He made the question clear and clear, leaving no chance for Madam to fool her.
Xiao Luolan looked at this man knowingly asking questions, and her waist was hurting from being pinched by him, so she patted Zhou Lang's big hand. She lowered her head slightly, and her cold fingertips were tightly grasped by this man. Xiao Luolan nodded and looked directly at Zhou Lang, with bright and soft eyes: "Yes." She paused and said her true feelings: "How can I not be sad." "
Habits are terrible things. He was so good to her, but if something changed one day, and her heart was not made of stone, she would naturally feel sad and lost. She, like him, had emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy, and they were all made of flesh and blood. How could she remain indifferent after such a long time? Although she warmed up a little slowly.
Xiao Luolan's face was held by Zhou Lang and his lips were kissed.
"Don't be sad." Zhou Xu kissed the madam gently, and heard with his own ears that the madam would be sad. After being excited, his heart ached. He loved her so much, even the words and things that made her sad, He couldn't stand it either.
"I only have one wife." Zhou Xu smiled and narrowed his eyes. He was so happy that he hugged his wife and started spinning around. Xiao Luolan was startled and quickly put her arms around Zhou Lang's neck: "Don't turn around, don't turn around. "She is afraid of heights and fainting.
Zhou Xu's forehead was pressed against his wife's, their noses were touching, their eyes were full of affection and overflowing excitement and joy. Xiao Luolan couldn't help but smile. She lightly touched Zhou Lang's hair, which was a rare sight. He teased: "We are even this time, so don't hold a grudge against a painting."
Zhou Xu coughed lightly.
At this moment, the palace door was wide open, and the picture scroll that was thrown on the gold-woven embroidered cloud carpet was blown open by the wind, and the eighteen layers of ice gauze scattered on both sides were also gently blown up by the wind. Zhou Xu put his wife down and put it again. When I picked up the painting, even though I was comforted by my wife, the little fire in my heart was still starting to set off a prairie fire little by little.
Xiao Luolan took the painting curiously and found that she had no impression of herself in the painting. Who painted it?
"It was painted by the Li family." Zhou Xu was still not angry, even though he had already wiped out Li Bozhi's family: "When I first entered Taiyang County, my wife took a carriage and met Hanzhang, Sanlang of the Li family for the first time."
Xiao Luolan only recalled such a distant event after Zhou Lang's reminder. She couldn't help but said: "Zhou Lang, your memory is too good."
"Of course I remember it clearly about Madam." Zhou Xu said proudly. He looked at the painting, put it on a tall candle and burned it. Facing Madam's surprised eyes, Zhou Xu smiled and said: " I'll find the court painter to paint a better one for Madam."
"It's up to you." Xiao Luolan curled her lips and said.
"In the morning, some ministers from the Xie family and the court came to me to discuss what country name to use." Zhou Xu was ready to consult his wife's opinion: "What do you think of Da Zhou?"
Xiao Luolan said without hesitation: "Of course it's excellent."
Zhou Xu smiled and said, "I thought so too."
"What about the year name? Has it been decided?" Xiao Luolan said.
"The country's name is Da Zhou, and I want to have the word "武" in the year name. Madam, what suggestions do you have?" Zhou Xu smiled.
Xiao Luolan looked at Zhou Lang in surprise: "Do you want me to make a suggestion?"
"Let's talk about it, it hasn't been decided yet anyway." Zhou Xudao.
Xiao Luolan was under a lot of pressure in an instant. She felt like she was participating in history. She calmed down and thought hard. Zhou Xu just looked at his wife like this.
After a long time, Xiao Luolan said: "How about doing martial arts?"
Zhou Xu's eyes lit up and he affirmed: "Okay!"
Xiao Luolan's eyebrows stretched, and she recited silently in her heart, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Qianwu, Qian also means heaven, and can also be called Emperor Tianwu.
Emperor Qianwu, Emperor Tianwu, Xiao Luolan raised the corners of his mouth, they seemed to be quite good.
Chapter 345
A new empire was born. For everyone, everything meant a new beginning. The old dynasty was abolished and a new dynasty was to be established. With everyone watching, Zhou Xu officially ascended the throne as emperor under the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials. , while promulgating an edict granting amnesty to the world, the country and era of the new dynasty were also confirmed.
The country's name was Dazhou, Jianyuan and Qianwu.
New year, new start.
