The capital city has restored its former prosperity.
A huge motorcade entered the capital from Yongding Gate.
Su Shu jumped up happily on the carriage.
"I will see my father soon."
Wang Wenjun looked at her son's happy appearance and smiled.
The carriage passed through the Zhengyang Gate and saw the bustling scene of the capital being crowded with people.
Qin Shanshui, the commander of the Qilin Guard, Qi Gangyi, the commander of the Qinglong Guard, and Wu Cheng, the prefect of Shuntian, came to greet everyone.
Qin Shanshui walked to the convoy of King Qin's family and said respectfully: "Dear princesses, King Qin asked me to welcome you all into the palace."
Qin Shanshui led the way on horseback, and the soldiers of Qilin Guard replaced the original Qin army to protect the family scrolls of the King of Qin.
The Qilin Guard soldiers opened the way in front, and they marched all the way into the palace.
Wu Cheng walked to Wang Zhongce.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, and ministers, the king has assigned residences to all of you.
Your family volume can be placed in the mansion first.
I will send officials from Shuntian Prefecture to their respective mansions with your family papers.
I will take you all to visit the cabinet and the six ministries and other yamen."
Wang Zhongce and others followed Wu Cheng to various yamen. They first needed to get familiar with each yamen in the capital.
Qi Gangyi came to the military convoy, and he met with Chief of General Staff Li Fengming and said.
"Chief of Staff Li, I will take you to Wuying Palace. Many military generals have already rushed to Wuying Palace.
The king will host a banquet for us tonight."
Li Fengming rushed his men to the General Staff Headquarters and other yamen to get these yamen up and running as soon as possible.
He followed Qi Gangyi to the Wuying Hall in the imperial palace.
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Wang Wenjun saw that Qin Shanshui had changed into new clothes.
She asked: "Captain Qin, are you still responsible for guarding the palace?"
Qin Shanshui responded respectfully: "Empress Wang, I am not the head of the guard regiment now.
In order to protect the capital, the king established five guards, responsible for the security of the capital, the Forbidden City and the imperial palace.
The Imperial Guard was renamed Qinglong Guard and was responsible for the defense of the entire Shuntian Prefecture.
They are regular troops with heavy weapons.
The Beijing Guards were renamed the White Tiger Guards and were responsible for the security of the capital.
These are lightly armed troops whose main task is to suppress rebellions, not to fight regular armies.
The guard regiment was renamed Qilin Guard and was responsible for the security of the Forbidden City.
The king also established the Suzaku Guard, composed entirely of women, to be responsible for the security of Kunning Palace and other harems.
The Forbidden City and the first half of the Imperial Palace are defended by Qilin Guards.
Only the Kunning Palace and other harems are defended by the Suzaku Guards."
Qin Shanshui only introduced the troops responsible for security, but he did not mention the Xuanwu Guards.
This is a name changed by the secret guard, who is responsible for inspecting hundreds of officials.
Their function is equivalent to the imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty.
The Xuanwu Guards wore green robes and were called bastard guards, turtle guards, etc. by the officials in the capital.
When Wang Wenjun heard the news, she suddenly became nervous.
The defense work of the imperial palace has not changed much from that of the Qin Palace.
Wang Wenjun continued to ask: "Has the Suzaku Guard been established now? Who is in charge of it?"
Wang Wenjun's voice was not loud, but Li Huixin, who was in the car beside her, also listened with her ears pricked up.
This is related to her vital interests, and she certainly hopes that the Suzaku Guard will continue to be managed by her.
There are so many things you can do if you have the power of the palace.
She glanced at the naughty Su Lei and clenched her little fists.
When Qin Shanshui heard this question, his head suddenly became a little big.
As someone who can serve as the head of the guard regiment for a long time by the side of Qin King Su He.
The most important thing is his loyalty, but his political wisdom is not bad either.
Qin Shanshui could only answer bravely. The tone of his answer did not fluctuate at all and would not cause inexplicable speculation.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has established the Suzaku Guard, and now the commander of the Suzaku Guard is Zhou Fangzhi, Eunuch Zhou.
He was the company commander of the original guard regiment. He became an eunuch due to an egg in his private parts, and now he takes over as the commander of the Suzaku Guard.
The other officers and soldiers of the Suzaku Guard are all female soldiers in the army, and many of them are former health workers.
They are not tenured and rotate every three years."
When Wang Wenjun heard the news, she relaxed.
Li Huixin clenched her fists, unwilling to do so.
She had long known that her husband would not let her control the force of the harem forever.
But I didn't expect this day to come so soon.
It should be that the children have grown up and the husband is afraid that they may have different thoughts, so he takes precautionary measures.
Li Huixin asked: "Didn't my husband say that he would not allow new eunuchs? Why is the commander of the Suzaku Guard a eunuch?"
Qin Shanshui replied bravely: "Empress Li, the king has stopped recruiting new eunuchs to the palace.
