Chasing King

Yan Sikong returns to Maoren first. He wants to use the terms of his surrender negotiated with Fengye to test Shen Hexuan. All the officials and generals in Qianzhou are fooled, but Shen Hexuan is not the same.

Before he left Beijing, he imagined all kinds of problems that he might encounter, but when he arrived here, he found that the real problems were beyond his imagination, such as Feng Ye's attitude towards him, such as Shen Hexuan in Qianzhou.

After he returned to Maoren, although the city gate guard was still respectful to him, his eyes were obviously different. Rumor was like the invisible wind, with every gasping mouth, which was the most pervasive.

As soon as he got back to the city, he went to see Shen Hexuan. Shen Hexuan was pale and thin in just ten days. He remembered that when he came to the city, the broken wall had been repaired. He must have worked hard.

Shen Hexuan looked at Yan Sikong wearily and gloomily: "the wolf king has retreated. Lord Yan has made great contributions to this."

"If so, why is brother Shen not happy at all?"

"How did Lord Yan persuade the wolf king to retreat?"

"Move with reason, teach with righteousness."

Shen Hexuan pursed his lips: "what's the emotion that moves? The feeling of broken sleeves? "

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "I've come all the way to persuade the wolf king to submit to the imperial court. In order to repay heaven's kindness, I'm willing to go all out of my heart. What's the matter

"It turns out that the rumor in Beijing was true. I thought it was made up by those idle dandies." Shen Hexuan narrowed his eyes, "now you have a wife and a son."

"Having a wife and a son doesn't stop a man from having fun." Yan Sikong said without shame, "moreover, brother Shen has probably heard that Princess wanyang is coquettish and arrogant. She doesn't look up to me in every way, even concubines are not allowed. Brother Shen's wife is not around all the year round. You should understand me."

Shen Hexuan flushed with anger: "you You are shameless. "

Yan Sikong gave a cold smile: "in my Yan's eyes, honesty and shame is the most useless thing in the world. If I care about honesty and shame, I should have committed suicide thousands of times. Brother Shen is more famous than his life. A useless paper of impeachment demoted him to this poor country. When I was living in Beijing, I suffered humiliation and muddled along. When I was alone and dealing with the eunuch party, you were here to hear that Zhang San stole Li Si Yi's rice and wasted his talents in this small county. The teacher knows underground. Do you want to praise you as the most shameful person in the world?! ???

SHEN Hexuan was stunned. When Yan Sikong faced him, he was always respectful, modest, respectful, and never so aggressive. He was silent for a moment and said, "it's a great pity for me to fail to wipe out the eunuch party myself. But a gentleman has something to do and something not to do. If everyone can easily violate morality, what's the difference with livestock?"

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "human beings are no different from livestock."

"You..." Shen Hexuan suddenly turned his eyes and thought of something, "Fengye opposed your marriage with wanyang, not because you were born in a humble family, but because..."

Yan Sikong looked at him and didn't answer.

Shen Hexuan seemed to connect many seemingly treacherous things at once: "the teacher had made an alliance with King Jingyuan at that time. You and Fengye should not have been so antagonistic. Are you Is it a play? "

"There are some disputes between us. We still hate each other and are full of suspicion. However, at that time, we all focused on the overall situation and really wanted to save King Jingyuan." Yan Sikong doesn't dare to tell the truth. Shen Hexuan is too clever. If he thinks about it further, he may suspect that he is in collusion with Fengye and has other plans.

Shen Hexuan paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, he stopped and turned around, staring at Yan Sikong: "who rescued Feng Ye from prison?"

Yan Si empty pause: "is Jingyuan palace housekeeper with a group of dead to rob prisoners."

Shen Hexuan said in a loud voice: "you are lying. Are you involved in this matter?"

"I..." Yan Sikong looks guilty. "I know."

"Know?"

Yan Sikong took a deep breath: "this matter was planned by the teacher and the housekeeper together."

