Yan Qinghe concealed the stinging in his eyes.
His Majesty is returning to the capital, and he should also return to the northwestern frontier; this is their important mission.
"Moon, when you leave the capital next year, you can write to me again, and I will go with you."
Between the two of them, he didn't have the courage to say those words.
He was afraid of repeating the same mistake, and this was enough for now. His Majesty often said they were good friends, so let them be good friends for life.
After escorting His Majesty to the capital, he will return to the frontier.
Murong Yue decides to do something, and she does it very quickly.
The manpower and routes that had been deployed in the Yue Kingdom contracted rapidly, like silent tentacles.
The group returned to Xuancheng.
When Murong Yue visited the towns she passed through with a specific purpose in mind, the feeling became even more pronounced.
"The people of Yue are not as well off as those of Qing."
Xuancheng has recovered from that mudslide.
After Murong Yue set foot on the land of Qing Kingdom, she felt inexplicably at ease. Every day in Yue Kingdom, she felt like a thief.
After much thought, I still think it would be better to turn Yue Kingdom into Yue Prefecture as soon as possible.
That way, when I go to see my mom again next year, I won't have to sneak around.
The group checked into the same estate again.
Murong Yue wrote directly to the Ministry of Revenue, urging them to expedite the process.
Upon receiving the news, Jiang Feng, the Minister of Revenue, smiled and showed it to the other ministers, saying, "Gentlemen, whether our names will be recorded in history depends on this."
Li Xuanji put down his pen, stood up, and led the ministers to the entrance of the side hall of the Hall of Diligent Governance.
His gaze was fixed on the distance.
"Autumn is here, His Majesty is coming back."
"Then let's wrap this up. Let's present Yuezhou to His Majesty as a New Year's gift."
"Haha, the Imperial Advisor is so thoughtful," Murong Anle's face crinkled with laughter.
Your Majesty's expansion of territory is a good thing for the royal family.
Every place needs officials, just like the Yun Kingdom. They appointed people from the imperial court to govern the prefectures, kept the people who were useful in the Yun Kingdom, and then selected a few people from the royal family.
A tripartite balance of power.
If members of the royal family want to make a name for themselves, they need to play a supervisory role. If they find something wrong with the state government, they can expect to be rewarded.
If the state government wants to keep its head, it needs to develop Yunzhou properly.
As for your question about not being afraid of rebellion?
To put it simply, those with rebellious intentions were all killed by the retired emperor long ago.
The entire Qing Kingdom court, like a machine, began to operate at high speed, especially the Ministry of Revenue, which was brightly lit and remained open all night.
The old emperor of Yue was also nearing the end of his life.
Xiao Yuanshuang became increasingly adept at handling state affairs, and she could make decisions directly on many matters without consulting the old emperor.
The old emperor intended to have a child from a collateral branch inherit the throne.
He's at least a man.
But every time he took his medicine, Xiao Yuanshuang would ask him about his condition.
Having been an emperor for many years, how could he not know what this meant? If he dared to reveal his intention to adopt the child today, he would be dead tomorrow.
He understood his daughter's ambition.
That night, thunder and rain raged.
Xiao Yuanshuang sat for a day, then got up to stretch her shoulders and closed the window.
The old emperor tucked the blanket in again.
The old emperor seemed to suddenly perk up, "Shuang'er."
"Father."
"How is your older brother?"
“Father, have you forgotten that my elder brother died during his exile?” Xiao Yuanshuang said, her eyes lowered, her hands already stained with the Second Prince’s blood.
One more won't matter.
The old emperor remained silent for a long while. Then, looking at Xiao Yuanshuang, his cloudy eyes suddenly cleared.
“I know Shuang’er, you want to become someone like the Empress of Qing.”
This time, Xiao Yuanshuang didn't speak, her hands clasped tightly together at her sides.
I was so close to her at that moment.
Her heart was pounding, and she dared not speak. She wanted to rightfully claim the throne, and she did not want to taint her own father's blood again unless absolutely necessary.
"Then you must promise me one thing."
Xiao Yuanshuang knelt down, "Father, please give your orders."
"You shall never have any children. The throne shall be passed to a member of the Xiao clan. The Yue Kingdom shall be ruled by the surname Xiao. This matter shall be written into an imperial edict."
"Yes, Father, I agree."
Xiao Yuanshuang's lips curled into a barely perceptible sneer.
She just couldn't understand it. She also had the blood of the Xiao family flowing in her veins. Didn't the children she gave birth to have the blood of the Xiao family?
That's ridiculous.
Next, the old emperor struggled to his feet, summoned his ministers, and wrote the edict of succession in front of everyone.
Xiao Yuanshuang, the second female emperor in the world.
Then, the old emperor wrote down the agreement he had just made with Xiao Yuanshuang, affixed the imperial seal, and handed it to a member of the royal family.
A muffled thunderclap sounded, and the old emperor breathed his last.
Everyone inside and outside the main hall knelt down in a sea of black.
Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!
The sound was so soothing. Xiao Yuanshuang squinted and looked up at the sky.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
This is a brand new life.
The royal relatives next to her got up from the ground, held the old emperor's decree above their heads, and handed it to Xiao Yuanshuang.
Xiao Yuanshuang picked it up and glanced at it.
Place it directly on the candle next to it, light it, and then throw it on the ground.
She did all of this without anyone standing up to oppose her.
Next comes the nationwide obituary, notifying neighboring countries of the national mourning.
Following the national mourning period was Xiao Yuanshuang's coronation ceremony.
During the period of national mourning, there are few entertainment activities or opportunities, and marriage is also prohibited.
On the surface, all seemed peaceful, but in the shadows, an unseen storm was sweeping across the entire Yue Kingdom.
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