"Father, the matter of the place of the chair was solved by the son, and now who knows that such a thing will happen in the future, and the son is willing to go to the chair again with his own strength to share the worries of the father."

The sonorous and powerful words of the fourth prince Jiang Xihu caused the ministers present in the court to turn their heads and whisper continuously.

In fact, it is normal for Jiang Xihu to say this, after all, he has just leveled the mountain bandits in the place of Kuayi and relieved the refugees.

Man-made disasters are better said, but who can stop this natural disaster? The plague of locusts is menacing, and if it is not rectified, the consequences will be unimaginable. There have been several locust plagues in the Chu State, and each time there have been heavy losses, and with the lessons of the past, people in the future will naturally be more cautious.

This locust plague must be managed, and the key is who is sent to deal with it, and this is the most important thing.

It is impossible for Qi Qingchu to go out in a short period of time, he has just been urgently recalled by His Majesty, saying that he is handling some important affairs.

Sending locust extermination envoys is the most important thing at the moment, and this year is a year of great calamity, and there are many disasters in the upper three states and the lower six states of Chu State.

Qingzhou suffered a snowstorm just after the New Year, not long ago the river in Huzhou swelled in the summer, and also suffered a flood, since the beginning of spring, Liangzhou has suffered a drought again, and now there is a locust plague.

His Majesty had no choice but to open the treasury and then give relief to all parties.

Seeing that the wind and rain in other countries are smooth, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the Chu State is not so peaceful in comparison.

The people were speculating among themselves whether they had offended the gods and punished them.

All kinds of rituals and ceremonies sprang up in an instant, and some places did not suffer any disasters, but just in case, I prayed for good weather this year, and I still did a lot of rituals.

Everyone was waiting for Emperor Gao De's answer, but Emperor Gao Dedi's face was slightly gloomy, a little gloomy and uncertain, which made people uncertain for a while.

Qi Qingchu respectfully stood in the first row on the right, and didn't look at other places, just looked intently at the bottom of him, and even ignored the eyes that Emperor Gao De projected on him.

Emperor Gao De naturally didn't want Jiang Xihu to go to Kuai again, the matter of exterminating locusts can be big or small, and if it can't be done, it's okay to say, but if it is done, Emperor Gao Dedi will not be so happy.

If Jiang Xihu does such a major event as the locust plague well, his reputation among the people will also rise, and the prestige of the prince will decline, which is a process of eliminating the other.

Originally, the people had some complaints about the prince, if Jiang Xihu behaved better, the people would definitely regard him as a savior-like figure, after all, the foolish people.

If this is the case, it is inevitable that there will be some voices unfavorable to the crown prince, and perhaps it is more likely that there will be more ministers who support the four princes.

Of course, Emperor Gao Dedi does not love his son, but he hopes that the fourth child will still obediently be his carefree fourth prince, and in the future, when he becomes an adult, he will be crowned a comfortable prince and let him stay at home.

Everything has to be considered as a king.

"I miss that you have just returned from abroad, you are very tired, and when you are away for a long time, I also miss me very much, why don't you stay in the palace and spend more time with me."

After a while, Emperor Gao Dedi actually showed a kind look on his face, and Jiang Xihu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

But soon his sanity was restored, and these were all tricks made by his father, and they were only played by the courtiers for everyone to see, and they should not be taken seriously.

After all, such a thing is not once or twice.

Since his father is acting, he is also acting.

"Father! Father! When the son was away for a long time, he also missed his father very much, and now he has returned to his father's side, and his heart is very stable.

But now is not the time for stability, watching the people suffer, the hearts of the sons are as anxious as the sun, the people in the place of praise chairs are very simple, the people are very kind, after the bandits are eliminated, those people are sent off when the sons leave, and it is difficult to resist the hospitality.

Son! The sons can't bear to suffer such a great sin!

What's more, Erchen's subordinates are still stationed there for the time being, and they have not returned, just a letter from Erchen, and immediately go to the place where the locust plague occurred."

Jiang Xihu said these words up and down, so that everyone followed his description of the mood up and down, especially when it came to the people suffering Jiang Xihu's tone of heart, most of the ministers really believed it, this Jiang Xihu is sincere, to seek the well-being of the people.

Some loyal and honest ministers were even moved to tears, and they couldn't help but compare Jiang Xihu with the crown prince.

Now the prince is messing with the crown princess in the prince's mansion every day, ignoring political affairs and ignoring the court, compared with the four princes' sincere consideration for the people, it is thousands of miles away.

Some ministers were slightly dissatisfied.

Emperor Gao Dedi originally thought that what he said was clear enough, but he didn't expect Jiang Xihu to rebel against him.

To put it bluntly, Emperor Gao Dedi still didn't plan to let Jiang Xihu praise the chair, and the news that was recovered said that Jiang Xihu was able to exterminate the mountain bandits purely by luck, and his strategy was average, and he even showed a jerky and overwhelmed look, like a born calf.

