After Deng Zijun's death, Yan Guang was distraught. He submitted his resignation to Jian Dan and asked Jian Dan to hand it over to the court on his behalf. Then, he took Deng Zijun's coffin to Xinye and buried Deng Zijun and her family together.
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On the tombstone of Deng Zijun, Yan Guang personally carved the words, 'Tomb of deceased wife Deng's Zijun', and the inscription was 'Fu Yan Ziling'.
Yan Guang did not bury Deng Zijun near the ancestral grave of the Deng family. Although he and Deng Zijun were not officially married, in Yan Guang's mind, Deng Zijun was already his wife.
He buried Deng Zijun on the outskirts of Xinye, a picturesque place with mountains, rivers and lakes. After that, he built a small thatched house nearby and lived there.
Every day, Yan Guang would sit in front of Deng Zijun's tomb, talk, and then live a life of fishing, reading, and wandering around. From time to time, he would travel around, but he would never leave home for too long.
He will be back in a month or two at most.
In the past, he had no worries and could go wherever he wanted. Wherever he went, there was home. But now, he has worries and has his own home.
When Yan Guang's resignation was sent to Luoyang by Jiandan and handed over to Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu had already led his army back to Luoyang for many days.
During this period, Liu Xiu's life was not easy, mainly because Yin Lihua was having trouble with him and her attitude towards him became very cold.
Liu Xiu went to the West Palace many times and wanted to spend the night in the West Palace, but Yin Lihua turned him away because she was not feeling well. The relationship between Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua dropped to a freezing point, which made Guo Shengtong extremely happy.
In the palace, Liu Xiu had three women, Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua, and Xu Xiling.
Yin Lihua was angry with Liu Xiu, and Xu Xiling was about to give birth. At night, Liu Xiu could only go to Guo Shengtong's Changqiu Palace to spend the night.
For several days, Guo Shengtong was radiant, with a charming radiance on his face.
Sometimes when she was in a good mood, she would go to the West Palace to see Yin Lihua, and in the name of sisterly chat, she would tell Yin Lihua in a subtle way how much love she had with His Majesty.
Yin Lihua didn't agree with this, but she was so anxious that the three maids around her, Xueying, Hongjian and Li Xiu'e. Xueying and Hongjian didn't want to see Li Xiu'e, but Yin Lihua still kept her.
On this day, Guo Shengtong came to the West Palace as a guest again. As soon as she left, Xueying couldn't wait to persuade her: "My lord, don't get angry with Your Majesty. Look, the Queen is now bullying you!"
Yin Lihua smiled calmly and said: "Don't talk nonsense! The queen just came here to drink tea and talk, so why would she come to bully her?"
With a bitter look on her face, Xueying said, "My lord, the queen is not here to drink tea and chat. She is clearly here to show off." In modern terms, she is here to show affection.
Yin Lihua frowned, glared at Xueying, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense." If the queen is arranged behind her back, what will happen if it gets spread? No one can protect her.
Xueying hesitated to speak, she was anxious and had no choice. Hong Jian said: "Your Majesty and your Majesty have been at odds for so long. No matter how much anger there is, it should be dissipated."
There were some words that she really couldn't say out loud, but she kept them in her heart, almost to the point of bursting.
Among the women in the harem, all the women in the harem do not regard His Majesty as the most respected one, and regard His Majesty as their heaven. They try every possible means and try their best to please and win favors. Only this noble lady of the family dares to get angry with the Emperor and drive him away.
Yin Lihua didn't say anything, but she knew it in her heart. She said quietly: "Could it be that if His Majesty did something wrong, others can only forgive him and tolerate him?"
Xueying and Hongjian secretly grinned, and both shrank their necks in fear.
The two of them were talking to you, and I was trying to persuade Yin Lihua. A little palace maid walked in quickly from outside, saluted Yin Lihua, and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is here!"
When Xueying and Hongjian heard this, they immediately showed joy and whispered: "My lord, hurry up and greet your Majesty!"
