Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming's words cheered up all the court officials. Dashun's new steel was finally going to be put into use in large quantities, and Dashun was finally going to attack Qianzhou.omFor so many years, Qianzhou was a minister on the surface, but in fact it had wolfish ambitions. It relied on its unique geographical location and the fierce and barbaric customs of the people. Dashun had no confidence in winning the attack, so it had always been arrogant.
Now Dashun is strong. It has the Ninth Prince, the God of War, and the Princess Yu, who is even more legendary than the God of War. People believe that as long as these two are around, Dashun will be invincible.
Tianwu was also very satisfied with his son and daughter-in-law's bold words. He nodded to them continuously, and then looked at the ministers who also looked excited. He felt that today's morning court was very satisfactory, so he sat up straight again, cleared his throat, and wanted to say "I approve" in a domineering manner, but he was used to being casual as an emperor, and the words turned out to be - "Okay! It's settled!"
Fortunately, the officials were used to their emperor's temper, so they didn't think it was a big deal. After a morning court session, the rewards were given and the punishments were given. Tianwu thought there was nothing else to do, so he winked at Zhang Yuan, who immediately understood and shouted, "If you have something to say, report it early. If you don't, leave the court."
Normally, the ministers should kneel down again and send the emperor off. Unexpectedly, Feng Yuheng, who was still standing in the middle of the hall, suddenly said, "My daughter-in-law has something else to discuss with you, father."
Tianwu loved listening to Feng Yuheng talk. He felt that no matter what his wife said, it was very satisfying, and no matter what she said, it was very satisfying. Especially now, Feng Yuheng's eyes were full of cunning. He was too familiar with this look, just like his ninth son. This was the prelude to calculating people! Tianwu loved calculating people with Feng Yuheng, so he casually said, "Who is unlucky this time?"
More than half of the ministers in the hall were confused. Some who understood began to wipe their sweat, thinking that it was no wonder that the second daughter of the Feng family was so irritated with the emperor and the ninth prince. It turned out that these three people were of the same character. Some people had seen through the relationship between the characters long ago, so they were not surprised. They just silently pondered the same question in their hearts with Emperor Tianwu: Who is unlucky this time?
Feng Yuheng also twitched his lips, and he was in awe of the emperor! Really, it was not easy for Dashun to thrive under his rule for decades!
She thought so, but since Tianwu asked, she just went along with it, so she said again: "My daughter-in-law wants to complain!"
Tianwu squinted his eyes, looking serious, but he was actually very happy. Great! There was more fun to come. He leaned forward slightly and asked anxiously, "Who are you going to sue?"
Feng Yuheng stepped forward: "Tell this to the Sixth Princess of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yue!"
"Oh?" Tianwu raised one corner of his lips, revealing an old version of Xuan Tianming's evil smile, and then asked: "Sixth Princess of Zong Sui? Is she in Dashun? Did she offend our Princess Ji'an?"
Xuan Tianming glanced at his father and thought to himself, just pretend. He didn't believe that this old guy would not investigate the girl who suddenly appeared beside Xuan Tianhua.
However, Tian Wu was stupid, so he didn't want to expose her. He heard Feng Yuheng say, "That's right. For some reason, the Sixth Princess of Zong Sui disguised herself as Yu Qianyin and mingled in the capital of Dashun. A few days ago, she poisoned my grandmother to death. A life was lost in her hands for no reason. Father, my grandmother loved my daughter-in-law since she was young. She had a deep relationship with her. My grandmother was killed, and I am deeply saddened. Please help me!"
At the end of her speech, she simply knelt down with a sad look on her face.
All the ministers broke out in cold sweats. Who doesn't know that Feng Yuheng doesn't get along with the Feng family! Who doesn't know that the old lady of the Feng family is partial and greedy! It's bullshit to say that the relationship between the two is good. But since Feng Yuheng said so, they couldn't refute it. The sixth princess of Zong Sui suddenly came to Dashun, but did not follow the official procedures to enter the palace to pay homage. Instead, she mixed in the capital and poisoned the old lady of the Feng family to death. What on earth did Zong Sui want to do?
In fact, on the morning of the day when the rebellion in the capital was quelled, Xuan Tianhua had already told Tianwu about Yu Qianyin. The person had been locked up in the mountain prison of the imperial palace, but he had not yet been convicted. Tianwu knew that Feng Yuheng would not let this person go easily, and he had been waiting for Feng Yuheng to bring it up. Sure enough, this matter was brought up today. He was very curious about how Feng Yuheng wanted to deal with it, so he simply said according to Feng Yuheng's words-"Be the boss! Of course you have to be the boss! The princess of our country came to my Dashun privately, and even dared to kill the princess' grandmother. This is a heinous crime. Ah Heng, what do you think, how should this person be dealt with?"
Feng Yuheng looked up at Tianwu with a sly smile on his face: "Father, Zong Sui and Da Shun still have friendly diplomatic relations. My daughter-in-law doesn't want to disturb the relationship between the two countries because of family affairs. Why don't we settle this matter privately!"
"Private settlement?" Tianwu was puzzled. "How do you settle it privately?"
