Chapter 39: Obedience
At this moment, he really can't find any reason to shirk it, the promise just now has not only been heard by the courtiers, but even the foreign envoys have heard it, if he finds another reason, I am afraid that the whole land will know about the rebellion of the king of Chu the next day, especially the enemy country will make a big fuss about it.
Fang Hongtian had to wave his hand, and reluctantly ordered the eunuch to take the map and see which place could be used as a place to give a seal.
Prince Fang Ce's face was angry, this was obviously his wedding day, and he should be in the limelight with the stars. Unexpectedly, Fang Ling's emergence has become the focus of attention. He originally had no family affection for this brother who was locked in the cold palace and had never met, but now he was even more disgusted.
The two eunuchs pulled away the map of Chu State one on the left and one on the right, Fang Hongtian squinted and watched, but he didn't find a suitable place for a long time.
You must know that this fief is not just a random place, because each county has long been governed by officials, and once a certain county is given a fief, after all, it will cause changes in local forces.
Of course, generally speaking, the places sealed by the respected princes are fertile land and materially rich places, and being a soil emperor there can be described as worry-free food and clothing.
And the prince who was left out in the cold was a barren place, and he could only rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and the sea to eat the sea, and there was no free life to live.
The courtiers were also whispering, not knowing where the emperor was going to give the eldest prince, but it was certain that it was definitely not a rich and rich land.
When Fang Hongtian didn't know which place to look for, Empress Song suddenly pointed to a place and said: "Your Majesty, this stone city is plagued by bandits all the year round, and no one has been able to govern it, since the eldest prince is so good at civil and martial arts, it is the best person to govern here." If the governance is successful, it will also show our royal prestige. β
As soon as they heard the name Shicheng, all the courtiers were taken aback, and Xue Zhiqiu and the others also changed their faces.
Fang Ling didn't have an impression of this place, maybe it was a small place. However, not to mention that there are bandits there and no one to govern them, just by looking at the smile on the corner of Queen Song's mouth, you know that it is definitely a difficult bone to gnaw.
"This ......" Fang Hongtian frowned slightly, obviously a little embarrassed.
Empress Song then said in confusion: "Your Majesty, this is also the country that the ancestor emperor has brought down, and it has been occupied by those bandits, how can the ancestor emperor be uneasy? β
When Fang Hongtian heard this, he finally nodded, and raised his voice: "Okay, this emperor will make you the king of Shicheng, and will give Shicheng and its surrounding three counties as your fief." β
Hearing that Fang HongnaΓ―ve had sealed Shicheng to the eldest prince, Xue Zhiqiu and the others suddenly became worried, although they had expected that this fiefdom was not a blessed land, but it was too unexpected to seal Shicheng.
"Father Xie!" Fang Ling bowed without hesitation, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Of course, this fief is not large, the fiefs of the princes of the Chu State are generally within the scope of more than a dozen counties, even if it is a marquis fief, there are five or six counties, and the fief he got is only four counties.
However, Fang Ling was already very satisfied, even though this stone city must be a Longtan Tiger 'Cave', but compared to this palace, it was thousands of times better?
Fang Hongtian pondered for a moment, and his fingers flicked lightly on the dragon chair and said: "The land of Stone City, thousands of miles away, the road is far away, I think it is better to send a hundred elite soldiers to escort you on the road......
Fang Ling said suddenly: "Father, I don't need elite soldiers to accompany me on the road, but I want my father to give me a few guards." β
Hearing that Fang Ling didn't want a hundred elite soldiers to follow, but to guard, Fang Hongtian couldn't help frowning, the imperial guards were all good hands in the army, it was not easy to train for many years, although it was nothing to be picked away, it was a pity to think about it.
Empress Song refused to let go of the opportunity to ridicule Fang Ling, and said with a smile: "Great prince, these guards are loyal to the emperor, and they may not be willing to go to that poor and remote place with you." β
Fang Ling said lightly: "In this way, as long as there are guards who are willing, my father is willing to give it to his sons." β
Hearing this, Fang Hongtian felt a little funny, who was willing to give up the glory and wealth in the imperial city and follow him to the place where bandits were troubled, so he pretended to be generous and said: "If there are really guards who are willing to go with you, this emperor will naturally not force him to stay." β
Fang Ling smiled faintly and gestured to the side of the hall, Dong Canghai walked over with six guards, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to follow His Highness!"
Seeing that the people who were willing to go with Fang Ling were not only ordinary guards, but even the deputy commander of the guards, Fang Hongtian couldn't help but be surprised.
And Empress Song was taken aback, but suddenly understood, Dong Canghai and the others would never follow Fang Ling to Shicheng on a whim, just now seeing that Fang Ling's martial arts were so high, maybe they were guided by Dong Canghai and these guards!
Queen Song's eyes couldn't help but show a little ruthlessness, she never expected that Fang Ling was actually related to Dong Canghai.
