Chapter 657 - Chapter 657: Sudden Change
Chapter 657: Sudden Change
Translator: 549690339
It wasn’t that Yiyang County Lord’s love turned into hatred, but that he had experienced the different tastes of different worlds. Now, his tastes had really changed. She didn’t like Xie Xian, that kind of weak and cultured man. She wished that she could be swept away by a gust of wind.
Yiyang County Lord liked muscular men.
The Seventeenth Prince of Rouran.
His face couldn’t compare to Xie Xian’s, but his face couldn’t be eaten. A good body was really good.
Yiyang County Lord had no choice but to stand on the same side as Anakui.
This was the original intention of hooking up with Anakui. Otherwise, he could only stay in the Imperial Concubine Temple in Jiankang City for the rest of his life. Eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha, there wasn’t even a trace of flesh. If either Emperor Yong Ping or Xie Xian had a crooked mind, it would be too easy for her to die quietly.
Even if she was insignificant and could not be compared to those two fellows, it was not her ambition to be a nun for the rest of her life.
This was even more unbearable than letting them plot against him.
It was just that Anakui’ s intelligence was beyond her expectations. A simple matter had caused him to become a hot topic in Jiankang City, and he had the intention of clashing with the imperial family of Daliang.
Yiyang County Lord was a little anxious and didn’t want to drag it out for too long.
He was afraid that the Rouran King would not take Anakui seriously and would not allow him to do so.
Anakui could leave, but she would die if she stayed in Jiankang City. She had brazenly gotten together with the seventeenth prince of Rouran and had completely slapped Liang in the face. Emperor Yong Ping would not let her live. Therefore, other than death, her only way out was to get close to Anakui. As for reputation, it was no longer too important. Life, freedom, enjoyment, status, and status…Compared to that, face was actually not that important. ’ As for the one in her stomach, if others could hit her, couldn’t she?
As long as her marriage to Rouran was confirmed, there would be a long journey ahead. There would always be a chance for her to make a move.
After making up his mind, Yiyang County Lord decided to stay by Anakui’s side and ‘nurture his child’. He would just eat and wait for death every day, and he wouldn’ t be too carefree with Anakui.
By the time the messenger of the Rouran King returned to Jiankang City after more than two months, it was already the middle of July.
The messenger did not return to the inn. Instead, he handed over his credentials and met Emperor Yong Ping.
The Rouran King had changed.
A month after the Seventeenth Prince left, the old King of Rouran fell off his horse after drinking too much. He broke his neck and died.
The First Prince quickly consolidated the power of his mother clan, eliminated the dissidents, and became the new King of Rouran.
The new King of Rouran rejected the Seventeenth Prince’s request and requested the Daliang royal family to fulfill all the benefits promised to Rouran and marry a princess over. This time, the Seventeenth Prince was not allowed to ask for a marriage. The new King of Rouran wanted to personally become the son-in-law of Daliang.
Emperor Yong Ping was delighted. He did not call the Seventeenth Prince into the palace and first sent someone to invite Xie Xian into the palace.
When Xie Xian saw this, he was shocked.
“This is a good thing…Right?” Emperor Yong Ping asked hesitantly. Looking at Xie Xian’s expression, it didn’t seem like something good was going on. The Emperor was nervous. He first reflected on himself. He must have missed something.
He did not suspect that Xie Xian was making a fuss. In fact, the only person who could make Xie Xian make a fuss was his Eldest Lady Xiao. Even if a fingernail was knocked off, it was enough to make his heart ache for a long time. Other than this, it was rare for Emperor Yong Ping to see Xie Xian so emotional.
Your Majesty, you should know that Rouran is made up of many ethnic groups and tribes. This First Prince was called Wu Ti. He was brave and good at fighting. He was the son that the former Rouran King was most proud of.” Emperor Yongping: So?
Xie Xian explained,
“Any turmoil in Rouran is not a good thing for Liang, who is still in the postwar reconstruction. Moreover, I heard from Minister Zhuge that Wu Ti was not happy to join forces with Daliang to suppress North Wu. Moreover, Wu Ti had a violent personality and was not very popular among the Rouran nobles. At the very least, he did not have a good relationship with the other sons of the late Rouran King.”
Do you mean that Rouran might also be unstable internally?”Emperor Yong Ping asked.
“There’s still North and Wu.” Xie Xian sighed.” It’s the best time to attack Dahang, but we’re being held back by Rouran. It’s hard to say that Northern Wu won’ t take this opportunity to attack Rouran. Of course, that is if Northern Wu’s national strength allows it.” Otherwise, he would be trying to rope Rouran in.”
Now Emperor Yong Ping understood the reason for Xie Xian’s drastic change in expression.
With the situation unclear, Liang could not do anything.
Then, does my dear minister mean to agree to the new Rouran King’s request or…” ’
Xie Xian pondered.” Naturally, we have to approve it. Otherwise, we will be publicly slandering the alliance agreement and putting our side in an unjust position. It is very likely that Rouran will be pushed to Northern Wu.”
Alright, although the result was as Emperor Yong Ping had expected, after chatting with Xie Xian, he didn’t feel that there was anything to be happy about.
Dahang was in a state of chaos and needed to be rebuilt after the war. There were many urgent matters that the court needed to resolve. After the war, there was a plague, and two counties had already reported that there was an epidemic.
At this moment, the situation in Rouran changed. If Northern Wu took this opportunity to attack Daliang, it would be a huge blow to Daliang.
“What if Northern Wu comes?”Emperor Yongping was deeply worried.
In the face of such a national event, the Yiyang County Head’s matter was limited and could not be brought up.
In the blink of an eye, she was thrown to the back of the Emperor’s mind. She could no longer accomplish anything.
Xie Xian pondered for a moment, “Send a minister to hold the fort, and the army will press the border.””
“Who do you have in mind?”
Originally, the provincial governors had always been appointed by the royal family and the vassal kings. At most, they would send more capable prefects to join the army to assist.
However, Dahang had gone through a chaotic battle with the royal family. Some were dead, some were injured, and there were only a few vassal kings left The only ones they could trust were their own younger brothers, who were not even three years old.
Moreover, Emperor Yong Ping did not trust the few remaining vassal kings who did not rebel.
Both the Prince of Jiangxia and the Prince of Huaiyang had defected to the plebeian Wang family and had a dark history. With Xie Xian and Sikong Xiao watching over them, he was still at ease. If he really sent them out to occupy one side, especially Xuzhou, which could be said to be an important military place that the north and south fought for, he would leave his back to them. He would also give them a dagger that could cut iron like mud and stab them in the back.
Even if Emperor Yong Ping was beaten to death, he would not let these two go to guard Xu Prefecture.
Are you tired of being an emperor?
Tao Guan, the governor of Xuzhou, surrendered to Northern Wu and ended up dead. After that, the imperial court ordered Sikong Xiao to temporarily take over the position of governor of Xuzhou. After the success, Sikong Xiao retired and did not stay.
Its internal affairs are managed by Yuan, the prefect of Pengcheng.
Yuan was the third branch of the Yuan family in Chen County. He was thirty-six years old and was good at internal affairs. However, he did not have any military achievements, so Emperor Yongping and Xie Xian could not hand over such an important town like Xuzhou.
“I suggest that Sikong Xiao temporarily take over as the governor of Xuzhou. It won t be too late to replace him when it’s confirmed that North Wu has no intention of attacking or if there’s a reliable candidate in the court.”Xie Xian recommended wise men and did not avoid relatives.