Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

That day, after Rong Qinghuai left the mansion, he didn't come back until nightfall.

Rong Zhuo listened to the persuasion, and stayed in the mansion obediently without going out.

He knew that Yu Jingdu must have a lot of things to arrange now, and he shouldn't join in the fun at this time.

In fact, not only Yu Jingdu, most of the capital city fell into a sudden panic today.

Even the emperor was almost out of control.

They have lived in the comfort of the capital for too long, and they have long lost their due vigilance towards the border.

In the entire capital, Yu Jingdu was probably the only one who was still thinking about Beijiang, which was thousands of miles away, every day.

On the next morning, the courtiers talked a lot, obviously they all heard about what happened yesterday.

But the focus of attention is different:

Some people are speculating that if the border war resumes this time, will the imperial court need to send more troops to the border?Once there is a need to increase troops, it means that more manpower and material resources need to be invested, which will be a huge expense for the court.

Some people are also speculating that the reason for the sudden resurgence of border wars is because Yan Wang left the Northern Army, or because the Kingdom of Yan wanted to take advantage of the news that their prince was abolished?

Of course, the most guessed among them is whether His Royal Highness Yan Wang will return to the border.

For this guess, most people's point of view is - no.

As long as the Banquet King is not a fool, he probably wouldn't ask Ying to go to the border.After all, the queen's funeral has just passed, and now the position of the crown prince is vacant. As long as the banquet king waits for a few more months, he will probably be able to wait for the imperial edict to establish the crown prince. There is no need to go out and take risks at this time.

Not to mention that swords have no eyes on the battlefield, if the battle is delayed for too long, anything may happen in the capital.

At that time, I'm afraid that the crown prince he got will just fly away!

Just because there were so many people who had such speculations, when Yu Jingdu asked Ying to go to Beijiang in the early court, all civil and military officials were quite shocked.The most unexpected person among them was the emperor.

Based on his understanding of his son, he felt that the other party would not act impulsively.

If Yu Jingdu had asked for Ying when the urgent report came yesterday, the emperor would probably have regarded him as acting, because he knew that he would definitely stop him.But yesterday he was obviously able to invite Ying, but he didn't say a word, and he didn't speak until this morning.

Asking for a job in front of civil and military officials is different from privately.

Because it is very easy to act for one person, and the other person is your father.

But it is difficult to act for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

In other words, once Yu Jingdu opened his mouth this time, it could never be for the sake of acting.

He really intends to go to the border!

"His Royal Highness Yan Wang has a distinguished status, so I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to go to Beijiang."

"The minister also feels inappropriate."

"I have so many military officers, there must be someone who can be sent to Beijiang, right?"

"What's the use of sending someone who is not familiar with the frontier army?"

"Now the crown prince has not yet been registered..."

"A sword has no eyes on the battlefield..."

The courtiers quarreled with each other with each other.

The emperor just lowered his eyes and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, he opened his mouth to stop everyone.

"Third brother, give me a reason why you must go." The emperor said.

Yu Jingdu looked at him calmly, "No one can replace my minister in the Northern Army. Without my minister, General Chang would have lost his own arm. The commander has lost his arm, so how can we fight this battle? "

What he said was a bit arrogant, but because his attitude was too calm, it would not make people feel disgusted.

There was a long silence in the hall, and no one spoke again.

"Forget it, let me think about it again." The emperor waved his hand, looking a little tired.

Although this matter is urgent, it is not to the point where it will be decided within a day.

That day, after Yu Jingdu returned to the palace, he began to prepare for the border.

He hadn't dared to move before, because he was afraid that people would see the clues.

He was able to guess before the war started, it was all because he knew the coach of Kuang Kingdom, knew that they would not let this opportunity go, and would definitely start a war when the crown prince was deposed.But if others knew about this matter, Yu Jingdu would not be able to explain why, so he has never dared to act presumptuously.

It wasn't until the urgent report came yesterday that he dared to start preparations openly.

"Is there any movement from Rong Zhuo?" Yu Jingdu asked Li Feng.

"Young Master Rong has never been out of the Rong Mansion." Li Feng said: "However, Duan Zheng found a middleman early in the morning and bought thirty of the people we arranged to work in the caravan."

"The rest of us don't move, just keep it for them." Yu Jingdu said, "Rong Zhuo is cautious, he bought thirty for the first time, and he will definitely buy again later."

"Yes." Li Feng said: "Jiang Shaoqing sent someone a message just now, saying that there is a change in the teahouse."

Yu Jingdu was startled, couldn't help but frowned, and asked him, "What's the change?"

Speaking of the problem of the teahouse, we have to start with Rong Zhuo taking Yu Jingdu to the teahouse a long time ago to find someone to help build momentum.From then on, Yu Jingdu realized the importance of creating public opinion, so he planted nails in all the teahouses and restaurants in the capital to prevent someone from using Rong Zhuo's method to create any public opinion unfavorable to him.

"Someone approached Mr. Huaben and asked them to make up a jingle, to the effect that the ex-prince should not die. Now that you have gone to the border gate, you may have made the ex-prince cheaper." Li Feng said: "It seems that you still said that the ex-prince The prince is the destiny."

Yu Jingdu couldn't help laughing, "Have you found out who spread it?"

