After Yan Nangui declared himself emperor, he spent three years recuperating and resting.
In these three years, everything in Dayan has been improving, and the losses from the previous battle have been recovered. After all, during the years that Shu Hengming was emperor, Yan Nangui was in power.
Now, after three more years of recuperation, Yan Nangui gave the order to attack the Tuotuo Kingdom.
This time, Yan Nanxu and Wei Xiao led the troops.
This match was well-prepared, and we dominated from the start.
The war began in early spring, and before autumn had even arrived, the Tuotuo people, who had already suffered heavy losses, had been driven back to a line they had never retreated from before.
The king of Tuotuo at that time had no choice but to kneel down and submit, promising never to invade again.
Yan Nangui took over half of Tuotuo. She looked down on the rest.
The land that was taken back was used to raise cattle, horses, and sheep.
Tuotuo was already in such a state, and Meng Haijiang had suffered an even greater blow.
Those who were involved in the late emperor's death were all killed back then.
Now, the concept of a prince has been completely abolished.
The family of Consort Jia's brother also moved to the capital and settled down there with the title of Duke.
However, Daya was a man of flexibility and resourcefulness. He even asked for an official position, saying that he was not old and was willing to earn money to support his family.
He is, after all, of royal blood, so since he is willing, there's nothing more to say.
The other one was Princess Wang, who came from Nan'an Prefecture back then.
Although this once stunning beauty has aged, she has gradually developed ambitions again.
Mao Sui volunteered to become an official.
Yan Nangui chuckled for a while, then gave her a minor official position to test her abilities. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be quite capable.
He served as an official for twenty years, eventually rising to become the top judicial officer in the capital region. That's quite a story.
The fact that Empress Yan Nangui took over Tuotuo is enough to be recorded in history.
Although this was the wealth accumulated by several generations of emperors of the Shu family, it was ultimately won by Yan Nangui.
Therefore, her achievements rival those of the founding monarch.
The little prince from Baiye Kingdom did not become a male concubine for the seventh princess.
He was beaten to it by the sixth princess.
They robbed it of its life.
The sixth princess was straightforward and domineering, directly snatching a handsome man from her younger sister: "Do you need one? Give him to me!"
The seventh princess wasn't interested in the little prince to begin with, but when the sixth sister wanted him, she let go without hesitation.
As it turned out, this seemingly well-behaved little prince was actually a cunning schemer who had the sixth princess completely under his thumb.
He lived a peaceful life.
Prince Zun, who was being pestered by the Crown Princess of Mengzhu Kingdom, was in a much worse situation.
Originally, Yan Nangui wanted to marry him off to a woman from the Yan family, since his status required a match from someone from the Yan family.
As a result, the princess refused to comply and made a scene, not even afraid of the wild geese returning south.
He never married, but had several concubines.
The two were entangled for a lifetime.
After Yan Nangui ascended the throne, the Grand Empress Dowager became the Empress Dowager.
She lived her life as before, and no one mistreated her.
The Dowager Consort would come every other day, and she would immediately start arguing with everyone until the servants had no chance to retaliate.
Last year, Granny Fei passed away.
Most of the elderly people who served the Empress Dowager are gone; they either passed away or were too old to serve her.
The ones who came in later were all good-tempered.
The kind of person who knows how to coax her.
Although the geese are busy migrating south, they still come to visit on the first and fifteenth of the lunar month. They come at other times too, but not on time.
Those who initially thought that the Empress Dowager would be in trouble after Yan Nangui ascended the throne no longer see it that way.
Today is the first day of the lunar month, and all the women in the harem have come to pay their respects.
Of course, it was all the imperial concubines who came.
Those outside are the princes and princesses.
Upon seeing the geese returning south, everyone hurriedly paid their respects, addressing the emperor as "Your Majesty."
At first, no one was used to it, but after a few years, everyone has gotten used to it.
When Yan Nangui didn't attend court, he still dressed as if it were the old days.
Compared to others her age, she was much more radiant.
Nowadays, the affairs of the inner palace are entirely handled by Empress Dowager Cheng and Consort Jia.
Yes, although the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Cheng can no longer go back to being called a concubine.
Let's just call it that.
The Empress Dowager was helped out, and the first thing she saw was Yan Nangui: "The Emperor has time."
Although she stopped causing trouble, she would still subconsciously speak sarcastically whenever she saw geese flying south.
Yan Nangui doesn't have a temper with her anymore; there's no need for her to get angry at her age.
"Did Mother rest well last night?" Yan Nangui asked.
"I'm fine."
"That's good. If anything happens, let me know immediately. The Empress Dowager is getting old. We need to be careful in serving her in everything." He then spoke to the maids.
After chatting for a while, the conversation turned to the Eighth Prince's marriage.
“This child is nineteen years old; he should have gotten married long ago,” Yan Nangui said.
"Your Majesty is right, but this child... is so slow to understand. He doesn't even want anyone to serve him," sighed Consort Xiang.
"Why is that?" Yan Nangui was usually too busy to care about such things.
"She won't say anything when I ask, and even the servants don't know. I'm so worried." Consort Xiang sighed. She was genuinely anxious. Putting aside her ambitions, the child had been raised for so long. Even if he wasn't her biological son, surely he would still be close to her at all?
At this age, not even wanting a concubine, could it be... that she prefers men? What should we do then?
"Go, just call him over and ask." There's no rush in the palace right now; those who aren't married haven't moved out yet.
“The eighth prince is like this, and so is the sixth prince… I can issue an imperial decree, but he himself is uncertain.” Yan Nangui shook his head.
Empress Dowager Cheng laughed and said, "Your Majesty need not worry about him. Let him and Qimula have their fun. Once they're tired of their squabbles and Qimula goes back to succeed to the throne, he'll want it."
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