A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1904 Rumors, the Ninth Emperor's Uncle personally led an expedition to Beiling

"I will personally lead the expedition to Beiling." The Ninth Prince's expression was calm, and he had no idea how destructive power his words could have.

Pah… The chopsticks on the table fell to the ground, but Feng Qingchen didn’t pay attention. He just stared at the Ninth Uncle blankly: “When?”

It happened too suddenly. Not to mention her, even the civil and military officials in the court were probably not mentally prepared. Although the war between Beiling and Dongling was stalemate, it was not serious enough to require the Ninth Prince to lead the army in person.

Dongling is full of brave generals, so there is no need for the Regent to lead the army in person. Feng Qingchen could imagine how confused the civil and military officials in the court would be.

"Within five days." If there were not some other matters to be arranged, the Ninth Prince might have taken his people away tomorrow.

Feng Qingchen's expression became more serious when he heard this: "So urgent? What happened in Beiling?"

"It's okay." The Ninth Prince's face was still indifferent, which made Feng Qingchen puzzled: "If it's okay, why are you going to Beiling in person? The ceremony of enthroning the Grand Empress Dowager will be held in half a month, you won't attend it?"

This is not giving face to your own mother.

"I am not the emperor. The enthronement ceremony of the Grand Empress Dowager has nothing to do with me." The Ninth Prince said calmly, without any intention of being angry.

"But she is your biological mother." If he didn't show up, he would be scolded to death by those civil servants.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said with a hint of self-mockery: "She is the Grand Empress Dowager, the young emperor's grandmother. If she is just my biological mother, then she can only be the old concubine."

"These two things are not contradictory." The Ninth Prince was just making up excuses to justify his lack of presence.

However, it is not wrong to think so. If Madam Min had not faked her death and the late emperor had not intended to make the Ninth Prince the Crown Prince, he would never have canonized Madam Min as Empress and caused trouble for the new Emperor.

"This is such a mess." Feng Qingchen stopped trying to persuade him. Although some people would say that the Ninth Prince was unfilial for not attending Madam Min's enthronement ceremony, the Ninth Prince put state affairs first and no one said he was wrong.

Of course, another point is that the Ninth Prince's failure to attend the enthronement ceremony is a disguised way of telling everyone that the Ninth Prince will not become Madam Min's reliance on to seize power. At least in the harem, Empress Dowager Xie is still respected, and those who want to step on her to curry favor with Madam Min do not dare to be presumptuous.

Women's rights come from men. The Ninth Prince does not support the Grand Empress Dowager and does not obey her orders. The Grand Empress Dowager is just an ordinary old woman in the palace. Apart from being more noble than ordinary women, she has no other privileges.

"I'm very satisfied with this meal." Feng Qingchen said to the Ninth Uncle beside him as he stood up.

It’s not bad news that the Ninth Prince is going to war.

The two of them walked out of the Wind Chasing Tower together. If it was possible that he had seen it wrong before, then now he was 100% sure that the Ninth Prince was supporting Feng Qingchen.

In the palace, when Empress Dowager Xie received the news, her anxious heart finally settled down. She no longer had to worry about a Buddha bigger than herself coming into the palace and suffocating her.

The one who least wanted Madam Min to be canonized was not the Ninth Prince or Feng Qingchen, but Empress Dowager Xie. No matter what happened in the previous dynasty, everyone in the harem had to live under the will of Empress Dowager Xie. Suddenly, there was a Grand Empress Dowager, and she was the mother of the Regent. If she really entered the palace, there would be no place for Empress Dowager Xie in the future.

There were already many people in the palace who were thinking about how to curry favor with the new master. The Ninth Prince's move calmed down those who were waiting and watching.

Now it was certain that the Ninth Prince would not seek power for the Grand Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager Xie was extremely happy, and that evening she sent dozens of delicacies from the palace to Feng Mansion. In order to prevent the dishes from getting cold, as soon as the imperial chef prepared one, Empress Dowager Xie had someone deliver it as quickly as possible.

As a result, just as the first dish arrived at Feng Mansion and the last dish was just out of the pot, the people at the foot of the imperial city saw the young generals in guard uniforms, carrying boxes of food one after another, galloping along on horseback...

The news that Feng Qingchen had fallen out of favor was easily revealed.

"Empress Dowager Xie is indeed smart." Wang Jinling praised.

He came to see the Ninth Prince because of what happened at the Zhufeng Tower at noon. The Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen went to the Zhufeng Tower and only had a meal. Nothing happened. Not only the officials outside, but also Wang Jinling felt that there must be something fishy about this matter. So in the afternoon, he personally went to the door to inquire about the news and meet the legendary Madam Min.

It was really a coincidence that they had no chance to meet. Wang Jinling was a minister in the court, and he was on vacation when Madam Min appeared. Although they met from a distance later, they had never dealt with each other. This visit was the first confrontation between the two.

"The Empress Dowager is truly outstanding." This was Wang Jinling's evaluation of Madam Min. Every word was a compliment, but the Ninth Prince and Wang Jinling both knew that this was not a compliment but a precaution.

Even if they couldn't tell that there was anything wrong with Madam Min, Wang Jinling and the Ninth Prince were sharp enough to understand that Madam Min was not as beautiful as she appeared to be.

As a son, even if the Ninth Prince does not have deep feelings for Madam Min, he will not comment on the good or bad of his mother with others. Some things are better to be understood by oneself.

"I will personally lead the expedition to Beiling. You should make arrangements for the trip." The Ninth Prince threw the news to Wang Jinling when he was completely unprepared.

Although Wang Jinling did not lose his composure, he was also startled and asked in surprise, "What happened in Beiling that requires you to lead the expedition in person?"

If his intelligence was correct, Dongling was not in such danger that the Regent needed to lead the army in person. Swords and spears are merciless on the battlefield, so the Ninth Prince's move was too dangerous.

Wang Jinling disapproved and advised: "You are not the Ninth Uncle without real power now. You are the Regent of Dongling. Your every move is related to the lives of the people of the world. I don't agree with you going to the battlefield."

Wang Jinling really wanted to unite the ministers, depose the young emperor, and enthrone his ninth uncle as emperor.

He wanted to see if the Ninth Prince could still be so carefree after becoming the Emperor, leaving whenever he wanted, rushing forward no matter how dangerous it was, without considering the fragile hearts of ordinary ministers like them...

"The war in Beiling has dragged on for too long." The Ninth Prince naturally understood Wang Jinling's concerns, but he had his reasons for going this time.

This morning, he received a message from Liancheng that Lan Jingyang was not doing well. If he guessed correctly, Liancheng would definitely make concessions for Lan Jingyang's life, and would definitely take Lan Jingyang to ask the head of Xuanyi Valley for treatment. He would have no choice but to agree. He and Liancheng could not just say goodbye...

Even if Wang Jinling knew about these things, he would not agree. Wang Jinling raised his objection again: "The war in Beiling will be over soon. If you are dissatisfied, you can issue an order to reprimand the soldiers on the front line, or you can replace them.

Ninth Uncle, you are now the regent of Dongling. What you need to do is to handle government affairs and control the overall situation, not to lead troops to fight. There are generals who can do these things. Don't even think about personally leading the expedition to Beiling. No one in the court will agree. Be careful of those die-hard old ministers who may die against the pillars one by one."

The Ninth Prince was always pushing his luck, and Wang Jinling had made up his mind not to give in this time. If he gave in this time, maybe next time, the Ninth Prince would not lead the army in person, but would go to the Yellow Springs of the Imperial Tomb of the previous dynasty...