Chapter 144 The consequences are serious
Chapter 144: The consequences are severe
Speechless, being wronged and having nowhere to redress is the most painful, these are unbearable for the young prince, he suddenly got up from the bed and slammed his head against the wall, the soldier next to him reached out to grab him, but did not catch it, but fortunately he pulled off most of the force, the prince just scratched his forehead, although it bled a lot, but there was no big problem.
At this time, the door opened, and a gorgeously dressed young girl walked in, it was Yibin's younger sister, Princess Min, who had known Prince Che through her brother for a long time and had a deep affection for him.
Seeing that it was Princess Min, Prince Che felt very ashamed, and the princess came over to help the prince up, "No matter what happens, I believe you are innocent, don't do stupid things, I'll go to my father and wait for me to come back." Then he said to the guards: "Hurry up and find a doctor." After saying that, he shook the prince's hand tightly and hurried away.
The old king and the deputy prime minister in Zhuo Guo's palace were also nervously discussing, how to deal with this matter, fortunately, the scope of this scandal was very small, and the envoys outside were just wondering why the prince and concubine ran back to the palace crying, and did not show up.
The king and the prince took care of it quite well, although there were some rumors, but they were all unreliable speculations, and no one really knew what was going on.
Prince Yibin has already jumped into a rage, and he wants to go to Prince Che to duel to regain his dignity, and the old king's city is very deep: "This matter must be carefully investigated, and it cannot be said in one side." Both the central country and the Danguo country are countries that we cannot afford to offend, and without real evidence, we cannot easily draw conclusions. ”
"I've been treating him as a brother for so many years, but I didn't expect him to be inferior to a beast, I don't care who they are, we are a sovereign country, everyone is riding on their heads and, and if they don't fight back, they will not be a country, and sooner or later they will be divided up!" Prince Yibin was still full of anger.
"For a long time, the central country has been exploiting and plundering us, and hundreds of years ago it also invaded a large area of our territory, and the trade friction in recent years has made us lose a lot, just take advantage of this matter to humiliate them and let them make profits for our country!" The prime minister said with added vinegar.
At this moment, Princess Min walked in, and she walked straight to the king without looking at anyone: "Father, I believe that Prince Che is innocent, he was framed!" ”
When the old king heard this, he looked at the princess as if he was thinking deeply, and the prince rushed over when he heard this, pointed to his sister and said, "Are you confused by him, what has he done, and you still speak for him, we believe in our own people, but trust an outsider." Wake up! ”
"We should regard this matter as a diplomatic crisis, all crises contain opportunities, how to deal with this matter, the stakes are high, if it is handled well, it can bring benefits to the country, and if it is not handled well, it will bring disaster." The deputy prime minister said calmly. The old king did not say anything, but his eyes showed an approving gaze.
The deputy prime minister continued: "At present, the central government is squeezing our economy very hard, and their export products are seriously homogeneous with ours, although the quality is not as good as ours, but the price is low, there is a competitive advantage, and they rely on the national advantage to squeeze and exploit us in the free trade agreement." This time, we are using this incident to put pressure on the central government to make concessions in the free trade agreement, which will be of great benefit to our economy. The central government has a lot of self-control, and face is very important to them, and we are very sure that they will give us concessions. ”
"Have you counted, how much income can the concessions of the central government bring us, and how many points can it increase GDP?" The king spoke.
"My calculation is that depending on the size of the central government's concessions, China's GDP can be increased by between 0.5 and 1 percent." said the Deputy Prime Minister.
"You are working with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance to make careful calculations and find the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to plan the next step of negotiations." The king said.
"I have prepared a note to the effect that I strongly condemn the actions of Prince Che, and that if he is to be charged with attempted rape, it can be sent to the court of the central state through secret channels, and it can be sent as soon as His Majesty agrees. When the monarch sees it, he will ask us to make a bid in order to save face, and we will put forward our conditions at that time. The Prime Minister added.
Politics is a game for adults, and the young prince and princess are shocked, this matter has nothing to do with whose right or wrong, the key is all interests, and when it comes to this, both of them are already out, and there is no room to speak.
Princess Min was really helpless, and came to the place where Prince Che was imprisoned, the prince's head had been bandaged, his head was wrapped in bandages, he was leaning on the bed, trying to remember what had happened, and when he saw Princess Min come in, looking at her eyes, Prince Che knew that things were irreparable. But she is still very grateful to the princess, and it warms his heart to have someone to speak for him at this time.
Looking at the princess's tear-filled eyes, the prince said sincerely: "Thank you for trusting me." ”
"It's a pity I can't help you." The princess said sadly.
"I have already guessed the result, don't be sad, fate is predestined, we can't change it." The prince said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, the emperor of the central country, is kind to you, and will not embarrass you, don't do stupid things." The princess was still worried.
The prince had recovered from his impulsiveness, he had become calm and rational again, his eyes had become resolute, and he smiled hard: "Don't worry, you won't live up to the princess's expectations." ”
"I'll go first, the prime minister may come back in a while, take care!"
"Okay, I won't bow to fate." Prince Che said.
Seeing the princess reluctantly leaving, Prince Che's heart was very complicated, he didn't know how to deal with Zhuo Guoguo, and he didn't know what kind of situation he would have when he returned to China. But no matter how you deal with it, it's a big disaster for yourself! The internal struggle for power and profit in the court of the central state and the mutual tilting of each other, the strength of his mother was weakened, and the status of the quasi-prince obtained by relying on the advantages of age and succession was not easy to keep.
After a while, the prime minister and the ambassador of the central country came in, and he read it out with an expressionless face, the king's decision, Prince Che tried to be rude to the prince and concubine, lost his humanity, and lost his royal demeanor, and should have been transferred to justice, but thinking of the friendship between the two countries, he was extraordinarily gracious and asked the ambassador of the central country to bring it back to the country and strictly control it.
The ambassador of the central country conveyed the decision of the central state, and the behavior of the prince Che seriously ruined the royal image of the central country, and the ambassador of the central country brought the prince back on the same day, and dealt with it after investigating the truth of the matter.
Prince Che sat on the charter plane, looking at the sea of clouds in the distance, his heart was churning, he was still a high-ranking prince when he came, but he became a prisoner of the stairs when he went back, and his good future was ruined, especially he didn't know how to face his kind and benevolent mother. What a humiliating thing it is to attempt rape!
Imperial Concubine Xu and his son, the former prince, have always regarded him as a thorn in their side, and they always want to get rid of him quickly, now they must make a big fuss about this matter, Concubine Xu's maiden family has a huge influence in the country, and the political and business circles are very well-connected, which is difficult to deal with.