Qin Yun cupped his hands and said, "Father, what do you want to hear from your son?"
Qin Ying narrowed his eyes: "I want to hear about what happened in Jiuyun Mountain."
Qin Yundao said: "My son subdued the princess of Northern Qi and took away ten tokens, making the first contribution. In addition, I also killed several noble disciples who tried to attack my son."
"Father, what else do you want to ask?"
Qin Ying snorted coldly: "Qin Yun, you are so courageous. It is only right to kill someone to pay for your life. As a prince, you pointed the butcher knife at me, Da Xia Erlang. Do you feel no guilt?"
Qin Yun replied neither humble nor arrogantly: "Father, do you think your son should feel guilty? There are many withered bones on the road of the king. I just did what I should do. Those who kill will always be killed. Killing to stop killing is the right way!"
Qin Ying squinted his eyes, trying to stop killing by killing.
In fact, in the past few days, he had sent people to review Qin Yun's life experience again.
At that time, people all knew that Qin Yun's mother was a palace maid, but not many people knew that the palace maid was actually a maid in the palace of Prince Liang. Before Qin Ying met the palace maid, she had already served Prince Liang.
It is not strange for this kind of thing to happen in Daxia. After all, many aristocratic families still have the tradition of using concubines to serve their guests.
But there was a problem: Qin Yun was born prematurely. An ordinary person would be pregnant in ten months, but Qin Yun was only seven months old.
This had to make Qin Ying doubt whether Qin Yun was his son.
Therefore, after seeing how outstanding Qin Yun was, he had the intention to strangle him. In the eyes of the emperor, uncertain factors should be eliminated, but he has not yet made up his mind.
Qin Ying paused and said, "Your words remind me of someone!"
Qin Yun asked: "I wonder who it is?"
Qin Ying: "Liu Shiqi, he said that the desire of the human heart is the root of corruption. Only by killing to stop killing can we eradicate this cancer of Great Xia!"
"I may not hold you responsible for murder, but I will not give you half of the reward. The merits and demerits are equal to each other. Are you dissatisfied?"
Qin Yun cupped his hands and said, "My son and I are not dissatisfied."
At this moment, Qin Chen was going crazy. He was just one step away from his father telling him about the prince. First, Qin Tian, then Qin Hao made trouble, and now Qin Yun actually started chatting with his father.
He is so anxious!
Qin Chen suddenly thought of something, and he pointed the finger at Qin Yun.
"Father, the murder will not be investigated, but his collusion with Northern Qi has been heard by many people present!"
Qin Ying threw out a letter of credentials from the case.
"Chen'er, think about it!"
Qin Chen didn't know what he meant, he held it up and read: "The Emperor of Daxia pays homage to the audience. Under the order of the Emperor of Qi, the foreign ministers specially proposed marriage to the Xia Dynasty. The two countries got married. The eldest princess of Qi welcomed the prince of Daxia into the family and signed a hundred-year mutual non-relationship agreement." Violated covenant!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
Propose marriage, no, make peace?
But since ancient times, marriages have always been made by princesses, so there is no reason for a prince to marry into the marriage.
Chen Shutong, the Minister of Rites, obviously did not see this letter of credence.
"Your Majesty, this is not in line with etiquette!"
Qin Ying smiled: "I know it's not in line with Xia people's etiquette, but I think it's not a bad idea, and the other party doesn't ask for an immediate marriage."
"The other party has made a request. It will still count if Daxia sends the prince within three years, and Northern Qi has said that any child born to its eldest princess, whether male or female, will have the right to inherit the throne of Qi!"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials felt that their brains were a little down.
What's going on?
At this time, an official from the Ministry of War stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this is a conspiracy!"
Everyone was very puzzled.
Qin Ying smiled and asked, "Tell me about it?"
