After listening to Yanhuai's words, Qi Chengshu paused for a while, and then asked, "Does the prince want the minister to step in and replace Mr. Yang from the disaster relief work in Linzhou and Dingzhou?"
"No, I'm just here to tell Mr. Qi that the relief work this time is complicated. Since you are sick, just rest in peace and recover and don't get involved."
Yanhuai stared at Qi Chengshu and said word by word, "It hasn't been long since the last time Mr. Qi reported to Gu Qiheng. Mr. Qi must not get involved in this matter again, otherwise it will arouse the emperor's suspicion."
"I know that Mr. Qi is committed to justice, but this time things are different. I hope Mr. Qi will listen to my words and protect himself wisely."
Master Qi asked again, "Will the prince be involved?"
Yanhuai shook his head, "No, this prince is worried about the refugees outside the capital day and night. He is in a state of loss and really can't do anything else."
The other person was sitting in front of Mr. Qi, but he categorically said that he was sick. Mr. Qi knew his intention.
The disaster relief matter has a lot of implications, so Yanhuai came here specifically to tell him not to let him intervene openly, so as not to get into trouble.
Although he said he wouldn't participate, he didn't say he couldn't help behind the scenes.
Qi Chengshu thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Wei Chen, for the prince's advice, but this matter concerns the court, and Wei Chen cannot keep pretending to be mute."
"The prince should know that the ministers are the inspectors of the imperial censor, and they are responsible for admonishing the emperor. The disaster relief is just a glimpse of the leopard, I am afraid that the six departments of the imperial court have been rotten to the end. It is not too late to save it now, if the emperor insists on it If we don’t change, the consequences will be unpredictable.”
When he said this, Yanhuai did not argue. Instead, he took a breath and said, "My father and I have always remembered Mr. Qi's defense of the border, and we have always wanted to repay the favor, but there was no chance. This time I came here to tell you Mr. Qi, please don't get involved in the disaster relief work. It's really for your own good. Otherwise, even if you put in all your efforts, that person may not appreciate it."
"A green mountain will eventually come back to life if it doesn't fall. As long as the disaster relief issue is big enough and the emperor can't stop it, it will naturally have to be dealt with ruthlessly."
"You have been in the court for many years, so you should know that person's temper. He is arrogant and doesn't like to be influenced by others. If he interferes too much, he will be suspicious of it and will deliberately reduce the punishment for the person who made the mistake. "
When Qi Chengshu heard this, he finally understood what Yanhuai meant.
It turned out that he was afraid that if he interfered too much, it would ruin his layout.
Qi Chengshu stared at Yanhuai with a heavy gaze, and Yanhuai looked back without fear, with sincere eyes.
"Wei Chen has something to ask the prince. I wonder if I can speak?"
Yan Huai said, "Today is just a whisper between Mr. Qi and this prince. No matter what you say, no third person will know. If Mr. Qi is worried, this prince can swear on the honor of the one hundred thousand soldiers on the border... "
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Qi interrupted him, "Wei Chen believes in the prince, and even more in Prince Zhang's character."
King Zhang is Yanhuai’s father.
The king of Zhenbian who was personally named by the late emperor's royal decree.
"I dare to ask the prince, do you have the intention to seize the direct descendant?"
Qi Chengshu asked in a serious voice, and Yanhuai asked, "Where do you start with this?"
Qi Chengshu said in a deep voice, "Prince Zhang is the former emperor's biological son, and the county prince is also the descendant of the former emperor, with royal blood. You are different from Prince Heng of Qing. If you seize the direct lineage, it is not treason!"
Yanhuai replied, "The status of the late emperor has been determined. My father would not fight back then, and he still won't fight now."
"The prince knows that there were two copies of the late emperor's edict circulated in the palace. One was to establish the prince as emperor, and the other was for the then king of Zhenbian, King Zhang."
Qi Chengshu looked at Yan Huai and said word by word, "The army of one hundred thousand is not only the life-saving talisman for King Zhang to protect the territory and the country, but also the life-saving talisman for the emperor. If the government fails, King Zhang is qualified to enter the capital."
After finishing his words, Yanhuai said, "My father once swore to Emperor Xuan that he would never enter the capital in his life. This is why Emperor Xuan left the prince alone in the capital."
"My father only had one wife in his life, and he gave birth to a son and a daughter. This county prince is his only son."
Qi Chengshu's eyes dimmed and he let out a long sigh.
He admired Prince Zhang very much as a person. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out why the late emperor did not make Prince Zhang, who was outstanding in literature, Taoism and martial arts, the crown prince, but instead made a hypocritical and narrow-minded person the emperor. ?
Although he thought so in his heart, he knew that such treacherous words must not be uttered, otherwise he would be greeted with the end of destroying the Nine Clans.
"Since I know the attitude of the prince, I will naturally know what to do in the future. Thank you very much for the prince's reminder today. I am very grateful. I will also think twice before acting on disaster relief matters."
When Yanhuai saw Qi Chengshu's respectful attitude and his speech did not sound like he was being coy, he already made a decision in his heart.
"Master Qi, take care!"
After Yanhuai finished speaking in a deep voice, he stood up and left.
Qi Chengshu did not send him off deliberately, but watched him leave from the window silently.
His yard was very close to the Gu family next door. Oh, no, it was the Yu family now. Yanhuai left his study, and he guessed that he must have gone straight to the Yu family.
Thinking about the rumors between the two families and what happened during this period, it is not difficult to guess the reasons.
Yu Jinxi was determined to reconcile, and even made a fuss, asking Emperor Xuan to personally issue an edict and tell the world, which obviously had deep meaning.
Thinking about the family background of the two families, Qi Chengshu shook his head in disapproval. This is simply "a long and difficult road."
Before Qi Chengshu finished lamenting, an uncomfortable feeling came over him instantly. He coughed so much that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys almost broke, and he almost suffocated.
Fortunately, Mrs. Qi opened the door and came in at this time. When she saw him like this, she walked over quickly, put down the medicine bowl and helped him breathe. When he was out of breath, she picked up the medicine and let him drink it in one breath.
Mr. Qi was choked and coughed again, but this time it was not the kind that could cough up the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. After taking a bowl of medicine, he felt much calmer in an instant.
"Why is this medicine so bitter?"
Master Qi, who had recovered, couldn't help but complain to his wife, with a wronged look on his face, which made Mrs. Qi couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you more squeamish than the children? The children are not tired of taking the medicine, but you feel wronged first?"
Mrs. Qi said with a smile, "This is a bitter medicine that is hard to buy for a lot of money. Others can't even drink it if they want to!"
Hearing this, Master Qi's eyes dimmed instantly.
The disaster that was concealed last year had harmed too many people. He still had enough food and clothing in the capital, but there were many displaced people outside his house.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Qi was so annoyed that she wanted to slap herself in the mouth.
She really doesn't like to pick up any of the pots!
