The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 55 Humalai

The cavalry entered the city from the Jinguan Gate.

Dadadada, Li Cunzhen, the commander of the left wing of the Yanei Iron Cavalry Army, led 3,000 strong Tibetan and Han infantry and cavalry. He was a Turkic and had been adopted as a son by Li Situ for more than ten years.

After nine years, Li Cunzhen revisited the old place and looked up at the familiar Jinguanmen Tower. Blurred faces flashed through his mind. He sighed: "In the third year of Zhonghe, we attacked Chao thieves. I led 6,000 people to fight Huang Kui in Shayuan. Cunxiao fought at Guanghuamen and defeated Lin Yan. Then he entered Chang'an with 18 riders. Chao was terrified and ran away. So my father broke through Jinguanmen, but it was a pity that I didn't get the first credit. Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion now? Things have changed, and autumn has passed in a hurry..."

Zhu Xiewusi was standing on the carriage. When his attendant Helian Weihuan heard what he said, he smiled and said, "That year, the king was the first to enter Chang'an from the Jinguang Gate, and his merit was the first. Today, the lady also entered Chang'an from the Jinguang Gate. It is a sign of good fortune. She should be the first in the harem."

"Who is the first? It should be Empress Dowager Feng!" The Daibei athletes cheered and shouted "Long live the Empress Dowager Feng" to Chong Yan Zhai Che.

Before Li Keyong entered Taiyuan, the Hedong Ya army was unruly and brutal. Dou Han, Cao Xiang, Cui Jikang, Li Kan, Li Wei, and Kang Chuangui were all unable to control them. Some died or were driven away. Li Keyong was deeply worried, so he recruited tens of thousands of warriors from the Khitan, Xi, Turkic, Uighur, Tatar, and Tuyuhun tribes outside the Great Wall, and selected those who were brave, honest, wise, trustworthy, and close to him to form a separate Ya team.

The 3,000 infantry and cavalry that escorted Zhuxie Wusi this time were from Yanei's Black Crow, Iron Cavalry, Iron Forest, and Hengchong armies, and almost all of them were Hu people.

Normally, they helped Li Keyong suppress rebellious tribes and crack down on dissidents. When going to war, they would plunder money and food and supervise the garrison troops. They were all trusted people, so they were picked out to serve as guards during the trip to Chang'an to protect his daughter from being harmed by villains.

In critical moments, it can also "protect" the saint.

Many of these guards often went in and out of Li Keyong's mansion, and Zhu Xiewusi was influenced by them. Not only could he recite their names by heart, but he could also tell the number of people in their families, the number of children, and the names of their wives and concubines.

For example, the warrior next to her with a big black mole at the corner of his mouth - Helian Weihuan, 33 years old this year, a Tuyuhun, a Du Yuhou of the Tielin Army. Whenever his father went on an expedition, he would be transferred to be one of the guards in front of the tent.

He was cruel and vicious. When the imperial court attacked Hedong, Jingzhao Yin Sun Kui was captured and sawed in half. He was the one who did it. He also liked to eat raw meat. After a battle, he was used to eating the corpses of strong enemy soldiers.

Zhu Xiewusi disliked him because of his fishy smell and disgusting sour breath. Just now, he clamored with his men to support her as the queen, which made her almost vomit.

Another example is the fish-scale armored cavalry general on the right, Kang Lingzhong, a Sogdian, one of the ten generals of the Black Crow Army. He was not so easy to kill, but after his father entered Jinyang, he executed more than a dozen stubborn and unruly Hedong generals. He was a low-key person and often compared himself to Li Guangbi.

Zhu Xiewusi had a very good impression of him.

Seeing that the soldiers were still clamoring that the sage should make her the queen, and Li Cunzhen and his men did not try to stop them, Zhu Xiewusi could not help but pat the carriage board and said, "Be obedient and don't act so arrogantly. The court has its own considerations, and using military force to intimidate them is not the way of a minister."

"Yes." The athletes from Daibei gestured to each other to stop talking, and the team soon quieted down.

The convoy entered the central axis road.

Although Zhu Xiewusi repeatedly stressed that the battle should be small and not disturb the people of Chang'an, the intimidation caused was still huge. In the past, Li Keyong broke into the city and let his troops go. The well-dressed and noble, rob! The peasants, rob! As for the emperor, he saved his face and did not set fire. Guangqi and Wang Chongrong fought against Tian Lingzi and made a fortune in Guanzhong. After the defeat of the battle against Hedong, Li Keyong sent a letter to Chang'an, threatening: I want to call the gatekeeper with iron hooves, knock on the jade steps, complain about the evil to your majesty, and accept the imperial edict in the ancestral temple of the previous emperor.

