Xue Yao suddenly realized that the breakthrough in this matter is not the emperor, the emperor's will will not change, the turnaround does not lie in the eldest prince, but the cause of the eldest prince's advice.
The reason for this is the civil uprising.
Xue Yao wanted to ask the Grand Prince to advise and discourage him before anything happened.
But what would it take to prove that Offer Shu Road would cause civil unrest?
It was not only the Daqi dynasty that offered the road to Shu, as early as in the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a record of an official petitioning for the cultivation of the road in the "Ode to Yang Jun of Gandhara, a Lieutenant of Han Si Li School".
At that time, whether it is equipment and tools or economic level, are far behind the present day, the ancients with fire and water means of excavation of tunnels, today at least there is a simple gunpowder to open the mountain.
With such a precedent, it was almost impossible to convince the Emperor and the Grand Prince that Offer Shu Road could not be done, or that it needed to be done slowly.
In the original Daqi Dynasty's economic level is similar to the Song Dynasty, in this era is firmly the world's first level, to build a government road, according to the reason is not excessive, probably the emperor himself did not expect the construction of the degree of difficulty.
He used his favorite concubine as a front mainly to cover up his own mind that he couldn't tolerate his own brother's over-plumped wings, not for the sake of letting the people call him a woman after the construction failed.
Later, the emperor certainly did not expect, if expected, a long time ago would not do it.
If the Shu Road is not opened and the reputation is ruined, isn't this a chicken and egg? The emperor is selfish, but not retarded.
Xue Yao's idea was for the Emperor to discover in advance that this matter was not to be done.
Historical records of the success of the repair of the Shu Road, are just through a mountain with a bridge, when the official road to repair, the engineering difficulty that is not seen in the past.
Xue Yao planned to go to the library of the academy to find a map of Ba Shu, and then collect the historical records of the opening of the road, and find out the details of how the people of Ba Shu built the heavenly ladder along the craggy cliffs by carrying it on their shoulders and chiseling it with their hands from one generation to the next.
This place just can pass people has been a hundred years of accumulation, want to repair in five years as level official road, just rely on the country rich and strong is not enough, technology can not keep up, to use the people's flesh and blood to pave the way.
The Grand Prince, who loved the people like a son, might agree to dissuade the Emperor.
Of course the chances of success are not great, so you have to beat a dead horse.
In the original, the exact time the imperial decree announced the Offer of Shu Road was Autumn, and Xue Yao only had half a month or so left to die.
He requested Consort Shio to replace the Seventh Prince with a temporary companion the next day, and devoted himself to soaking in the Book Depository and poring over historical materials.
Four days passed in the blink of an eye, and Xue Yao was dizzy from reading in the Book Depository, finding materials that could be used, collectively only having a word count of two or three pages.
Ancient written language are all in the literary language, can really force him a science student, just barely read and understand it burned countless brain cells.
And the article was written in a particularly abbreviated manner.
The process of the people's hard work to open the road through the mountains, the record does not even have a word of lyrical emotion, are very calm and factual record.
When Xue Yao was transcribing, she couldn't help herself from coming up with a few melodramatic sentiments to add at the end of each paragraph to make it easier to move the heart of the Grand Prince, but the vernacular that came out didn't fit in with the style of the previous article, so she had to delete it and obediently transcribe the original text.
Just writing furiously in silence, Xue Yao didn't even realize that a chubby little figure had silently walked into the Book Depository.
The chubby Seventh Prince grimaced his little bun face and stepped behind him, gazing murderously up at the back of his slender neck.
The seventh prince's light tea-colored pupils of his eyes reflected the back of Silly Yao Yao's despair, and he was so angry that his little cheeks became more and more round.
His Highness was not fed milk for four whole days.
There was no lunch break with His Highness for four whole days.
Four whole days without begging His Highness to tell Silly Yao Yao a story.
Four whole days without a hug for his good highness.
