After letting Concubine Jing and Concubine Duan leave, Concubine Duan looked up at the plaque of Xianfu Gate, and then walked into the palace gate with everyone's respectful invitation.
Returning to this familiar place, everything has changed.
Inside the courtyard, it can be seen that it has been newly decorated, but it still looks messy and disorganized, and the original furnishings have disappeared.
Stepping into the main hall, there were four eunuchs and two maids, and of course Mrs. Li lying on the ground.
"You all get out!"
After everyone looked at each other, they all exited the hall.
Slowly walked up to Mrs. Li, who was already dying, staring at Concubine Duan with vicious eyes.
Squatting down, Concubine Duan removed the ball of cloth from Li's mouth.
"Bitch!"
Facing Li's insult, Concubine Duan ignored it and said solemnly: "In the end, I won!"
Mrs. Li once said this to Concubine Duan, but Concubine Duan now returned it to her.
Seeing Mrs. Li's painful and helpless expression, Concubine Duan only felt happy in her heart, so she was even more reluctant to let him die so easily.
"Don't worry, I can't bear to kill you!"
"Don't even think about seeking death, otherwise I will have dozens of members of the Li family buried with you!"
After saying this, Concubine Duan stood up and said slowly: "Just go to the almshouse and wash clothes for people there and clean the toilet buckets!"
"I will also send a few people to keep an eye on you every day!"
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In the afternoon, Zhao Yanxun concluded his inspection.
Surrounded by Hu Dabiao and hundreds of his guards, they rode back to the capital.
"After a busy day, all the ministries have finally settled down. There won't be any big battles in the next few days. Let all the ministries get ready for repairs!"
While walking, Zhao Yanxun was still giving instructions to the commanders of the guards around him.
While walking on the long street, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "Another one, you have to select suitable people from the surrendered troops to join the army. This matter must be done as soon as possible!"
It was almost night now, and the curfew had been imposed in the capital in advance, so not a single person could be seen on the streets.
"As you command!"
"Tell the soldiers below that if there are those who have never married, the court can arrange marriages with women in the city!"
Nowadays, there are many single women in the capital, many of whom have fled from the north.
There were originally an equal number of men and women coming over, but they were rarely captured and sent to the front lines to work as civilian husbands, so the casualties were very large, and naturally there were more women than men.
These women are lonely and helpless, and marrying them to their soldiers is the best of both worlds.
Xu Hong on the side said quickly: "Your Majesty, you have solved a lifelong issue for the sergeants. Everyone will definitely be grateful for your kindness!"
"That's right!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun smiled slightly and said: "There are also unmarried people among you, but you can solve the important matter of your life!"
Immediately afterwards, someone immediately replied: "Your Majesty, you have to see this right!"
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.
"Okay, don't all follow me, go back to your camp!"
"yes!"
Immediately afterwards, these commanders took the order and left.
Soon, Zhao Yanxun and his party returned to the palace and met Wang Shiwei and others.
Although he did not become emperor, Zhao Yanxun still moved into Qian'an Palace, which had been renovated by Lin Quan.
Zhao Yanxun, who was leaning on the dragon chair and wearing a white moiré robe, began to ask Wang Shiwei about the situation.
This afternoon, various government offices resumed operations one after another. People like Wang Shiwei acted as supervisors, and naturally they had many things to report.
After listening to what he said, it took almost twenty minutes.
After listening to him report the situation, Zhao Yanxun talked about something else.
"Today, there are two hidden dangers in Gyeonggi that need to be eliminated!"
"The first is the defeated troops of Yongshun Mansion, and the second is the guard troops left in the southeast!"
Picking up the brush on the table and playing with it, Zhao Yanxun continued: "What I mean is that the cabinet should write to these two places to tell them that the puppet dynasty has been destroyed, so that they can leave the city and surrender!"
If these people still refuse to surrender after being given a step, then Zhao Yanxun will have no choice but to send troops to attack.
"yes!"
"Go for it!"
"yes!"
After Wang Shiwei exited the palace and looked at Lin Quan who was waiting in the palace, Zhao Yanxun immediately asked: "Mother...concubine, has she been brought back?"
Lin Quan quickly replied: "Replying to the prince, the empress brought him back at noon, and he is currently staying in Xianfu Palace!"
Standing up from the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "What did the concubine do after she came back?"
"Mother, she..."
Next, Lin Quan told everything that happened outside Xianfu's door without any concealment.
Zhao Yanxun sighed and didn't say much about it. It's really difficult to distinguish right from wrong in many things.
"Let's go, come with me to Xianfu Palace!"
"yes!"
It is perfectly normal for a son to go to Xianfu Palace to meet Concubine Duan, and for a son to meet his long-lost mother.
But at this moment, Zhao Yanxun's mood felt a little awkward.
When we arrived at Xianfumen, the place had been cleaned and the interior was generally restored to tidiness.
Stepping up the steps, the eunuchs and maids serving here all bowed to the new master of the palace.
Zhao Yanxun had just walked into the palace gate and saw Concubine Duan who had already been greeted outside the main palace door.
Quickening his pace, Zhao Yanxun walked to Concubine Duan and said politely: "Unfilial son... pay homage to your mother!"
At this time, Concubine Duan was already sobbing, and her tears couldn't help but pour out.
After hurriedly walking down the steps, Concubine Duan helped her son up from the ground. Although there were thousands of words in her heart, she finally condensed them into one sentence.
"Son, it's really God's will for us and my mother to meet again!"
What follows is a touching scene of the reunion of mother and son, as the two talk from outside the hall to inside.
They talked for more than an hour, and the mother and son asked each other about what had happened in the past three years, and they did not stop until dinner time came.
At the dinner table, Concubine Duan personally served Zhao Yanxun food, and time seemed to have returned to three years ago.
Faintly, Concubine Duan sensed the estrangement between mother and son, and also sensed the tremendous changes inside and outside her son.
A calm mind and a firm will are indeed qualities that can achieve great things.
"My grandson, when will you come to the capital?"
Zhao Yanxun replied: "My son has been sent to pick him up in advance, and he must be on the way now!"
"When will you ascend the throne?"
"There's no rush in this matter. We won't be in a hurry to talk about it again after we recover the south and southwest!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "Everything happened years ago!"
Conquering these places should have been a big deal, but for Zhao Yanxun, it was just ordinary.
Concubine Duan wanted to give a few warnings, but when she thought about how her son had defeated the imperial court and captured the capital in just over two months, it seemed that it would not be difficult to recover the south and southwest.
"My son heard that my mother punished a group of people outside Xianfu Gate today?"
Hearing this, Concubine Duan replied: "This is what happened, and these people should all deserve to die!"
Zhao Yanxun asked again: "Has my mother killed everyone who deserves to be killed?"
The meaning of Zhao Yanxun's words is tantamount to saying that people who shouldn't be killed should not be killed.
After staring at her son for a few seconds, Concubine Duan said solemnly: "There are too many people who deserve to die, but God has the virtue of good life, and mother can't kill them all!"
Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "My mother is kind-hearted. It is their blessing to be able to save these people's lives!"
Concubine Duan just smiled and then stopped talking about the matter.
During the next meal, although the two of them talked about each other, the atmosphere was already a bit dull.
When the meal was finished and Zhao Yanxun left Xianfu Palace, Concubine Duan couldn't help but said: "My son has grown up after all..."
Growing up means that there is no need to be disciplined, and it also means that as a mother, it is time to adjust your position.
