Steel Dynasty - Chapter 196

[Chapter 196 Before leaving]

Feng Deshui inspected Prince Qi’s Mansion.

He set out from Chang’an seven days ago and just arrived in Qingzhou today after a tiring journey.

This great victory in Cangzhou shocked the government and the public, and the arrival of newspapers in Chang’an made the details of the great victory in Cangzhou known to outsiders.

Xiao Wenxuan was happy that day and hosted a banquet for the ministers. The next day, he was sent to Qingzhou Xuanzhi.

As Xiao Wenxuan’s little Huangmen, Feng Deshui came to Qingzhou in person, and it can be seen that Xiao Wenxuan here attaches great importance to Xiao Ming.

Arriving in Qingzhou today, after he showed his token in front of the city gate, he was led to Prince Qi’s Mansion by the soldiers.

“His Royal Highness Prince Qi is here!”

He was looking at the somewhat simple Prince Qi’s Mansion when a voice suddenly called out.

After a while, he saw a young man with a face similar to Xiao Wenxuan walking in. This was Xiao Ming, the current King of Qi.

“Old slave Feng Deshui has met His Highness.”

With a smile on his face, Feng Deshui bowed deeply when Xiao Ming entered the main hall.

“Master Feng, no courtesy.” Xiao Ming said with a faint smile on his face.

The eunuchs of the Chongqing Kingdom are collectively called Xiaohuangmen, and Feng Deshui is an imperial eunuch in the palace, and his official title is Huangmen Shilang.

Feng Deshui’s smile became even stronger. He didn’t dare to put on airs in front of the vassal king.

Everyone knows that this vassal king will definitely be favored by Xiao Wenxuan in the days to come.

“After three years of not seeing each other, His Highness has become more and more handsome, graceful and graceful. The old slave almost didn’t recognize His Highness.” There was a hint of flattery in Feng Deshui’s words.

Everyone in the world doesn’t like to be given a high hat. Even though it was a polite comment, Xiao Ming still laughed and said: “We haven’t seen each other for a few years, Feng Shilang has become even better at talking.”

Feng Deshui’s eyes turned into slits when he smiled. He took out the imperial edict from his arms and said to Xiao Ming: “Without saying more, Your Highness must know why I came here this time, right?”

“Of course, my father wants me to return to Chang’an.” Xiao Ming said lightly. .

Feng Deshui nodded and unfolded the imperial edict.

Upon seeing the imperial edict, according to the rules of the Chongqing Kingdom, Xiao Ming had to kneel down to receive the edict.

Although he had won a battle, Xiao Ming knew very well that his current foundation was still very weak. This battle to defend the city not only weakened the Qingzhou Army, but also cost him a lot of money and food.

Just the ammunition, artillery and gunpowder cost hundreds of thousands of silver taels.

Therefore, he was not so arrogant as to be arrogant and contemptuous of the imperial power.

He stood in front of Feng Deshui, straightened his body, and was ready to receive the order, when Feng Deshui supported Xiao Ming.

“Your Highness, there are only you and me in this main hall, so there is no need to follow the rules. Your Highness has read the imperial decree and it is best to follow me back to Chang’an as soon as possible.” Feng Deshui’s eyes shone with shrewdness.

Xiao Ming understood and smiled. This was Feng Deshui showing his kindness again.

Rules are dead, but people have to live. This gives Huangmen, who delivers the decree, a room to maneuver.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Feng.”

Feng Deshui gave him face, and Xiao Ming had to follow suit. He took the imperial edict and shouted outside: “Come, bring the gifts.”

Not long after, three servants came in, each of them He held a plate covered with cloth in his hand.

“Master Feng, please accept this small tribute.” Xiao Ming said.

Feng Deshui’s smile grew thicker, and King Qi was a sensible person. He said, “In this case, thank you, Your Highness.”

Xiao Ming gestured to the three servants, and then the servants unveiled the cloth.

The first plate contained gold, the second plate contained bottles of perfume in glass bottles, and the third plate contained exquisite glass artifacts.

Feng Deshui’s eyes suddenly lit up.

The gold was secondary. After all, he had seen a lot of gold and silver. The most important ones were perfume and glass. These things were hard to buy with money.

After all, these two things are only produced in Qingzhou, and there is no other semicolon.

“Your Highness is so generous, how can this old slave dare to accept it?” Feng Deshui walked to the glass and looked at it carefully.

This glass looks like a cow, but there is no such glass product in the palace.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: “The minister has come all the way, this is nothing.”

Feng Deshui is a person close to Xiao Wenxuan, and he may be able to use him in some way in the future. He still understands this basic courtesy.

As a vassal king, I can’t be too petty. If I can exchange some yellow and white things for the connections in Chang’an, it would be worthwhile.

Feng Deshui picked up the perfume again, smelled it, and said, “Your Highness treats this old slave so well, so I can’t take these things from Your Highness for nothing, right? I’m going to Chang’an. There are some things that Your Highness should pay attention to.”

“Please tell me, Minister.” Xiao. Ming frowned.

Feng Deshui said: “His Royal Highness’s victory in Cangzhou is certainly a great achievement, but there are some things that the courtiers may gossip about. I heard that Cui Hao from the Lord He faction is preparing to talk about the artillery.” “

Artillery?” This incident did not go beyond Xiao Ming’s expectations. He knew that after the great victory in Cangzhou, the artillery would definitely not be hidden.

“In addition to the artillery, His Highness seems to have promised the soldiers that they would give them the former homeland of King Yong. Another thing is that most of the 100,000 barbarians killed by His Highness were once subjects of the Chongqing Kingdom. His Highness must also understand that there will definitely be a letter from the great scholar accusing His Highness of killing indiscriminately. Your Highness should think about these things carefully before going to Chang’an,” Feng Deshui said solemnly.

Xiao Ming nodded slowly, thinking that it was right to give this old eunuch some benefits. These people in Chang’an were very well-informed.

Just as he thought, someone still wanted to make him look bad.

After all, his contribution this time was too great. If Xiao Ming could balance out his merits and demerits, they would feel at ease.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Ming said, “How about the minister staying in Qingzhou for two days while I prepare some preparations?”

“Easy to say, easy to say.” Feng Deshui was now focused on the gift Xiao Ming gave him.

Nodding, Xiao Ming asked Zi Wan to clean up a guest room for Feng Deshui.

He sent someone to bring Pang Yukun and Zhan Xingchang to the main hall to discuss the news brought by Feng Deshui.

“Your Highness, my guess is indeed good.” Pang Yukun said with a smile after hearing this, “These courtiers are not good at doing things, but they are very talkative, especially Cui Hao. Your Highness, don’t underestimate him.”

Speaking of which, Xiao Ming was not very clear about the power entanglements in Chang’an City. He said: “Don’t beat around the bush now. This time I go to Chang’an without asking for a reward. I just want to come back safely. Of course, it would be best if I can win over some forces.

” Xingchang and Pang Yukun looked at each other, a hint of excitement flashing in their eyes.

Compared with other princes, Xiao Ming is alone. If he doesn’t know how to win over some courtiers to support him in the government, Xiao Ming will be very passive if there are changes in the Great Yu Kingdom in the future.

After all, it is crazy to use the land of six states to fight against the entire Great Yu Kingdom and the barbarians.

(End of chapter)