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2Tang Yin didn't really understand why Zhang Xin snatched from him to drink the son of heaven's toast, but he guessed that Zhang Xin definitely had his own reasons for doing so. Zhang Xin was not Tang Yin's direct descendant, but because it was already a foregone conclusion that Tang Yin would be forced to rely on Tang Yin when he first sat on the Feng King's throne.
Although Zhang Xin was a two-faced person and had always relied on his authority to bully others, he was still loyal to Tang Yin. Adding on his ability, he had gained Tang Yin's trust.
The reason why he snatched the wine first was actually to gamble with Yin Zhun not daring to poison the wine with his own life. As the Son of Heaven, Yin Zhun's heart was naturally filled with resentment towards Tang Yin when he was forced out of the city by his own Minister of Feng Country. No one could guarantee that the wine he was offering Tang Yin right now was clean after all.
Looking at Zhang Xin who drank all the wine before him, Yin Zhun hated to the point that the root of his teeth started to itch, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After the alcohol entered his stomach, Zhang Xin stood there silently for a good while, not feeling anything wrong. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief, and smiled towards Tang Yin as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and at the same time, touched his stomach, hinting that Tang Yin was fine with the alcohol.
Right now, the atmosphere was extremely weird, so Tang Yin, who had yet to understand the situation, could not say much. He cupped his hands towards Yin Zhun and smiled: "How dare I get His Majesty to toast? Let's enter the city first! "
Yin Zhun had lost face, and felt that staying any longer would just be asking for humiliation. He did not say anything more, turned and walked into the imperial carriage, allowing everyone to pull the carriage back to the imperial palace.
Looking at Huang Cheng's disappearing figure, Tang Yin squinted his eyes, the expression on his face was still a smile that was not really a smile, making others unable to guess whether he was feeling happy or angry.
Even though Yin Zhun had left, the ministers and Minister of Feng Country of the imperial court were still present. Without the presence of the Son of Heaven, they could just as easily pay attention to him and surround him as if they were stars surrounding the moon.
Amidst the surrounding crowd of officials, Tang Yin's group entered the Yan City. Every street they passed by would cause an uproar, cheering and thunderous applause, as if the entire capital was boiling.
From entering the Yan City to returning to the Duke Palaces, Tang Yin had walked for more than two hours. Such a welcome scene made even Shauna feel surprised, and the unaccustomed feeling of being in a foreign land immediately lessened.
After returning to the Duke Palace, Tang Yin ordered the maids to send Shauna to the backyard, while he himself stayed in the front courtyard to handle the ministers who had come to congratulate him.
In the end, he entrusted Shangguan Yuanji to be the social worker for him, and he then brought Qiu Zhen to the backyard. After a short while, Tang Yin finally managed to catch up with the officials who were still talking to him.
He had left the Yan City for two months, so he needed to understand what had happened during this period. Fortunately, the internal and external situation of the Feng Country was relatively stable and there were no major events, but there were plenty of trivial matters. Qiu Zhen picked which counties were affected by the disaster, which counties were infested with bandits, and which counties were secretly shot for being greedy and an official who broke the law, etc.
In the end, Qiu Zhen did not forget to tell Zhang Xin about how he had acted on his own and brought over ten ministers with him to the Imperial Palace, forcing the Son of Heaven to leave the city to welcome him.
Right now, the situation in our country is not stable, the people's hearts are not settled, and there are hundreds of troubles but no benefits. Zhang Xin is very successful, but also extremely foolish, and only wants to help the King to fight for face, and he dared to openly offend the Emperor. When the Son of Heaven leaves the city to welcome the King, he will definitely cause the Son of Heaven to misunderstand that this is the King's will, and he will definitely vent his anger on the King.
The moment Qiu Zhen finished speaking, Tang Yin immediately picked up the conversation and smiled faintly: "Qiu Zhen, you misunderstood Zhang Xin."
"Huh?" Qiu Zhen was startled, and looked at Tang Yin blankly.
Tang Yin laughed: "What I wanted Zhang Xin to do was indeed my intention, and now, it is time for me to let the Son of Heaven understand who is the primary culprit and who is the secondary culprit in Feng Country!" Tang Yin did not even know what he had done for Tang Yin in advance. The reason he said that, was to protect Zhang Xin.
's actions might have been too extreme and impulsive, but his original intention was good, which was worth confirming, and in the past, the matter of Meng Luo and Wang Yi, the ministers of the imperial court, plotting to get rid of Tang Yin had happened too. At that time, because of the two armies of the Chuan Country And Zhen Country and the armies pressing down on them, it was not easy for him to investigate this matter, but Tang Yin had been brooding over it the entire time.
Because of these considerations, Tang Yin decided to take care of this matter entirely, and did not give Qiu Zhen any more reason to impeach him.
Qiu Zhen really did not expect Zhang Xin to do this. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Great King, although the Son of Heaven does not live up to his name, his reputation among the masses is still there. To humiliate the Son of Heaven, this is not a good deed!"
Tang Yin laughed as he raised his head to smile, then patted Qiu Zhen's shoulders and said: "You are right, I will take note of this in the future."
