Become a Feudal King From Today

Chapter 226: Absurd King and Ministers

"Emperor Dasong, we are here on the orders of the Khan. We have brought you a message. After years of conquest by the Northern Di, Xiliang finally chose to surrender. Xiliang Chanyu Murong Hao will obey the Khan's orders in the future. ��

All officials were in place. Temu Ta bowed slightly and did not kneel.

He was the leader of the Northern Di envoys this time.

But no one knew his identity on this trip.

After threatening Dasong to get rid of the King of Yan in exchange for a ceasefire, he took the initiative to ask to come to Dasong.

One reason was to give himself To accumulate prestige for himself, so that he would have more bargaining chips when competing for the Khanship in the future.

The second reason was to see the strength of Dasong with his own eyes.

When he came to Jinling from Yanzhou, he first saw the dilapidated Yanzhou.

During his observation, he found that although the people of Yanzhou were poor, they seemed to have a unique spirit.

This spirit was like a young sprout that grew persistently on the burned land.

After leaving Yanzhou, the further south you go, the richer it is.

However, the people and officials under this prosperity were immersed in comfort.

When he arrived in Jinling, he was really shocked by the prosperity and splendor of the imperial city of Dasong. .

But the people here were even more drunk and dreaming, and even the guards leaned against the cave door, forgetting their duty of checking.

This would never happen in Beidi.

Witnessing all this, his ambition grew wildly like a vine.

He realized that the only obstacle for Beidi to go south was Yanguan, that is, King Yan.

As long as King Yan died, Dasong would be as vulnerable as a baby in front of Beidi.

So, once their plan succeeded and Dasong killed King Yan, they would launch a full-scale war.

Because At that time, they will no longer have any scruples.

Zhao Heng sat upright on the dragon throne, his back straight to show his imperial majesty.

Although he knew about this from the official of the Honglu Temple who received the Beidi envoy last night.

Now he heard it again, his heart still trembled.

He knew that the Beidi envoy said this deliberately for the ministers to hear.

Sure enough, when the Beidi envoy's voice fell, the court was instantly quiet and even the breathing could be heard.

Then, a fierce discussion broke out.

"Is this true or false?" Han Zheng looked at Dou Wei.

In addition to Yanzhou, Qizhou is the closest to Yanguan, so he is naturally very nervous.

Dou Wei nodded gently. Zhao Heng told him the news last night.

Han Zheng's face turned pale and sweated profusely.

"This Xiliang has given Dasong a headache. Now that Xiliang has surrendered to Beidi, isn't it like adding wings to a tiger? "A minister's lips trembled constantly.

"How could this happen? In this way, Beidi will be able to attack Dasong with all his heart?" Another minister said in a state of mourning.

"That's right. In the past, the three kingdoms were always balancing each other, but now they are fighting to the death. What can we do?"

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The panic of the ministers was seen by Temu Ta, who was very proud of himself.

Now, he couldn't help but admire his father.

Maybe this time he really wanted to scare the Emperor of Dasong and kill the King of Yan.

"A bunch of rats!" At this moment, Yang Feng shouted angrily, "What if Xiliang surrendered to Beidi? Do we have to be afraid of Beidi and hand over Dasong to them? The King of Yan just defeated Beidi at Yanguan and strengthened the prestige of Dasong. Now you are so cowardly in the court. It's ridiculous. "

"Your Majesty, Beidi and Dasong will fight sooner or later. What's the point of being afraid? If they want to fight, we will accompany them. "Mo Kuan echoed.

Temuda frowned upon hearing this and looked at the two.

The two also glared at each other.

Zhao Heng covered his forehead. He had not slept all night, and the quarrels among the ministers made him even more irritable.

The fear of Xiliang's surrender to Beidi and the hatred of Beidi kept interweaving in his heart.

Looking at Temuta with a squint, he decided to ask the purpose of his coming first, "This is a matter between Beidi and Xiliang. What does it have to do with my Dasong? Or tell me why you came to Jinling?"

"The Khan does not want the two countries to fight again and the people to suffer. As long as you are willing to hand over the King of Yan to our Beidi as a hostage, the two countries will live in peace. Otherwise, we Beidi will go to war with your Dasong!" Temuta raised his head with an arrogant look.

"How dare you! The King of Yan is the prince of my Dasong. How can I hand him over to you as a hostage! "Ma Yuan pointed at Temuta and shouted angrily.

Then he turned to Zhao Heng, "Your Majesty, Beidi is too rude, their envoys should be driven out of Jinling."

After saying that, he looked at the other ministers.

Except for Yang Feng, Mo Kuan, Mi Yan and a small number of other ministers who were indignant.

The other ministers looked thoughtful at this moment.

Seeing this, he was shocked.

He carefully looked at Zhao Heng's expression again, and found that Zhao Heng was not angry at all, and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons.

At this time, a chill suddenly rose from his feet to his head.

Temuda was also observing Zhao Heng and the courtiers of Dasong.

Seeing that there was hope, he said: "In addition, I, Beidi, am willing to give Dasong 80,000 war horses!"

"Your Majesty, I think Dasong still values ​​the country, and in history, there have been cases of sending princes to enemy countries as hostages for the sake of peace and stability between the two countries. "At this time, Han Zheng suddenly spoke.

Among the powerful families, he was the one who feared the Northern Di the most.

Also, he had his own little thoughts.

If the King of Yan was held hostage by the Northern Di, he could ask the emperor to enfeoff the second prince to Yanzhou, and get the King of Yan's troops, wealth and fiefdom for free.

