think, let Wei Zhao lead the army this time. What does Ai Qing think?"

Su Gui's heart sank into the bottomless abyss all of a sudden, and he didn't realize that he had lost his composure until he was reminded by his colleagues, and replied in a shy voice, "I obey."

……

Soldiers are precious and fast, and the date of the expedition is set in three days.

Wei Zhao took care of the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but he didn't think about how to tell Mu Yun the news.If that little guy knew that he was going to lead troops to the southern border, but left him in the court, he might make a fuss.

Thinking of this, Hou Dingbei had a headache.But for the long-term plan in the future, he had to take this strong medicine again.

So after the court was over, Wei Zhao left the battered cabinet and went to the Prince's Mansion.He thought, it's better for him to say this in person, if the news spreads through other people's mouth, the little guy will lose his temper even more.

He took the second medicine last night, and the young man was tortured a little bit, and it was really difficult for him to move, so he took sick leave and stayed in the mansion to catch up on sleep.Wei Zhao came to the door with two bags of delicious snacks, but was told by the doorman: The prince is not in the mansion, and he went to Mingxiu Villa to escape the summer heat after breakfast.

Wei Zhao's heart sank, and he thought, could it be that the poison of the green python has flared up again, and the little guy ran to Mingxiu Villa?But it was clear that he had just used the antidote last night... Could it be that there is something wrong with the antidote?

Wei Zhao's mind was in a mess, thousands of thoughts piled up in his chest, and he couldn't find a clue for a while, so he rushed to Mingxiu Villa without stopping.He guessed that Mu Yun was probably at the hot spring, so he ran all the way to the back of the mountain.

After all, when the "strange disease" occurred in the past, the little guy used hot spring water to relieve his discomfort.

Mu Yun was indeed in the hot spring.

It's just that it's not quite the same as the "onset" situation Wei Zhao imagined.The young man only wore a thin silk brocade robe, and was immersed in warm spring water from the shoulders down. Under the moisture, his skin showed a crystal clear beauty, comparable to suet jade.

The teenager's black hair was still loosely tied with a snow-colored headband, wet and covered with water, and his side face was shining like a pearl in the sun. At this moment, he was like a lazy little lazy cat, with a casual body. Leaning against the wall of the pool, with his arms resting softly on the edge of the jade pool, there is a small tray containing fruit wine and various snacks on the hot spring water in front of him.

Wei Zhao's heart dropped, and the roots of his teeth ached for a while.

Tsk, this little thing can really enjoy it, thanks to the fact that he seemed to have filled fifteen buckets in his heart during the journey, he was up and down.

Gao Jili was happily kneeling on the edge of the hot spring, handing juice for a while, hot milk for a while, and wiping the sweat for his obedient Highness, he was extremely busy.

Seeing Wei Zhao's sudden appearance, the tall padded jacket was so startled that he almost broke the juice jar in his hand.He couldn't help complaining in his heart, isn't it enough that Marquis Dingbei is like a wolf like a tiger at night, why does he pester the little highness during the day, and doesn't look at what the little highness has been tossed into.

He felt distressed just looking at it.

But heartache is heartache, as a witty and winky housekeeper, Gao Jili would never touch Ding Beihou's stone with his own egg.Wei Zhao only made a silent movement, and the tall padded jacket succumbed to the opponent's invisible power, and quietly fled to the periphery to guard.

"Hmm...is there any juice left?"

Probably because the soak was quite comfortable, the boy breathed out comfortably, and muttered.

Wei Zhao lowered his head and glanced at the pile of belongings left by Gao Jili, picked up half of the freshly squeezed juice and handed it over.

"Uh...shoulder."

The boy picked up the glass jar, took two sips of the juice through the bamboo straw, and muttered again.

Wei Zhaopin sucked for a moment before he realized that this little thing was being rubbed on his shoulders. He felt amused in his heart. This little brat was probably exhausted last night, so he raised his hand in a kind manner and melted a wave of internal energy into his palm. In between, through the cloth wetted by water, he gently rubbed the boy's shoulders.

The special silk fabric is translucent when wet with water, and if you get close, you can faintly see the imprint left by last night.Wei Zhao resisted the tingling numbness of his fingertips, patiently and gently kneading the young man's thin muscles and bones.

