The devil is coming

Chapter 814
Shopkeeper Miao and Shopkeeper Lu were also standing in the crowd below. When the surrounding soldiers and civilians cheered, they also cheered together;
At first, Shopkeeper Lu was just shouting there. Shopkeeper Lu was from the Lu country, and he himself did not have much attachment to his homeland. After all, the Lu country was still a small country even in an area with many small countries;
Shopkeeper Miao has always been a bit reserved with Ganren, so if he is asked to kneel to King Pingxi of the Yan Kingdom, that is no problem, but he is not willing to let him sincerely cheer for the prince of the Yan Kingdom;
But when everyone around him started shouting, and then people around him looked at the "calm" Shopkeeper Miao with some suspicion, Shopkeeper Miao could only shout along with him.
While shouting, he stretched out his hand to tug on Shopkeeper Lu's sleeves, gesturing for him to follow her back a little.
"Hey, it's so exciting. Are those general officers originally from the Jingnan Army?" Shopkeeper Miao whispered to Shopkeeper Lu.
"What's going on? Are you going back to work?" Shopkeeper Lu glanced at Shopkeeper Miao.
They were all registered in the yamen of their respective countries. When they returned, as usual, they had to report some of the customs, customs, and things they saw and heard in the areas they passed through for business;
The Hou Mansion in Fengxin City is also well aware of this, and their attitude is very open. As long as you don't communicate in private, send letters, or bribe, there will be no problem if you go back and talk about what you heard and saw.
Moreover, the Hou Mansion sometimes needs these people to go out for themselves.
"Just for fun." Shopkeeper Miao said indifferently.
"Haha." Shopkeeper Lu licked his lips, and then took Shopkeeper Miao to the outside. After confirming that the surrounding area was quite empty, he echoed, "This is a warning sign."
"Why are you dragging me again?" Shopkeeper Miao was stunned for a moment;
"Do you have lard in your head?"
"Oh oh oh, you mean, Prince Pingxi and the imperial court of the State of Yan are away... Zhutou?"
"It's not that bad, it's a clear opening. Everyone knew before that the legitimate son of King Jingnan was raised in the Marquis Mansion, but the court never had an explanation;
Now it’s better. Previously, I thought it was the crown prince who was carried up to the high platform by the Prince of Pingxi. I also thought that the Prince of Dayan was different after all. The crown prince could carry him like this;
Now it seems that I still didn't understand the Kingdom of Yan, and I didn't understand that the prince actually let the prince follow behind, holding the prince of Jingnan in his arms.
Look at this scene again, tsk tsk;
When the Xia Dynasty was in decline, there was a self-proclaimed king who tried to coerce the emperor and order the princes. "
"I know that he tried to coerce Da Xia Zi to order Yan, Chu and Jin, but so what. In the end, the Three Kingdoms ignored him at all, and he was quickly destroyed by other surrounding kings. Even Da Xia Zi's remaining lineage was also destroyed. He disappeared in the chaos of the war."
Some shady theories are that the reason why the "whimsical" lord back then was destroyed so quickly was because the three kingdoms of Yan, Chu and Jin each signaled for them to win over and surrender to their own lords to besiege him. , with the tacit understanding of the great powers, led to that person's rapid defeat.
"That person is seeking his own death, but it cannot be said that holding the emperor hostage to control the princes is not a clever move. The key is to see whether you are qualified or not. To make iron, you need to be strong.
The Prince of Pingxi, who was in charge of the eastern part of Shanxi, had a hundred thousand cavalry under his command, and was rich in trade and goods, so rich that it could be seen with the naked eye.
The others were holding Prince Jingnan. How could those proud soldiers left behind by Prince Jingnan pay attention?
But it was different when Prince Pingxi held the crown prince, and it suddenly became justifiable. "
"What you said makes sense." Miao Lin couldn't help but nod.
"Haha, today is the ceremony for the kingship, but I see that Prince Pingxi's ambition is not just as simple as becoming a prince.
This behavior was undoubtedly a demonstration to the Yan court, in order to coerce the court to make greater concessions.
The Yan State will soon fall into internal strife. "
"This statement was made when the King of Zhenbei, King Jingnan, was still there. I don't dare to believe it anymore."
"Those two princes are different from Prince Pingxi. Prince Pingxi was born in the capital of Guizhou, but those two princes actually come from aristocratic families.
We are born into families, just like you and me. Although we work as shopkeepers, we still have to look at the face of our boss;
Prince Pingxi is the boss himself. His business was small at first, but when it became bigger, it was different from ours. "
"Justified, justified."
