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The grassland people rode horses very quickly, and Tuoba Yilu was also let go. There was a horse in the middle, which was guarded by Yuan Li's personal guards. It was called protection, but it was actually guardianship.

He did not have any followers. Before setting off, he proposed to select his confidants from among the prisoners. Not only Tuoba Liuxiu objected, but Yuan Li also did not agree.

Tuoba Liuxiu still had the feelings of a monarch and a minister and a grateful heart towards Zhao Hanzhang. What did Tuoba Yilu have?

How could he allow him to bring his men to Beijing?

Yuan Li not only refused to let him take him, but also ordered the yamen and secret police along the way to carefully detect the people returning south.

If he was Tuoba Yilu's subordinate, he should find a way to intercept him on the road at this time, and he would never let Tuoba Yilu enter the capital like this.

Going to the capital as a prisoner is completely opposite to the result of killing the traitor and going to the capital in a great victory to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne.

For the latter, even if Zhao Hanzhang was displeased, he could not accuse him of the crime;

In the former case, if King Dai goes to Beijing like this, there is no doubt whether he will survive or not.

Tuoba Yilu also felt this way. He was very afraid that he would die if he went to the capital, so he always tried to reconcile with Tuoba Liuxiu.

He felt that he was a father and son after all. He had broken bones and connected tendons. He sent troops, but he did not hurt him. Zhao Hanzhang was the foreign enemy. The father and son should unite.

But Tuoba Liuxiu was heartbroken and ignored him at all. He was either surrounded by Su Hexiong and others, or side by side with Yuan Li, let alone alone. Tuoba Yilu wanted to say a word to him in public Neither can be done.

Neither Su Hexiong's group nor Yuan Li wanted the father and son to reconcile.

He was beaten until his brains came out. Once the father and son reconcile, all the blame will fall on the people around him. And with Tuoba Yilu's character and the previous father-son relationship, even if they reconcile, he will not choose Tuoba Sixth Cultivation He is the heir, so father and son should break up.

Su Hexiong and Tuoba Suzhou were careful to separate father and son. Sometimes when Tuoba Yilu looked over, they would move their steps and block his sight with their bodies.

Yuan Li also tacitly helped.

With Yuan Li's arrangements and escorts, they arrived in the capital smoothly. It was already the third day of August.

As soon as they entered the city, Yuan Li led them to live in a house. Tuoba Yilu was still under guard, and there were layers of guards outside the room.

Tuoba Yilu's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he said to Yuan Li, "I want to see Third Sister now." He wanted to see her before Tuoba Liuxiu.

One thing can be said in many ways, and he believes that the one who speaks first has an advantage.

Yuan Li comforted him and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty. I will write to Your Majesty right away. But the ceremony is coming soon and His Majesty has already stayed in the palace. Whether he will be summoned today depends on the palace's decision."

Tuoba Yilu's expression was not very good, his eyes swept over Tuoba Sixth Cultivator who was standing not far away, and demanded: "I want to face the Holy Spirit together with that traitor."

Yuan Li didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either. He just said he would report it.

He sneered in his heart. He didn't know how to surrender and beg for mercy. Do you think it was enough to argue at this time?

Yuan Li arranged Tuoba Liuxiu on the other side of the house, to the east and west of his father's yard, and he lived in the middle. He would never let the tragedy of father and son kill each other happen here.

After arranging them, Yuan Li went into the palace to report while it was still early.

Zhao Hanzhang had no intention of meeting their father and son before the ceremony, and said: "Prepare a set of formal clothes for them, and enter the palace together to attend the ceremony the day after tomorrow. We will discuss this matter after the enthronement ceremony."

Yuan Li responded respectfully.

After hearing this, Tuoba Yilu was dissatisfied and wanted to make a scene, but no matter how much trouble he made, he was trapped in a room. Yuan Li said directly: "It seems that the king is tired from the journey and is not in good spirits. I am afraid that the enthronement ceremony will be held in the future." Can’t participate.”

Tuoba Yilu immediately stopped making trouble.

Only then was Yuan Li satisfied and warned him: "The King of Dai probably doesn't know yet. As soon as you sent troops to Xinping City, Bai Xianbei of the Dai Kingdom rebelled. Now seven tribes have responded. In order to help the second prince put down the chaos in the Dai Kingdom, Due to the situation, General Beigong and General Shi were ordered to enter the Kingdom of Dai. Tomorrow's enthronement ceremony is very important to Your Majesty and the entire world. In such a situation as the Kingdom of Dai, the King of Dai can still participate. This is Your Majesty's great favor. Please forgive me. King, please don’t let your Majesty down.”

Tuoba Yilu's eyes widened, he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

Yuan Li saw that he had concerns, so he left.

In comparison, Tuoba Sixth Cultivator was much simpler. He accepted the matter immediately. Also, since his aunt was about to ascend the throne, there must be many things to do.