His Highness's sidekick has turned back into a wooden man who was too obsequious to look up at His Highness, and can't even understand His Highness's commands.
And the heartless and unintentionally stupid Yao Yao even secretly hid in the bookstore to read the talking books by herself.
Hasn't His Highness told you enough interesting stories?
Of course, the Seventh Prince's inner activities weren't so clear and definite, His Highness just felt unhappy.
Children with emotional reception disorders have a hard time reacting to the lack of care the way normal children do; they either don't care or they get angry with anxiety.
The seventh prince who had no milk for four days, at this moment angrily approaching Xue Yao, was simply not like the same baby as his highness who usually snapped and strutted his short legs, the little guy was quiet and cautious at this moment, as if he was a big soundless cat.
In having his own plans, His Highness became a very different baby.
If Xue Yao could have turned his head to look before he died, he might have been able to see for the first time the prototype of the future Long Aotian who would "kill a man with ten steps", but the little fat man was so silent that he didn't even notice that there was one more person in the quiet bookstore.
In the blink of an eye, the Seventh Prince had already stood behind Xue Yao, only needing to jump up and strike out, he was able to pinch Silly Yao Yao's neck like flattening a milk carton, causing Silly Yao Yao to be terrified and beg for forgiveness, no longer daring to abandon obediently Your Highness!
The Seventh Prince tootled his little bun face and stared coldly at Xue Yao's back, slowly, raising his little chubby hands, a pair of light pupils narrowed slightly, the air filled with danger-
"Pop!"
The Seventh Prince fell onto Xue Yao's back in a "big" shape, a deflated look appearing on his cool little bun's face.
Never mind, let's give silly Yao Yao another chance, and this time we won't squish him.
Xue Yao nearly jumped up into the air from the sudden hug behind her, and turned her head with a startled cry to find the little chubby cub tilting his face up and staring at himself with a beak.
"Does my son want a hug?" The Seventh Prince gave himself a solemn nod menacingly.
Xue Yao: "......"
"What brings you here? Didn't you go play in the garden with Fifth Brother?" Xue Yao cried and laughed, bending over to hug the Seventh Prince.
With hindsight, I realized that I actually missed the little chubby boy, just that I was too busy to forget about him for the past few days, and didn't bother to go to the academy to see the little chubby boy.
"Master sees you coming." The Seventh Prince was not happy.
Xue Yao pinched the little chubby cub's face and coaxed, "I'll go back in a few days to accompany His Highness to study, so His Highness will go to the garden with the other companions to play first, okay? Let Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother take Your Highness to play cuju and climb the rockery together."
"Yao Yao." The Seventh Prince stared at him with an unhappy raised eyebrow.
"Hmm?" Xue Yao respectfully waited for the command.
"The garden is without you." The Seventh Prince beamed in aggravation.
Xue Yao: "......"
It's killing me to be red-eyed by a fat little brat's words ......
Ah ah ah ah ah he obviously wanted to come and hug Long Ao Tian's thighs, but now he's being trained by this bad cub to become a qualified old father!
What the hell is with moving around and getting all teary eyed!
However, Xue Yao was still a little smug in his heart, with a character flaw like the Seventh Prince's, it was hard to show dependence on anyone.
Now but four days have not seen, this little guy actually went up to the sky to find the Book Depository.
Although he didn't know whether it was to find him or Wang Zai, in any case, Xue Yao felt warm inside.
So he went on strike for the day, accompanied the little fat cub to the garden for the afternoon, and continued to go through the literature the next day.
Seeing that there was not much time left, Xue Yao came to the Green Vault Hall with not-so-adequate preparations and told Princess Shi Shi about his plan.
Concubine Shih was very distressed after hearing this, "The Grand Prince has never come to the Green Vault Palace, and I also know that he loves Old Seven, but he doesn't deal with me because the Empress doesn't like me. The Empress doesn't like people, the eldest prince doesn't dare to blatantly come and go, you see he usually doesn't pay much attention to the old fourth ......"
