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Liang Yanqiu's words could be considered to be half true.
Tang Yin said with a stern expression: "Mr. Liang is already old and his Yan City is a long way off. I heard that Mister Liang has many disciples, so why not send someone who is pleased with himself instead? "
If he sent Liang Feiyun directly to the Battle-tested Army, Tang Yin would not be able to rest easy. What if his heart was in disarray and he cried out loudly in the army, triggering four hundred thousand People of Zhen Country to rebel?
Liang Feiyun was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and laughed: "It is better to obey than to be respectful, since Your Majesty has such a request, I will definitely obey Your Majesty's orders!"
Since he agreed to Tang Yin's request so straightforwardly, he naturally had his own considerations. Now that Liang Yanqiu and Shangguan Yuanji had married, the fate of Liang Family was tying itself onto Feng Country to help itself.
Furthermore, the level of morale did indeed affect the outcome of the battle. Once Battle-tested Army was defeated on the battlefield, the ones who had died or been injured would be the disciples of the People of Zhen Country. If they wanted the four hundred thousand People of Zhen Country warriors to return triumphantly, they would have to help them defeat their opponents on the battlefield.
Thus, regardless of whether it was public or private, Liang Feiyun had no reason to reject Tang Yin. Since he could not reject him, he agreed to be more straightforward and give Tang Yin a good impression of him.
Indeed. Hearing that Liang Feiyun had agreed to this matter, Tang Yin was overjoyed. He smiled, and said: "Mister Liang is truly worthy of being called the High Priest, a person who truly understands everything!"
After pausing for a moment, he smiled and continued, "Zhang Xun of the imperial court is already old and has long wished to return to his hometown. Originally, I had the intention of letting Mister Liang take over as Master Zhang ?"
Halfway through his words, Shangguan Yuanji, Liang Feiyun and Liang Yanqiu said in unison, "Your Majesty, you can't ?"
Liang Feiyun might have been a High Priest of the Zhen Country, but no matter what, he could not be a High Priest of the Feng Country.
If he was appointed to replace Zhang Xun, then he would appear to be too reckless and child's play.
Tang Yin is only casually speaking. The Great Master is in charge of the law and sacrifice of the nation. How could he use someone other than the Windy Nation?" He nodded with a smile and replied, "That's right. After some careful deliberation, I also felt that using Mister Liang to take over the position of Great Sect Uncle was inappropriate. However, if a talent like Mister Liang were to be buried, it would only be a loss to me. I plan to appoint Mister Liang as my teacher. I wonder what Mister Liang thinks?
At that time, the State Grandmaster was one of the top officials that could sit on equal footing with the Left and Right Prime Ministers, the Great General and the Censors, but it was not a position that was necessary. The Duchy that currently had the post of State Grandmaster only had Chuan Country.
Now that Tang Yin wanted to grant Liang Feiyun the title of teacher, it was outside of everyone's expectations. Even Shangguan Yuanji sucked in a breath and subconsciously furrowed his brows.
Liang Feiyun was startled, he immediately stood up and bowed: I thank the King for her love and love, but, I have no merits nor achievements, and am truly unable to accept this important task, I hope the King can retract this order.
"Sigh!" Tang Yin waved his hand, and laughed: "The decision this king has made is naturally carefully thought through, so there's no need for Mister Liang to make any more excuses. Yuanji, what do you think?" While speaking, he turned around to look at Shangguan Yuanji.
Shangguan Yuanji had been Tang Yin's follower for many years, and the latter only needed a single glance to see if his decision was genuine or false. Judging from Tang Yin's expression, he did not seem to be speaking without thought. Shangguan Yuanji was secretly puzzled. Although Liang Feiyun had some value to the Wind Nation, he would not immediately give a high official like the Imperial Advisor the opportunity to become a top-notch official on equal footing with the Left and Right Prime Ministers!
Of course, Liang Feiyun was now his close relative, it was a good thing for Shangguan Yuanji if he could get more benefits from Tang Yin, it was just that the latter really couldn't understand what Tang Yin's intentions were.
His heart was filled with confusion, but he still went along with Tang Yin's words, "Your Majesty's words are reasonable! A high official is a person of virtue. Oh ? If Father were to decline, then I will really have let down the king's good intentions! "
Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanji had both said so, and their words were firm and their attitude was sincere. It was obvious that becoming the teacher of the Feng Country was not a formality, so Liang Feiyun had no choice but to think seriously.
No matter how he thought about it, this was not a bad thing for him.
As the teacher for the Feng Country, privately speaking, Liang Family could further stabilize one's footing in the Feng Country. But as far as public opinion was concerned, this would cause the position of the People of Zhen Country in the Feng Country to increase by a notch, and this would be a great thing for both sides.
However, there was no such thing as a free pie in the sky. For Tang Yin to make such a decision, there must be a motive, but what was it? Liang Feiyun didn't understand.
When he turned to look at Liang Yanqiu, he discovered that his daughter had also revealed a lost expression, and looked to be deep in thought. She, too, did not understand what Tang Yin's intentions were.
Just as he was thinking about it repeatedly, Tang Yin asked again, "Mr. Liang, I wonder how you are doing?"
