Chapter 653

Qiu Zhen glared at Tang Yin and asked doubtfully, "Are you serious, Your Majesty?"

Tang Yin said solemnly, "Your Majesty, don't joke around!"

Qiu Zhen understood Tang Yin's personality and could tell from his expression and tone which words were true and which were just for show.

He breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps back, bowed respectfully to Tang Yin, and said, "Just now, I have offended Your Majesty again. Please punish me."

Alas! It's the same thing again. Tang Yin felt that he had heard Qiu Zhen's words at least ten times. He shook his head and said, "According to the old rules, I will fine you my salary!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen changed from bowing to kneeling and kowtow.

The people around him stared at Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen blankly, wondering what they were acting out. Qiu Zhen threw the table at the king, which was no different from regicide, and should be a capital crime. However, Tang Yin not only did not kill him, but also acted very intimately, and even took the initiative to hug Qiu Zhen's neck to show his goodwill...

There shouldn't be any secrets or relationships between the king and Prime Minister Qiu? Everyone looked at each other, and the same question arose in their hearts.

Tang Yin was used to being casual, doing whatever he wanted, and didn't care about what others thought of him. He looked at Qiu Zhen who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, and suddenly remembered something, squatted down, and asked: "Qiu Zhen, how many years of salary have you been fined? I forgot."

Qiu Zhen said seriously: "Accumulated, it's almost five years."

Puff! Tang Yin smiled, nodded, patted his shoulder again, and said: "Then let's round it up this time, ten years!"

"Thank you, king!" Qiu Zhen kowtowed again to express his gratitude.

Although Qiu Zhen dared to scold and beat Tang Yin, he seemed to be an extremely impulsive and reckless person. In fact, he was as clear as a mirror in his heart. He knew very well where Tang Yin's bottom line was. He was also fully confident that Tang Yin would not punish him for this. As for being fined, it was even more unimportant. Anyway, the king would not watch him die of poverty and starvation.

After Qiu Zhen's commotion, Tang Yin did restrain himself a lot and no longer went to see Yin Rou every day like before.

Privately, he also discussed with Qiu Zhen and wanted to propose to the emperor and marry the princess openly, but was rejected by Qiu Zhen.

Qiu Zhen believed that if Tang Yin married the princess now, his intention to save the emperor would be too obvious, which would easily give people a reason to criticize him. It was an unwise move. No matter how deep his feelings for Yin Rou were, he had to be patient during this period, at least until the storm was over. In addition, the matter of marrying the princess could not be proposed by Tang Yin himself. Either the emperor took the initiative to propose it, or the ministers proposed it on his behalf.

What he said was not what Tang Yin wanted to hear, but he had to admit that Qiu Zhen's words made sense, so he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​proposing marriage.

The next day, Tang Yin and the emperor rushed to Yancheng.

On the way to Fengguo, the journey was much easier. There was no need to worry about the enemy chasing behind. The county heads, county heads, and city lords who passed by all came out to greet them in person. The scene was spectacular and the ceremony was grand. It was many times more magnificent than when the emperor fled north.

There was no conversation along the way. Twenty days later, Tang Yin and his party finally arrived in Yancheng.

The news that the emperor was going to Yancheng had spread in the city long ago. On this day, Yancheng was overcrowded, and people gathered on both sides of the main road.

For a country like Feng, which is remote, backward and poor, the emperor has probably visited the country less than three times since its founding. The people of this generation have never seen the emperor, and neither have the previous generation or the generation before that. Now that the emperor has finally arrived, how can people miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Whether they are rich or ordinary people, they all rush to the streets to see the emperor.

When passing through other towns, Yin Zhun always sits in a carriage without even showing his head. Now that he has arrived in Yancheng, the capital of Feng, Yin Zhun rarely sits in a half-open carriage, and from time to time he waves to greet the people on both sides, which draws cheers.

This kind of scene is rare even when Tang Yin enters and leaves Yancheng. It can be said that Yin Zhun does not need to do anything, but just the aura of the emperor, and his popularity overwhelms Tang Yin.

Tang Yin and his generals rode slowly behind the emperor's carriage. Seeing this scene, people felt uncomfortable and kept looking at Tang Yin's reaction.

Tang Yin sat on the horse, feeling relaxed and happy. In his opinion, it was a good thing that the emperor was so popular, at least his act of saving the emperor was recognized by the people.

In addition, and most importantly, even the people of Feng State, who were the most distant from the emperor, admired and respected the emperor so much, which showed that the emperor was not useless. Even if he had no power and was no longer the ruler of the country, his reputation and status in the hearts of the people were too high. He could be said to be the highest spiritual leader of the people.

If Zhen and Chuan used military force against Feng without a reason, the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad would probably cause headaches for the monarchs of the two countries. Thinking of this, Tang Yin's smile became even stronger.

