This heart-to-heart conversation seemed to be heart-to-heart, and soon, Mr. Qi's trust was 'conquered'.
Wu Wanrong followed this trend and immediately proposed the idea of visiting the emperor.
Qi Yu reluctantly agreed after hesitating for a while.
So, the two of them came to the underground secret room of Qi's family.
"You are only allowed to take a look, and you are not allowed to make a sound."
"Master Qi, you can rest assured that Wu will never disturb the Holy Master."
In this way, Wu Wanrong stood three feet away, watching from a distance.
However, they saw that the head of the 'Holy Emperor' was covered with bandaging gauze, and only the mouth and nostrils for breathing were exposed. From this appearance, it was impossible to tell who was wrapped in the 'zongzi'. In addition,
The thick quilt covering him could not even reveal the tip of the iceberg.
Even so, Wu Wanrong still chose to believe.
The basis is that if he is not a very, very important person, why would Qi Yu hide in a secret room? Just for this caution, you have to believe it.
Wu Wanrong, who was determined, hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times respectfully in the direction of the 'Emperor'.
While kowtowing, he thought: With His Majesty's condition, it is impossible to have any hope anymore. In this case, he might as well leave the capital...
Just after the ceremony, Qi Yu invited Wu Wanrong out of the secret room on the grounds that he should not disturb him too much.
"Thank you, Mr. Qi, for your hospitality. Wu will take his leave."
"Let's go, sir!"
Just when Wu Wanrong left, Qi Yu couldn't help laughing.
I really didn't expect that Huang Fei's impersonation of a patient was so lifelike. Even his breathy breathing was so vivid that it looked like the real thing.
The reason why Qi Yu allowed Wu Wanrong to "see him" was mainly because he wanted to use his gossip to spread the news that the emperor was still alive in the Qi family.
With his personality that loves to show off, he definitely can't help it.
Yes, if you admire Tianyan, why don’t you brag and praise yourself?
After his interference, the false appearance that the Holy Emperor was still in the capital was basically shattered, and no one could detect any abnormalities.
Don't tell me, this trick really works.
Not only did it successfully catch the eyes of peepers, but it also caused information confusion.
The source of all this is the attraction generated by him organizing happy events, but others are not aware of it.
Back to business.
Early the next morning, the new king's enthronement ceremony was held smoothly as scheduled.
The great joy of the country is celebrated by the whole world.
The imperial court seemed to deliberately increase the exaggeration in an attempt to clear away the remaining haze of the war.
Generally speaking, the effect is quite good, and people can clearly feel the aura of righteousness.
On the day of his succession, the new emperor changed the name of his country to "Datong" and announced it to the world.
If you look closely at its meaning, it seems that the world is for the common good, freedom and equality, and it is quite a new scene.
There are inaccurate rumors that the name of the country was drafted by the Empress Dowager after listening to Qi Shaobao's advice. Whether it is true or not is unknown.
After many etiquettes were in place, the new emperor Li Hongyu promulgated a series of new policies for the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and also rewarded meritorious ministers.
Let’s talk about the New Deal first.
This part is mainly focused on eliminating disadvantages and reforming. In general, it basically continues the policies made by the Supreme Emperor when he was in power. It is quite satisfactory and there is nothing new.
The only bright spot is that the new emperor granted amnesty to the whole country, opened Enke, and exempted disaster-stricken areas such as Huguang from taxes for another three years on the basis of their original preferential treatment.
As for the reward, there are two things worthy of attention.
First of all, he gave the posthumous title of "Wenzhen" to the hero Meng Lanshan, and also recorded his life anecdotes in the annals of history for future generations to pay homage to. Later, in view of the fact that Mr. Meng's funeral was held in Yongchuan, the emperor
He also issued a special decree saying that during the funeral period, all officials of the fourth rank and above in the provincial government should go to express condolences.
Wenzhen is a high-level posthumous title second only to Wenzheng, and its status is quite impressive. The only person in history to enjoy this honor is Wei Zheng, a famous official in the Tang Dynasty.
