Huangfu Jue said, "I will never doubt that you are going to abandon me again."
Qi Qi hesitated and said, "It's possible to have some doubts..."
Huangfu Jue's expression was infinitely gentle: "I believe you."
Qi Qi: "..."
Men change their expressions so quickly.
Seeing that he was in such a good mood that he was practically floating on air, Qi Qi tentatively asked, "Your Highness, what do you think about us leaving the palace?"
Huangfu Jue suddenly realized, "So this is why you and your men took the muscle-relaxing powder? You wanted to get me out of the palace? I thought..." Someone sent you to deal with me.
Qi Qi was speechless: "None of that matters. The important thing is whether it will work or not?"
Huangfu Jue's expression was complicated: "Can you tell me why?"
Qi Qi: "That story begins with the legend of Pangu creating the world..."
After blowing for a while, Qi Qi asked in confusion, "Why don't you let me make my story short?"
Huangfu Jue: "Even if you start from the origin of humankind, I'll listen."
Qi Qi tapped his head to make sure it was full: "Actually, my ancestors made a prophecy..."
Huangfu Jue said, "Wasn't the highest-ranking official in your family three hundred years ago the Vice Minister of Revenue?"
Qi Qi: "Alright, stop showing off your spies. Let's just say this: Great Xia is doomed, the Huangfu family is doomed, you'd better run away with me!"
Huangfu Jue: "..."
Qi Qi was afraid of hurting Huangfu Jue's feelings by speaking too quickly, but such rebellious words should be fine to say in front of Huangfu Jue now: "You know, I just returned from Luoyang and know a lot of inside information! The Zhenbei Army, and those barbarians who are eyeing us from beyond the Great Wall... I don't want to see you so tired anymore, Your Highness. You've been handling government affairs for so long, do you know that the Great Xia is now just an empty shell?"
Huangfu Jue: "..."
Qi Qi: "Do you trust me? Don't overthink it!"
Huangfu Jue said sullenly, "That's right, everything you said is true..."
He raised his head and looked at Qi Qi with a confused expression: "I've known this for years, but my brother, the Crown Prince, is dead... I was born as the legitimate son of the emperor, enjoying the support of the people and receiving countless gold and silver resources. My mother, maternal grandfather, and sister-in-law have all been working hard for me. I also want to do something for the people and save the Great Xia."
Qi Qi: "Sure, but how much ability do you have to do great things? It's obvious that Great Xia has been hollowed out by pests. It's so bad that it can only be thrown away and rebuilt. You can't fix it."
Huangfu Jue's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Qi Qi: "You..."
"Your Highness is a good person, but look, how many of the things you did to raise funds for the army and disaster relief were actually done well and successfully? You were just robbing Peter to pay Paul. The people won't thank you because these are things that the court should be doing. The army won't thank you because the money and grain were just a drop in the ocean. It would be much faster for them to loot the city... By the way, I got this information from the Zhenbei Army."
"What Zhenbei wants to do is overthrow this royal family and establish a new country where the people can live and work in peace. I dare not say whether this force is good or bad, but..."
Huangfu Jue said, "If outsiders hear these words, you'll lose your head."
Qi Qi: "Do you want my head?"
Huangfu Jue shook his head: "You know perfectly well that I can't bear to kill you."
Qi Qi suddenly said, "Lower your head."
Huangfu Jue lowered his head.
Qi Qi reached out and stroked his dog's head, saying gently, "A-Jue, the Xiongnu and Xianbei on the border are about to invade. Don't go against the Zhenbei Army, otherwise, both sides will be severely damaged, and in the end, foreign tribes will invade our tribe. Do you think that in the face of such natural disasters, foreign tribes will choose to sacrifice themselves to accept our country, or will they use our people to support them through the crisis?"
This move, this move, is how we firmly stand on the moral high ground!
Huangfu Jue is not the kind of person who would disregard the people for the sake of power, so he certainly wouldn't take these words to heart!
If it were anyone else, Qi Qi wouldn't dare say it. Not to mention anything else, if he hadn't even said that the Great Xia was doomed, he would have lost his head before he could even utter the words. If he really wanted what was best for the people, he should have surrendered to the Zhenbei Army, which was capable of fighting against foreign tribes.
Has Huangfu Jue's sense of conviction collapsed?
Huangfu Jue's face grew increasingly dark and somber, clearly indicating that he had begun to ponder deeply.
Thinking is a good thing, a very good thing.
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