In the south study room of the palace, there are almost all officials who are above the second rank of the Manchu dynasty and are in charge of the government.

They stood on both sides, quietly listening to the second prince, and reported a 10,000-word summary of disaster relief to the emperor.

This is just a ceremony, in fact, the content of the above, except for a few officials who were not involved in this matter, including the emperor, has long been known.

"Ahem...... The son has already finished talking about what he encountered, what he knew, and what he felt on this trip, and asked his father to teach him. ”

The injuries on the second prince's body were not yet intact, and saying so many words in one breath made him feel a little strained.

Emperor Jingtai above was silent for a moment, and said: "You have worked this trip, and I will let the imperial doctor recuperate for you every day." ”

"Thank you, Father......"

The second prince couldn't help but glance up at Emperor Jingtai, he wanted to know if his father was really hard-hearted, his own son was almost assassinated, why he could be so indifferent.

Why can't you show a little more concern for him?

"I have discussed with you about the rewards and punishments for the disaster relief in Shandong, and you have some disputes about the merits of Jia Baoyu that you reuse, and I want to hear what you mean."

Emperor Jingtai didn't know what the second prince was thinking, he only gave him time to take a breath, and then asked.

The second prince reined in his thoughts, he knelt down solemnly, and replied: "Father, the son has failed the trust of his father, and the disaster relief is unfavorable, causing the people of Tai'an to rebel, and the son respects his father to punish him!" ”

Emperor Jingtai frowned.

Qian Zhao, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be so responsible. The change in Tai'an is not to His Royal Highness, but someone is secretly planning to assassinate His Highness.

This is a deliberate rebellion, and it has nothing to do with whether His Highness is derelict in his duties or not.

On the contrary, His Royal Highness was assassinated by anti-thieves and was seriously injured, but in such a time of crisis, he still took the opportunity to make a decision, did not forget the heavy responsibility, and set up the post of Shandong relief envoy to calm the eastern border.

Now that he has succeeded, what is the crime? ”

"Despite this, the Tai'an incident caused the death of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and I, as a minister of the imperial court, still cannot escape the responsibility."

"Your Highness......"

Qian Zhao was about to speak, but suddenly found that Lord Shoufu gave him a look, he glanced back at the emperor and stopped.

Emperor Jingtai said slowly: "I know the cause and effect of this matter.

Although you are suspected of misjudging and rashly entering, there is no serious mistake, and you should not bear the responsibility for Tai'an's affairs.

Okay, I'm asking Jia Baoyu. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, my son's son said this, it is precisely for Jia Baoyu's merits!

Erchen is incompetent, the change of Tai'an, if it weren't for Jia Baoyu's soldiers, more than a thousand miles away, he only took three days to attract Qingzhou soldiers and horses, and relieve the siege of Tai'an.

Otherwise, not only will the lives of the sons and daughters be in danger, but the city of Tai'an will definitely not be protected, and 100,000 people of Tai'an will be slaughtered by the mob.

After the siege of Tai'an was lifted, the retainers were bedridden and hopeless. If it weren't for Jia Baoyu's own strength, he helped his sons to clean up the inside and outside of Tai'an, and then used iron-blooded means to calm down the entire Shandong disaster.

Erchen, what is the face now, go back to Beijing to meet your father.

Therefore, the sons implored their father to reward Jia Baoyu to show the importance of the imperial court to meritorious people! ”

There was silence in the room.

Everyone knows that the second prince believes in Jia Baoyu, but they still didn't expect it to come to such a point? He spared no effort to fight for it, even to the point of belittling himself?

Emperor Jingtai glanced at him a few times, nodded and said, "I know your words." Flatten. ”

The second prince bowed again, and then stood up.

Tai'an's matter, even if he doesn't mention the Manchu courtiers, how many people don't know?

He simply brought it up himself, one to show his open-mindedness, and the other two, he brought it up, and naturally someone would help him speak.

Wouldn't it be better than holding it in everyone's hearts?

Moreover, his goal is not to be a courtier, only a courtier needs to have the ability to do things, and his goal is to be a king.

To promote Jia Baoyu is to declare to everyone that he is Yuan Jinghao, the second prince of the empire, and has the wisdom to know people!

This is the ability of an emperor who should prove to the world.

Jia Baoyu is not a weak crown and has a low official position, but he dares to entrust him with important tasks, and finally lives up to his mission and solves the disaster in Shandong beautifully.

What could be better than this for the world to see his meritocracy and understanding?

After this incident spreads, everyone may praise Jia Baoyu for his young and talented, but there are more people in the court, but they will praise him as the second prince, who is the master!

