The Palace Nourishes the Heart.

Zhu Xi hurried to the palace, and then followed the father-in-law of Xuan paper and went straight to the emperor's heart cultivation hall.

When Zhu Xi walked into the hall, he saw the emperor in the palace, the three princes and Prime Minister Gong Cheng, Gao Taishi, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Six Departments, Zhu Zimo and Zhu Chengjun and other ministers were all in the palace.

As Zhu Xi expected, the emperor summoned them to the palace to discuss the matter of the plague in Bazhong.

It seems that the spread of the plague was very rapid, starting from the southern foot of Mt. Yonecang in less than a month, and quickly spreading to all sides. It has spread as far as the Dazhou region, and the entire Bazhong region is in danger.

Because the plague is an unknown virus, it is menacing, the people of Bazhong have no slightest defense, ordinary medicine stones are useless, and they only see that the infected people gradually blew pus and sores all over their bodies and die, and their deaths are embarrassing. It can be said that the Bashu area has become a realistic version of human purgatory.

The people of Bazhong suffered a lot, but the ministers of the court still argued, and no one dared to go to Bazhong to deal with the plague.

Seeing that the court and China were arguing, the emperor pulled several important ministers together for a small meeting. And the two brothers, Zhu Zimo and Zhu Chengjun, it stands to reason that their positions are too low and should not be among them.

But the two fathers are the second prince and the prince's ministers, and they are both young talents and leaders of the young generation, so they are naturally valued by the prince and the second prince. I like to take these two brothers with me in everything.

Today, the emperor asked to discuss who would go to Bazhong to deal with the plague. The crown prince and the second prince also came with Zhu Zimo and Zhu Chengjun.

Zhu Xi had already received the information and knew about it, so he was not too surprised when he came to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Everyone in the palace saw the real king Zhu Xi appear, and the expressions on their faces were different. There are those who are surprised, there are those who sneer, and so on.

Zhu Xi didn't squint, and saluted directly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Weichen is back"

"The time has come back for the true king, and I have been discussing a tricky matter with the ministers in the past few days," Emperor Zhao Pang De didn't seem to be angry with the true king Zhu Xi coming back so late, and still looked at the real king with a smile and said.

"Is the emperor bothered by the plague in Bazhong?" Zhu Xi said directly.

"It seems that even if the real king is not in Kyoto, he still knows about the major events in the court," the crown prince Zhao Honghao said in a strange manner.

"Xiao Wang has something at home, so he asked the emperor for leave. But although Xiao Wang is not in the court, he is still grateful for the emperor's kindness, remembering the duty of a courtier, and not daring to slack off. A few days ago, as soon as Xiao Wang heard that there was a plague in Shuzhong, he hurried back to Kyoto."

"True king, you have a heart. I am glad to hear what you have just said. If the ministers of the court and the central government can think about me like the true king, I will be much more relaxed."

The minister in the palace knelt on the ground and confessed.

"Zhong Aiqing doesn't need to be nervous. It was just a feeling from me. Now it is imperative to choose who will go to Bazhong to deal with the plague," the emperor frowned, looking very worried.

Although the emperor was asking everyone in the palace, no one answered.

These people can be extremely human, who is not a human spirit? How can you not know that going to Shuzhong now is not only thankless, but it is also possible to leave your life in Bashu.

Emperor Zhao Pang De raised his head slightly, and saw that everyone in the hall was silent, like a wooden stake, and did not speak, knowing in his heart that these people were all jealous, afraid of being a head bird and being targeted by themselves.

So, Zhao Pang De said, "None of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can share my worries?" ”

The anger in the Emperor's tone was already evident, but no one spoke.

The emperor looked displeased, looked at the courtiers in the palace, and then looked at the three princes beside him.

The prince sat upright on the chair, bowed his head, and did not speak; The second prince reclined back in his chair, holding tea, and seemed to be focused on the tea in the teacup; The third prince looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, secretly looked at the crown prince and the second prince, and saw that the two of them didn't speak, and he didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Pangde sighed in his heart, saying that he had three sons, and at the critical moment, there was no one to exert his strength. The crown prince and the second prince only knew how to fight for the throne, and they were unwilling to let their people go to Bazhong to deal with the plague. Because they are all afraid, if the plague is not handled well, it will affect their prestige and give the other party a chance to fight themselves.

It seems that only the third prince is a filial person, and his work is also discreet, but he does not have a good background and lacks ability.

Although in the past few years, Zhao Pangde has secretly helped the third prince to cultivate power in the court, hoping that he can encircle the intermediate forces of the true king in the court and contain the power of the crown prince and the second prince. But the performance of the three princes still could not satisfy Zhao Pangde. The emperor always thinks that his third son is not as smart as the crown prince and the second prince, and he has a city.

When Zhao Pound thought of this, he was a little lost, but he still cheered up and said, "Does the third prince have anything to say?" ”

The third prince, Zhao Hongli, was as meticulous as ever, "Return to my father." Erchen felt that although the road in Bazhong was dangerous and there were many ethnic minorities, it was really tricky to deal with the plague, but Erchen could not agree with the adults today who said that the people of Bazhong should be left to fend for themselves. Although Bazhong is impregnated with pestilence, he is still my Qianchao son. The court could not leave them alone. ”

"Tube? The third prince said it well, how to care? Now that there is a plague in Bazhong, if one is not good, it will spread to the entire Qianchao. At that time, it will endanger the entire society. Besides, the third emperor brother also said just now, Bazhong is known as the trench area, with ravines and many poisons, not to mention that the imperial court sent people to rescue, even if it is very difficult for people to send supplies in. In this case, who should the imperial court send? Could it be that the third emperor brother is willing to go? ”

The words of the second prince made Zhao Hongli a little aggrieved, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

The prince saw that Zhao Hongli was speechless by Zhao Hongpu, and he also sneered, "Hongpu, how can you say that about Hongli?" He just didn't know the difficulties of the imperial court. His idea was good. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan. Perhaps, they are now waiting for the imperial court to send someone to rescue. It's cruel to let them fend for themselves."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what you said is extremely true. Hongli thought the same thing just now. The words of the second prince just now also reminded Hongli. If there are no ministers in the court who are willing to go to Bazhong, Na Hongli is willing to go."

"Hongli, what do you say? You are the third prince of the Qianchao Dynasty. With so many officials in the Manchu Dynasty, do you still want to take the risk yourself? Emperor Zhao Pang De said with a calm face.

The third prince, Zhao Hongli, didn't expect his kindness, but it became the result now, and said aggrievedly, "Father, it's the sons and daughters who didn't think about it." The sons only saw that their father was worried about the people of Bazhong, so they voluntarily went to Bazhong"

"I am very pleased that you have this filial piety. But your Fujin is about to give birth, how can my father bear to let you go to such a dangerous place in Bazhong without even looking at the child? ”

In fact, the emperor has already chosen someone in his heart, but the other party has not spoken.

Zhao Pang De had no choice but to open his mouth and call the name of the true king and said, "True king, do you think the ministers of the court and the central government, who is the most suitable to deal with the plague in Bazhong?" ”