Shenjing City, Cabinet.

The privy envoy Wang Pu, who was the leader, looked around at everyone and said:

"Your Majesty flew a pigeon to report, and it was not possible to arrive in Beijing in two days."

Although his tone was light, everyone present could hear the excitement hidden under his indifferent tone.

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and it is really my great luck to be strategic." He Bayun, the head of the Imperial Palace, said, "Now that Your Majesty has returned to the dynasty victoriously, we and other officials should personally go out of the city to greet us." ”

"What the lord of Hobalt said is very true."

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said.

"What the three lords said is very true, but since we are courtiers, we should share the worries of the king. Many things, such as greeting, sacrificing, and rewarding meritorious officials, need to be planned and prepared as soon as possible. When His Majesty returns to the court, after the imperial inspection, he can immediately issue an edict, so as not to chill the hearts of the heroes and the people. ”

Zhuge Jin added.

Wang Pu said in a deep voice:

Ziyu said this very kindly. If you have nothing else to add, then proceed separately according to this consultation. Time waits for no one, and we will definitely do this beautifully, so that Your Majesty can know that even if Your Majesty is not in the court, we, the ministers of the cabinet, are not those mediocre ministers who only receive money and do nothing! ”

"Wang Shumi's rest assured, we also know the severity!"

When everyone heard this, they nodded in unison and said:

"It's really going to be prepared in advance!"

…………

At the end of April of the first year of Yanfeng.

The mist in the early morning shrouded the entire Shenjing City, like a water town in a dream.

The sun can climb the top of Jingshan Mountain, the slightly moist morning breeze will shake up light dust, and the gray-yellow earth mist on both sides of Jingshui will rise in the sky, and the vast expanse will envelop the pedestrians, vehicles and horses among the mountains and rivers of Shenjing, the grand city and the fields and forests.

The southeast, northwest, and four arrow towers of Shenjing City stand up majestically, arching and guarding the palace pavilions of the red palace city, which are full of water mist, like a mirage.

On the roof of the continuous palace city are carved and towering are auspicious clouds and beasts, turtles, birds, and snakes, looking down on the three thousand red dust that come and go, looming in the light mist shrouded in the sky.

In the morning light, on the side of the Jingqiao Bridge reflected in the willows, on the outskirts of Shenjing City where the grass buds germinated, the ancient vines were still entwined with the verdant forests, and the green moss was still dancing with time.

The sound of roosters is still in the suburbs of the farmhouse, on the various royal roads in Shenjing City, there are already chariots and horses, and the city people are in a hurry.

The officials in Beijing hurried to their official offices by car.

The farmers and businessmen who worked at sunrise also took their own food guys and ran to the workshop, to the city, and to the farmland in the suburbs outside the city.

The government offices and workshops, shops, wine shops, teahouses, and private houses on both sides of the long street have also opened their doors early, and each family has no master and servant, and they are busy sprinkling brooms and sweeping to clean and pave the rows, maintaining all kinds of work, and the plan of the day lies in the morning, so Shenjing has started a new day.

When they met in the early morning, the first topic of the people in Shenjing was mostly the imperial conquest, and the second topic was the war in the north.

The news of Miao Jiang's battle report and the surrender of the barbarians had already been sent to Shenjing by the fast horse, and the people were no longer surprised, and they talked and laughed proudly when they met, and they went to their respective busy without saying anything.

Today is different, when they meet each other, whether they know each other or not, they have to stop and mumble a few words to each other, and from time to time there is a burst of laughter, and those merchants who come to Chu State listen and watch with envy on the side, and these people in the market say that it is almost the same rumor: Your Majesty will lead the victorious division to return to the court.

"Come and see! The cabinet ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee have already led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to greet them! Let's go together——! ”

When the people of Shenjing gathered to whisper, suddenly a middle-aged man strode through the street, and his thick and rapid shouts exploded all the way.

Whether it was the second child in the store or the servant who was sweeping the street, they were surprised for a while.

