The emperor is lucky, there is no military chaos inside and no pursuers outside, but there is still chaos.
On February 20th, after two days of delay, Baqiao camp sent people to urge them. Ma Sixun felt the pressure and killed several palace officials and eunuchs who deliberately delayed. The team finally set off.
Emperor Dongxing's battle formation was still very large.
The unprofessional Shence Army and Palace Guards have all been dismissed, replaced by professional Xia soldiers - the Silver Spear Army's two thousand cavalry led the way, and the Golden Sword Army's five thousand infantrymen cheered in front of and behind them, showing extraordinary magnificence.
The saint left through Tonghua Gate. There was no farewell and he was in a hurry. He and Queen He rode in a carriage together, followed by more than a thousand carriages of various sizes, full of people and belongings.
This is still the first batch. Because I heard that only some of the rooms in Luoyang Ziwei Palace have been repaired and all kinds of supplies have not yet been purchased, the Golden Sword Army collected a large number of useful supplies from the three major cities and sent them to Luoyang. This time they only sent them to Luoyang.
The first batch.
He did not adopt a tough attitude towards the officials of the Nanyabei Division of Chang'an, so he left them alone.
However, Grand Master Feng Yanqing, Prime Minister Xiao Yu, Zhu Pu, Pei Zhi, and Pei Shu all asked their servants to drive carriages and follow them. Their actions attracted many officials. In the afternoon of the same day, Pei Yuchang, the Minister of Rites, led another group of officials.
Leaving Beijing, I hurriedly caught up with the team.
The two Privy Councilors of the Northern Division, with a large number of eunuchs, also planned to follow, but were stopped. Han Quanhui and Liu Jishu looked ugly. Is the King of Xia trying to kill the donkey? Will he not want them after using them?
"Prince Han, don't think too much." Du Yanqiu, the warlord of the Golden Sword Army, said with a smile: "The three major houses in Xijing still need people to take care of them."
"This..." Han Quanjie was speechless. The emperor has gone to Luoyang, what else is there in Chang'an? What future do they have if they stay here? What power do they have?
"May I ask General Du, who is in charge of the internal servants in the two palaces in Luoyang?" Liu Jishu stepped forward and asked with a flattering smile.
"Wang Yanfan and Qiu Silian are the two palace supervisors in charge." Du Yanqiu didn't hide anything from him and said directly.
Han Quanhui and Liu Jishu looked at each other, as if they could hear the wail in each other's hearts.
Wang Yanfan, the former envoy of the Sixteenth Prince, was only a middle-level member of the Bei Division, but now he actually became one of the eunuch leaders.
Qiu Silian, who was originally a minor official in the Yeting Bureau of Chang'an, suddenly became one of the two leaders of the eunuch system in the Eastern Capital.
Han Quanjie still remembered that King Xia sent people to Chang'an to ask about Qiu Silian's whereabouts, and he helped King Xia find him. Unexpectedly! He was already thinking about how to curry favor with Qiu Silian. Ordinarily, he still owed him a favor.
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"You two can stay in Chang'an with peace of mind. His Highness has also assigned a task." Du Yanqiu said again.
Han Quanjie and Liu Jishu perked up and listened attentively.
"Copy all the scriptures and books collected by the Secretariat, proofread them, and send them to Luoyang. This can be done with the help of the bachelors, school clerks, and students of Hongwen Hall, or you can copy it yourself. There are many talented people in Beisi, who can write poems and songs.
It’s no big deal, these should be trivial.”
"Zhongshu Province's edicts on affairs, consultation tables, seals, books, condolence books, etc. were copied into volumes and sent to Luoyang. The king of Xia wanted to use them when he was in charge of government and wanted to check the gains and losses."
"Sacrifice to the gods, appoint relatives and sages, prepare edicts and publicity, etc., make a copy of the articles presented, compile them into a volume, and send them to Luoyang. The king of Xia loves beautiful articles, so reading them for leisure time is indispensable."
"The documents of each department will be copied together and sent to Luoyang."
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Du Yanqiu had obviously received instructions and came prepared. He was to copy various documents, books and files, and important official correspondence.
To be honest, this is a huge project that requires a lot of manpower and takes a long time. But it seems to be very necessary. Chang'an has experienced the Huangchao Rebellion, many documents have been lost, and not much is left.
At this time, it is not a bad thing to make a copy and file it.
"Don't worry, General Du. Leave this to me." Han Quanhui immediately smiled.
His mood has improved a lot. As long as King Xia still uses me, then I am valuable and I don't have to worry too much in the future.
"It's not you waiting, it's you." Du Yanqiu said.
After that, he looked at Liu Jishu and said: "All kinds of instruments, various skills, craftsmen and musicians, we will collect them together and send them to Luoyang."
To put it bluntly, these craftsmen and artists all serve the palace, making daily necessities for the palace, including various exquisite gadgets, and their craftsmanship is beyond words.
"You don't need them all, just pick some of the top ones, and they will go to Luoyang to take apprentices. Chang'an is the capital of the West, so it can't be too shabby. The three major cities still need craftsmen to maintain and repair them." Du Yanqiu added.
"Yes." Liu Jishu responded immediately.
After explaining these things, Du Yanqiu asked Han Quanjie and Liu Jishu to leave.
After a while, Shao Chengjie, the eldest son of Prince Xia, entered Chang'an from Baqiao Camp.
"The three palaces of Taiji, Xingqing, and Ming Dynasty have been renovated a lot in recent years. But it is not enough. We recruited people from Chang'an City and Jingzhao Prefecture to continue renovating the three palaces." Shao Chengjie said: "After Chang'an, it will be the Western Capital.
