After Yang Liu's departure, he changed the stagecoach every ten kilometers, and set off again after sleeping at the post station for half an hour every night, so day and night, and finally arrived in the evening two days after departure.

When he arrived at the Jinluan Palace, he reported the news that Guo Zhen had heard from the Pingkang Palace.

After hearing this, the emperor immediately summoned the crown prince Xiao and conspired to send troops.

After the crown prince Xiao came, the emperor was pacing with his hands in his hands.

The emperor first told the crown prince Xiao the news brought by Yang Liu, and then said: "I didn't expect that Zhou Peng would investigate such a result, and he really thought that the Zheng Mansion was burned by us?" He still thinks the white fungus you brought with him is poisonous? This kind of fake is too easy to do! How confused he is! ”

Prince Xiao said: "Everything is because Zheng Hangsu has been prepared. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the result. ”

"But our royal family can't prove our innocence, alas! Now that he has decided to send troops, and his subordinates have responded to every call, this battle cannot be left unfought. ”

"Father, since you must send troops, your son has two requests." Prince Xiao said.

"What do you want, say!"

"The first request is that Erchen personally send troops to suppress it. I also hope that my father will approve this request of my son. ”

The emperor frowned and pondered for a moment and said: "Since you want to sharpen it, it's okay, I'm right, then everything needs to be cautious and careful, the battle can be lost, and people must go back!" ”

"Father and emperor can rest assured, the sons and daughters have their own measure." Prince Xiao said.

"And what's your second request?" The emperor asked.

Prince Xiao said: "Erchen's second request is that Erchen wants to add Lu Shikang as a candidate among the marching staff. ”

"It's the one who wrote to you, what is he capable of?"

Most of the marching staff officers who have always traveled in Dali are selected from the Hanlin Academy. It is common to take seven or eight marching staff officers with them on an expedition at a time. But Lu Shikang didn't hear anything outstanding, and secondly, he didn't seem to have achieved any fame.

If he is a confidant of his son and knows very little about him, he must not be an official.

Otherwise, you should have heard of this person's name.

Prince Xiao said: "Erchen knows what concerns his father has, Erchen asked him to be a marching staff officer for two reasons, one is that he is courageous, knowledgeable and resourceful, and he is a rare talent, the letter that his father saw a few days ago was written by him to Erchen, and his wisdom can be glimpsed from the letter. The second is because Erchen personally led the troops to the battle, and the staff officers he brought were all people in the officialdom of the Hanlin Academy, if Erchen made a wrong judgment or was stubborn, others were afraid that they would not point out Erchen's fallacy because of Mingzhe's self-preservation, but he would. ”

"How do you know he's going to be?" The emperor wondered.

Because the acquaintance between Erchen and him began with a dispute when he was young, when Erchen and he shot arrows in the same forest, and after a rabbit fell to the ground, Erchen was shot by Erchen except Erchen, but he insisted that he was the prey he struck, and after knowing that Erchen was the prince, he still insisted that he was struck, and later he also proved by method that it was he who struck, and it is his person who can know a thing or two from this matter. In the later exchanges, Erchen also found out that he was indeed a flattering person who would not tend to be inflammatory, and he was not afraid of power, so Erchen hoped to let him join the ranks of the staff officers on this march. ”

The emperor suddenly remembered something and said: "What does this Lu Shikang you are talking about have to do with Lu Shizhao and Lu Shiliang?" ”

Lu Shizhao is the servant of the Imperial History Terrace, Lu Shiliang is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the two are brothers. The emperor knew that the two had a brother, but he didn't know his name. I only remember that Lu Shizhao was late for the new science and technology jinshi ceremony when he entered Beijing that year, and it was still the reason for that brother.

Prince Xiao replied: "He is the third brother of the two of them. ”

The emperor said: "What? He is Lu Shizhao's stubborn third brother? ”

"Exactly. It's just that he's not as stubborn as he was now. If my father had seen him in person, he would have made a difference in his opinion. ”

The emperor said: "Since you recognize him so much, I agree with your recommendation." ”

Prince Xiao then retreated.

That night, the emperor summoned hundreds of civil and military officials in the capital overnight, announced Zhou Peng's intention to rebel, and severely criticized him for his self-defeating behavior, and finally appointed Song Wen, the general of Zhenguo, as the deputy marshal of the march, to assist the prince in the expedition, and then appointed a group of military generals to accompany the army.

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It is said that after the crown prince Xiao returned from the emperor's Jinluan Palace, he came to the Changming Hall where Hua Muchun was located, and told Hua Muchun that he was going to personally take command of the expedition to Chen Zhou tomorrow.

Hua Muchun was stunned when he heard this.

After a while, Fang said: "What, you must personally take command of the expedition?" ”

Prince Xiao said: "Zhou Peng's army rose this time because we went to Zheng's house, and I have always had doubts about this matter, because I want to go over and find out clearly." Furthermore, you should understand that the most grinding place is the battlefield. ”

Hua Muchun didn't speak for a long time, but walked to the dresser, stunned.

Prince Xiao walked behind her, stroked her shoulders and said, "Don't you always think about me staying away from you on weekdays?" ”

Hua Mu Chun said: "I don't believe you are so stupid? ”

Prince Xiao said: "How is this prince stupid? ”

"Why aren't you stupid? I can't even hear the truth or falsehood of others. ”

"This prince can naturally hear it, say stupid or you are stupid, can't you hear that this prince is teasing you?"

"Who wants you to be funny at this time?" Hua Mu's pure eyes looked at his shadow above the mirror darkly.

After speaking, she said as if she remembered something: "If someone has any difficult symptoms during your march, go to Dr. Kong in Jiangbei City, the same doctor who followed us to Zheng Jin's house that day." ”

"The little doctor, you say?"

"That's her."

"What can he do?" This expedition will inevitably bring a few imperial doctors, is that the little doctor more capable than the imperial doctor?

"That's what you remember I said, anyway." Hanagi Jundo.

I don't know why, she just trusts Kong Qingzhi, she thinks that some incurable diseases that others can't solve will be solved when they come to her.

She remembers going to her pharmacy that afternoon, when a couple came to her with a two-year-old child in their arms.

That incident made her feel that Kong Qingzhi was a doctor who was different from ordinary doctors. Her methods are always different from those of other doctors, but, for some reason, they just work. She herself is an example.

At that time, she thought that her whole body was aching because of something wrong with her body, but she didn't expect that after only half a day of climbing the mountain with her method, she would get a little better, and after walking for a few days, she was all better.

Therefore, if the prince encountered any incurable disease that the imperial doctor could not solve when he was marching and fighting, she hoped that he could find Kong Qingzhi.

Prince Xiao didn't know why she trusted the little doctor so much, and he didn't see what the little doctor was capable of, but in order not to disturb Hua Muchun's happiness, he said, "I wrote it down for my husband." ”

After saying that, he hugged her into his arms.

She remained motionless for him to hold, her head resting on his shoulder, her eyes full of worry.