Wishing You Eternal Happiness

Li Yuangui walked to the Huayang Gate and saw the figure of an old woman in full clothes standing outside the palace gate. The palace lantern dragged a quiet figure out of the ground, stepped forward, stepped over the high threshold, and smiled: "Let The old lady has been waiting for a long time, it is my sin! The old lady, please come in."

While he was talking, the two little eunuchs had already raised their seats, followed quickly, and lowered their bodies.

"Old lady, the emperor is still setting up in Xiyuan these days. There were some roads in the past, the old lady please come up and let the younger ones send you off."

The old lady nodded to Li Yuangui and smiled: "Dear Li is working. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. It's just that the old man's legs and feet are good, and in the palace, how dare you arrogantly overstep, please lead the way, the old man can go by himself."

Li Yuangui persuaded her a few more words. Seeing that she insisted on not going to the house, he had to ask the little **** to carry him and follow him. He carried the lamp himself, and led Mrs. Pei into the Xiyuan Gate all the way through the Banana Garden, and finally came to Chengguang. temple.

Xiao Lie was waiting in the outer hall long ago. When he heard a cry from outside, he turned to greet him and saw an old woman with a cane in Huafa, who was supported by Li Yuanguixu and walked over. Although he hadn’t seen him for many years, he was older than he had imagined. Many, but they still recognized it at a glance. It was Mrs. Pei who stepped down the palace steps step by step, and said to Li Yuangui: "Isn't it a reminder, do you want to ask the old lady to sit in?"

Before Li Yuangui could speak, Mrs. Pei said: "Thank you, the emperor for being compassionate. Don’t blame the emperor for Li, it’s not good to be rude to the old." After saying that, he bowed to Xiao Lie, and Xiao Lie stepped up to support him and said. With the sound of "no ritual", he personally supported him on the steps of the hall and led into the inner hall.

Without instructions, Li Yuangui has moved in an embroidered chair, and Mrs. Pei repeatedly let it go. Xiao Lie said sincerely: "I still remember that when I was a child, my biological mother died young, and the old lady treated me as kindly as herself. Decades of years have passed, and everything around me is wrong. I am now fortunate to be able to return to Beijing again, just a few days ago. I want to see the old lady. I just want to wait for You'an to come back. I don’t want to see me before I go. If the old lady insists not to sit, I will also accompany the old lady. Immediately." After speaking, he ordered Li Yuangui to remove his seat.

Mrs. Pei just sat down.

Xiao Lie asked about her body, and then about the situation in the mansion. Mrs. Pei said: "Certain the emperor's mind, the old body is okay, it is my children and grandchildren. I used to follow others and added a lot of trouble to the emperor. The emperor is forgiving and does not care, and the old body is grateful."

After Xiao Lie invaded the capital and was given the upper hand, he adopted the policy of forgiveness. The former ministers, except for the confidants of King Shun'an, the rest of the people, as long as they submit the form of supporting and admiring, they will ignore the past. Excuse. For example, Zhou Xing, Pei Quan and his like, at the beginning of the Wuding uprising, in order to separate Xiao Lie from being involved, they once reprimanded him as a courtier and thief. Now that Xiao Lie is in charge, these people once again expressed their grievances for the first time. , Saying that he had been under coercion before, and then he spoke against his will.

This is even more true for Pei Xiuzhi. Previously, in order to earn merits, without telling Mrs. Pei, asked to lead the army against Wu Ding army, it can be described as working hard, but at the last moment, he did not defend the city, abandoned the city and escaped, and was captured by Xiao Yintang. After Xiao entered the capital, Xiao Yintang forwarded the letter of regret written by Pei Xiuzhi, saying that he was deeply regretful and willing to be loyal to the new emperor, and he asked for a lighter response.

In fact, without Xiao Yintang's plea, Xiao Lie also had no intention of embarrassing the descendants of Pei's family. He quickly pardoned him and let him return home, only to take the title of the country's lord that hadn't been long before him, in order to emulate him.

As the old lady said, she got up again and wanted to thank Xiao Lie. Xiao Lie helped her sit down again and sighed: "The old lady does not need to care. I am not an unreasonable person. At the time, no one was forced. It was me. Some are ashamed of the old lady. She received the title of Second Young Master as soon as she entered the capital. It is also difficult for me. After all, the Second Young Master injured my subordinates. If not, it would be difficult to convince the public. But the old lady can rest assured that Pei’s family is a big Wei. The title of Duke will still be retained."

Mrs. Pei hurriedly said: "The emperor is serious! He is thinking about it now at home. It is a great kindness to make such a big mistake, and the emperor to save his life, and the old body is grateful, how can there be other words? "

"The old lady has always been reasonable. Don't blame me, so I feel relieved. Tell him to settle down first, and there will be more opportunities to serve the court in the future."