"The spear and shield have been made public. The next battle between a dragon and a tiger will cause some headaches for the Yan people, hehe."
"Why are you so happy?"
"If the Yan people really dominate the world, our business will not be so smooth."
After all, what they do is still a smuggling business. Once the world is unified, where will they be needed? Wouldn't the relationships that have been built over many years or even generations be in vain?
Lu Xiong patted Miao Lin's shoulder lightly again and said, "That's all I'm going to say. When you go back to collect the reward, don't forget how good I am, brother."
"Just now in the inn, who said that I was so miserable?"
"Did I settle the final bill?"
"Yes."
"That's it, you eat my food and drink my food, but you're not allowed to say a few sarcastic words? What's the matter, your shopkeeper Miao has such a noble face?"
"Too."
……
Among the crowd, there were indeed many people who had various thoughts after seeing this scene, but the vast majority of the people in Fengxin City, especially the standard households, were happy to see this kind of "liveliness".
They wished that their prince would become stronger and stronger and have more soldiers and horses. Even driven by this fanatical trend of thought, if the prince wanted to proclaim himself emperor one day, they would go crazy with joy.
People are not stupid. Who doesn’t want the place where they live now to become the capital of the country?
Who doesn't want to proudly spit at the strangers as soon as they go out, and raise their thumbs: See, here is the emperor's feet.
Many of the imperial mission officials from the imperial court on the high platform and near the high platform were already sweating profusely.
The real princess who was canonized by the late emperor stood at the back, and another woman stood at the front;
The prince stood there, and the person being picked up by King Pingxi was the prince of Jingnan;
These former generals of the Jingnan Army came without an edict to greet the Crown Prince of Jingnan, but in their eyes, this was clearly a military remonstrance and a demonstration!
The abnormal military and political system created by Dayan since the time of the late emperor was suppressed by the joint efforts of the late emperor and the two princes in the early years, and the flames of war were vented abroad;
But when the Iron Triangle era ended, the contradictions of this system eventually emerged.
today,
After all, it was the imperial court that conferred the title of Prince Pingxi.
Or did he ping the Western King and use his military power to claim his own title?
In order to make the king-conferring ceremony grand, many officials entered the imperial mission this time. There are really no fools who can work in Yanjing City and have such qualifications to join the mission;
Everyone knows that since ancient times, once civil strife breaks out, it is a sign that the country is going into decline.
It has only been a few years since the rise of Da Yanxiong. Will it turn from prosperity to decline?
These ministers are not unaware of the transactions between His Majesty and the Western King. Although this political tacit understanding cannot be stated clearly, it must at least be tacit. Otherwise, how can the people below do things?
How dare the local military leaders in various places dare to take back the local governance power forcefully?
But look at this scene now,
Is the previous tacit understanding about to be torn up?
His Highness the Fifth took a deep breath, he was not a regular official, so the pressure should be less;
He is not an emperor, so the pressure is a little less;
He has been building rivers for several years, and his dark skin is still a little red at this time.
He had never thought about rebellion. He had long thought that he was no match for his sixth brother. After his sixth brother became emperor, he knew that he had no hope.
But just like that meeting on the bank of Wangjiang River;
The fifth prince, who did not want to rebel, did not mind using himself as a "justifiable" puppet when Prince Pingxi needed him.
Even if it is a puppet, it is still a kind of temptation.
His Highness the Fifth Prince, who was addicted to carpentry work, knew that this was the only way he could make a living.
This feeling is like asking you to grab 100 taels of silver, but you don't go. But if 100 taels of silver appear on the ground in front of you, will you pick it up?
At this point in his mind, His Highness the Fifth Prince raised his head specially, wanting to make eye contact with Prince Heping Xi;
Look at me,
look at me,
Look at me!
But who would have thought that Prince Pingxi simply put Tiantian on the ground and took Tiantian to sit on the steps of the high platform, receiving the salutes of the former Jingnan Army soldiers below.
Not far away, although the blind man could not see, he enjoyed the atmosphere.
The Lord is a fan of the authorities. Most of the time, the Lord's political literacy is actually very high and has been tempered for a long time. But at the moment, the Lord probably still enjoys the longing for his former brother and the official appearance of Tiantian today. The joy of time.
it doesn't matter,
Anyway, the blind man is already comfortable.
Today's scene is bound to be publicized. Coupled with the distance between mountains and rivers, even if ten yellow male horses shuttle non-stop back and forth between Shanxi and Yanjing, the sense of extension brought by this distance will continue to tear apart. The bond between Pingxi Palace and the imperial court is broken, and the transition from alliance to suspicion often only takes a moment.
The Qianchu Alliance can only be an old turtle for the time being.
