The ministers walked out of the palace gate and did not leave immediately, but gathered outside the palace gate, with sad faces.The left minister approached Prince Ying and asked him in a low voice, "Lord Wang, the little prince is really not in the mansion" Prince Ying glanced at the right minister and shook his head, "It's really not in the mansion." ”"Even you don't know where he went," the right minister asked again.Prince Ying shook his head, "Hua Yatou left, and the holy decree was announced to the world, and he suffered a lot of blows.At this time, I don't dare to guarantee that he still thinks about the Southern Qin Jiangshan Sheji in his heart.I don't know if I left the house to find Hua Ya, or what I went to do. ”The right minister sighed when he heard this, "Now that the prince is infected with the plague, and Lin'an City is in danger, looking at Nanqin, the person who can save the prince and Lin'an from fire and water is none other than the little prince Zheng."
If he doesn't make a move, this Nan Qin will be really in danger. ”Prince Ying's face was extremely bad, "You can't put the burden on him alone, each province also has its own talented son."
Your kid, but there is a letter that he is both civil and military, not inferior to Qin Zheng. ”The right minister shook his head, "He hasn't sent a message back yet, and I don't even know where he is now." ”"Among the juniors in the capital of Southern Qin, apart from the prince, Qin Zheng, the Marquis Xie of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, and the boy of your family, who else can come out to respond to emergencies."
Prince Ying was deeply worried, "There are talented people from generation to generation, and a new generation will replace the old."
When Nan Qin didn't have an accident, he felt that the juniors were all outstanding and competed for beauty.Now something happened, but none of them could be found. ”"Among the juniors in the capital of Southern Qin, there are indeed many talented people.But now there are few people who can respond to emergencies.The crown prince and Marquis Xie were trapped in Lin'an City.The little prince and my boy are nowhere to be found.The Yan Pavilion of the Yongkang Hou Mansion has not been heard from so far, and has left since Chinese New Year's Eve, and has never returned, and there is no news at all.Xie Yunlan of Xie's rice grain was nowhere to be found after the accident in Liyun Nunnery.Xie Yunji of the Xie Clan's Salt Warehouse is said to have disappeared and has not seen anyone for a long time, Xie Linxi of the Xie Clan's long house, the Marquis of Zhongyong, and the General Wuwei secretly left to escape the world and travel. ”The right minister counted them one by one, "The two sons who supervised the Imperial History Mansion and the Hanlin University Student Mansion studied Wenzhi, and it is not bad to help the Eighth Emperor stabilize the court situation at this time."
After all, the eighth prince is young and needs to be sharpened for a few years.None of the other princes could be used. ”Prince Ying sighed deeply, "There has always been a saying in the market of Southern Qin, saying that half of the essence of Southern Qin comes from the Xie family.This is true.Xie calculated roughly, and there were many people in the younger generation who could be called. ”"It's just a pity that the emperor has been guarding against the Xie family for so many years, and the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion retreated again and again.The old marquis was cold and cold-hearted, so he completely escaped from the world at this time.When he left, something big happened, and Xie didn't care.Without the support of the Marquis of Zhongyong, everyone only strives to protect themselves.At this time, who will come forward to rescue Nanqin from danger?"
Prince Ying suddenly said, "What you said reminded me.Although it is said that the whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's minister.But for the Xie family, the big family, such as Wolong, has hovered over this land for several dynasties and generations, and has its own roots.Even if the person behind it has the ability to reach the heavens and control the entire Southern Qin medicine shop and medicine merchants, it is difficult to scavenge the Xie family completely" Right Xiang suddenly, "The prince means that the Xie family must have black comfrey" Prince Ying shook his head, "This is exactly what this king means, how deep the Xie family's root system is, you don't need to say, you also understand."
Just because you don't have it in the open doesn't mean you don't have it in the dark. ”Right Xiang speculated, "But now that the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion has been empty, the other Xie clans have already been divided into clans and clans, I'm afraid" "It's better for you and me to go to the Xie family's rice grain and Xie clan's salt warehouse to have a look, although the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is empty, but these people are still there, and the people in the Xie family's six rooms are still there, even if they are divided into clans and clans, they are not the people of the Xie family, but also the people of Southern Qin." ”Prince Ying said."
What the prince said is reasonable," he bowed his head.The two of them agreed and prepared to leave."