This time, Ye Xiao was afraid that it would make the Son of Heaven hate him! Qiu Zhen sighed secretly, but what had happened had already happened, no matter how upset he was, it would be useless.
Tang Yin explained in detail to Qiu Zhen as he walked. After Qiu Zhen heard this, he laughed and said, "From the looks of it, we have succeeded in our task. Now the King has transferred the Sanshui Army to the Western Region. "
Qiu Zhen's words indicated that the war was imminent, causing Tang Yin's face to turn serious. The battle with the Dookie was also a battle that concerned the future of the Feng Country. As a Monarch, how could Tang Yin not be cautious?
He asked sternly: "Qiu Zhen, how long do you think this war will take?"
After counting with his fingers, Qiu Zhen said, "With the strength of Sanshui Army, it will take at most a month to solve the problem of Diya, and send the Dookie Army back to its homeland."
Tang Yin uncertainly asked: "Can it go so smoothly?"
Qiu Zhen nodded and said: "Catch them unawares, attack them unexpectedly, and this will be one of the victory of our army; use the best division against the weary army that has been in battle for many years, and this will be our second victory; our army will enter Tia as reinforcements, and if we fight on the mainland, we will have the time and the people, and this will be our third victory. With just these three points, our army will be able to defeat the main forces of Dookie Army in a short period of time! "
His analysis was not an exaggeration. Every analysis was the truth. After Qiu Zhen finished speaking, Tang Yin's heart was at ease. He chuckled and said casually: "This battle, we are at the top of the world, it's impossible not to fight like this."
Qiu Zhen immediately cupped his hands and agreed, "Your Majesty is right!"
Tang Yin calmed his heart and pondered for a moment, then said: "Tonight, I will pass on a message to the Tong Gate, order them to head west!"
Qiu Zhen's face revealed joy, and said: "The King is wise!"
Tang Yin was a person who liked to fight, and his right-hand man, Qiu Zhen, was an extremely bellicose prime minister of iron blood. This monarch and his official wielded great power in their Feng Country, and had also made their Feng Country the center of the vortex of battle.
The two of them talked as they walked, and unknowingly, they arrived at the courtyard where Shauna was staying.
The maids and guards came in and out to bring the carriages Shauna had brought with her to the courtyard. Inside the room, Tang Yin's three wives, Wu Mei and Yuan Qianyi were present as well, but because they could not speak a language properly, there were still several maids explaining from the side, and with a word from you and me, the entire room was noisy.
Through the servants, she had learnt the identities of Wu Mei, Fan Min and Yuan Qianyi. Originally, she thought that these three people would definitely gather together to crowd out her, a princess from a foreign country. She never thought that the three women would be so courteous to her, especially Wu Mei.
When Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen arrived, the noise in the room finally died down a little. It was a rare chance that they met three wives and a princess at the same time. Tang Yin had long ago stopped seeing Qiu Zhen as an outsider and treated him as a confidant. He was also like a brother to Qiu Zhen. He ordered food and wine and they all ate together.
During dinner, Tang Yin had even brought up Princess Ning Yan Yinghan, wanting to betroth her to Qiu Zhen. When Ning Country had not died, he wanted to use Yan Yinghan to marry him and stop the war. Now that Ning Country was dead, and Tang Yin didn't have any intention to marry Yan Yinghan, it would be very awkward if he left her in the Duke Palaces.
Qiu Zhen had fallen for Yan Yinghan at first glance, but because she was the King's fiancee, she did not dare to have any presumptuous thoughts. Now that Tang Yin had brought up this matter again, Qiu Zhen was extremely nervous and excited, but he still tactfully rejected her. But this time, Tang Yin would not give him the chance to push things around, and directly use the monarch's authority, regardless of whether Qiu Zhen agreed or not, he had to betroth Yan Yinghan to him, and the marriage had to be completed immediately.
In the dining room, Qiu Zhen's old face flushed red as he listened to the laughter of Wu Mei, Fan Min, Shauna and the other girls. He did not know anything about the delicacies in front of him and just drank himself into a drunken stupor.
Although Qiu Zhen did not explicitly agree to the marriage, he did not oppose it either. It was a foregone conclusion, and Tang Yin had finally solved one of the two problems in the Duke Palace. However, Shao Xuan was too young, and her relationship with Feng Mo was too important. For a moment, Tang Yin could not push her out, so he could only continue to raise her in the Duke Palace.
The meal was blissful and everyone was chatting merrily. It could be said that Shauna had fused into the new environment for the first time.
After the meal, Tang Yin sent the bodyguards from the Duke Palace to escort the drunk Qiu Zhen back to his residence. He left the four girls to continue their conversation and went to his study. Before entering the study, he ordered the guards to find Zhang Xin.
Only Zhang Xin did not leave, he knew that the King would definitely look for him for today's matter. He had always been patiently waiting in the Duke Palace, and just as he had expected, Tang Yin had really sent someone to look for him.
Under the guidance of the guards, Zhang Xin entered Tang Yin's study. He quickly walked to Tang Yin, knelt down, and kowtowed to him: "This humble subject pays his respect to the King!"
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