Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2033: Chapter 2030: Recommendation

What’s more, King Qi was sent to the Southern Border, which is easy to defend and hard to attack. Even if he captures the Southern Border, there won’t be much benefit, and it’s easy to get wounded, a thankless task.

At such a time, he became anxious because his political views couldn’t gain traction in the court.

However, seeing that the Emperor did not reject Elder Zhong’s words,

he felt uneasy, and reason advised him to remain silent.

Yet, he could not really watch Prince Rong and the other princes hold so much military power in the Northern Region.

One must know, the longer Prince Rong and the others remain in the Northern Region, the higher the chance they’ll seize military power, which is detrimental to King Qi.

The situation has already been set, and in the short term, King Qi has no way to complete the unification of the Southern Border; naturally, he can’t rush to the Northern Region.

As time passes, Prince Rong will inevitably gain fame in the Northern military camp.

Minister Qi was so infuriated that his face turned dark, and for quite some time, he was in a bad mood, especially since his situation in the capital was not good. Now, the Emperor’s thoughts were becoming increasingly unpredictable; not only was he unable to assist the Prince, but he might even face the Emperor’s displeasure.

Minister Qi cast his gaze towards Emperor Xuanming, who had not spoken.

A thought had already formed in his mind, and he suddenly spoke, "I wonder what Grand Tutor Deng thinks."

Grand Tutor Deng initially did not intend to get involved in this matter. After all, from any perspective, it was a thankless task, not a good thing, so why should he wade into this muddy water?

Of course, primarily because the officials around him were all civil officials, he hadn’t managed to secure any military officials. To get involved would be like making wedding clothes for others, and if the outcome was bad, he would have to bear the blame.

Who would have thought that Minister Qi would suddenly speak up and drag him into the fray.

Grand Tutor Deng cursed Minister Qi heartily in his mind, but on the surface, he was somewhat ingratiating, "I think, for this matter, it still depends on Minister Qi. Speaking of it, the Beirong Prince is still in the capital, and if we can obtain precise information on Beirong, naturally, we should avoid fighting whenever possible."

Grand Tutor Deng was a smart man, speaking ambiguously without taking a stand, so that no matter the outcome, it would have little to do with him.

On the contrary, some officials, hearing this, were somewhat eager and began discussing whether this plan was feasible.

Minister Qi was named, his face immediately darkened, naturally unwilling to be set up like this: "Grand Tutor is absolutely right, but recently, it’s been heard that your young master has been closely associating with the Beirong Prince. Surely, he can exert some effort to extract useful information from the Beirong Prince."

"Your Majesty, I will certainly do my best to cooperate. However, the Prince has already gone to the Southern Border and cannot attend to the capital, but Princess Weisaiya is still here and should be willing to cooperate. Combined with the cooperation of Young Master Deng, they can surely obtain useful information from the Beirong Prince. If not, it’s possible to persuade the Beirong Prince to send back useless information to stabilize the situation. Once the princes and generals settle down in the Northern Region, the people of Beirong would not dare to rashly make a move."

Minister Qi was determined not to let Grand Tutor Deng off easy.

And immediately dragged him into the problem.

Emperor Xuanming finally spoke: "Minister Zhong, what do you think?"

"I second that." Elder Zhong was no fool. With a Beirong Prince in the capital, he must be utilized. Minister Qi and Grand Tutor Deng are sworn enemies; their cooperation might yield something useful, and even if it doesn’t, stabilizing the Beirong Prince shouldn’t be a problem.

"However, I suggest that the troops in the Northern Region should still prepare to prevent a Beirong surprise attack."