With the help of King Qi's personal soldiers, the guards of the Xia Kingdom's envoys, and the Yun Kingdom's border troops, all the men in black who fled in all directions were captured.
Nan Jiyun put away the stiff bow in his hand, and rode his horse under the awe and vigilance of others.
Before arriving at the Xia Kingdom camp, Nan Jiyun dismounted from his horse, raised the bronze tiger talisman in his hand, lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Nan Jiyun, the captain of Dayun Imperial Army and the imperial ennobled general of Longxiang, has met His Highness King Qi of Xia Kingdom!"
When King Qi heard Nan Jiyun announce his identity, he narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but look at Nan Jiyun.
Zhou Quan, the commander of the soldiers, came behind King Qi and reminded him softly:
"Your Majesty, you are a ninth-level master..."
When King Qi heard this, his eyes suddenly moved.
He is a rare ninth-level warrior in the world, and looking at him just now, he is also a master of archery! How did the Emperor of Yun Kingdom find so many talents in such a short period of time and make them willing to serve him?
of?
Moreover, why did General Long Xiang of the Yun Kingdom suddenly appear when the assassin came? By such a coincidence?
Nan Jiyun did not pay attention to King Qi's probing gaze at all. He raised his head and said immediately:
"Nan Jiyun was ordered by His Majesty to lead three thousand imperial troops to greet and protect Emperor Rouning's safety. May I ask His Highness King Qi, is Emperor Rouning okay now?"
When King Qi heard this, his heart skipped a beat, he coughed lightly and said:
"Well, Di Ji is well!"
Hearing this, Nan Jiyun nodded slightly, then looked solemn, looked at Yun Guobian Military Academy Lieutenant, and scolded:
"You are responsible for protecting the princess and ensuring the safety of the mission, so why are you so late?"
Hearing this, the captain of the Border Military Academy turned red, lowered his head and clasped his fists, apologizing:
"The general will be negligent and will be punished!"
Although the main reason is that King Qi deliberately arranged the Yunjun camp far away from this place for his own plan. However, there are also factors that led to his failure to come in time due to his own laziness and carelessness, so pleading guilty is not an injustice.
"I am not your general and cannot be punished by military law. For the time being, I will make a note of it. After I deliver my errand, I will return to the border army and be punished on my own!" Nan Jiyun said sternly.
The captain of the Bian Military Academy looked ashamed and lowered his head to accept the punishment.
At this time, Nan Jiyun's expression softened slightly, and he turned to Prince Qi and cupped his hands slightly, saying:
"The number of escorts in the mission is not large and it is difficult to protect the entire mission, so negligence is inevitable."
When King Qi thought about it now, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If it was because of himself that Yingyao suffered, he would really regret it!
Seeing King Qi's expression of regret, Nan Jiyun took advantage of the situation and said:
"The general is here to protect Emperor Rouning on your Majesty's orders. From now on, I, Nan Jiyun, will personally protect the Emperor and Princess Rou Ning. Please don't worry."
Ninth-level masters are rare in the world. Such people guard one side, and there are more than a hundred fine cavalry to guard them. Guarding like this, I am afraid that there are only a handful of people in the world who can threaten the safety of Emperor Rouning.
When King Danqi heard this, he immediately became alert and nodded:
"Okay, okay. With General Nan as your escort, everything will be safe..."
While speaking, King Qi glanced at Zhou Quan calmly.
As the commander of King Qi's bodyguard, he is the person whom King Qi trusts the most. He is fully aware of King Qi's secret plans.
Upon seeing King Qi's expression, Zhou Quan immediately reacted, lowered his head, and quietly left under the cover of the crowd.
Although Nan Jiyun had not noticed Zhou Quan's departure, looking at King Qi's expression and the extremely unreasonable camp defense he had just noticed, a trace of suspicion suddenly arose in his heart.
How can there be an important person’s tent located on the outermost side of the camp? Isn’t it waiting for someone to take action?
