Zhu Nao

Two days later, Luzhou Kaesong surrendered.

Xie Wuji captured Liu Jingfeng, a group of officers and thousands of Chen Jun's soldiers, and then continued to march eastward.

Five days later, Xie Wuji led the army to Jiangning City.

On the second day after Jiangning City was besieged, when the Shu army was about to go to the city to shout again, the city gate suddenly opened from the inside.

After a while, the mighty crowd in the city came out.The one walking in the front is none other than Chen Emperor Han Rushan.He is plainly dressed, with disheveled hair and bound hands, showing his submission and obedience.

And behind Han Rushan were all the officials of the Chen Dynasty. Some of them looked ashamed and some were relieved. They came to the front of the Shu army formation and knelt and surrendered.

The general situation is over, and no one has the heart and strength to resist stubbornly.

Not long after, Xie Wuji led an army to take over Jiangning, the capital of the Chen Kingdom.

Before entering the city, Xie Wuji first boarded the tower, overlooking the bustling city from a height.He only came to Jiangning once or twice when he was young. At that time, the world was not in chaos, the country of Chen was not separated, and Jiangning was not yet established as the capital of a country.At that time, Jiangning was also prosperous. Although it was not as magnificent as it is now, it was much more peaceful and peaceful.

Today's Jiangning is a decline after its prosperity reached its peak - not long ago, two factions fought in the city, destroying many streets and buildings, which have not yet been restored.Looking from above, it looks like a wormhole in a gorgeous brocade, which is shocking.

Well, it's all over.The order of the world began to restore.

When Xie Wuji was about to go down the tower, he suddenly saw an old man downstairs, supported by several people, walking slowly towards the gate of the city.As if he had a tacit understanding, the old man suddenly raised his head and looked in his direction.

The four eyes are facing each other, and everything is quiet.

Xie Wuji still remembered that many years ago, when this man was still in his prime, he held a cane and forced him to kneel in the ancestral hall, asking him to admit that he was nothing without Xie's family.He refused, he was stubborn, and this man sent him into the army.Then he wandered in the frontier for many years and never came back.

His stubbornness back then may have been due to his youthful spirit, but he did not regret that he had taken this path.Otherwise, he would not have the opportunity to create a peaceful country with his own hands, nor would he have the opportunity to meet that person.

Xie Wuji looked at the old man quietly, but the old man lowered his head and was supported by others to continue walking towards the surrendering ranks of officials.

Some of the soldiers around Xie Wuji also recognized the old man, and whispered: "General, do you want to..."

Before the man finished speaking, Xie Wuji shook his head: "No need."

The soldiers were silent.

This is the end of the matter, why bother to see you again, why bother to ask again?The fate is over, the future is conceited.

Three months later, after stabilizing the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, Xie Wuji returned to the imperial court.

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When Xie Wuji returned to Luoyang with his troops, Zhu Nao personally led all the officials out of the city to welcome the returning army.

This time, Jiangnan was pacified, and Chen Emperor Han Rushan was captured. Zhu Nao truly completed the hegemony of dominating the country.Xie Wuji, who took the lead in attacking Jiangning, was the first.

The two groups of people met outside the city, Zhu Nao stood at the highest point of the guard of honor motorcade, Xie Wuji was at the forefront of the army, the two wanted to look at each other and smiled.

The ceremonial officials solemnly stepped forward with the imperial decree in hand and read it aloud.

"In the eighth month of Renchou in the first year of Guangshi, the Emperor of Shu said: I have heard that virtue is praised, and talents are rewarded. The general who conquered the North, Xie Wuji, was loyal and loyal, managed the army well, calmed the world, and helped the country. I am very good. It will be named Dingguo Gong, and [-] households will be granted with the land of Hebei and Ji!"

——After Xie Wuji pacified Jiangnan, Zhu Nao changed the year name, and this year was designated as the first year of Guangshi to celebrate the restoration of the country.

After the imperial decree was read, the whole army cheered!

Since Zhu Nao ascended the throne, he has made Xu Yu, Tian Chou and others marquises, and Xie Wuji was the first to be made a duke.This fame was earned by his campaigns in the south and the north, fighting in the sea of ​​corpses and blood. The ability of the Kingdom of Shu to dominate the country is undoubtedly his most outstanding military exploits!

After reading Xie Wuji's rewards, the officials in charge of ceremonies continued to announce that the emperor had prepared a feast of huge sums of money and would reward the three armies!

The earth-shattering cheers sounded again, almost shaking the newly built Luoyang City Wall down.

In order to celebrate the victory of the army, Zhu Nao even ordered the lifting of the curfew for three days, and the whole city was decorated with lanterns and festoons to celebrate the unification of the dynasty.

Until midnight, the voices of the people in the city gradually faded away, the excited people went back to their houses, Luoyang City returned to tranquility, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji rode their horses quietly to the gate of the newly built imperial city under the escort of several guards .

When Xie Wuji went to the south of the Yangtze River, the construction of the imperial city had begun to take shape. After he left for a few months, under Wu Cong's continuous management, several main palaces have been completed. Zhu Nao can move in, and he can also handle the government affairs in the palace. up.Zhu Nao has issued a letter to Hanzhong, asking the remaining officials to move to Luoyang as soon as possible.As for some buildings in the imperial city that are not in a hurry, they can be built slowly, and it will take a lot of time to complete.

Under the cover of the night, Zhu Nao held a torch in one hand and Xie Wuji's hand in the other, and walked towards the palace city.

Passing through the corridor of the avenue, the two came to a large hall.I saw that the main hall is square and open, paved with white marble steps, with a width of [-] rooms, and each room is supported by carved dragon-wrapped gold wooden pillars, which is magnificent.

