The sentence "No longer as brave as before" directly changed the context of Shicai.
It can even be understood that the current Qiongzhou Army has entered decline.
However, the emperor did not believe it.
In his senses, Qiongzhou is a mysterious and powerful place. At every critical moment, it can show its astonishing strength like a standout. Especially the generous aid not long ago was even more earth-shattering, and it directly resisted
Half of the Great Feng Dynasty.
How could such an impressive and wealthy family have anything to do with decline?
The emperor shook his head and questioned: "The current production in Qiongzhou is still the same, and the order is as before. There has been no suspension of business, no suspension of operations, and no layoffs. It really can't be seen that there has been any decline."
Huang Fei hurriedly cupped his hands and explained: "Those are all false appearances deliberately put up by Mr. Qi. If you don't do this, the native forces in Annan, Dawan, and Luzon may lose their fear and rebel."
Making trouble. Most of those natives are vassals of a race other than mine. Under special circumstances, it is inevitable that they will have different intentions."
Well, that makes some sense.
Once the strong deterrent power is lost, mishaps may occur.
Seeing the emperor nodding, Huang Fei hurriedly changed the topic and said: "As the saying goes, once the cannon is fired, there is ten thousand taels of gold. No matter it is a war of any kind, it consumes a lot of money and resources, even the wealthy Qiongzhou is no exception. The one in Nanyang
The First World War directly emptied half of his finances, and the consumption was so huge that it is unimaginable."
"Well, this is indeed possible." The emperor stroked his beard and seemed to sigh to himself: "The battle with the Fusang Kingdom also severely damaged our treasury in Dafeng, and this does not include the materials rushed to Mobei."
After Huang Fei finished sighing, he continued: "Qiongzhou's relief this year was both money and food, which directly used up all the remaining financial resources. That's why I asserted that the current Qiongzhou is no longer what it used to be.
What the world sees as your bravery is nothing more than an empty shell."
Qi Yu's aid was all genuine, and no one had any doubt about this.
The effort was indeed costly.
If the above two points are taken together, the current Qiongzhou, even if it is not on the verge of collapse, should be in serious trouble.
While Huang Fei was narrating, he observed his words and expressions. When he saw the emperor's face showing approval, he made the final conclusion.
"Your Majesty, Qiongzhou was really unsettling in the past, and people were worried that it would not be able to lose its strength because of its support of troops. But now, Qiongzhou has been seriously damaged by the above two things. It will never be possible to recover in less than five or six years.
So, what else is there to worry about?"
These words really spoke to the emperor's heart.
Before this, he had always felt that Qiongzhou's strength was unfathomable, and no matter how much you probed, you would never be able to find out the real bottom line. Now that he knows the real situation, he feels much more at ease.
Overall, the current reputation of Qi is no longer something to be afraid of.
As the hanging stone fell to the ground, the emperor's mood suddenly improved.
He put on a smile and asked: "What is the second thing you want to talk about?"
Huang Fei bowed and replied: "Replying to Your Majesty is about praising his character."
His nature?
Haha~~
The emperor smiled lightly when he heard this and said: "I still have some understanding of Qi Aiqing's temperament. He has thoughts and principles. He cares about small things, but is unambiguous about big things. As for him, he has feelings for his family and country, but also has a family concept.
Overall, it’s pretty good.”
Putting aside the matter of being wary, from an objective evaluation point of view, the Emperor is quite fair.
No bragging, no blackmail!
However, the entry point that Huang Fei paid attention to was only the concept of the Gu family, and everything else was just a cloud.
Now that the emperor has said it, there is no need to guide him deliberately.
Huang Fei praised with a look of admiration: "Your Majesty has a keen eye and intuitive intuition that is deeply appreciated by all. I really admire you!"
After the flattery, he pointed out the point of concern and said: "Qi Yu is indeed very caring about his family, and he will also hold grudges and take revenge for this."
Holding a grudge? Taking revenge?
What does this mean?
The emperor was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What do you mean by this?"
Huang Fei bowed and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the death of Yue Sixian?"
"He?" The emperor thought about it for a moment and replied: "According to Qi Yu's account, he died in the artillery fire during the naval battle with Qiongzhou. He was eventually sunk in the sand and buried in Nanyang."
"Actually, it's not!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly!"
"yes!"
Huang Fei deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "In fact, Yue Si was executed in private by Qi Yu first. It's just that this was done covertly, and outsiders didn't know the inside story."
The emperor was slightly startled and asked curiously: "Why does Qi Aiqing have to do this? Wouldn't it be better to escort him to Beijing for trial?"
"There is no other reason than that Master Qi's family was ambushed and assassinated by Yue Sixian when they went south to Qiong. Qi Yu silently recorded this revenge, and finally got revenge! He later explained,
Home is his reverse scale and no one is allowed to touch it. Otherwise, there will be bloody revenge!"
Huang Feiyi briefly explained it in a few words, and then concluded: "It can be seen that Qi Yu is very family-oriented, and he also really holds grudges."
oh……
It turns out that this is what the so-called holding a grudge is all about!
The emperor nodded suddenly, expressing his understanding.
However, the next second, he realized something was wrong: there seemed to be something in these words!
Now that I have made all his concubines and sons hostages, doesn’t that mean that he will secretly remember this grudge in the future?
If this is the case, something is not good.
The emperor's purpose was to take advantage of Qi Yu's weakness, but he couldn't hold it too hard. If he was offended, wouldn't it mean that An Lushan would be forced out of trouble for no reason?
Making things self-defeating is never the behavior of a wise man.
The emperor chuckled and asked Huang Fei: "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
According to the rules, the internal guards are only responsible for carrying out confidential tasks, but they have no right to interfere in political affairs.
Therefore, there is something wrong with the emperor's question.
However, Huang Fei didn't take it for granted and actually answered this question naturally.
However, he did not expressly discuss politics, but gave an analogy vividly: "Your Majesty, in the land of Qiongzhou, there is something quite magical, it seems to be called a powerful spring. You can play with this thing no matter what you want.
, but you just can’t press hard.”
"How to say?"
"The harder you press this object, the stronger its resilience will be..."
Well……
Understood!
You are implicitly advising me not to over-suppress, otherwise, Qi Yu may retaliate like a "rebound"!
The emperor squinted his eyes, seemingly thoughtful.