Mu Yun could almost clearly feel the process of the soreness that had been lingering in the bones since morning was withdrawn from the body. It was naturally very comfortable, but as he enjoyed it, he gradually realized something was wrong.

How can this kind of massage technique, which uses precise force and internal force to remove blood stasis, can be done by a person who doesn't know martial arts like a padded jacket... The young man was so scared by his own thoughts that he almost jumped out of the water, and turned his head After seeing the pair of phoenix eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling and the familiar handsome face, Fang opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it: "Master, master?!"

"Why did Master come here?"

"Master doesn't need to be busy with military affairs?"

"When did Master arrive, and why didn't he just say anything to me?"

The young man chattered on and on for quite a while, until he was carried out by Wei Zhao from the hot spring. Fang climbed up to his neck and said with a little guilt: "Although I promised Master to rest in the mansion, the weather is so good today. It would be a pity if you don’t come out and take a look around.”

Wei Zhao put the man on the stone, took a towel, and patiently wiped the boy's black hair. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows, said "Mmm", raised his chin, and said, "Just because the weather is good?"

Mu Yun was naturally ashamed to say that it was because his bones were so sore that he was about to fall apart, and he thought of the trick of soaking in hot springs because he couldn't bear it anymore. He nodded firmly: "Really! It's really just because the weather is good! Master If you don't believe me, you can ask the big padded jacket."

Wei Zhao was amused, as if he didn't see his little thoughtfulness, and was about to tease him, but the young man seemed to have sensed something, grabbed his neck even tighter, and said first: "Master, the antidote, When will it be better? Have you seen the imperial doctor? Is there a problem?"

"cough."

This incident hit Wei Zhao's heart.

Unavoidably letting Chunyu Puppet's nasty behavior stain the little guy's ears, Wei Zhao touched his nose and changed the subject in time: "Well, the antidote is still being researched by the imperial physician...Master is here today because he has something important to tell you. "

"Oh."

The young man let go of his arms without concealing his disappointment, turned around, picked up a grape from the stone table next to him, threw it into his mouth, and fed the other to Wei Zhao, saying, "Master, tell me, what's the matter."

His tone was relaxed and casual, apparently he didn't think it would be a big deal, because he knew that even if the sky fell, there would be a cheap master to stop him, let alone a big deal.He is not afraid.

Wei Zhao was taken aback.The sour grape juice spread in the mouth. When he came, he was only worried about the "illness" of the little guy, and he didn't write too detailed a belly draft. Same, don't know how to speak.

"Master, we may have to lead the troops to the southern border."

After a long time, Wei Zhao spoke in a voice as light as a falling feather, with a tremor at the end that he didn't even notice.

Suddenly, the sound of falling needles can be heard all around.

The boy's hand that was peeling the grapes suddenly froze, and the round and big purple grape in his hand also rolled to the ground, and then rolled into the depths of the grass.

The boy didn't say a word, he jumped off the rock persistently, scraped through the grass, and after picking up the round grape that was already stained with mud, Fang asked in a muffled voice, "When are you going to leave?"

Wei Zhao: "Three days later."

Another moment of silence.

Mu Yun held the grape tightly, as if he had grasped some kind of power, until the skin burst and the purple juice overflowed his fingers, he finally raised his head, curled his mouth, and said with eyes as clear as water: "Okay , I will go to the tower to see Master off."

Wei Zhaosha was surprised: "Aren't you with Master?"

Persuading this little guy to stay is the most difficult thing in his opinion.

Mu Yun shook his head, his eyes were clear and he couldn't see any emotion.

"I don't know how to march and fight. If I go, it will only hinder Master. I will stay in Beijing and be Master's backup. I..."

After all, he was strong in disguise. The young man's throat was blocked, and he couldn't speak.

Wei Zhao sighed, wrapped his arms around the young man's waist, hugged him in his arms, and matched the young man's forehead, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, it's Master's fault."

The water in Mu Yun's eyes finally overflowed, his shoulders twitched, and he said: "I heard that swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Master must promise me to come back safely."

"it is good."

The corner of Wei Zhao's mouth twitched lightly: "Master promises you, Master will definitely take you to the most lively temple fair in the imperial capital by the Shangyuan Festival at the latest."