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Spring and March have passed, the weather has warmed up, and the border wars have gradually subsided.

Although Lu Cangyu didn't go to the battlefield in person, with him in command, the three armies were in awe. Under the leadership of Lu Ke, they beat the barbarians to the point where they had no power to fight back.

If Jiang Zhao hadn't taken into account that the national treasury could not afford it, and ordered a quick battle, Lu Cangyu really wanted to cut the grass and root out the grass.

In the end, he accepted the letter of surrender, took the Nanman prince and princess as hostages, and brought horses, medicinal materials, jade, gold and silver, etc. tribute from the barbarians, all the way back to Beijing with great momentum, to comfort the hearts of the people.

This was the first battle fought during the Jiaping years, and it won a beautiful victory. If there is no accident, it will be safe for decades. The emperor's sacred heart was overjoyed, and he rewarded the three armies, and allocated all the property paid by the barbarians to Lu Shuai.

Taking advantage of this east wind, he completely cleared Lu Shuai of collaborating with the enemy, and by the way, took advantage of Zhao Hengze, who had falsely accused him.

On April [-]th in the fourth year of Jiaping, Yushitai reported the Zhao family.

People are unkind and unfilial, Zhao Chengxu has no way to bully men and women, Zhao Zhiyao has no way to teach his son to buy-murder-kill-people.The courtiers are unfaithful and unrighteous, Zhao Heng is playing tricks and forming cliques for personal gain, and Zhao Chengming is daring to covet the emperor.

In addition, there are more than a hundred members of the Zhao family's party members, ranging from the central government to the government of various prefectures and counties.

The Zhao family, headed by Zuoxiang Zhao Hengze, committed crimes such as deception, usurpation, dereliction of duty, favoritism, and corruption.

Zhao Heng was sick for several months and did not go to court. Jiang Zhao finally issued an order to deal with it strictly, follow the public opinion, and ordered him to dismiss him.

On April 7000th, Liang Cunmo, the son-in-law of the Zhao family, presented the account book of the Zhao family to Dali Temple, and Tang Jinshan, the minister of Dali Temple, forwarded it to the imperial court. If there is a surplus, the title deeds of the houses are not counted, and the treasures and antiques are not counted. The final statistics shocked the government and the public.

At the end of April, Zhao Heng died of illness and was given a thin coffin by the emperor. Zhao Chengxu was ordered to be executed, and the rest of the Zhao family's descendants were sentenced to exile.

From the Taizong Dynasty, it was reused and favored by the late emperor, to assisting the current Zhao family, it finally disappeared.

In May, Prince Kang and his wife, who had been stranded in the capital for less than half a year, were about to leave for the fief. Although Jiang Zhao had repeatedly expressed his trust in Prince Kang, he obviously had longer-term plans and insisted on leaving Beijing.

Jiang Zhao will not have any heirs. This is a tacit fact in the imperial court. She also said that the future successor will be selected from the imperial family. When the candidate is not yet determined, every descendant of the imperial family has A silver lining.

Few people know that she already has a candidate. One is that Jiang Han is still young, and Jiang Zhao does not want to handcuff her the shackles of the crown prince too early. Second, the temptation of the throne is too great, and even she cannot guarantee that Jiang Han will be successful In the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Han is just a pawn she uses to contain King Kang.

This year is the fourth year of Jiaping, Jiang Zhao is 20 years old, and Jiang Han is only three years old.

She and Kang Wang had a five-year-old appointment with Jiang Han, but in fact, before Jiang Han was five years old, the status of the prince was already an established fact. In addition to Jiang Han's real intelligence, there is another important Lin Guan who identified Kang Wang's blood.

Of course, in addition to the above two points, there is another very important factor.

Jiang Han has a deep relationship with Xie Jin as a master and apprentice. In the next ten years, she will be the child brought up by Xie Jin alone. If the sister relationship with Jiang Zhao didn't stop her, she would really be able to call Xie Jin mother instead.

In March of the sixth year of Jiaping, Jiang Zhaoxuan announced that Kang Wang and his wife would go to Beijing to accompany Jiang Han to celebrate his fifth birthday. This time, when the couple returned to Mizhou fiefdom, they had an extra royal decree on their bodies, as well as the old wise king who was the royal family at that time. The adoption letter signed by Jiang Mao as a guarantor formally adopted Jiang Han from King Kang's knee to the deceased emperor, and became Jiang Zhaozheng's biological sister.

