Wang Ziqian returned to the mansion, and invited the people from the household department and Shang Liang to plan the disaster relief for the next few days, lying in bed at night, Wang Ziqian kept thinking of Cui Youzhen's figure, and he couldn't sleep. Today's plan, only by finding Cui Youzhen's family can there be a glimmer of life, but the sea of people is vast, there are many refugees, and it is really difficult to find three refugees who have no fixed place to live among the more than 200,000 refugees in six counties and counties.

The next day, the sky cleared, the flood began to slowly subside, and the local county guards and county commanders, including the village elders, began to organize the people to resume production. The prince and his entourage went out into the streets to check on the lives of the victims.

There is a city god temple on the road, and some untouchables come in and out of the temple gate. The prince walked in, and saw that the ruined temple was covered with cobwebs, and the gray space was filled with the smell of decay and sourness, which showed its bleakness and desolation. There were some homeless refugees living in the ruined temple, and the prince ordered his retinue to distribute the belongings he brought to the people living here, and while checking on the wounded, suddenly an old man grabbed Wang Ziqian with his thin and woody hands, and seemed to say a sentence from the shriveled mouth: "Master Cui is a good person."

So, Wang Ziqian squatted down, took the old man's hand and asked, "Mother-in-law, what did you just say?"

I saw the old man look away with a dull gaze, and then turned back to look at Wang Ziqian stupidly, muttering: "I didn't say anything, you heard it wrong."

The prince saw that he couldn't ask anything, so he had to ride back to the station with Fei Xiang and others, at this time he saw a waiter on the road riding a horse with a team of Jinwu, and after meeting the prince, he gave a salute, and then opened the edict and said: "The twelve princes received the decree, carried by the sky, and the emperor said: The twelve princes and princes have made meritorious contributions to the water, and they will immediately return to the palace to face the saint, accept the reward, and do not delay, and admire this."

It turned out that after Concubine Shu heard about Wang Zizhao's disappearance, she was worried that something would happen to Wang Zizhan and Wang Ziqian, so she asked the Holy Lord Wang Chang to issue an edict and let the two return to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble.

On the Jinluan Palace of Yunmeng Kingdom.

The ministers in the main hall were silent, and no one expected that the current saint would suddenly propose the matter of establishing a prince. Yesterday, after the king of Nanping County, Liu Changlin, Fei Jie, and others returned to the court, they made clear the matter of sealing the wolf Juxu, presented the captured horses of Changrong and Helian Bobo and other prisoners, and also painfully stated the cause and effect of the Wang Zizhao crash. Originally, after knowing that Wang Zizhao chased out of the customs in disregard of military law, Wang Chang still had a trace of luck, hoping that Liu Changlin would bring Wang Zizhao back unscathed when he returned, even if he was seriously injured and recuperated in Juyong Pass, but now, after all, it was a failure.

Wang Chang, who didn't close his eyes all night, looked at the ministers standing in the court, and asked everyone to discuss the matter of establishing the prince. In fact, many people have been waiting for this day for a long time, but when this day came in such a sudden way, everyone was at a loss. Because Wang Zizhao disappeared, the eldest son faction that originally supported Wang Zizhao suddenly lost its center and direction, and the death of General Fei Zhong also made Concubine Shu's arrogance decrease, after all, Concubine Shu was able to gain a foothold in the court, and the Fei family has been guarding the border for the imperial court, and the saint always has a lot to do with the Fei family's high look. Now among the remaining princes, the status of the third prince, who was originally inferior, has begun to rise again, after all, his uncle Cui Yu has been in charge of the ministry for many years, and how many courtiers are from his uncle's disciples. Behind every prince is more or less someone to support him, and now, if he stands on the wrong team, it is difficult to say what his future will be.

"Liu Tingwei, let's talk about it first, don't you always have the most ideas? Why don't you talk about it today. Wang Chang was a little angry, these courtiers usually don't let them say that they want to quarrel, but now they really have something to ask for help, and they have all become shrunken turtles.

