Chapter 331
Pei Yi suddenly felt enlightened, and said with a slight smile: "It's just that I got into a dead end, and you can see it clearly."
Qi Sha was praised, and felt sweet in his heart. He secretly thought that he should continue to read more books, so that he could give more advice to Saburo.
The eighth day of June, the day before Pei Yi's departure.
On this day, Mrs. Pei came to Xiao Pei's mansion to visit her daughter.
"You have been expelled from the Pei residence in name, and it is not good for your father and brothers to come and see you off." Mrs. Pei held her daughter's hands and said with some melancholy, "I don't like the scene of parting either. Tomorrow, I won't come to see you off."
Pei Yi became more sad, nodded slightly and said, "Aniang, I understand."
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and Mrs. Pei turned around and said, "Your father asked me to tell you a piece of news: the fourth prince presented a beautiful man to His Majesty—this man is Gu Changze, and the late Yan Chongdao The generals look very much alike."
Pei Yi was quite shocked.
She remembered that A Niang had told her gossip that when Dad was studying in the Imperial College, he bumped into His Majesty and General Yan Chongdao, who were his classmates at that time, kissing me at the rockery.
but…
"General Yan Chongdao was born many years ago, does His Majesty still think about him?" Pei Yi asked in confusion.
Madam Pei sighed, and said with some emotion: "Although the Tian family is ruthless, His Majesty really... has an extraordinary affection for General Yan Chongdao."
"Your Majesty is able to win this country, and General Yan Chongdao has most of the credit."
"Your Majesty is able to stabilize this country, and General Yan Chongdao...has a great contribution."
Pei Yi really didn't know much about the affairs of the older generation, so she asked curiously, "What do you mean, Auntie?"
Mrs. Pei recalled the period of the founding of the country, and her tone was a little more majestic, and she sighed softly: "When the heroes competed for the throne, His Majesty also went to the battlefield in person."
"I heard from your father that your Majesty almost died several times, but General Yan rescued him."
Pei Yi secretly thought that life-saving grace on the battlefield often touched people greatly, and it is reasonable for His Majesty to have unusual feelings for General Yan Chongdao.
"Later, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, His Majesty took advantage of the situation to suppress the powerful and nobles, and wanted to support the poor and the upper class."
"In order to support His Majesty's policy, General Yan Chongdao voluntarily handed over his military power, and requested to return to his family in Jinzhou for retirement. His actions showed that the Yan family did not seize power and was not a powerful family."
Hearing this, Pei Yi secretly felt that if General Yan Chongdao's behavior was not out of deep affection, then he really cared about the world. No matter what the reason was, it was embarrassing.
"His Majesty rejected General Yan Chongdao's request at that time, and insisted that General Yan stay in Beijing to serve, and resolutely refused to accept military power. But General Yan returned to Jinzhou later."
Hearing this, Pei Yi smiled and said: "The royal family is the most hypocritical. To put it nicely, in fact, feelings are nothing in front of power."
Mrs. Pei shook her head with a light smile, and said melancholy: "It's not that His Majesty is ruthless, but that General Yan Chongdao's health was really bad at that time."
"General Yan suffered a whole body of illnesses during his campaigns and killings, many of which were rooted in... to save His Majesty."
"Kyoto is a place of right and wrong, and it is not suitable for General Yan to recuperate."
"Your Majesty had no choice but to allow General Yan to return to his home in Jinzhou."
"At that time, anyone with a discerning eye could see how much His Majesty loved General Yan Chongdao."
Mrs. Pei's tone was bleak, half teasing and half emotional: "General Yan Chongdao just set off to return to Jinzhou, and His Majesty added Yan Chongdao as a side-by-side king on the second foot, and allowed the descendants of the Yan family in Jinzhou to inherit the title."
The so-called one-word side-by-side king is the one-word king who can stand side by side with the emperor.
"One-character king" refers to kings with only one character, such as King Qi and King Qin, who have a higher status than "two-character kings" such as Ruyang King and Shanyin King.
Usually, the "one-character king" can only be granted by the prince, that is, only by members of the royal family.
Wangs with different surnames who do not belong to the royal family can usually only be granted the title of "two-character king".
Therefore, His Majesty directly named Yan Chongdao the one-word king, which is a very high courtesy to Yan Chongdao.
Where the word side by side king is even more courteous.
Because, this is the highest level among princes!
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the emperor, the highest title was just the king with one word.
His Majesty's actions are directly telling the world: Yan Chongdao is a person who can stand side by side with me, and whoever dares to disrespect him is disrespecting me.
And His Majesty conferred the title of knighthood when Yan Chongdao returned to Jinzhou. In fact, he was worried that Yan Chongdao would be bullied after he resigned and returned to Jinzhou. He was actually supporting Yan Chongdao.
Furthermore, by convention, the title of a king with a different surname cannot be inherited by future generations.
His Majesty allowed the descendants of General Yan Chongdao to inherit the title, which is completely against the rules.
Your Majesty made an exception for Yan Chongdao.
An emperor can achieve such a level, it is really because of his extraordinary affection and deep affection.
"Later, the royal family of the previous dynasty conspired to rebel, and there was a lot of noise."
"The imperial court sent several waves of officers and soldiers, but they couldn't suppress it."
"If it is delayed any longer, the newly established new dynasty of Great Zhou will be unstable."
"Everyone knows in their hearts that this will only be possible if our founding three tigers go away."
Mrs. Pei recalled rather helplessly: "At that time, your father was on the front line dealing with the Turks and couldn't escape."
"General Xun Xin has already been punished by the Nine Clans."
"Among the three tiger generals, there is only one General Yan Chongdao left."
"But everyone knows that General Yan Chongdao is not in good health."
"Your Majesty allowed him to resign and return to Jinzhou just to recuperate."
Pei Yi probably guessed the ending after hearing this.
She had mixed feelings, and asked in a low voice: "In fact, all civil and military officials want General Yan Chongdao to go to war, but no one dares to mention it, and His Majesty will not be willing to part with it. In the end, it should be General Yan Chongdao who volunteered himself?"
Mrs. Pei nodded, and recalled quietly: "People only think that General Yan Chongdao is just a little unwell, but in fact, General Yan Chongdao was already very difficult at that time."
"Your father has a very deep relationship with General Yan Chongdao, and he went to Jinzhou to visit General Yan before he went to the Turks."
Mrs. Pei's tone was quite tired, and she couldn't hide her sadness: "Your father has been in a bad mood since he came back from Jinzhou. He said that General Yan's health is deteriorating. If he takes good care of him, he can live for two years at most. I'm afraid...you may die at any time."
Pei Yi felt as if someone had hit her heart with a big rock, and she felt an indescribable boredom and pain.
She involuntarily tilted her body in the direction of her mother, and whispered in a complicated tone: "The body of General Yan Chongdao is completely incapable of going to the battlefield. If he volunteers to fight, isn't it equivalent to dying?"
(end of this chapter)