Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 430; Proposal

"You old thing, you are getting more and more slippery."

Emperor Zhaowu sneered, but did not ask Gao Fu.

In fact, when he saw the information sent back by the secret guard, he already had a plan in his mind. Although he was a little disappointed, it was actually good. It was a good thing for him.

This was to avoid giving some people a handle to accuse him of being too drastic and accusing him of being intolerant of Prince Yide's old subordinates.

You know, there are still many former subordinates of Prince Yide in the imperial court. Although the positions they hold are not very important, there are so many of them that if one of them is not handled properly, there will still be a big mess.

Now he really wants to expand outward. The Turkic side has just started to show some signs of improvement, and there are Tuyuhun, Tubo, and even Goguryeo behind them.

He really doesn't have too much time to focus on internal fighting, so he prefers to use gentle means, deal with it bit by bit, and try his best to maintain domestic stability.

Of course, if there really is someone who does not want stability in the Yu Dynasty, he naturally would not mind dealing with it directly with thundering means.

However, Xuanwu Hou's actions this time made him realize that the other party did not want to break up with him. In that case, everyone should just pretend to be friendly.

For the next period of time, Huo Junyao was not idle at the Hot Spring Villa. As her birthday approached, she began to help her mother and second sister-in-law prepare some things.

Invitations and other things were also arranged, and almost all families above the fifth rank in the capital received invitations.

This was suggested by Princess Ningyang. Since we are going to invite everyone, we should invite them all to avoid gossip.

Mr. Huo Junyao's situation has attracted much attention and he cannot afford to make any mistakes. If he invites all those who have a good relationship with his family this time, there is no guarantee that some people will think that they are plotting something.

It would be better to just invite them all and make everything open and transparent. It is impossible for Huo Junyao to join forces with all officials above the fifth rank, right?

There are many factions here, so it's impossible no matter how you think about it. The emperor has also sent an invitation.

After receiving the invitation, people in the capital city began to prepare gifts. This was the first time that Princess Zhaode publicly invited people to a birthday banquet, so they had to give them enough face.

Not only officials, but also relatives who received invitations were no exception. The King of Qi and the King of Chu also received invitations. Even though they did not get along well, they still had to give them this kind of apparent face. It would not be good to give invitations to everyone else and not just give them to these two, right?

That would be too embarrassing. Similarly, even if the King of Qi and the King of Chu knew that they could not take this opportunity to befriend Huo Junyao, they would still come over to give face after receiving the invitation.

"This girl is a bit surprising this time."

Inside Fengqi Palace, Emperor Zhaowu, holding the invitation, already knew that Huo Junyao had invited all officials above the fifth rank in the capital.

"What's so surprising about this? That girl did this simply because she was worried that you, her uncle, would think too much."

Queen Shen beside her smiled faintly and spoke.

Today's Huo Junyao is no longer the same as before. She is no longer just a woman in the harem, so many things must be done well.

"This girl is too cautious. How can I be that kind of petty person?"

For a moment, Emperor Zhaowu was indeed somewhat wary of his niece Huo Junyao, and even wanted to suppress her.

But later she also thought it through. There was really no need to do this. First of all, Huo Junyao did not cross the line. On the contrary, she had obtained a lot of benefits for the Yu Dynasty and the royal family. If she targeted her like this, it would only backfire and make her feel resentful. She would be more cautious in the future and even expand her power to ensure her own safety. By then, he should be the one with a headache.

Although the current situation makes people feel a little uneasy, at least they are doing it openly and honestly without any twists and turns, and it has brought many benefits to the Yu Dynasty and the royal family.

As long as she can keep this feeling, there's nothing wrong in wanting to give her some security first to make her feel at ease.

"Your Majesty is certainly not petty, but as a person, it is only right to seek good fortune and avoid danger. I think Yaoyao is doing a good thing. Even though she is capable, she is upright in her conduct. Unlike some people who are not very capable, they only think about some petty and despicable things all day long, which is really a bit despicable."

Hearing Empress Shen's ambiguous words, Emperor Zhaowu was slightly startled, tilted his head to look at her and asked, "What happened?"

"Yesterday, the Princess of Qin came to the palace to pay her respects to me and mentioned something that I felt was not very good."

"Oh? Is it the King of Qi or the King of Chu?"

He also paid some attention to the affairs of the Prince of Qin's Palace, but not too much, and in a different direction.

But he could still think of a few things.

"All of them. Your Majesty, you don't know that the situation of the Qin family in the capital is quite difficult right now. There are people from all sides secretly making small moves."

"When the Princess of Qin was chatting with me yesterday, she mentioned things in Qin repeatedly, and there was a lot of nostalgia in her words. I think the actions of the King of Qi and the King of Chu are a bit out of line. The King of Qin has a special status. If the people outside knew about these things, I'm afraid they would inevitably gossip about you, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaowu nodded, his expression looking a little unhappy. He felt that the actions of the King of Qi and the King of Chu were indeed inappropriate.

When he asked the King of Qin and his family to return to the capital, he did want to keep a close eye on them, but he did not want to suppress them nearby.

Wouldn't it be a joke if a prince couldn't have a good life in the capital?

Just as Queen Shen said, the identity of the Prince of Qin is different. If these things were known to outsiders, would they say that he, as the second uncle, could not tolerate his eldest nephew and brought him all the way to the capital to punish him?

How ugly would that sound?

"Does the Queen have any plans?"

"I do have some ideas, but I still need your Majesty to make the decision."

Emperor Zhaowu smiled and nodded, motioning for Empress Shen to continue.

"Your Majesty, you also know that the people in the capital are used to treating people differently. The incident that Gao Changting caused at the city gate had a significant impact on the Qin Palace."

"Plus, it has been a while since the King of Qin came to the capital, and the Emperor has not made any movement, which inevitably makes people think too much."

"I think that the emperor could give you a reward to let people outside see your attitude."

"Also, the King of Qin is in his prime. His Majesty had other arrangements in Qin before, so he was not allowed to enter the government. But now that he has come to the capital and has decent abilities, I think if possible, he can be recruited into the court."

"Of course, this is just a suggestion from my concubine. Your Majesty needs to make the decision."

"But doing so can at least show your importance and prevent some people from making rash moves. After all, the King of Qin is a member of our royal family, and we cannot allow outsiders to bully him."