This shows that this is a noble honor.
Or is there a reward for Qi Yu?
Perhaps considering that he was already in a high position and was no longer suitable for promotion, he was only given some symbolic favors.
The emperor said that Qi Shaobao was a man of great benevolence and righteousness, and had done great service in protecting the country, so he was specially given a handle of the "three-clawed green dragon ivory wat". With this wat, one can go to the palace without visiting the emperor, and go down to the palace without saying goodbye to the emperor, and is exempted from all etiquette.
Although this honor is respected, it has no practical significance.
Because Mr. Qi has already written a written statement saying, "If you don't have a holy calling, you won't enter the capital." He doesn't even enter the capital. How can you talk about not joining the throne when you go to the palace, and not resigning when you go to the palace?
This is like a polar bear clamoring to treat penguins to dinner. Although the slogan is loud, it cannot be realized because they are not in a dimension where it is possible to meet each other.
Obviously, it's just for show.
As for why Qi Shaobao did not come to Beijing, he also gave relevant explanations.
Nanyang is not only the maritime throat of our Great Feng Dynasty, but also a thorn in the flesh of overseas thieves. Such an important place must be always vigilant and strictly guarded.
Guarding the fence on behalf of the emperor is not just about talking about it, but actually doing it.
Therefore, Qi Yu decided not to enter the capital without a holy calling.
In addition to the above matters, the new emperor also showed generous sympathy to the families of the soldiers who died heroically in the battle to defend the capital, to demonstrate the mighty emperor's kindness.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the above measures were all the work of Empress Dowager Su.
Although she is temporarily unable to appear in public due to the Emperor's ban, this does not affect her ability to "listen to politics behind the curtain" at all.
Judging from the above handling, Su Liu adopted a well-behaved approach and did not show any arrogance. Especially when it came to dealing with Qi Shaobao, she behaved quite gently.
But secretly, she has a different kind of thinking.
She never relaxed a bit about Qi Yu and was always vigilant.
The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't understand.
Everyone would avoid a hot potato like Yuan Yun, so why did he insist on taking over this job?
Was he really loyal to the emperor? Or did he guess that the emperor might recover?
Among them, there must be something weird.
What’s even more confusing is why he chose to hold the wedding within the first seven days of Meng Lanshan’s death.
Could it be that he deliberately wanted to challenge traditional etiquette?
According to his philosophy, this is indeed possible.
No matter what the specifics are, let’s find out first before talking about it.
Soon, Wang Zhifan came back to report: "Queen, according to the new information obtained from Wu Wanrong, the Supreme Emperor is indeed in the Qi Mansion. According to Lord Wu, Yuan Yun's breathing is weak.
, and is weak, the prognosis should not be good.”
Su Liu nodded assuredly and asked, "Have you found out why Qi Yu held the wedding at this time?"
Wang Zhifan smiled and said: "In fact, it is not as complicated as we imagined. According to an old doctor who once diagnosed Mrs. Wei Guo's pulse, Mrs. Yin is pregnant."
Alas, I have been suspicious for a long time, but I didn’t expect this to be the case.
According to common sense, Yin Tao became pregnant before marriage, so it was indeed urgent to hold a wedding.
In this way, Su Liu gave up paying special attention to this matter.
"Currently, the 50,000 troops from the Ministry of War have successfully entered the capital, and have also taken over the jurisdiction from the Qiong Army. Next, you order them to strictly guard all city gate exits to prevent Qi Yu's troops from entering or exiting without permission."
"yes!"
"Also, you must pay close attention to Sun Qiaoyun's movements. If there is anything unusual, you must report it at any time. In addition, order the 50,000 men lying in wait to strictly guard the Dagu Port. No ships are allowed to travel.
"
"yes!"
Su Liu's arrangement was not unreasonable, but she was a little slow in pace.
At this time, Sun Qiaoyun and his party had safely boarded the Qiongjun warship and were sailing south at full speed. Unless you have a steam engine ship that is more advanced than Qiongzhou, you will never catch up.