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Chapter 178 How noble is Gu compared to the common people?
Chu Yan's hand fell behind Cui Ying, patting Cui Ying again and again until she closed her eyes and fell asleep completely.

After putting the person to sleep, he took out his arm, got up and got out of bed, tucked Cui Ying into bed, put on his coat and left the East Palace.

At this time, there were still ministers waiting in Chang'an Palace. They had just given them some food so that they could continue their discussions in the middle of the night. It happened to also give him time to go back to accompany Cui Ying.

She would get flustered if he couldn't see her, so no matter how busy he was, he would go see her every day.

"I have met His Highness."

When everyone saw Chu Yan walking in, they stood up and saluted, but Chu Yan raised his hand to exempt them from the courtesy.

"Your Highness, Lord Chang Ping is here."

As soon as he sat down, he heard the eunuch outside the door say that someone from the Changping Division was here. Chu Yan called for someone to come in. The person who came was none other than Lu Yuanxing, the leader of the Changping Division, but he was in a sorry state now.

He was covered in mud, his clothes were in tatters, and he looked tired, but in a hurry.

"My minister, Changping Secretary Lu Yuanxing, has met His Highness."

He knelt down, and the mud on his body dripped to the ground. After a while, the area where he knelt was covered in mud. Chu Yan had no other expression and remained the same.

"How is the aftermath of the disaster in the eastern suburbs being handled?"

It has only been more than five hours since this incident happened. Chu Yan made good arrangements and the people who allocated funds were very responsive. Lu Yuanxing went to the eastern suburbs after receiving the news, so no greater losses were caused.

The water from the long river in the eastern suburbs was not allowed to flow into Shangjing.

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"When I return to Your Highness, everything has been arranged. I have also sent doctors to diagnose and treat the victims one by one. There is just one thing that I can't make up my mind about, so I have to come to the palace to ask for Your Highness's instructions."

After Lu Yuanxing finished speaking, he raised his head and glanced at Chu Yan. The man in front of him looked calm and dignified. How could such a person be against the destiny of heaven?

"Just what? Master Lu discovered something?"

When others heard his words, they hurriedly asked. Lu Yuanxing lowered his head and told everything about Dongjiao.

"The collapsed dam was washed away, and a strange-shaped stone washed up by the long river. It had Sanskrit written on it. I and others couldn't understand it. There happened to be a traveling monk, and I asked him to come forward and check it out."

"He said that what is written on it is, the sun rises with fire, the great moon falls, and the star points to the east."

After saying this sentence, everyone present took a deep breath. Isn't this Sanskrit sentence written by His Highness the Prince?

Although His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed eccentric in his behavior, he is far superior to King Rui and King Liang when it comes to major issues of right and wrong. After all, when he was young, he was personally taught by Master Zhuang and had Cao Ye as his teacher.

He is talented and intelligent, has a reputation as a virtuous man, and is worthy of the title of "Duanfang Gentleman".

"The sun rises and fires, the Great Shuo dies, the stars point to the east?"

Chu Yan turned the sapphire finger in his hand and sneered. He glanced at all the officials present and repeated this sentence very slowly, as if he was afraid that they could not hear clearly.

He stood up and walked to Lu Yuanxing, his expression still as calm as when he first came in.

It was as if the words were not about him, nor were they intended to be directed at him.

"Such monstrous words to confuse the public must be done secretly by someone. Your Highness, I am willing to go and investigate!"

The person who stood up was an official of Dali Temple. He was a disciple of Taifu Zhuang. He had always spoken for Chu Yan in the court. When he heard this, anyone who thought about it would understand that this was done deliberately. .

As for who did it, it was either King Rui or King Liang. His Majesty only had these three sons in total, so naturally they were in that position.

"Take Mr. Lu down to rest, and go to the eastern suburbs alone."

The man was originally waiting for Chu Yan to speak, but he changed his mind and wanted to go to the eastern suburbs. All the ministers stood up and advised: "Your Highness, you must not do this. The floods in the eastern suburbs are serious, and I am afraid there will be a plague. How can you do this with your body of thousands of gold?”

