As the news of Ku He's surrender to the enemy spread back to the court, both the Empress Dowager and the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty chose to accept their fate.
After all, if it weren't for Ku He, the national counselor, who supported the young emperor's ascension to the throne, Northern Qi would have been usurped by several powerful officials more than ten years ago.
Nowadays, even Ku He, the state minister, no longer supports the young emperor. The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the young emperor cannot control the power in the court at all.
Therefore, in this situation with no choice, both the Empress Dowager and the young emperor of Northern Qi chose to surrender.
The commander of the Jin Yiwei, Zhong Zhong, was originally a favorite of the Empress Dowager and was in charge of the 300,000-strong army in the capital.
At this moment, the Queen Mother of the Northern Qi Dynasty had surrendered, so naturally he would not continue to be stubborn.
Soon, Wang Zhikun, Ye Wan and others led the Qing army to take over the city defense of Shangjing City.
Ye Wan watched Qi Jun obediently enter the military camp, silently waiting for Qing Ren's trial, and couldn't help but look a little arrogant and complacent in his eyes.
After all, he personally led the troops to destroy Dongyi City, and now he joined forces with several others to destroy Northern Qi.
Ye Wan also has the qualifications to be proud.
When all the Qi troops were taken into custody, Ye Wan couldn't help but ask:
"Commander, the number of Qi troops captured this time exceeds 300,000. Should we follow the old practice and give them some money to disperse them?"
Wang Zhikun looked at Qi Jun who looked sad in the school field, nodded silently and said:
"General Ye, now that the Emperor is here, this matter should not be decided by you and me."
"Yes, Ye Wan is arrogant."
Ye Wan remembered that 'Emperor Qing' was still in the capital, his face was full of arrogance, and he immediately calmed down.
Soon, Emperor Qing summoned all the ministers and said how to unite the army with one sentence:
"Captain Wang, General Ye, the Northern Qi Dynasty has surrendered. Everything can be done according to the old rules of Dongyi City. There is no need to ask for further instructions."
The so-called old system of Dongyi City was to give the captives some money first as severance pay.
However, after the severance package was paid, a recruitment sign was re-erected at the entrance of the camp.
Most soldiers will choose to continue enlisting in the army after receiving severance pay.
Just this process of taking off their military uniforms and putting them back on again allowed these captured soldiers to complete a psychological journey.
Ye Wan, Wang Zhikun and other generals heard this and quickly accepted the order.
Then, Wang Zhikun asked:
"Your Majesty, do the royal family and civil and military officials of the Qing Kingdom also follow the old system of Dongyi City?"
Although in the eyes of ordinary people, the two are on par with the Qing Kingdom and are both powerful dynasties.
However, in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty court officials, the so-called Dongyi City was just an alliance of vassal states.
Without Sigu Jian to mediate, this alliance of vassal states would have been swallowed up by Northern Qi and Nanqing long ago.
When dealing with Dongyi City, Qingguo does not need to have any scruples. Those who do not surrender will be killed. Those who surrender will be given a place to live.
It can be said that Qingguo was very simple and crude when dealing with Dongyi City.
But when dealing with Northern Qi, Wang Zhikun asked too many questions.
There is a reason for this.
Before the Northern Qi usurped the throne, the Wei State once unified the world.
If you calculate it this way, the Northern Qi Dynasty can be regarded as inheriting the orthodoxy of the dynasty.
Now that the Qing Kingdom has destroyed Qi and unified the country, it stands to reason that ancient etiquette must be followed.
The ancient etiquette is "the sacrifice will not be destroyed until the country is destroyed".
The so-called "destroying the country without destroying the sacrifice" means that after the ancient nobles and princes went to war and eliminated the nobles of a kingdom, they did not kill all the old and young of the country, including members of the royal family, but resettled them to a new place to continue living.
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This is the ancient ‘noble style’.
Shang Tang destroyed Xia, and King Wu defeated Zhou. This is what they did.
The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period did the same thing.
