Chapter 247 A Piece of Gold Fell From the Sky

In the two days after the Double Ninth Festival, the court of Shu was tense, and the Great Zhou was no exception.

However, compared with the panic caused by the disappearance of the prince in Shu, the Great Zhou had a regent, who could always stabilize the hearts of the court officials, the army and the people.

However, something the regent just announced recently made the court officials confused.

"Yun... Yun, Yun, Yun Wang is the regent?"

When this news came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were in a state of confusion. Standing among the officials, Yun Wang stared blankly at Rong Yu, who was indifferent and majestic in front of him, and had no idea what happened.

He must have heard it wrong?

Yes, he must have had an auditory hallucination just now. How could it be possible for him to be the regent?

"Regent." The virtuous king looked at Rong Yu in confusion and asked in a tone of confirmation, "Let Prince Yun be the regent?"

"The princess has to go back to Dongling, and I need to escort her there." Rong Yu sat on the dragon chair, his tone indifferent and distant, "While I am away from Da Zhou, Prince Yun will be the regent. Ling Ling will still be in charge of the imperial guards inside and outside the palace, and will follow Prince Yun's orders during his regency, and must not disobey in the slightest."

Ling Ling bowed his head and said, "I obey your orders."

Prince Yun looked dazed, as if he was in a haze, not knowing what day it was.

"The wise king assists the government, and all the cabinet members need to fully assist the Yun king." Rong Yu's eyes turned slightly, "The six ministries will continue to govern as usual. I don't want to hear anyone being lazy. After returning from Dongling, I will adjust the duties of all officials. The position of prime minister is currently vacant. Please work hard, the wise king. I will choose a suitable candidate as prime minister when I return."

The wise king was silent for a moment, bowed his head and said, "I obey your order."

When he said these three words, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether the regent wanted to support a puppet emperor again?

Rather than saying that they assist the Yun king, it is better to say that the regent just wants the ministers to have someone sitting next to the dragon throne during the morning court, instead of just leaving an empty chair there - but the regent is not in the imperial capital, even if the Yun king really regents the country, there should not be a formal morning court.

So what is the point of letting the Yun king regent the country?

"Uncle...Uncle," Prince Yun said timidly in a strange silence, "I know nothing about government affairs, I'm afraid I can't do it--"

"Do you allow me to bargain with you for my decision?" Rong Yu said indifferently, and he shut up with one sentence.

Prince Yun was startled and stopped talking instantly.

"This matter is settled." Rong Yu has always been taciturn and never said meaningless nonsense. "I hope to see you do your best to do your job well. I will not treat all the ministers who are conscientious and dedicated. If someone acts recklessly during my absence from the Great Zhou, has thoughts that they shouldn't have, and does things that they shouldn't do, I will never show mercy."

The civil and military officials in the court listened, all lowered their heads, and no one dared to question it. They just felt that the words spoken by the regent today seemed to have more emotions that were not in normal times, just like an old mother who was about to leave to tell her son, the indifferent tone had more threats and coaxing.

The implication is that you all should behave better, be diligent and obedient, and I will reward you when I come back.

If anyone dares to disobey, then the consequences will be borne by themselves.

Well, it was probably their illusion.

But letting Prince Yun govern the country... are you sure you are not joking?

However, they clearly realized that when has the decision made by the regent been a joke? It is a done deal.

Prince Ning and Prince Rui had their own thoughts, but they all thought that the reason why the regent let Prince Yun govern the country was probably because he had no power and no one around him, so he was easy to control and would not cause any trouble?

As for whether he would establish himself as emperor or choose someone else as emperor after returning from Dongling, there has been no sign so far, and no one can guess what he is thinking.

After the morning court, Rong Yu appointed three princes, Prince Xian, Prince Yun, and Prince Ning, as well as several cabinet ministers, six ministers, and Ling Ling, the commander of the imperial guards, to go to the imperial study. The other ministers all went out of the palace with a confused look on their faces.

But after their thoughts slowly came back, they couldn't help but start thinking about several important issues.

The Regent King was going to escort the Princess to Dongling. At the palace banquet before, the Princess of Dongling said that the Regent Princess was the crown prince of Dongling. Was she going to inherit the throne when she returned to Dongling this time?

What would the Regent King do in the future?

The ministers were considering the issue of the country and the people, and they were not too deeply concerned about the private affairs of their children. The obvious question in front of them was that the Regent King and the Princess were husband and wife. If the Princess became the empress in Dongling, the Regent King would not be able to return to Dazhou to be the emperor, right?

Of course, with the Regent King's proud and noble status, he would not stay in Dongling to marry into the family. In this case, would the couple have to be separated for a long time?

Or, the Princess might not inherit Dongling, but would go to Dongling, recognize her ancestors, and then return to Dazhou to continue to be her Regent Princess, and from then on, she would support her husband and raise her children in harmony?

After all, Dongling has always been a male emperor, so how could they suddenly appoint a princess as the crown prince? Maybe the eldest princess of Dongling just said that on purpose to avenge Nan Xingzhi's betrayal to her.

This possibility is very high.

The ministers had their own thoughts and speculations in their hearts, but Rong Yu, who had caused a lot of trouble with his words, acted like nothing had happened. He explained some things to the princes and ministers in the imperial study, ordered Prince Yun to go back to the palace with him, and then summoned Wen Ling, Qi Lin, Ling Fan and other staff members into the study.

"Qi Lin will take care of the military camp, Ling Ling will be in charge of the palace, and Ling Fan will select 5,000 soldiers to follow me to Dongling." Rong Yu ordered, "Wen Ling will serve as a political advisor in the Imperial Study from tomorrow to assist Prince Yun."

The regent's confidants were obviously more calm than the ministers. They didn't ask anything and just responded respectfully.

Of course, the one who was confused was Prince Yun. He looked at the calm faces of Qi Lin, Ling Fan and Wen Ling and couldn't help but feel confused. Was he the only one who thought this was abnormal?

"Emperor, uncle." Prince Yun spoke carefully, "I don't know anything, how can I be the regent?"

Rong Yu looked at him expressionlessly, his tone cold: "I have arranged so many people for you. If you can't help yourself, I don't mind teaching you in person when I come back."

Personally, teach in person?

Prince Yun shuddered. He felt as if a piece of gold suddenly fell from the sky and hit him on the forehead. Although gold was precious, it hurt.