Chapter 226: Crowned King

Wang Meng was reluctant to let others know his background, and those rumors suddenly disappeared. The Governor's Mansion of Youzhou opened rumors, saying that the previous rumors were all rumors made by the traitors, wanting to divide the relationship between the lord's brothers and cause civil strife in Youzhou, so as to take the opportunity to attack the twelve states of the Dayan border pass. The Governor's Office also issued a special commentary through Youzhou Daily, commenting: If someone mentions this matter again in the future, it is to help the people of Youzhou to commit abuse, and they are the main culprits who are trying to provoke civil strife and make it impossible for the people of Youzhou to enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life. In this way, the suspicion in the hearts of the people turned into anger and was successfully directed to the captivity. In addition to protecting Wang Meng, Niu Tianci also laid the groundwork for dealing with the hidden arrows from Long Xingrong in the future.

After Su Meiduo knew Niu Tianci's way of coping, he couldn't help but praise Niu Tianci for having a broad mind beyond ordinary people, a wise mind and keen insight, and acting decisively without dragging his feet, which is the quality that a king should have. Then Su Meiduo smiled and said to Mu Lun: "Brother Erdunke's plan is really good, he has seen the thoughts of the Great Yanlong family thoroughly. Now it seems that the Long family and the Yan family are afraid that there will be a secret confrontation. In this way, we have an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it would be great if the two major forces of Great Yan started a war. ”

"Hahaha, what the Great Khan said is, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, no matter who wins or loses, it will be good for us."

"Well, I'm afraid that Long Xingrong is not Niu Tianci's opponent, if he makes another faint move at this time, it will really be self-defeating."

"Newspaper. reported to the Great Khan and the Great Minister, and the wolf lord sent a secret report. ”

Su Meiduo took the secret report and opened it, and couldn't help frowning.

"Sure enough, there is a faint move again, what does this Long Xingrong think, a good layout has been formed, is there no patience at all? Minister, it looks like we're going to do it ourselves. ”

After reading the secret report, Mullen also nodded in agreement, Mullen ordered someone to invite Ulit, and the three of them discussed in the Sky Wolf Palace until it was dark.

Long Xingrong looked at the secret report sent from Youzhou, and his heart was furious. This Niu Tianci is really powerful, and he resolved the crisis with an understatement. But Long Xingrong believes that at this time, Wang Meng's heart must be different from before, no matter how you are a hero of the world, there are few people who do not change their face and heart in front of family affection and wealth. Wang Meng doesn't have Niu Tianci's brain, he is an out-and-out pure general. Letting him command the battle is a forte, and intrigue like this will not work. Long Xingrong decided to add another fire and completely push Wang Meng to the cusp, so that the crack between Niu Tianci and Wang Meng, the two good brothers, gradually widened until the day when it completely broke.

Long Xingrong did not convene the ministers to discuss, and directly wrote a holy decree and stamped the jade seal, and ordered the peach blossom to go straight to Liaodong for Qincha. When Li Ke knew about it, he hurriedly chased after him, but the peach blossom horse had already run out of Fengtianmen, and Li Ke stood under the Fengtianmen City Tower and stomped his feet angrily. On that day, Li Ke, the prime minister of the Great Yan State, had a fierce quarrel with Emperor Xingsheng for the first time, and it is said that Emperor Xingsheng even pulled out a long knife to kill Li Ke, but fortunately the queen arrived to avoid a tragedy.

Peach Blossom galloped all the way to Liaodong, and did not stop to meet Niu Tianci when passing by Youzhou. It's not that Peach Blossom doesn't want to see Niu Tianci, but she doesn't dare. But what Peach Blossom never imagined was that when he rushed to Liaodong, Niu Tianci and Wang Meng were waiting for him in front of the city gate. Peach Blossom also found that in addition to Tianci and Wang Meng, high-ranking officials in Youzhou and some old men and old ladies holding rattan canes were also waiting for him, and there were thousands of people in the black press.

Peach Blossom was riding on a horse, and she didn't know what to do in the face of Niu Tianci. Niu Tianci said to him with a smile: "Gonggong Tao is here, and this handsome man is hereby greeting, I don't know what Your Majesty's will is?" ”

"Peach Blossom to see Cangshan Hou, Your Majesty's will is for Liaodong Hou, and Peach Blossom will announce it."

