November 30th is the day before the enthronement ceremony.
It's afternoon, and there are snowflakes in the sky, but it's as warm as spring inside Qian'an Palace.
Zhao Yanxun was reading the memorials, and a lot of things had happened in the past half and a half years.
The first thing is the matter in the northwest. After the Hu people were defeated in the battle of Tianyuguan, the Hu people went east again after five months. Luo Lun, the deputy envoy to the Privy Council and the governor of the North, petitioned Zhao Yanxun to send more troops to resist.
The number of advancing Hu people was really large, and it was difficult to resist them with the troops from the northwest, so Zhao Yanxun sent the imperial army there.
Now that the country of Jin is under his control, and the actual population under his control is tens of millions, he is asked to upgrade all twenty of his guards.
The current situation is that all twenty guards have been upgraded to the first-level army, and the previous Forbidden Army designation has been applied.
Among them, the left and right Xiaocai Guards, the left and right Xiaowu Guards, the left and right Longteng Guards, and the left and right Longzhi Guards are the cavalry; the left and right Tiger Guards, the left Shenwu Guards, the left Wuxiang Guards, the left Yulin Guards, the left and Right Jianmen Guards, and the left and right Jinwu Guards are the infantry.
The above twenty guards are the first-level army, and Zhao Yanxun established four new guards on top of them to formulate his second-level army of 20,000.
The four newly established guard posts are the left and right Shence Guards and the left and right Wuding Guards. They are all second-level troops.
As for the 2,500 third-level soldiers, part of them were used to upgrade senior generals, and the rest were established by Zhao Yanxun as Jin Yiwei.
That's right, they are Jin Yiwei in the literal sense, responsible for dealing with high-level zombies, as well as obtaining intelligence and executing "special" operations.
But there is a problem. Zhao Yanxun's second-level system has also been locked. Zhao Yanxun can only upgrade soldiers again unless the upgraded soldier dies and the quota is vacant.
In other words, now he only has the third-order system that can be used normally.
This quarter's skill points have been exchanged for lighting effects in the third-level system, which will be displayed throughout the capital tomorrow.
Let’s talk about the second major event during this period, which was about the investigation of landowners presided over by Wang Tinghe, which involved many major cases.
Just because of this incident, dozens more families, large and small, were raided and exiled, causing thousands of people to stand up immediately.
The third major event was related to the investigation of traitors to the party in the south. Under the supervision of Cheng Wenguang, Xie Xiaofang organized more than 20 wealthy families.
These people had obvious intentions to fight against the imperial court and were not willing to compromise at all. Zhao Yanxun had no choice but to deal with them.
As things have developed so far, through Zhao Yanxun's work in the Central Plains, people in the south have become aware of the reforms he wants to implement, which also means that the contradiction between the two sides will become more and more serious.
But Zhao Yanxun was not afraid at all. No matter whether it was in the south or southwest, he would send a large army to suppress the border and kill anyone who disobeyed.
What's more, Zhao Yanxun didn't really drive these people to a dead end, he just made them pay taxes.
Looking at the darkening sky, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Is the Yamen prepared for tomorrow's ceremony?"
At this moment, Lin Quan was serving on one side. He was the chief engineer during the entire enthronement ceremony, and he came to report the situation at this time.
Lin Quan replied: "If you want to reply to the emperor, it was all ready three days ago. I personally checked it yesterday and today and it has been confirmed to be correct!"
"Has the cabinet made arrangements for the ceremony to be held tomorrow?"
Tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, in addition to the rituals in the imperial city, will also send officials to the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state, each of which has very complicated rituals.
"Reporting to the Emperor, everything has been arranged, and in accordance with the Emperor's will, each dispatch officer has also arranged an adjutant to deal with emergencies!"
"Yeah!" Zhao Yanxun nodded.
"Are all the spectators sent by each county here?"
Lin Quan said more respectfully: "Yesterday afternoon, Lingbei County, which is the farthest away, also sent people to the capital!"
"Have you checked all the people who arrived in each county? Have you sent people according to the order?"
Zhao Yanxun issued an edict in advance that in addition to officials from each county, gentry and ordinary people must come to Beijing to observe the ceremony.
In other words, Zhao Yanxun wanted people from all walks of life to come to the capital to participate in his coronation ceremony, and to spread what he saw and heard after returning to his hometown.
Especially tomorrow's lighting effects cost Zhao Yanxun 200,000 skill points. If this was not spread throughout the country, it would be a waste for him.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate, and all the counties have complied with the order!"
Nodding, Zhao Yanxun became more and more satisfied, so he waved Lin Quan to retreat.
The business has been dealt with. Although there is a major ceremony tomorrow, Zhao Yanxun, a rare guest, is not nervous or flustered at all.
"In the morning, news came from Yufu Palace that Jing'er couldn't stop crying. Could it be that she misses me as her father?"
