The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 565 Selfishness
The story of the Emperor Yong's award for withdrawing the feudal clan at Prince Yong's mansion quickly spread among the feudal princes, and it can be said that one stone caused a thousand waves.

In Jiangdong Murong Palace, Murong Yi got the news and went to discuss with his father Murong King.

King Murong heard this matter, he frowned and thought for a while, then said: "With the relationship of the Duke's mansion, His Majesty will definitely take care of it, I see, this matter is not urgent."

Among the vassal princes, Prince Yong is the most respected, but in terms of power, it belongs to the Murong clan of Jiangdong.

Before the establishment of the Great Qi Dynasty, the world was still falling apart. The Murong family in Jiangdong was the prince who dominated one side. The ancestors of Da Qi gradually annexed the princes and kings from all walks of life, but they have always been helpless against the powerful Murong family with the Yangtze River as a barrier. After confronting each other for several years, the Jiangdong Murong clan couldn't bear the people's suffering from wars and prairie fires, so they had no choice but to become ministers. Although they were recognized as ministers, they proposed to regard themselves as vassal kings, and the army could not be changed. They only paid tribute to the court every year.

In the early days of Daqi's establishment, it also needed the most time to stabilize and buffer. Since Jiangdong was unable to attack for a long time, he also agreed to this treaty.

From then on, for hundreds of years, although the Jiangdong Murong clan has great strength, they have maintained a state of peace with the imperial court.

It has been like this for hundreds of years, and now he suddenly wants to withdraw the domain, how can King Murong be reconciled.

Murong Yi saw his father's thoughts, he said slowly: "Our Murong family's foundation has been established for hundreds of years, and it has dominated the 36 counties in Jiangdong. Now we suddenly want to withdraw the domain, not to mention father, even a child, can't be reconciled."

After speaking, he sighed slightly, and said again: "But after thinking about it, I think we should follow the example of Prince Yong's Mansion."

Murong Yi is different from Zhao Xuan, he is a meticulous and capable person, King Murong heard his son say this, he hurriedly asked: "But you went to Beijing to pay tribute this time, what did you see?"

Murong Yi said to his father: "Your Majesty is hard-working and shrewd. Looking at his accomplishments in the past few years since he ascended the throne, you can tell that he is a man of iron and blood. This time, your Majesty will still treat us Jiangdong with courtesy, but I will give you the best of both worlds." In the subtleties, the child can still see that His Majesty already has the intention of withdrawing the feudal domain."

According to Jiangdong's strength, King Murong would not be afraid of other emperors, but facing Li Ling, a difficult master, he couldn't help but sigh.

King Murong was silent for a long time before he said: "Let me think about it for my father."

He looked at his son and asked, "What is the strength of our soldiers and horses now?"

His son is capable, so King Murong has long entrusted Murong Yi to take care of Jiangdong's important affairs.

Murong Yi replied truthfully: "Now we have a total of 30 soldiers and horses, of which the navy accounts for about half. These soldiers and horses have been training continuously, and their combat effectiveness is still strong, especially our navy, which is even more elite."

King Murong stroked his beard when he heard the words, and asked: "In your opinion, if the imperial court insists on withdrawing the feudal domain, if we don't follow, we have a slight chance of winning."

Murong Yi frowned, and replied: "If it comes to the final success or failure, we have almost no chance of winning, it's just that these soldiers, horses, money and food can last for a year or two."

King Murong was surprised when he heard this: "Our navy is the best in the world, can't we stop those landlubbers? Back then, Cao Cao's 70 troops were all wiped out at the gate of Jiangdong."

Murong Yi smiled wryly, and replied, "But His Majesty is not Cao Cao."

With such a sentence, King Murong's aroused pride was instantly punctured like a puffed up ball.

yes!The current emperor was once the invincible god of war, not to mention Jiangdong, even powerful enemies and big countries have never benefited from him.

King Murong sighed heavily.

Murong Yi said again: "My child went out this time, and faintly heard that the army in the south has begun to vigorously drill the navy. In the past, His Majesty focused on dealing with the barbarians in the north, but he has always focused on cavalry and infantry. Now there has been a sudden change, my child guesses. , it was prepared for the withdrawal of the feudal clan."

King Murong stroked his forehead when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice, "Father knows, I'll think about it more vividly."

Murong Yi left the main hall and headed towards his own inner palace.

When he entered the inner palace, he first went to his son's yard, Ning Ge'er was concentrating on studying in the study, he didn't realize until Murong Yi approached him.

When Brother Ning saw his father, he immediately put down the book in his hand, and called excitedly, "Daddy."

Murong Yi lovingly patted his son's head, and asked about his son's recent studies, seeing that the child could answer the questions fluently, Murong Yi was pleased to encourage him, then left his son's yard and returned to the main hall.

Qingluan had also heard the news of the withdrawal of the feudal clan. When he saw Murong Yi, he asked directly: "You discussed with the royal father about the withdrawal of the feudal clan. What does the royal father mean?"

Murong Yi sat down on the chair, drank a cup of tea first, and then replied: "For such a big matter, my father will naturally have to think about it, how can I come to a conclusion easily."

Qingluan sat down opposite Murong Yi, and said: "Since you see that His Majesty has the intention to withdraw from the feudal domain, in my opinion, we should follow the example of Prince Yong's Palace and take the initiative to play. In this way, we can also keep our honor."

Murong Yi nodded, then looked at his wife and said: "You are right, and I think so too. Although our Jiangdong is strong, if we fight against the imperial court, there is almost no chance of winning." As he spoke, he He couldn't help but sighed again: "It's just that if the army is withdrawn, then we really have no power to restrain the chicken. If there are any changes in the future, we can only be caught without a fight. .”

"Hey! Father is unwilling, and I am also unwilling."

Hearing this, Qingluan offered a plan: "Who said that the withdrawal of the feudal clan requires the abolition of the army."

Hearing this, Murong Yi couldn't help asking: "Does the princess have a good opinion?"

Qingluan replied: "Throughout the ages, courtiers showed their loyalty to the emperor, or a weak country showed its sincerity to a strong country. They all used the method of sending their children as a pledge. Why don't we follow suit?"

When Murong Yi heard this, his complexion immediately darkened, and he said displeased: "I, Murong Yi, would rather die in battle than send my child out."

Seeing that her husband was angry, Qingluan couldn't help her temper, and said angrily: "I'm thinking about the overall situation of our Jiangdong. As the future master of Jiangdong, you are still so benevolent as a woman. It's really too big a deal. of."

Murong Yi slapped the table fiercely, and said sharply: "If Brother Ning is your own flesh and blood, I don't believe you can say such a thing."

Qingluan retorted: "I'm thinking about Jiang Dong."

"Don't say any more." Murong Yi stood up angrily, looked at Qingluan heavily, and said disappointedly: "You are really a selfish person."

(End of this chapter)