On the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of the Great Shang Dynasty, Prince Wei's Mansion in Anshu County was filled with joy. King Tang Jiu Sheng and Princess Shui Ruyue led their armies back in triumph. The two largest villages in Jiannan Road, Laolong Mountain and Dufeng Mountain, had already

Those who were defeated were spared from death, and those who refused to surrender were all beheaded without mercy. The head of He Yongjiang, the leader of Laolongshan Dazhai, was also hung on the top of Anshu City. This happy news spread along the post road to Jian.

It spread to the southern counties and even to the distant Yong'an City.

The remaining dozen or so large and small fortresses in Jiannan were shaken. No matter how powerful they were, they could not be stronger than Laolong Mountain and Dufeng Mountain. Instead of being trapped in the poor mountains and waiting for death, they might as well go down the mountain and surrender and still have a way to survive. If they had some martial arts, they might still be able to survive.

Get an official position. At this point, the banditry that has been rampant for more than ten years in Jiannan Road has finally completely subsided. In Yong'an City, Emperor Yin Guang was overjoyed after receiving Tang JiuSheng's memorial. Tang JiuSheng pacified Niu Mandi in JianNan Road.

, the bandit troubles were quelled, and Jiannan had no worries from now on.

It is true that although Jiannan has nothing to worry about, Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi in the Southwest Road, must be on guard. Just as the emperor was preparing to draft an edict to commend Wei Wang Tang Jiu Sheng and the soldiers of Jiannan Road, another rather surprising news came. Pingxi King Yin Quan was beheaded.

He killed Niu Zhicheng, Niu Mandi's son, and Uban, who had gone to seek refuge with him, and sent an envoy to put Niu Zhicheng's head in a box and send it to Yong'an as a New Year's gift to the emperor to prove his innocence. In the memorial,

Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, was impassioned and denounced Niu Mandi for harming the great merchants. He also had many praises for the king of Wei, Tang Jiu Sheng, and asked for credit for the king of Wei.

After receiving the memorial, Yin Guang did not smile for the first time. Instead, he came to the map hanging on the wall of the palace and stared blankly at the topographic map of Dashang. His eyes were always fixed on Jiannan and Southwest Road. Standing behind Yin Guang

The little eunuch Yu Fu finally couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you worried that King Wei and King Ping Xi will join forces?" Yin Guang thought for a while, shook his head, and just pressed the map with his hand and pressed his sword.

South Road.

After a long while, Yin Guang turned around, frowned and asked: "Yu Fu, I ask you a question. Just answer it truthfully. I don't blame you. If you were Yin Quan, the king of Pingxi, your secret partner Niu Mandi was defeated and died.

, before your death, you asked your confidants to protect your son Niu Zhicheng, who came thousands of miles to join me. Will you kill Niu Zhicheng and dedicate it to me? If you kill Niu Zhicheng, don't you think this will chill other allies?"

Yu Fu thought for a while, shook the fly whisk in his hand, bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that if the servant is Yin Quan, King of Pingxi, there is no use in keeping Niu Zhicheng. Moreover, once the court discovers that he is harboring the son of an important criminal,

It is impossible to escape the relationship, which is tantamount to giving someone a handle! And killing Niu Zhicheng and presenting it to the court not only shows loyalty, but also allows the emperor to reduce his vigilance against him, killing two birds with one stone. As for the allies, they are all entangled together for their own interests, so naturally

We will also take this into consideration. If someone achieves great things, why should he care about a little notoriety?"

Yin Guang laughed loudly, "Yu Fu, you can do it! Do you know how to give others a hand? It seems that the books are not in vain! Oh, by the way, what books have you been reading recently? How is your martial arts practice?

?”

Yu Fu scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, my martial arts is probably around the third level. I have been reading "History of the Yanhan" these days, and I am reading the story of the traitor.

, it tells the story of Chu Ah Man, a powerful official in the Yanhan Dynasty, and others. The servant privately felt that Chu Ah Man had more vision and ability than Prince Pingxi. Prince Pingxi

Although he has great ambitions, his abilities are obviously not as good as those of the Emperor!"

Yin Guang pointed to the Southwest Road on the map and said softly: "Oh? Why is it that King Pingxi is not as capable as me? If his father is the late emperor and he is the prince, then his achievements may not be as good as mine! People and people.

The starting platform is different, so King Pingxi is now in a corner, but can King Pingxi be willing to do so? Although he cut off Niu Zhicheng's head, it does not mean that he really wants to give up rebellion and is willing to be his prince. More

You want to use it to paralyze me! Oh, by the way, how do you think Yin Quan is inferior to me?"

Yu Fu smiled brightly and said: "Your Majesty, there is a reason why this servant thinks that King Pingxi is inferior to you. Do you think that if King Pingxi and you were to change places, he would have the courage to let a fifteen-year-old Tang Jiusheng be the king of Wei?

Can you control the entire Southwest Road? The Emperor has a keen eye for people and knows how to handle them. King Pingxi is far inferior to the Emperor in this regard. Moreover, the Emperor is wise and powerful and quietly took back the command of the Forbidden Army. This does not require any discernment.

Courage?"

Yin Guang smiled slightly and pointed at Yu Fu, "You boy! I can already smell the smell of flattery! You don't know something. Although Father Shang went too far in some things, he still repaid his kindness.

Man. Without his help, I would not be able to sit on the throne! Even if I am lucky enough to sit on the throne, I may not be able to sit firmly! Father Shang has shortcomings, but I also borrowed a lot of strength from him. Without Father Shang, I would not be able to sit on the throne.

I am sitting on the throne today! Every code is a code, and people should still be grateful!"

