Chapter 455: Will Be Competent
Feeling that something was wrong, Qi Lei spoke out urgently.
"Your Majesty..."
He Jingche and Chi You both stood up and bowed, pretending not to hear what was said, and directly interrupted Qi Lei.
"We have a plan, and we would like to present it to Your Majesty."
Gu Nianting also turned a deaf ear to Qi Lei's words, turned his head to look at the two adults, and smiled in surprise.
"Really?"
"Please go ahead, both of you."
He Jingche was dignified and neither arrogant nor boastful.
"In the world today, the Yan clan is respected, and there is only one person who has the rightful throne, and that is King Dijin."
"If Your Majesty seizes it rashly, he will be afraid of tarnishing his reputation. The best strategy is to wait until the Yan clan is exhausted, seize the opportunity, and ascend to the throne."
"Once the world changes, the subjects will be in chaos. When the time comes, Your Majesty will lead us to stabilize the chaos regardless of dangers and obstacles. Your great achievements will surely be remembered for generations to come."
Gu Nianting was the first to express his agreement.
"Master He is right."
Then, he looked embarrassed.
"How can the Yan clan's luck decline so easily?"
Chi You's pupils were dark, with a hint of cruelty.
"Please forgive me for saying something disrespectful."
"When King Di Jin's fate is about to end, won't the Yan clan's luck also end with him?"
Gu Nianting understood what he meant and was slightly surprised.
"Master Chi, are you talking about assassinating Prince Dijin?"
He sighed deeply and expressed his difficulties.
"Oh, how easy is that?"
"Over the years, many princes and princesses have resorted to any means necessary to achieve their goals; even my father is no exception, waiting for an opportunity to act and often doing something."
"Even though I have never had any bad intentions, I know in my heart that this is an extremely difficult matter. Not only is it difficult to do, but there is also the risk of getting into trouble."
Chi You's every word was firm and powerful, with a smile on his face, and he was full of pride and confidence.
"If it were someone else, it would be in vain and they would suffer instead."
"But the prince is not like that."
"My son Chi Yaokai is now in the Guardian Office, and I am the Minister of the Guardian Office. He surrendered to me some time ago, and I persuaded him that if needed, he would lend a helping hand."
He bowed respectfully and conveyed Chi Yaokai's intention.
"I am a humble son, but I am willing to follow your plan and transfer the guards from Taichung to weaken the defense of Prince Dijin's palace to show your intentions to your Highness. I wonder if your Highness is willing to accept it?"
Gu Nianting was overjoyed and immediately expressed his opinion.
"Since Lord Xiaochi is willing to come, I will welcome you with open arms. If this is accomplished, Lord Xiaochi should be credited with the first achievement."
Chiyou responded modestly.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I am unworthy of it."
Gu Nianting glanced at everyone, imitating his father's behavior, and asked a question in a contented manner.
"Who among you present here can take on this important task?"
He Jingche then made a suggestion.
"Reporting to the prince, just as Lord Qi said, we are new here and it is difficult for us to take on this task. If not, Lord Qi will lead the others to go. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Gu Nianting nodded and smiled.
"Yeah, very good."
Being tricked again, Qi Lei was anxious and angry.
"My Lord, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
He Jingche used encouragement as a pretext for sarcasm.
"Master Qi is a man of great talent, the best in the world. Why are you being so modest? In my opinion, you are capable of doing the job."
Thinking this was a compliment, Gu Nianting acted somewhat humble.
"Lord He, you are overpraising me. He is just a fool. Without you paving the way for him, how could he have the chance to achieve great success?"
He Jingche smiled modestly.
"Your Majesty, your words are too serious."
Gu Nianting followed suit and gave some encouragement.
"Lords He and Chi, this proposal is a sign of our respect. Lord Qi, please do not refuse. After the matter is accomplished, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Seeing that he was still stubborn, Qi Lei couldn't understand it at all, and couldn't help but raise his voice and speak sternly.
