Chapter 299: Imperial Tutor of Northern Qi
The Duke pulled himself out of his memories, his expression gloomy. "What do you think, Yi'er?"
"The relationship between us and Yi'er for more than 20 years will not be separated by blood ties." The eldest lady has never doubted Zhao Yi's feelings for them.
When Zhao Yi hears the news about their life stories, not only will he not disown them, but his love for them will probably become even deeper.
The eldest lady was very worried about Zhao Yi's situation: "Father, how should we deal with the rumors outside?"
"Wait for the Emperor's orders." The Duke's voice was old and heavy. "The Emperor won't let this go. We will cooperate with him when the time comes."
The Duke was very confused. How did the envoy from Northern Qi know about Zhao Yi's existence?
The reason why he was able to take Zhao Yi away smoothly was that the imperial teacher of Northern Qi created the illusion that Zhao Yi had died young, allowing him to escape unscathed.
Apart from the imperial tutor, no one else in Northern Qi knew that Zhao Yi was still alive.
If it was leaked by the Imperial Master, then why did the Imperial Master help him back then?
After this analysis, the Duke couldn't help but think of the existence of the Imperial Tutor of Northern Qi, whose status in Northern Qi was very high and extremely special.
He became famous at a young age. He was a genius of the ages, well-educated and resourceful. He was the best among his peers and no one could match him.
He was only five years older than the Emperor of Northern Qi, but he was his teacher.
This is simply unprecedented.
The eldest lady and the eldest master thought of Emperor Jing'an with worries in their eyes. They didn't know whether Emperor Jing'an would suppress the rumors or choose to expose Zhao Yi's life experience.
No matter how anxious they were, they had no control over how the situation developed.
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Once the news that Zhao Yi was the heir of Emperor Jing'an spread, it spread throughout the streets and alleys.
All the officials were shocked. Their first reaction was that it was a rumor, but when they thought about Emperor Jing'an's attitude towards Zhao Yi, they were a little undecided for a moment and waited to see how Emperor Jing'an would deal with it.
However, the people believed it without a doubt. If Zhao Yi was not the son of Emperor Jing'an, why was he so favored by Emperor Jing'an?
However, whether Zhao Yi was the emperor's son or not had no impact on the people. They just listened to it as gossip.
The Northern Qi envoy's spies reported the news back to the Siyi Pavilion: "The officials of the Great Zhou are watching and waiting, and the people are discussing it privately as a topic of conversation after dinner. Most people hope that Zhao Yi will be the prince."
After all, none of Emperor Jing'an's princes had ever done anything to benefit the people.
Zhao Yi couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so he paid out of his own pocket to settle the victims in Guanzhou.
Such a person who could understand the suffering of the people and take action to address it, the people were naturally happy that he was a royal heir. If he became emperor in the future, their lives would be comfortable.
Deputy Envoy Gao and King Qi were sitting in the room, and when they heard the reactions of the people and officials, they were not surprised at all.
After the autumn hunt, the King of Qi learned about Zhao Yi's life experience. His face was gloomy and he said nothing.
Deputy Envoy Gao said, "Your Highness, the more the people now praise Zhao Yi as the prince, the greater the backlash they will face when they learn that Zhao Yi is of Northern Qi royal blood."
They originally wanted Princess Guangning and Shen Du to stay in the same room, and then use Zhao Yi's life experience to threaten Emperor Jing'an to compromise.
After all, Princess Yizhen followed the Emperor of Northern Qi without any status and gave birth to a son, which was a great shame and humiliation for the royal family.
More importantly, Emperor Jing'an was extremely fond of Zhao Yi. Once Zhao Yi's background was revealed, the Great Zhou would definitely not tolerate Zhao Yi.
What they were betting on was Zhao Yi's position in Emperor Jing'an's heart, to see whether Emperor Jing'an was willing to compromise for Zhao Yi.
Unexpectedly, Prince Yu intervened and dragged Princess Guangning off a cliff. Princess Guangning's reputation was damaged and she had no choice but to marry Prince Yu.
