Chapter 194 The Seventh Prince is Still a Child
The people all know that the Fu family army has always been loyal.

When they heard that Prince Dongshan was rebelling and the Fu family army was preparing to rush to the capital to provide assistance, the people were very supportive (but also afraid) and chose to stay indoors and not make any trouble.

The Fu family army had good discipline (sufficient food) and did not plunder cities along the way.

When local officials saw Fu's army coming, they took the initiative (fearfully) to offer food and cloth to show their support.

Along the way, the Fu family army walked very fast and soon arrived at the foot of the capital.

While the King of Dongshan was still launching a fierce attack, the Fu family army here arrived first and was already fifty miles outside the capital.

Fu Zhonghai submitted a memorial requesting to go to Beijing to protect the emperor.

When the Emperor heard about the situation on both sides, he felt very bad!
He looked helplessly at the commander of the imperial guards: "Zhifang, what do you think I should do?"

The commander of the imperial guards, Dai Zhifang, said with a stern face: "I will obey your majesty!"

At this point, you ask me what to do?
What can I say?
I can't persuade you to surrender, can I?

His Majesty the Emperor has a character of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and he has never made any progress in his life... Alas!

His Majesty was not comforted by the "loyalty" of the commander of the imperial guards. He sighed for a while and asked, "Zhifang, do you think Fu Zhonghai and his son are really here to protect me?"

Dai Zhifang clasped his fists and replied: "Marshal Fu is leading the Fu family army to defend the king, and the people of the world are watching!"

"If they harbor any ulterior motives, the spit of the people of the world will drown them!"

When the Emperor heard this, he nodded repeatedly: "I think so too..."

"I believe them!"

The emperor said he believed it, but he could not hide the fear and anger in his eyes.

He was afraid that his throne would be lost, and he also hated King Dongshan's rebellious heart.

He hated Fu's army even more for taking advantage of the situation.

Dai Zhifang knew clearly in his heart: the capital city was not well guarded and could not be defended no matter who tried to break in.

If King Dongshan came to power, he would be in great danger.

After all, he is the emperor's most trusted commander of the imperial guards.

But if the Fu family father and son came to power, they might not treat him well.

After all, it is impossible for them to replace all the civil and military officials in the court.

We always have to keep people doing things, right? !
As for the emperor... Dai Zhifang glanced at the emperor: He was just born into a good family, entering the belly of the former queen - now the empress dowager.

Your Majesty was born as the eldest son and became the Crown Prince when he was six years old.

He has spent half his life on guarding against his brothers fighting for the throne, civil officials dividing power, and military generals becoming too powerful... and in the end, whatever he feared came true.

The brothers rebelled, the military generals forced the emperor to abdicate, more than half of the people in the capital fled, and the civil officials did not share the power, but no one was willing to take responsibility, and they all shrank like quails.

Everyone is panicked.

The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Go and announce the decree. Let Fu Zhonghai lead the troops directly to fight against the King of Dongshan!"

It would be best if they both suffered heavy losses in the fight so that I can reap the benefits.

Dai Zhifang had no choice but to convey the imperial edict, but after Fu Zhonghai heard the order, he respectfully asked for help.

"Commander Dai, we are willing to go and quell the rebellion, but we are all hungry! Give us some food!"

"Please ask Commander Dai to report to His Majesty: The Fu family army has not received food and wages for two months. They really can't fight on an empty stomach..."

In a nutshell: no food and money, no action.

Dai Zhifang looked at the Fu family soldiers who were eating vigorously and energetically, and wanted to curse in his heart: Do you look like you are hungry? !
Why don’t you pretend?

Dai Zhifang had to keep telling lies.

"I see that the generals of the Fu family army are indeed pale and thin, and I am afraid they are not strong enough to march long distances. I will report this to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to allocate food and money..." Now it was Fu Zhonghai's turn to be dumbfounded: What? Is this Commander Dai serious? !
He is really going to help me get food and money! ?
However, Fu Zhonghai was not panicked: whether Dai Zhifang was serious or not depended on whether the food and wages could be delivered in the end.

His Majesty the Emperor wants me to fight to the death with King Dongshan, how can I do that without giving him anything? !
But the emperor really had no money.

He failed to deliver food and money, but asked Dai Zhifang to deliver the seventh prince.

As soon as the Seventh Prince saw Fu Chenan, he immediately bowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Master! Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Fu Chenan looked at the Seventh Prince with a slightly strange expression: "Why is the Seventh Prince here?"

"My father said that the treasury is empty and has no money. He asked me to bring the jewelry and ornaments collected by the concubines in the harem to offset the food and salary."

As he spoke, the Seventh Prince had the three boxes opened.

The box was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, hairpins, rings, and various valuable ornaments that were obviously used exclusively in the palace.

This is very ugly.

Is the country so poor?

Do the concubines in the harem need to take out all their head ornaments and jewelry in exchange for their food and wages?
The Fu family army actually forced the emperor to this extent? !

What should the people think?!

Fu Chenan's expression changed: "Please take all these things back, Your Highness. We would rather starve to death than empress us!"

Fu Zhonghai clasped his hands together and said solemnly: "We will not refuse death! Send troops to attack the rebels immediately!"

Fu Zhonghai wanted the seventh prince to take all these boxes back to the emperor.

The Seventh Prince said he dared not to, "Father has ordered that if Xiao Qi cannot get the Fu Family Army to accept these, then Xiao Qi should stay in the Fu Family Army and not go back!"

When Fu Zhonghai heard this, his eyes widened immediately: "How can this be possible... His Highness the Seventh Prince stays in the Fu Family Army? This..."

The Seventh Prince looked at Fu Zhonghai eagerly: It is safer to follow the Fu family army at this time than to stay in the palace.

You can also take the opportunity to cultivate feelings with the Fu family father and son.

Unexpectedly, Fu Zhonghai waved his hand and ordered his attendants to lift up the seventh prince and put him on the carriage.

"You are to escort His Highness back to the palace in person! We are all rough men who fight in the battlefields and kill people at will. How can we take good care of His Highness?!"

The Seventh Prince was stunned and struggled to get down: "No! I want to follow my master! I am not afraid of hardship! I don't want anyone to take care of me..."

Fu Zhonghai didn't listen at all: "No! The Seventh Prince is still a child, how can he put himself in danger?!"

"The safety of His Majesty is the most important thing! Send His Majesty back immediately - leave these three boxes of jewels behind first, so that His Majesty won't blame His Majesty!"

Seventh Prince: !!! Holy crap!
The things were left behind, but they were returned to me?
If I go back, I will be even more embarrassed, right? !

The seventh prince struggled hard, but he was held by two well-trained soldiers whose arms were as hard as iron.

He resisted in vain and was eventually stuffed into a carriage and sent back to the palace.

When the seventh prince knelt nervously before the emperor and explained what had happened, the emperor looked strange.

He looked at the Seventh Prince and said, "Tell me, if I let the eldest prince go, will it be different?"

The eldest is the prince.

The seventh prince's heart skipped a beat: How could he compare with the crown prince?
Why should I compare myself with the prince?
Considering that his father had suddenly brought him to his side to teach him carefully, the Seventh Prince's heart was beating like a drum: Did his father really have other ideas?!

He did not dare to hesitate: "Brother Crown Prince has a noble status and is the crown prince of the country. How can I compare with Brother Crown Prince?"

"Marshal Fu must be more concerned about the safety of the Crown Prince!"

Emperor: "Really?"

His eyes were blank, as if he had thought of something, and he showed a strange and sarcastic smile.

(End of this chapter)