"But I didn't expect that she had completely become a politician. In order to achieve her goal, she did not hesitate to use her son as a stepping stone. But leave your sister behind. ”

Yang Qi smiled sarcastically: "She thought that I would be moved by her son for the sake of being the same Yang family's bloodline." But she didn't know that in my heart, your status was far more important than his son. ”

"Hahaha......"

Yang Qi smiled self-deprecatingly, "Everyone thinks that I value affection, and everyone thinks that I will accept Yang Du." But they don't know that my affection is not so cheap.

In terms of blood, Yang Du is my nephew.

But what about the soul? ”

Soul, a word that is not unfamiliar, but it has different meanings.

Everyone knows that he is Yang Fu Qilang, and now His Majesty the Emperor of Yan Kingdom.

But who knows who he was before that?

Everyone cares about the feelings of that Yang Mansion Qilang, and the feelings of His Majesty the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom.

But who cares, before that, the feelings of that person named Yang Xi?

Yang Qi stroked Princess Haijing's tombstone and sneered: "I owe you, but I don't owe him." ”

Yang Qi's thoughts, no one can understand.

Even Peng Pai and Zamahe Aoki, who were waiting on the side, didn't understand.

Although they followed Yang Qi here, more than once or twice, they had heard Yang Qi say a lot of things that they didn't understand, but they really didn't understand Yang Qi's thoughts.

There are some thoughts, Yang Qi can't tell anyone, he can only tell Haijing's ghost.

In his heart, he hoped that Haijing's ghost would be able to see all his experiences and understand what he said.

Just then, there was some commotion at the foot of the mountain.

Peng Pai hurriedly ran halfway up the mountain, and after learning about the situation, he returned to the cemetery and reported to Yang Qiyu, "Your Majesty, Yelu Tiejing appeared at the bottom of the mountain with Yang Du, and he has been stopped by the divine guard. ”

Yang Qi got up, patted Princess Haijing's tombstone, and whispered, "I'll come to see you in a few days." ”

Bidding farewell to Princess Haijing's cemetery, Yang Qi slowly walked down the mountain under the guidance of Peng Pai and the others.

At the foot of the mountain.

The guards of the Divine Machine Guard held muskets and stopped the Empress Dowager Tiejing and her party outside.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing's face turned pale and scolded: "Get out of the way, I want to see my sister." ”

The guards of the Divine Machine Guard were unmoved.

They were the guards by Yang Qi's side, protecting Yang Qi's safety, and anyone who tried to approach Yang Qi without further orders would be beaten into a sieve by them.

When Yang Qi's figure appeared at the foot of the mountain, the Empress Dowager Tiejing stopped scolding.

She pulled Yang Du to salute Yang Qi.

"Yelu Tiejing, the Empress Dowager of Liao, see His Majesty the Emperor Dayan of the Sect State."

“……”

Yang Duan was a little stupid when he saw him, the world's supreme seventh uncle, for the first time.

Among the rumors he had heard, he, the seventh uncle who was the supreme in the world, was eight feet tall and had a waist circumference of eight feet, which was even more terrifying than the Rakshasa .

He also grew up listening to the stories of his seventh uncle.

But when he saw the real person, he was a little disappointed.

does not have the fierce and vicious appearance he imagined, but like an ordinary middle-aged man, every move, ordinary can not see a little strong momentum.

When Yang Qi approached, the Empress Dowager Tiejing pulled Yang who was distracted.

However, Yang Duan still missed the opportunity to give Yang Qi a gift.

Yang Qi's gaze, as if looking at a stranger, swept past their mother and son, without saying a word, calmly walking past them.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing secretly glared at Yang Dui, seeing that Yang Qi was about to leave, she shouted at Yang Qi's back: "I beg Your Majesty to get out of the way, let the palace go up the mountain, and pay tribute to my sister." ”

Yang Qi paused, came back to his senses, glanced at her, and said, "Your purpose, I know very well. I don't want to see anyone else acting in front of me. I don't want to see someone acting in front of her. ”

Empress Dowager Tiejing's face turned pale, and she defended in a low voice: "This palace has a deep sisterly relationship with my sister, how can it be acting?" ”

"That's good! I'll give you two options. First, you go up the mountain to pay tribute to her, and after the sacrifice is over, you can leave the Yan Kingdom. Second, I will return to the palace with me, and I will have a good chat with you about your demands. ”

Dropping this sentence, without waiting for the Empress Dowager Tiejing to answer, Yang Qi had already left in great strides.

The imperial guards also quickly evacuated from this place, closely following Yang Qi's footsteps.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing, who was left with a stunned face, stood in place.

Yang Duan tugged at the sleeve of the Empress Dowager Tiejing, and said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, what should we do?" ”

What to do?

