Chapter 286 Fu Yi can't resist
Shentu Yu regained consciousness and continued:
"...and signed a contract with the Huan Dynasty. For the next few years, as long as the crown prince's descendants are in power, Wen Xiang will pay tribute to the Huan Dynasty and will not harass the border cities again."
Shentu Yu spoke these words fluently, without feeling any humiliation. Wenxiang had always paid tribute to the Huan Dynasty, but now it was inevitable to add some gold and silver.
But if an emperor of the Huan Dynasty showed weakness in the future and Wen Xiang became powerful and wanted to tear up the contract, who could blame them for being treacherous?
"Shentu Yu!" The third prince could not accept this result and turned around and shouted.
Cheng Nianying stopped interfering and said, "Let's go back."
The officials of Sifang Pavilion had previously left the capital with the third prince.
The more detailed clauses that followed were naturally left to the officials of Sifangguan to sort out.
The soldiers immediately carried the sedan chair away.
Shentu Yu was left behind, saying respectfully, "Farewell, Prince."
The third prince was left behind, shouting unwillingly: "Crown Prince! Crown Prince, listen to me..."
"Crown Prince!!!"
"Follow me." The official from Sifang Pavilion stepped forward, completely ignoring the Third Prince's shouts.
Shentu Yu and others were not even qualified to enter the government office, so they were led into a nearby teahouse.
Wan Boqi turned his head to look at them, then turned his head back and rode his horse to catch up.
He felt happy unconsciously.
Awesome, Crown Prince!
…
When Cheng Nianying returned to the government office, she ran into Fu Yi wiping his hands while walking out.
Fu Yi seemed to be completely relieved of her. Seeing her come back, he raised his face and smiled: "How is it?"
Although it was a question, it seemed to confirm that she would do well today.
Cheng Nianying's eyes and eyebrows danced lively as she described the situation just now to him.
Fu Yi had no resistance to her way of talking.
For a moment, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with smiles and tenderness after hearing this.
After Cheng Nianying finished her description, before Fu Yi could even offer any praise, she concluded, "Sitting on the sedan chair is very good."
She used to secretly feel that Fu Yi, sitting at the top, was a noble man who was just putting on airs!
Later, I had a conflict with him and was very unhappy with his noble style.
"Sitting on the shoulder sedan chair, I could see their movements and expressions clearly. There was nowhere to hide."
Cheng Nianying paused and continued, "I deliberately asked the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince to listen. Their conflict has escalated to the point where there is no room for redress.
"So without me having to say anything, Shentu Yu took the initiative to say that he would keep the three princes as hostages and would no longer harass the border towns."
She looked at Fu Yi seriously.
"So this is what playing with people's hearts does. It's not inherently bad. It can resolve such a major issue without bloodshed, benefiting the people and sparing them from bloodshed. It's better than resorting to war."
Fu Yi immediately grabbed Cheng Nianying's hand.
The emperor used him to handle domestic and foreign affairs, but he had never said such words.
These words are so touching.
——She is recognizing him.
His "shortcomings" actually improved with Aying.
Fu Yi held her hand tighter and couldn't help rubbing and kneading it repeatedly before he suppressed the love surging in his bones.
The myriad emotions in his throat finally tumbled into a single word, light and hot: "Hmm."
In the past he was abusing his power.
But he has already held a position of power, so it is fine for him to focus on making profits for the people in the future.
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Shentu Yu took the five princes away.
Before leaving, he came to bid farewell to Cheng Nianying, trying to firmly imprint the new crown prince of Huan Dynasty in his mind.
We chased them out of the camp that day in too much haste. We only saw the surface of their abilities, but had no idea of their depth.
Shentu Yu, feeling regretful, helped the fifth prince onto the horse.
After the group left, the third prince went mad in his room for a whole day, and his attendants cried out for justice.
The servant's sharp cries slowly pulled the third prince back from his extreme anger.
"Isn't it ridiculous to talk about justice?"
The third prince murmured, speaking to his attendants as well as to himself.
"I want to see the crown prince." He opened the door and said to the soldiers outside.
After saying this, he paused again and shook his head: "After I take a shower and change my clothes, I will ask to see the crown prince."
When I saw the third prince again, he finally looked a bit like the queen's legitimate son.
He didn't complain, but instead asked hesitantly, "What if my fifth brother, after returning to Wenxiang, breaks his agreement with the crown prince, takes the opportunity to revive Liang Xiang's old forces, and waits for the right time to invade the border again?"
