Chapter 87 (Please read on) Prince Yu, please stay. Come and see me. Is the end of your life coming soon?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Prince Yu was shocked, "How could my father look so healthy?"
Of course, Prince Yu was not the only one who was suspicious at this time.
Everyone in the cabinet was filled with doubts.
"No," Prince Yu thought, and suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, and said to himself, "Father is too healthy, with a ruddy complexion and a strong voice, but it's strange because of these!"
"Father is now over fifty years old."
"Not to mention that he has been taking medicinal pills for many years, there must be toxins in his body. Even if he is a healthy elderly person, it is impossible for him to be so healthy. How can someone become healthier and younger?"
"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on..."
"Father must have taken some medicine!"
"Some secret prescriptions can indeed make people behave like normal people in a short period of time, or even be healthier."
"But this is all at the cost of sacrificing one's own strength... The national teacher from Longhu Mountain might just be a cover!"
"Those Taoists have too many methods of making elixirs, who knows what they might have..."
"Yes, that must be the case!" Thinking of this, Prince Yu's doubt and panic subsided again.
My father must be holding on.
My father, you have been strong all your life and you have endured so much.
You're almost at the end of your life, yet you're still overdrawing your body, trying hard to hold on so that others won't notice anything unusual?
Of course, there were many people who shared the same idea as Prince Yu at this time.
After all, this time of meeting His Majesty was very different and abnormal compared to the previous times, or even earlier.
So healthy!
Although the Majesty in front of them still looked the same without any changes, he gave them the feeling of a middle-aged man with full energy rather than a fifty-year-old.
How can a normal person grow backwards?
There is only one explanation for the answer, that is, the emperor must have used some unknown means to hold on!
"Do you all think that my time is up?" Taking in the changes in the expressions of the people below, Jiajing spoke calmly.
"What I just read was the poem 'Singing Cicadas' by the Song Dynasty poet Zhang Lei."
Everyone bowed their heads slightly and listened.
"Cicadas will sing loudly on the treetops. When night falls, everything will be quiet again. After sunset, grass insects will start to sing again, chirping all night long. The cicadas are chirping, and the grass insects are chirping too."
Jiajing raised his hand and pointed at everyone, smiling, and said: "You people are the same, you are the high and mighty cicadas, chirping loudly in this temple, haha..." As he said that, Jiajing chuckled and looked at Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others.
"I heard it all in the side hall."
Being teased and teased by Jiajing, Yan Shifan and others all lowered their heads in shame.
After joking with a few people, Jiajing continued speaking.
"In that borderland, officials of all ranks are also chirping. They are the grass insects."
"You look at the sky, and others look at the sky too. You fight for the day, and others fight for the night."
"Nature is divided into day and night, and into yin and yang. Day and night are fighting, yin and yang are fighting, and they are all fighting. It's nothing more than living by looking up to the sky. Who made the sky control the growth of all things, and all living things have to obey it?"
Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads even more.
They all heard that the emperor was dissatisfied with their performance and felt that they were trying to pass the matter to him.
If cicadas and grass insects are fighting for the same thing, is there any difference between the two?
There is no difference. Cicadas can chirp in the bushes, and grass insects can chirp in trees. Why do you, a cicada, chirp during the day, and I, a grass insect, chirp at night? Why do you, a cicada, chirp while I, a grass insect, chirp at night?
If the rules are messed up, why do we keep them around?
Well, in essence, officials from the frontier regions can come to the imperial court to talk big, and they can also be sent down to the frontier regions to engage in petty intrigues.
For a moment, cold sweat appeared on everyone's forehead, and even Yan Song, who was sitting, straightened his back.
As for Prince Yu, he always looked very upright and submissive, not daring to breathe.
"I heard everything you said just now." After knocking on the door, Jiajing stopped talking nonsense and said, "Since you can't make up your mind, let me do it for you."
"Let me suffer a little, and let my subjects enjoy the happiness."
"Your Majesty, please forgive us for our crimes. " Upon hearing this, everyone could no longer hold back and fell to their knees.
"Tang Shunzhi will be the governor of Xuanda," Jiajing said calmly, "The former general of Datong will be appointed as the governor of Ningxia."