The snowfield was castrated, the barbarian royal court was destroyed,
the most important is,
The seven demon kings in the prophecy are now most likely just as stupid as Tian Tian;
It’s not that there are no external threats, let alone long-term peace and stability. It may be a different story in five or ten years;
But it doesn't matter,
A rare window period,
Want to do something?
such as,
Create a little counterattack?
The blind man never bothered to hide his preferences, and the most rare thing was that he always insisted on his preferences.
A good mood,
I touched my pocket again,
I still haven’t found any oranges, which is a little regretful.
Xue Sanze smiled and whispered: "Why do you think that the Lord and Xiao Liuzi are a couple, but you are poaching from the side?"
"Wrong, this is not me poaching, but a problem left over from the previous generation. The imperial court wanted to conquer the Jingnan Army, and the leaders of the Jingnan Army were instinctively resistant. The crux of the problem is here.
I'm just using this crux to pry something open. "
"You are just a third party interfering. You are no different from those plastic best friends. The emperor can actually do it, and the prince has also sent it."
"Don't talk about your feelings with the emperor. Throughout the ages, people who talk about their feelings with the emperor will basically end up bad."
"Okay, okay, just laugh, don't hold it in."
……
On the steps below,
A group of Jingnan army leaders knelt there and saluted Tiantian.
Zheng Fan did not go to greet them, but despite the expansion, he did not forget what kind of day it was.
turn your head,
He looked at Mao Mingcai who was standing there.
what,
I really didn't notice it just now.
"Master Mao."
"My lord."
"Let's declare the decree."
"Yes, my lord."
Mao Mingcai felt a little heavy in his heart. As an important minister of the country, here today, he felt a sense of hesitation like rain beating duckweeds.
The person he considered to be the pillar of the country at the beginning was now turning into the cause of civil strife in Dayan at a speed visible to the naked eye. He felt a little mixed in his heart.
It would be great if he could die in battle...
violently
Mao Mingcai was also shocked by this idea in his mind!
But since this idea came out, it would never be an accident or coincidence, but his heart was already leaning towards this.
perhaps,
This man in front of me,
Death in battle abroad is the best outcome for Dayan's future.
I have many thoughts in my mind,
But what needs to be done must be done.
Master Mao had already held the imperial edict in his hand, but it was not a scroll, but a rectangular wooden box with the seals of the cabinet and the chief of etiquette on it.
Different types of imperial edicts are read in different ways. For edicts sent to border generals, the other party must first confirm that the mud seal is correct.
Master Mao handed the box to Zheng Fan,
Zheng Fan waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to check.
Master Mao nodded and took a breath. Two officials from the Ministry of Etiquette opened the mud seal and opened the box.
But Master Mao was surprised.
in the box,
It actually contained three imperial edicts!
It is no secret that the imperial court wants to confer a title on Pingxi Marquis;
Earlier in Yingdu, the officials there had already knelt down to worship the prince.
It can be said that the imperial mission only followed a formality and held a grand ceremony, but why were there three imperial edicts?
If you need comfort or other wishes, you can add additional ones. There is no need to seal them together with the royal decree.
The meaning of sealing it together is very simple, that is, you have to read it out on the spot.
...
"My lord is going to be crowned king, I'm so excited." Xue San puffed up his chest.
The blind man closed his blind eyes.
...
Zheng Fan stood up and stood facing Master Mao. He didn't need to kneel, so he wouldn't kneel.
Mao Mingcai took out the imperial edict, unfolded it, and read out:
"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: The Prince Consort, the General of the Kingdom, the Prince, the Taifu, Ping Xihou, Zheng Fangong, is loyal to the country...
Now I obey God’s will,
Grant the title of Pingxihou Zheng Fan to me, Dayan, Pingxi King! "
After the chanting is over,
Below the high platform,
The soldiers and civilians cheered in unison:
"My lord is mighty!"
"My lord is mighty!"
Zheng Fan nodded, cupped his hands to the west,
Road:
"Thank you Lord Ron."
immediately,
Zheng Fan planned to carry Tiantian down and introduce those uncles to Tiantian.
"My lord..."
"Oh, by the way, I would also like to ask Lord Mao and His Highness the Fifth to wait a moment, and we will have a private banquet for you two in the evening."
"No, Your Majesty, there is still a will."
"Oh?"
...
"Hey, it seems like it's not over yet?" Xue San said.
The blind man opened his blind eyes.
...
"The emperor's edict was entrusted by Heaven to carry out an edict: Lady Feng of Yan supported King Pingxi in his later years, followed King Pingxi through many battles, and made great contributions to the country. She can be said to be a woman who cannot be inferior to men, and she is a role model for our great Yan women!