Lord Wang, right minister, are you two going back to the house or are you going somewhere" Left Xiang walked over.The right minister glanced at Prince Ying and said, "The prince and I plan to go to Xie's rice grain and Xie's salt warehouse to have a look, maybe there is black comfrey." ”Zuo Xiang slapped his thigh, "That's right, Xie."
It's good that I'll go with you too," said the right minister, "I know that the left minister is the most anxious prince, so it's naturally good to go together." ”"I'll go with you, too," Yongkang Hou stepped forward, "I might be able to help somewhat." ”Prince Ying nodded.A group of four people walked towards Xie.After the four of them left, the courtiers glanced at each other, gathered at the palace gate to talk for a while, and dispersed in groups of threes and twos.Half an hour later, the four of them came to Xie's rice grain.The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment when he saw that the four nobles in the court had come to Xie's rice grain in unison, and hurriedly saluted respectfully."
This king and the other four people have come to see the head of your family."
Prince Ying said, "You go and say it." ”The gatekeeper hurriedly said, "Back to the prince, the head of my family is not in the mansion." ”Prince Ying was stunned, "Where did the head of your family go?"
"I'm going to find my son-in-law." ”The gatekeeper grimaced, "Since my son-in-law went to Liyun Nunnery with Miss Fanghua, after an accident, he never came back, and there was no trace, and the head of the family was worried, so he took someone out to find it."
It's been a long time, and there is still no news. ”Prince Ying looked left and right.Zuo Xiang hurriedly stepped forward, "Who is there in this house at the moment?"
"After the lady left, she went to the temple to live and eat fasting and pray for the Buddha to pray for the head of the family and the son.The competent people in the house were all taken away by the head of the house to find a son.Except for a few old slaves and villains guarding the door, there is no one in the house at present. ”Gatekeepers.The left minister was speechless for a while, and looked at the right phase.Right Xiang sighed, "Yunlan Gongzi is the pillar of Xie's rice grain, and it is understandable that he had an accident and alarmed the Xie family to find it."
Since there is no one in the house, there is no need to go in again.Let's go to the Hsieh's salt warehouse. ”Zuo Xiang nodded.The group left Xie's rice grain and went to Xie's salt warehouse.After a while, when I came to the door of Xie's salt warehouse, I saw a big lock pimple in front of Xie's salt warehouse.Prince Ying, the left and right ministers, and the Marquis of Yongkang looked at each other.Zuo Xiang stepped forward and knocked anxiously on the door, "Is there anyone?"
The door latch rang loudly for a long time, the lock pimple shook several times, and no one in the door answered, not even a janitor."
Okay, don't shake it, you see that weeds are growing around here, and it looks like this door has been closed for more than a month."
Prince Ying said.Zuo Xiang was in a hurry, "Lord, can I not be in a hurry, the prince is in danger, where are the people from the Xie family's salt warehouse?"
”Right Xiangdao.Prince Ying nodded.Yongkang Hou walked to the side and knocked in front of the neighbor's door.Someone poked his head out of it and saw several people wearing official uniforms, knowing that they were big officials, and hurriedly saluted."
Let me ask you, why is this Xie Clan's salt warehouse mansion closed, where are the people," Yongkang Hou asked.The man hurriedly said, "Since Yun Jigongzi disappeared and disappeared, the Xie family's salt warehouse has dispatched people to look for it.Only the janitor was left.A month ago, there was an accident at the janitor's house, so he quickly locked the door and went back to his hometown.I haven't come back yet. ”When Yongkang Hou heard this, he turned back to look at Prince Ying and the others.Prince Ying waved his hand, "Go to the sixth room of the Xie family and have a look." ”Several people nodded and walked towards the sixth room of the Xie family.When he came to Xie's sixth room, Zuo Xiang couldn't wait to come up and knock on the door.A porter opened the door, and was startled when he saw a few people, and he hurriedly saluted.Zuo Xiang waved his hand, "Your lord and lady are here" The porter nodded, "The lord and lady are here." ”Zuo Xiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed, "Go and tell me that we want to see your lord and wife." ”The porter answered, and ran into the courtyard.After a while, the people in the Xie family's six-room mansion were alarmed, and the old lady, the old man, and Mrs.
