In the next few days, the Spirit King did not dare to go to the court again, and hid in the Yuhe Hall every day, and the ministers led by Taifu Xiao Yuanzhi surrounded the Yuhe Palace all the time, resolutely opposing the Spirit King going south.

The Spirit King had no choice but to compromise.

When King Ling announced in public that he would not tour the south in the Gongshou Palace, Taifu was very relieved and couldn't help nodding, and the courtiers who followed him were also celebrating in private, living up to the hard work of the past few days.

"King Gu heard that the snow disaster in the north is very big, the snow covers the mountains, the people can only hide at home every day, eat tree bark and drink snow water, miserable, and several ministers after consultation, Gu decided to send the second prince to these countries, on behalf of King Gu to comfort the people. The Spirit King coughed and said.

His Royal Highness and the ministers listened, and no one raised any objections. The second prince Ji Xuan is a concubine, and her mother is a concubine who is not favored by the king of Ling, and there is no support from ministers in the court.

Ji Xuan took a step forward to receive the order.

King Ling also sent Xiao Sima Wang Sun Jie to accompany him.

Immediately afterwards, the Spirit King ordered Qinghong to issue another edict:

"Today, it is decided that the four seas will be served, Gyeonggi will be stable, the princes will live in peace, and the crown prince will be sent to replace the Son of Heaven to tour the south to appease the southern princes. ”

This is Chang Jin's advice to the Spirit King in the Yuhe Palace.

The crown prince replaced the Son of Heaven on his southern tour, first, to block the opposition of the ministers in the court, and secondly, to show the prestige of the Celestial Empire in the vassal states, so that the southern princes did not dare to act rashly, and third, and most importantly, the prince ostensibly toured the south, but in fact went to Tongbai to invite the descendants of Fuxi to go out of the mountain to assist the Son of Heaven.

Chang Jin's proposal was very tempting, especially the last point, which undoubtedly spoke to the deepest part of the Spirit King's heart - according to the mysterious wizard in the temple, the descendants of Fuxi were not only good at calculating, but also knew how to make the elixir of immortality.

Elixir of life, what a tempting name. If there is such a medicine, it will rule Kyushu forever, for thousands of generations, and there will be no end.

It's a pity that since the entire Xizhou was sealed, there are no more immortals in the world, and now I hear that someone will make an elixir, whether it is true or not, the Spirit King asks for it. On the other hand, Ling Cheng Gong Ji Yuan also agreed with this move, which gave the Spirit King great confidence and decided to announce it to the ministers today.

"Holy one, never. The minister thought that the prince should stay in the palace to assist His Majesty in handling the affairs of the court. After Xiao Yuanzhi heard the edict, he was shocked and immediately objected.

At this time, there is a little friction between several princes in the north from time to time, and they will fight at any time, and several princely states in the south are fighting back and forth, very fiercely, and the internal political situation in Gyeonggi is unstable, the third prince has bought many ministers, and her mother is the most favored concubine of King Ling (the niece of Ling Chenggong Ji Yuan), the strength of the court is gradually expanding, and the prince's power is affected a lot, so let the prince replace the son of heaven to tour the south at this sensitive moment......

What Xiao Yuanzhi smelled was not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy, and everyone knew the sinister nature hidden in this edict.

"Taifu, that's enough. Under your teaching, the prince is so ignorant that he almost doesn't even recognize his own ancestors, and he has become the laughing stock of the world in vain. Don't you feel that you are derelict in your duty? You can afford to lose this face, but our Xuanyuan royal family cannot afford to lose this face. "The Spirit King has long been displeased with Xiao Yuanzhi, but in the past, Taibao Fu Liang was in collusion with him, controlled the government and didn't dare to say more, and at this time, seeing that he couldn't wait to jump out, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to teach him a good lesson, "This time I went south, so it's good to let him, the frog at the bottom of the well, see the outside world." ”

"However, since the founding of the Xuanyuan Kingdom, there has been no example of the prince patrolling on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and the turbulence of the situation of the southern princes is even worse than that in the north. Xiao Yuanzhi still wanted to persuade the Spirit King to withdraw the edict.

