Tao Hanshan's smile disappeared completely. He could never have imagined that he made the most comprehensive decision when the emergency occurred, but he was not recognized and praised by the princess. Instead, he questioned himself with the opinion of a woman.
"What the princess said is really confusing to the subordinates." Tao Hanshan tried his best to slow down his tone, "According to the princess's intention, this matter should be allowed to ferment according to the will of the people behind the scenes, until it reaches the heavens to hear it and let the sage make an decree. Thorough investigation, to the extent that the imperial mausoleum was forced to stop work, so that all those things were left in the stone factory and finally belonged to others. Is such an outcome what the princess expected to see?"
Although Tao Hanshan's tone was as gentle as possible, the content of what he said was really sharp.
Qin Yining is Pang Xiao's wife, how could he expect the treasure to fall into the hands of others
"Mr. Tao, don't be impatient." Qin Yining could tell from what Tao Hanshan said that this person was ambitious and conceited, so he reassured, "I am the prince's first wife, how can I think so?"
"Then ask the princess for advice." Tao Hanshan stood up and cupped his hands. "If the princess doesn't think so, why don't you agree with your subordinates? Are some people you don't know more important than the prince's safety and hegemony?"
Qin Yining smiled and shook his head: "The safety of the lord is naturally important, but I want to ask Mr. Tao, does it know about the heavy rain this year?"
Tao Hanshan frowned, only to feel that Qin Yining was asking some nonsense, and he was already impatient.
"This subordinate naturally knows about it."
Qin Yining said sternly: "It has been raining heavily in the past few months, and the rain in the north has stopped, but the south has not improved. If this continues, famine will come within this year. The country has been fighting year after year, and the treasury has already been stretched. If the limited money is spent on repairing the emperor On the mausoleum, what will happen to the people in the future when famine comes?"
Tao Hanshan thought Qin Yining was very funny.
"My subordinates dare to ask the princess, even if the imperial court has no money for disaster relief, what does it have to do with the prince? The imperial court does not provide disaster relief.
Qin Yining shook his head patiently, "This is the opposite of the original intention of the prince when he rebelled against Beiji. The reason why the prince stood up was for the world to be stable and the people to live and work in peace and contentment, rather than suffering under the tyranny of the tyrant. If you sacrifice the people for that position now, how is this different from the tyrants of the previous dynasty?”
Tao Hanshan couldn't find anything to refute Qin Yining's words.
But he didn't think Qin Yining's idea was correct.
"The prince's position in the court is now awkward, and the princess is not ignorant of all the difficulties. Now that it is difficult to protect yourself, it is natural to protect yourself first. It is too important for the prince to get those things from the stone factory. In the hands of the enemy, isn't it self-destruction?"
"Mr. Tao's idea is reasonable. But while those things are important, there are things in this world that are more important than treasure. Once you lose your heart for power and status, the future will be more and more deviated. Although our current situation is tense, we can In the end, it is not to the extent that the entire county must be sacrificed. As long as you are willing to think of a way, things will definitely be resolved.”
"The princess said it was easy, such a difficult situation, how easy is it to think?" Tao Hanshan couldn't help raising his voice, pacing back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said, "This is the situation right now, if you don't push the charges out , If the sage is to blame, the lord will not only lose the treasure, but will also give others a hand, then how does the princess plan to let the lord deal with it?"
"The solution is thought up by people, but there are some things that people can't do." Qin Yining no longer smiled, and said solemnly, "How to properly solve this matter, the subordinates will naturally think of the solution, and will also tell the prince to go. Do. Please, Mr. Tao, notify the Fifth Army Camp as soon as possible to cancel the previous plan. Don't involve innocent people."
"The order has already been issued, and I can't look back now." Tao Hanshan looked at Qin Yining with uncontrollable irritability, "The princess is a woman in a deep house, so it's understandable that she doesn't know anything about the previous dynasty. Let the subordinates handle all these matters, and ask the princess to trust the subordinates and not interfere."
Qin Yining narrowed his eyes slightly, Tao Hanshan was extremely rude to her when she said this. She had been by Pang Xiao's side for a long time, and those who were often with him treated her the same way they treated him, such as Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi, Hu Zi, Tang Xiu, and others even took her orders as Pang Xiao's orders. She had never encountered such an unwillingness to listen to her persuasion, and rejected her directly.
Tao Hanshan was tough with her, and Qin Yining couldn't help but get a little angry.
"Mr. Tao, I have no intention of interfering in foreign affairs. Since the lord is willing to entrust these matters to you, he trusts your ability."
Tao Hanshan looked at Qin Yining with a smile, "Since the princess knows, there is no need for her subordinates to spend any more time."
Qin Yining frowned and said coldly, "I don't think Mr. Tao's attitude will be like this when he talks to the prince."
"To be honest, the prince will not be like the princess."
"Like me?" Qin Yining smiled and said slowly, "Sir, do you want to talk about my wife's kindness?"
Tao Hanshan looked at Qin Yining with a smile on his lips. He didn't say anything, but he made it clear.
