In times of chaos, loyal ministers are the most easily swallowed up by the tides of history.
Perhaps they will be praised by scholars in the centuries to come, but what use is that now? In Yun Qing's view, once life is gone, everything is gone.
Only by using appropriate methods to protect herself could she have a chance to see the day when the court was purged.
As for merits and demerits, as long as she felt they were worthwhile, what did the evaluations of later generations have to do with her?
With that thought in mind, Yun Qing turned around and walked away gracefully.
The man next to Yan Yangke was stunned and didn't know what to say. He quickly pulled hard and said, "Brother Yangke, you...you should shut up! The Grand Tutor has been watching us for a long time!"
It only took a few seconds, but since they were talking about it, which was already an act of defiance, they were still somewhat humble, so it seemed like a long time had passed.
"Let her watch. She can do it, but others can't say anything?" Yan Yangke sneered. "I only have one life. At worst, you can kill me."
Before Yan Yangke went to the capital to take the imperial examination, his parents had already passed away. He originally wanted to serve the people by becoming an official in the court, but he never expected that the court would be so chaotic. He had nowhere to realize his ambitions and could not leave. He was very resentful.
But he had no chance to get involved in the affairs of high-ranking officials, so he could only vent his frustrations here.
"Oh dear! Why are you so stubborn!" The person trying to persuade him seemed disappointed and sighed, "Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. I have elderly parents and young children to support, and I don't want to break down at this time."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Yan Yangke didn't blame him, after all, his situation was different from her own.
If anyone is to blame, it's those who did nothing.
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The downside of the palace being completely under control was that events that occurred on the official roads were quickly and accurately relayed to Xie Rang's ears.
When Yun Qing entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she saw the little tyrant trying to hide the paper with people's names written on it.
She strode over and swiftly seized the evidence that was about to be disposed of.
What are you doing, being so secretive? You don't want me to see it.
"Yan Yangke?" Yun Qing suddenly had a gut feeling. "Qi An, why did you write his name on a piece of paper? Are you trying to get revenge for me?"
Yun Qing sighed that she had grown up and could now think like the little tyrant. The other party was quite direct in his actions at times.
He's just a vengeful person.
Xie Rang choked for a moment, then snorted coldly: "He spoke ill of the Grand Tutor, why can't he be punished?"
Xie Rang was the person involved, and no one knew better than him what Yun Qing had sacrificed. This person was just spouting nonsense based on his own indignation and without knowing anything. Who knows when he might ruin the Grand Tutor's reputation.
“He didn’t know, and he didn’t do it on purpose,” Yun Qing defended him. “Besides, I don’t care.”
"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If my reputation is too good, it might arouse the suspicion of the Prince of Pingjiang. I never intended to take this path. When did the little tyrant start caring?"
Xie Rang wanted to say that he cared a lot, but the Grand Tutor's subtle and indirect approach left him speechless.
I feel so choked up!
Yun Qing carefully unfolded the paper and began to coax the child: "It's alright. As long as Your Majesty knows what I am, the truth will eventually come out."
What use is fame? Life is what matters!
Since Yun Qing had already said that, if Xie Rang continued to argue, it would be embarrassing for her. He looked away and said, "I understand."
"What do you know?" Yun Qing hadn't spoken to him so relaxedly in a long time. She reached out and poked the little tyrant's serious, fair face, and laughed, "Qi An, you won't hold it against him, will you?"
"Don't worry, Grand Tutor, it won't happen."
Xie Rang gritted his teeth, not understanding why the Grand Tutor cared so much about an outsider.
"That's good. This person is straightforward. With more training in the future, he might become a useful talent."
Yun Qing took the pen and calmly crossed out the "X" that the little tyrant had drawn after Yan Yangke's name, turning it into a checkmark. She then explained her plans word by word.
"knew."
What could Xie Rang say?
The Grand Tutor's every word was for his benefit, and Xie Rang couldn't find any way to refute him. What else could he do but agree?
"That's good."
Yun Qing smiled.
I'm getting bolder and bolder, thankfully the little tyrant is still young, otherwise I won't have the chance to be this bold later.
Yun Qing cherishes every day that the little tyrant is still young. No matter what happens in the future, once the news gets out, she will have made her name in history, right?
Xie Rang remained silent. If you want to be remembered in history, why not try a different approach?
Yun Qing was just joking. Seeing that the little tyrant didn't seem to care anymore, she changed the subject: "In a month or two, I may have to go to the border region. Is it alright for Your Majesty to be alone in the capital?"
Yun Qing had long wanted to visit the border region, where the original owner of the body and her family lived. However, she had been surrounded by enemies and the weather was cold and dewy, so she couldn't leave. But things would be a little better once summer arrived, and she needed to make preparations in advance.
The Rouran, with their wolfish ambitions, will not give up until they have taken a piece of Da Xi's flesh.
Yun Qing was a minister of the Great Xi Dynasty. She could not allow that battle, which had caused such heavy casualties in history, to happen again, and even if it did, she would try her best to minimize the casualties.
"Grandmaster..."
Xie Rang was stunned when he heard that she was leaving.
His time spent with Yun Qing made him believe that Yun Qing would stay in the capital until he came to power.
Sensing the tyrant's lingering meaning, Yun Qing still had no intention of changing her mind. She firmly stated, "This journey, I must take."
Xie Rang had long known he couldn't change the Grand Tutor's mind, and that wasn't what he wanted to say anyway. He pursed his lips and said, "I didn't mean to stop the Grand Tutor from going. I just wanted to ask the Grand Tutor, can't you take me with you?"
The little tyrant lowered his eyes, with a small shadow under his eyelids. He looked both obedient and pitiful, making people's hearts soften.
Yun Qing stared at him intently, sighed softly, and said helplessly, "Do you really want to come along that badly?"
Her suggestion to keep the little tyrant in the capital was not without consideration. Originally, she thought that she would let go for a while and let the little tyrant learn to handle things completely independently. In the end, she was too naive.
"You need to think this through. Once we leave, the capital will fall under the rule of the Prince of Pingjiang and the Duke of Liang... Qi'an, aren't you afraid that things will change when we return?"
Yun Qing patiently and skillfully guided him.
"I'm not afraid."
Yun Qing's true feelings had already revealed everything. Even if they left, the two of them would not be able to defeat each other for the time being, and the throne would be even less likely to change.
"Grand Tutor, please take me there."
Having grown accustomed to the warmth of having people around him, Xie Rang never wanted to return to his previous life. Besides, he also wanted to go out and see different scenery, rather than being trapped here forever.
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