Chapter Seventy-One: Retention
"Presumptuous, I see that all the people in Jingzhou City have been bewitched by King Yong! I dare to disobey the words of the king of a country! ”
When the emperor heard that the number of people resisting was increasing, and that there was a tendency to spread to the capital, he was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the main hall like an ant on a hot pot.
But on the other side, in the palace of King Qin.
Qin Boyong was holding the tea cup gracefully, tasting the tea made from the best tea leaves in small sips, and he was so at ease in his heart.
Everything was under his control, and the emperor had already lifted a stone and smashed himself in the foot as he expected.
"Lord Wang, today I sent more people to the streets to stir up people's hearts. The prince's method is really wonderful, and with the benefits, those people have begun to fight for you. ”
Xiao Liu stood beside Qin Boyong, and said proudly, with a smile on his face.
"Okay, well done, continue tomorrow, this king wants to see how long the emperor can last?"
Xiao Liu nodded lightly, his eyes were full of admiration for Qin Boyong.
"But the prince, there is something strange." Xiao Liu's expression suddenly hesitated, not knowing whether to tell Qin Boyong or not.
"Speak." Qin Boyong lay on the rocking chair, enjoying a rare moment of tranquility that he hadn't had for a long time. No matter what Xiao Liu said, he had a smile on his face. Seeing Qin Boyong like this, Xiao Liu was even more afraid that his words would be ruined.
But I'm afraid that if I don't say it, there will be some unnecessary disasters in the future, and I will regret it when the time comes, I'm afraid it's too late.
"Back to the prince, we found that in addition to our own people, there are other people who are also involved in inciting people's hearts, as for who it is and what the reason is, we have not yet started to investigate."
When Qin Boyong heard this, he really stopped the rocking chair, but the person was still lying down, as if he was in deep thought.
Seeing Qin Boyong's appearance, Xiao Liu had to stand respectfully on the side, not daring to come out of the atmosphere, waiting for Qin Boyong's orders.
After a long time, he finally said slowly: "It's okay, since it's not someone who harmed us, then it's okay, just keep an eye on it." ”
Xiaoliu finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.
Zhou Xun was also very busy these days, busy arranging his own people to secretly distribute benefits in the city, and inciting more people to protest outside the official mansion.
The hearts of the people in Jingzhou City were originally towards Qin Boyong, and when they saw that their beloved prince was bullied, of course, many people were willing to fight for him, and the rest were ready to take a wait-and-see attitude, but they were all bought by Zhou Xun with silver and joined the protest team.
"Childe, Qin Boyong has been wronged, shouldn't he be, why should we join in the fun and help him?" Seeing Zhou Xunle in it, Xiao An felt puzzled.
"You're right, Qin Boyong is the enemy, but the biggest enemy is not the emperor of the dynasty?"
Xiao An listened in a fog, just nodded again and again, pretending to understand, but in fact he still didn't know anything.
"You're stupid!" Zhou Xun looked like he hated Xiao An for not being a talent, and punched him heavily on the top of his head, Xiao An immediately hugged his head with both hands aggrievedly, and looked at Zhou Xun pitifully.
"Childe, Xiao An is stupid, if Childe doesn't know what he says, how can Xiao An understand the meaning!"
Seeing Xiao An's aggrieved appearance, Zhou Xun lowered his head and sighed silently, and then said helplessly: "Have you forgotten what the ultimate goal of the mother clan is?" ”
Xiao An's eyes kept rolling, searching his mind for the answer to this question. Not to mention anything else, Xiao An's memory ability is one of the best in the maternal family, if he really doesn't have any strengths, how can he be taken by Zhou Xun's side?
Finally, Xiao An thought of the answer to this question, and suddenly came to his senses: "Childe! Xiao Ann knows! We want to overthrow the emperor's regime! ”
Xiao An's tone was excited, not realizing that they were still on the street at the moment, although the crowd was far away, there were still people with sharp ears who turned their heads to look at them in disbelief.
Realizing that he had made a big mistake, Xiao An immediately covered his mouth with both hands and stopped talking.
Zhou Xun glanced at him viciously, and then explained: "Yes, remember this, it means that you are not too stupid." It is said that the people's will is the foundation of the business, and if the emperor loses the people's support because of this incident, our actions will be more convenient in the future. ”
After Zhou Xun finished speaking, he showed a meaningful smile to the people who were in full swing in the distance.
The emperor knows that the people's hearts are unsettled, and it is time for him to do something, if he keeps silent, I am afraid that he will lose his majesty in the future.
I found a few ministers closest to me and asked them privately, and everyone thought that the emperor should retract his previous words in front of many people, so that the people could see the sincerity, so as to calm the people's hearts.
But the emperor felt that it was so inappropriate, he was the king of a country, firstly, he couldn't let go of his body because he cared about face, and secondly, how could the holy decree be easily withdrawn? After a few struggles and thoughts, I finally came to a conclusion.
On the second day, the palace of King Qin was full of wooden boxes used by the emperor in the palace, attracting the people of the whole city to come and watch.
"The Divine Decree has arrived!" Seeing that the things were still getting off the carriage one by one to the door, my father-in-law couldn't wait any longer, and he was about to start reading the holy decree.
"Commandment." Qin Boyong knelt down on the first one with a solemn face.
The scene seemed familiar, and when you think about it, it was exactly the same as the last time.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. King Yong guarded Jingzhou City, calmed people's hearts, and I rewarded 10,000 taels of silver, 50 fine brocades, and three boxes of jewelry. The father-in-law's tone was subdued, and he sounded a little proud.
Qin Boyong listened, the corners of his mouth hooked up an imperceptible smile, and then disappeared without a trace.
"Thank you, Lord Ron!" After speaking, he got up and took the holy decree from his father-in-law, who smiled with satisfaction. When he turned around and got into the carriage, he deliberately observed the surrounding onlookers, looked at them all with smiles, and then nodded with satisfaction, eager to go back to the palace immediately to report the good news to the emperor.
But the father-in-law didn't know that in this way, not only did he not save the emperor's image, but made everyone think that the emperor was wrong, and this was done on purpose.
The people in the Xiaoliu faction's mansion moved all the good things rewarded by the emperor into the main hall and piled them up into a hill.
Qin Boyong was not in a hurry to do the things in hand, but sat quietly next to those things alone, as if he was deliberately waiting for someone to arrive.
After a long time, someone came.
Xiao Liu entered the house, followed by a man who was over half a hundred years old, who looked a little old, and he had a lot of things to worry about on weekdays.