4333 (AD 1636), August 25th.
The capital has returned to its former prosperity.
The huge motorcade entered the capital from Yongding Gate.
Su Shu jumped up happily on the carriage.
"I will see my father soon."
Wang Wenjun smiled when she saw her son's happy appearance.
The carriage passed through the Zhengyang Gate and saw the bustling scene of the capital being crowded with people.
Qin Shanshui, the commander of the Qilin Guard, Qi Gangyi, the commander of the Qinglong Guard, and Wu Cheng, the prefect of Shuntian, came to greet everyone.
Qin Shanshui walked to the convoy of King Qin's family and said respectfully: "Dear princesses, King Qin asked me to welcome you all into the palace."
Qin Shanshui led the way on horseback, and the soldiers of Qilin Guard replaced the original Qin army to protect the family scrolls of the King of Qin.
The Qilin Guard soldiers opened the way in front, and they marched all the way into the palace.
Wu Cheng walked to Wang Zhongce.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, ministers, the king has assigned residences to you.
Your family volume can be placed in the mansion first.
I will send officials from Shuntian Mansion to their respective mansions with your family papers.
I will take you all to visit the Cabinet and the Six Ministries and other yamen. "
Wang Zhongce and others followed Wu Cheng to various yamen. They first needed to get familiar with each yamen in the capital.
Qi Gangyi came to the military convoy, and he met with Chief of General Staff Li Fengming and said.
"Chief of Staff Li, I will take you to Wuying Palace. Many military generals have already rushed to Wuying Palace.
The king will host a banquet for us tonight. "
Li Fengming rushed his men to the General Staff Headquarters and other yamen to get these yamen up and running as soon as possible.
He followed Qi Gangyi to the Wuying Hall in the imperial palace.
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Wang Wenjun saw that Qin Shanshui had changed into new clothes.
She asked: "Captain Qin, are you still responsible for guarding the palace?"
Qin Shanshui responded respectfully: "Empress Wang, I am not the head of the guard regiment now.
In order to protect the capital, the king established five guards, responsible for the security of the capital, the Forbidden City and the imperial palace.
The Imperial Guard was renamed Qinglong Guard and was responsible for the defense of the entire Shuntian Mansion.
They are regular troops with heavy weapons.
The Beijing Guards were renamed the White Tiger Guards and were responsible for the security of the capital.
These were lightly armed armies whose main mission was to suppress rebellions rather than engage regular armies.
The guard regiment was renamed Qilin Guard and was responsible for the security of the Forbidden City.
The king also established the Suzaku Guard, composed entirely of women, to be responsible for the security of Kunning Palace and other harems.
The Forbidden City and the first half of the Imperial Palace are defended by Qilin Guards.
Only the Kunning Palace and other harems were defended by the Suzaku Guards. "
Qin Shanshui only introduced the troops responsible for security, but he did not mention the Xuanwu Guards.
This is a name changed by the secret guard, who is responsible for inspecting hundreds of officials.
Their function is equivalent to the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
The Xuanwu Guards wore green robes and were called bastard guards, turtle guards and other titles by officials in the capital.
When Wang Wenjun heard the news, she suddenly became nervous.
The defense work of the imperial palace has not changed much from that of the Qin Palace.
Wang Wenjun continued to ask: "Has the Suzaku Guard been established now? Who is in charge of it?"
Wang Wenjun's voice was not loud, but Li Huixin, who was in the car beside her, also listened with her ears pricked up.
This is related to her vital interests, and she certainly hopes that the Suzaku Guard will continue to be managed by her.
There are so many things that can be done by mastering the power of the palace.
She glanced at the naughty Su Lei and clenched her little fists.
When Qin Shanshui heard this question, his head suddenly became a little big.
As someone who can serve as the head of the guard regiment for a long time by the side of Qin King Su He.
The most important thing is his loyalty, but his political wisdom is not bad either.
Qin Shanshui could only answer bravely. The tone of his answer did not fluctuate at all and would not cause inexplicable speculation.
Siluke
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has established the Vermillion Bird Guard, and now the Commander of the Vermilion Bird Guard is Zhou Fangzhi, Eunuch Zhou.
He was the company commander of the original guard regiment. He was transformed into an eunuch due to an egg in his private parts, and now he takes over as the commander of the Suzaku Guard.
The other officers and soldiers of the Suzaku Guard are all female soldiers in the army, and many of them are former health workers.
They are not tenured and rotate every three years. "
When Wang Wenjun heard the news, she relaxed.
Li Huixin clenched her fists, unwilling to do so.
She had known for a long time that her husband would not let her control the force of the harem forever.
But I didn't expect this day to come so soon.
It should be that the children have grown up and the husband is afraid that they will have different thoughts, so he took precautions.
Li Huixin asked: "Didn't my husband say that he would no longer allow new eunuchs? Why is the commander of the Suzaku Guard a eunuch?"