"Teacher?" Shen Hexuan obviously did not believe, "the teacher was seriously ill in bed at that time, how to plan such a big event? And as the chief assistant of the cabinet, how could the teacher use such extreme means as prison break even if he was wronged in sealing his family? "

"What else is there to do?" Yan Sikong looked at him directly, "the teacher knew that his life would not be long, and that once he died, the gentry would be defeated. In order to retain a trace of strength, we should not ask the eunuchs to encroach on my great Shengjiang mountain. He told me to invite all the wardens on the wedding day. The more drunk I was, the better I knew what he wanted to do."

"Aren't you involved?" Shen Hexuan stares at Yan Sikong.

Yan Si had no difference on his face. He said firmly, "no, the teacher knows it's extremely dangerous and doesn't want to involve me."

Shen Hexuan took a deep breath: "what you let go that day was a real wolf. Now he is leading the rebellion, which makes the Central Plains restless. What he threatens is not the eunuch party, but the king of Dasheng!"

"At this point, your majesty, I'd like to persuade you to make up for what I'm ashamed of." Yan Sikong sighed, "Fengye and I are both enemies and friends. If we didn't go to the enemy camp for the sake of the princess, he might have killed me. But he was shaken when he heard that his majesty intended to rehabilitate Fengye."Shen Hexuan thought quietly. He felt it was not so simple, but he couldn't think of a reason for it.

Yan Sikong softened his voice: "brother Shen, are you going to tell me that I didn't report back and let Feng ye go? Now, the most important thing is to quell the rebellion. "

Shen Hexuan said in a deep voice: "I'm a man of few words. What's the use of telling on you Does Feng Yeke offer the conditions for surrender? "

Yan Sikong finally fooled this matter for a while. He was relieved in his heart. He nodded and hesitated: "the lion opens his mouth. Your majesty won't agree."

"As expected, what did he want?"

"He asked his majesty to rectify the name of Fengjia, announce it to the world, restore his title, and hand over to him all the officials and generals involved in framing Fengjia, including Xie Zhongren. He wanted millions of silver, a lot of silk cloth, grain, jewelry, armor, horses, and even..." Yan Sikong shook his head and said, "even ask your majesty to grant him a fiefdom."

Shen Hexuan slapped the table and said angrily, "he's crazy!"

Every one of Feng Ye's proposals is unreasonable. If emperor Zhaowu wants to tell the world to rectify the name of Fengjia, even if the accusation is put on Xie Zhongren, it will damage the face of the royal family. Moreover, Dasheng has his law. Even those who commit capital crimes can't be lynched by others. In particular, Xie Zhongren, a world-famous death prisoner, must be punished in public. How can he be handed over to Fengye. As for money, unless the State Treasury is emptied and the land is sealed, it will be even more treacherous and bold.

Since the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six states and unified the whole world, and changed the vassal system into a monarchy, all these rivers and mountains have been owned by the emperor alone. For thousands of years, this has been the case in all dynasties. Unless the country is in danger and the world is in chaos, when Chengping is in peace, the vassal only enjoys taxes and does not own an inch of territory. The word "vassal" actually exists in name only.

Now Fengye dares to ask the emperor for a fief. Isn't it obvious that he wants to divide up the world and become king himself!

"I was shocked when I heard his terms, so I came back to discuss with brother Shen. I haven't reported to your majesty yet. I'm afraid your majesty will be angry for a moment..."

Shen Hexuan rubbed his eyebrows wearily: "as he retreated, he put forward such conditions that the imperial court could not accept. Does he want to vote or not?"

"In my opinion, he wanted to be summoned to An'an. No matter how powerful his army was, it was no more than 60000 troops. The reason why he came to Hetao was because of the shortage of troops. He did not dare to go down to the south of the Yangtze River or enter the Central Plains. Now he is in a dilemma. But he had hatred for the death of King Jingyuan. If he couldn't get revenge and make him happy, he would work hard with us. Fengye is very clever. He knows that this condition is unreasonable. I think he is just testing the court how much he can tolerate him. "

Shen Hexuan thought of cableway: "it's reasonable, but what I am more worried about is that it's just his strategy of delaying war. He will not come to Hetao, a barren and turbulent place, just for the sake of fighting horses. What if his purpose is to unite the Datong army?"

"I've also thought about it, but the Datong army has changed its commander several times. Today's commander is sent by the imperial court. He has never received any favor from his family. It's not easy to win over. Besides, there is Qianzhou in the middle. I'm not very worried."