Ming of the Xie family's six-room responded together, and a group of people were in the soup.The old lady in the sixth room of the Xie family and the concubine Lin in the palace are handkerchiefs, although they have no grade, but their seniority is here.Prince Ying, the left and right ministers, and the Marquis of Yongkang were all juniors in front of her, and when they saw that she had come out, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.The old lady in the sixth room waved her hand, said again and again that she was reluctant, and asked Prince Ying a few people, "Lord, what is going on in our house, how to work, you are all here" Prince Ying shook his head again and again, "Old lady and relieved, it is not a big matter in the house, it is a big event in the court, and a few people from this king come here to ask for something important." ”Prince Ying said a word, and the old lady of the sixth room was startled, and hurriedly looked at her son and daughter-in-law.Because of his weak body, the sixth master has not been on duty in the court, taking care of some industries in the house, but people are not stupid, on the contrary, the people of the Xie family are extremely smart, and when they heard this, they hurriedly said, "The prince, the two ministers, and the Hou Ye, please enter the mansion first." ”Prince Ying and the others knew that the door was not the place to speak, so they nodded in unison.The group entered the house.came to the living room, served the tea and fruit plate, dismissed the subordinates, and left the old lady in the sixth room, the sixth master, and Mrs.
Ming.Prince Ying took the lead in explaining his intention and asked if there was black comfrey in the house."
It turns out that the prince is here for this."
Although the old lady in the sixth room was old, she was not confused, and waved her hand and said, "Half an hour ago, the concubine in the palace sent someone to send me a message, just to ask about this black comfrey.Later, I learned that something had happened in Lin'an City and I needed black comfrey.But there has never been black comfrey in our house. ”"The princess actually sent you a message earlier," Prince Ying was stunned."
The concubine is also for the eighth prince, since the prince left, the eighth prince is in charge of the country, after all, the eighth prince is young, there is such a big thing, for a while, I heard that there is chaos, and there is no black comfrey inside and outside the capital, so the concubine wants to come and ask if there is any black comfrey in my house."
The old lady of the sixth room said."
Old lady, the sixth room of the Xie family is neither big nor small for the entire Xie family, according to what I have heard, each of the Xie family's mansions has a private treasury, especially your sixth master in the mansion is frail and sick all the year round, it stands to reason that the medicinal materials are even more complete.Why hasn't there been black comfrey all this time?"
asked Zuo Xiang, staring at the old lady in the sixth room.The old lady in the sixth room looked at Zuo Xiang, a little hesitant, "This" "Old lady, is there something hidden here" Yongkang Hou asked.Prince Ying and the right minister also looked at the old lady in the sixth room.The old lady in the sixth room looked at her son and daughter-in-law.The sixth master and Mrs.
Ming were also a little troubled, and it seemed that there was something that was really hard to say.Prince Ying looked at the three people, "Old lady, sixth master, sixth lady, you must know about the plague in Lin'an City, the prince was also infected with the plague in Lin'an City a few days ago, and at present, hundreds of thousands of people in Lin'an City are waiting for black comfrey treatment.However, the black comfrey within a radius of 500 miles in Lin'an City was all looted.The news reached Beijing, and the emperor issued an order today, all major pharmacies and mansions in Beijing, as long as there is black purple grass, hurry up and save it.But after searching all over the inside and outside of Beijing, there was no black comfrey, not a single one.I waited until then to think of coming to your mansion, thinking about the dignified Xie family, there should always be black purple grass. ”"Yes, if there is no black comfrey, not only the prince's life will not be guaranteed, but the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Lin'an City will not be guaranteed.The city of Lin'an was destroyed.What's more, Marquis Xie of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion was stopped in Lin'an City by heavy rain on the way to Mobei, and he happened to catch up with the plague, and now he is also in Lin'an City. ”The right minister said, "The sixth room of the Xie family and the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion are the closest mansions, even if you see the prince have an accident, you don't want to have an accident with the Marquis Xie." ”The old lady of the sixth room looked left and right when she heard this, the sixth old man and Mrs.
Ming glanced at each other, nodded to the old lady, and the old lady said, "It's not that the old man is unwilling to say it, there are indeed some hidden inconveniences to say it."
However, since it is related to the safety of the crown prince and Marquis Xie, naturally he can't take care of that much. ”When Prince Ying and the others heard this, they all pricked up their ears and listened.The old lady of the sixth room said, "Although the prince and the two Xiangye and the Hou Ye have been in the capital all the time, they may be busy with important affairs, and they know some things well, and they may just not know about some things."