Because without him, Jia Baoyu would not have had the opportunity to display his talents.

These considerations are not enough.

He fought for Jia Baoyu for high-ranking officials, so that Jia Baoyu could be better used by him in the future.

All the staff members in his house, including Han Zhilian, no matter how smart they are, after all, their own foundation is too low, and they can only exist as a think tank, and they can't be in charge of him alone after all.

And Jia Baoyu, who is backed by Jiafu, can.

During this trip to Shandong, Jia Baoyu also proved his ability and talent to the world.

The words of the second prince touched the hearts of many people, and Liu Wenzai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but say: "Even though Jia Baoyu's talent and courage are all superior, the jade pendant given to him by the Emperor Taishang Qin was used for other purposes without authorization, and he did not order the mobilization of Qingzhou soldiers and horses, so recklessly, it is not only disrespectful to the Emperor, but also greatly violates the law of the imperial court!"

Even if he was heartfelt for rescuing His Highness and did not hold him accountable for falsely transmitting the holy decree, he should be severely punished to set an example.

Otherwise, it is to ignore the laws of the imperial court, if everyone follows suit in the future, won't it mess up the foundation of the Great Xuan Army? ”

This remark was nodded in agreement by many people.

The second prince said in a deep voice: "Lord Liu's words are a big misunderstanding. ”

"How?"

"Jia Baoyu's transfer of troops is true, but it is not an unordered transfer of troops, let alone a false decree.

If he hadn't received my order, how could he, who had been ordered to guard Shangling County at that time, dare to leave Shangling and rush to Qingzhou overnight to ask for help? ”

Liu Wenzai was stunned and said, "So, the reason why Jia Baoyu went to Qingzhou to transfer troops was because of His Highness's order?" ”

"Nature."

"That's not right, Your Highness, don't deliberately deceive Your Majesty and your ministers in order to exonerate Jia Baoyu?"

The second prince turned to Emperor Jingtai and said, "Erchen doesn't dare to panic.

On the day of Erchen's assassination, he knew that things had changed in Tai'an, and he knew that he could not be without powerful people around him, so he thought of summoning Jia Baoyu, who was in charge of Shangling, to Tai'an to help Erchen, and went to Qingzhou to ask for reinforcements.

If you suspect that Jing Hao is lying, you may wish to check it and see if Jia Baoyu met with a personal guard next to Jing Hao on the second night of Jing Hao's assassination before setting off for Qingzhou. ”

Belch......

As soon as Liu Wenzai heard the second prince say this, he knew that this matter must be true, otherwise the second prince would definitely not dare to lie in front of the emperor.

"In this case, since Jia Baoyu was ordered to transfer troops, why did he take out the dragon pattern jade pendant given by the Emperor Taishang?"

Liu Wenzai would not let the second prince fool him so easily. Otherwise, wouldn't the guilt of Jia Baoyu, who they had discussed for so long, be an oolong and misunderstand others?

The second prince said unhurriedly: "At that time, the matter was urgent, and in order to get out of the siege as soon as possible, the guards didn't have time to take away my Qincha Yinxin.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu knew the guard beside me, so there was no mistake.

However, the envoy of Qingzhou Jiedu did not see the letter, but he did not dare to transfer troops without authorization.

As a last resort, Jia Baoyu could only use the dragon pattern jade pendant given by the Emperor Taishang to prove his identity, so that he could finally mobilize the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou. ”

The scene suddenly became a little awkward.

Especially the cabinet ministers and the six ministers and others, they feel that they can't hold their faces.

I still remember that half a month ago, in this south study, they were still discussing this matter enthusiastically, discussing how much credit to deduct Jia Baoyu from this matter......

Isn't it a joke now?

Of course, these people who can be in high positions are not so easy to deceive. It's not that no one doubts that the second prince deliberately said this for Jia Baoyu's sake.

However, everyone said that the situation was urgent at that time, and it was a verbal order, and there was no evidence!

The most important thing is that if Jia Baoyu really saw the personal guards beside the second prince before going to Qingzhou, who would dare to deny that Jia Baoyu was ordered by the second prince to go to Qingzhou?

That's really ......

A deep sense of exhaustion lingered in the hearts of the people.

Shang Shuzong Zhe, a scholar and a leading criminal department, listened to the statement of the second prince, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

Now, it's all right.

Liu Wenzai still didn't give up: "In that case, why hasn't His Highness explained it in his previous recital?" ”

"I really don't know if the princes of the court have this misunderstanding......"

Liu Wenzai: "......"

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