Chapter 291 Is this the end?
"You have a choice, Prince..."
Zhu Ge certainly had his own reasons, and he agreed with them deeply.
"When a prince takes power, there will be turmoil! But the eldest princess is different. She is a member of the royal family, but she is not a blood relative, and she is also a woman.
Your Majesty can decide her life or death, so letting her take over the Overwatch Council is the only way to ensure long-term stability, President!"
"It's really all for Qingguo."
Fan Xian looked at Zhu Ge with disdain and said sarcastically.
Zhu Ge said angrily.
"That's natural!"
Fan Xian snorted.
"That's nice to say."
Among the people present, Zhu Ge believed that the only ones qualified to comment on him were Chen Pingping and Yan Ruohai. Fan Xian was naturally not among them.
Therefore, his contempt and disdain for Fan Xian was particularly obvious.
"You are just a junior, what do you know?!"
Fan Xian did not get angry either, his tone remained calm and casual, yet full of sarcasm.
"For the sake of Qing, they would sell out their own spies to Northern Qi. I really don't understand such behavior."
"..."
This sentence hit the nail on the head, and Zhu Ge was speechless. He felt that he had done nothing wrong in other matters, but this one...
There was a sense of guilt and embarrassment on his slightly stiff face. He glanced at Yan Ruohai beside him and explained in a low voice.
"I really don't know about Bingyun's affairs, and I didn't expect her to do this."
Yan Ruohai rolled his eyelids and looked at him.
"Even so, you still choose her?"
When Zhu Ge heard this, he knew that he did not understand his true thoughts, and he immediately became anxious.
"I just said it all. What I want is for the royal family to control the Supervisory Council for the sake of the inheritance of Qing Kingdom's thousands of years of foundation. As for Li Yunrui's character, whether he is good or evil, it doesn't matter!"
Yan Ruohai was about to say something after hearing this, but was interrupted by a sudden sentence. The speaker was Mei Chengan.
"Well...sorry to interrupt."
Everyone looked over when they heard the voice. Mei Chengan smiled embarrassedly at Yan Ruohai, and then looked at Zhu Ge.
"Master Zhu, can I ask you a question? I'm really curious. Don't worry, it won't take long."
Zhu Ge looked at him quietly without saying anything.
Mei Chengan smiled and took his consent as the answer, then asked.
"Lord Zhu wants the Overwatch Council to be in the hands of the royal family, and not the prince. He believes that this will ensure long-term stability in the Qing Kingdom. Am I right?"
Zhu Ge blinked and still said nothing.
Mei Chengan asked his own question.
"Let's not talk about what kind of disaster the harem's meddling in government affairs might bring to the Kingdom of Qing. Even if it's true as you said, this would really work!
So the question is, now we have a princess, but what happens next?
His Majesty is not within your consideration, you also said it is not possible for the prince, and you didn’t say anything about the concubines in the harem, but it is definitely not possible.
The eldest princess cannot live forever. In your opinion, who should take over the Supervisory Council after she dies?
You can't expect that there will always be a member of the royal family who is not a blood relative and is a woman, right?
Since Master Zhu is here to celebrate the country's thousand-year-old foundation, I'm sure you've considered this question. I beg Master Zhu to help me solve this puzzle!"
He actually had a lot of questions to ask, but after Zhu Ge finished his last words, he suddenly didn't want to debate with him about whether his ideas were right or wrong. It was meaningless.
More importantly, he suddenly remembered that there was still a Hong Sixiang who was eavesdropping secretly. He would definitely have to relay these words to Emperor Qing when the time came. Some things were really inconvenient to say.
The combination of these two factors basically eliminated his desire to discuss with Zhu Ge.
But not discussing does not mean not being curious.
So after some consideration, he asked this question which not only satisfied his curiosity but also would not be a big deal even if Emperor Qing knew it.
When Mei Cheng'an asked this question, the reactions of the people present were similar. They all thought about it themselves first, then felt that there was no answer. Then they all looked at Zhu Ge curiously, wanting to hear his answer.
However, after hearing Mei Cheng'an's question, Zhu Ge was also stunned.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to answer, but that he can’t answer.
If the feasibility of his idea was discussed with him, he would have ten thousand ways to deal with it. After all, he had imagined this kind of scenario countless times in his mind!
But Mei Chengan followed his thoughts and asked him what to do next, but suddenly he was at a loss.
He... never thought about it...
Yes, he imposed the restrictions himself. There are only a few types of royal family members, and the identity of the eldest princess is quite special.
What to do if it’s gone?
Once that is gone, then wouldn't my so-called perfect idea of ensuring the long-term stability of Qing Kingdom be...
An instant collapse?!
This…
As Zhu Ge thought about it, he was dumbfounded. How could this...
He was dumbfounded, and so were the others. Mei Chengan looked at him with a very strange look.
"Master Zhu, you wouldn't...have never thought about this, right?"
"I…"
After coming back to his senses, Zhu Ge subconsciously said only one word and couldn't continue. Noticing the strange looks from everyone, his face turned red with embarrassment.
Deny? He can't say it even if he denies it.
Admit it? Although it is no different from admitting it now, it still takes great courage to admit it in person.
That would be equivalent to admitting with your own mouth that the ultimate goal for which you have been striving all your life is a joke that could collapse at any time!
