I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 73

King Rongsheng was taken away.

At this time, from behind the screen, Qin Ji’s voice came:

“It seems that the conflict between you two is very big.”

He had been there from the beginning, not by his own will, but by Xia Yuxiao’s order. Although she was very good to her brother, it did not mean she would let him approach her. If he had any thoughts, it would put her in danger.

Therefore, she specifically called Qin Ji over to add this layer of insurance. Qin Ji’s actions were very fast. Even if something unexpected happened, he could protect her at the first moment.

The premise is that Qin Ji is reliable, but at least for now, Xia Yuxiao believes that Qin Ji is still reliable.

“If it weren’t for today, I wouldn’t have even noticed this.” At this moment, Xia Yuxiao felt a headache and even a bit dizzy. “Qin Ji, I didn’t expect the result to be like this, making you laugh at me.”

“Where, Your Majesty, everything that King Rongsheng said, no one else knows, at most only the two Dragon Guards you trust know.”

“You don’t know?”

Xia Yuxiao gave him a look.

“I don’t have the habit of remembering those trivial matters.”

Qin Ji said with a smile.

“Smooth talker,” she calmed herself down, “Qin Ji, aren’t you curious?”

“Curious about what?”

“My brother’s words,” Xia Yuxiao turned her head and looked into Qin Ji’s eyes, “You are a wise person, precisely because you are wise, you should see more than he does. Aren’t you curious? My brother’s doubts are indeed reasonable.”

“I am curious, that’s inevitable.” Qin Ji said, “However, I also hope Your Majesty understands, I believe that the Great Xia can last for a thousand years, there must be a reason for it. What I do is only to maintain the operation of the Great Xia and let it develop as quickly as possible—as for the future, that is something to be considered slowly later.”

Hearing his words, Xia Yuxiao relaxed a bit. She looked at the person in front of her, as if seeing him for the first time.

“After King Rongsheng returns to the palace, what does Your Majesty plan to do?”

“What do you mean?”

“I personally believe that after King Rongsheng returns, he will not give up easily, after all, he is dead either way.” Qin Ji said, “Although he had already disbanded his armed forces when I went, I think things won’t be that simple.”

“Let him go, I’ve already investigated,” Xia Yuxiao leaned back in her chair, “Even if he calls all his forces, it’s only two thousand people. Outside Tai’an City, two thousand people would struggle to break through the city gates, let alone enter the palace. My brother is young, but he is not stupid.”

“Alright.”

Seeing Xia Yuxiao say this, Qin Ji didn’t say anything more.

However, after he left, he wrote a few letters to the outside of the city and arranged for Ling Yan to prepare some gifts for him to take to the palace.

How to say, after all, His Majesty said he was ill, since he is ill, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to visit, right?

Thinking of this, Qin Ji knocked on the palace gate.

This time, no one in the palace stopped him, and even if they did, what could they do? Even without soldiers protecting him, Qin Ji could still leave unscathed. Now, even if a dozen servants came out, they wouldn’t be enough for him to fight.

It was still the same strong man who led him to Xia Yun’s residence.

Then, Xia Yun gave him a cold shoulder.

Qin Ji didn’t feel the slightest anger because of this cold shoulder. On the contrary, it was normal for him to be given the cold shoulder. After all, he and His Majesty were “connected” in many people’s eyes, and this matter definitely involved him.

Of course, that was indeed the case.

However, after being given the cold shoulder, King Rongsheng gave him a letter.

The words in the letter were simple, just thanking him for his visit, and then saying something strange:

“Sometimes I also wonder if my thoughts are right or wrong. Now it seems, it can finally be verified.”

A nonsensical sentence, even Qin Ji felt strange after reading it.

However, he didn’t think much of it.

What he didn’t know was that the King of Rongsheng was not in his mansion.

After being treated by the imperial physician, he returned to his residence and immediately left under the cover of a few reliable subordinates. In his residence was a servant. The letter was indeed written by him, but it was not delivered by him.

As stated in the letter, he, the King of Rongsheng, did not know whether his thoughts were right or wrong.

He only knew that success or failure would be judged by others.

But this time, he hoped he could win.

The King of Rongsheng was not alone; he had his own followers behind him.

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Although not as large in scale as Qin Ji, nor did he have as much military power, most of them were still influential people in the court. This included several military leaders.

Of course, these leaders were still subordinates of Qin Ji. However, even if they did not use the national army and only used their private soldiers, they could still muster a decent force.

Moreover, interests sometimes bring unexpected relationships.

For example, several of the King of Rongsheng’s royal brothers and sisters, as well as some already married royal sisters.

These were resources he had accumulated over the years. And now, the results of these efforts would soon be revealed in Tai’an City.

He never believed anyone’s words; he only believed in himself. At this moment, he decided to stake everything on this gamble. The outcome of this battle would directly determine his fate, whether he should surrender or teach his sister—no, the emperor—a good lesson.

This was his last struggle, and also his greatest struggle. Even if it only shook the so-called emperor’s authority in people’s hearts, it would be worth it.

Having done what he needed to do, the King of Rongsheng surprisingly felt a rare sense of comfort.

It had been a long time since he felt this way. People always said that being an official was a burden. Now, knowing that his life was about to end, he didn’t care about anything anymore. After death, no matter how much wealth he had, it would be useless. He couldn’t take it with him; at most, it would be buried with him. He didn’t care how others would view him. He just wanted to prove whether he was right or wrong.

Even though such proof required a great price.

Even though such proof might overturn the entire Great Xia.

Even if he might not survive after such proof.

But often, considering whether he would survive was a cowardly act in itself. If he only considered his survival, why would he go to such lengths to defy the emperor?

The armor and weapons hidden outside the city had already been distributed. What kind of waves they could stir up next would depend on his fate.