Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 215

[Chapter 215 Reward]

Rewards “Director Liang.”

“His Royal Highness King Yan.”

At the gate of the palace, Zhao Xu and a group of officials greeted Liang Cheng outside.

“Your Highness really did a great job in defeating Beidi and defending Yanguan this time.” Liang Cheng held Zhao Xu’s hand, “The emperor is very happy. He praises His Highness every day, and this old slave can hear calluses in his ears.”

“As a prince, this is the duty that this king should fulfill, my father has given too much credit.” Zhao Xu said with a smile.

He won the war with great joy, but his losses were not small.

In addition to the destruction of the land, the recruits and the veterans who fought all suffered casualties.

He glanced at the imperial decree from the corner of his eye, but he didn’t care about praise, it was more realistic to give a real reward.

Unlike him, Liu Fu, Chang Wei and the others laughed.

They are naturally happy that King Yan can be appreciated by the emperor.

“It’s not good at all. This time, Your Highness has displayed a royal prestige. For this, the Emperor has given His Highness a great reward!” Liang Cheng winked at Zhao Xu, and the word “big” strengthened his tone.

It’s just that he hasn’t made a statement yet.

Zhao Xu understands that whenever there is a major reward, the eunuch who announces the decree is always a little bit fond of money.

Liang Chengshen was mysterious, but Zhao Xu was looking forward to it.

He called Feng’er to give some instructions.

Not long after, two servants walked over carrying a box.

Liang Cheng smiled playfully, and said to Zhao Xu: “Your Highness, if it’s a trivial matter, this imperial decree will be given to you directly, but this is not a small matter, please Your Highness accept the decree.” Hearing

this, Zhao Xu was even more looking forward to the content of the imperial decree.

So he led the officials to kneel in the direction of the capital.

At this time, Liang Cheng unfolded the imperial decree and said: “Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: My nine sons, King Yan Zhaoxu, came from the town of Yanzhou, worked diligently, and won the hearts of the people. Fortress, try to turn the tide and promote the royal prestige. I am very happy. Now I specially accept Pingjun and Liaojun of Yanzhou as the land of the King of Yan, and take charge of the defense of Yanguan. I have 120,000 soldiers. I respect you!”

“Long live my emperor !” , Long live, long live!” After hearing the order, Zhao Xu took a while to recover.

The land of the two counties is indeed a lot to him.

However, he felt a naked malice.

It was mentioned in the imperial decree that Guo Tu, a counselor of the Yuan family, rebelled against Yuan Li.

The court apparently determined that Yuan Li did not rebel.

Liu Fu, Chang Wei and the others were more excited than Zhao Xu at first, their mouths could be filled with cannonballs.

Chang Wei was straightforward, and when he was happy, he figured out something was wrong, and asked, “Why is Guo Tu rebelling!”

Liang Cheng didn’t blame Chang Wei for his reckless remarks.

After all, the current king of Yan is in charge of the four counties, and he will soon have 120,000 soldiers in his hands.

And this Chang Wei is the matter of the number one general under King Yan, and he also understands it.

So he sighed, “It’s all caused by powerful ministers. The emperor originally planned to hand over the entire Yanzhou to His Highness, but there was too much resistance, and Yuan Li’s case was found to be unfounded, so we can only convict Guo Tu.” , As for Yuan Li, he has been dismissed, and now his third brother Yuan Feng will be the shepherd of Yanzhou.”

After speaking, Liang Cheng felt a little guilty, and looked carefully at Zhao Xu’s expression.

“These goddamn thieves dare to spoil His Highness’s good deeds. I’m mad, I’m mad.” Chang Wei’s face was purple, trembling all over, with his hands on the handle of the knife, looking like he was going to kill someone.

Liu Fu rolled his eyes, sneered, and said: “Although Yuan Li is dismissed, the Yuan family will not be destroyed. After all, it will change the soup instead of the medicine. It seems that many people in the court are worried about His Highness.”

Liang Cheng heard that, His expression stiffened for a moment, but it was fleeting, but Liu Fu still saw it.

The smile on his mouth couldn’t help but grow wider.   ”Do n’t

talk nonsense.” Zhao Xu glared at Liu Fu, and then said to Liang Cheng, “Please tell the emperor, I will remember the emperor’s kindness deeply, and live up to the entrustment.”

out.

“Your Highness still understands righteousness.” Liang Cheng gave a thumbs up.

After the imperial decree was read out, Zhao Xu ordered Feng’er to hold a banquet at noon for Liang Cheng and his party.

After staying in Yancheng for a day, Liang Cheng was eager to return to his command, so he escorted Yuan Li to leave Yancheng.

