Chapter 20 Now that the weather is getting warmer, let Lin Ruofu retire and return to the countryside!

Li Chengde smiled but said nothing.

The eldest princess easily understood the meaning of this smile. Lin Ruofu might be about to fall!
She couldn't guess the reason for this for a moment.

But since it was the Emperor's intention, there was naturally no need for her to stop it.

But she didn't quite understand, "Why did you go around in such a big circle?"

Judging from the current results alone, the Censorate was liquidated because it impeached Li Chengde for blatantly selling official positions.

As a recognized ruthless man in the world of princes, he certainly couldn't let the Censorate off so easily.

Therefore, the recent slanders against the censors of the Censorate must have been done by Li Chengde.

When those imperial censors asked for help, the eldest princess immediately set her sights on Li Chengde.

But she actually overlooked one question: who was the person who instigated the imperial censor to write a letter to impeach Li Chengde?
Now it seems that it should be Lin Ruofu!

As the head of all officials, Lin Ruofu has deep roots in the court, and his influence extends to all institutions and departments.

He himself once worked in the Censorate, so it was normal for him to use those censors.

Especially since the target of impeachment is a prince, ordinary censors may not dare to stand up.

If we observe the situation on that day again, we will find that those who echoed the voice were all seemingly neutral court officials.

Lin Ruofu mobilized some people in his faction who would not be easily mobilized.

But the result is obvious. Now all the censors in the Censorate have been blamed.

As long as Li Chengde is unhappy, he can completely blow up the entire Censorate at any time!

The eldest princess had interests in the Censorate, so she naturally could not bear to see the Censorate being liquidated, so she had to come as a representative to seek peace with Li Chengde.

But now, Li Chengde actually told her that all this was done to bring down Lin Ruofu?
The eldest princess couldn't accept it at all!
It’s not that she cares about Lin Ruofu that much.

But all along, no matter what political needs the Emperor had, she tried her best to cooperate.

But this time it was different, her feelings were not taken into consideration at all!

However, this matter was actually something she had not considered carefully.

As long as you think a few more steps when Li Chengde was impeached, you will naturally understand the intentions of the emperor and Li Chengde.

But even so, the eldest princess still couldn't let it go!

"you guess?"

Li Chengde just smiled and didn't explain.

This made the eldest princess very angry.

But then, Li Chengde said something that made it even harder for her to accept, "You ask the Censorate to prepare and collectively impeach Lin Ruofu for forming a clique for personal gain."

The eldest princess laughed, "Are you ordering me to do something?"

Li Chengde said bluntly, "What else?"

"..."

The eldest princess was speechless.

She had never seen such a domineering person!
The two parties are just in a cooperative relationship, but she feels like she is just a subordinate!
Isn’t Li Chengde afraid that she will be dissatisfied and take the opportunity to cause trouble?
But then again, since Li Chengde chose to cooperate with her, it means that she is likely to intervene more, and the fight for the throne will become even more chaotic because of her.

When she thought about seeing Emperor Qing’s three sons fighting ruthlessly, she felt relieved about Li Chengde’s tough attitude.

"It's almost time. I'm going to go to the palace. Do you want to come with me?" Li Chengde suddenly stood up.

The eldest princess looked surprised, then angry, "Didn't you just say you couldn't go to my Guangxin Palace? How come you are fine now?"

Li Chengde said sincerely, "Maybe the feng shui of Guangxin Palace is not very good. I advise you to move to another place."

The princess stood up angrily and stared into Li Chengde's eyes. After staring at each other for a while, she was so angry that she laughed at her own behavior.

Then, he sat down again.

"Going to the palace at this hour, does His Majesty have something important to tell you?"

Li Chengde looked at her and nodded, "Smart, but your intelligence network is too slow to catch up. You don't even know what happened in Dingzhou."

The princess frowned. "Dingzhou? Did the Western Hu Chanyu change his mind?"

Li Chengde shook his head and said, "Yes, but not completely."

The princess was stunned. "What do you mean by that?"

Li Chengde did not answer, but just left her with his back, "You can figure it out slowly."

As soon as he finished speaking, he left and drove to the palace, leaving the eldest princess alone in the Prince of Wei's mansion.

But before Li Chengde entered the imperial study, he heard the angry voice of Emperor Qing.

"Xihu Chanyu has no sincerity in negotiations. I wish I could send troops to flatten the grassland right now!"

Li Chengde walked in with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, isn't this a good thing?"

"It just so happens that both sides are still in the negotiation stage, which gives us some more bargaining chips to expand the results of the war." The Western Hu Chanyu refused to believe in it and insisted on using his own soldiers to break the Hu people's fear of pottery jars. The final result can be imagined.

Through practical actions, the horror of the pottery jar was once again demonstrated to the leaders of various tribes, making them more determined to negotiate unconditionally with the Kingdom of Qing.

In order to show that their tribes did not participate in the attack, the leaders of the major tribes directly tied up the Xihu Chanyu!
After a while, the Chanyu will be escorted to the capital, and the left and right wise kings of the Western Hu will also be there.

