Qiu Zhen looked at Tang Yin and asked suspiciously: "Is your Majesty serious about what he said?"
Tang Yin said seriously: "You have no joke!"
Qiu Zhen understood Tang Yin's personality and could tell from his expression and tone of voice which words were truthful and which were just words to deal with.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps back, bowed his hands respectfully to Tang Yin, and said, "Just now, I offended the king again, please punish him."
Alas! This is the same rhetoric again. Tang Yin felt that he had heard Qiu Zhen's words no less than ten times. He shook his head and said, "According to the old rules, let's fine him a salary!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Qiu Zhen changed from bowing and saluting to kneeling and kowtowing.
Everyone on the left and right looked at Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen blankly, wondering what scene they were acting in? Qiu Zhen threw the table at the king, which was no different from regicide. It should be a capital crime, but not only did Tang Yin not kill him.
On the contrary, he behaved extremely intimately, and even took the initiative to put his arms around Qiu Zhen's neck to express his goodwill...
Is there any ulterior secret or relationship between the king and Prime Minister Qiu? Everyone looked at each other with the same question in their hearts.
Tang Yin was used to being casual, he could do whatever he wanted, and he didn't care what others thought of him. He looked at Qiu Zhen, who was kneeling and kowtowing, and suddenly remembered something, squatted down, and asked, "Qiu Zhen, you have been punished.
How many years has the salary been paid? I forgot."
Qiu Zhen said seriously: "It took almost five years to accumulate."
Pfft! Tang Yin laughed, nodded, patted him on the shoulder again, and said, "Then let's get it together this time. It'll be ten years!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen kowtowed again to express his gratitude.
Even though Qiu Zhen dared to scold and hit Tang Yin, he seemed to be extremely impulsive. No matter how careless he was, in fact, he had a clear mind. He knew very well where Tang Yin's bottom line was, and he was fully confident that Tang Yin would not punish him for this.
, As for being fined a salary, that is even less important. Anyway, the king will not just watch him die of poverty and starvation.
After Qiu Zhen's uproar, Tang Yin has indeed calmed down a lot, no longer looking for Yin Rou every day like before.
Privately, he also discussed with Qiu Zhen and wanted to propose marriage to the emperor and marry the princess openly, but Qiu Zhen refused.
Qiu Zhen believes that if Tang Yin marries the princess now, his intention to save her will be too obvious, and it will be easy to follow the truth, which is unwise. No matter how deep his feelings for Yin Rou are, he must be patient during this period, at least
We have to wait until the limelight has passed. In addition, Tang Yin cannot bring up the matter of marrying the princess in person. Either the emperor takes the initiative or the minister proposes the marriage on his behalf.
What he said was not what Tang Yin wanted to hear, but he had to admit that what Qiu Zhen said made sense, so he gave up his plan to propose marriage for the time being.
The next day, Tang Yin and the emperor rushed to Yancheng.
On the road to Feng Kingdom, the journey became much easier. We no longer had to worry about being chased by enemies behind us. Every county, county, and city we passed was personally greeted by the head of the county, county, and city lord. The scene was spectacular and the ceremony was grand.
When the emperor fled north, he did not know how magnificent he was.
There was no words all the way. Twenty days later, Tang Yin and his party finally arrived in Yancheng.
The news that the Emperor was going to Yancheng had long spread in the city. On this day, Yancheng was overcrowded, with huge crowds of people gathering on both sides of the main road.
For a country as remote, backward and barren as Feng Country, the Emperor has probably not visited more than three times since the founding of the country. This generation of Feng people has never seen the Emperor, and the previous generation and the generation after that have also never seen him.
, now that the Emperor has finally arrived, how could people miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Whether they are wealthy people or ordinary people, they all flock to the streets, scrambling to catch a glimpse of the Emperor's grace.
When passing through other towns, Yin Zhun always sat in a carriage without even showing his head. Now in Yancheng, the capital of wind, Yin Zhun rarely sat in a semi-open carriage and waved to the people on the left and right from time to time.
, drawing bursts of cheers.
This kind of scene was rare even when Tang Yin came in and out of Yancheng. It can be said that Yin Zhun didn't have to do anything. He only had to bear the halo of the emperor, and his limelight overwhelmed Tang Yin.
Tang Yin and his generals were riding slowly behind the emperor's carriage. Seeing this scene, people felt uncomfortable in their hearts, and everyone secretly glanced at Tang Yin's reaction from time to time.
Tang Yin sat upright on the horse, feeling content and relaxed. In his opinion, it was a good thing that the emperor was so popular. At least his rescue act was recognized by the people.
In addition, and the most important point, even the people of the Feng Kingdom who are most alienated from the Emperor have such respect and admiration for the Emperor. It can be seen that the Emperor is not useless. Even if he is powerless and no longer the ruler of the country, he is still the ruler of the country.
His reputation and status in the minds of the people are too high, and he can be said to be the highest spiritual leader of the people.
