"Your Majesty, this is an honor for the Yan family! But..."
Yan Shidao pondered for a moment, then asked with a puzzled expression, "I just wonder what His Royal Highness's intentions are. How about Your Majesty take some time to ask His Royal Highness's opinion?"
In fact, Yan Beixi himself had no opinion about Yu Wendao.
In the past, if Yan Qingyi could marry Yu Wendao, Yan Beixi would be very happy, but the situation has changed dramatically now.
On the one hand, the Yan clan and Fu Xiaoguan cannot be separated, which means that the rise and fall and survival of the Yan clan will be inextricably linked to Fu Xiaoguan.
Secondly, His Majesty clearly attacked Fu Xiaoguan. The conflict between the father-in-law and son-in-law has gone from the dark to the open, and it is very likely that they will go to war next.
If Fu Xiaoguan had not died, with Empress Shang's intervention, perhaps there would have been a glimmer of hope.
If Fu Xiaoguan had really died on the northern battlefield, the battle between the Wu Dynasty and the Yu Dynasty would have been extremely brutal.
Now Emperor Xuan said that he wanted Yan Qingyi to be the Crown Princess... Yan Beixi suddenly caught a hint of subtlety in it - Fu Xiaoguan was not dead!
Fu Xiaoguan and Yu Wendao are like brothers, while Yan Xiaolou and Yan Qingyi are cousins!
He needs the Yan clan to mediate!
But Yan Beixi understood that this was not a conflict between neighbors. Fu Xiaoguan was about to become emperor, and this was a conflict between emperors of two countries!
Emperor Xuan had shown his fangs to Fu Xiaoguan. If he failed to eat Fu Xiaoguan with this bite, he would probably be knocked out of his fangs by Fu Xiaoguan next time. How to mediate?
How could I have such a big face in front of Fu Xiaoguan!
In just a short moment, Yan Beixi thought so much. In fact, he also thought of a way to avoid this contradiction, but he absolutely could not say it out loud - Emperor Xuan would abdicate now and let Yu Wendao ascend the throne.
Only in this way, Fu Xiaoguan still has hostility towards Emperor Xuan, but he is very unlikely to transfer this hostility to Yu Wendao.
The father-in-law and son-in-law may never have any contact with each other, but the brother-in-law and brother-in-law can still drink tea and chat with each other.
But he didn't dare say this. He believed that Emperor Xuan understood this truth, so it depended on what choice Emperor Xuan would make.
"Noble Consort Shang has already mentioned this matter to the Crown Prince. He is very pleased. Looking across the land, there is no one more suitable to be the Crown Prince's consort than your daughter from the Yan Mansion. This matter is settled. Please come to the grand court tomorrow. I will announce this matter."
Yan Beixi slowly stood up and bowed: "This old minister... thank you, Your Majesty!"
"drink wine!"
"Well, please take a seat, Your Majesty!"
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On March 30th of the eleventh year of the Xuanli reign, another urgent report was delivered to the imperial study.
"On March 26th, General Peng of the Northern Frontier Army led an army of over 200,000 men in battle outside Guoyun City against the Heavenly Blade Army of the Desolate Kingdom, which had over 200,000 men.
The battle lasted from early morning to dusk, and more than 200,000 Tiandao troops were completely wiped out, and the northern border troops also perished along with the Tiandao troops.
Corpses were scattered all over the ground, the wasteland was stained with blood, it was extremely tragic.
General Peng was not spared and died on the battlefield."
Is Peng Chengwu dead?
He expressed his dissatisfaction to me in this way!
In this way, he preserved his reputation as a great general. He died tragically and left his last mark in this world.
But what about me?
What kind of situation has he put me in?
Emperor Xuan's brows were furrowed and his face was dark.
Qin Huizhi, who was sitting opposite him, was startled, not knowing what big thing had happened.
"Someone come..."
"Quickly retrieve the imperial edict I gave to Peng Chengwu!"
Eunuch Nian took the order and withdrew. Qin Huizhi was shocked. Peng Chengwu must take the responsibility for the defeat of Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou City. His Majesty just issued this imperial edict yesterday, why did he suddenly want to take it back?
"Peng Chengwu...died to demonstrate his will." Emperor Xuan took a deep breath and spoke after a long pause. "Tomorrow at the grand court meeting, I will confer upon Peng Chengwu the title of Duke of the Protectorate, rebuild Xinzhou City, and establish...the Duke of the Protectorate Mansion."
Qin Huizhi's eyes suddenly widened, but he quickly understood what Emperor Xuan meant.
Peng Chengwu's reputation must be cleared because he died in battle on the land of Huangguo.
People all over the world will remember General Peng because he destroyed the Tiandao Army of the barbarians!
Look, the northern border troops are not cowards. If they fight the Tiandao Army head-on, they will die together. But if they defend Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou City, they will be able to defeat the Tiandao Army no matter what!
So why didn't Peng Chengwu defend Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou City? Why did he die in the deserted land?
What is the hidden story?
People all over the world would naturally think about this problem, and the 400,000 troops of the northern border army were definitely not all killed. What’s more important is that Fu Xiaoguan is still alive and well!
Fu Xiaoguan also met Peng Chengwu in Xiaoheyuan.
The truth will eventually come to light, and the fact that Peng Chengwu abandoned the city will inevitably be made public, and all the blame will be directed at Emperor Xuan.
This blame cannot be shifted.
It would be better to give Peng Chengwu the title of Duke of Protector of the Country, which would also bring more cohesion to the soldiers in the army.
In fact, none of this matters anymore. What matters is that all the plans have now failed.
Not only was Fu Xiaoguan alive, he also conquered Huangting and captured Tuoba Feng, the king of Huang Kingdom!
From the beginning to the end of this battle, he did not write a single letter to Emperor Xuan, and the subtlety of this naturally showed his attitude towards Emperor Xuan.
There was no way that Huangguo could be given to Yu Dynasty, and Yu Dynasty did not have the ability to snatch Huangguo back from Fu Xiaoguan.
In a trance, Qin Huizhi recalled his first unpleasant meeting with Fu Xiaoguan at Qin Bingzhong's house.
That was the winter of the ninth year of the Xuanli reign, and in the blink of an eye, almost a year and a half had passed.
But he still remembers that conversation vividly.
That was a dispute over the national policy of developing both commerce and agriculture. At that time, Fu Xiaoguan was still a minor official. Qin Huizhi believed that food was the most important thing for the people and that agriculture should be given priority.
"You are from the Wu Dynasty, the eldest prince of the Wu Dynasty, and according to common sense, you should be the emperor of the Wu Dynasty at this moment."
"Because you know in your heart that this is a plan that will bring disaster to the country and the people! ... Your plan can truly wipe out entire families. It's a pity that Prime Minister Yan and His Majesty were deceived by you and didn't realize that the Yu Dynasty is in imminent danger!"
"You think too highly of me, sir. I don't even want to be the emperor of the Wu Dynasty. I just want to be a stable little landlord in Linjiang..."
"Because I was born and raised in the Yu Dynasty, I naturally want to do this for the good of the Yu Dynasty."
"Master Qin, what a pity for your eyes."
"Although our paths may be different, I still advise you to turn back!"
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It is better to turn back than to turn back, but unfortunately the shore is no longer visible... Fu Xiaoguan is not dead, so now we have to make a decision to ensure that he is not dead.
Qin Huizhi stood up and bowed. "Your Majesty, the strategy for Yanshan Pass and Xinzhou was decided by me. At tomorrow's grand court meeting, I will give an explanation to all the officials and the people of the world!"
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