bullyxtreme Chapter 246 Another visitor from the capital
Chapter 246 Another visitor from the capital
"I made fish soup and I'll ask Lushui to bring it to you later." Su Jixiang said to Wei Ling without even raising his head.
"Tang is not in a hurry." Wei Ling leaned down and held Su Jixiang with his arms, then rubbed his head against her temples affectionately, "Madam has been so busy these days that it seems she can't take care of her husband!"
Su Jixiang originally wanted to push him away, but hearing some resentment in Wei Ling's tone, he could only turn his head to look at him.
As soon as she turned her head, Wei Ling kissed her on the cheek.
"Colorful Butterfly Pavilion has just opened these days, so we've been quite busy." Su Jixiang said softly, then raised her hand and patted Wei Ling's cheek, "Aren't you also very busy? You come back very late these days. Have you encountered any problems?"
"That's not bad." Wei Ling kissed Su Jixiang's cheek again, and then sat down next to her intimately, "Our emperor is going to send an imperial envoy to Mangcheng."
"Are you here to praise me or what?" Su Jixiang put down his pen and became serious.
All the spies that Emperor Longchang had sent out last time were killed by Wei Ling. He sent out two groups of spies, one to Mangcheng to secretly investigate Wei Ling, and the other to the Black Panther Army to investigate Xue Ziyi.
It just so happened that these two groups of people were killed on the road. These thieves really know how to find people to kill...
By the time Emperor Longchang learned the news, it was almost the New Year.
They just thought that these spies had encountered robbers, but Emperor Longchang would not believe these rumors...
Emperor Longchang got very angry behind closed doors in the palace.
He originally wanted to issue an order to summon Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi back to the capital, but then he thought it was not right.
Both spies were killed, which made him a little hesitant. He didn't know whether it was Wei Ling or Xue Ziyi who did it. Now his army couldn't be in chaos at all. Although Xue Ziyi was not the leader of the Black Panther Army, his prestige there was not low. Moreover, the Black Panther Army was facing the navy of the King of Chenliu, so he couldn't act rashly.
Now, there are still Chenliu King's troops stationed on the river bank in Jiangnan, but because everyone is evenly matched, there is peace for the time being. If Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi are forced into a corner at this time, as long as his army is slightly disturbed, the consequences may be disastrous.
Emperor Longchang now feels more and more that his throne is not secure.
The treasury left to him by the deposed emperor was empty, and he even owed a lot of debts. He used the banner of a wise ruler and promised to pay off all the debts owed by the deposed emperor. He did it all for a good reputation! But it costs money to have such a good reputation!
The so-called treasure of the deposed emperor originally shocked him. As long as he got the money, he would be able to repay his debts, provide relief to the victims, and even strengthen the army to directly suppress the Prince of Chenliu.
Now, the deposed emperor has been killed, and no one knows who has the secret of the treasure. If he really forces Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi into a corner, they will go all out and rebel first, and then tell Prince Chenliu about the treasure. In that case, the country will probably change hands again!
Emperor Longchang was not happy at all during this year.
As a vassal king, the Prince of Chenliu not only did not offer tribute during the New Year, but instead asked him for a lot of money to reward his troops.
After all, when the two fought for the throne, they had already made an agreement that no matter who entered the imperial city first, the other one must respect him as the emperor, but the one who ascended the throne must also recognize the other's vassal status and exempt him from taxes and annual tributes for ten years...
He can't go back on his word just after ascending the throne!
So after receiving Wei Ling's memorial about a traitor in the Black Tiger Army who attempted to remonstrate with the army, he was scared and broke out in a sweat. The army of Prince Chenliu was still there. If something happened on the northern border, he would be attacked from both sides. This memorial made Emperor Longchang's mind clearer. No matter Wei Ling or Xue Ziyi, they could not move at the moment!
After the New Year, Emperor Longchang thought about it and decided to appease Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi first.
What he wanted to express to Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi was that no matter who killed the deposed emperor, he would not pursue the matter as long as these two people served him as obedient subjects.
This is his mind as an emperor.
As for the treasure and his face, he could only wait until he dealt with Prince Chenliu and then slowly deal with Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi.
However, in the eyes of Emperor Longchang, although Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi both had a blood feud with the deposed emperor and both had the motive and ability to kill the deposed emperor, Wei Ling was more suspicious than Xue Ziyi!
This imperial envoy was his means of temporarily appeasing Wei Ling.
He had already seen Wei Ling's memorial on quelling the rebellion years ago.
There were actually people in Mangcheng who secretly colluded with the Turks and surrounding small countries to resell iron ore and wanted to use military force to protest. This was absolutely intolerable to Emperor Longchang.
It was already troublesome enough to have the Prince of Chenliu around. If the surrounding small countries learned from the Turks and marched into Daxie after obtaining iron ore, would he want to keep the throne or not?
So he also had to send people to take a look at the iron mine in Mangcheng. He must take the iron mine back.
After reading what Wei Ling wrote in the memorial, he felt that Wei Ling was relatively loyal to him. Wei Ling also expressed his hope that the court would send someone to take over the iron mine as soon as possible. The iron mine had collapsed for many years, and he would not mine it privately without the court's permission.
Since Wei Ling had this idea, he had to respond immediately.
Spies can no longer be released for the time being, but imperial envoys can be released. First, appease Wei Ling and then take over the iron mine in Mangcheng.
But it’s hard to say what to use to appease Wei Ling.
Wei Ling is not greedy for money or beauty. The only thing that can impress him is probably the reputation of their Duke Zhenguo Mansion.
After all, it was taken away by the deposed emperor.
The deposed emperor had no intention of restoring Wei Ling's title of Duke of Zhenguo. The title of Duke of Zhenguo was among the three highest dukes and was of great importance. Since it had already been stripped, then let it be stripped.
Although he didn't want to restore the glory of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to Wei Ling, after all, Wei Ling was his greatest contributor to his entry into the Eastern Capital. At the beginning, he only rewarded Wei Ling with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but did not confer a title on him. Now he could confer a title on him to appease him.
So the deposed emperor thought about it and issued two imperial decrees, one was to confer the title of Marquis of Anbei on Wei Ling, and the other was to confer the title of Marquis of Ziyi on Xue Ziyi.
No matter who of the two people killed the deposed emperor, he now rewards them together, which can be regarded as appeasing them together.
When Su Jixiang asked Wei Ling whether the imperial envoy came to praise him or for something else, Wei Ling smiled lightly, "It's not a compliment, but he has to give me a title. I'm afraid that outsiders will call you the wife of Anbei Marquis from now on."