A white-bearded old man asked in a loud and urgent voice: "What, to put it bluntly, the class teacher returns to the court?" ”

Someone laughed loudly: "Uncle, that's right, it's the class teacher who returned to the court, His Majesty has won a big battle, and he is about to return to Shenjing!" ”

In the shop in the middle of the street, there was a burst of laughter.

"Your Majesty's class teacher returns to the court! Hundreds of officials went out of the city to greet them! Come and see it——! ”

The middle-aged man was still running and shouting.

With the thick and rapid shouts splashing all the way, the people of Shenjing gradually couldn't hold it anymore.

First, a few good people ran to the south gate, then the diners of the restaurant left their dishes and chopsticks, regardless of whether they paid or not, and then the shopkeeper who sprinkled the courtyard and the shopkeeper who calculated the account books also dragged the brooms and threw the account books with copper basins and rags to the south gate.

After a while, even some officials of the size of sesame mung beans who got up early and were about to rush to the government office, as well as scholars who were preparing to go to the suburbs in the afternoon, also followed.

For a while, the south gate suddenly became very lively, but the west market was surprisingly quiet, and this day is destined to go down in history.

This is also a spectacle of the prosperous era, the crowd gathered like a tide rushed wildly, and the people of Shenjing City who were sleeping were also woken up, curiously asking each other, like thousands of rivers returning to the sea, countless people flowed to the south gate.

Within half an hour, there were already people under the city wall of the South Gate, with crowds of people layered on top of each other, and there were people on the nearby houses and rooftops.

The trees on both sides of the moat were already full of naughty teenagers and some young people who had escaped from the norms.

The carriages and horses that stopped at the south gate were all driven out by the crowd.

The literate students also climbed the stone and stood on the mound, and a large number of palace forbidden troops were sent out to maintain order, although they pushed and shouted at each other, but it could be seen that everyone was smiling, and some were squeezed down in the crowd and didn't care, their butts patted and jumped up, and looked out of the city.

The noodles were so hot that the air in the city seemed to be ignited by the enthusiasm of the people, and a sip could make the blood in the chest feel hot.

On the bank of Jingshui, looking at the towering city in the distance, Zhao Yu, who was driven by the Son of Heaven, had a faint trance in his eyes.

This parting, it seems to have been several years, and it has created a sense of unreality in his heart.

Maybe it's because the hometown is more timid......

Zhao Yu held the guardrail of the chariot with his hand and thought so in his heart.

Feeling the delicate feeling of the wooden guardrail in his hand, Zhao Yu had to sigh a little in his heart.

After learning that he was about to return to Beijing, the cabinet ministers headed by Wang Pu had already arranged the greeting and send-off of the post stations along the way, and there was almost no delay or lack of military food, horse food, and camping for the 3,000 Flying Bear Army, and even in the post stations near Shenjing, the honor guard and chariot of the Son of Heaven were arranged.

When the morning sun is rising, the golden light shines down through the thick clouds, Zhao Yuduan sits on the chariot, looking at the Jingqiao three miles away, waving the flag, there is a faint sound of bells and drums.

Since Zhao Yu ascended the throne, it is the second time he has encountered a suburban greeting ceremony, but now he is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, unlike himself, as a marquis, the etiquette when he first arrived in Shenjing was greatly simplified.

At this time, the spring is not over, the summer is in the future, the jingshui is abundant, the tranquility is at the bottom, and the wickers on both sides of the strait are clinging, which makes people forget to return.

Zhao Yu was staring into the distance, and suddenly saw a canopy light car parked next to the willows of Baqiao, and several people stood under the six-foot umbrella cover, the first one was a woman dressed in white like snow, barefoot under the skirt, and wearing a veil, and behind her, there were three girls wearing brocade clothes and exuding amazing charm between their gestures.

At this time, the slightly cool morning breeze blew gently, and the picturesque woman's clothes fluttered, like a fairy descending to earth. The jet-black three thousand green silk was simply pulled into a flying cloud bun by the girl, and there was a beaded hairpin on the bun, and a purple tassel hung on it.