Qin Shanshui braced himself and replied: "Empress Li, the king has stopped recruiting new eunuchs to the palace.
We Han men are not allowed to become eunuchs.
Exceptions were made for foreigners and eunuchs, and those who became eunuchs due to congenital defects or acquired accidents were still allowed to enter the palace.
Now in the palace, the positions of eunuchs have been greatly eliminated.
The number of eunuchs needed was less than a hundred, and this amount could easily be raised. "
After Qin Shanshui's explanation, there were no other problems with King Qin's family records.
He smoothly led the motorcade to outside the Meridian Gate.
Su He was at the Meridian Gate to welcome the wives and children entering the palace.
Wang Wenjun and others got off the carriage.
Su Shu immediately opened his arms and ran to Su He's side.
"Father, I really miss you."
Su He patted Su Shu's head lovingly.
The official birth of this little guy made him feel that he was really rooted in this era and not an outsider.
Su He soon saw a little guy running toward him tremblingly, and quickly ran to his side.
He felt his thighs being hugged and heard bursts of crying.
This is his second son, Su Lei, crying while hugging his lap and wiping his nose with his pants.
The little guy grew up so fast. He hadn't seen him for more than half a year and he was almost unrecognizable.
The eldest daughter Su Rong stood timidly in front of him, twirling the corners of her clothes with her hands and saying, "Father, give me a hug."
Su He hugged each of his children and made them feel his father's love like a mountain.
Only then did he walk to Wang Wenjun and his wife.
He comforted two little guys who were still in their infancy and cried loudly after seeing him.
The whole family took a big car and rushed to the harem.
Su He looked at Wang Wenjun and said: "Wenjun, you will live in Kunning Palace from now on. As the manager of the harem, you must first formulate the rules of the harem.
The rules don't have to be too strict. There's no need to have Confucian etiquette in the harem.
The princes and princesses are raised personally by their mother.
The princes and princesses were not separated from each other when they were young, and they were allowed to live alone until they graduated from elementary school. "
Su He believes that tyrants and foolish kings have emerged one after another in the past dynasties.
This is closely related to their living environment when they were young.
Life in the palace was too harsh, leading to a precarious living environment.
Many dynasties gave their princes to their queens to raise.
This is mainly the aunt-raising system under the Confucian etiquette system.
The child was handed over to a stepmother who had a strong competitive relationship with his biological son.
It is a miracle that such children can be raised well.
Children cannot feel family affection since childhood, and their personalities will gradually become distorted.
If they don't have a good education since childhood, when they gain great power, they will definitely do whatever they want.
The Ming Emperor was prone to weird things, which was closely related to the prince's education since childhood.
Su He took his wives to visit the palace and arranged the palace where each wife would live.
The buildings in the palace have been renovated during this period, and they look full of vitality and no longer lifeless.
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Wu Cheng took Wang Zhongce and others, approached the Donghua Gate and came to the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Wenhua Hall.
“My Lords, this is where the Cabinet is located.
The building not far away is the Wuying Hall, where the governor and chief of general staff of the military governor's office work.
Next to it is the Qianqing Palace where the emperor lived.
If anything happens, you can discuss it with the emperor in time. "
Wang Zhongce and others came to Wenyuan Pavilion. The layout here was similar to the cabinet in Hanzhong.
Wu Cheng said happily: "My main job during this period is to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.
I am not an official in the Ministry of Etiquette, so I have trouble preparing for the enthronement ceremony.
Even my own job has been put down a lot.
Now I will hand over the work of the coronation ceremony to the cabinet. "
Wu Cheng knew his identity, he was just the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.
Officials from the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites came to the capital, and there was definitely no way for him to continue hosting the enthronement ceremony.
It's better to hand over all this work as soon as possible.
He took the initiative to hand it over, and it looked good both in face and inside.
Wang Zhongce smiled and nodded and said: "Prefect Wu has been preparing for such a long time and is very familiar with the enthronement ceremony.
The enthronement ceremony was led by the cabinet, hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and assisted by Magistrate Wu. "
Wang Zhongce made arrangements and the enthronement ceremony must be handed over to the Ministry of Rites.
But Wu Cheng has also worked hard and is almost ready. Some credit must be given to him.
Wang Zhongce looked at Song Kangnian, Minister of Rites, and said: "Shang Shu, the Ministry of Rites has just arrived in the capital. Can it operate normally and complete the enthronement ceremony?"
Song Kangnian immediately assured: "Prime Minister Wang, please rest assured that the enthronement ceremony will be entrusted to our Ministry of Etiquette, and it will definitely run perfectly.
Our etiquette department is most familiar with this kind of ceremony.
Many of the officials from the Ministry of Rites that I brought with me were those who had prepared the ceremony for the king to be crowned king.
The king also did not like the complicated etiquette of these ceremonies.
This further eases the difficulty of preparing for the enthronement ceremony. "
Wang Zhongce nodded upon hearing this and asked the Rites Department to work as soon as possible.
