The affairs of the Southern Dynasty had a result, Xie Rumo was killed, Zhu Tongjing fled west to Jiangxi, and the whereabouts of the little emperor and the Empress Dowager He were unknown. This will also mean that the power of the Southern Dynasty will be reshuffled, and as the weakest link in the political system of the Southern Dynasty, King Hui will become the dominant force of the Southern Qi. The imperial feat that Lao Hui Wang did not complete may be realized in Xiao Ling, the little Hui King.

Han Jian read the scroll and knew the general situation of the Southern Dynasty political incident, and he couldn't help but make a new assessment of the southern shape shì in his heart. Originally, the shape of the Southern Dynasty was dominated by multi-factional strife, and the heart became a dominant family, and it was believed that after clearing the internal minor disputes, King Hui would inevitably consolidate his position by military affairs in order to be able to ascend to the throne of God and be recognized by the political elites and the people of the Southern Dynasty. At present, Xiao Ling's most important thing is to clear the internal troubles, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty in Yuzhou will also be withdrawn.

The withdrawal of troops from the Southern Dynasty will make Yuzhou without any pressure, and the soldiers and horses of Zhennanhou will continue to threaten the situation in Luoyang.

For the impact of the political changes in the Southern Dynasty, Han Jian explained to Daxiliu, in the past, the Eastern Wangfu used the relationship with King Hui to explore the intelligence of the Southern Dynasty, but now King Hui has become the lord of Jinling, so the strategy of obtaining information must be changed, and it can no longer be too involved with King Hui, which is also out of the protection of the East Palace. Han Jian was quite worried about this, although King Hui's subordinates had his friend Sima Yu to mediate, but this also meant that Sima Yu would be very dangerous, Xiao Ling wanted to use Sima Yu's relationship with the East Wangfu to gain benefits in the past, but now Sima Yu's value is not great, and Xiao Ling's possibility of attacking Sima Yu is also very high.

"Send someone to the Southern Dynasty to protect Sima Yi as smoothly as possible, and if King Hui makes any changes to him, escort him back to Jiangbei smoothly." Han Jian finally instructed Onishiyanagi.

"Yes, young boy."

Onishiliu took the order and left.

At the same time, in Jinling City in the south of the Yangtze River, after a few days of bloody baptism. The city has largely settled down. The things on the political affairs come and go quickly, and most of the ordinary people don't care too much about it, they just hope to live a stable life. On the afternoon of March 15, the streets of the city were closed to the public, and the people were free to enter and leave. However, the palace was heavily guarded, and the bodies of many soldiers killed in the political incident were also transported out by carriage, including those who were originally guarding the palace, Xie Rumo and his party, and there were also soldiers who would often counterattack the palace.

At this time, Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, was standing on the palace floor, overlooking the mountains in the distance, as if he was contemplative. Sima said a few words to the soldiers below and walked up the stairs. Xiao Ling has been in armor for the past few days, because Xiao Ling has not personally participated in the front-line fighting, even if she is wearing armor, she looks very clean, unlike those soldiers who are more or less stained with blood.

"King Hui." When Sima Yi arrived, even the guards didn't dare to stop him, and let Sima Yi walk behind Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling turned her head when she heard the voice, but she sighed and said, "I didn't expect it to end so soon, but I found my imperial sister-in-law's body?" ”

Sima Yi shook his head slightly. The whereabouts of the Empress Dowager He and the little emperor have been sent to find them. So far, however, there has been no whereabouts. But the rumors outside have intensified, and many people think that Xiao Ling killed the mother and son of the Empress Dowager He.

"Then how can Brother Sima be sure that the person is dead? What if those courtiers come to me and ask for corpses? I can't just find a corpse for them, saying that this is my imperial sister-in-law and little imperial nephew? Xiao Ling was a little upset, after the army captured the palace, after making sure that the bodies of the Empress Dowager He and the little emperor were not found, it was Sima Yi who gave the military order on his behalf. said that the Empress Dowager He and the little emperor died at the hands of Xie Rumo. Because this military incident was originally provoked by Xie Rumo, it is easier for outsiders to believe it.

Sima said with a silent face: "King Hui rest assured, no one will come to ask for anyone, and no one will find the bodies of His Majesty and the Queen Mother." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Ling was a little surprised and said. "It's hard to find that it's fake, people have ......"

He didn't say anything, he had absolute trust in Sima Yu, this time he was able to escape alive and finally bring his troops back to quell Xie Rumo's rebellion, Sima Yu can be said to be the first to act. And from the moment he entered Jinling City, he also knew more or less about the things up and down, that the Empress Dowager He and the little emperor were indeed missing, not deliberately hidden by anyone.

