Otherworldly Days

Chapter 416

The eldest prince supervises the country?

As soon as the imperial decree came out, although His Majesty did not explicitly decree the eldest prince to be the crown prince, the apparent meaning was almost the same.It must be that His Majesty came up with such a difficult problem to test the First Prince, if the First Prince can do a good job in supervising the country, the position of Crown Prince will most likely be his.

His Majesty is old, and this time the young Eleventh Prince was on sick service, His Majesty was hit hard and became bedridden due to illness.The crown prince will be established sooner or later, and this is the time to establish a crown prince. Presumably, His Majesty is aware of this, and it is his intention that the eldest prince Jianguo is born successively, and is the eldest prince. The prince also complied with the ancestral ritual system.The eldest prince has done nothing for so many years, and his achievements are not outstanding among the several princes. If Feng Lingcheng wants to sit on the position of prince, he must show some ability to be convincing.

His Majesty didn't even show up in the early morning, and the chief steward holding the imperial edict announced the Holy Majesty's will.

The court hall, which used to be as noisy as a market, is rare and quiet today.

With Sun Guogong gone in the court, Lu Taifu was the dominant faction, and naturally no one dared to object to the First Prince Jianguo.What's more, they didn't even meet His Majesty, and there was no place to object even if they wanted to.

After coming down to court, the Eighth Prince, together with several His Royal Highnesses and important court officials, went outside His Majesty's bedroom to seek an audience.His Majesty only summoned his younger brother, the Eighth Prince, and the left and right prime ministers, but did not summon the rest.

Those who were waiting outside were not summoned, knowing that His Majesty was ill, they waited outside for a while, and left one by one.The few princes standing outside stayed until the end, Feng Lingcheng had a happy face, wishing to engrave the word "Jianguo" on his forehead, and flaunted it before leaving.

"..." The seventh prince, Feng Linglan, was stunned. He knew that his elder brother was stupid, but he really didn't know how stupid he was.The child didn't know how to hide it, his eyes were about to pop out.

Feng Lingrui took a deep breath and walked away.

"Fourth brother, seventh brother, it seems that the emperor will not see us today, let's go too." Seeing that everyone has left, it is useless for them to stand here, Feng Lingyun said aloud.

"I don't know what's going on with my father's health." The seventh prince also came today, Feng Linglan looked at his father's bedroom, worried about his father.

Feng Linglan understood from an early age that he was the seventh child, and there were so many capable elder brothers on his head. The father-in-law had a humble status and was not a favored one. The crown prince would never fall on his head. In addition, he didn't like reading when he was a child, and he didn't like to be in the court when he was older, so he didn't even have the heart to think about that position.

But now that he heard that his father was ill, he was really worried about his father.

"With the imperial physician here, it must be fine." Seeing that Lao Qi was worried, Feng Lingyun comforted him.

"Oh." Feng Linglan responded, a little disappointed.

Feng Lingxiao has always had the same expression on his face from the early court to now, only the color of the pupils is a little darker, and outsiders can't see any difference in King Yi.Feng Lingyun looked at him, the fifth younger brother, with a smile on his face, and he knew in his heart that none of them wanted that position, except maybe Lao Qi didn't want that position.

The three left the palace and got into the carriage waiting outside, Feng Linglan got into his fifth brother's carriage, "Fourth brother, wait for me."

Seeing Lao Qi going to Feng Lingxiao's place, Feng Lingyun only took a look, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened a little, and it might not be true.Is the position of supervisor so easy to sit on?

There are a few brothers among them, it is not certain who will convince who to sit in that position.Until the end, none of them will know who is the one to sit in that position.

What happened today, the happiest thing is the eldest prince Feng Lingcheng, Taifu Lu, and these veterans who have always supported the orthodoxy.His Majesty has been hesitant to appoint a crown prince for so many years, and now he finally intends to appoint a crown prince, which means he still wants to appoint the eldest prince as crown prince, and they are too late to be happy.

After fighting for so many years, the outcome of this round is certain, and the one who is most unwilling is Feng Lingrui.Holding back his anger all the way, he kicked down the celadon vase standing at the door as soon as he returned to the mansion, and smashed all the valuables in the room, but it was hard to dispel his anger.

Every winter, continuous heavy snow will cause snow disasters, and this year is no exception.

The heavy snow crushed the people's houses, and the further north they came to Fengdu City, the more serious the snow disaster was. Many villages outside Fengdu City were hit by snowstorms, and many people died of freezing and starvation.Affected people from several villages near Fengdu City poured out of the gate of Fengdu City. The soldiers guarding the city ordered the gate to be closed to prevent the flooded people from entering the city.

Since ancient times, the position of the emperor has not been so easy to sit. All the affairs of the people in the world have to be dealt with, all the officials in the court want you to take power, and border slaves invade. The so-called affairs of the world are inseparable from the decisions of the emperor.

Feng Lingcheng hadn't had a good life for a few days before he encountered this snow disaster.

Above the court, the ministers wrote letters one after another, waiting for the eldest prince who is acting as the emperor to supervise the country to make decisions. What is imminent now is how the court will be exposed to disasters. The treasury has been losing money for years. What should I do if I can't come up with money.

Hearing what the ministers below said to each other, Feng Lingcheng looked at the ministers who were waiting for him to make a decision, panicked and didn't know what to do.Seeing his grandson's appearance, Lu Taifu down there hated iron for being weak in his heart, but in the end he couldn't bear it, and hurriedly stood up to advise the eldest prince.