"Minister, there is really nothing to say, the matter of the thirteenth prince, please also ask Your Majesty to punish the ministers and other crimes, the minister is willing to use his life to guarantee that he will find the thirteenth prince and share his worries for His Majesty." No matter how far-sighted Liu Tingwei was, he really didn't expect Wang Zizhao to have such an accident, and now he only has infinite chagrin and self-blame in his heart, as for what is going to be discussed in the court today, he is indifferent, just hoping to find the thirteenth prince so that he can atone for his sins.

Wang Chang was even more displeased: "Look at what you said, your son Liu Changlin recovered Juyong Pass, sealed the wolf Juxu, and made great contributions, the thirteenth prince has no military discipline and goes out of the customs without permission, this matter is all due to his lack of learning, and he is to blame!" This matter is not to be discussed in the future. "Wang Chang doesn't want to find Wang Zizhao, after all, it is Yun Tianxiao's grandson, the only son of the current queen, but once you think that Wang Zizhao may have been buried in the desert or sold into slavery, then the royal face is gloomy, or if the enemy uses Wang Zizhao to threaten Yunmengguo, then Yunmengguo will be very passive, at this time it is an eventful autumn, and the aid to Taibai has been greatly spent on fighting Juyongguan, and the floods in the south of the Yangtze River have displaced many people in Yunmengguo, and the people's hearts are unstable, and the annual harvest will be even worse, if you punish the heroes at this time, I'm afraid that chaos in the world is just around the corner.

When the ministers heard this, the emperor was obviously going to abandon the thirteen princes, and he had to quickly stand in line, especially some people who originally stood on the side of the thirteen princes, who felt that they were being grilled on the fire at the moment, so as soon as their eyes rolled, someone immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that the eldest prince is very intelligent, all-round in civil and military affairs, and his mother is a concubine and a virtuous harem, so the eldest prince is really worthy of a big responsibility!"

It was Zhang Zhongxiang, the current head of the household, who spoke.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

……

Suddenly, more than a dozen courtiers decided to support Zhang Zhongxiang, and they also supported the eldest prince Wang Zizhan with the support of the Fei family.

"The minister has something to say." Counselor Liu Xingzhi stood up.

Wang Chang is having a headache, and he is the eldest prince, as the saying goes, knowing a son is not as good as a father, and the eldest prince is talented, and he is useless, but the ministers seem to be a dead brain, except for the prince Showa and Prince Zhan, it seems that there is no one among my seventeen princes: "Since the doctor has something to say, please speak up."

Liu Xingzhi said: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince still has some advantages as a general, but he may not be good at handling government affairs."

This sentence directly hit Wang Chang's heart, and he said quietly: "I don't know why Liu Aiqing said this?"

Liu Xingzhi took out a book of notebooks from his arms and asked the chamberlain Jin Shang to pass it to the Holy Lord Wang Chang, and continued to say without humility or arrogance: "This is the evaluation of the eldest prince by some people and officials who have been rumored about when the eldest prince was controlling the water. If there is heavy rain, he will send his relatives to inspect the river embankment on his behalf, and his body is not right, and he usually accepts official banquets privately, and his majesty is not strict, and his guards secretly accept gifts from officials, turn a blind eye, and are insensitive to the people's suffering, and many people ask to see each other but cannot. ”

Liu Xingzhi paused, then took a step forward and said: "The minister thinks that the bursting of the embankment of the Yinghe River has a lot to do with the eldest prince!" Your Majesty, please be aware of it. With that, he knelt down.

"Nonsense!" Fei Yun couldn't hold back the way of reprimanding Liu Xing, then stood up and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has been sleeping all night, working day and night, and being diligent in controlling the water.

Wang Chang quickly glanced at the recital, understanding that Fei Yungang had just lost a son, and he was inevitably a little excited, and he didn't want to worry about him. So he ordered the ministers to withdraw from the court and discuss it another day.