The Empress Dowager Tiejing looked at the faintly visible tombstone on the hillside, and then at Yang Qi, who was about to disappear in front of her eyes.

She gritted her teeth and said sorry to Princess Haijing in her heart.

Then, she instructed the people around her, "Chase Yang Yanhe......"

And her reaction, Peng Pai had already sent someone to monitor the people.

When she began to follow Yang Qi's footsteps, Peng Pai had already sent the news to Yang Qi's ears.

"Your Majesty, she's catching up."

Yang Qi walked on the avenue with his hands behind his back, listening to the news from Peng Pai, and sighed: "This person always likes to do some stupid things. To be able to fall down twice in a pit is incorrigibly stupid.

Send someone back to Beijing quickly, inform the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and welcome them into the palace in accordance with the etiquette of the tribute of Fanbang. ”

"喏~"

Empress Dowager Tiejing's methods, which were full of politicians, extinguished the last trace of affection for Liao in Yang Qi's heart.

Yang Qi didn't have the heart to pull with Liao in the name of private affairs.

Since she is used to focusing on state affairs, it is very necessary for Yang Qi to do business with her.

Yang Qi, who returned to the palace, put on the dragon robe that symbolized his imperial status, and re-transformed into the majestic emperor.

When he stepped into the Qianyuan Palace.

Baiguan, Empress Dowager Tiejing, Yang Du and others have been waiting in the Qianyuan Hall for a long time.

He slowly sat down on the dragon chair and accepted the worship of the hundred officials.

At this time, Yang Duan felt the majesty of the supreme in the world from him.

At least, within the scope of his understanding, those envoys who dared to point their noses and scold them in the court of the Liao State were paying homage with the most humble attitude in front of Yang Qi.

I received a lot of worship.

Yang Qi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, slowly spoke, "The envoy of the Liao State is coming, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Empress Dowager Tiejing pulled Yang Du and said to Yang Qi: "I implore Your Majesty the Emperor of the Sect Monarch to exempt me from the tribute of the Liao State." ”

"Why?"

Yang Qi's voice asked without any emotion.

Empress Dowager Tiejing gritted her teeth and said: "My Liao country has been paying tribute year after year, and the people have been miserable. Nowadays, there has been a scene of changing children and eating among the people. If this continues, I am afraid that the people of my Liao Kingdom will starve to death. ”

Yang Qi said lightly: "It is indeed tragic to eat Yizi. But what does it do to my Yan Kingdom? ”

Empress Dowager Tiejing said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for the New Year's tribute to the suzerain, the Liao State would not be like this." Moreover, the tribute between the two countries was the result of the war between the two countries a few years ago.

At that time, the Liao State was not a vassal of the Yan State.

Now that the Liao State has become a vassal of the Yan State, it should cancel the annual tribute. ”

As soon as the Empress Dowager Tiejing's words came out, some officials in the court nodded in agreement.

After all, this was the case in all dynasties before the Yan Kingdom.

In addition to the annual tribute, there was no large amount of gold and silver in the annual tribute of the vassal states.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing's words are also reasonable.

However, Yang Qi smiled indifferently: "The old precedents you mentioned were established by the previous dynasties, not by my Yan Kingdom. I am grateful for the Tang and Song dynasties, which was too good to you vassal states, which led to the trouble of raising tigers and making you bite back.

So, I canceled the old practice.

I don't want to follow their example and raise tigers. ”

Empress Dowager Tiejing's face turned pale, and she said urgently: "I have heard that the Central Plains is a state of etiquette, and your country is so aggressive, there is a way to be rude. ”

Yang Qi did not fight back at the Empress Dowager Tiejing, but looked at the hundred officials.

"You think so, too?"

Among the hundred officials, some people nodded implicitly.

However, when they saw Yang Qi's smiling eyes, they immediately began to shake their heads wildly.

Yang Qi nodded with satisfaction, and said to the Empress Dowager Tiejing: "My Central Plains is indeed a state of etiquette, but what does this have to do with me forcing you. What qualifications do you have to let me talk to you about etiquette? ”

The Empress Dowager Tiejing was stunned, and almost spit out a mouthful of reverse blood.

She gritted her teeth and said tremblingly: "Isn't Your Majesty afraid, under your coercion, our Liao Kingdom will fall apart, and those newly born leaders will invade your Yan Kingdom?" ”

Yang Qi smiled.

"It's the best joke I've ever heard in my age. I am a strong soldier, but I want to fight. ”

In the last sentence, Yang Qi said loudly.

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but puff up their chests.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing felt what determination and pressure were.

She had nothing to argue, so she could only tug at her son.