Xiao Luolan was very nervous all day long because the scene was so grand and solemn. She was afraid of making mistakes, so she memorized all the etiquette steps silently. Fortunately, the queen sealing ceremony ended perfectly, and now she finally breathed a sigh of relief. , Dongxue was combing the queen, who should be the queen now. She used an ivory comb to comb the queen's hair. In order to welcome the new owner, the palace of the previous dynasty was renovated half a month ago, and it was more or less different from the previous dynasty.
Especially the middle palace, which has been almost completely renovated. The air is filled with the faint fragrance of pepper and aquatic lily. The lady likes the natural and elegant fragrance of flowers. The female officer who mixes fragrances in the palace immediately made a variety of floral fragrances, so Dongxue's cuffs also Soaked in the fragrance, she saw that the lady had been working hard for several days, and now her head was slightly drooped, so the action of combing her hair slowed down even more. She controlled the comb and used her skill to massage the acupuncture points on the lady's head.
Soon I saw the lady's eyelashes drooped and her expression was sleepy. Dongxue was now the head of the female officials around the queen, and she also had an official position, assisting the lady in managing the harem. But to be honest, the harem was really hard. Nothing to worry about.
There are many palaces in the inner courtyard of this huge palace. Firstly, there is no emperor, empress dowager, etc. Her wife is the true master of the middle palace. Secondly, there are no concubines. As a result, the palaces in the East and West Twelve Palaces in the harem appear everywhere. The palace is empty. As for the prince and grandson, there is only Princess Wuyou in the palace now.
The East Palace where the young master lives has already been cleaned and decorated by the lady, so she came to live there. Therefore, there are actually very few real owners in the palace, which means that Dongxue, the head of the female officials, has quite a lot of free time.
The candle flickered, waking up Xiao Luolan. Xiao Luolan yawned and looked at the sky. It was already very late: "Dongxue, go down and rest. I have nothing to do here." She turned around. Turning his head, he looked at the room full of palace maids and said softly: "You guys can go down too."
The maids filed out, and Xiao Luolan looked at them. Emperor Yongxing was lustful and immoral. He once recruited many common girls into the palace to be maids. There were so many eunuchs in the palace, even if she wanted to send them home through amnesty. It doesn't work. The world outside is difficult, and there is no guarantee that there will be food and drink in the palace. Xiao Luolan rubbed her forehead, and she will make some plans for them when the times are better in the future. However, there is also good news, such as... The complete system of abolishing untouchable status and the many regulations that can redeem one's status as a citizen are all in the initial stage.
As soon as Dongxue retreated, he saw His Majesty striding towards him.
She quickly stepped aside and knelt down to greet the Holy Ann.
"No need to kneel." Zhou Xu waved his hand casually, quite satisfied with Dong Xue: "Is Madam asleep?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't rested yet." Dongxue replied.
Zhou Xu was even happier. He had just taken something from the front hall, and a round-faced eunuch with a smile on his face complimented: "It seems that the Queen is waiting for Your Majesty."
Dongxue glanced at this man. There was no shortage of eunuchs in the palace, and there was no shortage around the emperor. Many eunuchs had been executed in the past, but there were also new eunuchs emerging.
However, the treatment of the eunuchs around His Majesty is completely different from that during the Yongxing Emperor. During the Yongxing Emperor, the eunuchs could supervise the army's expeditions, act on behalf of the emperor, and exercise the authority of the emperor. Now the eunuchs in the palace are doing their best to please the new emperor. emperor.
This eunuch Dongxue didn't have much impression. After all, her main scope of responsibilities was in the harem. She didn't know much about the chamberlains of the previous dynasty, but she must have excelled in being able to get close to the emperor.
Zhou Xu finally had a successful ceremony for his wife's conferment, and he felt quite high-spirited. Otherwise, the title of his wife had always been like a knot in his heart, but now it's gone.
Zhou Xu didn't need to be informed. He waved them off and entered the queen's palace. He asked him to tell him that there were some things in the palace that he didn't understand. For example, the emperor had a sleeping place for the emperor, and the queen had a sleeping place for the queen. Two palaces, isn’t this unnecessary? He must be sleeping with his wife. When Zhou Xu walked into the middle palace, there seemed to be something bulging in his arms.
"lady."
Xiao Luolan woke up when she heard Zhou Lang's voice. She yawned again. The queen's phoenix crown was shining brightly on the dressing table. She couldn't help but rub the back of her neck and shoulders. This phoenix crown was super heavy and she was wearing it. It’s been a day.