Yanzhou would belong to his Han family from then on.

"How shameless! I didn't expect such words to come from the mouth of the Shangshu of Dasong." Mi Yan's face flushed with anger. He said, "Your Majesty, Beidi is untrustworthy. Don't fall for it. Once the King of Yan goes to Beidi, how can he live?"

After a pause, he continued, "I think Beidi is afraid of the King of Yan, so they threaten the King of Xiliang with the surrender of Xiliang. In fact, they want to get rid of the King of Yan. Once the King agrees, it doesn't matter whether the King of Yan will rebel or not. His generals will definitely not agree. Once the four northern counties are in chaos, it will give Beidi an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

Zhao Heng has been thinking with his head down, and Han Zheng's words made him even more excited.

After all, if the King of Yan is not handed over, Dasong will never have peace.

If Beidi enters the pass and the country is lost, he will become the king of a fallen country.

But Mi Yan's words woke him up.

The King of Yan is different from other princes in the capital. He can be taken down by sending some imperial guards.

He is a powerful vassal with land and army.

Agreeing to Beidi is tantamount to forcing the King of Yan to rebel.

This King of Yan defeated the Yuan family on his own. If chaos really breaks out, it will be a big trouble.

Moreover, as Mi Yan said, perhaps Beidi is afraid of the King of Yan, so they did this.

Thinking of this, he said: "The King of Yan is my Dasong prince. How can I face the people of Dasong if I hand him over to you as a hostage? If you come for this, you'd better go back immediately."

Temta sneered twice, "Emperor of Dasong, you should think about it. After I return to the grassland, the army of Beidi will trample on your rivers and mountains."

After that, Temu Ta turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Dou Wei immediately stopped Temu Ta.

After paying a tribute to Zhao Heng, he said: "The emperor is only worried about the King of Yan rebelling. It is better to let him go to Beijing in the name of visiting relatives, and then let the imperial army take him down. Why ruin the Dasong country for a prince?"

"This..." Zhao Heng's firm determination wavered again, as if this was also a solution.

"As for their generals and soldiers, without the backbone of the King of Yan, there will inevitably be internal strife. The court only needs to promise high positions and generous salaries to subdue them, so there is no need to worry." Dou Wei continued.

For him, the last thing he wants is a full-scale war with the Northern Di.

Because, including him and all the powerful families, they are afraid of the Northern Di like a tiger.

There is no confidence in fighting the Northern Di.

Instead of doing so, it is better to pay some conditions to exchange peace and tranquility with the Northern Di and live a leisurely and comfortable life.

In the past, they dealt with Yuan Li and maintained the stability of Yanzhou in order to keep the Northern Di out of the pass.

Now they let Yuan Li check and balance the King of Yan and maintain the stability of Yanzhou, and at the same time to keep the Northern Di.

Now that Xiliang has surrendered to the Northern Di, it means that the long borders of Dasong from east to west are all under the threat of the Northern Di.

If handing over the King of Yan can bring long-term peace, he and the powerful families will naturally strongly agree.

As for the four northern counties of Yanzhou, let other princes take charge.

"I second the motion."

"I second the motion."

"..."

Wang Zi'an, Fan Xinglun and others came out one after another.

The Sixth Prince was overjoyed after the Beidi envoy made this request.

After the Yuan family's rebellion was found to be unfounded, he was released from prison.

At this time, he said: "Father, I am willing to go to Yanzhou to replace the King of Yan."

Ma Yuan, Yang Feng, Mo Kuan, Mi Yan and others were trembling with anger.

The powerful families headed by Dou Wei have always advocated peace.

They have mentioned several times that they would exchange annual tribute for peace with Beidi.

They expected to make such a choice.

But they still underestimated the shamelessness of these people.

"Hahaha... Emperor Dasong, it seems that your ministers have made the right choice." Temujin laughed, "In this case, let's hand over the King of Yan to us and take him back to Beidi."

Zhao Heng almost agreed. On the matter of advocating peace, he and the powerful families had the same idea.

If Dasong and Beidi can live in peace, what does it matter if a prince is sacrificed?

As long as he can be his emperor in peace.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak, Liang Kai suddenly said: "Your Majesty, think twice. His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan can defend Yanguan, so he can defend the northern border. Why be afraid before the battle? Moreover, Your Majesty, don't forget the artillery in the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. With such a weapon, Beidi may not be able to do anything?"

After speaking, Liang Kai winked at Dou Wei and others.

For him, the Prince of Yan cannot die now. The Liang family did imitate the artillery.

But from the rumors, the artillery imitated by the Liang family seems to be inferior to the Prince of Yan.

Before seeing the Prince of Yan's artillery, he didn't want the Prince of Yan to die like this.

Dou Wei and others suddenly realized that they had just panicked and forgot about it.

"Your Majesty, I am stupid. We have artillery now. We don't have to hand over the King of Yan to Beidi, but we must ask the King of Yan to send the artillery. If all the troops in Dasong are equipped with artillery, we may be able to fight." Dou Wei said.

Although Han Zheng was a little disappointed, he nodded.

Let's compare the artillery of Liang family and the King of Yan to see who is better.

As for the future, there are plenty of opportunities to get the land of the King of Yan.

The Sixth Prince was extremely disappointed and lowered his head without saying anything.

Ma Yuan, Yang Feng and others breathed a sigh of relief.

They didn't expect that it was the artillery that saved the King of Yan's life.

Indeed, such a national treasure is no different from a talisman.

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