When he walked into Yanying Hall, Li Shi greeted him respectfully. Zhaozong said coldly: "I heard that the Qing family secretly married Fufeng Hou, is there any such thing?"

Li Yan was shocked and insisted on calmingly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is true, but this matter is not because I am willing to marry. My second son met Fufeng Hou when he was in Hedong. Fufeng Hou proposed marriage to his ministers. The minister agreed if he had no consideration. Afterwards, the minister should not regret it, so he could only delay the engagement."

"Recently, Marquis Fufeng went to your mansion to pay homage?" Zhaozong said coldly.

"Fufeng Marquis went to my house, but I deliberately ignored him in the previous dynasty. I have never seen Fufeng Marquis so far." Li Yan replied.

Because of psychological preparation, the marriage with Wei Fufeng deleted Wei Zhaodu's proposal. Li Yan's idea was to simplify it as much as possible. If Wei Zhaodu was involved, the matter would become more serious.

If the emperor knew that Wei Fufeng was born in the Wei family in Jinzhou, Li Shi would have denied it, insisting that he did not know that Wei Fufeng was related to the Wei family in Jinzhou.

Li Yan thought in his heart that Wei Fufeng was born into the Wei family in Jinzhou, and he couldn't be kept for long.

Zhaozong's anger dissipated a lot when he heard this, but he could not tolerate the betrayal of court officials colluding with foreign vassals. He said calmly: "I believe that the Qing family does not have the intention to marry foreign vassals. Since it is an engagement, can the Qing family be dissolved?"

Li Yan was shocked. Unexpectedly, the emperor asked him to terminate the marriage. This was a very unreasonable interference. Marriage was a private matter, and the emperor's interference seemed to be rising to the level of state affairs.

Li Yan hesitated and said nothing, Zhaozong looked coldly with his eyes.

After a while, Li Yan said, "Your Majesty, I did not see the Marquis of Fufeng. The intention was to delay. If it was suddenly lifted for no reason, it would be a reputation as an obstacle."

Zhaozong said coldly: "Since ancient times, a gentleman should serve the master with sincerity. Only two-mindedness can prevent reputation. I don't like ministers with two hearts. You will make a choice when you go back, so go."

Every word of the emperor killed his heart. Li Yan was frightened and had no choice but to answer: "I am loyal to Your Majesty and I am willing to terminate the marriage."

Zhaozong nodded and said, "Okay, the Qing family doesn't have to make things difficult for you, but you can tell Fufeng Marquis directly that it is my intention, and there is no need to hide the marriage."

"I thank Your Majesty for forgiveness." Li Yan replied with a helpless and respectful heart. He understood that the emperor wanted to establish his authority and warned the court officials not to collude with foreign vassals.

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Li Yan returned to the mansion and found Li Xian and Li Ji, and told him that the emperor forced the marriage to be terminated. Li Ji and Li Xian were stunned when they heard this. It was difficult for them to accept this fact for a moment.

After a while, Li Xian said: "My father, after resolutely resigning the marriage, not only will the previous efforts be gone, but he will also offend Wei Shi of Jinzhou."

"We have no choice. This is Your Majesty's will. As a minister, I must obey it. Do you want to abandon your official position for your father and surrender to Jinzhou?" Li Yan said irritably.

Li Xian was silent, and Li Yan said again: "I have thought about it for my father. The Wei family in Jinzhou cannot trust it. They value the power in the hands of their father. If they lose power for their father, they are afraid that they will also terminate the marriage."

"No, Fufeng is not the kind of unrighteous person." Li Ji blurted out.

"Then what do you mean, let me resign for my father?" Li Yan looked at Li Ji and said.

Li Ji was shocked and hurriedly said, "No, the child just believes in Fufeng's character."

Li Yan turned his head and looked at Li Xian and asked, "Li Xian, can you trust a hero who is similar to Cao Cao?"

Li Xian hesitated for a moment and said, "Fufeng cannot be compared with Cao Cao."

"Although it's not as good as Cao Cao, it's also like a traitor.

