The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

Fei Wan agreed to Concubine He Qing's request.

As a woman in power, she has never stopped facing opposition.

She needs broad support and needs to unite all forces that can be united.

Under the promotion of trusted ministers such as Lu Guinian, Daliang plans to hold a three-religion Dharma Assembly in the coming year, where masters of Buddhism and Taoism will communicate with the ancient beliefs from Beiqu, and other good sects that preach in Daliang will be allowed to apply to participate.

Fei Wan had already had a thorough understanding of Beiqu's belief in Xuannv. It was pure and simple in foundation, but also had some drawbacks. As long as Concubine Qing could control the believers and eliminate those drawbacks as soon as possible, Fei Wan would allow her to spread the doctrine in Daliang.

Concubine He Qing did not disappoint Fei Wan.

Before Fei Wan's reply reached Beiqu, she had already begun to work on reforming the sect.

Combining her mastery of Buddhist teachings, she leads faithful believers to revitalize the ancient tradition.

Sometimes, educating the people with faith is much more effective than the court’s own education.

After finding her family, Concubine Heqing's greatest wish was to end the war, bring peace to the world, and ensure a safe life for all. She pursued her wish across the vast land of Beiqu, traveling with Feiwan, one in the south and one in the north, but both journeyed to the same destination.

Naturally, as the ruler, Fei Wan had a wider range of concerns. She needed to work with Concubine Qing to contain the various factions of Beiqu, while also being wary of new beliefs that could lead the people of Daliang astray.

Huairou supports and supervises all religious sects, and she moves forward soberly and steadily.

"Sister, this year, let me be the envoy to send rewards to the various tribes in Beiqu."

Concubine Ying Zhishu volunteered to go to Beiqu.

Fei Wan didn't say whether to go to Beiqu or to the border.

After the death of the previous emperor, Zhishu was extremely concerned about the war in the north. At first, everyone thought she was concerned about the war situation, but later they found out that she was indifferent to the wars in other places and was only concerned about the north. Moreover, after peace was restored in the world, she was still closely following the developments in the north.

Gradually, everyone knew what she was paying attention to.

In short, the late emperor was dead, and the concubines and empresses were giving the late emperor enough face by not openly bringing male favorites into the palace, so no one blamed Zhishu.

Now that she asked like this, Fei Wan happily agreed.

He asked someone to prepare enough gifts for Concubine Heqing and asked Zhishu to go visit Sister Heqing together.

"If anyone in the palace is willing to go to the north for a stroll, take them along. Have fun while you go, and write down any interesting sights along the way. When you return, compile them into a book and publish it in the Shijing Bookstore."

Fei Wan not only let Zhishu go out to relax.

This simple appreciation trip was also arranged into a trip to the north for field research and communication.

Not only could the imperial concubines and imperial concubines go with them, but also any princes and nobles who wished to go. Even private businesses, monks, and even individuals could go along, as long as they were registered and reviewed by the government.

The team was huge, setting off in spring and returning in autumn.

There were tens of thousands of people when they left, and double the number when they came back.

Many nobles, leaders, merchants and herdsmen from Beiqu also came to Daliang to collect folk songs.

From then on, exchanges and trade between the two places became the norm, and the peace after the war finally penetrated the people.

Many years later, historians evaluated the Empress Dowager Renhui Zhaohua of the Liang Dynasty. Although there were mixed opinions and heated debates about her, both sides agreed on one point, that is, she made great contributions to the cultural exchanges between Liang and Qu, and laid a solid foundation for the later unification of the north and the south and the great integration of the nations with her wise and insightful diplomatic strategies.

In the second year after the Daliang War, the prince turned one year old and ascended the throne as emperor, with the reign title Shengxi. Empress Yan Feiwan and all the concubines in the palace were formally granted the titles of empress dowager and concubine dowager.

Five years later, Emperor Shengxi started school and devoted himself to his studies, while Empress Dowager Zhaohua retired to recuperate. Empress Dowager Yuehua and Consort Ming supported Princess Xiao Lingyue to succeed the emperor, who toured the south of the Yangtze River and hunted in Beiqu.

When Emperor Shengxi was eighteen, Daliang officially established the dual-emperor system of "Sun and Moon in the Sky," with both sons and daughters having the right to succeed to the throne. Emperor Shengxi and the eldest princess alternated in power until Emperor Shengxi's death forty years later.

The eldest princess appointed her eldest daughter Xiao Tao as the Crown Princess, and she and Emperor Shengxi's second son Xiao Chengye were crown princes.

Three years later, the eldest princess passed away.

The Crown Prince and Princess succeeded to the throne and took turns ruling the country.

Empress Dowager Zhaohua governed the country for half a year and died of illness in the Xishan Palace after abdicating at the age of eighty-three.

Two hundred and sixty years later, the Liang Dynasty fell.

The Western Qiang entered the Central Plains, the Northern Qu moved south, and many heroes emerged, which is known in history as the Six Kingdoms Period.

More than a hundred years later, the descendants of Zhao of Huzhou established their rule, unified the north and the south, and founded the Great Zhou.

All schools of thought were abolished in favor of Confucianism. The system of two emperors taking turns to succeed each other was abolished, and only the crown prince could be appointed as the crown prince. The sea was closed and the borders were restricted.

Seventy years later, foreign powers landed, rebel armies arose everywhere, the Zhou emperor abdicated, and the Zhou Dynasty fell.

The war lasted for more than forty years.

Eighty million people died.

After the establishment of the Republic, there has been no emperor in the Central Plains since then.

The founder of the new country once said in a casual chat with people around him:

"You think Empress Dowager Zhaohua is extraordinary, and I think she is extraordinary too. She is simply remarkable. In feudal society, women had no status. The new Three Obediences and Four Virtues she proposed—never to be bullied, never to suffer loss, never to be unreasonable, never to be talked down to, never to be beaten, never to be scolded, never to be provoked—wasn't something people dared even think about at the time. There's another version—one that says women should join the military, politics, and law, gaining fame, power, wealth, and influence—which is also very good. I've read some unofficial histories that portray her as quite licentious, which is probably worth discussing. Empress Dowager Zhaohua was indeed a talent for governing the country. She had the capacity to tolerate others, the wisdom to recognize people, and the skill to employ them. She promoted many people, and also killed many. She just promoted and killed quite a few more."

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