Thief Emperor

Chapter 161 Second Generation and Second Generation

East Palace.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in his seat with a gloomy expression.

Master Pei, Pei Huang, stood in front of him with his hands hanging down, looking very respectful.

This Master Pei, who was so high and mighty in Qingyang, now showed considerable humility. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Highness, this matter is not small, but it is not big either. When the time comes, Your Highness can take the other princes to pray for rain together."

"This way, no matter what the outcome is, Your Highness will always be in the right."

Master Pei paused and continued, "If it doesn't work, bring those prime ministers with you."

The prince rubbed his brows and frowned, "It's not just because of the rain-praying matter, but because of my father..."

He looked up at Master Pei, lowered his voice, and said, "During the previous incident in Xuanzhou, the emperor first demoted you, and then sent you out of the capital. Now this matter of praying for rain can be blamed on me."

The prince clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, "How can a crown prince do such a thing? Does father still regard me as the head of the country?"

If the emperor is very satisfied with his successor, then what he should do at this time is to protect his successor while finding ways to pave the way for him.

The prince could naturally be allowed to attend the ordinary sacrifices, but he should avoid the risky "praying for rain".

Pei Huang also frowned slightly and said nothing.

After a while, he said, "I didn't handle the Xuanzhou incident well. I didn't expect that His Majesty would send Gu Wenchuan to Xuanzhou again. I didn't expect that Tian Jing and his men were such useless people."

"Gu Wenchuan unexpectedly captured them all and brought them to the capital."

The prince took several deep breaths, and his irritability was slightly relieved. He looked up at Pei Huang and asked, "Your mission should be finalized, right? When are you leaving?"

"That's it for the past few days."

Pei Huang lowered his head and said, "The imperial edict has already come down on this matter. If it weren't for my father leading the Ministry of Personnel to suppress it, I would have left the capital long ago. However, His Majesty asked about it again a few days ago, and this matter can no longer be delayed."

"What kind of official position does your father-in-law plan to give you?"

Pei Huang frowned at first, then said, "He should be the governor, but which state he will go to has not yet been decided."

"I'm going to Jiangnan Road."

Pei Huang lowered his head and said, "It is still a wealthy place there, and we can help Your Highness to some extent."

The prince shook his head repeatedly and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. Father has obviously been keeping an eye on us. You should just behave yourself for the next few years."

At this point, he stood up, looked outside, squinted his eyes and said, "You are right about one thing. I will take all the princes with me to pray for rain three days later."

"It's not just my fault that I can't pray."

At this point, the prince snorted, "If you get mad at me, I'll bring all the royal family members in Beijing with me. If it doesn't rain, we'll see who's embarrassed!"

Pei Huang frowned and bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, this is inappropriate. It seems like you are challenging His Majesty."

"I have already sent people to invite the Taoist priests who are proficient in alchemy near the capital. They should be here in three days. When the time comes, all we have to do is pray for rain. It will be a great deed for Your Highness."

The prince sighed: "You have thought it through."

"Now that you've left the capital, I won't even have anyone around to give me advice."

"Your Highness, just wait quietly. If there is anything important, you can go and discuss it with my father."

"Don't worry about anything, Your Highness."

Pei Huang looked calm and said slowly, "After my father took office as the Heavenly Official, more and more people sided with Your Highness. In addition, Your Majesty is getting older and the court is in turmoil. At this time, even if Your Majesty is willing, he is powerless."

"Your Highness's position in the Eastern Palace is as stable as Mount Tai. If you don't panic, no one will be able to move Your Highness."

"I understand, I understand."

The prince clapped his hands, glanced in the direction of his father's bedroom, and sighed silently: "It's just that my father has been doing this for the past few years..."

Even though there was no one around, let alone six ears, he still didn't say the word "stupid". Instead, he changed the subject and continued, "The drought in the Central Plains is getting worse. I heard that there has been civil unrest. If it doesn't rain this year, the grain harvest will be a failure."

"By then, I'm afraid the situation will get bigger and bigger."

He looked at Pei Huang and continued, "On the contrary, Su Jing fought very well in Jiangnan Road. If you go to Jiangnan, you can get in touch with Su Jing if the time is right."

Pei Huang thought about it and said with a smile: "Of course we have to contact him, but I heard that Su Jing is a bit rigid and may not be useful to Your Highness."

"There is no need to use him for my own benefit."

The prince clapped his hands and said, "It would be nice if you could get closer to us."