The breeze is coming, the tassels are swaying with the breeze, the whole person is standing there, dignified and noble, quiet and elegant, like a forest elf, which makes people unforgettable!

Although they are far away, Zhao Yu, who has amazing eyesight, still sees it clearly, who is the girl in white who is not Yin Wanwan?

seemed to feel Zhao Yu's gaze, and Yin Wanwan's eyes shot straight in the direction where Zhao Yu was.

The eyes are full of love, tenderness, anticipation and worship!

This girl!

Although Zhao Yu was a little funny in his heart, he was more moved.

"Yovi, let the soldiers wait here for a while. I'll go back when I go! ”

Turning around and commanding Zhang Xiu, Zhao Yu said to Wang Xiong, who was driving:

"General Wang, drive the car over, I seem to have seen the figures of your concubines over there."

"Whoa."

Wang Xiongdan, who was shocked, didn't dare to say much, so he had to bite the bullet and drive the eight horses pulling the cart to the side of Jingqiao.

"It's really Your Majesty!"

Seeing the figure of Zhao Yu in the car of the Son of Heaven, Bai Qing'er and Zhou's Shuangshu, who were standing behind Yin Wanwan, looked excited, covering their mouths and trying their best not to scream, just desperately waving the embroidered handkerchief in their hands.

Without waiting for the chariot to stop, Zhao Yu was on tiptoe, and the whole person jumped up from the car like a peng spreading his wings and landed in front of the four girls of Yin Wanwan.

"Wan'er, Qing'er, why did you guys come here?"

Bai Qing'er's three daughters' eyes were moist, and she looked at Zhao Yu so stupidly, as if she wanted to carve the man in front of her into her heart, and forgot to speak for a while.

Yin Wanwan pursed her lips and smiled, glanced at the Zhou sisters, and said with a smile:

"The two younger sisters miss Your Majesty day and night, and now that they learned that Your Majesty's class teacher had returned to Beijing, they begged the concubines to take them out of the palace quietly and come to see Your Majesty to comfort the pain of lovesickness in their hearts."

Zhao Yu glared at her angrily.

Non-stick pans, right?

Leave the responsibility of sneaking out to someone else, right?

He's not stupid, who is the culprit, doesn't he know in his heart?

Sister Zhou Xian is the kind of lady who is beautiful, and she will never do such a deviant thing, although her sister Zhou Jiamin is lively and bold, she also knows that things are proportionate, and she will never mess around.

Among the two women in the Yin Pavilion on this day, Yin Wanwan is definitely the mastermind, and Bai Qing'er, the identity of an accomplice can't escape!

It's just that Zhao Yu understood the mood of the women, and couldn't bear to reprimand them, so he had to nod Yin Wanwan's forehead with his hand, shook his head helplessly, and said:

"You four, let's get in the car with me first."

Thinking of the one surnamed Yu among the ministers for a while, Zhao Yu faintly felt a little headache.

Wang Xiongdan, who was not far away, was eager to dig a pit and bury himself in it entirely.

What did he just hear?

How many mothers sneaked out of the palace?

If this is known to the officials of the Supervision Yuan, wouldn't they be impeached one after another?

Even his own pond fish will be affected......

No, I didn't hear anything!

Wang Xiongdan shook his head and shook the thoughts out of his mind.

He is a king, but he is just a martial artist who drives for His Majesty!

…………

The Flying Bear Army escorted the Son of Heaven to drive past Jingqiao, and Shenjing City was already in sight.

A cavalryman holding a dragon flag was the first to enter Shenjing, mobilized his internal strength, and shouted:

"Your Majesty is about to enter Beijing, and the civil and military officials will welcome you immediately!"

Wang Pu and other cabinet ministers immediately led hundreds of officials, knelt on the ground, saluted in the direction of Zhao Yulai, and sang loudly:

"Ministers, welcome to the return of His Majesty's class master!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The surrounding onlookers also followed suit, knelt on the ground, and shouted "Long live".

