It took half a month to thoroughly investigate the Second Prince's rebellion.
There are many people involved, including many important officials.
The emperor directly recruited the prince and Shanshui to assist him.
Shanshui no longer needs to pretend to be the prince, as the emperor already knows his identity.
Everything was clear, but the emperor did not have time to give Shanshui an identity.
The Xiao family of the Duke of Zhenguo was confiscated and exterminated, and the same happened to Madam Xiao's family, the Lu family.
The Ming family, who were the keepers of the Lu family's tomb, had more than seventy members all arrested and taken to the Sky Prison, awaiting execution.
Concubine Shu was poisoned and the second prince was imprisoned for life.
The fake queen Xiao Lingling was given poisoned wine. The third princess born to Xiao Lingling was not the emperor's daughter. Therefore, she was stripped of her princess title and demoted to a commoner.
Ji Beihou Mansion wanted to divorce the third princess on behalf of Ji Mingxuan, but the third princess was pregnant, so the matter was delayed.
The Crown Prince had already taken over the power of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the court, so this group of people escaped the disaster.
The second prince's followers were all eliminated, and only marginal officials were demoted to remote places.
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This year happened to be the time when local officials came to Beijing to report on their work, which was a once-in-three-years activity. Many of those who had little to do with the second prince were promoted.
By the time the emperor had made all these appointments, it was already the end of the year.
On New Year's Eve, the emperor called Master Li, the prince and Shanshui together, and the family of four had their first reunion dinner in the palace.
No one knows what the family of four talked about that night.
After New Year's Eve, it was the 24th year of Jinghe.
The emperor announced his abdication on the first day of the first lunar month, and Crown Prince Mo Zheng ascended the throne, with the reign title of Taiyuan.
The first day of the first lunar month, the first year of Taiyuan.
Emperor Taiyuan Mo Zheng summoned all civil and military officials into the palace and issued a series of policies.
This year, none of the officials in Da Qi had a good time. The Ministry of Personnel had to discuss the new official system according to the new emperor's policies, the Ministry of Justice had to discuss Da Qi's laws, and the Ministry of War had to...
The first thing Mo Zheng did after becoming emperor was to promulgate various systems.
The second thing is to confer a title.
The Earl of Anyuan became the Marquis of Anyuan, a hereditary marquis.
Cheng Shun was awarded the title of Earl of Yongning, which was also hereditary.
Xue Xiang made great efforts in suppressing the second prince's rebellion and was granted the title of Marquis of Dingguo.
The Ji family remained intact because of a third princess.
Cheng Jinxing and Ji Minghao were appointed young generals and followed the old general to the prairie.
The marriage between Cheng Jinxing and Xue Hanyu was also settled. Although Xue Hanyu was already 23 years old this year, Prime Minister Xue wanted to keep his daughter for a while because the father and daughter had too little time to spend together. In addition, Cheng Jinxing had gone to the battlefield, so the wedding date was set for the winter month of the first year of Taiyuan. In nine months, they would definitely be able to win the battle.
Mo Zheng originally wanted Cheng Jinyan to enter the Hanlin Academy, but Cheng Jinyan asked to be a local official.
So, for the sake of Shanshui and Cheng Yue, Mo Zheng picked a good job for Cheng Jinyan, the county magistrate of Sanlin County, Suzhou Prefecture.
As for Shanshui, Mo Zheng really wanted to make him a king, but the two looked too similar, and Shanshui's ability was not weak either. He thought too much about it and did not ask for the reward. He only asked to take Cheng Yue to Jiangnan or go out to sea.
Mo Zheng agreed to them.
After the Lantern Festival, Shanshui Chengyue took her two children and went out to sea with the abdicated emperor and Master Li.
The emperor abdicated and announced to the outside world that he had passed away.
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