Chapter eight hundred and thirty sixth undercurrent
"Dad, third brother, as the commander of the royal guards in the palace, I couldn't even get closer than fifty steps to Jing'an Palace during my inspection. Is it true that His Majesty is as secretive as the ministers say?"
Song Yu's face darkened and he glared at Song Qing fiercely: "Shut up, Qing'er, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death!"
Song Qing looked embarrassed and lowered his head: "Yes, I know!"
After teaching Song Qing Song Yu, Song Yu looked at Liu Mingzhi: "Zhi'er, I understand your purpose of coming. I'm going to pay a visit to Jiang Yuanming right away. You still have to go to the prince to find out what's going on in the palace? It's none of your Majesty's business.
Maybe just ignore it!"
"Okay, uncle, please tell Jiang Shangshu that whether it is true or not, we must first raise 500,000 stones of food and grass to prepare. This kind of thing would rather be believed than believed, and we must be prepared for everything!"
"I understand. After meeting Jiang Yuanming, I immediately prepared a plan for the officials of the Ministry of War and opened the warehouse to prepare armor and weapons. You will come back immediately after meeting the prince. I and Mr. Jiang are waiting for you at Tong Xiang's place!"
"I know! My nephew is leaving!"
"By the way, big brother, why don't you do your best to pass a few words to Zhu Run and the old man on behalf of your brothers!"
"Just say it!"
Liu Mingzhi whispered something into Song Qing's ear and rushed out the door without hesitation. He had to see the prince immediately.
"call"
"Comers are welcome to visit Wanhu Hou!"
"Excuse me, can His Highness the Crown Prince be in the palace? I have urgent matters to meet with His Highness the Crown Prince. You will go and report them immediately!"
The two leading guards of the Prince's Mansion looked at each other and shook their heads: "Returning to the Marquis, His Royal Highness spent the whole night in the palace yesterday and did not return to the Mansion! Master Marquis"
"drive!"
Before the two of them finished speaking, Young Master Liu had already galloped away towards the palace on horseback, leaving behind two princes and guards who looked stunned and confused.
"Get out of the way, it's urgent!"
"Get out of the way, it's urgent!"
For the first time in five years, Liu Mingzhi galloped wildly in Dalong. Some people who were evasive and had no grace at all pointed at Liu Dashao's back and greeted the eighteen generations of Liu Dashao's family.
"No horses are allowed in the imperial city!"
"Wanhu Hou Liu Mingzhi, there is an urgent matter when you enter the palace to see His Highness the Crown Prince. Get out of the way immediately!"
"Master Marquis, please!"
Riding a horse in the palace was an honor given by the emperor to Young Master Liu. Even though the commander guarding the palace gate was not familiar with it, he knew that Young Master Liu was an extraordinary person, so he immediately asked the soldiers to carry the horse away!
"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, you can't force your way into the East Palace without His Highness's summons. Let's go and tell him first. Don't embarrass us!"
Eunuch Fu looked anxious and stopped Mr. Liu, who was heading straight towards the East Palace, and kept saying words like "behave yourself".
Young Master Liu took out the Golden Dragon Token and raised it in his hand: "Eunuch Fu, I have an urgent matter to meet with His Highness the Crown Prince. If you delay this matter, you have one hundred thousand heads and you can't cut it off. Get out of the way immediately!"
"Long live my emperor!"
After Eunuch Fu saluted, he had to follow Young Master Liu to accompany him forward. The Golden Dragon Emperor's Order had been taken out, so Eunuch Fu naturally did not dare to stop him!
However, he still gave the little eunuchs on the side a wink and told them to report to the prince quickly. The matter was no longer something they and the eunuchs could intervene in.
"Your Majesty Liu Mingzhi meets His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Master Liu, please get up quickly and sit down and take a rest!"
"Come here, show Mr. Liu some tea!"
The prince, who was sitting on a chair and meticulously reviewing the memorial, put down the ink pen in his hand and asked Liu Mingzhi to sit down!
Liu Mingzhi ignored the tea brought by the young eunuch: "Your Highness, there is an emergency at the border. Three hundred thousand troops from the Western Regions have been raised to invade our border. Has Your Highness received the letter from the border?"
