One of the courtiers spoke first, "Your Majesty, I still have a few cases that I haven't finished handling, and I really can't do without them."

"The same goes for the old minister. All the expenditure accounts in the palace are managed by the old minister. Once the old minister leaves, there will be no one to supervise the palace's accounts."

……

Some powerful civil servants used their official positions as excuses and were unwilling to go to supervise, for fear of losing their lives.

Faced with the rhetoric of these people, the emperor naturally knew that they were all refusing, but he was helpless.

Seeing them shrink back one by one, the emperor was extremely disappointed.

There was no way, the emperor could only select a small official and send him to supervise.

"Qu Aiqing, you are a civil servant who just took office recently, and I have never had time to assign tasks to you. This time, I will leave it to you."

Qu Liao, who was standing aside watching the show, never expected that he would be suddenly called upon.

But at random, he understood the emperor's purpose in choosing himself, but it was because he was powerless and no one cared. This was his purpose in choosing himself.

But even if this was the case, what could Qu Liao do, he could only accept it obediently.

"The minister leads the order."

Although Qu Liao didn't show it on his face, after returning to his mansion from Xia Chao, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed and it burst out.

"What the hell! Everyone knows that the frontiers are hard and they don't want to go there and suffer. Why am I willing to go? What's the point of me being a civil servant? Do I go to the battlefield and die?"

Qu Liao kept scolding him for a long time before the anger in his heart dissipated.

At this moment, Naqin came to the door.

"Master Qu, you are a little too angry. This is not good for your health."

Qu Liao, who was already full of anger, was still in a bad mood at this time, and his tone of voice was naturally not very good, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to help you today, and you've seen it. You're just a person who can be pushed out at any time. I don't think it's worth it for you."

"So what, with your status you can help me?"

Qu Liao obviously didn't believe Naqin's words.

"Master Qu should know that I belong to the third prince. As long as you stand by me and the third prince and help us do things, when the time comes when the third prince ascends the throne and rules the world, your benefits will naturally be indispensable."

"Ha, you also said that he is the Third Prince, not His Highness the Crown Prince. A person who can't even fight against the Crown Prince, why should I believe that he can ascend to the throne?"

To be honest, what Naqin said just now really moved Qu Liao, but he did not dare to agree easily.

After all, in a battle for the throne like this, once a position is established, it will be a matter of life and death in the future.

"Whether you believe it or not, you can only choose to be on our side. Otherwise, when you go to the front line, the Third Prince will slap you with a crime at will. Do you think someone will save you then?"

Since just saying nice things wasn't enough, Naqin started to threaten.

As expected, after hearing what Naqin said, Qu Liao froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Naqin continued to strike while the iron was hot, "Rather than trying to please both sides, it would be better to stand directly on the third prince's side. In this way, when you go to the border, you can enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food. Wouldn't your life be much better than now?"

"Okay, I promise you that from today on, I will be loyal to the third prince, but please remember what you promised me."

Qu Liao, who was originally tempted, made his choice under Naqin's coercion and inducement and joined the third prince's camp.

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