Chapter two hundred and sixty eight: estrangement
"For me, Xu Jing is not a place to stay for a long time, and I have been here for a while. There are still many things waiting for me to go back and deal with in Jizhou."
Liu Feng had already planned to leave here before the ceremony of ascension tomorrow, and would leave tonight without waiting for the end of the throne ceremony, and would leave separately from the 50,000 black armored soldiers in the city.
Although Xu Jing is now calm under the control of the Black Armor Army, all this is based on the fact that the Wei people did not realize that he was the actual controller of this army.
If you find out, the first person who won’t let him go is Xiao Feng, the man from Zhennan.
Xiao Feng cannot be underestimated. He holds military power and is supported by the queen Xiao Xu. There are not many people in the court who can fight against him, and he is a real powerful minister.
Without real evidence, even if the royal family members have already determined that he is the culprit of killing many adult princes, now there is no way to deal with him for a while.
It would be too simple for such a powerful minister to deal with Liu Feng. He did not need to worry about Wanyan He, the new emperor of Wei, and the ministers in the court would naturally not offend Xiao Feng, the Nangan.
Xu Jing is the hinterland of the Great Wei Dynasty. Not to mention the 30,000 wolf guards who are permanently stationed in the city, as well as the servants and servants who are kept by princes and nobles. Just the three imperial guards stationed outside the city, the Wuwei, Fengtian and Guanhe, which are stationed outside the city, there are nearly 200,000 troops, not to mention the local troops in the surrounding areas.
As the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Great Wei Dynasty and the Marshal of the Southern Army, once Xiao Feng attacks Liu Feng, he can order the Wei army to encircle and suppress Liu Feng.
The journey back is more than a thousand miles. In that case, if Liu Feng wants to bring 50,000 people back to Jizhou from here, the process will definitely be more dangerous than Guan Yu passing five passes and killing six generals.
In addition, Jizhou also urgently needs him to go back and take charge.
It has been almost two months since leaving Jizhou. During this period, the war in Jizhou has never stopped, and some bad news has been heard from Jiangzhou.
All of this needs to be handled by Liu Feng back and personally.
"Brother Liu, I am the one who can have today in Wanyanhe thanks to your help. Without you, I may have died now. There is still a chance to ascend the throne to the emperor, so I have half of my position."
Wanyan He looked full of affection and thoughtfulness. He grabbed Liu Feng's hands and said, "Stay here, I will appoint you as the king of a different surname. You will enjoy endless wealth and honor in Yonghua. In the future, we can lead our army to attack and destroy Nangan!"
This is Wanyan He who thought of the best way to retain Liu Feng. Since the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the majority of those who were able to be crowned kings were royal families. The only ones who were named kings in the north of Zhenbei when they were founded were Yelu Muge, and Wu Gui, the King of Pingxi three hundred years ago.
"I'll be exempted from being appointed as the king."
Liu Feng pulled out his hand. He was not used to holding hands with a big man. "I said there was a reason to help you, and the requirements were not high. After you ascend the throne, I will write an imperial edict and give me Chongzhou and Yanzhou."
"Brother Liu won't think about it anymore. Isn't it better to be the king of my Great Wei than to be a grass-headed king in a small place in Jizhou?"
Wanyan He persuaded again that he really needed help from Liu Feng and his troops. "You also know that I have a shallow foundation in Xu Jing. If you don't stay to help me, even if I issue an order to give you Yanzhou and Chongzhou, the ministers below may not agree."
"You just need to issue an order, and you can't take care of so many other things."
Liu Feng naturally knew that the ministers of Wei State would not spit out the two pieces of fat meat that had reached their mouths. At that time, they would inevitably encounter each other, but at that time the effect of having an order is different than that of no order.
Seeing that Liu Feng was unable to change his mind, Wanyan He was secretly annoyed. The joy of inheriting the throne was also diluted. "Since that's the case, I'll wish Brother Liu a good journey here. Tomorrow is the throne ceremony. I still have a lot of things to be busy with, so I say goodbye."
After saying that, he left directly.
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night.
Zhennan Hou Mansion.
"Have you found out the origins of those soldiers?"
Xiao Feng asked to a middle-aged man in front of him.
After returning from the palace, he felt more and more unsatisfied when he thought about it. Only by knowing himself and his opponents could he be defeated in a hundred battles, so he immediately asked someone to investigate Wanyan He and the army in his hands.
The middle-aged man shook his head, "Not yet. I have sent someone to test it several times, but the soldiers were very tight-mouthed, and there were their soldiers patrolling everywhere, so we didn't dare to move too much, so it would be difficult for us to figure out their origins for a while, but the Wolf Duwei must know something."
"oh?"
Xiao Feng's face moved, then stood up and walked outside with big striking steps, "Come and prepare horses!"
With a team of guards, Xiao Feng came directly to the Langdu Guard.
"Greetings to the Marquis!"
Tuoba Shan, who received the news, hurriedly brought people out to greet him.
“No need to be polite.”
Xiao Feng waved his hand at Tuoba Shan and walked directly into the Langdu Guard Yamen.
"I wonder what advice can I give to you when I arrive late at night?"
In the middle hall, Tuoba Shan asked to Xiao Feng who was sitting there.
"Tuoba Shan, I asked you, where is the army in the hands of the Sixth Prince? You'd better think it through before answering!"
Xiao Feng's eyes stared at Tuoba Shan's eyes straight to the point.
"I don't know this."
"Hmph, I don't know! The Wolf Capital Guard is the eyes and ears of the emperor, and Xu Jing is the center of the Great Wei Dynasty. As the head of the Wolf Capital Guard, you don't even know who came to the city. Then you, the wolf chief, are too incompetent. I think it's better to change it to the dog chief!"
Xiao Feng was secretly annoyed. Tuoba Shan was obviously perfunctory. Dogs are dogs. Wanyan He couldn't wait to be loyal to him before he ascended the throne.
"What the marquis taught is that the lower officials will definitely apologize to the emperor tomorrow."
Faced with Xiao Feng's ridicule, Tuoba Shan replied indifferently.
Although his official position is much lower than that of Xiao Feng, the Langdu Wei was a personal soldier of the emperor and was directly responsible to the emperor. He was responsible for the position of supervising all officials. Even the Privy Council was no exception. Therefore, if Zhennan Hou wanted to deal with him, he could only obtain the emperor's consent.
"Hmph, don't forget that there is an empress dowager behind the emperor. You'd better think clearly."
Xiao Feng left a word and left directly.
"Hello, the Marquis, walk slowly!"
Tuoba Shan bowed to Xiao Feng's back. After a while, he changed his clothes, then quietly left the back door of the yamen, and came to Wanyanhe's mansion.
"Tuoba Shan sees His Highness the Sixth Prince!"
Wanyan He looked at Tuoba Shan in casual clothes and asked curiously: "What's the matter with Lord Tuoba coming late at night?"
"Your Highness, this is the case. Just now, Zhennan Hou came to Langdu Guard and asked about the origin of the army in His Highness, but was blocked by the minister and returned."
Tuoba Shan explained truthfully.
"Well, you did a good job."
Wanyan He was overjoyed when he heard this. Tuoba Shan came to report the letter late at night. It was obviously a signal that the Langdu Guard had been loyal to him. This was good news. He finally had a team of available troops in his hands. Thinking of this, his dissatisfaction with Liu Feng suddenly deepened.
"This is what I should do."
Tuoba Shan said respectfully.
"Well, very good. I have something you want to do now. After the throne ceremony is over tomorrow, you go to Zhennan Hou Mansion and tell Xiao Feng everything you know!"
Chapter completed!