Seeing that Su Qi'an remained silent again, Su Xuanyong said with a smile, "I still say the same thing, Qi'an, this matter is just a chat between you and me. You are a royal family, and if you can return to Kyoto this time, we will do it next time When we meet, I don’t know when. With your talent, it shouldn’t be difficult to say something heartfelt to me.”
Su Qi'an looked at Su Xuanyong and said, "Since your majesty has said this, I can't help but refuse to answer. I would also like to ask your majesty to give me paper and pen."
Su Xuanyong was startled, but he quickly understood what Su Qi'an meant and passed the order. A chamberlain outside the door soon walked into the hall with paper and pen.
He placed it in front of Su Qi'an, and then turned around and left in a wise manner. Su Qi'an thought for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote something on the paper.
After putting down the pen, he folded the paper, stepped forward respectfully, and placed it on the high platform in front of him.
Su Xuanyong smiled and nodded, and then asked, "Qi An, I have one last question that I need you to answer. If, I say if, if you gain power, will you support your troops and respect yourself?"
Su Xuanyong's question was very straightforward, almost as if Su Qi'an was treason.
Su Qi'an is also a smart man. He knows that all the details of himself, especially what he did in Xizhou, cannot escape the eyes of His Majesty.
This Emperor of Great Liang is by no means as simple as he appears. Although he is suspicious, he has always used the skills of an emperor to balance the forces of all parties.
But what do these people do in private? He has a clean reputation. As long as he wants, he can carry out a big purge at any time. Of course, the cost of such purge is very high.
He would not do this unless absolutely necessary.
When asking Su Qi'an this time, to put it bluntly, it was to see if Su Qi'an stood with him. Even if it was not the same position, at least there should be no objection.
If it had been done before, Su Qi'an would have prepared some excuses to fool him.
But now, being summoned by Su Xuanyong in the palace has already revealed a problem. Su Qi'an can only treat him sincerely, otherwise, it will be difficult for him to leave the imperial city.
Su Qi'an took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Su Xuanyong on the stage, and spoke what was in his heart.
"Everything I do is out of concern for the safety of Da Liang, and I am also responsible for the people of Da Liang. As long as the people of Da Liang can live and work in peace and contentment without being invaded by foreigners, I am willing to devote myself to Da Liang until my death."
Su Qian's words were very sincere and truly came from the heart.
Su Xuanyong laughed loudly on the stage, "Haha, what a saying that you have to work hard for the sake of bowing and die."
"Okay, Uncle Dongshan, I understand your intention. If you can do it, then do it for me to see!"
"Stay back."
Su Qi'an saluted respectfully, turned and left.
Watching Su Qian's leaving back, Su Xuanyong's eyes flashed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After sitting on the chair for a while, Su Xuanyong stood up, walked to the edge of the high platform, and opened the folded paper.
There was only one word on it, a huge "ten" appeared. Su Xuanyong's mouth curved slightly and he murmured softly.
"Haha, you are well-deserved as the most talented person in the Great Liang. It's interesting. I hope you can live longer."
Su Qi'an left the palace. A chamberlain waited outside the palace for a long time and quickly sent Su Qi'an out of the core area of the imperial city.
When he saw the Hanlin Academy, the chamberlain left quietly. Su Qian looked back and saw the long passage behind him.
He knew that because of his rejection just now, all the promising prospects in the eyes of outsiders were ruined.
Now, there are real thorns waiting for him ahead, but Su Qian never regrets his decision from beginning to end.
Because of his temperament, he is destined to be unable to get together with the powerful people of the family. This is his fate.
Su Qi'an turned around and walked into the Hanlin Academy.
Su Qi'an's every move did not need to be concealed at all. It had long been monitored by all the powerful people in the family. Although they did not know what the two talked about when Su Qi'an was summoned by His Majesty.
But only half a day later, the imperial edict that followed made them understand His Majesty's attitude.
This imperial edict first highly praised Su Qi'an's role in the defense of Kyoto.
As expected, he was directly promoted to the title of Marquis, and given the title of Marquis of Dongshan. The others were rewarded one by one according to their respective military exploits.
At first, some dignitaries from aristocratic families thought that His Majesty wanted to keep Su Qi'an.
But in the second half of the imperial edict, the conversation changed. Su Qi'an, who was awarded the title of Marquis, would not stay in Kyoto, and was allowed to return to Xizhou in full glory within a seven-day period.
After seven days, he left Kyoto and was not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned by His Majesty.
It was this passage that made these nobles of the aristocratic families, especially Zheng Guogong, extremely excited.
On the surface, these words were intended to make Su Qi'an return home in glory, but in fact, after leaving Kyoto, Su Qi'an's safety no longer had anything to do with His Majesty.
Your Majesty will only keep Su Qi'an safe for seven days in Kyoto. After seven days, it depends on Su Qi'an's fate whether he will take action or whether he will live or die.
