Chapter 24 • Compromise
Kelie still came to this pivotal place of Dayan politics, saluted Yanshu with standard Humeng etiquette, and then said: "I don't know why Your Majesty is in a hurry to recruit Kelie." ”
Yan Shuyi smiled very kindly, and he had lost his previous anger, as if the previous things had never happened at all, and said slowly: "The prince has been coming to Yanjing for some time, and since I met that day, I haven't asked the prince about his daily life, it's really rude, I don't know if the prince is still comfortable with the life of my Yan Kingdom?" ”
Kelie replied: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the post house where Kelie is located has taken care of Kelie's daily life. ”
Yan Shuyi then asked: "This is very good, I wonder how much consensus has been reached between the prince and us on the matter of trade?" ”
This question and answer made the monks who were both civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty confused, shouldn't His Majesty the Emperor ask this Prince Humeng to ask for guilt? Why is it like asking Kelie for warmth now, as if he is at home.
I don't know how long it took, but it seems that someone couldn't help it, and took the initiative to speak: "The prince loves my Dayan so much, it must be because of his bad intentions." ”
Kelie said with a full face: "Why did this lord say this? ”
"Humph! Don't pretend here, don't you know that more than ten days ago, you Humeng 20,000 soldiers and horses besieged my Dayan border Sechema town? Don't you know that hundreds of my Dayan sons have died under the butcher's knife of your Humeng people? Another voice rang out.
Kelie hurriedly saluted Yan Shu again, but this ceremony was heavier and more sincere than the one that just now, and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Kelie is definitely not a person who can use such a means to do this, there must be a misunderstanding in this, at the beginning, Ke Lie was listed on the father Khan, in order to make the two countries friendly forever, in order to make no longer disputes on the border between the two countries, and for the people of the two countries to enjoy a peaceful and peaceful life forever, Father Khan personally promised that Ke Lie, as long as I can negotiate with your country on trade matters, open the northwest border Sai trade route, He will never send a single soldier into your country. ”
"What you said is good, there is no basis for such a statement, and I am not a three-year-old child, how can I believe you so easily?" A military general said.
Yan Shuyi glanced at the military general who spoke, then turned his gaze to Kelie and asked, "How can I believe you?" ”
Kelie was speechless for a while, shook his head and said, "No! ”
Yan Shu flashed with a fierce light in his eyes, and just as he was about to issue the verdict against Kelie, Jin Ran, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, although there is an urgent report at the border pass that it is Hu Mengkou Bian, but we do not understand the whole story clearly, Hu Meng is divided into four major tribes, south, south, south, and northwest, if someone within them disobeys the fierce order and sends troops privately, in order to provoke a war between Dayan and Hu Meng, and destroy the opportunity for peaceful coexistence between the two countries, and we make a decision without knowing the reason, it is likely to be in the hands of these people." ”
Seeing Jin Ran's words, those officials who only looked forward to Jin Ran seconded the proposal, and what Jin Ran said was also very reasonable, and the wind in the court changed for a while.
There was still that kind smile on his face, but the slightly trembling fists under the table exposed the anger in the heart of the emperor of the Yan Kingdom.
Like Jin Ran, Fang Xuan, who had been silent, also stood up at this time: "What An Pingjun said is reasonable, but no matter how he fights within Humeng, my Dayan can't control them, but now he is really bullying my Dayan's head, and he is even beheading hundreds of my Dayan outside Xiema Town. ”
Jin Ran shook his hand lightly, and then argued in a deep voice: "Hu Meng's actions this time are indeed infuriating, but the stakes are very high, we have to be cautious, soldiers, the country's heavy weapons, not to speak lightly, otherwise, when the war breaks out, the corpses will be ambushed for thousands of miles, and there will be hundreds of thousands of people who will die." It is the best policy to go to the army to fight and conquer the soldiers without a fight. ”
The house Xuan did not give an inch, and argued: "Think of me Dayan, since the founding of the country, the prosperity of the army, invincible, Emperor Zhaolie once said: 'A weak country has no diplomacy, there is no one who cannot be defeated, only a war that cannot be won.'" ’”
"You also said it, that's what Emperor Zhaolie Shi said!"
