Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1512: Legend of the Hidden Sea 32

Xiao Jinyue could see the anxiety and impatience hidden under the kind appearance of Emperor Zhenshun. Her heart gradually sank to the bottom, but she still followed her original plan and expressed her dissatisfaction with the Yongrong Palace: "Father, I have said before that I want to reopen the sea ban and clean up the forces in Jiangnan that go out to sea privately, but today, Uncle Wang came to my house early in the morning and actually asked me for the Jiangnan shipyard."

Although Prince Yongrong was the only prince who stayed in Beijing and did not have to go to his fiefdom, and had a close relationship with Emperor Zhenshun, in fact, even though Emperor Zhenshun wanted to pass the throne to Prince Yongrong's line, he was still wary of Prince Yongrong.

Although the blood relationship between Prince Yongrong and Emperor Zhenshun is closer than that between Prince Yongrong and Emperor Zhenshun and Prince Linzi, when it comes to the succession of the throne, as long as it is not passed on to his own son or grandson, everyone else is an outsider, and Emperor Zhenshun cannot feel at ease.

After hearing what Xiao Jinyue said, Emperor Zhenshun really felt uncomfortable, but for the sake of his usual image, he still reluctantly persuaded: "Your uncle just doesn't want you to be so tired. Lifting the sea ban is not that simple. Isn't it good to have your uncle to help you?"

Xiao Jinyue cursed his father in his heart. Did Emperor Zhenshun really think that he could achieve immortality with the corpse-eating pill that came out from the Dongxia Royal Court?

At this moment, Xiao Jinyue wanted to kill Emperor Zhenshun.

Patrolling the river is not so easy. Niu Ben has been captured by Emperor Zhenshun, and the military power in the northwest has also been taken over. From Zhongzhou, there is news that corrupt officials have been brought down one after another. The court is in an uproar. Everyone is trying their best to nominate their own people to take up positions, or hopes that Cang Hai will surrender as soon as possible, and preferably be reduced to a commoner and become Xiao Jinyue's son-in-law.

As a result, Xiao Jinyue was urged to give birth, and the officials in the court even hinted that since Princess Canghai was not around, it would not be a grievance to have a few concubines.

Xiao Jinyue sneered directly at the court meeting: "This king has really broadened his horizons!"

"In the past, you all wanted to accuse any rich girl of being 'not a good family' whenever she went out, but now you are taking the initiative to find a lover for me!"

Most of the court officials could not help but get angry and ashamed. Since Xiao Jinyue had been canonized as the King of Qinghe, they could not help but take her seriously. Moreover, even though Xiao Jinyue did not have a clear position, seeing her sneaking over from time to time to watch the court meetings, they knew that she must have a lot of resources in her hands.

Most of the court officials were also willing to let go of Prince Qinghe, who was destined to decline, because of Emperor Zhenshun's increasing age.

It's not that no court officials noticed that Emperor Zhenshun might have the intention of helping his grandson ascend the throne, but this matter was really unbelievable, and I'm afraid that the royal family would be the first to disagree. After all, in the eyes of the royal family, even if Emperor Zhenshun was disgusted by the lineage of Prince Linzi, there was still the lineage of Prince Yongrong, and then there were the two royal palaces that were not within the five degrees of mourning!

The late emperor's brothers are still alive.

It's a pity that in the eyes of knowledgeable people, the royal family still lost the initiative. If Xiao Jinyue was married off as a princess, her descendants would only be people of other surnames and would only have some blood relationship with the royal family. It would not be as legitimate as Xiao Jinyue being crowned king and marrying a princess now.

Just saying that her future child would have the surname Xiao was enough to shut up the royal family.

These knowledgeable people finally stood behind Xiao Jinyue, and Xiao Jinyue's requirements for them were very simple. They would be rich and glorious, but the prerequisite was that they would not ask for money from the people, either directly or indirectly.

Shi Quan now felt that he was not serving Emperor Zhenshun attentively enough, so he had the idea of quitting and secretly looked for Xiao Jinyue.

Xiao Jinyue readily agreed, "Just let the others take the lead, but this competition must not involve human lives, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to save you or them."

Shi Quan was overjoyed. In the past, he had always thought that as a eunuch, he had the Emperor Zhenshun in his heart, and doing everything he could to fulfill the Emperor's wishes was a glorious thing. Even if the ending was tragic, he would not regret it too much.

But when he was most proud, two of his subordinates were directly pushed out by Emperor Zhenshun, and together with the people from the Imperial Observatory, they blocked the disaster and took the blame for Zhuang Luyin. When the time came, he realized his fear, and it turned out that he was not as open-minded as he thought before.

So he was willing to turn to Xiao Jinyue, who was always nice to eunuchs, and now Xiao Jinyue was willing to accept him and several apprentices, he was really grateful.

Just as Xiao Jinyue reminded him, Shi Quan intended to let other people in Hanzhang Palace take the lead, but he also firmly set the rules in advance, not allowing any mistakes to happen in Hanzhang Palace in the hands of any of them. When Emperor Zhenshun saw this, he couldn't help but miss the past. As for Shi Quan, who was very aware of the times, he didn't want to compete with him, so he let Shi Quan take his apprentice who was willing to leave the palace early and live out the palace to retire.

Xiao Jinyue did not assign Shi Quan a job right away, but instead gave him a house, which was served by palace maids who were homeless after leaving the palace, abandoned girls, and a boy with visibly disabled bodies.

Shi Quan originally thought of helping Xiao Jinyue manage the farm after leaving the palace, but after living in this house for a while and adjusting his mentality, he felt that he could be a teacher who teaches people to read and write, so he was sent by Xiao Jinyue to teach the children.

Seeing that everything was done well, Xiao Jinyue even joked, "I once told Cang Hai behind his back that Cao Jingxian never did any serious work in his life, but he raised several good children. It's just that his career was delayed a bit in the Duwei Division. Now seeing that you have done a good job in enlightenment, it can be seen that you have put in a lot of effort."

Shi Quan thought of Cao Jingxian, with whom he had fought openly and secretly for many years, and he sighed a little: "In the past, I didn't know that Cao Jingxian had studied in Dayong Palace, so it's no wonder that he could teach children. Now I have been given the task of educating these little guys, and I am really sitting on pins and needles. Even if they don't take the imperial examination, I dare not ruin their foundation."

As for the teaching content, Xiao Jinyue had something to say, "When the children grow up, we should arrange for them to learn everything. Since they can't take the imperial examinations, they can only learn one or even several skills to make a living."

Shi Quan had already thought about this. Girls can get married and make money in many ways, but most of the boys sent here are physically disabled. It will be a problem for them to get married in the future, let alone go out to work, so they can only rely on Xiao Jinyue to provide work.

Fortunately, Xiao Jinyue really wanted to take these children in, and had long-term considerations for their future. Even if they were just accountants, they could still make a living with the shops and farms under Xiao Jinyue's name.