"Zhou Lang, you're back." Xiao Luolan turned around. She had already washed up. The two of them were about to go to bed, but Zhou Lang went out quietly again. He didn't know what he was doing. He was mysterious.
"I'm back." Zhou Xu took off his robe and let the cold air dissipate from his body before sitting next to his wife.
"What's in your arms?" Xiao Luolan asked curiously.
Zhou Xu laughed twice and looked very proud. Then he took out a golden square dragon-patterned box from his arms, then opened it and took out the jade seal. Xiao Luolan looked at him in surprise: "Zhou Lang, What do you do with the jade seal?"
Zhou Xu once again took out two blank imperial edicts from his arms, flattened them out, and then stamped a seal on the blank imperial edicts with a jade seal. After finishing one by one, he searched around the dressing table and found no pen and ink. , then went barefoot to the small study room next door to find some pen and ink.
Xiao Luolan's sleepiness was completely gone now. She followed him and shuttled through the palace. Seeing him taking back the pen and ink, the tip of the pen was stained with thick ink and was about to write. She took the opportunity to smell Zhou Lang carefully, but she didn't smell it. Alcoholic smell.
After Zhou Xu sat down, his expression was thoughtful for a moment, and then he wrote it himself. Xiao Luolan looked at the six words "Fengtian Emperor made the day" on the imperial edict, and saw Zhou Lang stopped writing. He picked up the two written imperial edicts and blew the After blowing the whistle, he said to his wife: "These two imperial edicts are left to my wife. You can fill in the blank spaces. Although they are not as good as the edicts, they are not much different from the ones I wrote myself."
Two heavy imperial edicts were placed in Xiao Luolan's hands, and she was a little confused. The edict in the edict means that the superiors should report to the subordinates, so the edicts have a strong official command style and are decided by the cabinet prime ministers. Hanlin They drafted it, the emperor approved it, and then spread it to the world. When the envoys heard about it, Zhou Lang had already drafted the edict to establish the crown prince. As long as Shen Yi came, the edict would be spread all over the world.
The book-making was written by the emperor himself and was no less important than the imperial edict, but one was of an official nature and the other represented the emperor's personal meaning.
"Why are you giving me this?" Xiao Luolan put the imperial edict on the dressing table and looked at Zhou Lang.
Zhou Xu smiled. He came closer to his wife. The white hair on his temples was particularly dazzling. Xiao Luolan only glanced at it and stopped looking. She suddenly grabbed Zhou Lang's hand and felt the warm warmth on his body. After calming down, she snuggled up to him.
Zhou Xudao: "I am older than Madam, just in case..."
Xiao Luolan covered Zhou Lang's mouth with her hand. Her eyes turned red before she spoke, and her nasal voice was thin: "Why do you have to say some unlucky words on such a good day?" To make her sad for no reason.
Zhou Xu pulled down his wife's hand and narrowed the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes: "The eunuchs around me kept flattering me and saying auspicious words, saying long live, but I can still take it seriously. In one or two years, I will be fifty. Yes, people say you know destiny at fifty, so I have to make plans for my wife in advance."
He has fought a lifetime of fighting, with the blood of countless people on his hands. He is not sure how long he will live in the end.
"That's too early." Xiao Luolan felt sad, and her heart felt as if someone had pinched it, filled with dense pain: "You will be old by then, and I will be old too, so what's the point of having these things? use?"
Zhou Xu looked down at Madam, his eyes full of tenderness, and wiped the tears from the corners of Madam's eyes with his rough fingertips: "It's always good to make some plans in advance, Madam, just accept it."
Xiao Luolan's eyes turned red, and she still felt extremely sad.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Zhou Xu said pity, he felt heartbroken.
Until before going to bed, he still hadn't coaxed his wife well. Zhou Xu hugged his wife, his heart was swollen and sour but also with a bit of indescribable joy: "Madam, don't be sad, you and I will be together for the rest of our lives, this life." It's the fate of an emperor and an empress. In the next life, we may become childhood sweethearts, and we will be together every day."
Xiao Luolan's eyelashes were moist and her cheeks were stained with tears. She was really sad. She originally had her back turned to Zhou Lang, but he pulled her shoulders to face him. At this moment, she listened to Zhou Lang's words with great certainty. , his nasal voice became even duller: "How do you know there is another life?"
