12dz Chapter 117 The sick prince is pampered on his bed 31
Chapter 117 The sick prince is pampered on his bed 31
Mr. Wang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was very tight-lipped, and Sui Lin made insinuations several times. He always pretended to be dumbfounded, so Sui Lin did not get any useful information.
Sui Lin also knows that he is not competitive now. If he wants to get more support, he has to show actual results.
He put this matter aside for the time being and concentrated on his work in the household department.
Even if he is not a core figure, the Minister of Hube does not dare to marginalize him, lest he go to the emperor to complain.
In early June, the rainy season arrives again.
It rained in Beijing for several days.
After not seeing the sun for a few days, Suilin's spirit also dropped. He was unhappy all day long and had no appetite for food.
To prevent him from falling ill again, Fu Mingchen specially found a cook who suited Suilin's taste and cooked in different ways every day.
Suilin didn't notice anything, but Xiao Hei fell in love with the new chef's skills. Even the snacks no longer tasted good, and he copied each dish in the system space.
Today is another rainy day.
When I came back from the morning after the New Year, I felt extremely bored, so I lay under the eaves listening to the rain and meditating.
According to this morning's emergency report, dikes in Tongzhou and other places burst due to heavy rains, and the residential and farmland along the coast were destroyed.
The people had no choice but to hide in the mountains. Without enough food and clothing, they had been hiding outdoors for a day and a night.
When asked about the reason, the person who notified him hesitated and finally said that the water was too big and could not be stopped at all.
Suiheng took the initiative to go out and said righteously: "Father, I would like to share my father's worries and go to Tongzhou to control the flood. I beg my father to give me a chance to make a difference."
If it comes to pass, Sui Yunjing will have to reinstate his official position.
These days, Suiheng has lost a lot of weight. I don't know whether it was because of his transfer that he didn't know how to eat, or whether it was because of the fine that he had no money to eat.
But in the eyes of the ministers, he was working hard for the country, and they couldn't help but show some admiration.
Sui Yunjing is dissatisfied. There are many people working on state affairs, and he is not the only one. He behaves like this now to gain sympathy and force him.
At the same time, he was not worried about Suiheng, but even a few people stood up and spoke for Suiheng.
The Prime Minister was the first to stand up again: "Your Majesty, such a big thing has happened among the people. Your Highness, going in the name of the Emperor, can not only appease people's hearts, but also thoroughly investigate the matter in Tongzhou. You kill two birds with one stone. Your Majesty, please think twice."
Shen Hanzhang, the Minister of Hubu and others also came out to agree: "I second the proposal."
Sui Yunjing hesitated. If Suiheng went on his behalf, would the people among the people be grateful to him?
Under Suilin's vague hint, Fu Mingchen remained quiet and did not cause trouble.
There was silence in the main hall for a moment. Finally, Sui Yunjing relaxed: "The water in Tongzhou is dangerous. You must pay attention to safety after Heng'er goes there."
Sui Heng knelt down and said, "My son, I accept your order."
The two of them talked back and forth for a long time, and finally ended after showing off the deep love between father and son in front of all the officials.
Suiheng accepted a bunch of rewards from Sui Yunjing and will leave for Tongzhou tomorrow.
Tongzhou is outside the capital and can be reached by horseback in just one day. This is why Sui Yunjing lets Suiheng go with confidence.
If something happens, the news will soon reach the capital.
For several days, no new news came from Tongzhou.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and thought nothing serious happened, another urgent report came from Tongzhou that Suiheng was missing.
There was an uproar in the government and the public. When the prince went to show sympathy for the people, he disappeared. How were the guards who followed him protected?
The informant knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness went to the embankment to inspect the situation in person. He was accidentally swept away by the waves and has been missing since noon yesterday."
Sui Yunjing suppressed his anger and squeezed the armrest of the dragon chair until veins popped out.
This useless thing can't handle such a small thing well, and it also damages his reputation. What's the use of this traitor?
But he couldn't say that, so he tried his best to put on a kind face: "Has the person been found? Has the matter been verified and confirmed to be an accident?"
The kneeling man trembled: "Go back to the emperor, His Highness has just disappeared and I have come to Beijing to report the news."
That is, we still don’t know whether Suiheng has been found or what happened.
But even if the people swept away by the waves are found, it is hard to say whether they will survive.
Sui Yunjing didn't like Suiheng's ambition, but he really didn't want him to die. After all, he didn't intend to leave his position to Sui Lin.
He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "My dear friends, my son is in deep danger now, is there anyone willing to share my worries?"
The last time everyone persuaded Suiheng to go to Tongzhou, it was quite fast. Now that they were asked to go to the danger in person, no one said anything.