Qin Yining shook his head, "Mr. Tao, I understand that Mr. Tao wants to help the prince, is loyal to the prince, and thinks about everything for the prince. If you are accused of treason, tens of thousands of people will be buried with you! How many people have been killed in successive years of war? How much effort has the lord made to quell the war? Avoid, but this is not war!"
"The princess's thoughts are too simple! At this juncture, the most important thing for the prince is to get the treasure, and those things must not fall into the hands of others. What's more, the people of Danfu County rebelled and the prince sent troops to quell it. This is a great credit. ? Even I have a candidate for the leader of the rebellion."
Tao Hanshan pointed at the young man behind Qin Yining, his eyes seemed to be looking at a dead object, or a useless dead object to be discarded.
"This person gathered the people of Danfu County to besiege the government office, and then took advantage of the chaos to assassinate. If the assassination failed, he kidnapped the princess. In such a dangerous situation, the prince quelled the rebellion and brought the culprit to justice. The sage must be pleased."
The young man was extremely uncomfortable by Tao Hanshan's eyes. The sense of crisis that the tiger and wolf bit his neck made the young man's whole body tense, and his hand was on the end of the bamboo stick.
He had a feeling that the person who gave Qin Yining's cake to eat today was hostile to him, and the hostility and calculation of the person in front of him were even more obvious. He seems to be talking to Qin Yining, wanting to kill him or harm him.
The young man couldn't help but look at Qin Yining, the flames were burning in his heart, he was looking forward to knowing how Qin Yining would treat him, but he was afraid to know the answer, afraid that Qin Yining would treat him like Wang Dashan.
Just as the young man's thoughts were spinning, Qin Yining stood up to stand between the young man and Tao Hanshan, raised his arm and brushed off Tao Hanshan's hand pointing at the young man.
"Mr. Tao." Qin Yining said sternly, "I never knew that in addition to not caring about the lives and deaths of the common people, Mr. Tao could ignore the lives of tens of thousands of people while talking and laughing, but he also learned to frame things!"
"Princess! Those who make big things are not careful. If you don't take advantage of such a good opportunity, the prince will regret it in the future!"
"Is human life a measure?"
"This lowly person is worth so much attention!"
"It seems that Mr. Tao's thoughts are different from those of me and the prince."
Tao Hanshan also saw Qin Yining say such a resolute tone, and his heart became more and more unhappy, and he was a little guilty of Qin Yining's anxiety that she was afraid of blowing pillow wind in front of Pang Xiao.
"Fang is the subordinate who is too eager, and the words he said were a little impulsive." Tao Hanshan apologized, "The princess is a kind-hearted person, and the reason you said is not difficult to understand. The current situation is different from that in the peaceful and prosperous world, there are priorities and it is related to the great cause of the prince, please forgive me, the subordinates really cannot do what the princess said."
Qin Yining listened to Tao Hanshan mentioning the great cause again, and sneered: "It seems that Tao Xian is very concerned about the great cause."
Tao Hanshan's pupils shrank when he heard the words, and he realized that he had shown his ambitions too clearly in front of this woman tonight. The prince treats them differently than the princess treats them. If the princess is not used to it, how can it be good to talk in front of the prince
Thinking of this, a faint light flashed in Tao Hanshan's eyes, and then he decided not to argue with Qin Yining.
"Okay, okay, the princess has been working very hard during her time away. Dinner has been prepared below. Please invite the princess to rest. The prince has arranged these things for his subordinates, and the subordinates will naturally handle them." Said When he reached Tao Hanshan, he saluted and sent off, "Princess, walk slowly."
Seeing that he really couldn't persuade Tao Hanshan, Qin Yining knew that it was useless to talk too much, so he could only save the time of arguing. He called the young man back, motioned him to follow him, and walked out of the front hall quickly.
Tao Hanshan showed a lot of respect outside.
Outside the door, a few scribes and guards approached and bowed respectfully to Qin Yining.
Tao Hanshan ordered someone to send Qin Yining to rest.
The young man also got a separate room, but the young man refused to leave Qin Yining's side without saying anything.
The guard who sent Qin Yining and the young man to the door of the room was also very embarrassed.
Qin Yining thought about it and then said, "You guys can step back. He can stay if he wants to, it's no big deal." After fleeing for a while, Qin Yining already trusts the young man very much. At least he doesn't mean to harm her right now. Risk yourself to protect her.
After hearing Qin Yining say this, the guards looked at each other and backed away.
Not long after, someone brought hot water, clothes and food boxes.
Qin Yining wiped his face and hands with a handkerchief dipped in hot water, ignoring the blood-stained clothes.
The young man sat on an armchair near the door, holding a bamboo stick as if he had fallen asleep.
It was quiet in the house, only the chirping of insects could be heard outside.
Qin Yining thought carefully about the next situation by the light of a candle.
Tao Hanshan was so tough, she really couldn't think of a way out for a while. If things develop, I am afraid that Pang Xiao will provoke public resentment in the future.