So the next day, Tuoba Liuxiu took his men out to enjoy the scenery of Luoyang.

Because Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne, many governors and generals came to watch the ceremony. Also because of the long interval, many wealthy businessmen came to join in the fun. At this time, Luoyang was more than twice as lively as usual.

The people in Luoyang and surrounding areas are crazy about happiness. It is autumn, when fruits and vegetables are harvested, and even chickens love to lay eggs more than before. These agricultural and sideline products are continuously sent to Luoyang, earning a lot of copper coins.

Even the people in Yushan Hall couldn't help but occupy a piece of wasteland near them, hoe up all the weeds, then fertilize and water, and then sprinkle seeds...

If you plant vegetables at this time, you can pull out the seedlings and eat them in about half a month. Green vegetable seedlings are very popular and the price is slightly higher.

In addition, they also like to sprout bean sprouts.

Soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts are common among 60-year-old women and three-year-old children in Yushan Hall. They are now a must-learn course in Yushan Hall.

Because there is a shortage of vegetables in winter and the price of beans is low, bean sprouts are a must-have dish in Yushantang in winter.

The courtiers who were originally worried about the autumn harvest because Zhao Hanzhang chose the fifth day of August to ascend the throne, saw this situation and silently shook away their worries.

"Due to floods, the harvest of replanted grain has to be postponed until September, and because His Majesty requested that everything be kept simple, civilian labor has not been mobilized from other places. The total manpower consumed so far is less than 10,000, and most of them are drawn from the Sixth Ministry and military camps. So it doesn’t work for the people, but it attracts so many people’s lives and wealth, so it’s really what God wants.”

"Yes, Your Majesty is frugal, and I hope it will always be like this."

"Your Majesty seems to like Mr. Zhao Qi very much and never stops Mr. Zhao Qi from spending extravagance. I am really worried."

"Well, I hope God will protect you, and your Majesty will turn to his grandfather on this point, rather than to his uncle."

"This... is not good, Mr. Zhao... our salary... I heard someone said that His Majesty wants to modify some of the methods of salary payment, as well as the regulations on the annual salary, silver and rice that officials at all levels receive..."

If they were as stingy as Mr. Zhao, wouldn't they be miserable?

The other colleagues were convinced when they heard this, so they made a wish instead, "I hope God will protect you, and your Majesty will be like Mr. Zhao in terms of money internally, and like Mr. Zhao Qi externally."

Although they thought it was difficult for one person to have such two faces, they still made such a wish.

Oh, they are checking the altar at the moment. Zhao Hanzhang will come here to worship heaven after he ascends the throne.

After it was finally confirmed that everything was correct, these officials from the Ministry of Etiquette left together. When they walked to the palace road, they saw a team lining up with things in their hands to enter. They had no choice but to step aside first.

When people passed by, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are so many silks and satins. I glanced at them. The colors are very bright. Which state did they send them from?"

"It looks like it's Shu satin and Shu brocade. Is it a gift from Prince Li of Chengguo?"

"To say that the best gift this year should be from Jiangnan, Yangzhou is a wealthy man. Except for the war last year, he has been in a corner for decades, and I don't know how much wealth he has accumulated."

"Not only that, I heard that Yangzhou also produces auspicious things."

"Xiangrui?"

"Yes, he was sent to the capital today, but Ji Shizhong didn't seem very happy. When I passed by his office this morning, I heard him scolding the Governor Wang."

"This auspicious sign came too late. His Majesty is about to ascend the throne. Everyone has changed their tune. If it had appeared half a year earlier, it would have been auspicious."

"Who made Xiangrui? Governor Wang doesn't look like that kind of person."

Someone chuckled and said, "I heard it's Zhou Qi."

"Zhou Qi?" the officials exclaimed, "This is even more impossible. When did he become so smooth?"

Zhou Qi was also wronged.

On the eighth day of July, when he recovered from the shock of the young emperor giving way to Zhao Hanzhang, he wanted to take advantage of the leisure time to lead troops to clean up the rivers blocked by floods and use labor to clear up his mind.

A soldier fished out a huge natural stone turtle from the river while dredging.

It is really natural and has a unique shape. Whether it is seen from a close or a distance, it looks like a turtle. The best thing is that the stone turtle has many holes on its body and abdomen.

The holes in the abdomen are dense and large, but there are only five small holes on the stone surface, with different positions and sizes. At a glance, they actually correspond to the five stars of the North Pole, and the hole belonging to the Emperor Star is the largest and the largest. round.

What shocked Zhou Qi the most was that there was a line of old characters under the Emperor's Star, "Kun Gua Sixty-three, where destiny belongs".

Zhou Qi:......

As everyone knows, Zhao Hanzhang's name and Zhen, both his name and his characters, are all chosen from Kun hexagram sixty-three in the "Book of Changes".

The direction of this line of words is really clear, the emperor star should be Zhao Hanzhang.

