Chapter 56: Enemies in the World

Fan Xian’s original title was a first-class baron, the second grade, while a duke was a super grade, with the second level of marquis and uncle separating them. At his current age, being directly knighted as a duke was an extremely rare honor, so even he couldn’t react for a moment.

And wait for the crowd between the scene reacted, of course, figured out why, on the one hand is the court to reward his Jiangnan’s work, and everyone knows, the most important reason, is that his majesty wants to give his own illegitimate son a compensation.

The eldest prince and the second prince have already been crowned princes, Fan Xian is only a tantalizing public, what does this count for? With this in mind, the ministers who had planned to come out and fiercely oppose this reward were silent, this was a family matter of the royal family, not a state matter of the court, it was not up to them to talk too much.

Fan Xian immediately calmed down after a joyful moment, for most of the people in this hall, the duke is indeed a glittering word, but for him, the power in his hand has long exceeded this category, and the emperor didn’t give himself a greeting, so let the imperial court crowded into the sphere of influence of the supervisory court, this problem is Fan Xian’s real concern and fear of the police.

So he would rather throw away his past description and stir up trouble than let the emperor just easily stuff sand in.

What’s more, he is also vaguely clear in his heart, the position of the Duke, is the final destination that he can arrive at in Qing, now the Tanya Duke is a third class Duke, there are still two more levels to climb, and then …… his own young age seems to be going to old age as well.

A thought of this, can not help but some confusion, feel a little ridiculous, he could not help but stand in this hall lost his voice and laughed.

The attention of the crowd, looking at the youngest young lord since the founding of Qing, looking at his hateful smile, the heart of complex emotions, but also feel that this laughter is incomparably harsh.

The great dynasty will be tossed until after lunch before the end, this is still because of the three road governor of the official court debate matters to the later reason, the emperor quickly cut through the chaos, the sacred heart of the dictatorship of most of the things, then let all the ministers dispersed.

Ministers have long been hungry, have passed through the palace gate, each back to their homes. But there are still some people who can’t go, in the door under the middle book to see the affairs of the ruler of the characters, the three road has not come back to the capital of the governor, the ministries of the ministers, are careful to follow his majesty to the imperial study.

Fan Xian also followed at the end with a face full of helplessness.

Just like more than a year ago, when he returned to Southern Qing from Northern Qi, there was still a seat reserved for Fan Xian in the Imperial Study Room, last time because of Zhuang Mo Han’s carriage of books, but this time because of the countless amounts of snowflake silver that had been sent from the inner treasury.

Fan Xian sat on the round embroidered pier, a little distracted. The imperial study room discusses the sound of state affairs, and does not let him how to care about, this piece of political affairs, was not his strengths, but also can not come up with any ideas, always still can only play a role in picking up the pieces.

Obviously, the emperor on the one hand is clear about his ability, on the other hand is also not willing to Fan Xian on the affairs of state too much opinion, so today did not point his name.

However, he, the newly promoted young lord still had a place to sit, and beside the emperor’s soft couch, the crown prince and several other imperial sons still had to stand honestly, like a student to listen and learn carefully, Fan Xian felt good, thinking that he was also considered a teacher of the imperial brothers.

The emperor and the big shots discussed the snowstorm in the south, the situation in the north, and the auspiciousness of the garden, and then began to put the meal.

Fan Xian last night busy all night, mutton slices, tofu flower has long been digested cleanly, at this time listening to the release of the meal, can not help but spiritually invigorated, the heart rises a dragon set finally have a box lunch to eat a sense of well-being, took the eunuchs handed over the food box, the food does not say, the wind rolled up the clouds.

The main things have been settled in the great dynasty meeting, there is nothing new in the meeting of the imperial study room, only Xue Qing occasionally mentioned the excellent performance of the Hangzhou Association in the matter of Jiangnan disaster relief, the ministry and cabinet adults in Kyoto showed a trace of surprise, they have heard of the Hangzhou Association, but did not think that the Hangzhou Association has such a great financial power and influence, can do so much outside of the way of the official government to relieve the disaster.

The emperor had Fan Xian get up and explain. Listening to Fan Xian’s explanation, Shu Wu these people understand, the original Hangzhou will be behind these ladies in the palace, nominally the leader is the empress dowager, no wonder Hangzhou will be able to have such a strength, just everyone knows that the palace is just hanging a love for the people of the name, the real thing to do, out of the silver, I’m afraid that it is still Fan Xian.

