Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind Xia Siguo.

Xia Siguo turned around, and what caught his eyes was Lingyan's calm eyes.

At this time, Lingyan was wearing a slim black robe embroidered with gold thread, outlining the perfect body outline, and the exquisitely decorated bronze sword at her waist was now contained in a delicate sandalwood scabbard.

Although the decoration of this body is very in line with the etiquette, and it is indeed very eye-catching, but the moment he saw her, Xia Siguo subconsciously took a step back.

The remnants of the Demon Cult really made him feel a little "surprised" when he appeared here.

However, Lingyan was obviously used to such a reaction, she just glanced at him with disdain, and then continued:

"Lord Zongzheng, my young master has ordered that I will not welcome other guests today, so please go back. Even if I see you, the young master will not talk to you."

Chapter 82 The Emperor's House

"Don't you see me?" Xia Siguo looked at Lingyan with a sullen face, and then sneered, "Dare to ask, when will the affairs of the royal family need to be troubled by the imperial captain again?"

"At that time, it was His Majesty who decided to let the young master represent you. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell your Majesty that I will not obstruct you." Lingyan made a "please" gesture.

However, both Xia Siguo and Lingyan, who was instructed by Qin Ji, knew that this was impossible. The fifth prince had already committed a big mistake in this matter. This crime was enough for him to die many times. At this time, Xia Siguo was He has no right to apply to Xia Yuxiao to remove Qin Ji at all.

And it's at this time, even if it's really withdrawn, it's useless, because Qin Ji has already done all the work that Xia Yuxiao needs to do in Zongzheng's position, and all the obstacles that need to be dealt with have been dealt with. In fact, it was just that Qin Ji completed the handover with Xia Siguo within a period of time, and just threw away the related agency affairs.

Of course, there are other possibilities, for example, Qin Ji doesn't want to let go of this Zongzheng position.

"Sometimes I am very confused." Xia Siguo looked at Lingyan, his expression was full of anger, "You two masters and servants really match each other."

"Thank you for your compliment."

Lingyan bowed slightly to express her love for the other party's compliment.

No, what are you thanking for? !I'm pissing you off, can't you hear me! ?

Seeing that the other party was not angry but thanked him for the compliment, Xia Siguo once wondered if there was something wrong with the girl's ears, and she was able to say such a thing.

"In short, you can't meet, young master. If you insist on meeting, it would be nice to meet again after the matter of His Royal Highness King Rong Sheng is over."

Lingyan still said what Qin Ji had arranged for her with that expression.Xia Siguo couldn't help being annoyed by these words—waiting for the matter to come to an end?He came here just for this matter, what's he doing when it's over?Waiting for people to die before saving them?Something wrong?

"Master Taiwei is not so busy that he doesn't even have time to meet guests, right?"

"I can't meet with you. This is an order from my young master. I'm sorry. I'm only responsible for conveying and executing the order, and I'm not responsible for handling your related matters. If you still want to meet the young master, I suggest that it is best to Waiting for the young master's answer. I will pass on your request to my young master, as for whether he will agree or not, this is not something I can be sure about."

For such a question, Lingyan can naturally answer very fluently, anyway, blame anyone who is not present, and everyone will be happy.

"No need!" Xia Siguo couldn't hold back in the end, and he simply rejected the proposal angrily, "Since Your Excellency Taiwei never thought of talking to me, then he has no choice but not to. I will use my own way to stop the madness of your young master."

To be honest, it was really crazy. Even though this captain holds great power, doing so is not afraid of the royal family collectively boycotting his existence...

Thinking of this, Xia Siguo couldn't help feeling aggrieved.

His grandma, how did the Daxia clan fall into this state? If the princes and princesses of this generation can be more confident and help Xia Yuxiao contain Qin Ji, Daxia will not be like this.It's a good thing now, the internal affairs of the Great Xia imperial family need to be replaced by the Taiwei himself.

What a shame!

Of course, Qin Ji didn't know what Xia Siguo was thinking, and he was still admiring the fifth prince's masterpiece.

After the two finished watching the work, Qin Ji sat down.

"I'm here today mainly for one thing," Qin Ji sat down, "Your Majesty has made a decision, and your results will come out soon. I hope you can cooperate well before that, and don't cause any more troubles." What a mess. Whether it’s the people in the city, the buildings in the city, or even the soldiers defending Tai’an City, everyone’s lives are not caused by strong winds, and they shouldn’t be wasted on meaningless internal conflicts.”

"So you're trying to persuade me to give up resistance and just wait for death?"

