The Emperor is Above

Chapter 577 Humph! Childish!

Old Man Shi had a calm look in his eyes and a slightly sarcastic tone.

Xing Zhongkang suddenly woke up and quickly bowed his head to apologize: "Don't be angry, Mr. Shi, I am not stingy with the military reward, and I have never had any bad intentions towards Longcheng Yi Yaqing."

As Xing Zhongkang spoke, he carefully observed the expression of Old Man Shi and said sincerely, "Shangqing Yang Lezi has been in Longcheng Fengtu for more than a month.

According to his report, there were as many as thirteen first-class warriors under Longcheng Yi Yaqing's command, in addition to many exotic beasts, ferocious birds, and giants.

Especially in this battle at the border town, along with the surrender of Xianyu's tribe, there were also 800 giant warriors and six more first-grade strongmen.

In addition, the Dragon City Fengtu produced a large number of armored vehicles and war puppets, and even the Emperor Diqiu offered a large number of imperial students for exchange.

Think about it, Mr. Shi. Currently, there are 19 first-class warriors under the command of Yi Yaqing of Longcheng. Together with his retainers, private army, and militia, his strength is terrifyingly strong. "

"Longcheng Yi Yaqing is indeed incredibly powerful!" Old Man Shi asked calmly, "I wonder how the Lord will reward him?"

"The Earth-Splitting Seal of the Nation is really too exaggerated!"

Xing Zhongkang cautiously probed, "Old Man Shi, what I mean is, can we petition the emperor to confer the title of Viscount Lord of Longcheng on Yi Yaqing and make him a vassal state of Xing State?

Every vassal state must have fifteen cities, and those with less than fifteen cities are mostly vassals of various vassal states. I think this is enough to reward Longcheng Yi Yaqing for his merits. "

"Haha, that's it!"

Old Man Shi sneered twice without any emotion, and a hint of sternness flashed in his eyes. He looked back at the royal family's residential area next to the palace in the upper city.
"I wonder who offered this strategy to you, my Lord? His entire family should be exterminated. He is simply trying to harm the country of Xing. His intentions are truly sinister."

Xing Zhongkang saw the dark and thin old man's stern expression, and he immediately said nervously: "Don't be angry, Mr. Shi, no one offered any advice, I came up with it myself.

After all, I have only been in power for three months, and I am not very knowledgeable about state affairs. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope Mr. Shi can point it out."

"Humph, of course it's inappropriate!"

Old Man Shi explained with great sorrow, “Since the Lord knows that Longcheng Yi Yaqing’s subordinates are powerful, the strength of Longcheng Fengtu alone could have crushed Xing State long ago.

Why do you want to suppress him even though you know this fact? Is there anyone in the court who wants to bully Long Chengyi?"

"this--"

Xing Zhongkang was somewhat speechless, lowering his head even more, and explained with a grunt, "Don't be angry, Old Man Shi. After all, it is a time of turmoil, and the fate of the Xing Kingdom is in danger.

I also want to use this to tie Longcheng Yi Yaqing to the entire Xing State, so that we will have more power to resist foreign enemies."

"Hmph! Childish!"

Old Man Shi said with some regret, "Your Excellency has carefully reviewed the military achievements of Longcheng Yi Yaqing. Do you think it is enough to reward him as a vassal king?"

Seeing Xing Zhongkang lowering his head and keeping silent, it was obvious that he was somewhat dissatisfied with Old Man Shi's praise of Qing Yi. This was another way of expressing his dissatisfaction.

Old Man Shi had a complicated expression. He was angry and resentful at first, then after thinking for a moment, his face became more and more dejected, and finally turned into a long sigh.

"Ugh--"

After a sigh, the old man Shi said in a sad tone, "Your Excellency should know my life story. I joined the Royal Guards when I was young and guarded the palace stone gate for more than 50 years, hoping that Xing State would become strong and prosperous.

At the end of the year before last, I took Niuniu to travel around and accidentally met Longcheng Yi Yaqing at Maoqiuting Market. At that time, he was still called Huaiqiu Yi, a small lower-ranking official.

