In the meeting hall, the atmosphere was solemn, and as the sky darkened, it seemed to cast a thick black cloud over people's hearts.
There are seven or eight small countries in Southwest Fanbang, which were formed by the split of Southern Xinjiang. After the founding of the Southern Chu Kingdom, they all belonged to the Southern Chu court and became subsidiary states.
These vassal states still belong to Southern Border, which sits in the center, but the kingship of the King of Southern Border has already existed in name only. They cannot control these seven or eight small countries, and they are regarded as independent. In these years, although there were occasional conflicts among the small countries, with the policies of the Southern Chu court in front, they all lived in a balanced and peaceful manner.
But in recent years, the imperial court's policies seemed to be unstoppable. Four years ago, Prince Yun Chi supervised the country and promulgated new policies. The Southwest Fanbang had only been in peace for four years. Unexpectedly, something happened again this year. Now the people sent by the imperial court to go on a mission have not yet arrived, and such a big thing happened.
It's fine if the two small countries fight. Although the court finds it tricky, it won't make everyone flustered. But An Shuli was intercepted and killed by a large number of killers halfway, and there was also a 10,000 soldiers from the direct battalion of the King of Southern Border who also participated in the interception and killing of the envoy. This matter was serious.
As one of the four great princes of Southern Chu, An Shuli is the real representative of the noble family. He is different from Lu Zhiling's nonsense, Su Zizhan's ruthlessness, and Yun Chi's status as a prince. Forget about it, the first three people don't care if they don't want to be noticed. Speaking of it, they are all very ostentatious. But An Shuli is different, he likes to be quiet, and he is not used to publicity, so for many years, he has done everything quietly.
He didn't want to enter the court at first, if it wasn't for the Southwest Fanbang, the clan couldn't choose someone who could settle the Southwest Fanbang, and he would not go to the Southwest Fanbang even if he was caught by Yun Chi.
And even if he went to Southwest Fanbang for such a big event, he did it quietly and left the capital without any movement.
But unexpectedly, this time he was intercepted and killed, seriously injured and fell off the cliff, his life and death were unknown, which caused a sensation.
No one can underestimate An Shuli's ability and the hidden guard's ability of the Anyang Prince's Mansion, but such a big incident happened to him, which shows that the situation in Southwest Fanbang is really very bad.
Everyone knows that someone must be sent to Southwest Fanbang again, but who will go
Even An Shuli was folded there, and his life and death are unknown, who will be able to settle the matter of Southwest Fanbang
In the meeting hall, several people recommended Su Zizhan.
In the eyes of many people, Su Zizhan is the most suitable person to go to the Southwest Fanbang. Obviously, we can no longer use a gentle policy to deal with today's Southwest Fanbang. We must use ruthless tactics to forcibly suppress the turmoil in the Southwest. The ruthless chopping is obvious to all.
Marquis Wuwei saw that Yunchi had been silent for a while, so he said in a deep voice, "Zi Zhan is weak in body and bones, and the Southwest Fanbang is far away, and the Guanshan is dangerous. It's already summer in the capital, but the weather in the Southwest Fanbang has not yet entered spring. I'm afraid he'll have a cold attack on the way." , Weakness of heart, delayed things."
When he said this, those people all shut up, thinking how could they have forgotten Mr. Zi Zhan's cold body? In this way, it is really not suitable for him to go.
Seeing that those people stopped talking, Marquis Wuwei said again, "His Royal Highness, let me go. I have been to Southwest Fanbang more than 20 years ago, so I am familiar with it."
Yun Chi took a look at Marquis Wuwei, and finally said slowly, "What if I go there in person?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Someone blurted out, "His Royal Highness, you can't do this. You are a man of gold, and there is turmoil in the southwest, so you can't go."
Immediately after, someone echoed, "That's right, Mr. Shuli has such incidents, which shows that the incident in the southwest is extremely dangerous. Your Highness must not go there."
Zhao Zaifu also disagreed, "Your Highness is indeed not suitable to go. The matter of the Southwest Fanbang will not threaten our southern Chu mainland for a while. Since something happened to Mr. Shuli, we just need to plan a countermeasure."
King Anyang also said, "His Royal Highness, I went to the Southwest Fanbang together with Marquis Wuwei. One was to find Shuli, and the other was to deal with the affairs of the Southwest Fanbang. It is not necessary for His Highness to go there in person. The Southwest is indeed dangerous now."
Yun Chi shook his head, "Before Shuli went to the Southwest Fanbang, I discussed many things with him. Not only did he make some arrangements, but I also made a lot of arrangements. But now something like this happened, which shows that the Southwest Fanbang is more important than us. It is much more serious than imagined, and I am afraid it has reached the point of festering."
Zhao Zaifu said, "It is precisely because of the danger that His Highness cannot risk himself."
Yun Chi said with gentle eyes, "Master Hou went to the Southwest Fanbang to find a cure for the cold for his aunt, and turned the Southwest Fanbang upside down.
Lai still has a lot of complaints about your trip back then, if you go now, they will be even more displeased when they see you, so Master Hou is not a suitable candidate. But the prince is concerned about Shuli's life and death, so the so-called care is chaotic, and he is afraid that if his mind is disturbed, something will go wrong. "
At this time, Duke Jing came out after hearing the words, "I will go."
