Chapter 217 Gu Changxiao ascends the throne
The war ended in the suburbs of the city before it even reached Chang'an.
Anyone who has seen the battle between the two armies will understand why this war, which should have been a fight between tigers and wolves, turned into a one-sided fight.
Because the weapons in Border Town are so powerful! There are giant colorful balls flying in the sky, fish oil burning on the river, and gunpowder that can explode inside the enemy's army.
Even the swords and armor used by the border town troops were made of fine iron, and one strike could cut the enemy's sword in half.
The armor of the border town cannot be penetrated by arrows and cannot be cut by swords.
What is more important is the morale of the army. The entire army in the border town is united and unstoppable.
The morale of Prince Yu's army had long been dispersed. Duke Shen kept talking about the common interests of the nobles. They did not want to surrender to Prince Li, but were planning to escape.
They had no intention of fighting and only wanted to save their lives. As long as they fled back to their hometown or even went south, there would be a glimmer of hope.
The only one who really tried his best to protect Prince Yu was Duke Shen. Even the Lin family wanted to escape because he was the only one whose interests were completely tied to Prince Yu.
There is also the public opinion that has been completely abandoned by the Prince Yu Party. In their view, public opinion is insignificant. But the people of Chang'an all support the Prince Li.
There were also those small nobles, officials, and dignitaries who did not escape. They were tortured by the Hu people and it was King Li who saved them.
It can be said that even if Gu Changxiao did not leave Chang'an, he would be waiting for Prince Yu's army to arrive in Chang'an City.
He would not be defeated, the entire Chang'an City was firmly in his hands. It would not happen as Prince Yu imagined. As long as he returned to the city, with a single order, the city gates would open to welcome him, the true crown prince, back.
If Prince Yu escapes to Shu, it may take some effort to kill him. It's not that he can't be killed. Even if he establishes a country in Shu, the Black Feather Army can still kill him in Shu.
Unfortunately, under the guidance of Duke Shen, he was too arrogant, too proud, and too self-righteous. He didn't even come to his senses and didn't even realize how he was defeated before he was killed by Han Xing.
Even Duke Shen didn't even have time to shout "The King of Li killed his brother" to use moral blackmail.
After Prince Yu died, many nobles surrendered. It was not until then that everyone realized that Prince Li's methods were different from before.
If he had acted the same way as the crown prince, he would have accepted the surrender of these people, put the overall situation first, and tried not to cause greater civil unrest.
But now, he accepted the surrender of the lower-level soldiers and officials. However, he killed all the main branches of the great noble families for treason and abandoning the city without resisting the enemy.
Of course, some nobles immediately rebelled and wanted to join forces to escape. They could not defeat them, so they just wanted to escape.
As a result, they were all wiped out by Han Xing's troops. Those who tried to escape were not only killed, but their entire clan was also killed.
In this way, if there are nobles who want to escape, the side branches of the clan will hear about it and report it secretly.
In short, for the next month, people were beheaded every day at the Caishikou in Chang'an. The land reform that had not yet been implemented in the border towns was implemented in Chang'an with extremely violent means.
While King Li was burying the emperor, he was also taking back the land of the gentry. All the land of the gentry, dignitaries, and officials who had fled the city when the Hu people attacked it was nationalized and then distributed to the people according to the structure of counties, towns, and townships.
If there are not many peasants, the former tenants will be changed from slaves to peasants, and some workers can also be changed to peasants. In addition, the conditions for redeeming non-tenant slaves will be relaxed, and they can also be changed to peasants and get land.
Because the land reform was only being implemented in Chang'an for the time being, the local gentry had the illusion that "Chang'an was experiencing continuous foreign invasions and internal strife, and the King Li had to carry out land reform."
Although the local nobles sent people to inquire about the situation in every possible way, none of them rebelled.
Of course, Gu Changxiao is not afraid of rebellion. With the current military strength of the Black Feather Camp and the large-scale supply of weapons from Jinsui, any rebellion can be suppressed.
Gu Changxiao just didn't want the civil strife to last too long, because many people would die. They were all his people, and he would feel sad if one of them died.
Hei Hu went to pursue the enemy and never came back. News came from the Northwestern border that General Hei Hu chased the enemy all the way out of Yumen Pass and rescued tens of thousands of people who were abducted as slaves. He is currently being sent back to Chang'an by the Northwestern Army.
But after General Black Tiger received supplies at the northwestern border, he continued to pursue the enemy, with the momentum to track down the Hu people's lair and wipe out the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions.
Gu Changxiao immediately wrote a letter to Jinsui, asking him to send a batch of supplies and reinforcements from the border town to Heihu. As long as Heihu wanted to chase, he could chase, even if it meant turning the Western Region upside down.
This time, we must break the spine of the Hu people and make them dare not step into Daxia for a hundred years! Gu Changxiao was very glad that it was Black Tiger who chased the enemy instead of Han Xing, because Han Xing knew how to advance and retreat, and would also consider other factors. But our Black Tiger would not, he was just obsessed and stubborn.
