The people of Shu recently heard that several officials were sent from the capital to deal with the perennial flood problem in Shu.I heard that there were people from the royal family among the group of officials who came, just to protect that noble person, those Beijing officials were all visiting incognito, mixing among the common people, and no one knew their true identities.

However, this "heard" has not been circulated for a long time, and some people have already "guessed" who the Beijing officials are. The prince also followed from time to time, it was too easy to recognize.

Because of the continuous rain, people who were stuck at home and found it boring went to the restaurant, and groups of three or five sat around to exchange various news with each other, and the group of Beijing officials talked the most.

There was a steady "creak" sound of feet stepping on the stairs from the bottom up, and the crowd who were talking excitedly ignored it, and when the few people facing the stairs looked there with their mouths open, the noisy crowd also Slowly quieted down, all looked back.

A young man appeared at the beginning, wearing a crescent double-breasted gown, snow-white fox fur, and a wide auspicious cloud belt of the same color around his waist, on which hung a transparent emerald green ring-shaped jade.A head of black hair, partly tied and half tied, was fixed on the top of the head with a jade white hair crown. The long tails of the hair fell meticulously around the waist, and only two bundles were placed on the chest.The young man's lips were red and his teeth were white, his eyes were clear and bright, although he didn't smile, he was smiling, his whole body was as warm as a piece of warm jade that was by his side all year round, it was comforting to look at.

After the young man stood still, he looked around for a while, and then entered a private room with Xiao Er who squeezed up behind him.It wasn't until the figure of the handsome young man was no longer visible that everyone realized that there were several people behind the young man and entered the box together, among them was the little prince of the East who was wearing a red dress.

"Ah... that person, that person..."

"It must be royal!" One person said decisively, grabbing the line.

"That kind of demeanor can only be possessed by the royal family."

"See? The little prince can only follow behind him. How noble is this man?"

"As soon as you said that, I remembered a rumor that His Royal Highness, who deliberately killed the little prince two years ago, hid here with us. He couldn't be..."

"It's very possible! Only a fool would believe that the crown prince would attack a newborn child."

"Yes, the emperor was deceived by that concubine Ju, so he issued a hunting order for the prince. Now that I think about it, I must have brought the prince back to the palace."

"How could the prince..."

"Hey, is it true that the prince sees that we are always suffering from floods and stays to help us figure out countermeasures?"

"Yes, it is possible, otherwise, why didn't the prince return to Beijing quickly?"

……

The crowd speculated outside the door, but there was no movement inside the door. They ordered some food and sent Xiao Er to leave.

"Brother Feng, we went to see the embankment today. The magistrate is probably very careful about strengthening the embankment because we are here." Li Zhaoting said first.

"I went to see the granaries today, and they were all full, enough for the people in Shu to survive the crisis." Dongfang Sheng continued unhurriedly.

"Well," Bai Suzhen, who took off the fox fur, tugged at the collar to dissipate the heat, "I also went to see the fields. Despite the heavy rain, the fields are still well protected. The people have gone through torture, so I think they have taken some measures in advance. , so as not to suffer too deeply."

"Then wait for the imperial court to allocate relief funds, and we'll wait for the fish to be hooked." Li Zhaoting suddenly felt relieved, and his tone rose.

"No," Dongfang Sheng glanced at Li Zhaoting unabashedly, "I heard from my subordinates today that there was a group of people of unknown origin who robbed the surrounding villages and robbed houses. Let’s go, until now no one has seen their faces clearly.”

"There are such things..." Li Zhaoting was stunned. Apart from Feng Suzhen and others, his sources of information came from traveling around with Liu Qian to inquire. He couldn't go to or inquire about villages that were too far away from the county. Hearing Dongfang Sheng talk about it now, he realized that his role was too small.

"Also," said Tianxiang, who had been silent all this time, "the news came from the palace that the emperor listened to the lies of the national teacher and began to eat the 'elixir of immortality'."

"'Immortal of Immortality'? How could the emperor believe such a thing?" Li Zhaoting asked in disbelief.

"Why doesn't the emperor believe it? Since ancient times, which emperor didn't want to live forever?" Dongfang Sheng said with a sneer.

Feng Suzhen lowered her eyebrows, and after they had finished expressing their thoughts, she said: "The national teacher should have waited for us to leave the capital before tricking the emperor into taking the elixir, so if we stay here for too long, the capital may change. "

"Change the sky? Does the national teacher still want to be the emperor?" Dongfang Sheng didn't believe it.

"He will let your father ascend the throne first, then control your father according to the method of controlling the emperor, and finally sit on the dragon chair by himself." Feng Suzhen analyzed soberly.

Dongfang Sheng was stunned, and angrily slapped the table and said, "How can my father usurp the throne! You, you don't want to slander my father!"

Feng Suzhen was about to speak when there was a knock at the door. Feng Suzhen glanced at Dongfang Sheng, and saw that although he looked worried, he had calmed down, so she opened her mouth to let the knocker in.

The person who knocked on the door was Xiaoer who came to deliver the food. I don't know if he heard what they said before?However, after seeing the little second-hand man serving the food quickly, he nodded and bowed and went out, even if he heard something, he would pretend not to hear it, seeing how clever he was.

