Chapter 356: The Legend of Beauty, Strength and Miserableness
Qi Zheng thought about bargaining with the emperor and quickly shook his head: "Forget it, let's just give it 30%, it's not easy for him to be the emperor."
It is really difficult for the emperor to use such methods to develop the navy.
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "That's it. After you return from the temporary palace, the emperor should let you go back to the south. I have not only had ships built, but also weapons. When the time comes, you can just go ahead and do it."
Qi Zheng nodded: "Now that you put it that way, I understand. You are reliable and worthy of being the emperor's confidant."
Zhao Shen was helpless: "Don't flatter me. We are facing internal and external troubles now. Why don't you think about how to solve the current problems first?"
"What's happening right now?" Qi Zheng realized he was overly excited and scratched his head. "Are you talking about Mobei? It's rare for Mobei to ask for peace, so the officials in the court are naturally reluctant to start a war, but I don't think Mobei has any good intentions."
Zhao Shen sighed, "The Emperor thinks so too, so he doesn't dare to take it lightly. If it weren't for that, why would he do such a thing in such hot weather?"
Qi Zheng sighed with emotion: "I haven't been back for so many years, I didn't know the emperor's situation was so difficult. I also heard about what happened in Suzhou last year. There's something I haven't dared to say. The current situation in the south is not necessarily any better."
Zhao Shen raised his eyes to look at him.
Qi Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Many things remain the same until they are revealed. I don't know whether the emperor really doesn't know or doesn't want to know."
Zhao Shen looked at him and said, "The Emperor is not one to deceive himself. Just look at what happened in Mobei. Even if the people of Mobei rarely show weakness, the Emperor is already prepared to fight. In the south, we really can't spare any manpower right now. Don't worry. The Emperor has the determination and courage to cut out the rotten flesh. We just need to wait for the right time."
Qi Zheng was reassured and no longer worried. Before leaving, he warned Zhao Shen, "The Mobei people are here with ill intentions. Since they have set their sights on you, I'm afraid they will act soon. Be careful."
Zhao Shen nodded in agreement: "The emperor's safety is more important than anything else, you must be careful too."
After Qi Zheng left, Ji Yunshu returned to the room and saw Zhao Shen sitting there motionless, wondering what he was thinking about. So he sat down next to him and asked, "What happened?"
Although Zhao Shen's favorite things to do were to read and play chess alone, and he was quiet most of the time, Ji Yunshu could still see that his quietness today was a little different.
His expression was somewhat solemn.
Zhao Shen came back to his senses from the previous conversation. "Nothing much. Qi Zheng said that the three princes of Mobei seemed to be plotting something against me. I was wondering what they would do."
"Targeting you?" Ji Yunshu hadn't expected this and asked in confusion, "Why would the prince of Mobei target you?"
Zhao Shen took her into his arms and said, "Why else could it be? It's probably because I married General Ji's daughter."
Ji Yunshu poked his chest with her finger and asked, "Do you regret marrying me?"
Zhao Shen chuckled and said, "Marrying you is the luckiest thing in my life. I will never regret it."
"But Prince Mobei..."
"I'm the emperor's confidant. Even if I didn't marry you, the people of Mobei might still attack me. Don't worry, this is the imperial palace. With Qi San watching over us, they won't be able to cause any trouble."
Ji Yunshu was not comforted at all. Maybe it was because of the hot and humid weather, she felt a little annoyed.
"That's good. The third prince of Mobei seems simple-minded but strong-limbed. He doesn't seem like someone who can come up with any complicated conspiracy."
Zhao Shen was amused by her words. Thinking about it carefully, it was quite appropriate: "It is true that they are simple-minded and strong-limbed, but such people are the easiest to be exploited."
Ji Yunshu nodded: "It's the Fifth Prince, even though he looks sickly, he gives me a feeling of being bottomless."
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Your feeling is correct. He was born to a slave girl. In Mobei, such a background is extremely humble. His biological mother died young, and he had no one to protect him. Yet, he is still alive today. He is definitely not a simple person."
Ji Yunshu didn't judge it that way. The first time she saw the fifth prince, three words popped up in her mind: beautiful, strong, and miserable.
Those who can put together these three words are generally not simple people.
She suspected that the man in the original book who came to power after the death of the King of Mobei, then sent troops to invade the south and colluded with Zhao Heng to kill her father and brother was this fifth prince.
Of course, these were just speculations, but thinking of Zhao Shen's background, she immediately asked, "After the death of the King of Mobei, he was the one who took the throne, right?"
Zhao Shen nodded. "The death of the King of Mobei was strange. He blamed the King of Mobei's death on Daxia's spies and sent troops in the name of revenge. In fact, he was trying to divert the attention of the people of Mobei and use the war to eliminate those who didn't support him."
It was pretty much what Ji Yunshu had guessed. Thinking of that pale man who looked like he would die at any moment, Ji Yunshu sighed, "That's amazing."
Zhao Shen said indifferently, "There is no shortage of powerful people in this world, so there is no need to underestimate ourselves."
Seeing that Ji Yunshu wasn't in high spirits, he didn't mention it anymore. "I just told Qi San about the maritime trade. In fact, he had already set his sights on the newly built ships in Quanzhou before he came back."
Ji Yunshu was shocked: "Isn't this done in secret?"
Zhao Shen laughed and said, "As long as one is willing to find out, what secrets can there be in this world? He is the emperor's eyes in the south. If he doesn't know about such a big movement, what's the point of him?"
Considering the relationship between him and the Shen family, Qi Zheng's words were polite, but in fact he was reminding him.
Therefore, it was extremely important for Ji Yunshu to make everything known to the emperor from the very beginning.
This kind of thing cannot be concealed at all. If the emperor finds out from somewhere else, it will be hard for him not to become suspicious.
Ji Yunshu also understood this: "What does he mean?"
Zhao Shen said, "It's the same as yours. He wants to develop the navy and needs money, so there's no reason not to agree. I haven't told him about the profit sharing yet. What are your plans?"
Ji Yunshu looked at Zhao Shen and asked, "Are you familiar with him?"
"I guess so."
Zhao Shen said vaguely.
He didn't tell Ji Yunshu about this, but Ji Yunshu didn't ask either.
Well, he doesn't feel guilty.
Ji Yunshu didn't mind that he hadn't mentioned it before, and just asked, "How familiar are you?"
Zhao Shen realized that this question might be very important, so he said, "He almost died once, and I saved him. He didn't want to go home, so I sent him to the Emperor's secret guard camp. After he was released from Gu Xing's hands, he went to the south under an assumed name."
Ji Yunshu pondered his words: "So, even though he was born in the Jingning Marquis Mansion, his relationship with his family is not good, and he is completely loyal to the emperor?"
"Yes, he was from the second branch of the Marquis's mansion. His father died under unclear circumstances, leaving him and his widowed mother suffering greatly. He wanted to participate in the martial arts examination, but before he could succeed, his mother died of illness. Her death was somewhat suspicious, but he was young at the time and had no evidence, so to be precise, he had a grudge against the Marquis's mansion."
Ji Yunshu understood: "If that's the case, then give him half of the profits. We only need 20% to sustain Yichen and Meng Tianshu's research."
Zhao Shen was puzzled: "You felt bad giving the emperor 30%, how could you bear to give him 50%?"
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