After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 186: Public resentment and anger will inevitably become a boiling point

"I don't have that much power, and I can't influence my father's mind." Zhou Yichen said this coldly, as cold as ice without a trace of temperature.

Zhou Yichen's eyes that indicated "maybe you have some misunderstanding about me" made Rong Qingzhu stunned for a moment, and she subconsciously turned to look at the young man beside her.

Qi Bai was wearing a moon-white robe, which was rare to see, and the young man's high-spirited and ostentatious demeanor seemed to have eased a little.

Chu Xi was caught off guard by Rong Qingzhu's gaze and shook his head in amusement.

She did not use euphemisms just because Zhou Yichen was in the tent, and said frankly, "You really have too much confidence in His Highness. If His Majesty was the type who would easily listen to other people's advice, he would not be so defensive against His Highness!"

"It's not that Your Highness deliberately wanted to avoid this matter, just to get out of it. It's really that His Majesty is too suspicious. Your Highness's grandfather has been demoted to the point where he can't be demoted any further, and your two uncles are talented but have nowhere to display their talents. Your Highness has also been sent to extremely dangerous places one after another..."

Chu Xi slowly poured a cup of tea for Rong Qingzhu and also poured some tea for himself, and said calmly and helplessly, "It's not that His Highness doesn't want to intervene in this matter, but he can't. Even if His Highness wants to, I won't agree."

As a qualified subordinate and subject, if she had to give Zhou Yichen advice, she would say this frankly!

You must know that the only legitimate prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty is Zhou Yichen!

Not only is he born to the late queen, he is also extremely talented. Whether in terms of origin or intelligence, he is far superior to other princes. If Your Majesty is truly a wise and intelligent king, you should know...

It would definitely not be a bad thing if Zhou Yichen could really become the next king of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, if a country fails to decide on a crown prince, it will be an uncertain danger both internally and externally. Internally, all adult princes will not be able to help but have delusions and feel that they have the potential to compete for the throne!

As for the court officials, they were not thinking about literature or war. All of them were guessing His Majesty's thoughts, placing bets, and taking sides in advance to choose the next prince who might ascend the throne!

Such internal friction caused the Great Zhou to consume most of the good foundation laid by the previous emperor in less than ten years. If it were not for the presence of some well-known veteran generals who were supporting it.

I'm afraid the Great Zhou had already been in civil strife.

Externally, whether it is Western Chu or Japan, even the northern part of the grassland is now eyeing the territory of the Great Zhou, waiting to pounce at any time and bite off their necks.

Rong Qingzhu frowned, and when Chu Xi handed him the teacup, he hesitated to take it and didn't say anything.

He frowned and looked directly at the boy in front of him. Whether it was the determination in the boy's eyes or the other party's firm words, they all...silently shook his heart.

In fact, Rong Qingzhu was not... completely unaware of these things, but his father had instructed him not to participate in party struggles, let alone this complicated and suspicious fight for the throne.

Rong Qingzhu could only watch from the side.

After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand to take the teacup handed over by Chu Xi, lowered his head, took a sip, and said in a low voice, "I know that this matter is really difficult for Your Highness, but the Rong family really has limited power in this matter. Otherwise..."

He would not embarrass Your Highness in this way.

Zhou Yichen not only did not say anything in response to Rong Qingzhu's plea, he also lowered his head and read the memorials he brought along.

There are not many people in this world who he really cares about. No matter it is his father who is of the same bloodline as him, or his brothers and sisters, to him, they are nothing more than that.

The only person who really makes him care is Qi Bai, who has been with him since childhood and has taken good care of him!

Qi Bai's words, which were not concealed in their defense, made him raise his lips unconsciously, and he even paused slightly when reading the memorial.

"Rong Qingzhu, I know that the purpose of your Rong family is not to take sides and not to participate in the fight for the throne, but look at it, is the Great Zhou Dynasty today still the prosperous Great Zhou Dynasty created by the previous emperor?"

Chu Xi's eyes were unusually calm. "As the prince of the Great Zhou, the eighth prince, just for his own selfishness, he can cooperate with Dongying, Xichu, and the northern grasslands to hand over the city of the Great Zhou to others!"

Rong Qingzhu was slightly shocked. He only knew that the memorial handed over by Han Yaojun said that the river dam in Xi'an City could burst at any time. General Han was worried that the Western Chu and Dongying on the other side of the river would take the opportunity to invade...

But didn’t you know that the situation had already become so critical?

"Eighth Prince...why did he do this? What benefit does this bring to him?"

benefit?

Of course there is!

However, the Eighth Prince's vision at this time was too narrow. He only saw his own benefits and did not think that doing so would... cause serious damage to the Great Zhou!

It is easy to attract a hungry wolf, but it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away!

Besides, does the Eighth Prince only cooperate with one or two people?

“Who knows? Taking advantage of the chaos and seizing the imperial city may be his ultimate goal.” The smile on Chu Xi’s lips did not reach his eyes, which were almost frozen.

Hearing this, Rong Qingzhu suddenly raised his eyes with an expression of disbelief, "...Qi Bai means...Eight, he wants to rebel?"

Perhaps because the walls have ears and he was worried that other people might hear him, he not only lowered his voice, but also deliberately omitted a certain address in the middle and replaced it with "him"!

Seeing Rong Qingzhu's shocked face, with undisguised disbelief and doubt in his eyes, Chu Xi slowly curled his lips and smiled.

"What else? Even if he is so mad and cruel, colluding with foreign enemies and treason, what good will it do him?"

Rong Qingzhu seemed to have been made uneasy by Chu Xi's words. He stood up suddenly, walked back and forth on the spot, and muttered as if to himself.

"But... why? He is already of such a noble status. If the news of his treason gets out, the people will surely be filled with resentment and anger. Even if Your Majesty is willing to protect him..."

It will certainly not help.

Chu Xi raised his eyelids indifferently. How could a normal person understand the thoughts of a madman?

It’s no wonder that Rong Qingzhu couldn’t understand and found it unbelievable. When Han Yaojun and others found out, weren’t they in the same state?

After a moment, she curled her lips, because this was exactly the effect she wanted!

"So, he won't let anyone who can threaten him reach the capital alive. The spies we caught will meet the assassins who killed them on their way back to the capital!"

Zhou Yichen spread out a piece of clean white paper, as if he was planning to write a memorial to be sent to the capital. He ground the ink himself, picked up the pen, and wrote something slowly and methodically.

Rong Qingzhu on this side didn't notice Zhou Yichen's behavior at all. Chu Xi's handsome and fair face was clearly reflected in his distracted and dazed eyes. The boy's calm face made his mind calm down quickly.

Rong Qingzhu sat down slowly. "According to what you said, these people cannot be escorted to the capital like this..."

Because they won’t live to see that time!

As Qibai said, how could the Eighth Prince allow someone who could threaten him to live to the time of going to the capital to await trial?