"Your Highness, I, Kang Yi and Kang Qian, pay my respects to you."
King You did not dispatch all his troops on this trip. He only brought his own 5,000 men and 10,000 troops stationed in the north. The remaining 20,000 elite troops were left in the western border to continue to intimidate Xiliang.
Kangzhou has more than 10,000 soldiers, which at first glance does not seem to be much less than the number brought by King You.
But how can the two be compared?
The soldiers under King You were experienced in the battlefield, and one of them could defeat three others. Moreover, with the achievements of Beiman and Xiliang, King You had already won the support of the people.
Even if the imperial court opposes it and Emperor Xiao Ming opposes it, I'm afraid it will be of no avail!
The Kang family was used by the Queen Mother, but in the final analysis, it was also a matter of interests.
Seeing that the Queen Mother had no chance of turning things around, the head of the Kang family decisively led his clansmen to surrender to King You.
"Your Highness, the Patriarch of the Kang family has been waiting outside for two hours."
"Would you like to see them?"
Feng Ping went inside to ask Qi Xu.
"No." Qi Xu said in a light voice.
"Then let your subordinates send them away." Feng Ping said as he was about to go outside.
Qi Xu suddenly said, "Wait."
"What happened in the palace back then was also closely related to the Kang family. Without their help, the Queen Mother alone could not have accomplished anything."
"Since Kang Yi has come to us, there is no need to go back. We will arrest all the members of Kang's family and bring them to the capital together when we return to the capital, and then we will convict them."
How to repay kindness when you repay evil with kindness?
The Kang family had done more than one or two evil things, and he did not want to let them off just because they had surrendered to him.
If he let the Kang family go, he would not only be sorry for the Dayong warriors who died at the hands of the northern barbarians in recent years, sorry for the border women who were harmed by Young Master Nanxing, but also sorry for his late royal grandfather!
The Kang family must be severely punished.
…
The Kang family didn't even have time to resist before they were all controlled. The family that had lasted for hundreds of years fell into decline in a matter of days.
The Kang family was arrested, and some important positions in Kangzhou were temporarily taken over by people from Hanzhou, waiting for everything to settle before officially appointing officials.
With the Kang family's previous experience as a lesson, the Fu family was cautious in their words and deeds, and all their actions were very coordinated, for fear of following in the Kang family's footsteps.
Thanks to the joint efforts of officials and people from the three states, the promotion of the new grain varieties became extremely smooth.
At this time, King You's army had been stationed in Hanzhou for nearly a month.
After two major battles in succession, the army also needs time to recuperate.
However, when the news reached Beijing, many people were alarmed.
…
A few days ago, the news that King You had won a victory was like a thunderclap that broke the silence of the capital city for a long time.
The Queen Mother sat up with the help of Nanny Lian, but her body was still shaking.
The teacup in her hand trembled slightly, and a few drops of tea splashed out, soaking her cuffs. However, she was unaware of it and murmured in a low voice, "He won... He won again..."
It was less than half a year.
From the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring.
King You unexpectedly conquered the Northern Barbarians and Western Liang, which had caused Dayong so many years of headaches, so quickly.
From now on, Dayong no longer has any external threats!
Such achievements made her think of that person.
Not long ago, she was still waiting to be married. The Kang family was suspected by the royal family at that time, and they wanted to surrender to eliminate suspicion and were willing to marry their two legitimate daughters to the royal family.
She was one of them, but her appearance and talent were not as good as her elder sister, so her elder sister married the eldest prince who was most favored by the emperor at that time, while she married the fourth prince who had not yet shown his potential.
The fourth prince's mother was of ordinary birth, and he had no support from his uncle's family. He had not been given any important tasks at that time, and no one knew how brilliant he would become later. At that time, everyone just thought of him as an idle prince who had no chance of becoming a king and had no value.
She was unwilling to marry him, and even had a big tantrum with him on the wedding night and refused to sleep with him.
But he didn't really get angry with her.
After his wedding, he began to gain experience in the six ministries, the first one he went to was the Ministry of War, and later he went to the army. No matter in terms of literary talent or military strategy, he was better than others.
At that time, the eldest prince and the third prince were at loggerheads with each other. The second prince, who was supposed to be benefiting from the conflict, was dragged into the conflict as well. The fourth prince, who was in the border army, stayed away from the conflict and was not affected.
The first three were either dead or disabled, and they themselves did not have any outstanding talents.
The fourth prince, who was superior to them in both civil and military skills, caught the emperor's eye. He then succeeded to the throne and began his half-life of fighting and being praised by the people.
She remembered that she was worried at that time whether he would bear a grudge against her for her cold treatment of him in the Prince's Mansion, and would leave the throne vacant and appoint someone else.
He didn't.
After ascending the throne, the ceremony of crowning the queen was held. She had all the status and honors she should have, except for the feelings she lacked.
She had never been in his heart.
She was just what he needed, a nominal "queen" who could stabilize his rear.
They rarely even saw each other.
She could only stay in this deep palace day after day, listening to the battle reports coming back from afar.
The palace is deep and dark, and there is endless loneliness.
If it weren't for the man from the Qiulin tribe, she didn't know how she would have survived.
It was that person who made her feel that life could be so interesting and she could become so lively.
It’s a pity that their love is destined not to walk in the sunshine.
She is the mother of Dayong, and that man also has his responsibilities to bear.
They eventually went their separate ways.
But still, there is a connection between them.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's eyes darkened.
No more!
Nothing is left!
The only person she had ever loved in her life, her only son, and her only grandson, all were gone.
They all died at the hands of the grandparents and grandchildren named Qi.
The Qi royal family has done her a lot of harm and misled her a lot!
She hates it so much!
…
In the East Palace.
The atmosphere was as gloomy and gloomy as that of the Cining Palace.
Ever since the news of Qi Xu's victory came back, Qi Yao felt uneasy every day living in the East Palace.
He was afraid that one day when he woke up, he would hear his subordinates reporting that Qi Xu had attacked the capital.
He didn't know where Qi Xu got such great ability from.
I don’t know what’s the point of having worked so hard to get my current position?
I don’t know how long he can remain the crown prince.
Qi Xu's existence is like a big knife hanging over one's neck, and one never knows when it will fall.
He was very anxious, but he was unwilling to give up the position he had worked so hard to get!
At this moment of despair and hesitation.
Someone from the Cining Palace came to call him over.
He didn't want to pay any more attention to the Queen Mother, but the eunuch who came to report had a rare happy look on his face, which was so strange that he couldn't help but go over to take a look.
"Grandson pays his respects to the Imperial Grandmother."
The invitation was quite casual. Qi Yao just bowed and sat down on the chair in front of the screen.
However, my butt had just touched the chair.
Then, from behind the screen came the Queen Mother's bewitching voice.
"Yao'er, do you want to be more legitimate?"
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