Chapter 370 I Can't Bear to Make Him Sad
Lin Anyuan watched as the middle-aged man dressed in a dragon robe was taken down by his personal guards.
This dragon robe is rather strange; the bright yellow color and the dragon design are odd, and there are other poisonous creatures on it, making it look incongruous.
When the King of Nanzhao saw Lin Anyuan, his eyes lit up like flames.
"Such a beauty exists in the world! The Central Plains are truly the best!"
Those eyes were naked, with a hint of the unsettling.
Feng Xinshui's face darkened. "Where are you looking with those eyes? Believe me or not, I'll gouge them out!"
Lin Anyuan wiped the blood off his hands with a silk cloth. "Leave the matter here to the Sixth Prince."
This was what he promised Feng Xinshui.
After Lin Anyuan left, Feng Xinshui looked at the dilapidated Nanzhao royal court and gave a bitter smile.
"Are you the sixth prince?"
A minister from Nanzhao recognized Feng Xinshui, "I remember now, your mother is Consort Feng?"
"Don't mention my mother." Feng Xinshui's eyes instantly turned sharp.
These officials accused Feng Xinshui in the Nanzhao language, "Sixth Prince, you actually colluded with outsiders to attack Nanzhao, are you out of your mind!"
"Family matters can be resolved behind closed doors, but no matter what, you shouldn't have involved outsiders! Foolish! These people from the Central Plains are wolves! You actually let wolves into the house!"
"So it was my child after all!"
The King of Nanzhao thought he was doomed, but now his gaze toward Feng Xinshui had become fiery again.
“Good son, drive the people of the Central Plains out, and I will pass the throne to you. From then on, you will be the rightful king of Nanzhao. Wouldn’t that be better?”
Feng Xinshui stabbed one of the Nanzhao dogs who had chased him to death with a single sword strike, and then looked at the King of Nanzhao.
"They eat human flesh, drink human blood, and don't treat people like human beings. What use is such a Nanzhao royal court? Do you think I would want it?"
"When you threw my mother into the cave of ten thousand snakes, did you ever imagine that this day would come?"
Consort Feng was a Miao woman with a pure heart. She was forcibly taken away by the King of Nanzhao. She was favored for a few years and gave birth to Feng Xinshui before falling out of favor.
The King of Nanzhao had many women around him. When Feng Xinshui was ten years old, Consort Feng was thrown into the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes and died tragically. Feng Xinshui witnessed this firsthand.
"Guards, throw him into the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes!" Feng Xinshui looked at the man she had hated for over a decade.
The King of Nanzhao's expression changed. "You poisoned your own father. Even if you ascend the throne, it is not legitimate. Aren't you afraid that the world will say that you, the King of Nanzhao, are ruthless?"
"What good is it if people say I'm ruthless? I'm not afraid of these rumors."
Feng Xinshui gave a cold laugh.
The King of Nanzhao screamed and struggled in the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes, while Feng Xinshui watched coldly, and all the ministers of Nanzhao watched as well.
Upon hearing this, Lin Anyuan said nothing. He believed that one should not advise others to do good without experiencing their suffering firsthand.
He's been away for a year now, and once things are over, he can go home.
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"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
This morning, all the ministers knew the good news that Nanzhao had been defeated.
"Haha, I am the first person in history."
Emperor Jing laughed heartily, feeling extremely pleased.
The previous emperors were all quite conventional, but under his rule the territory expanded, so how could he not be happy?
He originally thought that once Nanzhao was conquered, it would become a vassal state that would pay tribute to Nanzhao every year.
But Ye Wan said that he wanted to assimilate them, so he sent people to spread the culture of the Great Xia and to intermarry. In just a few generations, they were completely assimilated.
Emperor Jing thought to himself that his daughter-in-law was indeed capable. He then laid all these matters out in the open and asked seriously, "The terrain over there is complex. Which of my ministers intends to take on this important task?"
