The two brothers, one pretended to be ashamed and blamed himself, and the other sighed and felt nostalgic, and when it came to the end, they both shed tears.

Sheng Hongzi returned home.

After crying for half a night, Sheng Hong's eyes were slightly red, and his handsome face showed a disgusting look like eating a fly: "This night really disgusted me." ”

"This Sheng Che is now sitting on the dragon chair, and other skills have not been revealed. It's more coquettish than ever. ”

"Seeing that I can't be stopped from going to the domain, while pretending to be reluctant, I am verbally beaten, implying that I must not interfere in the affairs of the capital when I go to the domain in the future."

"Phew!"

"If I really have the heart to seize power, where will it be his turn to sit on the dragon chair! The heart eye is smaller than the tip of a needle, which is really indespisible! ”

Sheng Hong is funny and easy-going on weekdays, and when he is alone with Xie Mingxi in private, he is even more hippie and smiling. It's rare to see someone with such an angry face like this.

Xie Mingxi stretched out his hand to caress Sheng Hong's angry face, and whispered softly: "Besides, did he make things difficult for you again?" ”

Sheng Hong snorted again: "Cry at me." said that the treasury was not full, and the father had just been buried, and the court and the central government successively organized the new emperor's enthronement and the queen's concubine ceremony, which cost a lot. ”

When the vassal king becomes a vassal domain, he must first have a very rich "settlement silver". Not to mention anything else, the 1,000 guards of the Shu Palace's Mansion will go to Shu with them, and it will be a big expense to eat, drink, and wear all the way. When you arrive in Shu, you have to build a serious mansion of the king of Shu. To build a mansion according to the rules of the feudal king's mansion, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, to say the least.

Zero zero is finally settled, a vassal king is a vassal domain, and the court has to allocate a million taels of silver!

Emperor Jian'an obviously had no such intention, and cried for a long time before he said, "...... When the seventh brother goes to the domain, no matter how empty the treasury is, he has to allocate silver. Tomorrow, I will instruct the head of the household to prepare 200,000 taels of silver for the seventh brother to settle in the domain. ”

Just a fucking 200,000 taels!

That compassionate and brotherly appearance really made Sheng Hong disgusted.

It's just that Jian'an Diken let him go, which is rare. I don't care about that anymore. Sheng Hong tried his best to squeeze out a grateful look, and after a few rounds with Emperor Jian'an, he returned to the house.

At this time, Sheng Hong said to Xie Mingxi with a depressed heart: "This is just the beginning. If I'm not mistaken, there must be things like that later. ”

It's not a big deal, it's just to respond to him.

Sheng Hong has never been a person who swallows his anger, and Xie Mingxi is even more not.

Xie Mingxi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said lightly: "The vassal king is a vassal and has his own rules. He didn't just say it. Silence for now. After some time, I will fold it up again and invite myself to the domain. Wait for the emperor to make a holy decree. ”

There are precedents for the feudal kings to inquire about the degree of regulation of the feudal domain. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for this.

Xie Jun is now the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and he can just help.

Sheng Hong obviously also thought of his father-in-law, and his expression eased slightly: "Isn't it good to involve your father-in-law?" ”

Xie Jun is not a righteous person. I may not be willing to come out of this!

Xie Mingxi tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled leisurely: "Your son-in-law tried his best to promote him to the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. Now, it's time for his father-in-law to help. How can there be a truth in the world that only enjoys happiness but does not make effort. ”

Sheng Hong silently lit a wax for his father-in-law.

Xie Jun, who was far away in the Xie Mansion, shivered in his sleep.

……

Time flies, and two months pass.

The king of Shu played again and invited himself to become a vassal.

This time, the courtiers were much more cautious, and few dared to follow the proposal.

Emperor Jian'an made it clear that he did not want the vassal king to become a vassal vassal king, and the ministers simply followed and watched. Only when the news was extremely well-informed, such as Lu Ge Lao and others, did they know that Empress Dowager Yu had spoken.

