In the capital, Emperor Kangxi heard complaints from censors that Yinzhen's actions had gone too far.
Fei Yanggu and others submitted a secret report, which detailed the situation of the naval port and even specified the identities of all the informants found in the fishing village.
The identities of those people are astonishing. At the very least, the selfishness of the Li Dynasty has extended to the vicinity of a naval port, which is thought-provoking.
Emperor Kangxi quickly approved the memorial, instructing Yinzhen and others to handle it as they saw fit.
"My dear, Father Emperor said that we must first subdue Korea." Yinzhen realized that he didn't have many bargaining chips. If he wanted Korea to submit, he had to get Qingyan to take action as well.
"Fourth Prince, are you sure I'll help too?" Qingyan asked, looking at Yinzhen.
He never let her worry about court affairs, so when Yinzhen spoke, Qingyan would ask a few more questions, hoping she had misheard.
"Yes, this is a tricky situation. We don't really have anything we can handle." Yinzhen sighed helplessly. If he weren't truly incapable, he definitely wouldn't have let Qingyan take action.
Qingyan has many talented people here. They just used their connections to change the tone of the monarch of the History King.
"Little Darling, everything needs to be dealt with as soon as possible." With just one sentence from Yinzhen, she understood that Kangxi wanted her to handle things so that if anything happened, the royal family members wouldn't have to take responsibility.
These people in the royal family are all shrewd and intelligent; in their hearts, only their reputation matters.
Qingyan was merely a Fujin (a high-ranking concubine), and in the eyes of the royal family, she could not yet truly become a representative of the royal family.
"From now on, I will bear the blame. If you want to quit, I will let you quit," Yinzhen quickly assured Qingyan when he noticed her hesitation.
Fei Yanggu was not optimistic. He had been mentally prepared when he heard about Kangxi's decree.
"Feiyanggu, don't overthink it. I think His Majesty has made some considerations!" Fuquan realized that what he was saying was nonsense, but this was the only way he could comfort Feiyanggu.
Fei Yanggu gave a cold laugh. What had Qingyan done wrong to deserve such scheming from Kangxi? Now, he was truly disheartened. If it weren't for Yinzhen's timely assurance, Fei Yanggu would have preferred his daughter to live a peaceful life.
"Father-in-law, let's think about how to handle this matter." When Yinzhen noticed Fei Yanggu's arrival, his expression turned very bad, and he didn't take him seriously at all.
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Fei Yanggu snorted coldly, "Little darling, are you sure you want to use a few shops to help? If not, your father can help you out."
The shops were basically Qingyan's hard work, and he wouldn't let his daughter suffer any losses.
"Old man, what are you saying!" If someone with ulterior motives overheard Fei Yanggu's words, they would become a handle against him.
Fuquan was glad that he had sent all his servants outside; otherwise, things would have been much worse.
“You know the situation in North Korea better than I do. Xiao Guai has given up all her business now. How will she survive?” Fei Yanggu asked Fu Quan.
The royal family's business had basically failed to gain a foothold in Korea. Those royal merchants were too arrogant and did not make any use of their inherent advantages to gain support there.
Yinzhen lowered his head, feeling somewhat irritated. Fei Yanggu always knew exactly how to seize the royal family's weaknesses, so even if Kangxi harbored resentment, he couldn't directly confront Fei Yanggu.
"Father, it's alright. Yinzhen is more anxious, but I don't mind." Qingyan is a tactful person and has already mastered Yinzhen's emotions.
The group discussed the matter for an entire afternoon before finalizing the plan.
Centered around several of Qingyan's shops, they began to make a fortune off the war in Korea, which was despicable. Qingyan made the worst preparations and made his three capable lieutenants take the blame.
After dinner, Yinzhen and Qingyan sat in the study, still discussing the specific details. He felt very upset. He couldn't help Qingyan at all, but he also had to ask Qingyan to help him.
"Little darling, I will not do it again." Yinzhen's pride was severely hurt. His sticky rod office had been dispatched to Korea, hoping to help Qingyan complete Kangxi's task as soon as possible.
Qingyan leaned against him and shook her head, saying, "Sisi, it's good for us, husband and wife, to work together and do something."
In fact, Qingyan originally looked down on North Korea. If they could use this opportunity to bring peace to the region, it would be good for them.
Before the Qing Dynasty had even cleaned up its internal affairs, it had already attracted the attention of foreign enemies.
The training of the new army and the navy has already touched a nerve with some people.
"Little darling... don't work so hard next time!" Yinzhen discovered that Korea had been planning to transport grain for half a year, and Yuelai Inn was the first to get involved. "If Father Emperor doesn't issue an edict, you will be convicted of selling grain to Korea."
Yuelai Inn was a specially approved major consumer of grain and fodder. Now, they had to admit that even if the grain and fodder were not delivered to North Korea, it would still fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives.
"Hehe, I'm not afraid. Fourth Brother, the grain supplies in Jiangnan have already been compromised. It is said that the Cao family personally issued the order that all the grain supplies at Yuelai Inn must be reduced by half!" Qingyan was quite dissatisfied with this news, but he couldn't say much, after all, he had violated many taboos.
"An order from Cao Yin?!" Yinzhen had not received any instructions from Kangxi; it must have been a private order from Cao Yin. This was definitely a conspiracy.
Qingyan nodded. She had a business elimination plan for North Korea in her hand, which detailed the ways in which North Korea's economy needed to be completely destroyed. Even Yinzhen hadn't shown her this plan, yet Cao Yin was able to learn about it.
Upon hearing what Qingyan said, Yinzhen felt a jolt of realization. Indeed, there were still some areas where he had not done things properly.
"Where did you write this?" Yinzhen asked.
"It must have been a few days ago when I saw the message sent from the Yuelai Inn. I felt that we should make some preparations in advance, in case something went wrong in North Korea," Qingyan said helplessly.
She spread her hands to the left and right, deciding to hide her plan. Kangxi's actions were really unfair; he had reminded Yinzhen, and she now felt that she had made a mistake.
Yinzhen opened the plan, which listed terms targeting a small, insignificant country, intervening in various ways. If preparations were made two or three years in advance, it could be completed without the Li dynasty's knowledge.
"We don't have much time. If we do the finishing touches carefully, there shouldn't be any leverage against us." After thinking for a moment, Yinzhen decided to handle the matter according to Qingyan's instructions, as these were all good methods.
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