Sima said: "Now that there is no owner in the country, it is better to make an heir as soon as possible." ”

Xiao Ling was also embarrassed for a while, among the Xiao royal family, there are few people with prestige, most of them are feudal kings in other places, no matter who inherits the throne, it is not suitable, because they have no help for this political incident, even if they are supported as puppet emperors, they will be unconvinced.

"Brother Sima, who do you think will be the emperor?" Xiao Ling looked at Sima Cheng and said.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "King Hui thinks? ”

Xiao Ling sighed and said: "Don't talk about making me an emperor anymore, I have said everything, I don't want to be an emperor, I am too tired and not interesting, there are so many things in the world that I have to deal with, how can I be happy?" On the contrary, it is better to find a suitable person to take on it, if only the little emperor's nephew is safe and sound. ”

Sima said: "Then King Hui thinks that who will be able to serve the people now?" ”

Xiao Ling couldn't answer this time, but he also muttered, "Is there no other way?" This emperor wants me to be the one? ”

Sima Yi shook his head slightly and said: "If King Hui insists on refusing, there is another candidate, who may be able to make the government stable and convincing." ”

"Oh? Who? Xiao Ling was overjoyed when he heard this, and now it was a great thing for him to be able to escape the bitterness of being an emperor. Others are vying to be the emperor, he is crying and shouting that he is not the emperor.

Sima Yi said slowly: "Princess Yongdan. ”

Xiao Ling said "oh", and then remembered that there was still him, the little emperor's niece, in the royal orthodoxy, but he pondered for a moment and said: "Now the little emperor's niece is still in the north, and someone has been sent to inform her before, it is best to come back, but the north is also very chaotic now, I heard that Luoyang has been trapped for some time, and now I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome to let her come back." sent someone to pick it up, but I was afraid that the Dongwang Mansion would refuse to let people go. ”

"Then King Hui should show sincerity." Sima said, "Now that Jinling has been decided, the people of the Zhu Party should be exterminated earlier, and at this time, an alliance should be established with the Northern Dynasty, and at the same time, an envoy should be sent to take back Princess Yongdan with the gift of the Son of Heaven, and Princess Yongdan should be the lord of the country." Convincing. ”

Xiao Ling nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and said, "Okay, what Brother Sima said is very reasonable, who is the right person to send?" ”

Sima Yi paused and said, "From the current point of view, it seems that the only way to go down is the most appropriate. ”

"Huh? Brother Sima went to ...... I'm afraid this is inappropriate. It's not that you don't know the current situation, the entire imperial court has just been settled, and I need a capable person like Brother Sima to stabilize the situation, if it weren't for you, how could I control the people below? Even if they listen to me on the face, they will definitely rebel behind their backs, and when the time comes, don't let the little emperor's niece come back, and the thieves will take Jinling away! ”

Sima Yi smiled and said: "I am clothed, and I am just giving advice to King Hui." Now that I am going to the north, I am afraid that others will not return the princess lightly if it is the East Palace. This man must go down yet. If you can't go down, then there is only ...... King Hui, you personally ascend the throne as the emperor, which is the best policy! ”

"This ...... That...... Will Brother Sima come back? Xiao Ling looked at Sima Yi with blank eyes, as if he was afraid that Sima Yi would never return.

"As an envoy of the Southern Dynasty, how can I not return the envoy to the Northern Dynasty?" Sima said with an arrogant face.

Xiao Ling thought about it again and again, and under the premise that he was not the emperor, even if he was wronged, it was reasonable, and finally he had to sigh and say, "Since this is the case...... Then Brother Sima will go to the Northern Dynasty. It just so happened that the soldiers and horses in the north were about to be withdrawn, and at this time they needed to be resettled. Brother Sima, let's see if you can subdue the soldiers and horses together? ”

Sima received his order by respect. Xiao Ling's state was very bad, thinking that without Sima Yi by his side, now he had to bear so many things alone in the Southern Dynasty, he felt that his head was big when he thought about it.

On the second day, March 16, the Qi Dynasty announced the world in the name of the imperial court. With Princess Yongdan as the emperor, he also sent Sima Yi and a group of envoys to the Northern Dynasty to take Princess Yongdan back to China to inherit the throne. The announcement of the news with such fanfare was also to prevent the Wei Dynasty from waiting for the opportunity to kill Princess Yongdan after learning of the situation, and Sima had another purpose in going to the Northern Dynasty. It is to make a military alliance, and at the same time for the purpose of reconciliation between the two countries, and at the same time to give the Northern Dynasty some grain and grass and baggage, which will be escorted to Jiangdu by Sima and his entourage from the north, and Sima will go north to Luoyang via Jiangdu, and will receive the soldiers and horses originally sent by the Southern Dynasty to attack Yuzhou on the way, and whether the soldiers and horses will be withdrawn to the outside world is unknown.

