NCCnovel Chapter 628: Going to the Northwest to Farm
Chapter 628: Going to the Northwest to Farm
Ji Xiaobei's eyes met a pair of deep and anxious gazes.
"Why are you here?" Ji Xiaobei stuffed the remaining sausage into his mouth.
Fu Jichang rushed over and pulled Ji Xiaobei into his arms.
"Xiaobei, ...I'm glad you're okay!"
Fu Jichang spoke in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly.
"No, let me go first, my hands are covered in oil..."
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Fu Jichang asked a trusted subordinate to take Lang Ning to find a place to treat his injury. He and Ji Xiaobei rode a big horse out of the cliff.
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The emperor did not go to Chengfoling Temple. After the incident, he returned to the palace.
He was very calm. He was already in the court. All the civil and military officials in the court had solemn expressions and dared not make a sound. The atmosphere was very depressing.
The emperor looked calmly across the court: "Master Fu, why haven't you come back yet? Why isn't Prince Qing here either?"
An accompanying general stepped forward boldly and said, "Master Fu has gone to the bottom of the cliff to look for someone. We don't know where Prince Qing is for now, so we have sent people to look for him."
"Looking for someone? Who?" the emperor asked quietly.
No one speaks.
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Ten days later, the matter was settled.
As the mastermind, Prince Qing was sentenced to life imprisonment and was not allowed to step out of the walls.
Prince An was an accomplice and was demoted to a commoner, never to be allowed to enter the capital again.
Fu Jichang failed to protect the emperor properly, was proud of his achievements, and had no regard for the monarch... But the emperor loved talented men and remembered General Fu's many military achievements, so he gave him a lighter punishment.
The whole family went to the northwest to store land, hoping that Fu Jichang would repent and protect the people of the northwest.
The whole court was praising the emperor for his kindness.
The court was in turmoil and everyone was in danger.
He Ye was able to avoid being implicated thanks to the full efforts of his father, the Minister of War.
The Minister of War knelt before the emperor, pleaded for his son, and claimed that he would discipline his rebellious son. Only then did the emperor reluctantly nod.
He Ye was dismissed from his post and kidnapped by his father and taken back to the He Mansion.
Because Prince Qing was also implicated, Queen Zhao asked to go to the Fuling Temple to atone for her son's sin.
Her daughter-in-law disappeared, and she gritted her teeth. Did she know that this day would come and ran away in advance?
Queen Zhao was no longer in the harem, and Concubine Ming took over and became Queen Ming.
She and Queen Zhao have always been at odds, so naturally she cannot let Princess Qing go. It is unacceptable that the princess and her guards are missing at the same time, so she is now searching the entire city.
Since that day, Fu Jichang has been waiting in Mingyi Lane for the imperial edict.
I no longer have to go to the Anzhou government office and have some free time.
On the evening of Laba Festival, Prince Qing was sent to the prison. He was so frightened that he confessed everything.
Eunuch Fu handed over the memorial from the Dali Temple with trembling hands, which contained Prince Qing's confession.
The emperor only glanced at it, threw it on the table, sighed and said: "It is the fault of the father that the son is unfilial. He is really a rebellious son..."
He straightened himself and said, "Let Mr. Fu take charge of the farming in the northwest..."
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Fu hesitated to speak, his face full of melancholy.
"In order to ensure the safety of the people in the northern border, please draft the imperial edict..." The emperor said, then closed his eyes with a look of pity on his face.
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When Eunuch Fu arrived at Mingyi Lane in Anzhou, Fu Jichang was lying in the yard with his eyes closed to rest.
"The imperial edict has arrived..." a sharp shout.
Fu Jichang shuddered, sat up straight, calmed his mind, and knelt down to receive the order.
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After Eunuch Fu left, Fu Jichang sat on the ground dejectedly, holding the imperial edict in his hands.
Prince Qing's fiefdom in the south was taken back by the imperial court.
He and King An were imprisoned.
The emperor recovered from his illness. The last time he was seen in the court, he was full of energy and looked energetic.
Ji Xiaobei was right, this was a conspiracy.
I was sent to the northwest to cultivate land. It sounds good, but how different is it from exile?
Although he had anticipated the result, he still felt heartbroken and desperate when the imperial edict came down.
He earnestly pleaded with the emperor to step up precautions against the northern border, as the barbarians were watching covetously, and every move of the Great Northern Dynasty was under their surveillance.
The emperor simply replied: The military farms in the northwest are very important... take your men there as soon as possible.
Fu Jichang was hit and staggered, not knowing how he walked out of the palace.
The emperor asked him to go to the northwest to be in charge of farming and he will set off tomorrow.
Ji Xiaobei met Eunuch Fu at the door and gave him a gold-inlaid jade pendant with colored glaze with a smile.
"Thank you, Eunuch Fu..." Ji Xiaobei stuffed another silver note worth one thousand and two taels of silver into his pocket.
Eunuch Fu couldn't refuse and had to accept it. He said with a somewhat embarrassed look: "Miss Ji, please help Master Fu pack up. We are leaving early tomorrow morning and will have to sleep in the open air along the way. We need to prepare some warm things in advance..."
Eunuch Fu walked a few steps and turned back, hesitating for a moment and said: "Miss Ji, go and persuade Master Fu to be more open-minded. Only those who have endured hardships can become successful people. Maybe there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Everyone has their own difficulties. Miss Ji is a clear-headed person. Please persuade Master Fu more..."
Ji Xiaobei suddenly had an idea and thought of something. She pulled Eunuch Fu aside and whispered something to him.
Eunuch Fu's face changed with shock.
Ji Xiaobei lowered his voice and said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Thank you, Eunuch Fu..."
Ji Xiaobei gritted his teeth and took out another 1,000 taels of silver.
Eunuch Fu pushed over and said, "It's good that Miss Ji trusts me, so there's no need for this!"
Ji Xiaobei's muscles were all tense; she was gambling.
Her capital was that there must be a hidden meaning in what Eunuch Fu said just now.
She didn't understand what it was.
After Eunuch Fu left, her legs felt weak.
As long as nothing goes wrong today, she will have made the right bet.
She came to her senses.
What does the Dog Emperor mean? Why does a good civil servant and military general go to farm?
Shouldn’t military farming be the job of the Minister of Agriculture?
When Lord Cao heard that Lord Fu was going to the northwest to cultivate land, he was shocked. That place was dry and cold, with strong winds and sand. If anyone was going, it should be someone from the Minister of Agriculture.
I don’t know what the emperor was thinking, he actually asked Fu Tongpan to go.
Lord Cao, who was outspoken, immediately asked the emperor for permission and expressed his willingness to follow Magistrate Fu to plant potatoes in the northwest.
Before he could say anything, he was scolded by the emperor.
Lord Cao was puzzled: The emperor was still sick a few days ago, how come he suddenly became full of energy, loud and powerful.