It would take a lot of cold-bloodedness to shatter one's own life beliefs with one's own hands before dying. Zhu Ge asked himself if he had the courage to do so.
Although, it's almost broken into pieces.
Zhu Ge closed his eyes.
Things have come to this point. In order to avoid dying in vain, I can only keep my head down and go down this path until the end.
If he continued to doubt himself, he was afraid that he would not even have the courage to commit suicide. After forcing himself to prepare himself mentally, when Zhu Ge opened his eyes again, the confusion in his eyes disappeared and he became determined again.
He glanced at Mei Chengan and said coldly.
"It's not my responsibility at that time. At least now, I firmly believe in my idea. It's right!"
The last two words were said with gritted teeth!
Everyone could hear the feigned calmness and bluffing in Zhu Ge's words; he was already at the end of his strength.
Mei Cheng'an seemed to be thinking about something and didn't say anything. Chen Pingping and Yan Ruohai were also silent. Fan Xian sneered and spoke with disdain.
"Long-term peace and stability, a century-old foundation, haha."
Zhu Ge forced himself to suppress his humiliation and anger and glanced at him coldly without saying anything.
Yan Ruohai spoke at this time. After so many years as a colleague, he chose to fulfill his wish and save his face at the last moment.
"If it was for power and wealth, it might be possible to save it, but now, the righteousness in my heart is different, there is absolutely no room for change!"
Zhu Ge looked at him with a flash of gratitude in his eyes, and then became firm, and he said loudly.
"That's natural!"
Chen Pingping lowered his head and eyes, sighed, and spoke softly in a tired voice.
"Deliver him to His Majesty."
Zhu Ge suddenly turned his head and looked at him, staring.
"That won't do!"
"A trapped beast still fights?"
Yan Ruohai, who was beside him, looked at him with a calm expression.
Zhu Ge glared at him angrily.
“If you bring me before the Holy Emperor now, Li Yunrui will definitely be driven out of Kyoto!
Then all my planning over the years would be in vain!
If I die today, who can prove that Li Yunrui has ever interfered with the power of the Supervisory Council? ! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a dagger suddenly emerged from Zhu Ge's left sleeve and was quickly handed over to his right hand. He suddenly pulled it far away to gather power and was about to commit suicide.
At the critical moment, Eunuch Hong Sixiang appeared silently above Zhu Ge's head and used a palm technique that came down from the sky.
The palm wind was so strong that it made a sound of breaking wind. Zhu Ge subconsciously stopped moving and looked up.
Before he could see who was above him, he felt his hand was empty and the dagger he was holding disappeared.
Hong Sixiang snatched the dagger, slapped the ground with his palm, turned his body suddenly, and landed smoothly and agilely.
With his back to Zhu Ge, Hong Sixiang narrowed his narrow eyes which occasionally flashed with brilliance.
……
"Hong Sixiang, not in the palace?"
In the bedroom of Changxin Palace, the princess was sitting behind the desk and asked while adding water to the inkstone after listening to Yan Xiaoyi's report.
Yan Xiaoyi, who was kneeling in front of the desk, nodded.
"Yes!"
The princess gently put down the water cup, reached out to take an ink stick, and before grinding the ink, she thought for a moment and asked another question.
"Are you sure?"
"Ever since Your Highness began to suspect the Queen Mother, I have been on guard. As soon as I discovered that Hong Sixiang had secretly left the palace, I came to inform Your Highness."
Lanxiang looked puzzled when she heard this and said to herself.
"Where can the old eunuch go?"
The princess was grinding ink in her hands, and she was actually thinking about this question in her mind: where can he go at this time...
As the princess paused, she suddenly thought of a possibility. If he was going to...
Thinking of this, the eldest princess's face changed drastically and she said hatefully.
"Oh no! Chen Pingping played a great chess game!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the ink stick in her hand broke for no reason!
……
Looking at Hong Sixiang who turned around and looked at him, Zhu Ge's eyes revealed helplessness and exhaustion, and he spoke weakly.
"Eunuch Hong is here too."
Before Hong Sixiang could speak, Chen Pingping's voice sounded from behind him.
"For such a big event, there must be witnesses."
Hong Sixiang tilted his head and waited for Chen Pingping to finish speaking, then he looked up at Zhu Ge and smiled.
"If Master Zhu does not want His Majesty to know about this, you can kill me first and then commit suicide."
Zhu Ge spoke with a tired look on his face.
"Eunuch Hong is joking."
Fan Xian was still thinking about the unsuccessful attempt to mock Zhu Ge when he first entered the scene, and was just waiting for the opportunity to speak again. Now was the right time.
"Master Zhu, this is your fault. I am fine with the city being full of experts, but why is there no one watching Eunuch Hong?"
When Zhu Ge heard what Fan Xian said, he became furious. Among the people present, his questions were the most meaningless.
Anger overcame fatigue, and Zhu Ge directly retorted angrily.
"I'm defending the Overwatch Council, not the Imperial Palace!"
Then Fan Xian fell silent.
Mei Cheng'an glanced at him in surprise.
Huh? That's it?
Keep outputting!
If you are silenced by just one sentence from someone, then what's the point of complaining about it?
……
(End of this chapter)
