Yan Shouzhan dragged his troops to withdraw from Bohai County.

His memorial finally arrived in the capital and was sent to Emperor Yongtai's desk.

The words are sincere, but they cannot hide the truth that they want more affordable benefits.

Emperor Yongtai threw the memorial to the third prince Xiao Chengyi, "It's really greedy and not enough to swallow the elephant!"

Xiao Chengyi laughed, "Father, don't be angry! He had long expected that Yan Shouzhan would not give up Bohai County easily. After all, he himself did not get any substantial benefits. All the benefits were given to his wife and children."

Emperor Yongtai snorted coldly, "You have seen the contents of the memorial. He didn't mention the title to any son. Look, he was planning to delay it to the end."

"I think the title should be given to Yan Yunquan. Yan Yunquan has left the capital and set off for Shanggu County. If there is no temptation to get the title, he will not be able to leave the capital at this time. After all, Jinwu Guard did not want to arrest him."

Emperor Yongtai sneered and mentioned the third prince Xiao Chengyi, "Remember, there is no such thing as this world. When you take it for granted, it might be a different situation."

Xiao Chengyi immediately cheered up, "What the father taught me is. The father meant that Yan Shouzhan could do the opposite? Who else could he give him if he didn't give the title to Yan Yunquan?"

"No matter who he gives it to, before the dust is settled, don't think that Yan Yunquan will definitely get a title. You are still too young and think too simple about people's hearts. Look at Yan Shou Zhan's memorial and his words. It is clearly an ambitious general. How can you follow the court's path obediently?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengyi picked up the memorial again and looked word by word.

Emperor Yongtai mentioned him next to him, "The memorial must be written by the counselors around him, but the contents must be Yan Shouzhan himself. He is not satisfied with the benefits I gave, why? Because the benefits are not given to him directly. It can be seen that he does not care much about the situation of his wife, son and daughter in his heart."

Xiao Chengyi frowned slightly, "What should I do? If he wants more benefits, do he have to give him benefits? Can he force him to withdraw his troops from Bohai County?"

"How to force it? Relying on local government garrisons is not enough to be beaten. Relying on other local generals, it is very likely that there will be a situation where the tiger is driven and the wolf is coming."

"The father's meaning can only rely on the Northern Army or the Southern Army?"

"For the sake of Bohai County, the Northern Army will not be moved. In this situation, the Northern Army must not leave the capital. Unless you have made up your mind to eliminate Yan Shou Zhan and Youzhou troops. Are you ready?"

The third prince Xiao Chengyi turned pale.

Finally, he smiled bitterly and bowed and said, "My son is incompetent!"

Emperor Yongtai snorted coldly, "If you are not prepared, don't use the Northern Army easily. You must remember that the Northern Army is the last resort!"

"My son remembers the teachings of the father!"

Emperor Yongtai breathed a sigh of relief, "What are you doing with this?"

Xiao Chengyi frowned slightly, "Yan Shouzhan wanted benefits before he was willing to withdraw his troops. The key question was, what kind of benefits could impress him? He could not be promoted to a higher position. In this way, it would be difficult to explain to the Liangzhou military troops."

"Yes! You have to worry about the troops in Liangzhou. Therefore, the benefits of Yan Shouzhan's battle cannot be placed on the surface."

Xiao Chengyi's eyebrows twitched.

If it is not on the surface, wouldn’t it be like making promises in private?

He was uneasy and subconsciously thought that this was not working.

However, he couldn't come up with a better solution.

If you cannot be promoted, you can only give money and food.

If the court had enough money and food, why would their father and son have to worry so much?

In the final analysis, these things are caused by not having enough money and food.

From north to south, there are rioters.

The generals went out to quell the rebellion and asked for money everywhere.

How could you just care about Yan Shouzhan?

He bowed slightly, "Please give advice from Father!"

Emperor Yongtai flipped the memorial and was silent for a long time, "Call Princess Zhuyang to meet him!"

...

Xiao finally waited for the oral order to enter the palace!

The emperor seemed to not want to see her.

She handed over the signs to the palace several times to ask for a meeting, but was rejected.

After receiving the oral order to enter the palace, Xiao was dressed neatly and followed the eunuch to the palace.

In Xingqing Palace, she finally met the emperor.

It was only a few months since I saw him, and the current appearance of the emperor surprised Xiao.

"What's wrong with your majesty?" She felt worried.

Emperor Yongtai signaled her to sit down and talk, "I have become much older during this period."

Xiao frowned. Not only was he old, but his energy and spirit were almost drained. He almost became a thin old man.

What's wrong?

Why did the changes have been so big in just a short time?

A few months ago, although the emperor was a little old, he was at least mentally suffocated, and his body was filled with the majesty of the emperor.

Now...

