Princess Promotion

Fu Hongxuan hugged Yao Chuguang and asked reluctantly, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"

Yao Chuguang turned around and took the opportunity to pinch Fu Hongxuan's waist and said with a smile: "Things over here are almost done, we need to go back quickly to avoid being exposed."

Fu Hongxuan gently grabbed Yao Chuguang's rebellious little hand and said, "Stop making trouble. Why don't you inform Elder Xiao about this?"

Yao Chuguang's plan to deceive Yan Yunfan seemed flawless.

But if you look into it in detail, you can't avoid Lord Xiao.

If he didn't say it, then in the eyes of Lord Xiao, Fu Hongxuan would be in cahoots with Yan Yunfan.

I wonder what kind of fuss Lord Xiao will make then.

Yao Chuguang chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter if that old fox finds out. He has a fatal weakness."

Fu Hongxuan couldn't think of any unknown weaknesses of the seemingly upright Lord Xiao.

Yao Chuguang blinked cunningly and said, "He is a reasonable person."

Fu Hongxuan: ...So your solution is to let me act like a rogue!

He recalled the confrontation between Yao Chuguang and Xiao Ge Lao that he had witnessed.

It seems that Yao Chuguang has never been reasonable and is a complete scoundrel.

Thinking back to when Yao Chuguang and An Tian conspired together to make Elder Xiao, an old man, scream at the top of his lungs in the hall to prove his innocence.

In the past, Fu Hongxuan didn’t like civil officials very much, and military generals generally didn’t have a good impression of civil officials.

He is slow in doing things, all he does is talk but no action, and he doesn't get much serious work done.

He also likes to secretly make accusations and stir up partisan disputes.

Now Yao Chuguang also values civil officials over military officials, but none of the military generals have any complaints, and they are even glad that His Majesty values civil officials over military officials.

Yao Chuguang looked up at Fu Hongxuan and said in a doting tone, "If that old fox gets too noisy, ask him to write a letter to complain to me."

Yao Chuguang raised three fingers and promised, "I promise not to punish you."

Yao Chuguang stood on tiptoe and whispered in Fu Hongxuan's ear, "Are you sure you want to waste your precious time discussing an old man with me?"

Fu Hongxuan's gaze moved downwards. The pendant was longer than the collarbone, extending downwards to a stretch of fair skin, and further down...

Fu Hongxuan's eyes became fiery and he suddenly bent down and picked up Yao Chuguang by the waist. The world was spinning and the curtain fell.

Holding Yao Chuguang's flawless white face in one hand, he breathed rapidly and kissed Yao Chuguang lightly or heavily. With his other free hand, he held Yao Chuguang's waist tightly and kept pressing her into his arms.

Yao Chuguang's eyes were blurred, her fair and delicate chin was slightly raised, and her hands were placed weakly on Fu Hongxuan's shoulders, allowing him to take whatever he wanted.

Clothes were scattered on the ground, and the moonlight like white frost poured through the windowsill into the dim room, but it could not extinguish the rising heat and tenderness.

A few days later, in the morning, sunlight streamed in through the cracks in the tent.

Xiao Ge Lao's face was ashen. He stood in front of Fu Hongxuan, pointing a trembling finger at him and roaring, "I will report to His Majesty that you are treacherous and rebellious!"

Fu Hongxuan sighed deeply in his heart and said calmly, "Why are you so angry, Lord? We are just carrying out the will of His Majesty."

In the past few days, Lord Xiao has been clamoring to impeach this and that, and Fu Hongxuan has become accustomed to impeachment.

You can talk, you can scold, you can even take action, as long as Lord Xiao can beat Fu Hongxuan.

Fu Hongxuan didn't care about these things. The only thing he had to do was to ensure the marching speed.

Elder Xiao sneered and said, "You acted in the name of His Majesty, but in reality, you acted for your own selfish interests. This time, I will definitely not let you go."

Fu Hongxuan smiled slightly and said softly, "Don't worry, Lord. Our actions are all well-considered."

A trace of disdain flashed in Xiao Ge Lao's eyes as he said, "Then let me see how you can come up with this time. The county magistrate of the port has been missing for many days, but no one has reported it. There must be something fishy about this matter, yet you are so stubborn as to suppress it."

Fu Hongxuan twitched the corner of his mouth. If he didn't suppress it, he would have killed the person.

It seems that it can't be concealed anymore. Lord Xiao is in charge of taking over local government affairs, so it certainly can't be concealed.

Fu Hongxuan had no choice but to tell the truth. After hearing this, Xiao Ge Lao was silent for a moment, then stood up and suddenly shouted, "Idiot!"

Fu Hongxuan stared, wondering why the old man suddenly got angry again?

Elder Xiao slammed the table and stood up, saying, "The county magistrate accidentally fell into the sea and died. How can such a matter be delayed? There are so many things to do at the port. We must arrange for a replacement as soon as possible."

