Eastward Flow

Chapter 84 End of Text

Winter in Yuanzhou City is coming soon. So far, Zhong Lisuo has lived a new life in this strange but familiar capital city for a year.

On a clear winter day, the King of Clouds drove from Yunzhou to the west bank pier in Yuanzhou.Zhong Lishuo went to the pier in person to welcome Zhong Limu who came from the south.

After many years, the siblings are truly reunited.

In the depths of winter, due to Qing's pressure, the Subei Tribe far away in Hanzhou finally had internal strife in the cold winter.The Great Tribe of the Shizi's mother clan, the Qingten, rebelled and beheaded the great king of Subei, Ming Geqi, in his tent. The various tribes fought in chaos, and Qingten took the opportunity to proclaim himself a vassal to the Qing Kingdom.

So far, more than a dozen large and small tribes in Hanzhou have been torn apart, and the Eagle Empire established by Subei has collapsed.Qingguo gathered the first batch of tribes who professed their vassals, and asked them to raise horses for Qingguo together with the Xian people in Lanzhou.

Xuan Jingchen decreed that the ministers of Jiuyan Temple go to Hanzhou for peace talks, integrate the remaining major tribes, and canonize Suhe as King Subei, becoming the new grassland king.

Because Su He was young, Xuan Jingchen did not ask him to return to Subei immediately, but instead ordered Cui Jian, the governor of Wanzhou, the minister of Jiuyan Temple and the leader of Qingyu Tribe to take care of all the affairs of Subei King temporarily.And it was stated that all future Subei kings will be canonized by Emperor Qing.

And every Northward King must be sent to Hongwen Hall to study before being crowned.

In this way, after a hundred years, there will be no barbarians who cannot be disturbed.The unification of the world is unstoppable.

The victory of the foreign war greatly enhanced Xuan Jingchen's status in the hearts of the common people.The folks almost regarded her as a sage king like the first emperor Zhong Lijin or the two emperors Wen and Jing.

In the Qing Dynasty, the four seas were peaceful, gradually revealing signs of a prosperous age.

Therefore, on New Year's Eve of this year, the people of Yuanzhou City set off fireworks on the bank of Liangshui.

The bright fireworks exploded in the night sky, illuminating the night as bright as day.

In the east wind night, flowers and trees are bloomed, and the stars are like rain.

The fireworks tonight are even brighter than last year's feast at the Yulong Pavilion.

Xuan Jingchen took Zhong Lisuo with him to the highest observatory building in Yuanzhou City with the ministers.It was almost midnight, and the new year was coming in a blink of an eye, and the commanders chanted loudly about the great achievements of today.

When the people raised their heads and chanted His Majesty Qianqiu together, Zhong Lisuo looked at Xuan Jingchen with a smile, and together with her grabbed the rope of the huge bronze bell in the Star Observatory, and in the shout of Da Si Ming , rang the divine bell.

when...when...when...when...

The heavy and profound bell rang nine times in total, spreading from the distant Zhaixing Tower to every corner of the noisy Yuanzhou City.The joyful people raised their heads, looked at the highest tower in the city, and shouted the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty.

This is the beginning of the new year, and also the beginning of the prosperous country.

After New Year's Eve, the Ministry of Rites and Jian Tiansi prepared the emperor's wedding ceremony together.In February, Yuanzhou City was under martial law everywhere.Under the governance of the Jinpaowei led by Su Yanqing, envoys from all over the world entered Yuanzhou in an orderly manner.

All the people in the world know that their sage monarch is about to get married, like the calm before the storm, they have waited for a long time with anxiety.

On the early morning of February [-]th, with the first firecrackers going off from the Dingguo Palace, Yuanzhou City, which had been quiet for a long time, began to be noisy all day long.

This is the first grand event for the royal family of the Qing Dynasty.

The Ministry of Rites and Supervisor Tiansi obeyed the ancient etiquette and ordered the emperor's husband Zhong Lisuo to drive a horse to welcome the queen from the east gate. Then the golden robed guards and Yuanzhou soldiers and horses cleared the way, walked around the east-west long street outside the imperial city, returned from the west gate, and finally arrived at the center of the palace. A ceremony is held in front of the altar dedicated to the Eastern Emperor.

