Chapter 113
The War of Two Women
But no matter how anxious he was, Liu Buqi could only wait!
There is a negotiation technique in the business world called "delay tactics". Sometimes patience is far more important than planning and strategy!
As far as the current situation in Youzhou is concerned, although the Great Wall defense line is precarious, his bottom line has not been reached yet!
On the other hand, could the Crown Prince Regent, or the current Youzhou civil officials, bear the thought of the Great Wall, which had remained unbroken for hundreds of years, falling to them? Would they really be willing to bear the eternal infamy?
Therefore, in this round, we must not take the initiative, even if it drags Youzhou into a more passive situation! Even if it puts ourselves at infinite risk!
But in the long run, if we want to completely solve the situation where the civil servants in Youzhou form their own system, now is the best opportunity!
Only by letting them realize from the bottom of their hearts that although Youzhou's surname is Yue, it can only be Yue Lingxi's Yue! Without Yue Lingxi and themselves, they can't handle Youzhou's affairs!
Only then will Youzhou have fewer troubles in the future!
…
Finally, Xu Ningmei, who could no longer hold back, appeared in front of Liu Buqi. Although she was a little late, fortunately it was not too late!
"Madam, Lushan Academy was preserved thanks to the great kindness of two generations of crown princes! I have gone into seclusion with a frown, and have committed many wrongdoings on my own initiative, all to repay their kindness!"
"I never imagined that Youzhou would be placed in such a dangerous situation! All the mistakes were made by Ningmei alone. Even if I were cut into pieces, it would not be enough to appease the public's anger. I come here today to apologize."
As soon as Xu Ningmei entered the courtyard, she knelt on her knees neatly, kowtowed and shouted!
Liu Buqi just sat in the hall with a calm expression, without making any expression, as if he didn't care at all about the danger of the Great Wall defense line at the moment!
Xu Ningmei knelt on the ground and kowtowed for a long time. Seeing that there was no movement in the room, she sighed softly and pondered for a while before making up her mind to speak again:
"I beg you, Madam, to put aside past grudges and help stabilize the situation in Youzhou! I swear to the heavens that from this day forward, I will dedicate myself to the people of Youzhou! If I break this oath, I will be punished by both humans and gods!"
Liu Buqi was waiting for her to say this! So, satisfied, he ordered Gongsun Wuhui to invite Xu Ningmei into the house!
After all, Xu Ningmei is a world-renowned master of scriptures, with a great reputation in the official circles, and he is also openly entering the secluded world!
Even if his actions were wrong, before he made a big mistake, he was still a banner of Youzhou's respect for the wise and humble!
Now that the matter was over, Liu Buqi couldn't be too harsh on her, lest he hurt the hearts of the scholars in the world! But he couldn't be too permissive, lest he lose the dignity of the King of Yan!
We must not just push her out of Youzhou and give her a reputation of being a talent that cannot be used or dared not be used!
Therefore, Xu Ningmei couldn't leave, couldn't be demoted, and couldn't be punished! This was equivalent to giving Liu Buqi a difficult problem of how to place her!
Fortunately, Xu Ningmei is a smart person. After assessing the situation, although she did not directly pledge allegiance to Yue Lingxi, she has already figured out the reality that she must stay in Youzhou, which makes everything much easier!
"Where is Her Royal Highness the Princess now?" Liu Buqi asked Xu Ningmei directly. There was no need to drag things out at this point.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is not feeling well and is currently resting in the meeting hall!"
After simply sorting out his thoughts, he held his huge belly, waved his hand and called Xu Ningmei. Liu Buqi's somewhat cold voice rang out, "Mr. Xu, please lead the way. I want to see Han Xin!"
In this way, Liu Buqi, the wife of Youzhou Anguo, who had been imprisoned in the inner palace for nearly a month, finally walked out of the courtyard with full justification and headed towards the swordplay outside the palace!
…
In the meeting hall of the palace, Liu Buqi and Yue Hanxin looked at each other. Looking at the somewhat haggard imperial princess, Liu Buqi spoke first!
"Hanxin, the Great Wall is in danger. You and I can't just wait here. We need to go together to support the Great Wall's defense line!" Liu Buqi didn't say a word about what had happened in the past few days, which surprised Yue Hanxin very much!
"Madam, don't you have anything you want to say to me? As the saying goes, the winner becomes a king and the loser becomes a bandit. I, Yue Han, am willing to accept defeat. You can do whatever you want with the punishment or penalty!"
Liu Buqi smiled and said, "Princess, you're joking. How can I punish the Princess of Yan at will? Besides, although there have been some setbacks during your tenure as head of Youzhou, things haven't reached a point of no return yet!"
"Xu Ningmei just explained to me that the civil servant's matter was caused by his own poor thinking and he acted on his own initiative. You were not aware of it beforehand! No one in the palace has ever said anything wrong about you!"
Since you haven't done anything wrong, why should you be punished? Right now, let's discuss how to defeat the grassland army!"
Liu Buqi knew very well that as long as Youzhou was still under the jurisdiction of the empire, Yue Hanxin's identity would be as solid as a rock.
Therefore, it does not make any practical sense for me to say some meaningless nonsense now?
"Haha! The situation is completely under the control of Youzhou Spirit Fox, who will definitely turn the tide! Han Xin is just a lonely man, what is there to discuss?"
Facing the princess's resistance, Liu Buqi said sternly, "Hanxin, do you intend to confirm the rumor that the court married the princess off in order to imprison Lady Anguo of Youzhou and control Youzhou?"
"What happened between you and me cannot be made public! And we cannot let it spread among the people! That's why you need to come forward and clarify things. What's more..."
Liu Buqi's blood suddenly boiled! "Youzhou is bitterly cold, and its people are tough. In every life-or-death battle, everyone, young or old, men and women, joins the fight! If, as the Princess of Yan, I can't stay with the city, won't I be laughed at?"
Yue Hanxin, however, remained noncommittal. "Madam, Youzhou belongs to you and the prince, and has nothing to do with Hanxin anymore! Now that this matter is settled, I am willing to find a temple outside the city, become a nun, and never again concern myself with worldly affairs, to repay the people of Youzhou!"
She really couldn't understand what was the point of Liu Buqi forcing her to go to the Great Wall defense line with him in the current situation!
This should have been a one-man show for Liu Buqi to win the hearts of the people of Youzhou, so why should he get involved?
Liu Buqi said sternly, "Hanxin, I just want you to understand one thing: what is Youzhou? What is the character of the people of Youzhou?"
"Don't you want to know why I allowed you to control the Youzhou officialdom? Why did Xu Ningmei change after only three days at the Great Wall defense line?"
Yue Hanxin's eyes tightened! The last two things Liu Buqi said were indeed the source of her doubts!
"Madam Liu, there are no soldiers available in Yanjing City right now. The Great Wall defense line may fall completely at any moment! Even if you mobilize the garrisons in Tai'an and Lushan at this time, I'm afraid it will be too far away to reach them. What's the point of you and me going to the Great Wall defense line?"
Facing Yue Hanxin's doubts, Liu Buqi said confidently: "Youzhou's defense line is not in the Great Wall but in the hearts of the people!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
