Chapter 286 No Doubt
The prince asked about Chen Tang's Xuzhou and Changzhou because he wanted to confirm Chen Tang's rebirth after death. He had already believed it to some extent, and now hearing about these natural disasters and man-made disasters, such as what Xie Guimo said, he would rather believe it.
If all these were true, His Majesty couldn't even imagine how many lives these natural disasters would take, and he had to be as prepared as possible.
The prince asked, "Can you give a specific date?"
Chen Tang shook his head, "Except for earthquakes, I can only determine the approximate range of the others."
For disasters like floods, they would be sent back to Beijing at an express speed of 800 miles after they occurred. She would only find out after the news spread in Kyoto. She didn't know the exact day and had never asked.
As for earthquakes, the dates were always reported, so it was hard for her not to know.
The prince looked at Xie Guimo and said, "Write it down and send it to father later."
You don't need to know the exact situation of floods and waterlogging disasters, as long as there is heavy rain or snow nearby, it will be almost certain.
Xie Guimo agreed. Since there was nothing else to do, he and Shen Tang took their leave.
When they walked out of the courtyard gate, they saw Xie Guiyin walking towards the main gate of the palace from afar. When Xie Guiyin saw them, especially when he saw Chen Tang coming out of the prince's study, the smile on his face instantly disappeared.
The prince's study is an important place. Apart from the prince himself, only the old prince and Xie Guimo can enter and exit freely. Xie Guiyin is also the prince's son, but the secret guards in charge of guarding the study will not let him in without the prince's permission.
Xie Guimo was the prince, so Xie Guiyin tolerated it for the time being. But now, even Chen Tang can enter the study.
Is my father biased to this extent? !
He was unhappy, but he didn't dare to express it to the prince, let alone Xie Guimo.
Under his sleeves, he clenched his hands tightly, and finally walked away with a cold face.
Neither Chen Tang nor Xie Guimo took his displeasure seriously. Chen Tang asked, "Why don't you tell Prince Yu about Young Master Qian's affairs and let him investigate?"
Xie Guimo said, "I'm worried, so it's better for me to check it myself."
Most of Prince Yu's people were trained with the help of Marquis Yongcheng. Young Master Qian was Marquis Yongcheng's son-in-law. He suspected Young Master Qian without explaining the reason in order to make things difficult for Prince Yu. He was also afraid that Prince Yu would fail to do his job well and alert the enemy.
Xie Guimo looked at Chen Tang, "What's wrong?"
Chen Tang said, "In the previous life, Queen Xu held a palace banquet and invited the noble ladies of Kyoto to the palace to donate money for disaster relief. Those noble ladies dared not speak out but were very unhappy in their hearts. You have to remind Prince Yu to prevent Queen Xu from doing such things again."
Xie Guimo frowned, "Would Queen Xu do such a stupid thing?"
Chen Tang also felt that Empress Xu was capable of fighting with Concubine Ye and would not do such a stupid thing, but she did it in her previous life.
Disaster relief is the court's responsibility. Even if those noble ladies donated, they couldn't donate much. It would be foolish to offend those noble ladies in order to please the emperor.
Chen Tang said worriedly, "It's better to remind Prince Yu."
Back at Chenxiangxuan, Xie Guimo asked Chen Qi to go find Prince Yu.
The Prince of Yu's Mansion was a few streets away from the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion. Chen Qi was planning to climb over the wall to get into the Prince of Yu's Mansion, but he ran into the Prince of Yu halfway.
Chen Qi is Xie Guimo's bodyguard. He usually follows him in and out, and all the children from the noble families in Kyoto recognize him.
Prince Yu asked, "Is this passing by my Prince Yu's Mansion?"
Chen Qi said, "I came to find Prince Yu on your orders."
Prince Yu asked, "What do you want from me?"
Chen Qi said, "Regarding the disaster relief in Xuzhou and Changzhou, I told you, Prince Yu, not to get involved and let the people of Prince Qi go to provide disaster relief."
