Chapter 479 Zhao Yi's Plan
The families exchanged information with each other and met privately in a small house to discuss countermeasures for Zhao Yi to gain the emperor's favor.
Five or six people discussed for a long time but could not come to a conclusion.
One of the elders suggested, "Should we find a way to meet with the virtuous king and make some plans? If we make a decision on our own and accidentally disrupt his plans, it would be a disaster."
Another official disagreed. "In my opinion, while the virtuous prince is still under house arrest, we shouldn't think about how to deal with Prince Guangling. After all, he's the heir apparent. We should wait until the virtuous prince is released. Our most urgent task is to find a way to rescue our colleagues who were captured today."
They are all the wise king's men, and their interests are shared.
Although the case in Yongqing County has nothing to do with them, other places are more or less involved.
They were afraid that Zhao Yi would try the case and bring it upon themselves.
Everyone looked at the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Justice.
Only they two have the means to see the wise king.
"I met with the virtuous king last night." The Minister of Personnel put down his teacup. "Your Highness is also in trouble now. He wants to help, but he can't save himself. For the sake of the overall situation, Your Highness has to protect himself. After all, if he falls, we can't escape."
The Minister of Justice sneered, "I also went to see the virtuous king today, but he refused to see me."
They looked at each other, all with a look of surprise.
The wise king didn't even bother to save face?
For a moment, several people had different thoughts.
A wise king would not fail to understand the principle that a single move can affect the entire body.
If anything happens to the Vice Minister of Justice and the Vice Minister of Personnel, it will bring out the whole mess.
If the Emperor of Northern Qi really wants to settle accounts, none of them will be able to escape.
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Lanxue Garden.
"Princess, Princess..." Tingxue ran into the room, panting, "I heard that His Majesty summoned the Imperial Preceptor today and left our Prince outside the palace for most of the day."
At this point, she complained, "Our prince is still injured. His Majesty must have let him leave the palace in a sedan chair because his injuries have worsened."
Shen Qingtan said sarcastically, "That person always gives a slap in the face first and then a sweet date."
Tingxue gritted her teeth in anger and cursed the dog emperor in her heart.
She snorted coldly, "So many people were waiting to see our prince get into trouble, but in the end, our prince wasn't punished and was even given favors that other princes didn't have. Who knows, they might make things difficult for the prince at court tomorrow morning."
"They have to be able to do that." Shen Qingtan held the lamp hairpin in one hand, gently fiddling with the oil lamp wick, and with the other hand, he held the scissors and "snapped" cut off the burnt core at the top: "They are just a bunch of rabble."
Tingxue felt sorry for her master. She had not had a smooth life since coming to Northern Qi.
"May the prince be safe and sound."
At this time, the voice of a maid greeting was heard outside the house.
Shen Qingtan turned his head to look at the door, only to see Zhao Yi walking into the room under the moonlight.
"Tingxue, serve the meal." Shen Qingtan placed the scissors on the curved table and walked over to Zhao Yi in slippers. He took the official uniform he had taken off and hung it on the clothesline. "Your Majesty has punished you by making you stand for half a day. Has your injury worsened?"
"The wound is on the shoulder, it doesn't affect the injury." Zhao Yi held Shen Qingtan's outstretched hand, preventing her from unbuttoning his shirt, and diverting her attention: "The Emperor of Northern Qi wants to seize my power today."
Sure enough, Shen Qingtan was distracted and carefully analyzed the motives of the Emperor of Northern Qi.
"His Majesty has tolerated you for a long time. Due to the support of the Great Zhou Dynasty and his reputation as a wise ruler, he dared not openly break up with you. And you took advantage of this mentality and plotted against him."
"Today, he quietly arrested several important officials. Isn't this a challenge to his majesty as an emperor? And you are so legitimate that he can't punish you even if he wants to."
"However, if he doesn't punish you, he won't be able to swallow his anger, so he will definitely find an excuse..."
"He probably found an excuse to seize your power by all the officials accusing you of abusing your power, unjustly killing important officials, and causing unrest in the court, right?"
"What's more, rumors are spreading throughout the capital that you are a spy for the Great Zhou."
There's no better reason than this.
"That's true." Zhao Yi rolled up his sleeves to wash his hands, and at the same time, he did not forget to tease the person in front of him: "People who don't know the truth might think you were there too."
"You can tease me as much as you want." Shen Qingtan said coquettishly: "If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would have guessed his thoughts a long time ago."
With a smile, Zhao Yi extended his slightly dripping hand to Shen Qingtan.
Shen Qingtan rolled his eyes at him, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and continued talking about business.
"After what happened today, His Majesty can no longer tolerate you."
"He summoned the Imperial Preceptor at this critical juncture, probably to discuss how to justify punishing you and leave the Great Zhou speechless."
However, the imperial tutor and the Emperor of Northern Qi were not on the same page, so his idea was doomed to fail.
Otherwise, Zhao Yi might not be able to escape unscathed today.
"If possible, His Majesty would probably want to destroy the Great Zhou so that he would have no worries." Shen Qingtan handed Zhao Yi a long gown to wear. "Then he can do whatever he wants with you."
Shen Qingtan was very glad that the imperial teacher did not side with the Emperor of Northern Qi.
Otherwise, the Great Zhou might not have won the battle.
After all, the imperial teacher is good at planning and strategy.
And he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.
This is something Daddy can't do.
It is inevitable to suffer losses.
"Your Majesty's thoughts are a good thing for me. I'm taking advantage of his psychology and making him temporarily give up the idea of getting rid of me." Zhao Yi's eyes were cold. "Today, I ask Your Majesty, if he were in my shoes, would he side with the Great Zhou and help it unify Northern Qi, or what would he do?"
Shen Qingtan understood: "With your majesty's character, he will definitely fight for the throne of Northern Qi and then destroy the Great Zhou."
Zhao Yi nodded slightly. "He judges others by his own standards, so naturally he assumes I think the same way." After a pause, he added, "What's more, he has always been certain that I covet the throne of Northern Qi."
Shen Qingtan was optimistic: "We can live a peaceful life."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi said, "Your Majesty has asked us to go to our fiefdom to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and reunite with your father and brother. Whether your father and brother come to our fiefdom or we go to the Great Zhou to see your father and brother, I'm afraid that the Great Zhou will suspect that your father and brother are suspected of treason."
Even if Emperor Jing'an believed in Prince Zhenbei, the officials and the people would suspect that Prince Zhenbei had ulterior motives.
The Emperor of Northern Qi planned to use him to force the Prince of Zhenbei to return.
So, today he pretended to have numb legs to test the extent to which the Emperor of Northern Qi would indulge him.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Northern Qi would grant him a sedan chair to ride.
Now the wise king is under house arrest.
He took advantage of the "indulgence" and "favor" of the Northern Qi Emperor towards him to alienate the relationship between the wise king and the Northern Qi Emperor.
After all, it wouldn't be long before what he said to the Emperor of Northern Qi would spread among the aristocratic families.
Judging from the virtuous king's impatient character, he will definitely be a drag on the Emperor of Northern Qi.
Shen Qingtan frowned slightly. They could refuse to see their father and brother, but the Emperor of Northern Qi would find a way to force them to meet.
She asked, "Do you have any solution?"
Zhao Yi was silent for a moment, dipped his finger in the tea in the cup, and wrote three words on the curved table.
Shen Qingtan stared at the words for a long time without moving his eyes away, until the water droplets condensed into one.
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