[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

When Xin Xiuyan and her party returned to Guanzhong, they did not take the waterway through Huguang, but took the official road in Sichuan and Shu.

The valley was deep and the road was rugged, so it was not suitable for walking in the horse area, so we had to bring a lot of mules and horses to carry the load, and all the officers and soldiers below Xin Xiuyan rode horses.

All the way over the Daba Mountain, over the Qinling Mountains, and finally arrived in Shaanxi, and arrived at the post station twenty miles away from the capital city.

The next morning, I got dressed and set off, and entered the south gate at noon.

The people in Kyoto also heard that the governor of Sichuan was Fan Lihua and Qin Liangyu of this dynasty, who made great contributions to quelling the civil strife in Sichuan.The common people were all curious and got the news that today she will go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, passing Zhuque Street, and waiting on the street early.Many sons and daughters of rich and noble families also occupied two attics with good views in the street, in order to see the true face of the "Fan Lihua" in this dynasty.

Lin Daiyu, Su Fu'er, Shi Hui, Xing Li, and Mrs. Nie got the news that the queen was going to Beijing. Shi Hui also knew that Yanxiu was the eldest sister, but she also asked to keep it secret, not even her husband's parents-in-law.

Yu Nu stood on the chair, lying on the window sill, and stretched his neck. At this time, Yu Nu was already six years old, and he was already a monkey jumping up and down, but he heard that he was going to see "Fan Lihua" today, so he also He stayed in this private room patiently for almost two hours, and he didn't argue about playing other things except for his hand.

"When will Commander Yan enter the city?" Yu Nu climbed off the chair and came back to sit down.

Daiyu's eldest daughter gave Yu Nu a peach and said, "Uncle Yu Nu, eat the fruit!"

Yu Nu looked at this unbelievably beautiful two-year-old niece, and couldn't bear to disobey her, so he quickly took it with a smile, and said, "Thank you, sister Pan." Daiyu's daughter's baby name is Pan'er.

Yu Nu picked up sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and gave them to Xiao Pan, saying, "Sister Pan, eat the cakes!"

Xiao Pan handed the cake to Su Fu'er's youngest son, Su Fu'er gave birth to two sons, and Xiao Pan'er is also a sister.

Yu Nu said: "It's a pity that Tie Zhu and the others have returned to the palace, otherwise we can come and see together."

Shi Hui said with a smile: "Yan Dadu is about to enter the palace to face the Holy Spirit, how could your highnesses not see it?"

Yu Nu hummed, and said: "I knew that Yu Nu would also follow into the palace, and Yu Nu also missed the emperor's brother-in-law."

Shi Hui said with a smile: "I'm afraid the emperor won't have time to deal with you."

Shi Hui's son Qiuqiu said: "Long live the emperor, and a thousand years for the empress!" The child is only four years old, but the noble family has already taught them the state etiquette. As soon as Qiuqiu heard "the emperor", he yelled, causing many female relatives to laugh out loud. .

At this moment, they heard the voices of the people from outside the window, mixed with the sound of horseshoes, and everyone couldn't wait to get to the window sill, their eyes were a little wet.

But I saw a group of red-clothed guards in front of me riding horses to clear the way, but behind me was a golden horse, and a peerless woman wearing a python robe with red envelopes, a luan belt around her waist, and an exquisite improved black gauze crown on her head was sitting on the horse. Admire Heng Dao, with a smile on his face.Behind him were two assistants and bodyguards, Ouyang Lei and Chun Yubai, who were dressed in official robes of fourth-rank military generals, and after that came a group of Datong officers and officers who came to face the saint this time.Although some officers of the Datong Army were awarded senior officials such as army commanders, division commanders, brigade commanders, regimental commanders, etc., the imperial court has not officially conferred the corresponding ranks of generals.This time Sichuan Dading, and the law has been amended, Duan Zhi, Chen Yi, Zhang Shan and other high-ranking officials have all gone to Beijing to accept officials with Xin Xiuyan. Of course, most middle-level officials will not go to Beijing, after all, the daily drills in the army cannot be left behind.

Afterwards came the ostentation of the sedan chairs of Lin Ruhai and other civil officials. It was the custom of the dynasty for military generals to ride horses and civil officials to sit in sedan chairs when they entered the city. Although Lin Ruhai and others also rode horses to cross the Shu Road, they changed sedan chairs outside the city.Originally, the civil servants still went ahead of the generals, but how dare Lin Ruhai go ahead of the queen?

Mrs. Xing and Li couldn't help crying, and shouted: "Yan'er..."

Yu Nu seems to vaguely recall the scene when he was younger, when he was almost two years old, he shouted: "Sister!! Sister!!!"

What are their identities, naturally they ordered the best attic. Xin Xiuyan couldn't help raising her head when she heard "sister", and saw a group of extravagant and beautiful women on the attic, as well as several little buns. Baozi desperately waved at her.

Although Xin Xiuyan didn't admit that she was Yangou, but she was in a happy mood when she saw it, she held a horsewhip like General Patton in front of the crown, showed a bit of a naughty smile, and blinked at the beauties.

Suddenly, Chunyu Bai said beside her: "Commander, that's you... mother and a few sisters."

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Xin Xiuyan couldn't help widening her eyes, staring at the attic in doubt, and they also kept looking at her until they couldn't see her anymore.

Xin Xiuyan brought many civil and military personnel from Sichuan all the way to the palace Suzaku, at this moment she felt a little familiar.

