The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1124

Chapter 1124: Chapter 947, King Wei Yuan

The sudden collapse of the Wei Family caught all the officials in Liangdu by surprise and shock, while the officials affiliated with the Wei Family were filled with fear.

"Third brother, I didn’t expect the Emperor to send you!"

Seeing Yan Wentao, Yan Wenxiu and Dong Yuanxuan were very pleased.

Yan Wentao smiled and said, "The Emperor is aware of the situation in Xiliang and empathizes with the difficulties Xiao Yeyang faces, so he sent me here to coordinate well with Yeyang."

Dong Yuanxuan nodded: "You know, we actually need your help."

Yan Wentao immediately asked seriously, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Dong Yuanxuan said: "The fall of the Wei Family will inevitably make the officials dependent on them feel a crisis. Now with the ongoing war with Xiliao, if they cause trouble at this time, it will be detrimental to the war."

"For the stability of Xiliang, we need you to make a trip to the Commandant Office to announce the reasons behind the Wei Family’s downfall."

"Of course, not all of the Wei Family’s crimes need to be disclosed, just their collusion with Xiliao and treason during the war."

"Officials from the Wei Party did not participate in this, which should provide them some reassurance."

"On Yeyang’s side, he also has no intention of digging deeper, letting the Xiliang officials feel that this matter is now concluded."

Yan Wentao nodded, and after all members of the Wei Clan were captured, he took the imperial edict to the Commandant Office and announced the Wei Family’s collusion with Xiliao.

As Dong Yuanxuan and Yan Wenxiu had expected, the officials hearing that the Wei Family was targeted for collusion with Xiliao all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Wentao looked at the officials: "His Majesty has instructed that now, Lord Xiao is commanding the army in the battle against Xiliao, and all of you must manage the affairs of Xiliang properly."

The officials hurriedly nodded in agreement: "We will strictly follow the Imperial edict."

Facing peril, self-preservation is human instinct. Seeing that the Emperor only pursued the Wei Family’s collusion with Xiliao, the officials from the Wei Party cautiously kept to themselves, to avoid being implicated.

This relieved Yan Wenxiu and Dong Yuanxuan considerably.

Yan Wentao, on this visit, originally wanted to go see Daohua, but due to time constraints, he only met with Xiao Yeyang before escorting the Wei family back to Beijing.

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Having dealt with the Wei Family, Xiao Yeyang devoted all his energies to fighting Xiliao.

Waging war in winter is extremely grueling, but fortunately, the Daxia army was well-supplied with food and had new winter clothing, so the troop’s morale remained as high as ever.

The Xiliao army wasn’t so lucky.

Initially, Xiliao was unprepared for an outbreak of war with Daxia, merely chancing upon a batch of food sent by Xiao Yechi. Now that the food was depleted, Xiliao couldn’t hold on.

However, facing Xiao Yeyang’s proposal to become a subsidiary state to Daxia, the Xiliao Imperial Family and officials found it unacceptable and had to continue fighting despite their reluctance.

Starting from October and until the following March, Xiliao continuously dispatched three batches of reinforcement troops, totaling over a hundred thousand men, but sadly, all were defeated by the Daxia army.

At this point, Xiliao was comprehensively defeated, no longer able to contend with Daxia.

Xiao Yeyang pressed the advantage, leading twenty thousand cavalry directly to the gates of the Xiliao Imperial City.

Considering the painful lessons of the Tartars who did not submit and were instead annihilated, the King of Xiliao, swallowing the bitter humiliation, agreed to become a subsidiary state of Daxia.

With the war concluded, Xiliao had suffered heavy losses, and Daxia had also lost many men.

"Lord, what about the tens of thousands of Xiliao prisoners of war?"

Master Wang came over.

Xiao Yeyang fell silent for a moment before speaking: "Although the construction of the Twelve Armies Town has strengthened our defenses in Xiliang, that’s still not enough. Let those prisoners of war build the border wall to connect the Twelve Army Towns."

Hearing this, Master Wang’s eyes lit up: "Lord, your foresight is admirable. I will immediately see to it." With the border wall, Xiliang’s defense will be even stronger.

Having won the great battle, Xiao Yeyang, as the commander of Xiliang’s Border Army, needed to lead his troops with the Xiliao Delegation back to Beijing to sign the ceasefire agreement. He had no time to go back to see Daohua and his children, so he could only send a brief message back.

With a new vassal state, not only does it showcase Daxia’s formidable national strength, but it also allows the collection of substantial tributes each year, truly a cause for celebration.

Before Xiao Yeyang led the delegation to enter Beijing, the Emperor discussed rewarding him during the morning court session with the court officials.

"Yeyang has made great contributions this time; what do you think should I reward him with?"

The ministers, unsure of the Emperor’s stance, remained silent.

Seeing no one spoke, the Emperor said on his own accord, "Yeyang made Xiliao kneel and submit, exalting our national prestige, he should be richly rewarded."

The ministers hastily agreed: "The Emperor is wise."

The Emperor continued, "You all know the situation in Xiliang, its greatest external threat was Xiliao, and now as Xiliao has submitted, Xiliang should also begin to be governed. Who do you think should be sent to manage?"

This question took all the officials by surprise.

Was the Emperor planning to recall Xiao Yeyang back to Beijing?

To manage Xiliang...

The officials were not very interested in this; after all, as a place of exile, Xiliang was too barren and harsh, with poor climate and bad conditions.

Yang Chenghua weighed the Emperor’s words and glanced at his expression before suggesting, "Your Majesty, since it was Lord Xiao who defeated Xiliao, perhaps allow him to stay and govern Xiliang?"

Pausing, he continued, "However, governing Xiliang will undoubtedly be challenging. Plus, given Lord Xiao’s great merit this time, perhaps the reward could be more substantial upon his return to Beijing?"

The Emperor pondered for a while and nodded in agreement: "Yang Aiqing speaks wisely. But what should be the reward?" He paused, then added, "What do you think of conferring him the title of Prince Wei Yuan?"

At this remark, the officials abuzzed.

Was the Emperor about to bestow Xiao Yeyang with a princely title?

Several princes attending the court were also taken aback, as they themselves had not yet been conferred princely titles.