"Wang Chonggu is appointed as the general of Datong, and Hai Rui, the director of the Ministry of Revenue, is appointed as the governor of Datong. Who has any objection?"
"We have listened attentively to your Majesty's decree. This is a very good strategy," everyone said in unison.
"Sure enough, His Majesty is still on the side of our Yan family!"
After hearing the emperor's decision to appoint Tang Shunzhi as the governor of Xuanda, Yan Shifan was overjoyed. While kneeling on the ground, he did not forget to give Gao Gong a provocative look.
Gao Gong was so angry that he glared at the bastard, wishing he could bite him to death.
Yan Shifan was happy, but Qingliu's eyes were dim at this moment. It was Yan Song who had originally proposed stationing troops to promote agriculture. They all understood the tacit understanding between the emperor and Yan Song.
But, Your Majesty, are you too partial? If you want to station troops to promote agriculture and restore the garrison system, we can cooperate!
"The national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture is of great importance. I have some thoughts on my cultivation and will often go into seclusion. Prince Yu will help me manage the cabinet!"
Seeing that no one had any objection, Jiajing spoke again.
"Swish!" Qingliu's heads all raised up, then looked at Emperor Wanshou on the throne, and then quickly lowered their heads.
Surprise, what is a surprise? This is a surprise!
"Our emperor is wise!" The next moment, Qingliu came to his senses, all shook their heads and shouted loudly.
When they heard that Tang Shunzhi would be appointed as the governor of Xuanda, they secretly sighed that the battle in the northern border would be difficult, but they did not expect there would be a surprise.
There is always light at the end of the tunnel!
Your Majesty, do you feel like practicing Taoism and need to go into seclusion often?
Haha, having said that, it must be that the end is near and the body is becoming increasingly unable to bear it. Your Majesty is a strong-willed person and does not want others to see it, so he can only use this excuse.
Right now, Prince Yu is the only one in the capital. Let Prince Yu help the emperor and assist in the cabinet's affairs...hiss, this signal is too loud!
Prince Yu has this power, which is equivalent to being a disguised regent. Isn't this the treatment only for the crown prince?
At this moment, Qingliu was so overjoyed that he almost shouted in his heart. Even Xu Jie's face was slightly relaxed at this moment.
As for Prince Yu, his head was sticking to the ground, his body was shaking constantly, and his pupils were trembling slightly...
Finally, is it my turn? I guessed right, my father is really going to die... No, it has already come, he is really dying! At this moment, my father finally thought of me. Father, don't worry, I can definitely carry the Ming Dynasty!
Yan Shifan's smile, which had not been happy for long, froze.
What did he hear? Let Prince Yu assist the cabinet in supervising the national policy of stationing troops and promoting agriculture in the northern border? What does this mean?
Is the emperor going to use Prince Yu to check and balance Tang Shunzhi? No, no, that's not the point. The point is, is Prince Yu acting as regent in disguise?
Yan Song's drooping eyelids also trembled.
In just a short while, the moods of Qingliu and Yan Dang were like the cloudy and sunny sky, changing again and again. You were sunny and then I was sunny, then you were cloudy and then I was cloudy.
However, this is not the end!
"As the saying goes, fathers and sons fight together in battle, and brothers fight together to fight tigers." Qingliu's good mood did not last long, and Jiajing's voice sounded again, "Order Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen to return to Beijing today."
"Let him assist his brother and help me run the cabinet."
"Boom!" At this moment, Qingliu's heart, whose mood had just turned from gloomy to sunny, was suddenly struck by lightning and suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
However, the gloom in the hearts of Yan Shifan and Yan Song, father and son, suddenly cleared up, and what they didn't expect was that
Your Majesty actually let Prince Jing return to the capital like this? !
This, this is simply unimaginable. They have worked so hard for so long, isn't it just to get King Jing back to Beijing? Is this accomplished? Moreover, King Jing can also assist in the cabinet, which is equivalent to regent?
Now, both the Qingliu and Yan party can be said to have the support of the prince.
"No one is more wise and enlightened than the Emperor!" Yan Shifan yelled at the top of his voice almost the moment he came to his senses.
The muscles on his face were trembling with excitement, and for a moment, his face turned red.