After walking here and there for a day, Feng Suzhen and the others were really hungry, smelling the smell of the food, they were not in the mood to continue talking. There is a saying: people depend on food.It's best to fill your stomach first.

After eating half of it, Dongfang Sheng still couldn't help asking Feng Suzhen: "Why do you say that my father is disobedient? It can't be calculated by you as the number one scholar?"

When Li Zhaoting heard this, he burst out laughing with a "poof", and when Dongfang Sheng looked over, he said with a smile, "My lord, even if it is a calculation, it should be calculated by me."

"Oh, 'Nine times out of ten', I remember, since there is only one right, how can I say my father's right?"

"Brother Dongfang, you should know the old friend of Concubine Ju and the prince."

Hearing this sentence, Dongfang Sheng's face changed again and again, and finally he asked calmly: "So what if I know? Can my father and king still rebel for a woman?"

"My lord..."

"Uncle Huang built a fake imperial palace in Miaozhou." Tianxiang looked at Dongfang Sheng and said expressionlessly.

A group of people looked at Tianxiang impressively.

"How do you know?" Someone asked.

Tianxiang thought for a while, and decided to blame the dark guard who was sent to protect the prince by herself: "The queen mother once gave me a dark guard. When I was looking for the prince's brother in Miaozhou, the dark guard went to investigate."

"You, you..." Dongfang Sheng blushed, "You" didn't know what to say for a long time.

Feng Suzhen actually thought of it, and asked her doubts directly: "If this is the case, why didn't you report it to the emperor in the first place, princess? False palace is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Tianxiang glanced at Feng Suzhen meaningfully, and said quietly: "Father has always felt guilty for taking away the love of the emperor's uncle. Although he never said it, the rewards these years have been given according to the highest standards. Let alone I don't know the location of the fake imperial palace. Even if I knew, my father would punish me lightly and not pursue it. In this case, why should I hurt my father's heart? Besides, my father may not know what my uncle thinks, but I still let it go He acts, father has his own plan."

"The emperor doesn't care, isn't it because he trusts my father? This general doesn't believe that my father will cooperate with the national teacher to rebel!"

Tianxiang glanced at the stubborn Dongfang Sheng, and thought that fate was amazing. In his previous life, he rebelled with his father, but in this life, he does not believe that his father will rebel, and he does not know where the turning point of his fate is.

"Do not……"

"Brother Zhaoting," Feng Suzhen interrupted Li Zhaoting's words, and said to Dongfang Sheng, "Let's not debate whether the prince has the intention to usurp the throne, but today we are talking about this frankly and honestly, in our hearts we regard Brother Dongfang as Trustworthy friend. I just want a word from you, if the prince is really disobedient in the future, what should brother Dongfang do?"

Dongfang Sheng is actually very handsome. Although he has stayed at the border and been on the battlefield several times, his skin is still fair and delicate, which makes many women feel ashamed to see him.And because he was guarding in a cold and bitter place, his martial arts had not been perfected for a day, his eyebrows and eyes were as sharp as eagles, his eyes were cold and dazzling, his jaw was sharp and angular, his figure was long and strong, and because of his love, he was dressed in a red robe, making him look like a proud phoenix.When I saw him, he always looked at him with a nonchalant look. The four words of being arrogant and domineering seemed to be tailor-made for him. Many people would ignore his good looks and only remember him. He acts like a mighty little prince.

Dongfang Sheng, who was entangled in Feng Suzhen's question, let go of his accustomed arrogance, lowered his head slightly, frowned his thick black eyebrows, and thought carefully.At this time, he had the confusion that a man with a weak crown should have, and let others see the fragility of his heart.

"If it's true, I, I will be loyal to the emperor..." After a long time, Dongfang Sheng stammered.

Feng Suzhen sighed, shook her head, and said, "Brother Dongfang, this is not enough, you know the consequences of treason."

Dongfang Sheng suddenly looked up at Feng Suzhen, who was calm and composed, and asked her angrily: "If I can't satisfy you today, will you kill me?"

Feng Suzhen picked up the wine glass on the table, and slowly put it to her mouth, as if she had taken a sip, but she didn't seem to have drunk it, her cherry red lips pressed against the edge of the glass and said, "Maybe."

"You..." Dongfang Sheng wanted to get angry, but he suddenly lost his temper. He gritted his teeth and said, "What I said is true. If my royal father really... I will kill my relatives righteously!"

"How can I trust you?"

Dongfang Sheng glanced at Feng Suzhen angrily, took out something from his arms and threw it on the empty table, and said angrily: "This was given by the emperor when I went out to Beijing to arrest the prince that day. Claiming to hunt down the prince according to the order, but let the prince escape for two years, and then bring the prince back to the palace."

Li Zhaoting picked up the bright yellow silk imperial decree, opened the neatly folded imperial decree and carefully identified it, then nodded to Feng Suzhen, confirming that what Dongfang Sheng said was true, and also confirmed Feng Suzhen's initial speculation.

"Now you should believe it, right? If the emperor doesn't trust me, why did he only issue such a decree to me? I have already told you this secret decree, so you should believe what I say, right?"

Feng Suzhen put down her wine glass and said to Dongfang Sheng: "I have always believed in you, it's just that it would be better if I could learn more about the truth."

Hearing this, Dongfang Sheng rolled his eyes at Feng Suzhen.

At this time, there was another urgent knock on the door.

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