The atmosphere of silence gradually spread, and Sui Yunjing's face became increasingly ugly.
He nodded to the Prime Minister: "What do you have to say, Ai Qing?"
The Prime Minister frowned and stepped forward quickly: "I thought that His Highness only brought thirty guards with him when he left the capital, but did not bring anyone who knew about water conservancy. People follow."
Suiyun nodded and seemed to agree: "What else?"
The Minister of Industry was so angry that he put the blame on him, but he still had to go out and deal with it.
"Your Majesty, the river embankment in Tongzhou was repaired years ago. The person responsible for this project at that time was the Tongzhou government itself."
Sui Yunjing was impatient, both of them were thinking about kicking the ball, and asked sternly: "No one from the Ministry of Industry came out?"
"Yes, yes, two people from the Ministry of Industry went to the meeting, but they only followed half the way." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry's eyes darkened, he just wanted to be lazy.
Seeing that no one could come up with any useful countermeasures, Sui Yunjing was about to ask Fu Mingchen, but Sui Lin took the initiative and said, "Father, I am willing to go to Tongzhou."
This sound shocked everyone so much that they couldn't help but look at him.
Sui Yunjing's expression changed and he said in a deep voice, "This is no child's play. How can you get rid of your body and bones like this?"
Fu Mingchen also shook his head at him in disapproval.
"Father, I know my own body best, so I don't want to get in the way. I think that the most important thing in this accident is to provide shelter for the people, at least to ensure their food and clothing first, so as to prevent them from losing their place to stay. Became a refugee."
"As for the river embankment matter, it's not impossible to investigate later."
Sui Yunjing thought thoughtfully: "What Lin'er said is reasonable, but do you have a way to resettle so many refugees?"
"Just build temporary shacks. Now that the weather has warmed up, there is no need to worry about the wind and cold. Once the people have enough to eat and drink, the houses will be rebuilt by themselves."
"But the crops that the people have worked hard to cultivate for a long time have been destroyed. The imperial court should exempt them from taxes this year and allocate part of the disaster relief funds to prevent them from having no income during this period and something goes wrong. The people will probably feel more grateful to my father."
Sui Yunjing laughed loudly: "The third child really has an idea. Since you have thought about it, I won't stop you."
As soon as the words came out, the court was in an uproar. They had always thought that His Highness was a person who only knew how to have fun, but they didn't know that he had such talent.
Could it be that someone else told him this method?
Only the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was worried: "Your Majesty, think twice. Your Highness, Third Highness, you don't know. This year's tax revenue has not changed, but the money collected is still much less than last year. If we allocate it again, the court will not be able to use it." "
"Oh?" Sui Lin looked directly at him with blazing eyes, "In the past few days in the Household Registration Department, I have read all the tax account books of the past ten years in my free time. Private taxes are rising every year, but there is not enough every year. Not that much was used, so where did the rest of the money go?”
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue turned pale and said forcefully: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense. The account books of the past ten years can't be read in just a few days."
Sui Lin smiled and didn't argue with him about the question for several days: "If you don't believe me, you can take the test casually and ask someone to take a random book to see if I can answer it."
Not only has he read it, he can even recite it.
There was something that Sui Yunjing didn't understand at this time. He personally ordered Suilin to go to the household department, but the people below actually dared to go against his will and help Suilin wear small shoes behind his back.
The Secretary of the Household Department wiped the sweat from his forehead. He did not dare to take a gamble and could only change the subject: "Your Highness wants to appease the refugees, so how do you know how much to give? What if those people are so open-minded?"
"This won't bother adults to worry about."
After saying that, Suilin turned his head and stopped looking at the miserable old man.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was very angry, but he did not dare to speak anymore, lest Sui Yunjing suddenly became interested in accountability.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, Fu Mingchen also took the initiative to stand up, "I am also willing to go to Tongzhou."
Sui Yunjing frowned: "My dear, you don't have to be like this."
He just wanted Fu Mingchen to make suggestions and didn't want him to take risks.
Fu Mingchen didn't appreciate it: "I have martial arts skills, so I am the most suitable candidate. Please give me your permission."
"You!" Sui Yunjing suddenly became angry.
However, Sui Lin felt something was wrong from Zhongpin: [Xiao Hei, check what is the relationship between Sui Yunjing and your master? 】
【ah? ] Xiao Hei was dumbfounded. After checking for a long time, he said doubtfully, [Sir, it doesn't matter, I can't find it out. 】
[What about some unfounded rumors? 】
[No, nothing. This was not mentioned at all in the original world line. 】
Sui Lin was thoughtful, and logically speaking, he shouldn't be.
