Everyone followed Shen Xu's instructions and began to act.
Fu Yi, Murong Yan and their group boarded the ship back to the southern border and began to prepare.
Pei Zhiyuan sent a visit notice to the Yanyang Kingdom's imperial court in advance, claiming that he had a sure-win deal that he wanted to negotiate with the Yanyang Kingdom's emperor.
Xiling City announced that the princess would go to Yong'an City to meet His Majesty and explain the imperial edict.
Not long after, Pei Zhiyuan received a reply from the imperial court of Yanyang Kingdom.
Accompanied by Pei Zhiyuan and Shen Xu, Lin Fuxue dressed up and went to Yong'an City.
The Yanyang Kingdom's royal court has always remained very vigilant about Pei Zhiyuan's visit.
Shen Xu and his group entered Yong'an City and were arranged to stay in the inn where envoys stayed temporarily. A few days later, Murong Yao formally summoned them to the palace.
Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan both wore formal attire and entered the palace, waiting for the emperor's summons.
At this time, the Yanyang Kingdom's council hall was divided into two factions, who were fiercely discussing how to deal with Liu Zhang. The group headed by Censor Xu proposed to execute Liu Zhang directly to eliminate the trouble forever.
However, the ministers of Prime Minister Liu's faction, considering that Liu Zhang was a blood relative of Prime Minister Liu, demanded that he be spared the death penalty and that he be imprisoned for life in Yong'an City.
Murong Yao was sitting in front of the hall. Seeing the two groups arguing, he raised his eyelids slightly.
After listening to Xu Wanrong's opinion this morning, he wanted to execute Liu Zhang, but the influence of the Liu family was too great, and with the pressure from Empress Dowager Liu, he did not dare to issue an order rashly.
So he brought the ball to Jiang Yulou, "Jiang Qing, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
Jiang Yulou held a tablet in his hand. He was a peacemaker, too lazy to get involved in the dispute between the new and old factions, and didn't want to offend anyone, so he said, "This eldest son of Prime Minister Liu is indeed talented, and it would be a pity to kill him. However, he has also caused our Yanyang Army to lose a lot of soldiers, horses, and food, so the punishment should not be light."
As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Yao was about to take the opportunity to respond.
However, the Minister of Justice of the Liu family came forward to defend him, and recounted in detail how Prime Minister Liu risked his life to seize the Western Wilderness Army for His Majesty, and how he spent all his family wealth to win over court officials for His Majesty.
Liu Zhang is the only legitimate son of the Liu family. If he cannot save his life, it would chill the hearts of this old minister.
Prime Minister Liu's face turned ashen and he said nothing.
Liu Zhang was his most proud son. Even though Prime Minister Liu said that he had severed the father-son relationship with him, he was still reluctant to let him go in his heart.
But his son committed the serious crime of deceiving the emperor and treason. According to the laws of Yanyang Kingdom, all nine generations of his family will be punished.
Now the ministers are deadlocked in the court, relying entirely on the 400,000 Western Wilderness troops in his hands, as well as his support as a founding hero and his disciples throughout the court and the country.
He glanced at Jiang Yulou with a sinister look, as if to say, you'd better think it over before choosing a side.
Jiang Yulou immediately understood what Prime Minister Liu meant. He didn't want to conflict with him, but he also didn't want to offend the emperor. The prosperity and wealth of Dongyi City relied on the political reforms of the Liu family and the protection of Murong Yao. He didn't want to offend either of them.
He glanced at Murong Yao, who had a gloomy face. He was extremely reluctant to be the first to speak out, so he evaded the question, saying, "Why not wait until Lin'er and Fan'er capture the South Pass and return to the capital in triumph, and then hear their opinions?"
Murong Yao thought that since Ye Fan had a deep hatred for him, it would be better to push this problem onto Ye Fan so that he could have someone to shield him from the wrath. So he only ordered the temporary detention of Liu Zhang and did not give any suggestions on how to deal with him.
But Liu Zhang was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, which was just like staying at home. He was protected by his uncles and relatives, so no one could touch him, let alone someone who could enter the prison of the Dali Temple and assassinate him.
This made Murong Yao feel extremely uncomfortable, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
His uncle, Prime Minister Liu, and his family now hold absolute sway over the imperial court. Almost all of the six ministries are Liu's disciples, and he single-handedly controls the national treasury, military, and laws. Without him, the Yanyang Imperial Court would be unable to function.
Jiang Yulou is completely useless. His son and adopted son are completely indifferent to everything except fighting and are mediocre to the extreme.
Among these ministers, only the Xu Yushi family could still compete with the Liu family. However, he mentioned many times that he wanted to enthrone Xu Wanrong as the queen, but was rejected by his mother, Empress Dowager Liu.
He can't do anything and is just a puppet.
Under the leadership of the Liu family, the Yanyang Kingdom adjusted its taxes, carried out reforms, and reorganized its army... Coupled with the bumper harvests in the Western Wilderness in the past two years, the national strength of the Yanyang Kingdom has also increased significantly.
This made it impossible for Murong Yao to control the Liu family at all.
Pei Zhiyuan and Shen Xu waited outside the hall, listening to the noisy arguments inside and smiling at each other.
"Princess, what are you laughing at?"
"What are you laughing at, Your Highness?"
Pei Zhiyuan raised his hand and tucked the fine hair on her forehead behind her ear, and said gently: "I think you look particularly good in the pearl necklace face ornament."
Chen Xu smiled brightly upon hearing this. She waved her hand, causing Pei Zhiyuan to bend slightly, and whispered in his ear, "I thought you were laughing at the fact that our Yanyang Kingdom's Third Prince couldn't control the court after taking the throne."
Pei Zhiyuan leaned close to her ear and whispered softly, "Without your help, I can't control the court of Haoyue Kingdom."
"But you've done a great job. Even after so many days of patrolling, Haoyue Kingdom is still in good order. I see you often reply to the letters sent by the messenger."
Pei Zhiyuan said bluntly: "It's all thanks to you. We arranged the work long before we left."
"I always feel like I've forgotten a wonderful memory. The Sentry Tower Sniper, that doesn't sound like something I would do at all."
“Miss Shen, what you are doing with Pei now is more dangerous than the national sniper in the sentry tower.”
Shen Xu lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "Murong Yao, you grew up with me, so I know him well. With my brother helping me, I'm not afraid at all."
"You forgot, I can help you too."
She lowered her head to think carefully, nodded after a moment, raised her head to look into Pei Zhiyuan's eyes, and smiled directly into his eyes, "I am actually a very timid person inside. I guess you must have helped me and encouraged me at that time, so I dared to kill the national teacher."
Pei Zhiyuan just laughed. The girl he saw at that time was not timid at all. She was brave and wise to the extreme.
I don’t know if it’s because of the amnesia or Song Lin.
......
Not long after, the two were invited into the hall, and the ministers quieted down.
Murong Yao sat on the dragon throne. "Your Highness, the Prince Regent of Haoyue Country, and the Princess have come from afar. I wonder what brings you here."
Pei Zhiyuan bowed slightly symbolically, his hawk-like eyes scanning the ministers standing on either side before finally settling on Jiang Yulou. A fleeting flicker of barely perceptible surprise flashed across his eyes.
He resumed his usual solemn manner of speaking, "Of course, I'm here to discuss a lucrative deal with His Majesty of the Flame Sun Nation."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the court had different expressions, and most of them were wary of him.
"What deal?"
Pei Zhiyuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, raised his chin slightly, and looked arrogant.
"Divide up the North Sea Kingdom."
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