My father likes to travel to various places. If I don't have enough security, I will come to Chang'an one day. It's too shabby and it won't look good."
Well, Du Yanqiu had just finished assigning tasks to the two eunuchs, and now he was also assigned to tasks by the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, it may not cost much to build the palace city, but food is still needed." Du Yanqiu reminded.
"I will travel to the northwest states of Wenjing and ask them to deliver grain and grass to Chang'an." Shao Chengjie said.
Before leaving, the saint issued an edict, appointing Shao Chengjie as Jingzhao Yin, staying in the Western Capital, and taking charge of the government affairs of more than ten states including Jingzhao Mansion, Tong, Hua, Qian, Yao, and Ping. Basically, they were the previous three states of Yingning, Jingyuan, and Fengxiang.
Outside the town is the old Jingzhao Mansion, which is connected with other places in China.
The decree came from the sage of the Li family, but everyone knew that it was the sage of the Shao family who made the decision. As the eldest son of the sage of the Shao family, he made preparations in advance for his father's future tour to the west. It is really touching that a father is kind and his son is filial.
Du Yanqiu also received the news. At this time, his attitude towards the prince became more and more respectful, and he loudly responded: "I will obey your orders."
"I asked you to find someone to build the palace city, and I didn't let you personally supervise it." Shao Chengjie laughed and scolded: "Let's go and have a look at the Forbidden Garden."
Cong Ma Zhi was already stationed in the Forbidden Garden, and Du Yanqiu knew that the prince would probably organize military training and hunting for the sergeants again.
What a standard warrior. Du Yanqiu happily followed him.
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After leaving Chang'an, the sage's chariot headed east along the Weishui River.
When we arrived at Changlepo, the prime ministers rushed up, and the monarchs and ministers hugged each other and cried.
The people he cried bitterly were mainly Zhu Pu and the other two people. Xiao Yu stood by the roadside and was not embarrassed.
It is 850 miles away from Luoyang and it will take almost a month to arrive. He is not worried about the health of the saints and concubines. The saints of the country like to hunt in the Forbidden Garden. They often travel with their concubines. Both men and women can ride horses. No
The kind of princely son with a delicate body and a noble body.
Some people actually gathered outside Changlepo, shouting something from a distance. After listening carefully, it turned out to be long live.
The saint once again broke through his defenses and cried bitterly, saying: "Don't shout long live, I am no longer your lord!"
Xiao Yu frowned secretly, but didn't say anything.
The chariot continued to move eastward.
It was still a bit chilly in February, but the saint didn't care. He opened the car curtains along the way and looked at the gray fields on both sides of the Weishui River. Sometimes he shed tears unconsciously while watching.
Queen He looked calmer than the saint, wiping her with a silk handkerchief and comforting her softly.
On the 22nd, he arrived at Zhaoying County and stayed at Changting Post.
The county magistrate sent people to bring wine, meat and local products to express his condolences, while the people watched from the outside, shouting "Long live the mountains", and the saint cried bitterly.
Xiao Qu couldn't stand it anymore.
That night, he found an opportunity and stopped Queen He.
"Master, you seem to have something to say?" Queen He took a deep breath and asked calmly.
Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said: "I am Tang Chen after all, and it is not convenient for me to say some things directly."
Queen He understood immediately upon hearing this that she wanted her to send a message to the saint.
Most of the words are unpleasant, and can even be said to be treasonous. If you say them directly in front of the saint, the situation may develop in an unpredictable direction.
"The queen grew up in Zizhou, should she know Liu Chan's story?" Xiao Yu said.
Queen He was silent, and the expression on her face did not change at all.
Seeing that she did not have violent mood swings, Xiao Qu felt relieved and said: "After the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Chan moved to Luoyang and was granted the title of Duke Anle. He died in the seventh year of Taishi's reign in the Chinese Dynasty, at the age of sixty-five, and he died a good death."
"During the Datong period of the Western Wei Dynasty, the deposed Emperor Yuan Qin was killed by Yu Wentai."
"Why Liu Chan lived and why Yuan Qin died, the queen should think carefully about it."
Queen He sighed quietly.
Liu Chan can survive because "he is happy here and does not miss Shu".
Yuan Qin was killed because he was dissatisfied with being a puppet and conspired to kill Yu Wentai, so he was deposed and killed.
However, even if Yuan Qin is content to be a puppet, he will most likely die in the end.
Since the Jin Dynasty, such things have happened frequently, with blood and tears all telling chilling stories of the cruel fate of the deposed emperor.
The saint didn't believe that Shao Shude would let him go, and neither did Queen He. Xiao Yun said this, and it was probably just a lie. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there have been no examples of treating the deposed emperors of the previous dynasties well. Some could not wait to kill him the next day, and some even killed him the next day.
He pretended and waited for a year or two, but he died in the end.
"The King of Xia is merciful and doesn't want to kill everyone." Seeing that He Hou didn't believe it, Xiao Qu shook his sleeves and left directly.
Before leaving, he left a message: "If you continue to cry and cry like this every time you go, no matter how good-tempered King Xia is, there is no guarantee that no one will make their own decisions and be detrimental to Your Majesty."
He then stood still for a while and turned back to the post house.
After dawn, we continued our journey and walked for three days. We arrived in Weinan County on the night of the 25th and stayed at Dongyang Post.
Xiao Qu was very satisfied. In the past three days, the saint did not look so sentimental and crying.
More and more courtiers gathered, and some even abandoned their families and only rode a small donkey and hurried over to accompany him.
The saint's mood seemed to have improved a lot. Maybe it was because officials and scholars kept coming to accompany him, which made him feel a lot better. He also paid attention to the majesty of the emperor, and the previous unhappiness seemed to have been wiped away.