Chapter 392 Dialogue
"When you have time, contact the people they sent first. I will go find Xiao Si later and ask him to do this in secret." Zhao Xiaofei said.
Zhao Xiaofei's true thought was that if someone's son were to be made crown prince or emperor, then that prince would have to die. They would personally raise the child, play with him, study with him, and watch him grow up. Such an emperor would be much easier to control.
Li Sihong nodded and said, "I'll ask! But what if we can't stop it?"
"If I can't stop it, I will take you and other sisters to live where I came from!" Zhao Xiaofei said to Li Sihong.
"Okay! I'm willing to go with you!" Li Sihong also looked at Zhao Xiaofei affectionately.
Slowly, the two of them hugged each other. Just as Zhao Xiaofei was about to take further action, Shen Yunying came in and said, "It seems like someone was watching us outside. I...ah"
When Shen Yunying saw Zhao Xiaofei hugging Sister Li into his arms, her ears suddenly turned red. She suddenly recalled many scenes that were not suitable for children. Li Sihong quickly pushed him away.
"Ah, Yunying! What did you say just now? Someone is monitoring the palace?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Well! He's a master, his martial arts skills are better than mine!" Shen Yunying said.
"Could it be the princess?" Li Sihong said.
"No! Don't think too much. I'm worried that it's the person Ni Yuanlu and the others are looking for." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Does he want to send someone to assassinate you?" Li Sihong said.
"I don't know, probably not! I think he wants to test us more! The guards in the yard need a good lesson. I will go to visit Lord Ni's residence tomorrow." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"I'll go with you!" Shen Yunying said.
"Okay!" Zhao Xiaofei.
The next day, Zhao Xiaofei brought his concubine Shen Yunying to Ni Yuanlu's mansion.
In the flower hall, Ni Yuanlu was holding a book and reading it seriously.
"Sir Ni, why don't we sit down and talk about it? I don't want us to go to war one day." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Don't you know?" Ni Yuanlu said after turning a page of the book.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself: What a pretentious act! What bargaining chips do you have to talk to me like this? However, Zhao Xiaofei did not get angry and continued, "Master Ni, are you trying to imitate Zuo Liangyu and purge the court?"
"If it weren't for the overall situation, I would not sacrifice my life. I just hope that this situation will end soon and let Her Royal Highness the Princess no longer have any illusions." Ni Yuanlu said.
"What's wrong with Her Royal Highness the Princess? What did she do? She just found a few talented women to come into the palace to help her handle government affairs. She didn't force you to give her a title!" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Your Highness, we must abide by the rules when we do things! Letting so many female officials participate in government affairs, isn't this what Empress Wu did when she was alive? Also, Liu Rushi's current status is no worse than that of a royal concubine. She is comparable to Shangguan Wan'er of Wu Zhou!" said Ni Yuanlu.
"Follow the rules! Don't I follow the rules? If I don't follow the rules, and say something disrespectful, I might be the one sitting on the dragon throne, right? If you don't follow the rules, why did I save you loyal ministers in the first place? Is it just to disgust myself?" Zhao Xiaofei said as he looked at me.
"You...I..." Ni Yuanlu was choked by Zhao Xiaofei's words and was speechless. Speaking of loyal ministers, the Zhao brothers were really loyal ministers.
"The prince is indeed a man who abides by the rules! You both abide by the rules and ignore them. How can a prince show off with his concubine everywhere?" Ni Yuanlu said.
"My beloved concubine is a woman of the world. If I tie her up at home like any other girl, wouldn't it be a waste of her talent? Rules must be followed, but we should not be too particular about details when doing things!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"If the Ming Dynasty really turns into the Wu Zhou Dynasty, how will Your Majesty cope with it?" asked Ni Yuanlu.
"It's nothing. At most, I can live in seclusion in the mountains and stay out of worldly affairs! Lord Ni, even if the princess really wants to be the queen, in the end, won't the world still be surnamed Zhu? Her surname is Zhu, and her heir will still be surnamed Zhu, not Zhao!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"I don't think so, because she also has a son, and it's your son!" said Ni Yuanlu.
"My son doesn't want to be some damn emperor. He is an eagle in the sky and a swallow in the sea. How can he be controlled for the throne?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Your Highness, the world has just been pacified. I don't want to see another war. If I overreacted before, I can die to thank the world! But I cannot see a woman in power. This is the bottom line! I cannot see anyone usurping the Ming Dynasty's throne!" said Ni Yuanlu.
"Master Ni, Lord Ni! I didn't come here today to argue with you. The situation in the north is not yet peaceful. We should first solve the problem at hand before arguing with each other! If you are obsessed with who will be the emperor, don't forget that in the past two years, not only has our country been in danger of extinction, but the entire world is also in danger! Can you really trust the new army you have? If they can trust it, even a sow can climb a tree!" Zhao Xiaofei said and left. Shen Yunying followed behind, holding back her laughter.
In fact, after saying so much, he just told Ni Yuanlu that if he wanted to fight among himself, he should wait until the Northern Expedition was over.
After leaving the Ni residence, Shen Yunying said, "You've been talking for so long, but it's all so vague. Let's get to the point. I don't think there's anything wrong with a princess becoming the emperor!"
"It's not that easy to be an empress! Otherwise, why is there only one Wu Zetian in the past five thousand years? If a princess became an empress, I'm afraid a lot of people in the world would die! Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the West Market today and let your husband accompany you shopping, okay?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Okay!" The worry on Shen Yunying's face immediately disappeared when she heard about shopping.
Regardless of the era, women are naturally drawn to shopping. However, in this era, it is suppressed by men. The streets are mostly filled with men, while women are rarely seen.
As Zhao Xiaofei left the Ni residence, Yang Tianhe, who was behind the screen peak, came out and advised, "Brother Ruyu, the prince can still fight for it. I don't think he necessarily wants the princess to be emperor! As he said, wouldn't it be better for him to be emperor himself? It shows that he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty! If those new troops want to train to be like the Kenan Army, it will probably take two or three years!"
"We'll talk about this later. The early stages of the Northern Expedition have already begun. Wu Sangui and Kong Youde have probably already arrived in Korea. If we meet the Korean envoys, we can push it forward!" said Ni Yuanlu.
"This time's actions have completely brought shame to our great country. They actually adopted a policy of burning and looting everything in North Korea! They are simply worse than beasts. I heard that the North Korean King Li Hao has been tied up and put on a ship to be transported back. If they bring this king back, what should we do?" Yang Tianhe said.
"It's simple. You get someone to jointly write a petition requesting that they be granted the title of prince. I'm sure the King of Korea will be satisfied!" Ni Yuanlu's analysis of the actual situation was insightful. Since North Korea was a fence-sitter, it would be better not to have it.
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