Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 445
When the cock crowed, Wang Yan woke up on time. He looked at He Zhizhi next to him, who was still asleep, and then quietly got up, but his movements still woke up this pretty woman who had just become a married woman.

She opened her sleepy eyes and saw Wang Yan who was sitting up and wearing boots. She immediately stood up and covered the jade rabbit in front with the quilt with one hand. A large snow-white area was leaking from her back, and she murmured sleepily, "Mr. ~"

Wang Yan turned around, pressed her on the bed again, helped to remove the hair on her forehead, and said in a gentle voice: "I'm going to court later, you are not feeling well, sleep for a while, and go to father, Greetings, mother, you are new to the Wang family, you can ask Yan Yan if you have any questions. From now on, you are the main wife, and you should get along well with your family."

He Zhizhi thought about what happened last night, felt the changes in his body that he was ashamed to talk about, hid under the quilt, and nodded obediently.

The relationship between Wang Yan and her is not too deep, and it still needs to be cultivated slowly in the future. The first impression is that the wild and unruly young lady I met in the cloth shop, and He Zhizhi also let Wang Yan see her last night. Wild.

"Go to sleep~" Wang Yan's heart moved, he pinched He Zhizhi's face twice, then got up and left the new house, leaving He Zhizhi blushing, and buried his head in the quilt.

In the outer hall, Xu Yanyan brought a few maidservants and prepared breakfast. She held the official robe in her hand, put it on Wang Yan herself, and then tied the jade belt. While tidying up his appearance, she said: " Xianggong was happy last night~"

Hearing the words, Wang Yan coughed a few times in embarrassment, then smiled and grabbed her hand, "I'll go to Yanyan's tonight, okay?"

Xu Yanyan freed her hands, "Sister-in-law should spend more time with my sister, just newly married, and my husband can't accompany my sister to walk around the house, to meet my parents and adults, I have to rush to court, my sister must be disappointed. Your Majesty is the same, on such a big day as Xianggong, he will not let you rest for a few days."

"Today, Yanyan will replace me and spend more time with Zhizhi."

The marriage between Wang and He is not an ordinary marriage. It will have an impact on the courtiers and the emperor.

At this time Xu Yanyan asked Wang Yan to sit down, asked the servant girl to wash his face, rinsed his mouth with green salt, put on his official hat, and then brought gruel, and served him in a very thorough manner.

After Wang Yan had breakfast, he went out directly. His personal guards moved the horses, and he got on the horses and went to the palace.

Outside the palace, several ministers who had arrived earlier congratulated him one after another when they saw him coming. Wang Yan returned the salute and thanked him one by one.

At dawn, everyone lined up, went to court, and saluted. Long Wuduan sat in the center of the hall, and more than 20 ministers lined up on both sides.

Pang Tianshou, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony, sang loudly: "If there is something to do, start playing, and if there is nothing to do, leave the court."

He Tengjiao went out first and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I have been here for some time. The Chu land is facing the Northern soldiers, and the defense must not be relaxed for a moment. In addition, the Western Army and the Northern soldiers fought fiercely in Hanzhong. The outcome is still undecided.

I am eager to return to Chu to cope with the changing situation, so I bid farewell to His Majesty today. "

Long Wu narrowed his eyes and glanced at He Tengjiao, then smiled and said: "Aiqing and I met in Nanyang, and all the lords also have the saying "Zhongxing has been in Nanyang since ancient times", and they compare me to Guangwu, and Aiqing is also my old man in Nanyang. Cen Peng and Deng Yu also. When the Qing family is gone, we should do our best to manage it, accumulate strength, and wait for the imperial edict."

"Your Majesty trusts me, and I will do my best to repay the Holy Grace. After I return to Chu, I will definitely try my best to keep Chu land intact. Xu Tu will recover and restore the foundation of Ming Dynasty for Your Majesty." He Tengjiao bowed, and then retreated among the ministers.

"Masters, if there is anything else you want to play, report it quickly." The Longwu court straightened up and glanced at the ministers.

More than 20 ministers and officials looked at each other after hearing the words, but no one came to talk about things. This does not mean that the court has nothing to do, but a lot of problems. Knowing that the household department has no money, it is useless to talk about it, and it cannot be solved at all.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and Emperor Longwu glanced at Wang Yan from the corner of his eye, feeling a little embarrassed on his face, but Wang Yan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce. Most of the martyrs' temple on Yuexiu Mountain has been built. Both the civil and military halls have been completed. The minister asked the imperial court to add posthumous titles to the martyrs who died for the country since the Jiashen Kingdom Change, regardless of civil or military affairs, and moved the plaques to be enshrined in the Martyrs' Shrine. In addition, the military plaques of the fallen soldiers were also moved into the temple. In the middle, enjoy the incense, so as to inspire the morale of the army and the hearts of the people."

Long Wu frowned, thinking: "The Qing family is very kind to invite you."

"Your Majesty, the preparations for attacking Zhangzhou are basically ready. I have decided to send troops on the day of inviting the martyrs to enter the temple. I implore Your Majesty to go for the sacrifice at that time." Wang Yan said holding the ivory wat.

In the Song and Ming dynasties, the status of military generals was not high. After the change of civil forts in Ming Dynasty, the nobles who represented generals fell into a slump. At this time, due to the chaos of war, the status of generals increased, but that was because the imperial court’s control ability declined, and local generals moved towards The evolution of warlords, this kind of improvement represents a loss of control for the imperial court, and is not a blessing for the people of the country. What Wang Yan hopes is a real improvement in the system and the recognition of the people.

The establishment and change of the system is an extremely laborious task. The existing system of the Ming Dynasty also evolved step by step from the earliest Xia Dynasty. The problem of civil and military checks and balances has not been solved well for thousands of years, and Wang Yan has not had that either. Ability, one step at a time, he can only try to see step by step.

This time, if the emperor can come in person to offer sacrifices to heroes and martyrs, plus tens of thousands of soldiers who died in battle, their widows and relatives will definitely worship from time to time so that the incense will continue. There should be a change in the atmosphere.

After hearing this, Emperor Longwu naturally wanted to show his face in front of the soldiers. He always wanted to rebuild the 26th Guards Army and let him take charge of it himself. , the control is still in the hands of the generals.

He also thought about transferring Wanji, who was loyal to him, to defend Guangjing, but once Jiangxi was under great pressure from the Qing court, it would definitely not work if he dropped troops out of Jiangxi. Moreover, if he transferred troops, Wang Yan would definitely be dissatisfied. He knew that in the face of the great enemy, there must be no disharmony between the monarch and his subjects in the court, and he had to rely heavily on Wang Yan.

Now that the court has no money, it is impossible for him to rebuild the pro-army, so Longwu will take the next best thing and show up in front of the soldiers to let the soldiers know the existence of the emperor.

In the past few days, Longwu was actually in a bad mood. The marriage between Wang and He was a bit sudden for him. , I have always wanted to support another governor, He Tengjiao, who has a heavy hand, to form a check and balance.

He was unaware of Wang He's marriage before, and he didn't know until He Tengjiao came to Guangjing. This also showed that the emperor's strength had seriously degraded.

As Wang Yan, Emperor Longwu was supposed to come to his wedding this time, but in the end he only issued an edict, and Wang Yan's request for divorce was not yet granted.

At this time, Emperor Longwu looked at Wang Yan, and he didn't get angry because of it. He felt that his spirit was a little weaker, so he straightened his body and said in a gentle voice: "My love, I will accept it. I will comfort the heavens and bless the Great Ming Banner to win."

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