After waiting for three months, Scholar Lu was finally allowed to go to the Palace of Cultivating Hearts to meet the emperor.

I have been a scholar for more than 20 years, and I can't remember how many times I have come here to meet the emperor and the emperor.

It was still in the period of the first emperor, and he was one of the few people who could often go to the Palace of Cultivating Hearts to meet the emperor.

Unexpectedly, it is difficult to see the emperor once now.

Walking in the palace, every house and hall, every road, even every grass and tree here is so familiar.

However, now that it comes, it seems so unfamiliar.

Most of the guards in the palace have changed, and many of them are new faces. Many of the eunuchs were also newcomers. There are also many palace ladies who don't know.

Even Dai Quan, who was walking in front of him, seemed strange.

His hair was much grayer, his figure seemed to be rickety, his steps were staggering, and his expression was gloomy. Even if he wanted to ask him a few words, his words flickered, and he talked about him left and right.

Since the crown prince was in charge of the kingdom, everything has changed.

"Master Lu, let's go in."

Dai Quan flashed to the side, and Scholar Lu went in. Then I saw a man, leaning on the dragon bed.

He looked like he was sixty or seventy years old, his body was thin and almost skinny, his face had been peeled off, and only the movement of his eyes seemed to prove that he was still a living person.

Is this still the emperor? You're only in your fifties this year, huh?

"The old minister knocks on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live."

"Master Lu, get up, you don't have to be formal, where is there anything long live, I don't know which day I will die."

Although Yuanheng Tianzi looked depressed, he spoke clearly.

"The emperor will last forever, and it won't be long before he will be as healthy as ever."

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Tell me how the government is doing now? ”

"This, everything is normal in the government."

Is it normal? I don't think anything is normal these days.

"Is it normal? Why haven't you come to see me for so long? Do you also want me to die soon? ”

"The old minister should be damned, he never dares to have such a heart. It was really because I was afraid of disturbing the emperor's recuperation, so I ....... ”

"Forget it, you don't have to say it. Where is the prince now? ”

"It's still there in Jiujiang."

"What's going on with those guys?"

"There's not much movement, it's been much quieter since the prince was gone."

"Do you always ask for money now?"

"This, in addition to the normal salary, only needs two times this year."

"It's going to be twice this year? How much are they? ”

"One time is 300,000 taels, and the other time is 350,000 vehicles."

"Did you give it all?"

"It's all given."

"What's the name of these two times?"

"The soldiers have been away from home for a long time, and they have settled down and bought a house for the soldiers."

"Hmph, they've been there for more than a hundred years, or is it somewhere else? Could it be that they still want to fight back to their hometown? ”

Scholar Lu stopped squeaking.

Now that he is the chief scholar, he is actually a name, and several other scholars are hindered everywhere, and they have no authority in the prince's place.

He has asked to return to his hometown three times, but the prince does not allow him on the pretext that he is an old minister of the emperor.

Now, he wanted to open his mouth to tell the emperor, but when he saw the emperor like this, he couldn't open his mouth.

"Dai Quan, Xia Bingzhong and Qiu Shi'an have come back?"

"Both have returned."

"Since you're back, why don't you come to see me?"

"Your Majesty, they ......."

Dai Quan knelt down.

"What's wrong with them, don't they even want to see me?"

"Your Majesty ......."

Dai Quan only cares about kowtowing.

"What the hell is going on? Say! ”

Wonhyung seemed to want to stand up, but finally didn't.

The imperial physician on the side hurriedly went to help, so he didn't fall.

"The two of them have been ambushed."

"Ambushed? What did you do? ”

"Out of the palace without permission."

"What went out of the palace without permission? Didn't I tell them to go? Who was so bold as to kill them? ”

"This, this ......."

"Forget it, you don't need to say it, it's the prince, right? Scholar Lu, yes and no? ”

Scholar Lu didn't speak, which was a tacit acquiescence.

For a while, the emperor didn't speak, and closed his eyes.

After a long cup of tea, Yuan Heng opened his eyes.

"Spread my word and summon the cultivators to come to see you."

"Your Majesty ......."

"What's wrong?"

"Xiu Tonggui is now in prison."

"What did he do when he went to prison?"

"Corrupt and take bribes."

"Xiu Tong Gui will accept bribes? Joke. Liu Changfeng is not in the post of Admiral of Jiumen, right? ”

"Liu Changfeng has been appointed as the political envoy of Jiangsu half a year ago."

"What about Ji Mingluan?"

"I've returned home."

"What about water?"

"Go to various places to inspect the training affairs."

"How is the training of troops in various places?"

"Are you stepping up your practice?"

"How do you do it?"

"They are all trained in accordance with the system of the Ministry of War."

"The military system drill? Didn't I call it to practice according to Jia Min's system? ”

Scholar Lu was speechless again.

"Where is Jia Min now?"

"There has been no news for a long time, and it is said that now they are doing business in the North Sea."

"Draft, summon Jia Min to return to the court, serve as the right attendant of the military department, and be responsible for training the country's soldiers and horses."

"Your Majesty, this ......."

"You go and tell the prince, just say that I said it, doesn't he even want the country anymore?"

"Obey."

"Where is Chang'an now?"

"I'm still training in the West Mountain."

"Call Chang'an to see me. Alright, you go down. Dai Quan stayed. ”

Scholar Lu withdrew.

"Imperial Physician Wang, you can go out too."

Imperial Physician Wang went out, and only Yuan Heng and Dai Quan were left in the house.

