Emperor Huiyuan looked at the roof with heavy eyes, not knowing where his thoughts were wandering.
No one else dared to bother.
After a long time, he said: "Please step back, I want to see some of the princes."
The ministers' hearts tightened. Did the old emperor know that his time was running out and was considering establishing a heir apparent?
Emperor Huiyuan summoned several adult princes, the second prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince. No one knew what they were talking about. With them came out the imperial edict held by Eunuch Dai Yi.
The emperor appointed the second prince of the platoon leader as the crown prince of the Yu Dynasty, waiting for him to inherit the throne after his death!
The ministers had no objection. None of the three adult princes were legitimate sons. It was the rule to establish the heir apparent in order.
In the Yu Dynasty, when a prince was established, he could either be a direct descendant or an elder.
As for the inner thoughts of the fourth and fifth princes, no one knows.
The news spread back to Jingzhou, and by the time it reached King Qian, they had already crossed the river by boat.
King Qian was worried and felt really uneasy.
A few days ago, they received news that the rebels had occupied Yanzhou. Both the princess and the husband strongly advocated crossing the river immediately and not to delay any longer in Jiangxia.
The situation in the world is extremely volatile. If something happens to them on the way to Lingnan, who knows whether they can continue to Lingnan.
For example, if the emperor gets cramps and sends an imperial edict asking them to return to Jiankang, should they continue or return?
For another example, the emperor crossed his legs. If they did not reach Lingnan, should they return to Jiankang to attend the funeral or continue to Lingnan?
A few days later, the old emperor issued another imperial edict and adjusted the officials in the court.
Among them are the adjustment of the duties of the second prince's maternal family and the in-law family, as well as the adjustment of Jiankang's defense.
Xia Jing was not interested in the imperial court's adjustment of officials and the deployment of defenses in Jiankang. She only knew from these messages that the emperor's deadline was approaching and his life was not long.
There is not much time left for them. The next team needs to go at full speed with as little delay as possible on the way.
At the same time, I prayed in my heart that the old emperor would hold on for a few more days, and that he would have to wait until they arrived in Lingnan before meeting the King of Hell.
Jiangxia and the Changping Houfu have already parted ways. Without the drag of Changping Hou and his in-laws, the team in the Qianwangfu is much faster.
The Mou family members who were following the team noticed the strange movement of Prince Qian's team in Jiangxia, and they were able to catch up.
Seeing them moving at full speed now, the head of the Mou family was horrified and asked the elders who were riding in the same carriage: "Did something happen that we don't know about? Otherwise, why did Prince Qian's Palace speed up? They seemed to be in a hurry.
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The clan elder said, "Something must have happened, but ordinary people like us don't have the information channels to know what happened."
"When we get to Lingnan, our Mou family will have to rely on Prince Qian's Mansion. Since they are speeding up, we will do the same."
"The patriarch is right. When you rest at night, remember to ask Guangzhen's mother to find out the news. I guess something big happened in the court!"
"Well, I will arrange it."
When setting up camp in the wild at night, Wu Yuli found Xia Jing before it was completely dark.
Xia Jing looked at her and could probably guess what was going on.
"Princess, I hope you won't be offended if I come to disturb you at this time."
"If you are here to ask why we are traveling at full speed, then don't speak. I will not tell you the truth. If you want to follow our team, we have no problem with it, as long as you can keep up with the speed."
Wu Yuli raised her head in surprise, "Princess."
Xia Jing waved her hand, "It's useless to talk more. We will try to speed up the process in the coming days."
".Thank you for the reminder." Wu Yuli said and left.
Li Chengmu hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Why didn't my mother-in-law tell her the truth?"
"She is just an outsider to us. As the head of a house or the leader of a team, we are most afraid of being emotional. Although this news will be known to the whole world sooner or later, it is not appropriate to take it from our mouths at this time.
Outgoing."
After saying that, Xia Jing looked at Li Chengmu: "Xiaowu, in this way, you can maintain a sense of mystery, and the Mou family will have awe of us and the imperial power. As a superior, if you let the people below lose their awe of you,
, then it’s not far from the people below usurping the throne!”
Furthermore, if she is allowed to find out the information this time, she will come to find out any news from the court that the Mou family wants to know.
There will be a second time and a third time after the first time.
Official news will naturally be made known to the people when it is time for them to know it. If you don't let them know, it means the time has not come yet.
"Mother, my son has learned." Li Chengmu lowered his head.
"Well, when getting along with people, you must have a tough attitude from the beginning. Whenever anyone touches your bottom line, you must learn to say no! If you don't know how to say no, then others will test you step by step, and in the end
I will become unscrupulous in front of you!
On the contrary, if you have a tough attitude from the beginning, the other party will be cautious and not dare to go too far!"
The next day, Li Chengmu noticed that the Mou family members were following the team obediently, and he did not dare to send people to the front team to try to establish relationships.
The team is much more organized than the previous two days!
At this time, he deeply felt the profound meaning of Xia Jing's words yesterday.
The villagers of Kanjiao Village walked dozens of miles across the river for two days. During this period, they turned into a county town to learn about the situation of settling down.
If you want to settle down in this area, the good places must be owned.
If they, the refugees, want to settle here, they can only choose a land without one.
Alluvial plains and slightly higher land have long been village or private land.
Low-lying unowned land is mostly ownerless because it is easy to accumulate water. If a flood occurs in a river, these low-lying lands will bear the brunt.
With such terrain, the village chief of Kanjiao Village did not dare to gamble with the lives and property of the entire village.
After coming back and discussing with the villagers, it is better to continue on the road and walk a little further south to check the situation. If it is not possible, it is okay to find a hilly area to settle down.
The only thing that makes them happy is that after crossing the river, the water system here is more developed, and you can find ponds and rivers with a little attention.
This shows that this place is not afraid of drought.
Unlike their hometown, where there is a slight drought, drinking water becomes a problem.
Walking back into the post road, I found several deep wheel marks on the post road, and I knew I had passed the large queue.
"There weren't many carriages in the procession but they couldn't make such deep wheel marks. I don't know which state's wealthy family passed by."
Dad Xia measured the depth of the wheel marks with his fingers and said with emotion: "It seems that it contains a lot of supplies, and there are many people in the car. At least it is a family that has reached the aristocratic level."
It is impossible for a small family to have so many supplies when moving.
Brother Xia replied: "Dad, when you get to the next town, just ask someone and you will know. If there is no escort team, we should stay away from them for safety, so as not to encounter bandits and harm us."