Yin Lihua held her forehead and said, "I want to tell Your Majesty that I have a headache today and have already rested."
Xueying and Hongjian were so anxious that they were scratching their heads. Why did they push His Majesty out again?
Before Yin Lihua could return to the inner room to pretend to be sick, Liu Xiu had already walked in from outside.
Seeing Liu Xiu, Xueying, Hongjian, Li Xiu'e and other palace maids, they all saluted and said in unison: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand to them, indicating that they all should leave. After the ladies left the hall, Liu Xiu walked up to Yin Lihua and knelt down. Yin Lihua didn't want to see him and turned her head away.
Normally, seeing Yin Lihua's attitude, Liu Xiu would leave wisely, but this time he did not leave. Instead, he raised his arms, wrapped them around Yin Lihua's waist, and held her in his arms.
Yin Lihua twisted her body, trying to break away from Liu Xiu's embrace, but Liu Xiu's embrace was too tight. No matter how hard she struggled, she just couldn't break away.
She was so angry that she was about to speak when Liu Xiu put his head on her shoulder and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Lihua, let me hug you."
She could tell that something was wrong with Liu Xiu's voice. Yin Lihua stopped struggling and wanted to turn her head to look at him, but Liu Xiu hugged her too tightly, making it difficult for her to turn her head. She was silent for a while and asked
Said: "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
"Deng Zijun... committed suicide."
When Yin Lihua heard this, her face changed, and her eye circles immediately turned red. She and Deng Zijun did not have a close relationship, but they were also little sisters in childhood. The familiar people left one after another, which made Yin Lihua feel sad.
The knife twist is average.
Liu Xiu continued: "Zi Ling has resigned. He must be resenting me now!"
Yin Lihua was about to speak, but suddenly she felt the clothes on her shoulders were damp, and she suddenly realized that Liu Xiu was crying. Her heart was shocked, and she called softly: "Axiu?"
Liu Xiu said with a slightly trembling voice: "Zi Ling and I met in Chang'an, and Zi Ling treated me with the utmost sincerity..." At this point, he couldn't continue, but hugged Yin Lihua tighter.
Yin Lihua raised her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then gently stroked Liu Xiu's back.
The battle on the battlefield, no matter whether he won or lost, no matter how many injuries he suffered, these could never hurt Liu Xiu's heart. What could really hurt Liu Xiu's heart was the departure of his relatives and friends.
In the final analysis, Liu Xiu is still the person who values feelings the most.
Yin Lihua stroked Liu Xiu's back, comforting him silently.
After a long time, Liu Xiu slowly raised his head from Yin Lihua's shoulder. There were no traces of tears on his face, but his eyes were red, indicating that he had indeed cried just now.
He held Yin Lihua's hand and said, "I want to go to Xinye and see Ziling."
Yin Lihua was secretly surprised. She had never known that Yan Guang held such a heavy weight in Liu Xiu's heart. He would not hesitate to return to Nanyang for Yan Guang.
You must know that Yan Guang is not often around Liu Xiu. Most of the time, he travels around. There are only occasional letters between the two. Yan Guang writes to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu never replies.
Yes, because he didn't know exactly where Yan Guang was.
"His Majesty……"
"Lihua, come with me!"
Yin Lihua was startled, looked at Liu Xiu in surprise, and asked suspiciously: "Axiu is not afraid that I will stay in Xinye and never come back?"
"Afraid."
"Then Axiu still..."
"I'm more afraid that Lihua has regrets in her heart." Liu Xiu said softly.
This sentence touched Yin Lihua's heart, and she could no longer control her emotions, threw herself into Liu Xiu's arms, and began to cry.
It is no longer a trivial matter for the emperor to leave the palace. It is even more important for the emperor to leave the capital. It requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which wastes people and money.
Therefore, Liu Xiu did not intend to make a big fanfare when leaving Beijing this time, but quietly traveled in casual clothes.
