The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

In the summer of the fourth year of Hongqing, in the north of Fengcheng, the capital of the Nanyi Kingdom, there was a high hill near the Jingjun Zhongjun garrison.

Nanyi is located in the extreme south, and the weather is dense and foggy throughout the year.

At this time, the summer mist slowly dissipated after being exposed to the noon sun. Jing Li stood on a high hill with a horse, looking far into the distance.

In the distance, Fengcheng, the capital of the Nanyi Kingdom, which was always looming in the mist, was stripped of its mysterious veil layer by layer by the sunlight, like a beauty just out of the bath, exposed in front of him without any cover.

"Your Majesty, a secret report from the city." The voice of a messenger came faintly in the distance, and then the sound of handover, and after the last sound of horseshoes riding forward, Wei Yan's report came from behind him.

Jing Li glanced back, Wei Yan was about half a horse back from him at this time, and was presenting the secret report with both hands respectfully, waiting for him to pick it up.

He didn't reach out, but just wrapped the whip around his hand a few times, and nodded to signal Wei Yan to step forward.

One step, two steps, three steps, although Wei Yan was ordered to step forward, the expression in his eyes was obviously wondering why he refused to take it?

Jing Li was too lazy to talk, explaining the reason to some idiot, and just continued to signal him to move forward.

After wasting his many years of teaching, Wei Yan is still as stupid as before. For him, he doesn't know whether it is luck or misfortune.

He raised his eyebrows, thinking of this question, he felt a little depressed.

However, most of the time, he has to admit that being stupid also has its benefits. Many times, because of Wei Yan's stupidity, the conflicts between them that might be serious to others can be easily resolved.

Wei Yan has his own principles in his actions, no matter whether he agrees with the principles of life that Wei Yan insists on, anyway, as long as he talks things according to these principles of Wei Yan, he will be around and around a few times, and Wei Yan will be confused , it is easy to say that Wei Yan is convinced.

As long as he convinced Wei Yan, the conflict would naturally disappear, and sometimes, Wei Yan would obediently admit his mistakes to him.

However, most of the time, people’s hearts are unavoidable, and they can’t help but ask for more when they get something, so that now, he sometimes can’t help but hope that if Wei Yan is smart when he should be smart, and stupid when he should be stupid, How nice that would be.

Of course, he knew very well that in this world, you can't have both, and being too greedy is not a good thing.However, occasionally having such a daydream is one of the pleasures in life, so he will not deprive himself of the right to have this dream.

Jing Li's head was full of inhumane thoughts, but his expression was very serious, so no one could guess what he was thinking at this time.

He waited until the horse that Wei Yan rode was riding side by side with the horses under him, then he nodded in satisfaction and took the secret report just sent from Wei Yan.

He picked off the sealant on the secret report, took it apart and read it carefully from beginning to end, couldn't help laughing, and put the secret report in Wei Yan's hand after reading it.

"Here, take it and see for yourself. I told you not to worry, but you just refused to listen and worry all day. You can rest assured now."

Wei Yan took a quick glance at the opened secret report, and his face also had a joyful expression. His heart that had been hanging in the air for many days was finally put back safely in his stomach.

The secret report from Fengcheng indicated that the food in the city was about to run out, the voice of the surrender faction in the Nanyi court had gained the upper hand, and the surrender of Kaesong was imminent.

Previously, the emperor's plan to go straight to Fengcheng was resolutely resisted by all the generals when discussing matters in the big account.

However, if the general is outside, the king's life is not accepted, so no one can control the king outside.

The emperor personally marched, and the supreme commander of the Jing army was the emperor. During the discussion before the battle, the generals could speak freely. When the battle came, if there were those who disobeyed the military orders, the emperor might borrow their heads to use them.

Many generals who lead the army have done such things as killing people to build power. They all understand this truth, and naturally they don't want to be the target of the emperor's power.

The generals were forced by the military orders, and they did not dare to speak out to persuade the emperor.

Of course, there are still people who dare to persuade the emperor, such as Yongning Hou Weiyan, who is the one who has the courage to persuade the emperor.