Zhou Xu smiled and said nothing. He had already carved his and his wife's birthdays on the altar. The lamp was always burning, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky accepted incense worship day and night. His fate and his wife's fate were connected. Together, life after life, inseparable.
"I said yes." Zhou Xu smoothed his wife's long hair and kissed her cheek.
Xiao Luolan's panic gradually calmed down. Even though she felt that Zhou Lang's confidence was unreasonable and what he said was unrealistic, it was really strange. Xiao Luolan felt that her psychology was even weirder, and she actually believed it.
It felt like she would be the kind of person who would be deceived when she got old. Xiao Luolan couldn't help but think of this, but her hand was still on Zhou Lang's waist, and Zhou Xu hugged his wife tightly.
"When the country becomes prosperous and the children get married and start businesses, my wife and I will travel around the world together." Zhou Xuchang thought about the future: "The yellow sand in the desert, the East China Sea and the southern frontier, my wife can go wherever she likes."
Xiao Luolan said, "I remember that Yu Xin lived in the Miao Village in southern Xinjiang."
Zhou Xu smiled and said: "You can ask Yu Xin to take us to see it together in the future."
Zhou Xu talked about the flying snow in the Tianshan Mountains and the solitary smoke beyond the Great Wall again, and Xiao Luolan closed her eyes unconsciously.
In their dreams, they had countless springs and could see thousands of mountains.
After Zhou Xu waited for his wife to fall asleep, he kissed her face contentedly. The golden curtains were embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns. He listened to his wife's shallow breathing blowing in his ears.
There are many, many things he wants to do with his wife.
Before that, there is another important thing, which is to kill Wei Yanshan.
Zhou Xu thought of the courtiers who kept writing to the court asking him to live a peaceful life with the people and not to fight rashly again. But if Wei Yanshan is not dead, how can the world be peaceful?
He has one last battle to fight.
Chapter 346 (Reunion)
The first year of Qianwu
The empire was rising like the gushing sun. It was already the end of February and the beginning of March was approaching. The huge gear of the imperial court began to rotate in an orderly and rapid manner. The residents of Chang'an City were once again familiar with the previous morning drums, accompanying them every day. As the sun sets, but only in two or three months, the city of Chang'an, which has not been worried about war, actually appears to be noisy and prosperous a hundred years ago.
A large number of people poured into Chang'an, injecting fresh blood into this ancient and huge city. It stood up again. There were crowds of people in the streets and alleys. It was heard for miles. Everything was brand new and orderly, and the new princes and dignitaries came out. They quickly took root here and quickly became acquainted with the surviving older generation of Chang'an aristocratic families. Chang'an Xie family is still the leader of Chang'an trends, and is much more popular than before.
Despite the overwhelming number of visitors, the main residence of the Xie family was not crowded with guests. Instead, it often closed the door to pay thanks to the guests, becoming more and more low-key. In contrast, the little prince of Changle kept a high profile and walked around the streets all day long. In just a few months, a large group of sons of Chang'an's upstarts, led by him, appeared around him. They made Zhou Sixteen feel happy and carefree, and they never wanted to leave. As far as Xie Jize knew, there was already a censor preparing to impeach him. The little prince of Changle County behaves like this.
However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Holy Emperor is very fond of his nephew Shiliu Lang. He created a Changle County Prince as soon as he came up. Even the Queen would call the young Prince into the palace to accompany him from time to time. He was favored by the Emperor and the Empress. Princess Wuyou and the little prince of Changle are even better friends. The two often go to various places in Chang'an in disguise. According to Xie Jize, the impeachment result will probably be nothing.
Xie Jize and Xie Lingfu were standing under the lobby, with their adult children beside them. Today was an important day. The Xie family opened the door before dawn. The house had been cleaned inside and outside, and the women at home were all dressed up. Xie Qingwu Walking over, followed by her mother, the mistress of the Xie family was holding the children of the Tang family. The mistress of the Xie family felt sorry for them, so she let them grow up under her knees. When she entered the palace, she also took them with her. The queen empress Love them too.
In this way, it can be considered that the whole family is here.
"Where's Wanjun?" Xie Jize asked.
The servant said: "Third Master, go to Baqiao to see if His Royal Highness and the others have arrived."
Xie Jize stroked his beard and looked at the bright sky.