On August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival feast is also the wedding day of the fourth princess Jiang Xi.

Jiang Xi didn't want to get married in the past, she would rather offend Jiang Zhao, and Jiang Zhao did promise her that she would not force her to get married. In the past two years, she didn't ask her what she thought, but Xie Jin secretly told Jiang Zhao It turned out that the little girl didn't know when she had met He Yuansheng's eyes, and she also knew the lovesickness.

He Yuansheng was indeed young and promising, he had made achievements in the imperial guards at a young age, and he was quite trusted by the emperor. He often walked in the harem, and it was not surprising that he could arouse Jiang Xi's youthful affection.

But these two people are stuffy, and they can't whisper a few words when they get together. If Xie Jin didn't find out that she tricked Jiang Xi once, she would really have kept her secret.

Jiang Zhao found it interesting, so he asked Yuan Xiang to inquire about the recent situation of the He family. He learned that He Yuansheng would be crowned next year, and the family was already worrying about his marriage, and was going to show him a lady, so he passed the original words to Jiang Xi.

I don't know how her timid and thin-skinned sister was stimulated, so she went to talk to He Yuansheng, anyway, within a few days, He Yuansheng personally ran to Jiang Zhao and asked to marry the princess.

He was young and mature, calm and prudent, Jiang Zhao didn't make it difficult, and gave him the marriage with a swipe of the imperial pen.

Jiang Xi has no father or mother, and the only one who can take care of her is Jiang Zhao, but Jiang Zhao is also a hands-off shopkeeper, and everything is just a passing glance, either ordering the palace to do it, or handing it over to Xie Jin.

And she herself just sat in the high hall that day and was worshiped by others.

The wedding banquet was held in the palace, which coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was very lively. In the evening, Jiang Zhao personally sent Jiang Xi out of the palace. Xie Jin had exhausted everything she wanted to ask. Keep it, I will let people clean it every day, if you feel angry at the He family, you can come back and complain, I will not let you be bullied."

Before Jiang Xi expressed his position, He Yuansheng said in fear and trepidation: "The whole family of Weichen dare not treat the princess poorly."

Jiang Zhao glanced at him, and said lightly: "I don't listen to these things. Although the princess said to live with you in the He family, I still want to build the princess mansion. If she changes her mind, you know what to do." do it?"

He Yuansheng said: "From now on, wherever Princess Nature is, Yuan Sheng will be there."

"Okay, I will remember that if you deceive the king, you will definitely be executed." Jiang Zhao said harshly, took Xie Jin's hand and took a half step back, and said with a smile: "It's not early, tonight Bridal chamber flowers and candles, you guys go back home quickly."

Jiang Xi was still a little sad at first, but after she said this, she became shy again, which washed away some of her sorrow.

Before leaving, Jiang Xi pulled He Yuansheng and kowtowed to Jiang Zhao again. Jiang Zhao stood there and received it, watched her get on the sedan chair, and watched the lights go up, and finally watched the guard of honor go farther and farther, and gradually disappeared in the out of sight.

"Oh." Jiang Zhao suddenly sighed.

Xie Jin teased her, "What's wrong? Are you feeling a little bit married to your daughter?"

"Not really." Jiang Zhao shook his head, led her back, and said as he walked, "The feeling of marrying my daughter probably has to wait until Han'er gets married, but today is so lively that I always feel that I owe you a big wedding." gift."

The palace man who carried the lamp stood a little far away, not daring to disturb the conversation between the two of them. The moon is full tonight, and the eyes of the people who illuminate it are gentle. It’s too short, so why bother about vain etiquette? I’m not greedy for anything, and with you to accompany me in this life, everything is enough.”

Jiang Zhao lowered his eyes, a shadow was cast by his eyelash feathers, his eyes were shimmering, as clear as glass.

"You come with me."

She held Xie Jin with her back, yelled at the palace servants who were following her, and did not summon the imperial chariot, so she dragged Xie Jin to a trot all the way.

In the middle of the journey, Xie Jin couldn't run anymore, so she bent down and carried him on her back, walking steadily until she reached the Yingyue Palace.

