In this regard, he was extremely satisfied with Fang Zhiyi.
I chose Fang Zhiyi because he knew how to please me. Isn't he just a little greedy? If he wasn't greedy, where would my money come from? Even if the people were to become angry, I could just get rid of him and not only could I confiscate his property, but I could also prove to others that I was a good emperor.
Shen Xun came back to report that the messenger was kidnapped by bandits and his life or death was unknown. More than half of the troops he led out were killed or wounded, and even he himself was shot three times.
For a while, the ministers in the court were talking about it.
The emperor frowned.
Chen Xun suddenly looked at Fang Zhiyi with a sad face: "Prime Minister, you, your son..."
"When we were evacuating, we encountered a small group of Hu people, and Fang Bufan was killed by them!"
Fang Zhiyi staggered two steps and almost fainted.
"Hu people?" The court officials were discussing among themselves, and many of them were gloating over their misfortune. They wanted to let you know how greedy you are, and see what the use of your greed is!
"Report!" A guard ran in. "The Hu envoys are here to see you!"
"Hu people?" Fang Zhiyi suddenly became furious. "Where? I'll chop him to death!"
The court was in chaos, and the emperor made a quick decision: "Send Prime Minister Fang home to rest! My dear minister, please accept my condolences. I will seek justice for you!"
Fang Zhiyi was half dragged and half carried away.
Shen Xun also left directly.
The Hu envoy swaggered into the hall and began to scold, "You Yan people are so unreasonable! First you promised to cede the north to us, and then you sent people to attack! Emperor Yan, are you trying to start a war?"
The huge court hall was filled with silence.
Everyone then remembered that Fang Zhiyi had just been delayed by the Hu envoys when they were negotiating with them.
"Well, what do you want?" the emperor asked hesitantly.
"Withdraw the troops and pay compensation!"
There was a lot of discussion in the court.
However, one thing also caught the attention of many people. The emperor himself was also in favor of peace. In the past, when Fang Zhiyi was in favor, the emperor always wavered in his attitude. But today, Fang Zhiyi was not in favor, and they could not respond to the emperor's words. In desperation, the emperor could only negotiate compensation with the Hu envoys and repeatedly promised to severely punish the Wei family army that destroyed the friendship between the two countries.
At the same time, in Fang Zhiyi's house, several vendors were being held by men. Shen Xun was a little nervous. Fang Zhiyi closed his eyes slightly and waited. As footsteps were heard, several people walked into Fang Zhiyi's house one after another.
"Hahaha, you traitor, now you have come to this day! Your son is dead?" The one with the loudest voice was undoubtedly General Huang, but he had already retired from the army.
"Chen Xun, you invited us here because you want us to see his retribution?"
"Duke Wei is here too? Old Wei, your son is so brave!"
Gradually, everyone gathered. Chen Xun looked at Fang Zhiyi. Fang Zhiyi opened his eyes, and there was no trace of the previous sadness on his face.
"Everyone, what I did in the past was indeed helpless, but today, I would like to ask you for a favor."
"Fang Zhiyi, let's not talk about that for now. What's going on with these civilians? Do you want to kill a few of them in front of us?" A middle-aged man with a face as red as a date asked in a deep voice.
"Common people?" Fang Zhiyi smiled. "They are the emperor's secret guards, responsible for monitoring me."
Fang Zhiyi stood up and said, "They must report to the emperor truthfully how much silver I have embezzled every day and who has visited the palace."
"This..." These people were a little confused.
"Humph, Fang Zhiyi, it's normal that the emperor doesn't trust you, a corrupt official like you."
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