The Son of Heaven sitting on the main throne did not attract more attention from Yuan Yun, but Cao Rui, the mourning king of Beihai who was sitting in the position of the Son of Heaven, made Yuan Yun feel very curious, because this Beihai mourning king Cao Rui seemed to be full of hostility, and every time he looked at his side, he seemed to be full of displeasure.

Now that the Son of Heaven has arrived on the big ship, the banquet has naturally entered the climax, and all the singing and dancing girls have bought their lives to praise, and the interest of the princes present has also increased, and everyone seems extremely happy.

When the singers finished dancing, the deck was a little quieter, and everyone chose to be silent, at this time, naturally only the Son of Heaven could speak, so Cao Rong was not polite, and raised a glass and toasted everyone.

It's just that when Cao Rong just put down the wine glass, he heard Cao Rui, the mourning king of Beihai beside him, say to Yuan Yun a little ridiculously: "Yuan Hou knows why I was named the king of Beihai?" ”

As soon as Cao Rui's words came out, the originally lively atmosphere of the audience instantly fell into an embarrassment, because everyone knew one thing very well, that is, Yuan Yun's senior sister Diao Chan was actually the real leader of Beihai, and although Cao Rui, the king of Beihai, had a lot of industries over there, he only owned a fief on land.

And the best industries in Beihai are naturally related to the sea, which leads to many of Cao Rui's own businesses having to depend on Diao Chan's face, as a king, such a thing is naturally unbearable, so he is full of hostility towards Yuan Yun.

Yuan Yun just smiled when he heard Cao Rui ask, and then got up and said to Cao Rong, the son of heaven: "If Your Majesty intends to transfer the sea power of Beihai, then say it directly, why do you need to play such a play, tomorrow the old minister will fly pigeons and pass the book to the past, all the Wang family's industries will move south to Guangzhou, and all the affairs of Beihai will be handed over to the king of Beihai to take care of." ”

After Yuan Yun finished explaining this, he didn't say anything anymore, and began to continue to pick up the wine glass and taste it, as if nothing had happened.

Cao Rong was shocked when he heard this, about the maritime business in Beihai, in fact, the royal family is the big one, but the royal family naturally can't directly intervene in the affairs of businessmen, so he entrusted Yuan Yun to do it, and now it is proposed by Cao Rui, the king of Beihai, and it immediately seems that he Cao Rong wants to monopolize the interests over there, so he will use the topic to play, and let Cao Rui, the king of Beihai, come up and take the lead.

And Yuan Yun's reaction was even more extreme, immediately announced his withdrawal from Beihai, once the Yuan family withdrew, it was not the interests of the royal family and the Yuan family that were involved, but many families needed to suffer losses, because almost all the princes on the ship now have shares, and these people must also have the same idea as Yuan Yun, that is, the royal family wants to monopolize it.

For Cao Rong, the son of heaven, the benefits of Beihai are just a trivial matter, and the stability of the Great Wei is the top priority, and now which of the princes on the ship is not the mainstay of today's imperial court, and as a result, Beihai mourns the king Cao Rui's words of kung fu, which offends everyone, and it is simply more than worth the loss.

And in addition to business, the affairs of Beihai have other purposes, that is, to compress the right of the current king, which has been set when Cao Ang is still there, that is, the king only enjoys the benefits of the fief, and can not carry out any management, so far, everything is going very smoothly, if Yuan Yun really handed over all the jurisdiction of Beihai to Cao Rui, the king of Beihai, then this work that has been prepared for many years will immediately become gone, and such a loss is not what Cao Rong, the son of heaven, wants to see.

After thinking about this, Cao Rong hurriedly bowed to Yuan Yun, and then said with a smile: "Yuan Hou's words are wrong, you are an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and the Beihai handed over to you is also ordered by the first emperor, how can it be said that it will change?" ”

Yuan Yun seemed to be really indifferent to this matter, and shook his head slightly before replying: "The old minister is also older now, although he has to be understood by the emperor first, and he does not need to participate in the specific affairs of the imperial court, but it is indeed very energy-consuming to take care of Beihai personally. ”

When Cao Rong heard Yuan Yun say this, he was shocked again, because he looked at Yuan Yun's expression and realized that he really didn't want to care anymore, if this was the case, it would be a big deal, not only would it make everyone here feel cold, but also involve a lot of imperial court industries.

"Yuan Hou is angry, if you think that the king of Beihai mourning is speaking abruptly, the widow will reprimand him, so this matter will be stopped for the time being, let's not mention it again." Cao Rong took a step back again, hoping that Yuan Yun could also give in a little.

But when Cao Rong's voice fell, Yuan Yun had already put the official seal he was carrying on the tray, and then asked the eunuch to bring it over, this time he really planned to resign.

When the eunuch carried Yuan Yun's official seal to Cao Rong, the originally lively scene immediately seemed to fall into an ice cave, and the coldness of the scene almost made everyone unable to breathe.

"Brother Huang, since Yuan Hou insists on returning to his hometown, it is better to follow his wishes, and we will agree, now that the Manchu Dynasty has many civil and military talents, Yuan Hou should indeed take a rest, otherwise it is very strange to occupy a position and not take office all year round." Although Cao Rui's words were respectful, everyone present could hear his pride, which suddenly made Guo Jia, Zhang Liao, and other people frown.

Syllable!

