Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 222 The Imperial Decree

After Xiao Wenchu ​​and Qiao Peng conquered the Later Jin, they did not stop their conquests. They went northward and conquered several more countries, including Northern Russia, Stan, Kirtan, Kazakhstan, and Taktan.

The literati in the capital were excited. They never imagined that one day they would be unable to come up with names. They hadn’t even finished Tong Meng yet, and now Hou Jin, Stan and others came up.

Could it be that the speed at which they come up with names is slower than the speed at which others occupy territory?

This was embarrassing, as the literati were eager to get together, and there were obviously more gatherings. Gatherings were held in restaurants, hotels, teahouses, various gardens, and various poetry societies, so when the butterfly's wings flapped, the capital became bustling and colorful.

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During this Spring Festival, the capital city was very lively and the people were in a state of excitement every day. Every three or five days, there would be military reports from Duke Dingguo of Xiguan or King Zhenbei of the northern border. It should be said that they were victory reports. The soldiers who delivered the victory reports were different from the soldiers who delivered emergency battle reports.

The soldiers who delivered the urgent battle reports and asked for reinforcements had all traveled a long distance, their clothes were dirty, their faces were haggard, their lips were chapped, and they looked half dead. However, the soldiers who delivered the victory reports were all dressed brightly, with clean faces and bright smiles. They were even more energetic once they entered the city. They held up the battle reports in one hand, shouted in a loud voice one after another: "Great victory in Northern Mongolia, the Crown Princess and the Sixth Prince captured E'zuo Banner!" Or: "Great victory in the north, General Qiao and General Xiao invaded Turkestan!" With the other hand, they pulled the reins to prevent the horse from running too fast, so as to prevent the sound of horse hooves from being too loud and covering up his shouts.

This scene often happened in the morning. The soldiers who delivered the victory report shouted all the way into the palace and delivered the victory report directly to the court meeting.

Many people would wait at the city gate every morning, where Bai Junzhe had worked. But did anyone still remember him? If he couldn't come today, they could wait and come tomorrow. As they waited, they finally received the battle report. Everyone followed the soldiers happily, surrounding him all the way to the palace.

In teahouses, restaurants, and major poetry societies, the literati rolled up their sleeves and said, "It's time to work again. It's time to work again. Cheer up, the job of naming things has come again."

What's more, the names they came up with were really adopted by the court. The first name adopted was Tongmeng City, which was given by the Four Gentlemen Poetry Society: Chicheng. The homophonic meaning of "Chicheng" is "Chicheng", which means that the people of Beimeng will return to Dayan with sincerity, and the people of Dayan will also welcome the people of Beimeng to join them with sincerity. The implication is that these literati and poets are also full of sincerity.

Once this name was adopted, the enthusiasm of literati in the capital for naming children increased.

During the Spring Festival, only the old lady of the Duke of Dingguo and Qiao Zhen were left in the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. The old and the young felt really lonely, so the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion sent out invitations several times, inviting the two of them to come over. Even the Princess of Zhenbei came to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion in person to invite them to celebrate the New Year at the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion.

The old Duke's wife did not agree, "There are so many things to do during the New Year holidays, how can I get away from the welcoming and seeing off of guests?"

"I haven't had to worry about anything these years because of Lili. Today, just the New Year gifts have made Ah Hui and I so tired that our backs and legs ache."

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion is no longer what it used to be. The legitimate daughter has become the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess who sits next to the Dragon Rider. With just one move, he can take over Beimeng, the largest country in the northwest. It is conceivable that he will be someone who sits in a high position in the future.

All the forces in the capital, no matter how disdainful they are, are still wary in their hearts and have to act on the threat. Moreover, the army led by the Crown Princess and the Sixth Prince is now marching forward and will soon take over all of Northern Mongolia.

There is also General Qiao from the northern border, the eldest son of the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.

Normally, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion does not accept gifts, but the annual gifts are another matter. No one will refuse the annual gifts that are sent to their doorstep, because refusing at this time means breaking off the relationship. However, if the annual gifts are accepted, they must be returned with something corresponding to them, which is really a big project.

However, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Emperor Yong'an Yu Linghuan and Concubine Yun came quietly without disturbing anyone, and brought Eunuch Li, Azhu and A Zi to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. They accompanied the old Duke's wife to eat New Year's Eve dinner, stay up all night, eat dumplings to welcome the gods, and set off fireworks with Qiao Zhen. It was not until dawn on the first day of the new year that the two of them greeted the old Duke's wife and gave Qiao Zhen red envelopes before returning to the palace.

At this time, Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan had already arrived at Shangjing City in Northern Mongolia and captured the Khan alive.

On the night of the 30th, there were bonfires made from cow dung in the military camp. Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan were walking around the camp, watching from afar the drinking, singing and dancing around the bonfires.

Looking up at the sky, this starry sky is probably the same as in her previous life and countless lives before that. She must have looked at this deep sky like this at those times.

"Brother Jing, this sky is eternal and unchanging, right?"

Yu Jingyan looked up: "It has changed, but I won't change."

Yes, I don’t know how many lives and deaths they have experienced to get the companionship of this life. Qiao Lili threw herself into Yu Jingyan’s arms and buried her head deeply in his arms. The sun rises and sets, the moon waxes and wanes, the stars move, all these are changing, only her brother Ajing remains unchanged.

Yu Jingyan hugged Qiao Lili tightly: "Ali, do you miss home?" He lowered his head, found her lips, and kissed her.

I don’t know how long it had been, the light of the cow dung bonfire had dimmed, and suddenly, shooting stars streaked across the sky, and in a moment, they gradually increased in number, as if there was a meteor shower, or a grand fireworks display.

"Ali, Happy New Year."

"Brother Ajing, Happy New Year."

The boundless grassland, the deep blue sky, the constantly brilliant shooting stars, the two figures leaning against each other, the whistling wind, dancing their clothes, the world is leisurely, this moment is eternal.

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There is no court meeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The court will be suspended for ten days during the New Year. It is not until the eleventh day of the Lunar New Year that civil and military officials will start to attend court.

However, the imperial edict issued by the emperor before he put down his pen before the New Year was indeed issued on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The Sixth Prince Yu Jingyan was named Crown Prince, and the daughter of Duke Dingguo, Qiao Lili, was named Crown Princess. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected an auspicious date for the wedding.

Although Qiao Lili had been called the Crown Princess for a long time, that was only the emperor's oral order. The imperial edict was only officially issued now. This imperial edict did not cause any uproar in Dayan. People all had four words in their minds: "As expected."

King Xiao Kuo of Zhenbei is old and is allowed to return to Beijing to retire. The emperor appoints the crown prince Xiao Jing as King of Zhenbei to guard the northern border, and appoints Xiao Jing's eldest son Xiao Ziqian as the crown prince of Zhenbei.

Xiao Wenchu, the eldest daughter of King Zhenbei, was given the title of Champion General.

The previous imperial edicts were all quite standard, except for Xiao Wenchu's title of Champion General, which made people laugh, because Qiao Peng was the Champion General, with the same rank and official position. Did the emperor want the couple to be evenly matched?

Your Majesty, you are so naughty, does your wife know? People who are pampered really become different.