In mid-May, after more than two months, the messenger finally arrived in Yuezhou, weary from his journey.
In the front hall of the Yue Prince's Mansion, Xie Yuan, dressed in a full set of princess's robes, knelt respectfully to receive the imperial edict.
Granny Zhao, Duoshou, Zheng Yurong, Zhao Jinxiu, and others knelt behind her.
Helian Jue's imperial edict was not issued through the Ministry of Rites; he drafted it himself.
He was extremely blunt, using almost every beautiful adjective in the world to describe Xie Yuan.
The long string of parallel prose made Xie Yuan feel a little dizzy.
As for those words piling up gold and jade, and adorned with flowers and brocade, Xie Yuan couldn't help but blush a little.
For a moment, Xie Yuan even doubted: Am I really that good?
It's not that Xie Yuan is being self-deprecating, but someone so beautiful and almost perfect feels more like a fairy or a bodhisattva!
Rather than an ordinary person.
Xie Yuan knew that he possessed a wealth of historical knowledge and indeed had mastered many advanced skills far beyond his time.
But in the end, she was just a mortal being.
She's not that good!
It's not that perfect.
She had her own selfish motives and her own little schemes.
Even when facing Helian Jue, she remained sufficiently clear-headed.
She didn't seem to be as flawless as Helian Jue had imagined.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Xie Yuan was stunned, but the people around her had already begun to bow and congratulate her.
The old servants, including Granny Zhao and Ruyi, were genuinely happy for their young mistress.
Their young lady has finally made it through.
What if one's parents are both dead, and there are no brothers to support the family?
Despite her own abilities, the young lady rose to become the high and mighty Empress.
The people recruited later, such as Zheng Yurong and Zhao Jinxiu, were also very happy.
But their relationship was somewhat mixed with personal feelings—
They are glad they made the choice.
With a good master, and the master having a bright future, they can also have a good future!
The servants in the palace and the soldiers outside were also very excited.
On the surface, this was an imperial edict bestowing the title of Empress upon Lady Xie.
In fact, it means that their Prince Yue has successfully ascended the throne and become the ruler of the world!
They chose the right master!
There will be no more rebellion, and they will not become traitors or villains, but will be legitimate officials and soldiers, former officials of the Prince's residence, and will all enjoy wealth and honor in the future.
Most importantly, they can return home in glory and leave this wild and uncivilized land of Lingnan!
"Let's pick an auspicious day and head back to Beijing!"
Xie Yuan didn't have a deep longing for the capital.
In fact, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the same place as the capital of later dynasties.
At that time it was called Pingcheng.
However, more than a thousand years have passed, and it doesn't have much in common with the capital city of later generations.
When Xie Yuangang first arrived, he didn't even know what the capital city looked like before he was sent to the Eastern Palace.
She still went to the Eastern Palace. In the few days before her exile, she ran errands for Helian Jue in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, and that's how she got a brief glimpse of the capital.
Yes, it's a relatively large ancient city.
City gate tower and moat.
There's no sign of the Second Ring Road or the Fifth Ring Road yet.
The current population of Beijing is estimated to be only three to four hundred thousand.
This is already a very large and very prosperous city.
Because of their proximity to the grasslands, the Turks were able to advance unimpeded.
Moreover, the capital's location is too far north, which is not conducive to governing the newly unified country.
"It seems we still have to move the capital!"
Xie Yuan was making preparations for departure while secretly pondering to himself.
In fact, Xie Yuan had been preparing for the past month or two.
Everything was already ready, awaiting only the imperial decree.
Once the imperial decree arrived, Xie Yuan could set off.
Xie Yuan left a full complement of three thousand soldiers in Luozhou, Jiaozhou, Huangzhou, and Yuezhou.
The Prince of Yue's residence also arranged for people to guard it.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, your subjects will certainly govern Yuezhou and the hunting and herding areas well!"
This was probably the happiest moment of Zhou Wencheng's life.
He finally made the right choice!
No need to be a traitor anymore!
The sage ascended the throne smoothly, and he no longer had to be a centrist.
He can stay in Yuezhou with peace of mind, serve as an official and benefit the people!
Yuezhou, being the "hidden residence" of the sage, needed to be guarded by trusted confidants.
Does the fact that the Empress kept him here mean that she herself has become a confidant of the Emperor?
Xie Yuan: ...You've got a great daughter.
otherwise--
Oh well, what's past is past.
Besides being a bit pedantic and indecisive, Zhou Wencheng was quite good at governing local areas, fighting against powerful clans, and advocating for the people.
Xie Yuanhui will take all of Zhou's family members back to the capital. There is only one Zhou Wencheng in Yuezhou, and he can only fight to the death to be loyal to the emperor and empress!
Zhou Jiao'e didn't bother to acknowledge her father's ecstatic joy.
She began making arrangements, packed her belongings, and, along with her grandmother, younger siblings, and others, followed Xie Yuan's large group back to the capital.
Zhou Jiao'e originally took her mother, Su, with her as well.
But Su was worried about her husband and insisted on staying, and Zhou Jiao'e couldn't stop her.
However, to prevent her mother from making the same mistake again, Zhou Jiao'e left several trusted confidants in Yuezhou.
If anything goes wrong at the governor's mansion, her trusted confidant will secretly send her a message by carrier pigeon.
Madam Su: ...I originally thought that by staying, I could take charge of the household again, but I didn't expect that my daughter had a backup plan.
The key point is that the husband listens to his daughter more and more!
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