Accompanying Liu Xiu to Nanyang was Yin Lihua, and his escorts included Fu An, Long Yuan, Xu Ying and others. There were only about twenty people in the group.
Not long ago, when Liu Xiu led his army to leave Nanyang, all parts of Nanyang were still in ruins. Now that they returned to Nanyang, they found that many places in Nanyang were being reclaimed wasteland.
First, Liu Xiu implemented a tax-free policy in Nanyang, which caused a large number of people to migrate to Nanyang. Second, the war in Nanyang was over, and the nobles of Luoyang came to Nanyang to buy land.
Those who were crowned kings in Luoyang were all Liu family members, and most of these Liu family members, like Liu Xiu, were from Nanyang. Now that they were crowned kings and ministers, they naturally wanted to return to their hometowns in glory.
Acquire land.
Even though Nanyang was devastated after years of conquests, it was recovering very quickly. No matter the high-level dignitaries or the low-level commoners, they were all flocking to Nanyang.
As long as there are people and sufficient manpower, development and revitalization will only be a matter of time.
Along the way, Yin Lihua felt a lot of emotions when she saw the prosperous scene in Nanyang and the people working in groups to reclaim wasteland and plant crops with great enthusiasm.
The war brought only devastation, ruins, and corpses everywhere. Yin Lihua could not imagine that if Liu Xiuzhen released Deng Feng, would all the prosperity in front of her still happen?
To make a long story short, Liu Xiu and his party first went to Xinye and met Xinye Ling at Xinye County. Xinye Ling's name was Chang Zhi, and he was originally a subordinate of Jian Tan. He later transferred to the county government as an official, and was later appointed as Xinye Ling by Jian Tan.
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Chang Zhi naturally knew Liu Xiu. When he saw Liu Xiu suddenly appearing in the county government, Chang Zhi was shocked. He hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand to Chang Zhi and said, "Mr. Chang, please rise!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Chang Zhi stood up, Liu Xiu asked: "He came to Xinye this time just to see Yan Ziling. Does County Magistrate Chang know where Ziling currently lives?"
After hearing this, Chang Zhi showed a look of sudden realization. He nodded repeatedly and responded: "I know, I know, Wei Chen knows! When governing Xinye, Wei Chen also encountered difficulties from time to time. Usually Wei Chen would visit Mr. Yan.
Ask Mr. Yan for advice."
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "When rebuilding Xinye, Ziling contributed a lot. Ziling is very familiar with the situation in Xinye. It is very safe to ask Ziling for advice when encountering problems."
Hearing the emperor's approval, Chang Zhi's whole body almost lifted up. Unable to restrain the joy on his face, he bowed and said: "Before I came to Xinye, General Jian repeatedly told my ministers that you can decide on small matters by yourself, but ask for strict advice on big matters." gentlemen."
Liu Xiu smiled, shook his head and said, "Ziji is really good at hiding." Now that Jiantan is the acting governor of Nanyang, of course he has to make a decision on the real difficulties encountered in the local area. It would be better for him to take care of everything in Xinye. Recommended to Zi Ling.
Chang Zhi nodded and smiled apologetically. Liu Xiu said, "Today, I will ask Magistrate Chang Chang to take me to Ziling."
"Oh, Your Majesty has punished a minor minister, and the minor minister has no choice but to shoulder the responsibility!"
On that day, Chang Zhi acted as a guide and led Liu Xiu and his party to the outskirts of Xinye.
Walking on the mountain path, Liu Xiu, who was sitting in the carriage, raised the curtains and looked at the beautiful scenery outside the carriage. Yin Lihua, who was originally a little tired, became energetic at this time and stared at the mountains and rivers outside.
Yin Lihua is a native of Xinye, and is very familiar with every plant and tree in Xinye. The mountains and rivers are still the same, but things and people have changed. Looking at the scenery of Xinye, Yin Lihua's mind is filled with thoughts, and scenes from her childhood are constantly flashing back to her.