Peach Blossom opened the holy decree, at this time he remembered the scene in the camp of the Flying Tiger Legion outside Dingyuan City, Peach Blossom did not dare to slack off, cleared his throat and read the holy decree aloud.

Long Xingrong's will is very simple, canonize Wang Meng as the king of Liaodong, the land of the four states is his fiefdom, and the officials and people in the four states are controlled by Wang Meng. Wang Meng has the right to act arbitrarily and arbitrarily, and is allowed to build his own pro-army, and the brigadier general can dispose of the taxes of the four states at his own discretion, and he is allowed to appoint officials in the four states.

After the first decree was announced, Peach Blossom immediately read the second decree. This holy decree is even more astonishing, admitting that Wang Meng is the son of Emperor Taishang and the younger brother of Emperor Xingsheng today. Wang Meng was specially allowed to restore his ancestral surname, and the Emperor Taishang gave the name Long Xingzu, and canonized Tian Yancui as the princess of Liaodong, which is the highest grade among all the princesses of Dayan.

After the peach blossom decree was announced, he turned over and dismounted, came to Wang Meng with the holy decree in his hand, and knelt on the ground.

"Peach Blossom greets the King of Liaodong and asks the King of Liaodong to accept the decree."

After Peach Blossom finished speaking, he bowed his head and said nothing, he felt that the atmosphere on the other side was solemn, just like when he was in the camp of the Flying Tiger Legion.

"Today's Your Majesty actually uses a strategy to sow discord, and your Majesty today actually uses this trick, which really chills our people."

"That is, Liaodong Hou is the brother of the lord, brave and invincible in the face of Rong Yu, he is a fierce general second only to the lord, Long Xingrong treats Liaodong Hou like this, just to want to separate the feelings between the lord and his brother, what is the difference between this and Rong Yu? It doesn't matter if such an emperor is disrespectful. ”

"Agreed."

The officials in Youzhou haven't spoken yet, but the old men and old ladies with rattan canes have started talking one by one. These old people are all senators among the people, and they can directly participate in listening to and discussing politics, and their words also represent the voice of the people of Youzhou.

The peach blossom kneeling on the ground was already sweating at this time, and secretly blamed Long Xingrong in his heart for this move was really inappropriate, as soon as this will came out, even if Niu Tianci didn't want to rebel, he would be forced to rebel. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and Youzhou is the foundation laid by Niu Tianci step by step, how can it be easily given to others. If Long Xingrong is the king of Niu Tianci, the people of Youzhou have no opinion at all, but if the king is the king, everyone can understand the purpose and intention at a glance, isn't this a blatant attempt to sow discord.

After those rumors in Youzhou were refuted by the Governor's Mansion some time ago, the people knew that it was a trick to make a traitor, and now Long Xingrong's will is the same as that of Rong Yu, and the people naturally refuse to believe it.

Wang Meng suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly to Peach Blossom: "The minister is grateful for Your Majesty's love, but the minister has been lonely since he was a child, and he was taken in and raised by my master. The minister is not the blood of the Long family, and His Majesty's vassals dare not accept it. I also ask Gonggong Tao to reply to Your Majesty on my behalf, and the minister is willing to resign from all officials, return to his hometown to cultivate Buddha, and fulfill his filial piety in front of my master's tomb. ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Meng turned his horse to leave, but was stopped by Niu Tianci. Tianci turned the horse's head and face, and the people said loudly: "Since Ben Shuai has been in Youzhou, he has relied on your help to make the decrees under Youzhou's rule smooth and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This Youzhou is the Youzhou of all of us, not the Youzhou of one family. This commander will never allow anyone to destroy the stable life of the people under the rule of Youzhou, and whoever destroys it will be the mortal enemy of my Youzhou. ”

"Everyone also knows that Wang Meng and Ben Shuai are like brothers, our brothers have been fighting bloody battles with Rong Lu since the Far East, and Wang Meng has no less than three thieves and chieftains. Since His Majesty and Emperor Taishang believe that Wang Meng is a descendant of the Long family, then this handsome man naturally cannot stop my brother from recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors. Blood and family affection cannot be forgotten, and it is gratifying for my brother to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. It's just that the word utilitarian has been added to this blood and family relationship, which is really chilling. Brother, who has no parents, even if you have been lonely since childhood, but you also have parents. Now that the Long family believes that you are the bloodline of the Long family, you naturally have to follow filial piety and fulfill your filial piety to your parents. But don't forget the responsibility we shoulder, we also have the responsibility of revitalizing Dayan and protecting the country and the people. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this marshal announces that from now on, Wang Meng will be the envoy of the four states, in charge of the military and political affairs of the four states, and the military and civilians must obey."

