Chapter 28 Respect the Rivers and Lakes (The Finale)(1/2)
Two years later.
On the winter solstice in the third year of Jianping, a fine and dense snow fell among the thousands of streets and hundreds of yards in Chang'an City.
The morning bell rang through the streets and alleys, and tens of thousands of people stood on both sides of Zhuque Street, beside the fences and windows of restaurants and tea shops along the street. Literary people gathered and looked at the center of Zhuque Street.
The chariot with five horses drove along the Vermilion Bird Street. Yang Zunyi, the general of the Western Liang Army, held high the banner and wrote the word "Su".
Behind the chariot were neatly arranged in Xiliang Iron Cavalry, armed to the teeth, like steel fortresses, all of which had just returned from the battlefield of the northern desert grassland. The bloody smell on their bodies had not yet dissipated, and it shocked the world all the time.
At the end of Zhuque Street, the palace gate was wide open, and the imperial guards stood with their heads down, waiting for the princes' chariot.
Outside the Tai Chi Hall, all civil and military officials stood alone.
Emperor Song Ling, who was only twelve years old, stood on the steps and waited quietly on the steps.
Today is the day when the Song emperor abdicates.
Although it is very large and there are many kings, princes, generals and ministers present, the atmosphere outside the hall is not solemn and solemn, because it is not solemn and solemn, because it is not solemn as a ceremony for abdication, but rather a celebration banquet for the Xu family.
The Western Liang army fought for nearly three consecutive years, took over Nanyue, pacified Jiangnan, and swept across the Northern Qi Dynasty, where the two kings fought. Although Song Ling had not taken off her dragon robe, everyone already knew that the world's surname was "Xu", what she did now was just a necessary process.
No one cares what Song family thinks, whether Song Ling will abdicate. Under the general trend, personal will cannot control the overall situation.
On the day Xu Buling brought the Xiliang army and the Jiang clan relatives back from Mobei, the old man from the Song clan ran to Prince Su's mansion with 's sincerity', showing that "Song Ling is young and difficult to control the overall situation, and hopes that Prince Su can enter the imperial city'.
King Su naturally refused this unreasonable request.
Then the little emperor Song Ling summoned King Su and talked about abdication in the dynasty.
Of course, King Su had to refuse, and even took off his python robe on the spot, saying that he wanted to retire and return home, indicating that he had no idea of plotting for imperial rule.
Then there were five major clans, civil and military officials, and soldiers of the three armies knelt in front of the hall to ask King Su to succeed the throne.
King Su had no choice but to accept it reluctantly and spoke on the spot, saying goodbye to the Song clan relatives.
Everyone knows what are the twists and turns underneath this, and they even look a little hypocritical.
But King Su Xu You still sincerely didn't want to ascend to the dragon throne.
After all, Xu You was brothers and brothers with Song Ji. His father, Xu Lie and the Song Emperor were in love with each other. He accepted Song Ling's abdication. No matter how legitimate the dragon throne came, he came to take over the throne of "nephew". In history books, he seemed to oppress the old master and meant to be unfaithful and unrighteous.
Originally, King Su Xu You meant to be the Regent first and wait until he had his eyes closed one day before he could accept the abdication.
But after thinking about it, Xu Buling accepted the abdication, which would not be good for future generations. It would be better than his father to take the blame directly. In this way, Xu Buling would be a pure and innocent prince, and he would naturally ascend the throne without having to make such hypocritical playful acts and deceive himself.
With the sound of the thick bell, the carriage passed through the palace gate and came to the steps of the Tai Chi Hall.
King Su Xu You got off the chariot, his eyes covered with white hair looked at the dark crowd around the square, with a little smell like a different life.
When Xu You and Princess Su left Chang'an hand in hand, he never thought that he would come back, and he never thought that one day he could stand in this position and watch everything in the world.
And Xu You was not the only one who was present at the scene.
The Palace Master on the right side of the square, hundreds of kings, princes and ministers stood here to watch the ceremony.
The head of the Xiao family, the head of the five major clans, Xiao Ting and Xiao, held a folding fan in the cold winter, his eyes were filled with sighs, and he shook his head and said:
"When I was standing here, I was still buying silver from my aunt for rouge, betting that I would not be able to fight with others and win or lose. Who would have thought that his father would become an emperor in just a few years. If I become the prime minister in the future, wouldn't I have to nod and bow to him all day long..."