He smiled wryly and asked Qin Ji.

However, this was not beyond his expectation, the fact is like this, Daxia shouldn't engage in meaningless internal friction now, how can the internal friction be completely stopped?

Only he dies.

There was no other way, no matter whether it was Qin Ji, Xia Yuxiao, or himself, no one could offer a better way.Today's Xia Yun has completely exhausted the country's trust in him. After the rebellion started, the nature of this matter has changed.

"His Royal Highness Rong Sheng, you are sober, but you are also very confused." Qin Ji took a sip of the fragrant scented tea, "Your Highness, in your ideal, you think that the world of great harmony will definitely come true. However, the minister before Having said that, the Great Harmony society is still a sage’s fantasy.”

"You want great harmony in the world, but what you have done has touched the most deep-rooted and strongest fortress in this country. That is the current prosperity of Daxia-this prosperity has brought more abundant conditions for Daxia, But at the same time, it has also become an obstacle on your ideal road. This layer of obstacles is still very large, and you are too anxious."

Qin Ji said with emotion.

In fact, at the beginning, Qin Ji also thought about making some corresponding changes and bringing his so-called "advanced ideas" to this world, but this world is not that friendly, and most policies are not implemented smoothly, so In the end he recognized the reality.

As for the fifth prince, he is indeed a wonderful flower.He obviously came from the royal family, and he should be more aware of this reality than Qin Ji, but he still threw himself on such a road without hesitation, and finally crashed into pieces.

"I'm in a hurry, but it doesn't matter anymore. For me now, it's just a matter of death. If possible, I think you can also find some things that you may need from my palace." Yun took a sip of tea, but frowned as if drinking a glass of strong wine, "By the way, before I die, I have a request, please help me see if you can tell your Majesty."

"Well, you said, I will report the truth to His Majesty."

Qin Ji nodded.

"When the day comes when I need to die, I hope His Majesty can come over, at least by my side."

He expressed his wish in a very flat tone.This wish made Qin Ji feel a little inconceivable.After all, it was Xia Yuxiao who was going to kill him, and she was the one who temporarily replaced Qin Ji with Xia Siguo.

In the end, the prince actually asked himself to be with Xia Yuxiao before he died. The relationship between the siblings is really embarrassing...

No way, this is the emperor's house.

Chapter 83 Joint letter

Tai'an City, Yufeng Banquet Hall.

All the officials, including Yilang, the doctor, and Tingwei, gathered here, and they were having a good time with each other.

However, this seemingly official drinking game actually involved a major event.

That's the problem with King Rongsheng, the fifth prince.

"Let me say something first," Yilang Qin Jun said amidst the conversation among the officials, "Everyone, we are here today to gather for nothing else, but for King Rongsheng. As we all know, King Rongsheng is a hero of our court. , is His Majesty's younger brother. It should be handled properly this time due to emotion and reason. I believe that although King Rongsheng violated Shengwei this time and tried to usurp the government and seek rebellion, he deserves death, but... .”

He looked around at the people around him, and then continued:

"However, I believe that King Rongsheng has made outstanding achievements after all. If there is no King Rongsheng, it may be difficult for us to regain the southern border of Great Xia. Therefore, King Rongsheng cannot die."

"That's right, everyone, think about it, it's also for His Majesty's benefit. After all, King Rong Sheng is a great hero and His Majesty's younger brother. If His Majesty really kills him, what will people in the world think? They will think that His Majesty took the opportunity to do it." Eliminate dissidents. This is very unfavorable to me, Daxia." Someone beside him immediately echoed Qin Yilang's opinion.

The old court lieutenant who was sitting at the side listened to everyone's discussion, and stroked his gray beard: "Everyone, I'm afraid you have forgotten the more important point. If His Majesty executes King Rongsheng at this time, then those followers of King Rongsheng , and how should we deal with it?"

Everyone present fell into a brief silence.

"For example, Qin Yilang, I remember that you used to have a close friendship with King Rongsheng. Now our majesty needs an opportunity to make an example of others. Do you think that your majesty will treat those 'fellows' who are close to King Rongsheng? , how will it be dealt with?"

When he said this, his eyes also swept over everyone in the room.

In fact, everyone here knows exactly why everyone is here today.Of all the people present, how many dare to say that they have not had close contact with King Rong Sheng?

Now that King Rongsheng launched a rebellion and was arrested, and his former prince, King Jinshan, who cooperated with him, was handed over to the Tingwei Mansion by His Majesty for a crime. Once His Majesty is allowed to deal with King Rongsheng according to the normal standard for rebels, then they and Rong People who are closer to King Sheng are afraid...

