Huizong's heart became tense again, and he pretended to be calm and said, "King Xuan Yan enters the palace."
Not long after, Murong Fu walked into the main hall under the guard of dozens of front officials. Outside the Daqing Hall, there were already thousands of forbidden troops guarding it.
"The humble minister Murong Fu has met the official family!"
Murong Fu bowed his hands.
When Huizong saw him walking to the front of the palace, he couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine. He forced a smile and said, "Where have you been, King Yan, these past two months? You were assassinated and injured at a banquet that day. I have urgently summoned the imperial doctor to your house." I wanted to treat you, but when I arrived at the house, there was no sign of you, the princess, or the prince."
"Oh, I thought it was some bad guys who captured you, so I sent the Imperial City Department to search for information about you. Now that I see you, King Yan, have returned safely, I am very relieved!"
Murong Fu glanced at him indifferently, without breaking the official's hypocritical mask. He slightly cupped his hands and said, "At the banquet that day, the official promised Wei Chen a wish. I wonder if it can still be fulfilled now?" ?.? ????.???
Huizong didn't know why, so he hesitated and said, "Naturally, King Yan has already thought about it?"
He said it in front of the ministers that night, and now that he was mentioned in this hall, he couldn't let it go.
Murong Fu said, "I have thought about it again and again, and I have already made up my mind."
"Then King Yan might as well say it!"
Huizong was also somewhat interested, wondering what Murong Fu was going to do.
Murong Fu paused, and then said with a very serious expression, "I beg the officials to deprive me of my position as vassal king and demote me to a commoner."
Huizong was shocked and couldn't believe what he heard. He couldn't help but ask, "Does King Yan want me to cut down the vassal?"
"That's what it means!"
Murong Fu replied affirmatively.
For a moment, the entire court was in an uproar, and all the civil and military officials looked at each other, wondering what Murong Fu meant by this move.
Do you want to retreat in order to advance?
Regarding the assassination of Murong Fu that day, the court had already been divided into two factions. One faction firmly believed that the incident was committed by spies from the Northern Liao Dynasty. The officials had great love and would never plot to harm King Yan just because of his outstanding military exploits. They were determined to do so. Defend the imperial power.
The other group felt that everything was too much of a coincidence. With King Yan's peerless magical skills and superb medical skills, how could he not realize that the imperial wine was poisonous and was injured by a dagger by an unscrupulous assassin?
They all thought that the banquet set up by the officials was the so-called Hongmen Banquet. King Yan must have noticed the officials' intentions, so he had to take the opportunity of being seriously injured to escape like a golden cicada.
Otherwise, how could he suddenly leave the capital without any news afterward?
Of course, at such a sensitive time, they only dared to speculate in their hearts. Except for a few close friends, they kept it secret when asked by others. Even when people at home asked about it, they were severely reprimanded.
Huizong frowned and stared at Murong Fu, wondering what his purpose was.
At this time, to reduce the vassal status, he will undoubtedly use up his last life-saving talisman. Without the identity of King Yan, even if Murong Fu died quietly, no one would care, or if he made the slightest move, he would be able to save his life. Put him to death on trumped-up charges.
Is the other party really crazy?
You actually want to ask for death?
Although Huizong wanted to nod in agreement, he still glanced at Han Zhongyan habitually, wanting to seek his advice.
Han Zhongyan understood this and stood up and asked, "Does King Yan really want to deprive himself of the throne and is he willing to be demoted to a commoner?"
"A true man means what he says, how can it be false?"
Murong Fu was calm and composed, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.
Han Zhongyan said, "In this case, according to our laws of the Song Dynasty, you will be deprived of the throne of King Yan and you will no longer enjoy any royal rights. As for the vassal land, since it is not within the territory of our Song Dynasty, it will not be taken back, but we, the Song Dynasty, will Song Dynasty can also send troops to open up this unclaimed land in the northern region of Xinjiang..."
"King Yan has really thought it through and wants to deprive himself of the throne?"
Han Zhongyan asked again.
Murong Fu said, "Xiang Han knows who I am, so why bother asking?"
When Han Zhongyan heard this, he immediately bowed to Huizong and silently withdrew.
Huizong could hardly suppress the raised corners of his mouth. He thought Murong Fu had made such a decision in a fit of anger, and he was overjoyed.
But soon he thought of the 100,000 Yan troops under Murong Fu, and said solemnly, "It's okay for the King of Yan to want me to cut down the vassal, but the military power of the 100,000 Yan troops under the King of Yan must be returned to the Song Dynasty, otherwise the 100,000 How can I feel at ease when the army is entrenched in the northern region?"
Murong Fu raised his head and glanced at him coldly and said, "The officials want one hundred thousand Yan troops, and it depends on whether they are willing to surrender."
Huizong looked sharply and said, "What? King Yan only wants to remove the vassal status, but does not want to return the military power? These 100,000 Yan troops are my disciples of the Song Dynasty. When did they become the exclusive property of King Yan?"
Murong Fu smiled and said, "Could it be that the officials have forgotten that these 100,000 Yan troops are the private army I recruited when I took over the vassal state. Since they are my private army, how can they be returned?"
"you……"
Huizong stood up angrily and pointed at Murong Fu. He was speechless for a long time.
The idea of withdrawing military power after cutting off vassal vassals has been a common practice since ancient times, but it is strange that Murong Fu’s vassal territory was not within the territory of the Song Dynasty. Strictly speaking, he only enjoyed the privileges brought by the title of King of Yan, and the rest were almost no different from those of the Song Dynasty. It doesn't matter at all.
Now he wants to take back Murong Fu's military power, but his army is not within the territory of the Song Dynasty and is not protected by the Song Dynasty at all. Where can he take back this military power?
"Don't forget, your soldiers are all from the Song Dynasty. Although they are in Yanbei, their families and friends all live in the Song Dynasty. Is it possible that you want to force them to stay in Yanbei and leave their hometown? "
Seeing that Huizong was unreasonable, he played the emotional card.
Murong Fu wanted to reduce the vassal state, so he was naturally happy. But if you want to control the 100,000 soldiers after the vassal reduction, isn't it clear that you must support your own troops and then rebel?
Is this a big deal?
Murong Fu saw that Huizong still refused to give up, so he had to take a step back and said, "Since the officials are so considerate of the soldiers, then I, Murong Fu, am not a ruthless person."
"I also ask the officials to send officials from the Ministry of War to accompany my subordinates to Yanbei. If any soldiers want to leave Yanbei and return to the Song Dynasty, I, Murong Fu, will never stop them."
Huizong Wenyan hesitated. He thought to himself that the people of Song Dynasty valued filial piety and righteousness. If he promised generous treatment, showed affection and acted rationally, could it be possible that they would rather become rebels than come back to reunite with their relatives and friends? ?
After all, the former Murong Fu was at least the King of Yan of the Song Dynasty, and he had a legitimate title. But now that he no longer has the title of King of Yan, Murong Fu is just an ordinary person. How can he have a way out by following him?
"Okay, then it will be as you say!"
When Huizong saw Han Zhongyan nodding to him, he no longer had any worries and directly issued an order to remove Murong Fu from his position as vassal king, and immediately announced it to the world.
As long as the news of Murong Fu's removal from the feudal vassal spreads throughout the world, many of the Song Dynasty's disciples from the Yan army will choose to leave without having to send people to win over him.
When he thought that he could not only reduce Murong Fu's strength, but also gather a force capable of conquering and fighting, Huizong could no longer suppress the smile on his face.
