"Being an official again?" Fang Zhiyi looked down at his clothes.
Xiao Hei replied: "But it's not quite the same."
"Um?"
"You are the villain." Xiao Hei thought for a moment, "In a sense, you are indeed the villain."
"oh?"
The plot is delivered.
This was an ancient dynasty that emphasized culture over military power, which led to frequent border disturbances by the Hu people. Since Fang Zhiyi came to power, the State of Yan had lost one of its three borders.
The reason is that he doesn't want to fight, the emperor doesn't want to fight, and the emperor emeritus doesn't want to fight.
So they just ceded territory in exchange for peace, and even had to pay various compensations.
Many ministers who advocated war were suppressed, some were dismissed from office, and some resigned in anger.
But Fang Zhiyi is not afraid of this, as long as it does not affect herself.
He had a very bad reputation, at least among the people. He was greedy for pleasure, deceived the emperor, withheld military pay, and suppressed loyal officials. In short, he did everything a treacherous minister should do.
Although the court was in such a state, there were still loyal ministers who were not afraid of death and stood up.
For example, Wei Kaiyuan, a young general from the Duke of Liang's family, was a duke personally appointed by the previous emperor. His family was hereditary and loyal. When they saw foreign enemies invading, the court kept giving in and seeking peace, and even considered moving the capital. Wei Kaiyuan's father became angry and fell ill.
Wei Kaiyuan thought about it and decided to use his family's money to organize an army at his own expense. He then headed north in the name of saving the country. He was a good fighter with a quick mind and won battle after battle.
When the news reached the imperial capital, the court was shocked and people of the Zhou clan rushed to tell each other.
But tragedy also happened. The court sent people to urgently summon Wei Kaiyuan to the court. Wei Kaiyuan chose loyalty to the emperor over protecting the country. After all, he was a general of Yan State. If he did not return to the court, wouldn't he be joining the rebels?
Although many people from the same clan lined the road to greet him, Wei Kaiyuan was not happy at all.
After meeting with the emperor, the emperor also praised his actions and ordered that his Wei family army be given an official number and that the court would pay the military pay, which made Wei Kaiyuan overjoyed.
On that day, the emperor also hosted a banquet to entertain Wei Kaiyuan, and Fang Zhiyi and others were in attendance.
Wei Kaiyuan looked down on Fang Zhiyi. He knew very well that this prime minister was a complete jerk, but for the sake of face he didn't say anything.
Who would have thought that after this banquet, a shocking rumor spread in the imperial capital. The Wei family was proud of their achievements and despised the emperor. In addition, there was a secret report that the Wei family was colluding with the Hu people. The previous victories were agreed upon by both parties, in fact, in order for the Wei family to usurp the imperial power.
The crime of plotting to usurp the throne is a serious one.
The Wei family was taken into custody by the royal secret guards on the same day. As the charges were "verified" one by one, Wei Kaiyuan knew that he had been wronged, but the emperor was furious and did not want to see him at all.
The only person who came to see him was Fang Zhiyi.
When he saw Fang Zhiyi, he knew the root of the problem.
It’s all this treacherous minister’s fault.
The entire Wei family was executed, and Fang Zhiyi personally supervised the execution.
Many people knew that the Wei family was wronged, but no one dared to speak out. After Wei Kaiyuan died, his Wei family army was disbanded and incorporated into other armies. The Hu people recovered and angrily asked the emperor of Yan for an explanation.
The emperor once again agreed to cede territory and pay compensation, which also ignited the anger of the Zhou clan. The Hu people on this side were temporarily appeased, but the Zhou clan on the other side began to revolt. They shouted slogans of clearing the court of evil officials and their momentum was growing.
The emperor also came to his senses. Prime Minister Fang Zhiyi was arrested at the court meeting. Considering that he was the prime minister of a country, he was finally beaten with a stick 30 times and exiled to the frontier.
At the same time, the emperor recruited the rebel army. When the rebel army saw that Fang Zhiyi had been captured, they all stopped their activities.
In the end, the State of Yan was destroyed, but it only had two more generations of emperors.
After Fang Zhiyi was exiled, he suffered a lot of retaliation. He had already made many enemies and finally died miserably on the way to exile.
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