It was obvious that Yang Kuitian came prepared, and every word he said was aimed at Ye Feng, to do Li Xianshao a favor.
A small help can be exchanged for a prince's support in the future. Such benefits are self-evident. Of course, Yang Kuitian didn't want to give up and changed the topic of the matter to Ye Feng.
Hearing Yang Kuitian's words, Qi Sheng was angry and could not get angry in front of the emperor.
"I would like to report to the Emperor, this matter happened because of my little daughter, and our Qi Mansion should be responsible for it. If the Emperor thinks that he will be punished for injuring the prince, please punish me."
Qi Sheng knew that when Yang Kuitian arrived, things would definitely not sway to his side, so he simply let the emperor decide on his own, and was unwilling to argue too much with Yang Kuitian.
"Prime Minister Qi, you are posing a problem for the Emperor. Even if it is your Qi family who actually injured the prince, the Emperor will not do anything to your Qi family. What are your intentions? You want to protect a Qi family like yours?" A boy with no family connections.”
Yang Kuitian sneered.
"Yang Kuitian, you are so presumptuous, I am talking to the emperor, when will it be your turn to interrupt!"
Qi Sheng finally got angry, and the two of them started to fight each other in the hall.
"Okay, okay, both dear ladies, please stop."
The emperor frowned slightly, thinking about what happened just now. It was definitely impossible to punish the Qi family. If the incident of hurting the prince was just covered up, how could the royal family have any face in the future.
"snort!"
The two immediately separated, each snorting coldly.
"Prime Minister Qi, I don't have to pursue this matter, but if you give me a satisfactory answer, it can be regarded as stopping everyone's mouth."
The emperor spoke.
"Father, we can't let this boy go."
Li Xianshao immediately stood up and said urgently without pursuing Ye Feng.
The emperor glared at him, and Li Xianshao was so frightened that he squatted down again.
"Back to the emperor, my daughter has been betrothed to the third prince. This matter is completely a misunderstanding. It is just some minor conflicts between the young couple before marriage. It does not cause any loss of the royal family's face. As long as the emperor announces it, this matter is the third prince's. I quarrel with my little girl over some trivial matters, and no one else knows about it. Isn’t that a happy outcome for everyone?”
Qi Sheng wants to reduce big things to small things.
The emperor pondered for a moment and glanced at Qi Sheng casually. It seemed that he was not satisfied with Qi Sheng's request, but there was no good way to do it.
"Mr. Yang, what do you think?"
The emperor said nothing and asked Yang Kuitian.
"Everything is decided by the Emperor."
Yang Kuitian is very cunning and knows how to never interrupt when making decisions. His goal has been achieved and what Young Master Li Xian asked him to do has been accomplished. Yang Kuitian has never thought about digging out the murderer because the emperor has no intention of digging out the murderer. Don't dare to do anything to the Qi family, that's the point.
"Since Prime Minister Qi has said so, it's hard for the lonely king to say anything more. Injuring the prince has indeed damaged the royal family's face. Without punishment, it will be difficult to convince the public. As a punishment for the Qi family, a whole group of troops will be withdrawn. Qi Xiang doesn’t have any objections to this kind of punishment.”
Although the emperor forgave this matter, he actually took back one of the Qi family's troops, equivalent to one million people. The entire Qi family only had five troops, accounting for 30% of Li Yuan's kingdom, 60% for the royal family, and 30% for the Yang family. Now After taking away a group of people, the Qi family's strength obviously lags behind that of the Yang family.
Qi Xiang's face was ashen, and he could not argue. This was the best result. Ye Feng was saved, but his troops were lost. If Ye Feng was handed over, his troops would be preserved, but the Qi family's face would be completely lost. Qi Sheng would not care. No matter what choice you make, you will lose one thing, whether it is military strength or face, Qi Mansion cannot afford to lose it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have no objections!"
Under Yang Kuitian's sneer, Qi Sheng gave him a fist without any retort.
"Well, everything is happy now. The two lovers will arrive at the same time today. I have prepared a banquet. You might as well have a drink together."
The emperor laughed heartily.
"Back to the Emperor, I still have a lot of trivial matters at home that need to be handled personally, so I won't drink with the Emperor anymore. I will drink with the Emperor when I have the opportunity in the future."
Qi Sheng refused.
"Oh, that's right. There will be a weapon refining competition in a few days. Both my dear friends should be very busy, so I won't delay you. I hope that both families will bring out their best weapon refiners to hold a grand competition. The weapon refining competition.”
The emperor did not stay.
After saying that, Qi Sheng and Yang Kuitian retreated together. They each snorted coldly and parted ways.
"Father, why don't you find that boy? I will kill him myself."
Young Master Li Xian didn't understand why his father let this boy go.
"Silly boy, do you think your father doesn't want to avenge you? If he is really desperate, I won't be able to take back this army. Speaking of which, I have to thank you as a father. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to take it back. With so many troops, this old fox Qi Sheng will definitely be furious when he returns."
After the emperor finished speaking, he laughed. His child was injured and it was worth it in exchange for a group of troops.
"Snapped!"
Back at Qi's house, Qi Sheng slapped the table, very angry.
