I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty - Chapter 56



Chapter 56: The Fifth Prince’s Invitation

It was the first time Qin Ji saw Xia Yuxiao showing such an expression.

Although Xia Yuxiao often fell into a disadvantage in her interactions with him, Qin Ji had never seen her like this. He had a rough idea of what she was worried about.

“Your Majesty, I understand your intentions. I will stop here.”

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ji finally chose to let others off the hook.

This involved the issue of internal political stability. If the forces related to the Fifth Prince were uprooted, it would inevitably lead to serious turmoil. He could only find a way to gradually free the Xia Kingdom from the control of those royal relatives.

Giving up this idea, Qin Ji began to focus on his new job.

Theoretically, the position of Zongzheng was not particularly important to him. Qin Ji had long been the Grand Marshal of the Great Xia. The power of Zongzheng basically stayed within the scope of palace affairs—moreover, it was temporary.

A donkey turning a millstone, no matter what, it couldn’t jump out of that circle.

However, this does not mean that Qin Ji cannot benefit from it at all.

Being able to handle internal royal affairs is quite useful for Qin Ji.

“Hopefully. As for how to deal with the Fifth Prince, I don’t think I need to say much.”

“Yes.”

…………………..

“Qin Ji actually took over as the head of the Zongzheng?”

The Fifth Prince frowned while enjoying the fruit in front of him.

“Your Highness, now that His Majesty has placed Qin Ji in the Zongzheng Mansion, it is very likely that he intends to use Qin Ji’s power to suppress the internal royal family. If we ignore him, we might fall behind.”

An official said in front of the Fifth Prince.

He and the Fifth Prince were bound by interests. Long before this, the Fifth Prince had promised to give him a chance to become the Prime Minister in the future. Moreover, the Fifth Prince now took great care of his family, doing everything that needed to be done.

And…

The world depicted by the Fifth Prince, he also yearned for it.

After being an official for a long time, many people had lost their original aspirations. However, this did not mean that they could not remember their original aspirations. The scene of the world of great harmony described by the sages, if the Fifth Prince could really achieve it, he also wanted to be part of building this world.

“Qin Ji… this guy has been a bit too active these years,” the Fifth Prince said with a smile, putting a piece of pastry into his mouth. “Since the time of the late emperor, he has been trying to seize power, and now, his desire for power seems to be growing. His existence is already a threat to Daxia.”

“Yes, but now, His Majesty has been deceived by him and has lost his reason, constantly entrusting him with important tasks.” The official said indignantly.

“Is it really deception?”

The Fifth Prince looked at the other party with a mocking smile. Although he did not know his sister very well, he believed he understood some of the emperor’s character.

If it was really deception, the previous attempts to expand power should not have occurred. In the end, she still did not truly trust that powerful minister. It was just a temporary expedient to use him for now.

“Since this Grand Marshal has chosen to intervene in the internal affairs of the royal family, perhaps we can pay him a visit.”

Although he had little contact with the Duke of Anguo, the Fifth Prince was very eager to meet him.

Because he had a feeling that the other party might be someone very similar to himself.

“A visit… The Zongzheng Mansion is not far from here, and we can take the opportunity to visit our ancestors. But Your Highness, are you really planning to establish contact with him?”

In the eyes of many people, Qin Ji was indeed a powerful minister who did not care much about the emperor. However, if you had to say who he leaned towards, it was still the emperor himself. The current emperor was supported by him. Whether from a standpoint of interest or emotion, he was more willing to stand by the emperor’s side rather than any other prince.

Oh, but if he had a conflict with the emperor, he would indeed not let it go easily.

It is precisely because of this that if the Fifth Prince really chooses to establish some contact with Qin Ji, it indirectly means standing with one of the emperor’s supporters…

“Of course, this Duke of Anguo is a talent. I think if I can bring him under my command… it would not be a bad result.”

The Fifth Prince said with a smile.

Ah… no wonder the Fifth Prince was a hot contender for the throne back then. His thoughts were indeed different from others.

“Will the Duke of Anguo agree?”

“In the end, he is just a powerful minister. Power is the most important thing in his eyes. If such a person is not handled well, he can easily become a traitor, but he is also a very good pawn—if he is obsessed with power, it means he is not particularly loyal to his emperor.”

Thinking of this, the Fifth Prince felt that he had a bit of a winning chance.

As long as he could attract the other party to his side, the odds of dealing with Xia Yuxiao would increase.

Of course, what the Fifth Prince didn’t know at this moment was that while he was still considering how to recruit Qin Ji, Qin Ji was already investigating the case files at the Zongzheng Mansion not far away.

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Watching Qin Ji seriously flipping through the files, Ling Yan, who was lying on the table beside him, stared at his focused look.

In the end, she couldn’t help but reach out her finger and poke Qin Ji’s face.

A guard doing such a thing to their master would generally be punished elsewhere, but Qin Ji just looked up at her, then continued to lower his head to handle affairs, while casually asking:

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, just thought it was interesting.”

Ling Yan said righteously.

“When did you start liking to do this? I think if it’s about poking faces, it’s usually done to children or cute girls.”

Qin Ji remained calm.

It wasn’t the first or second time his family’s guard had suddenly acted out.

“Young master, don’t you feel tired being so focused all the time?”

“Don’t you feel tired following me every day?”

“Of course not, I’m used to it.”

“So am I.” Qin Ji replied simply.

“Young master, sometimes you are quite different from ordinary people.”

“Well, probably.”

The two chatted intermittently, and at this moment, an official from the Zongzheng Mansion delivered a letter to him.

Qin Ji opened the letter with curiosity.

It was an invitation, signed by the Fifth Prince.

Oh? Came so quickly?

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