"Your Majesty, the Northern Qi Dynasty was originally a grassland tribe. When the previous dynasty lost its deer, I, Taizu of Great Xia, swept across the nine states with a three-foot-high green peak. But when the Central Plains was about to be pacified, the grassland tribes of the Northern Qi Dynasty also used this method to marry into the old tribes of the previous dynasty."
"Later, the grassland tribes completely integrated and absorbed the clans of the previous dynasty with their strong bloodline advantages, and later changed their name to Northern Qi!"
"This is going to be a repeat of this."
As soon as this statement came out, some officials scoffed.
"It's a joke. I, Daxia, am Zhengshuo of the Central Plains. I am many times more advanced than the barbarians of Northern Qi in both culture and military affairs. How can the people of Northern Qi assimilate Daxia, and how can they conquer Daxia's territory?"
A general from the Ministry of War said unceremoniously: "Humph, you sit in the court and don't care about border issues. The Northern Qi people have already opened up the sea channel and crossed the Daxia territory to have trade with Nanyang. The Hexi Corridor seems to be a loser." You gave it to me because you actually wanted me to defend the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Western Region."
"The Northern Qi Dynasty has already changed its clothes. Many people from the border states even fled to the Northern Qi Dynasty to make a living despite the hardships. This is because the Northern Qi Dynasty is light on taxes, heavy on farming, and even more important on the military!"
"It only takes a hundred years for the Qi State to conquer the world. The Qi State has successively won small victories on the border. Why would it come to Daxia to compete with us without any reason?"
"I think that even without the Ninth Prince to turn the tide, Qi State will definitely lose to us in this mountain forest competition on purpose. They may also choose a spokesperson, or the most outstanding target in their eyes."
"Your Majesty, guarding against Qi is an important matter for the country!"
Qin Ying's face darkened.
"How can I not know what you are saying?"
"However, if Northern Qi can swallow up Daxia, can't Daxia swallow up Northern Qi?"
"Chen'er, I want to entrust you with this important task!"
As soon as these words came out, Qin Chen was happy and angry, Qin Tian looked strange, Qin Hao was thoughtful, but Qin Yun felt that he had been fooled.
Yes, he thought he was the one going to get married?
No, Qin Chen, go, isn’t this a hat-trick for yourself!
Qin Chen stood up and said: "Father, my son..."
"Why don't you want to? Don't you want a reason to station in Xianning Palace? This is the reason, Chen'er, I hope you will one day unify the north and south and restore the glory of the ancient Central Plains human race!"
Qin Chen cupped his hands and said, "My son, take your orders!"
Qin Ying smiled: "Don't worry, three years is still too early."
Qin Chen nodded.
At this time, a senior official stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, I think it's time to establish a prince!"
"Since the fourth prince has shouldered such a heavy responsibility, he deserves to be proven and established as the crown prince!"
"The fourth prince will eventually go to Northern Qi. How will he manage the affairs of the court? I propose that the eldest prince be made the crown prince."
"I propose that the second prince be made the crown prince!"
"Although the Sixth Prince and the Great Virtue have resigned, they can still compete for the position of Crown Prince!"
"The third prince has made outstanding achievements in battle, and the position of prince belongs to him!"
"The eighteenth prince is full of talents. Although he is not weak, he can still be included in the inspection."
"The twenty-first prince is still in his infancy, but Master Guantian once said that he was born with double pupils and was the reincarnation of an ancient saint..."
For a time, the court was like a vegetable market, and the ministers were all talking and noisy.
Qin Yun even heard someone supporting him. This was really an unexpected surprise!
It seems that regarding the matter of establishing a prince, the various forces in Daxia still have not found a balance point.
Kowloon’s fight for the throne is not over, but has just begun!
Qin Ying looked gloomy. He just tried to test the tone of these ministers, but he didn't expect them to be so torn apart.
"enough!"
Qin Ying shouted loudly.
"This matter will be discussed after the Queen Mother's birthday! Dismiss the court."
The ministers knelt down and said: "Best farewell to my emperor, long live my emperor!"
From their point of view, as long as there is no decision, no one has lost today.
