Chapter 2: The Arrival of the Prince

The prince grabbed the reins, turned his head and said to Xiong Ji, the deputy commander of the coastal defense battalion: "Only by assault can we discover the true face of Lushan." โ€

"Your Highness is wise." Bear flatteringly touted.

This Xiong Ji, a veteran of the coastal defense battalion, has always been unwilling to accept his position, but since the prince is here, he naturally tries his best to curry favor, in order to get the prince's support and get the opportunity to be promoted.

At this time, the general walked up to the steed and greeted the prince.

The prince dismounted, lifted his arm, and was very kind: "Banyue, I haven't seen you for a long time, and this palace misses it very much." โ€

"It's an honor for the lower officials." Banyue straightened up.

The prince looked at him, he hadn't seen him for more than a year, his skin had darkened, but his eyes were more bright, he had retreated from his original shyness and childishness, and he looked heroic.

And he is still growing after the age of the weak crown, he was shorter than himself at the beginning, and now he is obviously half a head taller than himself.

"Banyue, it's out, it's really majestic to wear this dress." The prince patted his arm with jealousy, thinking that this guy had just hit shit luck.

At the beginning, I didn't look down on him at all, but now he is more famous than himself.

Indeed, the storyteller in the capital likes to adapt the story of his outwitted Yukou, and he speaks it amazingly, and those people in the market also love to listen to it.

Banyue is indeed inspirational, injecting a realistic version of the general's dream into the dull and boring lives of those civilians.

Banyue has been fatherless and motherless since he was a child, and has been living on the streets.

It's not an exaggeration to say that he has shit luck.

One day, he was begging, but he was taken by the current emperor Pu Xuanhuang, who was privately interviewed by Weifu, and brought him back to the palace and placed him next to the young second son of the emperor, Shan Ni Xin, who is now the crown prince, as a companion, so he ascended to the sky in one step.

He and the crown prince are of the same age and live in the same room, but their status is very different and their personalities are completely different.

He was bullied by the prince a lot, but he didn't boast to the prince like other boys who were with him, and he was bent on revolving around the prince.

The prince is seizing the time to play, thinking about how to skip class; But he hurried to learn, thinking that Fa'er would pester the prince to tell him more books, and thinking that Fa'er would let the generals teach him more martial arts and the art of war.

Those princes and generals shook their heads, as if they were not here for the prince, but specifically for him, but had to obey his diligence and intelligence.

Someone once whispered behind his back, such a Yue, in the future, will become a great weapon, but unfortunately he was not born in the emperor's family, if he is a prince, he must be a Ming Jun who has no ancients before and no one after him.

After Banyue grew up, he was both civil and military, coupled with a calm personality, few words and down-to-earth work, which won the appreciation of Emperor Pu Xuan.

One day, the imperial court was in a hurry, saying that the general of the coastal defense battalion had died in battle, and Yu Kou became more and more rampant, colluding with local pirates along the coast to kill officials and occupy the city.

At the same time, spy reports show that the monarch of Yu Guo has long coveted the richness and vastness of the territory of Puguo, and seeing that Yu Kou is profitable, he secretly supports them, and has the intention of invading the inland.

Emperor Pu Xuan was shocked and asked who could take command of the expedition, but none of the generals who were used to idleness in the capital were willing to stand up, for fear that if they were not careful, their reputation would be difficult to protect.

This feather has been difficult to get rid of for many years, and no one can guarantee that they will be able to drive them away in a year and a half.

When Banyue heard about it, he took the initiative to ask for help.

People thought he was young and rampant and ignorant, but they didn't expect that he only used more than a year of hard work to drive away the extremely arrogant Yukou, and the coastal people were at peace from then on.

Emperor Xuan was overjoyed, and was promoted to the general of the coastal defense battalion, commanding the local administration of the counties and counties in Linhai, and became famous for a time.

Even the crown prince had to pay three respects to him, which had the intention of wooing.

However, Banyue doesn't seem to buy it, he doesn't want to form a gang, and he only focuses on doing what he should do, so the prince came this time with the intention of looking for his faults and letting him learn to bow his head in front of him.

The prince thought to himself, he was his own companion, he didn't know how to be grateful, and he dragged it so much, if he didn't give him a little bit of power, he didn't know whose family it was in the world!

For the crown prince, an independent leopard is useless, and an obedient pug, even if he is not capable, is more useful.

The crown prince raised his eyebrows and said with a very shrewd look: "The camp here is much more lively than the street in Jingshi, which is an eye-opener for the main palace." The soldiers threw rice bowls in the canteen, and the sound of pots and chopsticks was full of resentment, was there someone withholding their food, making them so dissatisfied? โ€

"Your Highness, the food is also colorful, and it is naturally lively at lunchtime. They are mainly dissatisfied with the lack of meat to eat. Banyue explained.

"In that case, meat still has to be served."

"There has been an outbreak of swine fever in the surrounding area, and the price of meat has risen several times in two months. This is not the main problem, the main reason is that dead pork ginseng is mixed with the market, and it is difficult to ensure the quality of the meat, out of the concern for the dietary safety of the soldiers, the lower officials decided to stop purchasing pork unless the swine fever is controlled. โ€

"Is there such a thing? Why not order Sang-gun's pork? The prince took the opportunity to remind.

Shang County is the new fiefdom of the crown prince, the place is famous for pig breeding, and half of the country's high-quality black pigs are produced in Shang County.

"Xia Guan is trying to discuss swine fever with His Royal Highness."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." The prince's face showed joy, he didn't expect that he could kill multiple birds with one stone and unexpectedly gain a big business this time.

"It's hard to say anything about this matter, Your Highness has been running all the way, have you had lunch?" Ban Yue had to slow down, he hadn't made any preparations yet.

"His Royal Highness is concerned about the general, and he is in a hurry, and he has not eaten yet." The eunuch Ochre answered for the prince.

ยทโ€œ Then the subordinate will arrange it immediately. There is a fine wine that has been sealed for many years in the cellar of the military camp, please taste it to Your Highness. โ€

"Very good." The prince said and looked into the distance, revealing a look of astonishment, "Why is the sea water this color? โ€

"Just now, a column of water rushed out of the seabed, which probably stirred up the sea mud and polluted the waters."

"It's a different flavor. The palace is in the capital, and the eyes are always blocked by the wall, how can there be an endless and comfortable view here. โ€

"His Royal Highness, as the prince of a country, guards the capital, but he can stand on a tall building and look out in all directions, this sea is nothing."

"But every time you look in the direction of the sea, Hongu thinks of you. Do you remember that Hongu and you used to play together when you were young, but how did you grow up and become unfamiliar? The prince set again closely.

"His Royal Highness has His Highness's state affairs, and His Royal Highness has the official affairs of His Highness, how can he be like when he was a child?"

"This is a bad word, if we have the same heart, we will only complement each other."

The prince put his position on the same level as Ban Yue, and he had the demeanor of a corporal who was polite and virtuous, and expressed his hope that he would actively cooperate with him.

Ban Yue replied very skillfully: "Thanks to His Royal Highness's love, the lower officials must do their best for the imperial court." โ€

The prince was displeased, and for the court, it showed that he would not be alone for himself, so his eyes became cold.

If he does not obey himself, then he must find fault with him in this barracks.

Either subdue him or clean him up.