Nan Jiyun glanced at everyone present, his mind changed, and he immediately said:
"His Royal Highness King Qi has given you too much praise... The general has the emperor's mandate and wants to see the Emperor Ji. I would also like to ask His Highness King Qi to send someone to lead the way."
When King Qi heard this, his thoughts changed rapidly and he quickly said:
"General, you have worked hard all the way. Let's take a rest today!"
When Nan Jiyun heard King Qi's words, he shook his head firmly and said:
"It is your responsibility, please send someone to lead the way."
"It's getting late now, and the imperial sister may have rested long ago. The general insists on meeting me at this time, I'm afraid it's unreasonable..." At this time, King Qi was still trying his best to delay the time.
The more King Qi's attitude became like this, the more determined Nan Jiyun became, and he immediately said:
"With such a movement, the Emperor must have been frightened. The general asked to see her, and then personally led the troops to guard her. This was to reassure the Emperor. If the Emperor had already gone to bed, the general would have just saluted outside the tent!"
Nan Jiyun said so, King Qi didn't know what to say.
But if the previous preparations are not completely taken care of at this time, and this Nan Jiyun sees the flaws, there will definitely be trouble in the future!
Just when King Qi was hesitating, a crisp voice suddenly sounded:
"The princess heard that General Yun came to escort her and wanted to summon him!"
Everyone present turned their heads and saw a Qingli palace maid, panting and running towards them, bowing solemnly to everyone. Then they looked at Nan Jiyun, nodded and said:
"This must be General Yun who came to escort you. The princess has summoned you!"
The first time he saw Palace Maid Qingli, King Qi breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Nan Jiyun, smiled, and said:
"Hehehe, it seems that the imperial sister has not gone to bed. General Nan, please!"
Nan Jiyun frowned slightly, then nodded and said:
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Palace Maid Qingli led everyone directly to Emperor Rouning's tent.
Nan Jiyun walked a few steps into the tent, but suddenly paused and did not move forward.
After pondering for a moment, Nan Jiyun knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice:
"The last general, Nan Jiyun, pays homage to Emperor Rouning!"
After a while, a gentle voice sounded in the camp, saying:
"General Nan, you have worked hard all the way. I am not frightened at all!"
Hearing this, Nan Jiyun said in a deep voice:
"If this is the case, the general can rest assured! Emperor Ji, please rest assured, the general will be guarding here to prevent the emperor from being put in danger again!"
"General Nan has been coming day and night to escort you, it must be hard work. Let's start the escort work tomorrow!" The gentle voice was unhurried and gentle.
Nan Jiyun and more than a hundred cavalrymen under him did indeed attack continuously for several days without stopping for a moment. After arriving here, there was another fight. If they continued to support the guards, they would probably suffer 30% damage after one night.
Nan Jiyun pondered for a moment, but without refusing, he immediately held up his hands and said:
"Xie Diji!"
Upon hearing this, King Qi quickly signaled to others to wait for the Yun Kingdom forbidden troops to go down to rest, while he was busy rearranging the camp, arranging the guards, and the placement of the men in black who had just been captured.
I have to say that what just happened really scared him! At this time, King Qi had nearly half of his guards, all arranged to come to Emperor Rou Ning.
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Yunguo Imperial Palace, in the Xuanzheng Hall.
Xiao Cheng held his chin in boredom, watching the officials in the court arguing with each other, distracted.
All the officials in the palace were having a heated discussion at this time.
"After His Majesty ascended the throne, he went on a personal expedition, defeated two countries in a row, and was about to restore the country's power. He chose 'Shenwu' as the new year's name, which is exactly what he meant!"
"No, no, how can His Majesty's achievements be higher than the military? The establishment of the imperial examination and the establishment of Jixia Academy are all unprecedented initiatives, so we can use 'Jianyuan' as the reign name!"
