In the huge Huangji Hall, there were only two people, Emperor Wu and Han Feng.
The monarch and his ministers met again. After Emperor Wu announced that he was "flat", he looked at Han Feng who was standing solemnly in the palace, with a hint of surprise in his eyes and a smile on his lips.
"Han Feng, it seems that you got a blessing in disguise this time and gained a lot!"
Han Feng cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, Han Feng can survive the disaster and continue to serve the empire."
When Emperor Wu heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Han Feng, since you left the imperial capital and rushed to Xichuan to take up your post, you have made many meritorious deeds and lived up to my expectations of you. I am very pleased. What reward do you want?"
Hearing the word "reward", Han Feng's heart moved, and he instinctively wanted the lion to open his mouth.
However, Han Feng still understood the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and spoke against his will.
"Your Majesty, it is my duty to serve the country. I am so afraid of betraying my holy will that I dare not ask for rewards."
When Emperor Wu heard this, he curled up his lips and said, "I'm afraid you don't mean what you said."
"Well……"
Before Han Feng could speak, Emperor Wu said directly: "Han Feng, your time as an official in the dynasty is still short, and your promotion was too fast. If I give you another promotion, I'm afraid it will attract criticism.
I will then grant you the title of "Young Master", grant you an Earl's Palace in the imperial capital, and allow you to carve out a fiefdom in Xichuan to establish a family and spread its branches. "
Hearing this, Han Feng was secretly surprised.
Emperor Wu's rewards may not seem important, but in fact they are of extraordinary significance, especially the latter two.
First, he would set up an Earl's Palace for himself in the imperial capital, and second, he would carve out a fiefdom for himself in Xichuan so that he could establish a family.
This move is tantamount to encouraging Han Feng to develop and strengthen his family's power.
An average emperor needs capable ministers and generals, not a huge family.
Unless, the other party hopes that he will also become a noble of the empire in the future.
These rewards are not unimportant.
On the contrary, it was the first reward and the post of second-grade "young master". For Han Feng, who was already a second-grade governor, it had no practical significance.
Seeing Han Feng in a daze, Emperor Wu raised his eyebrows.
"Why, do you think the reward is not enough?"
Han Feng quickly bowed and thanked him, "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I am flattered!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu smiled and nodded, looking at Han Feng with deep meaning.
"I know that you suffered a lot of grievances at Wujian Lake this time. Now you must be full of resentment and want to take revenge on the Shangguan family and the Feng family, right?"
When Han Feng heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he said calmly: "The Shangguan family and the Feng family are after meritorious deeds. The ministers are soft-spoken, timid and afraid of trouble, and dare not hold grudges!"
When Emperor Wu heard this, the muscles on his face twitched slightly and he lost his breath.
"Back in Wujian Lake, after you dethroned so many powerful people, if this can be called "cowardly" and you become bolder, is that okay?"
When Han Feng heard this, he was speechless for a moment.
Emperor Wu's face gradually became serious and he said: "Han Feng, the Shangguan family and the Feng family have been punished by me for this matter. Now is an extraordinary period for the empire. I hope you can take the overall situation into consideration.
This matter has been revealed. At least until the coastal battlefield is stabilized, no trouble will occur. Do you understand? "
When Han Feng heard this, he lowered his head and his eyes flashed, knowing that Emperor Wu was trying to reconcile this conflict.
As far as Han Feng is concerned, he has never been a generous person, and he is even the kind of person who retaliates and repays double the amount.
The Shangguan family, the Feng family, and Deng Ai dared to take action against him and wanted to destroy him, which was already a life-and-death feud. How could Han Feng not take revenge.
However, since it was Emperor Wu who personally smoothed things over, and the situation in the Qianlan Empire was now tense, the war was about to break out.
For the sake of the overall situation, Han Feng could only suppress his personal hatred for the time being.
"My lord, I obey!"
Seeing this, Emperor Wu showed a satisfied look and smiled kindly again.
"By the way, remember to attend the Tao Discussion Conference in the Imperial City in two days. The top experts from all the major martial arts academies will show up at that time, and you can have more contact with them.
If you are interested, you can also go out in person to discuss and learn from each other, which should be helpful to your practice. "
Obviously, Emperor Wu's attention to Han Feng increased as his strength increased, and he already had the intention to focus on cultivating him.
This is not because of Han Feng's cultivation, but because of his potential.
In the entire empire, only Emperor Wu knew that Han Feng had comprehended three kinds of heaven and earth energy, which had unlimited potential. Once they grew up, they would bring more possibilities to the empire.
However, Emperor Wu naturally didn't know that Han Feng's potential might be much greater than he imagined.