The emperor smiled and said, “The real hard work is not Fan Xian, it is my morning girl.”

The ministers laughed and patted a few lines of ass, and even praised the nobles in the palace, praising the saints was naturally even more inevitable. The emperor looked at Fan Xian’s somewhat distracted face and frowned slightly.

The eldest prince watched the scene from the sidelines and spoke, “The county princess is returning to the capital today.”

The emperor oohed and ahhed, then looked at Fan Xian’s eyes softened, smiled, but did not say anything, nor did he allow Fan Xian to return to his home early, just immediately ended the meeting in the imperial study, and instead left Fan Xian, who wanted to return to his home the most, behind.

The Ning Shen incense in the imperial study room slowly floated, the color was less than white smoke like milk, and the scent was light to the extreme.

Only the emperor and Fan Xian were left in the imperial study, and Fan Xian was slightly uncomfortable, as he did not know what content the emperor would say soon.

The emperor took a sip of the bird’s nest and looked up at Fan Xian, signaling if he wanted another sip. Fan Xian hurriedly shook his head.

“It is not tantalizing to be clear, and it is not serenity to be far-sighted.” The emperor put down the bowl and said slowly, “No annoyance, no worry, no loss of tranquility …… This is what you explained to the crowd two years ago when you made that bookstore in Kyoto.”

Fan Xian nodded, the name of the Tanyu bookstore is from this, but Ruo Ruo sister is a deep understanding of the meaning, and the other people are different, said “drifting in Tanyu state” explanation, the thought of this, he suddenly miss some of that yellow-haired girl, I do not know her in the north in the end can still be living happily.

“I like your two sentences, let you do this Tanyu Gong, what is the meaning, you should be clear.” The emperor quietly looked at his most accomplished bastard.

Fan Xian bowed his head and pondered for a little while before saying seriously, “To be clear and think less.”

“Not bad.” The emperor said calmly, “Be clear about what you should do, yet think less about what you can do.”

Pure minister? Lone minister? In fact, the meaning was very simple: to be the emperor’s vassal, not to be troubled, not to worry, and to live out one’s days in tranquility.

Fan Xian did not know what he was thinking in his heart, the smile on his face looked extremely sincere and relaxed, and he opened his mouth and said, “Understood.”

As a ruler and minister responded, the role of saying the three words, “Got it,” should be the emperor, but Fan Xian said it in such a clear manner, yet he did not appear to be in any way unusual, and the emperor did not look unhappy. Eunuch Yao, who was serving at the side, was full of calmness, he had already gotten used to seeing His Majesty treating Fan Xian differently in the past two years.

The emperor waved his hand, and Eunuch Yao exited the imperial study with a stoop.

After a moment of silence, the emperor said coldly, “As for the matter of the imperial historian entering the Supervisory Academy today, you will understand later. I know that your heart is good, it’s just that matters of imperial government are not based on the hearts of people.”

Fan Xian knew that there were few people at this time, so he could not be pouty and hardened, and could only remain silent.

The emperor said slowly again, “Still the same words, I know your heart, so yesterday night, I am very happy …… just I did not think you will be so hard, some accident.”

Fan Xian’s throat was a little dry, and after a little deliberation, he solemnly responded, “The great river has not yet broken its banks, so I will divert the water away first, lest the people suffer.”

The emperor looked at Fan Xian’s face, not saying a word, and after a long time, nodded his head in relief, “Just have you thought about it? The water was all drained by you, but in the future, there will be living water injected again, who knows if that water will once again roam over the riverbank in the future? So I thought, always have to look down, see the mountain collapsed, the embankment collapsed the day, only know that the water in the river is going to follow the ambush downstream, or will …… shamelessly rushed through me this embankment …… you this child, face play a fierce look, but there is always a heart Soft place.”

The emperor’s face cold down, continued: “I this life, the figure but two things, the world, the inheritance, I do not see their hearts clearly, how can I let go to fight this world? Don’t you move anymore, accompany me to take a look.”