"None of them work. The 'Shenwu' era name was once used by our Emperor Chengzong of the Yun Kingdom. As for 'Jianyuan', the Emperor Mingzong of the Xia Kingdom also used it. Neither of these two era names can be used!"
At this time, Wen Tiren looked quite excited and argued loudly with the officials beside him:
"Although His Majesty is young and has only been on the throne for a short period of time, the ancient saint kings cannot compare with his sacred writings and martial arts. In my opinion, the two-character reign name cannot represent His Majesty! A four-character reign name is needed to match it.
Your Majesty's identity. I think that the title of the reign can be 'Heaven's Holy King' or 'Tianyi Zhiping' to show His Majesty's sage."
Listening to this disgusting flattery, Xiao Cheng had goosebumps all over his body and hurriedly said:
"It's just the year number!"
It's not a final temple name. Xiao Cheng doesn't understand. What's there to argue about? Just pick something catchy. Today's meeting was wasted on this matter!
Speaking of which, this year was supposed to be the first year that Xiao Cheng changed his name to the new year after he ascended the throne.
But speaking of it, when Xiao Cheng ascended the throne, the former grand master Wang Xiao was still in power. At that time, there was a war with the Li Dynasty, and he really didn't have the energy to change Xiao Cheng's new title.
After Xiao Cheng officially came to power, the border troops refused to listen to orders, the two countries attacked the Yun Kingdom, the Buddhists rebelled, and several court purges were involved. There were so many things involved that it was impossible to care about the year name.
But now, the court has gradually stabilized, and it is the end of the year, and it is no longer possible to use the reign title of the late emperor. This is why today's dispute in the court arises.
Xiao Cheng really didn't want everyone to argue over this thing anymore, so he said again:
"When will this dispute end? Ma Qing, you are the minister, you just choose the one that sounds good!"
After hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Ma Minwen bowed slightly, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Your Majesty, I will use 'Zhao Sheng' as the reign title!"
Xiao Cheng was really fed up with their meaningless arguments and immediately decided:
"That's it!"
This era name has the meaning of manifesting holy virtues, and the implication is quite good. Coupled with Xiao Cheng's final decision, it is naturally difficult for the officials to continue arguing.
Xiao Cheng breathed a long sigh of relief and said immediately:
"Is there any other report?"
When all the officials heard this, they all stood with their heads down and said nothing.
Seeing that everything was fine, Xiao Cheng was about to announce the next court meeting when he saw Ma Minwen standing up with a trembling memorial in his hands, and said in a breathless voice:
"I have a plan to report!"
Xiao Cheng looked at Ma Minwen, his brows moving slightly.
When I just asked you about your year, you were still in high spirits and didn't look senile! Why did you look like this even when I turned my head?
"allow!"
When Ma Minwen heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"I am old and frail, and it is difficult for me to shoulder the responsibility of state affairs. I would like to beg for my bones and avoid the path of the wise!"
What this means is that as I am getting older, I request to retire and make way for young and talented people.
Ma Minwen is less than sixty this year, and is at the peak of his abilities as a politician. Coupled with the fact that he has been pampered for so many years, he definitely has enough energy to handle national affairs.
What begging for bones is just an excuse to resign.
As mentioned before, with the involvement of the Yang family, the Ma family of Shangshu Ling Ma Minwen, the Qu family of Shangshu Cheng Qucheng, and the Tao family of Taiwei Tao Ai have already established relationships by marriage.
Even though the three families really get along with each other, they have a tacit understanding to maintain a certain distance and are not familiar with each other. But in the eyes of outsiders, the three families are one. They are even related to the current emperor through the Yang family.
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The three families are now the top dignitaries in the Yun Kingdom court, and they all have many disciples and former officials among the civil and military officials in the court.
These people don't need to be summoned by anyone from the three families. They will gather together for various reasons and form a force that can influence the government.
If the situation really gets out of hand, it will not be a good thing for the Ma, Qu, and Tao families!