Before leaving, Liang Cheng grabbed Zhao Xu’s hand again, and said, “Your Highness will return to the capital to visit relatives in the future, and this old slave will definitely treat His Highness well.”

Zhao Xu smiled, “Then I would like to thank the manager. Come to the door with a generous gift.”

Liang Cheng showed a teachable look, cupped his hands, and he got on his horse and left.

“Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness, all the four northern counties of Yanzhou belong to His Highness.” Liang Cheng and his party disappeared at the end of the official road, and Liu Fu bowed again and again.

“Your Highness deserves it all. It’s just a pity. Originally, His Highness was able to win the seven counties, all because of those powerful officials in the court.” Chang Wei still had a heart for this matter.

Liu Fu sighed slightly, he was familiar with history books, so he naturally knew more about the nasty things in court from ancient to modern times than Chang Wei.

Looking at Zhao Xu, he said: “Your Highness, when Manager Liang is here, it is inconvenient for me to say this. From my point of view, this reward is probably not just the idea of powerful people.” After a

pause, he continued: “His Royal Highness is in charge of the four northern counties, and the Yuan family continues to be in charge of the southern three counties. This is clearly a strategy for the balance of Yanzhou. As for whether the emperor really wants to hand over Yanzhou to His Highness, or is it just a play with the ministers, it is debatable. ”

“If you were in the court, what would you do?” Zhao Xu didn’t answer Liu Fu, but asked a rhetorical question.

“Young officials will also…” At this point, Liu Fu couldn’t continue.

Zhao Xu smiled, “That’s it. In the final analysis, this king is just a pawn on the chessboard. It doesn’t matter if the emperor’s sincerity, the thoughts of the powerful family, or whether the Yuan family is dead or not, the most important thing is It is to make our land rich and powerful, so that one day we can take the position of a chess player.”

In fact, he did not have extravagant hopes for all the seven counties.

He is well aware that this is difficult to achieve.

With the turmoil in Yanzhou ahead, no one in the imperial court would want Yanzhou to once again be dominated by one family.

Therefore, the sealing of the two counties was actually within his expectation.

Compared with entanglement with this, the most important thing for him is how to build the obtained four counties to resist foreign enemies.

After this catastrophe, especially in the four northern counties, people’s livelihoods are in decline, and a lot of waste is waiting for prosperity.

However, the strength of the Battle of Beidi Yanguan has not been damaged, and it is still a huge threat.

In addition to Beidi, there is also Xiliang, which is constantly invading eastward.

In the face of these crises, he must immediately accumulate food and build high walls.

“Don’t think about other things, you still have to think about how to manage the four counties, and you will be busy then.” Zhao Xu teased Liu Fu.

“Your Highness, I am willing to die even if I am exhausted.” Liu Fu became excited again when he heard this.

He almost cried out at the thought of being able to manage four counties at once.

Chang Weihan smiled, Liu Fu can rule four counties, he can rule 120,000 people, he is no less excited than Liu Fu.

Other officials and generals also grinned.

They are equally happy.

It’s one thing to guard the four northern counties, but who doesn’t want to get promoted and get rich.

The bigger King Yan’s territory, the bigger their promotions will be.

In the atmosphere of joy, the laughter at the gate of the city was endless, echoing in the sky of Yancheng.

that day.

Hundreds of cavalry set out from Yancheng and went to Pingjun and Liaojun along the official road of Yancheng.

three days.

They conveyed the will of the imperial decree to each of the two counties.

From then on, the entire northern four counties of Yanzhou will all be under the rule of King Yan.

…

Khan court.

Mu Lehongzhen sat on the Populus euphratica chair covered with tiger skin.

In front of him, the nine great kings of the king’s tent stood in turn.

After a long silence, he slowly said: “Our ten kings of Beidi, now only nine kings, Sarge died in Yanguan.” Hearing this, the nine kings lowered their heads

.

Sarge’s death, to Beidi, is like Dasong’s prince being killed by the enemy on the battlefield, which is a national enmity.

The spread of this news will make Beidi’s prestige in the surrounding countries even more discredited.

“How Brother Sar died, you must all know, it was King Yan, the artillery that King Yan made.” Mu Le Hongzhen suddenly raised his voice.

After the Battle of Yanguan, King Yan’s firearms were no longer a secret.

He also learned that this firearm was called a cannon.

“Of course, my ineffective younger brother also died in Yanguan, which is a shame!” Mu Lehong slapped the table in front of him suddenly and stood up.

Bokte, Ram, and Enke lowered their heads.

