Chapter 408: Damage
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Four years ago, Emperor Jingyan even wanted to support Qi Xiuyuan to fight against General Yuan. Two years ago, he was still willing to turn a blind eye to Qi Xiuyuan and let him expand his power. But now, he could no longer tolerate Qi Xiuyuan’s continued growth.
He did not expect the situation to change so quickly. Even if he was unwilling to admit it, he realized that this empire was slowly slipping out of his control.
Rebellions rose everywhere. After suppressing them for three years, not only were they unable to suppress them, but they also became more and more intense. General Yuan was already out of his control, but Qi Xiuyuan and the other generals were also gradually slipping out of his control.
The other generals were fine, but Qi Xiuyuan’s development was too fast. The Emperor was vexed. If he had been willing to bestow a princess to him back then, nothing might have happened.
Seeing that the Emperor was frowning, his trusted aide suggested softly, “Your Majesty, Qi Xiuyuan has a younger brother who’s very skilled in martial arts. I heard that he’s also very loved in the military.”
The Emperor snorted and said, “That’s all because of Qi Xiuyuan. I want to control Qi Xiuyuan, not his younger brother.”
If Qi Xiuyuan really wanted to rebel, he could very well just abandon his sister-in-law. Minister Qi’s daughter was too precious to be treated like that.
His trusted aide was speechless. He really wanted to say that if Qi Xiuyuan really wanted to rebel, it wouldn’t be of much use even if he had married a princess to him.
The Emperor knocked on the table and said, “However, even if a princess is out of the question, there’s always the daughters of other families. Doesn’t Minister Qin have a daughter of marriageable age?”
His trusted aide: “…” Let Qi Xiuyuan and Minister Qin be in-laws?!
His trusted aide felt that this was a lousy idea. The Emperor might not be able to see Minister Qin’s ambition, but it didn’t mean that he couldn’t. If he linked Minister Qin and Qi Xiuyuan together, Qi Xiuyuan might be able to bring out his ambition eventually.
His trusted aide thought for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, Minister Qin’s daughter is precious. I’m afraid he won’t be willing. Why don’t we send someone to test them?”
The Emperor was unhappy, but he still nodded in agreement.
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