Li Xi stepped forward and patted Emperor Jianning on the back, "Your Majesty, calm down! Don't be angry!" He then earnestly advised Qin Shu, "Princess Yongtai, His Majesty has treated the Qin family and you well. Please don't make things difficult for His Majesty."
Qin Shu replied expressionlessly, "I don't mean to embarrass Your Majesty. The rebellion in the southwest has already begun. I just hope to make things easier for you."
She added, emphasizing her tone, "Your Majesty, are you so sure that Prince Duan will listen to my advice? If we disagree, what position and reason would I have to advise Prince Duan? If there's no need for persuasion, then why would Your Majesty send me to the southwest?"
"I said, I will send a secret letter to Prince Duan, asking him to cooperate with you!"
Qin Shu still insisted, "What if Prince Duan is unwilling to cooperate? I have been in the southwest for some time. The Zhuo Shaojian sent by Your Majesty to assist Prince Duan has become an idler, and Prince Duan rarely cares about his opinions."
Zhuo Limin was unaware of Chai Shiqin's identity, and he was concerned about his status as a prince. Although he was never harsh, he wasn't very respectful either. Therefore, Prince Duan disliked Zhuo Limin. Although he didn't contradict him on everything, he didn't take his words to heart.
The two men had a bad relationship, so it was inevitable that they would form cliques. This also led to the fact that although the Haizhou Maritime Customs had built the building, its shipping business had not been able to pick up.
There were many people in the palace, and in order to protect Chai Shiqin, Emperor Jianning did not dare to keep his eyes on Chai Shiqin. Only Li Xi, in the name of the emperor's benevolence, did not deprive Chai Shiqin of food and drink.
Emperor Jianning was afraid that Chai Shiqin would reveal his true identity, so he did not dare to reveal Chai Shiqin's background. He had thought that when Chai Shiqin grew up, he would personally teach him the ways of being a king, but before Chai Shiqin even started his own government, his health began to deteriorate.
He had no choice but to tell Chai Shiqin the truth and told him to keep it a secret. But imagine a poor man suddenly won a cash prize of several hundred million, who could remain calm?
So, while Chai Shiqin kept a low profile on the surface, he gave Kang Yueran a highly suggestive painting to satisfy and vent his inner sense of superiority that he couldn't express. Haizhou was far away from the capital, so he acted with less scruples and was very uncooperative in front of Zhuo Limin.
Chai Shiqin did not do his job well, but Emperor Jianning not only did not blame him, but he kept blaming himself for not teaching him well and felt that he had let Chai Shiqin down.
"Prince Duan has no famous teacher to teach him, so his actions lack some rules and regulations, but he is not someone who cannot listen to advice. If you explain it to him carefully and clearly, he will definitely understand your painstaking efforts."
Qin Shu had been to Haizhou before, and she knew a lot about what Chai Shiqin had done there. "Your Majesty knows me. I'm not a good talker, and I have a quick temper. I..."
"How can you come up with so many excuses? I see you're quite good at talking. This matter, this matter, I've made up my mind. There's no need to discuss it further. You will leave the palace and immediately head southwest. If you continue to make excuses, I will punish you!"
Li Xi calmed down Emperor Jianning, raised his voice slightly, and said, "Come here, escort the princess out of the palace."
This was to drive her away, so Qin Shu bowed and retreated. Anyway, she didn't agree to leave immediately, so she returned to the house and planned to wait for news from Kang Yueran.
Li Xi helped Emperor Jianning lie down. Just as he was about to take a nap, he saw a young eunuch sticking his head out of the door. "What's going on?"
"I'll go ask." Li Xi walked out the door and scolded in a low voice: "You are so unruly, are you looking for death?"
The young eunuch said anxiously, "The Imperial Guards reported that Miss Kang is kneeling outside the palace gate, requesting an audience with His Majesty. She said she is willing to donate three million catties of grain and one million ounces of silver to help Princess Yongtai quell the rebellion in the southwest."
He shrank his neck and said, "I've been saying, I've been saying, Your Majesty, please be considerate of the people in the southwest and recall all the idlers as soon as possible. There are many students and common people outside the palace gates, and some students are accompanying Miss Kang to kneel and beg Your Majesty."
This "idle people" clearly refers to Chai Shiqin. The phrase "sympathize with the people of the southwest" is intended to use the people's hearts to force Emperor Jianning. If Emperor Jianning does not recall Chai Shiqin, it will be to pave the way for Chai Shiqin, regardless of the lives of the people of the southwest.
This would not only damage the reputation of Emperor Jianning, but would also cause Chai Shiqin to lose the support of the people.
Li Xi was also furious. "Kang Yueran! She knew that the emperor was seriously ill, but she still forced him to do this. She was trying to piss off..."
Emperor Jianning looked towards the door, "Li Xi, what happened?"
This matter could not be concealed. Li Xi returned to the dragon bed and repeated the eunuch's words.
Emperor Jianning was so angry that he gasped and coughed, "Kang, Kang Yueran! Prince Ping! They, cough cough cough... They want to piss me off to death! I want to kill them... cough cough cough..." He grabbed the quilt tightly, his face flushed red.
Li Xi was terrified and shouted outside, "Quickly call the Imperial Physician Hang!"
He also advised Emperor Jianning, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. When you recover, we will punish them..."
"Get out! I want to kill them."
Li Xi knelt beside the bed and cried, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to take action now. How about summoning Prime Minister Qi to discuss it?"
"Qi Wen, summon Qi Wen, come see me!"
The eunuch sent to summon Qi Wen met Qi Wen before he left the palace. Qi Wen came before Emperor Jianning and said something similar to what Li Xi said.
"Your Majesty, if you kill Kang Yueran now, you will surely be condemned by the world. The most important thing right now is the war in the southwest. Your Majesty, please quell the chaos first to reassure the people."
Emperor Jianning was unwilling to accept this, "Are you just going to let Kang Yueran go like this?"
"Your Majesty, if you want to kill Kang Yueran, you must have a reason. Let's wait until the war is over and then slowly find her faults."
"Slowly? How long will it take? Qi Wen, have you also surrendered to King Ping?"
Qi Wen immediately knelt down and apologized, "Your Majesty, please understand that I have never participated in the struggle for the throne. From the beginning to the end, I have only had Your Majesty in my heart."
Emperor Jianning was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger. He felt very uncomfortable. "Qi Wen, I want to kill Kang Yueran now. Kill Kang Yueran! Cough cough cough..."
Li Xi advised: "Your Majesty, once the war is over, you can kill her at any time."
Qi Wen also advised, "Kang Yueran has the upper hand now. Your Majesty must not lose the big picture for the sake of small gains."
He suddenly raised his voice and said, "If I truly lose the support of the people, even if I ascend the throne, I will be criticized by the world."
It has to be said that Qi Wen was able to find the key point. A new monarch with a stain was the best excuse for others to "clear the court."
Emperor Jianning had to consider Chai Shiqin. "Qi Wen, draft an imperial decree to confer the title of Fourth Rank General Pingxi on Princess Yongtai Qin Shu, to assist Prince Duan in quelling the chaos in the southwest as quickly as possible."
Qi Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I obey your order!"
"Since Kang Yueran wants to win over the people, then let her go to the southwest with Qin Shu. As long as the chaos in the southwest is not quelled, she will not be able to return to the capital."
The emperor had to vent his anger, so Qi Wen did not plead for Kang Yueran and nodded in agreement.
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