Mrs. Pei thanked him, Xiao Lie said a few more words, observing her words, and said: "Is the old lady doing something? If so, just talk about it, if I can do it, I will do everything."

Mrs. Pei smiled and said: "As soon as the emperor saw it out, the old man said it. To be honest, the old man came for the marriage of the eldest grandson Youan."

Xiao Lie was taken aback, and then overjoyed: "Good thing! You'an was sent by me some time ago to go to Ustizang to settle the chaos, and should be about to return. But I don't know which daughter the old lady has ordered for him? Come on, I am willing to come forward and behave well!"

The old lady said: "Thank you for the emperor's kindness. It is not another family, but the daughter of the Zhen family in Quanzhou, named Jiafu. She is not an outsider. She is the niece of the old daughter-in-law. She is also the cousin of Youan when it comes to relatives."

Xiao Lie hesitated: "This Zhen family, but the Zhen family who has just entered Beijing with Fujian governor Gao Huaiyuan two days ago?"

The old lady smiled and said, "Exactly."

Xiao Lie was stunned.

The old lady looked calm and said: "The emperor didn't know anything about it. Since the Zhen family's daughter was young, she often came to walk around her. You'an knew her when she was young, but the old man didn't know what You'an thought of her. Until last year, the emperor was forced to At the time of the incident, the old man received a handwritten letter from You An. Only then did he realize that he was in love with the Zhen family’s daughter. It was only then that Dianpei followed the emperor on the front of the horse and had no time to take care of his children. He repeatedly pleaded, telling the old man to be sure. I took care of him and waited for the right time to propose to the Zhen family for him. Now that the big event is finally settled, I heard that the Zhen family followed the governor of Fujian into Beijing in the past two days, and there is a daughter of the Zhen family in it, who seems to be the emperor. Meaning. I don’t know why the emperor called her to Beijing. I wanted to ask Zhen’s family, but I was afraid that they would be inconvenienced. The emperor also knew that You’an had been a governor since he was young. What has been done is the only thing, so the old man remembered his entrustment that day, and relied on the old face he had in front of the emperor before, and rushed into the palace to see him."

"I don’t know why the emperor summoned the daughter of the Zhen family to Beijing? If the marriage to You’an has nothing to do, then the old man can relax and go and propose marriage to the Zhen family for You’an as soon as possible. I hope he can get married soon and settle down."

After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Lie with a smile.

Xiao Lie settled for a moment, Fang Rumeng woke up, Huo Ran stood up: "I didn't know that You'an and the Zhen family's daughter had such a connection! Don't worry, the old lady. Nothing else happened when I summoned the Zhen family to Beijing this time, just before. The Zhen family used to be gracious to Yintang, and I only rewarded the Zhen family, marrying You'an without any inconvenience!"

Mrs. Pei thanked him, Xiao Lie hesitated, looked at the old lady, and said: "Don’t hide from the old lady, when I was still in Wushu, I asked You’an several times about marriage, hoping that he could get married soon, but he repeatedly There is nothing I can do to shirk. You'an has followed me for many years and made great contributions to me. Now that I am happy for a big wedding, how can I not reward him? Not only do I want to give him a marriage, but also a great success. What does the old lady think?"

After he finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on the old woman on the opposite side.

Mrs. Pei looked at him for a moment, nodded and said: "Everything is up to the emperor's arrangements."

Xiao Lie seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his eyes full of joy, and said: "I will make arrangements properly. The old lady will take 10,000 hearts."

Mrs. Pei smiled slightly, stopped talking, just got up and quit, Xiao Lie personally sent her out of Xiyuan, after returning, she was still sitting in the case, but gradually became a god, and then summoned Li Yuangui and asked about the Zhen family’s daughter. .

Li Yuangui said: "The girl was born quite eccentric, and her demeanor was downright. What she said, the maidservant had already been transferred to the emperor, and the emperor could make a decision. If she is still uneasy, the maidservant can call her into the palace, and the emperor will see her. You know it when you see it."

Xiao Lie nodded at first, thought about it, and shook his head: "Since You'an is in love with her, how can he go wherever he goes, calling for fear of frightening her, that's all."

Li Yuangui said solemnly: "The emperor can rest assured, if the slave and maidservant are not true, then the emperor will chop off the slave's head."

Xiao Lie laughed. For a long time, I haven't been as relieved as this moment, as if a stone had been put down in my heart, but there was some faint regret.