Yang Du, reminded by the Empress Dowager Tiejing, stepped forward and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, if you do this, many people will starve to death, including me and my father." ”

Yang's immature voice resounded through the Qianyuan Palace.

The hundred officials in the Qianyuan Hall looked at him with strange expressions, and then looked at Yang Qi.

The family card played by Yang Duan has no technical content, and it can even be said to be very straightforward.

Regarding the details of his identity, the officials have long been clear, and even the people in the harem have fallen under his family affection, and the officials also know it clearly.

However, the harem does not represent the Yan Kingdom.

The only person who can represent Yan Guo is Yang Qiyi.

His attitude will determine the attitude of the officials towards Liao in the future.

Yang Qi glanced at Yang Du and said indifferently, "Who are you?" ”

Yang was stunned, but the officials were shocked.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing's hand tugging at Yang Du's sleeve was trembling.

Yang Du's answer was very important to them.

If Yang Duan admits that he is the heir of the Yang family, then in the future, there may be one more piece on the territory of Yan Kingdom, and in addition, Yan Kingdom will have one more top magnate.

But if Yang Duan only recognized him as the emperor of Liao, then he would no longer be able to have any relationship with Yan as the heir of the Yang family for the rest of his life.

Yang Du was also trembling, and trembling very much.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing did not remind him how to deal with this kind of scene.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Under the coercion of Yang Qi's eyes, Yang said faintly: "I am the emperor of Liao, Yeluhei." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing breathed a sigh of relief.

The officials let go of their trembling hearts, folded their hands on their chests, and looked indifferent.

Yang Du's choice has already determined the attitude of the officials towards them.

"Oh?"

Yang Qi smiled and said, "Emperor Yelu of Liao...... It seems that my newly canonized father, Uncle Duan, is about to be deposed. Since you are the Emperor of Liao, I will tell you with the attitude of facing the Emperor of Liao. ”

"You Liao country, even if you all starve to death, what do you have to do with me?"

Yang was stunned for a moment, blushing and stammering: "I, I, I ......"

Yang stammered for a long time, unable to say a word.

Yang Qi glanced at him and said indifferently: "Seeing that you are young, I will remind you." I am not the emperor of your Liao country, and I am not in the mood to help your Liao country become rich and strong. If you are not angry, do not ask for help, and do not complain that others do not help you.

More importantly, don't expect your strong neighbors to be soft on you.

Between countries, every inch of profit must be contested. ”

Yang Duan's mouth was wide open, not knowing what to say.

Because he doesn't understand something.

The Empress Dowager Tiejing understood Yang Qi's words.

Yang Qi told her with a tough attitude, if you want Yan Guo to let you go, there is no way.

Yang Qi glanced at their mother and son, and spoke again: "Spread my will, next year, the Liao State will add another 100,000 taels to the tribute." If it can't be delivered on time, let the mourner go and collect it himself. One less penny, I peeled off his skin. ”

"Puff~"

The Empress Dowager Tiejing sat down on the ground.

Yang Du's little face was pale.

"Retreat!"

After the officials saluted again, Yang Qi flicked his sleeves and left the Qianyuan Palace.

In this court meeting, Yang Qi fully demonstrated the domineering of a strong country.

Other emperors increased their tribute, and they also sent envoys to consult with each other, or threaten.

And Yang Qi's increase in the annual tribute was not discussed at all, and there was no threat at all.

I'm going to! You'll have to give!

If you don't give it, take it yourself!

The mother and son of the Empress Dowager Tiejing, with the support of the imperial guards, went out of the palace.

Just arrived at the gate of the palace.

Empress Dowager Tiejing suddenly grabbed Peng Pai's arm that sent them out.

"Why is he so ruthless, why is he so ruthless? Can't he give us a chance? Am I his fourth sister-in-law? ”

Peng Pai let the Empress Dowager Tiejing grab his arm, and he pouted: "Is Your Majesty ruthless?" His Majesty is not at all ruthless. Your Majesty has given you two chances.

But you missed it all by yourself.

The one who is truly heartless is you, not Your Majesty.

Also, my Dayan Kingdom doesn't have a fourth princess like you.

You are the Empress Dowager of Liao, don't recognize your relatives. ”

Empress Dowager Tiejing's eyes were staring in disbelief, and she trembled and said, "Haijing! ”

It wasn't until this moment that she understood that Yang Qi had given her a chance.

Both times it was because of Haijing, but she missed it both times.

The family card she relied on for her envoy to Yan Guo this time was not wrong.

The mistake is that she relies on the wrong person.

In Yang Qi's heart, Haijing's status is higher than that of her son.

Guilt, unwillingness, and hesitation, all of them came to her heart in one breath.