Chapter 443 Asking You to Go to Court
"Ignore them."
Xiao Lanyuan still lay on the bed without moving.
"Prince Jun, the emperor invites you to attend the court today." The shrill voice of a palace servant came from outside.
After all, this was in the imperial palace, Qing Yi and the others did not dare to directly point out the other party's muteness and make him unable to speak, after all, it was the emperor's decree that was conveyed.
It is not okay to rebel openly.
When Qing Yi heard the eunuch shouting like that, his face turned ugly.
Two palace maids were sent last night, and they kept the prince and princess awake in the middle of the night. Now it’s not even dawn yet, and they’ve sent more people to make trouble.
Are you deliberately not letting the prince and princess sleep?
"Eunuch, is it almost time to adjourn the court session?" Qing Yi stood in front of the eunuch, otherwise the eunuch would come forward and knock on the door.
"Not yet, not yet. This morning, the Emperor and the others will discuss the disaster at Baigui Pagoda. I want to hear Prince Jun's opinion. I also want to ask Prince Jun about who Princess Nanci should marry next."
Baigui Tower?
Inside the room, Fu Zhaoning heard this and looked at Xiao Lanyuan again.
She had never heard of Baigui Tower and didn't know what place it was.
"Baigui Tower is a vast area in the northwest of Zhao State. Wheat is grown there, but droughts are common. Ten years ago, there was a severe drought in Baigui Tower. Many people died at that time, and there was no harvest in that area."
Xiao Lanyuan also sat up at this moment.
"Ten years ago?"
"There have been minor disasters over the years, but they haven't reached the level that was mentioned during the morning court. Now that it's suddenly being mentioned, I'm afraid the disaster is serious."
"Prince Jun, Prince Jun, the Emperor and the adults are waiting for you."
The eunuch was shouting outside again.
I guess if I don't go there, he will keep shouting outside.
"My prince has difficulty moving, how can he go?" Qing Yi was annoyed.
The eunuch quickly said, "The emperor has said that Prince Jun is allowed to ride in a sedan chair to attend court, and the chairs in the court are already prepared."
This really doesn't force him to give up.
"What can you do if you go to see the disaster at Baigui Tower?" Fu Zhaoning frowned and looked at Xiao Lanyuan, "I'm afraid the emperor is going to do something weird."
"Um."
"I'm telling you, if the emperor wants to send you somewhere, you must refuse no matter what method you use."
Fu Zhaoning said to Xiao Lanyuan very seriously, "Let me make one more point. From now on, you can't miss the medicinal bath for a day, and you have to keep it up for at least a month. So you can't go anywhere, and you have to make sure you can soak in the medicine on time every day."
She was really afraid that she didn't speak seriously enough, and Xiao Lanyuan didn't take her words to heart, so he would run away if something happened.
"I know it won't break."
"No, I think I still need someone to keep an eye on you."
This person has to have a say in front of Xiao Lanyuan, and dare to say a few words to him and dare to control him.
But after thinking about it, she seemed unable to find anyone suitable.
I have to go back and ask Butler Zhong if there is such a person.
Xiao Lanyuan also stood up, sat on the edge of the bed and said helplessly, "I've already agreed, why don't you believe me?"
She didn't believe it. He had a bad record just last night.
We had agreed not to use internal force, but when two palace maids came, he immediately used his internal force to shock them away.
Not very creditworthy.
However, Fu Zhaoning did not argue with him at this time.
"Do you want Hong Zhuo to come over and help you change clothes?"
"You come." Xiao Lanyuan shook his head, "Just help me tie my hair. I'll do the clothes myself."
When he was sleeping soundly, he could stay motionless all night long and his clothes would not be in disarray.
Fu Zhaoning glanced at him and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuch outside was calling out again, "Prince Jun!"
"I will go."
Xiao Lanyuan's voice came from the room, and the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.
If he still couldn't wake Prince Jun up, he would have a hard time explaining to the Emperor when he got back. He would be scolded, maybe even more than that.
Xiao Lanyuan quickly let someone in.
The guards helped him onto the sedan chair and carried him out.
He sat in the sedan chair and glanced at the eunuch calmly, "Don't make a sound in front of me today. My ears hurt when I hear you talking."
The eunuch opened his mouth and then immediately closed it tightly.
He really didn't dare to disobey King Jun's orders.
Prince Jun was really angry because of his noise.
Fu Zhaoning also came out, "Let someone bring you some snacks. You are taking medicine, you can't be too hungry."
"good."
Xiao Lanyuan agreed immediately, and Qing Yi immediately sent someone to get it.
Who can take snacks with him when he goes to court?
The eunuch wanted to say something but didn't dare to open his mouth. He could only watch as someone quickly brought a plate of snacks over.
Prince Jun placed the plate of snacks on his lap and went to court with it.
At this moment, the court was discussing the disaster at Baigui Pagoda.
"Originally, the food from Baigui Tower should have been given to the garrison of the North Sixth Battalion. They have been waiting for this batch of military rations. If the disaster is serious, it will directly affect the military rations of the North Sixth Battalion." A minister said worriedly.
He then made another suggestion, "The garrison of the North Sixth Battalion has always been stationed in a relatively remote place. Once the military rations are cut off, it will be very troublesome. It will take a long time to transfer the rations. I suggest that we make preparations in advance and transfer some military rations from other places and transport them to the North Sixth Battalion first."
After he said this, many people agreed.
An Nian also stood up and said, "I second the proposal. We should transfer grain now, and then adjust the follow-up according to the severity of the disaster in Baigui Tower. If we wait until the disaster is beyond repair before transferring grain, it will be too late."
After all, it takes a long time for them to pass on the message, and it also takes time for all parties to take action after receiving the order.
It would take a long time to transport grain further north to Liuying.
This can't be delayed.
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the year, you received a letter from General Gu, the commander of the Northern Sixth Battalion, saying that the army's rations had run out and their old cotton clothes were all worn out. At that time, you ordered them to wait for the harvest at Baigui Tower this fall. They must have been wearing tight clothes and cutting back on food for nearly half a year, and I'm afraid they can't hold on any longer."
The emperor looked a little unhappy.
"You make it sound so easy! But I want to ask, where can we get food? Is there any place that can get food for the eleven battalions in the east, west, south and north?"
The military rations have been stored in granaries in various places. Who would be willing to spit them out?
It’s not that easy to transfer grain!
"It may not be easy to transfer other military rations, but what if we transfer them from granaries in various places? Or from some grain merchants?"
One of the ministers shook his head. "That's not easy. We can transfer supplies from rich places, but they are too far away. Firstly, we can't transport them there in time. Secondly, it's easy for something to go wrong on the way. But if we transfer supplies from nearby places, those places don't have much surplus anyway. How can they be willing to do that?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent again.
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