At Pei Youan's age, as far as ordinary men are concerned, he has already married, but he is always alone, and he does not want women to stay with him to take care of his daily life. Now that he has finally settled, wouldn't Xiao Lie be pleased? It's just a relief to think that he didn't mention a word in front of him, and that Mrs. Pei found it today. If it hadn't been for the Zhen family's daughter who refused to marry at first, she almost made a mistake and felt regretful again.

After Xiao Lie laughed, he gradually reappeared, and suddenly said, "Go and call the son."

When Li Yuangui went out, after a cup of tea, there was a sound of footsteps from outside the hall. Xiao Yintang went inside and knelt down to Xiao Lie, claiming to be the emperor of his father.

Xiao Lie ordered him to get up. Xiao Yintang said: "Father, the son is about to come to see the father. These days, the son has been ordered to rectify the affairs of the five armed forces, and Fang today sorted out some eyebrows. After the statistics have been completed, the roster has a total of 3,256,373 members, which is actually only half of them. For the specific reasons, the children will be included in the compromise as soon as possible for the father to view."

Xiao Lie nodded: "It can be seen that there were many shortcomings in the past, and there will be a long way to go in the future. You have worked hard."

Xiao Yintang said: "It is the responsibility of the children to share the worries for the father. Moreover, the children have done nothing, so how hard it is. It is the father that tomorrow will be the grand ceremony of the throne. Every day has everything to do. It’s better to rest early tonight to keep your spirits up."

Xiao Lie smiled: "I know. Yintang, I called you here because I have something to do with you, so I told you. A few days ago, Fengtong came to see me and said that you had been benefited from the Zhen family in Quanzhou before. She wanted to make the Zhen family's daughter a concubine, in return. I didn’t know the inside story before, but I thought it was appropriate, so I agreed. Today, I learned of the inconvenience. The Zhen family was originally Pei’s cousin, his daughter, and You An The friendship of childhood sweethearts, and there was a verbal marriage contract before, but it was delayed because of the war. I didn’t know it before, but now I know, how can I get the marriage wrong? So I changed my mind. The Zhen family is kind to you. , I should repay it, and I will give other rewards. What Fengtong has said is forgotten, and will not be discussed in the future."

Xiao Yintang's expression was slightly stiff.

Xiao Lie stared at him without moving his eyes. After a moment, he said, "Why, do you have something else to say about this matter?"

Xiao Yintang and his father looked at each other. Seeing him looking at him, he looked at him with two glances. After a wink, he immediately lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "The son and the minister have nothing to say. What the emperor said is to the Zhen family. , Another reward is."

Xiao Lie concentrated for a moment, and slowly said, "Excellent. When the ceremony is completed tomorrow, I will set you up as the prince, and the Ministry of Etiquette will organize your wedding with Fengtong. As for the concubine, if there is a suitable person, I will also replace it. You pay attention."

...

The next day was the day when the new emperor was enthroned.

The new dynasty's name Zhaoping will begin on the first day of the following year, and it will follow the name of the reign of the young emperor, which is June 26th, the seventh year of Chengning.

On this day, during the third watch, officials from the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple arrived at Huanqiu. Five watchmen, officials from Jiuqing, the seventh rank of the capital, and the fourth rank and above officials from other provinces also arrived, solemnly listed on both sides of Huanqiu, with more than ten thousand captains. Li Shi, walked along the palace to the north gate of the imperial city, three steps one post, five steps one sentry, and opened the road leading to Huanqiu. The people knelt on both sides of the road, waiting for the lucky time to welcome the new emperor. Palace, held a sacrificial ceremony.

According to the Qintian Prison, the new emperor should leave the palace at Sishi and arrive at Huanqiu at three quarters, and then he called for the sacrifice ceremony.

At this moment, it was only two quarters of an hour before the departure. Xiao Lie was dressed in the emperor's diadem suit, the dragon's dreadlocks, the emperor's awe-inspiring, so that people did not dare to look straight. Concentrated, he seemed to be waiting for someone, wondering in his heart, and glanced at each other.

After another half an hour, Zhang Shiyongzheng came up with a word to remind the hour. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the temple. I saw Cui Yinshui rushing in, slamming, knees slid and knelt on the ground of the gold bricks, with joy: "The emperor Qiqi , Master Pei has returned to Beijing! People are waiting outside the hall!"

The emperor immediately got up, his brows stretched, his eyes were slightly happy, and he said, "Quick pass!"

Cui Yinshui said "Hey" and went out quickly. After a while, accompanied by a steady sound of footsteps, Zhang Shiyong and Lu Qi turned their heads and saw a young man walking through the rising sun that slanted into the gate of Chengguang Hall and stepping into the threshold.