After understanding this meaning, the resentment in my heart towards Su Qi'an's title suddenly faded a lot.
It was just a matter of becoming a marquis before his death, to give him psychological comfort. In their opinion, Su Qi'an would die in seven days.
Su Qi'an was afraid that he would die if he had the shortest term of title.
Who would care so much about a dead man?
Therefore, after the imperial edict was promulgated, Zheng Guogong and other the most violent Dukes suddenly calmed down.
This opportunity was hard to come by. After letting Su Qi'an live happily in Kyoto for seven days, they had to plan carefully in these days.
It must be absolutely foolproof and hit with every hit.
Zheng Guogong and others were silent, but there was a huge quarrel in the Hanlin Academy.
Especially Wen Xuan, whose face was full of anger. If Su Qi'an hadn't stopped him, he might have rushed into His Majesty's palace to seek an explanation from Su Xuanyong.
Because of this matter, he called Chu Xiong together. Now he couldn't care less about the rumors of forming a clique for personal gain.
Keeping Su Qi'an is the top priority.
After all, your majesty's imperial edict is really too much. How can you treat a meritorious minister like this, and he is also a versatile man in both civil and military affairs.
If he really died, it would be a huge loss to Great Liang. Wenxuan really couldn't understand why His Majesty would issue such an imperial edict. Did he not understand the importance of Su Qi'an?
Seeing Wen Xuan's aggressive appearance, Su Qi'an did not hide anything and told him roughly the contents of his conversation with His Majesty.
Except for the last three questions His Majesty asked him, Su Qi'an concealed them. After all, this matter was related to the prince's taboos. If one less person knew about it, there would be less danger.
Everyone present was shocked when they heard that Su Qi'an actually rejected His Majesty's favor.
But looking back, they could still understand Su Qian's thoughts.
Su Qi'an's temperament was such that he did not want to be coerced by others. Even if this person was the Emperor of Great Liang, Su Qi'an would not agree.
Being able to refuse so decisively made Chu Xiong admire Su Qi'an. In Great Liang, he was probably the only one who dared to refuse the emperor.
Chu Xiong comforted Wen Xuan, then looked at Su Qian and said, "Now that you have made your choice, what are you going to do in the next seven days?"
"I think that in these seven days, Zheng Guogong and the others will be fully prepared and will continue to intercept and kill you after you leave Kyoto."
"If necessary, I can send someone to stop some."
Su Qi'an did not refuse the kindness of Duke Chu this time. He knew that being able to help him a little more at this time would also reduce some pressure on himself.
"Xiao Su, I think you just stay in the Hanlin Academy and don't go anywhere. I don't believe it. They still dare to kill people in Kyoto!" Wen Xuan said to the side.
Su Qi'an just smiled knowingly and thanked Wen Xuan for his kindness.
This sounds a bit rogue, but if you really do this, it may have some effect.
But if you can hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime. After all, in Wen
Above Xuan's head, there is another His Majesty.
Moreover, if he stayed for a long time, the Hanlin Academy would be under considerable pressure, which Su Qi'an did not want to see.
Su Qian smiled and said to Wen Xuan and Chu Xiong, "Master, Zaifu, don't worry about the students. They want to kill me. The students are not weaklings. If they were so easy to kill, the students would have died countless times."
"It just so happens that when I leave Kyoto this time, I just want to let them know whether they can afford to pay the price of intercepting and killing me."
"The title of Marquis of Dongshan is not obtained by relying on the so-called royal status, but by actually winning it bit by bit on the battlefield."
"Even the honorable soldiers couldn't kill me, so how about them? Let's see if they have this ability."
Su Qian's voice was very soft, but it gave people an invisible shock.
The two of them instantly understood that they had always underestimated Su Qi'an, because Su Qi'an had always looked harmless and pleasant.
Moreover, he is famous for his talent, which always gives people the illusion of being a weak scholar.
Therefore, it is easy to overlook that Su Qi'an earned his title through military service.
That was obtained by fighting in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield. If they were really pushed into a corner, Zheng Guogong and the others would probably not feel comfortable.
Moreover, from what Su Qi'an said just now, they could tell that Su Qi'an wanted to teach everyone in Kyoto a lesson before leaving by intercepting and killing him.
Not everyone can be intercepted and killed casually. If you do, you will pay a heavy price.
To be able to deal with such a dangerous situation calmly, and to use this to become famous again, is such a boldness that only Su Qi'an can think of.
Seeing that the two of them were a little shocked, Su Qian continued, "What should we do in the next seven days? Don't be too nervous. The more nervous you are, the more excited they will be."
Wen Xuan and Chu Xiong were so shrewd that they understood Su Qi'an's thoughts instantly.
With such a violent attitude, Zheng Guogong and others thought that Su Qi'an had broken the pot, and waited until the day he took action to deliver a fatal blow.
As Su Qian often said, this is called pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
For this student, the two of them sighed. They didn't know whether it was the other's misfortune or luck to be an enemy of such a person.