When their plan failed, they had nothing to worry about. They first released the news that Zhao Yi was the son of Emperor Jing'an as a prelude to civil unrest in the Great Zhou.
The King of Qi had a cold face and ignored Deputy Envoy Gao.
He still finds it hard to accept that Zhao Yi is the prince of Northern Qi, his elder brother.
If it weren't for his aide Chang An's persuasion, Zhao Yi grew up in the Great Zhou and had half the blood of the Great Zhou flowing in his body. Neither his father nor the court officials of Northern Qi would allow Zhao Yi to inherit the throne, and he posed no threat to him.
Otherwise, he would definitely eliminate Zhao Yi.
Deputy Envoy Gao saw that the King of Qi was silent and his eyes were filled with gloom. In order to prevent the King of Qi from doing anything bad, he took the initiative to attack Zhao Yi and analyzed the pros and cons to the King of Qi.
"Your Highness, you are the prince that His Majesty values most. No other prince can surpass your position in His Majesty's heart."
Deputy Envoy Gao offered a soothing reassurance and inquired, "Zhao Yi is merely a pawn used to sow discord within the Great Zhou. What will Prince Yu and Prince Rui do when they learn that Zhao Yi is the heir of Emperor Jing'an?"
King Qi frowned, thinking that King Yu and King Rui would definitely join forces to deal with Zhao Yi.
Deputy Envoy Gao continued, "When the situation arises where Prince Yu and Prince Rui are dealing with Zhao Yi, with a son on one side and a nephew on the other, how will the Emperor choose?"
"Prince Baoyu and Prince Rui are the two sons of Zhao Yi. Behind Zhao Yi stands the Zhenbei Palace. Prince Zhenbei is Zhao Yi's father-in-law. The interests of the two are tied together. They will prosper together and suffer together. They will definitely not sit idly by."
"If we protect our nephew Zhao Yi, we will expose his true background and the court will be in turmoil. How can we tolerate Zhao Yi?"
"Not only does Zhao Yi carry the blood of the Northern Qi royal family, but the Prince of Zhenbei is also his father-in-law, commanding a powerful army. If Zhao Yi were to rebel, it would be as easy as taking something from a bag. How could the ministers of the Great Zhou sleep peacefully?"
At this point, Deputy Envoy Gao smiled slightly: "The court officials will be afraid of them and will join forces to expel Zhao Yi from the Great Zhou and suppress the Zhenbei Palace."
As long as the Great Zhou suppressed the King of Zhenbei, it would lose this backbone force.
Northern Qi would not be defeated again.
After hearing what Deputy Envoy Gao said, King Qi felt a little better.
He glared at Deputy Envoy Gao and asked, "How did the Great Zhou bring our Northern Qi prince back to the Great Zhou to raise him?"
Deputy Envoy Gao's smile was stiff. The people in the palace were all serving people according to their needs. Zhao Yi's biological mother was not favored by the emperor, and the emperor did not take Zhao Yi seriously. How could the palace people serve Zhao Yi wholeheartedly?
When the palace maid reported the news of Zhao Yi's death, His Majesty did not even go to see him, but just let the palace maid deal with it.
They all thought that Zhao Yi was dead and almost forgot that there had ever been such a prince in the deep palace.
It was not until the Northern Qi was defeated that they sent envoys to the Great Zhou to negotiate, and the imperial tutor told them the news that Zhao Yi was still alive.
The imperial tutor became famous at a young age and was extremely talented, but he was not valued by the Emperor of Northern Qi.
It was not until he resolved the crisis of the Northern Qi emperor being deposed as crown prince that he was valued.
Many of the decisions made by the Northern Qi Emperor required the consultation of the Imperial Preceptor, and he had great trust in the Imperial Preceptor.
In the eyes of court officials, this situation meant that the imperial tutor and the Emperor of Northern Qi jointly ruled Northern Qi.
Even under the subtle influence of the Northern Qi emperor, court officials would first consult the imperial tutor when they had political opinions, so that the imperial tutor's prestige in the Northern Qi court overshadowed that of the Northern Qi emperor.
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