Chapter 165: Estrangement
Dusk came, and the soldiers defending the city waved their hands to let them go after reading the documents handed by one of the people on the carriage. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The people of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom are really strange, they come and go in a hurry, they just entered the city before, and they are about to leave today. The defenders only muttered, and then turned their gaze to the people who were about to leave the city.
The last light on the horizon was finally swallowed up by the night, and on the pipeline outside Beixincheng, two carriages galloped and galloped. Yuan Hongxuan half-closed his eyes and rested against the wall of the car.
Although one of the Eastern Yuan envoys sitting in front of him knew that it was impossible to fall asleep in such a bumpy car, he still did not dare to speak first.
After running for a while, they seemed to be on some densely wooded paths, Yuan Hongxuan finally opened his eyes, and his obsidian-like eyes looked at the Eastern Yuan envoy opposite, and his thin lips pursed slightly.
"Aoi-sama, I know that if I can go back with you this time, my aunt must have paid a lot of money." Yuan Hongxuan's tone was detached and polite, and his face was cold.
Lord Aoi, who had been waiting for a long time on the other side, heard Yuan Hongxuan's cold tone, and his body immediately felt goosebumps.
He didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly replied: "Indeed, the eldest princess not only added a bargaining chip for tribute, but also ceded the two cities of Xiangdong and Lou'an to Beixin. ā
"It's really a bloody investment." Yuan Hongxuan's tone was obviously much more relaxed than before, "Although Xiangdong borders Lingci Pass, the environment there is harsh, and most of them are inhabited by bandits, and it is nothing if they are cut. But this Lou An ......," his tone paused, and his sword eyebrows raised, "I heard that the wine produced there tastes good, it's... It's a bit of a pity. ā
Although he showed a look of pity, Aoi-sama felt that he heard a hint of mockery.
In fact, he seems to be like a mirror in his heart, the two cities that were ceded to Beixin are indeed dispensable to them, but the new emperor of Beixin is shallow and doesn't know the inside story at all.
The city of Xiangdong is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a notoriously barren land, not to mention the harsh climate, and the people who come in and out are all traitors, which is very difficult to manage. Let's talk about Lou'an City, which is close to Xiangdong, although the wine there is famous, but in recent years, there is almost no rain there all year round, and even people are dying of thirst, so there is nothing left to water the plants.
Therefore, these two major cities are actually two hot potatoes of Dongyuan, and they are worried that they don't know what to do, but now Beixin has taken them, which has solved a big problem for them.
If the new emperor of the north knew this, he was afraid that he would kill people in anger! Aoi-sama, who was immersed in thought, shrank suddenly, and then hurriedly shook his head.
What do you want to do, it is estimated that by the time the little emperor knew, they would have already entered the territory of Beixin.
After traveling day and night, they finally entered the territory of Dongyuan five days later. The nerves that had been tense for several days with Yuan Hongxuan were finally able to relax.
The eunuch Xizi's detention of the famous official still failed to stop the news from reaching the ears of Shen Fengyi. After learning the news that Dong Yuan had exchanged two cities for Yuan Hongxuan, Shen Fengyi, who had planned to stay for a while at moonset, rushed back non-stop.
New Jin City, Imperial Palace, Xuande Palace.
Bei Yiyao had just received a letter from the two officials who had gone to take over the city, saying that all the handover procedures had been completed, and the Beixin flag had been replaced on the city gate.
He couldn't close his mouth because of this matter, and specially asked the imperial dining room to add another roast goose and a pot of good "Dongling" wine, and was planning to celebrate his decisiveness this time. But as soon as the palace maid picked up the goose meat, she couldn't help but hear a dull and hoarse voice, and before she could raise her head, the chopsticks in her hand were taken away.
"Why are you so reckless, didn't you say that everything has to wait for me to come back before making a decision?" Shen Fengyi, who was dressed in court clothes, whispered to Bei Yiyao, who was a little stunned, and put down the chopsticks in his hand with a "snap", and his face, which had always been inconspicuous, couldn't help but be covered with a layer of anger.
Although he deliberately lowered his voice, his terrifying face and the tone in which he spoke towards the north just now were all seen by all the subordinates in the hall.
"All of you go down." Shen Fengyi glanced around, calmed down his emotions a little, and commanded in an echo.
Bei Yiyao, who always maintained a posture in front of the table, did not say a word, and what Shen Fengyi did just now undoubtedly gave him, the new emperor of Beixin, a slap in the face.
His silver teeth were clenched, his face was ugly as if he had been brushed with a layer of pot ash, and his hands were subconsciously clenched.
The subordinates all committed themselves and retreated, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet and tense.
"What benefits did TECO take? Let the emperor be so impatient, you can't wait for the minister to come back, so you immediately made a decision to let Yuan Hongxuan go back. ā
Although Shen Fengyi used honorifics this time, the anger that was about to come out still made his chest rise and fall violently, and even the large string of pearls hanging around his neck made a "crackling" sound under the collision.
Bei Yiyao let go of his fist, simply stopped eating, wiped the corners of his mouth with the cloth towel in his hand, hooked a pair of black eyes, and quietly looked at his "father" in front of him.
"The benefits are indeed very exciting, that Yuan Hongxuan not only doubled the tribute of the Eastern Yuan, but also had two cities with a vast territory."
He stood up, walked in front of Feng Yi, handed over the recital he had just seen, and then looked back at the man in front of him, with a smug look on his face.
After reading it, Shen Fengyi was even more angry. He sneered, took half a step forward, threw the fold at Bei Yiyao's feet, and said to him: "Just for the sake of these two cities, you made a decision without consulting any courtiers, and also blocked the news and detained the people I specially arranged for you?" ā
He glared angrily at the man in front of him who had spent most of his time on the throne, and suddenly had some doubts about his decision.
"Why, did I do something wrong? These two cities happen to border the Lingci Pass in Beixin, what's wrong with painting them into my northern Xinjiang territory? I'm doing this all for the sake of Beixin. Bei Yiyao thought that Shen Fengyi would be impressed by him because of this matter, and maybe he would praise him a lot, but when he heard this, he was annoyed at the moment, and his face changed instantly, and he shouted at Shen Fengyi.
"It's a big place, it's good, it's a big place. Did you know that Xiangdong City is a well-known city of bandits in the Eastern Yuan, and almost all of them are traitors and criminals from all over the Eastern Yuan, not to mention managing it well, it is difficult to keep it from happening for an hour. ā
Shen Fengyi's previously suppressed anger finally couldn't be suppressed, and it was all vented for a while. With one force, he smashed the chair that Bei Yiyao had sat on just now. (To be continued.) )