Chapter 587: Are You Qualified?

Su Yu looked at the Prime Minister with disdain. “Who’s scaring you? The dandy Scholar should still be qualified to be the Prime Minister, right?”

As soon as the word “dandy” was uttered, all the civil officials in Xuan Empire looked at Su Yu.

Especially the Prime Minister, who was now starting to stutter, “Your Highness, you are the dandy scholar?”

“Don’t I look like one?” Su Yu raised an eyebrow and asked the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

Looking at Su Yu with a mix of resentment and reproach, he said, “No, Your Highness, if you are the dandy son, with such talent, why did you choose to be a merchant instead of becoming the Prime Minister? What were you thinking?”

“I like gold,” Su Yu replied.

Xiao Bao chimed in, “I like gold too. It’s so shiny and pretty.”

Now, not only the Prime Minister, but even Su Xi and Su Jiu felt a pang in their hearts.

They were well aware of Xiao Bao’s abilities. This child had completely inherited Su Yu’s talent and might even surpass Su Yu’s achievements in the future.

But now, this child was saying that he liked gold. Su Jiu was furious. Xiao Bao had been influenced by Su Yu.

“Su Yu, look at what you’ve done. You’ve influenced Xiao Bao,” Su Jiu said, exasperated.

“Xiao Bao is my son. What’s wrong with him having the same thoughts as me?” Su Yu raised an eyebrow and asked Su Jiu casually.

Xiao Bao looked innocent. Wasn’t he just talking about someone else? How did it become about him?

“Your Highness, I have decided to resign and give the position of Prime Minister to you,” the Prime Minister said to Su Yu.

Was he fit to be the Prime Minister? He was not at all deserving of it.

“I won’t take the position. You should keep the role of Prime Minister for yourself. When Xiao Zhi grows up, you can retire and enjoy your old age,” Su Yu replied.

“Why not Xiao Bao?” Su Jiu asked.

“Because Xiao Bao, like me, likes gold first, then likes to study. At the same time, he, like me, doesn’t like being an official,” Su Yu explained. He was afraid that Xiao Zhi would also dislike being an official if he spent too much time with them, which would be troublesome.

Listening to Su Yu speak so confidently, the ministers of Xuan Empire were itching to curse, especially the civil officials. However, they dared not insult Prince Su Yu, as it would be considered an act of great disrespect.

As Qi Ming listened to Su Yu casually recounting his situation, he sneered and said, “You really want to help Xuan Empire.”

“I am a person of Xuan Empire, so why wouldn’t I help Xuan Empire? Why would I come to help you if I don’t help my own country?” What was this person really thinking?

“Besides, you are not important enough for me to give up my country and my family,” Su Yu directly told Qi Ming the reason for rejecting him in the past.

“At that time, our relationship was good. If I had wanted to be an official, you wouldn’t have even recognized me. I passed the imperial examination at the county level, then the provincial level, and finally the national level, all within two years. If I wanted to be an official, I could have become the Prime Minister of Xuan Empire by the age of fifteen. I don’t like being constrained. I prefer the freedom of doing business. Unfortunately, you never really understood me, which is why you asked me to help you,” Su Yu explained.

“My Su family is loyal to Xuan Empire, and there is no question of treason.” If he dared to do such a thing, Su Xi could directly break his legs.

King Zhenbei and King Yan furrowed their brows, surprised to find that the remarkable and talented dandy Scholar was actually Su Yu. This could be troublesome. With Su Yu’s support for Xuan Feiran, they would have to be extremely cautious in the future to prevent being outmaneuvered by Su Yu.

“You speak so high and mighty, but you still betrayed me,” Qi Ming said.

“Qi Ming, that’s not right. Su Yu is just your friend. He’s not your subordinate, so how can you accuse him of betrayal?” Wang Jinhe couldn’t stand it anymore. Qi Ming was really audacious to say such things.

The Prime Minister nodded in agreement. “That’s right. Refusing to agree and then wanting to cripple our prince. Qi Ming, don’t you owe us an explanation?”

Although it was a long time ago, Qi Ming had indeed caused harm to Su Yu. It was not unreasonable for them to demand an explanation from Qi Ming.

“Do you all believe the words of a bald donkey? Since when have the ministers of Xuan Empire become so shallow?” Would Qi Ming admit to this? Of course not. If he admitted today, no one could say anything if Su Yu refused to provide high-yield grain seeds to Qi Empire or if Wan Gu refused to detoxify him. Even the ministers of Qi Empire would have nothing to say.

Nan Qiao looked at Qi Ming with a strange expression. “Do you think that by not admitting it, everything will be fine? Qi Ming, you really are as foolish as ever.”

“You should have the letters you exchanged in your possession, right?”

The abbot nodded hastily. “Yes, Qi Ming instructed me to burn them after reading, but I kept them all hidden.”

“They are in my residence in the capital.”

“Where exactly?” Xuan Feiran asked coldly.

“In the secret compartment in my study.”

“Su Jiu, you can go and search. One of the ministers of Qi Empire can accompany you,” a person spoke up.

Seeing the person who spoke up, Su Yu suddenly smiled. It was quite interesting.

Wang Jinhe leaned in and asked Su Yu curiously, “Su Yu, what are you smiling about?”

Su Yu leaned in and whispered in Wang Jinhe’s ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, “This person is from the Qi Empire’s crown prince.”

Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu in surprise. The Qi Empire’s crown prince should be older than Qi Ming, right? At such an age, he was still a crown prince. It was unknown how long he could remain emperor after the Qi Empire’s emperor passed away. Based on Qi Ming’s age, the Qi Empire’s emperor should be at least sixty years old, right? At sixty years old, he was still clinging to the throne. It was unknown who would die first, the emperor or the crown prince.

Wang Jinhe cleared his throat, feeling that it might not be appropriate to wish for the death of emperors and crown princes of other countries.

Su Jiu went with the minister from Qi Empire to the location mentioned by the abbot to retrieve the letters.

About half an hour later, Su Jiu walked in with a box. The minister from Qi Empire followed and sat down, with a faint smile on his lips, seeming to be in a good mood.

“Your Highness, everything is in here,” Su Jiu handed the box to Xuan Feiran.

Xuan Feiran opened the box and took out the letters to read. The more he read, the deeper his frown became. In addition to a series of orders from Qi Ming targeting Su Yu, the letters also revealed collaborations between this monk and some individuals from Xuan Empire. Among them was King Zhenbei.

Looking at King Zhenbei, it seemed that it was effortless to obtain this information.

King Zhenbei noticed Xuan Feiran’s slight frown and wondered about the meaning behind the look Xuan Feiran had just given him.

“Let everyone take a look at these things.”

After everyone had finished reading, there was silence. The Prime Minister looked at Official Wang and said, “So that’s why you have been targeting His Highness and the Princess. You didn’t say anything and even helped Ling Empire and Qi Empire to snatch the high-yield grain seeds that we desperately needed.”

Official Wang’s face changed. “What do you mean, Prime Minister? Don’t spout nonsense here.”

“The evidence is all here. Do you still dare to argue?”

It seems that some people only feel remorse when they are caught red-handed.