But although Wang Hanwang is reasonable, he is too old, and a pair of old fists are difficult to defeat the wolves.

Stirring up a bunch of princes and princes, he was so angry that he almost relapsed and fainted.

At this time, Taishi Xu led a group of magnates to start playing.

Wept bitterly, claiming that they had failed the emperor's grace, so they knew their mistakes and repented, and decided to collectively cut their salaries for one year to show their repentance.

Phew!

Wang Han almost scolded these people for being shameless.

made such a big mistake, and didn't hurry up and get out of the court, just take a year's salary less. What is this money for them?

But at this time, the clan headed by the eldest princess of Ruyang and the eldest princess of Deyang finally moved their true character.

They should have handed it over to the emperor's private treasury in the palace and returned it to Emperor Yan Cheng.

This is also what Xu Taishi suggested.

If you don't want the interests of each family to be damaged, you have to at least return this.

Then the eldest princess of Deyang also expressed her "righteousness and awe-inspiring" that she was willing to cut off contact with the Xiao family, except for her own children, the rest of the Xiao family was at the disposal of the emperor.

And the eldest princess of Ruyang also handed over Fang Sui's family with the same "righteous annihilation".

By the way, this Fang Sui followed the family of Master Fang, who followed His Royal Highness the King of Han, and was originally of the same clan. Only in the early years, Fang Sui's family was ambitious, and he looked down on those poor relatives at all, and did not interact with Fang Fuzi's family.

But at this time, the eldest princess of Ruyang said that if the emperor wants to destroy the entire Fang family, she has no opinion!

Lord Wang Han's old heart almost blew them up.

Shamelessness is no longer enough to describe his feelings, this gang of powerful people has no lower limit at all.

But the strange thing is that Emperor Yan Cheng continued to remain silent about this.

Concubine Xu Xian's stupidity, the scheming of the powerful, he couldn't not see it, but he never said a word.

Except for agreeing that the magnates would punish themselves for a year and accept the private treasury handed over by the clan, the rest did not say anything.

If you want to say the emperor's thoughts, it is becoming more and more difficult to guess now.

Even the chief eunuch closest to the emperor, Li Dahai couldn't guess whether the emperor was afraid of His Royal Highness the King of Han, and what he wanted to do with these powerful people.

As for King Han in the center of the storm, he didn't have time to care about these bad things in the capital, and he was very busy.

battle, although victorious.

But the dead soldiers will never come back.

He ordered all the bones that could be recovered to be cremated and brought back.

On the bank of the glacier where tens of thousands of Yan soldiers were killed, Min Bai personally led people to build a huge stone stele.

The stele faces the direction of the land of Dayan, and it is densely engraved with the names of every soldier who cannot be found.

Behind the stele is a memorial written for them by His Royal Highness himself.

On the day of the inauguration of the stele, His Royal Highness also implored Mr. Shangguan to summon the souls of these fallen soldiers.

The 3,000 soldiers he brought, as well as some remnants of the collected pieces, all tied with white cloth on their arms, silently gathered into a phalanx to mourn the fallen comrades.

In the vast world, the wind and clouds are whirling.

Shangguan ordered to climb the high platform alone, waving his sword and drinking.

"The soul is back! Return to your hometown! ”

His Royal Highness the King of Han and thousands of soldiers together shook the mountains and rivers with a spear.

"Return, return!"

Suddenly, the wind blew the clouds and broke through, like a spirit in the sky, cracking a huge crack, casting thousands of golden lights, illuminating every word on the huge stone tablet, like a heroic spirit flashing.

Shangguan Ling's spirits lifted, and he raised his arms and shouted, "The soul is back!" Return to your hometown! ”

Thousands of soldiers watched this scene with tears in their eyes, and roared on behalf of their dead comrades, "Come on, come on!" ”

The little monarch of Qingguo watched this scene from afar, inexplicably in awe, and took two steps back.

The first hero who assisted him, Lord Hong, was quite disappointed.

Even if Qingguo is small and the people are weak, as the lord of a country, how can he retreat without a fight?

And it's not a war yet, it's too cowardly.

Looking left and right, many of the subjects of Qingguo also had sad faces and tears in their eyes.

His Royal Highness the King of Han, as a prince of a foreign country, knows how to collect the corpses of the dead soldiers and erect a monument to commemorate them. But what about the little monarch of their Qingguo? But he only knows how to exclude dissidents and punish relatives.

The comparison between the two is really chilling!

For the first time, Lord Hong's heart began to waver.

He obeyed the orders of the previous emperor and served the monarch of a small country, is it right or wrong?

If the shrewd and capable imperial uncle is allowed to take the throne, at least that island will not be easily given up, right?

After the sacrificial ceremony, Min Bai returned from camp.

The small monarch of Qingguo naturally sent envoys to accompany him, offering gold beads and treasures and many gifts.

But then, Lord Hong discovered something that was difficult for him to accept.

"Is it really your lord's order to send the emperor's uncle's wife and daughter to the Dayan Palace as slaves?"

Xiao Guojun looked indifferent, "Otherwise? Do you still keep them in the palace? You will not let me kill them, nor will you give them to the officials below. It's also Lord Hong, you said it yourself, now that the treasury is empty, everything is difficult, and even I have to live frugally, how can I have spare money to support such people? ”

He suddenly laughed wickedly, "Besides, the wife of the criminal minister Bai Han is the famous first beauty in our Qingguo." Now he is only in his early thirties, and he is still charming. Wouldn't it be right to match that Emperor Dayan? If she is old, the daughter of the imperial uncle is young and beautiful! ”

"A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated! The princess has long been determined to observe the festival for the prince, and the county lord has been engaged in family affairs. If the king is not willing to break the bank, he can give them to become monks, why send them to another country to be humiliated? If there is a mess, what should I do? Hurry up and order the people back! ”

The little monarch raised his eyebrows lightly and snorted coldly, "The person has been sent out of the country, how can he be recovered?" Besides, the wives and daughters of the rebellious ministers and thieves, what other names are there? This matter has been decided, and Lord Hong does not need to say more. ”

He turned and left, leaving Lord Hong standing on the empty court. It's getting hotter in the summer, but it's like standing in the cold wilderness.

As if looking at the dead Emperor Qingguo's uncle, Bai Han looked at him sneeringly.

This is the king you insist on assisting?

Where do you want to assist such a king, and take Qingguo towards?

June.

The army that went out on the expedition finally returned to the capital.

This time, the people of the capital are no longer like the last time, singing and dancing, and happily welcoming the army.

Instead, he prepared paper money, incense and candles early, set up white sacrificial tents along the road, and stood silently on both sides of the road, silently sad.

When the army led by His Royal Highness the King of Han stepped into the capital with countless ash jars, unrecoverable corpse tablets, and black armor plain clothes, the people on both sides bowed down and saluted.

Min Bai dismounted, bowed and returned the salute, and walked all the way into Beijing.

Some family members of the soldiers in the capital wept bitterly and wept bitterly.

His Royal Highness the King of Han handed over his family's ashes jar or tablet to his family members one by one, and whispered softly.

Then, without following the preset path, he returned to the palace.

Instead, the soldiers who took him with the ashes jar and tablet in their hands, one by one, came to the door!