"Alas, many people suffer in locust plagues, and the scenes are often miserable and miserable, and my father is also for your good, and I am afraid that you will not see those scenes.

What's more, this matter needs to be done by experienced people, you have just come back from suppressing bandits and made great achievements, I will naturally reward you well, but this history of locust extermination still has to choose someone else, who do you think should be chosen? “

Emperor Gao Dedi didn't have time to wait for Jiang Xihu to argue, so he asked the ministers without authorization, and he felt that he was a suitable candidate.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is most appropriate to hand over this matter to His Royal Highness the Four Princes, and it is more than a month before and after Kyoto to go to Liangzhou.

Therefore, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has not had time to withdraw those guards, and now he can play a role in the extermination of locusts.

Far water can't quench your thirst, Your Majesty! “

As soon as these words came out, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces couldn't help but gently push back half a step, for fear that His Majesty would be angry, and then turn his anger on himself.

The one who spoke, is the minister of the first rank in the court, An Ge Lao, he is several generations of elders, he has followed the first emperor to fight the battlefield, this status can be imagined, and what is even more commendable is the cultural relics, if An Ge Lao is dozens of years younger, I am afraid that the most glorious person on the grass hall is not Qi Qingchu, but this An Ge Lao.

The first emperor once gave this whip, which was specially used to whip the emperor, if the emperor's virtue was at a loss.

An Ge Lao has always been upright, and he has never done anything to the current emperor Gao Dedi, because since Emperor Gao De succeeded to the throne, he has been without merit, and An Ge Lao will not deliberately find a reason to find trouble with Emperor Gao De, but this time, in all fairness, An Ge Lao feels that what the fourth prince Jiang Xihu said is right, and Emperor Gao De obviously doesn't want the four princes to go to say such things.

Everyone knows the reason, Your Majesty is afraid that the four princes will steal the limelight of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the credit of His Royal Highness the Prince, so this is why this is the case.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to go to the Kua Chair, not to mention whether it can be done or not, he must first appease the emotions of the Crown Princess, and then he will not be able to leave the capital without spending half a month on the operation of large and small bags.

And until now, the four princes have not yet married and have nothing to worry about. The fact that he was able to successfully resolve the slander also shows that he is a brave and resourceful person.

In the heart of serving the country and the people, An Ge Lao felt that it was still suitable for the four princes, even if Emperor Gao De didn't want to, he had to bring it up, and see what the ministers thought, the things in the court were all discussed, discussed, and if they were not discussed, it would always be the emperor's word, how could this work?

When Emperor Gao De heard An Ge Lao's words, he was a little unhappy in an instant, but he didn't put his dissatisfaction on his face, and he still pretended to be groaning and thinking on weekdays.

The other ministers also made a commotion after hearing An Ge Lao's words, you look at me, I look at you, and they didn't speak.

"Lord Qi, what do you think?" Helplessly, Emperor Gao De had to ask Qi Qingchu first, Qi Qingchu's seniority in the court was not as good as that of An Ge Lao, but in terms of the weight in the hearts of the ministers, Qi Qingchu could still occupy a place.

Qi Qingchu, who was named, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "This matter is urgent, but I can't wait, after all, the locusts crossing the border, like a storm and snow, come and go quickly, if you don't hurry up and deal with it, I'm afraid it's still very bad."

But if we wait until the capital sends someone over, I'm afraid it's a little late.

According to the minister's opinion, it is better to transfer from the place next to the chair, and the people and horses go to help rescue the imperial court and send someone to take charge of this matter.

As for the fourth prince saying that he has subordinates stationed in Kuayi, then he can indeed use it, but the first priority is to organize the soldiers and horses near Kuayi to go to support.

An Ge Lao is also right, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, we are in the capital city nearly thousands of miles away, and there are indeed some whips that are beyond the reach of the whip when something happens. “

This is very particular, neither offending His Majesty, nor offending the four princes, nor dissatisfying An Gelao.

An Ge Lao's favorite among the young ministers is Qi Qingchu, who knows how to advance and retreat.

There is nothing wrong with this matter, even if it echoes his thoughts. After all, he just didn't say it in full detail, and the locusts did move quickly when they crossed the border, and one place was empty, and they quickly moved to another, causing scourge everywhere.

In this way, Emperor Gao De was temporarily stabilized, and there was no need to send the fourth prince Jiang Xihu to run to Kuayi, Jiang Xihu had obtained some power and continued to act in Kuayi.

In the eyes of other ministers, this is undoubtedly the best solution.

After all, instead of arguing about who should be in charge of this matter, it is really better to organize the people on the other side of the chair first, stabilize the situation first, and then talk about the things that are appeased later.

This is also the biggest right that each family can fight, and there is no other way