The plot line should be clearly presented in Xiao Hei's system from the very beginning. If it is something that even Xiao Hei cannot find...
Could it be that he was thinking too much?
He hadn't noticed it before, but now Sui Yunjing's attitude was more obvious to him.
Why he trusts Fu Mingchen so much has gone beyond the ordinary friendship between a monarch and his ministers.
But looking at Fu Mingchen's usual attitude towards Sui Yunjing, there is nothing special about him.
It's very possible that even Fu Mingchen doesn't know.
[Xiao Hei, where was Fu Mingchen born, and who is his mother? 】
[The master was born in the border area, and his mother was... The plot did not go into details, but simply mentioned that the master's father met him while traveling. 】
[Do Sui Yunjing and Fu Mingchen’s mother know each other? 】
[Master, I don’t know QAQ, I’m sorry, I’m so useless. 】
【Do not blame you. ] Sui Lin touched its head. He was too careless.
The first two worlds are not very difficult. The host's goal always revolves around those few people, and they can be completed without a detailed plot line.
But this world is different, it seems more real.
The original owner's goal is related to many people, and what the protagonist cannot see becomes Sui Lin's blind spot.
This discovery was really surprising.
[Do you have a photo of your master’s father? 】
[I’ll look for it, there’s an adult. 】
Sui Lin looked at the projection in the void and was stunned for a moment.
Judging from his appearance alone, Fu Mingchen looks more like the King of Zhenbei.
Sui Lin was a little unsure of Sui Yunjing's thoughts.
While distracted, I suddenly heard Fu Mingchen calling His Highness the Third Highness.
"Huh?" Sui Lin came to his senses.
Fu Mingchen knew at a glance that Suilin was not listening to him, and said with some displeasure: "I just said that as long as His Highness is sure to appease the people, I will be confident to find out the cause of the dyke breach."
"I just don't know if His Highness has the confidence."
Sui Lin's eyes widened and he said slightly unwillingly: "Does the Regent look down on His Highness?"
"Don't dare."
Fu Mingchen stood upright, looking like he was afraid.
The two of them looked at each other tit for tat, neither giving way to the other.
The strange thing is that His Highness the Third Prince, who has always had little sense of presence, was not at a disadvantage when facing the imposing Regent.
Everyone couldn't help but look at the Queen's Highness seriously.
In the end, Sui Yunjing couldn't stand Fu Mingchen's toughness and agreed that the two of them would go to Tongzhou together.
After going down to court, everyone lost their usual amusing thoughts and left in a hurry.
The life and death of the Second Highness is unknown, and the sudden rise of the Third Highness makes them think carefully about the future.
One cannot hang oneself from a tree.
If possible, Shen Hanzhang would also like to rebel, but the relationship between him and Suiheng is not just a simple son-in-law and father-in-law.
What maintains their relationship is more about interests.
After learning that Suiheng's whereabouts were unknown, he hurriedly looked for Shen Qingman after returning home.
After Shen Qingman heard the news, he rolled his eyes and almost fell down.
It was her idea to go to Tongzhou. She knew that there would be floods in Tongzhou, so she wanted to let Suiheng go and make achievements.
But this idiot messed up again.
Before leaving, she clearly told Suiheng not to go to the river and just to appease the people, but he refused to listen.
It's fine now. If Suiheng died, all her years of hard work would be in vain.
Shen Qingman really hated this stupid man.
But now that things have happened, she has to be prepared.
If I can't come back...
What she wants to protect is not only her own status, but also the status of the Shen family.
Without her current identity, how would those people take a second look at her.
Of course he looked down on Sui Lin, who was dying of illness. The fifth prince was a follower, and the younger one was even worse.
She doesn't have the ability to rebel, and besides, no one here is stupid.
After thinking about it, if Suiheng couldn't come back, it seemed that she would really lose everything.
But other than giving up that position, she couldn't think of a better way.
Now I can only pray that Suiheng is okay.
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After returning home, Fu Mingchen followed him before he was still warm on the bench.
Sui Lin was about to test it out, but fell into a warm embrace before he could speak.
"Your Highness."
Sui Lin patted his back comfortingly: "Yes, I'm here."
"I will protect you."
Sui Linle said: "I believe in you."
Fu Mingchen felt helpless and nodded his forehead: "You didn't even discuss this with me beforehand."
Sui Lin felt guilty: "It happened suddenly."
Fu Mingchen accepted this reason, but still felt a little aggrieved.
Sui Lin immediately forgot what he wanted to ask, and it took him half a night to comfort him.
The situation was urgent, so they set out together early the next morning.
When they met, the tit-for-tat attitude resumed.
No one among the shivering people could have imagined that these two people slept in the same bed hugging each other last night.