Become a feudal king from today

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. King Yan captured Jinzhou and killed many officials who defected to Xiliang. After King Yan's troops withdraw to Jinzhou, what should we do with Jinzhou?"

Everyone admired the peonies and continued on their way.

After walking a few steps, Dou Wei suddenly remembered something and asked.

At the mention of this, many ministers pricked up their ears.

For them, they actually don't care much about how the emperor rewards King Yan now.

After all, King Yan's contribution is here, and the reward is certain.

But Jinzhou now belongs to Dasong, and King Yan killed a lot of Jinzhou nobles.

This is equivalent to turning Jinzhou into a big fat place without any influence.

So now, both powerful families and powerful wealthy families want to get a piece of the pie in Jinzhou.

Zhao Heng turned around and looked at the officials behind him.

Meeting his eyes, the officials dodge a little.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This question is also bothering him.

Jinzhou's location is very important, not inferior to Yanzhou.

In fact, it is most appropriate to let King Yan govern him.

But he was unwilling to hand over Jinzhou to King Yan.

But he was not sure who he would send and who would be able to sit in Jinzhou to reassure him.

After all, Jinzhou, like Yanzhou, belongs to the place of the Four War, and there will be no peace in the future.

If Jinzhou is taken away again, he will be completely disgraced.

"What's the prime minister's advice?" Dou Wei raised this question at this time, and he must have had his own ideas.

He wanted to hear it before making a decision.

After pondering for a while, Dou Wei said: "Your Majesty, it is not just His Highness King Yan who deserves credit for defeating Xiliang this time."

After a pause, he said: "The Ma family went all the way north where the war was fought and captured the entire Linjun County, attracting many troops from Xiliang. Now His Highness the King of Yan deserves a reward, and I think the Ma family deserves a reward as well."

Zhao Heng nodded slightly.

This seems to be the case based on the information conveyed from various quarters.

After the war, the Ma family's troops still occupy Lincheng.

"Therefore, I recommend Ma Jin to be the shepherd of Jinzhou and take charge of Jinzhou. If war breaks out again in the future, the Ma family's soldiers and horses can cooperate with the imperial army to defend the enemy." Dou Wei added.

Naturally, he had his own reasons for recommending Ma Jin.

If Ma Jin was the pastor of Jinzhou, their trade with Beidi might still have hope.

Hearing this, Ma Yuan snorted angrily and said, "Ma Jin is a timid, cowardly, stupid and incompetent man. He is a villain. How can he be worthy of being the shepherd of Jinzhou? Moreover, this war between the Ma family and Xiliang is really strange." , it is rumored that Ma Jin secretly colluded with Xiliang and tried to assassinate King Yan. "

"Ma Yushi, what evidence do you have for spewing such blood? If the Ma family colluded with Xiliang, why did Xiliang ambush the Ma family, causing them to lose their troops and generals." Dou Wei glared at Ma Yuan.

Since Ma Xuan's death, Ma Yuan has been against him everywhere, and he has long been extremely angry.

Zhao Heng's expression remained calm as he looked at the two of them calmly.

He knew what Ma Yuan said, but there was indeed no conclusive evidence.

But the Ma family is now under the control of Ma Chong, and if Ma Jin is allowed to get involved in Jinzhou, wouldn't it mean that the Ma family's power will further grow?

This is not what he wants to see.

So now, the people of the Ma family cannot be used, and King Yan cannot be allowed to take charge of Jinzhou. At the same time, he must be reassured.

This choice is indeed difficult.

After thinking hard, he looked at Ma Yuan and then said: "This matter should be discussed in the long term."

After saying that, he looked at the concubines who were playing in the garden.

Leaving the minister behind, he walked over there with Liang Cheng with a smile on his face.

When the ministers saw this, they shook their heads and went to admire the flowers.

"Your Majesty, the flowers are blooming much more vigorously this year than in previous years. It seems that this year is a good year." Queen Xie saw Zhao Heng coming and led the concubines over.

