Chapter 258: Ice and Snow Seek Peace
Song Shuqing was still hesitant.
"Prince, does the Marquis know?"
"He doesn't know yet, he's waiting for the Empress to tell him. Take the decree quickly, the ground is cold, and Prince Feng will feel bad if you kneel for too long." Yun Hongchen smiled and advised.
"Mother, take it, if there is anything, wait until Dad comes back to talk." Feng Tianxing also advised.
She didn't care whether Feng Zuwen was crowned as a prince or not, she planned to take her father and mother with her in the future. If they were not here, who would care about their family's titles.
Song Shuqing looked at the concubine, then at Yun Hongchen, seeing that they were all encouraging eyes, she finally reached out her hand to take the imperial decree.
"Prince Chen, can I call you the Emperor's uncle from now on?" Feng Tianxing was very familiar.
"Of course, and you can only call me Emperor Uncle. Come to my palace to play when you have time." Yun Hongchen took the opportunity to send out an invitation.
"Okay."
Ten days later, it was already early November.
The letter from the Feng family arrived at the Northeast Military Camp, and Feng Zuwen learned about his being named king.
"The emperor made the decree without consulting me. Is this because he is afraid that I will not accept it?" Feng Zuwen joked to himself.
"In-laws, this is what you deserve. The emperor is still very broad-minded. Don't worry. Yuan Hao and the prince have a good relationship. At least the two generations don't have to worry. We will talk about the future. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." Chen Zhizhong agreed very much with Fengzu Wenfeng Wang.
Your Majesty is right about this.
Only a magnanimous emperor can make people more loyal.
"Haha, since you, the future father-in-law, have said so, what should I worry about?"
"Now that you are a prince, you should call yourself the king." Chen Zhizhong corrected him.
"Haha..."
On the same day, Feng Zuwen also received the emperor's order, asking him to leave Feng Yuanhao to manage the affairs of the two cities and wait for him to send someone to take over. As soon as the envoys from the Ice and Snow Kingdom arrived, they returned to the court together. The emperor had already sent Gao Qiming to take over the troops stationed at the border.
On the way.
Gao Qiming was removed from the position of commander of the palace guards and was assigned to guard the border.
It was said to be a punishment, but in fact it was a promotion. It's just that he left the comfortable capital and had greater responsibilities.
Luo Yongrui, the emperor of the Ice and Snow Kingdom, was so angry when he received Luo Hongzhang's battle report that he almost fainted.
His great general was assassinated, his sixth brother was captured, and his favorite concubine was getting worse day by day. He didn't know when she would die, and he would no longer have this eloquent woman to accompany him.
After dealing with a day's political affairs, he felt relieved only when he went to Concubine Yuan, because she did not ask for anything and loved him sincerely.
How could he bear to let such a woman die, and she was so young, only thirty years old.
And he himself was already forty-five, how long could he live.
He wanted her to accompany him more, at least to walk behind him.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yuan fainted again." Luo Yongrui's chief eunuch Liu Gonggong hurried into the study to report.
"Let's go and see."
When he arrived at Concubine Yuan's bedroom, the imperial physician was already taking her pulse.
"How is it?" He asked immediately after the doctor withdrew his hand, very anxious.
"Your Majesty, the queen fainted because of insufficient blood supply to the brain due to heart disease." The doctor replied respectfully.
"How long can she hold on?"
"Your Majesty, I have tried my best. Half a year at most."
"Half a year, half a year, half a year..." Luo Yongrui murmured these two words.
It was like a knife hanging over the head of his beloved concubine, ready to fall at any time and take away his beloved concubine.
"Your Majesty." A voice so soft that it was almost inaudible came from the bed.
The woman on the bed had a frighteningly pale face, not particularly beautiful, but a gentle face, and a pair of almond eyes looked at her man with affection.
"My beloved concubine, is there anything wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I may not be able to accompany you for much longer." Concubine Yuan was breathing weakly.
"No, I will find a way to save you no matter what." Luo Yongrui walked forward and sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand and assuring her.
"Your Majesty, it is my blessing to meet you. If I hadn't met you, I would have died of this disease long ago."
This is indeed the truth. If it were an ordinary family, how could there be such good conditions to treat her illness and feed her with precious medicinal materials.
"You will not die. I will send someone to ask for peace with the Flame Kingdom. I will agree to any conditions they ask for as long as they can save you." Luo Yongrui made up his mind.
The next day, regardless of the opposition of the ministers, he directly sent an envoy to the Flame Kingdom to ask for peace and medicine, and to redeem his sixth brother. At the same time, he also brought the medical records of Concubine Yuan in the past few years. He asked the envoy to get the medicine no matter what and redeem the sixth brother.
The envoy was led by Zhou Zongren, the Minister of Rites.
When Feng Zuwen waited for the envoy from the Ice and Snow Country to arrive, it was already the end of December and there had been two heavy snowfalls.
And the New Year was coming soon. Feng Zuwen did not plan to leave at this time. He could not let the army celebrate the New Year on the road.
In fact, it was not suitable for marching at this time, but Zhou Zongren wanted to reach the capital of Flame as soon as possible because he had a mission.
Empress Yuan was still waiting for medicine to save her life.
On the second day after arriving, he asked to see Feng Zuwen alone.
"I have met with the King of Flame Zhenyuan." Zhou Zongren bowed politely and put himself in a very upright posture.
"No need for formalities, Lord Zhou. You have come from a long way and it is hard work." When he arrived yesterday, Feng Zuwen did not receive him in person, but only arranged for Feng Yuanhao to come forward.
He wanted to raise the status of Flame Country high so that the other party would not dare to look down on him. Don't think that because it is a big country, Yanyan has to lower himself to please.
Feng Zuwen is also very proud.
Thinking of this, he thought of his daughter.
If it weren't for his daughter's return, and let the three of them, father and son, learn the martial arts she brought out, it would be difficult to win this battle.
"Prince, we come here with the greatest sincerity to seek peace. Can we set off earlier?" Zhou Zongren stated his purpose very directly.
Zhou Zongren was about 40 years old and had been an official for many years. He knew that it would be difficult for him to complete the task assigned by the emperor this time.
If the Ice and Snow Kingdom doesn't bleed a lot, I'm afraid that Yanyan will not easily agree to their peace terms.
"Lord Zhou, it's deep winter now. It's not very humane for our soldiers to set out at this time, right?"
"Your Majesty, I'm really sorry. My emperor requires the minister to return to the capital of my Ice and Snow Kingdom before April."
But he didn't say why.
But Feng Zuwen knew his purpose very well. He just wanted his daughter's medicine.
Humph, just to make you anxious. The more anxious you are, the more chips they can get.
"If Lord Zhou is really anxious, you can go first. I will wait until the weather is warmer before leaving." Feng Zuwen looked at him playfully, and continued to take a sip of tea.
Well, without the fragrance of tea at home, it's still better to be at home.
How could Zhou Zongren dare to leave first? He also knew that the medicine he asked for was in his daughter's hands. Without Feng Zuwen, it would be very difficult for him to achieve his goal.
Zhou Zongren had no choice but to wait.
He waited until the end of the first month of the lunar year.
On the second day of the second lunar month, Feng Zuwen ordered the army to march back to Beijing.
At this time, Gao Qiming had already arrived and took over the border defense. The officials sent by the emperor to take over the two cities seized from the Ice and Snow Kingdom were also in place.
So this time when he returned to Beijing, he left enough soldiers to guard the border and brought all the others back to Beijing.