Chapter 240 Buying People's Hearts
Yao Shuangyan sat on the seat of the Fengqi Palace. She was wearing a brocade suit embroidered with peonies with white crescent moons, holding a soft pillow with one hand, and looking at Bi Xiu with sharp eyes.
"Madam Hou, this is where the queens of all generations live, and it is not appropriate for you to continue living."
She said nothing, knowing that sooner or later there would be such a day.
But after all, she has lived for more than ten years and has carried the glory of her life. She is really unwilling to leave.
"Madam Hou, Mrs. Yao has sent someone to pick you up."
The little palace maid outside the palace came to report quickly, but he didn't know that Yao Shuangyan was waiting for now.
She stood up and reluctantly swept across the table with her fingertips. Every scene and object here was arranged by her personally.
I don’t know if I have a chance to come back now.
"Forget it, I'll leave."
Yao Shuangyan simply packed up the greetings and followed the Yao family out of the harem under Bi Xiu's gaze.
Now there are not many concubines left in the harem. After Chu Yunning found out that there was no threat from the other party, he sent them to the imperial tomb or the ancestral temple to guard them.
Xihai's harem has finally been purified.
"Miss, is it really just letting Mrs. Hou leave like this? I always feel that she will not give up easily." Bixiu muttered.
Chu Yunning smiled: "When Yao Qingzhou dies in another two days, the Yao family should change hands, and her fate will not be better."
If she were Yao Shuangyan, she would never return to the Yao family. Without the capital to confrontation, she would only be disliked.
Finally, good news came on the evening of the third day. Yao Qingzhou was dead, and all Yao Qingzhou's subordinates surrendered to Changyang Marquis, and the military power of the 300,000 army was handed over to Xiao Jingheng.
Xiao Jingheng looked at the military talismans handed over, and Long Yan was very happy. He came to Chu Yunning happily: "You are indeed not wrong with Changyang Marquis. He is indeed a little talented."
Marquis Changyang has gained some prestige in the West Sea over the years. With him taking over the 300,000 military power, almost everyone is convinced.
But who knows that Changyang Marquis has surrendered to Xiao Jingheng.
All of this is the credit for Chu Yunning.
"Anning, you are really my blessing." Xiao Jingheng handed the military talisman to Chu Yunning: "This is what you deserve. You have won over the Marquis of Changyang. These are used as a guarantee and guarantee for you, and they should belong to you."
Chu Yunning was slightly stunned by the military talisman in her hand. She had no interest in this at all, but just came to this point by chance.
Moreover, Chu Yunning’s dream is to one day travel around the world and have money to travel around the world.
But now she felt that the burden on her body was getting heavier and heavier.
"I……"
Xiao Jingheng gave her another token as if he was guessing her thoughts; "This is the token of Sihai Silver. With this token, you can withdraw any silver from all Sihai Silver families, and I will save five million taels in it every year."
Chu Yunning took a deep breath, could she achieve economic freedom?
"No one knows this." He added.
She just squandered so much money every day, and she couldn't spend all her extravagance. It was fake to say that she was not excited.
Just when she was in a daze, the rumor of Changyang Hou came outside the door to report, Xiao Jingheng signaled with a look, and Changyang Hou came in soon.
"Long live my emperor." Changyang Hou saluted excitedly. He never expected that he could conquer the 300,000 soldiers of the Yao family in such a short time without a single soldier.
It's simply incredible.
"Get up." Xiao Jingheng raised his hand from the air and asked about the specific situation of Changyang Hou.
The Changyang Hou answered one by one, and he glanced at the military talisman in Chu Yunning's hand, frowned slightly.
"From now on, all this army will be commanded by Chu Shanggong. To the outside world, you are still the commander. You don't have to report to me about the affairs of the three armies in the future." Xiao Jingheng said.
If it were someone else, Changyang Hou might not be convinced, but the target was Chu Yunning, and he had nothing to say.
"Yes!" Changyang Marquis saluted respectfully.
Chu Yunning suddenly came to his senses and waved at the Marquis of Changyang; "Mr. Marquis has worked hard all the way."
"Chu Shanggong is polite. Being able to conquer the Yao family is actually the wish of Weishi for many years. Western defense is crucial to the West Sea and must not be lost at will." Changyang Hou looked down on the father and son of the Yao family at all. These two people were almost rebelling and proclaiming themselves kings.
The two of them were thinking of waiting for other military power in the West Sea to fight, and then the Yao family reaped the benefits of the fisherman.
It's worth it to be able to end up now
"Chu Shanggong, the coffins of the two generals of the Yao family have been brought back. What should we do?" Changyang Hou specially escorted the two back to resettlement this time, and only a very small number of people knew the real cause of their deaths.
To the outside world, the two of them were not at all wrong. They died rashly and must give an explanation.
Is it a reason? Chu Yunning has already thought about it.
"I declared to the outside world that they were attacked and killed by guarding the city gate, and that they sacrificed their lives for the country and wanted to be buried with a grand ceremony."
The Changyang Hou didn't understand this.
Who in the entire West Sea knew that the two father and son of the Yao family were cowards and did nothing but defenders.
The people and civil and military officials in the city had objections to the incident of the two fathers and sons of the Yao family surrendering and letting Xiao Jingheng enter the palace.
