Li Chengqian was very busy.
On Yulan Mountain, he had been greatly affected.
This was especially true when he saw those people kneel before Zhang Feng, and when Old He and the others brought their families with them, all of them bringing their last grain with them.
As the Crown Prince …
When would he ever have such prestige?
He had heard everything Zhang Feng had said.
But he had not stepped forward.
He had memorized everything Zhang Feng had said from a distance.
Once they reached the foot of Yulan Mountain, Li Chengqian urged his horse and his guards back to the Eastern Palace. The moment he entered, he issued three orders.
"Pass on my order! Hurry and find Divine Doctor Sun Simiao!
"Second, take my Crown Prince Token and go from house to house to borrow grain! If you lend it to this Crown Prince today, once the famine is over, this Crown Prince will return two dan!
"Third, gather all the properties under the Eastern Palace and sell everything that should be sold, especially this one's fields. Sell them all for grain!"
The eunuchs and guards of the Eastern Palace were all dumbfounded.
What was wrong with the Crown Prince?
He had been fine just a moment ago!
It had only been a day since they last met, but he had almost sold the entire Eastern Palace?
This matter had also alarmed the Crown Princess, Hou Junji's daughter.
The Crown Princess rushed into the study, and when she saw Li Chengqian's anxious face, she couldn't help but cry.
"Crown Prince, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly … "
Li Chengqian's eyes brightened at the sight of the Crown Princess, and he grabbed her hand. "Beloved Consort, I remember that your father has a thousand mu of fertile land, right?"
The Crown Princess was taken aback.
She nodded.
"That's wonderful! Right now, let's write a letter to Lord Father-in-law. I want to borrow grain from him!"
"How much grain does Your Highness Crown Prince want to borrow from Old Man?"
At this moment, Hou Junji slowly walked out of the rear hall, his hands behind his back.
Li Chengqian hastily got up and bowed as a junior would.
In truth, there was no need for this sort of greeting between him and Hou Junji. Although they were father and son-in-law, they were still sovereign and subject. But Li Chengqian was truly anxious at this moment.
"Father-in-law, your arrival is truly wonderful. Do you have any more grain?"
Hou Junji's eyes flashed.
"If you had asked yesterday, that Old Man would have given you three to five hundred stones without a second thought. But … sigh!"
Li Chengqian was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Hou Junji patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and gestured for the Crown Princess to leave. Then he said, "A few days ago, His Majesty summoned all of us back to the capital precisely because of the food shortage. During the morning court session today, the Old Man did not see you. Just what were you busy with? Why did I hear that you were tinkering with White Deer College on some abandoned mountain outside Chang 'an City? "
"Isn't this a wedding disturbance? As the Crown Prince, how can you mess around with those commoners? Also, why don't you consider your identity? And the impact this matter would have on the court? When the Old Man was in Luozhou, he often heard that you don't attend court and often go to Chang 'an. Now the officials have a lot of opinions about you! "
Hou Junji was rather dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's recent actions.
He didn't know what the Crown Prince was doing, and he even suspected that the Crown Prince was intentionally concealing this information. And no one else besides the Emperor could do this.
He didn't know what the Emperor was doing, but all the strange phenomena in Chang 'an City seemed to revolve around one person.
That person was Zhang Feng.
From the establishment of that strange university in Chang 'an to this White Deer College, the Emperor had actually personally issued a decree.
What did this mean?
Moreover, he dared to conclude that this Zhang Feng had an extremely close relationship with the Crown Prince.
After receiving all this information, Hou Junji was certain that all the countermeasures had to do with Zhang Feng. The fine salt, the way to deal with Tubo and the other countries, the control of the locust plague, and so on. Which one of these wasn't a magnificent feat that could stun the world?
But he knew that none of these things could have been done by Li Shimin, nor could they have been done by people like Fang Xuanling or Du Ruhui.
And they certainly couldn't have been done by the Crown Prince.
Everything was clear. All of this had been done by Zhang Feng!
This was also very strange.
What was Zhang Feng up to?
Why was he doing this?
Moreover, Hou Junji could vaguely sense a change in the Crown Prince's behavior.
The Crown Prince had always been extremely respectful to him, and they had maintained a constant correspondence, but in the past half a year, the letters had stopped.
Hou Junji couldn't help but wonder why.
But based on the Crown Prince's actions today, there seemed to be a major problem.
Fortunately, Li Shimin's other sons had not participated in this matter. Otherwise, he would have had to go to Xiao Mountain and see for himself just what sort of divine figure this Zhang Feng was.
He, Hou Junji, had decided on the future Emperor, and no one could lightly shake his position!
Hou Junji's eyes flashed as he stroked his beard. "Crown Prince, there's no need to be impatient. As the heir apparent, you should show the demeanor you should have. What do you need grain for? Is it for Xiao Mountain? "
Li Chengqian nodded.
"It truly is for Xiao Mountain. At least six thousand disaster victims have gathered at Xiao Mountain, and one of my brothers has stored up twenty thousand dan of grain to help the disaster victims. But twenty thousand dan still isn't enough! Thus, This Prince wants to see if he can go down the mountain and gather some more grain. "
Hou Junji asked a few more questions, and then he narrowed his eyes and walked around the Crown Prince's study for around an hour. Finally, he said, "I can give you ten thousand dan of grain, but you have to tell His Majesty about this matter in court, or else I won't give you a single coin!"
"… …"
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