Chapter 591 A little temptation
Chapter 591 A little temptation
Wow! Why are everyone changing so much today?
Zhou Chang was caught off guard and had no idea what Prince Rong was going to do.
However, He Tao, the Imperial Censor, was the first to jump out and stop him: "No, Your Highness Prince Rong, His Majesty is not feeling well right now, and there is no crown prince in the court. How can you, as the eldest son of the emperor, go out in person?"
There was immediately a chorus of objections from below.
Zhou Chang just secretly watched Emperor Lin's reaction.
Emperor Lin was exhausted and said nothing.
Zhou Chang added fuel to the fire: "Father, the title of a great general doesn't cost money, and I just want an empty title, not a single soldier."
"Nonsense..." Emperor Lin was really annoyed this time.
Peng Pai, the Minister of War, also stood up to object: "Your Highness Prince Yi, please don't joke. The prince went there to comfort the soldiers who were fighting bravely on the front line on behalf of the emperor. How could he be bullied? Where would your majesty be, and where would the majestic imperial power be?"
Peng Pai had always been a fool, rarely speaking during court meetings, but today he was particularly active. Zhou Chang had to notice him and couldn't help but glare back at him.
Peng Pai still looked dignified, with dark circles under his eyes, but he looked back at Zhou Chang without fear.
What's going on?
Zhou Chang felt confused as to why the situation in the court was becoming increasingly unclear.
The backer behind the Peng faction has always been the Jiang family, which can also be considered as King Xian. Now that King Xian is away at the battleground, how come he seems to be gaining power?
What is this all about?
On the other side, Prince Rong also sighed, "Alas, what Minister Peng said is true. It's a pity that I can't spare the time. If Prince Yi really doesn't want to, I shouldn't make it difficult. But Prince Xian is both a general and a prince. He is already at the front line, so it's not enough to send another prince. As long as the military supplies are sufficient, it will be the greatest contribution that all my officials in the rear can make. For this, Lord Peng, please take more care."
"Your Highness Prince Rong is right." Minister of Rites Shen Si took the lead and immediately agreed.
After hearing these words, Emperor Lin's face became uncertain and he did not express his opinion for a long time.
Zhou Chang was somewhat disappointed. He finally figured it out and decided to go to Yuebei again. However, he didn't expect that even the small condition he proposed was rejected.
As the saying goes, if you chase someone too much, it's not a good deal. From the tone of his words, it doesn't mean that Prince Yi must go?
Then she would just act as if she didn't care.
If Prince Yi doesn't go, someone else will. But it won't be long before the frontline is short of food, medicine, and horses. Anyway, all kinds of shortages will continue to emerge. We'll see then.
Finally, the meeting in the Imperial Study ended with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War speeding up the preparation of food and military supplies.
Zhou Chang left the imperial study and walked out without looking back.
It was Feng Suo who caught up from behind: "Brother Jiu, wait for me."
"What? You've been out for most of the day, it's time for you to go back and see Concubine Qin." Although Zhou Chang pretended not to care, he had "started off badly" after all.
It was just a small test just now, but there are still many things that can be seen behind it.
Feng Suo pulled Zhou Chang towards the harem and said, "Brother Jiu, do you really want to be a general?"
"What?" Zhou Chang reluctantly followed suit.
Feng Suo asked tentatively: "What does Brother Jiu really want? I wonder if Suo'er can help?"
Zhou Chang was too tired to explain, nor did he want to talk about what happened just now. Instead, he remembered Feng Suo's abnormal behavior just now: "You just said that if Linguo and Nanqing were to fight, would you be willing to go to the battlefield?"
"Yes." Feng Suo answered seriously.
"Your biological mother is Princess Nanqing. Is this what you really think?" Zhou Chang was afraid that if he said this, he would be even more upset in his heart. Moreover, others might have other thoughts. "Have you ever thought about what others would think when you said this?"
Feng Shuo usually acts like a little adult, but when he gets angry, he still acts like a child. He pouted and said, "I'm speaking from the heart. They can think whatever they want."
Feng Suo is caught in the middle and is in a difficult position. No matter what he does, he will probably be criticized.
Zhou Chang wanted to give some advice, but he didn't know how to start, so he could only pretend to be casual: "Yes, you were born and raised in the Linguo Palace. Just think of yourself as the prince of Linguo. That's enough. Concubine Qin treats you as her own child and your biological mother. You don't have to care so much."
"I care." Feng Suo suddenly said these three words with great emphasis.
Zhou Chang stopped and had no idea what to say.
Bloodline and origin cannot be changed, neither Feng Suo nor Prince Yi can.
"Brother Jiu, I care." Feng Shuo also stopped and repeated in a very serious tone, "It is precisely because I care that I have to do that. Brother Jiu just said that I was born and raised here. I am a local, but the people here treat me as an outsider. How can I not care?"
"Then you..." Zhou Chang wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start.
Feng Suo hadn't finished his words yet: "But what Elder Chen said to my father, he also told me. He said that the whole world was originally one clan, so why should we differentiate between you and me?"
"Indeed, this is right." Zhou Chang really agreed.
Feng Shuo changed the subject: "But, I can not distinguish between you and me, can I treat everyone in the world the same? Can I treat people in Dalin the same? Can I treat those people in the imperial study just now the same?"
"Suo'er, some people..." Zhou Chang roughly understood.
Feng Suo was already very excited, and before Zhou Chang finished speaking, he said, "So, if one day, Lin Kingdom unifies Nanqing and there is no longer any talk of foreign races, then I can truly become 'my own' person."
"No, that's not the case." Zhou Chang's words came out before he could even react. After a long while, he still couldn't react. He could only ask dryly, "In order to become 'one of us', you want to unify Nanqing?"
Feng Suo's face showed a maturity and determination that was not commensurate with his age: "It's not about becoming 'one of us', it's about being the same person. I just want to correct those who are narrow-minded."
Zhou Chang shuddered for no reason.
I always treated Feng Suo as a child in the past, but at this moment it was so clear that he was really no longer a child.
Feng Suo was still unaware, and clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "When I can go to the battlefield, I will not only swallow up Nanqing, but also Shenguo first, then Nanqing, and then Cheni... When the world is unified and all the people are united, then there will be no distinction between inside and outside, and between you and me."
Is this the "Qin Shi Huang" of this dimension?
Zhou Chang had to re-examine Feng Suo.
Feng Suo was generous for a while, and then he found that Zhou Chang was looking at him with strange eyes. His serious face instantly changed into a smile: "Ninth Brother, I know that my wish may not be realized personally, but I hope you can help me achieve it."
"Me?" Zhou Chang's head was "bombarded" repeatedly and he could no longer react.
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