"How about... a title?"
When Yan Beixi made such a suggestion, Dong Kangping and others were stunned.
The nobility in the Yu Dynasty was divided into five ranks: duke, marquis, earl, and viscount.
After the death of the founding ministers, the Yu Dynasty rarely granted titles. Therefore, in the current Yu Dynasty, only the previous emperor had conferred the title of Duke Dingguo on General Peng Tu.
Duke Dingguo died without a son. Although the Duke's Mansion still existed, the title of Duke in the Peng family had actually been cut off.
Now, with Fu Xiaoguan's contributions, it would not be excessive to confer him the title of Duke, but Yan Beixi thought more, and His Majesty also thought a lot.
Fu Xiaoguan is too young, not even eighteen years old. He still has a long way to go in the future. If he doesn't return to the Wu Dynasty, he will make great contributions in the Yu Dynasty.
If this guy reaches his end, there will be no more rewards for him in the future.
So after some discussion, the five of them decided that the fifth-class baron was too low, and the fourth-class viscount was just right. As for the earl, they would reward him after he implemented the new policy.
"Then it will be settled tomorrow morning. I grant Fu Xiaoguan the title of Viscount, a hereditary title!"
Yan Beixi and others were shocked. They hadn't mentioned hereditary succession during the discussion just now!
But then they all nodded. The three people here are Fu Xiaoguan's father-in-law, and Yan Beixi is also Fu Xiaoguan's grandfather. Who the hell would deny such a good thing.
"I won't discuss anything today. I'm happy. Kangping, spend money boldly. Shidao, Haochu, recruit soldiers quickly. Yan Zai, I'll go to your house tonight."
"Your Majesty, it has been a long time since you last visited my residence."
"Isn't it too much of a worry? Now it's all settled. I'll go to the harem and tell my queen the good news so she can be happy too."
The imperial study was deserted, and Fu Xiaoguan was currently in the Ministry of Rites.
Xu Huaishu still feels like it was a dream!
He personally witnessed this fantastic negotiation from beginning to end. In just half an hour, Fu Xiaoguan used threats and inducements to finalize this ridiculous treaty. Neither he, Xu Huaishu, nor the other officials of the Ministry of Rites could believe that the Prince of Yi State had signed this treaty!
But this is what happened, and I stamped the seal with my own hands.
He brewed a pot of tea and then asked, "That man, the prince of Yi country...did you give him some medicine?"
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled, "Uncle, don't tell me, I really gave him a love potion."
Xu Huaishu glared at him and said, "Explain the reason to my uncle. He just can't understand it."
"It's actually very simple. I asked the Minister of War, my father-in-law, Yan Haochu, to issue a military order to the Crown Prince, ordering him to assemble his troops and march towards Jinyang Pass. In addition, the red cannons from Xishan are being continuously sent east. None of this has been concealed from the Yi Kingdom, so the atmosphere in the Yi Kingdom's court is becoming increasingly tense under this pressure."
"But when Yan Liangze came to Jinling, I didn't rush to negotiate with him. I needed him to urgently return home. He's the crown prince, and his father would definitely bring him a verbal order to urge him. But he just couldn't negotiate, and as our army got closer and closer to Jinyang Pass, his father would naturally become more and more dissatisfied with him."
"His father doesn't just have him as a son. The officials in the court, in their panic, will surely express their dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince. I predict there will be a lot of calls for his dethronement. So this kid is getting anxious, and increasingly anxious. Finally, he faces a choice today."
Either he refuses to sign the treaty, stays in Nanjing and fights me, and loses his position as Crown Prince. Or he signs the treaty and returns home to keep his position as Crown Prince.
"Obviously, for him personally, the position of Crown Prince is more important than ceding territory and paying compensation. After all, this Yi Kingdom will be his in the future. Even if he loses one-third of the land and pays such a large amount of silver, it is worth it to be able to become the emperor."
Xu Huaishu suddenly understood why Fu Xiaoguan had set such a broken rule for everyone in his Ministry of Rites years ago.
This kid... is really amazing!
Fortunately, I didn’t go against him!
Xu Huaishu was aware that Fu Xiaoguan agreed to sign a non-aggression treaty with Yan Liangze. Even though the Yu Dynasty had obtained so much money and such a large piece of land, it still needed to recuperate.
But he didn't understand another question, "Why would you give such a good idea to Yan Liangze?"
Of course, the good idea is to let Yan Liangze attack the Huang Kingdom.
Fu Xiaoguan touched his nose. This uncle is a simple person.
"Firstly, I'm afraid his father will chop him to pieces when he returns, so I have to give him some credit. Secondly... if he goes to cause trouble for the Desolate Country, it will naturally be a good thing for the Yu Dynasty."
Xu Huaishu finally understood that the boy was using the Yi Kingdom's knife to cut the meat of the Huang Kingdom. It was a pity that the meat fell into the mouth of the Yi Kingdom, and the Yu Dynasty had no chance to eat it yet.
Fu Xiaoguan sat for a while, drank a cup of tea, and left all the subsequent handover matters to Xu Huaishu. He left the palace alone and got on the carriage.
In today's negotiations, he took some risks, all for the sake of Yan Liangze's regard for the throne.
As long as he was unwilling to give up the throne, he had no choice but to agree. As for how Yan Liangze would tell his father after returning to the country... In fact, Fu Xiaoguan hoped that this kid would be braver and kill the emperor of Yi State in one go. In this way, Yi State would be in chaos for a while. Moreover, Yan Liangze would be afraid of himself and would certainly not dare to use military force against Yu Dynasty. He would definitely go to fight the barbarians.
So tonight, we have to give Yan Liangze some more eyes. If he is not strong enough, should we recall two thousand Divine Sword Army sent to Qishan to help him?
Fu Xiaoguan was quite tempted by this idea and decided to have a good talk with Yan Liangze tonight before making a decision.
As for Yan Hanyu, this guy can't be sold yet. He has to be kept to cause trouble for Yan Liangze. He can't let Yan Liangze have an easy life.
This guy, once his life gets easier, he can't help but think too much. What if this guy really comes to power and sets his sights on Yu Chao again after two or three years? This will become a very troublesome matter.
Fu Xiaoguan really doesn't like this kind of trouble, so there can be no peace in the Yi Kingdom.
Sitting in the carriage, Xu Xinyan looked up from time to time to glance at Fu Xiaoguan——
After getting on the carriage, the man said hello. His expression was unpredictable along the way. Sometimes he smiled, then became gloomy again. Sometimes he gritted his teeth, then smiled sinisterly again.
What is he thinking about?
Xu Xinyan's simple thoughts could not touch Fu Xiaoguan's complicated soul. If she knew that Fu Xiaoguan had been plotting against Yi Kingdom and Huang Kingdom all the way, she would probably be afraid of Fu Xiaoguan's vast thoughts.
Simple people have simple advantages. Xu Xinyan just thought that since Fu Xiaoguan was such a high-ranking official at such a young age, there would always be pressure or happiness.
Even his former master often sat alone in a daze, with various expressions on his face.
So she didn't think much about it, just looked at him silently and accompanied him silently.
They arrived at the Fu Mansion in silence all the way.
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