A country cannot be without a king for a day.

Even if it is the crown prince, it must be determined as soon as possible so that the people below can calm down.

Now Emperor Hongzhi has only one son, and he doesn't look like he can still be reborn.

After all, it has been so long, if you want to give birth, you would have given birth long ago.ъìＱυＧΕtV.℃ǒΜ

If something happens to the crown prince really, they must prepare in advance.

But I dare not do this matter openly.

After all, Zhu Houzhao may not be in trouble now.

Zhang Sheng could only whisper: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will go check it myself."

After the two finished speaking, Zhang Sheng did not go to the side hall to rest, but instead took advantage of the moonlight to return to the Ministry of Rites.

For the ministers in the palace, they can only make every possible preparation.

Then he waited nervously for the final confirmation news to come.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

It's late at night.

Emperor Hongzhi did not go to the harem, but rested in his bedroom.

After all, in his state, as soon as he arrived in the harem, Queen Zhang would probably see something wrong with him.

If she had let her know about Zhu Houzhao's current situation, she would definitely have cried.

Crying cannot solve the problem.

It’s better to wait until you make sure it’s time to make plans.

But Zhu Houzhao's affairs were not confirmed for a day, and Emperor Hongzhi felt that he could not sleep or eat.

It was better during the day, and he still remembered his emperor's responsibilities when discussing with everyone.

But at night, the bedroom was quiet.

At this time, he was just a father who cared about his children.

What the ministers said was quite tactful.

If the worst happens, Emperor Hongzhi can only harden his heart and put the overall situation first.

But this is his only son after all.

At most, he would curse a few words and punish him for copying books and memorizing them.

Last time I made a slap, I even gave him a few days off. I even thought that he was getting angry, so I went to see him in person.

Now when I think about my son’s bad accident, Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t sleep no matter how bad he was.

He tossed and turned on the bed, hoping that the sky would light up quickly and that the news from the border would be sent back as soon as possible.

He thought of Zhao Ce who set out earlier than them again, and Emperor Hongzhi was thinking again, and Zhao Ce didn't know if he had found the prince.

The man named Dingxi Hou had some military achievements.

He led troops to suppress the rebellion before, but I heard that he was the best at defeating the more with less.

And not to mention anything else, Zhao Ce is smart and has many ideas.

If he is next to him, then there is a high probability that his son will have no safety issues.

Emperor Hongzhi kept thinking about it on the bed, as if he had glanced for a while.

He didn't know whether he was asleep or not, but when someone was walking outside, he woke up again.

"Your Majesty, the morning court time is coming."

Hearing the eunuch's soft shout, Emperor Hongzhi sat up from the dragon bed.

"Light the light."

The lights were lit in the hall, and Emperor Hongzhi washed up, but the fatigue could not be concealed between his eyebrows and eyes.

He rubbed his eyebrows, thinking about whether to cancel the morning court today.

Not many Jiuqing and others there could fall asleep.

The prince's situation has always touched everyone's hearts.

A group of old men had arrived in the hall early, waiting for Emperor Hongzhi to come over to discuss matters.

Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi directly canceled today's morning court.

Since ascending the throne, he has basically been in full service.

Not to mention the morning court, even the additional Wu court is fully served.

But today there is nothing I can do.

Everyone looked at Emperor Hongzhi's haggard face and advised: "The current situation of the Crown Prince is just our guess. Your Majesty should take care of your health."

Emperor Hongzhi replied in a weak voice: "You all have the intention, I just can't sleep last night."

"Duke Baoguo should have news coming today. After his news is delivered, I will go and take a break."

Everyone didn't say anything more.

What I thought was that I was afraid that you might not be able to fall asleep even more after listening to it.

If you get a prince, you can't get another emperor, right?

Emperor Hongzhi asked someone to give breakfast to everyone, and then ate with them in the hall while waiting.

Others have no spirit or appetite.

But I didn’t eat anything yesterday, so my body would definitely collapse if I continue like this.

As a last resort, he had to force himself to eat a lot.

After eating, I listened to everyone's discussion, and waited anxiously for the news of Duke Bao to continue to come.

Logically speaking, Duke Baoguo took his men and rushed to chase Zhu Houzhao, and he would definitely catch up in one day and a half.

After catching up, sending messages back to the capital will be faster.

If there is any news, it will probably be sent back before noon.

The sky is from dawn until the sun rises.

Emperor Hongzhi became more and more anxious.

He couldn't sit still at all, stood up and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

Others also paused the conversation and waited anxiously for the news.

finally.

The person who sent the order arrived.

"Borderline urgent report! Borderline urgent report!"

Everyone suddenly became energetic.

Without Emperor Hongzhi's words, the eunuch at the door quickly walked in with his people.

This man was also covered in dust and ran with sweat.

Just as he knelt on one knee on the ground, before he could speak, the anxious Emperor Hongzhi had already asked the first question.

"Is there any news about the prince?"

The person who came said, "Go back to your Majesty."

"Duke Bao led 5,000 troops out of the city in the early morning and marched towards Aries' mouth."

"Finally, before yesterday's ugly moment, I found His Royal Highness on the road."

Really discovered...

Emperor Hongzhi asked: "How is the prince now? Are he injured?"

The person who sent the order said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince was not injured, and the Marquis of Dingxi was also by the Crown Prince."

"At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince encountered a grain transport team that was being attacked by the Tartars, so he led everyone to repel the attack of the Tartars."

Not injured...

Emperor Hongzhi and everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine if it's okay.

Although I met the Tartars, it would definitely be safe if I had the defenders of the grain transport team and the five thousand troops led by the Duke of Baoguo.

Moreover, Zhao Ce was indeed chasing the prince.

The heart that Emperor Hongzhi had been raising up was finally relieved.

"Since that's the case, has Duke Bao escorted the prince on his way back to Beijing?"
To be continued...