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Heroes and heroes are all profit-seeking people, and we cannot expect heroes to be gentlemen." Li Yan said.

Li Xian and Li Ji were silent, and Li Yan said again: "Although it is a chaotic time now, the court is still the hope of the world. Local vassal states are conquering each other. Even if the Wei family in Jinzhou has become a climate, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be destroyed by other vassal states. In contrast, the Xuanwu army occupying the Central Plains and Li Maozhen occupying Xichuan and Fengxiang Prefecture have both strength to destroy southern Sichuan and Jinzhou."

"My father is not optimistic about the ability of Weishi, the Jinzhou area, to last long?" Li Xian said.

Li Yan nodded and said, "Since ancient times, the forces that unified the world have basically occupied the inner and central plains. Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han, started his career in Hanzhong and was able to defeat Xiang Yu of Chu, and took advantage of the situation to occupy the inner wall. The current Jinzhou land is actually only a part of the Chu state."

"My father is not optimistic about the Wei family in Jinzhou, but we cannot offend the Wei family in Jinzhou. After all, the Wei family in Jinzhou is a branch of the Wei family in Jingzhao Prefecture. Wei family has a great influence on Chang'an City." Li Xian said unwillingly.

"We should not offend Wei, but we should not anger Your Majesty. Think about it, Your Majesty is angry with us for marriage with Marquis Fufeng. If Your Majesty knows that Marquis Fufeng was born in the Wei family in Jinzhou, he would inevitably be angry with us, and the consequences would lead to our family's destruction." Li Yan persuaded, and had already told the emperor that he could only make a thorough choice.

Li Xian nodded and said helplessly: "If Your Majesty's tough pressure is not followed, I'm afraid it will be really bad for us."

Li Yan said: "Your Majesty is also considered a wise ruler. After taking down Yang Fugong, the military and political affairs of Chang'an City will be under the control of Your Majesty. With the power of Xingyuan Prefecture, Your Majesty has escaped from the shadow of Hedong's defeat and has become ambitious in his mentality."

Li Ji and Li Xian were silent, and Li Yan said again: "You don't have to worry about offending the Wei family in Jinzhou. Your Majesty said that the marriage can be said to be done by order. Your Majesty's intention is to warn the court officials not to collude with foreign vassals. We will explain to Wei family in Jinzhou as it is true, saying that we are forced."

Li Xian nodded helplessly, Li Ji's face was gloomy and silent. He was unwilling to terminate the marriage, but his father had already made a decision. If he objected, he would feel unfilial, as if he was reluctant to take office as a governor.

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The next day, Li Xian sent someone to promote the "order" to terminate the marriage with Fufeng Hou, expressing the Li family's loyalty to the emperor.

The emperor then responded, promoted Li Yan to the Minister of Rites, and was the Minister of the Central Secretariat (Prime Minister), dismissed Li Ji and Fuzhou Governor, and transferred to the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple.

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The Governor of Jinzhou received a handwritten letter from Li Yan to terminate the engagement. After reading the letter, the Governor of Jinzhou frowned slightly, and asked someone to call Wei Xuan and his son to the state yamen.

In the second hall of the State Council, Wei Xuan and his son read the letter, all of them looked unexpected.

Wei Fufeng's face immediately became gloomy, but Wei Xuan was calm, just shook his head, as if he was feeling something.

"Lao Shi, what do you think?" grandfather asked.

"The Li Mansion is not blamed for this matter." Wei Xuan replied.

Grandfather smiled disdainfully and said, "It is clear that Li Yan is not optimistic about us and does not want to live and die with us. He is just a fence-bearer and only wants to rely on the strength."

Wei Xuan said lightly: "It seems that there is no obstacle for us to terminate the engagement."

"There are very little obstacles, but we cannot know the latest trends of the court. For us today, we do not need to serve in the imperial court's official documents." Grandfather replied.

Wei Xuan nodded, and his grandfather looked at Wei Fufeng and asked, "Fufeng, what do you think?"

