Chapter 817: Smiling in Kyoto
"Ninth brother!"
"Xiaojiu!"
When their eyes met, all the words turned into a gentle smile.
Su Xuanming rushed forward, hugged Song Zhizhou, patted him on the back several times, and cried excitedly: "Ninth brother, I haven't seen you for many years, you have aged a lot!"
Song Zhizhou's happy smile froze on his face, and he said dryly, "Big brother hasn't changed at all."
He added: "I have not grown older, I have matured, little brother."
Su Xuanming's heart was filled with joy, so how could he listen to these words?
He took Song Zhizhou's hand and looked him up and down, left and right.
The ninth brother was wearing a crimson robe and holding a folding fan, looking both suave and showy.
"Ninth brother, where is your sister-in-law? Why don't you bring her here? I was imprisoned that day, and it was thanks to your sister-in-law running around! But is she in your house? I'll send someone to invite her!"
Song Zhizhou stopped him quickly, smiling: "Brother, my wife has gone to visit her uncle. Bring her here another day."
Su Xuanming said "oh" twice. Visiting her uncle was a serious matter. She could come to Yongchang Marquis' Mansion anytime. After all, they were family and there was no need to pay attention to those empty formalities.
Song Zhizhou looked at Gu Nanxi who was smiling at him, and his eyes instantly became moist.
He walked lightly to Gu Nanxi, squatted down, and carefully placed his head on Gu Nanxi's knees, his eyes full of admiration: "Mom, I'm back."
Su Xuanming was completely frozen. Oh no, he forgot that these sworn brothers always loved to snatch his mother from him!
You are such a great magistrate, Song. You can't hide your evil ambitions at all! You don't even call me godmother, but just mother. Do you still have me, your big brother, in your eyes?
Su Xuanming was furious and wanted to pull Song Zhizhou away.
I had just reunited with my mother when the magistrate Song showed up. How annoying!
Song Zhizhou pretended not to notice Su Xuanming's grievance and anger. After all, his elder brother didn't dare to do anything to him in front of their mother.
"Mom, I have good news for you, about Xiangzhou."
Su Xuanming, who was sharpening his knife, paused and said, Xiangzhou, this is a serious matter.
Gu Nanxi looked at the little confrontation between the two, and the corners of her mouth raised high. These two children are entertaining their parents with colorful clothes.
"What happened to Xiangzhou?"
Song Zhizhou's eyes sparkled, as if they contained a galaxy: "Thank you, sir, for agreeing to surrender to us. We just need to give you a ladder."
Su Xuanming asked: "What ladder?"
"A legitimate ladder!"
Everyone in the world is concerned about having a legitimate reason.
When sending troops, one must have a legitimate reason.
In the court, if the emperor wants to do something, he must follow procedural justice and act within a certain framework.
Why did the current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty make the entire court complain? It was because he did not follow the rules, but acted on his own. Sometimes, he got emotional and did not care about anything else. He would first throw people into jail and then find evidence to frame them.
This is definitely the behavior of a tyrant!
After all, Lord Xie passed the imperial examination and attached great importance to this aspect.
Gu Nanxi scratched his head and gave Song Zhizhou an awkward but polite smile: "This ladder is not easy to find."
Until now, Gu Nanxi has not officially raised the banner of rebellion. He went all the way south because he was simply infuriated by the young emperor's actions.
From various perspectives, what Gu Nanxi did was untenable.
Therefore, although her achievements were enough to be recorded in history, except for Yunzhou, her reputation was not very good in other places in the Great Zhou.
A generation of hero, a traitor, a murderer, etc. are all labels that describe her.
Gu Nanxi knew this very well.
Song Zhizhou smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We don't have a ladder, but Da Zhou gave us one."
"What do you mean?"
Song Zhizhou looked at Su Xuanming and said, "Brother, you are the governor of Kyoto appointed by the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. During this special period, you will be in charge of all affairs in Kyoto."
Su Xuanming looked back at Song Zhizhou warily. Is his ninth brother trying to show off to him in front of his mother? That's too much. If he wants to win favor, then he should win favor. Why is he trying to pull him down?
Song Zhizhou winked at him.
Su Xuanming was stunned, then he slapped his forehead heavily.
My IQ drops when I see my mother!
"I know what to do. Give me two days to prepare. I will be in the Imperial Palace and formally dedicate Kyoto to A-niang!"
The governor of Kyoto was unable to defend the city, so for the sake of the lives of millions of people in the city, he offered Kyoto to Duke Yun, who was capable of protecting Kyoto. What a noble act!
With his example, it would be perfectly legitimate for Lord Xie to consider the people of Xiangzhou, endure humiliation and submit to Duke Yun.
Gu Nanxi, who always fights when he is not convinced...
This way of doing things was not something she was good at. Fortunately, she had people who were good at it, so she let them do it.
The two capable sons took full charge of the matter, leaving Gu Nanxi with no need to worry at all.
Su Xuanming found the war correspondents from Yunzhou Weekly and handed over the Kyoto Baihua Printing Factory to them, asking them to produce an urgent edition every day.
The focus is on describing how critical the situation in Kyoto is, how miserable the people are, and how Duke Yun is like a god descending from heaven to save the people from the water and fire. The governor of Kyoto blames himself and is willing to hand over Kyoto to Duke Yun, hoping that Duke Yun can protect the people of Kyoto.
Song Jiuzhou invited people from all walks of life to witness the transfer of power of the governor of Kyoto, including but not limited to ordinary people, merchants, students, officials of the Great Zhou who stayed in Kyoto, nobles who did not have time to escape, and remote royal families.
As for the nobles and royal family members who were unwilling to cooperate, they could only unfortunately die of illness.
In a hurry and with a lot of noise.
This purely ceremonial handover of power was officially held in the Imperial Palace.
Su Xuanming's tears were streaming down his face, his voice was choked with sobs, and he was so sincere and heartfelt, as if he was really insulted.
Gu Nanxi was shocked. She didn't expect that Dalang's crying skills were still as good as before and his acting skills had even improved a lot.
She looked at Su Xuanming, whose face was covered with snot and tears, looking so miserable that she almost burst out laughing.
"Mom!" Song Zhizhou reminded Gu Nanxi helplessly in a low voice.
Gu Nanxi held back her laughter and, following the script, she and Su Xuanming declined three times before reluctantly accepting the seal of the Kyoto governor.
There was thunderous applause at the scene, and everyone had smiles of gratitude on their faces.
As for what they think in their hearts, no one knows.
After going through the normal process, Gu Nanxi was exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Mom, I'll go back to Xiangzhou first. After things are settled, I'll come back and stay with you." Song Zhizhou said reluctantly.
Su Xuanming personally picked out a good horse from the stable and urged, "Ninth brother, hurry up and leave in case something happens."
The corner of Song Zhizhou's mouth curled down slightly. Unless Lord Xie was crazy, he would not regret it.
He sighed inwardly, time is indeed a knife that cuts off love. The eldest brother who had sworn to die on the same year and month as his brothers is now unwilling to share even a little bit of his mother's love with his brothers.
Forget it, since he doesn’t tell the difference, just go and grab it yourself.
"Mom, I'm leaving."
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