By the time of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, this 'aristocratic style' slowly dissipated.
'Emperor Qing' thought for a moment and then said:
"Send them all to Kyoto City and let the emperor handle it."
'Emperor Qing' has handed over all the court and will definitely not participate in government affairs again.
When Wang Zhikun heard this, he quickly accepted the order.
After finishing the matter of going to the capital, 'Emperor Qing' took Master Ku He back to the temple to 'practice'.
As for Ye Liuyun, he also wanted to visit the temple, but was rejected by 'Emperor Qing'.
No reason was given.
Ye Liuyun was so depressed that he could only scold his grandnephew Ye Wan severely and then left.
Depressed, Ye Wan vented his anger on the Northern Qi courtiers and raided one house after another.
Shangjing City has a history of hundreds of years, and many famous families suffered disaster during this inspection.
In the end, Ye Wan plundered five to six billion gold and silver treasures from Shangjing City, as well as real estate deeds and fertile land deeds worth more than one billion.
All real estate properties are temporarily handed over to the internal treasury for processing.
Gold, silver, and even various precious treasures were sealed and escorted back to Kyoto City.
Then, just after New Year's Eve, it was the first day of the first lunar month.
Ye Wan took the first step and suppressed the Northern Qi Queen Mother, the young emperor, and many Northern Qi courtiers, dragging their families and families to move south.
The north wind is howling and the snow is falling.
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the young emperor were sitting in a carriage, with a somewhat hesitant look on their face.
On the contrary, the little emperor's face was dull, and he still held a book in his hand, reading it with relish, as if he was not going south to accept the judgment of fate, but to play south.
Really heartless.
No matter how much the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty sighed, it was of no use. She could only imitate the little emperor and start to find something to do for herself.
The cars are rolling and the horses are rustling.
Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone marched hard all the way.
It was not until the beginning of February that the convoy entered the original Qingguo territory.
Once here, Qingjun's spirit began to get high.
We are about to arrive at Kyoto City, and Fengzuma Yinzi is right in front of us.
Ye Wan also began to miss his family, so he urged the team to move forward every day.
On this day, the team marched until noon.
Before Ye Wan could let the convoy rest, a messenger suddenly came to report:
"General Ye, take the order."
Ye Wan quickly dismounted, knelt on one knee on the roadside, shouted long live, and then said:
"Your Majesty Ye Wan accepts the order!"
The messenger then spoke:
"His Majesty ordered Ye Wan to lead his men to make repairs at the Shiliting Post Station for one day, and then go to Beijing to present the prisoners the next day."
"I accept the decree."
When Ye Wan heard that it was an oral instruction, he didn't waste any words and was about to get up.
Unexpectedly, the messenger stopped him and said again:
"General Ye, there is also the Emperor's decree from the Empress Dowager."
When Ye Wan heard this, he had to kneel down on one knee again, shouting Qian Sui, and said:
"Your Majesty Ye Wan accepted the order."
The messenger then spoke:
"The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have issued an edict: The Queen Mother and the Wei family of Qi have conspired to usurp the country. They have committed a heinous crime. If you sacrifice prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, your ancestors will be punished. I will take you to the clan's mansion and imprison you for the rest of your life. If you are not pardoned, I appreciate this."
"I accept the decree!"
Ye Wan received the imperial edict from the envoy and quickly sent someone to hand over the Empress Dowager and the young emperor of Northern Qi to the envoy and asked him to take them back to the capital.
The Empress Dowager and the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty separated from the large group of people and entered Kyoto city quietly.
The Zongren Mansion did accept a group of people that day, but unfortunately, the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Little Emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty were not among them.
Two more days passed.
After the ceremony of dedicating captives to the Ancestral Temple.
When Su Mingzhe rewarded the meritorious officials, he was originally going to reward Master Ku He. However, because Master Ku He had already gone to the temple with Emperor Qing, the credit was given to Master Ku He's three disciples.
The eldest disciple, Lang Tao, was granted the title of Marquis of Ren'an and was rewarded with a courtyard in Kyoto City.
