The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the fifth year of Dashang Jingyuan, the Wei Wangfu of Anshu County was full of joy, Tang Jiusheng and the princess Shui Ruyue led the army to return triumphantly, the two largest cottages in Jiannan Road, the big villages of Laolong Mountain and Dufeng Mountain have been leveled, those who surrender are exempt from death, and those who do not want to surrender are all beheaded mercilessly. The head of He Yongjiang, the lord of Laolongshan Dazhai, was also hung above the head of Anshu City, and this festive news spread to the counties of Jiannan along the post road, and even to the distant Yong'an City.

The remnants of more than a dozen large and small cottages in Jiannan were shaken, no matter how strong they were, they couldn't be stronger than Laolong Mountain and Dufeng Mountain. At this point, the banditry that had been rampant in Jiannan Road for more than ten years had finally completely subsided. In Yong'an City, Emperor Yin Guang was overjoyed after receiving Tang Jiusheng's recital, Tang Jiusheng leveled the cattle in Jiannan Road, quelled the bandits, and Jiannan was carefree from then on.

It is true that although Jiannan is worry-free, Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi in the southwest province, must be guarded against. Just as the emperor was preparing to prepare an edict to reward Tang Jiusheng, the king of Wei, and the soldiers of Jiannan Dao, another surprising news came, Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, beheaded Niu Zhicheng, the son of Niu Mandi, who went to him, and his personal follower Wuban, and sent a messenger to send Niu Zhicheng's head in a box to Yong'an as a New Year's gift to the emperor to prove his innocence. In the compromise, Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, was impassioned, denounced the cattle all over the land for endangering the big merchants, and praised Tang Jiusheng, the king of Wei, and asked for merit for the king of Wei.

After receiving the fold, Yin Guang did not smile, but came to the map hanging on the wall of the dormitory, looking at the whole map of the terrain of Dashang in a daze, his eyes were always staring at Jiannan and Southwest. Yu Fu, the little eunuch standing behind Yin Guang, finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you a little worried about King Wei and King Pingxi once they join forces?" Yin Guang thought for a while, shook his head, and just pressed the map with his hand and pressed the Jiannan Dao.

After a while, Yin Guang turned his head, frowned and asked, "Yu Fu, I asked you a question, you just have to answer truthfully, I don't blame you." If you were Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, and your secret partner Niu Mandi was defeated and died, and before he died, he asked his cronies to protect his son Niu Zhicheng and surrendered him to me? If you killed Niu Zhicheng, wouldn't you think that this move would chill the hearts of other allies?"

Yu Fu thought for a while, shook the dust in his hand, bowed down and replied: "Emperor Qiqi, the slave thinks that if the slave is Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, it is useless to leave Niu Zhicheng, and once the court finds out that he harbors the son of a key criminal, he will not be able to get rid of it, which is equivalent to giving someone a handle! And killing Niu Zhicheng and dedicating it to the court, since it shows loyalty, it can also make the emperor reduce his vigilance against him, killing two birds with one stone." As for the allies, they are all entangled in interests for the sake of interests, so naturally they will also take this into account. If you have achieved great things, why should you care about leaving a little infamy?"

Yin Guang laughed loudly, "Yu Fu, you can! You know how to give people a handle? It seems that the book is not read in vain! Oh, by the way, what books have you been reading lately? How are you practicing martial arts?"

Yu Fu scratched his head, smiled embarrassedly, and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, the martial arts of the slave are probably hovering around the Sanpin Realm now. The slave has been reading "History of the Yan and Han Dynasty" for the past few days, and is reading the legend of the traitor, which tells the story of Chu Apu, a powerful minister of the Yan and Han Dynasty, and others. Although the prince of Pingxi is very ambitious, his ability is obviously not as good as that of the emperor!"

Yin Guang pointed to the southwest road on the map and said softly: "Oh? Why do you see that King Pingxi's ability is not as good as mine? If his father is the first emperor and he is the crown prince, then his achievements may not be as good as mine! People start from different platforms, so the king of Pingxi is now in a corner of peace, but can the king of Pingxi be willing? Although he cut off Niu Zhicheng's head, it does not mean that he really wants to give up rebellion and be willing to be his prince, but more because he wants to use it to paralyze me! Eh, by the way, what do you say is Yin Quan who is not as good as me?"

Yu Fumei opened his eyes and smiled: "Your Majesty, there is a reason why the minions think that King Pingxi is inferior to you. Do you think, if the king of Pingxi and you change places, will he have the courage to let a fifteen-year-old Tang Jiusheng be the king of Wei and control the entire southwest road? The emperor has a discerning eye for people and knows people well, and the king of Pingxi is far inferior to the emperor in this regard. Besides, the emperor is wise and powerful, and he quietly took back the command of the forbidden army, doesn't this require vision or courage?"

Yin Guang smiled slightly, and pointed at Yu Fu with his hand, "You kid! I already smell the smell of sycophants! You don't know that although Father Shang has gone too far in some things, he is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness." Without his help, I wouldn't be able to sit on the throne! Even if I am lucky enough to sit on the throne, I may not be able to sit firmly! Father Shang has shortcomings, but I have also borrowed a lot of strength from him, and without Father Shang, I would not be able to sit on the throne today! One yard is one yard, people, you still have to know how to be grateful!"