If Zhao Hanzhang's accession to the throne had not been a foregone conclusion, he would have suspected that Zhao Hanzhang did it.

But she accepted the abdication on the first day of July. Who is so stupid as to do this auspicious trick?

Trying to be auspicious at this time is simply self-defeating!

Who needs auspiciousness?

Someone who wants to force the old emperor to give up his throne.

What the little emperor said when he abdicated the throne on the first day of July at the great court meeting is the best proof that it is lawful, propriety and the way of heaven. If he comes up with an auspicious sign at this time, isn't it a slap in the face to Zhao Hanzhang?

Ordinary people would believe in auspiciousness, but the nobles would not believe it.

Because of the sincere words of the young emperor, most of the nobles in the world were convinced that he was willing to give way to Zhao Hanzhang. It can be said that they were the most harmonious and convincing couple among the three dynasty changes in the past hundred years.

As a result, an auspicious sign came out at this time.

Zhou Qi was going crazy. He wished he could have the stone turtle sunk into the center of the river immediately and pretend it didn't exist.

But the soldiers were happy.

They didn't know what the stars and words on it meant, but they knew that this uniquely shaped stone was very good.

They shouted happily: "General, we are rich -"

Oh, I forgot to mention that they are not far from Taihu Lake at this time.

Taihu stones have not yet become popular across the country, but they are very popular in Jiangnan.

There are already dedicated stone quarryers, and most people live a very miserable life. But if someone is lucky enough to quarry a uniquely shaped stone, they can sell it for a good price and become rich overnight.

The soldiers who worked together to drag up the stone turtle felt that this was a stone that could make them rich.

They rushed to tell each other, and soldiers on a river came over to join in the fun, as did the common people who came to clear the silt.

There were too many people in sight, and Zhou Qi was not a bad person. He could not kill them, so he could only disperse the crowd and swallow the bitter pill alone.

After thinking about it for a whole night, he decided to report the matter to Director Wang.

It is not a good thing to report "auspiciousness" when it comes out, but it is even worse to conceal it and not report it.

Jiangnan was already a step behind the North, and the ANBU spies were deeply hidden and spread widely. This matter must not be hidden. If Zhao Hanzhang misunderstood that Jiangnan had different intentions, the gain would outweigh the loss.

Director Wang did not expect that dredging the river would cause trouble. He and Zhou Qi agonized for several days, and finally decided to find out the truth before reporting it.

However, after investigating for a long time, they could not find out who did it. Seeing that the day when Zhao Hanzhang ascended the throne was getting closer, they had to report the matter while investigating.

The two discussed it and Zhou Qi decided to take the blame herself.

"I would rather let the world think that I am a flattering villain than damage the reputation and prestige of the new emperor." Zhou Qi gritted his teeth when he said this. "If I know who did this, I will definitely not be able to spare him."

Director Wang said: "It is impossible for such a big stone to leave no trace. We will report it first and then investigate carefully, and we will definitely find it out."

The stone was too big to transport, so it could only be temporarily stored in the warehouse. Director Wang could only paint it into a painting and send it to the capital. Zhao Hanzhang decided what to do with this auspicious item.

The matter was reported to Jiyuan first, and it was delivered together with Jiangnan's gift list.

Ji Yuan was still smiling when he looked at Jiang Nan's gift list. When he saw the back, his smile suddenly collapsed, and he couldn't help but cursed Director Wang.

What were he and Zhou Qi thinking about creating a reverse "auspicious sign" on the happy day?

Ji Yuan could only go to Zhao Hanzhang to make up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said: "Since it is auspicious, it cannot be left outside. It must be transported back to the capital. However, this matter should not be publicized. It is better to let Yangzhou send laborers and soldiers to escort it quietly and use oilcloth to cover the stone." Cover it up so no one can see it again.”

Zhao Hanzhang also finished reading the painting. This "auspicious sign" was too directional and could only be used by her, otherwise it could be used for other purposes.

"How much manpower and material resources did it cost to transport such a large stone from Jiangnan to Luoyang?" Zhao Hanzhang's tooth ached just thinking about it. "I heard that a rich man in the previous dynasty went bankrupt trying to transport a strange stone."

Ji Yuan, who was familiar with history books, had a dull expression on his face, "Is there any? Which emperor was in power?"

Emperor Wanli.

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and said: "It's not important anymore. What's important is that it costs a lot to send such a big stone to Luoyang. I feel a little sad."

The main thing is that this stone has no effect. If it had appeared two months earlier, it might have been of some use.

No, even if she appeared at that time, for the sake of stability, she would not be too happy.

Zhao Hanzhang was a little unhappy, "Whose flattery is this? He slapped me directly on the leg. Neither Zhou Qi nor Director Wang are like this."

Zhao Hanzhang frowned and decided to ask the ANBU.

The ANBU in Jiangnan really know who did it. (End of chapter)