It is precisely for this reason that everyone will gather together today. In fact, there are really not many people who participated in the conspiracy plan. Support only.But who can guarantee that His Majesty will not kill the grass?

"I and other veterans have all served the late emperor. The late emperor was a man of courage but not without loss of benevolence. Now, although your majesty has a heart of compassion for the world, he can't touch the slightest bit of sand in his eyes. The matter of King Rongsheng seems to be a crime of treason. In fact, it may involve His Majesty's future ruling policy."

After saying this, the old Ting Wei closed his eyes, waiting for the others to say.

"What Rong Tingwei said is reasonable. How to deal with King Rongsheng is related to His Majesty's future governance methods. Therefore, we must find a way, at least let His Majesty realize that King Rongsheng cannot be killed now."

"I don't think there's any problem with this," Qin Yilang said, "Let's do this, the morning court will be in a few days. At that time, when we go to the court, we will gather a few more people and jointly write a letter to persuade His Majesty King Rao Rongsheng to die. Pros and cons. Your Majesty is wise and decisive, and he will definitely not do anything wrong in this kind of matter."

"Okay, let's do it!"

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Xia Yuxiao had another memorial in front of her today.

The once-a-month court meeting is actually more of a ceremonial thing that represents her diligence. After all, Xia Yuxiao can solve almost all decisions directly in her study, and some big decisions can be made directly in the relevant Just call the officials and have a meeting.

In addition, Daxia's current system is becoming more and more perfect. There are many things that don't need everyone to get together to discuss, and just communicate with each other after she agrees. There is no need to hold frequent court meetings at all.

So, today, she was going to the court with a routine idea, but she was written by a group of ministers, and she suddenly lost all good mood.

She looked at the memorial in front of her, on which were the seals of all the ministers, and even the joint signatures of many people. A lot of words were written profusely on the whole memorial to prove the disadvantages of killing King Rongsheng.

After Xia Yuxiao finished reading the memorial, she raised her head and looked at the ministers who appeared to be obedient.

She sneered, and then raised the memorial in her hand: "My dear friends, you have suggested to me not to kill King Rongsheng, but have you ever thought that from the ancestors of the Great Xia to the present, usurping the government and treason is enough to kill everyone?" crime?"

Of course, she was her own younger brother after all, so she wouldn't be able to punish her family members, but at least, she couldn't make any concessions on such a principled issue.

If treason is a crime that can escape the death penalty, then the world is still in chaos?

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that now is the beginning of His Majesty's ascension to the throne to rule the country. If King Rong Sheng is killed immediately, it will inevitably be a disappointment. After all, King Rong Sheng has made a lot of contributions, and he is His Majesty's family. If he is killed like this, how will the world treat His Majesty?"

"The crime of treason should have been killed."

At this moment, a doctor next to him suddenly spoke.

"Why did you say this? This is the biggest event since His Majesty took the throne. Now, the whole country and even abroad are watching His Majesty, waiting for what decision His Majesty will make. There is no doubt that it will fall into the tongue, and it will even be arranged by people with ulterior motives..."

In this regard, the old Tingwei said.

In fact, just thinking about this sentence, there is nothing wrong with it.This is a big event, this guy Xia Yun has made a big fuss about it, so many eyes are now watching her actions to see how she will deal with her rebellious brother.

However, Xia Yuxiao had actually considered this long ago.

Killing her younger brother, although she will be charged with the so-called cold-blooded and ruthless crimes, but the benefits are also great. After doing it, Xia Yuxiao can gain a lot of prestige and It can stabilize the internal situation of the country to a certain extent.Now she needs such an execution.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuxiao involuntarily turned her gaze to Qin Ji who was closest to her.

She looked at her powerful minister. Although the other party often helped her with low blood pressure, Qin Ji's overall talent was still reliable.

Come on, Qin Ji, save me.

Chapter 84 Controversy

However, facing this situation, Qin Ji did not act first.

It is not easy for him to act first, although he is indeed powerful, and most of the ministers in the court will save face for him. In the entire court, the only ones who dare to confront him clearly are the emperor and the prime minister, but he still needs it after all. These officials below support.

Although he has great power and can influence the emperor to abolish certain officials, this kind of power cannot be used whenever he wants.

So he usually treats these colleagues of his, and if there is nothing serious, he is more polite.Since he wanted to fight, he couldn't do it himself, he had to find someone of similar level to do it.

Qin Ji glanced back a little, and winked at a general behind him.