Chapter 947 Chapter 947, King Weiyuan
The sudden downfall of the Wei family surprised and shocked all the officials in Liangdu, while the officials of the Wei family's party were filled with fear.
"Third brother, I didn't expect the emperor to send you!"
Yan Wenxiu and Dong Yuanxuan were very happy to see Yan Wentao.
Yan Wentao smiled and said, "The Emperor knows the situation in Xiliang and understands Yeyang's difficulties. He asked me to come here so that I can cooperate with Yeyang."
Dong Yuanxuan nodded: "Don't tell me, we really have something to talk to you about."
Yan Wentao immediately became serious: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Dong Yuanxuan said, "Once the Wei family falls, those officials who are dependent on them will inevitably feel threatened. The war with Western Liao is still going on. If they cause trouble at this time, it will be very detrimental to the war."
"For the sake of Xiliang's stability, I'll have to trouble you to go to the Commandery and announce the reason why the Wei family was raided."
"Of course, this doesn't mean we're going to reveal all of the Wei family's crimes. We're only going to reveal that they colluded with the Western Liao during the war and engaged in treason for personal gain."
"Officials from the Wei family and their faction were not involved in this, which will give them some peace of mind."
"Yeyang has no plans to continue the settlement, so we want to let the Xiliang officials think that this matter is over."
Yan Wentao nodded, and after all the members of the Wei family were arrested, he took the imperial edict to the Military Command Headquarters and announced that the Wei family was colluding with Western Liao.
As Dong Yuanxuan and Yan Wenxiu thought, the officials were secretly relieved when they heard that the Wei family was raided because of collusion with Western Liao.
Yan Wentao looked at the officials and said, "The Emperor has instructed that Lord Xiao is currently commanding the army in the battle against Western Liao. All of you must properly manage the affairs of Western Liang."
The officials nodded quickly and said, "We will obey your Majesty's command."
When encountering danger, it is human instinct to protect oneself. When the officials of the Wei family saw that the emperor only held the Wei family accountable for colluding with Western Liao, they all hid themselves away and behaved themselves in order to avoid being implicated.
This made Yan Wenxiu and Dong Yuanxuan feel relieved.
Yan Wentao came here this time with the intention of visiting the rice flowers, but due to time constraints, he only met Xiao Yeyang and then escorted the Wei family back to Beijing.
After dealing with the Wei family, Xiao Yeyang put all his energy into dealing with Western Liao.
Fighting in winter is a very torturous thing. Fortunately, the Daxia army had enough food and was issued new winter clothes, so the morale of the soldiers was as high as ever.
The Western Liao army was not so lucky.
Originally, Western Liao was not prepared for a war with Daxia, but was lucky enough to get a batch of food sent by Xiao Yechi. Now that the food is gone, Western Liao can no longer hold on.
However, Xiao Yeyang's proposal to become a vassal state of Daxia was unacceptable to the Western Liao royal family and officials, so they had no choice but to continue fighting.
From October until March of the following year, Western Liao successively sent three batches of support troops, totaling more than 100,000 people. Unfortunately, they were all defeated by the Daxia army.
By this time, Western Liao was completely defeated and no longer had the strength to fight against Daxia.
Xiao Yeyang took advantage of the victory and led 20,000 cavalrymen to attack directly outside the Western Liao imperial city.
In light of the bitter lesson of the Tatar royal family's refusal to surrender and the direct destruction of their country, the King of Western Liao endured the humiliation in his heart and nodded in agreement to become a vassal state of Daxia.
At the end of the war, Western Liao suffered heavy losses and many people died in Daxia.
"Sir, what should we do with the tens of thousands of prisoners of war from Western Liao?"
Master Wang came over.
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment and then said, "Although the construction of the Twelve Military Towns has strengthened Xiliang's defenses, it's still not enough. Let those prisoners of war build the border wall to connect the Twelve Military Towns."
After hearing this, Master Wang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Your Excellency is far-sighted. I will do it immediately." With the border wall, Xiliang's defense will be even stronger.
After the victory of the war, Xiao Yeyang, as the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang border army, had to lead his troops and take the Western Liao delegation back to the capital to sign a ceasefire agreement. He had no time to go back to see Daohua and the children, so he could only send the news back in a hurry.
Ganzhou City.
Xiao Mansion.
When Daohua received the news of Western Liao's surrender, she immediately smiled happily and picked up her fat son who was wearing a big red bellyband and was biting her feet from the bed.
"Daozi, your father will be back soon, are you happy?"
The rice felt its mother's happiness and giggled, waving its fat arms like lotus roots around as if it was agreeing with its mother.
Seeing her son so cute and adorable, Daohua kissed his chubby little face hard.
Gu Yu, who was standing nearby, smiled and said, "The war is finally over. From now on, you can stay home and spend time with the young lady and the young master."
Having said that, he paused.
"I just don't know how long it will take for the uncle to return to the capital. The little boy is about to turn one year old, and I don't know if the uncle can make it back in time to celebrate the little boy's birthday."
Hearing this, Daohua fell silent: "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back in time. It's already mid-April."
My son’s birthday is on May 11th, and the journey from Beijing to Xiliang is quite long.
Daohua looked at her son and said, "If your father missed your birthday, let's make it up to him, okay?"
The rice was still giggling, clapping its hands and babbling.
When Daohua saw this, she was so amused that she said, "Silly son."
When the news that Western Liao was defeated and was willing to become a vassal state of Daxia reached the capital, it immediately attracted the attention of all civil and military officials. Even the emperor was surprised and shocked.
You know, Xiliang is the poorest province in Daxia. Even with little support from the court, Xiao Yeyang was able to defeat Western Liao, which really surprised everyone.
After the shock, I was filled with joy.
Having one more vassal state not only demonstrates Daxia's powerful national strength, but also allows it to receive a considerable amount of tribute every year. It is truly a cause for celebration.
Before Xiao Yeyang led the delegation to Beijing, the emperor discussed the issue of rewards with court officials during the morning court session.
"Yeyang has made great contributions this time. How do you think I should reward him?"
The ministers were unsure of the emperor's attitude and remained silent.
Seeing that no one spoke, the emperor said to himself: "Ye Yang defeated the Western Liao and made them surrender, which enhanced our country's prestige. He deserves a generous reward."
The ministers quickly agreed: "Your Majesty is wise."
The Emperor continued, "You all know the situation in Xiliang. The greatest external threat is Western Liao. Now that Western Liao has surrendered, it's time to govern Xiliang. Who do you think would be the most suitable person to send?"
This question left all the officials stunned.
Is the emperor going to recall Xiao Yeyang back to the capital?
Go and govern Xiliang.
None of the officials were very interested in this. There was no other way. Xiliang was too barren and cold as a place of exile, and the climate was bad. The conditions were too poor.
Yang Chenghua pondered the emperor's words, then looked at the emperor's expression. After some thought, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since it was Lord Xiao who defeated Western Liao, why not let him stay and govern Western Liang?"
Having said that, he paused.
"It's just that governing Xiliang is certainly quite difficult. Furthermore, Sir Xiao has made great contributions this time. When Sir Xiao returns to the capital, why don't the Emperor give him a greater reward?"
The emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Lord Yang is right, but what reward should we give him?" He paused, "What do you think of making him King Weiyuan?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials were in an uproar.
Is the emperor going to reward Xiao Yeyang with a royal title?
The princes who attended the court were also shocked. You know, they had not been granted the title of king yet.
(End of this chapter)
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