"We obey the Lord's command."

Everyone replied in unison, indicating that they followed Niu Tianci's opinion. Wang Meng looked at Niu Tianci with tears in his eyes, and after a long time, Wang Meng hugged Tianci.

"Big brother~~~~~!"

Tianci didn't say anything, and slapped Wang Meng's back hard. After Wang Meng stabilized his mood, he turned to Taohua and said, "Ben Jiang is not a Long Xingzu, let alone the king of Liaodong. This general is Wang Meng, Wang Meng, the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, Wang Meng, a good brother who shares life and death with Niu Tianci, and Wang Meng, the envoy of the four states. Gonggong Tao, Your Majesty's decree, Wang Meng did not accept it. ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Meng put his arm around Niu Tianci's shoulders and said, "Big brother, it's not easy for you to come here, brother hasn't eaten the meat and bones you made for a long time, if you don't let your brother satisfy his hunger today, you don't want to leave half a step." ”

"Hahaha, that's natural, but your Cui'er's craftsmanship is not bad."

"Wha, big brother, that's not a taste."

"Good! Good! ”

Everyone cheered in unison, shouting to go together, the food made by the Lord himself is not something that anyone can eat. The generals and officials of Youzhou swarmed and returned to the city with this heavenly gift and Wang Meng, leaving only Peach Blossom kneeling on the ground in a daze. At this time, a forbidden military captain stepped forward and asked Peach Blossom: "Grandpa Tao, what should I do if people don't accept the order?" Otherwise, let's go back first. ”

Peach Blossom stood up and tidied up her clothes, and without saying a word, she turned over and waved her hand, and the team returned the same way.

It didn't take long for the Youzhou Supreme Military and Political Council to confirm Wang Meng's status of controlling the four states, and Wang Meng entered the cabinet and became the seventh member of the Supreme Military and Political Council. At the same time, Zhou Xiaoxian, like Wang Meng, also became the eighth member of the cabinet. Niu Tianci used his broad mind to avoid a possible crisis with Wang Meng. At the same time, it has established a higher prestige in the hearts of the people of Youzhou, and the civil and military forces of Youzhou have no grudge against Wang Meng as the envoy of the Sizhou Festival, because everyone knows that sooner or later there will be this step. Not only Wang Meng, but now every high-level official in Youzhou knows that he will definitely become a feudal official in the future.

Wang Meng was the first fierce general to follow Niu Tianci, and every bloody battle on the road to Niu Tianci's rise was indispensable to Wang Meng, and Wang Meng's exploits were also really there. Coupled with Wang Meng's performance today, everyone feels that this is what it should be. And Wang Meng has controlled the four states, will the days when he sit on one side be far away? Have you ever seen an emperor who himself served as an envoy of a certain section, no?

As for Zhou Xiaoxian, not to mention, it is the descendant of Niu Tianci's lineage. Now Youzhou Wenwu can slap the table with Niu Tianci in front of him and stare at him, but no one dares to treat Zhou Xiaoxian like this, and the reputation of the smiling tiger is not blown. Zhou Xiaoxian once said: "Even if you are all feudal officials in the future, as long as I want to know, I will be clear about every word you say and even the posture of your concubine." I know, my eldest brother will know, so don't slap the table with me and stare at me, Lao Zhou doesn't eat this. ”

So everyone has a love-hate relationship with Zhou Xiaoxian, this guy can hook up with you, and sleep with you, but don't be confused by the surface of this guy, and don't bribe him. Because you give him the money on the front foot, he will share the spoils with Tianci on the back foot, so you might as well give the money directly to Niu Tianci. However, the setting of Youzhou's power structure is to contain each other, don't think about one family dominating, no matter how much Zhou Xiaoxian breaks up, it will be okay to meet Fan Tiemian. Therefore, the political pattern of Youzhou has always been as stable as Yanshan. (To be continued.) )