No one knows what King Xuan means.
The identity of the Prime Minister of Qin is unusual. No one knows what he said to King Xuan, but his words must have had a great effect.
Otherwise, why involve the top military officials.
Xuanzhou, General Mansion.
The butler came to report: "Sir, Master Fu is here."
"Please."
At this time, Yan Qi had just taken Wang Ling back to the capital. It could be said that his buttocks were not yet hot, but several ministers of the Xuan Kingdom who had received the news in advance had already come to visit him.
He could only put down the tea cup, quickly stood up and went out to greet him.
Not long after, the two sides met, and naturally they first bowed their hands and saluted.
There were four or five people who came, headed by Fu Qingyi, the senior official of Xuan Kingdom, and they were all important officials of the dynasty.
After the etiquette was over, Yan Qi smiled and stretched out his hand sideways: "Sir, please invite me for tea."
"General, you are polite." Fu Qingyi was also polite.
After entering the living room, everyone was seated as guests and hosts. Several ministers sat on both sides, each with a case in front of them. After the tea was served, Fu Qingyi also organized his speech and spoke first: "General, do you know why the king called you back to the capital?" ?”
"I don't know about this at the moment." Yan Qi said.
"Does the general know that the Qin State is currently planning to marry our country?" Fu Qingyi said again.
"Oh?" Yan Qi raised an eyebrow, "How to get married?"
"The King of Qin wants to marry my king." Fu Qingyi went straight to the point.
"What? This happened?" Yan Qi pretended to be shocked, but in fact, with his status, how could he not have received any news.
Fu Qingyi continued: "General, this matter is important. King Qin has sinister intentions."
"Please ask Mr. Fu to clarify my doubts," Yan Qi said.
"General, just think about it, if the two kings really get married, will the two countries of Qin and Xuan be merged, and where will I, Xuan, be?" Fu Qingyi said.
"Well..." Yan Qi nodded slowly: "What Mr. Fu said is not unreasonable. This matter is indeed of great importance."
"Therefore, we took the liberty of visiting just to ask the general what he wanted. We must not ignore Xuan Guo." Fu Qingyi said.
"Yes, General. As soon as Prime Minister Qin left, the king summoned the senior generals in the army with the king's order. We are worried and uneasy." Another minister received it.
"What Mr. Fu said is for the country's consideration. If the king inquires about the general, the general must not be confused about this matter." Another minister said.
Their meaning was already obvious. After hearing this, Yan Qi pretended to ponder for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I understand what you all mean, but please rest assured that Yan Qi will put the country first no matter what. "
"Ah, that's good, that's good..." Fu Qingyi nodded repeatedly.
"Tea, please." Yan Qi smiled again and stretched out his hand.
After waiting for a cup of tea, Fu Qingyi and others thought they had gotten the answer they wanted, so they did not stay long and stood up to leave one after another.
Yan Qi sent him off in person.
Not long after they left the General's Mansion, Yan Qi had just returned to the hall when the housekeeper ran over again, saluted and said, "Master, the Prime Minister is here."
"What?" Yan Qi stood up immediately and walked out of the hall quickly.
The two parties met at the gate of the mansion. Yao Tingyu came alone. When he saw him, Yan Qi quickly bowed his hands and bowed deeply, then turned sideways and stretched out his hand and said: "Please, Mr. Xiangguo."
Yan Qi was the commander-in-chief of the Xuan Army, but his status was still lower in front of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, who led hundreds of officials, was a minister who assisted the country. To put it simply, if the king was not around, it was the Prime Minister who had the final say.
Therefore, he is very respectful to Yao Tingyu.
The latter stood at the door without moving and said directly: "You don't have to be polite, Commander Yan. I won't drink this tea. It's a very important matter. I only want to ask you a question."
"Please tell me, Prime Minister." Yan Qi said politely.
Yao Tingyu said: "Who do I, Xuanjun, be loyal to?"
Yan Qi was stunned, and immediately said seriously: "Of course it is the king."
"Then I would like to say that all armies are the army of the country, and the foundation of the country can only be the Lu family!" Yao Tingyu said firmly.
"Of course! The Yan family has been loyal for generations, and they will only be loyal to the Lu family!" Yan Qi also raised his voice.
"Okay." Yao Tingyu nodded, seemed satisfied with this answer, handed over his hand, and left directly.
Prime Minister Xuan is loyal. Of course he will not oppose King Xuan. He just wants to tell Yan Qi that the Lu family cannot unite with Qin.
Yan Qi's answer was somewhat ambiguous. He said that he must be loyal to the Lu family, but Lu Yunyan was originally Xuanjun and the royal family was orthodox.
After bidding farewell to Yao Tingyu, Yan Qi also stood there and thought for a while, and then returned to the hall again.
The butler came in to put away the tea sets and couldn't help but say: "Sir, just after you came home, so many ministers came to visit, even the Prime Minister came. This shows your status."
Yan Qi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "This is not a good thing."
Xiao Yuan and Lu Yunyan must be in love with each other, but their feelings cannot determine everything. They are both monarchs. There are too many things involved in this, and it cannot be solved in a few words.
On the Qin side, Shangguan Wenruo came for the first time, and Liu Yuzhi came for the second time. They are both high-ranking ministers and have submitted their credentials twice.
On Xuanguo's side, everyone seemed to be opposed to this marriage, until Wang Su visited the general's mansion.
Upon learning of his arrival, Yan Qi also went out to greet him personally and treated him with the same respect.
Because although Wang Su was only a second-rank official, he was the number one adviser to the Xuan Kingdom. In many cases, his words played a vital role in national decisions, and he had a very high say.
After the two met and served tea, they thought that Wang Suhui, like Fu Qingyi and others, was here to persuade and remind him, but the latter said: "I heard that Master Fu and the others have been here before, and it was as expected. It should be against marriage."
"Haha, Mr. Wang's guess is true. This is indeed the case." Yan Qi did not hide it.
Wang Su said: "In that case, what is Commander Yan's plan? Since the king has summoned you back to the capital, he must have some intentions."
Yan Qi pondered for a moment, but did not express his opinion on this. Instead, he asked: "What do you think of Mr. Wang?"
Wang Su did not mince words and said directly: "From my point of view, this is a great good thing. If Qin and Xuan get married, the world will be wiped out. By then, all the countries will be destroyed, the mountains and rivers will be unified, and there will be a new empire!"
"But..." Yan Qi moved the corners of his mouth and hesitated for a moment, but did not continue.
Seemingly understanding his concerns, Wang Su continued: "Commander Yan must obey the royal family of Lu, and the king is the master of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Qin Xuan marries, the king is still the monarch of our Xuan country. There is no conflict, and even more The important thing is that Commander Yan is the king’s confidant, and once the world is unified, you will be the biggest contributor to the establishment of the emperor’s empire!”
