In the dead of night, people are quiet, and the agarwood curls up in the hall.
In Shuhuang Palace, Emperor Mu was silent for a long time while holding a tea cup, still hesitant about Qi Jin and Princess Qixia: "I really don't feel at ease."
The queen rarely showed a solemn look on her face: "After listening to Princess Qixia's words in the hall today, I feel that this is a very good marriage. She promised Qi Jin with her body to rescue her, and the blood line between the two continues. , can promote the development of relationships, whether it is appearance or temperament, I feel that they are extremely compatible...but the positions of these two countries are really worrying."
Emperor Mu narrowed his eyes and took a sip of tea, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
The queen smiled: "The emperor should have talked with Rong Cang, right? What did he say?"
"He is not worried about Princess Qixia and Qi Jin. He also has some plans in mind." Emperor Mu frowned, "But I have to worry about a territory as big as Mobei, if something unexpected happens in the future..."
"Changes occur at any time. No matter what kind of decision is made, it cannot be guaranteed." The queen sighed, "The world is bound to divide if it is united for a long time, and united if it is divided for a long time. Looking at the past dynasties, the longest time to maintain peace is only forty or fifty. In the year, there will be either civil war or invasion by foreign enemies, so the emperor does not need to think too far."
Fifty years is the limit they can strive for. After all, many people in this world will have turned into dust after fifty years, including the current emperor and empress.
What will happen in fifty years is a matter for the next generation or even the next generation after that. They are not that capable of ensuring eternal stability for future generations.
The queen didn't know what she thought of, and her eyebrows suddenly widened: "Your Majesty, Princess Qixia is a woman after all. Although it is against the rules to be granted the title of queen, since she is the queen, doesn't the initiative rest in our hands?"
Emperor Mu's expression changed: "The Queen means..."
"The fiefdom can be large or small, and the queen's power can naturally be large or small." The queen smiled slightly, "There are many talented people in the Chu country, and we can grant a few more trustworthy people to stand with her on three or four legs, and together we can govern Mobei. , what does the Emperor think?"
Emperor Mu frowned and thought deeply, thinking that the Queen's proposal was a good one, but Princess Qixia was not the only one he was worried about.
"I am also considering Qi Jin's future identity." Emperor Mu put down the tea cup and raised his eyes to look at the queen, "Qi Jin is the only son of Marquis Zhongyi. If Princess Qixia is the king, is it possible for Qi Jin to marry her?"
"This is their own matter, let them solve it by themselves. What does the emperor have to worry about?" The queen smiled nonchalantly, "How can Qi Jin, a grown man, suffer a loss? If they can't reach an agreement, just go to each other directly. Maybe we can get together, or even if we are really together, wouldn't it be enough to let Princess Qixia be the queen and Qi Jin control the military power of the fiefdom? In this way, even in the Mobei fiefdom, Qi Jin will not be at a disadvantage."
One word awakens the dreamer.
Yes, even if Qi Jin has to stay in the fiefdom with Princess Qixia in the future, wouldn't it be enough to leave the military power in the fiefdom to Qi Jin?
The military power in the fiefdom is limited in scale. As long as they don't have ambitions, that little military power alone is not enough to pose a threat.
If Marquis Zhongyi and the eldest princess return to the capital to raise their grandson, Qi Jin and Princess Qixia will not dare to have any dissent in the fiefdom.
After all, Emperor Mu was the king of a country. No matter how enlightened he was, he would subconsciously think twice about possible threats in the future.
Then he thought about Rong Cang's life-saving grace for Qi Jin. As long as Qi Jin lives for one day, the possibility of betraying Rong Cang is very small, and there are children to restrain him...
"What does the emperor plan to do with Taifu Qin?" The queen did not want to worry about Qi Jin and Princess Qixia anymore, so she changed the subject, "Both the Qin family's sons-in-law have dealings with Mobei, and they started three years ago. This matter I don’t believe that Taifu Qin doesn’t know about it.”
Emperor Mu raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow: "The Taifu didn't act like this at all back then. What happened in the past few years?"
"People's hearts are fickle." The queen said calmly, "Maybe he is good at pretending. He has been like this before, but he just pretends to be good."
Who in a high position doesn't have the ability to pretend?
Hasn’t a selfish and vicious person like Gu been favored by the emperor for so many years? Even the person next to him could deceive him, let alone a master who was inherently respectful and prejudiced.
"I have asked Xie Lin to start the investigation." Emperor Mu was a little bored, "We have dealt with too many people this year, and with the addition of the Qin family, the prison will be overcrowded."
The queen was silent.
She shouldn't have said this.
Although the overcrowding in the prison was all their own fault, it was more or less related to the struggle for the crown prince. As the winner of the race for the crown prince, even if Rong Cang had not deliberately framed or dealt with anyone, there was no guarantee that the emperor would not feel that way. These people were all defeated by Rong Cang, and then they had other thoughts about Rong Cang.
What's more, King Yu was imprisoned, King Chen was deposed, and his two sons lost power one after another.
As time goes by, after the emperor's anger subsides, will he feel a little bit unbearable in his heart?
As expected, Emperor Mu stood up and said, "Queen, please rest early. I still have some things that I haven't approved, so I won't keep any more."
The queen stood up and greeted her respectfully: "Your Majesty, please go slowly."
After walking out of Shuhuang Palace, Emperor Mu did not immediately go back to Qinzheng Palace. Instead, he took Yang Dexi and walked alone on the palace road, feeling a little worried for no reason.
"I haven't seen Concubine De in a long time." He suddenly spoke, as if he mentioned it casually.
Yang Dexi was slightly surprised, lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to go sit in the palace of Concubine De?"
Emperor Mu was silent for a moment, looked up at the palace in front of him, and slowly shook his head: "I won't go."
King Yu has not yet made any decision. If Concubine De intercedes for his son, he, as a father, does not know how to respond.
Emperor Mu turned his head and glanced at him: "Yang Dexi, do you think Prince Yu deserves to die?"
Yang Dexi fell to his knees and said in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't dare to speak ill of the prince."
"Get up, I forgive you."
Yang Dexi stood up and said tremblingly: "This servant dares to overstep his bounds. Which prince in the court has no thoughts? Although His Highness King Yu... although he did do something he shouldn't have done, he may have had a last resort..."
"Why?" Emperor Mu said coldly, "What difficulties could he have?"
"The servant deserves to die." Yang Dexi apologized, and then lowered his head carefully and said, "Princes fight for power, but in fact it is not necessarily because they want to fight. It may be that the courtiers and families behind them force them to fight, so this is the helplessness of the princes... ...Besides, not to mention the royal family, even among those famous families, there are many intrigues between brothers competing for position. It depends on how the emperor views it."
