After dealing with these officials, Zhao Yanxun still has many things to do.
The first thing he had to do was let the troops in the city withdraw gradually.
There are now hundreds of thousands of troops in the city. If they are all crowded inside, it will only cause trouble. Withdrawing most of them to rest outside the city will be beneficial to restoring order.
He had to visit all the warehouses and all the yamen to straighten out all the rules and regulations.
For Zhao Yanxun, after the battle was won, it was time for him to get busy.
As the government gradually resumed operations, order in the city was gradually restored, and at least people's hearts stabilized.
In a certain square in the south city of the capital, outside a very ordinary small courtyard, a large number of soldiers were stationed outside, and a large number of people were watching from a distance.
At the entrance of the dilapidated courtyard, there is an extraordinarily gorgeous Jiaozi, with a bright yellow brocade cover embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns.
In the courtyard, Su Chuyun and Cao Yunhui stood at the door of the room with great respect, watching a little kid running back and forth.
At this moment, Concubine Duan herself was sitting in the house, looking at the alley in the distance from the door.
"Auntie, let's go first. My nephew will order someone to take good care of this little kid and hand him over to his grandma!"
At this time, only Cao Yunhui dared to speak.
Concubine Duan sighed. On the surface she was Shuanzi's grandmother Liu, but in fact she was waiting for her biological son.
Unfortunately, now, it is almost noon, Concubine Duan has not been able to wait for anyone, and her childishness has faded away.
Three years ago, Zhao Yanxun took the initiative to request vassal status, which made Concubine Duan feel that there was a problem in the relationship between mother and son.
Through her analysis during this period, Concubine Duan felt that the reason why her relationship with her son had deteriorated was because she was a too strong mother and never cared about what her son really thought.
In fact, as an "ancient person", Concubine Duan can think of this level in the parent-child relationship, which is really unprecedented.
But her analysis was still wrong. The so-called poor relationship was not because of her as a mother, but because her son's soul had changed.
At this moment, after hearing Cao Yunhui's persuasion, Concubine Duan no longer wanted to wait any longer, so she waved to Shuanzi.
The child immediately ran to Concubine Duan and stared at her with clear eyes.
"Shuanzi, it seems I can't wait for your grandma!" Concubine Duan sighed.
There has been chaos in the city for the past two days. Mrs. Liu secretly went out in the middle of the night to inquire about news. She has not come back yet, which really makes Concubine Duan worried.
She never expected that in these two months, she would actually have a relationship with an ordinary old woman.
Concubine Duan stood up, took out a package from the cabinet beside her, and handed it to Shuanzi's hand.
"Take it and eat it!"
When the children got the snacks, they were naturally very happy and jumped up and down in the room.
Concubine Duan walked out of the door, and the soldiers standing inside and outside the courtyard, led by Su Chuyun and Cao Yunhui, all knelt on the ground.
The person in front of me is the biological mother of King Yong Zhao Yanxun, and the future sacred and noble empress dowager.
How could they, who were loyal to King Yong, not respect Concubine Duan?
"Auntie, get on the sedan!" Cao Yunhui said with great respect.
Looking back at her residence, Concubine Duan walked into the sedan chair.
When she sat down in the sedan, her whole demeanor suddenly changed, and she became the figure who was manipulating the harem.
After about half an hour, Concubine Duan was carried to Chengtian Gate. In front of her was Da'anmen, the main entrance of the palace.
When he opened the curtain, he saw the soldiers standing on the left and right. They all knelt down when the sedan arrived.
It reminded Concubine Duan of the situation when she was kicked out of the palace, and it also reminded her of a certain person.
"Is that bitch Li still alive?"
Upon hearing the question in the sedan chair, Cao Yunhui did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately replied: "Auntie, Mrs. Li is still alive, and is now under house arrest in Yanshou Palace!"
Hearing this, Concubine Duan sneered.