The son of Yunlan of Xie's rice grain has always had hidden diseases and strange diseases.As long as the entire Xie clan has black comfrey, it will be sent to Yunlan Gongzi's mansion every year, and his illness will require black comfrey. ”Prince Ying and the others were stunned when they heard this.Right Xiangqi said, "There is such a thing, why haven't we heard of it" Mrs.
Ming took over and said, "The old man just said, the prince, the Xiangye, and the Hou Ye have always been responsible for the important affairs of the court, so they naturally don't pay attention to some small things."
What's more, although the son of Yunlan is talented, he has always kept a low profile because of his hidden physical illness, and he left Beijing to recuperate in Pingyang City three years ago, and in the past three years, he has faded out of the capital.What's more, for us Xie, this kind of thing can naturally be hidden, which is not a good thing, and naturally it will not be known to the world.Therefore, it is not surprising that the prince, the two Xiangye, and the Hou Ye do not know. ”"It's not a secret, over the years, the emperor has always paid attention to the movements of the Xie family, and the entire black comfrey that the Xie family will have will give the Xie family rice grain, but this king has never heard the slightest rumor."
Prince Ying said.Mrs.
Ming suddenly smiled, "The emperor and the prince and all the lords in the court are all staring at the meridians of the Jiangshan regime, and for medicinal materials, if it weren't for such a life-threatening event as Lin'an City, black comfrey would be just a trivial matter." ”"It makes sense," he bowed his head.When Prince Ying heard this, he said, "In this way, the entire Xie clan does not necessarily have black comfrey" "Now is not the season for black comfrey to grow, in previous years, after the black comfrey is ripe, in the best season, as long as the black comfrey received from the industry, our prefectures will take advantage of the freshness and immediately send it to Yunlan Gongzi, who has a special preservation method for his own illness, which can make the black comfrey have the best medicinal effect." ”Mrs.
Ming said, "Therefore, the entire Xie clan is afraid that there is no black purple grass anywhere else except for Yunlan Gongzi." ”Prince Ying looked at the left and right ministers and Yongkang Hou, and the four of them looked at each other.After a while, Prince Ying said sadly, "Since Prince Yunlan went to Liyun Nunnery, his whereabouts are still unknown, and he is missing.What can I do about this" Zuo Xiang asked Mrs.
Ming anxiously, "Madam, where do you send the black purple grass to Xie Yunlan every year?"
"It used to be sent to her mansion, and then it was sent to Pingyang City. ”Mrs.
Ming thought for a while and said, "There is a miracle doctor by the side of Gongzi Yunlan, named Zhao Ke.The black comfrey was harvested by him.Although Yunlan Gongzi is missing, Zhao Kexing may still be in Pingyang City.If you go to Pingyang City to find Zhao Ke, you may be able to get the black purple grass. ”Zuo Xiangteng stood up, "Without further ado, the prince, the right minister, and the Hou Ye, let's hurry up." ”Prince Ying also stood up and frowned, "Let's go to Pingyang City" "Go to the palace to find the emperor first, let the emperor send someone to Pingyang City." ”Left Xiangdao.The right minister immediately said, "We must not leak the news, if we go to the palace to find the emperor, maybe others will also get the news."
Even the black comfrey from the palace pharmacy is gone.It is conceivable that the people behind it have hateful hearts. ”"Then what do you say," the right minister said hurriedly, "In any case, it is better to save the prince first." ”"Lord, when will the little prince return home" Prince Ying asked on the right.Prince Ying shook his head, "Who knows." ”"It's best to find Zheng Xiaowang as soon as possible, this matter, it's best to let Zheng Xiaowang take action, at present, I'm afraid Zhao Ke is the only place where there is black comfrey."
If someone else goes, they may not be able to get the black comfrey.What's more, there are people behind it, if it is snatched, ordinary people go, how can they rob it" right Xiangdao.Prince Ying nodded, "Yes, in this way, go to my mansion first and see if the princess can find him."
Since that incident happened to him back then, he almost lost his life in a mass grave.When she returned, the princess planted a special incense on him, and she kept a bird, which could find him in an emergency.I had no choice but to use this method, after all, the matter of Lin'an City was urgent. ”: