On the wedding night, the villain husband cried and his eyes turned red

Returning to Yong'an City, Xu Shihuan and Wen Yidi stood side by side, unable to tell who was first and who was last. Xu Shihuan recalled the first time he met Wen Yidi at the city gate, feeling that it had been a long, long time ago.

At that time, neither of them expected that the two of them would have such a close relationship and experience so many things together. At this moment, everyone felt that the emperor and the rebels were on the same level, but they didn't know that this was all within their expectations.

Wen Yidi returned to the palace in silence, silently wrote the edict to abdicate, and confirmed the identity of Queen Xu Shihuan. The words "King of a Subjugated Country" may sound like they weigh a lot of weight, but in reality they are not difficult to implement.

From then on, there were no longer two countries, the Kingdom of Wanhua and the Kingdom of Suwu, but the Kingdom of Wanhe. Xu Shihuan is the only empress of Wanhe Kingdom.

What the civil and military officials had expected before was true. Xu Shihuan was not that capable of quickly conquering various states in the south. Only a few states from Hezhou to Wanhua Kingdom were captured by her.

Now that she holds supreme power, she has the time and energy to deal with other matters in various places. Contrary to everyone's expectations, Xu Shihuan did not vent her anger on the civil and military officials. Except for the few ministers who threatened her with the little princess, who were severely punished, she did not touch the rest.

After discussing with Wen Yidi, Xu Shihuan even gave up the idea of ​​clarifying the identity of the little princess. According to their thoughts, the criteria for selecting talents in Wanhe Kingdom should be those who are capable, and it will not have anything to do with their origins.

This fake little princess can just be a royal mascot, attending various occasions when necessary and solving social problems.

As for their real daughter, Xu Shihuan and Wen Yidi both hope that she can live happily. In this way, Li Zetian was left with General Guan of Hezhou and grew up carefree.

Time flies, and a full seven years have passed. For seven years, Xu Shihuan traveled between Yong'an City and Hezhou, managing the vast land in an orderly manner, allowing the people to finally live a good life.

However, this is not the life she hoped for. Xu Shihuan knows that if a country wants to survive for a long time, it is far from enough to rely on the strength of one person.

One day, she will get older, and although she has rich experience, she will lose her drive and courage. If the throne was passed on to her children, she could not guarantee that her descendants would be qualified emperors.

Therefore, in the past few years, Xu Shihuan intentionally or unintentionally trained a group of ministers to effectively participate in the decision-making of state affairs. The ministers were murmuring in their hearts about Xu Shihuan's move, but thinking of what Xu Shihuan had done before, they did not dare to take it lightly.

In seven years and two imperial examinations, Xu Shihuan tried every means to ensure the fairness of the examinations and give students from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to serve the country.

Now, with a certain talent reserve, Xu Shihuan can finally realize his dream. That is to split the power in the hands of the empress into small parts and spread them among the ministers.

Unlike before, every important official position will be assigned a deputy to assist. Once the person has an accident, becomes ill, or gets old, the deputy will take over the position of the principal.

In this way, power no longer belongs to one person, but to a group of people. The power in each person's hands is limited to the time he is in power.

It is almost impossible to pass on your position and accumulated connections to your children. First of all, there must be no connection between each deputy and the principal.

Secondly, the only way to gain recognition from the imperial court was to participate in the imperial examinations and obtain honors. Candidates who have passed the written examination must go through an interview before they can be truly selected. The examiners responsible for the interview are all knowledgeable people who have been screened at all levels, are impartial and selfless, and will never be easily bribed.

Xu Shihuan spent seven years turning Wen Yidi's casual idea into a reality. Now, when the dust has settled, she can finally stop, breathe, and enjoy life with her family.

"That's all I have to say. Starting from tomorrow, there will be no talk of going to court. All major and minor matters from all over the country will be briefly classified by the Hanlin Academy and then sent to various ministries and handed over to dedicated personnel for handling."

"This military power is still in my hands. But I believe that one day, even without me watching from behind, you will be able to handle everything and perform your duties."

"Okay! Retreat!"

After retiring from the court, Xu Shihuan took the lead in leaving the hall, leaving the civil and military officials talking in the hall. They had already expected everything that happened today, but they didn't expect it to happen so early.

"Tell me, Your Majesty, is she acting on a whim, or is she serious?"

"Master Wang, you are kidding me too much. Your Majesty has worked hard for seven years for today. No, even longer than seven years."

"From now on, the rise and fall of Wanhe Kingdom will depend on us. We can't let the emperor and the people down!"

At the corner outside the main hall, Xu Shihuan was listening intently, but was dragged away by Wen Yidi beside him.

"Okay, don't listen to the wall. We have waited for seven years, and now we have time to take a good rest and live the life we ​​want to live."

After hearing Wen Yidi's words, Xu Shihuan smiled sheepishly. The two of them walked quickly towards the side door of the palace, where a carriage had already been prepared, just waiting for their arrival.

"Master, get in the car quickly!"

"Miss, the little princess and the old general have received the news and are waiting for you and your uncle to return!"

Lingdang and Sixi said as they helped the two of them onto the carriage. Then, as if they didn't see each other, they followed their own motorcade respectively.

Xu Shihuan looked at the performance of the two people and couldn't help but gossip with Wen Yidi:

"Tell me, they've known each other for ten years, so why don't they have any feelings at all? I originally wanted to give them a red line, but I see this situation is going to be useless."

Hearing Xu Shihuan mention this matter, Wen Yidi couldn't help but chuckle:

"Ouch! My wife, can you stop worrying? It's finally no longer necessary to worry about state affairs, but now you have to worry about Lingdang's marriage?"

"Speaking of this, don't you know your family, Lingdang? That girl told me clearly a long time ago that she looked down on Sixi and asked me not to bring them together. And that Zhao Tieniu, Lingdang said she also dislike."

There were only a few single men around Xu Shihuan, and they all looked down on the bell. Xu Shihuan was not sure what this girl was thinking.

"Anyway, don't worry about it. That girl is ambitious and she can find something good on her own."

Wen Yidi spoke thoughtfully, as if he already knew the secret of the bell.