"Immediately send an order to have all the concubines in the palace kneel outside Xianfu Gate!"
"yes!"
Xianfu Palace was the former residence of Concubine Duan.
Those people drove her out from there back then, and today she would have them kneel at Xianfu Gate to welcome her back.
Everyone in the harem was under house arrest. To avoid suspicion, eunuchs were responsible for guarding everyone.
There are many eunuchs in Ouchi, and they are all loyal to the emperor as long as the emperor is still alive.
Now that the emperor is gone, these people who have lost their roots are naturally loyal to the new "emperor" Zhao Yanxun.
Even most of the civil servants who had read the books of sages did not have the idea of death to serve the country. It was natural for these eunuchs to submit to Zhao Yanxun.
Concubine Duan's order was quickly conveyed to Lin Quanchu, who immediately put down other things in his hands and took people to make arrangements himself.
So the originally peaceful harem suddenly became agitated.
The concubines of Emperor Tai'an and Emperor Jingping, including the Li family in Yanshou Palace, were all driven outside Xianfu Gate one after another.
"Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
"Kneel down!"
The more than thirty concubines present were being scolded one after another and were forced to kneel down, with a look of fear on their faces.
"I told you to kneel down, didn't you hear me?"
A eunuch pointed at Mrs. Li, the once respected empress dowager.
But being stared at by Mrs. Li, the eunuch seemed to lack confidence at the moment. After being stared at for a while, his breathing became rapid.
"Ai Jia is the late emperor's empress and the empress dowager. Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to kneel down?"
Although she knew that her scolding was useless, Mrs. Li still tried her best to maintain dignity in front of these slaves.
Choked by Mrs. Li's words, the eunuch didn't know what to say for a moment and could only glance at his companion for help.
"The Empress Dowager? That bullshit Empress Dowager!" Someone in the crowd was rude to Ms. Li.
This person, also surnamed Li, was a nobleman during the reign of Emperor Tai'an and the biological mother of King Guang Zhao Yanyuan.
His son was forced to join the feudal clan, and his life and death hung on a thread. Li Guiren hated the emperor Zhao Weilong to death, and he also hated the Li family.
Now that the palace servants were asking him to kneel down outside the Xianfu Gate, Li Guiren's head was spinning faster and he roughly guessed what would happen next.
So when Mrs. Li was showing her strength, she dared to contradict her and took the opportunity to submit a petition to Concubine Duan.
"My sister is right. I think she is asleep and hasn't woken up. I'm afraid she's talking in her sleep right now. The Queen Mother... Hahaha!"
The second person who spoke was Emperor Tai'an's concubine Hu, who was the biological mother of Prince Heng Zhao Yansong.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Li immediately scolded: "You bitches, it's not your turn to speak in the harem right now!"
"Stop arguing, kneel down...kneel down!"
"Push her to the ground!"
Seeing Concubine Duan's chariot and sedan approaching, several eunuchs near the Li family panicked, and then used brute force to push the "Empress Dowager" down to her knees.
"Presumptuous... I've rebelled against you!" Li was furious.
At this moment, he hated himself for being cowardly and not having the guts to end his life when Yong's army entered the city, which was why he felt the humiliation at this moment.
"Don't let her talk nonsense, stop her mouth!"
These eunuchs did not hesitate and blocked Li's mouth directly.
At this moment, Concubine Duan changed into the chariot sedan chair and saw the scene outside Xianfu Gate from a distance.
Li's incompetent rage also reached her ears, making her feel particularly happy.
"Welcome to you, empress!"
Dozens of eunuchs present were all kneeling on the ground, showing great respect to Concubine Duan.
The carriage came down, and Concubine Duan, who was dressed in commoner clothes, was smiling confidently.
Taking steps, Concubine Duan slowly walked up to Mrs. Li.
Li wanted to raise her head high, but several eunuchs controlled her tightly, so she could only stare at Concubine Duan's shoes.