He was silent for a moment, looked at the prince, and asked tentatively: "The third brother and the head of Anping County also went to inspect the imperial mausoleum?"
Isn't it?
The imperial mausoleum was well built, but did it suddenly collapse this year?
Two princes and a county magistrate actually had to be dispatched to inspect it in person?
King Xiang is not stupid either.
He immediately smelled something bad about this job.
really.
The prince's answer fulfilled his idea: "No, King Yi and the Lord of Anping County have other errands, so you don't have to worry about it."
Prince Xiang: "...but brother, didn't you say that you want me to cover for them?"
The prince smiled and said, "Yes."
King Xiang: "..." He seemed to understand.
On the surface, this mission was to inspect the imperial mausoleum, but in fact, there was a mystery behind it. He was sent there by his father as a cover?
To put it another way, it is a living sign on the outside.
King Xiang suddenly had a bitter look on his face and looked at Emperor Zhaoming with resentment.
Emperor Zhaoming lowered his head to drink tea, pretending not to see the expression on his face.
The prince suppressed his laughter and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "Do your business well. For specific arrangements, you can go back to Prince Yi's Mansion and discuss it with your third brother."
Speaking of this, King Xiang knew that he could not refuse - unless he was willing to be granted marriage by Emperor Zhaoming and give up his romantic and happy life.
is it possible?
Of course not.
King Xiang asked weakly: "When will we set off?"
The prince said: "Two days later."
King Xiang: "..." So, when things come to an end, the father and the prince will work together to capture the young man?
Just in time, he delivered it.
This luck.
King Xiang wiped his face mentally and asked seriously: "Brother, I have one last question."
The prince nodded gently: "Ask."
"If I go with you on this errand, I won't die, right?" King Xiang asked seriously.
Snapped!
A letter flew from the desk and hit Prince Xiang hard on the head.
Prince Xiang screamed and covered his head: "Father?"
Emperor Zhaoming said angrily: "You are getting more and more restless. I asked you to go on an errand. How dare you be picky?"
King Xiang hurriedly cried out: "My son and I have been wronged."
"I think your skin is itchy!"
"Father, if you ask me to go on errands, I will definitely be more than happy to do so!"
King Xiang looked aggrieved: "But, if you want my son and my third brother to go together, isn't this obviously pushing my son into a pit of fire? I can't ask a few more questions?"
Emperor Zhaoming: "..."
The prince said quietly: "You mean, the third brother is a pit of fire?"
King Xiang said with a sad face: "No, what I mean is that there is no errand that Third Brother does that is not dangerous. If I go with my three-legged cat skills, I might come back sideways."
It was well known in the court that King Yi never went to court.
Because eight/nine times out of ten the matters he handles cannot be exposed to the light. Even if they need to be reported, only Emperor Zhaoming, the Crown Prince and a few senior court officials are qualified to know.
In the early years, King Yi's whereabouts were mysterious, and it was normal for him not to appear for several months at times. It was often until he disappeared and reappeared that the officials in the court would vaguely know something happened through various channels.
For example, the previous bandit camp.
The court didn't learn the news until Hulang Mountain collapsed, and at that time, Zhan Beihan had already investigated the situation in the bandits' stronghold.