However, the sun was covered by banners and flags in front of him, the clothes and armor were bright, and the civil and military were lined up.

Xin Xiuyan was taken aback, she never expected that the emperor would personally come to the gate of Suzaku to welcome her.The generals got off their horses, and the civil servants also got off their sedan chairs, and stepped forward under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Not daring to look directly at the face of the sky, she walked five meters in front of the king, and Xin Xiuyan paid her respects according to the ritual: "I wait to see the emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live long live!!"

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he suddenly saw a black embroidered dragon sleeve, only the emperor's mianfu in this dynasty has this style.

Xin Xiuyan's hand was held and lifted up, Xin Xiuyan thought to herself: Is the emperor's father-in-law too out of touch? How can men and women be different?

But I heard a familiar voice say: "The queen is still in court, congratulations! I miss you every day, and now that the husband and wife are reunited, the queen doesn't have to be so polite!"

Xin Xiuyan raised her head, but she saw the person in front of her, with a tall and straight figure, with the twelve crowns of the emperor on her head, with a handsome face, and tears in her phoenix eyes, who is not her "traveling husband"?

Suddenly, all the civil and military soldiers, Gongshengjun, Jinyiwei, eunuchs, and palace maids all knelt down and paid respects: "The ministers/servants/servants see the empress, welcome the empress to the court, the empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!!"

Xin Xiuyan opened her mouth slightly but couldn't react, what she was thinking was: Husband succeeded in seizing the heir? !He didn't say anything!

Suddenly thought again: No!When she was an official, she never changed her reign name, there was no national mourning, and no new emperor came to the throne.

Xin Xiuyan was very busy with rectifying Sichuan's government and military affairs, so she didn't have time to study the history of this dynasty.It was Tu Yuanyi who lied to her, she really believed it.While the people around her knew about it, the grassroots who followed her didn't know about it.

Tu Yuanyi ordered him to be flattened, and the officials of Honghe Temple passed the three ranks, and thousands of people kowtowed and stood up.

Suddenly a few little buns ran over, Qi Qi hugged Xin Xiuyan's thigh, and wailed, "Mother's queen! Mother's queen!!"

"I miss you so much! Don't abandon me again!"

Xin Xiuyan opened her mouth wide and her body trembled a little. Although she was confused now, she knew that these three buns who were five or six years old were children born to her husband.

Xin Xiuyan squatted down, but saw two boys and one girl, three jade-carved boys, one boy looked like a Q version of Tu Yuanyi, and the other boy was a combination of their appearance, the only girl looked Like Tu Yuanyi, but others are very similar to her.

Xin Xiuyan felt sour in her heart and shed tears. The children all threw themselves into her arms, and she also hugged them tightly.

Tu Yuanyi persuaded his wife and children, and then led his wife and children into a large royal carriage and drove to the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace.

It's not far from here, and Xin Xiuyan is still not in a good state, and wants to question "Traveling Husband", but the three buns are already fighting for the position in her arms, and they are vying to tell how they miss her. adoration.

Although they left their mothers when they were young, all their close relatives, starting from their fathers, have instilled in them that their mothers are the most beautiful and great women. Moreover, mothers, children, mothers and daughters are blood relatives, so there is naturally a feeling of closeness.

Seeing his wife and children by his side and the family reunited, Tu Yuanyi felt satisfied. He temporarily ignored Xin Xiuyan's cold eyes on him.

The prince and princess were first brought back to the Taiji Palace by the nanny, but the emperor and empress led all the officials into the Zichen Palace.Just like on the day of the Queen's Sealing Ceremony, Tu Yuanyi led the empress up to Danxi, and sat on the hall.

After paying homage with red tape, it was announced that the civil and military officials who had returned from Sichuan came into the hall and worshiped in front of the hall. Zhao Gui read out the imperial decree.

The emperor named the Datong Army the "Dazhou New Army" and the designation "Datong". In order to adapt to the local area and facilitate management, a new structure was adopted.

Non-commissioned officers at all levels below the empress have also been promoted accordingly, such as Duan Zhi and Chen Yi, who have already received the rank of generals from the three ranks of Guide in the imperial court.Because it is a new army, a new system is also adopted, and it will be restrained by the queen who trained the "Datong New Army" with one hand.

Because these 10,000+ troops have actually not consumed much military pay since last year, and almost realized the self-sufficiency of food and grass in Sichuan Province. Of course, the civil and military officials of the court will not say that they want to unify with the Forbidden Army.Otherwise, the imperial court would have to allocate money and food to support this huge army, and the money is not available now.

Having said that, the imperial court can still afford the rewards for appointing officials at this time.

Unified distribution of salaries by the imperial court will have to wait for the new Sichuan law to pass in the province, and after the imperial court restores taxes.

The people in the Datong Army were completely stupid. The chief governor was not the concubine, but the empress.Prince Heng is not Prince Heng, but the current emperor.

Therefore, it was the queen who was in trouble back then, and the queen brought them to the present, and the prince who was looking for his wife thousands of miles away was the emperor.

What kind of information is this!

The civil and military officials in the DPRK really wanted to say: We can all accept it, why are you so pretentious?

The emperor turned the troubled queen into heroines like Fan Lihua and Qin Liangyu. These two heroines have a great reputation among the people. According to the governor of the capital, he is very good at governing the troubled people in Sichuan. .

The people respect the queen, but the queen not only has someone in the court, but also holds so many direct descendants in her hands. Offending her, not only the emperor is displeased, but the people under the queen's subordinates retaliate. .