Meng Hua, wearing Haoming's clothes, held her daughter's hand and hit Xiao Ting with her elbow:
"Can you put away the fan?"
"What does a woman know about her family? This is called Fengya."
"You are the most elegant and not afraid of laughing at people. You are also prime minister, so you are suitable for being a pig."
"Hey-if I didn't beat you, I'd have to let you understand what a husband's sect is..."
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Beside Xiao Ting, he was the head of other clans.
Lu Hongxin is Lu Hongluan's brother-in-law. Xu Bu Ling's brother-in-law was naturally relieved when he saw King Su ascending the throne.
Cui Huailu of the Cui family in Youzhou and his wife Wang family entrusted Cui Xiaowan's blessing to become the father-in-law again, so he naturally smiled happily.
Four of the five major clans are in-laws with the Xu family. The only remaining young mansion, Li Si, is obviously a bit uncomfortable. She has been walking around these days. She wants King Su Xu You Xuxian to establish a queen. As for whether she can succeed, it is unknown.
Behind the five major clans are a group of kings, princes and ministers.
Song Yufu's father Song Baiqing is now the chief priest of the Imperial College.
The monarch of Nanyue, Chen Jin, has successfully won Xu Buling, and is now named Prince. There is no need to worry that Xu Buling will settle the score later. He has also saved Chen's family. He is also smiling when standing in the crowd.
Jiang Kai, the monarch of Northern Qi, stood behind Chen Jin.
Jiang Kai was also a miserable person. He had the status of a prince, but he did not have the luck of Xu Buling. Not long after he inherited the Northern Qi Dynasty, he had not settled the civil unrest, but Xu Buling came to the door again and defeated the two kings' troops.
Jiang Kai was afraid of Xu Buling from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that the situation was over, he simply opened the city gate before the Xiliang army arrived in Guiyan City and surrendered alone.
Xu Bulingting admired Jiang Kai, but did not make things difficult for him. He was granted the title of Duke and treated Jiang well, which was considered a good ending.
With the kindness of three captures and three releases, Jiang Kai lost his temper. After arriving in Chang'an City, An Anxin became a salted fish, perfectly interpreting what it means to be "loving and not thinking about all". He even went to get close to the ninth sect goddess of the Nine-League, but no one knew what the result was.
Apart from these princes and nobles, there are many people present to help the Xu family conquer the world.
Needless to say, the Lu family in the East China Sea, has now become a royal relative. Lu Baiming's position is directly ranked alongside Xiao Ting and others, which shows his dignity.
The Sword Saint Zhu Liu, as Xu Buling's father-in-law, has now been awarded a title, but the people in the martial arts world don't care much about this. They just opened a martial arts school on Hutai Street to inherit the Zhu Family's Sword School.
Li Hansheng is quite introverted. He originally wanted to go back to Shu to guard his wife's grave, but after his relationship with Qingye eased, Qingye did not want to leave his relatives again. In the end, he worked as a master in the martial arts hall with his old partner Zhu Liu.
Chen Chong, the northern border, was good at fighting skills and made many contributions to Xu Buling's north attack Qi. He has now entered the official career and became a military officer. Because he was very good at chatting, he was still doing well in the officialdom.
The rest of the people in the martial arts world who had dealt with Situ Yuejin, Lin Yusong, Zuo Zhan, Zuo Yezi, Liu Wuye and others all watched the ceremony in front of the stage.
Xu Danqing, Mei Qusheng, Erhei and others from the old Master lineage have always been fairy-like, but they didn't come here.
Apart from these men, there are also many women present.
Lu Hongluan sat in the side hall, watching the elder brother Xu You's ascension ceremony from behind the pearl curtain, holding Xu Yi, who was less than three years old in his arms.
Although Lu Hongluan's appearance and figure have not changed at all, after returning from Mobei, Xu Buling has been with her well these days in order to compensate her for the "lostness" of ten months of pregnancy. Maybe she was so troubled that she didn't sleep well last night and was a little distracted.
Xiao Qi was wearing the robe of the princess, standing upright behind the bead curtain. When she saw King Su sitting on the dragon throne, she also showed a look of relief in her eyes.
In recent years, Xiao Qi has been a military advisor and a logistics minister. She followed Xu Buling and made more efforts than anyone else. If she settled down today, she could retreat behind the scenes and be a little woman. She felt much more relaxed.