He seemed to have just returned from a long journey. He was very dusty, and his eyebrows also had a faint tired look like walking through the stars, but his eyes were bright and energetic, as bright as the moon, and Mu as clear as the breeze. He came on a big walk. Wei Chaotang, in ten years, besides the young Qing Xiang Pei Youan who was famous in Beijing, who else will be there?

Although he hadn't seen him for many years, he was a young man and now he is also a young man, but Zhang Shiyong and Lu Qi recognized it at a glance. After being shocked, they immediately understood in their hearts.

The people the new emperor is waiting for have finally arrived.

...

Pei Youan followed Xiao Lie into the apse, and immediately bowed to him, bowed three times and bowed down, and said, "The minister went to Gyeonggi yesterday. He heard that today is the emperor’s enthronement ceremony, so he hurried all night. Entering the city gate, the lieutenant told him that the emperor’s order could have been said. If he sees the minister, he will enter the palace immediately. The minister is afraid that the emperor’s auspicious time will be delayed, and the clothes will not be ready in time. If there is something wrong with the emperor, he will also ask the emperor. Forgive me."

Xiao Lie held his shoulder and said with joy: "I know that you will be able to arrive in time! How about the road?"

"Fortunately, I didn't humiliate my life, and the journey back went smoothly. Thank you, the emperor. Thank you. I would like to ask the emperor Rongchen overnight. Tomorrow morning, I will submit a memorial to detail the journey."

"You have a good rest, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter a few days later!" Xiao Lie soothed.

A bell came faintly outside the hall, and it was a moment closer to the time when the emperor went out of the palace to pay tribute to Huanqiu.

"Youan!"

Pei Youan was about to speak to remind him, Xiao Lie suddenly called him with a solemn expression.

"If the emperor has something to say, please speak." Pei Youan said.

Xiao Lie walked slowly in the hall for a few steps, then stopped saying: "You'an, this throne, I originally wanted to leave it blank. If there is news about the young emperor in the future, it will belong to him. However, on that day, the civil and military officials will continue to advise me. It's hard for me to shirk. You won't have dissent towards me, will you?"

After Xiao Lie finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Pei Youan.

Pei Youan smiled and said respectfully: "The emperor, although the ministers are on the road, they have also read the petition of the peoples posted in front of the city gate. There is a sentence on it, "A journey on the road, the world is the public", the minister praised it. The sage knows that the world is not one person, but the society is supported by all the people. The emperor now follows the will of heaven, ascends the throne and comes to the kingdom, and will come down in the future. If the world is peaceful, the people will be happy, why should the ministers hold different opinions? "

Xiao Lie's eyes were piercing, and he laughed and said: "I know that Youan is my humerus! I have prepared a dress for you. Go and change it. Follow me to Huanqiu to witness my enthronement ceremony today!"

Pei Youan thanked him and was stopped again when he was about to quit.

Xiao Lie smiled and said: "There is one more thing for you to know. The daughter of Zhen's family in Quanzhou is in Beijing at the moment. Your grandmother saw me last night and asked to marry her on your behalf. NS?"

Pei Youan's eyes moved slightly, he paused, and said, "The minister is satisfied. The minister thanked the emperor for his love."

His tone is respectful.

...

The dress that Xiao Lie gave to Pei Youan was a jade crown with eight beams, a red dress with a green border, a cogtail with leather belt, and a black shoe with white socks.

This is the highest prince-level dress of the Wei Dynasty.

On that day, Pei Youan appeared with the new emperor at the Huanqiu Sacrificial Ceremony and witnessed the beginning of a new dynasty in the Great Wei Dynasty. In this extraordinary way, after many years, he returned to his vision and appeared again in the dynasty. Above the hall.

When Huanqiu returned from the ceremonial ceremony, the official Tongzan introduced the civil and military officials into the Danchi, separated to the north, and bowed down to Xiao Lie on the throne for three knees and nine prayers. After the red tape was over, the Ministry of Rites dispatched officials to register Princess Zhou as the queen and son Xiao Yintang is the prince.

At this point, the ceremony is complete.

The next day, the Ministry of Rites issued two edicts at the same time.

The first is about the wedding edict of the prince and Zhang Fengtong.

The second is an edict for the marriage between Pei Youan, the eldest son of the Government of Weiguo, and Zhen Jiafu, the daughter of the Zhen family in Quanzhou.

The news spread quickly. From morning to night, the government of Weiguo, which had been in the cold for several years, was in a constant stream of people coming to congratulate it, and the threshold was almost broken. The Zhen family's originally inconspicuous mansion in the capital became the focus of attention in a blink of an eye.

The wedding date of the two edicts was set on the same day, the sixteenth of the following month, and the Ministry of Rites and Guanglu Temple worked together.