Chapter 833 This is the selfishness of the minister!
A trace of astonishment flashed across the emperor's face, and then he waved away Gu Yilan: "I will only give you one chance, otherwise..."
Gu Fenglin said calmly and firmly: "I will not let your Majesty down."
He said softly: "I saw that the princess set fire to the palace because she was dissatisfied with the marriage. At that time, your majesty and the noble concubine happened to be nearby."
The emperor was shocked: "How could it be?"
Princess Yongxing is his beloved daughter, and the marriage is in his hands.
No matter what, he would always choose a satisfactory marriage for the princess, so why did he go so far as to set the palace on fire?
Unless, he has no control over this marriage.
Thinking of the demon star last night, the emperor's heart suddenly sank.
Qi State...only Qi State.
Since the prince's return, Qi has not yet launched any trouble.
Although it was Gu Fenglin who persuaded Emperor Qi to release the prince, Emperor Qi later regretted it.
We haven't launched any attack yet, but that doesn't mean we won't do it again.
Most likely, he will ask to marry a princess.
Among all the unmarried princesses of her age, Yongxing was the most beautiful, the noblest, and the most favored.
Smart people know what to choose.
As for Emperor Qi, he is about the same age as him.
With Yongxing's delicate and savage temperament, he could do such a thing as arson in desperation.
The emperor sighed heavily. Qi State was his nightmare, weighing him down all the time.
He looked at Gu Fenglin: "Ai Qing, is there any way to solve this problem?"
Gu Fenglin raised his eyes: "The reason why I broke this matter is exactly because of this."
It’s not that I don’t care about the face of the royal family, it’s not that I don’t care about the mood of the emperor and the imperial concubines, or I don’t care about Huaixing’s future.
Rather, in order to fundamentally prevent this from happening.
Imagine, if Emperor Qi knew about Princess Huaixing's "ominous" reputation, would he still ask to marry her?
The emperor rejected this statement and said coldly: "You can also tell me in private! I can take precautions in advance!"
Gu Fenglin said calmly: "My lord, I don't want Zhao to have any more dragon sons and dragon girls to become Qi's puppet hostages! I don't want Qi to have another reason to attack Zhao! And I don't want your Majesty to make any mistakes!"
"It was Your Majesty who rescued me from the mud, cleared my grievances and cleared my name. It was Your Majesty who specially set up the position of Fuqing for me. I just want to be loyal to Your Majesty and to the country!"
"To seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, choose the lesser of two evils. Your Majesty has a fatherly heart, loves his children, and loves his people. If it were not for the people, he could not bear the loss of life, and he would not be willing to let the prince go to Qi! In the future, for the sake of his son
My people, no matter how sad you are, you will still send the princess away!"
"You must be thinking that if I told you in private, you would take precautions to prevent that kind of thing from happening to Your Highness, but the reason why the way of heaven is the way of heaven is that it is mysterious and unpredictable!"
"It is better to crack it in advance than to deal with it temporarily!"
"Your Majesty scolds me for having selfish motives. I do have selfish motives. This is my selfishness!"
The emperor looked at Gu Fenglin carefully.
This is the first time since Gu Fenglin became Fuqing that he has expressed his loyalty and gratitude to him so clearly.
That's all. Those words of "a loving father, for the sake of his people, can't bear the loss of life, and will not be willing to let the Crown Prince go to Qi" greatly pleased him.
It gave him a reasonable excuse for the fear, self-blame and shame he had felt for so many years.
That's it, that's what he thought.
At that time, weren't the people grateful and praising him for his kindness? (To be continued)