"Old Qi Sha, Li Tiansha, this old fox, is very clever in his calculations. He wanted to take back our Qi family's troops from the beginning."
Qi Sheng got angry and shattered all the tea utensils on the table.
"Father, please calm down. Now that the matter has been resolved, we are planning for the long term. We can slowly build up our troops. In a few years, our Qi family will be on an equal footing with the Yang family."
Qi Liang quickly reassured him that since everything had happened, getting angry would not solve any problems.
"You go down first, I'll be alone for a while!"
Qi Sheng waved his hand and asked Qi Liang to go down first.
"The kid quits!"
After Qi Liang finished speaking, he quickly left his father's study.
The news that a whole group of soldiers from the Qi family was taken away quickly spread throughout the Qi family, and various discussions broke out. It was already known that Ye Feng injured the prince. Some people thought that Ye Feng did the right thing. After all, he helped the young lady, and some thought that Ye Feng did the right thing. People think that Ye Feng is too meddlesome, but sooner or later the young lady will be Li Xianshao's man. There are different opinions.
"Ye Feng, please don't mind and don't listen to what others say."
In a courtyard, Qi Ruomei was afraid of what Ye Feng would think, so she quickly comforted him.
"Senior Sister Qi, don't worry about me. I plan to leave tomorrow to complete the task early so that I can go back and continue practicing."
Ye Feng planned to leave the Qi family. The matter had been resolved anyway and there was no need to stay.
"You are leaving so soon, aren't you willing to stay a few more days?"
Qi Ruomei's eyes were fixed on Ye Feng, as if she didn't want Ye Feng to leave. She started to ignore this young man and gradually became incomprehensible to him.
"There is no point in staying any longer."
Ye Feng has made up his mind to leave. Although he hasn't said how long he will go to the academy, he still doesn't want to delay for too long.
"In that case, I won't force you to stay."
Qi Ruomei felt a little sad, turned around and looked at the lotus pond.
"Miss, Master Ku knows that you are back and wants to see you."
At this time, a maid came over and said to Qi Ruomei.
"Oh, please!"
Qi Ruomei seemed to care about this master Ku.
"Since you have a guest, I'll take my leave first!"
After Ye Feng finished speaking, he was about to leave.
"Junior Brother Ye, you don't have to leave. I can introduce you to Master Ku. He is the best weapon refiner in our Qi family, and he is very close to me. When I was a child, I liked to watch Master Ku make weapons. I always feel a sense of intimacy. From now on, whenever Master Ku refines weapons, I will watch from the side, but that was several years ago."
Qi Ruomei said quickly.
"Do you like weapon refining?"
Ye Feng asked.
"No, I don't like weapon refining, but I like to watch Master Ku refining weapons. I have always been particularly familiar with that feeling of flowing water. Since joining the academy, I have never seen Master Ku refining weapons again."
Qi Ruomei said.
After only a few dozen breaths, a burly man walked in.
"Xiaomei, why didn't you go see me when you returned to the imperial city?"
A rough voice appeared, and a man in his thirties walked in.
"I haven't made time yet, please forgive me, Master Ku."
Qi Ruomei was very respectful.
"Hey, Mr. Ye, why are you here?"
Master Ku's eyes suddenly fell on Ye Feng, and he was very shocked.
"The boy has met Master Ku."
Ye Feng smiled bitterly. He didn't expect to meet Master Ku here. He was relieved when he remembered that he was the best weapon refiner in the Qi family.
"Do you know each other?"
Qi Ruomei was shocked on the spot. Ye Feng was only new to the imperial city, so how could he know Master Ku.
"We know each other. Not only do we know each other, we are also close friends. For Brother Ye, I, Master Ku, have great respect."
When talking about Ye Feng, Master Ku changed his previous image and looked solemn, even with a hint of awe.
"Master Ku is joking. How can this junior be so virtuous and capable that Master Ku can respect me?"
Ye Feng said awkwardly.
"Wait a minute, what's going on? How do you know each other?"
This was the second time in one day that Qi Ruomei's brain was short-circuited and she was a little unable to turn around.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Qi Ruomei's confused look, Master Ku and Ye Feng both laughed. There was a kind of mutual sympathy between Ye Feng and Master Ku that outsiders could not understand.
"You are all bullying me. Come on, tell me how you met."
Qi Ruomei was angry.
"Let's go, let's ignore this silly girl, let's go and talk!"
Master Ku actually put his arm around Ye Feng's shoulders, ignored Qi Ruomei who was standing aside and was angry, and they both left here.
Qi Ruomei kicked her little foot, and had no choice but to follow him, wanting to know what was going on.
The three of them came to the center of the courtyard, where there happened to be a table, and several people sat down at the same time.
"Xiaomei, I just received news that you injured the prince. What is going on?"
It turns out that Master Ku came here for this matter, otherwise he wouldn’t have made a special trip.
"So you know everything."
Qi Ruomei smiled bitterly without explaining.
"So what is being said outside is true?"
Master Ku had already checked it out before he came, so he came to see Xiaomei and wanted to comfort her, but he didn't expect to see Ye Feng. (To be continued)