Guanzhong won the first battle, and it is indispensable to ask for rewards for meritorious service. After Han Jian returned to Luoyang, it was a top priority to ask for a reward for meritorious service and reward the three armies, if the reward for the soldiers was not timely, it would cause a mutiny among the officers and men in the army, and the battle of Guanzhong also fought a few tough battles, and many soldiers were fighting for military merit.

Han Jian discussed with Yang Rui, now that the inner treasury is empty, it is obviously impossible to reward the three armies with money, so he has to collect some more from the local government, and some money and silk in the inventory of the Dongwang Mansion are about enough. However, in terms of military rations, it is still necessary to save, but fortunately, the granary in Guanzhong has been completely returned to the imperial court, and the temporary food crisis in the army is not as big as before. Coupled with the power struggle within the Xianbei people, Beiguan was stable for a while, and there was no need to worry too much.

The court will send officials to be responsible for the rewards of the officers and soldiers in the army. According to Yang Rui's intentions, the Eastern Prince's Mansion and the Imperial Court each sent responsible officials to the front line of Guanzhong and Beiguan respectively to complete the reward for the soldiers of the three armies. Some of the rewards that have been distributed by the army before will not be withdrawn, but during the civil strife in the Western Capital, there were rebels who took the opportunity to rob the treasury of the Western Palace, and now these gold and silver treasures have been stolen by some soldiers of Su Tingxia's department, and all these treasures must be taken back.

In Han Jian's view, this is a little difficult. However, in order to appease the dissatisfaction of some people in the army, this matter must also be done, even if it cannot be taken back in the end, it must be put on a posture. The Eastern Wangjun has always been regarded as a strict military discipline, but after all, there is a practice of robbery and plundering by Su Tingxia's department, and now the Xiwang Mansion has been leveled, and as a result, Qian Bao was robbed by Su Tingxia's soldiers and horses, and the other armies were naturally dissatisfied.

Han Jian wrote a letter to convey his intention to Han Cui's and Han Zhao's clan, who were in Guanzhong, and now Su Tingxia's men and horses were basically absorbed by Han Cui's subordinates, and if they wanted to collect this batch of money and food, they had to be ordered by Han Cui's clan. But if it causes civil strife in Guanzhong because of this. It is also necessary to be on guard, although Su Tingxia's department has been disintegrated at this time, there are still 20,000 or 30,000 horses in the Guanzhong part, and these horses are separated from various places in Guanzhong, which is also a hidden danger to the stability of Guanzhong. According to Han Jian's meaning, when rewarding, Su Tingxia's department will be treated equally. However, if there is a dispute over the recovery of the plundered wealth, it will be regarded as a rebellion against the party and cannot be tolerated.

Han Jian's letter was sent, and in a short period of time, there was no news back from Guanzhong. And the rewards in Luoyang City are also ongoing.

The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses brought out by Han Jian, plus the 20,000 men and horses who incorporated Su Tingxia, most of them were in the north at this time, and they were handed over to Lin Zhan to be responsible for the deployment, and some were brought back to Luoyang by Han Jian to complete the garrison of Luoyang. Although these people were only used as a cover in the battle of Tongguan, they didn't really work hard. But he also suffered a lot on the front line because of the lack of food, and traveled a long distance from Tongguan to Beichuan City north of the Yellow River, and then turned back, which was too much to toss halfway.

When the money and grain were distributed, the entire Luoyang seemed to have vitality, and it was really in front of Han Jian at this time. There is only the hard bone of Nanwangfu left. If the southern palace can be flattened, the north will be completely stabilized.

At this time, Xiao Zhan, the new lord of Southern Qi, had ascended the throne as emperor. But the name of the year has not been changed, and Zhu Tongjing's people have not yet leveled, but his nest in Jiangxi is no longer a climate. The entire Southern Qi Dynasty had formed a new political system dominated by Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, and the internal situation tended to be stable, basically the same as the shape of the north, and the vassal kings under the rule of the empress presided over the government. But there were differences between the Wei Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty. As the empress, Yang Rui has married the Eastern Wangfu and is about to give birth to an heir. At the same time, the position of Prince Yang Xi is generally stable, and Yang Rui and Han Jian have no intention of abolishing the crown prince for the time being. Xiao Zhan of Southern Qi has just ascended the throne as emperor, and he can't talk about the question of the heir.

In mid-September, Yang Rui was close to giving birth. Dedicated to raising a baby in the inner garden of the palace. Han Jian set out to arrange a battle against Yuzhou.

This war is related to the stability of Jiangbei, but there is no intention of war in a short period of time, first of all, the ruler of Yuzhou, Yang Luochuan, the southern king, was captured by Han Jian and is under house arrest. In the stalemate, both sides have the intention of resolving the stalemate through guò government, after all, it is rare for the north to settle down, and no one wants to break this peace. Once war starts, turmoil and human suffering are inevitable.

