Zhang Shaoyang came from the bottom and knew very well what he could do.
If it weren't for this kind of change, when would I have been able to climb to the top?
The Empress is never stingy when it comes to employing people.
If Her Majesty the Empress wants to change the Crown Prince, then so be it. Whoever it is, as long as he is loyal to Her Majesty the Empress.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Jiangxiang called out.
"Hmm?" Yan Nangui came back to his senses.
She had been spacing out the whole time.
"The Empress Dowager is furious and wants you to come over," Jiangxiang said.
"Oh, then let's go." Yan Nangui stood up.
"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten a single bite today... Please... Please at least eat one bite, I beg you." Jiangxiang knelt down.
"I just don't have an appetite," Yan Nangui said. "Go see the Empress Dowager, and I'll eat when I get back."
"Yes. You must eat some later," Jiangxiang said.
“Okay, don’t worry, I still have a lot to do, I won’t collapse,” Yan Nangui said.
Jiangxiang wiped away her tears and responded with a soft "yes".
The wild geese flew south to Ruining Palace.
The Empress Dowager was angry, and Yan Nangui had an idea.
She was just tired and didn't want to repeat those true and false words again.
Take a deep breath and go inside; the Empress Dowager is waiting.
Upon seeing her, he asked, "What exactly happened? How come you ordered the palace to be under martial law the moment news of the crown prince's appointment came? What are you planning to do?"
Yan Nangui sat down and said, "Can't Mother trust me just this once?"
"How can I believe you? What exactly happened?" the Empress Dowager asked.
“I don’t know what happened, but I do know that His Majesty wouldn’t have appointed a crown prince on the battlefield if nothing had happened. I’ve already sent someone to Meng Haijiang. The martial law is only for peace. I’m very tired and have a lot to do. I’m not in the mood to talk to Mother today. Mother, please rest assured, I’m here for you.”
"you……"
“Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is also worried. This… this has happened so suddenly. Shouldn’t His Majesty… return soon?” asked Granny Fei.
"It will be soon. Before the New Year, please try to persuade the Empress Dowager. There are many things to do in the capital, and this is all I can say for now. But no matter what happens, the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager. She will be alright." Yan Nangui stood up: "I will always... take care of her."
Granny Fei's heart skipped a beat. She was a smart woman and she had figured something out.
It's just that I can't say it, I can't say it.
"yes."
Regardless of what the Empress Dowager said behind her, Yan Nangui still went out.
Back at Zhaochun Palace, I listened to the incense offering and ate a bowl of porridge.
She wasn't so heartbroken that she couldn't eat; it was just that the person she had spent twenty-two years with was gone. She was ruthless, but not heartless.
How could I not feel bad?
But she can't just be sad; she has so much to do.
Days passed one by one.
Soon, the battle at Menghaijiang came to an end, and the victory at Daiyang Pass was also achieved. The war was over.
The Great Yan triumphed.
But there was no joy at all; no one told everyone that the emperor was dead, but no one celebrated the victory either.
On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial entourage set off back to the capital.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, a massacre also took place in Bailu Prefecture.
Yan Nanji was unreliable when he was young, but he has been in Bailu Prefecture for almost twenty years.
He's certainly not the fool he was back then.
Born into nobility, he was naturally different from the roughnecks in the army.
They've also mastered the art of winning people's hearts to a very high degree.
General Huo is getting old, and none of his sons or grandsons can directly succeed him.
Although he had a daughter in the palace, she was not favored and had no children.
Meanwhile, General Yan's sister gradually became the empress.
Yes, she also didn't have any princes, but how can the empress not having any princes be the same as an unfavored concubine not having any princes?
Yan Nanji had long ago begun to intentionally or unintentionally undermine General Huo's authority.
It started the year I said those words to Yan Nangui.
Therefore, at this point, although he would still have to shed blood, it would be much easier for him.
The killing and imprisonment at the Bailuzhou military camp had ended by dusk, but the conflict had subsided by dawn.
Covered in blood, Yan Nan said, “Brothers, our return to the capital is to protect the Emperor and to set things right. General Huo doesn’t understand, so we can only keep him here. We are loyal to His Majesty, but General Huo is old and senile.”
"Whatever General Yan says, we'll do!" someone shouted.
"Alright! Come with me to the capital. I will leave my wife and children behind and immediately escort the Seventh Princess and the others back to the capital." He deliberately only mentioned the Seventh Princess.
The crowd responded, and just as dawn broke, they escorted the Seventh Princess and the others away.
Someone came to tell Madam Yang to prepare herself, as someone would escort her back to the capital the next day.
Yan Nan left them for another day, firstly to avoid delaying their journey, and secondly to reassure the soldiers.
But how could he really abandon his wife and children? Although the Huo family members were imprisoned, who dared to say they couldn't escape?
Yan Nanji couldn't just kill them directly, otherwise things would get complicated later.
That's why it was arranged this way.
Despite traveling day and night, the sixth and seventh princesses never complained of being tired.
In the end, they arrived first.
Of course, they couldn't get in in time. They were stopped by General Xu's men.
How could troops from various regions easily enter the capital?
The main purpose of the troops stationed in the capital region is to do this.
"General Xu, I am ordered to escort the Seventh Princess back to the capital," Yan Nan said.
The Seventh Princess also alighted from the carriage: "General Xu, why are you stopping me from returning to the capital?"
Although the Seventh Princess did not know exactly what had happened, she had no doubt about her mother's arrangements.
Shuanzi also dismounted: "General Xu, Her Majesty the Empress is in charge of state affairs. Are you going to disobey her decree?"
General Xu was also a little hesitant to stop them, but it was his duty.
"Your subject dares not, but since ancient times, it has been the rule that without an imperial edict, troops stationed in various regions are not allowed to enter the capital. This is an ironclad rule."
“My troops will not enter the capital, but they must remain outside the capital. General Xu, since Her Majesty the Empress has issued this decree, she must need us. You are unaware of the matter between Her Majesty the Empress and His Majesty, and neither am I. Now, with the sudden establishment of a Crown Prince, are you not suspicious? Since Her Majesty the Empress wants me to enter the capital, there must be something amiss. If we delay this important matter, neither of us knows what the consequences will be. In urgent situations, we must act expediently. Think it through,” Yan Nanji said.
That's true.
In recent years, Yan Nangui has reviewed so many memorials that she has gained the Emperor's trust, which is beyond doubt.
Another point is that the empress had no children.
Her troop deployment could not be interpreted as her supporting her own son's ascension to the throne.
"General Xu! Since my mother has summoned my uncle to the capital, it must be for something important. If you keep delaying like this, won't my father punish you in the future? If it's a misunderstanding, I will explain for you. I won't let my father punish you. Besides, my uncle has said that the troops will not enter the city, but will remain outside the capital. What are you hesitating for? Have you been involved in something? Are you deliberately obstructing us?" the Seventh Princess said angrily. She was anxious, knowing that something must have happened to her mother.
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