Yun Chi looked at Jing Guogong and said, "Guo Gong has always been outstanding in military strategy, rigorous in managing the army, and very brave, but he is not proficient in planning. Compared with you, Lu Shizi is a good candidate, but Lu Shizi probably doesn't know much about the Southwest Fanbang, and although he is capable, if he goes there, it will be difficult to control the current chaos in the Southwest."
Jing Guogong listened to Yun Chi's praise of Lu Zhiling, which seemed to be a very fair evaluation, without adulterating personal emotions, guessing that His Highness the Crown Prince didn't care much about the Crown Princess' liking for Lu Zhiling, so he relaxed a little, and quickly Said, "Even so, it is enough to send a few more people to follow my Nizi. It is not necessary for His Highness to go out in person."
Yun Chi said, "I've been paying attention to the affairs of the Southwest Nation for these years, and I have a good understanding of the internal situation of the Southwest Nation. Now that there is such a chaos in the Southwest Nation, I am afraid that no one can solve it except for me." After saying that, he stood up Standing up, straightening his robe, "I will enter the palace later, and I will tell my father that I will leave tonight."
Everyone was horrified, and they still wanted to persuade, "His Royal Highness"
Yun Chi waved his hand, "Needless to say, I've made up my mind. Father's health has recovered recently, and he can go to court. After I leave Beijing, I hope you all guard the capital and assist Father. Don't let the capital and the south There is turmoil in Chu's interior."
Seeing that Yun Chi had made up his mind, everyone could only shut up.
It is indeed the best candidate for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go there in person, but he is the crown prince of a country after all, and he belongs to the country. If something happened, it would be a good time, and everyone was a little more worried.
Yun Chi left the meeting hall and saw that it was already dark, so he asked Xiao Zhongzi, "Can you send someone to send a message back to the palace?"
Xiao Zhongzi replied inside, "Return to Your Highness, I sent someone to send a message back an hour ago. The Crown Princess had dinner by herself, so she must be tired and fell asleep soon."
Hearing this, Yun Chi rubbed his brows and smiled angrily, "She dug a hole for me, and today she dug it on the head of Marquis Wuwei, and now she must have heard about the Southwest Fanbang, and she probably has already figured out how to take this opportunity to pull me away." To get off the horse and cancel the engagement, it is natural to eat well, sleep well and be energetic, after all, to her, my country has nothing to do with her."
Xiao Zhongzi twitched his face, lowered his head, and fell silent.
Yun Chi told him, "Send someone back to the East Palace to send a message to Steward Fu, asking him to prepare immediately, saying that I will leave Beijing with the Crown Princess immediately after I come out of the palace."
Xiao Zhongzi suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Your Highness, you must bring the Crown Princess with you when you go to the southwest."
Yun Chi nodded, put down the hand rubbing between his brows, and said, "I don't want to take her with me, but I'm afraid that during the time I'm away from Beijing, she will definitely persuade Father and Grandmother to give her an imperial decree or decree to regret the marriage. I don’t dare to underestimate her ability. Maybe if I go first, she will succeed, so I still take it with me and rest assured.”
Xiao Zhongzi was speechless for a moment, and quickly responded, "Slave, send someone back immediately to spread the word."
Yun Chi boarded the carriage, and the guard of honor from the Eastern Palace headed to the main hall of the Emperor.
Naturally, the emperor had already received the news of the turmoil in the southwestern countries and the unknown life and death of An Shuli, and was waiting for Yunchi in the main hall of the emperor.
After Yunchi arrived, he handed the handwritten letter written by the King of Nanjiang in eight hundred miles to the emperor, and then handed over the dossier he had obtained about the current detailed information on the Southwest Fanbang to the emperor.
After the emperor looked at it, his face was gloomy. Seeing that Yun Chi's face was as usual, calm and calm, he asked him, "With your look, you must have a countermeasure."
Yun Chi nodded, "I will leave Beijing tonight, and go to the southwestern Fanbang in person. Father has recuperated for a long time this year, so let's get up and go to court tomorrow."
The emperor was not surprised when he heard the words, and nodded, "It is indeed the most suitable for you to go to the Southwest Fanbang. But are you sure that the Southwest Fanbang may be a little more severe than the dossier that was sent back, otherwise An Shuli's decision would be the most suitable? It is impossible for someone to be harmed to such an extent before he arrived. Since the 10,000 soldiers and horses belonged to the direct battalion of the King of Nanjiang, that is to say, the King of Nanjiang can't even control the army himself. Maybe treat you After arriving, I'm afraid that not only these two countries will start fighting, but it may already be blood-stained chaos."
Yun Chi smiled lightly, "Father has raised his sons and ministers since he was a child. All the famous teachers in the world have learned everything. His sons boast that they are successful in martial arts. If they go this way, they should not be in danger of their lives. Don't worry, father, this Southern Chu Even if the children and ministers are not for themselves, not for the father, not for the common people, or for the deceased, they must not be left behind, and they must sit still."