When the news came out, officials and common people in the capital fled to the mountains with their families, which shows the reputation of Li Situ in Guanzhong...

When Zhuxie Wusi's carriage entered the city, he learned that "the Shatuo woman is coming to be the saint's concubine!" The doors of the officials and common people were closed and the streets were empty.

The eunuchs and concubines of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the protocol officers of the Southern Court who were ordered to welcome them also looked heavy-hearted when they saw the knights of the Hedong Army. There was a dead silence all around, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the trees on the roadside.

The knights' eyes wandered over the imperial concubines, eunuchs, and court officials. These damn eunuchs beat and scolded the saint, would they beat the concubines? They also frivolously looked at the Jinwu and guards who were on duty to enforce the law, and discussed the appearance of the imperial guards. Could they protect the saint?

Wang Congxun was so angry that his fists creaked. He raised his horse spear twice, but when he thought of the saint's repeated instructions, "Don't fight with others," he had to put it down angrily. Cao Zhe, Jiang Tao, Mo Zangqiqi, Xifeng Shuolihe and other military students were in a commotion and surrounded Wang Congxun, suggesting that they teach these guys a lesson.

Shangshu Li Xi's mood changed again and his face turned red.

Li Keyong this thief!

Is this to marry off the daughter or to demonstrate?
It seems that this man is the only one who can subdue this group of evil soldiers in Taiyuan. Today, when he is not here, their fierce and arrogant side is exposed.

Think of this.

Li Xi cursed the old thief Ximen Chongsui in his heart.

Can a saint control her if she marries such a woman? She will suffer a lot of bullying in the palace.

He recalled the story of the Northern Dynasty Empress Erzhu Ying'e teaching Emperor Xiaozhuang - Do you think you are the emperor? Without my father, you are nothing!
He recalled the scandal of Guo Yan in this dynasty who scolded Princess Shengping - are you relying on your father being a saint? My father doesn't even want to be a saint.

Alas, now the imperial court is weak and dependent on others. The saint cannot afford to offend the Shatuo woman, so he can only hope that the Shatuo woman is well-educated, well-mannered and knows the general situation.

Fortunately, Zhu Xiewusi is quite observant.

Seeing the embarrassment of the imperial concubines, eunuchs, and court officials, she stepped down from the carriage, returned a salute to Li Xi who was bowing, then reached out to help him up, looked at Helian Weihuan, Kang Lingzhong and other generals, and said: "I will marry the saint, and make strangers a couple. You should put away your nature and don't make things difficult for me."

After saying that, she flicked her whip. Helian Weihuan and the others became serious, no longer smiling, and turned around to tell the knights to stop buzzing.

"The Holy Saint's will." Li Xi then took out the drafted edict from the Hanlin Academy and held it up.

Zhu Xiewusi didn't know the etiquette of receiving and handing over imperial edicts. Hearing this, he remembered the scene of his father meeting the angel, so he stood where he was and bowed.

Seeing the ministers opposite whispering to each other, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

A nobleman from a prince's family, has he never eaten pork or seen a pig run? It's so rude, and he disrespects the saints.

"The decree for canonizing a virtuous concubine says: I have been granted the title of ancestor of the Zhou... Zhuye Wusi, gentle, kind, auspicious, talented and beautiful. I have appointed the Minister of Rites and Right Servant Xi to grant her the seal and ribbon. I have conferred her the title of the first-rank virtuous concubine, to assist in discussing women's etiquette at home and to teach women outside. I have been appointed to maintain harmony in the palace and to assist in domestic affairs. I have been granted a carriage, a chariot, clothes, and a charioteer. I have also granted silk, money, clothes, shoes, jade articles, etc. to the followers of Jin people. I have announced the auspicious day to the Emperor of Heaven and the gods of Hou Tu."

Li Xi was angry at the Jin people's show of force and was in a bad mood. After reading the sage's words, he ordered the relevant personnel to hand over the gifts. The Jin soldiers, officers, maids, and waiters who followed the sage were delighted to receive the sage's gifts and shouted "Long live the saint" several times.

Saints are good, they are much more generous than marshals.

Yu Wenrou, a eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came up with someone, changed her address, and extended her hand to invite him, "Xian Fei, please enter the palace now. The emperor is waiting for you at Chengtian Gate."

Zhu Xiewusi was about to get in the car, but when he thought of what his father had told him, he said calmly, "I'll go to the Jinzouyuan first to settle down Jianer and his entourage. I'm also a little tired and want to rest for a while. Please tell the saint not to wait, we'll be back later."

