Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors-Chapter 478 - 261: Stirring Up a Major Prison Incident! _3

At that time, Emperor Gaozong of Qi realized he might negotiate peace without killing Han Fuyue, but wouldn’t that mean the blame would squarely rest on him, Qin Huizhi?

Thinking of this, Qin Huizhi coldly said, "How could the royal family think this way?

"Not killing Han Fuyue is a huge mistake!

"At this moment, Han Fuyue is equivalent to rebelling, and soon he will become a major concern for the royal family!

"Although the Jin people have attacked our dynasty multiple times, they are just barbarians and cannot shake the royal throne. Instead, it is Han Fuyue, with such popular support, if he were to be enthroned, the royal family would truly be in danger for their lives!

"If Han Fuyue had been killed earlier, would we have this chaotic situation now? Once the peace treaty was signed, the royal family could rest easy.

"But now, as long as Han Fuyue lives, the royal family will not have peace!"

The previous regret of Emperor Gaozong of Qi was instantly swept away as he suddenly said, "Prime Minister Qin is right! I indeed should have killed Han Fuyue earlier!

"But now that he has gained power, even the Jin people can do nothing about him, what can our dynasty do?"

Seeing that he had swayed the thoughts of Emperor Gaozong of Qi, Qin Huizhi then said, "Your Majesty, do not panic, this man can still be dealt with gradually...

"Now that the peace treaty with the Jin people is finalized, and everything north of the Huai River has become old territory of the Jin, let the south return to the south and the north to the north. The affairs of the north should be managed by themselves.

"With Han Fuyue currently at the peak of his military power, we should not confront him directly. Rather, we should use a strategy of setting a tiger to fight a wolf, letting Han Fuyue continue to battle with the Jin in the Northern Land. Without food and reinforcements, he will eventually be defeated. Then, it cannot be considered that our dynasty unjustly killed him—it will be his own fault!

"If this plan succeeds, both Han Fuyue and the Jin people will be injured, allowing our dynasty to benefit as a bystander. Then, the peace treaty between our dynasty and the Jin will be even more secure."

Emperor Gaozong of Qi could not help but be overjoyed, "Good! Let it be as Prime Minister Qin has said!"

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The peace treaty between Qi and Jin was finalized, setting the Huai River as the border, with the north belonging to Jin and the south to Qi.

For the people of the Qi Dynasty, this was actually an unacceptable term.

After all, General Han Fuyue had already reached the southern bank of the Yellow River. Following the great victory at Zhuxian Town, he could have soon recaptured the old capital, and then crossed the Yellow River to reclaim the counties of Hebei and River East.

However, the emperor decided to stop fighting?

But such significant matters of the state, the common people had no say in them.

According to the original historical development, after General Han Fuyue’s death and the Qi-Jin peace treaty, the two dynasties maintained peace for about twenty years.

During these twenty years, Qin Huizhi of the Qi Dynasty gradually gained overwhelming influence in government and military affairs; he not only persecuted military officers but also scholars. This resulted not only in a corrupt government but also in weakened military preparedness.

Meanwhile, the Jin people were always preparing to attack and destroy the Qi Dynasty again. They first quelled internal rebellions, eradicated the rebel forces in Hebei, River East, and other places, and then stationed troops there to strengthen their rule.

After these twenty years, Wanyan Hailing once again raised troops to invade the south.

History perhaps does not record much of this, but we can imagine—the northerners, after the treaty was signed, must have experienced incredible pain and despair.

Living under the Jin’s rule like slaves, witnessing General Han Fuyue’s victorious northern campaigns and many rebel forces rising in response.

They knew that if the rebel uprising failed, they would face the Jin’s bloody slaughter;

They also knew that the Qi dynasty was in chaos internally, the court likely not clear and the taxes probably not light.

But still, they resolutely took up arms in rebellion.

Why?

Certainly, because they were once people of the Qi dynasty and still held hopes for it, but more importantly, the Jin’s rule was too cruel—they couldn’t survive under it!

Thus, they formed the rebel army, even sent military provisions to General Han Fuyue, and waited day and night.

And in the end, they only received a statement from Qin Huizhi of "letting the south return to the south and the north to the north."

Meaning, let you northerners fend for yourselves.

Even the members of the rebel army who fled to the Qi dynasty, Qin Huizhi was prepared to send back north, let alone these suffering northerners?

The dignitaries of the Qi dynasty had long discarded them like weeds.

But in this Trial Illusion, all these circumstances changed.

In this vast area between the Huai River to the north and southern Yan cloud, a new force emerged.

Originally, the Jin’s rule over this area was not stable, only managing indirect rule through establishing puppet governments.

Now, Zhao Haiping would use his Zhao Yi Army to start a splendid enterprise in this vast area!

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In the Trial Illusion where Fan Cun was,

He, having become emperor, was buried daily in governmental affairs.

Of course, he hardly understood the ministers’ memorials, and wasn’t particularly skilled at handling these affairs.

But he had the official "cheat" of Emperor Taizu.

At that time, Emperor Taizu was looking at one of the memorials, his expression stern.

"They are all words of flattery and deceit."

Fan Cun, somewhat curious, looked at the content of the memorial, which to him seemed like empty and clichéd phrases. It appeared to praise the newly enthroned Prince Yun and commend his own achievements.

With his not very solid foundation in classical literature, reading this memorial had killed many of his brain cells.

How did Emperor Taizu discern that this was flattery and deceit?

Emperor Taizu snorted coldly, "Such memorials, I have seen many! This person boasts of his achievements, yet he can’t even calculate the agricultural output and taxes of the counties under his jurisdiction! Although I am not aware of the local situation, just from the few figures he reported, it is easy to see that he inflated plenty."

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