With a broken sound, Cao Rong actually threw his wine glass on the ground, and when everyone was surprised, they only heard Cao Rong shouting: "Someone!" Drag Cao Rui down and punish him for 20 boards! ”

Cao Rui's face was still very happy, but after hearing Cao Rong's words, he was stunned on the spot, and then before he could react, he was already tied up by two strong eunuchs, and then dragged him below the deck without saying anything, and a miserable wail was heard in an instant.

Cao Rong raised his glass again at this time, and then said with a smile: "Don't lose interest in this person, the banquet will continue as usual, and the drink will win." ”

Since the Son of Heaven had spoken, everyone present naturally did not dare to disobey, so they raised their glasses one after another, and then shouted in unison: "Drink to win." ”

After Cao Rong finished a glass of wine, he looked at Yuan Yun again, and ordered the eunuch with the tray containing the official seal to send the official seal to Yuan Yun again.

Yuan Yun didn't refuse again this time, he smiled and took the official seal, and then casually put it in his arms, and then raised his glass to Cao Rong and smiled: "Your Majesty, the best location for this big ship is on the ship's tower, why don't you take Your Majesty to take a look?" ”

Cao Rong was stunned, and in an instant, he seemed to understand something, and immediately nodded in agreement, at this time his heart was no longer depressed, but became a sense of intimacy.

"Yuan Hou is a strange widow who has been getting too close to a few brothers recently, so he did this today, right?" After Cao Rong finished asking, he turned his head slightly to look at Yuan Yun who was following.

Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders and replied, "This reason is half right. ”

"Half?" Cao Rong was a little dazed.

Yuan Yun smiled and continued: "The other half is that the old minister really hates the fool of Beihai Mourning King Cao Rui, so I will give him some small hardships to taste today, if this person is so reckless and greedy in the future, Your Majesty will be vigilant, ordinary people's brothers are reckless and greedy, it is a small fight, if a king is like this, it will be the beginning of chaos." ”

When Cao Rong heard this, he suddenly bowed deeply and said, "Can the teacher be satisfied with today's students' response?" ”

Yuan Yun snorted, accepted Cao Rong's salute without dodging, and then said with a smile: "The teacher is very satisfied, Your Majesty has not forgotten to adhere to the plan set at the beginning, which proves that Your Majesty is indeed a qualified son of heaven, cutting off the rights of the kings and realizing the real centralization of power, this is a matter related to the Great Wei Dynasty for thousands of generations, today's old minister deliberately wants to provoke His Majesty, and His Majesty did not make a wrong judgment because of a moment of anger, and the old minister admires it." ”

When the two finally reached the top of the ship, they immediately had an unobstructed view of the deck and the pier, and the lights were brilliant everywhere, which was very exciting under the night, and Cao Rong couldn't help but admire again and again.

When Cao Rong had seen enough of these lights, he suddenly asked: "The widow is ready to make Cao Yin the crown prince, I don't know what Yuan Hou proposes?" ”

Yuan Yun immediately felt uncomfortable when he heard this, he instinctively didn't want to interfere with such a thing as establishing a prince, after all, there were too many interest groups involved, but now his eldest daughter was the queen, and he couldn't say anything about it.

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun replied: "Since Your Majesty is interested, then do it according to Your Majesty's wishes, and there is no need to ask for other people's opinions." ”

Cao Rong nodded, then sighed, and said: "It is not the wish of the widow to establish the prince so early, but the widow's body is getting worse and worse than before, after all, it is necessary to make plans early." ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, he also understood what Cao Rong meant, after all, the fact that the children of the Cao family are used to dying early is like a curse, even if it has been investigated through scientific medical treatment, it is still unsolved.

The night was getting darker and darker, and the banquet on the deck made many people lose interest after the Beihai mourning king Cao Rui made such a fuss, so when midnight was approaching, Cao Rong raised his glass and then announced the end.

Yuan Yun failed to return to the Yuan Mansion before the time came, and there was a little bit of guilt, so he was very careful before entering the house, and Xiao Liu and Shi Shen, who were waiting on the side, had long been accustomed to the lord's fear of wife, so they didn't feel strange except for the contempt in their hearts.

Yuan Yun stepped into the back house with his front feet, and found that a group of wives and concubines were also holding a banquet, even if midnight had come, they had no intention of dispersing at all, the red lanterns were still hanging high, and the people in the banquet were still shuttling with all kinds of food, and Liu Yiyi's extraordinarily high-pitched voice was also constantly shouting.

When Yuan Yun walked in carefully, he was immediately arrested, and then he became the focus of attention of a kind of wife and concubine, he had already drunk a lot of alcohol, and he couldn't remember how he finally fell.

After January, Yuan Yun received news that the imperial court had issued a new decree that all the kings of the Cao family after the Cao family must be stationed in Luoyang and not be allowed to leave the national capital easily, which has also been set as a permanent rule.

In another month, Cao Rui, the mourning king of Beihai, was guillotined because of his rebellion, and Luoyang's gunpowder army was reassembled and a large-scale combat exercise was conducted.

After receiving these news, Yuan Yun habitually sat on the threshold of the study, nibbling on the buns, and at the same time ordered someone to send a congratulatory piece to the Son of Heaven Cao Rong.

"The Rebellion of the Eight Kings has been put an end to." After saying this, Yuan Yun took another bite of the bun, looking very satisfied.