When he arrived among the concubines, Zhao Heng suddenly felt much more relaxed.

When I'm with the ministers, I'm always arguing about this and that, which is annoying.

"I'm afraid the queen doesn't know that the peonies planted by the late emperor have bloomed." Zhao Heng said.

Queen Xie covered her mouth in surprise and said: "This is really auspicious. It is said that only when the Holy King comes to the court can auspiciousness descend from the sky. This shows that God recognizes the Emperor."

"Hahaha..." Zhao Heng laughed, he liked to hear this the most, "It's the queen who can say it."

Queen Xie was secretly proud, and she added: "Your Majesty will take us to see it and let us pay our respects."

After that, she led the concubines and Zhao Heng to the peony.

The concubines also understood the situation and complimented Zhao Heng again.

After talking for a while, Queen Xie looked at Concubine Mi next to her.

She knew in her heart that Zhao Heng was not only happy because of the blooming peonies.

What sets off the blooming peonies is that King Yan conquered Jinzhou.

This gave Zhao Heng a feeling that Dasong was thriving.

So she cleared her throat and said: "Your Majesty, it has been a year since King Yan went to Yanzhou. I and Concubine Mi are both thinking about it. Now that the war in Jinzhou is over, why not let him celebrate the New Year this year? When the time comes, I will go back to the capital to visit my relatives and have a reunion.”

When Concubine Mi heard this, there was a look of expectation in her eyes.

After King Yan went to Yanzhou, she missed him often.

At this moment, he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Queen Xie again.

Queen Xie's words reminded Zhao Heng.

King Yan has been crazy for three years, and now he is far away in Yanzhou.

It's time for them, father and son, to be reunited.

Looking at Concubine Mi, he saw that Concubine Mi was also looking at him, as if waiting for him to speak.

So he said: "The queen is absolutely right, but this time Beidi and Xiliang's plot did not succeed. I'm afraid they won't let it go. King Yan can't leave the territory yet. I will order him to come back when the border is stable."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Mi said. She once thought she would never see Prince Yan again in this life, but now she at least has thoughts about him.

Queen Xie patted Concubine Mi's hand. Naturally, he did this intentionally.

Now everyone in the court knows that King Yan supports the prince, and the Xie family and King Yan are getting closer.

Naturally, she also had to do something appropriate for Concubine Mi.

After talking about this, everyone was playing in the garden.

In the evening, Zhao Hengqi drove back to the palace, and the ministers went their separate ways.

Dou Wei returned to his mansion with a gloomy face.

He spent such a high price and did not hesitate to use important chess pieces.

I originally hoped to drag King Yan into the quagmire of war in Jinzhou, causing King Yan to continue to bleed, and eventually become unable to hold on and weaken.

But unexpectedly, in less than three months, King Yan returned with a great victory, and even captured the territory that the Dasong Forbidden Army had lost before.

"Sir, the third prince is here."

He was meditating in his study when someone reported.

"Please come in, Third Prince." Dou Wei's gloomy face softened a little.

Not long after, the third prince came to the study and bowed. He said, "We are visiting the garden today. Why didn't my uncle object to my father's reward to King Yan?"

During this visit to the garden, Zhao Heng did not ask the princes to go with him.

But even so, the princes in the garden knew clearly.

The concubines don't keep their mouths shut.

Therefore, the reward for King Yan and the emperor's request for King Yan to visit the capital at the end of the year for marriage had already spread in the palace.

Although he knew that King Yan had made another military exploit, this reward was not excessive.

Moreover, this was the reward that King Yan should have received long ago, but it was blocked by the powerful ministers.

But he still didn't understand why his uncle didn't object at this time.

Therefore, after the garden tour, he immediately came to Dou Mansion to inquire about the situation.

As a contender for the throne, what he was most worried about was that the forces behind him would change course.