When King Qin stepped into the Chongzheng Palace, he was greeted by the emperor's monstrous anger and the prince's seemingly gloating gaze.

King Qin did not panic, and stepped forward to salute: "Erchen has seen his father. My father specially summoned his sons, but I don't know what happened."

Before he could finish speaking, a piece of music was thrown over and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Take a good look at it! Look at what's written inside! The emperor's voice was full of anger about the mountain rain.

King Qin had already guessed what it would be in his heart, and naturally squeezed out a panicked expression on his face, picked it up and looked at it. After reading it, his face changed color suddenly, and he knelt down with a plop: "Father is angry!" Erchen didn't know anything about this matter, it must have been someone in the household department who secretly colluded with Shandong officials, deceived the superiors and subordinates, and was greedy for money and food. As a result, so many people starved to death in Shandong."

"Ignorance? It's light! ”

The emperor slapped the table hard, and Huo Ran got up: "I trust you very much, and I put the disaster relief matter in your sole responsibility, is this how you are responsible?" You've disappointed me! ”

Cold sweat broke out on King Qin's forehead, his expression was full of fear, and he kowtowed deeply: "Everything is the fault of the son-in-law, please punish your father!" ”

The emperor turned pale, opened his mouth and scolded angrily: "Even if I kill you, I can't buy the lives of so many people!" In a year of great disaster, if disaster relief is not effective, civil unrest is most likely to occur. Shandong is thousands of miles away from the capital, maybe there has been a civil unrest a long time ago, but it has not yet reached the capital."

A blood surged, and the emperor's body shook.

The prince quickly supported the emperor. said anxiously: "I am angry and hurt, please calm my anger, and I must take care of the dragon's body." That's already the way it is. It doesn't help to regenerate the anger. The next thing to think about is how to fix the remedy. ”

The emperor took a deep breath and slowly eased up.

King Qin, who was kneeling on the ground, said with a sad and self-reproachful face: "All the mistakes are the fault of the son, and if such a disaster occurs, the son-in-law is willing to go to Shandong in person to personally relieve the disaster and allocate food to appease the people." Shandong is unstable for a day, and Erchen does not return to the capital for a day. Please also ask my father to agree! ”

These words spoke to the emperor's heart.

There are so many things that have happened in Shandong, and it is definitely not possible to rely on local officials alone. Someone has to be sent to clean up this mess.

But. King Qin was not the best candidate.

For such a matter of appeasing the people, it is most appropriate for the prince to come forward. It can not only appease the people, but also leave a good reputation among the government and the opposition, if it is by the king of Qin. In the future, won't the people of the Great Yan Dynasty only know that there is a King of Qin but not a prince?

The emperor usually favors King Qin, but he is not confused in such major matters.

Thinking of this, the emperor's gaze swept over the prince's face.

The prince was not a fool either, and almost immediately sensed that this was a great opportunity. Winning people's hearts is one of them. The most important thing is to investigate the matter thoroughly. Let the beautiful King of Qin plant a hard time.

If King Qin is allowed to go, King Qin will definitely make some moves secretly to smooth out the bad impact of this matter. So you must not let King Qin go to Shandong!

The prince knelt down and asked for his life: "The son is willing to go to Shandong for disaster relief to appease the people and relieve his father's worries!" ”

King Qin hung his head, and no one saw the sneer that flashed in his eyes. The prince took the initiative to ask Ying for the best, and he tried his best to set up such a big situation, just to lure the prince out of Beijing

"Father, the eldest brother is the prince. Going to Shandong is justified, and Erchen does not dare to compete with his eldest brother. King Qin's voice was full of remorse and self-blame: "Erchen is willing to accompany his eldest brother to go together." Otherwise, the son will be at ease and ask for his father's permission! ”

The emperor's anger subsided slightly, but he didn't respond immediately, and said lightly: "I have to think about such a big thing first." You two step back first, and when you go to court tomorrow, I will issue a decree! ”

The crown prince and the king of Qin responded together, and the king of Qin got up and withdrew from the palace with the prince

From the dimly lit inside to the outside, the sun was almost blinding.

King Qin's usual smile disappeared without a trace, and his face was dark and ugly.

When the prince saw it in his eyes, his heart was very happy, and he deliberately sighed and comforted: "Third brother, this matter must be deceived by the officials of the household department, secretly colluding with Shandong officials, and greedy for money and food. You are in charge of the household alone, and it is inevitable that there will be inconsiderate things, and it is no wonder that you are not careful. Father is angry now, so I scolded you just now, don't take it to heart. When my father is angry, I will definitely not blame you anymore. ”

"As long as my father agrees to let me go to Shandong, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, find out all those bold and greedy officials, and return your innocence."

King Qin tugged at the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Thank you, big brother, for your kindness." ”

The crown prince patted King Qin's shoulder, with a deep brotherly posture: "The two brothers are too much to say thank you." I hope my father can agree to the request of the two of us, and let us go to Shandong together to clean up the mess. ”

Oh, yes! That's what I hope for from the bottom of my heart.

A sneer flashed in King Qin's heart.

The two brothers left the palace together, and one returned to the prince's mansion and urgently summoned all the staff to discuss countermeasures. The other returned to the Qin Palace, and also secretly gathered his henchmen's subordinates.

As night fell, there was quietly one more person in the study of King Qin's mansion.

When King Qin saw Ji Ze coming, he nodded slightly at Ji Ze. Ji Ze understood in his heart, and did not make a sound, but silently listened to everyone's suggestions and suggestions.

After a long time, King Qin let everyone disperse, leaving Ji Ze alone.

"Yutang, our plan has worked." King Qin lowered his voice, and his eyes flashed with almost crazy complacency and ruthlessness: "My father was furious, and the prince took the initiative to invite Ying to Shandong, and I also went to Shandong with me." It's up to you. ”

Ji Ze's eyes flashed, and he replied without hesitation: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I have been secretly arranging since last year, as long as the prince leaves the capital, there will be no chance to come back alive." ”

After a pause, he said in a low voice: "However, Your Highness's strategy is too risky. There are many guards around the prince, and the dead soldiers will inevitably do their best to succeed in the assassination, and there will be no room for action. What if I really hurt His Highness? ”

King Qin was also ruthless to himself, and said lightly: "It's okay if the injury is serious. Wealth and danger are sought, what I want to seek is the position of the prince, as long as I can get rid of the prince and will not arouse the suspicion of my father, even if I am seriously injured, it is worth it. ”

As he spoke, he looked up at Ji Ze again, and said half-jokingly: "If you are still dissatisfied with me and take the opportunity to let people kill me, I won't blame you." ”

Ji Ze: "(To be continued......)