Ning Qing nodded, cupped his hands in greeting to the Crown Prince, and then spoke.
"I have successfully completed my mission and have already deciphered the divination this morning."
The crown prince's face lit up with excitement.
"Oh, then may I ask the Imperial Preceptor if he may tell me?"
Ning Qing nodded.
“Even if His Highness the Crown Prince did not come to the residence today, I would still have gone to the palace to pay my respects.”
The crown prince nodded.
"Please speak, Your Excellency, Grand Preceptor."
Ning Qing's expression was solemn, her brows furrowed, and she looked up slightly at the sky.
She sighed softly again.
Then he looked at the crown prince standing beside him.
"Your Highness, please forgive my bluntness."
Seeing Ning Qing's solemn expression, the Crown Prince's already serious face became even more so.
"Please speak frankly, Your Excellency, I am all ears."
Ning Qing then spoke slowly.
"After three days of studying the hexagram, I finally deciphered it. The hexagram indicates that the Great Eastern Kingdom will face a great calamity."
The crown prince clenched his fists at his sides, his expression a mixture of seriousness and tension, tension and heaviness.
Even the Second Prince, standing behind the two, looked unusually heavy and tense.
Listen attentively.
Ning Qing glanced at the two of them out of the corner of her eye before speaking again leisurely.
"Your Highness, are you aware that our Great Eastern Kingdom encountered a disaster 100 years ago?"
The prince pondered for a while before remembering the disaster that his teacher had once told him about.
He still clearly remembers the look of compassion on the Master's face at that time.
"During the three years of snow disaster, heavy snow and rain caused many people to freeze to death. In March, the snow on the plains was five feet thick. In more than ten counties, the people lacked clothes and food, and suffered from hunger and cold. The human tragedy of 'people eating each other' occurred."
That severe snowstorm consumed nearly two-thirds of the national treasury's resources.
The national treasury was nearly empty. It was only through the efforts of several emperors over the past few decades that the treasury gradually became full.
The crown prince's face was grave, and he asked urgently.
"What does the Imperial Preceptor mean by this? Is it...?"
He was unwilling to say the rest.
Because he was afraid the answer would be yes.
Ning Qing nodded with a heavy expression.
"Yes, just as Your Highness thought."
The prince's tense body relaxed instantly, and he staggered back two steps.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he took two steps forward, tightly gripping a piece of Ning Qing's sleeve, his eyes filled with a glimmer of hope as he looked at Ning Qing.
"Your Excellency, do you have a way to avert this impending disaster?"
Ning Qing pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Yes, there is, but I don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince is willing..."
The crown prince hurriedly spoke.
"Yes, yes, I'm willing to do anything to stop this impending disaster."
While the four kingdoms appear peaceful on the surface, the ruler of the Great Southern Kingdom harbors ambitions to invade and devour other countries in order to expand his territory.
Over the years, there have been a series of underhanded actions.
Today, we unite with this country to suppress other countries.
Tomorrow they'll go to other countries to coerce and entice, using every means possible.
Furthermore, they are continuously expanding their recruitment efforts domestically.
At this moment, the Great Eastern Kingdom could no longer withstand the severe snow disaster.
If disaster were to strike, the Great Southern Kingdom would surely seize the opportunity to send troops north.
At that time... he, the crown prince, will become a prisoner...
No more fine clothes and delicacies, no more beautiful maids to surround you...
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but shudder.
The crown prince dared not imagine any further.
He could only sigh inwardly: It is both a disaster and a calamity!
He looked up at Ning Qing.
He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and spoke with a sincere expression.
"I humbly request your guidance, Your Excellency, the Imperial Preceptor."
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