However, the emperor has been with him for many years, and he has long known how to deal with him when there is a disagreement.As long as the emperor mixes all kinds of fallacies into the serious principles, it will be easy to convince Wei Yan.

And even if Wei Yan sees something that doesn't suit his wishes, if he wants to persuade the emperor, that is, he will whisper a few words to him in bed, and he will not confront the emperor in public, embarrass the emperor, and make it difficult for the emperor to do so. For the emperor, it was really not a difficult task.

When Wei Yan was talking to him, the emperor usually pretended to be stupid first, and when he couldn't pretend, he would act like a rascal, making all kinds of nonsense, making troubles, and getting the matter out of the way.

By the time Wei Yan came back to his senses, things had already passed.

Since no one could restrain the emperor, the marching route of the army was still as the emperor wished, skipping several cities in the middle, and heading straight for Fengcheng.

In mid-March, when the Southern Expeditionary Army first arrived in Fengcheng, there were different voices among the Southern Expeditionary Army regarding the final battle in the capital of Nanyi, mainly due to the quarrel between the City Breakers and the Besiegers. , in the end, the siege faction headed by the Wei family gained the upper hand.

Originally, Wei Yan, in order to avoid the unnecessary casualties caused by the Nanyi army in the last stand, urged the emperor to adopt the siege tactics on the grounds that he would force the Nanyi court to rule the land in the future, but after the siege, the Nanyi court placed He showed a tough attitude that he would rather starve to death than surrender and die for his country, and there were scattered Nanyi troops who came to rescue him from other places, harassing the Jing army's supply route several times, causing some troubles for the Jing army At this time, Wei Yan couldn't help but worry about whether what he insisted on at the beginning was correct.

If the opinion of the Breaking City faction was adopted at that time, it might have been a difficult battle, and the Jing army might have paid a high price, but it should be able to break through the city and occupy it soon. It will never be like now, besieging the city for several months, Still stuck.

Although, after several months of repeated cleaning, the supply route behind Jing Jun has been fully controlled, and although Nanyi's fragmented troops are no longer in good shape, they can no longer shake Jing Jun's upcoming victory, but if the entire Nanyi The Nanyi royal family of the imperial court really died for the country under the siege of the Jing army. Such a decisive tragedy will inevitably intensify the hatred of the Nanyi people. I am afraid that more blood will be used to cleanse the land in order to make this land stable down.

As the time of the siege increased, Wei Yan began to doubt whether his insistence was correct, but after the emperor finally chose this suggestion, he did not have half-hearted thoughts and hesitation, but unswervingly carried it out.

The emperor ordered the spies of the Jing Dynasty who had infiltrated Fengcheng long before the siege, in addition to inquiring about news, to spare no effort to bribe the Nanyi court, and to comfort Wei Yan when he was competing with him.

Of course, the emperor's consolations would usually turn into nonsense, so that they had little effect, and it was really impossible to erase the uneasiness in Wei Yan's heart.

At this time, with the arrival of this secret report, the worries in Wei Yan's heart finally disappeared.As long as the Nanyi court is willing to surrender, as long as the Nanyi royal family is willing to bow their knees, countless possible resistance will lose their most legitimate reason.

As for the people, the people may be the main force in the war, but as long as the man around him, his king can treat the people in this land well and let them live and work in peace, the people will not become the source of resistance. Hatred will pass with the passage of time.

Wei Yan folded the secret report, put it away, turned his head sideways, and looked to the side.

The two horsemen stood side by side, and they were so close that he could even see the down on the emperor's face clearly.The noon sun shone on the emperor's face, as if it had been coated with a layer of golden light, and those fluff seemed to be faintly glowing.

Seeing this scene, Wei Yan was stunned for a moment before remembering what he wanted to say.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Expansion of territory is the wish of every emperor, but there are very few emperors who can succeed, and the emperor he swore allegiance to, the man he is determined to follow, can achieve such feats just around the corner.

