Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

A few days later.

The Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Grand Tutor Wang sat in his chair, pinching his brow and looking furious.

The servants in the mansion were all working very carefully, afraid of angering the Grand Tutor.

Since I came back, it's been like this almost every day.

The Grand Tutor would lose his temper as soon as he returned from court.

This has already taught many people a lesson.

Even the young master hasn't dared to come back lately, staying at an inn in the west wing, afraid of being reprimanded by the Grand Tutor if he returns.

"Grand Tutor, there's nothing we can do about today's situation. How about we send an official to accompany the Crown Prince tomorrow? Continuing like this..."

Side view.

An official sat there and sighed as well.

She tried to persuade the old Grand Tutor in a low voice, but the more she talked, the angrier she became.

The truth is, the Emperor has not shown up yet, and no one can see him.

He doesn't handle matters in the court, leaving everything to the cabinet and the crown prince. It is this crown prince who can make everyone so angry.

He was truly a playboy who had reached a certain level of debauchery.

"I understand, of course. However, it's impossible for the cabinet to handle everything in the future. Some matters require the Crown Prince to make his own decisions. If he doesn't look at anything and doesn't care about anything, what will happen in the future? He doesn't even glance at some of the girls in the selection process. What exactly is he trying to do?"

Grand Tutor Wang sighed deeply, feeling utterly helpless.

Several senior cabinet ministers, including himself, genuinely wanted to teach the crown prince how to handle state affairs.

Can……

The prerequisite is that the person wants to learn.

Even if you don't want to learn, just pretending to be a cabinet member will do; at least you'll be able to take in some of what they say.

Now things are really bad. Except for the first day he came, every time after that he has to be invited, and even when he is invited, he just sits here sleeping and doesn't even glance at the memorials.

"Be careful what you say, Grand Tutor. This is the situation now. What can we do? We can only do our best to assist the Crown Prince. The most urgent task is to get the South to agree to transport grain. That's the key. Without this batch of grain, what will we do after the New Year?"

"yes!"

Grand Tutor Wang nodded emphatically.

The Emperor is ill; that's a serious matter, everyone knows that.

However, food is even more important; otherwise, if the prefecture runs out of food after the New Year, how can it survive?

There's no way to harvest anything from there.

There is truly no food left in the imperial court, and even grain prices in the capital are starting to rise.

Keep in mind, it's not even after the New Year yet.

What will we do when there is no food and the grain from the south can't be transported?

How high will food prices rise?

Grand Tutor Wang dared not even think about it.

"Alas, in the end, it was too late. If other prefectures had followed Qin Feng's example and started stockpiling grain and silver immediately, instead of asking the court for grain one less time, things wouldn't have come to this. I don't know what those ministers were thinking; why did they rush to allocate so much grain?"

He also looked at some of the measures taken by the Qin Prefecture.

I didn't feel anything at the time.

But now.

Even he began to admire Qin Feng; it was truly remarkable that he had thought of this in advance.

Even at the most difficult time, they never gave up on letting the people help themselves and work.

"I heard that Qin Prefecture obtained grain from Chuan Prefecture. Otherwise, could Qin Prefecture provide relief to the other prefectures in the future? Now that the roads to Chuan Prefecture are open, they should be able to transport a considerable amount of grain as well."

"No!"

Grand Tutor Wang glanced at the other person and gently shook his head.

Ask Qin Feng for grain?

At this critical juncture, it's really hard to say what the consequences will be.

The key point is that no one can say for sure what the emperor's current condition is, and the imperial guards in the city have gone mad.

People are being arrested every day, even members of the Nanlin Party; many have been arrested recently.

As for where he is being held, nobody knows.

This shows that Zhou Zhengde's situation is not good, and it is hard to say whether he can hold out until the grain arrives after the New Year.

"In this situation, the most important thing is for the Crown Prince to stand up. However, if that doesn't work, we must have Eunuch Miao report this matter to the Emperor. We really have no way to educate the Crown Prince."

The two looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

The Emperor must be aware of the Crown Prince's situation.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been handed over to the cabinet.

What will happen in the future?

Relying on this method to maintain the status quo will inevitably lead to problems sooner or later. Even if it can be maintained for several decades, it will depend on whether a suitable candidate emerges from among the crown prince's sons.

Grand Tutor Wang was uncertain.

But apart from this method, there seems to be no other way; we can't just watch the Great Zhou Dynasty descend into chaos.

"Grand Tutor, what is the Emperor thinking? With the Crown Prince like this, what will become of him? Are we supposed to keep educating him? But the cabinet handles state affairs, and the Crown Prince doesn't care. This will inevitably lead to serious problems... What if someone..."

The words were not finished.

But Grand Tutor Wang understood.

How could there not be any problems?

How old is he? How old are the senior officials?

They will leave the cabinet sooner or later; they can't possibly assist the crown prince forever. It's hard to say whether future cabinet members will have other thoughts when faced with such power.

"I don't know. This matter truly depends on the Emperor's will. As for what he's thinking, who can know? The Emperor must know about the Crown Prince's situation. What can he possibly do? For so many years, the Emperor has been trying, but he still has no son. What else can he do?"

This is a strange story.

If there had been a second son, the position of crown prince would not be in its current state.

At least there's a choice.

Now, not only does he have no choice, but he's also a complete wastrel who has absolutely no interest in politics.

If everything is truly handed over to the cabinet in the future, Grand Tutor Wang thinks he might not even attend the morning court sessions anymore.

If that happens, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be in real danger.

If trouble breaks out on all three sides—the grasslands, the powerful clans of the south, and the people of various prefectures—how will we respond?

"master!"

suddenly.

The butler rushed in from outside, glanced at the official sitting to the side, and gritted his teeth as he stood to the side.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged official immediately smiled and shook his head.

"Grand Tutor, I will return now. This matter requires further discussion; we must come up with a solution as soon as possible!"

"What is it?"

Grand Tutor Wang asked in a deep voice.

"Someone outside is requesting an audience and has brought a letter, saying that you should read it before deciding whether or not to meet."

As he spoke, the butler handed him a letter.

"Who is this mysterious person? The capital is in a bit of a mess these days. Don't just entertain anyone. If you don't know them, just send them away."

Grand Tutor Wang accepted the letter.

His eyes widened involuntarily.

He hurriedly asked:

"Where is he? Where is he?"

Qin Feng!

It was actually a letter from Qin Feng!

At this critical juncture, this kid actually dares to come to the capital?

That's incredibly bold.

If people find out, it will be difficult to go back.

"Waiting at the back door, always at the back door!"

"Go, immediately take him to the inner quarters, avoiding all servants along the way. No one except you must know about this!"

Grand Tutor Wang took a deep breath and whispered an instruction.

He got up and hurriedly headed towards the back of the house.

The fact that you came to the capital at this time suggests that you've already made up your mind.