No one wants to take advantage of King Yan, and the monarch and his ministers do not allow anyone to take advantage of King Yan. This is the consensus.
But there are some who are greedy for profit, some who are arrogant to the extreme, and some who really think that as a scholar or a famous scholar, they are indestructible and invulnerable.
King Yan loved his son so much that he devoted half his life to his only son Feng Xiao. How could he not be sad or angry after learning how Han You treated his own son? Even if they knew that Dongfang Jian and the third prince wanted to use him, so what? Can you not fall into the trap?
On the second day, a memorial was presented to the emperor by the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, trembling, trembling, and stammering.
The memorial was submitted by the Ministry of Rites on behalf of the King of Yan. The content is concise and concise. My ancestor was born in the grassy plains and had a lot of crude strength. The enemy invaders harassed the pass. In response to the imperial edict, he joined the army to fight against the thieves and died hundreds of times. At first, he traveled across the yellow sand for more than twenty years. From generation to generation, ...Anyway, roughly speaking, my ancestors joined the army because the allied forces of the Western Regions were at the gate. After all, my ancestors were more ruthless. Each generation became more ruthless, killing countless enemies and dying in vain on the battlefield. Finally, they won the title of King of Yan and passed it down to my generation.
Now, I am old and feel that I have more than enough ambition but not enough strength. I can no longer bear the title of King of Yan. The court should replace someone to guard the Western Regions. By the way, my son can’t do it either. My son’s appearance is disfigured and half of his hair is broken. Fingers, rounded off, are considered disabled. How can a disabled person be a county king? Now I, Feng Wenyan, have given up my career on behalf of all my relatives, old and young, of the Feng family. From now on, my Feng family will retire in Guancheng, the Western Region. I will love whomever and wherever I want.
As soon as the memorial came out, the whole court was in an uproar. The emperor on the dragon throne was ashamed and angry, and the courtiers were silent.
You must know that even at the end of the previous dynasty when the faint king was in power, the Yan Palace still guarded Xiguan honestly.
As a result, it has only been more than a year since Lao Ba took the throne, and the people of the Yan Prince's family who have worked for decades and almost a hundred years have stopped working.
This incident alone can become the biggest stain after Lao Ba ascended the throne.
This is a slap in the face of the emperor, a slap in the face of the court, slap, slap, slap.
So what if I get beaten, no one thinks that Prince Yan is arrogant in his martial arts, and no one thinks that Prince Yan is arrogant. In fact, even Lao Ba can understand.
In the past and present dynasties, there were so many "kings", whether they were princes or princes, the most miserable one was King Yan. Guarding the border in a bitter cold land, there were many purges in the pass, many times the treasury was in arrears with food and wages, and many times it could not replace the soldiers. , the people of the Prince of Yan's family are all about giving money and providing people, and providing people and efforts. When the court is good, they never reach out to the court, and when the court is not good, they never cause trouble to the court. No one doubts the loyalty of the Prince of Yan. No one thought about letting anyone replace the position of Prince Yan's Mansion in the West.
There was silence in the court for a long time. The emperor on the dragon throne sighed silently and issued an order again. Another group of imperial guards went to Yongcheng to urgently summon Han You, the commander of the Yi Dao Guard, to return to the capital without delay.
The king and his ministers all knew that everything started because of Han You. The person who tied the bell had to be tied to untie the bell. It all depended on whether Han You could give a satisfactory explanation to King Yan.
People are also talking about it. It seems that Han You cannot be saved in the palace this time, at least the position of the commander of the Yidao Guard must not be saved.
The incident passed day by day, until the fifteenth day after King Yan entered the capital, Han You and the Yidao camp troops were finally about to return to the middle of the capital. They had already arrived in Xunyang, and it was only half a day's journey away at full speed.
But everyone knows that Han You won't work too hard. If he could work faster, he wouldn't be dragging his feet until now.
The letter arrived at noon. No one expected Han You to return to the capital in the middle of the night after traveling day and night. They thought it would be good if this guy could enter the capital before the morning of tomorrow morning.
Suddenly, the undercurrent in Beijing was surging, the storm was turbulent, and all forces were ready to move.
In the palace, Jingzhi Hall.
Lao Ba frowned, and Zhao Tai, the minister of Zhongshu Province, stood with his hands tied.