At that time, I didn't know the potential of this young man. I was just happy that the sled he invented was of great help in transporting supplies in northern Xinjiang.

Unexpectedly, two months later, in the spring, he came to the capital again to deliver spring farming tools that would benefit the country and the people. I was so happy to see those simple farming tools. At that time, I imagined that with so many spring farming tools, the cultivated area and grain output of the entire Xing State would increase dramatically. "

"Old Man Shi is loyal to his country. I have known this for a long time!" Xing Zhongkang quickly bowed to Old Man Shi, "Please don't think too much."

"It's not me who thinks too much, but the ministers in the court who think too much!"

Old Man Shi said with a surprised look on his face, "Long Chengyi was just a senior commoner at that time. If the king and the ministers had shown more care and support to him, he would have certainly been grateful to the people of Xing State.

However, the ministers in the court competed with the king for control of the city guards, and they took their anger out on a young vassal who had made great contributions to the country, and repeatedly plotted against him.

Whether it was the questioning in the capital or the placement of the fief on the isolated hill of Jiming Lake, even the king compromised with the ministers at one point. "

When Xing Zhongkang heard this, his face turned red. He also learned about these situations after he succeeded to the throne. It was obvious that the people of Xing State felt really guilty towards Qing Yi.

Old Man Shi continued, "Even after the wild people in Jiming Lake were wiped out at the end of last year, the king insisted on promoting Long Chengyi to the rank of senior official.

The ministers were still plotting against him. As a result, they gave this young vassal with outstanding achievements his fiefdom in Longcheng, which had been lost for more than three hundred years.

I don’t know how long a young man’s patriotic enthusiasm can last. Even though he has been plotted against many times, Long Chengyi continues to make great contributions to the State of Xing.

But the junior high school still treats him with such stinginess that he has great achievements but is rewarded with little. Not only will Long Chengyi feel disappointed, but even I can't stand it."

"Old Man Shi, I'm sorry!" Xing Zhongkang's face was filled with shame, and he could hardly lift his head up. "The country owes him this."

"You don't have to say sorry to me, sir!"

Old Man Shi's gloomy face showed no expression, "I need to say sorry to Longcheng Yi Yaqing, the entire Xing Kingdom owes him an apology.

To be fair, before Long Chengyi was promoted to the rank of Second Minister, based on his series of military achievements, it would have been unfair for him to be promoted to the rank of Senior Minister.

But Longcheng Yi didn't care about the reward. After establishing his fiefdom in Longcheng, he first sent troops to wipe out the Ghost Witch Tribe that had ruled the northern border for hundreds of years.

Now we have killed the King of Xianyu and incorporated hundreds of thousands of Xianyu tribesmen, completely eliminating the threat posed by the Xianyu tribe to us from the northern border.

I know very well that in recent months many people have attacked me for threatening the prince and monopolizing state affairs, and used Shi Dazhu's service to Longcheng as an excuse."

Xing Zhongkang raised his head immediately when he heard this. In fact, when he learned that Shi Dazhu had recovered after being treated by Qing Yi and stayed in Longcheng as a guest official, he, the new king, was also very worried.

Old Man Shi's face was calm, his eyes fixed on the scenery in the distance, and he said calmly: "In fact, I specifically asked Dazhu to be a guest official in Longcheng.

Dazhu and Longcheng Yi met when they were both humble, and now he is the chief guest official of Longcheng Fengtu. In the future, he will be the biggest insurance to maintain goodwill between Xing State and Longcheng.

In addition, I deliberately left Xing Shu and Niuniu in Longcheng, and you should understand the intention behind this.”

"Old Man Shi, of course I understand!"

Xing Zhongkang said solemnly, "Longcheng Yi is still young and unmarried. If they can both get married and have children in the future, it will also be a guarantee of friendship between the two sides."

"No, my lord, you don't understand!"

Old Man Shi turned around abruptly and stared at Xing Zhongkang, “What I said is just a prelude, and it cannot guarantee the peace between Xing State and Longcheng in the future.

The greatest guarantee is for you to ask the emperor to appoint Longcheng Yi as the king of a country. Only in this way can the Xing Kingdom be passed down as much as possible. "

(End of this chapter)