If the two countries Zhen and Sichuan use their troops against Feng, the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad will probably cause headaches to the monarchs of the two countries. Thinking of this, the smile on Tang Yin's face became even stronger.
At this time, Qiu Zhen rushed forward and came to Tang Yin's side. He looked forward and asked in a low voice: "Has the king made a decision?"
Tang Yin was stunned, looked at him sideways, and asked: "What decision?"
Qiu Zhen sighed secretly, leaned towards Tang Yin, and whispered: "Where do you plan to place the emperor?"
"Oh! That's what you're asking about!" Tang Yin smiled, nodded and said, "I've already thought about it."
"Ah? What the king means is..."
"That's it!" Tang Yin pursed his lips towards the front.
Qiu Zhen subconsciously looked forward, his heart was startled, and he said in horror: "The palace?"
Tang Yin said with a smile: "That's right. I want to keep the emperor in the capital. There is no place more suitable than the palace, and it doesn't require too much preparation. The palace just changes its owner and name, and it becomes the palace.
Already."
It's easy to say that! Qiu Zhen couldn't help rolling his eyes and asked: "The king gave up the palace to the emperor, so where will the king live?" You can't live in the same place as the emperor, right?
Tang Yin said nonchalantly: "Including me, there are only four people in my family. Where can I not live there?!"
Phew! Qiu Zhen was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. He knew that Tang Yin didn't value these forms and material things, but he couldn't be too humble. If he changed the palace into a royal palace and gave it to the emperor, then he would be dignified.
Can the king of the country want to live in an ordinary house? Where does this put Feng Guo’s face?
Qiu Zhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate! Your Majesty, it is better to follow my opinion and let the emperor live in the palace in Wancheng!"
"Hey?" Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Since the emperor has been brought to the Feng Kingdom, we have to show off. Why bother worrying about things that don't matter? We want other countries to see clearly that we, the Feng Kingdom, are not
Holding the emperor hostage, the emperor is still the supreme pride of heaven in the Feng Kingdom. Only in this way, we in the Feng Kingdom will not fall into the trap of other countries. If other countries want to attack our country, they will do it without a name. Furthermore, it is just a palace.
What does it matter? The emperor is in our hands. We can make good use of the emperor's prestige and conquer a territory tens of millions of times larger than the palace. This is the most important thing. Qiu Zhen, you are so smart, you can't even do this.
Don’t you understand?”
"Alas!" Qiu Zhen shook his head and sighed: "I understand the king's intention, but... I just feel that I am too wronged by the king..." Even Qiu Zhen felt that such a concession was too much to give up the palace.
Tang Yin smiled and stretched out four fingers, waved them in front of Qiu Zhen's eyes, and said: "There are only four of us. We can live anywhere. With so many palaces, it will be troublesome to find anyone!"
Qiu Zhen couldn't help but smile. He smiled bitterly.
Tang Yin has the potential to be a faint emperor, and at the same time he has the side of being an unparalleled wise master. Whether he can become a wise master or become a faint emperor depends largely on the encouragement or inducement of the ministers around him.
Fortunately, Tang Yin found a Qiu Zhen who dared to speak frankly to him and even hit him and scolded him. He always spurred him and pushed Tang Yin who was off the track back on track again and again.
And Qiu Zhen was equally lucky. The person he chose to assist him was Tang Yin, who could tolerate him in every possible way, trust him immensely and regard him as a brother. Otherwise, Qiu Zhen would have had ten of his heads chopped off.
The relationship between Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen as a monarch and his subjects was the most perfect complementarity and combination at that time. The two of them also formed the most basic backbone of the Feng Kingdom, together with the Shangguan family, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan.
As well as Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and other important civil and military ministers, they formed the basic skeleton of Feng State, firmly supporting the behemoth of Feng State. Even if Feng State experienced countless storms and waves in the future, this skeleton would still stand.
Strengthen and grow.
After escorting the emperor into the palace all the way, Tang Yin simply let the emperor into his palace.
Although this was Tang Yin's bedroom, he slept there only a handful of times.
At this time, Yin Zhun didn't know Tang Yin's decision, nor did he understand his intention of bringing her to his palace.
He had doubts in his heart, but it did not affect Yin Chen's interest. Along the way, he was greeted by all the towns he passed. Especially when he went to Yancheng, he saw the support of the people, which made Yin Chen feel good and relaxed.
many.
He clasped his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in Tang Yin's palace as if visiting, looking east and west. He felt that it was far different from the palace in Shangjing, but it was still the most luxurious and most luxurious place he had ever visited during his escape.
Comfortable place.
Yin Rou also came to Tang Yin's palace. She saw the emperor's brother walking around non-stop, making tut-tut sounds from time to time, and picking up and playing with the novel gadgets from time to time. She couldn't help but frown secretly, and she was about to die.
How can you be so relaxed and free as a prince?
She turned to look at Tang Yin, who was smiling and didn't know what he was enjoying or thinking about. Just when she was about to speak, Tang Yin asked first: "What do you think of this place, Your Majesty?"