Chu Nian asked, "Grand Tutor, you presented the list to the Emperor so quickly. Doesn't the Emperor have any thoughts on it?"
The young emperor said, "I think all the people proposed by the Grand Tutor are suitable."
Chu Nian was taken aback again: Is that what I'm asking you?
She said helplessly, "The Grand Tutor is incredibly resourceful; it seems he knew all along that there would be a great loss of military officers in the army."
Only after being reminded by him did the young emperor realize this, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Grand Tutor..."
Jiang Bai: "I've only heard that an assassination organization has its eye on Zhang Lie. For example, he was crippled..." Mentioning this reminded him of the shocking words Chu Nian uttered at Zhang Lie's residence that day, and he felt a pang of unease.
The young emperor said, "As expected, the Grand Tutor had received the news early on."
Chu Nian glared at him: You silly child, you believe everything the Grand Tutor says?!
Then Jiang Bai said, "That woman Baili Xi is extremely ambitious. It can be said that a large part of Zhang Lie's ambition stems from her. She learned that all of Zhang Lie's men had perished, and also about the Emperor's background..." He sighed as he said this.
Chu Nian asked, "What? Have they already found out that the Emperor isn't their son at all?"
Jiang Bai: "The Emperor was brought into the palace by the late Emperor, and the date of Baili Xi's birth was several days different. They only asked the people on the side of General Weiwu, so naturally they couldn't find out that the Emperor and Baili Xi's birth dates were different. But if they find someone to investigate the old people in the palace back then, the matter will be exposed."
The young emperor bit his lip and asked Chu Nian, "Mother, am I really not your and the late emperor's child? Then, who are my parents? Where are they now?"
Looking at the young emperor, Chu Nian's heart melted. But even the original owner of this body was unaware of this, so how could she know? Helplessly, she said, "My son, I really don't know who your parents are."
Then Jiang Bai continued, "When Baili Xi learns that the Emperor could not possibly be her child, she will definitely instigate the Xuanmen to intervene, either to help Zhang Lie regain his military power or to directly confront the court."
The young emperor frowned and said, "Aren't those Xuanmen sects always aloof and unwilling to get involved in worldly affairs? Would they be willing to directly join the Ziwei Kingdom's dynastic struggle for the sake of Zhang Lie and Baili Xi?"
Jiang Bai: "For them, changing the emperor of Ziwei Kingdom is just a piece of cake. As long as Baili Xi has enough influence, what harm is there in them raising their hands?"
Chu Nian asked, "How does the Grand Tutor intend to deal with this matter?"
Jiang Bai countered, "How does the Empress Dowager intend for me to respond?"
Chu Nian pondered for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, I remember that the royal family of Ziwei Kingdom was originally a great family of Xuanqi. Although they could not compare with the three upper sects of Xuanmen, they were still a first-class family. Any Xuanmen that wanted to change the royal family's leader would have to weigh how much they would lose. When did the royal family decline to this extent?"
Jiang Bai: "Starting from the Emperor's grandfather, the Qingli Emperor. He only had one child, the late Emperor, who was born weak and never made any progress in the cultivation of Xuan Qi. As for the other members of the royal family, the Emperor's lineage was very wary of them to prevent them from seizing power, which led to the decline of the major branches of the royal family."
Chu Nian: "Therefore, the royal family should have cast a wide net among the royal family members in the first place, so that the country's fortunes would not decline."
The young emperor pondered and said, "What Mother said makes a lot of sense. In the future, I will definitely pass on the many profound qi cultivation methods and mystical arts treasured by the imperial lineage to all the royal children."
That's a story for later. Chu Nian said, "Let's hurry up and think about how to resolve this crisis!" After saying that, she looked at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai asked, "Why is the Empress Dowager looking at me?"
Chu Nian then said helplessly to the young emperor, "My son, if the Grand Tutor doesn't help us, my son and I might have to flee in the future."
In fact, through her research over this period, she had already discovered a method for converting spiritual power and profound energy into each other, and she had mastered this method to perfection. In addition, spiritual power is a more powerful energy than profound energy, and the conversion ratio into profound energy is about 1:5. With her current ability to convert spiritual power into profound energy for offense and defense, she estimated that no one in the entire Xuanwei Continent could rival her. She no longer needed to be afraid of Baili Xi.
But she wanted Jiang Bai to step in and resolve the matter: who told him to lose his temper and send people to assassinate a group of military officers under Zhang Lie, thus completely cutting off her path to peacefully seizing power?
But the young emperor said, "Bai Lixi and the Xuanmen behind her are such a powerful force. The Xuanqi of the Xuanmen disciples is incomparable to that of our soldiers. Even if the Grand Tutor is well-versed in military strategy, he probably cannot lead the soldiers to fight against the Xuanmen. Let's not make things difficult for the Grand Tutor."
Chu Nian then looked at Jiang Bai: "Look at this child, he only knows how to think about you."
Jiang Bai looked at her, his beautiful eyes blinking at her like stars in the sky.
Chu Nian was annoyed: You're just blinking and trying to act cute, but you don't want to talk back?
She repeated, "Grand Tutor, look at this child, he always thinks of you."
Jiang Bai then clasped his hands in a respectful bow to the emperor and said very solemnly, "Your Majesty, I thank you for considering my needs."
Chu Nian had no choice but to say, "Grand Tutor, His Majesty has been so considerate of you, aren't you going to do something in return?"
Jiang Bai asked, puzzled, "What does it mean?"
Chu Nian: "Tell me how to resolve this crisis?"
Jiang Bai: "Your subject... is incompetent."
Damn it! Why is this brat so infuriating again? I really want to punch him! Chu Nian was speechless.
The young emperor, still clueless, advised, "Mother, please don't make things difficult for the Grand Tutor."
Chu Nian coldly rebuked, "Shut up!"
The little emperor pouted angrily.
Jiang Bai said coldly, "If the Empress Dowager has anything to say, just give me your orders. Why bother to anger the Emperor?"
The young emperor immediately nodded emphatically as if he had found his pillar of support, and said, "The Grand Tutor is absolutely right."
Chu Nian said, "Didn't I already say that I would ask the Grand Tutor to tell me how to resolve the current crisis?"
Jiang Bai: "The Empress Dowager has her own way of resolving this crisis, so why ask me? Or is it that the Empress Dowager doesn't want to break ties with the Marquis of Weiwu and his wife, so she plans to put me in the lead?"
Upon hearing this, the young emperor immediately became alert and angrily said, "Mother, even at a time like this, you're not still wavering and can't help but have feelings for Zhang Lie!"
Chu Nian said helplessly, "What time is it? Can't you two stop bringing up that so-called past relationship?"
These two are truly infuriating.
"Fine, do whatever you want!" Chu Nian said, not at all annoyed. Anyway, she wasn't afraid of Baili Xi attacking, even if it was the little emperor...
Thinking of this, her gaze slowly shifted from the young emperor's face to Jiang Bai's, scrutinizing him closely.
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