Chapter 135: Enthronement Ceremony
"And do you want to follow the Regent to the underworld, or do you want to throw down your weapons and surrender immediately?"
Mo Feng was captured, and the guards lost their backbone. Some of them took off their armor and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please spare our lives. We have been blinded by greed and have no intention of treason. Please spare our lives!"
Others also dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Murong Qingling actually had no intention of dealing with them, but after all, they were soldiers who had participated in the rebellion and forced the emperor to abdicate. It was really unsafe to keep them around. If they could betray her today, they would betray her here in the future.
But after all, there are tens of thousands of lives, she can't bear to kill them all.
Helian Chi saw her dilemma and offered advice: "Mother, are you considering where to send them?"
Murong Qingling nodded and said, "Yes, I can't make up my mind for the moment! Punishment is inevitable, but how to place them after the punishment is the biggest problem."
"If Queen Mother is at ease, please leave them to me! In half a year, I will definitely train them into an outstanding team!"
Murong Qingling's eyes lit up and she said happily, "You mean, let them go to the army for training?"
"That's right! Let's train together now, and I'll separate them all later!"
Murong Qingling nodded: "Well, that's a good idea! I'll leave it to you! But now the imperial city's guard team is empty..."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Helian Chi and I have already gathered two teams of secret guards in Huacheng. They can help Queen Mother select and form a new guard team in the shortest possible time!
Queen Mother, please take this opportunity to remove all the confidants that the Regent has placed in your care!"
"Okay, you've thought it through, and Mother is relieved!"
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Three days later, Mo Feng was convicted of treason and rebellion. His crimes were exposed to the people of Lanxi, and he was paraded through the streets. He was then taken to Xingtai and executed in public.
The Mo family, which was implicated by him, had their house sealed off, all their property and fertile land confiscated, and their entire family was exiled, never to be allowed to return to Beijing!
When Mr. Mo learned that Mo Feng was beheaded in the street and that the Mo family was doomed, he also committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
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The news that the Regent of Lanxi Kingdom was beheaded for his failed rebellion spread quickly throughout the four kingdoms.
Since the regent's faction was purged, the court has become much cleaner. Officials who previously stood on the regent's side are now walking on thin ice, keeping their tails between their legs, fearing that they will be dismissed one day.
Murong Qingling naturally knew that it would take some time before the imperial examination. Before that, there was no suitable replacement for the time being, and the vacancy was not a problem, so she punished some ministers in important positions and replaced them with ministers who had previously remained neutral.
But the situation in the court is already in his hands.
The day of the enthronement ceremony came in a blink of an eye, and the people of Huacheng came to the viewing platform early.
Everyone wants to take a look at the face of Princess Mingxi, whose title carries the national surname.
Ouyang De preferred to be blatant, and from time to time there were rumors from the palace that the Queen valued Princess Mingxi very much and had already trained her as her successor.
So everyone is curious about this Princess Mingxi.
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In the palace, Yunli was wearing a golden princess uniform. The embroidery on the robe was all made of gold and silver threads, and it was inlaid with hundreds of gems. Under the sunlight, it sparkled.
The maid combing her hair said to Yunli in the mirror:
"Princess, your hair is done. Are you satisfied?"
“Yeah, I like it very much!”
"Then I will put the crown on you!"
"good"
The maid put on the crown and looked at Yun Li in front of her. She felt as if a fairy had come down to earth. Her beauty was unreal.
With her fair skin and delicate features, she is breathtakingly beautiful even with just light makeup. This outfit highlights her outstanding temperament.
Murong Qingling walked in from outside the house. "Li'er, are you okay?"
"Mother, it's done!"
Murong Qingling looked at Yun Li's outfit and kept praising her: "Oh, my daughter is so beautiful! So beautiful!"
"Hehe~ I can only blame my mother for giving birth to such a good child!"
"You're such a snob! Hey, I'm really looking forward to and nervous about your wedding!"
Yun Li noticed her mother's sadness, so she leaned in close and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, how dare I get married secretly without you here? You must be there! You have to hold my hand and send me off to get married!"
"Well! I'm just sad that you'll be leaving after the canonization ceremony... Mommy can't bear to let you go. How come time flies so fast?"
"Don't worry, Mom! I've arranged everything for you! An Ye, An Bai, and Bai Zhi will stay here, and my Night Guards will stay here for you to deploy. Bai Zhi is a person who is prudent and steady. She will stay by your side and help you take care of the trivial matters in the palace. I'm very relieved!
In addition, there are pistols, a few boxes of ammunition, some grains, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and fruits and vegetables. You can plant them in the palace when you have nothing to do! It will also help you kill time!
Anyway, I have left you a lot of daily necessities, food and snacks in the space.
The most important thing is a bird! It's called the Swift! It can shorten the journey time, so it only takes three or four days to get from Lanxi Kingdom to Yueqi Kingdom!
Use it to send messages to me when you need something or miss me! Also, I've left hundreds of bottles of spiritual spring water in your bedroom, filled with mineral water bottles! Drink as many as you like!"
Murong Qingling, watching her daughter explain things to her in such a long-winded way, she felt that her daughter had really grown up, and she had become a mother, no longer the lively and naughty little girl she used to be.
She just felt warm in her heart. It was so good to still have her daughter here. It was so good!
Seeing that she was still chattering, Murong Qingling couldn't help but jokingly said, "Alright! Stop nagging. You're so talkative at such a young age. What will you do when you're old?"
"Oh, I'm worried about you! Of course I have to explain everything clearly."
"If you're worried, stay."
"Hey, you know I can't stay here right now, but I will deal with Yue Qiguo's affairs as soon as possible so that we can be reunited as soon as possible!"
"Yeah! The ceremony is about to start, let's go!"
Murong Qingling held her hand, and the two of them went to the main hall of the palace to receive the worship of the ministers, and then they marched out of the palace together to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors, and then went to Fu'an Temple to burn incense and receive the worship of the people!
The procession out of the palace was very long. Murong Qingling and Yunli were riding in the same carriage, with the curtains around the carriage drawn.
Unlike the past, Helian Chi rode a horse and a carriage to personally protect Yun Li's safety and ensure the smooth completion of the enthronement ceremony.
The streets were crowded with people. Yun Li was holding a basket filled with flowers. She scattered the flowers in the basket to the crowd wherever the carriage passed.
Suddenly, everyone shouted: "Look! Our princess is so beautiful!"
"Princess Mingxi and the Queen are indeed mother and daughter. They look so alike!"
"Oh my God, did Princess Mingxi treat us on the street the other day? Even though she was wearing a veil, I couldn't mistake those eyes!"
Yunli smiled and waved to the people on both sides of the street
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