At this time, Zhang Juzheng looked up and subconsciously opened his mouth to speak, but when he met Jiajing's eyes, he immediately shut up.
But in my heart, I was filled with indignation.
In order to drive King Jing out of the capital, many people sacrificed their lives, including the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, Guo Xiyan.
The death of Guo Xiyan caused great turmoil, which forced the emperor to drive King Jing out of the capital.
Now, the Emperor actually wants to call Prince Jing back to the capital on the grounds of the national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture!
At this moment, Qingliu felt a layer of gloom in his heart.
They wanted to advise him, but they knew how much the emperor loved Prince Jing, and the emperor had just warned them, expressed his dissatisfaction with them, and even made Prince Yu the regent in disguise.
If bad luck were to occur again at this time, the rights that Prince Yu had worked so hard to obtain to assist the Emperor in managing the cabinet and to act as regent in disguise would be taken back in an instant, and that would be a loss.
At least, in this way, Prince Yu and Prince Jing start from the same point.
However, at this moment, Prince Yu, who had been excited just now, turned pale in an instant, his head stuck to the ground, stunned.
He clenched his fists tightly in his wide sleeves, his heart filled with resentment.
"Father, do you really have to humiliate me like this?" Prince Yu felt like his heart was bleeding.
"Since you have no objections, I have said everything that needs to be said. It is getting late and it is raining heavily outside. You should all go back. I will not keep you for dinner." Jiajing waved his hand to see the guests off.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Everyone stood up. Prince Yu calmed down, stood up shakily, bowed, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Son, I'm leaving. Father, please take care of your body. When I return, I will pray day and night to protect my father's immortal path and make it prosperous..."
As he spoke, tears welled up in Prince Yu's eyes, and his expression was full of concern for his father as a filial son.
"You stay." Jiajing stood up calmly and turned to walk towards the side hall.
The cabinet members who had just reached the door paused for a moment, then silently stepped out of the door, their figures disappearing into the rain and fog.
"Your Highness, please follow me and talk to the master." Lu Fang stepped forward and spoke softly to Prince Yu, signaling him to stop being in a daze.
"Yeah." Nodding to Lu Fang, Prince Yu took a deep breath and walked towards the side hall.
It was his first time to visit the side hall of Yuxi Palace.
As soon as he stepped into the side hall, he suddenly smelled a very pleasant smell, which made him feel unusually comfortable. However, thinking that his father was taking medicine, he didn't think much about it.
Looking at the exquisite room in the center of the palace, and Jiajing standing in front of the stove, cooking something, he stood there, bowed, and said, "I wonder why my father asked me to stay here?"
"Why are you standing so far away?" Jiajing continued to stir the spiritual porridge with a wooden spoon, and said without turning his head:
"If you don't move forward, how can you see clearly? If you don't move forward, how can you see clearly..."
As he spoke, Jiajing closed the lid of the casserole, held the wooden spoon behind his back, stared at Prince Yu, and said, "My Lord, is the end coming soon?"
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PS:
Well, normally, I wouldn’t add these words to the main text, but considering that everyone is not very satisfied with the plot foreshadowing in the previous two chapters, I have to explain it.
After all, it’s all thanks to your support that I’ve come this far, so I must keep a positive attitude (manual salute).
Some necessary preparations and plot lines still need to be followed. The national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture is a major plot line and must be written in its entirety.
Just like yesterday's more than 7 words, if today's K+ were put on yesterday, then this plot would be very long, and everyone would be tired of reading it. It's also good to let the story breathe.
A little spoiler.
After stationing troops and promoting agriculture, the court inside and outside will be relatively stable, and the pace can be reasonably accelerated.
After the protagonist builds his foundation and binds it to his destiny, the Great Ming Immortal Kingdom will also have to speed up again.
PPS:
It's Monday. Although I got a good recommendation, Monday is still a very important day. I beg you to turn to the end to read the comments, or read the Easter egg chapter. I beg you~~~
It will be on the shelves soon, and there will definitely be a lot of updates once it's on the shelves.
The daily amount is just starting at ten thousand, it will definitely be fun to watch, please, thank you, thank you, thank you!
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(End of this chapter)