The first task of the Ministry of Rites is to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, and the second task is to prepare for Enke.
The cabinet came to the capital, and various government offices in the country began to operate normally to deal with the backlog of matters during this period.
Wang Zhongce asked Zheng Ziliang to inform him that he wanted to meet King Su He of Qin.
On the way here, the cabinet had already selected the main officials from various prefectures and counties.
The cabinet also proposed some officials with outstanding political achievements as candidates for governors of various provinces, providing them to King Su He of Qin.
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Under the guidance of Qi Gangyi, Li Fengming came to the Wuying Hall in the palace, which is the command center of the army.
Qi Gangyi introduced: "The offices of the Governor's Office, the General Staff Headquarters, the Army Department, the Navy Department, and our Qinglongwei and other yamen.
They are all located outside Chengtian Gate where the former Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies was located.
Wuying Hall is where we, the top military officials, are on duty.
When the king encounters emergencies or major problems, he will hold an imperial meeting in the Qianqing Palace, where officials from both civil and military parties will be dispatched to discuss national affairs.
Small meetings are held for big things, and big meetings are held for small things.
The problems encountered by most countries can be solved in the Imperial Council. "
Li Fengming walked all the way, and he also listened to Qi Gangyi's description of the changes in the capital during this period.
He asked Qi Gangyi: "Is it just the number of the Imperial Guard that has changed here in the capital?
Does your Majesty have any thoughts on changing the designation of other armies? "
Qi Gangyi shook his head and said: "I have not heard yet that the king has the idea of changing the designation of other armies.
It's just that the army in the capital is special, the king has already told me.
Under normal circumstances, the Qinglong Guard will not go to the battlefield again.
To maintain combat effectiveness, officers and enlisted personnel are rotated.
The renamed army has become a garrison.
The main army's designation should not change. "
When Li Fengming heard these words, he understood what Qin King Su He meant.
He entered Wuying Hall and saw that the commanders of various armies had arrived at Wuying Hall, and they were talking about their performance on the battlefield.
Li Fengming saw Su Xiong. He had not received military reports from the southern battlefield since he set out from Hanzhong.
He still doesn't know how the battle in the southern battlefield is going?
But seeing Su Xiong here, the southern battlefield must be going smoothly.
Li Fengming walked up to Su Xiong and asked politely: "Captain Su Xiong, the battle in the southern battlefield is very good. You are one step ahead of me and came to the capital so quickly."
Su Xiong saw Li Fengming sitting next to him and said proudly: "The end time of our southern battlefield is not much slower than that of the northern battlefield.
Just eleven days after the establishment of the Nanming Small Court, I captured the city of Nanjing.
It is a pity that the little emperor Zhu Cixiang, the Hongguang Emperor, ran away.
Now that the war in the southern battlefield has ended, we can look at the whole country.
There are only some security wars left in various places, and there are no large-scale wars to fight now. I feel like my hands are itching. "
Su Xiong was beaming. He told Li Fengming about his performance on the southern battlefield.
Outside the door of Wuying Hall, two loud voices soon came, and they were talking while walking.
"Su Hu, your Third Army's attack speed is too slow.
We must join forces at Gaizhou Wei as soon as possible and attack Liaoyang after joining forces, so that Shenyang can be defeated quickly. "
When Su Hu heard Li Dazhuang's complaint, he said: "The Liaodong Plain area is very conducive to cavalry attacks.
Our Third Army is a pure infantry force.
Now, after suffering several losses, the Eight Banners soldiers will not confront us head-on.
They chose to attack the weak points of our army, especially the logistics troops.
I must leave enough troops to protect the city where food and grass are stored.
The troop line is stretched too long and supplies cannot keep up.
Once the supply line is cut off by the Eight Banners soldiers, the situation of our Third Army will be very dangerous.
Your Seventh Army is different. There are already Ming troops on the Ningjin front line and they have built a large number of fortresses.
As long as some troops are sent to garrison these fortresses, the march in the Ningjin area will be very fast. "
When Su Xiong saw Su Hu coming, he immediately went up and gave him a bear hug.
"Brother, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you. You wouldn't be able to make it back in Liaodong."
Su Hu was also very excited when he saw his elder brother.
They used to go south and north and couldn't see each other for a long time.
"Brother, the king has informed us to come back this time and leave the army to the chief of staff and the others.
There is no big war now, and there will be no problems with the army. "
Su Hu and Su Xiong had a brief chat.
He looked at Li Dazhuang and said: "When I come back this time, I must ask the king to send me a cavalry division.
Without the support of the cavalry, the Eight Banners soldiers did not confront us head-on, but continued to harass us. This battle was too uncomfortable. "
The main generals of the Qin army came to Wuying Hall, and they talked about their performance on the battlefield.
Waiting for the enthronement ceremony of King Qin Su He to begin.
