After a long and arduous journey, Prince Guo finally arrived in the capital.

His steed was panting, his coat soaked with sweat.

Prince Guo himself also looked exhausted, his hair was disheveled, and his clothes were worn out.

However, he did not care about these things. He did not even have time to go back to the palace to tidy up his appearance, and ran directly to the gate of the palace.

At this moment, Prince Guo looked a little disheveled, but he did not want to change this image.

He was fully aware of the importance of this audience with the emperor, and decided to appear in front of the emperor in his most authentic state so that the emperor could see the hardships he had endured in traveling day and night.

At the same time, in the imperial study, the emperor angrily threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.

His face was frighteningly gloomy and his eyes were flashing with rage.

The war in the northwest was getting serious and Lobsang Danjin of Qinghai launched a rebellion, which made the emperor feel extremely bad.

The emperor was worried because he found that there was not a single trustworthy general around him who could take on the responsibility of quelling the war.

If he fails to successfully quell this battle, he may not be able to keep his throne.

Just when the emperor was in distress, Su Peisheng came forward cautiously, trembling, and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince Guo wants to see you."

When the emperor heard that Prince Guo had returned, the expression on his face eased a little.

For the sake of his health, his seventeenth brother went to the far north to look for the legendary mind-calming grass.

This herb is extremely rare and is said to be a rare treasure in the world. Eating it can strengthen the body and prolong life.

The emperor immediately shouted to Su Peisheng: "Hurry up and call him in to see me!"

There was a hint of urgency and expectation in his tone. He knew that Prince Guo must have gone through a lot of hardships on this journey, and now he urgently needed to hear the news his brother brought back.

"I obey your command. I will invite Prince Guo in right away."

Soon, Prince Guo strode in.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May the emperor be blessed with good health and good health!" Prince Guo stepped forward and saluted.

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite, Seventeenth Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have come all the way to find the Mind-Concentrating Grass for me. Thank you for your hard work."

When the emperor saw Prince Guo's dishevelled appearance, he couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart.

He knew very well that Prince Guo must not have returned to the Prince's Palace yet, so he couldn't wait to come and see him.

After all, in this palace, Prince Guo is his closest and most trusted brother.

"Your Majesty, your words are too polite. I am willing to go through fire and water for you, without any hesitation." Prince Guo said sincerely, and took out an exquisite silver box from his arms and handed it respectfully to the emperor.

Prince Guo continued, "My Royal Highness, please accept this. The contents of this box are the Soul-Concentrating Grass that I have gone through untold hardships to find for you, my Royal Highness."

Seeing this, Su Peisheng, who was standing by, hurried forward to take the silver box from Prince Guo's hand and glanced at the emperor.

The emperor nodded slightly, signaling Su Peisheng to open the box.

Su Peisheng understood what he meant and gently opened the lid of the silver box, only to see a beautifully carved sandalwood box nested inside;

When the sandalwood box was opened again, a smooth golden box was revealed. When the last golden box was opened, a mysterious herb finally appeared before their eyes.

Almost no one in the world has ever seen the true appearance of this herb.

It lay quietly in the center of the box, emitting a unique smell.

The emperor was attracted by this strange herb and couldn't take his eyes off it for a long time.

The emperor had seen the pattern of the Ningshen Grass in ancient books and documents. As soon as he saw that the golden box contained the real Ningshen Grass, he knew it was the same as the pattern he had seen.

The emperor was extremely delighted. He thought that with this concentration grass, his life span could be extended by a few years, and he could be emperor for a few more years. Although it was a bit tiring, there were many benefits as well. He still liked being an emperor.

Prince Guo looked at the emperor's delighted expression and said:

"Brother, the reason why I put the herbs in three layers of boxes is because this Concentrating Spirit Grass is an extraordinary herb. If it is stored in this way, it can maintain a constant temperature and humidity, allowing it to retain its original medicinal effects."

"Thank you for your concern, Seventeenth Brother. I will order someone to boil it immediately." After saying this, the emperor instructed Su Peisheng to arrange for the medicine to be boiled.

At this time, Prince Guo was not worried that the emperor would be able to prolong his life by eating the Ningshen Grass, because he had already placed chronic poison in the imperial study. Although the emperor could not feel himself being eroded by the chronic poison at this time, when the time came, it would be his death.

At this time, the emperor ordered Xiao Xia Zi to serve tea to Prince Guo. The emperor felt that his seventeenth brother, although he did not participate in state affairs, was actually a man of both civil and military talents, with nowhere to display his intelligence and talents, so he had always been an idle prince like a wild crane.

Now that Yongzheng has the power of the throne in his hands, he is not afraid at all that Prince Guo has the ability to snatch the throne from him. When the nine princes were competing for the throne, Prince Guo never participated at all. And judging from his current attitude and temperament, Yongzheng still trusts Prince Guo very much.

In addition, Yongzheng had gone through so much trouble to find the Ning Shen Grass for him this time, so he trusted him even more. Perhaps this younger brother could still help him, Yongzheng thought.

Prince Guo sat next to the emperor, and he secretly felt fortunate that he had learned the news in advance from the system in his mind - the emperor would receive urgent intelligence about the war in the northwest in the near future, and would urgently need to send a general to quell the war.

In the previous life, it was Nian Gengyao who was appointed as the General Fuyuan by Emperor Yongzheng and was ordered to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin in Qinghai.

At this moment, the emperor slowly said: "Seventeenth brother, I am really worried today! The war in the northwest is so urgent that I can't calm down. I really don't know how to deal with it."

There was a hint of tentativeness in the emperor's tone; he wanted to hear Prince Guo's opinion and suggestions on the matter.

Prince Guo naturally understood the emperor's thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he responded softly:

"Brother, I am also deeply worried. The situation in the northwest is indeed not optimistic, but we must respond calmly and find a good solution to the problem."

The emperor nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Prince Guo's point of view, and then asked: "Then in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

"I think I shouldn't get involved in this state affair, but everyone should do their part in the state's affairs. I dare to suggest that the most meritorious general now is General Nian. He leads the troops in battle, and his strategy and experience are impeccable. He should have an 80% chance of winning this battle. However..."

Prince Guo changed the subject, paused for a moment, and looked at the emperor meaningfully.

"But what? Just speak your mind, just treat it as a casual chat with me. No matter what you say, I will not blame you."

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