Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 57

[Chapter 57]

“This King Yan is interesting.”

Mo Di nodded slightly.

He knew that the poor Ninth Prince was relegated to Yanzhou by the current Holy Majesty.

He also heard about King Yan’s recovery from brain disease.

After all, these leisurely generals in Yanguan like to spread the most absurd things in the court.

“This King Yan is interesting. From being unknown to now, the commotion is getting bigger and bigger. It is said that Yuan Li has visited him in person. Well, it seems that this time, for this magic medicine, this old man will have to go for a while.” Mo Mo Zhai dropped the books.

Li Xingjian said: “Even if it’s not for the magic medicine, the general should go there, and bring King Yan as a helper, and it will bring some troubles to the Yuan family.”

Mo Di nodded.

How can you say that King Yan is a prince, and his Mo family has been loyal to the royal family for generations.

Today the world is chaotic, and there is no difference.

It’s just that now hanging alone in Yanzhou, he often feels uneasy in his heart.

After all, if there is a loss at Yanguan, Beidi will go straight in, and Dasong will shatter the mountains and rivers.

But the Yuan family had the heart of tigers and wolves, so he didn’t dare to believe it.

If he goes to Yan County this time, he can see what the King of Yan can do, and he will write a letter to the present sage, so that King Yan’s Yan County and Yanguan will form a horn of each other, guarding Yanzhou.

…

Yancheng.

Even though Zhao Xu was wearing the thinnest gown, he still felt extremely hot.

At this time, he began to miss the contemporary vest and big pants.

It’s not all that bad though.

At least, when the little maids help him change his clothes, he can see the infinite spring through their slightly open necklines.

“Your Highness…”

Luan’er’s cheeks turned slightly red.

I don’t know if it’s because of the hot weather, or because Zhao Xu’s eyes are too hot.

“Hmph…” Zhao Xu withdrew his gaze and continued to smirk.

Luan’er smiled shyly, she was used to King Yan’s aggression towards her.

For her, it has become a tacit play between master and servant.

“Your Highness, a letter from the capital.” Feng’er twisted her waist and came in at this moment.

Seeing that Zhao Xu’s clothes were not finished yet, he picked up a belt and wrapped his arms around Zhao Xu’s waist to tighten it for him.

Zhao Xu took the letter.

A few days ago, he asked the Dong family to send the letter for him, and handed it over to the manager in Jinling, asking him to bribe Liang Cheng to send him the news.

At least let the mother of Emperor Zhao Heng and the Ninth Prince in the palace know about him.

At this point in time, it is indeed time to have a receipt.

Feng Er gave him two letters.

The first letter was written by Guan Zhong, and the second letter was written by Mi Guiren, the mother of the Ninth Prince.

He first opened Guan Zhong’s letter and glanced at it.

In the letter, Guan said that he had sent Liang Cheng ten thousand taels of silver, and at the same time promised follow-up benefits to Liang Cheng.

After he came back, Liang Cheng specially sent his servants to the business house to deliver a plaque to the business house.

After going back and forth, Liang Cheng was deliberately protecting the firm.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

If Liang Cheng did this, his chamber of commerce would be safer in the capital.

As for the emperor, the letter said that Liang Cheng’s message was that the emperor did not order it.

Then, he opened Mi Guiren’s letter.

I saw tears on the letter, which said: “Xu’er, since you left Fanyan County, my mother has missed you day and night, and often went to Xiangguo Temple to pray. Now that my son has recovered from his brain disease, my mother is overjoyed. I don’t have any regrets in my life, now I only hope that you will be diligent in governing and caring for the people in Yan County, and don’t act recklessly. On the day of visiting relatives, you and my mother and son will meet again. This is what your father and emperor hope…”

After reading each sentence, Zhao Xu sighed slightly.

He inherited everything from the nine princes, as well as an emperor’s father and a noble mother. In his

memory, Zhao Heng was strict and indifferent to him. Naturally, he didn’t have much affection for Zhao Heng, not like a father and son, but more like a monarch and minister.

But for Mi Guiren, the memory is warm.

After all, she is one of the few people in this world who can care for the Ninth Prince.

“Father’s wish.” Chewing on this sentence, Zhao Xu felt something was wrong.

This sentence was obviously telling him that Zhao Heng went to meet her and said something about him. Zhao Heng asked her to add this sentence on purpose.