Cheng Nianying looked at him and said calmly, "Then he is no longer suitable to be the king of Wenxiang."
The third prince finally felt relieved.
really.
She is just raising Gu!
She will use whoever is obedient!
"I have another question for you, Prince. The woman who accompanied us to the camp that day, I remember her name was Wangyue. Was she skilled in assassination?"
"Um."
The third prince didn't ask any more questions.
If the fifth brother breaks the agreement, Huan Chao will naturally use all means to assassinate him.
By then, will he have a chance to return?
No matter when that moment will come, the third prince still has a glimmer of hope in his heart.
That glimmer of hope kept pulling at him, preventing him from having any extreme or drastic thoughts of dying together.
…
On the second day, the Wenxiang army finally slowly withdrew from the camp. In Cheng Nianying's eyes, they became tiny black dots crawling away slowly.
The people Wan Boqi brought with him originally felt sorry that they had not achieved any military merit this time. But then they thought, how could "the merit of following the dragon" not be counted as merit?
Just grab the opportunity when you can.
Wouldn't it be stupid to care about so many things?
"When will the crown prince return to the capital?" Wan Baiqi asked first.
Cheng Nianying said, "Just leave."
She called the county magistrate and asked his name.
The county magistrate quickly replied, "Feng Ziren."
Only after answering did he realize that this meant that the crown prince was leaving.
I immediately burst into tears.
Wan Boqi and the others were all blushing. They were still thinking about the merits of following the emperor, but this small official in the border town was very simple.
"This humble servant will definitely remember the Crown Prince! This humble servant will recite the longevity scriptures for the Crown Prince!"
Feng Ziren was so excited that his saliva was flying.
Cheng Nianying naturally wouldn't find him impolite. She used to be afraid of meeting the Buddha and high monks, but because of Fu Yi, she gradually lost her fear.
Now some people still recite the Longevity Buddhist Sutra for her.
Cheng Nianying pursed her lips and smiled: "Yeah."
This would never happen to the old emperor.
The emperor may have a kind side, but how could he really chat and laugh with a minor official?
But her emotions at this moment seemed so relaxed and genuine.
Wanbaiqi looked at her in a trance.
It didn't seem difficult to understand why Fu Yi served her so faithfully.
Cheng Nianying is gone.
When she left, she specifically asked Feng Ziren to lead the way to meet the Wu San couple.
"Do you want to go to Yujing with me?"
Cheng Nianying's words left the couple stunned.
The others were also confused.
Wan Boqi hurriedly asked, "Why did the Crown Prince take them to the Imperial Capital?"
Wu San and his wife looked at Cheng Nianying eagerly. They were equally curious but more timid, so they didn't dare to ask.
"When I rescued them that day, I saw that they were particularly intelligent and decisive. People like them are rare, so I wanted to bring them to the Imperial Capital."
Mr. and Mrs. Wu San gasped for air, their hearts pounding wildly.
Wan Boqi and others also fell silent.
Two farmers.
Just farmers!
Feng Ziren didn't care about anything else and was genuinely happy for the couple: "Great, great! If we can go to the Imperial Capital with the Crown Prince, it would be a world of wealth!"
With their limited knowledge, Mr. and Mrs. Wu San could not imagine what would happen if they followed the noble to the Imperial Capital. When they heard what the county magistrate said, they knelt down and kowtowed without waiting for Cheng Nianying to ask any more questions, as if they were afraid that the noble would regret it.
"Yes! I will take my wife and children with me to follow the crown prince! My wife and I are willing to serve as the crown prince..." He hesitated for a long time, unable to think of the elegant words, and only managed the second half: "We are willing to paint the ground for the crown prince!"
What are you painting?
Wan Boqi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But in a moment, these generals were also more or less infected.
Although they are farmers, isn’t it better?
This shows that the Crown Prince is not bound by convention when it comes to promoting talent! Even in times of crisis, she can still discover the excellence of others.
Good, that’s great!
So far, no one has objected.
They set off.
On the other hand, unknown to others, there was also a cook, a half-baked female veterinarian who delivered animals, and a midwife who couldn't even write her own name, who were also taken to the flourishing Imperial Capital by chance.
Embarking on a completely different life.
After the excitement died down, the county magistrate stared blankly at the backyard: "Did the cook leave?"
"Then what should I eat???"
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