"I can't find it." Li Feng said: "It is said that the other party randomly found a beggar on the street, gave him money, and asked the beggar to find it, Mr. Ben."

"It's okay, let Jiang Jiyan keep an eye on it, don't panic," Yu Jingdu said.

"Has your Highness guessed who is behind the scenes?"

"A ghost?" Yu Jingdu said: "This king thinks that he did it just right."

Li Feng heard the words and thought about it, and he also understood what happened. At first glance, the rumors seemed to be praising the former prince, but if they spread to the emperor's ears, they might turn sour.

Based on the emperor's prejudice and dislike for the former prince, if he heard the rumors, instead of feeling any sympathy for the former prince, he would feel even more disgusted.And this kind of negative emotion towards the former prince, when projected on Yu Jingdu, would become an emotion similar to guilt.

If the emperor was more emotional, he might be so excited that he would directly establish a reserve.

Anyway, Yu Jingdu was the one he had chosen. If the empress hadn't passed away suddenly, the imperial edict to establish the crown prince would have been issued long ago.

"I haven't seen the second person who likes to make a fuss about Mr. Huaben in the entire capital." Yu Jingdu laughed.

Li Feng was startled, as if he had guessed the clue, but Yu Jingdu waved his hand, not intending to explain further to him.

After all, they have too many things to do right now, and there is simply not enough time.

With the war together, it changes rapidly, and every day of delay is the risk of one more day.

At the same time, the emperor was in a state of desperation.

Whether it was intellectually or emotionally, he didn't want Yu Jingdu to play.

Firstly, Yu Jingdu is his chosen next prince, and secondly, the other party is his favorite son now.Once Yu Jingdu leaves the capital, he will be out of his control. What if the other party encounters danger at the border, or even hurts his life like last time, what will he do?

Can't really fish out the former prince from the imperial mausoleum like the rumors outside?

As for his other sons, even if they are not useless, they are far worse than Yu Jingdu.

His country can only be handed over to his proudest son!

But right now he had no choice.

In the urgent report from the border, although General Chang did not mention letting Yu Jingdu go back, the emperor knew that Yu Jingdu was right.

Yu Jingdu can skip this battle, but the frontier army will inevitably pay a huge price.And none of them dared to predict how high this price would be, would it exceed the range they could bear?

On this day, the emperor recruited several groups of courtiers to the imperial study to discuss the matter.

Although most of the courtiers did not support Yu Jingdu going to the border in person, no one could come up with an effective solution.

Later, the emperor even brought Ji Xiunian here.

Ji Xiunian was also quite at a loss, he didn't understand how he, a teacher, would be announced into the palace at this juncture.

It wasn't until he met the emperor that he realized that His Majesty had gone to the doctor in a hurry.

"Mr. Ji has not entered the imperial court, so he will see things differently from Baiguan." The emperor said: "I would like to ask you, what do you think about the matter of the banquet king's invitation?"

Ji Xiunian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty did not refuse the banquet at the court, His Royal Highness, presumably he is ready to agree?"

The emperor was taken aback, obviously before that, even he himself was not aware of this problem.

If he had strengthened his determination not to let Yu Jingdu go, he should have refused categorically when Yu Jingdu asked for a job, but he didn't.That means that in his subconscious mind, the tranquility of the border is extremely important, even more important than his concern for Jingdu's safety.

Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly felt a little guilty towards Jing Du.

"The third child has suffered so many years at the border, and now I want to send him there again..." The emperor sighed, looking very depressed.

Ji Xiunian said: "If Your Majesty feels sorry for Yan Wang, you might as well make up for him so that Yan Wang can leave Beijing with peace of mind."

"What does Mr. Ji mean?"

"The biggest reason why the courtiers objected to King Yan's going to war was that the crown prince was vacant, and people's hearts were unstable. There were even rumors in the capital that the king of Yan was not blessed to be the crown prince, and that the former crown prince was the destiny. This matter is really nonsense. " Ji Xiunian said: "Why don't your majesty establish a crown prince first, and then let Yan Wang go to battle? This can not only compensate His Highness Yan Wang, but also quell the rumors in Beijing, and boost the morale of the border. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

"But..." the emperor opened his mouth, but he didn't say what he was thinking.

It's not that he didn't think about setting up a reserve first, the delay was because of the queen's funeral, and now that the war is imminent, he doesn't have to worry so much about setting up a reserve.But he was a little worried, if something happened to Yu Jingdu at the border...

Ji Xiunian seemed to have seen his concerns, and said, "Your Majesty, no matter whether His Royal Highness Yan Wang wins or loses, this crown prince will not have any impact on our dynasty. Your Majesty is in his prime, even if the Yan Wang Just in case, in the future..."

"Mr. Ji doesn't need to say more, I understand." The emperor interrupted him.

What the other party said was correct. Thinking about it carefully, it can be said that Yu Jingdu's role in the battle as the crown prince is beneficial and harmless.

As for the future, he is now in his prime, so there is no need to be too anxious about it.

Therefore, the courtiers waited hard for a day, but they did not wait for the emperor's reply to Jing Du's request, but an edict to establish the crown prince.

The crown prince who had been vacant in this dynasty finally regained his position on this day.

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The author has something to say:

Rong Zhuo: Congratulations to His Royal Highness Yan Wang for being promoted to the crown prince!