"In the meantime, he was ordered by the Marquis of Xihai to kill the father and son of the Yao family to eliminate the harm for the people." Chu Yunning added.
This not only gave enough face to the Yao family, but also blocked the civil and military officials, and pushed the blame to the Marquis of Xihai.
On the other hand, Xiao Jingheng has no responsibility at all.
"yes!"
After leaving the palace, Hou Changyang went straight to the Yao family. The Yao family was crying all the time, and countless servants and maids knelt all over the yard.
The leaders were Mrs. Yao and Yao Shuangyan. They were wearing plain clothes and knelt on the futon and burning paper.
"Your father and brother are dead, how can you live in the future?" Mrs. Yao almost fainted from crying. Yao Shuangyan, who was beside her, held Mrs. Yao, her fingertips embedded in her palm, and clenched them hard until the pain stimulated her to not lose her mind.
"Mother, don't worry, the Yao family will not fall." Yao Shuangyan comforted Mrs. Yao, looked around and did not see the people from the third room. She attracted the servant and asked, "Where is the third master and the third young lady?"
Without waiting for the servant to answer, the two of them came late and knelt on the cushion and cried. Yao Shuangyan said in a deep voice. "Third brother, now you are the only male in this family. Don't let me down. Don't worry, the Yao family will support you."
When Yao Lian heard this, his eyelids didn't raise his eyelids and replied lightly: "I am just a trivial concubine and I don't want to make things difficult for the emperor. After my father was buried, I will exile my family with my three families."
Hearing this, Yao Shuangyan suddenly became furious: "The Yao family is really a difficult time. Why do you have the nerve to leave the Yao family and dream! If you want to leave, your wife and children must stay."
Yao Lian didn't take Yao Shuangyan's words at all, and just said: "The emperor has already allowed me to take my family away."
"You actually dare to betray the Yao family!" Yao Shuangyan was surprised and underestimated the concubine's brother.
He actually took Xiao Jingheng silently.
"If the elder sister continues to be obsessed with it, the Yao family will be in danger." Yao Lian glanced at Mrs. Yao and kowtowed to the top; "In the future, my son will not be able to be filial to his mother, so I hope his mother will take care of her."
After saying that, Yao Lian stood up and left with his wife and children.
Mrs. Yao did not obstruct her, but grabbed Yao Shuangyan; "Don't make any troubles at this critical moment."
The Yao family is a huge family, and they cannot implicate others because of one person. So Mrs. Yao made up her mind to give a look at the leader of the Yao family, with murderous intent in her eyes.
After a while, Mrs. Yao personally handed her a cup of tea: "This vigilance is a hard work. You can't get tired of your body. Drink a sip of ginseng tea to put it on for a while."
Yao Shuangyan picked up and drank half a cup without thinking. The anger in her heart was still uncontrollable. Just as she was about to speak, a severe pain suddenly came from her abdomen. Soon the pain swept across her body, like millions of ants biting them.
"Mother?" Yao Shuangyan looked at Mrs. Yao in shock, with a sad face: "Why, I am your daughter!"
"Shuangyan, the Yao family cannot ruin everyone's future because of you. As long as the Yao family has branches, they will have the day when they are raised. Once the emperor and his ministers are there, I cannot let you harm the entire Yao family."
Mrs. Yao's heart was as heartbroken as she poisoned her proud daughter with her own hands. She knew that her daughter had always been a proud and would definitely not be willing to be driven off from the phoenix throne.
Sooner or later, Yao Shuangyan will make trouble, and Mrs. Yao can't afford to bet. If she had known earlier that the new emperor was so capable, she would have persuaded her husband to hand over military power with her son.
Why lose your life in vain?
"Mother!" Yao Shuangyan covered her lower abdomen with great reluctance, and the blood at the corner of her mouth could not stop flowing.
Mrs. Yao closed her eyes.
After half a stick of incense, Yao Shuangyan died.
"When I go to report to the palace, I say that Mrs. Hou feels ashamed and is in vain to be a daughter of the Yao family, and is determined to apologize for death." Mrs. Yao ordered to the maid.
The maid nodded and ran into Changyang Hou just as she was about to leave. Changyang Hou looked down at Yao Shuangyan.
The former queen actually died in the mourning hall!
Mrs. Yao immediately said: "It was Mrs. Hou who took the initiative to take the initiative to make her father and brother not lonely on the road to the underworld."
The Marquis of Changyang did not ask much. After posing three incense sticks, he repeated Chu Yunning's words one by one. Mrs. Yao said: "Thank you, the emperor, for fulfilling the Yao family. The Yao family will be cautious in the future and will never violate the law and become a new person."
Not only Mrs. Yao, but the entire Yao family members are so guaranteed.
It would be nice to not be scolded to death by the father and son of the Yao family, but Xiao Jingheng still gave the Yao family a face and preserved the face of everyone in the Yao family.
The Yao family was grateful and had no displeasure on their faces. Seeing this, Changyang Hou once again admired Chu Yunning for winning the hearts of the people.
Not only did he get the benefits, but he also eliminated the other party, and made the other party very grateful to her.
Such a woman is really not an ordinary person, no wonder Xiao Jingheng trusts so much that he gives Chu Yunning the military power.
Chapter completed!