Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness, I almost missed it, hey..."

In the bedroom, Zhao Xu was lying on the rocking chair, Feng'er was holding sour plum soup, and Luan'er was peeling grapes and feeding them to Zhao Xu.

Chang Wei and Liu Fu were allowed to come in. When they saw Zhao Xu, they looked resentful.

"Yes, Your Highness, you have caused the official a lot of trouble." Liu Fu said while pointing to the bag on his head, "But if Your Highness can reward the official a hundred taels of silver and flowers, the official will feel comfortable."

Zhao Xu was slightly moved. The news about the two of them had reached his ears.

I didn't use the wrong person.

But he really didn't expect the two of them to be so loyal.

In the past, he thought it was just a sentence in the book that a scholar would die as a confidant.

Now I can really see it.

He smiled and said: "It's my fault, but the incident happened suddenly, and I only made it temporarily."

After a pause, he said: "In this way, after this incident, I will reward each of you with a hundred jars of fine wine."

Chang Wei and Liu Fu smiled with satisfaction when they heard this, this was pretty much it.

Then Liu Fu looked solemn and said, "We are celebrating a great victory in Yan County, but someone assassinated His Highness. It is simply abominable."

Chang Wei said: "It is strictly forbidden to hide gunpowder privately in Dasong. The location and timing chosen by the assassin were also just right. It can be seen that it was carefully planned."

Liu Fu nodded. They could vaguely guess who had this motive, but they were not sure.

And this is probably the reason why King Yan acted.

"Don't think about it. You just need to act with me. If you know that I am dead, the black hand behind him will definitely not be able to bear it." Zhao Xu took a sip of the sour plum soup that Feng'er brought to his lips.

The two nodded.

After saying goodbye, the two of them deliberately cried together and left the dormitory.

The movements in the palace could not be hidden from the people living nearby.

That night.

The news of King Yan's death spread throughout Yan City.

Dong family.

Yang Cheng and Lu Ran came to see Dong Yuan at night.

"Everyone who went to the palace was blocked, but Wang Fu and General Chang were crying very miserably. It is estimated that King Yan is really in trouble." Yang Cheng said.

"Looking back on the past few months, King Yan fought with us against the Huang and Du family, and he was especially kind to our own children, entrusting them with important tasks, and the trading company also gave us huge profits. Unexpectedly..." Lu Ran said this and wiped it out. Wipe away tears.

Dong Yuan also looked miserable, and he said: "It's just that if King Yan really dies, we will definitely be retaliated by the Yuan family, and Yan County will definitely not be able to stay here any longer."

Yang Cheng said: "This is what we came here for. After King Yan dies, this place will return to the Yuan family. We would rather leave our hometown than linger under the Yuan family."

Dong Yuan nodded, "Let's wait a little longer. If this is the case, let's go. In short, a good horse never turns back."

…

A house near the east gate of Yancheng.

This is the courtyard of the government officials.

At this time, an official was writing something under the lamp.

A woman stood nearby and asked, "Husband, what are you writing?"

"The King of Yan is dead and things are going to change in Yan County. A good friend of mine is working under Yuan Zhoumu. I wrote to him and asked him to put in a few good words in front of Yuan Zhoumu. When Yuan Zhoumu comes, maybe he will be able to rise to the top."

As he finished speaking, the courtyard door was suddenly knocked.

The servant boy at home opened the door, and two officials came in.

One person said: "Brother Li, have you got the news?"

"Is it about King Yan?"

"Yes, it is said that King Yan died in an attack." Another person said.

"I know it, but I didn't expect King Yan to die so young. It's sad, it's sad." The official surnamed Li looked regretful.

The two sighed, "If this is really the case, what are Brother Li's plans?"

The official surnamed Li showed his letter to the two men and said, "A good bird chooses wood."

After the two of them finished reading, they looked at each other, and one of them was furious, "Yuan Li, a wolf-hearted and dog-eat-dog person, the King of Yan is righteous. Although he died, we can't turn to such a beast. Brother Li is really shameful to us scholars."

After that, the two of them threw away their sleeves and left.

The official surnamed Li sneered, "Humph, love or not, I will settle the account of today's humiliation with you when I get to a high position someday."

…

Beidaying.

The story of King Yan was also spread here.

The half-drunk and half-awakened soldiers were all in tears.

There was an atmosphere of sadness everywhere in the military camp.

In a certain barracks, a captain couldn't sleep.

He cowered in this war and may face punishment in the future.

After struggling for a while, he said to the soldiers around him: "Brothers, the King of Yan is dead, and Yan County will be over. Do you want glory and wealth?"

The soldiers who were sighing because of King Yan heard this and asked, "What glory and wealth?"

The general said excitedly: "Why don't you join me and join the Yuan family? The Yuan family has always been dissatisfied with King Yan and will definitely reward you heavily."

At this moment, the soldiers all fell silent and stared directly at the captain.

"What's wrong, you guys?" The captain had a premonition that something was wrong.

"Traitor, we will not surrender to the Yuan family even if we die. When King Yan is alive, we are his soldiers. When he is dead, we are also his soldiers. Brothers, it was his cowardice and fear of death that embarrassed our camp during the war. Now You still have the nerve to encourage us to betray King Yan and capture him and send him to General Chang," a soldier shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, several soldiers rushed forward, pressed the captain under him, and twisted him out of the barracks.

…

On the official road from Yancheng to Fanyang, a fast horse headed to Fanyang County at starry night.

The next day, the horse entered Fan Yang and arrived at the Yuan family's house.

"Is the King of Yan really dead?" Yuan Li's eyes, which were squeezed by fat until only a slit was left, flashed with excitement.

"It's true. The King's tutor and generals went to the palace. They cried and cried after they came out. The palace was full of crying. Now many officials and generals in Yancheng are looking for ways out." The visitor said.

Yuan Li's excited face trembled slightly, "Not bad, not bad, Chen Ang has some skills. I didn't use him wrongly this time. What is he doing in Yancheng now?"

"He is recruiting officials and generals under the King of Yan for the Da people."

Yuan Li nodded again, and he said: "Tomorrow, the governor of this state will personally lead the army to Yan County to deter the scoundrels under the King of Yan. If the King of Yan's troops can be used by me, my Yuan family's position in Yanzhou will be unshakable."

In addition to the King of Yan's troops, Yuan Li has long coveted the King of Yan's property.

In this war against the Northern Di, the armor of the King of Yan's soldiers was even more legendary.

And these things will be his soon.

Thinking of this, he was really impatient.

Of course, there was also Zhang Kang, and he had to get him out this time to prevent him from leaking anything that was unfavorable to him.

On the same day, he assembled the troops and horses. The next morning, the mighty 30,000 Yuan family black armored cavalry and 50,000 less than 50,000 went to Yancheng.

In the evening, Yuan Li arrived in Yancheng.

Outside the South City Gate, he looked at Yancheng with pride.

Raising his whip, he arrogantly pointed at the gatekeeper, "Go and call the person in charge of Yancheng, and tell him that I, Yuan Li, am here."