Chapter 33 Want the Fourth Prince to go to Northern Qi? This is crazy!
"The six ministries have all been thoroughly investigated. Lin Ruofu is completely making false accusations. Order the Dali Temple to release Guo Youzhi, Fan Jian and others as soon as possible."

"Li Chengde, you did a great job on this matter. I will give you the farm outside the city as a reward."

The case dragged on for nearly two months, and was finally closed near the beginning of spring.

Everything is Lin Ruofu's fault. The ministers were not involved in corruption at all. They are all innocent and will soon return to the six ministries to participate in their work.

And His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, who was in charge of investigating the case, actually got a royal farm outside the city!
The imperial estate covers a very large area, making it extremely convenient for any use.

Especially if it was obtained by a prince, it was entirely possible that he would hide and train his private soldiers in it.

For His Majesty the Emperor, this risk is totally unacceptable.

But now, His Majesty has actually handed over this imperial farm to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, which shows how great his favor is!

Combined with recent rumors that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei plans to make a steam engine that is more advanced than the textile machines in the three major workshops, the usefulness of this imperial farm is self-evident.

Obviously, this is for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei to open a workshop!

Is Your Majesty sending a signal that the era of the Neiku may be coming to an end?

All the civil and military officials in the court had flickering eyes and were secretly speculating in their hearts. They felt that this was probably the case.

Li Chengde did not give any explanation for this, but just stood up quietly to receive the reward, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Emperor Qing smiled with satisfaction and said, "Li Chengde, you have done a good job in the wool trade with the Western Hu."

"You have made great contributions to the country, so I will give you the mansion next to the Prince of Wei's Palace as a reward!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court gasped.

That mansion is not ordinary. It was once the residence of a prince and its scale is similar to that of Prince Wei’s Palace!
Of course, this is without counting Furong Garden.

But even so, it's still amazing!
So many years have passed, and the palace should have been re-divided long ago, but it has remained vacant.

And now, this palace has been given to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. This favor is really too great!
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince's eyes were filled with envy.

But Li Chengde's face remained calm, and he accepted the reward calmly, "Thank you, son."

Emperor Qing withdrew his slightly relieved gaze from Li Chengde and said, "It's a bit funny to say this.

Northern Qi actually sent someone to deliver a letter, wanting the King of Wei to go to the Northern Qi Imperial Academy to give lectures.

Do you think this is a fantasy of the Northern Qi Dynasty? "

As soon as the words fell, the whole court was in an uproar.

This is not only a fantasy, it is a humiliation!
It has always been the case that weak countries send protons to strong countries, but who has ever heard of the other way around?!

It is true that the Northern Qi Dynasty succeeded the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it has always claimed to be the orthodox dynasty in the world.

But apart from the lack of literary style, in what way was the Qing Kingdom inferior to the Northern Qi?
Not to mention, now there is a literary prodigy like His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei in Qing Kingdom!

Even if we take a step back and say that those people are really retainers of the Prince of Wei's palace... wouldn't this situation be even more terrifying? !
Every civil servant present here, after all their years of studying, who could write an article like that?

There is more than one great man in a generation. Doesn’t this speak volumes?
Especially, His Royal Highness the King of Wei is a person of heavenly veins!
This further proves that Qing Kingdom is the orthodox one in the world!
Now Northern Qi actually dared to let a Qing prince go to Northern Qi to the capital. Wasn't it afraid that this prince was not alone, but was accompanied by a mighty Daqing cavalry? !
"How dare the Northern Qi humiliate Daqing like this? Does it think it is the original Northern Wei?"

"So what about the Northern Wei? Didn't the Daqing cavalry still trample their territory and tear it apart?"

"The people of Northern Qi are so crazy. What time do they think it is now? They want us to send a prince over. It's just wishful thinking! It's impossible!"

"In my opinion, the Northern Qi deserves to be punished. Do they really think that Daqing is a soft persimmon that anyone can easily bully?" "Does the Northern Qi think that paying the city and ceding the land is not enough and wants to fight a war to annihilate the country?"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Emperor Qing's words completely ignited the emotions of all the civil and military officials in the court, and everyone was excited.

Over the years, Qing's literary style has indeed flourished and poetry gatherings have become popular, but this does not mean that Qing's martial spirit has declined.

You have to know that in Kyoto in the past, the most popular thing was the duel between martial arts masters!

Now they heard that Northern Qi was bullying Qing State. How could the ministers tolerate this?
But at this moment, a discordant voice suddenly appeared.

"Your Majesty, I think this is just an academic exchange. There is no such thing as shame or humiliation!"

The whole hall quickly became quiet.

Everyone looked around, trying to find the person who said such outrageous words.

If sending a prince to another country as a hostage is not considered a humiliation, then they really can't think of anything else that would be considered a humiliation!
But when they saw that the person who said this was actually a minister who was very close to the Second Prince, everyone looked at the Second Prince with something strange in their eyes.

The second prince widened his eyes and immediately looked towards the crown prince.

But he found that the other party also looked confused.

Soon, not only the minister, but also several people who were close to the prince stood up.

"Your Majesty, I also think that there is no need to exaggerate this matter. Northern Qi has no ill intentions. They just want His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei to give lectures to the students of Northern Qi."

"Yes, Daqing is a great country. How can we not be magnanimous? How can we feel that our neighbor is humiliating us just because of such a request?"

"I think this is a good thing! The literary world has always regarded Northern Qi as the orthodox, but now Northern Qi wants His Royal Highness the King of Wei from our Qing Kingdom to give them a lecture.

Doesn't this just prove that our Qing Kingdom is the orthodox one in the world and the one chosen by heaven!"

As more and more court officials stood up, the backs of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were wet with cold sweat.

Many of these court officials were very close to the two of them, so even if they had a hundred mouths they couldn’t explain it!

At this moment, Emperor Qing looked at the two of them with a smile, "Prince, what do you think?"

The prince shuddered and said, "Your Majesty, I think everything should be decided by you!"

This answer was like kicking the ball over. Emperor Qing was not angry at all, but asked the Second Prince,

"Li Chengze, tell me what you think."

The Second Prince thought for a moment and said, "I think that no matter whether this matter is good or bad for Qing State, we must first ask the opinions of the parties involved."

"That makes sense." Emperor Qing nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Li Chengde, "Are you willing to go?"

Li Chengde said without hesitation,

"Since this matter can boost the literary style of Daqing, then I am naturally willing to share the worries for you, my father."

Emperor Qing burst into laughter immediately. "Okay, okay, then I will order you to go to Northern Qi to accept the invitation and let them see who is the legitimate ruler of the world!"

Li Chengde bowed slowly and said, "Your Highness, I obey your order!"

(End of this chapter)