At the beginning, the little prince Beili and his mother were crazy about each other.

The emperor was very happy.

Not long after, Jin Xuan came back with the news, but his face was not very good.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Jin Xuan hesitated, not knowing whether to tell the news to Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde lifted the curtain, looked at those who were wolfing down the meat pies brought by Jin Xuan, and frowned, "Jin Xuan, tell me, how many years have you not seen such a scene."

Back then, even when there was a war with Nan Jue, Emperor Mingde had never seen such a pitiful scene in the Central Plains.

Over the years, he always thought that under his governance, the people could not eat meat every day.

But at least they were not so hungry and cold, but he did not expect that the people on the border were living in such dire straits.

Looking at the refugees, Emperor Mingde couldn't bear it: "Jin Xuan, what did you find out?"

Jin Xuan no longer hesitated and answered: "Your Majesty, according to an old man, they escaped from a city 100 kilometers away."

"It is said that the villages near the city all fled the city with their families, because..."

"Because of what?" Emperor Mingde frowned.

Jin Xuan paused and replied: "Because the city has become a dead city, and everyone who entered the city has never come out again."

Hearing such a weird thing, Emperor Mingde frowned and began to ponder.

Jin Xuan understood and waved his hand, and a Tiger Guard brought a map.

Looking at the map, Emperor Mingde pointed and determined their location, and also knew where his group was.

Lanling, a city located west of Khotan, he remembered that the name of the city lord seemed to be...

Emperor Mingde recalled carefully, and suddenly a lame general appeared in his mind.

That general impressed him because he had served as a vanguard under the King of Langya.

It seems to be called Mu Feng?

Thinking of the King of Langya, Emperor Mingde couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and his mood was depressed to the bottom.

Sometimes, only after losing will you regret it.

If he is given another chance, will he still throw all the problems of Beili to his younger brother in order to consolidate his position.

It should be... still?

Because from the beginning, he, Xiao Ruojin, is a selfish person.

Otherwise, how could he force Ruofeng to go to that dead end?

Emperor Mingde's eyes were dazed, and he remembered himself when he was young.

That year, Ruofeng had a serious illness, but at that time, they were not valued by their father, and their mother was of humble status.

He had no right to speak in the palace. He was a prince of noble status, but even some palace maids and eunuchs didn't take him seriously.

If he hadn't knelt in front of the Imperial Hospital for a long time and moved the then chief, Ruofeng would have died in the severe cold.

It was also because of this incident that Ruofeng would protect him so much... brother, right?

Emperor Mingde looked firm and said in a deep voice: "Jin Xuan, immediately order the Tiger Guards to turn the car around and go to Lanling City to find out what happened."

Jin Xuan was stunned, "Your Majesty, we won't capture the little prince?"

When Jin Xian brought the news back, it had been delayed for three months.

There was already little hope. If it was a step later, I'm afraid I wouldn't even see the shadow of the little prince.

After hearing Jin Xuan's words, Emperor Mingde frowned and looked at him sharply.

Jin Xuan immediately lowered his head and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"What are you still doing!" Emperor Mingde shouted.

"Yes!" Jin Xuan responded, and then hurriedly retreated to convey the imperial order.

Emperor Mingde lowered the curtain and looked straight ahead.

Lin'er, wait for your father, your father will definitely find you!

Four years ago, there was a disturbance in the imperial mausoleum, and several old guys slipped out in the chaos and their whereabouts were unknown.

Then, the news of the death of King Langya spread in Tianqi.

That night, several old guys fled back to the imperial mausoleum in a panic, and Emperor Mingde designed to bring Zhuoqing to him.

He personally interrogated the other party, and then Zhuoqing realized that he could not escape death.

Although the truth of what he said was unknown, after getting the answer, Emperor Mingde still gave him a cup of poisoned wine to let him die decently.

One of the sentences was that the thirteenth prince, along with King Langya, had been killed by his brothers.

Of course, Emperor Mingde did not believe what he said, so for so many years, he had been sending people to secretly look for Xiao Ruolin.

He wanted to tell the other party in person that what he said on the execution ground was all in anger and not his true thoughts.

However, the most important thing at the moment is the safety of the border area. If the rumors in Lanling City

It is true.

Perhaps there is a shocking secret behind this. Otherwise, why didn't the news spread, but came from the mouths of some people.

If Nan Jue was coming, why didn't the beacon tower transmit it?

All kinds of doubts lingered in his mind, forcing Emperor Mingde to temporarily give up looking for the whereabouts of his youngest son.

As a wise ruler of the dynasty, he has been learning from the previous emperor.

No matter what happens, the safety of Beili and the people.

must always be put first!