Ma Minwen is mature, prudent and prudent. He knows that his previous choice of side has already won a huge wealth for his family. But if he wants to truly establish this wealth and honor, he needs to make a decisive decision on his own and retire from office.
This makes His Majesty feel fearful today.
Xiao Cheng looked at Ma Minwen who was kneeling on the ground and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Nowadays, the situation in the court is gradually stabilizing, and it is no longer the same as before. People need to be at the center at all times to stabilize the situation.
At this time, Ma Minwen's resignation would bring more benefits than disadvantages to Xiao Cheng, the three of them, or the entire Yun Kingdom court. Xiao Cheng had no reason to refuse, and would not refuse.
Xiao Cheng raised his hand slightly, signaling Feng Bao beside him to step forward and take the memorial from Ma Minwen's hand.
"Ma Qing has made outstanding contributions and is the pillar of our Yun Kingdom court... It's a pity that Ma Qing is already in his sixtieth year after all, and I really can't force you to serve the country. I approve this memorial!"
Xiao Cheng paused and then continued:
"Draft the edict! Ma Minwen, the minister, has devoted all his energy and hard work, and has achieved great results. Now he returns home to be honored and raised, and he is given the title of Taifu. He is granted the title of Marquis of the countryside and enjoys the title of a thousand households. He is bestowed with fifty gold flowers, eighty pearls, and silver.
Wanliang, as a sign of honor!"
The false title of Taifu, the title of Marquis of the countryside, the title of land, gold, silver and jewels, all the rewards are available. Your Majesty's handiwork is no small now!
At this time, Ma Minwen was already satisfied. He knelt down to salute again and said loudly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, stood up, flicked his sleeves, and said:
"Retreat!"
All the officials knelt down and shouted loudly:
"I will send you off to Your Majesty!"
Sending Ma Minwen away largely prevented the DPRK and China from forming forces headed by the three families. But at the same time, another problem arose!
That is the vacant position of Shangshu Ling.
At this time, when most of the government affairs of the court have been transferred to the hands of various ministries in the Shangshutai, this Shangshu order exercises the power of the prime minister.
He assists the emperor at the top, cares for all the officials at the bottom, and coordinates the court, so that the machine of the country can operate quickly and efficiently.
Apart from Ma Minwen, Xiao Cheng really doesn't have any suitable candidates for such an important position.
Zhang Zhao's temperament is too tough, Zhang Hong's promotion of the examination method is difficult to get away from, and Wen Tiren simply doesn't want to think about it. The most important thing is that the person with this talent is barely enough, but the qualifications are too shallow and it is difficult to convince the public.
Qu Cheng's qualifications are sufficient, but in terms of ability, he is a bit unsuitable. If he can stand up to the sky for a period of time, he may not be able to do it.
After thinking about it, Xiao Cheng really couldn't think of a suitable candidate to come here at this time.
Xiao Cheng was worried about this matter while wandering around the palace.
Just when Xiao Cheng was passing by the Royal Garden, he heard a coquettish voice suddenly ringing in his ears:
"His Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng raised his head and saw Nan Rongshu, dressed in a dashing outfit, walking quickly, hugging Xiao Cheng's arm and saying:
"Your Majesty has finally come to court!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was slightly startled and said:
"What's wrong?"
Nan Rongshu's eyes showed secret joy, she cleared her throat and said:
"If your Majesty is free, you can practice martial arts with me!"
Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes and suddenly felt that Nan Rongshu was a little strange.
The relationship between the two people is actually just a layer of window paper now. However, Xiao Cheng enjoys the rather ambiguous feeling of getting along with Nan Rongshu, so he has never exposed it. So usually
When we get along, we are naturally not overly intimate.
But at this time, Nan Rongshu's behavior seemed more intimate than before.
Xiao Cheng raised his head and followed Nan Rongshu's averted gaze, and saw Yang Yuhuan standing there at the vertical door of the imperial garden in front of him, dressed in an apricot-yellow palace dress, with a rather unnatural expression on his face.