Han Jian's life has gradually stabilized, and he finally doesn't have to worry too much about military affairs, and he can go out late and return early every day. To his relief, Lin Xiaoshu became pregnant after returning to Luoyang, and he had to temporarily put aside his heavy business and become the key object of protection in the Dongwang Mansion.

The role of the Lin family in the East Wangfu system is becoming more and more obvious, Lin Xiaoshu is the princess of the East, and she is pregnant, so she has the faint meaning of becoming the princess of the East Wang. Han Jian is not an emperor after all, and his backyard system is just a concubine and a partial concubine, although Han Jian does not distinguish between each other equally, but from an outsider's point of view, the question of who is the main concubine and who is the partial concubine is very important. Lin Zhan has made great contributions to the pacification of the war in the north of the Eastern Prince's Mansion in recent years, and he has been crowned with the title of Duke of Guoguo, and he is already the highest rank of military general in the imperial court. Even Lin Xiaoshu's nephew Lin Xiaoyun is now a deputy general in the army, and he also made military exploits in the first battle of Guanzhong, but Lin Xiaoyun's name was not included in the list of people who asked for merit in Lin Zhan's letter to the court, obviously he didn't want his little nephew to stand in a high position too early and plant a reputation for cronyism.

At this time, once Lin Zhan returns from the north, he will inevitably become a pivotal person in Luoyang's military and political system, and there are rumors outside about whether Lin Zhan is loyal or not, and even bring out the fact that he was a member of the Southern Dynasty. Han Jian asked people to investigate, and the source of the rumors was basically some remnants of the Western Palace, and there were people in the court who were following the rumors, and the purpose of these people was to create instability within the East Palace.

On September 14, Yang Rui gave birth.

Han Jian waited for news in the palace all day long, but fortunately, although Yang Rui was already an older mother, he did not have dystocia, but after giving birth to a baby, the news he got made Han Jian's heart sink. Yang Rui gave birth to not a son but a daughter, which will also mean that the eldest son of Dongwangfu is still Han Xi.

Yang Ruishun gave birth, and Han Jian personally went to the delivery room specially prepared for Yang Rui in the palace to see her. At this time, Yang Rui's face was pale, perhaps because he knew that he was giving birth to a daughter, and her breath was also a little unsmooth, and when she saw Han Jian close her eyes, two tears still slipped out of the corners of her eyes.

Han Jian waved his hand to retire the female officials and the palace maids who served. I wanted to say a few words of comfort, but I knew it was in vain. Although Yang Rui herself is a daughter, she is very aware of the hardships of inheriting the throne as a woman in the future, and she has lost the orthodox blood of the Yang royal family when she inherits the throne with her heirs. Turmoil in the imperial court.

"There is no need to let the little princess inherit the throne. The prince is now maturing, not to mention that we will have a chance in the future, this is your first child, and there will be one in the future. Han Jian said.

Yang Rui sighed helplessly: "If Xi'er is allowed to inherit the throne, even if the husband is willing, the concubine is unwilling." ”

I don't know when Yang Rui also began to be selfish. Maybe it was because of the previous separation and integration between her and Han Jian, she understood better that with Yang Xi's identity and status, inheriting the throne in the future would inevitably cause conflicts between the Eastern Palace's Mansion and the royal family. The best solution is to make her and Han Jian's heirs the heirs of the royal family. Now it's about to go to the soup.

"Perha......ps," Yang Rui paused and said, "You can bring your husband's eldest son to the palace, and you ...... The concubine also said the same thing to Sister Li'er. ”

Han Jian understands Yang Rui's concerns very well, it would be good if Yang Rui gave birth to a baby boy in his first child, after all, his eldest son Han Xi was only one year old, so even if Yang Rui's child became the crown prince in the future, there would not be much competition with the prince of Dongwangfu. But now, even if she can get pregnant again. It is also necessary to wait for October to conceive a child before giving birth to an heir, and the son of Dongwangfu will be because of the age of these two years. And getting the support of more generals in the Eastern Wangfu system is not conducive to the stability of the royal family in the future.

Yang Rui's compromise method is to take Han Xi into the palace as the crown prince to cultivate, after all, it is Yang Li'er's son, and he is also the Yang family's bloodline, but the problem is that she is not her own child, how can she be estranged in her heart.

Han Jian knew that Yang Rui was saying this now. In itself, it is thinking about the whole situation, not from the heart.

"Rui'er, you don't need to think about it, no matter what the future is, the royal family will be in the same vein as the Yang family. You don't have to think too much, just get some rest. ”

Han Jian accompanied Yang Rui for a while and let Yang Rui rest first. And he went to Ye'an Pavilion, and at this time, there were still many ministers in Ye'an Pavilion waiting for news. One step ahead of Han Jian, the news of Yang Rui's birth of a baby girl has been reported from the inner garden of the palace, including Gu Weipan and others also know that Yang Rui did not give birth to a boy, so in a short period of time, the position of the crown prince should not change.