Compared with the two sisters, Xiao Xianger, who was wearing a red palace outfit, looked much more complicated.
Xiao Xiang'er didn't want to come today, but she couldn't resist the instigation of the sisters, so she ran over.
Xiao Xiang'er has been in this palace for ten years and once dreamed of going out, but who would have thought of going out for a walk and running back?
From the empress to the empress dowager, then to the empress dowager, and in the end, it became the woman of the future emperor. It felt like going out was a waste of time.
Cui Xiaowan stood behind Xiao Xianger, holding Xianger's arm in both hands, and watching with a smile. Although Cui Xiaowan also ran out of this imperial city, she did not have as many ideas as Xiao Xianger. No matter where she was, it would be enough as long as Xu Buling was in front of her.
Behind Cui Xiaowan are two arch rivals, Ning Yuhe and Zhongli Jiujiu, and they still ignore each other and look at their own opinions.
Ning Yuhe was born in the martial arts world and now he is embarrassed to become a Taoist priest, so he devoted himself to martial arts with Qingye. He is not old. Under the stimulation of Chen Sining, he has made great progress in the past two years.
Zhongli Jiujiu's life is much more fulfilling, and she can do anything without suppressing her skills. In addition to studying medicine and maintaining her beauty, she also set up a "zoo" at home in her spare time, raising various rare beasts.
In the distance between the six older sisters, five little girls stood together and watched with great enthusiasm.
Zhu Manzhi has now arrived in Chang'an City, and has returned to the Wolf Guard as she wishes, becoming the honorary chief of the Investigation Department. The first thing she did was to transfer the lord who said, "There are such good things" when she resigned to raise horses.
In addition, Zhu Manzhi is also the honorary owner of Zhu Liu’s martial arts hall, and he is in a state of unifying the black and white.
Needless to say, Chen Sining is very skilled in martial arts and can chat with Manzhi again. After returning from Northern Qi, she also went to the Investigation and investigation department to get a seat. In private, she also invested in a snail noodle building on Zhuangyuan Street in Dayefang, specializing in promoting authentic Nanyue food. As a result, the shop next door dared not speak out.
Ning Qingye is already a good sister with Manzhi, and he also wants to be better in the swordsmanship so as not to be completely suppressed by Chen Sining, and spends all day in Zhu Liu's martial arts hall to learn swordsmanship.
Zhongli Chuchu has always been not very skilled in martial arts, but she still has talent. In addition to practicing martial arts and studying medicine, she also opened a dance class on Kuishou Street to teach wealthy families piano, chess and dance music, which is also versatile.
Song Yufu is the only one among the little girls who knows martial arts. Her hobbies are reading and teaching. After finishing the war with Xiao Qi, she returned to Chang'an and set up a kindergarten. Her life was much more fulfilling than being on a boat.
As for the Little Nightingale, because she was Xu Buling's personal maid, she followed Xu Buling in marches and wars. She helped handle military affairs during the day and relieved her loneliness at night. When she returned to Chang'an, she became a housekeeper, but she didn't come today.
There was a lot of snow in front of Tai Chi Hall. As the Song family imperial flag was taken down, King Su was replaced with the King Su flag. King Su Xu You sat on the dragon throne of the Golden Palace, and the alternation of the new and old two dynasties was completed.
Outside Chang'an City, several cannons sounded.
The people in the streets and the princes of the literati also celebrated a unified prosperous dynasty at this time and slowly walked...
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"The prince of Prince Su Xu Buling, who bullies men and women, and forces good men to be his wife, will be finished here..."
Near the corner building of Chang'an City, there are many gambling houses, and there are ravings and idle men gather on the tea stall, laying a brazier under their feet, listening to the storyteller and telling this long story.
The storyteller sat on the tea stall, holding a vine and wood crutch. After finishing his speech with unsatisfactory feelings, he picked up the tea bowl and drank it to moisten his throat, and continued:
"Next, I will tell you a story about the prince of a country and asking for the immortal. That prince is amazing..."
"Hey!"
The idle man sitting next to the brazier was just getting excited when he saw the storyteller preparing to change the venue, but he was a little unhappy and asked unsatisfiedly:
"No, right, you haven't finished talking."
The storyteller paused and turned his head with some dissatisfaction:
To be continued...