"Dai Quan, are you still from me?"

"Your Majesty, the slave is full of liver and brains, and swears allegiance to the emperor."

"Pen and ink waiting."

Dai Quan prepared the pen and paper, picked up a small case, put it on the dragon bed, laid out the paper, and handed the pen to Yuan Heng.

Wonhyung took the pen, didn't hold it at first, and fell onto the paper. I picked it up with great difficulty. Dai Quan changed a piece of paper, and Won Heng's hand holding the pen trembled, and finally began to write.

The words are not written much, only a few lines. By the time I finished writing, I was already sweating on my head.

"Cover it with my ink."

Dai Quan took out the emperor's ink treasure and covered it, and was about to hand the paper to the emperor.

"Dai Quan, you have put this letter away, and you must not let anyone know about it except yourself. After a hundred years, you don't want to stay in the palace, go out of the palace and hand over this letter to Ji Mingluan, he naturally knows what to do. ”

"The old slave obeys."

"Okay, you can go down too, and call the imperial doctor in."

Scholar Lu left the Heart Cultivation Hall and returned to the military aircraft. After a short time, the prince came.

Now the prince comes to the military aircraft almost every day to deal with various government affairs.

When the prince entered his office, he called Scholar Lu in.

"Scholar Lu, is my father Emperor Long's body good?"

"I seem to be better today, but I'm still very weak."

"Did my father ask about the Imperial Tomb? Are you still satisfied with the mausoleum? ”

"I didn't ask about this, I just asked something else."

"Oh, what did you ask?"

It stands to reason that the crown prince should not inquire about these things, and if the emperor wants to say something to him, he will naturally summon him to say it, without pretending to be someone else's mouth.

However, Scholar Lu still said truthfully.

"The emperor asked the old minister to convey to His Royal Highness, summon Jia Min to return to the court, and serve as the right attendant of the military department, responsible for training the world's soldiers and horses."

"Scholar Lu, what does Father mean by this? The Manchu Dynasty was full of civil and military personnel, all of whom were loyal, filial and virtuous, so why did they have to use Jia Min's rebellious man? ”

"The emperor told me to tell His Highness ......."

"Say what? Scholar Lu said, but it didn't hurt. ”

"The emperor said, if you don't use Jia Min, your highness won't even want Jiangshan Sheji?"

With a snap, the prince slapped the table, stood up angrily, and circled around the room.

It took a dozen turns before I sat down.

"Hmph, Jia Min is just a young and frivolous person, and he relied on good luck to win two battles. Do you think there is no one in the world? Without him, my family's century-old foundation would not be guaranteed? It was also his father who was seriously ill and was deceived by traitors. How old is he, he will be the right attendant of the military department. How can I serve the people? ”

"Besides, now that the order has been ordered, all parts of the country are in full swing to practice. A few days ago, the Ministry of War reported that 500,000 troops had been added this year. If Jia Min is asked to practice, how much silver will it cost according to his set? The matter of his father's mausoleum is already beyond his means, and he is overwhelmed, you also know this, where is there so much money for Jia Min to squander? ”

"This ......."

"Master Lu, I know what my father means, he is worried about the rebellion of the three feudatories. Others have said the same. However, it has been more than 100 years, and if they wanted to rebel, they would have rebelled a long time ago. After self-proctoring, the three feudatories repeatedly submitted to the table to express their submission. This year, part of the army will be dismissed, and the two times they will ask for money, aren't they just to settle the soldiers? ”

"Now that the sons of the three families and their families are hostages in the imperial capital, Song Kuan and I are like brothers, where will they rebel? When the time is ripe in the future, as soon as the three feudatories are withdrawn, you can sit back and relax. ”

"But this is the emperor's will, and it will ...... after all."

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow morning. If the ministers agree, they will summon Jia Min back to the court, and if they do not agree, the matter will be stopped. After all, my father's body is not safe now, and he may not be thoughtful in doing things. If the father regrets it in the future, and wants to take back his fate, it will not be good. What do you think? ”

"It's up to His Highness to decide. Your Royal Highness, the old minister has been in poor health recently, and he wants to take a three-day leave, and I hope His Highness will give permission. ”

"If this is true of the scholar Lu, he will rest at home for three days. However, it is not permissible to tell the old man about returning home. Now the palace relies on the scholars of Lu a lot of things, and in the future, I want to ask the scholars to leave a good story of the elders of the three dynasties. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love, and you can only die with all your might. The old minister retired. ”

In the morning of the next day, the prince proposed to summon Jia Min back to the court, and called the ministers to discuss it.

Li Yuan, the secretary of the military department, went out to oppose it, saying that the training of soldiers and horses in various localities has been very effective, and 500,000 new soldiers and horses have been added. Jia Min's military training cost a lot, and the imperial court could not afford it.

Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry came out to oppose it, saying that Jia Min did not know where to go now, and only heard that he was doing business in Beihai. Jia Min has been stripped of his fame, and now he is a businessman, which is not in line with the etiquette system, and he is afraid that he will be laughed at by the world.

The former Hanlin Academy, the head of the household department, and Luo Hanlin, the acting head of the household department, seconded the proposal.

Three academicians from the Military Aircraft Department seconded the proposal, and Yin Jiayu Village of Shuntian Prefecture seconded the proposal.

The other ministers remained silent, and none of them came out to support them.

So the prince shelved this proposal and waited for his father to recover from the dragon.