We Han men are not allowed to become eunuchs.
Exceptions were made for foreigners and eunuchs, and those who became eunuchs due to congenital defects or acquired accidents were still allowed to enter the palace.
Now in the imperial palace, the positions of eunuchs have been greatly eliminated.
There are less than a hundred eunuchs needed, so this amount can be easily raised."
After Qin Shanshui's explanation, there were no other problems with King Qin's family records.
He smoothly led the motorcade to outside the Meridian Gate.
Su He was at the Meridian Gate to welcome the wives and children entering the palace.
Wang Wenjun and others got off the carriage.
Su Shu immediately opened his arms and ran to Su He's side.
"Father, I really miss you."
Su He patted Su Shu's head lovingly.
The official birth of this little guy made him feel that he was really rooted in this era and not an outsider.
Su He soon saw a little guy running toward him tremblingly, and quickly ran to his side.
He felt his thighs being hugged and heard bursts of crying.
This is his second son, Su Lei, crying while holding his lap and wiping his nose with his pants.
The little guy grew up so fast. He hadn't seen him for more than half a year and he was almost unrecognizable.
The eldest daughter Su Rong stood timidly in front of him, twirling the corners of her clothes with her hands and saying, "Father, give me a hug."
Su He hugged each of his children and made them feel his father's love like a mountain.
Only then did he walk to Wang Wenjun and his wife.
He comforted two little guys who were still in their infancy and cried loudly after seeing him.
The whole family took a big car and rushed to the harem.
Su He looked at Wang Wenjun and said: "Wenjun, you will live in Kunning Palace from now on. As the manager of the harem, you must first formulate the rules of the harem.
The rules don't need to be too strict. There's no need to have Confucian etiquette in the harem.
The princes and princesses are raised personally by their mothers.
The princes and princesses are not separated from each other when they are young, and then they are allowed to live alone until they graduate from elementary school."
Su He believes that tyrants and foolish kings have emerged in endlessly throughout the past dynasties.
This is closely related to their living environment when they were young.
Life in the palace was too harsh, leading to a precarious living environment.
In many dynasties, the prince was given to the queen to raise.
This is mainly the aunt-mother raising system under the Confucian etiquette system.
The child was handed over to a stepmother who had a strong competitive relationship with his biological son.
It is a miracle that such children can be raised well.
If a child does not feel family affection from an early age, his personality will gradually become distorted.
If they don't have a good education since childhood, they will definitely do whatever they want when they gain great power.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was prone to weird things, which was closely related to the prince's upbringing.
Su He took his wives to visit the palace and arranged the palace where each wife would live.
The buildings in the palace have been renovated during this period, and they look full of vitality and no longer lifeless.
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Wu Cheng took Wang Zhongce and others, approached the Donghua Gate and arrived at the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Wenhua Hall.
"My lords, this is the seat of the cabinet.
The building not far away is the Wuying Hall, where the governor of the military governor's office and the chief of general staff all work.
Next to it is the Qianqing Palace where the emperor lived.
If anything happens, you can discuss it with the emperor in time."
Wang Zhongce and others came to Wenyuan Pavilion. The layout here was similar to the cabinet in Hanzhong.
Wu Cheng said happily: "My main job during this period is to prepare for the coronation ceremony.
I am not an official in the Ministry of Rites, so I am very frustrated with the preparations for the enthronement ceremony.
Even my own job has been put down a lot.
Now I will hand over the work of the coronation ceremony to the cabinet."
Wu Cheng knew his identity, he was just the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.
Officials from the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites have all come to the capital, and he will definitely not be able to continue hosting the enthronement ceremony.
It's better to hand over all this work as soon as possible.
He took the initiative to hand it over, and he looked good both face and face.
Wang Zhongce smiled and nodded and said: "Prefect Wu has been preparing for such a long time and is very familiar with the enthronement ceremony.
The enthronement ceremony was led by the cabinet, hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and assisted by Magistrate Wu."
Wang Zhongce made arrangements and the enthronement ceremony must be handed over to the Ministry of Rites.
But Wu Cheng has also worked hard and is almost ready, so some credit must be given to him.
Wang Zhongce looked at Song Kangnian, the Minister of Rites, and said: "Shang Shu, the Ministry of Rites has just arrived in the capital. Can it operate normally and complete the enthronement ceremony?"
Song Kangnian immediately assured: "Prime Minister Wang, please rest assured that the enthronement ceremony will be entrusted to our Ministry of Etiquette, and it will definitely run perfectly.
Our etiquette department is most familiar with this kind of ceremony.
Many of the officials from the Ministry of Rites that I brought with me were those who had prepared the ceremony for the king to be crowned king.
The king also did not like the complicated etiquette of these ceremonies.
This further reduces the difficulty of preparing for the coronation ceremony."
Wang Zhongce nodded after hearing this and asked the Rites Department to work as soon as possible.
