Xie Xun thought for a moment and understood Qin Rushuang's plan.
"Are you going to make the people on the Fourth Prince's side think that the person is in our hands, and then use this as a bargaining chip to make some deals with them?"
Qin Rushuang nodded: "That's it, and I guess that Xiao Shan must not be able to bear it when the fourth prince has done something so ugly. Even if we negotiate, Xiao Shan will be the one to contact us."
In fact, Qin Rushuang was more afraid of them and the struggle with the fourth prince than the idiot who was the fourth prince, but it was Xiao Shan, the left prime minister behind him.
Xiaoshan has been in the court for too many years.
The forces behind him are complicated, and some of them are even beyond their ability to detect.
She came up with this empty-handed white wolf, firstly, to seek some benefits from the fourth prince, and secondly, to explore Xiao Shan's true and false status, and to see what forces he had controlled in the court for so many years.
Xie Xun pursed his lips and asked, "If they are really fooled, what kind of exchange of interests do you want to make with Xiao Shan?"
Qin Rushuang looked him straight in the eyes, smiled, and said, "How about the Imperial City Army?"
Xie Xun opened his mouth and whispered, "You know everything?"
"heard."
It turned out that before they set off to the Southern Barbarians, Xie Xun personally handed over the Imperial City Army to his deputy general.
But while they were away, Xiao Shan arranged for his troops to invade the Imperial City Army.
Emperor Qi didn't seem to want such an army stationed in the imperial city to obey Xie Xun's orders, so he acquiesced.
This resulted in the fact that only half of the troops in the Imperial City Army now obeyed Xie Xun's orders, while most of them went round and round and finally ended up in Xiao Yishan's hands.
Seeing him like this, Qin Rushuang raised her eyebrows and asked, "Since the Imperial City Army is in trouble, why didn't the prince tell me?"
"You have to worry about your money and your children, and you have to take time to take care of your children. I don't want you to be too tired."
Qin Rushuang smiled and said, "My help is not in vain. If I can really get away with nothing this time and let the Imperial City Army return to the hands of the prince, can the prince agree to my request?"
"I will agree to whatever you ask for."
"Let Rufeng take over the Imperial City Army."
Xie Xun said hurriedly, "I originally planned to let Qin Rufeng take over the Imperial City Army, but his previous achievements were not enough, so I took him to Nanman."
"I originally thought that after returning from the Southern Barbarians, I would let him take over the military power as a matter of course, but I didn't expect that Xiao Shan took control of a large number of people in the Imperial City Army first, so I put it aside."
Long before, Qin Rushuang hinted to him that Qin Rufeng did not have a qualified military position in the Imperial City Army, and he already understood that Qin Rushuang wanted to have a hand in the military power of the Imperial City Army.
He was willing to give part of his power to Qin Rushuang, but...
He couldn't help but think about it, why did Qin Rushuang do this?
To them, isn't what's his Qin Rushuang's?
Whether it is Zou Yuan, Zhu Sha, or any of his lieutenants who take over the Imperial City Army, they are all their own.
Why is Qin Rushuang insistent on letting his younger brother take over the Imperial City Army?
He thought about it and could only think of one reason that he didn't want to admit.
That is, to this day, Qin Rushuang still doesn't believe him.
Qin Rushuang chose to join him in the fight for the right to inherit the throne, but she also wanted to leave a back-up for herself.
She may be afraid that she will be killed if she succeeds in seizing the legitimate son, or she may have some other considerations. In short, she lacks that trust in him.
Xie Xun has thought about this matter for too long and many times. He wanted to ask Qin Rushuang, but he couldn't.
Today he really didn't want to endure it anymore, so he asked.
"You asked Qin Rufeng to take over the Imperial City Army because you don't trust me? Are you afraid that I will take action against you and your family in the future?"
Qin Rushuang was silent.
Because what Xie Xun said is also partially true.
After experiencing so many things, he no longer had the initial trust in Xie Xun or the royal family.
"It makes no sense for me to lie to you about this matter. Yes, I am indeed afraid that after you take office, you will be wary of the General's Mansion and do nothing but kill the donkey."
Seeing the deep disappointment on Xie Xun's face, Qin Rushuang continued, "But there is another reason."
"The General's Mansion has gradually become lonely. After what happened before, my father has also gradually withdrawn from the court."
"The General's Mansion should not stop at my father. Since my father has retired, Rufeng, as the only male in the General's Mansion, should naturally step up and carry forward the General's Mansion."
"Just think of me as the elder sister who is working hard in front of me to get some benefits for this younger brother."
Xie Xun couldn't help but ask, "What about you? What about yourself? You have thought about your brother, you have thought about your mother, and you have even ignored the past and are willing to interfere with the general's government. What about yourself? What do you want?
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Qin Rushuang smiled mockingly and said, "I don't want anything. I just hope Lin'er will be well in the future."
"Besides... these things are of no use to me."
After Qin Rushuang finished speaking, Xie Xun was speechless for a long time.
Yes, these things that others dream of are just useless to Qin Rushuang.
She is a woman and a mother.
Her identity as a woman determines that she cannot exert her influence in the court; her identity as a mother determines that most of her energy in the future will be used to take care of her children.
Even though she is talented, even though she has great ambitions, she is unable to accomplish a career and realize her ambitions like a man.
This realization made Xie Xun feel endless love for Qin Rushuang again.
For the first time, he felt that if Qin Rushuang was a man as upright as him, then she would definitely be able to dominate the court and achieve her own career.
If she had...
Xie Xun closed his eyes. The expression on his face was one of struggle and pain. It seemed that he had thought of something and didn't want to admit it, but he couldn't help but think in that direction.
It would have been better if Qin Rushuang had not married herself...
Then she will not be bound by her status as Princess pregnant, and she will not experience all kinds of life and death choices in the future.
She can even make a career of her own like one of the few female generals in history. When she becomes famous and feels that her power in the world has become like a cloud, she can quietly retreat from the court, leaving only legends and legends about her.
Good story.
Perhaps many years from now, future generations will judge Qin Rushuang not as a weightless concubine, but as a strange woman whose name will go down in history...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Qin Rushuang interrupted his thoughts, "What is Your Majesty thinking about?"
Xie Xun shook his head and made a decision silently in his heart.
Since everything in the past cannot be made up for and time cannot be repeated, in the future, he will work hard to give Qin Rushuang all the glory that every woman in the world desires.
He would let her sit on an equal footing with him and ascend to the supreme position.
"I was wondering, when will Xiaoshan come to us?"
"There's no rush, it doesn't matter when. The matter with Qian Ertong has been resolved, and he can be at peace with his father. I can also free up my hands to go through Du's accounts these days."
