Who cares about belated family affection? Family members beg for forgiveness

Duke Ye was suddenly imprisoned by the emperor.

The Empress Dowager was imprisoned by the Emperor again.

For a moment, whether in the court or outside the court.

There is a thick atmosphere everywhere.

Every minister was worried.

Afraid of getting into trouble accidentally.

Lord Lan kept pacing back and forth in the study.

I was thinking about whether I should pass this news to the emperor at tomorrow morning's court.

What if I end up making the emperor even more unhappy? Wouldn’t my life be in danger?

What Lord Lan didn't expect was that he was still hesitating here.

On the other side, the Fourth Prince and the Queen have already made their decision.

"Xuan'er, tomorrow morning at the court, you will hand the memorial to your father."

In the Council Hall.

It was quiet and silent.

No one dared to stand up and say a word.

The emperor looked at the frightened expressions of his ministers.

The majesty on his face became even greater.

He knew exactly what caused this.

He scanned everyone's faces one by one.

The emperor's hand tapped lightly on the table.

Eunuch Tang immediately spoke:

"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

All the court officials thought they could leave without worry.

As a result, the Fourth Prince stood up.

"Father, I have something to report."

The Fourth Prince handed in a memorial.

Eunuch Tang quickly handed the memorial to the emperor's desk.

The emperor read the contents of the memorial carefully.

He suddenly looked up at the Fourth Prince.

"Fourth Brother, is what you said above true?"

"Father, this is absolutely true."

The emperor's mood, which was already not good, became even worse.

He slammed the memorial down on the table.

He looked at the ministers angrily.

"Is this the minister I raised? Such a big thing happened in the south, and you didn't even get a whiff of it."

Lord Lan looked at the Fourth Prince in surprise.

Regarding the matter in the south, did he also suffer from the locust plague?

Hasn't this news come out yet?

Where did he receive it?

What's more, there are only a few villages like that.

The emperor instructed Eunuch Tang to pass down the memorials one by one.

Let all the ministers take a close look.

Lord Lan saw the contents of the memorial.

He suddenly felt that he had miscalculated.

Why didn't you tell me in advance?

Let the Fourth Prince take the initiative.

"I want to hear how you handle this matter."

Now, Lord Lan didn't dare to miss this opportunity.

He was the first to step out of the line to report.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan. Is it feasible?"

The emperor glanced at him calmly.

"What does Lord Lan have in mind? Tell me what you have in mind."

"Your Majesty, if this news is true, the locust plague is severe. The first to suffer will be the people, and then the autumn. There are only two solutions now.

One is to find ways to kill the locusts and harvest as much food as possible.

Second, if food is not rescued in time and the people in the south suffer, the court must prepare food and silver in advance."

"Lord Lan, how do we prepare the silver? The grain reserves in the national treasury are not enough to feed the entire Jiangnan region, and we still have to wait until next summer."

Lord Lan: "Your Majesty, now we can only prepare food supplies, and we can raise money through donations."

How to prepare food is the real problem.

And we have to face two seasons: winter and spring.

The emperor glanced at the ministers.

"How do we get rid of the locusts? How do we prepare for food? How do we plant in the fall? We have to have a plan."

The Fourth Prince reported:

"Father, the locusts can only be handed over to the imperial physician or other doctors."

The emperor nodded slightly. "Well, what about the grain and the seeds? What about the silver? Do you have any good ideas?"

When the emperor asked this question, everyone was speechless.

After all, there are so many ministers, whether they are from wealthy families or poor families.

Since those who can come to this court basically have never done farm work.

All of them were supported by their families to study.

Apart from reading, I don't do any housework.

When it comes to farmland, who can really tell me the truth?

"Have you all gone mute? You usually argue till your faces turn red. Today, I don't mind you continuing the argument."

It was still the Fourth Prince who spoke:

"Father, why don't you send an imperial envoy to the south to investigate firsthand and find out how to deal with this? No matter how much we say here, it's just empty talk."

Hmm! The emperor raised his eyebrows. The fourth brother has become smarter now.

"Fourth Brother, who do you think should be the Imperial Commissioner?"

This time, the imperial envoy has to bear a heavy responsibility, and no one dares to step forward.

After all, we have to deal with locusts, autumn harvest and next year's spring sowing.

All of these must be taken into account.

The Fourth Prince also paused for a moment.

There is no better suggestion.

When thinking of the doctor, the first person that the Fourth Prince thought of was Lan Weiwei.

Lan Weiwei was bullied by Lan Kexin in the mansion all day long.

She is a doctor, so this is the best opportunity to get rid of her.

The Fourth Prince glanced at Lord Lan.

Seeing that he didn't say anything.

"Father, the most urgent task right now is to find a royal physician, or a doctor with excellent medical skills, to go to the south. We must control the locusts in advance."

The emperor nodded: "Fourth Brother, do you have a favorite candidate?"

"Replying to Father, yes, it is Miss Lan. She grew up in the countryside and has excellent medical skills. I think she has a very high talent in this area.

Apart from him, I can't think of a better candidate."

The Third Prince disagreed.

The girl finally returned to Beijing.

"Father, I feel this is inappropriate. Miss Lan is just an unmarried girl, how can she take on such an important task?"

The Fourth Prince retorted, "Third Brother, do you have someone more suitable than Miss Lan?"

"Fourth Brother, are the doctors in the Imperial Hospital just there to eat and do nothing? They receive salaries from the court, so can't they even treat a locust? Don't forget, the Empress Dowager still needs them for her headache."

The Fourth Prince said, "Third Brother, this is easy. Let Miss Lan cure the Empress Dowager's headache as soon as possible and then go to the South immediately. Is there any conflict?"

The Third Prince asked, "Fourth Brother, it's so far from the capital to the south. How long will it take for a young girl like her to reach the capital after such a long journey?"

……

The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were arguing with each other.

Each has its own reason.

The emperor looked at the third prince deeply.

Thinking of Lao Liu who was lying there unconscious at this moment.

If Lao Liu could wake up, it would not be impossible to let that girl go to the south.

She has a lot of clever ideas. What if she can come up with a good one?

It seemed that the two brothers still wanted to continue arguing.

The emperor raised his hand in time.

"I have my own considerations on this matter. There's no need to argue. Who will be the Imperial Commissioner?"

Speaking of this matter, the Fourth Prince immediately retreated.

He doesn't want to go south.

Although the scenery in Jiangnan is very beautiful.

However, this is not a place for sightseeing, but a place to face natural disasters.

Looking at the shrinking Fourth Prince, the Emperor shook his head slightly. It turned out that he was also someone who could not bear the burden.

"Since no one is willing to go, please all withdraw from the court. I will personally issue an order to appoint an imperial envoy, who will depart tomorrow. I hope you will all be ready to leave at any time when you return. I will withdraw from the court."