At night, the Buyi Hou Mansion.
The cold light was dancing, and Li Zi had been practicing martial arts under the moonlight for nearly an hour.
In front of the room, Nan'er sat on the stone steps, holding her chin in her hands, watching the bad guys practicing martial arts in front of her in boredom.
When she first came to the Hou Mansion, Nan'er was unfamiliar with everyone. She was only familiar with the bad guy in her eyes and could chat with him for a few words.
Another half-quarter of an hour later, at night, the streams of light merged into one and turned into a fine steel fan flying back.
Li Ziye waved his hand and put away the iron fan. When he saw the little girl on the stone steps, he stepped forward and said with a gentle expression, "Why don't you sleep?"
"Can't sleep."
Nan'er dragged her chin and responded.
"Children need to sleep more to grow taller." Li Ziye sat down and said.
"Bad guy, will my clan uncles die?"
Nan'er looked at the enemy aside and asked.
"Can't tell."
Li Ziye sighed softly, "As prisoners, their life or death depends entirely on the outcome of the negotiations between the Eight Tribes of Mobei and the Great Shang court."
Hearing this, Nan'er looked sad.
"Nan'er, tomorrow, I will take you out for a walk."
Seeing that the little girl was not in a good mood, Li Ziye changed the subject and said, "Aren't you curious about the customs and customs of the Central Plains? I will take you around after I return from the meeting tomorrow."
"Won't they arrest me?" Nan'er raised her head and asked.
"Won't."
Li Ziye shook his head and said, "I captured you. I even captured all the royal family members of the Eight Tribes of Mobei. No one dares to say anything about who I keep. If they have the ability, they can catch them themselves."
"Why?"
Nan'er asked in confusion, "Why don't you hand me over to the Great Shang court?"
"Because you are still young and shouldn't have to endure these messy things."
Li Ziye reached out and rubbed the hair of the little girl next to him, and said with a smile, "I arrested you to increase the leverage in the negotiations between Dashang and Mobei Babu. However, there is no personal enmity between us. I will bring you to the Central Plains , then I also have the responsibility to protect you. Once the negotiation between Dashang and the Eight Departments of Mobei is successful, I will send someone to take you back."
"do not understand."
Nan'er answered as she seemed to understand.
"You'll understand later."
Li Ziye replied, "Most of the time, there is no absolute right and wrong in this world. For example, the eight tribes of Mobei went south because Mobei has gradually become unsuitable for human survival. There are reasons for everything, which makes people sympathize. However, sympathy is still sympathy. , We, the great merchants, will never sit back and watch our territory be occupied by the Eight Tribes of Mobei, so war is inevitable."
At this point, Li Ziye paused, looked at the moon in the sky, and said calmly, "I arrest you for the same reason. It's not a glorious means, but I have to do it."
"What if the negotiation between Dashang and the Eight Tribes of Mobei fails?"
Nan'er looked at the enemies around her and asked, "Will my clan uncles and I all die?"
Li Ziye fell silent after hearing this. After a moment, he shook his head again and replied, "You can't."
"Why?" Nan'er asked again.
Children will always have questions of one kind or another. To get to the bottom of things, curiosity outweighs everything else.
"because."
Li Ziye hesitated for a moment and replied, "You are the bottom line in the battle between Mobei and Dashang."
"don't know."
Nan'er asked with confusion, "What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. Let's stop talking. Go back to the house and rest."
Li Ziye stood up and pulled up the little girl next to him and said, "Sleep well, I will take you out to play tomorrow."
"oh."
Nan'er responded and returned to her room obediently.
Li Ziye watched the little girl go back to her room, and then walked back to her own room.
They are humans, not beasts.
People should have a conscience, this is the bottom line!
Killing prisoners, even children who have just turned ten, seriously exceeds the boundaries of war.
The night passed.
It will be daybreak.
Li Ziye put on court clothes under the service of Yu Qingxuan, left the mansion, and rode a carriage towards the palace.
In front of the Fengtian Palace, all the civil and military officials had already arrived. They lowered their heads and whispered among themselves, discussing something.
Not long after, Li Ziye walked over, attracting everyone's attention. They all stepped forward to greet him, and he was in the limelight.
The new prince has made great achievements in battle. In less than a year, he has the possibility of becoming a king.
It is said that heroes emerge in troubled times, but the sudden appearance of such a sharp-edged young man as Buyihou shocked the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty.
At the end of the hour, civil and military officials entered the palace, their queues neat and respectful.
Not long after the officials entered the palace, Emperor Shang stepped forward amidst the shrill voice of the chamberlain.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." Hundreds of officials saluted and bowed their heads.
"Flat body."
Emperor Shang looked at the officials below and said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wenwu stood up and lowered his head to show respect.
"Your Majesty, the Buyi Marquis went north to fight, killed 38,000 enemies, and captured nearly 500 members of the Mobei royal family. At the same time, he also restrained the Tantai Goddess and her 30,000 cavalry, indirectly assisting King Zhongwu and the Eleventh Prince from Breaking through the siege of Shaoguan City, with such military exploits, I should be crowned King of Wu!"
The courtiers who were aware of current affairs brought up the matter of Li Ziye being crowned king again in front of the civil and military officials of the court. Today, many people believe that it is a certainty that Buyi Hou will be crowned king. The only variable is just a matter of time. .
The position of King Wu was vacant, and Hou Buyi's military exploits were the most outstanding among all generals. It was justifiable to be crowned king.
Of course, there are ministers who don’t think so.
The Great Shang Dynasty has been a country for thousands of years, and the aristocratic system is deeply rooted. Many people are dissatisfied with the title of commoner marquis. Now, in less than a year, it goes a step further and is granted the title of King Wu. Some noble courtiers are very resistant to this.
"His Majesty."
Sure enough, when the matter of Li Ziye being crowned king was brought up again, some courtiers came out to oppose it.
"The Buyi Marquis has been granted the title of Marquis not long ago. Although he has made military exploits again, the time for the Buyi Marquis to lead the army is still short. If he is directly granted the title of king, he might not be able to convince the public. I suggest that the Buyi Marquis can be granted the title of Duke of Buyi first, and when the time is right, he can then be granted the title of king. Late."
The courtier who spoke was a veteran of three dynasties. He had no other abilities but his ability to survive and outlasted two generations of Shang emperors.
In front of all the ministers, Li Ziye had a look of admiration on his face after hearing the words of the old guy in front of him.
Amazing.
As expected of an old fox who has lived for almost a hundred years, the depth of the city is beyond the reach of ordinary little foxes.
According to the laws of Dashang, every time he is granted a title, his past military exploits will be cleared and recalculated. If he is granted a title, he will still be crowned a king.
In the main hall, all the ministers also saw the key and looked at each other with emotion in their hearts.
Older gingers are more spicy!
In front of the dragon chair, Emperor Shang looked at the reactions of the ministers below and said nothing.
He knew very well that it was not an easy task for a commoner to be crowned king.
However, this old guy is really cruel.
"His Majesty."
At this moment, Li Ziye stepped out of the main hall and said calmly, "I don't agree!"