In the future, Zhu Nao will go to court here and summon his ministers here.

He walked into the hall with Xie Wuji, and the dragon chair made of huanghuali was already set up directly above the hall.He stepped forward and gestured for Xie Wuji to sit side by side with him, Xie Wuji shook his head lightly.

Zhu Nao laughed and said, "The dragon couch is also on, so why not sit on the dragon chair?"

Xie Wuji squinted his eyes and curled his lips slightly: "If you want to use the dragon chair as a dragon couch, I will come."

Zhu Nao actually thought about it seriously: "It's not a bad idea...try?"

Xie Wuji: "..." In terms of thick-skinned, he still has to bow down in front of Zhu Nao.

When he was hesitating whether he really wanted to give it a try, Zhu Nao laughed a few times, got up and went down the hall, and walked with him into the palace again.

After passing the front hall, there is a palace to the west, which is the emperor's bedroom, rest and administrative office.These few palaces were roughly formed when Xie Wuji left, and now many details have been added, and they can be officially used.

The palace complex is not luxuriously built. After all, it is not like the main hall to accommodate the officials, but to act as the facade of the dynasty. Everything here is set according to Zhu Nao's preferences.

Zhu Nao first took Xie Wuji into the Hall of Qinzheng, this is the place where Zhu Nao will review memorials and deal with state affairs in the future, and all the utensils in the hall have been placed.

As soon as Xie Wuji entered the hall, his eyes were attracted by a golden thing on the shore.He stepped forward to take a closer look, and his eyelids twitched—the paperweight on the desk turned out to be an abacus made of pure gold!

There are no extravagant utensils in this hall, only this golden abacus is shining brightly, illuminating the entire room with brilliance.

Zhu Nao explained solemnly: "In the future, use it to settle accounts, and the national treasury will be full every year."

Xie Wuji laughed.The emperor wanted a lot of gold crowns and golden dragon chairs, and it was the first time he saw someone with a golden abacus.Only Zhu Nao could do it.

After leaving the Hall of Qinzheng, Zhu Nao said again: "Go, let's go to the south to have a look."

To the south of Qinzheng Palace is a Yechi garden. As soon as he stepped into the gate of the courtyard, Xie Wuji couldn't help being startled - under the moonlight, the courtyard was full of green plants.And before Xie Wuji set off on the expedition, this place was still a barren land, which was transplanted by Zhu Nao recently.

Xie Wuji hadn't seen the swaying tree shadow clearly, only heard the wind blowing the leaves and smelled the smell in the garden, and blurted out: "It's a bamboo forest!"

Sure enough, under the light of the fire, the garden was filled with large green and tall bamboos.

There are many emerald bamboos in the south of the Yangtze River, and the bamboos are Xie Wuji's favorite.Once upon a time, Zhu Nao asked Xie Wuji where he would like to live if one day the rivers and seas were clean and there would be no more wars in the world.Xie Wuji blurted out that he wanted to die in a place where he could see the bamboo forest and lotus pond through the window.

The two of them crossed the bamboo grove, and the Yechi pond was indeed full of lotus flowers.

Further forward there is another palace, which is Zhu Nao's bedroom.Walking into the bedroom and opening the window, the window is facing the swaying bamboo shadows and the lotus in the pond, and you can even smell the fragrance of bamboo and lotus.

Xie Wuji stood by the window, he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't move for a long time.Junao wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, resting his chin in the hollow of his shoulder.

The celebrations during the day made both of them exhausted, and neither of them had any thoughts, just wanted to fall asleep in the faint fragrance.

Zhu Nao said in a low voice: "Xie Wuji, you are the only one in the world, and you are as important as Jiangshan in my heart."

Xie Wuji's fingertips holding the window trembled, and turned to face him.

From the first time he met Zhu Nao, Xie Wuji had noticed that he seemed to be born for this troubled world.He can pacify troubled times, and he can create new worlds.

There is only this person who can make him willing to fight for him, repair the palace for him, and defend the territory for him.

After a long time, Xie Wuji laughed lowly and said, "Your Majesty, what an honor I am."

Half of this person's heart is given to the common people in the world, and the other half is given to him. Three lives are lucky.

In the moonlight, the two embraced and kissed each other.

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The next day when the sky was bright, Xie Wuji woke up from sleep.He walked to the window, and he saw the bamboo forest and lotus pond.

It was unreal under the moonlight last night.Today's weather is bright and clear, and the elegant and lush bamboos and the green lotus flowers complement each other well.

He stood by the window for a while, and suddenly heard the faint sound of knocking on piles and walls from the east, so he put on his clothes curiously and went out to check.

After bypassing several palaces, he came to the group of halls to the east.This place was used by the emperor's Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, and now there is only one foundation, and brick walls have not been built in most places, so it can be seen that the temples here are not in a hurry to use—this was also Zhu Nao's original order.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the treasury was tight, and the emperor had to take the lead in frugality.He doesn't have the Sangong and Liuyuan, so even if it is left to the successors of later generations to build it, there is still time.

But right now, there is a palace in a piece of open land that has almost taken shape during the days when Xie Wuji was not around.Craftsmen are putting the finishing touches on the roof, shingling the roof and red-painting the columns.

——It seems that soon, someone will move in here.

Xie Wuji was stunned when he heard footsteps behind him.He turned his head and saw that it was Jun Nao who had just woken up and followed.

Zhu Nao glanced at the newly built palace, and said: "I haven't had time to tell you, I have found a woman recently, and I have negotiated with her, she is willing to enter the palace. It's just that she can't afford to wait, I'm a little anxious, the ceremony will be held at the end of this month."

Xie Wuji was startled again: "What woman?"

Zhu Nao held his hand and said, "Go, I'll take you to see her."