"Are you mocking Your Majesty?"
A hat was slightly stunned, but he didn't make any excuses, glanced at Fang Xuan meaningfully, and then said lightly:
"I don't have this intention, it's just that how does my Dayan national strength compare with the period of Emperor Zhaolie now, and everyone present doesn't know it?"
"That's enough, although I can't be the lord of Zhongxing, I will never be the king of this ruined country!" Yan Shuyi, who was sitting high, was obviously about to be unable to suppress the anger in his heart, and let out a low roar, exhausting the anger and helplessness in the emperor's heart.
He looked directly at Jin Ran, although he didn't want to admit everything Jin Ran said, but these were really placed in front of everyone's eyes, because a stupid move of Emperor Hui back then made this empire in the middle of the day weaken rapidly, if it wasn't for the foundation laid by the first few generations of emperors for the empire is solid enough, then what kind of ending Da Yan will be now, it is really unpredictable, but now this sentence is not only to show his determination, but also to warn Jin Ran.
And when Jin Ran heard this sentence, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the membrane between Yan Shuyi and him, the monarch and minister, was finally pierced, and from then on, the two of them were afraid that it would be more difficult, and Yan Shuyi's voice continued to be heard in his ears:
"Kelie, you need to give me an explanation to Dayan as soon as possible, and before that, I will wronged you to stay in the post station."
Ke Lie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was a little glad in his heart how correct his decision to ask An Pingjun for help was, and said: "When such a thing happens, Ke Lie also bears great responsibility, so he will immediately send someone back to Hu Meng to find out what happened, and he will definitely give you and Your Majesty a satisfactory answer." ”
The pace of the next dynasty, except for Ke Lie, no one is easy, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan and the high-ranking and powerful An Pingjun have completely drawn a clear line, except for those who have obvious tendencies to stand in line, everyone else is thinking in their hearts which side they should choose, or remain neutral.
In the court as an official, which did not think twice or three in his heart, today's Dayan, although he is still surnamed Yan, but the power is really in the hands of the Jin family, the most elite central army of the empire is firmly in the hands of Jinran, in this imperial capital, the emperor can mobilize the army only the three thousand imperial forest troops guarding the palace.
In the whole country, the army controlled by the imperial family of Yan State was only the Sixth Army Corps in the hands of Yan Hu in the northwest, and the rest of the First Army Corps (Central Army), Second Army Corps (Northeast Army Corps) and Fourth Army Corps (Yandong Army Corps) were all held in the hands of the Jinran family.
Although the Third Army Corps (Southwest Legion) and the Fifth Army Corps (Southeast Legion) of the empire nominally belong to the empire, anyone who knows the history of the empire knows that these two legions have actually always been controlled by the Gouyue clan of the Southern Yue King.
At the beginning, Emperor Zhaolie swept the princes of the world, but when he went south to destroy Chu, he hit a wall, and Chu's strong neighbor Jingyue State was attached to the country like charcoal in the snow at this time, and Yan State was sandwiched on both sides, sweeping away Qiang Chu, and then the original Jingyue State monarch Gouyue was named the king of Yue, and retained the original armed forces, responsible for guarding half of the south of Dayan.
Therefore, these two major armies, if there is a war in the south, the king of Yue will definitely put them into battle without reservation, and if the war occurs in the north, if the king of Yue wants to do his best for this, the first emperor of Zhaolie back then, Emperor Jing may be able to, Emperor Hui may be able to, but now, everyone knows that this is impossible, and now the southern border of Dayan is like an independent kingdom, and the court of Dayan is in harmony with the gods.
