The prince and a group of officials from the East Palace were discussing matters.
It has been more than half a year since the prince was canonized. During these six months, His Royal Highness has been diligent in political affairs, smart and capable, and has won the hearts of the people.
Emperor Long'an saw this and felt gratified, and handed over most of the government affairs to the prince.
"Today's court meeting, the Minister of War issued a memorial." His Royal Highness the Prince said solemnly: "Jizhou has been suffering from drought for two consecutive years, and many people have starved to death. The imperial court allocated food and issued an order to rectify the disaster."
"The prefect of Jizhou was corrupt and colluded with local grain merchants to harvest grain and seek huge profits, which resulted in a civil uprising."
"Thousands of people rushed into the government office and beat the prefect of Jizhou to death."
The death of the prefect of Jizhou is not a pity, but the subsequent mess will be extremely difficult to clean up.
The civil unrest in Jizhou became more and more intense. The local garrison troops failed to suppress the civil unrest and even rebelled against it.
The soldiers stationed at the garrison have not seen their pay for more than half a year, and their military rations have been severely deducted. When people are extremely hungry, their lives are almost at risk, and there is no need to care about loyalty, filial piety and justice. Taking advantage of the civil unrest, these garrison troops
The soldiers robbed the granary and official silver.
Now Jizhou's officials, big and small, have all been killed, and it's become a mess.
With the chaos in front of us, we must use elite troops to suppress the civil unrest. Otherwise, it will be useless for the imperial court to send a new prefect.
What everyone wants to discuss now is who to send to lead the army.
Yuan Hai was the minister of the Ministry of War and was familiar with the generals in the army, so he quickly proposed suitable candidates.
"Your Highness, I think it would be most appropriate to send General He there."
General He is over forty this year, in his prime, brave and good at fighting. Moreover, this General He's wife is the legitimate daughter of a branch of the Yuan family and the cousin of the crown princess.
Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to employ people, it is also his duty to promote and support his own people.
Yuan Hai's proposal received support from subordinate officials.
The prince thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let General He lead the troops to Jizhou. Tomorrow, I will go to the memorial."
When Emperor Long'an left the matter to the prince, he intended to train the prince to train his close military commanders, so he would not reject the prince's memorial.
Wang Hai said in a low voice: "General He is the commander-in-chief, why doesn't Your Highness choose a bodyguard in royal robes to be the deputy-general?"
This is also the most direct and simple way for princes to train military generals. Send your personal guards out to lead the troops, practice for a few years and make military exploits, and you will be able to stand alone.
Yuan Hai took over the conversation: "Your Highness has many personal guards around him, all of them are young and brave, but they lack battlefield experience. I just wonder who your Highness intends to choose to go to Jizhou?"
A figure flashed quickly in the prince's mind.
There was another trace of hesitation.
Shen You just got married three days ago.
He had previously granted Shen You a month's wedding leave, and he seemed to feel a little sorry for Feng Shaojun when he called him back so early.
Moreover, marching is hard and the battlefield is dangerous...
However, if you want to make a quick contribution and show your prominence, this is also the best opportunity.
The subordinate officials stayed in the East Palace all day long and knew very well who the most trusted and valued personal guards of His Highness the Crown Prince were.
"Servant Shen is young and promising, and has a calm temperament. He can be of great use."
"I also recommend Guard Shen."
Wang Hai was also full of praise for Shen You.
Not to mention anything else, just because Shen You once risked his life to save the prince, he should be given some support.
Yuan Hai often comes in and out of the East Palace. As the prince's brother-in-law and the prince's in-laws, his words carry the most weight: "Your Highness, don't hesitate, just let Shen You go! When the army returns from the victory, we will provide him with the wedding leave."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally made up his mind and called Eunuch Yang in: "Send someone to the Shen Mansion to deliver the solitary edict. Instruct Shen You to enter the palace tomorrow."
After a pause, he added: "Let him bring his bride into the palace."
Eunuch Yang respectfully accepted the order.
…
Feng Shaojun and Shen You had dinner at Cui's house before returning to Shen's house.
"Silang, Shaojun, you are finally back." Mrs. Feng came over eagerly and whispered quickly: "Half an hour ago, Eunuch Yang sent someone to pass on the prince's instructions, asking you and your wife to enter the East Palace tomorrow. "
What?
Enter the East Palace?
Feng Shaojun and Shen You quickly looked at each other.
Shen You whispered: "Did the visitor only say this?"
Da Feng sighed: "Yes, I won't say anything if I ask again. I think there is something important, otherwise, you have only been married for three days, and I shouldn't have urged you to go back to the East Palace like this."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Don't be too nervous or apprehensive. Since I want you to go with me, maybe I just want to meet you."
His Royal Highness is busy with government affairs and does not have such leisure time.
Since it was a summons, something must have happened.
Feng Shaojun knew what he was talking about and didn't say anything. He followed Mrs. Feng's words and said with a smile, "That's what Auntie said. I will dress up carefully tomorrow morning and go to the East Palace with cousin You."
Why call me Cousin You?
Mrs. Feng smiled and joked: "Now that we are married, we should change our name to husband."
Feng Shaojun immediately showed a shy smile and shyly called "Husband".
Shen You: "..."
Shen You's eyes suddenly darkened, he cleared his throat and said, "It's getting late, aunt, please rest early!"
Da Feng is someone who has been through this before, so he sees through things without telling them. He smiled and responded: "It's so late, I'm tired. You two have been busy all day, so go back and rest! You have to get up early to enter the palace tomorrow."
This is a subtle reminder, don’t delay getting up early tomorrow.
I don’t know if the young couple understood it.
…
Listening means understanding.
It’s just hard to control it at the moment...
"Call me husband again."
When the love is strong, Shen You's voice is especially low and hoarse.
Feng Shaojun's voice rose and fell, calling her husband one after another.
Shen You couldn't bear it any longer, and it wasn't until the third watch that he calmed down a little.
The two fell asleep hugging each other, whispering to each other in a daze.
"Tell me, why did His Highness suddenly ask you to go back? Could it be that he has an errand for you?"
"should be."
"We have only been married for three days. We originally had a month's wedding leave!"
There was a little bit of dissatisfaction in Feng Shaojun's voice.
Shen You was a little helpless: "I'll find out what happened tomorrow. Go to sleep first!"
Feng Shaojun was very tired. He lay on Shen You's chest and fell asleep quickly.
Shen You was also a little tired. He had spent a lot of energy in the past three days. No wonder Shen Jiacheng's legs were wobbly when he went on an errand after his wedding vacation.
If it goes on like this for a month, how can the bottom plate be stable?
My body wants to rest, but my mind keeps racing, making it difficult to fall asleep.
He could just go back to the East Palace! Why did His Highness the Crown Prince order Feng Shaojun to enter the East Palace?
Could it be that there is an errand for her?
No. Feng Shaojun is a secret agent. Even if he sends errands, he does it secretly. He will never announce that Feng Shaojun is going to the East Palace so openly.
After much thought, there is always something wrong.
Shen You thought silently, and when he lowered his head, he saw his newlywed wife sleeping soundly.
His eyes softened and he leaned his head over. The young couple rested their heads against each other and fell asleep together.
