Han Fei saw that King Anton's staff had a different expression, and hurriedly asked, "Why did King Anton commit suicide?" ”

King Anton was scared to death by the imperial army, but the staff of King Anton did not dare to say this, hesitated, and said: "Qi Zhongguo Gong, since the rebellion of the Seven Kings, King Anton has been anxious, regretting that he had a connection with rebellion, and later heard that Zhongguo Gong led the army back to Beijing to pass by Anton Wei, and the invitation to the Queen Mother did not respond for a long time, thinking that the court could not forgive his guilt, so he apologized for his sins with death and asked the court to forgive his family!" ”

Han Fei took the confession of King Anton that was presented, looked through it, and sighed: "This is all caused by mistakes, this seat led the army back to Beijing from Jinan Mansion through here, firstly, this road back to Beijing is fast, and secondly, by the way, it is to inspect the eastern coastal defense, I really didn't mean to blame King Anton, I don't want to cause a misunderstanding." After King Anton's petition was presented to the capital, the Queen Mother ordered it to be transferred to this seat for disposal, which delayed the time, and this seat had just received the fold...... Alas, speaking of which, the death of King Anton is also at fault in this seat, I wonder who else is in the palace of King Anton? ”

"This is all caused by King Anton's weak heart, no wonder he is loyal to the country!" King Anton's staff Shi Li said: "I am loyal to the prince of the country, there are two princesses, a prince and two county lords in the palace. ”

"Oh, how old are the prince of Anton and the lord of the county?"

"Yu Zhong Guogong, the prince is fifteen this year, and the two county lords are still underage."

"The prince and the county lord are both underage, sad and lamentable......" Han Fei suddenly found that King Anton's staff had an extraordinary temperament, and there was a hint of wisdom between his eyebrows, so he said: "I haven't asked Mr. Daming yet, I don't know if I have a fame?" ”

King Anton's staff hurriedly saluted and said: "Zhongguo Gong is polite, student Lan Yu, in the early years, he failed several consecutive exams, so he faded his heart to enter the office, accepted King Anton's recruitment, and sorted out some copywriting in the palace." ”

"There are many drawbacks in the imperial examination, since ancient times, there have been many great talents who regret to fall off the list, this seat Guan Lan is extraordinary, and he intends to invite Mr. Lan to join the Han Mansion as a staff member, I don't know what Mr. Lan thinks?"

Lan Yu looked at Han Fei in amazement, seeing Han Fei's face full of sincerity, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said: "The student can be appreciated by the Loyal Guogong, grateful, and very willing to serve the Zhongguo Gong, but the old master has just passed away, and he is lonely and helpless, how can the student abandon it?" ”

"Mr. Lan is loyal, and I am very pleased!" Han Fei smiled and motioned for Lan Yu to sit down on the side, and said: "King Anton's death, this seat is also to blame, Mr. Lan is here to deal with Queen Anton's affairs on behalf of this seat as a staff member of the Han Mansion, how about it?" ”

"Students obey!" Lan Yu got up and replied, "Please show me how to deal with Queen Anton's affairs?" ”

"If people are killed and sinned, King Anton will be buried with princely gifts!" Han Fei thought for a while, and then said: "King Anton's children are still minors, so they don't have to stay in the fiefdom, this seat will leave a team of soldiers and horses to assist Mr. in dealing with the aftermath, abolish the establishment of the palace guards, and dismiss the idle personnel in the palace. ”

After all, the king of the fief is a hidden danger of the imperial court, and King Anton, as the last king of Fan, since he died, Han Fei also took advantage of the situation to revoke the fief, as for the children of King Anton, they were raised in the capital.

Lan Yu understood Han Fei's intentions, and also understood that this move was good for Dahua, so he hurriedly said: "The student obeys!" ”

The death of King Anton caused a sigh of public opinion, and as a result, the eight kings of Dahua were swept away, and from then on, the court no longer had the threat of kings. However, some conspirators found that the royal power had also fallen to the extreme, and Han Fei's power in the court was bound to rise, and there was no power to check and balance.