Xue Yao replied back, "I've already thought of it, let the seventh prince help us lure the grand prince to the palace entrance, you pretend to be passing by and invite him in to cool down the heat, in the end he's a junior, it's inconvenient to force him to shirk, as long as we invite the person in, things will be fine."
Consort Shio was at a loss, her son had zero compatibility with the people around him, where would he go to lure the Grand Prince?
Seeing her concern, Xue Yao immediately spoke her thoughts, "I'll arrange for His Highness to pass by the Shangshu Room on his way back to the palace, pretending to stumble upon the Grand Prince, as long as His Highness hugs the Grand Prince's neck and doesn't let go of his hand, and the accompanying aunt reminds another sentence that when it's time for breastfeeding and he must go back to the palace, it's likely that the Grand Prince will come by way of hugging His Highness down to the Qingdao Palace."
Concubine Shih had never come into contact with the Grand Prince and asked skeptically, "Is he really willing to carry Old Seven back? The Shangshu Room is not close to here."
Xue Yao recalled the Grand Prince's indulgence in the little bun and replied with certainty, "There shouldn't be any problem."
Under the lure of Xue Yao's wangzhai milk and the coercion of Princess Shi Shi's bedtime dessert, the Seventh Prince was forced to take part in the action.
The day of the "coincidental encounter" with the eldest prince, the seventh prince opened his little arms, was really big brother picked up, and then wrapped his arms around his big brother's neck and did not let go.
For the sake of milk and mung bean cake, His Seventh Highness's two little chubby arms steeled themselves around his big brother's neck!
Not only was the Grand Prince not angry, but he was also fluttering with happiness.
It was the first time Seven had ever been so clingy to him.
The Grand Emperor was particularly content to carry the little bundle back to the Green Dome Palace on foot!
Steadily falling into Xue Yao's trap, the Grand Prince was heavily surrounded by Consort Shi and a group of palace maids, forcibly inviting him into the palace for tea.
The eldest prince really didn't want to go in, it would be the end of the line if his mother knew about it.
But Consort Shio and her group of courtesans went crazy and actually blocked all his paths with no intention of dying!
The Grand Prince was not in a position to fight with a group of women, and was in a stalemate when his afterglow saw a small eunuch from the Empress's palace passing by the entrance of the alley!
The surrounding palace maids were all a head shorter in height than the Grand Prince, and from the periphery one could see the Grand Prince's face at a glance.
So, when the eunuch in the Queen's courtyard passed by, the eldest prince was so scared that he suddenly bent his knees and half squatted in the middle of a circle of courtesans, hiding his head for fear that the eunuch would go back to tell his mother about the black complaint.
The top-heavy and mighty Great Prince, just half-squatting in the pile of people, despairingly compromised with Consort Shio, "Your Highness's kindness is not appreciated, then I'll drink a cup of tea and leave."
Concubine Shih just "invited" the Grand Prince into the flower hall, dismissed the chamberlains, and closed the doors and windows behind her.
Grand Prince: "????"
What followed was all pre-planned by Xue Yao.
Consort Shio first took the map of Ba Shu from the cabinet and spread it out on the eight centimeters table, then laid the transcribed information in front of the Grand Imperial Prince and began the brainwashing work.
And Xue Yao hid in the inner hall, listening silently.
Shi Fei's level of play is quite good, sighing the people's hard time with sincere feelings, bluntly saying that they do not want to be spat on for ages is also very poignant, and then very skillfully relayed Xue Yao's analysis of the difficulty of Offering the Road to Shu, combined with the historical data, said reasonably well-founded.
The Grand Imperial Prince listened to Consort Shi Shi in silence without any response, and when he was done, he slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "The tea is finished, so it's time for me to take my leave, and thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness."
"Your Highness." Concubine Shio was instantly filled with disappointment, although she had long expected that the Grand Prince would not mind his own business, she did not expect that he would even be too lazy to say a word about his opinion, is this because he does not want to intervene, or does he feel that she is an alarmist?
