20demayo Chapter 256: Girl, look at this. Your grandfather told you to make the decision.
Chapter 256: Girl, look at this. Your grandfather told you to make the decision.
When Yun Duo received the news, he was less than 500 miles away from the capital.
"Master, the news that the Second Prince has been punished by God and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still alive has spread to the capital! Now people are saying that the Crown Prince cares about the people and saved the people of Northeast Province from dire straits. He relocated the people in advance to avoid being persecuted by the Northern Prince. This is the Son of Heaven. It is also said that the Crown Prince was protected by the gods and cured his eye disease!" Yun Shuang said excitedly.
Hearing this news, Yun Duo was shocked. I didn't expect it to spread to the capital so quickly, and it caused such a big response. It seems that this plan is more successful than I thought.
"Except for Yunjia Village, not many people know about the eye disease treatment. How did it get out? Is there any sentiment involved?" Yun Duo frowned and thought secretly.
"The Shadow Pavilion is still actively investigating this matter. From what we have learned, the news seems to have spread after entering Yanqi Pass. It is possible that some people at the time guessed the true identity of His Highness and asked the villagers in our team for relevant information, and then the news gradually spread out." Yun Teng said.
Yun Duo felt that things were escalating too quickly, which was not a good thing. When she arrived in Limu County, she should think carefully about how to arrange a team of so many people. She must not let innocent people be implicated because of Yunjia Village.
"The identity of the prince has been exposed, and the old man has received several secret letters from ministers in the court who are related to the prince, all of which asked the old man to return to Beijing to take charge of the situation. Although the old man has retired, many people still follow his lead." Jinsheng said while driving the carriage.
"What's the attitude of the person above?" Yun Duo asked in a low voice.
"It is said that the current emperor is extremely obsessed with the art of immortality and cultivation. He spends the whole day with Taoist Qingfeng practicing Taoism and refining elixirs, forgetting about the affairs of the court. Not only that, even the court meetings have been changed from being held once a day to once every ten days.
As for all kinds of affairs in the court, they were all handed over to several assistant ministers to handle. In this way, although the court seemed to be in order, in fact, there were undercurrents and various forces were ready to move. "
But Yun Duo remained calm and asked, "Is there anything suspicious?"
Jin Sheng's voice came in again, "Nothing suspicious yet. It's just that the emperor's attitude is still unclear. The censor once reported the prince to the emperor for deceiving the emperor. He was hit by a teacup thrown by the emperor."
In fact, the emperor's original words were: "Then tell me, my dear Han, what crime should I punish the prince for deceiving the emperor?" After saying that, the emperor picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Censor Han below.
Han Yushi was just about to tell the charges when the emperor picked up the teacup on the imperial table and threw it at him without saying anything: "Deceiving the emperor is a crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of the clan. Han Lianli, do you think you should execute all nine generations of my clan?"
Han Yushi was so frightened that he trembled and knelt on the ground, "I dare not, I am terrified!"
"Someone, drag him away for me."
The ministers of the prince's lineage took the opportunity to congratulate him:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Highness the Crown Prince is blessed by heaven, and he will surely be blessed in the future after surviving such a disaster!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Highness is kind and benevolent. Saving the people from danger is a blessing for the Kingdom of Zhao!"
Faced with the increasingly unpredictable emperor, none of the other ministers dared to interfere, and the matter was dropped, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince being tacitly acknowledged as the heir to the throne.
Yun Shuang quickly replied, "Master, everything is going smoothly at the moment. The news released by the Tianying Pavilion has caused a stir in the capital. The people's favorability towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has greatly increased, and they all praise him as the Son of Heaven's Chosen."
Yun Duo nodded and smiled with satisfaction. This plan really did not disappoint me. It not only greatly improved the image of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also made the people full of trust and expectations for him. Next, we just need to continue to add fuel to the fire to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position more stable.
"Very good, keep a close eye on the developments in the northern border and the capital. Report any movement to me immediately. Kungang, tell the guards in the dark to be extra cautious at night. Since everyone in the capital knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been hiding in Yunjia Village for the past ten years, Yu Dang should soon send people to eradicate Yunjia Village." Yun Duo ordered.
"Yes, Master, we have arrived at the post station. There is an open area in front where the villagers can rest for the night."
"Yun Teng, tell Granny Liu and the others who help with cooking to prepare enough steamed buns and meat pies every day, and enough herbal tea every day. The brothers in the dark must be well fed so that they will have the strength to fight the enemy." Ever since Yun Duo discovered the people being protected in the dark, she would have people prepare meals for them every day.
The secret guards were very touched to have hot meals, and they were extremely grateful to be able to protect the mistress.
For them, the secret guards were on a mission, not to mention cold tea, hot steamed buns, and meat pies. It was good enough for them to have a sip of cold water and dry biscuits to eat.
Granny Liu and her group were the same group of women who were rescued from the bandit camp. A total of ten women and dozens of women were rescued at that time.
After passing Yanqi City, when they passed through several county towns, some people were unwilling to follow them all the way to the south in the open air, so they stayed in the local county towns.
Some were taken as concubines by landlords, while others voluntarily sold themselves to pawnbrokers. Now, there are only five mothers-in-law and ten women left. In order to repay Yun Duo for saving their lives, they willingly signed a contract to sell themselves to the Yun family and stayed in the Yun family to help with work.
When Yun Duo passed by the county town, he bought several carriages so that everyone could travel by carriage instead of walking. This made many villagers envious of the servants.
Even though they had been sold into slavery, at least they did not have to suffer the pain of walking and could sit comfortably in the cart.
Jinsheng stopped the carriage and struck the gong, and the villagers prepared in an orderly manner.
Butler Cheng drove the carriage into the post station. Since Cheng Yuheng's identity had been exposed, Cheng Zhiyuan no longer needed to hide his whereabouts, so as a former prime minister, he was qualified to live in the post station.
"Miss Yun, the old master wants you to come over!" Butler Cheng came over and said respectfully to Yun Duo.
In the lobby of the inn, Cheng Zhiyuan and Yunhai were sitting there drinking tea.
"Girl Duo, come here." Cheng Zhiyuan said with a smile as he watched Yun Duo come in.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, do you two want to talk to me about something?" Yun Duo stood there respectfully.
"Duo girl, don't be shy, come and sit over here."
"Thank you, Grandpa Master!"
Yun Duo sat down, and Cheng Zhiyuan handed her a letter, "Girl, take a look at this. Your grandfather told you to make the decision."