"How can this plan be aimed at King Di Jin? It is clearly aimed at my life!"
"Could it be that the prince has the same idea and wants to use this as an excuse to get rid of me?!"
Gu Nianting frowned deeply and his face darkened.
"My heart is indeed the same as yours, both of you attach great importance to it."
"Master Qi, please don't do that. You don't know how to appreciate my kindness."
Tao Kangping had a solemn expression and was serious.
"Your Highness, think twice. Lord Qi is right."
"He Chi and the other two obviously have bad intentions. This is a crude plan. How can it succeed? If Lord Qi leaves, he will not come back alive!"
Gu Nianting quickly gave a solution.
"Why don't you go together? You can take care of each other and survive even in desperate situations."
He Jingche and Chi You followed closely behind and echoed.
"Your Highness has thought it through, and I admire you very much."
Gu Nianting smiled leisurely, feeling very proud.
Tao Kangping had no choice but to change his strategy and give earnest advice.
"Your Highness is deeply involved in this and cannot see the truth. It is useless for me to persuade you."
"But there is one thing that I would like to ask Your Majesty to investigate carefully. Earlier, when Fourth Miss Ning hired a killer to assassinate her, there was also an insider from the Supervisory Office who assisted her. After investigation, it was confirmed that it was none other than the former Supervisory Minister, Lord Wu. Whether Fourth Miss Ning's actions were successful or not, I do not need to say more."
Having said this, he turned to Chi You and asked sternly.
"Excuse me, Lord Chi, we are both the Prime Minister and Lord Wu is experienced in the world, but he still ended up in failure. Your son is so young, how can he deal with it?"
Ning Fengzhe had expected such a conversation. At this time, Chi You only needed to show a miserable expression and look like he was being wronged.
"This……"
Seeing this, Gu Nianting became furious and stood up for the injustice.
"You are timid and don't want to go. You just want to avoid trouble. You can just say it directly. Why are you bullying Lord Chi?"
"Didn't I just tell you not to bully them by relying on your seniority? Did you turn a deaf ear to it?"
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly added a sentence.
"Apologize to Master Chi."
Tao Kangping was shocked at first, and then obeyed reluctantly.
"My words may be rude or impolite, please don't blame me, Lord Chi."
Chi You waved his hands repeatedly, pretending to be frightened.
"No, no, Lord Tao, I am embarrassed."
Foreseeing that the situation was not right, Qi Lei gave sincere advice.
"The enemy has ill intentions. Today's meeting should be concluded early. Delaying will cause harm. Please, Your Majesty, dismiss everyone."
Gu Nianting didn't accept the kindness and retorted sarcastically.
"The meeting has just begun, and you are already thinking of escaping. How can this be disgraceful?"
"Besides, where is the enemy here? I think you are the most likely enemy because you are spreading rumors to confuse the king and have ulterior motives."
Qi Lei was instantly enraged by him, his temper became unbearable, and he responded sarcastically.
"Your Majesty knows exactly who I am referring to."
"To strangers, you are respectful and courteous; to those who oppose us, you criticize us. Is this the basis of your conduct, Your Majesty?"
Gu Nianting slammed the table so hard that his right hand hurt, but for the sake of face, he could not show any pain.
"Qi Lei! How dare you mock me?"
Tao Kangping persisted and pleaded for Qi Lei.
"Honest words may be unpleasant to the ear, Lord Qi has no ill intentions, Your Majesty, please do not misunderstand."
Gu Nianting still did not appreciate the kindness and scolded him in public without any courtesy.
"What kind of advice? How can a person who has no ambition and no achievements give any advice?"
Qi Lei was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Facing a room full of enemies, he thought, instead of compromising, he might as well fight them.
Tao Kangping was helpless and quietly reminded people not to act impulsively.
When the situation was tense, Su Ding and Du Hanping stepped forward to ease the atmosphere.
"We also have a plan to offer, and we beg Your Majesty to calm down."