Han Jian came out of the inner garden of the palace accompanied by several palace maids and eunuchs, and when he arrived in front of Ye'an Pavilion, there were several ministers waiting, all of whom were important ministers of the imperial court. At this time, no one dared to congratulate him, and everyone could see that Han Jian's face was not very good.

Han Jian didn't have the idea of patriarchy, but he felt a little sorry for Yang Rui, originally Yang Rui's birth of a baby boy was indeed the best turning point buffer in the current situation, at least it could also make Yang Rui feel at ease and cultivate the future crown prince. Now Yang Rui's mentality has changed, if she keeps twisting it repeatedly, she may do something incredible. After all, Yang Rui has been the empress for 20 years, and she will be extreme in many things, which is not something ordinary people can speculate.

Seeing Gu Weipan, Han Jian made a gesture of invitation, meaning to talk with Gu Weipan when he left the palace.

The rest of the ministers, including Ning Yuan and other old ministers, did not have the opportunity to talk to Han Jian alone at this time. Han Jian and Gu Weipan went out of the palace together, Gu Weipan had a cautious face, he also knew that Yang Rui intended to train his son to be the crown prince and depose Yang Xi, and in the court, Yang Rui only informed Gu Weipan, who was the first auxiliary minister, of her meaning.

"Your Majesty's body is okay?" Gu Weipan, as a courtesy, still asked first.

"Mother and Son...... Mother and daughter are safe. Han Jian said, but sighed lightly, "But Your Majesty may have a knot in his heart." In the long run, it's a good situation. ”

Gu Weipan nodded, he understood what Han Jian meant. Han Jian does not have Yang Rui's obsession, in Han Jian's opinion, it is not impossible to let Yang Xi inherit the throne, but it will involve the struggle for power between the East Wangfu and the royal family in the future. No matter how conceited Han Jian was, he didn't want to break off. But now that Yang Xi is the crown prince, if Yang Rui is deposed, it will also cause turmoil in the imperial court, so it is better to use Yang Rui's birth of a baby girl as a buffer, whether Yang Rui is a male or wants to take Han Xi into the palace as a crown prince to cultivate, he will skip the turbulent period in the north today. In this eventful autumn, Yang Rui gave birth to a baby girl to make all parties more at ease.

At the gate of the palace, Han Jian and Gu Weipan said goodbye. Gu Weipan wants to go to Shangshutai to continue to deal with the affairs of the court, and Han Jian has to go home.

Before she could go far, she saw Li Yun waiting in the company of several entourages from a distance, and when she saw Han Jian coming out, she didn't let her entourage follow, but walked over alone.

This was the first time that Li Yun appeared in front of Han Jian after Han Jian gave Mrs. Luo and Li Yun the condition of who would be the king of Xiliang. The first thought in Han Jian's heart was that this woman's ambition was not small, and she dared to take the initiative to come without passing her to meet, presumably because she had taken the lead by Mrs. Luo, and with the support of the connections behind her, she wanted to cut through the chaos quickly.

"See Your Highness." Li Yun stepped forward and knelt down directly to salute, just like an ordinary person. In the previous meetings, Li Yun had never greeted her with such a big courtesy, but in public, Han Jian felt a strong sense of purpose in her heart.

"Why did the princess come?" Han Jian pretended not to know and asked.

In the past, Han Jian directly called Li Yun "Miss Li", but this time he was called a princess, which obviously also meant to be outside. At the same time, he also maintained a high-minded attitude, so that Li Yun didn't even dare to raise his head.

Li Yun hesitated for a moment before he said: "Your Highness Mingjian, my subordinates heard that some people spread rumors in the city, saying that their subordinates intended to betray His Highness, which is really bloody. ”

"Oh?" Han Jian smiled, "If there is really such a rumor, this king has not heard of it." ”

Li Yundao: "In accordance with His Highness's instructions, his subordinates have put on a list of available people and handed them over to His Highness for review. ”

As he spoke, he took out a roster, and Han Jian didn't pick it up himself, but let the guards on the side take the roster. Without Han Jian's instructions, the guards didn't dare to open the roster lightly, Li Yun originally wanted Han Jian to give an answer immediately, but he couldn't help but be disappointed at this time.

Han Jian obviously didn't give her a chance to come out on top.

"Princess, please go back. I can't remember this kind of thing, so why should the princess be in a hurry? Han Jian said, "It has been twenty-six years since the destruction of the Xiliang Kingdom, and if the princess can't even wait for this moment or three, it will be too much to breathe." ”

Li Yun hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Highness has taught you a great lesson. (To be continued......)