Become a feudal king from today

Yancheng.

Zhao Xu was lecturing in the Science and Technology School when he suddenly learned that the imperial edict had arrived.

Back at the palace, as soon as Zhao Xu entered the palace, Xu Hark followed him.

After reading the imperial edict, Zhao Xu changed slightly, while Xu Hark smiled bitterly.

Seeing the embarrassment on King Yan's face, the young eunuch who came to announce the decree did not dare to stay longer, resigned, and hurriedly left with the soldiers of the imperial army.

"Your Highness, Uncle Mi Guo was assassinated on the road. Fortunately, our people found out in advance and rescued him. At that moment, Uncle Mi Guo had resigned and returned home, claiming to be ill," Xu Ke said.

After a pause, he said: "Before the accident, Dou Weiwei went to the palace, and then the uncle also went to the palace, but he seemed unhappy when he came out."

Taking out a piece of paper, he added: "This is what our people heard, the conversation between the uncle and the father-in-law."

Zhao Xu nodded.

After Xu Hark arranged for people from the Fourth Courtyard to go to the capital, he also secretly protected the Mi family under his orders.

Of course, sometimes protection is also a kind of supervision.

"It's really..." Zhao Xu almost blurted out a ridiculous sentence, but finally suppressed it.

The Northern Expedition made him see clearly Zhao Heng's incompetence and weakness.

But this time he saw clearly that Zhao Heng was a person who couldn't carry things clearly.

I'm afraid that in the heart of this emperor, there is always some illusion about powerful people.

Now, he finally understood why Dou Wei supported Zhao Heng to ascend the throne.

This is a person whose strategic level is as good as shit, who is only a little smart, and he also likes to enjoy himself.

Since ancient times, treacherous ministers have always liked such emperors.

The more than 20 years of this emperor's reign were also the 20 years when the separatism between powerful clans became more and more fierce, and the decline of Dasong accelerated.

It wasn't until the Northern Expedition that the emperor was completely out of control.

In order to maintain peace for a while, he signed a peace contract, but was blackmailed by the powerful clan, causing the powerful clan to change from a secretive separatist regime to an open regime.

"Your Majesty, now you are wandering back and forth between Your Highness and the Emperor." Xu Hark said what Zhao Xu wanted to say.

With a slight snort, Zhao Xu said: "I have come step by step to this day. When have I relied on the imperial court? I have never given hope to the emperor. Otherwise, I would not have asked for the three southern counties when he came to Yanzhou." ”

After a pause, he said: "That's fine. He trusts me completely. I still need to take care of him a little. Now, black is black and white is white."

Xu Ke nodded and said: "By the way, Your Highness, Princess Changle will arrive in Yancheng tomorrow. What should we do with this imperial edict?"

Ma Han rescued Princess Changle and ordered her to be escorted from Jinzhou to Yancheng.

But Princess Changle's carriage was moving slowly, so it took so long to arrive.

"It's very simple. It's just that Princess Changle encountered bandits when she went to Yancheng and was unfortunately killed." Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed.

How could it be possible for the people he saved to be handed over again.

Furthermore, since Zhao Heng accused him of being arrogant, he would show him his arrogance.

In the face of the powerful people who framed him, he was obedient, and in the face of the prince who saved him from danger, he struck hard.

Such behavior is tolerable, but what is intolerable!

Now, he would tell Zhao Heng clearly.

The powerful people are not easy to mess with, and he is not easy to mess with either!

"Hehe, I think so too." Tsui Hark smiled.

Then he seemed to realize something, "Your Highness, are you talking about this as a plan to alienate powerful people?"

"Then I have to thank Dou Wei for allowing me to fully understand my father." Zhao Xu didn't care if it was a stratagem by the powerful clan to alienate him.

If Zhao Heng really treated him sincerely, he would not have issued this imperial edict.

He wouldn't be alienated either, but now the opposite is true.

Xu Ke nodded when he heard the words. He found that from the time he received the imperial edict until now, King Yan's mood has been very calm.

Perhaps King Yan had already seen through the nature of this great emperor.

I never had any hope for the imperial court.

"One more thing. The people assigned by the official to Ningjin Dusi discovered that Iron Wood Tower escorted a carriage to the outside of Jincheng. However, the carriage did not enter the city. They just set up a camp to surround the carriage and patrolled it closely. It seems that there is something very important in the carriage." Tsui Hark said.

"Really?" Zhao Xu suddenly jumped out of the imperial edict.

Now, with the world divided, how could he, a vassal king far away from the border, care about the court's attitude towards him.

What's more, he has already grasped the thoughts of these people.

Zhao Heng counted on him to check the powerful clan and allow him to live a peaceful life.

The powerful people are unhappy with him, and for the time being they just want to weaken him, not kill him yet.

Wanting him to severely injure Beidi, he was also seriously injured, and they took the opportunity to eat their bodies.

It is these thoughts that allow Dasong to maintain a strange and clever balance at the moment.

For this balance, he doesn't want to break it yet, and it's not bad to just exist like this.

At least, he can continue to make money from business and hoard food and minerals, which are important things in troubled times.

As for his false report that the princess of Changle County was killed by bandits, this balance will not be broken.

The goal of estrangement between the powerful clans was achieved, and it was impossible for Zhao Heng to really fall out with him over this matter.

It is even more impossible for Beidi to send troops to the northwest again and then go south from Wuguan.

Otherwise, this opportunity would be great for you.

If we don't take the opportunity to capture Ningjin Dusi and turn the territory east of Beidi upside down, how long will it take?

"Yes, the official is very surprised about this. What can be packed in a carriage that makes Beidi pay so much attention to it." Xu Hark frowned, he really couldn't think of it.

"Continue to investigate." He couldn't guess based on Tsui Hark's words.

However, this is an unusual signal and should be taken seriously.

After talking about a few more small things, Tsui Hark went back.

Zhao Heng went to the study room, and then gave Zhao Heng a trick.

Naturally, he was talking about the kidnapping of Princess Changle.

As for whether Zhao Heng believed it or not, he didn't care.

Secondly, he reminded Zhao Heng.

He and Beidi are currently at war, and it is appropriate to do anything detrimental to Beidi.

If Beidi is dissatisfied, he can let Beidi find him without any intervention from the court.

After writing, he put down his pen and sent it to the capital.

The next day.

Just as Xu Hark said, a carriage arrived in Yancheng escorted by Ma family soldiers.

However, the Ma family soldiers are all in civilian clothes, and their profession is more like merchants.

Although Zhao Xu learned about it, he still basked in the sun in the courtyard of the palace's dormitory and did not go to greet him.

After all, Princess Changle has a brother, so she has to come to pay homage to him.

Less than half an hour.

The carriage arrived at the palace, and Zhao Xu slowly walked to the front yard.

At this time, a girl in a goose-yellow dress was standing with her back on him.

Hearing the footsteps, the girl turned around, glanced at him, lowered her head, bowed slightly, and whispered: "Brother Ninth, long time no see."

"Don't call me Ninth Brother. Princess Changle is dead. From now on, you can remember Yuyan." Zhao Heng put his hands behind his back and said with a chuckle.