Li Shengyi said he wanted to see Meng Jiuan, but of course he didn't want to go right away.
She would occasionally make a fool of herself and lose her connection, but she wouldn't be so foolish as to move forward at this moment and fall into the trap of the Second Prince and his men.
The capital city has long been in chaos.
Many of the former royalists have now been won over by the second prince, and these ministers have been either coerced or bribed.
In just two or three days, the prince became a helpless person.
And during these three or two days, something big happened.
The current Majesty is dying.
The miraculous medicine began to take its toll on his body, but he was unaware of it and his health was deteriorating.
Especially when he learned that his fifth son had cheated on him, he was so angry that he couldn't get up from the dragon bed for the whole day.
From the next day on, he felt his body was hollowed out, let alone getting up to attend court and criticize his fifth son's actions.
At that time, he even had difficulty raising his arms.
Until he took another magic medicine. Compared with the previous magic medicine, his mental state was obviously not as good as before after taking the magic medicine this time.
Fortunately, the miracle medicine is indeed a miracle medicine. Chu Hong, who was unable to lift his hands at the beginning, now appears in the court again.
Later, he learned from the Dali Temple Minister that his fifth son had an affair with an envoy from another country.
If this was said by other ministers, Chu Hong might not believe it.
But this matter came from the mouth of the Dali Temple Minister, and the other party had evidence in hand, including evidence that the second son Chu Huaiyu opened a restaurant in Jiangnan and colluded with envoys from other countries.
As soon as this evidence was presented, the entire court was thrown into chaos.
"Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!!!"
Chu Hong slapped the dragon throne with his palms and tried to raise his voice while sitting on the throne. The result of his roar was that he couldn't stop coughing.
The ministers who were arguing with each other suddenly quieted down.
Without Qin Songmo, Yun Bixian, the cabinet minister who was second only to the emperor in the entire court, suddenly became arrogant.
"Master Lu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"The Fifth Prince did something wrong, but Lord Lu insisted on linking this matter to the Second Prince. It's ridiculous."
Dali Temple Minister Lu held his tablet in his hand and said calmly, "This humble official must have carefully considered this before speaking."
"If Lord Yun doesn't believe it, he can go to the Second Prince's residence to check. Or, Lord Yun, do you not dare? Is it that you don't dare or that you can't?"
"You! Lord Lu is such an authoritative figure! I can go to the Second Prince's residence whenever I want. And what about the Fifth Prince you mentioned? Where's the evidence?"
Yun Bixian's old face turned red, and he couldn't help but argue with Lord Lu.
Lord Lu was not annoyed, but turned around and bent down to speak to His Majesty, who was sitting on the dragon throne and had just recovered from a severe cough.
"Your Majesty, please send someone to Chengde Palace to investigate. Over a year ago, the Fifth Prince established contact with the envoys from Daliang who came to pay tribute."
"If Your Majesty sends someone to investigate right now, perhaps he can find evidence."
The Dali Temple Minister does not belong to any faction, but is used by the emperor.
Lord Lu was also promoted by Chu Hong, and has been used by Chu Hong himself over the years.
Since he has already said so, why would Chu Hong not believe it?
Especially that rebellious son, the fifth brother, who was so shameless that he could do such things to his concubines in the palace. What else could the fifth brother not do?
Not to mention that Lao Wu dared to escape from prison while guilty.
When Chu Hong thought about this, he felt furious again.
Chu Hong nodded, letting Eunuch Fulu calm him down. He waved his hand and said, "Investigate."
When Yun Bixian heard the word "check", his eyes suddenly turned dark.
Although I don’t know what Lord Lu’s intentions are, the Fifth Prince is indeed in the same boat with the Second Prince.
If something happens to the Fifth Prince...
Taking a deep breath, Yun Bixian covered his face with his tablet, then turned his head and glared at Lord Lu who was not far away.
The latter stood in his own position, with a straight appearance and an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance.
"As for this year's heavy snow, there's a high probability of a snowstorm in the Northeast. Huaiyuan, you did an excellent job dealing with the locust plague in the Northwest last time. I'll leave this matter to you again. Don't let me down."
This winter is exceptionally cold, and the snow is deeper than in previous years.
As Chu Hong was not in good health, he only realized today that there were always snow disasters in the northeast in winter in previous years.
Chu Huaiyuan stood below, listening to the words and then stepped out to receive the order. "To be honest, Father, I visited the Imperial Observatory in the autumn and learned that this winter would be colder than in previous years. I have already started to stockpile food and warm clothing."
"I believe that by now the people in the northeast have eaten hot meals and put on warm winter clothes."
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but just as Chu Huaiyuan finished speaking, a clear voice suddenly sounded outside the palace gate.
"Report—"
"A letter from General Fan, who is stationed at the border."
The messenger who delivered the letter was braving the wind and snow, and he didn't care about anything else. His mission was to deliver the letter from the border to the emperor as soon as possible.
When Chu Hong heard that the letter came from the border, he immediately asked Eunuch Fulu to present the letter.
After he finished reading the contents of the letter, his originally somewhat depressed spirit suddenly became excited.
"Well, well, well, you are indeed my good son. Huaiyuan has grown up and knows how to share the responsibilities with your father."
"Huaiyuan, is there anything you wanted but haven't done yet?"
The letter presented by the messenger expressed the gratitude of the border soldiers for the timely assistance from the capital.
As for the people in the northeast, the avalanches that often buried people in previous years have not happened this year.
All this is because the Great Chu has a good emperor and a good prince.
After hearing his father's praise, Chu Huaiyuan's face still had that warm and gentle look.
His already slightly bent waist bent a little further.
Then, a voice as gentle as spring breeze echoed throughout the Golden Throne Hall, "Your son thanks your father."
"I have a wish that I have yet to fulfill. I wish my father good health, the people of Great Chu a peaceful and prosperous life, and peace and prosperity for all the people of the world."
The sonorous voice reached everyone's ears.
Except for the ministers who stood on the side of the crown prince, many ministers in the entire Golden Palace had been won over by the second prince.
Now, after hearing what Chu Huaiyuan said, the already shaken ministers became shaken again.
Those who were standing behind the Second Prince silently made a "Pooh" sound towards the ground.
At the same time, the palace servants who went to Chengde Hall to look for evidence hurried back to the Golden Palace.
The palace maid came forward and whispered something in Chu Hong's ear, then took out a stack of things from her bosom. When Chu Hong saw the stack of things, his expression suddenly darkened.
The court was in turmoil.
In the villa in the capital, Li Shengyi was also ready to enter the palace again.
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