Nan Rongshu pursed her lips and smiled, raised her eyebrows slightly in the direction of Yang Yuhuan, hugged Xiao Cheng's arm tighter with both hands, and fell into her rather spectacular cough.
Yang Yuhuan looked at the pride between Nan Rongshu's eyebrows and felt faintly uncomfortable in her heart.
Why is this happening? Being able to stay with His Majesty, whom I like, and having a good sister with whom I can whisper for the first time. These two pleasant things are intertwined together, and I should have gained this kind of dream-like happy time.
That's right...
Xiao Cheng faced the little girl's slightly resentful eyes and couldn't help but look away slightly.
You can't blame me, she's...too big!
At this time, Nan Rongshu's mouth was almost split between her ears. From time to time, she would lean on Xiao Cheng affectionately, and then look at Yang Yuhuan provocatively with a hint of pride.
Seeing Nan Rongshu's provocative look, Yang Yuhuan took a deep breath, tugged hard on the silk handkerchief in his hand with her delicate hands, resisting the sour feeling in her heart, and walked to Xiao Cheng's side, shyly imitating Nan Rong.
With a shy look, she hugged Xiao Cheng's other arm.
Xiao Cheng took a deep breath and suddenly felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Is this the joy of palace fighting?
"Ahem, Yuhuan, you came to see me specially?" Xiao Cheng was the first to speak up.
Although it is very comfortable and enjoyable, you still have to exercise some restraint on your own.
Moderate palace fighting can make people happy physically and mentally, but if it is excessive, the harem will be a mess, and you have to spare your energy to comfort it, which is not worth the gain!
After being reminded by Xiao Cheng, Yang Yuhuan suddenly remembered that he had come to see Xiao Cheng for something.
Yang Yuhuan shyly let go of Xiao Cheng's arm and said:
"Your Majesty, my concubine's father has found another talent for your Majesty."
Well, recommending relatives is triggered again?
But think about it, with your luck here, no matter how recommended you are, it will probably be just a sidekick, so don’t take it too seriously!
Xiao Cheng nodded and said warmly:
"Tell me and listen!"
"According to the genealogy, this concubine's cousin is named Yang Yanhe..."
Several lines of fonts popped up on the golden finger panel that only Xiao Cheng could see.
[Zhaoyi Yang Yuhuan, recommend to you a relative: Yang Yanhe.]
[Yang Yanhe was a famous political reformer in the mid-Ming Dynasty. He served in four dynasties and was the first assistant in two dynasties. He eliminated ills. After the death of Emperor Wuzong, he was in charge of the Ming Dynasty for thirty-seven days. Later, due to the "Great Ceremony" incident
, angered Jiajing, and reduced his position to serve the people.
Martial power 15, Literature 80, Wisdom 90, Morality 86, Age 31, Dominance 31, Politics 95, Charisma 78, Loyalty 100, Ambition 65]
Xiao Cheng blinked, and after confirming again that he had read correctly, he stared at Yang Yuhuan closely.
Speaking of which, when she recommended Yang Dayan, it was when Xiao Cheng was most in need of generals. Now that there are no civil servants in hand, she recommended Yang Yanhe.
Sure enough, the relationship between relatives is awesome!
Xiao Cheng was so excited that he took out the arm held by Nan Rongshu, then picked up Yang Yuhuan's face, brought it up and gave it a sip.
Yang Yuhuan blinked her eyes and looked at Xiao Cheng with a look of surprise on his face. His face instantly turned red. He held his shy cheeks with both hands and buried his face in Xiao Cheng's arms with a "squeak" sound.
Nan Rongshu on the side was holding her arms in vain, and the proud look on her face suddenly froze, and then gradually disappeared, but her eyes were replaced by a fierce fighting spirit!
Isn't it just a competition? When I go back, I will go to the clan elder and ask her to search for talents in the clan again. I don't believe that the strength of my clan cannot compare with these relatives of your Yang family!
Well, what is a benign palace fight? This is it!
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