There are two more sentences at the end of the letter, but they are for Luan’er and Feng’er, asking them to take good care of Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu glanced at the two girls, and their eyes turned red immediately.

At this time, the clothes have been put on.

Zhao Xu walked out of the dormitory, frowning lightly.

Emperor Zhao Heng did not dare to publicly order to comfort him.

But he did this in Mi Guiren’s letter, obviously he had his own petty thoughts.

After a little thought, he had a guess in his mind.

Zhao Heng did not express his stance publicly. Firstly, he may still not pay much attention to himself and intends to continue to wait and see; secondly, he may be afraid that the local forces in Yanzhou will be unfavorable to him, and the words brought by Concubine Mi left room for the two of them. .

Thinking of this, he smiled wryly.

This Great Song Emperor really has a lot of eyes.

But if he doesn’t have much in mind, he may not be able to stay on the throne for such a long time.

Da Song’s family is not so easy to deal with.

“Of the twelve princes, I am the only one who left the feudal domain. The others are all in the capital, fighting for power and profit. Behind each of them is a powerful family. No matter who becomes the next emperor, I am afraid that he will become a pawn of the powerful family.” Zhao Xu sneered.

It is a tradition for Dasong to entrust princes.

But for the princes, they are unwilling to entrust the land.

After all, who wants to leave the wealthy and prosperous capital?

Furthermore, once you leave the capital, you have left the center of power and have no chance of the throne.

Moreover, Da Song’s fief cannot be hereditary, and his descendants can only enjoy some salary after death, which is even less necessary for a powerful prince to manage it painstakingly.

Therefore, generally speaking, most of the princes would only send cronies in the mansion to manage the fief.

“The other’s poison, my fairy grass.” Zhao Xu shook his head.

In the eyes of the other princes, he must be very pitiful. He has no one to support him, so he can only come to this barren land to suffer.

And he sees other princes like Gu in a vat, fighting each other in the capital is meaningless.

Shaking his head, Zhao Xu threw out these thoughts.

His goal has always been firm, that is to work hard to manage his fiefdom.

When he turns Yan County into a fortress, no matter the storm outside, he will not fall down, no matter what Zhao Heng’s attitude towards him is!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his mouth.

This smile was also for Zhao Heng’s carefulness towards him.

At least it seemed that Zhao Heng hoped that he would check and balance the Yuan family.

I’m just worried that he is too weak and will be backlashed.

If he felt his strength, the Yuan family would not be able to erase it all at once.

He believed that Zhao Heng would support him openly at that time.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Liu Fu’s figure appearing in front of the arch in the backyard and stopping there.

After tidying up his clothes, he walked towards Liu Fu.

Today he discussed with Liu Fu that he would go to the countryside for inspection.

His policy has already been implemented in one village.

He needs to see if the government officials are doing their job well.

Outside the door, Xu Lie had already prepared a horse for Zhao Xu.

A group of people headed north of the city along the North-South Avenue in Yan County.

“This is the first time your Highness has left the city.”

After leaving the north gate of Yancheng, Liu Fu pointed his horsewhip at the lush forest in the distance.

“Yes, this is my king’s great river and mountain.”

Breathing the fresh air, looking at the blue sky and the green fields, he felt relaxed and happy.

Driving forward, along the dirt official road, a group of people walked through woods, rice fields, ponds and streams.

Going north along the creek again, we arrived at our destination, Fushi Village.

“Your Highness, this is Fushi Village. The fertile fields around the village were bought by the royal family from the rich. At present, there are 500 households in this village, and the rice in the fields has already been planted.”

Dismounting from the horse, Liu Fuyin Followed Zhao Xu to the edge of the field.

Zhao Xu looked at the field, and the rice seedlings were already glistening green.

And around November, these rice fields can be harvested.

At that time, the food in Yan County was sufficient.

Thinking of this, he showed a satisfied smile.

“Go to the village and have a look.” Zhao Xu walked along the field to a thatched cottage.

His arrival has attracted the attention of the people in the village.

The urchins in the village hid in groups behind the thick willow trees and looked at him curiously.

Seeing these young children, he suddenly felt mixed emotions.

The clothes of these young children are so tattered that it can be said that they are not fully clothed.

There are also some who are directly naked.

The ribs can be clearly seen from their bodies.

(end of this chapter)