The snow outside the door has been falling, and Fang Ziye has heard more or less about the affairs of the imperial court. If Feng Lingxiao doesn't come to him, his life will be the same.It's just that I'm secretly worried about that person, afraid that he won't be able to sleep at night or eat or sleep because of the court affairs.

Knowing that there were many victims outside the city gate, the soldiers in the city closed the gate and kept the people out.

Thinking of the current situation in the court, Fang Ziye frowned.

Fenshui Town, which is thousands of miles away, is blocked by mountains, blocking the cold wind of severe winter, and the snow disaster coming to this side is not so serious.After the winter, there were no boats on the Fenshui River, and there were no caravans passing by from south to north, so naturally they could not bring news from outside.

Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, this place is much quieter, everyone is staying at home Maodong.

The villages adjacent to Caojia Village have undergone more or less changes. Before winter, people in many villages repaired their houses in advance. Moved to a safe place to live temporarily.

Therefore, in this winter, it is strange that in several nearby villages, no house was crushed by heavy snow overnight, and the whole family froze to death inside, but this kind of thing was not uncommon in previous years.There are also some people who died unexpectedly, but compared with before, the number of people who died is much less.

In this era, it is common for people to die due to natural disasters and man-made disasters.

By the time news of the snow disaster reached Fenshui Town, Dongyue had already passed.

"Ridiculous!" Prophet Zhao looked at the letter in his hand, slapped it on the table, and trembled angrily, "regarding the lives of the people like mere grass, and disregarding the lives of the people like this is simply..." A reader scolded Don't come to the words of the market.

After thinking for a long time, County Magistrate Zhao choked out four words, "Desperate!"

That Feng Lingcheng ordered the generals guarding the city not to open the city gate to let the people in, and let many people freeze to death and starve to death outside the gate, what is it if it is not madness!In this severe cold and heavy snow, the common people managed to reach the Fengdu City where the Son of Heaven was standing. They thought they would have a chance to survive, but they never thought that they would not be able to escape death even if they went there.

In fact, Feng Lingcheng is also very wronged. Usually, if this kind of thing happens, the city gate will be closed, and then people will be sent to resettle the people outside the city, because once these people are put into Fengdu city, it will cause chaos in the city. is prohibited.

But the mistake was that he didn't deal with it in time. It happened that the wind and snow were heavy that night, so many people froze to death.In the early morning of the second day, many people froze to death outside the city gate.

Who told this to be Feng Ling Cheng Jian Guo, who died outside the city gate after so many people died, he, the eldest prince of the Jian Guo, cannot escape responsibility.

This incident alarmed the Holy Majesty who was still on the sickbed, and the emperor, who was still sick and bedridden, got up from the sickbed regardless of his own body, summoned several princes and court ministers into the palace, scolded the eldest prince, and took back the empress. The right of the prince to supervise the country, all related officials will inevitably be punished.

If the eldest prince's job of supervising the country goes well, by the beginning of spring next year, Feng Lingcheng will most likely be in charge of this prince.It's a pity that no matter how good this person's life is, without the right time, place and people like anyone else in the world, this thing may not be possible.

His Majesty ordered the fourth prince to take over the handling of the snow disaster on the spot, and resettle the people outside the city. The second prince helped the fourth prince to deal with the matter, and sent several ministers in the court to help.

Accepting this order at this time is tantamount to putting Feng Lingxiao on the top of the wind. Feng Lingxiao knelt down to receive the order expressionlessly, "I accept the order."

"My son will definitely live up to my father's expectations." Feng Lingyun knelt down.

Feng Lingcheng, who was kneeling on the ground, resented him, the fourth and fifth younger brothers, in his heart, and he was also terrified in his heart, fearing that if he was not careful, he would miss the crown prince.

Among his many brothers, Feng Lingyun was probably the only one who always regarded Feng Lingxiao as his biggest opponent, and he didn't pay attention to the rest.The boss is cowardly by nature, and the fifth is impulsive. Only the fourth has been forbearing, keeping a low profile, and this is his biggest enemy in the fight for the throne.

The two were in charge of dealing with the snow disaster together, Feng Lingxiao was in charge, and Feng Lingyun was also ordered to assist his fourth brother in handling it.A good position in this matter is naturally a good reputation of Bodi, if it is not done well...

But both of them are people who will not allow this to be done badly.

Fang Ziye knew that Feng Lingxiao was ordered to deal with the snow disaster, and that person was no longer in Fengdu City, and had gone out of the city, "Er Shun, send someone to bring Shopkeeper Zhong over."

"Yes, master, the slave will go now." Er Shun was still wondering why the master asked him to find someone to find shopkeeper Zhong at this time. Did the master not want to see outsiders?Even in this yard, only the few servants who are closest to his master are allowed to enter with his master's permission, and the rest of the servants are not allowed to enter.

The leading general led the officers and soldiers to quickly set up a shed outside the city, and the old people and children were placed there to live, and the elders and men were behind.But even so, it can't stop people from dying every day.

It was a very cold day, and the snow was still falling outside. The shopkeeper of Yipinzhai took his staff to build a shed outside the city gate, set up a big pot to cook porridge and steamed steamed buns, and distributed relief food to the people outside the city. .

Looking at this day, shopkeeper Zhong couldn't open his face so wrinkled.

It snowed continuously for almost a month, and it gradually stopped at the end. At this time, the people outside the city were all resettled.The person who left the city did not come back, and the people in the small courtyard were waiting for that person to come back every day.