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Duan Shiyu went forward to bow to Prince Duan Chenliang, then raised her skirt and bowed to the emperor.

The prince handles the internal affairs, and has to go to Wangyou Hall and report the internal affairs to the emperor every day.The emperor didn't care about government affairs, he was leaning on the back of the chair with his eyes closed, he heard Duan Shiyu's voice, and opened his eyes slightly, but when he saw Duan Shiyu, he sat up suddenly and stared straight at his son.

Duan Shiyu had already lost a lot of weight due to the long journey and only ate dry food and porridge, and had no time to take care of herself. Her hair was about to fall apart, and a few strands of hair like weeds fell down and covered her eyes, which was different from the well-dressed man. Compared with the prince, Duan Shiyu looks like a down and out bandit.

Because of the injury, his chest was wrapped with a bandage. Wen Shuying was afraid that he would move too much, so she hung a piece of sackcloth around his neck and put her arms on it, looking very embarrassed.

The emperor had heard the crown prince's report earlier, and originally complained about Duan Shiyu's actions outside, but when he saw Duan Shiyu's appearance, his heart ached again.

After all, he was his own son, the emperor couldn't bear to be harsh, he raised his hand and said, "Get up quickly, how did you get into this state, and how is your injury?"

"It's not a problem, you will inevitably be injured by Liu Ya on the battlefield." Duan Shiyu got up, licked his dry lips, and said: "I haven't seen my father for a year, and I finally came back, so I came directly to the palace. The emperor sees this cowardly son..." As he spoke, Duan Shiyu sniffed, his face full of grievances.

"Hey..." the emperor sighed, and pushed the teacup on the table, "I know that you have been wronged this year, but your skill in leading soldiers to fight is quite similar to mine. "

The emperor's expression was a little smug, and there was admiration in his eyes.

The prince watched from the side, feeling a little anxious, but he didn't dare to intervene at this moment.

The servant standing behind the emperor walked over to pick up the teacup, then walked down and handed it to Duan Shiyu.

"Thank you, Father." Duan Shiyu drank the tea in the teacup in one gulp, and wiped his mouth casually.The tea on his lips stained his hand, Duan Shiyu waved his hand, and the tea fell on the prince's face.

"!!!!!!" The prince's face was livid with anger, and he pouted with a ruthless expression.

At this moment, the emperor admired Duan Shiyu's rude actions very much.This emperor was famous for being fierce in battle when he was young. Apart from Kyushu, Dayu had Nanyue Kingdom and Dian Kingdom in the middle of Shu under Dayu's control, but now that he was getting older, he only wanted to become immortal.

The emperor remembered his demeanor back then, with a smile on his lips.

Duan Shiyu flattered her and said, "Compared to my father, my son is just a drop in the bucket."

The prince really couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and choked: "How dare you compare yourself with the emperor."

"????" Duan Shiyu frowned and said, "I just want to follow my father as an example."

"I think you have a wicked heart!" The prince's voice suddenly rose, and he said: "Open a warehouse to release food without permission, and recruit soldiers without permission, what do you want to do!"

As Zhang Ziwen kept reminding, the crown prince took hold of Duan Shiyu's private opening of a granary to release grain.

The emperor was also a little shaken.This happened a long time ago, the crown prince also mentioned this matter in the court, and most of the ministers in the court turned to the crown prince, and you slandered Duan Shiyu in front of the emperor every day. Being led astray, he stared at Duan Shiyu, wanting a reasonable explanation.

Duan Shiyu was not in a hurry, neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "This year's harvest is not as good as in previous years. Many people in Xuzhou starved to death. They opened warehouses to release food just to help the people..."

"That's imperial food!" The crown prince roared, this was the only point Duan Shiyu could blackmail, he couldn't let go, and shouted: "Who gave you the courage to bear the heart of a leopard!"

"..." Duan Shiyu bowed, covered his wound, pretended to cry bitterly, looked at the emperor, and said: "At that time, the Puyang wild army occupied half of Xuzhou, and most of the people in Xuzhou starved to death, and most of them People want to flee south to follow the bandits, if they don’t open the warehouses to release food, it will only encourage the momentum of the bandits.”

"Then can you release the imperial rations?" The prince still only grasped this point.

Duan Shiyu quickly knelt down and said: "There are 50 main forces in the Puyang field, and the army is overwhelming. Our army only... our army has only [-] troops stationed in Xuzhou. That's why I thought of opening a warehouse to release food and win people's hearts. With [-] new recruits, the crisis in Xuzhou has been postponed, Father, if it were you, would you let such a great opportunity pass by?"

Duan Shiyu threw the question to the emperor. The emperor was nostalgic for his heroic appearance when he was young, and he really started to think seriously after being asked this question.

However, Puyangye's 50 troops, because Gao Zhan was beaten back to Jingzhou, Puyangye was afraid that Gao Zhan would plot for him his Yangzhou, so he dropped the main force back.Duan Chenliang was not on the front line, and all the informants relied on the supervisor.The censor returned to Beijing in October and returned to the county in December. The information he got is not detailed.

The prince looked at the emperor's face, not knowing what to do.

The emperor stroked his beard, chuckled, and said, "I have the demeanor of my past."

The prince opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but the emperor raised his hand and stopped him, "Recently, you have been relying on you to preside over the affairs of the palace, and you have worked hard, but don't pursue this matter too much. Is it just a supply of food and grass?" The emperor looked at Duan Shiyu again and said, "You did the right thing."

"..." Duan Shiyu cupped his hands to thank him.

The crown prince gritted his teeth and gave Duan Shiyu a vicious look.

At this time, another servant reported that Lingshan Layman came to Wangchen Hall.When the emperor heard that the Layman from Lingshan was coming, his eyes lit up, and he waved away the two princes quickly.

The two bowed, took a few steps back, and walked out of the hall.