"This..." Yu Wenrou felt quite embarrassed and insisted, "You can go to the palace first and go to the Imperial Court tomorrow."

"No more delay." Zhu Xiewusi said calmly, asking Helian Weihuan to give up his mount, and then he swiftly climbed on it. Yuwenrou had no choice but to follow him with his men.

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Fuguangli, Hedong Jinzouyuan. People were coming and going in the large hall, and the tables, beds, murals on the walls and even the lamps were all cleaned up and looked brand new.

Under the guidance of the clerk, warriors including Helian Weihuan, Kang Lingzhong, and An Guangen strode in with Zhu Xiewusi.

Female officials such as Yuwenrou were ordered to wait outside the residence.

Zhu Xiewusi walked around the courtyard before walking slowly to the hall, his leather boots making a clattering sound on the floor, and sat down on a large pear wood chair. He took the glass of wine offered by the waiter and took a sip.

The imperial court official Guo Chongtao led everyone in the court to bow down to her and chant words of blessing.

"Everyone sit down." Zhu Xie Siwu put down the silver cup and looked at Guo Chongtao scrutinizingly: "Listen to the words and deeds of the emperor, observe the movements of the court, record the appointment and dismissal of generals and ministers, record the memorials of ministers and other important military and political secrets, and report to the court. I am a new married saint, I don't know his nature, and I am not familiar with the women in the palace. The shogunate has been asking for too long. You can tell me about the latest so that I can have an idea."

"Yes."

Guo Chongtao nodded and said, "The Saint is restrained both internally and externally. After Yang Fugong's trouble, he lost his youthful impulsiveness. Qi and Bin were poisoning the people, and the Emperor led troops to fight against them. After returning victorious, he became even more taciturn and serious. It is rumored that the more than a thousand Bin prisoners who were massacred in Yongjiali were his doing. Before that, he also sent troops to the Huazhou Jinzouyuan in the middle of the night to kill everyone. The details show the whole. The Emperor seems to be abusing others, but in fact he is cruel and will not move."

Zhu Xiewusi nodded slightly: "He can endure the humiliation under his crotch and win the support of the army and the people. He must not be underestimated."

"Of course. We were afraid of offending him, so we lay low for the time being and did not make any more ties with the eunuchs."

"Mr. Guo has done a great job." Zhu Xiewu thought with approval and asked again, "I heard that he alienated his wife and favored only one person. Is this true?"

"I don't know whether it's true or not. Maybe he's pretending and has some ulterior motive." Guo Chongtao knew a lot of secrets. He knew that the saint used to be in harmony with concubines like Concubine Shu, but now they were suddenly alienated. Even the outsiders had heard the rumors, so it was not a question of who he favored.

Hearing this, Zhu Xiewusi did not ask any more questions and changed the subject, saying, "What about the Bian thieves? I heard that Zhu thieves asked for the post of Salt and Iron Commissioner, and also asked for the post of governor of Yan, Yun, and Heyang, and wanted to move the garrison to Shi Pu, but they were rejected. I'm afraid the Bian thieves will not stop coming to the court. Are they trying to bribe the ministers and slander my father again?"

"We have sent assassins to kill their memorial officer Cui Dan on his way back to Bianzhou to report on his work." Guo Chongtao took a sip of water.

"Okay." Zhu Xiewusi was in a good mood and could already imagine the scene of Zhu Wen being furious.

During the disaster at Shangyuanyi, my father almost died at the hands of this thief. That night, more than a dozen cousins who grew up together were killed. Although we are in different lands, this hatred is irreconcilable.

After a pause, Zhu Xiewusi stood up, looked at everyone and said, "My father said that since the Great Turks were defeated by Emperor Taizong, the Shatuo people have been like slaves being bought and sold, without their own land. They fought for the Tang people, worked for the Uighurs, and were driven by the Tubo. In the Qianfu year, he and his ancestors tried to take over Datong, Zhenwu, and Daibei, but unfortunately they were defeated by the court. This time we must make good use of the saint's power to consolidate Hedong."

The Shatuo people don't want to be slaves of others forever!
My ancestors refused to take over, and my father killed Duan Wenchu, the defender of Datong, and established himself as king. He fought against the royal army of more than 100,000 for two years, and in recent years he has been desperately attacking Hebei. What is his goal? - Zhu Xiewu Si Su knew his father's ambition.

But as a concubine, who should I lean towards?

A saint? Let's see what kind of emperor you are.

(End of this chapter)