Chapter 96 He is a prince, he cannot cry
The civil and military officials below were already shocked.
They all looked sideways at Yan Fengxiao's figure.
It has been two or three years since the defeat in Ximo, and everyone seems to have forgotten the bloodthirsty figure from that year.
Back then, after Yan Fengxiao took the position of commander-in-chief, he led a force that was 100,000 fewer than the Western Desert Army and flattened the entire Western Desert capital. That scene is still widely circulated among the people.
If Yan Fengxiao had stayed at the border, no one present would have dared to challenge his authority. However, three years ago, Yan Fengxiao was transferred to the capital by the emperor. Although he had the power to mobilize troops, he was restricted to the imperial city. The entire imperial city had only 20,000 soldiers and horses, which meant that the military power in his hands was reduced by 99%.
Anyone who is a little smart in the court can see that Yan Fengxiao is being promoted in name only but demoted in reality. Even if he stays by the emperor's side, the power in his hands will be getting less and less.
As a result, many people began to look down on Yan Fengxiao, a bastard of humble origin, and thought that he was just a brave and reckless general who had fought his way through the battlefield. Later, Yan Fengxiao did many arrogant things in the court, offending many ministers and confirming his reputation.
Today, this humble son of a marquisate seems to be rising again, commanding a large army...
Yan Xuanjing's face turned pale: "Father, please think twice!"
The Emperor of Southern Yan snorted coldly.
"I think it's you, Imperial Tutor Zhao, who should think twice!"
He suddenly looked at a skinny old minister standing in the front.
Although the old man was old and had white hair, his eyes were full of brilliance and he was dressed in his official uniform meticulously. "The old minister is here."
"As the Grand Tutor, is this how you usually teach the Crown Prince?"
Taifu Zhao was instantly ashamed.
His Zhao family had secretly stood on the side of the eldest prince a long time ago. His eldest daughter, as Concubine Hui in the palace, had a very good relationship with the current queen.
Of course he had heard about what happened at the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. He had even attended the funeral of his second daughter, Old Lady Yan. However, before Old Lady Yan was buried, Yan Fengxiao brought his men to raze the entire Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Therefore, he was among the ministers who agreed to send Yan Fengxiao to the northern border today.
He immediately knelt on the ground: "This old minister is terrified!"
"I don't expect him to achieve anything great, but as my son, he can't be spineless. How can I safely hand over the country to someone like him if he acts so weakly and only knows how to back down?"
Taifu Zhao didn't dare to say a word when he was scolded.
When Yan Xuanjing heard his father scolding him like this, his eyes turned red.
But he is a prince after all, and he cannot cry.
I can only grit my teeth and remember the humiliation of today.
"Yan Fengxiao, I'm handing you the Tiger Talisman. I'm allowing you to mobilize your troops and generals. I've given you one year to conquer the Northern Frontier. Can you do it?"
The Emperor of Southern Yan stared at Yan Fengxiao with deep eyes.
Yan Fengxiao bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to do it."
What the Emperor of Southern Yan said was actually a bit exaggerated.
It didn't say that Yan Fengxiao must win or anything like that.
He was just asked to conquer the northern border. How much it would conquer was up to the Emperor of Southern Yan to judge. He would have the final say on whether to reward or punish.
The right of interpretation belongs to the Emperor of Southern Yan.
The Emperor of Southern Yan also understood that if Southern Yan and Northern Xinjiang clashed head-on, Southern Yan would be the one to suffer in the end.
When Southern Yan conquered the Western Desert, it captured countless troops, horses, and food. Three years later, countless people were still suffering from natural disasters and man-made calamities and were unable to get enough food.
But if they give in this time and allow the Northern Frontier Kingdom to act tyrannically on the territory of the Southern Yan Kingdom, the consequences will be even more serious. It will only make people see the weakness of the Southern Yan Kingdom, and eventually it will be eroded bit by bit.
If I take this step back, I'm afraid I won't be able to move forward anymore...
The Emperor of Southern Yan waved his hand and asked the young eunuch to hand a black and gold-plated token to Yan Fengxiao.
The material of the token is very special, and the carved patterns are very precise and retro. It feels heavy in the hand, and it makes people feel very domineering when looking at it.
The Emperor of Southern Yan ordered Yan Xuanjing to go back and think it over carefully.
Then he withdrew from the court.
The emperor left first, but the civil and military officials did not leave. They all surrounded Yan Fengxiao with different expressions.
Some officials looked at Yan Fengxiao, wanting to say something but stopping themselves. After a long while, someone finally came over with a stiff and flattering smile on his face.
"Congratulations, Governor Yan! Congratulations, Governor Yan! From today on, you have full power in your hands. If those people from the Northern Frontier dare to provoke you again, they will be in big trouble!"
"Yes, yes. The emperor has such trust in the governor, which shows that the governor is very capable and can definitely compete with the Northern Frontier Army!"
"You've all forgotten that back then, the governor led his troops and generals to inflict great losses on the Western Desert. He was so powerful and impressive. I can still remember the scene when the governor returned to the capital and was greeted respectfully by the people..."
The civil and military officials who had previously regarded Yan Fengxiao as a plague suddenly became noisy and spoke nice words one by one.
Lord Li, who had jumped out first, also came over. His cheeks twitched slightly, but he spoke humbly, "For what happened before, please forgive my mistakes, my Lord Commander. It was my shortsightedness that made me ignorant..."
Those who followed him all came together to admit their mistakes.
Although this group of ministers were not specifically reprimanded by the emperor, Yan Fengxiao, whom they had targeted before, now controlled a large army and was not someone they could afford to provoke.
Before, we all served in the same court and stayed in the capital. Our immediate superiors were all emperors. Even though there were differences in rank, the gap was actually not that big.
No matter how high an official is, he can't do anything to his colleagues without a reason. They have complicated connections behind them and they all have backers...
But now it’s different…
Yan Fengxiao holds the tiger talisman, which means he is in charge of the military power of the world. His power is no longer on the same level as that of this group of officials.
His words carried countless times more weight in the eyes of the Emperor. If Yan Fengxiao really wanted to take revenge on someone, the Emperor, in order to appease him, would only need one word from him to punish the person who had offended Yan Fengxiao...
Yan Fengxiao walked past.
Not to mention saying a word to those people, he didn't even look at them.
The officials who had offended Yan Fengxiao before felt cold all over when they saw this scene, because they did not think that this Governor Yan was a man who was easy to talk to...
The second prince Yan Liuchen quickly caught up with him.
He glanced coldly at those who came over to apologize, and suddenly laughed: "You bunch of people... Hey, why bother to offend anyone else and then get yourself killed?"
"Your Highness, Second Prince, please come forward and plead for mercy on our behalf..."
Yan Liuchen waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't come to me about this matter, I can't beg for mercy. I advise you to eat whatever you want during this period of time and wait for death..."
He caught up with Yan Fengxiao and lowered his voice, "Don't worry, Commander Yan, with just one word from you, this prince will secretly help you give these people to..."
He made a gesture of swiping his neck, trying to do Yan Fengxiao a favor.
After all, I just owed someone a favor not long ago, and that's the hardest thing to repay...
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Yan Fengxiao responded and turned his head to glance at the ministers indifferently.
He is indeed not a generous person. He will remember what happened today, but he doesn't need to ask others to do it.
After leaving the palace with the tiger talisman, he just arrived outside the palace gate and saw a familiar-looking carriage parked at the entrance of an alley not far away.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted by a pair of slender white fingers, revealing a graceful and beautiful face.
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