Chapter 1215 Cruel

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed, and rumors began to spread again, rumors about the prince's conspiracy, saying that the prince did not want the emperor to wake up, and that the prince did not take good care of the emperor.

All the rumors implied that the prince was about to assassinate the emperor to ensure his own succession to the throne.

At the morning court today, Zhou Shuren looked at the crown prince above. Well, this was the real crown prince. The composure engraved in his bones was something not everyone could act. And also, today, only the real crown prince himself had to deal with the affairs of state.

The war in the south has been going on for a long time. Yesterday, the troops were urgently sent to the capital. The fighting in the south started again, and this time they took the initiative to attack.

The prince asked solemnly, "What do you think, my lords?"

Li Zhao stepped forward and said, "The foreign tribes in the south are bullying us too much. I request an order to increase the troops and destroy them in one fell swoop."

Then several other adults seconded the idea, saying that the war was dragging on, not only was it consuming too much food and fodder, but the constant harassment was also too annoying.

The prince calmly watched the ministers who were most active in requesting for reinforcements. It was impossible to increase the troops because the garrisons of each state were strictly guarding their own states. Only the troops in the capital could be mobilized, and too many troops were already tied up in the south.

The prince was silent. The navy has been increasing this year, but the army has not increased. "I know."

Li Zhao and others shut up, and then some other things came up. The prince handled them skillfully, and the morning court ended quickly.

The Crown Prince left behind the Minister of War and Zhou Shuren, and several princes also stayed. Only Zhang Yang left.

Zhang Yang could feel the ministers' eyes on him. Zhang Yang thought he didn't care and that they overestimated himself, but he still cared very much. He strode away. It would be soon. He could wait.

In the Zheng Palace, the Crown Prince asked King Qi and others, "What do you think of the war in the south?"

The King of Qi frowned, "It's strange. They have been confronting each other for a long time, but suddenly they attack. I think it's strange."

The prince also thought so. The Zhang family was constantly making moves, so they might have connections with the foreign tribes in the south to divert the court's attention and give them an opportunity to take advantage of.

The prince looked at King Liang, who was silent for a moment, "Troops."

If more troops were to be sent, it would be necessary to mobilize troops near the capital. However, the states had already made arrangements, so mobilizing troops was impossible.

The King of Chu stared at the King of Qi, well, for real this time, with his eyes narrowed. What was the second brother doing?

Li Zhao frowned, "Your Highness, what about the war in the south?"

The prince took the pen and wrote a word with it, then held it up for everyone to see.

Zhou Shuren's pupils shrank slightly. Fire, this is going to be arson. This guy is really cruel. The aliens are hiding in the woods. A fire attack is bound to cause countless casualties.

The Prince of Qi and others looked at the Crown Prince and saw that his face was sullen, as if he didn't know how many lives his orders would take.

The prince put down the paper and said, "The previous dynasty never said that the south was subdued. They have been harassing for hundreds of years and are getting worse and worse. We are so isolated and intolerant."

Zhou Shuren felt emotional in his heart, an emperor who was ambitious and wanted to expand his territory must be cruel, and the prince's words had already made up his mind.

Zhou Shuren thought again, not everyone can become the emperor who expands the territory. The princes in the room, including the Prince of Qi, do not have the sharpness of the crown prince.

In fact, several princes were also good heirs, but unfortunately, they were born in a different era.

The prince continued, "However, it looks like they are going to mobilize troops again."

Li Zhao also gradually understood what the emperor and the prince were going to do. "I obey your orders."

The prince then said to Zhou Shuren, "Master Zhou, please prepare enough food and fodder."

Zhou Shuren: "I accept your order."

Afterwards, Zhou Shuren and Li Zhao left together. When Li Zhao was left alone, he asked, "Do you know where to send the food and fodder I asked you to prepare?"

Zhou Shuren was also thinking, if the mobilization of troops was fake, then who were the grain and fodder prepared for? "I don't know."

Li Zhao, "I thought you knew everything!"

Zhou Shuren, "Really, if you weren't a higher official than me."

"You want to beat me up?"

Zhou Shuren looked at Li Zhao's height and physique. Zhou Shuren said, "No."

Li Zhao was speechless, "Navy, there is a war at sea recently."

He covered it up with the help of the navy, otherwise the constant movement of the navy would have been discovered long ago.

Zhou Shuren's heart moved. Yang Wen had not returned yet, so he was probably still at sea. He also had a feeling that Rong Chuan should be there too. "Thank you."

Li Zhao, "No need to thank me, you will know it sooner or later anyway."

Since keeping Zhou Shuren here today, the prince has no intention of hiding anything from Zhou Shuren. It can be seen that in the prince's heart, Zhou Shuren has a very high status. A new emperor appoints new ministers, and he is a wise man. Zhou Shuren can be promoted, but he cannot, and he needs to prepare for transfer. The Ministry of War must be controlled by the prince.

The current crown prince, the future emperor, the emperor is doing well. Thinking of having met the emperor yesterday, Li Zhao stroked his beard, grinned, and left quickly.

Zhou Shuren stared at Li Zhao's legs with a wooden face. He couldn't catch up with him, and he suspected that Li Zhao did it on purpose.

At Zhou Mansion, tomorrow is the day when Lord Rong En will be beheaded. Yao Yao still knows the news. Zhu Lan stares at the girl kneeling on the ground with an expressionless face.

The doctor was doing acupuncture in the room. When Yao Yao heard the news, she fainted and had spotting. Fortunately, Zhulan was cautious and worried that there would be trouble recently, so she invited the doctor to live in the house.

Now Yao Yao's condition has stabilized, the bleeding has stopped, and the doctor is still giving him acupuncture.

Xue Han sat next to her mother and asked, "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Zhulan was also puzzled. She was in control of the entire mansion and had people watching the maids and servants brought by Yao Yao, yet she was still able to get the news.

The girl knelt tremblingly, "No, no one ordered me to do that. I heard it, too. Yes, I heard someone talking about it."

Xue Han slammed the table, "The servants in the Zhou Mansion never discuss this. Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

The girl didn't want to die, so she closed her mouth and insisted that no one told her to do it.

Zhulan signaled Butler Ding to take people downstairs. It would be a miracle if the answer was so easy. She didn't believe that there would be any mistakes in the courtyard under her control. She had to know how the news was transmitted.

After waiting for a while, the doctor came out with sweat on his forehead. "The fetus is stable. The pregnant woman needs to stay in bed for the rest of the day and can't stop taking the medicine to preserve the fetus."

Zhulan wrote down everything and asked Mrs. Song to send the doctor to rest. She went in to see Yao Yao, who had already woken up and was crying.

Zhu Lan sighed, motioned everyone in the room to leave, and whispered in Yao Yao's ear, "It's fake, Rong Enqing is fine, the person in the prison is a substitute, just keep it to yourself, and don't tell anyone."

Yao Yao's lifeless eyes brightened up, she let out a cry, then quickly slowed down her breathing and nodded. She was determined not to tell anyone.

Zhulan propped up Yao Yao's pillow and said, "You're pregnant. You should think more about the child and take good care of him."

Yao Yao's heart lighted up again, "Yeah."

There is another chapter tomorrow at ten o'clock.

(End of this chapter)