"The grandson has no opinion, he only knows Jiuniang and Sisi Niang

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It was the woman of grandson, and Li Yi's termination of the engagement was just a bullshit." Wei Fufeng replied calmly, revealing his anger and reluctance.

The grandfather frowned and said unhappily: "Those who accomplish great things are taboo to act emotionally, especially for women to lose their minds. Last time you took risks for a woman, which is very unwise."

Wei Fufeng remained silent, his grandfather shook his head and said, "Fufeng, grandfather believes that the Fufeng Army should leave Chang'an City and there is no need to station. This is an opportunity to evacuate."

Wei Fufeng was slightly stunned and thought for a moment, saying, "It's better to evacuate, Anyifang's house should also be evacuated. The aunt is still in Chang'an, so she should let people know about it and leave quickly."

Grandfather nodded and said, "Fufeng, what do you think of the emperor's actions?"

Wei Fufeng shook his head and said, "The grandson has no insight, the emperor is too concerned."

Grandfather shook his head and said, "The emperor is demonstrating his supremacy. In other words, after the defeat in Hedong, the emperor's behavior has become more conservative, but now he has a positive attitude."

Wei Fufeng nodded, feeling bad and was unwilling to discuss and think more.

I heard my grandfather say again: "Grandfather knows that you are resentful, so you can vent your feelings and let the left Fufeng Army smash the gate through Li Yi's mansion, and then walk in front of the Daming Palace, and leave Chang'an by Tonghua Gate."

Wei Xuan was surprised when he heard this, and Wei Fufeng looked at his grandfather with an unexpected expression.

Wei Xuan hesitated and said, "Sir, it's inappropriate to do it."

Grandfather sneered: "The emperor is shameless and we will slap him in the face and make him angry."

"My father, will that be affected by the appointment of the governor?" Wei Xuan said worriedly.

Grandfather said calmly: "This time the emperor is in a disadvantaged position. The south of Sichuan is far away. The emperor has no way to punish him. Even if he is dismissed from office, southern Sichuan cannot escape from Fufeng's control."

"Will the emperor take advantage of the situation to attack the coalition forces?" Wei Xuan continued to ask worriedly. In his position, he knew how to analyze the situation between the enemy and us.

"Fufeng, are you afraid of the coalition forces attacking southern Sichuan?" asked grandfather.

"The emperor was worried that Li Maozhen would be in power. Li Maozhen was worried that the emperor would enter Fengxiang Mansion and that the coalition forces would attack southern Sichuan were unlikely to be the only one who could use other powerful vassal forces to leverage the military power of other powerful vassals." Wei Fufeng did not say whether he was afraid or not, but only said the possibility.

Grandfather nodded and said, "Although rest and recuperation can accumulate strength, a peaceful life can also cause the army to be greedy for comfort. Li Maozhen occupied the Chengdu Plain and once a solid foundation is laid, it will pose an overwhelming threat to southern Sichuan."

Wei Fufeng said: "Mr. Grandfather intended to anger the emperor and let the emperor's coalition attack southern Sichuan. His grandson believed that Li Maozhen would not obey the emperor's will."

Grandfather said: "If Li Maozhen does not obey the will, then there will be a fact of resisting the order. Fufeng Army smashes the door and slaps the emperor in the face, which can weaken the emperor's prestige."

Wei Fufeng hesitated and said, "The act of smashing the door can easily make people criticized."

"Your concern is nothing more than being reluctant to let go of the daughter of the Li family, but my grandfather told you that it is impossible to reason with those scholars who speak of morality. Only by hitting them with a fist will they fear and show their weak side." My grandfather said bluntly.

Wei Fufeng was stunned. Wei Xuan's face moved slightly, his expression was a little embarrassed, and Wei Fufeng was tactful and silent.

After pausing, my grandfather said again: "After the big stick, I have to give sweet dates to avoid revealing our secrets. My grandfather asked someone to tell Li Xian that the smashing of the door was to make the emperor no longer suspicious of Li Yan."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said, "My grandson understands."

Grandfather nodded and said, "It's good to understand. Breaking the door is to make Li Yan shut up."

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