After Li Zian read it, he handed the letter to Shen Tianshu.
Seeing that Prince Rui had no objection, Shen Tianshu lowered his head and read the contents of the letter.
This is a letter of distress sent from General Chen from the northwest border.
Now that the weather is getting colder day by day, who knows that there is a big problem with the winter military supplies sent by the imperial court to the border.
Not only was the military rations delivered less than half of what they should have been, the cotton shoes and coats were not filled with cotton but with reed catkins, which did not protect them from the cold at all.
The most speechless thing is that the weapons, shields and armor sent this time are all defective products.
Not to mention fending off enemies, it would be broken by just a slight touch.
Shen Tianshu frowned and couldn't help but recall his past life.
Almost ten years ago, she stayed in Beijing for two years in order to treat the Queen Mother.
At that time, the emperor worked hard to govern, everything in the court was peaceful, and the people in Beijing lived and worked in peace and contentment.
What happened in the past ten years to make the DPRK and the Central Government such a mess?
Before Shen Tianshu recovered from the shock, Prince Tingrui said: "Nowadays, the factions in Beijing are fighting fiercely. Although General Chen has great military achievements, he has never been good at forming cliques.
"He has been stationed at the border all year round, and there is no one to speak for him in the court. He is the most suitable target to attack."
"But General Chen is now leading troops to fight in the northwest border to protect his family and country. Aren't those people afraid of the Xirong people coming in?" Shen Tianshu asked with difficulty.
"Those short-sighted people." Prince Rui snorted coldly. "They can only see how many positions can be vacated after General Chen falls, how many of their own people can be stuffed in, and how much money can be greedy. Z.br >
"As for the Xirong people, they are all far away at the border. As long as they don't attack the capital, they feel they will not pose a threat."
Shen Tianshu shook his head when he heard this, thinking to himself that he didn't know what Prince Rui's Mansion planned to do.
"Dad, we have privately transported a batch of food and grass to support General Chen before. Do you want to continue to help this time?" Li Zian asked with a frown.
It's not that he is reluctant to part with it, the main reason is that General Chen's rebellion this time is not just about food and grass, but military supplies are more important.
However, Prince Rui's palace has a special status. If it really provides military supplies for the border army, once word gets out, it will be a much greater crime than privately supporting grain and grass.
That is a serious crime of treason that requires confiscation of the house and beheading.
Not to mention that the relationship between Prince Rui and Jin Shang was not harmonious. Even if they were brothers from the same father and mother, the emperor would not let this happen.
When Shen Tianshu heard Li Zian's words, his heart skipped a beat.
Li Zian said at the beginning that Princess Rui didn't want him to get her into the trouble of Prince Rui's mansion.
She always thought it was a target from the emperor and other princes' palaces.
But now it seems that she still thought too little before.
Is Prince Rui determined to turn his passivity into an initiative?
To discuss this kind of matter, and even call him here specifically, does he already regard himself as one of his own?
Various thoughts flashed through Shen Tianshu's mind when Prince Rui said again: "The most important thing is that we have just received news that Mrs. Chen is suddenly ill and her situation is not good now.
"If anything happens to Mrs. Chen, General Chen will go home and observe mourning for three years. By then, the northwest border will still fall into the hands of those with ill intentions."
Only then did Shen Tianshu understand what Prince Rui meant by calling him over. It turned out that he wanted him to go see Mrs. Chen.
Sure enough, after Prince Rui said these words, he turned to look at Shen Tianshu and asked: "Miss Shen, I wonder if you can help check on Mrs. Chen's condition?"
"As far as the prince is concerned, I have no problem here." Shen Tianshu nodded, "But I don't know how long it will take to go to Chen's house.
"Now that the New Year is approaching and I have relatives staying at home temporarily, I really don't know what excuse to find to go out."
"If Mrs. Chen's condition is not serious and she doesn't need to stay at the Chen family for too long, she will definitely be able to come back before the end of the year." Prince Rui said with a tone of voice.
Some apology, "The main reason is that we really can't find a doctor with superb medical skills and trustworthiness in a short period of time, so we can only trouble Miss Shen."
"The palace will help you solve the reason for going out. When the time comes, let Zhu Qi accompany you, and try to be able to leave early and come back early."
"Okay!" Shen Tianshu heard what Prince Rui said and naturally had no other opinions.
As for the issue of military supplies, it is not something Shen Tianshu can solve. Prince Rui still needs to study it with his ministers before making a decision.
Li Zi'an sent Shen Tianshu to the back house to meet Li Zihan. When he came back, he slipped into the meeting hall and planned to observe.
Before he entered, he heard the noise in the room and the discussion was very intense.
But as soon as he slipped in, the room suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Prince Rui said helplessly: "Yongqi, please explain yourself."
Explain what?
Li Zian was confused.
Fan Bingrong was the first to ask: "Your Majesty, the prince just said that you are planning to propose marriage to the eldest daughter of the Shen family? I would like to know, in this case, how do you plan to settle Lady Tong?"
Li Zian didn't expect that he would have to face such a problem as soon as he came back.
"This is my private matter. It should have nothing to do with the war in the northwest, right?"
Fan Bingrong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, your words are wrong.
"As a prince, you don't have any private matters. Every move you make is the focus of others' attention.
"Moreover, Lady Tong is different from others. After you performed the crowning ceremony, everyone knew that she revived the prince.
"You used to be intimate with Mrs. Tong, and now you suddenly want to propose marriage to the Shen family. How can there be no criticism outside.
"If any indecent news is spread, it will not only affect your reputation, but also the entire Prince's Palace."
Fan Bingrong took his words to heart, but what he was actually thinking was that if Mrs. Tong got jealous and something happened, it would only affect Li Zian's reputation, but the most serious thing would be delaying Prince Rui's follow-up treatment.
When Li Zian heard this, he looked up and looked at the expressions of several veterans and found that they all had the same idea as Fan Bingrong.
Unless the issue between Shen Tianshu and Lady Tong is clarified, they will not be able to trust Li Zian to go to Chen's house with Lady Tong.
Li Zian said helplessly: "Nothing I can say will dispel your doubts. How about this? I'll ask Madam Tong to come over and explain to you face to face."
Fan Bingrong exchanged glances with other veterans, nodded and said, "It would be great if we could invite Madam Tong to come over."
Li Zian had no choice but to get up and go to the back house to find Shen Tianshu.
"It all depends on what you want. You can identify yourself if you want. The people in the council chamber are all my father's old subordinates, and they can all be trusted.
"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to reveal your identity. We can just come up with an excuse to fool them."
