Chapter 1260 After the War

 For Adou, the most nervous moment of this battle was not the moment when he learned that Shangdang was missing.

 It was the moment when it was reported that Sima Yi was advancing on Jinyang and Taiyuan was in danger.

 Shangdang was lost, and Hedong was still used as a barrier.

 But if Taiyuan is lost again, Hedong will most likely not be protected.

 Without Hedong, Chang'an will be uneasy.

 In addition, the Han Dynasty had just regained Guanzhong, and the people's hearts were not yet fully attached.

If coupled with the instigation of thoughtful people, it is impossible to say that even Chang'an will be difficult to stabilize.

As an emperor who had just moved the capital to Chang'an not long ago, if he was really forced to retreat to Hanzhong, he would really be like Cao Rui when he visited Xuchang eastward and make the world smile.

Cao Rui did this kind of deception, why should the emperor of Han Dynasty do it too?

 This emperor has a brother-in-law!

 My brother-in-law is very powerful!

 It’s also fortunate that my brother-in-law is very capable.

Although the mistake in the palace's decision-making did not have serious consequences in the end, it is impossible to say that Adou has no fear.

　　"Your Majesty's words are serious. Your Majesty is the king, the queen is also the king, and she will always be a minister. How can a king plead guilty to a minister?"

Adou waved his hand, "There are no outsiders here, just you and me. We can't go up to the sky or go down to the ground. For now, we can put aside the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers."

As he spoke, he leaned toward Feng Yong and said sincerely:

"Before the death of the late emperor in Yong'an Palace, he left me a posthumous edict. There was a message in it: You can read the Han Dynasty and the Book of Rites, and take the time to look at the books of the Masters, Liu Tao and Shang Jun, which will benefit people's minds and wisdom. I heard that the Prime Minister wrote it Shen, Han, Guanzi, and Liu Tao have all completed their duties. If they are not sent away, the Tao will be lost. You can update yourself to seek knowledge and enlightenment."

"Although I was unwise and fell short of the late emperor's expectations, I did remember a little bit about Liu Tao's record: The world is not the world of one person, but the world of the world. Those who share the benefits of the world will win the world; those who are good at the benefits of the world will win the world. Then you will lose the world."

“Only today do I understand why Emperor Gaozu, after gaining control of the world, swore the White Horse Alliance with all the founding heroes.”

 At this point, Adou emphasized his tone:

“It is clear that the world is not the world of one person, but the world of the world. This statement is very true, and I understand it deeply!”

Watching Fatty Liu chattering and rambling, Feng Yong vaguely guessed what the emperor wanted to say, but he was a little unsure.

 He did not speak easily, but listened silently.

Unexpectedly, Adou said this not to perform a one-man show by himself:

"Mingwen, I have said so much, can you understand what I mean?"

Feng Duhu thought for a moment, and then shook his head under Adou's eager eyes:

 “Forgive me for being stupid and unable to understand the holy will.”

 Adou looked at Feng Yong steadily.

 Feng Yong lowered his head and remained silent.

 After a long time, Adou sighed helplessly:

“Mingwen, are you angry in your heart?”

“Thunder, rain, and dew are all due to your kindness. How can I dare to be angry? Isn’t it because I am rebellious?”

If it had been any other king, Feng Duhu's indifferent appearance would probably have been labeled as arrogant and arrogant in the emperor's mind.

 Fortunately, Adou is a kindhearted person. To put it harshly, his temperament is a little weak and his ears are too soft.

 But the advantage is that he has no suspicion, that is, he has no suspicion of his ministers.

 This is probably the temperament developed from living in the shadow of Xiangfu for many years.

 Let alone this time, it was indeed the royal decision that was wrong.

 Many ministers in the court were dissatisfied with the queen.

 In the past, when a strong enemy was suppressing the territory, the monarch and his ministers worked together to defend against the enemy. Naturally, no one mentioned this matter.

 But now that the war is over, this matter must be resolved eventually, and the sooner the better.

 The key to solving this problem undoubtedly lies with Feng Duhu.

A kind-hearted but weak emperor not only wanted to protect his most valued ministers from grudges, but also wanted to protect his erring queen, and even tried to resolve the grievances between the two parties.

"I know that Mingwen was wronged, and it was indeed because I was not broad-minded at that time." Adou said sincerely, "While the Shangdang was at war, the queen was worried day and night, restless in sleep and food, and often got up from fright at night."

"I have never seen the queen be so out of sorts in the many years since she entered the palace. Even when the late emperor passed away in Yong'an Palace and the Han Dynasty was in danger of overthrowing, she was able to calmly comfort me."

"It's clear that the queen and I have a romantic relationship, which is the meaning of the marriage, and the oath of the same hole. You just look at my face and expose this matter, how about it?"

Feng Yong smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty said something serious. If nothing else, how much help did the palace give you in Hanzhong and Nanzhong? How could I dare to forget it?"

"Not to mention, Si Niang is my wife. Just as your Majesty said, there is no one above the sky or one below the ground. There are only two of you, Your Majesty and I. Since Your Majesty has condescended to me, I will be overstepping my bounds."