"It's difficult, but it can't be prevented. Although Fengye is a military general, he has studied military knowledge since he was a child. He has been leading a war since he was a teenager. Looking around the world, he is afraid that the only general who can compete with him is general Zhao, who is still trapped in Liaodong Therefore, we must not take this person lightly. " Shen Hexuan squinted at Yan Sikong, "and you, you and his business, has caused a lot of gossip, you are not afraid of being suspected."

Yan Sikong sneered: "my Yan Sikong has become infamous. It's strange if no one suspects me. But it can't shake what I want to do. Just as I've been despised all these years, and I can't bear to bring down the eunuch party, I will calm down the chaos of the wolf king, no matter what others think of me, no matter what the cost."

Shen Hexuan was moved by the firmness in Yan Sikong's eyes. He said, "what's your plan now? Such Zhaoan conditions can never be reported. "

"This is exactly what I want to discuss with brother Shen. We need to come up with a way to not only worry about your Majesty's face, but also explain the innocence of Feng's family. Besides, for Xie Zhongren's disposal, Feng Ye should be able to avenge his father and his family. As long as these two points are achieved, it will not be reasonable to seal the field and discuss other conditions of Zhao'an at the intermediate time. "

Shen Hexuan worried: "but your Majesty's face is the best. Even if you are hoodwinked by the eunuch party, after all, he gave the imperial edict. Now you have to admit that you have wronged your loyal minister. I'm afraid..."

"Although your majesty is good at face, but now domestic and foreign troubles, the situation is so critical, your majesty may be able to put the overall situation first."

"Why don't you write a letter first and find out what your majesty says."

Yan Sikong nodded: "good."

"But if your majesty really vindicates Fengjia, he will also hand over Xie Zhongren to Fengye. Fengye still has wolf ambition. What should you do?"

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes: "although we are the Lord, we have to guard against him as brother Shen said. Fengye and I are close, of course, not for the sake of romance. He wants to know the attitude of the imperial court and the defensive situation of Qianzhou from my mouth, but I have fooled him half true and half false. We have to prepare with both hands. If we really can't get along with each other, Qianzhou is the last barrier to prevent Fengye from marching into the Central Plains, and we must never lose it. "Shen Hexuan's eyes were firm: "eat your salary and share your worries. If you can't make peace with me, I will keep Qianzhou."

Yan Sikong looks at Shen Hexuan silently and kills him for the first time. Shen Hexuan is the most appreciated person and the best assistant minister in his mind. However, he is upright, old-fashioned, and extremely intelligent. It's hard to fool him. On the contrary, he may become the biggest obstacle to Chen's accession to the throne.

It's a pity, but if Shen Hexuan really threatens his plan

After returning to Maoren, Yan Sikong was not in a hurry to go to Qianzhou. He stayed up all night and wrote two letters, one to Emperor Zhaowu, and the other to a man who had no correspondence for many years, but he had been thinking about the deposed Prince Chen, who is now the king of Chu.

Beijing has a large number of eyeliner. He is worried that he and Chen Yun have been discovered. So for many years they have never contacted each other. But now he is high and distant, free and many. Although Chen Mu is far away in Yunnan, he is sure to know his trend. If his ambition is not lost, he will wait for his news.

At this time, the world was in turmoil, and all the vassals were ready to fight for self-protection. Emperor Zhaowu was too busy to take care of himself. It was a good time for Chen to recruit and buy troops. He had to urge Chen to make plans and wait for the right time.

After writing the letter, the sky turned white. He returned to Maoren after a day's attack from the rebel camp. He has not been able to rest so far. In fact, he is very tired, but he is still sleepless. He looked at the light full moon hanging in the sky and wondered whether Fengye was sleeping soundly or tossing and turning like him. During the three years of separation, he saw the moon and thought about people countless times, imagining that Fengye and he were looking at the same moon and thinking about each other in the same way. At that moment, they may be interlinked - no matter how far apart.

Now looking at this month, he hopes that he and Fengye have never met again. In this way, Fengye always has feelings for him in his heart. All he can remember is Fengye's kindness to him

Yan Sikong gave a bitter smile. The heart was numb, but why would it be unwilling.