Xiao sighed, "Your Majesty, take care of your health."

Although she was separated by a table, she still observed that in such hot weather, Emperor Yongtai's legs were covered with cashmere blankets. In the main hall, there was an ice basin just against the hall gate.

After sitting down for a while, she felt the heat rushing up and had to drink some iced water to suppress the heat.

However, the emperor did not feel the slightest enthusiasm and drank hot health tea.

Emperor Yongtai looked calm and looked very calm, "You are intent! I will give you a title, but is it scaring you?"

"Thank you for your kindness. I didn't expect that I would be promoted to the title of princess in my lifetime."

"That's because you have a good husband, without him, you will not have your title of princess."

"Your Majesty makes sense."

"But, you gave me the advice that you had given up Bohai County and fought for Yan Shou. Now you have made a series of things. As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must be untied. How to deal with the aftermath, you still have to count on you."

Xiao looked up slightly, "Is Your Majesty accusing me?"

Emperor Yongtai laughed, "You have a responsibility! If you hadn't made the idea to fight Bohai County to Yan Shou, I wouldn't have to be overwhelmed and be nagged by court officials all day long."

"But, at the beginning, Your Majesty had only one request, how to get Yan Shouzhan to send troops and force, strive to hold back the Xirong soldiers and horses, and wait for the Liangzhou troops to encircle and strangle. I have made an idea for Your Majesty to abandon Bohai County, and indeed solved this problem for Your Majesty. As for the aftermath, Your Majesty had no request at the beginning."

"I did not ask for it at the beginning. But now, I have this requirement and want you to share my worries. Are you willing?"

Xiao lowered his head and smiled, "Your Majesty's request, how dare I not follow it. But for a moment, I don't know where to start to share your worries."

Emperor Yongtai laughed, "You and Yan Shou Zhan are husband and wife, and the one who knows him best in the world is you. The problem now is that I gave up my title, but he refused to withdraw his troops from Bohai County. He also sent memorials, which were clearly beneficial. This is his memorial, please look at the content above. It is a taboo to blatantly threaten the court."

Mrs. Xiao took the memorial from the eunuch and opened the reading.

She roughly knew the content before entering the palace.

Yan Shouzhan wrote her letter very clearly, but she disliked the few benefits given by the court, just like sending a beggar.

hehe……

In Yan Shouzhan's eyes, a mere title is almost the same as a beggar begging for food.

After reading the memorial, she bowed slightly, "How can you share my worries with your Majesty?"

Emperor Yongtai's eyebrows and eyes moved slightly, "I can withdraw troops from Bohai County if I want Yan Shou Zhan, and from now on, it is not allowed to threaten the court with this matter again."

Xiao made a embarrassed expression, "It may not be easy to let him withdraw his troops from Bohai County. It would be better to send the Northern Army to force him to withdraw his troops."

Emperor Yongtai's mouth twitched, "Zhuyang, are you trying to make things difficult for me or for the war between Yan Shouzhou? Even if you and your wife are not in harmony, you shouldn't let the Northern Army go out."

Xiao pursed his lips and smiled, "I just said that, I didn't really want the Northern Army to be dispatched. I want Yan Shouzhan to withdraw his troops from Bohai County on his own initiative, it depends on what benefits His Majesty can give."

Emperor Yongtai shook his head, "If I could give enough benefits, how could I be so worried? I would even invite you to the palace to share your worries. The Great Wei Dynasty is bothering internally and externally. As a descendant of the Xiao family, aren't you worried? Do you have the heart to watch the Great Wei Dynasty be devastated, all industries are in decline, and the common people are not able to eat?"

Xiao sighed, "Although I am worried about the country and the people, I am unable to meet the strength."

"But you can influence Yan Shou Zhan and let him withdraw his troops from Bohai County. This is to benefit the country and the people!"

Xiao frowned slightly and asked solemnly: "How much money can Your Majesty give him?"

Emperor Yongtai shook his head, "There is no money and food. At most, I allocated 20,000 stale money from the Shaofu."

Xiao lowered his head and smiled inwardly, "It is impossible to impress Yan Shou Zhan if he is only 20,000 jins, let alone expect him to withdraw his troops from Bohai County. It is better to give him a higher position."

"No!"

Emperor Yongtai denied Xiao's proposal.

Xiao frowned, "It's not okay to be promoted to a higher position, so there is only one way."

"you say!"

Xiao opened his mouth and after a long time of consideration, he said, "Your Majesty can give him a promise in private."

Now it was Emperor Yongtai’s turn to frown, “What do you mean?”

Xiao dipped his fingers into tea, wrote the word "名" on the table, and then wiped it off with his sleeve.

Emperor Yongtai frowned, and ten thousand alpacas ran and roared by in his heart.
To be continued...