While cursing, Lord Xiao turned around and walked out of the tent.

Later, Fu Hongxuan saw what it meant for professionals to do professional things.

Overnight, Lord Xiao transferred away all the people in the port government office who had had contact with the county magistrate.

A new official took office the next day, although Lord Xiao would still come to cause trouble from time to time.

But it was just some verbal cursing and writing a few memorials.

Fu Hongxuan couldn't help but wonder why Yao Chuguang didn't tell Lord Xiao from the beginning, as Lord Xiao's method of handling the matter was much more sophisticated.

Elder Xiao returned to his tent, went to the washbasin, and washed the drugs off his nails.

Then he slowly walked to the bed and lay down, finally getting a good night's sleep.

From the very beginning, Lord Xiao realized that there was something fishy going on between Fu Hongxuan and Yan Yunfan, so he became wary.

Although Yao Chuguang has lost his conscience, he is not without brains, and his brains are as numerous as a beehive.

Fu Hongxuan was appointed by Yao Chuguang himself, so Lord Xiao had no doubt that Fu Hongxuan would surrender to the enemy and commit treason.

But Fu Hongxuan may have reached some deal with Yan Yunfan in private. Elder Xiao has been in the officialdom for so many years.

He had seen all kinds of corruption and bribery, so this little problem was nothing in the eyes of Lord Xiao.

If Yan Yunfan only promised Fu Hongxuan some benefits because of the corruption and bribery in the Yan State officialdom, which caused many holes that could not be filled, he would turn a blind eye to it.

Lord Xiao felt that it was not impossible to give up on this matter. After all, the Prince of Yan surrendered voluntarily, so it was not impossible to give him some face.

But as more and more things happened, they first suddenly changed the route to take a longer detour, and then sent 100,000 troops to take the original route.

But in the past few days, Lord Xiao secretly checked the food and grass consumption in the military camp, and found that it was much less than expected.

What does this show? It shows that the troops sent by Fu Hongxuan are far more than 100,000.

Lord Xiao kept it to himself because he was afraid that Fu Hongxuan had other secret missions to arrange, and he was just overthinking it.

Shouting everywhere, what if military secrets are leaked?

Elder Xiao has been testing the waters these days, but Fu Hongxuan hasn't revealed a word.

It was not until today that Fu Hongxuan, realizing he could no longer hide the truth, finally revealed everything.

Elder Xiao sneered and turned around. This heartless woman actually trusted Fu Hongxuan, the pretty boy, and was on guard against him. In the end, he still had to rely on himself to clean up the mess for her.

Wait! Elder Xiao jumped up from the bed.

Ports, docks, cargo ships from the Western Regions...

Lord Xiao slapped his thigh and asked why this conscienceless guy was hiding it and was afraid that he would know.

At the beginning, An Tian brought a large amount of spices and used his own reputation to cheat people outside. Although Lord Xiao suspected that the person behind the scenes was Yao Chuguang, he had no evidence, so it was just a guess.

Now it is confirmed that the ports were built secretly by Yao Chuguang.

For this port, they went to great lengths to find excuses, even going so far as to put on a show and take a detour to take over the port first.

He said that only such a conscienceless person in the world would have the courage to use his name to do such immoral things.

Lord Xiao thought about it and realized that this was not right!

Regardless of whether there is a county magistrate at the port or not, as long as Lord Xiao arrives here, he will definitely notice something as soon as he receives the official documents.

There was no way to hide it from him, so why did Yao Chuguang keep delaying and not tell him?

You have to know that Lord Xiao had just planned to add drugs to Fu Hongxuan's tea if he didn't tell him the truth, and then tie him up and put a knife to his neck and interrogate him.

After much thought, Lord Xiao decided that it couldn't be that this heartless guy just wanted to keep him frightened for a few days.

Could it be that she knew that the rumor about her looking like a yaksha was spread by herself?

When I thought about it this way, it suddenly made more sense.

It was this heartless guy who did this!

Two months later, Yan was completely annexed by Qi and became part of Qi's territory.

King Yan and Yao Chuguang met again in Yundu City.

The sun is shining brightly and the spring breeze is warm.

Prince Yan admired the peach blossoms in full bloom in the Imperial Garden and could not help but sigh, "I never thought I would be able to enjoy flowers here in my lifetime."

Prince Yan looked at the peach blossoms in the Imperial Garden and said with emotion, "I never thought I would be able to enjoy flowers here in my lifetime."

Yao Chuguang poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of King Yan. He smiled and asked, "King Yan, what are your plans for the future?"

The King of Yan slowly picked up the teacup, sniffed the tea and said softly, "Now that I have nothing to do, I plan to travel around and enjoy the scenery."

Yao Chuguang poured himself a cup and said with a smile: "That's a good idea. If you get tired and don't want to leave, I will take care of you in your old age."

