Zhao Ji has been very comfortable these days.

Mao De, who worried him the most, had already rushed back to the Kaifeng Palace five days ago, and not only that, but also brought back Yanjing scenery to him. According to the envoys he sent to greet the emperor, he reported that there were dozens of carriages carrying gifts alone, and the state capital had to send more men to escort them out of the jurisdiction along the way. And those who drove the car were all fans with bald hair and left robes, and even the maids who served the emperor were all sent by the women who the emperor met in Yanjing City.

On the day that Maode crossed the Yellow River and entered Kaifeng City, Zhao Ji excitedly accompanied his subordinates to meet him outside the city. There is an eyeless imperial history that also said that the official family is a respected elder, and Yu Li is not allowed to go out of the city to greet the emperor. Zhao Ji was very disappointed, fortunately, Wang Hao immediately dismissed it in the court, saying that although Emperor Maode was the daughter of an official family, but this time in Yanjing, there was also said that the thief was surrendered, and the great merit of Yanjing was dedicated, and now it is the convoy that personally led the tribute, the natural identity is different, His Majesty should reward Emperor Maode for her achievements in going north to Pingfan, and it is the meaning of the reward to lead the ministers to welcome. When Wang Hao said this, he said that Mao De was a great hero of the imperial court, and Emperor Mao De was Zhao Ji's favorite daughter, who would deliberately make Zhao Ji unhappy? Therefore, Zhao Ji led all the ministers to the north of Kaifeng City to greet Emperor Maode Zhao Fujin.

Those people in Kaifeng City, in the capital, are naturally very concerned about such glorious things. Even the emperor has been dispatched, and they will naturally not lag behind. For a time, the children and daughters watched the excitement, the carts carried the burden in the crowd to sell gadgets and food, the boats in the river passed by and stopped to watch, and there were more rich children, official eunuchs and ladies riding horses and sitting in sedan chairs, although it was the cold winter wax moon solar term, they also rushed to the north of the city to meet this rare event. It was bustling and lively, but there were more people than the official family.

The attendants who came and went on fast horses shuttled back and forth without stopping, and the Praetorian Guards lined up all the way from here in the northern city directly to Emperor Damaode. The people and horses on the inner temple were even more excited, because the people who escorted Emperor Maude all the way were their inner temple brothers, which was a great honor for the forbidden army who cared about reputation.

When Zhao Ji was eagerly looking forward to it and was a little impatient, from afar, he saw a team of people on the north road slowly rushing over, and the front was the palace guard who was guarding all the way, and Pan Zhu and others, the "general of the seal", were naturally marching in the front. Followed by a tall and spacious Fanren carriage, but the momentum and workmanship were very different from those of the Central Plains. The carriage behind the guards on duty in the inner hall was naturally ridden by Emperor Maude. Although Zhao Ji had the emperor sent to the palace to drive and obey, the person who came back to report the news said that the emperor did not ride, but still rode the fanren chariot and horse.

Just seeing the carriage of Emperor Maode, Zhao Ji, as a father, was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, his father's nature dictated, and he was his most beloved daughter, after worrying about it for many days, he was naturally very happy to return to his side.

Looking back along Maude's carriage, it was indeed the long tribute convoy. It's just that those who drive are all the same people, which makes Zhao Ji have a sense of pride. How have those people been so obedient in 100 years? Not to mention such a long and so many contribution gifts, even if you give two gifts, you are also looking forward to giving more rewards to bring back.

I saw that the proclamation made Yang Qiu ride a horse to accompany him at the head of the ceremonial car, and he was also swept away from the decadence along the way, and he seemed to be in high spirits. At this time, seeing the welcome formation, he was naturally very excited, and this time he bet on the treasure, he was right. If there is no Emperor Maude, even if he can complete this decree, it will only be a posthumous return to the palace, and the official family will give some rewards—that's all. However, Emperor Maude is simply a blessed star, and she can take such a feat, and she is personally greeted by the officials and ministers, and it is also a supreme honor to follow her.

Dozens of people and carriages approached steadily along the official road. I saw a mouthful of boxes, covered with felt, firmly bound to the carriage, and then covered with felt on top to prevent wind, snow and sun. The men who drove did not even use whips, but shouted in incomprehensible words, and the horses meekly pulled the cart and marched slowly. dog

The tallest carriage stopped not far in front of Zhao Ji, and Emperor Maode stepped down from the carriage in palace clothes, surrounded by two personal maids of Emperor Maode in the palace. These palace clothes and maids were all sent by Zhao Ji when he went to greet Zhao Fujin along the way, in order to let his daughter Emperor Maode not suffer from the outside as soon as possible. Behind the two personal palace maids in Maode, there are two bright and beautiful women, although the clothes are not the clothes of the Han family, but in Zhao Ji's opinion, they also have a unique charm.

Emperor Maode first stepped forward to meet Zhao Ji with the gift of Emperor Ji, Zhao Ji hurriedly asked Emperor Maode to come closer, take a good look, and saw that although he was much thinner, his spirit was much better than in the past, and he couldn't help but feel relieved and said: "My son went north to suffer this time." Come, sit down next to my father, and go back to the palace together. ”

Zhao Fujin first insisted on finishing his official business as a courtier before he was willing to return to the palace. Zhao Ji hurriedly asked what was the matter, and Zhao Fujin instructed the guards to bring up the small wooden boxes placed separately on a carriage one by one.

I saw that under the command of Zhao Fujin, the gifts sent by Yu Zhongwen to Zhao Fujin were presented in front of Zhao Ji and the ministers, and I saw that there were ten wooden bucket cabinets, with lids on them, which were tightly covered. Zhao Ji hurriedly ordered someone to open the lid, only to see that each cabinet contained a grain or fruit, like rice, millet, wheat, millet, and soybean, and those fruits were chestnuts, dates, grapes, hazelnuts, and walnuts.

For a moment, Zhao Ji's eyes were a little moist, he stabilized his mood, and then said: "My son is so ......" He was still a little choked up as he spoke.

Zhao Fujin knew that it was Zhao Ji who had misunderstood, so he said with a smile: "This is not my gift, these are given to my father by the eldest father of Min'er's sister I met in Yanjing." He only said that sending these is not an official to do, as long as the people of Yanjing have food, clothes to wear, and perform their own business, it is the blessing of the community. ”

Zhao Ji was greatly moved, and Zhengse said: "Although this person is a fan, he is also a minister of Zhongzheng, and he should be summoned to Beijing." Zhao Fujin said with a smile: "This person has already said that he is not giving these gifts to be an official." He also said that he would not come to the capital when he was old. Zhao Ji nodded, and then let Zhao Fujin sit beside him and return to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Fujin couldn't wait to offer the gifts he had prepared for Zhao Ji one by one, and there were all kinds of gifts for his mother and all the brothers and sisters. As for the gifts offered by Wang An and others, naturally there were eunuchs who registered them one by one and stored them in the treasury.

It's a pity that these gifts that Zhao Fujin brought to Zhao Ji did not make Zhao Ji happy for a few days.