Fan Xian silent police creep, dare not reply, the emperor’s most previous words warning flavor full, Tanya Gong, can only ever be a Gong Gong, and want to accompany him to look at, and let himself to keep calm, no longer fight the second prince and the crown prince lineage, this again is considered to be a promise of his own glory in this life, supreme trust.

“Also, don’t toss and turn with Little B.” The Emperor stared into his eyes and said, “Xiao B has served the country well and is a fierce general in the army, I am not willing to have him tossed in the middle of these things.”

Fan Xian was slightly aghast, thinking that he and Yan Da Dudu had formed an unresolved hatred, how to ease this, besides, Yan Xiaoyi even if he was meritorious in the country, but after all, he was too deeply involved with the Princess, could it be that the Emperor was not afraid at all? At this time, he finally determined that last night sent Hong Gonggong to break the game, not the Empress Dowager, it is the emperor himself, so more and more puzzled.

“On the Martial Council, if the Grand Duke challenges me?” He glanced at the Emperor and asked worriedly. The State of Qing was martial, and this year’s Martial Discussion was to be opened again, so if Yan Xiaoyi challenged Fan Xian at the temple, the emperor could not possibly say in front of all the officials that Fan Xian was the emperor’s son and should not be damaged in such a way.

“Yan Xiaoyi will leave before he can wait for the martial conference.” The emperor said.

Fan Xian frowned and said, “But Da Dudu put his son’s death on my account ……”

The emperor looked at him with a smirk and said, “Did you kill him?”

Fan Xian replied sincerely, “This matter really has nothing to do with me, I don’t dare to kill a minister’s son in secret.”

The emperor laughed loudly, “Good one doesn’t dare to kill in the shade, those killed yesterday night are considered …… explicit killings?”

Fan Xian blushed and said, “The ones that moved last night were all jianghu characters, and had nothing to do with the court.”

The emperor was silent for a moment before saying, “The ones who moved in the Yuantai camp were people from Dongyi City, so I’m a little curious as to whether there will be any problems over there, and I want to see if Xiao Yi is a smart person.”

Fan Xian’s face was calm, but in his heart, he was screaming, Thirteen Lang ah Thirteen Lang, you can be considered to have fooled His Majesty as well, His Majesty had obviously made a wrong judgment because of this wrong source of information, and by the way, it was impossible for Fan Xian to remind him of this in any way.

“As for Xiao B’s problem, I must also remind you that the army …… is not to be greatly disorganized.” The emperor’s eyes became dark, opening his mouth and sighing, “The Hu sheiks in the west …… are making trouble again.”

The Hu sheiks in the west are making trouble?

Fan Xian raised his head in shock and looked at the emperor’s slightly worried cheeks, and for a moment he was shocked and didn’t know what to say. Twenty years ago, the emperor led his troops on a westward expedition, and had already killed the livelihood of the western Hu withered, plus a few years ago, the great prince led a large army to sweep the west, but also let the western Hu easily condensed some of the anger of the whole broken.

Hu people how to make trouble again? And even if they do, with Qing’s military strength and the number of generals, the emperor is not worried about the instability of the military because of foreign troubles.

Fan Xian grew up in Qing since he was a child, of course, he knows that at the beginning of the founding of Qing, it was very much bullied by the Western Hu for some years, and the Hu people have always been a great danger to Qing, but only in the past twenty years, under the strong suppression of the Emperor of Qing, he has become a little disdainful of the people of Qing to talk about it.

The emperor looked at Fan Xian surprised expression, mockingly laughed, said: “I Daqing years of disaster, drought and floods, snowstorms and to, on the other hand, the West Hu side of the two years of wind and rain, the grass is long and horse fat …… Of course, if only so, the district of Hu barbarians, is not so careful to let me, just …… Do you know that before my Daqing snowstorm, those snowy barbarians in the north of Northern Qi also suffered the biggest freeze in decades?”

Fan Xian frowned, suddenly thought of half a year ago in Hangzhou’s lakeside, Hai Tang Duo Duo had worriedly mentioned to himself that thing, those northern barbarians did suffer a snow disaster, cattle, sheep and horses froze to death countless, just …… the northern barbarians and western Hu are very far away from each other, and this and the State of Qing and what is the relationship?