After thanking Emperor Wu again, Han Feng wanted to resign.
Emperor Wu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, inadvertently mentioned something.
"By the way, Han Feng, the eldest princess once went to Wujian Lake to look for you personally. You know this."
Han Feng was startled when he heard this, then nodded.
"I know."
Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Feng, pondered for a long time, and then said: "When you and the eldest princess were in danger outside the imperial capital, it was you who risked your life to protect the eldest princess. The eldest princess is grateful for your life-saving grace, and this can be regarded as repaying your kindness. .”
Faintly hearing a hint of Emperor Wu's words, Han Feng hurriedly said: "It is the duty of the minister to protect the eldest princess. I dare not take credit, let alone take advantage of me."
After hearing this, Emperor Wu nodded and said calmly: "I am very pleased that you think so."
"You must have heard that my imperial sister had a bad fate. When she got married to Marquis Wu'an, on the day she entered the marriage, Marquis Wu'an died suddenly on the coastal battlefield.
Now she has been a widow in Wu'an Marquis Mansion for many years. Although I feel sorry for her and intend to find another husband for her, there are very few people in the world who are worthy of the eldest princess. "
At this point, Emperor Wu paused slightly, glanced at Han Feng, either intentionally or unintentionally, and said: "If you want to be my prince-in-law, you must be one of the best among men, versatile in both civil and military affairs, and capable of reaching heaven and earth!
Secondly, he must be clean and have no family. After marrying the eldest princess, he must love and protect her wholeheartedly.
Finally, of course, you must understand the "way of a monarch and his ministers". He must accept what I want to give him!
He must not take what I won't give him, otherwise, it will be a recipe for death! "
After Emperor Wu finished speaking, Han Feng was already breaking into a cold sweat behind his back.
How could he not hear the hidden meaning behind the words of the Supreme Emperor of the Empire?
It seems that Emperor Wu has noticed that the relationship between the eldest princess and himself is subtle.
On the surface, these words were talking about the standards of the eldest princess's consort.
In fact, he almost pointed at Han Feng's nose and told him that if you want to take my sister, you, Han Feng, are not qualified!
What's more, you already have a family background, do you want my sister to be your concubine?
dream!
The last sentence was equivalent to warning Han Feng.
A king is a king, and ministers are ministers. If he dares to overstep his bounds and attempt to have an affair with the eldest princess, he will be seeking death!
Regarding this, Han Feng felt helpless and wary.
The helpless thing is naturally his relationship with the eldest princess.
When it comes to innocence between the two of them, they can say that they have done nothing wrong and their relationship is as pure as water.
But when it comes to the "spiritual level", the two have had the most in-depth soul communication, a fact that no one can erase.
Even Han Feng couldn't define the relationship between the two.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Wu jumped out first and warned him.
While feeling helpless, Han Feng became more vigilant and sober.
Although Emperor Wu valued himself highly, he protected and cared for him in many aspects, but as the saying goes, if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die.
In the eyes of Emperor Wu, he was just a "chess piece" after all, once he violated the opponent's bottom line.
Or, driven by greater interests, the other party can sacrifice themselves.
Just like this trip to Wujian Lake, he almost died, but the other party did not shake the foundation of Shangguan family and Feng family because of him, and only punished him slightly.
…
Finally, Han Feng walked out of the palace hall with a complicated mood.
When the Eighth Prince saw Han Feng frowning and thinking, he followed Han Feng silently without saying anything.
The two of them walked all the way out of the palace, but finally stopped at the east gate of the palace.
Because at this time, several figures came towards them, blocking their way.
Han Feng raised his eyes and scanned the figures in front of him, and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling surprised.
Because four of the five people in the group opposite were familiar faces.
The person in the center, wearing a python robe and jade belt, has a handsome appearance, slightly thin lips, and a hint of gloom between his eyebrows. He is the prince Zhu Hongyu.
The two people next to him are also old acquaintances, Shangguan Qingfeng, the Minister of Personnel, and Feng Muyun, the Minister of Rites.
Among them, Han Feng remembered the person standing next to Feng Muyun even more deeply.
The other party was dressed in the official uniform of a first-class official, with a handsome appearance and elegant temperament. Couldn't he be the Zuodu censor, Deng Ai, who almost killed himself at Wujian Lake!
Only next to Shangguan Qingfeng was a young man with a yellow face and thick eyebrows, who was also wearing a first-grade official uniform and had an astonishing aura. Han Feng had never seen him before.
At the same time, I saw four "old enemies" getting together. It was surprising that they were really enemies.
(PS: Two updates today...)
