Chapter 280 One Last Trial
"Now that the world is at peace, I believe that we should vigorously develop maritime trade."
At the same time, we must strengthen our military forces along the coast to ensure that the barbarians of the four seas dare not harbor any inappropriate thoughts towards our Great Zhou!
Yan Shuqin's words did indeed move Yun Qi.
Yunqi had long been envious of the profits of the imperial merchants.
However, there were only a few imperial merchants, and many of them had already been won over by prominent families.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could open up maritime trade, support local areas, and increase tax revenue?
"What the teacher said is very true, but the relationships involved are complicated."
This also infringes upon the interests of imperial merchants, and local officials need to exercise greater oversight.
Otherwise, situations like the embezzlement of disaster relief funds in Jiangnan could occur again.
"If Your Majesty trusts me, I have a few names here that Your Majesty may use."
People who are trustworthy and diligent in their words and deeds are almost always trustworthy.
"These individuals are all minor officials who were suppressed for refusing to curry favor with powerful figures. In my opinion..."
These are the people who would rather have an unsuccessful career than compromise their principles; they are best suited for these positions.
Yun Qi opened the roster, and at the top was Yang Jingyan, who had made great contributions to the disaster relief efforts.
"I know Yang Jingyan. He is not afraid of powerful people and is indeed trustworthy."
"If His Majesty trusts them, they may be transferred to the position of Censor-in-Chief."
They were assigned to various maritime trade posts to oversee maritime trade on behalf of His Majesty.
With the Imperial Guards appointed by His Majesty for protection, their words will reach the Emperor's ears directly. What is His Majesty's opinion?
Even if Yan Shuqin was dissatisfied with Emperor Yuanqi, he knew that Emperor Yuanqi would not let this reform go.
More importantly.
If these people open up maritime trade for Emperor Yuanqi, he will protect them to the death.
He vaguely sensed unrest within the court; in times like these, even gods fight, and the lesser demons suffer.
These are pillars of the nation; losing even one of them, Yan Shuqin, would be a devastating blow!
"I think the teacher's suggestion is excellent. We can discuss it with the officials at the morning court tomorrow!"
Yun Qi nodded in agreement.
Having achieved his goal, Yan Shuqin left the palace, citing old age and exhaustion.
After Yan Shuqin left, Yun Qi and Qi Ling also stopped acting.
Qi Ling lowered her eyes slightly: "I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave now."
"The Empress is unwell; could she be pregnant?"
Yun Qi didn't even look up, it was unclear whether he was teasing her or deliberately mocking her.
"Doesn't Your Majesty already know whether I'm pregnant or not?"
Emperor Yuanqi hasn't touched her for half a year, yet he still claims she's pregnant?
However, facing Emperor Yuanqi, Qi Ling dared not speak out against his anger.
"I remember that when the Princess Consort of Jin was pregnant, she often felt unwell."
The Prince of Jin and his wife were deeply in love; even when he was inspecting water conservancy projects for me,
She would also think of the princess in the capital, and would often send her little trinkets.
Fearing he might neglect the princess, now that they are both in exile, sharing life and death, their bond will surely be even stronger.
Yun Qi is undoubtedly infuriating.
Qi Ling gripped the handkerchief tightly with both hands, almost tearing it to shreds!
"Your Majesty is right. I shall take my leave."
She hurriedly retreated, returned to her palace, and screamed as she swept everything off the table!
The clattering sounds frightened the palace maids so much that they all knelt on the ground.
"You bitch! Chunhong, send a message to my father: I want that bitch and her children to die before this summer!"
Qi Ling's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was ferocious and terrifying.
Chunhong immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty! The little prince is almost nine years old, why do you continue to be so insistent?"
"Spring Red!"
Qi Ling looked at her personal maid in disbelief.
She grew up with me and understands me best.
"Are you going to betray me too?"
"Your Majesty!"
Chunhong was on the verge of tears, and she kowtowed repeatedly to persuade him.
"The Prince of Jin's legs are crippled, and the Princess of Jin won't live much longer either. Those two children will die sooner or later."
The eldest son is gone, and the master is grieving. Please don't upset him further! I beg you!
"Suppress His Majesty! What will become of the young prince without the support and trust of the master and His Majesty!"
"Chunhong, I'm not reconciled! I was the one who grew up with Brother Xuan, and Brother Xuan should have been the emperor... Ugh!"
Chunhong was terrified and rushed forward to cover Qiling's mouth.
"Your Majesty! You must not say such things!"
Why should the Prince of Jin be the emperor?
If such words were spoken, the entire Qi family would be implicated!
Qi Ling was going crazy. She held Chun Hong's hand and cried silently.
They were childhood sweethearts, but her father forced her to marry the second prince in order to seize power.
She just couldn't understand it, since the late emperor clearly relied on Prince Jin the most during his lifetime.
Why did it suddenly become that the second prince ascended the throne while the third prince didn't even get an official position?
"Chunhong, I don't care. If Father won't help me, then go find the King of Yue."
He said everyone else could die, as long as he guaranteed the Prince of Jin's survival.
The maritime trade deal has been confirmed; I will definitely help him.
"Make him immediately send men to kill Xu Qingyi and those two wretched bastards!"
She gripped Chunhong's hand tightly until she pinched it until it left deep red marks.
Looking at the empress who had gone mad, Chunhong couldn't bear it and nodded again.
"Your Majesty, let's try one last time. If this doesn't work..."
Let's let them go, consider it a blessing for the little prince, okay?
"Okay, let's try one last time!"
Qi Ling nodded heavily.
The scout withdrew and returned to the Gancheng Hall.
"So, has Qi Ling made a move?"
Yun Qi didn't even look up.
"She wanted the Qi family to take action, but the Qi family lost their eldest son."
"She's broken her shadow again, so she probably won't dare to move around for a while. She sent her head maid to find the King of Yue."
The scout knelt on the ground and reported the truth.
"Fifth sister? Ha, she certainly knows how to find help. Let them fight like dogs then."
"Spread some news to the King of Yue: the King of Jin has joined forces with Guanzhou."
"Your Majesty, there is more news: the Hu family of Fengyun City is gone."
"The Hu family is gone? Who did it?"
Yun Qi finally raised his head.
"It's unclear at the moment; it's rumored to be the new owner of the Li family's gambling den."
He's a child who can control beasts; I'm still investigating."
"Beast taming? Who sent back the message?"
"There are quite a few sources of information. It is said that the child has been seen in Yangguan County, Yangling Prefecture, and Yuezhou."
This is interesting.
A person immediately came to mind.
Yun Zhao, daughter of the Prince of Jin.
These locations are all on the way to the exile sites, and even Fengyun City is in Lingnan.
"Check on Yun Zhao, and also, how are things going with Xu Jiajie's family?"
After Xu Jiajie was brought out, the Yuan family tried to find his family members.
They've all been executed by his subordinates. Xu Jiajie's family members were disposed of as if it were an accident.
"yes!"
The scout immediately withdrew.
They all knew very well that if the truth came out, neither they nor their families would survive.
Success is the only option; failure is not an option!
Meanwhile, Yun Zhao, far away in Fengyun City, was unaware that he had almost exposed his identity.
She was woken up by the heat.
A small fox was coiled on her head, another on her waist, and a large tiger was lying beside her.
"hot……"
She grumbled as she got up, finally realizing that something was missing.
The ice chest is missing!
The little dumpling excitedly entered the space and began rummaging through it.
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