We must kill all the Hu people! Simply put, our Han Xing is smart, and Hei Hu is not stupid, but simply stubborn. The order they received was to hunt down the Hu people, so of course they couldn't turn back until all the Hu people were killed.
When Jinsui received the letter, Baozhu was right beside him. Baozhu was one month pregnant, and wanted to ask whether she should tell Heihu now. Jinsui felt sympathy and love for him. Before Heihu went to the northern border, Baozhu married herself, and she was worried day and night that Heihu would not come back.
If the two of them succeed in their practice and she becomes pregnant, then Hei Hu will definitely not come back for two to three years.
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's tell Hei Hu! Otherwise, he will be so surprised when he comes back and sees a child of only a few years old!"
So she sent someone to deliver weapons to Hei Hu, and at the same time told him the news of Bao Zhu's pregnancy. Afraid that Hei Hu would not come back until all the Hu people were killed, she also told him considerately that he could find out the route first, and then we could bring more soldiers to kill them next time.
Prince Yu and the Emperor were both dead, and when the news that Prince Li had taken over Chang'an City reached Border Town, Jin Sui thoroughly experienced the feeling of being the one who had achieved enlightenment.
The officials and nobles of the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Yan had a big change in their attitude towards Biancheng! Even Jiang Nansheng, the general she had slashed with, came to congratulate him in person. He had not gone to Chang'an to congratulate the King of Li, but came to Biancheng specifically to congratulate her, the King of Li's fiancée.
It seems that he knew that she was the fake King Li and that she was the one who stabbed him with the knife. He was afraid that the King Li would settle the score with him in autumn, so he came to show his attitude.
Jinsui never met him. All the people who came from the court were received by Li Heng, which made Li Heng very happy.
Having been a fence-sitter for so many years, he didn't expect that he would be able to stand firm on the fence this time. After all, he is Miss Ji's confidant, and such an important matter is entrusted to him.
The visitors from the gentry were received by Yan Jiu. Jin Sui had already told Yan Jiu that it was imperative to implement land reform across the country, and he'd better make plans early.
Yan Jiuxiao said that the land reform had little impact on the Yan family, because the Yan family was now mainly engaged in trade with the northern border and maritime trade. The economic output of the land was not that high anyway.
As for Jinsui himself, the academy can continue to be built, and the production of firearms should still be accelerated. There will be battles on Gu Changxiao's side at any time, and one more piece of gunpowder can save a lot of soldiers from death.
She was still waiting for Gu Changxiao's letter, asking her to go to Chang'an.
But the letter never came, and even Yan Twelve looked at her with pity. No one said it, but everyone had this thought in their hearts.
King Li ascended the throne in Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor. Did he not plan to marry Jin Sui? After all, Jin Sui was not qualified to be the queen in terms of status or family background.
Being the consort of a poor prince is different from being a queen.
Even Grandpa Ling asks three questions a day, asking who his granddaughter will marry?
Although the answer to each hexagram is invaluable, Grandpa Ling is still worried because Gu Changxiao's letter has not arrived.
Grandpa Ling also asked Jin Sui to ask: "Why don't you ask His Highness, when will we return to Chang'an?"
Jin Sui shook his head: "Those rebellious nobles and dignitaries haven't been killed yet! If we go there, won't that give the prince a weak spot?"
Jin An asked her quietly, "Sister, what if the prince says he doesn't want you to be the queen, but wants you to be the imperial concubine?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Then I won't go to Chang'an. Wouldn't it be good for me to stay in the academy and be the dean? Why should I go to Chang'an to be an imperial concubine?"
Jin An was very surprised: "But, but don't you like the prince very much? Isn't your love stronger than gold?"
Jin Sui touched his head and said sincerely: "Although love is very important, I admit that there are many people in this world who will give up everything for love, even their lives, self-esteem, and freedom.
But not your sister! I am willing to marry Gu Changxiao and be his legal wife. If he breaks his promise, I would rather not marry and never be a concubine! "
"Is the imperial concubine a concubine?"
"Fool, except for the legal wife, no matter how nice the title is, they are all concubines!"
"What about Patriarch Yan? If the prince breaks the contract, will my sister marry Patriarch Yan? Patriarch Yan will definitely be willing to marry my sister as his legal wife. In fact, we all know that Patriarch Yan likes my sister."
Jin Sui shook his head: "That would be too unfair to Patriarch Yan!"
She tapped Jin'an's forehead again: "Why do you have time to gossip instead of studying or practicing martial arts? I, your sister, have so many things to do, and I still have many dreams to fulfill! It would be better if you don't get married!"
This was her true feelings. She married Gu Changxiao because they shared the same ideals and goals. But if it really involved other things, such as the mismatch of social status, or that he married a noble lady from a high-class family as his queen, but she could be a concubine.
Bah! Who cares?