They had fought the battle, and now all three felt ashamed.

“Father Khan, we in Beidi must avenge our grudges. We must throw the body of King Yan on the grassland to feed the wolves, so that the hatred in our hearts can be relieved.” One person said.

His name is Tie Muta, and he is the eldest son of Mule Hongzhen.

Now it is in charge of the Sirius King’s Tent that guards the Khan Court.

“Yes, kill King Yan!”

“When did we Beidi suffer such humiliation?”

“This matter will never stop.”

“…”

The remaining five kings said angrily, while Enke, Ram and Bokte remained silent.

Mule Hongzhen nodded.

This time he called all the kings of the king’s tent on the grassland to the Khan Court for his own purpose.

The first is naturally to avenge Sargo.

For Beidi, this is tradition, if he has nothing to say about Sarge’s death.

Everyone on the grassland would accuse him of cowardice and incompetence.

And a cowardly man is not worthy of the name of Khan.

Therefore, he had to lead Beidi’s army to take revenge and sacrifice the head of King Yan to Sarge.

The second is about the battle with the northern snowfields, from which the enemy also used artillery against them.

In his view, this situation will seriously threaten Beidi.

Known as the greatest Khan of Beidi, he is certainly not a fool.

In fact, Beidi has always been good at learning the skills of the enemy.

After defeating Ningjindusi, the armor and weapons of the Beidi Army have been greatly improved.

After getting the firecrackers, they also quickly put them in each king’s tent.

Moreover, the firecracker has been modified to make it more powerful.

In terms of governance, since they occupied the black land, they took down Ningjindusi.

He recruited many Dasong officials who surrendered and established Beidi’s own ruling system.

In ten years, this system has transformed Beidi from a completely nomadic life into a semi-cultivating and semi-grazing life.

And this provided Beidi with a large supply of grain and grass.

So although winter is still sad, compared to before, Beidi people will at least not be starved to death in large numbers.

“Breaking Yanguan and going south to destroy Dasong is the oath I, Beidi Khan, made from generation to generation. Now, Dasong is a king of Yan, but we have lost our good opportunity to go south!” Mu Le Hongzhen said loudly.

“However…” He changed his voice, “The wolves must avenge their revenge, but they will never be reckless. The lesson from the snowfield in the north is as profound as the lesson from Yanguan, that is, we can’t lose in weapons.”

“Father Khan said Is it artillery?” Tiemu Tower said.

Mule Hongzhen nodded, he couldn’t turn a blind eye to this kind of firearm.

The Beidi cavalry is fierce and invincible, but facing Yanguan, the cavalry cannot be powerless.

Facing the artillery placed on the city wall, they could only attack the city with huge casualties.

“But how can we get artillery?” said Bokte.

He still has lingering fears.

“There are enemies on the snowy field in the north, and King Yan of Dasong has them, so we must be able to have them too. Now, you must do everything possible to find out the origin of this kind of firearm.” Mu Le Hongzhen said.

“Yes, Khan.” Everyone said in unison.

Mu Lehong nodded, and was about to continue, when suddenly a general came in from outside Khan’s tent, “Khan, an envoy from Xiliang has come and said that he is willing to surrender to Beidi!”

“Really!” Mu Lehong Hearing the words, Zhen was stunned for a while, and then his eyes showed unconcealable ecstasy.

Xiliang is located in the northwest of Dasong and southwest of Beidi, threatening Beidi’s soft belly all the time.

In order to solve this enemy, concentrate on dealing with Da Song.

In recent years, Beidi’s war against Xiliang has never stopped.

Now, Xiliang finally couldn’t bear it anymore and chose to surrender.

“Congratulations to Father Khan, Xiliang has surrendered. The strength of Beidi has greatly increased. From now on, we can concentrate on dealing with Dasong and destroy it!”

Xiliang is located in the northwest of Dasong, bordering Qinzhou and Yongzhou, and currently occupies half of Jinzhou. State.

There are a million people in the territory, and the territory is as large as two Yanzhous.

Xiliang surrendered, which means that Xiliang became a subsidiary state of Beidi just like Goryeo.

For Beidi, they are courtiers.

They must carry out the orders given by Beidi.

“There is a saying in Dasong called the mulberry elm harvested in the east corner of the lost, Khan, this is the day that Dasong is going to be destroyed, so I will send Xiliang to Beidi at this time.” Enke’s eyes burst into a stern light, “So, when Follow God’s will and continue to go south to attack Dasong.”

The defeat at Yanguan this time frustrated Bei Di’s spirit, and he was always worried that the war going south to Dasong would be affected, so that he would not be able to avenge the Black Iron King’s Tent.

