Become a feudal king from today

The wind chimes hanging outside the living room swayed in the wind, making a clear sound. read

Zhao Xu seemed to see the chaos in the Dasong Court from the faces of Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan.

Although they are ministers and generals who are deeply trusted by Zhao Heng, they still have to walk on thin ice.

Mo Zhai's incident left a crack in their hearts.

Under the temptation of the powerful clan, even Zhao Heng, a general who was loyal to the country, would doubt him, let alone them.

From them, Zhao Xu thought of himself.

Isn't this emperor very afraid of himself?

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly felt that it didn't matter.

The most ruthless emperor's family.

In contemporary history, there are many stories of emperors killing princes on suspicion.

The number of princes who want to regicide and usurp the throne can also be counted on one hand.

Therefore, since he has this identity, he must see clearly.

He and Zhao Heng, the emperor, could talk about anything, except family ties.

It's just a matter of staying together in the political arena to keep warm.

He needs Zhao Heng's support. As the King of Yan, he can sit in the four counties and live his own life.

At the same time, as an imperial merchant, he can comfortably do business in the territory controlled by the royal family and earn money for military supplies.

Zhao Heng used him to maintain stability on the border, resist foreign enemies, contain powerful people, and live a life of drunkenness and dreams.

In his opinion, this kind of closeness in interests is sometimes more stable than any family relationship.

Of course, if one day his and Zhao Heng's interests turn from being in conflict with each other.

At that time, we can only perform "father is kind and son is filial", falling in love and killing each other.

However, he still hopes that Zhao Heng can have a clear mind and stop playing such tricks.

When he thought of this, he said to Mo Kuan: "I was negligent. In this case, everything must be done as official business."

"It should be so." Mo Kuan handed over to Zhao Xu.

Ma Yuan nodded slightly.

Zhao Xu smiled and had to say that Dasong still had loyal ministers and good generals.

Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan supported him in court, and they really supported him.

Now working for Zhao Heng is not really working for Zhao Heng.

"Your Highness, this official comes to Yancheng for an extremely important matter." Ma Yuan's eyes were a little bright.

"What Ma Zhoumu wants to say is about Ma Han and the Ma family, right?" Seeing Ma Yuan so excited, he guessed it.

"Exactly." Ma Yuan's voice trembled slightly, "I wonder where Ma Han is now? Can Your Highness allow him to meet with this official."

"Of course you can." Zhao Xu called Feng'er and asked her to send her servants to bring Ma Han.

The three of them drank tea and chatted for a while about interesting stories about the capital.

Ma Han arrived at the living room in the time it took to burn an incense stick.

"uncle!"

As soon as he entered the living room, Ma Han shouted loudly, looking excited.

When he learned that Ma Yuan had come to the palace, he came on horseback without even having time to tidy up his clothes.

"Han'er." Ma Yuan stood up, his eyes suddenly moistened.

Looking at each other, the two hurried forward and grabbed each other's hands, crying with joy.

After feeling sad for a while, Ma Yuan asked Ma Han in detail about his situation these days.

When he learned that he had met King Yan in Pingcheng, King Yan had always sent people to protect him, and that all food and daily necessities were taken care of. He turned to Zhao Xu and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Ma Han and Xiaguan will never forget him."

"Such trivial matters are not worth mentioning." Zhao Xu said, "As for the rest, I have already told Ma Han about it."

Ma Han nodded and said to Ma Han: "Uncle, does your Highness have any explanation for sending the news that I am still alive to the capital this time?"

Hearing this, Ma Yuan sighed, "Even the emperor cannot directly intervene in the family affairs of the eight powerful families. This is how Dou Wei deals with the emperor."

When Ma Han heard this, his disappointment was palpable.

In this case, the emperor will not help.

"But..." Ma Yuan looked at Zhao Xu at this time, "The emperor summoned me privately and wanted to ask His Highness Prince Yan to secretly help me with this matter."

Ma Han suddenly changed from sadness to joy. The emperor had given this private instruction.

In this way, King Yan could more generously help him regain his position as the head of the Ma family.

Zhao Xu smiled helplessly.

Since he has reached a deal with Ma Han, he will naturally help with this favor.

And he also intends to participate in this matter. After all, this matter is also related to his own interests and is profitable.

Also, there is a concept called peripheral security environment.

In order for a force to maintain its own security, it must first make a comprehensive analysis and assessment of whether its surrounding areas pose a threat to its own territory and whether there is military invasion within a certain period of time.

He now has his own independent fiefdom.

In the battle with Beidi in Yanguan, in the battle with Xiliang in Jinzhou, and even in the affairs of the Ma family now, he is maintaining the surrounding security environment.

Especially in the Battle of Jinzhou, Zhao Heng complied with his wishes by asking him to send troops.

The instability in the surrounding areas will inevitably consume a lot of manpower and material resources in the four counties.

Business development is out of the question.

The same thing happened with the Ma family. In the battle of Jinzhou, he had already seen that Ma Chong and Ma Jin had bad intentions.

How could he feel at ease with such a Ma family at his side?

What's more, the Ma family also controls important passes in the northwest of Dasong.

"Your Highness, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. I ask Your Highness to borrow troops and go to Qinzhou to regain the position of the head of the family!" With the emperor's acquiescence, Ma Han became even more anxious and looked at Zhao Xu.