Inside the Imperial Study
Emperor Jing held a pen in his hand, looking at the memorial in front of him without moving.
Various thoughts kept churning in my mind.
According to the news sent back by the inner guards and Nie Zheng, the prince should have returned long ago.
But there is still no news from the prince.
Emperor Jing already knew that Li Yuanzhao was hiding in Jianjiang City, and was most likely hanging out with Fang Zhengyi.
And with Nie Zheng protecting us, there's nothing to worry about.
But as time went on, Emperor Jing began to have doubts.
The feeling of uneasiness is growing.
The prince was away for too long this time.
For some reason, Li Yuanzhao's face always flashed through Emperor Jing's mind from time to time.
Guo Tianyang looked at Emperor Jing in a daze, and sighed in his heart that he had guessed 80% of it.
Seeing that the tea next to Emperor Jing had been left for a long time, he immediately replaced it with a cup of hot tea.
After a long time, Emperor Jing put down his pen and sighed.
"I want to go south."
"ah?"
Guo Tianyang was dumbfounded!
Go south! Why go all the way south after walking for more than ten days?
The prince has been led astray, and His Majesty has also been led astray?
Emperor Jing glared at Guo Tianyang and said, "What? I said I want to go south!"
Guo Tianyang's throat tightened and he asked, "Your Majesty, why? If you leave, what will the court do without a leader?"
Emperor Jing was silent for a while and said: "There is no war in the country, and other matters will be handled by the cabinet."
"As for the three prefectures, I can trust Fang Zhengyi to leave Jianjiang to me, but the other two places must not be lost."
"What Yang Yingcai said makes sense. If the local authorities handle the situation improperly and cause civil unrest, it will be my fault."
"The Crown Prince has falsely summoned me. This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. If the new law fails to save the disaster, how can I face my ancestors?"
"I must go on this trip myself. Please make the arrangements in advance."
Good reason.
Now that you’ve said that, what else can we say?
Guo Tianyang really doesn't want to make any trouble.
I’m old and it’s uncomfortable to ride in a car. I feel like my bones are going to fall apart after a trip.
The emperor misses his son, what can he do?
Guo Tianyang leaned forward and said, "Do I need to report this to the cabinet?"
Once the decision is made, the thought becomes clear.
Emperor Jing picked up his pen and continued to review the memorials, saying without looking up, "Go ahead."
.........
Guo Tianyang finished notifying the cabinet. Unexpectedly, the cabinet elders did not argue.
They all nodded in tacit agreement.
Li Yansong sighed and said, "Your Majesty...are you feeling okay?"
Guo Tianyang smacked his lips and thought for a moment: "General."
Li Yansong then asked, "I haven't seen the prince for a long time. Where are you?"
Guo Tianyang smiled and said, "Your Highness is not in the capital."
A group of elders sighed and shook their heads.
He hasn't run away. He must have gone out to fool around with Fang Zheng and we can't get him back.
In that case, Your Majesty will either personally supervise the disaster relief work or go find the Crown Prince.
Li Yansong asked cautiously, "But are you with Fang Zhengyi?"
Now that the matter was open, Guo Tianyang stopped hiding anything.
"I don't know, but where else can he be except with your nephew? Your Highness is with him every day in the capital."
Then he leaned close to Li Yansong's ear and said, "Mr. Li, your nephew is too bold. Please take care of him in the future."
"Don't let this lawless character lead the prince astray."
"I......"
Li Yansong opened his mouth in surprise and looked at Guo Tianyang, angrily saying: "What! Can't this matter be resolved? How many times do I have to say it, I am not his uncle!"
Unexpectedly, Guo Tianyang left before he finished listening. Before leaving, he turned back and winked, smiling evilly: "I understand!"
"Bang!" Li Yansong's head hit the table hard.
“What a sin!!!”
"Hey! Mr. Li, don't be upset! If you have anything to say, just talk about it nicely." Zheng Qiao quickly jumped down from his seat and grabbed Li Yansong.
Li Yansong raised his head and looked at Zhang Dongxiang and Zheng Qiao, and said expressionlessly: "You are his second and third uncles, why do you only mention me?"
"Ah...Mr. Li, you are dizzy! Take a rest quickly."
Li Yansong rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I'm not fainting! Let's talk business. Your Majesty will be away for at least a month before returning. We need someone to accompany you!"
"I won't go. I feel sick just by looking at Fang Zhengyi! Tui!"
Zheng Qiao asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, can you be gone for a month?"
Li Yansong waved his hand: "It's okay, it's nothing serious right now. No matter how big the matter is, it's not more important than the royal family's reputation."
"If the work-for-relief program really fails, what should Your Majesty do, and how should you face the court officials?"
Zheng Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Then I will accompany His Majesty."
"Okay, his second uncle!"
Zheng Qiao's face suddenly stretched long, and when he glanced sideways, he saw Zhang Dongxiang laughing beside him.
Zheng Qiao glared at him angrily: "Stop it!"
.........
The emperor's southern tour is a major event.
Fortunately, many people had a tacit understanding, and the trip went extremely smoothly.
After only a few days of preparation, they set out in a grand manner.
In addition to the ministers accompanying the emperor, countless factory guards had already paved the way.
The preparations were extremely thorough, but the huge crowd undoubtedly slowed things down.
For a full twenty days, the emperor personally visited the Yunlu Mansion.
Yunlu Prefecture was adjacent to Jianjiang. Emperor Jing and his entourage were still some distance away from the city, so the prefect of Yunlu led a group of people out of the city to greet them.
The situation was obviously urgent. Prefect Yunlu and the co-prefect fell to their knees, gasping for breath.
"Your Majesty, I, Yunlu Prefecture Governor Du Shun, kowtow to you!"
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