When the previous Chanyu died, these two wise kings had the hope of inheriting the Golden Horde.

However, the Western Hu Chanyu was very resourceful. He borrowed barbarian cavalry to help him gain a foothold in the royal court.

This time, the Chanyu of Xihu had completely offended the Kingdom of Qing, and the barbarians were also afraid of the mysterious pottery jar in the hands of the Qing people. The two wise kings saw an opportunity.

"The left and right wise kings came to the capital at the same time. Their purpose is nothing more than one, to gain the support of Qing Kingdom."

"After all, the initiative of the wool business is still in the hands of Qing State. Which of those tribal leaders wouldn't be jealous?"

"As long as the two wise kings can obtain the trading qualifications from Qing Kingdom, they will have the possibility of gaining the support of the tribal leaders and inheriting the Golden Horde."

"And this is our Qing Nation's chance!"

Li Chengde spoke eloquently and analyzed the pros and cons.

Emperor Qing looked thoughtful, "Continue."

Li Chengde did not hesitate and made a suggestion.
"We can give the left and right wise kings the same authority, and even encourage them to compete. Whoever provides more wool will get a higher purchase price."

"Under the competition between the two sides, the consumption of grassland will be further aggravated!"

This move is really cruel!

The Left and Right Wise Kings both want to gain the support of the leaders of the major tribes, and what interests them most at the moment is the wool business, although some people know that there may be a conspiracy involved.

But in the face of huge interests, reason can be completely abandoned!
So as long as there is a wise king who can sell wool at a higher price, he will get more support.

The only way to increase the purchase price of wool is to increase the wool production of the tribe under your command!
As a result, under the fierce competition between the two sides, the major tribes will soon fall into internal competition.

They will completely disregard the carrying capacity of the pasture and expand the size of their already overflowing flocks!
If this continues, the grassland that might have taken five years to be destroyed will be accelerated to three or even two years!

"The left and right wise kings are not stupid. They are very likely to unite the major tribes and use the wool to empty the treasury of Qing."

"So Shanyu... he cannot die. If he stays alive, he can put tremendous pressure on the left and right wise kings!"

"Although the leaders of the major tribes have kidnapped the Chanyu, as long as the Chanyu can bring back benefits, the relationship between the two sides will be quickly repaired."

"As long as the Chanyu is still alive, the left and right wise kings will never feel at ease. They can only desperately use the wool trading qualification to bind the major tribes to their chariots."

"In this way, within three years, Xihu will be destroyed!"

Emperor Qing's eyes sparkled after hearing this, and he immediately cast his gaze on Chen Pingping, "I want to make sure that the Chanyu can reach Kyoto alive!"

His Majesty the Emperor was naturally unwilling to accept the fact that the royal tent had not been found after two large-scale expeditions.

Now that he has the opportunity to meet the King of the Prairie as a winner, His Majesty the Emperor will certainly not let the other party die easily along the way.

Not to mention, if the Chanyu of Xihu were alive, he could put pressure on the left and right wise kings, making them afraid to join forces.

After all, if the Chanyu took the wool business back with him, the Left and Right Wise Kings would soon be abandoned by all the major tribes!
They totally cannot accept such a result!

Chen Pingping immediately said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will have the Black Cavalry escort the Chanyu all the way to Kyoto."

Emperor Qing nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Li Chengde. "The reception of the Western Hu envoys is now in your hands. Don't let me down."

Li Chengde did not refuse, "Your son accepts my order."

Then, Emperor Qing suddenly sighed, "Minister Lin has been getting up more and more frequently at night. His health is getting worse day by day. I am very worried."

At the beginning of the surveillance plan, no information about Prime Minister Lin's mansion could be obtained.

But since His Majesty the Emperor urged, the work of the Censorate has made rapid progress.

From the moment he woke up every day, Prime Minister Lin's every move was recorded and presented to the emperor.

Even the number of times he got up to urinate every night and how long he stayed in the toilet were all written down clearly. He almost recorded every detail of Lin Ruofu's time in the toilet!
A trace of worry flashed across Li Chengde's eyes at the right time. "Prime Minister Lin has been working hard for the country. Even at his old age, he still often stays up late to handle government affairs. This is really too hard!"

"An old man in his 50s is still working so hard. This is a dereliction of duty on the part of the court!"

"I suggest that, as Prime Minister Lin's health is getting worse, we let him retire early and return home!"

Emperor Qing's acting was also exaggerated, and he showed a hesitant expression on the spot, "This is not good, right? Without Prime Minister Lin, how can the six ministries operate? No, no."

Li Chengde's eyes were filled with even more worry. "Your Majesty, haven't you heard that many officials became ill from overwork and eventually died in office?"

"If Prime Minister Lin is allowed to die of exhaustion while in office, how will the ministers and the people of the world view the court?"

"I propose again that you let Prime Minister Lin go home!"

Emperor Qing sighed helplessly, "Well, now that it has come to this, even if I am reluctant, I cannot watch Prime Minister Lin being exhausted to death."

"When the weather warms up, let Prime Minister Lin retire!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

(End of this chapter)