"..."
The two were lost in thought.
Li Qingcha's mind was filled with a thousand horses galloping through his head, thinking that these people were really looking for trouble.
Although the questionnaire matter had been reported to the palace in secret letters before, there was no guarantee that the emperor would play rogue and pretend that he had not seen it, and let himself be the one to take the blame.
At this time, Sirou raised the questionnaire.
"The person who came up with this method is indeed very talented. It can guide the people's hearts in this way without anyone noticing. However, these questions are still too obvious. If it were me, I would probably be more tactful and try to get 20% of the people to stand on the opposite side."
Luo Weiyang: ￣□￣｜｜
Li Qingcha: ￣□￣｜｜
The two looked at each other,
The girl couldn't help but mutter, "It's true that people get redder when they keep company with vermilion and blacker when they keep company with ink."
Si Rou was puzzled and asked, "Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
“Guess who came up with this poll?”
“Poll?”
"..."
"..."
There was an eerie silence.
Sirou's gaze shifted from Luo Weiyang to Li Qingcha, then back to Luo Weiyang, and then to Li Qingcha again.
The mouth also turned into an O shape of shock. The whole process was very slow.
"you!?"
This word was shouted at Li Qingcha.
Li Qingcha smiled bitterly.
"I."
"Really you?"
"It's really me."
"!@#￥*%..."
Sirou spouted gibberish.
She no longer cared about being elegant, and rushed over to rub Li Qingcha's face.
"Don't you know that fighting for the country's capital can cost lives?!"
Li Qingcha was helpless.
"I didn't fight for the national capital."
"what?"
"It's your father... ahem... the emperor issued an imperial decree, asking me to do something to guide the people, but he didn't want me to go to the Ministry of Rites or the Honglu Temple. Instead, he asked me to go to a small government office like the Daolusi. They don't give me any money, and I want to slack off..."
"Slacking off..."
When Sirou heard these two words, she was completely speechless.
Chapter 294: Of course, the Seventh Prince should be asked to take the blame.
Li Qingcha recounted the cause, process and result of the incident.
Si Rou: “…”
Since Li Qingcha received the imperial edict, he had to get to work.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Moreover, she was very cautious in all her actions. She did everything she could to avoid the troubles that needed to be avoided. She even asked the White Egret Academy to endorse her work and reported it to the emperor in the process. She was indeed very careful.
I just didn't expect that in the end, I would be used by some people...
Outrageous!
Sirou suddenly thought of the reward of pearls.
She was stunned and looked at Li Qingcha.
"I told you about the pearl before, why didn't you tell me about the polls... um... by the way, I was obsessed with you talking about the article "Mr. Li" and didn't pay much attention to it."
Her Royal Highness the Princess was very upset.
Luo Weiyang keenly noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere.
Sirou calls herself "I" to Li Qingcha, and she even uses words like "obsessed"...
The little foodie looked suspicious.
Emmm...
something wrong,
There's a big problem!
Did the princess already know that Li Qingcha was a woman and what she had "done"?
hiss……
Luo Weiyang took a deep breath and looked at Li Qingcha as if she were a fallen woman.
Li Qingcha misunderstood.
She muttered, "Don't look at me like that. I get it. I'll just do nothing in the future. As the saying goes, 'The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you're not wrong.'"
Sirou: ￣□￣｜｜
If this really happens, no one in the court will do anything.
“It’s not your problem,” she said.
Li Qingcha knew it was not his fault.
But things are unpredictable. Just because you don't look for trouble doesn't mean trouble won't look for you.
No wonder the monks try their best to stay away from the temple.
This game is too difficult to play. How can it be as fun as playing the game of Jianghu?
Luo Weiyang said: "According to the Daxia Code, there is a provision for sons to share property, and there are many examples of equal distribution in the supplementary volume of the Daxia Code. This questionnaire may not be effective."
Sirou shook her head.
"We cannot take individual cases as principles. What can be recorded in the Daxia Code are special cases. We should incorporate etiquette into the law to make up for the deficiencies of the law. Even if there is a law, it may not be enforced."
"This……"
"Moreover, although the Daxia Code was compiled, it was not implemented effectively. Ritual was more important than law, and it existed in name only."
According to Sirou, the people still prefer the eldest son to inherit.
Considering that the emperor treated the crown prince and the second prince equally, if this questionnaire was really spread and distributed, it would be equivalent to adding fuel to the fire of the original public opinion and might make the matter worse.
Because treating legitimate sons and illegitimate sons equally is politically incorrect in this world.
Luo Weiyang asked: "Is this really the prince's idea?"
Li Qingcha: “No.”
Si Rou: “No.”
The two said almost in unison.
Luo Weiyang: ???
The girl looked confused.
Si Rou immediately explained: "Because according to the current situation, the prince does not need to do anything at all. Any change will be a bad change. He just needs to wait."
Luo Weiyang nodded.
"That's the second prince~"
"uncertain."
"Hey?"
"It's possible that other people who covet the throne are instigating discord."
"Ah this..."
"It could even be the prince."
"Didn't you just say it couldn't be him?"
"Perhaps he knows that we all firmly believe this is 'impossible'."
"Gu..."
The little foodie swallowed his saliva, feeling that his little brain was not enough.
Sirou sighed.
"Because the qi-gazers cannot use qi-gazing techniques on people in the palace, many cases have become unsolved cases. Moreover, some cases should remain unsolved cases. It may be the best outcome that no one ever knows the truth."
I'm afraid only someone born in an imperial family can say this.
Luo Weiyang sighed.
"What should we do now?"
Sirou shook her head.
"do not know."
"what?"
"Foreign ministers can hardly be relied upon for such matters. The princes and princesses dare not get involved because they are already suspects and are afraid of getting into trouble. Other relatives cannot participate in the struggle for the country's foundation. As for the Imperial Observatory, the director can be relied upon, but since it involves the royal family's bloodline, my father and the director may not be able to help... Sigh... It's difficult... Too difficult. Perhaps killing Yuan Junda without any clear reason is the best way."
From what Sirou said, it seemed that all roads were blocked.
Luo Weiyang didn't understand why the outsiders couldn't be counted on. At least, in Little Foodie's opinion, Chu Daxueshi was an upright person and should be able to help.
She was about to ask, but Li Qingcha at the side spoke first.
"It may not be feasible to kill Yuan Junda."
Sirou was a little surprised.
"why?"
"What if this questionnaire has a back-up plan? Right now, this questionnaire has only caused a stir within the palace. If someone spreads it to foreign officials and lets them know the cause of Yuan Junda's death, the emperor will be even more passive, and it may really shake the foundation of the country."
"Well……"
Sirou lowered her head.
Indeed, killing Yuan Junda is easy, but it would plant a bomb that could explode at any time.
The louder the bomb explodes, the more likely Li Qingcha, as the proposer of the poll, will be affected.
Li Qingcha pondered.
"This matter should still be handled calmly."
Sirou was shocked.
"You are really good at making up words, 'cold treatment', well, it really conveys the meaning. However, it is just that Father has to swallow his anger, as this matter is... um..."
I can't say what's next.
Because of the Bozhou incident, the emperor lost face and was helpless in the end.
And the instigator is the one in front of us——
Li Qingcha.
Si Rou was surprised and asked, "You don't want to make Father lose face again, do you?"