But history is written by the winner, at least now Han Fei is the indisputable winner, the winner is the king and the loser Kou, and all forces are scrambling to sing praises for Han Fei, in order to share the benefits in the new political situation.

Han Fei led the army back to Beijing via Jinan Mansion, and along the way, the county government ushered in the delivery to Zibu, after Jinan Mansion, not far from the capital, Han Fei ordered someone to present the excerpt of returning to Beijing to the Queen Mother in advance.

Han Fei is going back to Beijing, and the first thing in front of him is how to reward him, after all, this campaign against the rebels is a real achievement, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the fortune of Zhongxing. Although Jia Yuanchun, the empress dowager of the West Palace, is not good at government affairs, she also understands that when the army returns triumphantly, it is necessary to reward the heroes, and the rewards of the general generals can be left for Han Fei to be disposed of after he returns to Beijing, and the reward plan for Han Fei must be taken out in advance.

Han Fei is Jia Yuanchun's younger brother, the most trusted person, and the life-saving benefactor of her mother and son, this time she has made such a great contribution, she is willing to reward her, and the key is that the ministers do not object. Jia Yuanchun received Han Fei's recital and immediately summoned the cabinet ministers to discuss.

Du Yun, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Jiang Feng, the second assistant, all had a close relationship with Han Fei, and the others did not want to offend Han Fei, so they waited for the two to speak first.

Jiang Feng's power in the court is not strong, only by keeping up with Han Fei's pace can he maintain his status, last time in the Han Mansion was already preempted by Gong Jing, this time he hurriedly played: "Qi Yu Empress Dowager, loyalty to the country is in the Qianqiu, even if it is the king, it is not an exaggeration, please make a decision to the Queen Mother!" ”

"Crowned king? Okay, the mourning family is approved, and the secretaries will discuss a title! ”

Dahua has no precedent for sealing the king with a foreign surname, and the others are about to oppose it, but they can't imagine that the Queen Mother Jia Yuanchun is so anxious to make a decision, it seems that she has long been willing to be crowned king, how dare others be villains in vain and offend Han Fei?

Du Yun was also stunned when he saw that the Queen Mother had made a decision, and suddenly remembered the prophecy of his old friend in Suzhou, and secretly sighed that it was all providence, so he said: "The Queen Mother, the Duke of Zhongguo advocates a clear mind, and the old minister suggests that the Duke of Zhongguo be named the King of Ming!" ”

"Ming-the sun and the moon are in the sky, shining on all the people, and the merits of the non-younger brother deserve the title of King Ming!" Jia Yuanchun said solemnly: "Spread the will of the mourning family, and crown Han Fei as the king of Ming, before the emperor is in power, the military and political affairs are ruled by the king of Ming!" ”

"King Ming?" Han Fei received the news from the internal guard, and he was stunned, he was a descendant of King Xiao Ming, and he didn't expect that the imperial court would also seal a Ming king, was this providence or coincidence?

Furong Nunnery in the western suburbs of the capital, after the White Lotus Sect Our Lady Han Yun came back, she also got the news that Han Fei was about to be crowned King Ming, and couldn't help but say to the personal maid Xiuniang: "Fei'er's title turned out to be King Ming, it seems that the Zhang family's qi is exhausted, and the destiny of heaven is going to belong to our Han family, continue to implement the original plan, and promote the Han family to ascend the throne as soon as possible!" ”

When the army returned to Beijing, Han Fei ordered the armies to return to the camp, and then escorted a group of prisoners into the city, and the Empress Dowager Jia Yuanchun ordered the Manchu civil and military to go out of the city to greet them. Han Fei handed over the relevant procedures, entered the palace to report to Jia Yuanchun, the empress dowager of the West Palace, and told the story of the conquest of the rebels, and then returned to the Han Mansion.

The next day, Huang Ye, the chief of ceremonies, came to the Han Mansion to spread the Queen Mother's will to crown Han Fei as the King of Ming, Han Fei resigned as usual, and finally the Queen Mother ordered the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to come to the Han Mansion to urge, and Han Fei accepted the order.

(End of chapter)