Just as Zhao Yanxun was going to visit the Jade Palace, he saw a young eunuch entering the palace, kowtowing and saying: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, please come over!"
Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Are you going to invite me or someone else?"
The eunuch replied: "All the empresses in the palace are invited!"
"knew!"
It seems appropriate to ascend the throne tomorrow and have a small gathering today.
After briefly taking care of the affairs of Qian'an Palace, Zhao Yanxun rushed to Yanshou Palace.
Although she was not officially honored as the Queen Mother, after the Yanshou Palace was re-decorated, Zhao Yanxun asked Concubine Duan to move there.
Concubine Duan was extremely happy these past few days after moving into the palace she cherished most. Every time Zhao Yanxun went to pay her respects, she would hear her sighing about how difficult the previous days were.
When Zhao Yanxun arrived at Yanshou Palace, all the concubines came out to welcome him.
"The weather is cold now. What should you do if it freezes? You don't have to be polite... hurry up and enter the palace!"
Although he has become an emperor, Zhao Yanxun is as humble as usual towards his women, which also makes him more charming in the hearts of them.
Everyone entered the Yanshou Palace, and Zhao Yanxun paid homage to the Queen Mother again.
"My son, there is no need to be polite, get up quickly!" Empress Dowager Cao smiled from ear to ear.
"I called you here today because I plan to let this whole family have a good time to congratulate you!"
Looking at the women present, Queen Mother Cao's eyes fell on her son and said: "Tomorrow you will ascend the throne, and women will not be able to go to the court, so this is the only way to congratulate you!"
Zhao Yanxun smiled, sat on the chair next to the Queen Mother, and replied with a smile: "The Queen Mother is thoughtful, and my son is so grateful!"
At this moment, under the leadership of Xue Baoyun, nine women had lined up to pay homage to the superior Zhao Yanxun.
"I, my concubine, will bow down to your Majesty. Long live my Emperor!"
Zhao Yanxun also smiled and said with his hands, "My beloved concubines, please forgive me!"
The atmosphere was very harmonious after that. Perhaps the Queen Mother intentionally or unintentionally created an opportunity for Zhang Fengxiu to perform fiercely, which earned Zhao Yanxun several compliments.
The fights in the harem were all hidden underwater, and Zhao Yanxun didn't deliberately understand them, so he didn't know many things.
After having dinner at Yanshou Palace, everyone chatted for a while before finally leaving.
Zhao Yanxun went to Yufu Palace with Lin Jingyu on the pretext of visiting Youzi.
Inside the high wall, the accompanying eunuchs and maids were kept far away, and only Zhao Yanxun and his wife were walking on the empty palace road.
Different from the noise just now, the two of them walked without saying a word at this moment, only the bright moon in the sky illuminated the falling snowflakes.
"The Emperor seems to have something on his mind?" Lin Jingyu couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Yanxun sighed, but didn't say anything.
"If you have any troubles, don't dwell on them, otherwise it will harm your body and mind!"
"Although I am stupid, I am still willing to help the emperor resolve a problem, but I am afraid that the emperor is unwilling to tell me!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun laughed, this time it was a natural smile.
"If I really have a problem, not to mention that no one in the world can solve it, I'm afraid even the ancient sages can't help!"
Hearing this joke, Lin Jingyu knew that the matter was not serious, and immediately said: "So, in the eyes of the emperor, I am a useless person!"
"My beloved, this is a huge fallacy. If you didn't explain it to me, I'm afraid I would really be troubled and depressed!"
Lin Jingyu stopped, looked up at Zhao Yanxun and said, "But the emperor hasn't told me yet what the trouble is!"
Zhao Yanxun also stopped, but he raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky.
Sighing, Zhao Yanxun said sadly: "From now on, I will be an eternal thief!"
No matter how well he does his job on the surface, no matter how grand his achievements are, they can't hide what's really going on with Jing Nan.
People don’t say it with their mouths, but they know it in their hearts. The more he tries to hide something, the easier it is for others to get closer to the truth.
Emperor Taizong was as powerful as Emperor Taizong. Although he was praised and praised by the world, there were countless people who secretly said that he was a rebel.
At this moment, facing Zhao Yanxun's sigh, Lin Jingyu didn't know how to explain it.
The two stood there for a long time before they heard Zhao Yanxun suddenly say: "That's all, let future generations comment on your merits and demerits!"
Looking into Lin Jingyu's eyes, Zhao Yanxun dusted off the snowflakes on her cloak and said slowly: "It is right to base yourself on the present and do your best now!"
Lin Jingyu smiled slyly and said: "The emperor is free and easy-going, which is better than the emperors of ancient and modern times!"
After laughing, Zhao Yanxun said: "My beloved concubine has a clever mouth, which is better than that of women in ancient and modern times!"
The two smiled knowingly, and then gradually walked away along the palace road, leaving only two rows of footprints in the snow, which were finally covered by falling snowflakes.