The feudal era had only begun a few hundred years ago, and the system of feudal fiefdoms was still in its transitional period. There was no such thing as reducing the power of the princes. The king at that time had his own vassal states, and these small states were aligned with the imperial palace in terms of their systems. The king lived in the royal palace and had his own civil and military officials. Even their wives were not called princesses, but queens.
Otherwise, why would these warlords be so eager to crown themselves kings once they have a little power? When they cannot become emperors, proclaiming themselves kings can also allow them to experience what supreme power is.
However, the throne of King Zhenbei cannot be considered as a purely self-proclaimed one. The young emperor of Nanyong issued an imperial decree, wanting to confer the title of King of Dai on Qu Yunmie, who was at the peak of his power at that time, because he was stationed in Dai County at that time. Dai was a vassal state with a long history. The young emperor did this to win over Qu Yunmie and make him officially his subject, but Qu Yunmie did not listen. He settled down in Yanmen County and wrote a letter to the young emperor telling him that he did not want to be King of Dai, but wanted to be King Zhenbei.
The young emperor was of low status and had little influence, so he didn't care about these things. The officials of Nanyong discussed it and felt that Qu Yunmie was too big a threat. If they didn't listen to him, he might attack them directly. So they had to hold their noses and listen to him.
Therefore, even though he was called such a weird title, King of Zhenbei, Qu Yunmie had the royal seal, the imperial edict, and the imperial seal, which made him absolutely legitimate. He was the orthodox king of a different surname who was personally appointed by the emperor.
As for how it makes people feel so disappointed that he could end up like that despite having such a unique identity... forget it, let's not talk about it for now.
In short, in the eyes of people of this era, Qu Yunmie's status should be only slightly lower than that of the little emperor. Even the emperor's uncle Sun Renluan had to pay respects to him according to the rules. However, Yu Shaoxie not only did not take him seriously, but also pointed at him and scolded him, and even poked his lungs. It was really not unfair for him to be killed.
Of course Yu Shaocheng would not do anything when his brother was killed. He didn't want anything but to avenge his brother. To be honest, this was not wrong.
So all in all, this is a confusing account. Everyone acted on impulse and it ended up like this.
Who should be blamed? Xiao Rong felt that he could only blame the three of them for being so unlucky. …
Since Yu Shaoxie had no influence in history and died too early, Xiao Rong had no idea whether he had any real talent or not. Moreover, he acted so passionate in front of Qu Yunmie, but in private, he was shy and polite. Anyway, the group of captives would come again in some time, and Xiao Rong also needed to know more about the Zhenbei Army, so he would go to him from time to time to chat with him, mainly to inquire about the interpersonal relationships of the Zhenbei King's subordinates.
Yu Shaoxie had been here for eight months and knew more than he did.
There is nothing much to say about the civil officials. Except for Prime Minister Gao, the others are just getting by. As for the military generals, there are only a few that Xiao Rong knows.
Yuan Baifu, Jian Qiao, Gongsun Yuan, and Wang Xinyong.
These four were his four great generals who had fought with him through thick and thin. The first three were all from the Zhenbei Army, and the last one was General Nanyong who guarded Huainan in the first year of Kaiyun. Qu Yunmie led his men to defect and return to the north. He fought with him, but he lost in the end. All his men and soldiers were taken back to the north by Qu Yunmie. …
After a lot of adjustments, he finally stayed in the Zhenbei Army, but Qu Yunmie employed him but did not trust him too much. Moreover, his existence did cause some problems. He represented the soldiers who wanted to return to the prosperous land. The old Zhenbei Army had feelings for Yanmen Pass, but they did not. They followed Qu Yunmie for their lives and for promotion, not for his personal feelings.
There is a problem with the morale of the army, and I don’t know if Qu Yunmie has noticed it.
As for Yu Shaoxie, he was obviously of the same mind as Wang Xinyong. He also thought that Qu Yunmie should not have built the palace here. Now the entire north belonged to him. Why did he have to stay here when he could build a city anywhere else?
Xiao Rong also discovered that when it comes to personal matters, Yu Shaoxie is a shy little cutie, but when it comes to business matters, he is like being hit by gamma rays, and his entire body is so angry that it is about to turn green. …
In his opinion, Wang Xinyong was too timid, Gongsun Yuan had a bad work style, Jian Qiao had no ideas of his own, and as for Yuan Baifu... He paused slightly and tried to find a shortcoming.
Getting too close to Qu Yunmie.
Xiao Rong: “…”
In your eyes, there are no good people, right?
Xiao Rong said nothing, just listened without expressing his own opinion. After all, he was not like Yu Shaoxie, who had already put life and death aside. He was working so hard just for his own life.
Besides, he couldn't express his opinions. Even if he said something about something that hadn't happened yet, who would believe it?
No one had talked to him for a long time, so Yu Shaoxie said everything he could say. He felt tired and quickly drank some tea. Then he remembered something and shared it with Xiao Rong, who he thought was enthusiastic and righteous.
"General Yuan and his men are back."
Xiao Rong was surprised: "You're back so soon?"
Yu Shaoxie: "It was originally used to suppress the unrest, and it can only be used for a few days. Given the king's temperament, he would not think of looking for someone to govern Yizhou. The governor of Yizhou is purely a drunkard-"
Before he could finish, Xiao Rong stood up hastily and walked out.
Yu Shaoxie was stunned: "Where are you going, Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Rong: "I have something else to do, so I have to go back to the palace first. Please forgive me, Brother Yu!"
Yu Shaoxie: “…”
Looking at Xiao Rong's back as he left, his expression was extremely complicated. When he first came to Yanmen County, he was also like this, full of fighting spirit and single-minded, thinking about how to assist the King of Zhenbei.
Alas, I wonder how long Brother Xiao can hold on.
Xiao Rong hurried back, wanting to see what Yuan Baifu looked like, but when he arrived, the guards said that the king was discussing matters with General Yuan.
Xiao Rong said "oh" but didn't leave.
The guard looked at him. Xiao Rong pretended to be weak, coughed twice, and then leaned against the door panel as if exhausted, with his ear facing the crack of the door.
guard:"…………"
Xiao Rong just heard a very polite voice inside saying "They confessed, it was Li", and then Xiao Rong was helped up by the stern-faced guard.
"Mr. Xiao, please don't make things difficult for us."
Xiao Rong sighed and was about to argue a few words when suddenly, someone patted his shoulders twice.
Xiao Rong was startled, and turned around to see an old man with glowing eyes and a weird smile on his face. He asked him in an even weirder tone, like a human trafficker: "Xiao Rong?"
"You are Xiao Rong, right?"
"Come, come to this old man."
As he said that, he walked to the side hall, opened the door, and waved to Xiao Rong with a smile: "Come here, I will show you something good."
Xiao Rong: “…”
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