"All of these historical materials are true!" Concubine Shih grabbed the paper on the table and went forward to spread it in front of the Grand Prince: "Everyone knows that you care about the people, that's why I disregarded the etiquette to ask for your help! The emperor said that he would take me on a tour of Ba Shu in five years, look at these historical materials, only two heavenly roads have been opened in hundreds of years, how many innocent people must be exhausted in five years, I am from a lowly background, and I also know that the Empress does not like me, but I feel that you won't disregard the people's deaths because of personal grudges, that is why ......"
"Forgive me, Your Highness." The Grand Prince looked at Concubine Shio with a cold face, "I don't think that the speculation on Offer Shu Road is something you came up with alone, if your military master behind you thinks that he can lend me a hand to help you escape a difficult situation, he should at least take out a bit of sincerity and allow him to come and talk to me in person. With just these three words, you want me to touch Father Emperor's scales, I don't understand, is your military advisor overestimating the weight of me in Father Emperor's heart, or is he treating me as a fool?"
At these words, Consort Shio's face turned white.
Xue Yao, who was hiding in the inner sanctum, however, turned red in the face.
How is this Grand Prince so calculating at such a young age!
In the original story, he was obviously straight and loyal and dedicated to the people!
Xue Yao may have read a fake original book.
It was over, if the Grand Prince refused to step forward, then there was no way this could be turned around.
Suddenly, there was the sound of Princess Shio's stifled sobs from the outer hall.
This Lin Daiyu style choking skill of the sniffers shedding tears and the seeers feeling pity, Xue Yao just heard it and his mind couldn't help but conjure up the pitiful appearance of Princess Shi Shi's pearly blossoms.
"You are right ......" Shih Fei timidly choked: "I am indeed enlightened by a high person, only to realize that this parade is equivalent to letting my mother and son jump into the fire pit. I am just a humble dance girl, death is not enough to pity, only pity the old seven young, because of me this is not good mother consort by thousands of people despise, I really can not bear, only thought to your highness for help, absolutely no harm to your mind, you naturally have no reason for our mother and son to drip this muddy water! I on behalf of old seven thank you for your usual care, today let you see laugh."
After saying that, Concubine Shio made a bow to the Grand Imperial Prince and respectfully sent him away.
The Grand Prince, however, did not move, his long body standing, his brows slightly furrowed, a pair of stern danfeng eyes fixedly gazing at Consort Shi.
The phrase "Lao Qi will be despised by thousands of people" accidentally poked the soft underbelly of the Grand Prince.
After a long time, he spoke in a low voice: "You're looking for the wrong person, Concubine Shih, the historical information you've given me can only give some reference and speculation, even I can't convince you, how can I convince Father? Since you have been advised by a high ranking person, he should have also told your father's real intention to offer the Shu Road, do you think that this historical information can block the holy will? Even if I risked my life to advise your mother and son, it would be meaningless."
Concubine Shio looked up at the Grand Imperial Prince, "Then who should I look for?"
The Grand Prince was nearly amused by this woman, so gullible as to trust an onlooker, and thought that there must indeed be no intention of laying a trap to harm him.
He lowered his eyes and pondered briefly, then said, "Find the people from the Qin Tian Supervisor and have them observe the heavens at night to warn of calamities, spread some rumors among the people and pass them into the court, so that the Qin Tian Supervisor's prophecies will be fulfilled, and this matter may take a turn for the better. Your Highness must be clear about one thing, what can stop Father is not any historical speculation, but the heavens."
The eyes of Xue Yao, who was hiding in the inner sanctum, lit up!
Wonderful! He'd forgotten the weakness of ancient kings' superstitions!
The great prince is simply a great qi school god, brain turn to cut straight to the heart of the matter, so bullish people engaged in the change of law how will fail!
The original must have made it up!