On the third day of the eighth month, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan finally returned to the imperial capital after nearly half a month away from the imperial capital.

This time when I came back, the weather was completely different, and the entire court was filled with a festive atmosphere, sweeping away the previous depression and dullness, and actually having a bit of a sense of striving for progress.

After all, the news of the Northeast has been transmitted back early, the rebellion in the three states and one capital of the Northeast has been quelled, the Left Capital of the Right Army in the Northeast has turned against Wang Mutang, and the overall situation in the Northeast has been decided, and the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, after several reinforcements have rushed to aid the two Xiang, the Wei army has not been able to attack for a long time, and has to stop the war, which can be regarded as generally stable, plus Lin Han in the northwest has not invaded Shaanzhou for a long time, but only occupies most of Xiliang, and now the general trend of the world, I dare not say that I can sit back and relax, but after all, it is not like the previous period, as if the entire court has been stormy。

On this day, outside the Zhengyang Gate of the imperial capital, hundreds of officials came out to greet them, lined up a huge queue of greetings, everyone was uniform, majestic and magnificent, plus the garrisons on both sides and the people who came to hear the sound, it can be said that it was a banner hunting, and the crowd was crowded.

Han Xuan, who was sick, stood in the middle of the official queue, dressed in a first-class official uniform, dignified and solemn, but it was difficult to hide his old age, Xie Suqing stood beside him, half supporting him, and on both sides of the two were the officials of the six ministries and the major yamen, as well as the generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Because several governors were not in Beijing, and the previous governor Wei Ban was not long in mourning, and the new governor Zao Wou-Ki was far away in the northeast, the civil and military officials at this time were not clearly distinguished.

Suddenly, there was a sound of vibrating and orderly stampede on the post road, from far to near, from small to large, and after a short time, a winding dragon-like cavalry appeared faintly at the end of the post road.

The front army had 800 iron cavalry, all of whom held iron spears, wore black armor, and held black dragon flags. The 800 cavalry of the Chinese army are still dressed in black armor, but all of them are wearing black and white-edged coats, and their helmets are decorated with long Yingluo, holding shields and bows. The rear army had 800 horsemen, no different from the front army, except that they did not hold spears, but hung a long knife on the side of the horse.

In the middle of the cavalry, there is a huge carriage dragged by six horses, like a palace, the top is a cloud cover, the pear wood is the wall, the gold leaf appliqué, the top is inlaid with a fiery ruby the size of a human head, the four corners are carved with a golden phoenix, and the phoenix beak has a palace bell, which jingles between the marches.

All eyes looked over.

"It's coming. Xie Suqing whispered in Han Xuan's ear.

Han Xuan straightened his waist, and gently broke free from Xie Suqing's support, and commanded in a deep voice: "Fire the cannon, play music." ”

Immediately, a celebrant and eunuch shouted in a shrill voice: "Fire!

One by one, the eunuchs opened their voices and shouted: "Fire!

One after another, and so on.

Hundreds of guns lined up in two rows spewed out continuous flames in chronological order, followed by the roar of General Shenwei's cannons, although they were not filled with fire and thunder, but they were still sonic shocks.

Dozens of drums beat at the same time, trombone whimpered in unison, and suona flute played.

As the cavalry drew closer, the sound of the horses' hooves became clearer, and the heavy sound of the horses' hooves intertwined like the sound of rolling thunder.

The cavalry approached, and in addition to the array of hundred officials, the people who came spontaneously after hearing the news suddenly let out bursts of heartfelt cheers.

Not far from the city gate, the entire cavalry slowly stopped, and the carriage guarded by heavy iron horses like stars and moons also stopped, and Han Xuan and Xie Suqing led a group of officials to meet them.

Han Xuan took the lead in bowing his hand and said: "Eternal merit! Congratulations to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess returning to Beijing." ”

Xie Suqing led all the officials to kneel on the ground and said in unison: "The blessing of the people, the blessing of the court, and the blessing of the world." Congratulations to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess returning to Beijing!"