Afterwards, all the officials held a banquet in the Jinguang Pavilion, and the wedding ended.

As the bridegroom, Zhong Lisuo, accompanied by Zhong Limu, Yang Yuting of Jinpaowei, and many noble children, rode a red horse to the east gate of the palace with the young Simings of Supervisor Tiansi in the early morning of this day.

Guards in golden robes waited on both sides of the street, blocking the curious common people.Zhong Lisuo rode on the horse and walked towards Xuan Jingchen in the twilight morning light.The sound of firecrackers was heard all the way, and the people on both sides of the road set off firecrackers to express their congratulations.

Compared with Zhong Lisuo's experience of being very lively when he got up, Xuan Jingchen in the palace had a very ordinary morning.

The maids waited on her to put on the bright red wedding dress, put on the most exquisite makeup, and busily dressed her up as the most beautiful bride.Xuan Jingchen sat in front of the bronze mirror, watching the maid behind her combing her long black hair to the end, muttering words, saying beautiful words of blessing, and her peripheral vision fell on another blurred figure in the bronze mirror .

The eldest princess Xuan Jingan sat behind the queen, looking at the maid who was dressing the queen, with anxiety in her eyes, "What time is it, why don't you hurry up."

It was clearly the eldest sister's big wedding, but the eldest princess was even more nervous than the person concerned, and urged the maids frequently.

Xuan Jingchen sighed, and said: "The auspicious time is now, it's still early, An An don't rush."

Xuan Jingan shook hands, then looked outside the door, it was clear that the morning was already up.Just at this time, the little princess Xuan Jingning hurried in and said, "Brother-in-law's people have passed through the East Street, and they are going to pass through the imperial city at this time."

When Xuan Jingan heard this, his whole body was shocked, and he looked at the imperial sister who was still dressing up, and called out, "Sister..."

"I get it, I get it, then hurry up." Xuan Jingchen ordered the servants to comb her hair into a bun, wrapped it in the last wedding dress, and sat in front of the hall waiting for Zhong Lisuo to pick her up.

Marriage customs in Chu State vary from place to place.For example, in Wanzhou, the bride must cover her head when she gets married, but in Lizhou, Yunzhou, Yuanzhou and other places, she can show her face.

Because of this, Xuan Jingchen, who is an emperor, is sitting in front of the desk at this moment, eating breakfast quietly in his wedding dress.She doesn't look like a bride who is getting married, but a lord who is waiting for her servants to welcome her.

Xuan Jingan looked at the calm Xuan Jingchen, thinking of her wedding with the prince many years ago, she also treated it so calmly, looking at her anxious self, she envied the elder sister's calmness.

She thought for a while, and said to Xuan Jingning who stopped people at the east gate according to the usual practice: "A'Ning, I'll go with you."

Forget it, she doesn't plan to accompany her elder sister anymore, it might as well go to the door to stop the young lady's husband.

Thinking of this, the two sisters brought a group of noble girls from Yuanzhou and Jinpaowei to the east gate to wait for the welcoming team to arrive.

Near the beginning of the year, the mighty drum sound spread far to the east gate.The eldest princess and the little princess climbed up the city gate, watching a long red dragon crashing towards the east gate from a distance, and quickly called the golden robed guard to close the east gate, and made a gesture to stop their relatives.

They stood on the top of the city tower, looking at the winding procession of welcoming brides, waiting in full force.

As he got closer, the sound of the drums was loud, and even the shallow singing and crooning of the commanders became clearer.

The beautiful singing is very pleasant to the ear, especially in the joyful drumming.The noble ladies whispered to each other and asked what song it was, and when they heard it clearly, they realized that what the commanders were singing was:

"Prepare and pay, Samsung is in the sky. Tonight and any evening, see this beloved man."

"What's your son, what's so good about you!"