Xuan Tianming couldn't stand it any longer. Why bother filing a silent lawsuit? Just speak out and it will be over! So he said, "Let Zong Sui pay the money!"
Tianwu suddenly regained some spirits, "How much compensation?" As he spoke, he secretly made a "five" gesture to Feng Yuheng, and moved his lips slightly, silently saying: "Five million?" Then he added: "Gold?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head and also made a "one" gesture. Tianwu's eyes lit up and he immediately understood. He then said, "Although Old Madam Feng is of no rank and Feng Jinyuan is only a fifth-rank official, she is your grandmother, Princess Ji'an, after all. How about this! Let Zong Sui pay 10 million taels of gold as compensation for the deceased, and another 10 million taels of gold as compensation for releasing a princess to Dashun. Ah Heng, what do you think?"
Feng Yuheng kowtowed to Tianwu and said, "Thank you, father. But my grandmother is gone, and she can't spend the 10 million taels of gold. When my grandmother was alive, she was concerned about the court and always told her daughter-in-law to help His Highness the Ninth Prince. Then, on behalf of my grandmother, I will donate the 10 million taels of compensation to the Dashun treasury! It can be regarded as a token of my grandmother's kindness."
Tianwu nodded. He knew that this girl would not let the Feng family get the upper hand easily. "Okay!" He said loudly, "The 10 million taels of gold will be used as military pay for recovering the northern border and attacking Qianzhou. You two will be in full control of it."
Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming looked at each other and immediately said in unison: "Your son (daughter-in-law) thanks the emperor for his grace on behalf of the soldiers of the three armies."
The court officials were sweating again. Twenty million taels of gold! Just by touching lips, the twenty million taels of gold were settled. They even studied how to spend it. How could they be so sure that Zong Sui could give it? What if they fell out with Da Shun like Qian Zhou did?
Someone raised a question: "Your Majesty, it is really not appropriate to create any more complications at this time, so as to avoid Dashun being attacked from all sides!"
Tianwu glared and said, "They are going to send troops for a mere 20 million taels of gold? Well, if that's the case, then change it to 50 million taels of gold, and don't let their reason for sending troops be so shabby."
The courtier who raised the question instantly felt like he couldn't talk any more. What kind of divine logic was this? He meant to ask the emperor to reconsider it. If he could not take the silver, he should not take it. He should change the way to let Feng Yuheng decide. But how come the amount was not reduced, but increased by 30 million taels?
This man was confused for a while, busy settling accounts with himself, and didn't bother to persuade him anymore. Then he heard Tianwu's words that determined the outcome - "Fifty million taels of gold, that's it. Zhang Yuan, draft an imperial decree. The Sixth Princess of Zong Sui sneaked into the capital of Dashun secretly to plot evil, killed the grandmother of Princess Ji'an, and coveted the new steel of Dashun. I will not care too much about Zong Sui's loyalty over the years. If Zong Sui pays fifty million taels of gold, he can redeem the Sixth Princess. Otherwise, the murderer will be punished with death. According to the Dashun law, the Sixth Princess will be beheaded in public."
Zhang Yuan nodded without saying anything.
Tianwu looked at Feng Yuheng and asked silently with his mouth: "Is it okay?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Okay."
This morning court finally ended successfully.
After the court session, a group of officials came forward to congratulate Feng Yuheng on her promotion to the first-rank princess. Feng Yuheng greeted and thanked them one by one, and was then pulled out of the palace by Xuan Tianming.
Xuan Tianming personally sent her and Xiangrong back home. On the way, Feng Yuheng finally asked the question in her heart: "Why are the third and fourth princes treated so differently?"
Xuan Tianming laughed, "Not many people know about the secrets of the royal family over the years. Look at us brothers, except for the third brother, don't we all look alike?"
Feng Yuheng recalled the several princes she had met and nodded, "Indeed, each of them is somewhat similar. You mean, the third prince is not the emperor's son?" Then she shook her head, "How is it possible? Who has the guts to cheat on the emperor?"
Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, his eyes showed a bit of sharpness: "Who dares? The Duanmu family in the Northern Realm dares. I heard about this from my eldest brother. The Duanmu family sent a daughter to the palace, but she was less than ten days pregnant. On the day she entered the palace, she tried her best to get the emperor's favor, but after the child was born, the emperor took the first look and never went to the concubine's womb again. Unfortunately, the situation in the Northern Realm was unstable at that time, and this matter has been suppressed. The old man thought it was not a good thing, so he kept it secret. Who knew that the third son didn't know what was good for him and actually intended to take the throne. What do you think, should he die?"
Feng Yuheng grinned when he heard this. The Duanmu family is really talented! They dared to send a daughter like this to the palace instead of finding a place to hide. They were really bold. "No wonder I beat him into that state, and Father didn't seem to feel sorry at all. If I beat you, Father would chop me up!"
Xuan Tianming glared at her, then a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his lips again. He came forward with a malicious smile and said, "So, my wife, you like this tune. It's okay. I am happy to cooperate with you and I promise not to tell Father."
Feng Yuheng also raised the corner of her lips and moved closer. The two of them were almost nose to nose. Then she said, "Okay! How about we try it now?" As she spoke, a soft whip appeared in her hand and she whipped Xuan Tianming without any hesitation.
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