Chapter 172: Stupidity, Risking Death and Survival
“Bang!”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming, who was reading a memorial, suddenly threw the memorial in his hand onto the table.
Beigong Yu was so frightened that his body trembled.
He gritted his teeth and continued, "I shouldn't have incited the people and caused public outrage!"
"You know, the people in Shengjing City blocked the outside of the palace this morning and are now marching in the streets!"
Beigong Yu's face instantly lost all color.
He kowtowed in panic and begged for mercy, "Son... I didn't know, please forgive me, father."
How could it turn out like this?
To be honest, he incited the people just to scare Lin Miaoyin and force her to surrender.
He had never expected the people to march.
Looking at Beigong Yu's limp appearance, Emperor Ming couldn't help but shook his head.
As soon as the child was born, he asked Concubine Chen to take care of the child personally and let her raise him. Unexpectedly, she ended up completely ruining the child.
No brains at all.
Seeing the disappointment in Emperor Ming's eyes, Beigong Yu became even more uneasy.
"Father, this is all my fault. If I hadn't done something inappropriate, I wouldn't have aroused public anger and caused unrest. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins."
Emperor Ming snorted in his heart.
Did he think that he alone could make such a big fuss?
When Sun Changhai saw this, he understood.
It turns out that what happened on Tianrun Street in the past few days was instigated by the emperor behind the scenes.
He said that although the emperor had indulged His Royal Highness Prince Jing in the past, he was not so senile that he turned a blind eye to such a big matter and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
It turns out that he was used as a gun.
"To redeem yourself? Don't you think the incident was not serious enough?"
After hearing the cold and stern voice, Beigong Yu didn't dare to say a word and buried his head deeply in the ground.
Seeing his cowardly attitude, Emperor Ming just felt annoyed.
He waved his hand, urging Sun Changhai to announce the decree so that he could get out of here quickly.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Prince Jing is narrow-minded and arrogant, relying on favors and neglecting his brothers, and bloodthirsty. He is now ordered to be dismissed from all positions, demoted to Prince Jing, and confined to Prince Jing's mansion. He is not allowed to leave the mansion without the Emperor's order. I decree this."
After Sun Changhai finished reading the imperial edict, Beigong Yu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with half of his body stiff.
He thought he had misheard and was stunned for a long time.
"Prince Jing, why are you still standing there? Accept the order."
It was not until he heard Sun Changhai's reminder that he realized it and looked up in disbelief, "Father?"
"Get out of here now!"
Beigong Yu shivered involuntarily and took the imperial edict from Sun Changhai woodenly.
It was not until he left the imperial study and looked at the bright yellow in his hand that he woke up from his dream.
His father actually demoted him to a prince.
This can't be true!
Since the founding of the Northern Liang Dynasty, there has never been a case of a prince being demoted to a county prince. What a shame!
How could my father, who dotes on him so much, humiliate him like this?
Beigong Yu's hands were shaking as he tightly clenched the imperial edict in his hands.
Not long after he left, the young eunuch entered the hall and whispered something in Sun Changhai's ear.
Emperor Ming, who was reading the memorial, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you go to Zhongcui Palace?"
Sun Changhai nodded.
"Prince Jing...Prince Jing has never suffered any setbacks since he was a child. Now that his title has been demoted, it is normal for him to find it difficult to accept and go to the imperial concubine to confide in her."
"When I was his age, I died countless times on the battlefield." Emperor Ming snorted coldly.
"You grew up on horseback and went into battle as a teenager. You not only have a strong body, but also a will of steel. Prince Jing was raised in the palace and was doted on. Naturally, he cannot compare with you. But as the saying goes, like fathers, like sons. Although Prince Jing did not inherit your bravery, he is smarter. It's just that he is young and lacks experience..."
"Smart? He is the dumbest of all my sons."
Sun Changhai: “…”
He wanted to slap himself hard in the face.
This stinky mouth always talks about things that are irrelevant. Today, his flattery has hit the horse's hoof.
"It's a good thing he's stupid."
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use this gun so skillfully.
The smallpox incident could no longer be concealed.
But he was unwilling to admit that the imperial power was incompetent and the court officials were inaction.
The problem of redundant officials has existed since our ancestors ascended the throne. Many government orders should have been passed down from top to bottom, but many times, small matters were passed down layer by layer, which not only failed to solve the problem, but also added many new problems.
As an emperor, he became increasingly powerless.
The ceiling is nothing more than a fig leaf covering the rotten interior of Beiliang.
Even if Beigong Yu did not incite the people, when the epidemic became too serious to be controlled and the people were living in misery, these people would stand up in resistance and revolt.
This fig leaf will be torn off sooner or later.
But we need to be careful about how to pull it, who will pull it, and who will clean up after it is pulled.
Just as Lin Ruhui said, compared to smallpox, Beidi and Dayan are more worrying. Smallpox can be prevented, but if Beidi and Dayan send troops at the same time, Beiliang will definitely be in danger.
Sun Changhai wanted to make up for his previous talkativeness, so he carefully guessed Emperor Ming's thoughts, "Your Majesty, don't worry. His Royal Highness Prince An is brave and invincible. He will live up to everyone's expectations and suppress the unrest in the Northern Di."
Emperor Ming hummed lightly, and there seemed to be less hostility between his brows.
He asked Beigong Yi to lead his troops to Beidi secretly early in the morning.
After he left, he not only spread the news of smallpox, but also made the matter a big deal.
Only when you are in danger can you survive.
Although this move is dangerous, he is confident.
…
Lin Miaoyin received the order and left the palace.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he was blocked by the marching people.
Although they stopped throwing rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at her, the constant scolding of "witch" was enough to suffocate her.
"Get out, witch!"
"A witch will only harm people. We don't want a witch to treat us."
In less than a cup of tea, the news that Emperor Ming ordered Lin Miaoyin to prevent and treat smallpox had spread throughout Shengjing.
Everyone looked at the bright yellow imperial edict in her hand, and their initial disbelief turned into anger. They didn't understand why the emperor valued this witch and asked her to prevent and control smallpox, which was simply treating human life as worthless.
"We don't want a witch, we want Dean Zhang!"
"Please ask Director Zhang to prevent and treat smallpox!"
Although many people died in the north of the city where Zhang Miaochun lived, he had been practicing medicine for many years and his reputation for bringing people back to life had already spread throughout the entire Beiliang. The people had always had a filter on him and were naturally more willing to believe him.
The crowd hadn't shouted for long before Zhang Miaochun, dressed in the official uniform of the Imperial Medical Bureau, hurried over.
"Everyone, please be patient, please be patient."
When Zhang Miaochun arrived at the palace gate, she was in a hurry to comfort the people before she had time to straighten her wrinkled clothes.
"Director Zhang, you are finally here. We only trust you!"
"We believe in Dr. Zhang's medical skills and ethics, and we only want you to treat us!"
"Don't panic, the emperor has also given me an imperial decree." Zhang Miaochun took out a roll of bright yellow paper from his sleeve and unfolded it to the crowd. "You can see, the emperor asked me to assist Princess Ning in preventing and treating smallpox. So, don't reject Princess Ning anymore."
Emperor Ming had sent this imperial edict to the north of the city a few days ago.
Seeing the hope in everyone's eyes gradually turn into disappointment, he said loudly: "You don't believe Princess Ning, but you should at least believe me, right? I guarantee with my life that Princess Ning's medical skills are absolutely trustworthy!"
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