Chapter 149 Finale
The next morning, Xiao Yu put on his armor and rode a tall horse outside the city gate. He looked back at the towering city wall, but there was no one there.
Liu Zhiyuan would not come to see him off because she had just fallen asleep and was now unconscious.
Although I knew it, I couldn't help but look towards the city wall again and again.
"Your Majesty, it's time to set off." Wang Zheng reminded.
Xiao Yu retracted his gaze, tightened the reins, and squeezed the horse's belly. The fierce horse's front hooves jumped high and neighed towards the sky.
"drive!"
At his command, the fierce horse moved forward, followed by a huge team.
Once I leave, I don’t know when I will return.
Liu Zhiyuan was very tired last night. She had never been so tired before and slept until the evening.
When he woke up, Xiao Yu was no longer in the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Jin Fu said respectfully.
"Where's the Emperor?"
"The Emperor has already gone to war."
"So fast!" A sense of loss welled up in my heart.
Why not wait until she wakes up and sends him off?
I didn't even see him for the last time.
"The Emperor specifically ordered that you don't need to wake the Empress."
"When did the Emperor go to war?"
"Si time."
"What time is it now?"
"You hour."
It’s You hour, so much time has passed.
Liu Zhiyuan's eyelashes drooped. Just as they parted, longing flooded her heart.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has instructed that you rest well today and he will begin ruling from behind the scenes tomorrow."
"good."
At night, Liu Zhiyuan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
This was the first time she suffered from insomnia after traveling through time. She always felt like there was someone missing by her side. It was also the first time she experienced the sorrow of missing someone.
Mingming, when she was in charge of Enke, they hadn't seen each other for four months, and he also spent every night alone.
But I was sleeping soundly at that time and didn't feel any deep longing for him.
This time I missed you so much that I couldn’t sleep.
Where is Xiao Yu's army marching to? Has it reached the border? Probably not yet. The road to the border is long, and it will take only one day. It won't be that fast to get there.
Is he asleep now? Does he think of her?
The thought that we won’t be able to see each other for the next three or four months, and that we’ll be thousands of miles apart, makes me feel indescribable.
What she didn't expect was that this separation would not last a few months, but two years.
After much difficulty, she finally fell into a drowsy sleep. At the hour of Yin, Jin Fu woke her up, "Your Majesty, it's time to get up. You have to go to court today."
Liu Zhiyuan turned over and said, "I'm so sleepy, don't make any noise."
Who is a good person who gets up at four in the morning to go to work?
Subconsciously, she wanted to put the car in reverse gear, but then she thought that Xiao Yu might be in a hurry. If she put the car in reverse gear, wouldn't he have to keep rushing all the way?
Forget it, just get up and be a diligent ox or horse from today on.
Xiao Yu had already arranged for the government to be run from behind the curtain. When she arrived at the Golden Palace, the curtain had been drawn behind the dragon throne, blocking the ministers' view.
Liu Dehai waved his whisk and called out loudly, "Empress Liu has arrived."
The civil and military ministers had already been reprimanded by Xiao Yu, so no matter how reluctant they were, they had to pay their respects respectfully.
What else can he do? In the past, there was Prime Minister Chen in the court who could check and balance the emperor. Now Prime Minister Chen’s body is still hanging at the city gate. Who dares to go against the emperor?
"Long live Empress Liu."
Liu Zhiyuan walked behind the curtain and sat down.
Liu Dehai, "If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
A minister came out and made a long speech, but Liu Zhiyuan said he didn't understand.
What are you talking about in all this flowery chatter?
The Grand Tutor came out and refuted the minister in a few words.
No matter what the ministers said next, the Grand Tutor and others stepped forward to resolve the issue. Liu Zhiyuan sat there the whole time, acting as a beautiful vase.
The ministers became more and more dissatisfied with her. The emperor actually let a young girl who knew nothing to rule the country from behind the curtain. Could she understand? Did she know what national affairs were?
The court finally ended. Liu Zhiyuan's waist was sore from sitting so long. After the court ended, he had breakfast and then summoned the ministers.
She only summoned the ministers appointed by the emperor to assist her, and sent the rest away.
After summoning the ministers, he began to deal with memorials. Looking at the piles of memorials on the imperial desk, Liu Zhiyuan's eyes darkened.
This is even more terrifying than a homeroom teacher grading students' homework!
She picked up one of the books. It was so long and scholarly that it was difficult to read.
"Do I have to finish reading all of these today?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.
Liu Dehai chuckled, "Your Majesty, these are the memorials from this morning. There will be new memorials submitted in the afternoon and evening."
Liu Zhiyuan, "..."
Let her die!
No wonder Xiao Yu is either reviewing memorials or on his way to review them every day. Being an emperor is not something that ordinary people can do. It's so scary!
The Grand Tutor and the Grand Secretary came to help, but they were busy all day. When they returned to the Yangxin Palace in the evening, they lay down on the bed and went to sleep.
It took her five full days to adjust to the emperor's life.
He was able to understand the reports of the ministers in the court and could review the memorials with ease.
But I'm still very tired.
On the seventh day after Xiao Yu left, he received the first battle report from the border.
Liu Zhiyuan was in court when soldiers outside rode their horses straight into the palace, bringing the good news that the Southwestern Army had won a great victory in the first battle.
When all the civil and military officials heard the news, they were all excited.
The battle report was presented to Liu Zhiyuan, and she was the first to read it.
The emperor personally led an army of 20,000 to fight against the 100,000-strong Northwestern Army outside Jialan Pass. He used rifles and cannons for the first time, catching the Northwestern Army off guard. The Northwestern Army suffered heavy casualties and fled.
After reading it, Liu Zhiyuan asked Liu Dehai to pass the battle report down and show it to the ministers.
Everyone was overjoyed after watching it, and then started talking to each other.
"What are these rifles and cannons, and why have I never heard of them before?"
"I've never heard of it before, but it must be a very powerful thing."
"An army of 20,000 defeated an army of 100,000. Our army suffered no casualties, while the Northwestern Army suffered heavy casualties. This must be due to mysterious weapons such as rifles and cannons."
"Look at what's written at the end of the battle report. The cannons were incredibly powerful. When the news reached the neighboring countries, the Japanese and Dongling kingdoms, which had originally planned to take advantage of the chaos to attack Dayong, all stopped moving."
"Yes, what on earth is this cannon that even the brave and warlike Dongling Kingdom is afraid of it?"
Everyone was curious and wanted to know what was the thing that could enhance the prestige of the Great Yong Kingdom.
Liu Zhiyuan didn't care about these people's doubts. After the court session, he took the battle report back to the imperial study.
She spread out the battle report and read it several times.
The battle report was not written by Xiao Yu, but by the military advisor and sent back.
It wasn't written to her, but just a message sent back as usual.
Xiao Yu couldn't send her this kind of war report that concerned national affairs.
The Saker Falcon will only deliver messages at critical moments.
She had no news about Xiao Yu.
A faint sense of loss welled up in my heart.
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