"Taifu, the second prince also went out on patrol on behalf of the Son of Heaven, but he didn't complain at all, why did you start to shirk it?" The Spirit King's face was even more displeased.

"Holy Lord, this is different, it is the prince who patrols the south. ”

"What happened to the prince? Isn't he the son of the lonely king?"

"No, the crown prince is the foundation of the country and the pillar of the future. ”

"Taifu, isn't the foundation of the country the Lone King, when did you become the crown prince, could it be that you acquiesce that the prince is now sitting on the dragon chair and giving orders for the Lone King?"

Wechen had no such intention. Xiao Yuanzhi was shocked and hurriedly knelt down.

"Taifu, the saint, the minister thinks that such a dispute is like this, it is better to ask the prince what he means. "I often come in and out to play a round at this time.

"The retainer's order. Ji Zheng took the Shenhut, strode out, and said loudly.

Ji Zheng's attitude was undoubtedly unexpected by the ministers in the palace, causing all the ministers to look at him with brushes, and the huge Gongshou Hall was so quiet that he could hear even a needle falling on the ground.

Ji Zheng didn't look at how shocked the faces of others were, held the god wat and raised his head and said: "Erchen thinks that the undercurrent between the southern princes is extremely unpeaceful, and the imperial court needs to send ministers to appease him. ”

"Very good, this is my court prince, I have the courage. The Spirit King was very satisfied, nodded his head, a smile appeared on his face, looked around at the ministers in the hall, and finally looked at the Taifu, "What else does the Zhongqing family have to do?"

Even the prince himself agreed, and the other ministers didn't dare to say anything, only Xiao Yuan looked at this outstanding student who had been with him day and night for more than twenty-three years and had been obedient to him, and suddenly, Lord Taifu had a feeling that he didn't know His Royal Highness the prince at all.

Da Situ Guo Zhenlin wanted to stand up and ask the king, the current treasury was empty, and there were not so many gold and silver treasures at all, Tao Bo next to him coughed lightly, making Guo Zhenlin stop.

Tao Bo didn't speak, the finger hidden in his sleeve pointed at Ji Yuan, and Guo Zhenlin immediately kept silent.

After retiring from the court, Taifu did not say a few words to other ministers as usual, but went straight back to the house, and not long after he sat down, he heard the guard at the door report: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." ”

Xiao Yuan ordered him to bring Ji Zheng into the main hall, and after seeing Ji Zheng come in, he said lightly: "It's here." ”

"Teacher, I'm here to thank you. After Ji Zheng saluted Xiao Yuanzhi, he stood under him.

Xiao Yuanzhi looked at his proud protégé.

Ji Zheng stood with a long body, his face was like a crown of jade, his skin was shiny, his black hair was in a bun, he was wearing a white jade glazed crown, wearing a white robe embroidered with yellow lines, his waist was wrapped in plain Zhuli leather, and he was wearing a white and translucent Langyu jade pendant group, and he was wearing python skin soft-soled boots on his feet.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuanzhi asked when he saw that Ji Zheng didn't say any more.

"Thanks to the teacher's careful cultivation over the years, the students will never forget the teacher's cultivation in this life. Ji Zheng hugged the paper fan and said.

Xiao Yuanzhi didn't speak after hearing this, and put the teacup he was holding in the air for a long time, and he didn't drink it, and finally didn't take a sip of tea, and put the teacup back on the saucer.

"So, you have to go south?"

"Yes. ”

Xiao Yuanzhi asked again, and Ji Zheng still answered so firmly.

"Is there any reason to go?"

"No, but had to go. ”

"Okay, remember what the teacher used to say to you?"

"The students always keep it in mind. ”

"Read it again to the teacher. ”

"A gentleman is also a gentleman, and he does what he is right, and what he does not do is known. The way will also be the same as the fate. The Tao will be abolished and the life will also be lost. ”

"Do it when you know you can't do it?"

"Do it when you know you can't do it!"

"Very well, go ahead. Xiao Yuanzhi showed a wry smile, his students had finally grown up.

Ji faced the teacher, knelt on the ground, knocked his head three times, and then got up and left the Fu Mansion without looking back.

Xiao Yuanzhi's eyes were very sharp, and he clearly saw a few crystal tears rolling in his eyes when Ji Zheng turned to leave.