Chasing King

"Feng My son Yan Sikong catches up with Feng Ye who is about to go on the horse.

Feng Ye's body shape, without looking back, just the stiff shoulder, can also see that he is holding back his anger.

Feng Jianping opened the curtain and took a look at them.

"Your Highness, may I have a word with my son?"

Feng Jianping nodded his promise.

Feng yedun turned around, his pupils were dark and his face was expressionless.

Yan Sikong pulled Fengye into the shadow and said in a low voice, "Fengye, please hold on, we still have time, and we can't be impulsive."

Feng Ye clenched his fist: "I understand."

"Really?" Yan Sikong stared at Feng Ye's eyes without blinking. "It doesn't help to be worried or angry. Don't let your highness see anything. Now we have more important things to do, as long as we kill Xie Zhongren..." He lowered the volume, "the country is under your control, and then nothing will be a problem."

Feng Ye secretly shook Yan Sikong's hand and said in a deep voice, "don't worry, I know the weight." He narrowed his eyes, "Yanzi Lianming knows something about you and me. What he said just now, but he said it to me on purpose?"

"He is testing you. In the eyes of the teacher, you and I are nothing but harmless affairs. But if you show too much concern, you may be used by him." Yan Si thinks that Yan Zilian is already making use of his relationship with Feng's family, as can be seen from the case of Jing Cha, but he doesn't say it. He doesn't want to intensify the contradiction between Yan Zilian and Feng Ye.

Feng Ye snorted coldly: "this man is too scheming. If he didn't have Xie Zhongren to restrain him, he would be more dictatorial and domineering."

Yan Sikong advised: "the teacher and Xie Zhongren are different after all. Maybe the means are a little improper, but he is not for personal gain. You should not care with him. The most important thing is the important thing."

"Not for personal gain?" Feng Ye sneered, "you don't have to speak for him. Who's the reason that Jiangnan sea tax can't be collected for many years? Maybe he didn't seek personal gains for himself, but he got a lot of benefits for the gentry. In fact, he is half as good as the eunuch party on this point. "

Yan Sikong sighed: "at least the teacher has never framed Zhongliang and plundered Minzhi. If the teacher doesn't seek personal gains for the gentry, no one will fight against the castration party with him. I know this, and you know it. You are just dissatisfied with him because of the marriage issue, but now is not the time for internal strife."

Feng Ye cold way: "I said, I know the weight."

Yan Sikong nodded. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly kissed Fengye: "go back and try to win over general Zhao Fuyi."

"I understand."

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Yan Sikong spent a few days studying the chronology of Datong Prefecture in recent years and the official documents exchanged with central Beijing. He also visited Zhang Chen, the imperial censor who had just visited Datong a few months ago to learn about the current situation there. No matter whether the emperor was satisfied with the examination content, at least he had to make a proper list first. Otherwise, if he really wanted to punish him, he would not be the first to run away.

After preparing more than a dozen questions, he went to find Liu An, who was the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs. Naturally, he wanted to let him decide. Liu An began to be careless. He thought this was OK and that was OK. Finally, he said that he would discuss with Mr. Yan Ge.

Yan Sikong had expected that this would be the case, so he asked him to discuss it. Anyway, it was definitely not him who decided how to make the final list. Next, it depends on how Yan Zilian and Feng Jianping act.

At the end of the month, Emperor Zhaowu held a big banquet. First, he expressed his gratitude to the vassal kings who had traveled thousands of miles to express their condolence. Second, he saw them off. Tomorrow, apart from Feng Jianping, the other vassal kings will be able to leave for their hometown.

Of course, no one would seriously believe that he called so many vassal kings back to Beijing just to hold a grand funeral for the Empress Dowager. In addition to Feng Jianping, other vassal kings were also involved in the event of vassal cutting. Since King Liang committed suicide in Dongting Lake, vassal cutting has become a major event in the whole country. Now, just half of it has been completed, the National Treasury has been unimaginably rich, and the unfinished other half must be due to various obstacles.

Emperor Zhaowu called the vassal kings to return to Beijing. Today, he can make the vassal kings within a thousand miles, including King Jingyuan, return to Beijing. Tomorrow, he can ask all the vassal kings to worship and cut off the vassal kings. There is no soft hand. All these are obviously Xie Zhongren's ideas.

It has to be said that Xie Zhongren has made great contributions to the reduction of vassals. Of course, he has also offended many vassals.

Sure enough, at the banquet, Emperor Zhaowu praised the vassal kings for their country's great plan and self-discipline, which was the model of the world and the royal family. Yan Sikong looked at the vassal kings' hatred and forced smile, and wanted to laugh.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Jianping took the initiative to propose that the Datong government should also appropriately reduce its military expenditure, suspend the war, and support the people.

Emperor Zhaowu saved even his superficial refusal and ordered the Ministry of war to handle the matter.

In the middle of the banquet, Emperor Zhaowu said happily, "I have another happy event to talk with my love ministers."

All the ministers were smiling and waiting.

"Before the Empress Dowager's death, she left an imperial edict. Princess wanyang is in the age of Ji Ji. If she keeps filial piety for three years, she will miss the golden age. She is specially granted that she doesn't have to follow the old rites. Next spring..." Emperor Zhaowu's eyes searched Yan Sikong under the main hall, "choose an auspicious day to marry Yan Aiqing."Yan Si left the table with a bent body and knelt down respectfully: "thank you for your kindness."

Feng Ye's face turned blue and sat beside Feng Jian's flat body without saying a word.

Feng Jianping said with a big smile: "thank you for your success with the Empress Dowager. It's a good thing."

All the ministers applauded.

Emperor Zhaowu said with a smile: "Feng Aiqing, Xi'er is your only niece. For such a great joy, I will leave you in Beijing until they get married."

Feng Jianping's eyes sank, but there was no waves on his face. He arched his hand and said, "if there is no difference in Datong, I will."

"Ah, Wala has been beaten to pieces by Ai Qing. What else can be different? Let's decide."

Xie Zhongren laughed and said nothing.

Yan Sikong felt cold on his back. Every day Feng Jianping stayed in Beijing, he was walking on thin ice. Now he should stay until next spring? In the emperor's mind, what was his plan?

Yu Ji declares that he has given Yan Sikong a new house, a servant and gold and silver treasures. He praises them one by one, but his eyes are on Feng Ye from time to time, for fear that Feng Ye will be impulsive. Fortunately, Feng Ye's face is very ugly, but he never says a word. But he knows that if he can't fight Xie Zhongren before he and WAN Yang get married, Feng Ye will take risks