There was still only a single lamp in the Qin Mansion's study.
Qin Huizhi poured himself a bottle of wine and a plate of peanuts.
Peng Chengwu died to show his determination, and your majesty must not take the blame for his failure.
If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price.
Fu Xiaoguan said this a long time ago, and now it seems that this sentence makes some sense.
"You just want to be a small landlord by the river in peace..." Qin Huizhi raised the corner of his mouth. "Do you really just want to be a small landlord by the river?"
"I argued with you earlier, but now it seems I was wrong. I apologize."
He talked to himself and drank a glass of wine. Suddenly he thought about it, took another glass and filled two glasses with wine.
"I was imprisoned for half a year, thinking about you for half a year. To be honest, I wanted you dead, but after I got out, I heard a lot of news about you..."
"For example, the Ministry of Commerce is great, those young people are great, and the laws are great too. For example, Wofeng Dao is great, you are really doing this for the good of the Yu Dynasty."
"Come, let me toast you!"
Qin Huizhi drank another glass of wine and suddenly sighed, "What a pity, you can't be a small landowner in Linjiang after all. You will eventually return to the Wu Dynasty and become the emperor of the Wu Dynasty."
"If you become the emperor of the Wu Dynasty, the Wu Dynasty will inevitably rise. I am sure of this, but this will be extremely disadvantageous to the Yu Dynasty!"
"So I admire you, but I'm also very afraid of you. I'm afraid that you'll lead the Wu Dynasty's army to invade the Yu Dynasty in the future. I'm afraid that a hundred years from now, your descendants will lead their army to occupy the Yu Dynasty."
"Yu Dynasty is also the land where I was born and raised. For the prosperity and stability of this land, I hope you die."
"But you didn't die."
"You are Mo Wen's good friend. You protected Mo Wen when I was imprisoned, so I wrote him a letter yesterday, telling him everything. I hope my actions won't affect our friendship."
"The essay 'On the Youth of the Yu Dynasty' that you wrote inspired the youth of the entire Yu Dynasty. At the Jixia Academy, I saw the new look of the youth of the Yu Dynasty. In the government, I also saw the different ways in which the youth of the Yu Dynasty were diligent in their work."
"They said... that was hope. They firmly believed that the future of the Yu Dynasty would be better."
“This is the belief you give them, it’s amazing!”
"I've said so much just to get the words out of my heart so that I can feel more relaxed."
He poured another glass of wine, but this time he didn't drink it. Instead, he went to the desk, carefully ground the ink under the dim light, and then picked up the pen and began to write.
He wrote for half an incense stick of time, then used the inkstone to press the paper on the table.
He went to get three feet of white silk, stood on a stool and tied the silk to the beam, then came down and sat next to the small table again.
"If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price... He is your father-in-law, but the responsibility lies mainly with me. Let me take the blame. Let's finish this drink. I'm leaving now."
He drank two glasses of wine, stood on a stool, hung his neck in the white silk, and muttered, "No wonder my uncle wants to move out. This house... the feng shui is so bad!"
He kicked the stool and it fell to the ground with a clang.
He struggled a few times and then died.
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The next day, the first day of April, there was a grand meeting.
The atmosphere of this grand court meeting was somewhat solemn.
Yanshan Pass was lost and Xinzhou City was broken. General Peng, who was originally highly expected by the court ministers, failed to defend either Yanshan Pass or Xinzhou City. So, what was General Peng doing?
Of course, few people knew that Peng Chengwu had abandoned the city with more than 200,000 border troops.
Those who knew about it kept it secret, and the rest of the people naturally put the blame on Peng Chengwu.
But what surprised them even more was Ding'an Earl Fu Xiaoguan. They all knew that Fu Xiaoguan had led the Divine Sword Army to the northern battlefield. They originally thought that with the bravery of the Divine Sword Army and Fu Xiaoguan's military strategy, he would surely shine again.
However, what is strange is that His Majesty has not mentioned any news about Earl Ding'an so far.
This is a sensitive signal.
Those standing in the Chengtian Hall were all old foxes. They had already smelled something different, so no one in the huge Chengtian Hall made a sound to denounce Peng Chengwu.
Now we have to wait!
The water will eventually fall, and the stone will eventually come out!
All the ministers kept their mouths shut, watching their noses and hearts, waiting for the arrival of Prime Minister Qin and His Majesty.
Qin Xiang didn't wait for her, but waited for Yan Beixi.
Yan Beixi was not wearing official uniform, he was wearing a plain linen shirt.
The ministers were stunned. What was going on?
The old prime minister is now ascending the Golden Palace again. Could it be that... His Majesty is dissatisfied with Prime Minister Qin and wants to re-employ Prime Minister Yan?
Yan Beixi's old face always had a faint smile on it. He bowed to the ministers and said, "I have also been summoned by His Majesty. My Lords, please do not make random suspicions."
He did not stand at the front, but retreated to the last row, almost where Fu Xiaoguan used to stand.
Then he put his hands in his sleeves, closed his old eyes, and did not answer a single word to the ministers' questions, as if he had fallen asleep.
Emperor Xuan arrived at the Chengtian Palace and looked around. "Why hasn't the Prime Minister Qin arrived yet?"
No one could answer. He frowned and thought for a moment, then said to the eunuch beside him, "Send someone to the Qin Mansion to take a look."
He ascended the Dragon Terrace, and the first words he said startled all the ministers. Even Yan Beixi suddenly opened his eyes when he heard these words.
"The general of the northern border army fought against the Heavenly Blade Army of the Desolate Nation, annihilating 240,000 enemy troops. General Peng...died on the battlefield!"
The ministers gasped and looked at each other in confusion. General Peng had lost Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou City. Where did he fight against the barbarians?
He is actually dead!
What, what is going on?
Emperor Xuan was silent for several breaths before speaking again, "General Peng's life was one of military service. He eliminated the last remaining threat to the Yu Dynasty, rendering the Huang Kingdom unable to invade the borders again."
"Therefore, I have decided to posthumously confer the title of Duke of Protectorate on Peng Chengwu."
The ministers were in an uproar. This was obviously unreasonable!
Peng Chengwu has made contributions, but he also has faults!
To be honest, his faults outweigh his merits. After all, hundreds of thousands of people died in Xinzhou!
If he had not neglected his duties, how could such a tragic war situation have occurred?
The ministers started chattering, but Emperor Xuan frowned and glanced at the place where Qin Huizhi was supposed to stand. Suddenly he remembered what Qin Huizhi said yesterday: At the grand court meeting tomorrow, I will give an explanation to all the officials and the people of the world!
A bad premonition arose in his heart, but then he felt relaxed all over.
Qin Huizhi...know the big picture!
Is this really the result?
Soon, a eunuch came rushing in with a report: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin... committed suicide in the Qin Mansion's study!"
When this sound was heard, all the officials were suddenly startled. Yan Beixi frowned and tightened his hands in his sleeves slightly.
"Sacrificing the rook to save the king... good move!"
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