But then someone else spoke up: "This humble subject also believes that we should negotiate peace with the Northwest Army..."
Once someone spoke up, the others became bolder and began to talk about making peace.
"Yes, Your Majesty. In the end, aren't the Northwest Army also citizens of Great Yue? This incident was entirely caused by Prince Yong's massacre of the village. As long as we show sincerity and apologize to the Northwest Army, I believe Prince Yong will not want to see so many lives lost."
"I second that proposal!"
"We second that proposal!"
"minister……"
In reality, none of these people were confident. After all, ever since Lu Yanzheng revealed his rebellious intentions, the Emperor had never shown any mercy to him, although he hadn't done anything to Lu Yanzheng either.
However, to everyone's surprise, Emperor Jingqing fell into deep thought, as if seriously considering the possibility of peace talks.
Minister Yu mustered his courage and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Lu Yanzheng is a man who cares deeply about the people. If the court is willing to negotiate peace, he will certainly not refuse for the sake of the people..."
"I grant it!" Emperor Jingqing suddenly said. "Immediately have the Minister of Rites draft a joint statement and send it to Lu Yanzheng as quickly as possible!"
The court officials: "..."
After saying this, Emperor Jingqing waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you."
He finished speaking and strode away.
The courtiers looked at each other, unsure how to express their thoughts.
Whose empire is this anyway? Why does it seem like the emperor doesn't care about this at all?
Well, it's not that he doesn't care; he does have moments of impotent rage, but every time he loses his temper, he shifts the blame onto them.
After leaving the Imperial Study, Minister Yu immediately summoned his personal servant.
"Take my warrant immediately and dispatch three hundred men from the Five Cities Garrison to Prime Minister Su's residence. I have received news that the Prime Minister is in danger, and it is our responsibility to protect him!" Minister Yu said righteously.
The servant, without suspecting anything, immediately ran off to do it.
Minister Yu lowered his head and sneered. He would never give that old scoundrel a chance to escape!
When Minister Yu entered the palace and did not see Prime Minister Su, he suspected that Su Ziyu, that old scoundrel, was trying to run away!
However, he was not in a hurry. After all, he had just seen him at Chunfeng Tower last night, and he was sure that he was still at the Prime Minister's residence.
Meanwhile, at Shili Pavilion outside the city.
Three unassuming carriages sped off in a direction far from the capital.
In the carriage at the very front, Prime Minister Su sat with a dignified expression.
"My lord, will Yun'er and the others be alright?" the Prime Minister's wife asked worriedly.
Prime Minister Su closed his eyes calmly and said, "I have already made all the arrangements. They should have already landed on Qingfeng Island by now."
That small island was his escape route, and also the foundation for his comeback or to fight against any force. No one knew about it except him and the assassins he kept.
The Prime Minister's wife was still worried, "Can that Qingfeng Island really save our family's lives?"
She had never heard of this before and was really worried.
Annoyed by the questions, Prime Minister Su frowned and said, "Don't bring up such womanly views anymore. Just come with me."
If it weren't for the fact that he had to leave his wife in the capital to entertain guests, he would have sent her away long ago.
This woman was completely devoted to him, loyal and devoted; otherwise, he could have easily abandoned her.
Knowing his temper, the Prime Minister's wife dared not ask any more questions, but she couldn't suppress her worry and could only look out the carriage window frequently.
...
Three days later, Xiao Rui and An Shiqi led a small group of people to Qingfeng Island.
"Master, there's a boat ahead. It looks like it arrived recently," An Shiqi whispered to Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui nodded and said to the others, "Everyone be careful. We'll go get the things first. If we encounter any problems, just be prepared."
The others nodded in agreement.
They had received orders before they came out that if the two guides in front of them caused any problems, they could arrest them and hand them over to the prince for punishment.
Xiao Rui and An Shiqi led the way, and the group headed into the mountains and forests on the island.
No sooner had they left than a group of dusty-looking people emerged from the other side of the island.
"Young Master, we've been walking all night, but we're still going in circles. Why don't we rest for a bit before continuing?"
"Yes, young master, I really can't walk anymore. If I keep going, I'll faint."
"Big brother, I can't walk anymore either..."
Everyone looked at the man in the front, dressed in disheveled white—no, now he was a young master in gray.
Su Zheyun looked at the sea with a dry mouth and furrowed brows.
His father had clearly said that there was a courtyard on the island that was specially built for them, but they hadn't found it since they arrived last night and kept circling around the beach.
"Let's drink some water and eat some dry rations here first. Later, the steward will take my third and fourth brothers, I will take my second brother and third uncle, and my second uncle will take my fourth and fifth uncles. We'll split into three groups and search again." Su Zheyun quickly made the decision.
Although he didn't know why his father had sent them here, the situation in the court was indeed not optimistic, and he figured his father had made this decision for the sake of the Su family.
In that case, he must make sure the Su family settles down here; otherwise, how can he demonstrate his ability as the head of the Su family?
Unfortunately, Su Zheyun and the others were used to a life of luxury and lacked the ability to survive in the wild. They inexplicably missed the right path and wandered around the beach for two days.
In the past two days, Xiao Rui has led An Shiqi and others to find the treasure that Prime Minister Su buried on the island.
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