Yu Fu knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is truly a wise and merciful Lord!" Yin Guang smiled and lightly kicked Yu Fu, "Okay, okay, you kid, I'm afraid it's hard to study these days.

I haven't learned anything, I only learned how to flatter. I have good talent, but not good at martial arts. I learned flattering very quickly! Get up quickly, your horse's legs will almost break!" The little palace lady Wenxiu snickered at the side.

Soon, in the court hall, there were many officials praising Yin Quan, King of Pingxi, and some officials came forward to ask for credit for King Pingxi. What's more, they asked King Pingxi to make him a prince. Yin Guang was noncommittal. Three days later, Yin Guang issued an edict.

, granted the hereditary title of Prince Yin Quan of Pingxi County, officially granted Yin Yueheng, the eldest son of Yin Quan, the crown prince of Prince Pingxi, a pair of pearls from the East China Sea, ten beauties presented by the vassal state, and a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, allowing King Ping to control the Southwest Road.

The promotion and dismissal of the following officials, including county guards, county magistrates, etc., are all managed by King Yin Quan of Pingxi.

After the edict was issued, the whole country knew that Southwest Road had officially become the back garden of the Pingxi Wang family.

In the study room at the back of General Jiangling's Mansion, Fatty Jiang, who was about to return to Anshu County, saw the imperial report granting Yin Quan hereditary title of residence. He spat hard and cursed: "Is Yin Quan loyal to the country and caring about the country?

Are the people around the emperor crazy? They are just a bunch of bastards. Didn't they give the Southwest Road to Yin Quan in vain?" Song Yulan poked the fat man behind him gently with her finger, signaling him to keep his voice down.

Jiang Yongchun was holding tea and reading the newspaper, smiling and saying nothing. Fatty Jiang jumped to his feet and said, "Dad, you still laugh at such a hateful and irritating thing?"

Jiang Yongchun, who was wearing casual clothes, took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, and asked slowly: "Son, tell me, what is so annoying about this edict, and what is so ridiculous about it?"

The fat man shouted dissatisfied: "Just say that Yin Quan killed Niu Zhicheng and presented his head to the court. This is considered credit."

?It’s still hereditary. It’s worthless to co-write hereditary, right? Then give Fatty me a hereditary one! I don’t mind it either! There is no other way to be loyal to the country, care about the country, and let people look at it.

I just want to vomit! Most of the people in the world know what Yin Quan is thinking. It's pitiful that the court is blind and cannot tell the difference between loyal and traitorous. My old brother Tang was not at the palace during the New Year. He led his army to attack the stronghold and quelled the entire Jiannan Road.

Is it fair to only give a few words of verbal praise to bandits?"

Jiang Yongchun smiled and said: "Fair, how can it be unfair? King Pingxi's surname is Yin, so why not give him a hereditary title? What's more, he found his way back and was able to dedicate Niu Zhicheng to the court. If he doesn't reward him for such a thing, right?

Isn’t that reasonable? As for letting him choose his own officials in Southwest Road, that would be even better. A hereditary and irreplaceable prince should have such treatment. As for King Wei, his contribution is indeed not small, but as a foreigner, he is already a

He is already a prince, so why do you want the emperor to confer him a title?"

The fat man blinked and said with a suspicious look on his face: "No! There must be other reasons for this. Old man Jiang, you also know that I am a straight person, and I don't have those twists and turns in my stomach! Especially when I am new to officialdom.

, when it comes to those colorful intestines, they are far inferior to you, an old fox. How about you give me some pointers? What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Jiang Yongchun deliberately opened his eyes, poked the fat man's forehead with his finger, and cursed with a smile: "You bastard, how can you talk to your father? You can't see this? How can you mess around in the future! What's wrong with the emperor?

Yin Quan is roasting on the fire. Don't you think about it. Yin Quan has a hereditary replacement as a county king and has the power to appoint officials on the Southwest Road. He has tasted the sweetness of power. Wouldn't he covet a bigger one?

Power? Let him appoint officials on his own, so that he can rebel! He is easy to rebel, and the court will have an excuse to send troops to quell the rebellion!"

The fat man nodded as if he understood, stood up and said: "Dad, if we have a nice drink today, I will go back to Jiannan Road to take up my post tomorrow. Oh, Old Tang

In order to suppress the bandits and prevent those people from being suspicious, I sent a few of our capable generals home for the New Year to paralyze the enemy. Do you think my old brother Tang is ruthless enough or not?"

Jiang Yongchun said with a smile: "Jiusheng, this kid, does things like his mother, he is courageous. But no one is perfect, and he wants to do everything himself, so how can he do it? After all, he is a prince! There is a chance to go back.

Kong advised him and told him to delegate more power."

The fat man smiled and shook his head and said: "Dad, I can't control this matter. It's not like you don't know about Old Tang, how can I persuade him? He hasn't fooled me to the point where he can't even find me? He has people under his command.

A few counselors will naturally persuade him when it is time to persuade him, but I just want to discuss martial arts with him and drink flower wine!"

When Jiang Yongchun mentioned drinking flower wine, he thought of the charming girl from Wanyue Tower again, and his face immediately darkened. Seeing his father's ugly face, the fat man knew that he shouldn't say this, so he smiled mischievously and lay down next to Jiang Yongchun.

After muttering a few words in his ears, Jiang Yongchun laughed and scolded the fat man a few times, and his expression became much better. Song Yulan didn't know what the two men were talking about. After she and the fat man left the study together, she asked softly: "Zhenyu, just now

Dad was unhappy, what did you say to him? That made him turn from anger to joy?"

The fat man looked back and saw that there was no one around. He chuckled and said: "I told my father that there is a more beautiful oiran in Xiangyue Tower in Anshu County. When I come back next time, I will rent a yard and buy an oiran to give him as a concubine.
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