: Courtiers’ Questioning

The person sent by the emperor to summon Wen Zhehan came back quickly. Even Wang Jingke and the people from the Ministry of Punishment, who had left Beijing only a day or two after him, had not even set foot in the northern border area, and he had already returned to the capital.

The galloping horse was rampaging down the long street, knocking over several pedestrians who were unable to avoid it, causing people around to talk and curse.

But the man had no intention of apologizing or reprimanding, and only wanted to go to the palace.

King Tuan accidentally fell into the water while inspecting the dam. His whereabouts and life and death are unknown to this day.

This news quickly spread throughout the streets of Kangdu before the palace officials who killed several horses returned to the capital and reported it to the emperor.

In Kangdu City, people were panicked for a while.

The emperor, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, still failed to remain calm after receiving the news brought back by the palace staff who traveled day and night.

An Ning, with quick eyesight and quick hands, caught the emperor who was falling to the ground in time. He half-supported and half-supported him to sit down. While giving him some relief, he advised, "Please take care of yourself. The situation of His Highness is unknown now.

It may not be the worst result. Don’t worry, you can’t fall down at this time.”

The emperor took a few breaths before regaining his composure, "You are right, I cannot fall down at this time."

There is a high probability that the third child will not come back, so some things must be planned in advance.

"Is there any news from the eldest princess?"

The emperor suddenly asked about his sister, which made An Ning stunned for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head, "Since the reinforcements from Daliang, the eldest princess has never sent a letter to her again. I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid that because of the previous death of Marquis Dingyuan of Daliang in Wu'an, there might still be trouble.

The emperor stared calmly, and after a long while he sighed, "It's okay that she can't come back in Daliang for the time being."

It's just that he failed to live up to her expectations and ruined the Wen family in his own hands.

He didn't understand why it had come to this point.

"If she doesn't know what's going on here, don't write to tell her. Just let her stay in Daliang with Meng. At least it will be better than coming back."

The emperor explained in a muffled voice, and An Ning agreed one by one, and then advised him, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang from the Imperial Hospital is already waiting in the side hall. Look..."

The emperor was silent for a long time, and just when An Ning was thinking that he might have acquiesced and was about to take it upon himself to let people enter the palace, his wrist was grabbed by someone!

The force was so strong that he felt that his wrist bones were crushed.

"Your Majesty?"

An Ning looked at the emperor in surprise, only to see him staring at her calmly.

An Ning's heart trembled when she heard him ask in a low voice, "Have you done everything I told you before?"

This sudden question made An Ning a little unsure of what he was talking about. He stared at the solemn and gloomy emperor for a long time before he suddenly realized.

"It's done."

An Ning leaned close to the emperor's ear and said what he had already said once again, "Two days ago, I secretly sent someone to ask Mr. Fang. He has been sent out and should have arrived in Shanghai by now."

The emperor relaxed his hand and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Okay."

An Ning couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking at this moment, and she didn't dare to ask the imperial doctor for consultation again. She just waited at the side carefully and waited for instructions.

"Is there any news from Shu Lan?"

After waiting for a long time, An Ning heard the emperor speak again, and hurriedly handed over the letter from the palace just now, but because the emperor was deeply shocked, he did not dare to hand over the letter to him, "His Royal Highness King Shu has handed over the letter."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The emperor scolded and hurriedly opened the letter.

Seeing the emperor's visibly gloomy expression, An Ning stood aside with her head bowed, not daring to express her anger.

Finally, the emperor finished reading the letter, threw the letter and the envelope into the brazier, held his forehead slumpedly, and finally exhaled a long breath, "Call Zhang Jian to come in and check the pulse."

An Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, helped the emperor rest on the couch, and then went to invite someone with the wind at his feet.

After that, he dismissed several ministers who had heard the news on the grounds that the emperor was resting, "Are these gossips worthy of disturbing the emperor's rest? I will report it to you in the morning tomorrow morning, my lords."

Don’t you understand everything? Don’t make the Holy One unhappy today. If you don’t feel happy later, won’t it still be you?”

When the minister who came to spy heard what he said, he guessed that the rumors were probably true.

What's strange is that the emperor didn't want to hide it, but planned to disclose it in the morning?

The ministers who spied on the news didn't understand the emperor's plan, and the group of people who got the news didn't understand what was going on.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that everything suddenly became clear.

"We heard rumors in the capital that His Royal Highness Duan Wang was in danger and his life or death was uncertain. It was reported that the edict officer had returned to the capital yesterday. I would like to ask the Holy One whether the rumors are true? This matter is related to the inheritance of the country. Please tell the truth truthfully.

!”

As soon as the morning court process was completed, a man was cut out from among the courtiers, he saluted straightly, and asked the emperor questions without any mincing words.

As soon as he said these words, like a flock of sheep having a leader, he brought out a group of courtiers and knelt down in front of the emperor. Regardless of the emperor's face, they just asked the same questions.

One-third of the courtiers were kneeling in front of the emperor. If the emperor had to deal with all these people, it would undoubtedly be a cover-up.

If he lies and deceives, it will definitely damage the emperor's prestige.

The emperor didn't want to hide it, but he knew that he couldn't hide it, so he didn't hide it at all.

The courtiers who were still confused at first have finally come to their senses under the current situation - the emperor is at his wits end.

The emperor, who had not done anything, summoned the imperial edict to the court with a sullen face. In front of all the ministers, he reported the cause and effect of Wen Zhehan's disappearance in detail.

After the edict passed away, the emperor glanced coldly at the people who had just knelt together and said, "Now that you know the cause and effect, what can you do?"

It was the person who had led the trouble earlier who stood up first, "We think that now that the whereabouts of both His Highnesses are unknown, and for the sake of inheriting the country, we should immediately call His Highness King Shu back to the capital to stabilize the overall situation."

"No!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, Wang Weitao categorically retorted, "The situation in the two southwest frontiers is not stable now. King Duan is missing and his whereabouts are unknown. If King Shu returns to the capital, the situation in the two frontiers will inevitably become more chaotic. Firstly, it is not conducive to searching for the whereabouts of King Duan. Secondly,

The coming update will add more dangers to King Duan. Thirdly, if King Shu is not in charge, the barbarians will move around, and the southwestern frontier, which has just turned around, will definitely be worried about war and banditry again. All previous efforts will be in vain!

"

Having said that, Wang Weitao raised his hand to the emperor and advised him in a deep voice, "I ask your Majesty to think twice, and don't ignore border troubles just to stabilize the situation for a while!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong."

Before the emperor spoke, Xu Xiangfeng suddenly spoke, "Of course we cannot ignore border troubles. The inheritance of the country is the foundation of the country, and it should not be ignored lightly as 'temporary instability in the government'."

"Nowadays, several princes have either died young or disappeared without a trace. There is no one to take over the country and the country, which will inevitably attract people to covet. As a result, the people will be frightened and find it difficult to live a stable life. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, we should select talents from the royal family as soon as possible.

The best policy is to assist the country. Looking at the entire royal family, only King Shu is the most capable of taking on this important responsibility."

Xu Xiangfeng slowly explained the pros and cons and made suggestions, "As for the border troubles, there are veteran Baizhu, new talents You Fuyu, Liu Xiyuan and others. It will be okay if King Shu leaves for a while. King Shu just left Beijing last year, so this year he will not

It’s almost time to return to Beijing to report on my work, so there’s nothing wrong with it a month or two in advance.”

"When King Duan returns safely and the people's sentiments are established, it is not unreasonable for King Shu to return to the border to take charge of the overall situation."
Chapter completed!