All the cavalry turned over and dismounted in turn, then knelt on one knee while shouting, "Welcome Her Royal Highness the eldest princess back to Beijing." ”

Sonic shook the world.

Xiao Zhinan, who was dressed in a princess dress, slowly walked out of the carriage and stood on the steps in front of the carriage, his hands slightly open, bathing in the mountains.

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After Xiao Zhinan returned to Beijing, with his great merit in pacifying the Northeast, he officially established his position and swept away the last opposition.

The next day, the imperial court drafted an edict and issued it to the world.

In the temple where the royal family worships the ancestors, Zhang Baisui, who is in charge of the celebrant and seals, personally reads the will in front of the civil and military ministers.

“...... The first emperor collapsed suddenly, attributed to the five elements, causing the traitorous generation to be raging, now there is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to get rid of the traitor, the merit is great, and the civil and military ministers inside and outside the country are persuaded to advance, so please ask the eldest princess to discipline the government ......"

After the edict was read, Xiao Zhinan held the edict in front of the spirits of the emperors of Xiao Xuan and Xiao Bai, and sincerely worshipped, "Zhinan is incompetent, and he should not take on this great responsibility, but the first emperor conferred it, and the ministers persuaded him to enter. Thinking deeply about the weight of entrustment, earnest and conscientious, but I am a big Qi, fortune and prosperity, industry Chengxiqiao, I want to be prosperous and suitable for governance, and we must reform the old and the new. Everything is based on the old chapter, and it is also based on the ancestors. Since only Liangde, Shang Lai is pro-virtuous, and a new rule is planned together, and the platform of the dynasty is correct, so as to live up to the trust of the first emperor. ”

The ministers inside and outside the hall knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent." ”

Then Xiao Zhinan issued an edict as a regent to canonize three kings with different surnames, namely Zhao Wouji, the king of Beiping County, Zha Qing, the king of Dongping County, and Xu Beiyou, who was the emperor's son-in-law, was canonized as the king of Nanping County.

In this regard, the whole dynasty is well aware that the first two kings with different surnames are because of the war situation in the Northeast, rewarding meritorious heroes, and also stabilizing people's hearts. The four Pingjun kings who have no fiefdom are the kings of Dongping, Xiping, Nanping, and Beiping, Zhao Wouji and Cha Qing together, just the word Northeast, and the king of Dongping is the title of the shepherd before being canonized as the king of Liao, which has great meaning, as for the king of Xiping, it is the title of the king of Emperor Taizu that year, and it is destined not to be awarded, as for the king of Nanping, it is said that Xu Beiyou stabilized the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, which is also reasonable.

However, some people have thought of a deeper meaning, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is going to pave the way for the future enthronement, if she ascends the throne as the emperor, she is destined to not have the queen to say, and the emperor's son-in-law is not an ordinary person, etc., always can not be called the emperor, most of them are to be treated by the prince, and now they are canonized as the king of the county, and then promoted to the prince in the future, which is a logical thing.

It is said that if the name is not right, the word will not go well, and if the word is not good, it will not be done.

Although Xiao Zhinan has been in power before, but after all, there is no correct name, there are still slanders between the government and the opposition, even among the people, there are many rumors, after all, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and the emperor's position has been empty for a long time, after all, it is not the right way, and the reason why Xiao Zhinan has not ascended the throne for a long time is related to her woman's identity, these two points make her hands tied everywhere, and today's moment, it is regarded as a name for her, although she has not officially ascended the throne, but she was supported as the regent of the dynasty, taking over the military and political power, setting the status of the monarch and minister, and becoming the actual lord of Daqi, and only half a step away from the vacant throne。

Looking at the world, now only the south and northwest of the Yangtze River are still the smoke of war, and everyone knows in their hearts that when the war subsides and the world is peaceful, it will be the time when the second female emperor ascends the throne.

There is no owner in the world, only the virtuous live.