"That's great." Wei Maolin breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he was far away at the border, he had some understanding of the situation in the capital through his daughter and King You.
Now Emperor Xiaoming has completely let go, and the Second Prince is temporarily in charge of government affairs. Although he seems to be in power, with members of the Ling family occupying many important positions in the court and Concubine Ling constantly whispering in Emperor Xiaoming's ear, the time of his "temporary role" can be extended indefinitely.
But when it comes to strength...
The second prince is far inferior to King You!
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the military strength we have now.
After this victory, the 100,000-strong army stationed in the north has clearly stood on the side of King You.
Adding the original military force of King You, there were only 5,000 troops on the surface, but this did not include the Tianshu Pavilion scattered throughout Dayong, and the troops left by King You in Ji, Ding and the three southwestern continents.
As the initial base camp, King You had far more people in the three southwestern continents of Tan, Qian and Yi than those who followed him.
In the capital, the imperial court seemed to hold most of the military power...
Perhaps the only ones that could actually be mobilized are the Imperial Guards and the Shenshu Camp and the Five Army Camp stationed in the suburbs of Beijing.
As for the rest of the troops scattered across the country, they might not be able to obey the orders of the Second Prince.
In comparison, the second prince has fallen behind!
"I wish Your Highness can fulfill his wish and move into the capital as soon as possible." Wei Maolin said sincerely.
Before I knew it, I had changed from calling myself "I" to "the minister".
Such a lord who cares about the people is worthy of his following.
"Okay, let's not talk about state affairs. Your Highness has been busy for many days. Today is the New Year's Eve, so you should relax." Gao invited Qi Xu to stay and celebrate the festival with the Wei family.
Qi Xu readily agreed.
The Wei family followed local customs and worshipped the Kitchen God, swept the house, ate melon candies and made dumplings. They did not miss any of the northern customs.
Qi Xu and Chang Ning, the royal brother and sister, did not take their status seriously, but completely integrated into the atmosphere of the Wei family and personally took charge of all these things together with the Wei family members.
In the evening, rows of plump white dumplings were put into the pot.
After a while, the boiling hot air began to waft away with fragrance.
In fact, the filling of the dumplings is no different from usual, but maybe because they are made by yourself, they taste especially delicious.
Even with a small appetite like Princess Changning, she ate eight or nine of them without realizing it.
When she bit the last one, the tip of her teeth hit something hard. Princess Changning stopped chewing and took the dumpling held by her chopsticks away to look at it.
“I ate it!”
Princess Changning exclaimed in surprise.
What she bit was the copper coin that everyone had put inside the dumplings as a way to bring good luck.
There were three in total, and she was the first to eat it.
"The past is over, and Nirvana is born again. This auspicious sign indicates that the princess's future will be smoother and there will be no more setbacks in her life!"
After Gao finished speaking, everyone congratulated Princess Changning.
After dinner, it was already dark.
The city was still bustling, perhaps because of the festival, every household went to bed much later than usual.
In Jingping Lane, red lanterns are hung in front of every house.
Looking inside from the entrance of the alley, the dazzling red lights in the night are very festive.
A crackling sound came from the entrance of the alley.
Jiayan said excitedly: "Someone is setting off firecrackers, grandma, aunt..."
"Go and have fun." Wei Yunlan smiled and waved at him.
After getting permission, Jiayan ran out happily.
Wei Mingxuan and Wang Gui followed after seeing this.
After a while, Fourth Miss Bai also ran out with two children from the Bai family, holding an unlit firecracker in her hand. The alley became more and more lively, and many people came out.
The yard felt much quieter without the children in it.
Wei Yunlan walked up to Qi Xu and asked him about the recent situation in the capital.
In addition to Duke Xu's mansion and her aunt, she was also worried about the situation of her good friend Xiang Yuying's family. The last time she received a letter from Yuying was half a year ago, and she hadn't heard from them for a while.
"Are you talking about the family of Inspector General Xiang, the Left Censor-in-Chief?"
"Yes." Wei Yunlan nodded, "Master Xiang's daughter is my best friend whom I have known since childhood."
Qi Xu frowned for a moment and said, "After the Second Prince took charge of government affairs, he demoted a number of officials, especially the political enemies of the Ling family and those who had complained to the Ling family in the court... Among them was Lord Xiang, the Left Censor-in-Chief."
Wei Yunlan's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "How are they doing now?"
"Lord Xiang and his family were banished from the capital. They left the capital more than a month ago and should be on their way to the border now. The court is short of manpower, so this group of people who were banished to the North Gate were given documents allowing them to go on their own as long as they arrived within the specified time." What Qi Xu didn't say was that the manpower he left in the capital was also needed to help with this.
After all, many of these court officials who were regarded as thorns in the eyes of the Second Prince were the most loyal ministers of Dayong.
After waiting, he would overthrow the Second Prince and recapture the capital, and he would have to invite these adults back to the capital. If they met with an accident on the way to exile, it would be a loss for Dayong.
The places of exile were the bitter and cold borderlands of the north and the west. He had made some preparations for the journey to both places.
Seeing Wei Yunlan's worried face, Qi Xu advised: "Don't worry too much. The natural disasters have subsided recently, and there have been no riots in various places. The journey to the north is much more peaceful than the past two years."
Unlike when the Wei family was exiled to Beiguan, they encountered either natural disasters or man-made disasters on the way.
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