Now that Xiliang surrendered, there is no doubt that it is a big compensation for Beidi, and the compensation greatly exceeds the loss of Yanguan this time.

“Yes, it can’t be so cheap, Da Song, continue to go south!”

“I want to avenge Sarge and kill King Yan.”

“Xiliang surrenders, and Beidi’s confidant troubles are gone. He should lead the entire king’s account and give Da Song a Hit!”

“…” The

other kings all looked excited and kept waving their fists.

“Hahaha…” Mu Lehong really laughed, “Yes, the enmity at Yanguan can’t just pass away, but at present Yanguan has artillery and it is difficult to attack. We must find a way to attack Dasong from other directions, and at the same time Look for the casting skills of artillery.”

This time Xiliang surrendered, he had a more suitable attack direction in his mind.

But Beidi is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight. The wolf has its own wisdom.

Before this plan was implemented, he was going to threaten Emperor Dasong first.

If Emperor Dasong submits, perhaps King Yan’s head will be in his hands without his hands.

So he said: “Emperor Dasong knows that Xiliang has surrendered to me, and Beidi is afraid that he will pee his pants in fright. He should take this opportunity to send envoys to Dasong to order Emperor Dasong to kill King Yan to ease the relationship with Beidi. If he does not agree, Let’s let Da Song’s blood flow like a river.”

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

In the past, Dasong, Xiliang, and Beidi were three kingdoms, but now Xiliang has surrendered to Beidi, and the situation has changed greatly, which is beneficial to Beidi.

Frighten a big song, maybe you can get unexpected benefits.

If Da Song refused to agree, it would not be too late to speak with a sword.

“Also, in order to cooperate with the envoys, I want you to make some noise and put pressure on them.” Mule Hongzhen continued.

Beidi is familiar with this matter.

In the past, when Beidi was still weak, every time he asked for benefits from Da Song, he would burn, kill and loot in the frontier.

One day later, Beidi envoys set off from Hanting, arrived in Ningcheng six days later, and then went to Yanguan.

…

Yancheng.

palace.

Zhao Xu lay leisurely on the rocking chair basking in the sun.

Luan’er was holding his shoulders behind him, and Feng’er was carrying preserved fruit, feeding him one from time to time.

While enjoying the leisurely time, a maid came into the backyard at this time and whispered something to Feng’er.

“Your Highness, the outside of the palace is blocked by scholars who are begging for an audience. The same goes for these people. They all said they disappeared, and they still linger.” Feng’er pouted.

Luan’er just smiled, and two dimples appeared on his face.

After defeating the Yuan family’s soldiers and horses, after Yanguan retreated to Beidi, his prestige rose greatly.

The humble scholars who used to be vassals of the rich came to the palace one after another, and recommended themselves, wanting to become the servants of the palace.

After all, the current King Yan’s Mansion is no longer an existence that can be bullied by local small wealthy families like the Zhang family.

What’s more, the king of Yan currently controls the four northern counties, occupying more than half of the territory of Yanzhou. .

“It’s not that Da Song doesn’t have a good system for selecting officials. These scholars can only enter the officialdom by relying on this shortcut, so they don’t want to leave. They just want to be selected by this king.” Zhao Xu said,

he didn’t see these scholars Not arrogant.

It’s that he doesn’t want to inherit the bad habits of the officialdom and control the four northern counties by recruiting followers.

In his view, this would leave out a lot of talent.

Before the chaos in Yanzhou, he and Liu Fu mentioned holding a fair examination to select officials.

This plan will be implemented next.

Chewing the preserved fruit, he stretched and stood up.

After taking control of the four northern counties, he couldn’t be idle.

In this disaster, the four northern counties were severely damaged.

The most dilapidated place in Dasong is now even worse.

As the lord of the four counties, he must build his own land, making it rich and powerful.

After all, it’s his roots.

If one day, he is surrounded by enemies on all sides and the trade routes are cut off, the only thing he can rely on is this land and the people on this land.

“Your Highness, Master Yang is asking to see you.”

As soon as a maid left, another maid came to report.

Zhao Xu smiled helplessly, it’s time to get down to business.

Come to the front yard.

Yang He is already waiting in the meeting hall.

It’s just that his face is quite ugly.

Zhao Xu frowned, now all the generals and officials in Yanzhou are celebrating like New Year.

This Yang He had a stinky face, which naturally surprised him.

“Your Highness, something has happened.” Seeing Zhao Xu coming, Yang He said in a deep voice.

(end of this chapter)