Looking at Empress Song's vicious expression in a flash, Fang Ling was even more sure of his choice, going to Shicheng, thousands of miles away, must be full of murderous opportunities, God knows if Empress Song will send someone to hunt him downβ Because of this, he needs to leave only people who can be trusted around him. Otherwise, even if there are hundreds of elite soldiers around him, if there is Queen Song's eyeliner among them, then his every move is under his control, and it will cause endless trouble.
Moreover, Dong Canghai and these six subordinates are all one against a hundred, which is enough weight.
Fang Hongtian frowned slightly, a little puzzled: "Deputy Guard Dong, are you really willing to follow the eldest prince to Stone City?"
Dong Canghai lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have made up their minds, and I ask Your Majesty for permission!"
Fang Hongtian couldn't help but sigh, waved his hand and said, "Well, since you are willing to follow the eldest prince, then the emperor will grant it." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Dong Canghai's always unsmiling face couldn't hide the joy in his heart.
Fang Ling said again at this time: "In addition to Dong and a few guards, I also asked my father to give me a imperial doctor. β
"Imperial Doctor?" Fang Hongtian was slightly displeased, feeling that Fang Ling was too much of an inch, and he actually wanted the Imperial Doctor after the guards.
Fang Lingzheng said: "The queen mother has always been in poor health, and she has traveled thousands of miles to Shicheng, and when she arrives there, it is a northerly place, and the weather is cold, so the sons and daughters have a doctor to follow, and they can keep the queen mother safe." β
"The eldest prince, you are filial, but it also depends on whether the imperial doctor is willing or not?" Queen Song couldn't help but snort heavily, it's just that the guards were deceived by you, could it be that the imperial doctor can also be deceived by you?
The courtiers are also whispering below, although the guards are treated well, but they are only martial artists after all, but this imperial doctor is a favored horn in the palace, living a solid and comfortable life here, making friends with princes and magnates, who wants to follow the prince to that sinister place in Stone City?
At this moment, he saw Chen Mou striding out, kneeling on the ground and saying, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to follow the eldest prince to Shicheng." β
Seeing that there was really a imperial doctor coming out, Queen Song couldn't help frowning, her face with thick pastel looked a little black, and her right hand subconsciously grabbed the dragon chair tightly, so as not to let her anger erupt.
It was only at this time that she realized that she was too careless about Fang Ling, pretending to be cowardly and incompetent on weekdays, but she didn't expect to hook the guards with one hand and the imperial doctor with the other.
She naturally knows this Chen Mou, although there are many people in the Tai Hospital, there are only a dozen people who can be ranked as imperial doctors, and this Chen Mou is one of them, although he acts gently, but his medical skills are very clever.
But she didn't understand, why did Fang Ling let Chen Mou follow so desperately?
Fang Hongtian saw that Chen Mou was reluctant, but he didn't want to say anything, so he had to wave his hand, and said with a smile: "It's not too early now, the envoys and ministers will go to the banquet with the emperor." β
After that, he got up and left, and when he left, the courtiers also followed one after another, only Xue Zhiqiu and the others stayed for the time being.
Zhou Qian said with surprise and joy: "I didn't expect His Highness to be able to write and martial arts, whether it is the earth-shattering solution of the 'confusion' problem, or the martial arts, all of which make the subordinates deeply admire." β
Xue Zhiqiu also smiled: "Your Highness is a real person who doesn't 'show' his appearance, so the ministers are still sweating there." β
Yao Jing said worriedly: "Although it is out of the palace now, but that stone city is an extremely dangerous place, if I remember correctly, there are no less than ten county officials sent over in the past few years, and none of them have come back alive, Your Highness should be careful on this trip." β
Fang Ling smiled slightly and said, "Lord Xue, you don't have to, I can walk out of this iron-walled palace, how can I not be able to govern a small stone city? Not to mention the bandits making 'chaos', it is the 'chaos' dance of the demons, I also have to clean them up properly!"
After Fang Ling finished speaking, he said to everyone again: "I am all of you, taking such a big risk for me, I wonder if my father and queen will trouble you in the future?"
Xue Zhiqiu arched his hand and smiled: "Your Highness doesn't have to wait for me, although I am an old bone and have no power or power, but the position of the three princes is not arbitrary." β
Yao Jing also laughed: "If Empress Song really dares to be unfavorable to us, then we will resign together and come to Shicheng to serve His Highness when the time comes."
Zhou Qian also laughed and said: "Lord Yao's proposal is not bad, maybe one day I will get tired of staying in this imperial city, and I really want to run to His Highness, and His Highness will not dislike me as a martial artist at that time." β
Fang Ling said with a smile: "If you can't ask for it, then I will wait for you adults in Stone City." Zhou Qian also laughed and said: "Lord Yao's proposal is not bad, maybe one day I will get tired of staying in this imperial city, and I really want to run to His Highness, and then Your Highness will not dislike me as a martial artist." β
Fang Ling said with a smile: "If you can't ask for it, then I will wait for you adults in Stone City." β