This is the residence of the Empress Dowager when she was a concubine, and it is also the place where Jiang Zhao was born and raised. Xie Jin also visited her a few times to miss the Empress Dowager, but today he suddenly came here again.

Jiang Zhao put her down from his back, pushed open the palace gate and entered, and found the backyard familiarly.

Compared with the garden of Xihe Palace, the space here is naturally not that big, and there is an old banyan tree with thick branches and leaves, which makes it even more cramped. This is the first time Xie Jin has entered the backyard.

"This tree has a history of about a hundred years. It is an old thing that grew up with me. When I was naughty, I used a sharp tool to carve and write on it, and was severely reprimanded by my mother. How could I understand everything at that time? Are they all spiritual?"

Jiang Zhao led Xie Jin under the tree, and took her hand to feel for a blurred notch on it, "Under this tree, my mother taught me to read and write, played the piano and sang songs for me, and told me stories. lull me to sleep...

This tree has carried too many memories. Since my mother left, when I miss it more and more, I dare not come here again. "

She looked at Xie Jin with warm eyes, and said with a smile: "I can't give you the wedding gift for now, I can only make it up in the future, but with the bright moon as evidence and the ancient trees concentric, this world is still worth worshiping once." , what do you say?"

Xie Jin didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

The breeze blew, and the leaves rustled. Jiang Zhao and Xie Jin knelt under the tree side by side, bowing their heads in worship.

"I bow to the sky, may the sky bless me, and grow old with Qing."

"Second obeisance to the ground, I hope that after a hundred years, I will be buried with Qing."

"I worship this tree three times, and I hope that my mother will have a spirit, so that I can know that I will be accompanied by my beloved in this life, so that I will not be lonely and old."

After worshiping heaven and earth, another couple worshiped each other, Jiang Zhao had tears in his eyes, and kowtowed to Xie Jin, unwilling to get up for a long time.

Ever since the queen mother passed away, she felt that she was alone in the world. She knew that her elder sister would leave the palace sooner or later, and she also knew that she would get married sooner or later. No matter who the other party was, they were destined to join hands in this life.

During the three years of studying hard to be the emperor, Jiang Zhao spends very little time with Xie Jin, being a good little sister who can rely on her elder sister and act like a baby, and most of the time is alone, facing the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who express their opinions harshly and harshly. , and various memorials that seem to never end.

While she was busy, she also thought about the future, but in the end she didn't want to think about it anymore.

Until one day, young love turned into deep lovesickness. She discovered her unusual attachment and possession for Xie Jin, and her jealousy for Yuan Qi. She followed the steps for the next few decades and suddenly appeared. other direction.

She has restrained and tolerated, but also has been confused and indulged, and in the end she chose to seize without hesitation, and no one understands better than her that what she seized was not Xie Jin, but her own life.

From then on, some people read with her under the lamp, some accompanied her to drink late at night, and some accompanied her to sleep together to keep out the cold.

Jiang Zhao really has a soulmate. For her, this person is not only a female official who can assist in government affairs, but also a sister who can act like a baby at will, and even a lover who can be trusted for life.

Xie Jin is more than just love to her.

Her soul returns to Huangquan in the sun, and the earth is cold in the deep autumn. She also has people to join hands, and she has no regrets in her life.

In the middle of the night, the two returned to Xihe Palace, and Jiang Zhao pestered Xie Jin until dawn.

In front of Xie Jin, she never puts on airs of superiority, even on the bed, she speaks softly, soft jade is warm and fragrant, it's not just that the king doesn't go to court early.

Gao Sheng'an dared to knock on the door the next day until the sun was up three poles.

Jiang Zhao became more and more majestic. Since the Zhao family was dealt with, there were no ministers who dared to confront her. Even when it was time to go to court today, they waited for a long time without seeing the emperor, so they could only disperse in a muffled voice.

But Xie Jin was still in charge of teaching at the Wenxuan Palace, and Master Han didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he actually sent someone to invite him, so Gao Sheng'an could only bite the bullet and ask for instructions.

If Jiang Zhao woke up first, he would probably give Xie Jin a break without authorization, and then send someone to scold Han Xuan.

But at night, Jiang Zhao was very tired, Xie Jin woke up first, finished washing lightly, and went to the Wenxuan Hall for class.

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