Liu Mingzhi was not sure yet whether the prince had received the letter, so he did not directly ask the prince why he did not summon all civil and military officials to prepare for the court meeting.
Hearing this, the prince looked at Liu Mingzhi in astonishment and confusion: "Urgent documents from the border? I have been processing memorials all night in the public house and never received an urgent document from the border! How did you learn about this, Young Master Liu?"
Liu Mingzhi carefully observed that the prince's expression did not seem to be fake. Based on his understanding of the prince, he showed such an expression because he really had not received the letter.
If he was pretending, Young Master Liu couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. If he was pretending to this extent, then the prince's character would be terrible.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Baiyu quietly: "Your Highness, who is the person in charge of receiving and sending letters in your house?"
The prince's face changed sharply and he looked at the personal eunuch beside him. This was the old man he had brought out from the palace. He was absolutely reliable.
"Old Zeng, go and bring Yang Shun!"
"Yes, Your Highness, wait a moment, I will come as soon as I can!"
After Lao Zeng left, the prince looked at Liu Mingzhi in panic: "Brother-in-law, is the border border really in a hurry? Gu Zhen hasn't received any news at all!"
"Your Highness, you can't make any judgments now. Let's wait until Eunuch Zeng comes back!"
"Okay, if we are really worried and don't know anything about it, something big will happen!"
"Your Highness is not well, Yang Shun is missing!"
Eunuch Zeng rushed in with a panicked look on his face, with a trace of confusion and uneasiness on his face. Yang Shun was also an old man brought by the prince from the palace. It was impossible for him to disappear without a word. Something must have happened!
Li Baiyu was stunned and his body shook.
"Your Highness, take care!"
Li Baiyu took a few deep breaths and waved his hand: "Send the order to search every corner of the palace. Gusheng wants to see dead people or corpses!"
"Yes, old slave, go right away!"
After Lao Zeng left, Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Baiyu anxiously: "Your Highness, such an important thing has happened and His Majesty must come out to preside over the government! There is an emergency at the border, and all the civil and military officials in the court are scattered, without His Majesty coming forward.
The dragon is in danger!"
In order to see the emperor, Liu Mingzhi had to be more serious and put pressure on Li Baiyu.
Li Baiyu turned around and walked towards the desk, sorted out the memorials, took off a robe and put it on his body: "Brother-in-law, let's go to Jing'an Palace to see our father. We can talk about urgent matters while walking!"
Liu Mingzhi relaxed all over, and the anxious feeling in his heart immediately disappeared. It turned out that the emperor was really fine. In this case, the urgent matter at the border was nothing.
The Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang can defend Northern Xinjiang for hundreds of years, preventing the Jin Kingdom and Turkic cavalry from going south. It is not a problem at all to occupy the strong city wall and defend the 270,000 troops in the Western Region.
There are now more than 300,000 troops in Northern Xinjiang. Once the Six Guards recruits arrive in Northern Xinjiang, there will be a total of six to seven hundred thousand soldiers. Adding the Fu soldiers and the Six Guards' auxiliary soldiers, it is not an exaggeration to say that the number of soldiers will be one million.
What worries Liu Mingzhi most is whether there is really something wrong with the emperor.
Now that the prince plans to take him to meet Li Zheng, Liu Mingzhi is completely reassured. As long as Li Zheng doesn't cause any problems, Dalong will not be able to cause chaos.
Those young people who engage in petty tricks will also fall short.
The prestige that Li Zheng had accumulated during his nearly thirty years as emperor was far beyond the comparison of Li Baiyu who had just been in charge of the country for half a year.
Li Baiyu's hundred words in the court may not be as good as Li Zheng's look. It is not that the prince is incompetent, but that he has not truly understood the art of controlling his subordinates as a king.
The aura of a king is not achieved overnight, it needs to be accumulated over a long period of time to leave a deep impression on the courtiers.
Outside Jing'an Palace, Li Baiyu looked at Liu Mingzhi hesitantly: "Brother-in-law, you'd better wait here. Please ask your father. If he wants to see you, I'll let you know!"