"There will most likely be rebellions in the Central Plains. If things get serious, we'll still have to rely on him."

At this point, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to feel that the current situation was difficult and could not help but let out a long sigh.

"During floods and droughts, thieves proliferate."

Pei Huang lowered his head slightly, with a meaningful look.

“This is a warning from God.”

The prince looked at him, and Pei Huang continued, "When Your Highness ascends to the throne in the future, everything will be fine."

"Don't talk nonsense."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was happy in his heart, but he still frowned and said in a low voice: "This is a big taboo!"

Pei Huang smiled and bowed to the prince: "Your Highness, I'll take my leave." "Yes."

The prince nodded, personally escorted him out of the East Palace, and said, "Take good care of it to my father-in-law for me."

"Yes."

Master Pei bowed his head respectfully and carefully left the East Palace.

The prince stood at the door, looking up at the moon.

The moon tonight is big and round, and the moonlight is bright, surprisingly bright, illuminating the earth like daylight.

It's like... another sun.

………………

Yuezhou City.

Li Yun, dressed in armor, stood at the foot of the city with Su Sheng. He watched in detail the whole day's process of Su Sheng's troops attacking the city.

Catapults, ladders, arrows, and battering rams, each of which requires timing when used.

After a whole day, Li Yun really learned a lot.

Next to him, Su Sheng was also looking at the city wall, frowning: "The defenders in Yuezhou City are much stronger than I expected. It seems that this siege can only be a protracted war."

Li Yun watched for a whole day, made an estimate, and said, "They are still no match for us. They have the advantage of terrain, and it's almost a one-for-one exchange with our army."

"Just a bunch of common people."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "My father said that although there are many soldiers in Yuezhou City, the main force is actually from Zhao Cheng. This group of people can fight like this, which shows that Qiu Dian..."

"He still has some skills."

Su Sheng snorted coldly: "When we catch him, I want to see what he looks like."

After the two of them talked for a while, Su Sheng looked back at Li Yun and asked, "How have you been playing recently, Brother Li?"

"not bad."

Li Yun smiled and said, "The wall of Shan County is only half as high as Yuezhou. It is easy to climb up. In addition, there are not many soldiers guarding the city, so we took it down in one night."

"Then those soldiers under your command are well trained."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "At least they are much stronger than the rebels."

Su Sheng paused and continued, "Zhao Cheng in Qiantang has begun to stir. He may leave the city at any time. My father has sent Deputy General Jiang to Qiantang to watch him."

"Once Zhao Cheng leaves the city, it will be the decisive battle in this war to quell the rebellion. At that time, Brother Li should not stay in Shan County anymore. You can come to Yuezhou and earn some military merits!"

This is quite rare. Most people would not talk about such important information, let alone give such a reminder.

Li Yun smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Major General, I will definitely come to help you when the time comes."

At this point, Mr. Li looked up at Yuezhou City again and couldn't help but sighed: "General Su's use of troops is really pleasing to the eye. I have learned a lot."

"what is this?"

Su Sheng grinned: "My father used to be a frontier general. What he is best at is actually defending the city and fighting in the wild. Attacking the city is common."

"The main reason is that these rebels are really insignificant."

Li Yun smiled dumbly when he heard this: "Young General, if you try to sabotage me like this, I will report you to the general."

Su Sheng laughed and didn't care at all, but asked: "When will Brother Li return to Shan County?"

"The day after tomorrow."

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "There is still a lot to do in Shan County. To be honest with you, General, the people under my command have only just recently formed an army."

“It’s not easy anymore.”

Su Sheng patted Li Yun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are not from a military family, but you have only been involved in military affairs for about half a year, and you can lead so many people. You can even be said to be gifted."

"Right now, Jiangnan Road is in chaos, and the Central Plains is also beginning to become chaotic. Not to mention that the whole country is in chaos, at least it is not as peaceful as before."

He looked at Li Yun and continued, "In this world, it will be of great benefit to you, Brother Li, to learn more martial arts in the future."

"Perhaps, we will serve in the same court in the future."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I hope that one day I can work with the Major General."

"With your abilities, this day will definitely come!"

Su Sheng patted Li Yun's shoulder again.

"I'll go take a look at the camp. Before you leave the day after tomorrow, I'll buy you a drink!"

After saying that, he strode away.

Li Yun looked at his back and smiled slightly.

This second generation is much better than Master Pei and Master Cui...

Much cuter.

(End of this chapter)