When Prince Yan heard that Yao Chuguang wanted to provide for his retirement, he was stunned at first, then he laughed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I have a prince, so I won't bother Your Majesty."

Yao Chuguang took a sip of tea and said, "The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince's, and I am mine. It would be nice if you could go and make tea and play chess with my father as a companion."

The corner of Prince Yan's eye twitched. It is not a good thing to accompany your father. Besides, he is under house arrest by you. If I go there, it will be a disguised form of house arrest. Only a crazy person can do such a thing.

Although he was complaining in his heart, King Yan still understood the meaning of Yao Chuguang's words.

Yao Chuguang must be worried about me wandering around alone, and is afraid that I will cause trouble, so he wants to place people to follow me.

Prince Yan, fully aware of her thoughts, took the initiative to speak, "Although I have always yearned for the outside world, I have never had the opportunity to travel and see it. This is a rare opportunity. I beg Your Majesty to be gracious and send me a travel expert so that I can better appreciate the customs of various places."

Yao Chuguang walked down the slope and said, "I will definitely agree to King Yan's request. I do have such a person right now who perfectly meets your requirements."

Prince Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

After he finished speaking, Prince Yan put down his teacup and said, "There is something I have always felt guilty about, and I want to confess it to Your Majesty."

Yao Chuguang tilted his head and replied lazily, "I'd like to hear the details."

The Prince of Yan hesitated for a long moment before lowering his voice and saying, "The Crown Prince is young and impulsive, and I have truly let him down! Two months ago, he accidentally killed someone while drunk at Baihua Tower. I understand the principle of life for life, but the Crown Prince is my own flesh and blood after all, and I simply cannot bear to see him die like this."

As he spoke, King Yan couldn't help but sigh, with helplessness and grief on his face.

Yao Chuguang... In order to test her, he is really willing to spend a lot of money!

If my own son says I will betray you, then I will betray him.

Yao Chuguang turned away and said casually, "You mean to talk about the prince's 100,000 private army?"

King Yan looked up at Yao Chuguang in surprise, and even forgot to maintain the sad expression on his face.

Just break the window paper directly?

After being treated like this by Yao Chuguang, King Yan was suddenly speechless.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes. There is no point in pretending to be ignorant when we know the truth.

The Prince of Yan carefully chose his words, and then he said slowly: "Your Highness is ignorant, I will go back and let..."

Yao Chuguang suddenly interrupted the King of Yan and said with an expression that said, "I know that the prince is young and needs a playmate."

Yao Chuguang said casually: "It's just a hundred thousand private soldiers. If the child likes it, just raise them for fun. It's no big deal."

Keeping a private army of 100,000 just for fun?

This was the first time that Prince Yan heard such an adjective. Even during his years as emperor, he didn't dare let anyone play with him like that.

Yao Chuguang said calmly, "The Prince of Yan has sacrificed so much for the Great Qi. Not to mention that the Crown Prince wants to raise a private army of 100,000, even adding another 50,000 is not a problem."

The King of Yan was really shocked. Is this possible?

Is Yao Chuguang crazy?

Prince Yan left the palace in a daze, still wondering what Yao Chuguang wanted to do.

Fu Hongxuan walked out from the side and sat down next to Yao Chuguang, who asked in confusion, "Are you really going to let Yan Yunfan command a hundred thousand private troops?"

Yao Chuguang raised an eyebrow at Fu Hongxuan and asked instead of answering, "Are you scared?"

Fu Hongxuan laughed angrily as if he found it ridiculous. "The King of Yan doesn't dare to start a war even though he has an army of 600,000. Yan Yunfan is not you. One hundred thousand of them against the million-strong army of Qi is nothing to be afraid of."

Yao Chuguang curled her lips and slowly explained, "In troubled times, a hundred thousand soldiers and horses would indeed be a considerable threat. Roaming around and making friends everywhere, it's not impossible for them to become something big."

"But now the Central Plains is unified and the world is stable. If Yan Yunfan dares to act rashly, he will be seeking his own death." Yao Chuguang said in a cold tone.

Yao Chuguang finished the last sip of tea and said slowly and leisurely, "You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are until you manage a household. Feeding a hundred thousand private soldiers is a considerable expense. I wonder how long Yan Yunfan's small treasury can last?"

Yao Chuguang stood up and said in a sly tone, "Even if we take a step back, I know Yan Yunfan already has a hundred thousand private soldiers. I can just let him keep them for now, and then I can borrow some from him when I need them."

Fu Hongxuan was silent for a long time. Yao Chuguang's trick of getting something for nothing was really cruel!

What could be a better deal than letting others support your army?

In the near future, Yan Yunfan can be said to have lost both the wife and the army.

On the desert grassland.

A thin woman dressed in barbarian clothes was running wildly on the grassland with a three or four-year-old child.