414: Filial son, loyal courtier
The five princes invited themselves to Huainan for disaster relief?
The fifth prince is either a madman or a gambler!
There is no difference between a gambler and a madman.
No wonder the eldest prince looked at the five princes with such eyes.
If the five princes go to Huainan for disaster relief, and also pacify the chaos in Huainan, such a credit will come from behind, forcing the eldest prince and the second prince to have no way out, and the emperor Longyan Dayue may directly make the five princes the crown prince!
Cheng Qing sneered, no matter why the five princes invited themselves to Huainan for disaster relief, this decision is at least more courageous than the eldest prince and the second prince - the eldest prince is sparing his life, and he doesn't want to watch the five princes make meritorious contributions, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?
As for Cheng Qing herself, when she was summoned, she didn't expect the emperor to send her to Huainan, but in Meifu, Cheng Qing didn't tell a lie, she really didn't think about going to Huainan at first, not only the official rank, but also her own ability was not enough to quell the Huainan Rebellion. But after Cui Yan came to her, Cheng Qing saw that Cui Yan wanted to go to Huainan, and he also thought about going to Huainan.
If it is to assist in disaster relief, Cheng Qing does not resist.
She has always put interests first, but she is not the kind of person who ignores life, Cheng Qing dare not say that she is better than the officials of Great Wei, at least she will not touch the disaster relief money.
If the imperial court sends her to Huainan, Cheng Qing will do his best to provide disaster relief, in addition to making merit, this matter is also accumulating virtue for himself and his family!
In the flash of light, many thoughts flashed through Cheng Qing's mind, the emperor asked her if she was willing to go to Huainan, and Cheng Qing replied categorically:
"Wechen is willing!"
The emperor's face pale, "It seems that I still have filial sons and loyal courtiers. ”
The scope of the blow is too wide, the cabinet and the eldest prince and the second prince are all pleading, Gao Shoufu said a fair word, the fifth prince and Cheng Qing, two young people, are willing to go to Huainan in enthusiasm, but can they really send two people to go, can they relieve the danger of Huainan?
"Father, Erchen also thinks that the fifth brother is too impulsive, the fifth brother's first errand is to supervise the marriage of the fourth brother, and the drought in Huainan cannot be compared at all, Erchen is worried that the disaster in Huainan will not be controlled, and he is even more worried about the safety of the fifth brother!"
The eldest prince still wanted to prevent the fifth prince from going to Huainan.
The fifth prince argued sincerely:
"Thank you for your concern, my brother does not have any experience, and I also asked my father to send other ministers to Huainan with his sons in addition to Cheng Bachelor."
Dare to know this in your heart, knowing that your ability is not good?
What else is there to do.
The disaster relief was done by other ministers, and the five princes did not take credit for nothing!
Now even the second prince has something to say.
The second prince and the eldest prince stood together, and they both opposed the fifth prince going to Huainan.
The emperor asked the five princes if they had anything to say, and the five princes said in a trembling voice: "Erchen knows that there is a lot of danger in going to Huainan, but the mob in Haozhou has rushed into the government to kill officials, and Erchen is no longer useful in Beijing, and he can also represent the royal family when he goes to Huainan." Huainan was affected by the disaster, but I am afraid that the officials are also panicking, and the sons are willing to go to Huainan on behalf of their father to stabilize people's hearts! ”
It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to go to Huainan.
Having a prince to go can indeed stabilize the hearts of the people in Huainan.
The fifth prince said that he enjoyed the royal family, even if there was an accident in Huainan, it was his fate:
“…… It is voluntary, and any result, the son is willing to bear it. ”
Not to mention the emperor, even the cabinet ministers were touched.
It's not that the fifth prince doesn't know the risks of going to Huainan, he knows it, but he is still willing to go.
Even if the fifth prince is to make merits, such courage is better than that of the eldest prince and the second prince!
The emperor stepped down from the throne and personally helped up the five princes.