For a time, the sound of "long live" resounded throughout Shenjing City.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of agitation sounded, lingering,

As Zhao Yu drove into Beijing, thunderous cheers suddenly sounded around him.

"Long live Da Chu, long live Your Majesty!"

When Zhao Yu's car drove through the city gate, the crowd watching on both sides of the royal street was afraid of tens of thousands, I don't know who arranged it, and the flowers were thrown in front of the horse, and the city was full of flowers for a while.

The soldiers guarding Zhao Yu were even more honored, and they straightened their chests with pride.

This is an honor that belongs to His Majesty and to them alone.

On top of the car, Zhao Yu suddenly raised his right hand.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu, who was behind Zhao Yu, opened his mouth and shouted:

"Soldiers, stop!"

With Zhang Xiu's order, the three thousand flying bear troops all held their crotch horses.

For a moment, the neighing of the horses even drowned out the sound of drumming.

Gao Lishi, who was driving next to Zhao Yu's car, pulled up his voice and said loudly:

"Mountain Call!"

When the civil and military officials and the people of Shenjing heard this, they bowed down again, touched the ground with their foreheads, and shouted in unison at the same time:

"Long live Da Chu, long live Your Majesty!"

"Mountain Call!"

Colliers shouted again.

"Long live Da Chu, long live Your Majesty!"

"Again the mountain!"

"Long live Da Chu, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

On top of the car, the four women standing behind Zhao Yu looked at the crowd of people kneeling on the ground as far as the eye could see, and their hearts were also very agitated.

Because the Son of Heaven whom these subjects bow down is their husband!

Zhao Yu held on to the railing, his eyes swept over the kneeling subjects in front of him, and said loudly:

"Myanmar conspires to take advantage of my unpreparedness and invade my territory. On the occasion of this national crisis, if I am not careful, I am afraid that there is a risk of collapse. But at the time of national crisis, there are loyal ministers and good generals who come forward. Inside, the secretaries of the DPRK and China will do their best to help; Outside, the frontier soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, the monarchs and ministers were single-minded, and the three armies were killed, so that there was a northern annihilation of the Qi Kou Water Division, and the southern destruction of the Burmese thief army, and the danger of national disaster was solved! ”

With the blessing of Zhao Yu's strong internal force, both inside and outside Shenjing, they can hear it clearly.

When Wang Pu heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Although the ministers have meritorious, if there is no His Majesty's strength to override the public opinion, the royal drive to conquer the rebellion, the first battle to quell the rebellion, and then the battle to settle the Southern Barbarians, and the third war to break the Burmese thieves, my Great Chu At this time, there is still the risk of fighting on two fronts; And the military division Zhonglang will Du Pre Du Yuankai was personally selected by His Majesty, thanks to Du's participation in the army, he was able to almost completely annihilate the Qi Kou Water Division. If you talk about merit, you should be headed by Your Majesty! ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle, pointed to the people on the street, and said:

"As the Son of Heaven, I am supported by the people, and I am elected as a virtuous person to defend the country, which is the responsibility of the Son of Heaven. I have made up my mind, but I still don't want to say anything more. ”

When the surrounding people heard this, they only felt that their hearts were stirred, and they all burst into tears and shouted one after another:

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yu nodded to the surrounding people and continued:

"Although I have returned to the dynasty victoriously today, the army is still in southern Xinjiang. However, the matter of awarding the reward should be completed as soon as possible, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers. In addition, all those affected by the war in the southwestern provinces were exempted from paying taxes for two years to resume production. ”

Now that the treasury is full, even if some taxes are reduced, the imperial court can still support it for the time being, not to mention, when the envoys of the Jin State arrive, he needs to have a good talk with the other party about the war reparations of the Qi State.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hearing Zhao Yu's arrangement, the civil and military officials and the people of Shenjing once again bowed to Zhao Yu.

An emperor who is sympathetic to the people's livelihood must be a good emperor.

Although they didn't have their share this time, such a good thing would come their turn one day.

This is the most simple idea in the hearts of the people of Shenjing.

(End of chapter)