At this time, Qiu Zhen urged his horse forward and came to Tang Yin's side. He looked forward and asked in a low voice: "Has the king made a decision?"

Tang Yin was stunned, looked at him sideways, and asked: "What decision?"

Qiu Zhen sighed secretly, leaned towards Tang Yin, and whispered: "Where does the king plan to place the emperor?"

"Oh! That's what you asked!" Tang Yin smiled, nodded and said: "I have thought about it."

"Ah? The king means..."

"That's it!" Tang Yin pursed his lips towards the front.

Qiu Zhen looked forward subconsciously, his heart suddenly startled, and he said in horror: "The palace?"

Tang Yin said with a smile: "That's right. I want to keep the emperor in the capital. There is no place more suitable than the palace, and it doesn't require too much preparation. The palace just changes its owner and name, and it becomes the palace. ”

That's easy to say! Qiu Zhen couldn't help but rolled his eyes and asked: "The king gave up the palace to the emperor, so where will the king live?" You can't live in the same place as the emperor, right?

Tang Yin said nonchalantly: "Including me, there are only four people in my family. Where can we not live?!"

flutter! Qiu Zhen was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. He knew that Tang Yin didn't value these formal and material things, but he couldn't be too humble. If he changed the palace into a royal palace and gave it to the emperor, then he would be a majestic king. Do you want to live in an ordinary house? Where does this put Feng Guo's face?

Qiu Zhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate! Your Majesty, it's better to let the emperor live in the palace in Wancheng!"

"Huh?" Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Since the emperor has been brought to Feng Kingdom, we have to show off. Why bother worrying about things that don't matter? We want other countries to see clearly that we, Feng Kingdom, are not Holding the emperor hostage, the emperor is still the supreme pride of heaven in the Feng Kingdom. Only in this way, we in the Feng Kingdom will not fall into the trap of other countries. If other countries want to attack our country, they will have no name. Besides, it is just a palace. What does it matter? The emperor is in our hands. We can make good use of the emperor's prestige and conquer a territory tens of millions of times larger than the palace. This is the most important thing. Qiu Zhen, you are so smart, you can't even do this. Don’t you understand?”

"Alas!" Qiu Zhen shook his head and sighed: "I understand the king's intention, but... I just feel that I am too wronged by the king..." Even Qiu Zhen felt that such a concession was too much to give up the palace.

Tang Yin smiled and stretched out four fingers, waved them in front of Qiu Zhen's eyes, and said, "There are only four of us. We can't live anywhere. With so many palaces, it's hard to find anyone!"

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but laugh. wry smile.

Tang Yin has the potential of a faint emperor, and at the same time, he has the side of an unparalleled wise master. Whether he can become a wise master or become a faint emperor depends largely on the encouragement or inducement of the ministers around him.

Fortunately, Tang Yin found a Qiu Zhen who dared to speak frankly to him and even hit him and scolded him. He always spurred him and pushed Tang Yin who was off the track back on track again and again.

Qiu Zhen was equally lucky. The person he chose to assist was Tang Yin, who tolerated him in every possible way, trusted him immensely, and regarded him as a brother. Otherwise, Qiu Zhen would have had ten of his heads chopped off.

The relationship between Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen was the most perfect complement and combination at the time. The two of them also formed the most basic backbone of the Feng Kingdom, plus the Shangguan family, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan. As well as Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and other important civil and military ministers, they formed the basic skeleton of Feng State, firmly supporting the behemoth of Feng State. Even if Feng State experienced countless storms and waves in the future, this skeleton would still stand. Strengthen and grow.

After escorting the emperor into the palace all the way, Tang Yin simply let the emperor into his palace.

Although this was Tang Yin's bedroom, he slept there only a handful of times.

At this time, Yin Zhun didn't know Tang Yin's decision, nor did he understand his intention of bringing her to his palace.

He had doubts in his heart, but it did not affect Yin Chen's interest. Along the way, he was greeted by all the towns he passed. Especially when he went to Yancheng, he saw the support of the people, which made Yin Chen feel good and relaxed. many.

With his hands behind his back, he walked back and forth in Tang Yin's palace as if visiting, looking east and west. He felt that it was far different from the palace in Beijing, but it was still the most luxurious and most luxurious place he had ever visited during his escape. Comfortable place too.

Yin Rou also came to Tang Yin's palace. She watched the emperor's brother walking around non-stop, making tut-tut sounds from time to time. She saw the novel gadgets and picked them up and played with them from time to time. She couldn't help but frown secretly. She was about to die. How can you be so relaxed and leisurely as a prince?

She turned to look at Tang Yin, who was smiling and didn't know what he was enjoying or thinking about. Just when she was about to speak, Tang Yin asked first: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this place?"