Yu Fu knelt on the ground and said loudly: "The emperor is wise! The emperor is really the lord of sainthood and mercy!" Yin Guang smiled and kicked Yu Fu lightly, "Okay, okay, you kid, I'm afraid I haven't learned anything else to study these days, I only learned to pat the horse's ass, the talent is good, the martial arts are not very good, and the horse's fart is very fast! Hurry up, the horse's legs are about to be broken by you!" The little palace maid Wenxiu snickered on the side.

Soon, above the court, there were many officials who praised the king of Pingxi, Yin Quan, and some officials folded down to invite merit for the king of Pingxi, and even more, asked the king of Pingxi to be the prince, and Yin Guang was noncommittal. Three days later, Yin Guang issued an edict, giving the hereditary replacement of Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi County, and officially giving Yin Yueheng, the eldest son of Yin Quan, the prince of Pingxi, a pair of pearls in the East China Sea, ten beauties of the feudal state, and ten taels of silver.

After the edict, the whole country knows that Southwest Road has officially become the back garden of the Pingxi Wang's family.

In the study room of the back house of the Jiangling General's Mansion, Jiang Fatzi, who was about to return to Anshu County, saw the report of the imperial court's hereditary replacement of Yin Quan, he took a sip and scolded: "Yin Quan is loyal to the country, and the heart of the country is related to the community? Are the people around the emperor crazy? It's just a bunch of bastards, isn't this giving the southwest province to Yin Quan for nothing?" Song Yulan gently poked him with her finger behind the fat man, and motioned him to be quiet.

Jiang Yongchun was reading the newspaper with tea on the side, smiling and silent. Jiang Fat jumped to his feet and said, "Dad, you still laugh at such a hateful and angry thing?"

Jiang Yongchun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, and asked slowly: "Son, tell me, what is angry about this edict, and what is ridiculous?"

The fat man shouted dissatisfiedly: "Let's just say that Yin Quan slaughtered Niu Zhicheng and dedicated his head to the imperial court, and this is also considered a credit? It is also hereditary replacement, and the hereditary revocation is worthless, right? Then also give the fat man a hereditary replacement! I don't dislike it! What else is there to be loyal to the country, and the heart is close to the society, which makes people want to vomit when they look at it! Most of the common people in the world know Yin Quan's thoughts, but they are pitiful, but the imperial court has no eyes and does not distinguish between loyalty and treachery. My old brother Tang was not in the palace during the New Year, he led the army to attack the cottage and quelled the bandits in the entire Jiannan Road, and he only gave a few verbal commendations, is it fair?"

Jiang Yongchun said with a smile: "Fair, why is it unfair? The king of Pingxi is surnamed Yin, why can't he be crowned hereditary? Not to mention that he has lost his way and can dedicate Niu Zhicheng to the imperial court, if such a thing is not rewarded, is it impossible to say? As for letting him choose an official on his own in the Southwest Province, it would be even better, a hereditary prince should have such treatment. As for King Wei, the credit is indeed not small, but as a foreign surname, he is already the prince of a country, how do you want the emperor to crown him?"

The fat man blinked, and said with a suspicious expression: "No! There must be other reasons for this, old man Jiang, you also know that the fat man and I are a straight intestine, and I don't have those twists and turns in my stomach! Especially when it comes to those fancy intestines, I am far inferior to you, an old fox, or you can give me some pointers? What does the emperor mean by this?"

Jiang Yongchun deliberately widened his eyes, poked the fat man's forehead with his finger, and scolded with a smile: "You rabbit cub, how can you talk to your father? You can't see this? How can you mix up in the future! The emperor is roasting Yin Quan on the fire, and you don't want to think about it, Yin Quan has the hereditary replacement of the county king, and has the power to appoint officials on his own in the southwest province, and he has tasted the sweetness of power, will he not covet greater power? Let him appoint officials on his own, so that it will be convenient for him to rebel! He is so rebellious, and the imperial court has an excuse to send troops to quell the rebellion! ”

The fat man nodded as if he didn't understand, stood up and said: "Dad, let's have a good drink today, tomorrow the fat man and I will go back to Jiannan Road to take office, alas, in order to suppress the bandits and make those people not suspicious, send our capable generals home for the New Year, to paralyze the enemy, do you say that my old brother Tang is ruthless enough to do things ruthless enough?"

Jiang Yongchun said with a smile: "Jiusheng, this child, acts like his mother, and has courage." But ah, no one is perfect, and he wants to do everything himself, so how can he do it? After all, he is a prince! When he goes back, he has time to persuade him and tell him to delegate more power. ”

The fat man shook his head with a smile and said: "Dad, I can't control this matter, you don't know that old brother Tang, I can persuade him?

As soon as he mentioned drinking flower wine, Jiang Yongchun thought of the red girl in Wanyue Building again, and his face immediately became gloomy. The fat man saw that his father's face was ugly, and he knew that he shouldn't say this, hehe, he smiled evilly, and muttered a few words in Jiang Yongchun's ear, Jiang Yongchun listened to it, laughed and scolded the fat man a few words, and his face was much better. Song Yulan didn't know what the two of them were talking about, and after she left the study with the fat man, she asked softly: "Zhenyu, Dad was unhappy just now, what did you say to Dad?

The fat man looked back and saw that there was no one left and right, and said with a smile: "I said to my father, there are more beautiful Oiran in Xiangyue Building in Anshu County, and when I come back next time, rent a yard and buy an Oiran to give him as a concubine!"