I am the dean of the border town! If Gu Changxiao really uses the power of the emperor to make her unable to be the dean, then I will go out to sea to be the owner of the island, to destroy my life and develop maritime trade as my lifelong goal, and I will not go to the palace to be a concubine.
She loves Gu Changxiao, but she loves freedom more! She didn't let the people who were watching from the border town and worried about Jinsui wait too long.
Soon, an imperial edict spread throughout the country, and of course also reached the border town. The reasons why King Li had not ascended the throne in Chang'an, and why he had not sent anyone to bring Jinsui back to Chang'an, were all revealed.
He wants to move the capital to the border town!
That’s right, Gu Changxiao wants to make the border town the imperial capital, and Chang’an will from now on be the same as Luocheng, and can only be an old capital.
Moving the capital was a major event, and normally it would take several years to discuss. But this time the situation was different. All those in the court who were qualified to object had gone to hell with Prince Yu.
The King of Li demonstrated his iron-blooded hand, and even being called a tyrant could not change his decision.
All the nobles and dignitaries who should be killed were killed. Although Chang'an was good, the incident of Hu people entering the city showed that it was no longer suitable to be the capital.
Moreover, Jin Sui once said that Chang'an had been the capital for a thousand years, and due to excessive felling of trees around it, the land had gradually become barren, and the grain output was insufficient to support the capital of a country. The economic and geographical advantages were lost as the population increased.
Moreover, it is not near the sea. If we want to develop maritime trade in the future, it is better for the capital to be close to the sea. Also, it has too few passes, and it is too easy for the enemy to break through, whether it is facing the Western Region or the Northern Frontier.
She once joked that if Gu Changxiao had the ability in the future, he could move the capital to the border town. Although this place is currently a bitterly cold place in the north, it is actually more suitable to be the capital.
Because this is the national gate, and the emperor guards the national gate! Sometimes Jin Sui said something casually, and she forgot it as soon as she thought about it, but she didn't know that every word was remembered by Gu Changxiao.
Gu Changxiao sometimes felt that what she said was meant by God. She was a person favored by the gods, but she herself did not know how important her identity was.
Gu Changxiao had always been thinking about the relocation of the capital. Even when Cheng Yu was planning the construction of the inner city of the border town, Gu Changxiao asked him to reserve land for the construction of the imperial palace.
That was why Jin Sui was so surprised at first. The border town was built too big, and it seemed like it could be expanded in all directions at any time, with easy access to all directions and unlimited expansion.
In addition to the imperial edict, Gu Changxiao also sent a letter to Jinsui to the border town.
Only Jinsui could see it, and after seeing it, her face turned red.
Because it says: "I know Sui Sui doesn't like Chang'an, so I won't marry Sui Sui to Chang'an, but we will go to the border town, the city you built with your own hands, and then we will get married.
You will be my queen, my only, one-and-only wife!"
Grandpa Ling was curious: "What did the prince say?"
Jin Sui hurriedly put away the letter and whispered, "Nothing. Let's get ready. He is going to move the capital to the border town with his officials."
Grandpa Ling took a deep breath. Jin Sui thought he was worried about something, but he said, "Hurry up and have people fence off our Taoist temple and academy. Don't let the imperial court take away our land!"
Jin Sui laughed: "Border Town is big! The northern border is full of wasteland, how could they steal our little piece of land!"
Grandpa Ling asked anxiously, "If others don't rob it, what should we do if the Imperial Observatory wants to rob it?"
Jin Sui patted his chest and said, "I promise, no one can take your Taoist temple away! If someone does, your granddaughter will take it back with firearms!"
Grandpa then smiled and said, "That's not necessary! But our Taoist temple must be built in a more magnificent way."
The funny thing is that the people of Yanzhou are more excited than those of Border Town: "Border Town is so small, it is necessary to merge Yanzhou City to become the capital. I never thought that our Yanzhou, which has been a border town for so many years, could become the capital in one day!"
Yan Jiu came to Jin Sui to discuss: "Did His Highness say that he wanted to merge Yanzhou?"
Jin Sui shook his head: “Not yet, but I think the merger will happen sooner or later, so it’s better for Patriarch Yan to make plans early.
Don't worry, the move won't be that quick. The prince will definitely ascend the throne in Chang'an first, and it will take at least a year to move the capital."
Even if the prince's mansion is used as the imperial palace, it has to be expanded. It seems that my Ji Mansion has to become a palace.
Just as Jin Sui had expected, Gu Changxiao soon ascended the throne in Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor. Because the country could not be without a ruler for a day, he thought that he could delay his enthronement by observing mourning for the late emperor, but it only lasted until the 57th day, which was only 35 days after the late emperor's death.
Jinsui did not go to Chang'an to attend the coronation ceremony of the new emperor. Instead, Grandpa Ling and Jin'an were escorted by Li Heng, and Yan Jiu represented the Yan gentry to attend the coronation ceremony together.
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