The emperor said: “No wonder the royal family of Northern Qi, dare to leave the Uesugi tiger in the capital city, but do not worry about the northern barbarians south, the original God to help them …… those northern barbarians were frozen to live, but also in the way of the Uesugi tiger for many years of power, do not dare to risk the south, had to take a detour from the Qilian Mountains, want to seek a way to live! …… Hu people live by water and grass, those northern barbarians experienced half a year of the great migration, and now finally to the territory of the Western Hu, although the 200,000 tribes only survived more than 40,000 people, but can be in the snow and wind, the dangerous road above the live down …… are elite. ”

Fan Xian’s eyes narrowed slightly, in front of his eyes, as if floating in front of countless tribes drove thin sheep and horses, rolled tattered tents, in the snow and wind, along the towering Qilian Mountains, desperately looking for the road to the west, along the way frozen corpses one after another, vultures screaming strangely.

This is what kind of spectacular tragic scene, this is what kind of great a migration.

“How can the Western Hu tolerate the northern tribes coming over?” Fan Xian said worriedly.

The emperor laughed, his laughter mixed with endless confidence and pride: “West Hu has long been crippled by us, where else would they dare to nibble on these foreign snow wolves …… Although West Hu is much more numerous, after a few great battles, the two sides have finally formed an alliance.”

Fan Xian sighed, if the hu people really made an alliance, then Qing Guo, which was neighboring Xihu, would naturally be under the greatest threat, no wonder the emperor seemed so careful in his military disposition.

Seeing Fan Xian’s concern, the emperor calmly said, “What are you thinking about?”

“I’m thinking that this information is only still top secret …… just that the great war will only come, and I …… would like to go into battle and charge.” Fan Xian said is not a fake beautiful words, he is very want to go over the addiction of the vertical horse grassland, just …… this internal problems of the court seems that people have not yet explained.

The emperor mockingly laughed, “Don’t think that if you’re a martial arts expert, you can go and lead a war to seek military success …… The great war comes together, ten million people kill each other, and unless you’re Uncle Liuyunshi, you’ll still be a life that’s been split up by a random sword.”

Fan Xian gave a bitter laugh.

The emperor slightly paused, calmly said, “Hu barbarians are not enough to fear, I have never put them in my eyes …… only since the northern barbarians have migrated, the pressure on the northern Qi side is suddenly small, I have to look to the north.”

Fan Xian immediately understood over, the emperor’s eyes, really than their own to transfer faster, in this world, really can do Qing enemies, or only North Qi, especially now the northern barbarians both to go, North Qi has no worries, who knows that the little emperor will not move what other thoughts.

The emperor finally said slowly: “Xiao Yi will return north in a few days …… because, that little emperor in the north finally persuaded the empress dowager to let Uesugi Hu revive, the camp is rushing Yanjing.”

Fan Xian’s pupils of his eyes were shocked for a moment, and immediately converged back.

Outside the palace, on the black carriage, Fan Xian rubbed his brow, a little hard to bear, partly because he was overtired, partly because he had heard too much bad news in the palace today. As the emperor said, without a few years of rest and recuperation on the West Hu side, it is impossible to pose a substantial threat to the Qing State, but on the North Qi side …… Uesugi Tiger has made a comeback!

Uesugi Tiger, Fan Xian thought of this person’s name and got a headache, although he didn’t witness that assassination on the long street on a rainy night, he has always deeply understood the power of that famous general of the world.

If Yan Xiaoyi went to the north, would he be able to fend off Uesugi Tiger? What’s more, Xiao Yi’s brother had recently lost his son, so he was afraid that he would gradually become centrifuged from the court, and the emperor wasn’t afraid that Yan Xiao Yi would really go crazy and join the enemy.

As for why Fan Xian was so wary of Uesugi Tiger’s comeback, the reason was actually very simple. In the capital city, he had severely undermined Uesugi Tiger, causing him to die countless deaths, and the cry of “Fan Xian, the one who kills me” in the middle of the night was still echoing in the capital city of the Northern Qi Dynasty, not to mention that Uesugi Tiger’s godfather, Lord Sean, had been caught and killed again and again by his own … …

In this matter, Fan Xian is the biggest enemy of Uesugihu, Shen Chong is just a small role, but Uesugihu, in order to take revenge, picked Shen Chong with a gun in the rainy night, in the future, if they really meet each other on the frontier, how will Uesugihu deal with himself?

Fan Xian thought sadly in the carriage, this world, how many enemies.