Jing Li heard his congratulatory sound, still staring at the beautiful scenery in front of him, without looking back, just reached out and took Wei Yan's palm holding the rein into his palm.

Climbing high and looking far away, the mountains and rivers are picturesque. He is willing to join hands with the people around him to enjoy the boundless scenery of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

The generals of the Southern Expedition Army standing on horseback not far away, after Yongninghou congratulated them, all realized that the secret report must be the good news they had been waiting for.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Immediately, everyone beamed with joy, and the voice of congratulations shook the sky.

Amidst all the joy, the joy on one person's face only lasted for a while, and soon his face became serious.This person is the chief general of the Southern Expedition Army, the emperor's most trusted Zhennan general, Wei Yan's elder brother, Wei Ze.

He led the generals of the Southern Expedition Army, standing about three feet behind the emperor on horseback, staring at the two cavalry in front of them, and the emperor's unabashed gesture of holding hands in front of everyone, feeling heavy in his heart, even if it is The upcoming victory of the Southern Expedition could not dilute the heaviness in his heart.

At the end of the 12th year of Tianxi, the turmoil caused by the emperor's disbandment of the harem had gradually subsided as the brothers regained high positions and the Wei family became one of the most prominent families in the dynasty.

Although the Wei family is extremely prominent now, as the patriarch of the Wei family, Wei Ze can't get rid of the heavy feeling in his heart.

The current prestige of the Wei family is due to the efforts of the Wei family's children, but in the final analysis, it is inseparable from the fact that the younger brother Wei Yan was favored by the emperor, and Wei Yan's favor is naturally inseparable from his close relationship with the emperor relationship.

Wei Ze knew that the turmoil at that time would calm down very quickly. Countless people suppressed it for one reason. The main reason was because the emperor was in the prime of his life, and his younger brother was much older than the emperor.

Color decays and love relaxes, no one can avoid it throughout the ages.

Although everyone looked left and right and didn't see where the "color" that could make the king fall in love with the Marquis of Yongning, he secretly despised the emperor's taste in his heart, but many people felt that there was no need to be concerned about the emperor's happiness When he was young, he had the idea of ​​fighting against the emperor, and he was thinking about taking a step back in order to calm down for a few years, and he was just waiting for the marquis of Yongning to fall out of favor naturally as he grew older.

At that time, whether it is dealing with Wei Yan or the Wei family, no one else needs to take action, because His Majesty the Emperor must be the first to take action.

All the ministers have such thoughts, why is it that the Wei family does not have such worries.After being extremely prominent, you have to worry about whether you will be the master of high achievements, and with the Xie family in front, no matter how prominent the family is in the court, you have to be careful and walk on thin ice.

Over the years, the Wei family has become more prominent and more self-disciplined. Even so, Wei Ze still has to do his best and consider every move, lest one day Wei Yan really fall out of favor, and his family will also decline together.Others looked at their Wei family's beautiful flowers and scenery, but in fact, the life of the patriarch was quite difficult.

As for Wei Yan, Wei Ze frowned again, recalling the countless conversations he had with his younger brother.If he could, he really didn't want to admit that this person was his younger brother.

"You don't need to worry about everything, brother, His Majesty will arrange everything." This was Wei Yan's only answer to his faint worry.

That person is their king. Where did Xiao Qi get the confidence to be so sure that the emperor will arrange for him to retreat and arrange everything for the Wei family in the future?

Well, maybe when the emperor loves him, he will consider all kinds of future arrangements for him, but once he falls out of favor, how will he deal with himself, and what should the Wei family do?

Did he think that the emperor would pamper him for the rest of his life?Where did he get the confidence to feel that he could be favored by the emperor for the rest of his life?

Wei Ze felt that his younger brother was a creature living in another world, always thinking about problems with logic that others could not understand, but this creature living in another world, who was almost forty years old, still maintained his The innocence that makes people vomit blood in these places lives calmly under the eyes of countless people who are curious and inquiring, and the pair of figures standing side by side holding hands in front of him seems to be telling him that the things he has been worried about, at least so far It won't be a reality yet.