In fact, the royal family members led by the Empress Dowager Zhou have long wanted to go back to Beijing to worship their ancestors.

Beijing was occupied by Jiannu for a period of time, and the Ming Mausoleum, where the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were buried, was also occupied by Jiannu, which became an eternal pain in the hearts of all members of the imperial family. Fortunately, Beijing was recovered, and they don't have to be guilty for the rest of their lives.

The place where their ancestors were buried was occupied by Jiannu, which brought shame to their ancestors, and they had to go to the tomb to worship and atone for their sins.

Because his wife Zhu Yujiao was going to worship, and Cao Yue himself wanted to go to Beijing to arrange for the return of the capital, he also personally led the army to escort the royal family members to Beijing to worship the ancestors.

Those important ministers of the court, including Sun Chuanting, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and others, also accompanied him.

It was also in the early winter that the mighty worshippers marched to Beijing through the canal and waterway, escorted by naval warships.

Along the way, Cao Yue also saw a lot of things that made him happy, the original war in Shandong, North Zhili, the appearance has been greatly improved, these places are no longer battlefields, many people who fled have also returned to their hometowns. With government funding, large tracts of abandoned farmland have been reclaimed and many of the destroyed houses have been rebuilt.

When the brigade drove by, it was the end of the autumn harvest, and what was revealed in front of everyone was a fairly harmonious harvest scene.

"The production of Shandong and Beizhili has been restored, and the situation in the five northern provinces has also been greatly improved, and the crisis of my Daming has basically passed!" This is Sun Chuanting's emotion to Cao Yue.

"Old man Sun, the situation in Beizhili and Shandong is already good, but now Shaanxi is a miserable situation, we must restore production and order in Shaanxi as soon as possible, the importance of Guanzhong cannot be ignored!" Cao Yue was not polite to Sun Chuanting. directly said his own orders.

"The old man understands, you can rest assured about this matter, and when Li Zicheng's department is completely eliminated, the situation in Shaanxi will also be reversed, and the cabinet must select the best officials who are most sympathetic to the people's feelings to take up their posts in Shaanxi." Seeing a situation along the way, Sun Chuanting admired Cao Yue even more. Naturally, I didn't care about how big or small Cao Yue spoke.

In fact, Sun Chuanting has already selected a number of officials who he thinks are good and can handle things well to Shaanxi. It's just that he didn't fully understand the tragic situation that happened to Shaanxi after the civil uprising, so he couldn't imagine the current situation in Shaanxi. Seeing the situation in Shandong and Beizhili, and listening to Cao Yue say this, I was a little more aware of it, so I didn't embarrass Cao Yue, and immediately agreed happily.

The fleet finally arrived in Beijing half a month before the winter solstice.

After arriving in Beijing, the members of the royal family also returned to the Forbidden City after a long absence.

Today's Forbidden City is not inhabited. There were only some maintenance personnel inside, and Cao Bianjiao's line was not located in the palace, but in another place. The last time Cao Yue led the army to recover Beijing, he occupied the Wuying Palace, where Dolgon lived, but the Wuying Palace was not in the Forbidden City, and after he left Beijing, the Wuying Palace only left some people in charge. Because there are no people living in the palace, it seems very unpopular. is depressed, so that the royal family members who are already close to each other in their hearts. One more sadness.

After arriving at the palace, Cao Yue took the little emperor Zhu Cijiong, the Empress Dowager Zhou, Zhu Yujiao and others to the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself to pay respects, and then inspected the palace. Seeing that the Forbidden City had not suffered any major damage, on the contrary, some dilapidated places had been repaired, and the original sentimental mood of Zhu Cijiong, Empress Dowager Zhou and others calmed down a little.

"Brother-in-law. I hope to return the capital to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to fall into the Forbidden City again," looking for an opportunity, the little emperor Zhu Cijiong quietly said to Cao Yue: "The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the monarch dies." I must not forget the teachings of my ancestors. Otherwise, if we come to Beijing this time, we won't go back to Nanjing, let's stay in Beijing, and let all the officials come to Beijing too!"

Seeing that Zhu Cijiong was still outspoken, Cao Yue had to persuade with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, this matter can't be so anxious, it's not a trivial matter, and it must be discussed with the ministers, after all, everyone is not just one person, they all have a home behind them, and it is not easy to settle a family." Your Majesty is the same, you represent the Ming Dynasty behind you, and the matter of the capital must be held very grandly, you can't just come here and not leave here!"

Listening to what Cao Yue said, it made sense, but Zhu Cijiong didn't insist and agreed with what Cao Yue said.

After arriving in Beijing, the royal family members lived in the Forbidden City again, but there were not many royal family members and accompanying people who came to Beijing this time, and the Beijing city of Nuoda was also quite deserted. In addition, the weather is cold, and living in it feels more and more empty.

Zhu Yujiao was also in a bad mood, she no longer liked Beijing, and she had more feelings for Nanjing, she secretly told Cao Yue that she hoped to return to Nanjing as soon as possible, and she liked Nanjing's home.

Cao Yue didn't bother her, let alone say that they would probably have to go back to Beijing to live in the future, and gently agreed to what Zhu Yujiao mentioned, saying that when the winter solstice festival passed, they would return to Nanjing together. Only then did Zhu Yujiao stretch her brows, saying that she hoped to stay with Cao Yue all the time, and she didn't like to live in the palace and be separated from Cao Yue.

"We'll never be apart for the rest of our lives!" Cao Yue also gave Zhu Yujiao a promise just right.

The worship of the winter solstice was also held soon after, and on the day of the winter solstice, all the members of the royal family and the accompanying officials who returned to Beijing participated in the worship.

When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, it was to seek the world, and in order to win the hearts of the people, they did not destroy the Ming Tomb, but also repaired it to the imperial court. When they left Beijing, they fled in a hurry, and they had no time or energy to destroy the Ming Tomb, so the Ming Tomb was still intact, which was something that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. No matter who they are, they are afraid that the imperial tomb will be destroyed by Jiannu, then they will be guilty.

After the grand worship, everyone also returned to Beijing and prepared to return to Nanjing.

The matter of returning the capital has to be decided after the court discussion, and the ceremony will be held on a selected date, and it is impossible to stay in Beijing just like this time to pay respects, and everyone knows this. Therefore, no one brought their families with them, and when the work to be done was completed, everyone returned to their hearts like arrows.

But just when Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting decided to escort the royal family members back to Nanjing on a ship, Cao Yue received a shocking news.

According to the information sent back by Cao Bianjiao and the information inquired by the intelligence officers on the front line of Beijing, who fled to the grassland, the indefinite Duoduo headquarters suddenly turned around and headed south, and from the analysis of their whereabouts, they were preparing to attack Beijing.

"It seems that our whereabouts were discovered by Jiannu, and they wanted to catch us off guard!" Cao Yue also made a quick judgment and immediately formulated a countermeasure.

Temporarily cancel the plan to return to the south, concentrate the troops that can be recruited near Beijing, and prepare to resist the possible sneak attack of Jiannu! (To be continued.) )