Liang Feiyun made up his mind, and said to himself: "Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time!" He lifted up the lapel of his robes, respectfully kneeled on the ground and gave a great bow, then kowtowed forward and said, "This humble one is Liang Feiyun, thank you, Great King for your grace!"
Tang Yin stood up straight, walked around the table, and arrived in front of Liang Feiyun. He reached out to help him up, and laughed: "Lord Liang, please quickly get up! In the future, with the assistance of Master Liang, my Feng Country will undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger.
On this day, no matter if it was facing the Shangguan Family or Liang Family, both of them were happy to be here at the same time. Firstly, the marriage between the two families had resulted in an agreement of marriage. Secondly, Liang Feiyun had ascended to the heavens in a single leap, jumping from a down and out Zhen Country noble to a State Grandmaster. Most importantly, there had never been a State Grandmaster before, so this could be seen how much the King valued him from the looks of it.
In the period of time after that, Liang Family became the talk of the town, and no one was able to outshine Liang Feiyun's limelight.
When Tang Yin was about to leave, Shangguan Yuanji personally came out to send him off. The others sent the guests out of the manor, but he only sent them out to the carriage, and finally got in himself.2
Seeing Shangguan Yuanji following him into the carriage, Tang Yin knew what he wanted to ask without him asking.
He laughed and took the lead, explaining, "Our country did not have a State Grandmaster before, with the power of the imperial court in your hands and the military power in Qiu Zhen's hands, now that the State Grandmaster has been established, it's just an empty shell. No matter who does it, it doesn't matter."
Shangguan Yuanji did not speak, his eyes still staring straight at Tang Yin. He didn't even need to think twice to know that these words weren't from the King's heart.
Seeing his expression, Tang Yin understood that he had not been able to hide anything from him. He shrugged his shoulders, retracted his smile, lowered his voice and said: "Your father-in-law's prestige in the People of Zhen Country is too high, this is extremely important to my country. Not only can he win back our current People of Zhen Country, when we take back our Zhen Country in the future, with your father-in-law here, we will definitely get the support of the people of Zhen Country.
Ah? Recovering Zhen Country? Shangguan Yuanji was shocked, the King had actually used the word 'reclaimed', but when did his Zhen Country change to that of a Feng Country? He asked, "Could it be that the King still intends to use troops against the Zhen Country?"
"Humph!" Tang Yin squinted his eyes and sneered: "Although the six nations are chaste, but for land that can be divided into the Zhen Country s of Chuan, Mo, An and Huan, my Feng Country has not even been divided into cities and towns, how can there be such a principle in the world? Moreover, with the death of our Zhen Country, our Zhen Country should have returned to the Son of Heaven in the first place. But now, with Chuan, Mo, An and Huan taking over our Zhen Country, we should help the Son of Heaven take it back! "
Sigh! Feng Mo's battle had not started, but the King had already chosen her next target! Shangguan Yuanji sighed secretly. It was the King herself who had promised not to give half an inch of land to her Zhen Country, but now she felt that it was unreasonable.
Shangguan Yuanji had always known that Tang Yin had a huge ambition, but when Tang Yin said that he wanted to take back his Zhen Country, he clearly felt that the King's ambition could not be satisfied just by annexing one or two Duchies.
"This subject... I understand the King's intentions. " The reason why Tang Yin brought Liang Feiyun to the position of State Grandmaster, was actually to provide him with food, drink, and entertain him. If there really were a day where he needed to use troops on Zhen Country, then Liang Feiyun would be able to display his usefulness.
Tang Yin patted Shangguan Yuanji's shoulders and consoled him, "Yuanyu, Liang Feiyun is already your father-in-law. Don't worry, I will definitely not harm him."
Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said: "This subject has never been worried about that, I just feel that... In the future, if we use troops against Zhen Country, it will be very difficult! "
With Zhen Country occupied by Chuan, Mo, An, and Huan, even if Mo Country were to die, there were still Chuan, An, and Huan. If one wanted to use troops against these three nations, it was equivalent to becoming enemies with them.
"We can talk about the future in the future, but it's always right to be prepared in advance!" Tang Yin laughed, "Alright, I'm going back to the Duke Palaces. You, as the bridegroom, can't be thinking of running away before the battle and returning with me to the Duke Palaces, right?"
Shangguan Yuanji laughed, and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Great King, this humble subject will take his leave!" Tang Yin did have the intention to use Liang Feiyun, but it was not harmful to his heart. Understanding this, Shangguan Yuanji felt a lot more at ease.
Seeing that he was about to get off the car, Tang Yin half jokingly reminded him: "Miss Liang Family is pretty, Yuanji has to be careful of her body, after all, the imperial court is very busy these days, you cannot be weak!"
Hearing that, Shangguan Yuanji's old face immediately blushed, he did not have the nerve to reply, and when he was outside the carriage, he cupped his hands and bowed deeply.
Tang Yin coming to participate in Shangguan Yuanji's wedding could be said to be a worthwhile trip, as the affairs of People of Zhen Country could be considered to have been completely resolved.
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