As expected by the outside world, the Southern Dynasty intended to put pressure on the Northern Dynasty with this road of men and horses, if Luoyang refused to hand over Princess Yongdan, then the Southern Dynasty would threaten the stability of the Wei Dynasty with this road of soldiers and horses.

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March 16 is the wedding period of Han Jian and Yang Rui.

Although Luoyang is still under martial law, but on that day the city opened a part of the area as a place where the people can watch the ceremony, the East Wangfu and the imperial court will each send people to distribute some daily necessities to the people in the city, and at the same time, the streets in the city will also be lit up to celebrate the wedding of the emperor and the East King.

Since the morning, Luoyang City, which has been quiet for more than half a month, began to become a little lively. Although there is no news in the palace yet, the people have already left the house, and many people have been holding back at home for a while, and they are all beaming. The vehicles sent by the Dongwangfu to distribute materials have been waiting in some urban areas for a long time, and the people have come out to collect the materials according to their household registrations, and some traders have also taken the opportunity to start selling some goods, and the commercial streets that have been silent for a long time have also opened for business. By noon, the city was similar to the usual bustle of martial law.

However, at this time, after all, it is a period of war preparation, and the excitement in the city is extremely tense for the city defense yamen, and there are many soldiers and horses sent in the city, and at the same time, it is also necessary to guard against the surprise attack on Luoyang by the Nanhou Department and Su Tingxia Department in the north and south towns, and the soldiers and horses in the city are a little stretched.

After noon, Han Jian entered the palace in court clothes to meet with hundreds of civil and military officials. His wedding with Yang Rui, although Yang Rui is the protagonist, but Han Jian is more dazzling, after all, Yang Rui is pregnant and has difficulty moving, so he can only rest in the palace, and Han Jian is the host to entertain the ministers on both sides of the East Palace's Mansion and the imperial court.

The palace gate was opened from a very early age, so that the ministers could enter the palace to congratulate, and the palace set up banquets in six palaces to entertain guests, and some Luoyang families and even the gentry or the elders of the filial piety and the common people were also invited to attend the banquet in the palace. The ceremony will be held at the Jongmyo Temple, and will be divided into two days, the first day will be the wedding, and the second day will be some reception activities on the political zhì, when Han Jian and Yang Rui will meet with officials and gentry representatives, and there will also be envoys from other countries.

Luoyang is in a state of crisis, and it is rare to have a happy event. Other countries basically did not send any envoy representatives, and even the West Wangfu and the South Wangfu did not send representatives to participate after learning the news of Yang Rui's wedding, but as an envoy from other countries, Xiao Zhan was the only one. At this time, she didn't know that she had been selected as the prince by the Southern Dynasties, but she was invited to attend the banquet. And the banquet she is in is a banquet specially prepared for the female guests of the major families in Luoyang, these women will be divided into three groups, enter the palace from the west gate or the east gate according to their status, and gather in the Anying Pavilion, and the person responsible for entertaining this group of people is Yang Xiuxiu, the lord of Anping. This is also the first time she has officially appeared in the public eye after she was "plundered" by the East Palace. Because she did not have an official title with the East King, she attended in the name of the Lord of Anping, and the most suitable person to entertain female guests was Lin Xiaoshu, the big housekeeper of the East Palace, but because she had married into the East Palace, she had a reputation conflict with Yang Rui, who was the emperor, so she did not participate. Except for Yang Xiuxiu, no one came out of Han Jian's female dependents, including Han Song's mothers, as well as Yang Li'er and Gu Xin'er's many concubines.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Han Jian began to take turns in five places in the palace to meet visitors. The guards and entourage that followed him were also cautious, and there were many people who entered the palace to participate in the big wedding banquet this time, and some people were afraid that there would be assassination on the way. Han Songshi was also nervous about this. As for the Dongwang Mansion, there is also the storage of the dangerous person Zuo Gu, and a lot of manpower has to be allocated to guard against it, and there is no special banquet to entertain the guests in the Dongwang Mansion, after all, the parties involved in this gift are Han Jian and Yang Rui, and the wedding will not extend to the Dongwang Mansion. After the ceremony, the wedding room will also be in the palace, Yang Rui is still the Ninety-Five, and will not deign to come to the East Palace, to salute Han Song and others.

It wasn't until noon that Han Jian officially walked around the place where the palace held a banquet. When he came out, someone came to report and told him the details of the Southern Dynasty. At the same time, he also learned the news of Xiao Zhan's entry into the palace, although the news that the Southern Dynasty wanted to make Xiao Zhan the prince had not yet reached Luoyang, but Han Jian had already received the news of Sima Yi in advance. According to Sima Yi, even if Xiao Ling gains power this time, he will not ascend to the throne, and the most likely successor to the throne will be Xiao Zhan.

At that time, the Southern and Northern Dynasties will have a situation in which the empress will be in charge of the imperial power at the same time. (To be continued......)