Before they could finish speaking, Chu Yan paused and looked sideways at them: "Compared to the common people, how noble is Gu?"

There was a bit of imperceptible anger in the man's eyes. Someone was taking advantage of this disaster, but they completely ignored the life and death of the people in the eastern suburbs. Duke Cao said, and my grandfather also said that the way to be a king is to save the people first. This is like cutting off one's legs to eat one's belly, and one will die if one's belly is full.

He never thought that he was nobler than others. He was born in the mud, so how could he say that he was born in a noble family and had a body rich in gold?

His mother hoped that he could be a good monarch, a good person, and a gentleman.

Yingying also hopes that he can do less killing and cruelty and live from his heart.

But his hands were stained with too much blood, whether it was the uncle who had treated him dearly or the people he had to kill in order to survive.

He was never a good person, nor was he a competent prince.

No one helped him in his darkest moments, so he had no choice but to survive on his own. However, he was not born a villain, nor was he destined to be a villain for the rest of his life.

"Your Highness!"

Lu Yuanxing listened to his words, his lips moved, his expression was excited, tears fell from his eyes, and he kowtowed heavily to him.

"On behalf of the people of the eastern suburbs, I would like to thank Your Highness."

Everyone said that His Highness the Crown Prince was the evil spirit in the world, the most heartless and ungrateful person. Now Lu Yuanxing finally understood that only His Highness the Crown Prince was worthy of this responsibility.

Chu Yan didn't say anything more, turned around and left Chang'an Hall.

Cheng Chong outside had already prepared his horses, and as soon as the two of them left the palace gate, they got on their horses and headed towards the western suburbs.

Cheng Chong, who was following Chu Yan, couldn't help but smile when he remembered what he had just said in Chang'an Palace. His Highness always said that he was not a good person and was very heartless, but he and Ying Dong had followed him for so many years and had never really seen him. His ruthlessness.

To be honest, His Highness's temperament should be one with a clear distinction between good and evil, and the deepest affection.

The next day, some thin light and shadow shone into the main hall and hit Cui Ying. She turned over and reached out to hug Chu Yan, but she only felt a chill.

"Huaiwei?"

Cui Ying slowly opened her eyes, looked at the empty place beside her and called out, and he left again.

"Madam, are you awake? The slave has come in."

Qingxue, who was outside, estimated the time when Cui Ying would wake up, stood outside and called out, and then got a reply from Cui Ying. She opened the door and came in, and Cui Ying also sat up.

"Where did Huaiwei go?"

Hearing Cui Ying's question, Qingxue replied to her: "His Royal Highness is still discussing matters with all the adults in Chang'an Palace. He has told the servants that if Madam wakes up, let Madam have breakfast first."

"If you have had breakfast, my servant will take you to Chang'an Palace. How about that?"

Qingxue saw Cui Ying opening her mouth to refuse, so she quickly answered the next sentence, and then looked at her somewhat embarrassed look and wanted to laugh.

His Highness was afraid that Madam would not agree, so he specifically taught her to say this, but he was very sure of Madam's control.

"Ok."

After struggling for a while, Cui Ying finally agreed. After all, she really wanted to see Chu Yan.

Qingxue responded with a smile and asked someone to pass on the meal, but the little palace maid bumped into someone just as she left the house.

"Lin, Nanny Lin?"

The little palace maid knelt down in panic, and then she saw Miss Lin take two steps forward and said arrogantly: "Old slave, on the order of the concubine, I came to pick up Miss Cui and go to Shoukang Palace for a talk."

I feel very satisfied with this chapter, Chu Yan’s character is more complete! -
The way to be a king is to save the people first. This is like cutting off one's legs and eating one's belly. If one's belly is full, one will die. -
From: Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians: The Way of the King"

[Explanation] As the highest principle of a monarch, he must first care for and care for the people. If you harm the people to support yourself, it is like cutting off the flesh from your own thighs and eating it into your belly. Although your belly is full, you will also die.