"Is the news true?"
"true."
Zhao Tai replied expressionlessly: "Dongfang Jian's words are conclusive. Commander Han knew Qi Tong's identity long before he left the capital."
Lao Ba said to himself: "Since he knows that Qi Tong is the eldest son of Prince Yan's palace, why doesn't he report it to the palace?"
Artest was embarrassed to say anything.
Who are you asking? Put aside this, he is a personal soldier of the emperor, not a personal soldier of the Zhao family. Where do I know where to go?
But Artest didn't take it seriously. Han You didn't tell you a lot. He didn't tell you that he was such a fool that he accepted the gift and refused to acknowledge it.
"Zhao Qing."
Lao Ba raised his head and stared at Atai: "At the latest, Han You will arrive at the palace tomorrow at the latest when the court is over. Before the court is over, can Qi Tong be granted the title of uncle?"
Artai shook his head: "It's too hasty, Chen. I can't do it."
"Yeah, it was too hasty."
Lao Ba looked bitter, it was indeed too hasty.
With the power of the palace, at most a county can be sealed quickly without going through the court. For nobles of the "uncle" level, the court's consent is required.
Now for the sake of King Yan, the monarch and his ministers have reached a consensus on this point. If the palace wants to confer Qitong as "Uncle", the courtiers will not have any objections. The problem is that the process must be followed.
Not to mention "uncle", even if the palace insists on going its own way, it would take almost two months to confer the title of Ma Rulong or Ma Hou in the autumn of the group year.
"We should think of another way. What King Yan wants is not an explanation, not a lord. I think King Yan doesn't care if there is an extra noble person in the Yan Palace, he only cares..."
Artest glanced at the emperor's face and continued: "I only care about an explanation."
It is said that Qi Tong is canonized, but in fact it is giving a title of honor to Prince Yan's palace. Qi Tong will still be Prince Yan in the future, and the title he has been awarded can be given to others. This is an exception.
"I!" Lao Ba said word by word, "I will not hand Han You over!"
Artest is a mixed bag.
Fortunately, Lao Ba is very particular. It can be seen from this incident that as long as Lao Ba wears stockings and does errands for him, Lao Ba will not treat others badly, nor will he hurt himself for the so-called exchange of benefits. human heart.
What is worrying is that this matter concerns the King of Yan and the West. If it really chills the heart of the King of Yan, chills the hearts of the whole family of Prince Yan, and makes Feng Wenyan really give up his job, there will be no one in the Manchu Dynasty who can replace him. King Yan guards Xiguan, and no one can do it.
Wen and Wu came in from outside the main hall and gave a salute: "His Royal Highness King Yan said that he was ill and could not enter the palace, and said that he would attend court tomorrow."
Lao Ba let out a long sigh.
In the past few days, he had been asking people to invite King Yan into the palace, wondering if he could keep the matter private. However, King Yan said that he was ill, which was the legendary accidental cold.
Just now Lao Ba asked Wen and Wu to invite him again, but he still refused to enter the palace. He also said that he would attend the morning court tomorrow, and Han You would return to the capital before and after the morning court tomorrow to enter the palace. His attitude was very clear. If there is anything to do, we would chat together tomorrow in front of the ministers. Lao, business is business.
"That's fine."
Lao Ba sighed again: "Han You has done enough for me, enough for the palace, and enough for the world. It's better to take off the errands first and save a few days."
Having said this, Lao Ba stared at Zhao Tai: "I have something to ask of Zhao Qing's family."
Zhao Tai felt in his heart: "I am scared."
"After Han You becomes white, no one is allowed to touch him. Officials from other dynasties, scholars, and no one are allowed to touch him. If anyone touches him, you, Zhao Tai, will kill him!"
"minister…"
Zhao Tai took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "I will obey the holy orders!"
"Go, Lao Qing's family is here."
"Your Majesty's words are serious, I will retire now."
Zhao Tai saluted again and walked backward out of Jingzhi Hall.
When Atai left, Lao Ba looked at Wen Wu: "It's strange, how did Dongfang Jian get the news? Why is he so sure that Han You knows that Qi Tong is the eldest son of Prince Yan's palace?"
Wen Wu shook his head, he was also quite puzzled about this matter.