The primary task of the Ministry of Rites is to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, and the secondary task is to prepare for Enke.
The cabinet came to the capital, and various government offices in the country began to operate normally to deal with the backlog of matters during this period.
Wang Zhongce asked Zheng Ziliang to inform him that he wanted to meet King Su He of Qin.
On the way here, the cabinet had already selected the main officials from each prefecture and county.
The cabinet also proposed some officials with outstanding political achievements as candidates for governors of various provinces, providing them to King Su He of Qin for selection.
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Under the guidance of Qi Gangyi, Li Fengming came to the Wuying Hall in the palace, which is the command center of the army.
Qi Gangyi introduced: "The offices of the Governor's Office, the General Staff Headquarters, the Army Department, the Navy Department, and our Qinglongwei and other yamen.
They are all located outside Chengtian Gate where the former Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was located.
Wuying Hall is where we, the top military officials, are on duty.
When the king encounters emergencies or major problems, he will hold an imperial meeting in Qianqing Palace, where officials from both civil and military parties will be dispatched to discuss national affairs.
Small meetings are held for big things, and big meetings are held for small things.
The problems encountered by most countries can be solved at the Imperial Council."
Li Fengming walked all the way, and he also listened to Qi Gangyi's description of the changes in the capital during this period.
He asked Qi Gangyi: "Has it just been the designation of the Imperial Guard that has changed here in the capital?
Does your Majesty have any thoughts on changing the designations of other armies?"
Qi Gangyi shook his head and said: "I have not heard yet that the king has the idea of changing the designation of other armies.
It's just that the army in the capital is special, the king has already told me.
Under normal circumstances, the Qinglong Guard will not go to the battlefield again.
In order to maintain combat effectiveness, officers and soldiers will be rotated.
The renamed army has become a garrison.
The main army’s designation should not change.”
When Li Fengming heard these words, he understood what Qin King Su He meant.
He entered Wuying Hall and saw that the commanders of various armies had arrived at Wuying Hall, and they were talking about their performance on the battlefield.
Li Fengming saw Su Xiong. He set out from Hanzhong and had not received any military reports from the southern battlefield.
Now he still doesn't know how the battle in the southern battlefield is going?
But seeing Su Xiong here, the battle in the southern battlefield must be going smoothly.
Li Fengming walked up to Su Xiong and asked politely: "Captain Su Xiong, the battle in the southern battlefield was very good. You were one step ahead of me and came to the capital so quickly."
Su Xiong saw Li Fengming sitting next to him and said proudly: "The end time of our southern battlefield is not much slower than that of the northern battlefield.
Just eleven days after the establishment of the Nanming Small Court, I captured the city of Nanjing.
It is a pity that the little emperor Zhu Cixiang, the Hongguang Emperor, ran away.
Now that the war in the southern battlefield has ended, we can look at the whole country.
There are only some security wars left in various places, and there are no large-scale wars to fight now. I feel like my hands are itching."
Su Xiong was very happy. He told Li Fengming about his performance on the southern battlefield.
Outside the door of Wuying Hall, two loud voices soon came, and they were talking while walking.
"Su Hu, your Third Army's attack speed is too slow.
We must rendezvous at Gaizhouwei as soon as possible, and then attack Liaoyang, so that Shenyang can be defeated quickly."
When Su Hu heard Li Dazhuang's complaint, he said: "The Liaodong Plain area is very conducive to cavalry attacks.
Our Third Army is a pure infantry force.
Now, after suffering several losses, the Eight Banners soldiers will not confront us head-on.
They chose to attack the weak points of our army, especially the logistics troops.
I must leave enough troops to protect the city where food and grass are stored.
The troop line is stretched too long and supplies cannot keep up.
Once the supply line is cut off by the Eight Banners soldiers, our Third Army's situation will be very dangerous.
Your Seventh Army is different. There were already Ming troops on the Ningjin front line and they built a large number of fortresses.
As long as some troops are sent to garrison these fortresses, the march in the Ningjin area will be very fast."
When Su Xiong saw Su Hu coming, he immediately went up and gave him a bear hug.
"Brother, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you. You wouldn't be able to make it back in Liaodong."
Su Hu was also very excited when he saw his elder brother.
They were separated from each other in the south and north and could not see each other for a long time.
"Brother, the king has informed us to come back this time, and the army will be handed over to the chief of staff and the others.
There is no major war now, and there will be no problems with the army."
Su Hu and Su Xiong had a brief chat.
He looked at Li Dazhuang and said: "When I come back this time, I must ask the king to send me a cavalry division.
Without the support of the cavalry, and the Eight Banners soldiers did not confront us head-on, they just continued to harass us. This battle was too uncomfortable."
The main generals of the Qin army came to Wuying Hall, and they talked about their performance on the battlefield.
Waiting for the enthronement ceremony of King Qin Su He to begin.