Feng Yong said, pointing at Adou and then at himself:

"The matter that your Majesty and your ministers are talking about is a family matter when there are no outsiders. Since it is a family matter, what can't be discussed?"

Without the help of the royal family, how could Feng Yong have been so successful at the beginning of his business?

 This was also one of the reasons why he chose to give in on Wei Yan's appointment, not wanting to cause too much trouble.

 No matter what the royal family’s original purpose was, it did give him a lot of help.

 You should never forget your roots as a human being.

Hearing this, Adou's face relaxed and he said repeatedly:

 “That’s good, that’s good!”

 Seeing Adou's appearance, Feng Yong couldn't help but remind him:

"Your Majesty, family affairs are easy, but state affairs are difficult. Even if the ministers remain silent on this matter, your majesty and the queen still have to give an explanation to the courtiers, otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the people!"

"I know, I know!" Adou nodded. He looked at Feng Yong and held his hand. "Now that our family affairs are settled, we can have more time to deal with state affairs!"

“Don’t worry, although I am mediocre, I am by no means a person who does not know right from wrong. I will give an explanation to the officials when the time comes.”

Feng Yong nodded silently: "Your Majesty already has some concerns, so I am worrying too much."

After talking about the business, Adou relaxed and asked with a smile:

“This time Mingwen turned defeat into victory. He not only regained Shangdang and forced Sima Yi to flee Jizhou, but also sent people to capture Hangu Pass and Shaanxi. His achievements are not insignificant.”

“But I don’t know what kind of reward Mingwen wants this time?”

Feng Yong waved his hand quickly: "Rewards are your Majesty's authority. How dare I take the initiative to invite rewards? Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness!"

　　Different from the first time he heard "thunder, rain and dew, all are your kindness", Adou couldn't help laughing and pointed at Feng Yong:

"You are such a nonsense. You keep talking over and over again, making it difficult for people to grasp the beginning and end. Okay, if you don't ask for credit, then I will make the decision myself. But then you don't have to find any excuses to refuse."

“No, thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.”

"Hahaha…"

  —

As the emperor's chariot drove into Chang'an City, the officials and people who had been waiting in the street immediately cheered like a wave:

 “Long live!”

 “Won victory!”

Long live is for the emperor, and ten thousand victories are for the soldiers who follow the chariot.

 Waiting for the imperial troops guarding the emperor's chariot to pass, closely followed were the soldiers returning in triumph.

 They are the protagonists today.

Even though it was early winter and the chill had arrived, the officials and the people still started to throw the fruits and melons they found from nowhere to the soldiers who were marching into the city proudly.

The more daring women rushed forward with their hands, and when they saw a boy they liked, they stuffed fruits into his arms, and either touched a handful or took out a handful to take advantage.

Seeing the actions of those women, the young lady looked a little shy and just followed them, quietly stuffing a handkerchief or something.

 Today's Chang'an City, after several years of management, has regained a lot of popularity.

 More importantly, there are many caravans traveling between the grasslands, Liangzhou, and even the Western Regions.

 Coupled with the Han's policy towards the barbarians in the grasslands, there were not many barbarians.

 Some Hu girls who came up from the grassland couldn't help but widen their eyes when they saw the scene in front of them.

It is said that the Han people know etiquette and observe etiquette, but why do these women look no more restrained than us grassland women!

 “What are they doing?”

 Someone is already making a move.

An old woman next to her smiled and explained: "Of course it's a sign of admiration from the man who meets his eye."

 “Is this still possible?”

 “What’s not to do?”

Hearing this, the bearded girl's eyes shone, she screamed and rushed forward, imitating those women, reaching out to touch her.

 The sons of the Han family, especially the officers and soldiers of the Han army, are now very popular in the grasslands.

As long as you can marry a Han soldier and give him children, you won't have to worry about anything in your life.

 Divide fields, divide land, divide wool, divide dividends…

 “Where did the Hu girl come from and dare to join in the fun?”

"You can touch it, but I can't? Ah Lang, look at me, look at me!"

 “Go over there! Don’t get in my way!”

 “I don’t! The emperor of the Han family said that the Han and the barbarians are as one!”

 …

 Those generals who came out of martial arts schools are the most popular.

He is not very old, but he has the prowess of a military general and a special literary aura.

Those women love to see the youthful appearance of these young generals trying hard to hide their blushing faces, but being unable to do so.

 With the addition of Hu Nu, the scene began to become chaotic.

The sharp whistle sounded in time, and the Jinwu Guards who maintained order arrived and began to control the situation.

Zhao Guang, who was leading the way, was riding a tall horse, his whole body wrapped in bright light armor, looking left and right, quite proud, looking very coquettish.

Those women did not dare to stop his horse. At most, some people would throw melons and fruits at him.

But for Zhao Guang, who was wearing armor, it didn't matter at all.

 Suddenly, a papaya hit Zhao Guang on the head.

 “Boom!”