"Second Sister, what are they singing?" As it got closer, the voice became louder and louder, male and female voices mixed together and merged into an incomparably grand piece of music.

Xuan Jing'an was slightly surprised, looked at the vast welcoming team, and replied, "It's "Preparation."

She knew this piece of music, and the people of Chu State especially liked to use this piece of music to welcome their relatives.Legend has it that in the pre-Chu period, in order to marry Princess Zhao, the first emperor Zhong Lijin, who was still the king of Chu, went [-] miles east of Lizhou to meet the new princess with Siming and singing "Miao Miao" to show his solemnity.

Therefore, the kings of the Chu Kingdom of all dynasties liked to greet their queens in this way.

Just thinking about it, Haohao's team came to the east gate.From a long distance away, Xuan Jingan looked at the young lady in red robe who was on the horse, and was about to say something, but saw the other party raised his hand, and the red-clothed leader who was walking in front leaped onto the tower like a bird with wings. , embracing every noble lady who stopped her.

The Simings in red are all young girls, handsome and unparalleled.The little princess was hugged, and she still didn't forget to shout: "Stop someone, you want money!" But Siming in red hugged her into his arms with a smile, jumped down with her arms around her, and landed on the ground that had been there for a long time. Ready to go right away.

All the noble girls landed on the horses and were carried by Siming in red and drove straight towards the east gate.

"Prepare for the grass, the three stars are in the corner, tonight and any evening, see this encounter."

"Zi Xi Zi Xi, such an encounter!"

The young people welcoming the bride sang loudly, broke open the east gate, and walked straight towards the palace.

The little princess muttered about why her husband didn't follow common sense, but she still happily expanded Zhong Lisuo's welcoming team and knocked on the door of the palace with them.

The trembling singing reached Xuan Jingchen's ears. She sat in the hall and waited quietly for Zhong Lishuo to pick her up.

"Prepare for Chu Chu, Samsung is at home."

Outside the hall, the golden-robed guard's halberd fell to the ground, stopped, and stomped the halberd to meet the singing of the teenagers.

Siming in red led Zhong Lisuo's horse to the front of the hall, got her off the horse, and gave her a push.Under the leadership of Da Si Ming, the mighty red-clothed Siming broke through the gate of the palace, and surrounded Xuan Jingchen amidst the singing of the teenagers.

"Tonight and what night, see this charm."

With a smile on his face, Zhong Lisuo walked up the stairs and walked up to Xuan Jingchen step by step.

The commanders shouted, "Zi Xi Zi Xi, who sees this charm!"

She smiled, looked at Xuan Jingchen who was full of tenderness, leaned over and hugged her horizontally, turned and walked out of the hall.

It was just about to arrive, and the bright morning light hit the golden armor of the golden robed guards, and also fell on the red robed boy who was welcoming his relatives.Zhong Lisuo hugged Xuan Jingchen's commanding officers who wore red clothes, and heard them sing repeatedly: "Tonight and tonight, meet this beloved!"

In the brilliant spring, holding Xuan Jingchen landed on his horse.She got on her horse, held Xuan Jingchen in her arms, and walked towards the noisy Dongxi Street outside the palace.

Da Siming stood on the carriage in front of the military drum, and opened the way with a consonance.The youths sang of mourning, celebrating their sovereign's new marriage.Amidst the bursts of loud voices, Xuan Jingchen smiled and leaned into Zhong Lisuo's arms and asked in a low voice: "Is this your Chu people's wedding?"

Zhong Lisuo nodded and responded with a smile: "Yes, this is our Chu people's wedding."

She thought about the dull and boring wedding that she had been waiting for Xuan Jingchen's car to arrive in front of the East Palace many years ago, and she said earnestly: "Tonight and what evening, to see this beloved."

"From now on, you will be my wife."

Xuan Jingchen nodded, leaned against Zhong Lisuo's arms, and walked out of the palace with her to meet his people.

All the people testified, all the officials saw the ceremony, and under the gaze of the Eastern Emperor, they were people who supported each other all their lives, even if they died, they could not be separated.

She finally married Zhong Lisuo.

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