Not long after all this happened in the hall, in the glazed pavilion of the imperial garden of the Dayan Palace, Xiang'er carried a pot of tea mixed with tea for the long wind, and the sword light outside the pavilion was overflowing, but it was obvious that the person who performed it had excellent control over his own extremely martial power, and the sword qi that seemed to be terrifying did not cause any damage to the surroundings, and a dazzling sword flower broke out in an instant, looking like a water lily that suddenly bloomed from a distance, and at the moment of blooming, it quickly dissipated, leaving only the afterglow of extreme martial arts floating in the air.
"Master, Gonggong Liu, who just came from the palace, said that Your Majesty was furious in front of hundreds of civil and military officials in the early court today." Xiang'er, who had finished mixing the tea, put down the teapot in her hand and whispered to Yan Changfeng, who was walking towards the pavilion.
Yan Changfeng frowned slightly, and asked, "Can you say that why are you angry?" ”
Xiang'er hesitated, but still said: "Said that it was because Hu Meng had a conflict with my border guards, and there was a fatality, Your Majesty asked Prince Kelie to go to the court to inquire, and then it seemed that An Pingjun said a few words of protection for Kelie, so Your Majesty was angry." ”
After listening to Xiang'er's words, Changfeng said softly: "Sure enough, the imperial brother still cares very much." ”
Xiang'er and Ling'er winked at each other, puzzled, "What does Your Majesty mind?" ”
Changfeng chuckled at the two curious babies: "It's nothing, I've almost practiced the 'Lotus Intent Sword Qi Bloom', Xiao Hongzi promised to give me a new combat skill that should be ready today, you go and get it." ”
Xiang'er and Ling'er didn't know that this was Changfeng's excuse to send them away, it had only been two days since Jinhong promised to give them the battle skills, how could they sort it out so quickly, but they still said goodbye to Changfeng and went outside the palace.
Born in the emperor's family, in fact, he has a natural sensitivity to certain things, but it is this sensitivity that makes Changfeng feel too much trouble, the years of double ten, it is the best years of a woman's life, in such years, if you can have a beautiful love, share every inch of time with him, and live a simple and happy life, it is Changfeng's biggest dream at present.
However, now this dream seems to be getting farther and farther away from her, more and more unattainable, as far as she is concerned, when she was a child, she admired the righteous and upright second brother Yan Wuji, because among the four, he was most like a hero, so at that time, he would feel that he liked the second brother, but as he grew up, the second brother was still a hero in his heart, but the so-called liking was just liking.
Later, the imperial brother was busy with his own affairs, and he had gradually broken away from the so-called Heavenly King Foursome, and then the second brother Yan Wuji also left the capital and went to the border, so he only had to bully Xiao Hongzi every day, but that's it, he bullied him, but he poisoned his heart.
Thinking of this, Changfeng shook his head with a smile at the corner of his mouth, it seems that this poison has penetrated so deeply, so deep that he thinks about him every day, and thinks about seeing him all the time, and when he hears someone mention something related to him, he can't help but put his ears up, and when he sees him with other women, he will be angry in his heart, and he likes to pull his ears, but he is reluctant to use force.
What's even more strange is that when he showed his powerful Extreme Martial Cultivation to defeat Kelie, he was not angry because he was hiding it from him, but was secretly happy because of the powerful momentum he displayed.
Changfeng bit his lip lightly, and secretly added in his heart: "His temperament when he fought with Kelie was really fascinating. ”
But the sweetness in the heart then invaded the bitterness, there were too many obstacles in front of the two, and no matter what Jinhong's feelings for him were, the marriage of the royal children since ancient times was inseparable from political factors, maybe he could resist and fight, but if it involves the righteousness of the family and the country, it is difficult to imagine whether his resistance is effective.
The second is the estrangement between the emperor and the minister, although there are not many examples in history, but unfortunately it was met by himself, the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep peacefully, how Changfeng does not understand, there has never been a peaceful coexistence between the minister and the king, and as far as the current situation is concerned, things are also following the trajectory of history.
Changfeng rubbed his temples with some annoyance, and simply didn't think about it, walked outside the pavilion, waved the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand again, and continued to practice the "Lotus Intent Sword Qi Bloom" that he had practiced before.