Qiao Chu, the left minister of the household department, was sitting on the imperial chair, drinking tea leisurely. He has been waiting since returning home.
Although he had been waiting for two hours, his expression was still calm, as calm as a pool of water. No matter how strong the wind and waves outside were, it could not affect him in the slightest.
Even though he was impassioned and eloquent in court today, there was no fluctuation in his heart because that was just the role he was supposed to play today.
After more than thirty years of experience, Qiao Chu not only understands what role to play at what time, but also has reached the level of perfection.
Because his acting skills are so advanced, he can also recognize the characters played by other people at a glance.
While making impassioned speeches in the court today, he had been observing the reactions of the two people.
One of them is His Majesty, and the other is Qin Zhidao.
His Majesty's reaction was as expected. In his opinion, even though Your Majesty is currently on the side of Qianqiu Zhiku, this decree will benefit the people of Daqian, and once it is promulgated and implemented, it will greatly enhance His Majesty's reputation.
In contrast, Qianqiu Qiku can be sacrificed at any time.
The reason why His Majesty did not express his position on the spot was just to appease Su Shi privately, so that he would not have to bear the reputation of being a scapegoat.
But Qin Zhidao's reaction was beyond his expectation, because Qin Zhidao didn't react at all.
The relationship between Qin Zhidao and Su Shi was well known, but Qin Zhidao clearly knew that the decree he proposed was aimed at Su Shi, but had no intention of defending it, which was puzzling to him.
And judging from the calm expression on Qin Zhidao's face, it seemed that he had known that they would make this move for a long time.
This had to make Qiao Chu feel shocked.
Since the enemy is known ahead of time, there must be countermeasures. How will Su Shi resolve it?
Although Qiao Chu has never met Su Shi, he will never look down on this young man, let alone take him lightly.
Compared to Su Shi's solution, he now wanted to know how Dongyuan Zhiku was defeated.
Dongyuan Zhiku was defeated too quickly. Such a behemoth collapsed within a few days. Not only did Riyosi get involved, but even the household department was also implicated. He wanted to know what happened. what is the problem.
So he was waiting, waiting for an answer.
And this answer can only be given to him by King Qi.
At this moment, Qiao Chu heard a rush of footsteps in the yard and knew that the person he was waiting for had finally arrived, so he put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up slowly, and went out to greet him.
He had just taken a few steps when Zhou Yu strode into the study, followed by the panting housekeeper.
Qiao Chu raised his hand gently, and the steward immediately stepped back respectfully. Then he bowed to Zhou Yu and said, "Wei Chen has met King Qi."
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Young Master Qiao, there is no need to be polite." Then he walked to his seat and sat down.
Seeing Zhou Yu's ugly face, Qiao Chu knew that he was not doing well today, so she stopped talking, silently poured him tea, and then stepped aside.
Zhou Yu pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Qiao. I have something to ask you."
Qiao Chu said respectfully: "Thank you, King Qi."
After Qiao Chu sat down, Zhou Yu looked at him with bright eyes and asked: "In the opinion of the minister, will my father implement the decree proposed today?"
Qiao Chu replied affirmatively: "Your Majesty, King Qi, don't worry."
Hearing Qiao Chu's answer, Zhou Yu frowned slightly and said, "Father, don't worry? Then who should I worry about?"
"Su Shi."
"It's him again."
When he heard the name, Zhou Yu's face became even more ugly, but he tried hard to control the anger in his heart and asked slowly: "Why should I worry about him?"
Qiao Chu seemed to turn a blind eye to Zhou Yu's expression, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has no reason to reject the decree proposed by the official. The reason has been analyzed by the official for the King of Qi, so I won't repeat it here."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "If that's the case, why worry about Su Shi?" At this point, his expression suddenly changed: "Could it be that Su Shi is already in the emperor's heart and can influence his father to issue political orders?"
Qiao Chu muttered: "Su Shi probably hasn't reached that stage yet. But he may already have a countermeasure."
Zhou Yu was surprised and said, "Why did Qiao Qing say this?"
Qiao Chu sighed: "Today in the main hall, when the next official proposed this plan, all the ministers discussed it a lot. Only Qin Zhidao was surprised at first, then twitched his beard and smiled, as if he was confident."
Zhou Yu was even more shocked: "What do you mean?"
"When Qin Zhidao suddenly heard about this policy, he naturally understood that this policy was to deal with Su Shi, so it was not surprising that he was shocked." At this point, he couldn't help but sigh: "But then Qin Zhidao was confused again. Must smile can’t help but make people think.”
Zhou Yu thought about it seriously and took a deep breath: "Could it be that Mr. Qiao meant that Su Shi knew that we would do this and had already thought of a countermeasure, so Qin Zhidao acted so indifferently."
"Everyone can see that this decree is aimed at Qianqiu Zhiku, and His Majesty is already moved, but Qin Zhidao turns a deaf ear and takes no action. Doesn't King Qi find it strange?"
Zhou Yu thought deeply: "Can Su Shi really convince his father to shelve this decree?"
Qiao Chu smiled and said: "I'm afraid this time I won't be able to convince your majesty with sweet words. Your majesty should be aware of the disaster of high profits. It should be your majesty's strategy to use Qianqiu Zhiku to deal with Dongyuan Zhiku. But now Dongyuan Zhiku Since the library has collapsed, there is no need for the Qianqiu library to exist, and His Majesty will not allow another Dongyuan library to appear."
At this point, Qiao Chu's expression suddenly shook, his eyes became glazed over, and his whole body suddenly became motionless like a statue.
Zhou Yu knew that he must have thought of the key point, so he did not disturb him and just waited quietly.
After a long time, Qiao Chu breathed out slowly. Although his eyes became surprised, his face was a little ugly: "I finally know Su Shi's solution."
Then he looked at Zhou Yu and couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement this law."
Zhou Yu hurriedly asked: "Since Qiao Qing already knows Su Shi's solution, can't she just prescribe the right medicine? Why does she find it difficult instead?"
Qiao Chu sighed: "Because of Su Shi's solution, the official was helpless."
Zhou Yu was shocked and said, "What does Qiao Qing mean by this? What will Su Shi do?"
Qiao Chu looked worried and said slowly: "I'm afraid Su Shi will not object to the decree we proposed, but will strongly agree with it. However, he will persuade His Majesty to add one more content."
"Add a piece of content?" Zhou Yu asked doubtfully, "What content?"
Qiao Chu said slowly: "All loans in Daqian will be carried out in accordance with this decree."
After hearing this, Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically, because he knew what he would face if Su Shi really proposed this to His Majesty.