We need to send people over to help Feng Xinshui govern the southern border region.
When Emperor Jing said this, the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
The climate there is certainly not as good as in the Central Plains, and besides, nobody wants to leave their hometown and be far away from the capital, the center of power.
Just then, someone stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go."
Ye Wan looked at the person who stepped forward, slightly taken aback.
Even after two years, Pei Zhichuan still stands there as handsome and refined as ever, only now his demeanor is more composed and elegant than before.
"Minister Pei has just been promoted to the fourth rank, are you really going?"
Pei Zhichuan served as prefect in another place for two years, during which time he collected several "umbrellas for the people," thus making a great contribution.
"Your subject is willing to go."
"Lord Pei is young and refined; I'm afraid he can't endure this hardship."
Pei Zhichuan knelt down, "I would gladly die to share the Emperor's burdens."
"Very well, I hereby appoint you as the Prime Minister of Nanzhao, and send you to Nanzhao to share my burdens."
Everyone was stunned, including Pei Zhichuan, who knelt down to express his gratitude.
The Prime Minister, isn't that the same as the Chancellor of Nanzhao? It's like Pei Zhichuan went to Nanzhao, and apart from the nominal King of Nanzhao, he was the most powerful.
Just when it seemed that Prime Minister Pei was about to retire and return to his hometown, the Pei family was on the verge of decline, but then another Pei Zhichuan emerged.
The men of the Pei family are indeed outstanding.
When the court session ended, Ye Wan still walked slowly towards the palace gate alone.
Over the years, she had gotten used to it. Although there were female officials serving in the imperial court and the inner palace, and the yamen had also started to use female constables, the only officials standing in the court besides Daya, who guarded the frontier, were her.
"Lord Ye, please wait."
Hearing the voice behind her, Ye Wan turned around.
It is Pei Zhichuan.
Pei Zhichuan looked incredibly handsome in his red official robe.
"Now that we've met, I'm about to leave for Nanzhao. I wonder if Lord Ye has time to see me off?" Pei Zhichuan smiled in the sunlight. The afternoon sun was particularly bright, and he seemed to be glowing.
"good."
Ye Wan agreed.
Ye Wan didn't go back to change her clothes; she went to the appointment in her official robes.
Wearing the same red official robes, her crown and robes were slightly different in style from the men's, designed by Emperor Jing himself, and she looked indescribably dashing.
Inviting the Moon Pavilion.
Ye Wan sat upstairs, looking at the stage in the middle. It was noon, and there weren't many guests around. She figured it would be lively in the evening.
However, a row of men arrived shortly afterward, causing her eyes to widen instantly.
"Such a wonderful place has appeared in the capital now?"
Ye Wan's eyes lit up as she watched the dancing man.
These people, with their broad shoulders and narrow waists, are truly a sight to behold.
“Lord Ye has never been here.” Pei Zhichuan also glanced at the stage.
These men are quite good-looking.
Ye Wan clicked her tongue twice, "I've been so busy lately that I didn't even know there was such a great place. If I had known, I definitely would have come."
He took a sip of plum wine and stared intently at the viewer.
"In such a prosperous era, I was narrow-minded before and said many unpleasant things. Ye Wan, I'm sorry."
Pei Zhichuan personally poured wine for Ye Wan.
Pei Zhichuan's earnest apology made Ye Wan feel embarrassed.
"First impressions of people are very important; it's only human nature."
Ye Wan thought of her past self, who was definitely not as peaceful as she is now. If Pei Zhichuan hadn't been so handsome, he could have said even more hurtful things.
Ye Wan raised her wine glass. "The journey to Nanzhao is long and arduous, and I don't know when we'll meet again. I have nothing more to say."
"Then I wish you a safe journey."
"Okay, have a safe trip."
Pei Zhichuan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, suppressing all the words he hadn't said.
Some words lose their meaning once spoken; she is the bright moon in the sky, and he is a gentleman.
They knew each other briefly, but their paths never crossed.
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