The second disciple Duoduo was canonized as Concubine Zhuang and lived in Yongfu Palace.
The third disciple Doudou was canonized as Concubine Jing and lived in Yongshou Palace.
Although at this time, some people are confused and have never heard that Master Ku He also has a disciple named Doudou.
However, Su Mingzhe has been canonized, so naturally no one will ask to find out.
The imperial edict of canonization quickly reached the harem.
Haitang Duoduo, who lives in Yuchen Palace, asked about the content of the imperial edict, and her expression suddenly changed.
After asking for the location of Yongshou Palace, she hurried over.
Yuchen Palace is behind Yaohua Palace.
Yaohua Palace is behind Taiji Palace.
The Yongshou Palace is located on the right side of the Taiji Palace.
According to Haitang Duoduo's speed, it only takes a few breaths to get from Yuchen Palace to Yongshou Palace.
When she arrived at the Yongshou Palace, she happened to see the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty wearing purple and demure women's clothing and receiving the imperial edict.
"Auntie, you are here."
The little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Zhan Doudou, experienced wind and snow and dangers on his way south, but he took them indifferently. But now after seeing Begonia Duoduo, his eye circles began to turn red and moist.
"...Are you... okay?"
Haitang Duoduo had a thousand things to say in her heart. She wanted to ask the little emperor if he had suffered any hardships along the way, if he had endured hardships, if he was used to the food in Kyoto City, if he was acclimated to the environment.
But now in front of many palace people, she did not dare to say anything.
Zhan Doudou also knew that Haitang Duoduo had a lot to say and wanted to talk to him. He turned around and said to the palace servant waiting beside him:
"You all please step aside. I want to chat with my senior sister alone to catch up on old times."
"Yes, empress!"
The palace people were also very discerning and quickly stepped away to give the two of them enough space.
Seeing that no one else was around to eavesdrop, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but asked in surprise:
"Your Majesty, how...your...was exposed?"
"Didn't my sister tell you?"
When Zhan Doudou heard Haitang Duoduo's question, his face changed, and his originally pink and pretty cheeks instantly turned pale.
Over the past year, she had always thought that her sister, the eldest princess, had revealed her secret.
Now it seems that there is another reason.
"No, it's definitely not the eldest princess!"
Haitang Duoduo's eyes widened, full of doubts: "Your Majesty, think carefully, besides the Queen Mother and the eldest princess, who else knows this secret."
Zhan Doudou's eyes flickered for a moment, and finally he slowly closed them:
"Forget it, none of this matters anymore."
After a while, Zhan Doudou was afraid of Haitang Duoduo's questioning, so he asked first:
"Auntie, I see you have lost a lot of weight. Are you not used to living in Qingguo?"
"That's not true."
Haitang Duoduo was asked about her body by Zhan Doudou, her pretty face was stained with shyness, and she replied:
"I was pregnant with Longzi recently, and my morning sickness was a bit severe, so I looked a little thin."
"Congratulations to Auntie."
Zhan Doudou didn't expect that he would hear such good news as soon as he entered the palace and quickly congratulated him.
Haitang Duoduo was not so happy, but instead laughed at herself:
"After the eldest princess and I entered the palace last year, the emperor often came to Yuchen Palace to visit us. At that time, the eldest princess and I thought that your majesty was particularly favoring us, far more than other concubines, so we settled down with peace of mind. As a result, the queen's birthday last year
After giving birth to the dragon child, the concubines in the harem began to get pregnant one after another... Haha..."
When Haitang Duoduo said this, she couldn't go on anymore.
Although she didn't finish her words, Zhan Doudou understood the meaning.
In order to ensure that the eldest prince was born to Queen Fan Ruoruo, Su Mingzhe used tricks on other concubines.
As a result, these concubines were unable to conceive and give birth to children even after entering the palace for one or two years.
After the truth was revealed, Su Mingzhe's previous love for the concubines in the harem seemed so ridiculous and feeble.