Prince Yu's brows were knotted.
Disaster relief is a tough job and most people don't want to get involved. Those who are willing to take it on either want to make a fortune or want to gain merit.
He is competing with the Prince of Qi for the position of crown prince and needs to make achievements. Why doesn't Prince Jingyang let him take charge of this?
Prince Yu didn't understand, "Why?"
Chen Qi said, "The disaster relief is most likely a trap set by the King of Qi for you, the King of Yu. When the King of Yu sees my master later, you can ask him for the details."
After a pause, Chen Qi said, "In addition, the master also instructed that the queen should not think about asking the lady to donate money for disaster relief, as this would offend people."
Prince Yu, "..."
He knew that Prince Jingyang was smart, but maybe Prince Jingyang thought his mother was too stupid.
How could his mother do such a stupid thing?
Prince Yu said, "Don't worry, my master. My mother would never do such a thing."
Chen Qi passed on the message, bowed and took his leave, then rode back home.
Watching Chen Qi disappear from sight on his horse, Prince Yu's guard said, "Marquis Yongcheng must have come to you for disaster relief. If they have different opinions, who are you going to listen to?"
Prince Yu has a headache.
His uncle had put a lot of effort and tried his best to help him win the throne. The reason why Prince Jingyang supported him was more because he didn't want the Prince of Qi to sit in that position.
His uncle is devoted to him, and the Prince of Jingyang will not betray him.
This really makes it difficult for him.
However, Prince Yu hesitated for only a moment before making a decision, "Listen to Prince Jingyang's son."
"Your Highness?" The guard wanted to know the reason.
“Employ people with confidence, and employ people you doubt.”
Uncle is always his uncle.
But Prince Jingyang may not necessarily choose him unwaveringly.
What if there really is a trap with the disaster relief, and he is clearly told about it, but he still jumps into it, and really causes trouble, will the Prince of Jingyang continue to support him?
Although supporting him could prevent the Prince of Qi from sitting on that position, the other princes were not without hope. After all, their father was in his prime. As long as he did not appoint a crown prince and the Prince of Qi did not sit on that position, whoever the Prince of Jingyang supported would have some hope.
But how could there be any pitfalls in disaster relief?
Prince Yu couldn't figure it out, so Marquis Yongcheng sent someone to find him, but Prince Yu still went to Marquis Yongcheng's mansion.
Just as Prince Yu expected, Marquis Yongcheng came to him for the purpose of disaster relief. In addition to Marquis Yongcheng, there were several ministers who supported him, all of whom felt that he should be given the credit for disaster relief to increase his chances of winning the throne.
Prince Yu tried to stop it several times, but he swallowed the words back for fear of hurting his uncle and several ministers.
After all, Marquis Yongcheng and several ministers were skeptical about Xie Guimo's support for him. Concubine Ye and Princess Jingyang were cousins and had always had a good relationship. There was no reason for Prince Jingyang not to support Prince Qi or Prince Yu.
Xie Guimo teamed up with Prince Yu to plot against Prince Qi, but Prince Yu could not tell Marquis Yongcheng, as it would cause disaster if Prince Qi heard about it.
Just listen and wait until tomorrow when we go to court, and then we will take it one step at a time.
He just wanted to test it out and see if there was any trap in the disaster relief.
Seeing that Prince Yu didn't say much, Marquis Yongcheng asked, "What's wrong?"
Prince Yu said, "My father may not hand this over to my uncle."
It’s better to let my uncle be mentally prepared.
Yongcheng Hou said, "Do your best."
The Emperor dotes on Concubine Ye, and he loves the Prince of Qi even more, but they don't know it.
The Emperor was determined to pave the way for the Prince of Qi, and there was nothing they could do about it.
But Prince Yu is not the type of person who would boost others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige. He never did that before. Now that Prince Qi is not as imposing as before, why has Prince Yu lost his former edge?
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