Zhao Guang shook his head and felt that the hand of the person throwing the melon was quite strong.

 Subconsciously, he turned his head to look, but saw that there were so many people. How could you tell which one threw it?

On the other hand, when the women around him saw him turning around, they all thought that the handsome general was looking at them, and they couldn't help but wave and scream.

 Zhao Guang failed to find the target and had to give up.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a dark shadow flying over from the corner of his eye.

This time, he was not careless. He stretched out his hand like lightning and caught the papaya that was thrown at him.

 At the same time, he turned his head again and looked in the direction where the papaya was flying.

This time, he finally saw the other person clearly.

But he saw Huang Wudie leaning out from the window of the restaurant on the street, waving to him excitedly to say hello.

She was accompanied by Mrs. Zhongdu Huyou, and several little heads popped up, holding their hands on the window sill and looking at the excitement below.

Zhao Guang grinned and threw the papaya in his hand, indicating that he would accept it.

Although I don’t know who threw the papaya in the hand of this handsome general, many women screamed when they saw his action of accepting the papaya.

In the fourth year of Yanxi, the Han army officers and soldiers returned victoriously, and all the officers and soldiers who had made meritorious service were rewarded.

 The most important of these are three things:

Feng Yongqian was appointed as the Grand Sima, and still held the post of Protector of the Central Government, recording the affairs of the ministers and setting up the government to manage affairs.

Jiang Wan was promoted to general and appointed as the governor, and he and Feng Yong recorded the affairs of the minister.

At the same time, the emperor issued an edict that the Gui Palace to the north of Weiyang Palace was originally built by Emperor Xiaowu as a residence for the concubines in the harem.

 Because of the rush to move the capital, there was no time to tidy up the Gui Palace in the early years, so the concubines in the harem had no choice but to live in the Weiyang Palace.

Now that Gui Palace has been sorted out, the Queen will lead all the concubines to move to Gui Palace and no longer live in Weiyang Palace.

 This edict means that Weiyang Palace has officially become the pure political core place of Ji Han.

Although Gui Palace and Weiyang Palace are connected by a pavilion road, they are separated by a palace wall after all, which also means that the queen is alienated from Ji Han's political center.

Of course, she can still influence the government through Adou. With Adou's temperament, it is impossible to get rid of the queen's advice.

 But after all, there is no way to directly and secretly participate in government affairs in Weiyang Palace as before.

Besides these things, the most talked about thing among people in the market is the emperor's respect and favor for Feng Da Sima.

 Da Sima’s son Feng Kai (namely A Mo, the son of the right lady) was made a marquis before he was a minor and had his own title, which is really amazing.

Also being knighted as a minor was Guan Sheng, the son of General Zhendong. Because of his father's merits, he was granted the title of Yongshou Neitinghou.

 What does Neitinghou mean?

It means the princes in the capital. They have no fiefdoms and only have food households.

Where is this eternal life?

 Not far away, it is in the southwestmost county of Han Dynasty, Yongchang County.

Of course, this is not far away for Guan Sheng’s Amu Huawan.

 After his son was knighted, Hua Xiaowu has been smiling from ear to ear.

Although it is said that women are the patriarchs of the Zhurong tribe, the title of the Han Dynasty is still very precious - especially to the barbarians in Nanzhong.

Not to mention that this title is not the kind given to foreigners, but the serious title of Neitinghou.

Hua Xiaowu, whose own son has this title and is already the leader of the Zhurong tribe, is considering whether to break the tradition of the tribe and allow men to serve as tribe leaders in the future.

 “As for that? Isn’t he just a Neitinghou?”

Zhang Xiaosi expressed his disdain for Hua Xiaowu counting the pros and cons with his fingers, as if he had never seen the world.

Her son was named Shunyang Tinghou, which was half a level higher than Guan Sheng's Neitinghou.

I didn’t see how happy she was.

Hua Xiaowu curled his lips and said nothing.

You are the main wife of Da Sima, and I am just an outside wife. How can it be the same?

Hua Xiaowu is self-aware. She knows that the title of General Zhendong will definitely not be given to her son.

 with withholding a title or title, General Guan's biological son will inherit it in the end anyway.

 And it is most likely that it is the second son Ashun.

As for the eldest son Ah Chong, he will probably inherit the title of his lover.

 Outsiders all say that Your Majesty may have had selfish motives in choosing the son of your right wife to serve as Yin Jue.

 She is the Queen's biological sister after all.

 But only those who know the inside story know that this is actually making way for Mrs. Zuo’s two sons.

Thinking of this, Hua Xiaowu is very happy!

My son has been knighted. If you say you are unhappy, that would be a lie.

 But if this is the case, it is equivalent to severing the idea of ​​inheriting the title of Feng Mansion. If you are as happy as I am, then you are crazy!

 Who is Zhang Xiaosi?

Seeing Hua Xiaowu's eyes moving around and looking weird, he immediately guessed almost exactly what she was thinking at this moment.

 But when he saw the right lady, he was furious:

 “Be bold!”

 (End of this chapter)