Whether it was the Qianqiu banquet to present a birthday gift, the posthumous title of Zhao Jieyu, or the five princes who met the queen in Kunning Palace, the emperor never really put this son in his eyes.
It was only at this time that the emperor had the five princes in mind.
Gao Shoufu questioned just now, and at this time, he was the first to congratulate the emperor.
"The Fifth Highness is a nobleman of Tianhuang, and Cheng Qing is the champion of gathering the world's Xiahua, six yuan and the first, and these two go to Huainan to indeed appease people's hearts, so that the local officials and the people affected by the disaster can see the determination of the imperial court to provide disaster relief."
Gao Shoufu meant, Cheng Qing and the Five Princes are two mascots, Cheng Qing did not refute.
This time to Huainan disaster relief, the five princes are the nominal chief officials, Cheng Qing is the entourage adjutant of the five princes, Cheng Qing knows that the emperor will definitely send an old minister to suppress the battle, the holy decree has not been issued, everyone does not know which old minister the emperor prefers.
The emperor left the fifth prince and Cheng Qing alone, the eldest prince and the second prince reluctantly left, and the emperor revisited Cheng Qing's question, hoping that Cheng Qing could practice the methods mentioned in the next policy question when he went to Huainan this time.
"I want you to save the people of Huainan, and I want you to take care of your lives!"
The emperor asked the two of them to go back to prepare, they were going to leave in the next two days, and also reminded the five princes to say goodbye to the queen, Cheng Qing went out of the palace alone, and the news that she was sent to Huainan by the emperor was spread after Gao Shoufu and others left the palace.
Cui Yan was the first to come to the door.
When I saw Cheng Qing, I felt so guilty that I couldn't do it, if I hadn't come to Cheng Qing for help, how could Cheng Qing go to Huainan?
"Stop, this is not my own request, it is the will of God."
Maybe it was the fifth prince who said something in front of the emperor.
Cheng Qing didn't want to be held responsible, and going to Huainan was not all bad, she originally wanted to climb up, stay in the capital, and her merits would not fall from the sky, she really had to wait for the assessment every three years, and she would have to be a great minister in the year of the monkey?
Opportunities coexist with risks, Huainan is a dangerous place, and it may also be a blessed land for Cheng Qing.
According to Cheng Qing's idea, if he went to Huainan by himself, Cui Yan would not have to take risks, Cui Yan disagreed, and used Cheng Qing's rhetoric to block her, saying that Cheng Qing did not let him go to Huainan, that is, he would not be promoted to make a fortune.
Cheng Qing laughed angrily: "You said that we are brothers with different surnames, isn't your father my father?" ”
Cui Yan was scolded and did not defend himself.
His father is trapped in Huainan, and if he lets his brothers fall into Huainan together, Cui Yan will never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
If there is any danger in Huainan, Cui Yan wants to leave the chance of life to Cheng Qing and let Cheng Qing run first - even if the fifth prince is a nobleman, he can't run in front of Cheng Qing!
Cheng Qing was appointed by the emperor as an adjutant for disaster relief, and of course she had the right to transfer a small head from the household department to the disaster relief team.
Cui Yan wants to go to Huainan with him, and Zhou Heng also wants to go.
Cui Yan scolded Zhou Heng, saying that Zhou Heng left Beijing, who would take care of the daughters of the Cui and Zhou families?
"Cui Peng's dog thing is now Hou Ye's son-in-law, let's all leave Beijing, what should he do if he plays a trick!"
Don't even think about Dong Jinqiu, Cheng Hui hasn't been out of confinement yet, Cheng Qing directly rejected Dong Jinqiu.
It was useless for the Liu family to worry, and with the holy decree, Cheng Qing's trip to Huainan became a foregone conclusion.
Meng Huaijin had a deep talk with Cheng Qing once, and confirmed that Cheng Qing had his own ideas, so he didn't stop her.
Another disaster relief adjutant chosen by the emperor was, to everyone's surprise, Cheng Qing's second uncle Cheng Zhixu!