With the support of Empress Dowager Yu, the matter of the King of Shu becoming a vassal is a foregone conclusion.

Lu Ge Lao was calm and serious, and did not rush to speak. After a few seconded courtiers finished speaking, they arched their hands and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu invited himself to become a vassal, and his high style and bright festival are exciting." The old minister implored the emperor to decree that His Royal Highness the King of Shu should be allowed to become a vassal. ”

Lu Ge Lao opened his mouth, and Fang Ge Lao Zhao Ge also seconded the proposal.

Emperor Jian'an sighed with a long sigh of reluctance as usual, and then said: "The king of Shu has been thinking about it for a long time, so it's still accurate!" ”

Sheng Hong's heart fell to the ground abruptly, and he hurriedly thanked him: "Brother thank the emperor." ”

Li Ge Lao secretly scolded Lu Ge Lao, the old fox, in his heart, his face was still serious, and he opened his mouth unhurriedly: "Since His Royal Highness the King of Shu wants to become a vassal domain, why not let all the adult vassal kings leave Beijing and become vassals together?" ”

As soon as these words came out, King Lu and King Min glanced at each other, and opened their mouths one after the other to invite themselves to leave Beijing.

A trace of gloom flashed in King Ning's eyes, but at this time, he couldn't help but go with the flow, and came out together: "The younger brother is also willing to leave Beijing to become a vassal." ”

Sheng Hong: "......"

I should have expected that things would not go so smoothly!

He wants to jump out of the quagmire alone, how can King Lu and King Min be willing to be detained in the capital? However, King Ning made it clear that he refused to leave Beijing to become a vassal domain, and his words were purely for the sake of face.

Emperor Jian'an obviously expected this and had a countermeasure. first put on a reckless look of "I really can't bear my brother to leave", and then opened his mouth and said: "The departure of the seventh brother from Beijing is already a pain in my heart for me. I really can't bear to let you all leave Beijing. ”

"Moreover, the queen mother lives in the palace and wants to see her children and grandchildren on her knees. When you're gone, how sad will the queen mother be? ”

The implication is also very clear.

You want to go, but I'm not allowed!

If you have the ability, you are like the King of Shu to ask the Empress Dowager Yu! Otherwise, don't want to get out of Beijing easily!

As the Son of Heaven, he sits high on the dragon chair and has the power to look down on all beings. A slight excuse is enough to deal with the situation at hand.

……

Emperor Jian'an issued a holy decree when the court, and the king of Shu became a vassal. And ordered the Ministry of Rites to draw up a charter and choose an auspicious day. The Ministry of Rites quickly chose an auspicious day, which was on the eighth day of the sixth month. After all, there is still more than a month.

The vassal king is a vassal domain, and it is not a trivial matter.

Sheng Hong goes out early and returns late every day.

I want to go to the Ministry of Rites, I want to go to the Ministry of Industry, I want to go to the Ministry of Household to ask for silver, I want to say goodbye to my classmates and friends, I want to collect the subordinates who are about to go to Shu as officials, I want to deal with the King of Lu and King Min who is sour in my heart, and I want to go to the palace to fight with Emperor Jian'an...... Busy with your feet on the ground.

Packing up and packing up is all handled by Xie Mingxi. It is necessary to leave enough people in the palace of the king of Shu, and to consider which people to take to Shu. The soldiers of the King of Shu also have to stay some.

Xie Mingxi has been operating secretly for many years, and the secret guard has become quite large-scale, with about five hundred.

These five hundred secret guards are all orphans with no father or mother, and the deeds of sale are all in the hands of Xie Mingxi. Xie San and Xie Jiu each led two hundred secret guards, and there was a women's secret guard battalion, a total of 100 people, and the leader was Xie Thirty-six.

Yu An led the three leaders of the secret guard into the Shu Palace.