The sentence "no longer as brave as before" directly changed the context of Shicai.
It can even be understood that the current Qiongzhou Army has declined.
However, the emperor did not believe it.
In his senses, Qiongzhou is a mysterious and powerful place. At every critical moment, it can show its astonishing strength like a unique one. Especially the generous aid not long ago was groundbreaking in its handwriting, directly resisting half of the Dafeng Dynasty.
How could such an impressive family have anything to do with decline?
The emperor shook his head and questioned: "The current production in Qiongzhou is still as orderly as before. There has been neither business suspension nor layoffs, and we really can't see any decline."
Huang Fei hurriedly cupped his hands and explained: "Those are all false appearances deliberately put up by Mr. Qi. If you don't do this, the native forces in Annan, Dawan, and Luzon may lose their fear and rebel." Making trouble. Most of those natives are people who are not from my race. Under special circumstances, it is inevitable that they will have different intentions. "
Well, that makes some sense.
Once the strong deterrent power is lost, mishaps may occur.
Seeing the emperor nodding, Huang Fei hurriedly returned to the subject and said: "As the saying goes, a cannon fires a thousand taels of gold. No matter it is a war of any kind, it consumes a lot of money and resources, even the wealthy Qiongzhou is no exception. That one in Nanyang One war directly emptied half of his finances, and the consumption was so huge that it is unimaginable."
"Well, this is indeed possible." The emperor stroked his beard and seemed to sigh to himself: "The battle with the Fusang Kingdom also severely damaged my Dafeng's treasury, and this does not include the materials rushed to Mobei."
After Huang Fei finished sighing, he continued: "Qiongzhou's relief this year was both money and food, which directly used up all the remaining financial resources. That's why I asserted that the current Qiongzhou is no longer what it used to be. Zhiyong, what the world sees is nothing more than an empty shell."
Qi Yu's aid was all real, and no one doubted this.
The effort was indeed costly.
If we take the above two points together, the current Qiongzhou, even if it is not on the verge of collapse, should be in serious trouble.
Huang Fei observed the words while narrating. When he saw the emperor's face showing approval, he made the final conclusion.
"His Majesty,
In the past, Qiongzhou was indeed unsettling, fearing that it would not be able to lose its tail due to the self-respect of its troops. But now, Qiongzhou has been deeply damaged by the above two things. It will never recover in less than five or six years. So, what is there to worry about? "
These words really spoke to the emperor's heart.
Before this, he had always felt that Qiongzhou's strength was unfathomable, and no matter how much you probed, you would never be able to find out the true bottom. Now that I know the real situation, I feel much more at ease.
Generally speaking, the current Qi Yu is nothing to be afraid of.
As the hanging stone fell to the ground, the emperor's mood suddenly improved.
He put on a smile and asked, "What is the second thing you want to talk about?"
Huang Fei bowed and replied: "Replying to Your Majesty is about praising his character."
His nature?
Haha~~
The emperor smiled lightly when he heard this and said: "I have some understanding of Qi Aiqing's temperament. He is thoughtful and principled. He cares about small things, but is unambiguous about big things. As for him, he has feelings for his family and country, and he also has a family concept. Overall, it’s pretty good.”
Putting aside the matter of being wary, from an objective evaluation point of view, the Emperor is quite fair.
No bragging, no blackmail!
However, the entry point that Huang Fei paid attention to was only the concept of the Gu family, and everything else was just a cloud.
Now that the emperor has said it, there is no need for him to deliberately guide him.
Huang Fei praised with admiration on his face: "Your Majesty's sharp eyes are as bright as a torch, and his intuition is astonishing to the bottom of his heart. I really admire him!"
After the flattery, he specifically pointed out the point of concern and said: "Qi Yu is indeed very family-oriented, and he will also hold grudges and take revenge for this."
Hold a grudge? Even revenge?
What does this mean?
The emperor was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What do you think of this?"
Huang Fei bowed and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the death of Yue Sixian?"
"Him?" The emperor thought about it for a moment and replied: "According to Qi Yu's report, he died in the artillery fire during the naval battle with Qiongzhou. He eventually sank into the sand and was buried in Nanyang."
"Actually, it's not!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly!"
"yes!"
Huang Fei deliberately lowered his voice, looking mysterious
The secret said: "In fact, Yue Si was executed in private by Qi Yu first, but it was done in a secretive way, and outsiders did not know the inside story."
The emperor was slightly startled and asked curiously: "Why does Qi Aiqing have to do this? Wouldn't it be better to escort him to Beijing for trial?"
"There is no other reason. It's just that Master Qi's family was ambushed and assassinated by Yue Sixian when they went south to Qiong. Qi Yu silently recorded this revenge, and finally got revenge! He later explained, Home is his reverse scale and no one is allowed to touch it. Otherwise, there will be bloody revenge!"
Huang Feiyi briefly explained it in a few words, and then concluded: "It can be seen that Qi Yu is very family-oriented, and he also really holds grudges."
oh……
It turns out that this is what the so-called holding a grudge is all about!
The emperor nodded suddenly, expressing his understanding.
However, the next second, he realized something was wrong: there seemed to be something in these words!
Now that I have made all his concubines and sons hostages, doesn’t that mean that he will secretly remember this grudge in the future?
If this is the case, something is not good.
The emperor's purpose was to exploit Qi Yu's weakness, but he couldn't pinch him too hard. If he was offended, wouldn't it mean that An Lushan would be forced out of trouble for no reason?
It is never a wise act to make things self-defeating.
The emperor chuckled and asked Huang Fei: "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
According to the rules, the internal guards are only responsible for carrying out confidential tasks, but they have no right to interfere in political affairs.
Therefore, there is something wrong with the emperor's question.
However, Huang Fei didn't take it for granted and answered the question naturally.
However, he did not expressly discuss politics, but made an analogy vividly: "Your Majesty, in the land of Qiongzhou, there is something quite magical, it seems to be called a powerful spring. You can play with this thing no matter what you want. , but you just can’t press hard.”
"How to say?"
"The harder you press this object, the stronger its resilience will be..."
Well……
Understood!
You are secretly admonishing me not to over-suppress, otherwise, Qi Yu may retaliate like a 'rebound'!
The emperor squinted his eyes, seemingly thoughtful.