I hope that with the beauty of adulthood, I will grant the Feng family the title of Princess Pingxi, and my wife to the Xiong family.
Give the queen a set of Fengguanxia clothes sewn by her own hands, and accessories for her head and face..."
...
"Oh!"
Xue San made a sound from his mouth.
The blind man frowned slightly.
"You dig, you dig, my first wife also has tricks, hehe." The third master couldn't help but gloat.
"Haha, a small favor."
Xiao Liuzi knew Siniang. After all, Siniang always followed Zheng Fan every time he came to Beijing, and Siniang had been in contact with He Sisi and the others very early on.
As a "brother", Xiao Liuzi certainly knew which woman Zheng was in love with.
In the early years, people with the surname Zheng had to rely on their status as a princess of Chu to gain prestige;
Now that the person surnamed Zheng is already a prince, he can be more casual. Adding a Yanren princess not only suits Zheng's wishes, but also better meets the needs of the Yanren.
In the past, you could brag about Chu Nu. Wasn't your princess snatched away by our Yanren general and made her a mother-in-law?
Now that the general is already the pillar of the country, and his wife is from Yan, everyone can rest assured that the wealth will not go to outsiders.
Equal wives means that two head wives are equal, which is against the etiquette and law. Only the emperor and the queen mother are qualified to do so in the name of "Heaven".
After reciting the imperial edict, Master Mao was a little confused.
He raised his head again and looked at Feng Siniang, who was standing behind King Pingxi, and then looked behind him again.
What about clothes?
What about clothes?
What about clothes!
The officials behind him were also confused at first, and then they started looking for it. Soon, they found it.
The princess's clothes are here, and they were also brought to the high platform. But I originally thought they were for the Princess of Chu, but I didn't expect that they were for another one.
What a coincidence,
This person is actually standing in front of the princess today, and the princess is willing to stand behind her, clearly acting like a lady.
The portion originally given to the princess was brought up by the officials at the back.
Mao Mingcai handed the imperial edict to Feng Siniang.
Feng Siniang smiled sweetly,
salute,
Accept the order.
Zheng Fan laughed "hehehe" a few times.
At this time,
Master Mao quickly took out the third decree.
"Well, Your Majesty, there is another will."
"and also?"
"Yes, the last one."
"it is good."
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said:
King Jingnan has repeatedly made military exploits for the country, and his achievements are unparalleled in the world.
The late emperor once said: Without a mirror, it is my thighs and thighs.
I have been taught by the late emperor that I should not be buried after my achievements, and I always teach the prince to pass on his legacy;
Ministers who support the country and revitalize the Yan family should also be regarded as brothers and sisters.
Now I accept the crown prince of Jingnan as my adopted son.
The prince was ordered to pass on the inheritance to his eldest brother.
Let this be known to all directions,
Dayan,
Not the great Yan of the Heavenly Family,
It is the great Yan of the Yan people;
Sheji,
It’s not Ji’s country.
It is the country of the people of the world!
The order of heaven and earth,
The Ji family and the people of the world stand together hand and foot! "
Mao Ming just finished reading the imperial edict.
then,
He was shocked.
The fifth prince on the side was also shocked.
The officials behind him were also shocked.
The military leaders who were on the high platform and even under the high platform who were absent from duty were also shocked.
Perhaps the former emperor was too talented and wise, so everyone felt that the new emperor who succeeded the previous emperor was extraordinary, but there was no real sense of it;
But today,
Everyone deeply felt the new king's methods and vision.
The imperial edict has a clay seal, which means that when the imperial edict was issued, the emperor had already anticipated today's scene and how Pingxi King Zheng Fan would react today.
Emperor,
I am too familiar with and understand Prince Pingxi too well.
Prince Ji Chuanye walked up to Master Mao, stretched out his hand and tugged on Master Mao's clothes.
"Too... Prince..."
"Master Mao, imperial edict."
"Oh, yes, imperial edict."
Mao Mingcai handed the imperial edict to the prince.
The prince took the imperial edict, walked to Tiantian, took half a step back, and knelt down solemnly:
"Pass on the legacy, meet my eldest brother!"
Tiantian walked over with a smile and helped the prince:
"Brother, get up."
...
not far away,
Xue San twisted his butt and bumped the blind man's knee.
He said with a smile:
"Blind man, I want to eat oranges. I really want to eat oranges. Eat oranges. Eat oranges. Do you want to eat oranges?"
The blind man shook his head,
road;
"Don't eat, I'll get angry."
(End of this chapter)