Become a feudal king from today

When Dou Wei heard this, he looked at the others. read

In the past few days, more news has arrived.

Now that Yanzhou is basically stable, it's just waiting for the court to deal with Yuan Li and reward the King of Yan.

The second prince, the third prince and the prince and other princes felt sour.

According to the news from the palace, their father seemed to be in a good mood.

He praised King Yan very much.

However, they knew that their father was very fond of success.

King Yan has made such a great contribution, it would be strange if he doesn't take it for himself.

But even so, they were still jealous.

Even the prince was unwilling to speak for King Yan at this time.

Zhao Heng glanced at the ministers and saw that the powerful officials in the court looked cold.

Obviously, they were unwilling to grant merit to King Yan.

And this was what he expected.

During this court meeting, he wanted to take advantage of the powerful clan's fear of King Yan to achieve his own goals.

Not only did he satisfy the powerful clansmen, but he also showed King Yan that he had done his best in terms of the reward.

"Is the important thing that the emperor is going to say a reward for King Yan?" At this moment, Ma Yuan suddenly spoke up.

He is back.

And he has already reported back to Zhao Heng about his time in Yanzhou.

Zhao Heng was very happy and praised King Yan a lot. He meant to hand over all the seven counties of Yanzhou to King Yan.

Therefore, now the officials do not want to take up this issue, but he insists on taking it up.

For him, no one could erase King Yan's contribution, not to mention that the emperor also meant this.

"This time the King of Yan defeated the Yuan family's troops who attacked Yanzhou and defended the Yan Pass. He has made outstanding contributions. Your Majesty, I think I will be rewarded heavily." Yang Feng came out and said loudly.

"The general seconded the proposal." Mo Kuan also stood up at this time.

Zhao Heng nodded, feeling secretly happy.

When Ma Yuan came to see him, his plan for the reward began.

He deliberately revealed the news to Ma Yuan just to make Ma Yuan cooperate with him in the court today.

So he said: "Just as Ma Yushi, Yi Guogong, and General Mo said, if there was no King Yan, Beidi would have captured Yan Pass this time. Now I am afraid that Dasong would have been in war all over the country. It was King Yan who gave Dasong the land. Avoiding the suffering of war, this kind of achievement is unprecedented. I have been thinking about it for the past few days and decided that the remaining five counties of Yanzhou will all be merged into the territory of King Yan. From now on, King Yan will assume the responsibility of guarding Yanzhou and Yanguan. ”

As soon as Zhao Heng said this, Dou Wei and others all turned pale.

They thought that the reward to King Yan would be huge this time, but they did not expect that Zhao Heng would actually grant the entire Yanzhou to King Yan.

In this way, King Yan will truly become the king of Yanzhou.

"Your Majesty, although King Yan has made great contributions this time, if it were not for the bloody battle of Yanguan soldiers, how could they have defeated the Beidi people. I believe that all the credit cannot be attributed to King Yan." At this time, an official came out, this person was He is the Minister of War.

Dou Wei felt slightly proud when he saw officials coming out.

This time neither he nor the six ministers would directly argue with Zhao Heng, but secretly instigated other officials to speak first.

In this way, they can blow the wind nearby.

"That's nonsense. No one denies the merits of the Yanguan officers and soldiers, but the Yanguan officers and soldiers alone cannot defend Yanguan. Even the brochure written by the Yanguan generals states so." An official looked at Ma Yuan and said, Come out and scold.

Ma Yuan has been in the officialdom for many years, so he naturally knows the methods of people like Dou Wei.

When he went to court, he had already made preparations.

"Your Majesty, even so, Yanzhou cannot be handed over to King Yan. The example of the Yuan family's rebellion is right in front of us. If King Yan rebels in the future, who can stop him?" an official shouted.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. I don't know who said that King Yan had colluded with General Mo. The Yuan family was wronged. What's the result? What you defended turned into a traitor. You saved Da Song out of doubt. Now you still do it? How dare you say such nonsense?" an official snorted.

"The King of Yan is indeed wronged now, but after he gets Yanzhou, who can guarantee that his ambition will not grow? Even if the emperor is still alive, he will not rebel. What if a new king succeeds?" At Dou Wei's signal, another Officials come out.

He does have his own selfish motives in this matter.

But he was also thinking about Dasong. The Yuan family's sole control of Yanzhou was a worry for the court.

Making the King of Yan take full control of Yanzhou means that the old illness has just gone away, and the new illness has returned.

Sitting on the throne, Zhao Heng continued to watch the officials bickering with a deliberately dissatisfied look.

At this time, another official said, "Your Majesty, King Yan has indeed made outstanding contributions, but it is not appropriate to grant the capital of Yanzhou to King Yan. It is enough to grant the title of two counties."

"Since the founding of Dasong, there have been eight princes who have been in charge of a state. These princes only relied on favor and had no achievements. Now that King Yan has achieved such extraordinary achievements, shouldn't it be wrong?" Some officials responded tit-for-tat.

"To put it bluntly, the fiefdoms of these eight princes are not at the border, and Yanzhou is the throat of my great praise. How can I leave it to the hands of one person again."

"..."

Officials said something to each other, and soon the court became chaotic.

At this time, Zhao Heng saw that the time had come and snorted angrily: "Shut up, I have made up my mind this time. King Yan deserves this reward for his merits, no need to say more."

Hearing this, Dou Wei exchanged glances with Han Zheng and others.

Zhao Heng's attitude was very firm.

But even so, they will not give in easily.

The current big song is that the powerful clan and the royal family rule the world together, and it is not the emperor who has the final say.

So he said: "Your Majesty, I also want to praise you. It is not for King Yan. The two counties are granted land. This is already a huge reward."

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's words come from the bottom of his heart, I agree with you!" Han Zheng said.

"I also second the proposal." Liang Kai came out at this time. "

"I also second the proposal." Wang Zi'an said.

"I second the proposal." Xie Duan took a step forward.

Zhao Heng pretended to darken his face, "What if I don't agree?"

"If the emperor does not agree, I am willing to take off this court uniform, resign from office and return to my hometown." Dou Weidao.

"You..." Zhao Heng pointed at Dou Wei and others.

Then he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair hard, with a look of helpless compromise, "In this case, I will give Ping County and Liao County to King Yan, and allow him to expand his personal troops to 120,000 people, and Yan Pass will be guarded by him from now on. No further discussion, dismissal!"

After that, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Ma Yuan frowned and looked at Dou Wei. Since the emperor's order was given, it cannot be changed.

This time Dou Wei won.

Dou Wei noticed Ma Yuan's gaze and responded with a proud smile.

For them, this is the best outcome.

Yanzhou has seven counties, four in the north and three in the south.

Among them, the four northern counties are the poorest and the three southern counties are the richest.

Even if King Yan's fiefdom extends to four counties, he may not be able to support 120,000 soldiers and horses.

The next thing to consider is how to check and balance King Yan in Yanzhou.

"Yuan family." Dou Wei looked at Han Zheng and saw that Han Zheng was also looking at him.

Although the Yuan family was hit hard this time, its foundation is still there.

And there is no evidence of Yuan Li's rebellion.

Maybe the Yuan family can still use it. After all, the hatred between King Yan and the Yuan family will only deepen after this battle.

And who cares whether the Yuan family is rebelling?

As long as Yanzhou is stable!

…

Three days later.

A group of palace guards set off from the palace, and among the guards was Liang Cheng.

On Zhao Heng's order, he personally went to Yancheng to declare the decree to show the emperor's favor.

Seven days later, the group arrived in Yancheng.