Become a feudal king from today

"Emperor Dasong, this time you are here on the orders of the Khan. We have specially brought you news that Xiliang finally chose to surrender after several years of conquest in Beidi. From now on, Xiliang Shanyu Murong Hao will Everything follows Khan's orders.

All the officials were in place, and the iron wooden tower was slightly bent, not bowing down.

This time the Beidi envoy was headed by him.

But no one on this trip knew his identity.

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

Firstly, it is to accumulate reputation for oneself and gain more chips when competing for the throne in the future.

The second is to see Da Song’s strength with his own eyes.

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

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

This spirit is like a bud that grows persistently on the burned land.

After leaving Yanzhou, the country became richer and richer as it went south.

But the people and officials under this kind of wealth are immersed in peace and contentment.

When he arrived at Jinling, he was really shocked by the prosperity and magnificence of Dasong Imperial City.

But the people here are even more intoxicated, and even the guards are leaning diagonally in the cave door, forgetting their duties of investigation.

This is absolutely impossible in Beidi.

Seeing all this, his ambition grew like a vine.

He realized that the only obstacle to Beidi going south was Yanguan and the King of Yan.

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

Therefore, once their plan succeeds and Dasong kills King Yan, they will launch an all-out war.

Because then they will no longer have any scruples.

Zhao Heng was sitting on the dragon chair, with his back straight to show his imperial majesty.

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

Now that he heard it again, he still felt a tremor in his heart.

He knew clearly that the Beidi envoy deliberately told the ministers.

Sure enough, after the Beidi envoy finished speaking, the hall became so quiet that he could even hear his breathing.

Immediately, heated discussions broke out.

"This, is this true or false?" Han Zheng looked at Dou Wei.

Apart from Yanzhou, Qizhou is the closest to Yanguan, so he is naturally very nervous.

Dou Wei nodded slightly, and Zhao Heng told him the news last night.

Han Zheng suddenly turned pale and sweated like rain.

"This Xiliang has given Da Song a headache. Now that Xiliang has surrendered to Beidi, wouldn't it be even more powerful?" A minister's lips kept trembling.

"How could this happen? If this happens, wouldn't Beidi be able to attack me all at once?" Another minister felt like he was mourning his heir.

"No, the three countries used to check and balance each other, but now they have turned into two fighting to the death. What should we do?"

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The panic of the ministers was seen by Temuta, and he showed a proud look.

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

Maybe this time he really frightened Emperor Dasong and achieved the goal of killing King Yan.

"A bunch of rats!" At this moment, Yang Feng shouted angrily, "So what if Xiliang surrendered to him, Beidi? Is it because of this that we have to fear Beidi and give up the country of Dasong? King Yan just defeated Beidi at Yanguan and became strong. I praise the country's majesty, but now you are so cowardly in the court, it is simply ridiculous."

"Your Majesty, Beidi and Dasong will fight sooner or later. I'm afraid it will be useless. If they want to fight, just accompany them." Mo Kuan agreed.

Tiemuta frowned when he heard this and looked at the two of them.

The two of them looked at each other angrily.

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 surrendering to Beidi and the hatred of Beidi were constantly intertwined in his heart.

Looking sideways at the Iron Wood Tower, he decided to ask it the purpose of coming first, "This is a matter between Beidi and Xiliang. What does it have to do with me, or should I tell you why you came to Jinling?"

"Khan does not want the war between the two countries to resume and the lives of the two countries to be destroyed. As long as you are willing to hand over King Yan to us Beidi as a hostage, the two countries will be in peace. Otherwise, we, Beidi, will start an all-out war with you!" Tiemuta raised his head. , looking arrogant.

"Presumptuous! King Yan is my Dasong Prince, how can I hand him over to you as a hostage!" Ma Yuan pointed at the Iron Wood Pagoda and shouted angrily.

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

After speaking, he looked at the other ministers.

Except for Yang Feng, Mo Kuan, Mi Yan and a small number of ministers, they were filled with indignation.

The other ministers looked thoughtful at this moment.

Seeing this, he was shocked.

He looked carefully at Zhao Heng's expression and found that Zhao Heng didn't have any anger at all, and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons.

At this time, a chill suddenly rose from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Temuta was also observing Zhao Heng and Dasong court officials.

Seeing that there was hope, he added: "Besides that, I, Beidi, are also willing to give Da Song 80,000 war horses!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that praising the country is the most important thing, and in history, for the sake of peace and tranquility between the two countries, there have been cases of sending princes to enemy countries as hostages." At this time, Han Zheng suddenly spoke.

