In a short while, the problem between Duan Yunfei and Mu Chuyang could not be resolved, so Zuo Yuan thought that it would be better to tell Duan Yunfei the proper matters of the day.
Unexpectedly, the two of them had the same thoughts, just as Zuo Chong was about to say something, Duan Yunfei asked Zuo Yuan about her purpose for coming today.
"Alright, I have explained this matter to you clearly. I hope that you won't be looking for Chu Yang. This is a problem between him and I, so it should be resolved by us. It's just that these few days, for the sake of the relationship between Chu Yang and I, you and I have already been quite annoyed. "
Duan Yunfei continued, "What did you just say that I should know?"
Although they had chatted for a long time about the reason why they started an argument, Duan Yunfei did not forget the worrisome words Zuo Yuanyuan said just now.
"Today, father came back from court and scolded the officials from the Fifth Prince's side in the hall …"
The Minister of the Left had always been elegant, Duan Yunfei had never seen the Minister of the Left scolding people, and did not know what happened in the hall today, to actually cause the Minister of the Left to curse loudly.
Duan Yunfei did not interrupt Zuo Yuan, but listened quietly, waiting for her questions to be answered.
"I had never seen my father so angry, so I listened in secret. Yun Fei, what Xiao Gui said the other day is true. The situation of the frontline battle has truly become very serious. "
Duan Yunfei's heart immediately sank to the bottom. She thought that if there was no news about her in the palace these past few days, Xiao Gui must have heard wrong that day. She kept comforting herself that nothing was going on at the front, but now it seemed to be nothing more than a self-deception.
"Then what did they say in the imperial court today?"
Even if there was a crisis in the front lines, it would not make Minister Zuo so angry. There must be something related to it that happened, and Duan Yunfei had to be clear about it.
"It's more or less the same as what Little Gui Zi said the other day. Some ministers of the court suggested that His Majesty personally lead an army to the battlefield to boost the morale …"
"Before Zuo Yuan could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Duan Yunfei. Ridiculous, extremely laughable. royal father is the great son of the Jin Country, they dog slaves actually proposed for royal father to personally go out to battle? I wonder where all my brains went. "
After hearing the words "dog slave" coming out from Duan Yunfei's mouth, Zuo Yuan was shocked. After all, Duan Yunfei had never looked down on servants, not to mention the insulting words, she had even less than reprimanded her.
"Don't be angry yet. Wait for me to finish." Duan Yunfei's anger was not without reason, even Zuo Yuanyuan who had never come into contact with politics knew that the ruler of a nation could not easily leave the capital, let alone risk his life to lead his troops out. No matter how skilled Yuwen Di was in combat or how skilled he was in martial arts, he could not take the risk. Even Zuo Yuanyuan knew about this, how could those officials be so confused. They just had their own thoughts.
Duan Yunfei took a deep breath, and forced herself to suppress the anger in his heart, if not she would not be able to calm her heart down and listen to what Zuo Yuan had to say.
"I didn't restrain myself. I hope I didn't scare you just now."
Zuo Yuan was very clear about Duan Yunfei's temper, but before she said those words, Zuo Yuan had already expected Duan Yunfei's reaction. Although Zuo Yuan was prepared, she was still shocked by Duan Yunfei.
"It's fine. "Then I'll continue. I'll tell you first, what I'm going to say will probably make you even angrier. You have to be mentally prepared, after all, my father was cursing at home because of this matter."
"Go ahead, I'll try my best not to." Duan Yunfei said to try her best, which meant that she could explode at any time. Zuo Yuan had thought about it a lot on the way here and thought about how to make it seem less conspiratorial and simpler by modifying it. But Duan Yunfei was not an idiot, no matter how lightly Zuo Yuan made it sound, Duan Yunfei would still be able to see through it.
"After all, not everyone is a fool. At this time, the Fifth Prince volunteered himself and asked His Majesty to allow him to lead the troops out to the battlefield. "
Duan Yunfei finally understood why Minister Zuo was so angry. Others might not know, but how could Duan Yunfei not know? If the soldiers of Jin Country were to be handed over to the Fifth Prince, it would be equivalent to courting death.
The reason why the Fifth Prince said such words in the imperial court was because he wanted to show off in front of Yuwen Di. It made Yuwen Di feel that the Fifth Prince held the people of Jin Country in his heart.
This was an extremely serious question, but it was treated as a tool by the Fifth Prince. As a prince, he didn't care about the hardships of the people at all. He was only concerned about the alluring title of crown prince, which was truly shameful. As a member of the Jin Country's royal family, Duan Yunfei felt ashamed of the Fifth Prince's actions.
"After the assembly, the Fifth Prince was very pleased with himself. He thought that he was better off than the Eighth Prince and mocked the two of them downwards …"
Duan Yunfei finally understood why Yuwen Di was so worried, and had always thought that it was strange. The title of crown prince had always been empty, and as a result, the ministers and officials were already discussing it, which further encouraged the battles in the imperial court led by Several princes. This was obviously what Yuwen Di hated the most, but Yuwen Di had always silently allowed it.
From the looks of it, there was probably no one in the Several princes who could shoulder such a heavy responsibility. For instance, taking the Fifth Prince's actions today, it was already disgraceful to the Imperial Family, not to mention if he were to hand over the position of Crown Prince to Duan Ling Tian, what sort of foolish things could he do in the future?
"Yun Fei, what are you thinking about?"
Duan Yunfei was lost in thought, and did not realize that Zuo Yuan had already finished speaking, and was waiting for her reaction.
"Zuo Yuan, I don't know what to do now. I thought I would be able to think of a way to deal with it once I confirmed this, but …"
Zuo Yuan went forward and hugged Duan Yunfei, hoping to give her some strength.
"Don't worry, there will always be a way. No matter how bad it is, it can't get any worse." Zuo Yuan did not know how to fight, she only knew that war was dangerous, but she did not know how far she had gotten, and could only comfort Duan Yunfei like that.
"Zuo Yuan, thank you for coming to the palace and telling me this. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you would have kept it a secret from me until the time when you can't keep it a secret any longer …" Duan Yunfei didn't want to worry Duan Yunfei, so she could understand, but there was a problem in front of the country, so she had to do something.