Among the powerful clans, he is undoubtedly the most afraid of Beidi entering the pass.

Moreover, he has his own little thoughts.

If King Yan goes to Beidi as hostage, he can ask the emperor to grant the second prince to Yanzhou, and get King Yan's soldiers, horses, wealth and land in vain.

Yanzhou belongs to his Han family from now on.

"It's so shameless. I didn't expect that such words would come from the mouth of Dasung Shangshu." Mi Yan's face turned red because of anger. He said: "Your Majesty, Beidi is not true to his words. You can't be fooled by this. Once King Yan arrives, Beidi, how can you live?"

After a pause, he continued: "I thought that Beidi was afraid of King Yan, so he threatened the emperor with Xiliang's surrender. In fact, it was to get rid of King Yan. Once the emperor agreed, it didn't matter whether King Yan would rebel. My subordinates 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 kept his head lowered in thought, and Han Zheng's words moved him even more.

After all, if we don't hand over to King Yan, I'm afraid Dasong will never have peace again.

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

But Mi Yan's words woke him up.

King Yan is different from other princes in the capital. He only needs to send some imperial troops to capture him.

It was a vassal king with real power who had a fiefdom and an army.

Agreeing to Beidi was tantamount to forcing King Yan to rebel.

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

Furthermore, as Mi Yan said, perhaps Beidi was afraid of King Yan, so he did this.

Thinking of this, he said: "King Yan is my prince of Dasong, and I will hand it over to you as a hostage. How can I face the people of Dasong? If you come here for this reason, you should go back immediately."

Tiemuta sneered twice, "Emperor Dasong, please think carefully. After I return to the grassland, Beidi's army will crush your rivers and mountains."

After saying that, Tiemuta turned around and left.

"Slow down!" Dou Wei immediately called to Tiemuta.

After bowing to Zhao Heng, he said: "The emperor is only worried about King Yan's rebellion. It is better to send him to the capital in the name of provincial relatives, and then let the imperial army capture him. Why should he bury the great Song Dynasty for the sake of a prince?"

"This..." Zhao Heng's firm determination wavered again, and it seemed that this was also a way.

"As for the generals and soldiers, without the backbone of King Yan, there will definitely be civil strife. The court only needs to promise high-ranking officials generous salaries to subdue them. There is no need to worry." Dou Wei continued.

For him, the last thing he wanted was a full-scale war with Beidi.

Because, including him and all the powerful people, they fear Beidi as much as a tiger.

There is no confidence in fighting Beidi at all.

Instead of doing this, it is better to pay some conditions in exchange for peace and tranquility with Beidi and live a leisurely and comfortable life.

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

Now Yuan Li was ordered to check and balance the King of Yan and maintain the stability of Yanzhou, and at the same time to block Beidi.

Now that Xiliang has surrendered to Beidi, Dasong's long frontier from east to west is all under the threat of Beidi.

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

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

"I second my opinion."

"I second my opinion."

"..."

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

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

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

At this time he said: "Father, my son is willing to go to Yanzhou to replace King Yan."

Ma Yuan, Yang Feng, Mo Kuan, Mi Yan and other popular people were trembling all over.

The powerful clan headed by Dou Wei has always advocated peace.

Several times he mentioned paying annual tribute in exchange for peace with Beidi.

Making such a choice was within their expectations.

But they still underestimated the shamelessness of these people.

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

Zhao Heng almost agreed. He had the same idea as the powerful clans on the matter of peace.

If Dasong and Beidi can live in peace, what if they sacrifice a prince?

As long as he can be his emperor safely.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak when Liang Kai suddenly said: "Your Majesty, think twice. If His Majesty the King of Yan can defend Yan Pass, he can also defend the northern border. Why should he be cowardly before fighting? Furthermore, Your Majesty, don't forget His Majesty the King of Yan." With such a sharp weapon in his hand, what can Beidi do?"

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

For him, King Yan cannot die yet, and the Liang family has indeed imitated the cannon.

But judging from the rumors, the Liang family's imitation artillery seems to be inferior to King Yan's.

Before seeing King Yan's cannon, he didn't want King Yan to die like this.

Dou Wei and others suddenly woke up. They had just panicked and forgot about this.

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

Although Han Zheng was a little disappointed, he nodded.

Let’s first compare the artillery of the Liang family and the King of Yan to see who is more powerful.

As for the future, there will be many opportunities to get the fiefdom of King Yan.

The sixth prince was extremely disappointed and lowered his head and said nothing.

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

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

Indeed, such a valuable weapon of the country is no more than a talisman.