A few days after the Spring Festival, the "Letter to Emperor Zhaowen" issued by Prince Lin's Palace quickly spread in Dayu.

On New Year's Eve, the Jiyang Lin Palace was attacked by the Dayu Imperial Guard and the Nanlai assassins. The Lin Palace suffered heavy casualties and the Imperial Guard commander Ge Wei was captured.

Soon, Emperor Jilin, Li Zhaoying, will personally settle accounts with Emperor Zhaowen one by one...

Emperor Jilin?

The people of Dayu have been bombarded with all kinds of information for days. They have been annoyed, furious, worried, and panicked, but they have never felt as confused as when they heard this news.

They were panicked when Beiji State was established, but because Beiji State had never held a coronation ceremony, they felt a sense of hope.

They thought that perhaps everything was just the idea of ​​Li Jiren and Li Jixin. Prince Lin was born and raised in Luocheng. He was the patron saint of Dayu and it was impossible for him to become the emperor of the new country.

But a few words from Emperor Jilin Li Zhaoying shattered all fantasies. The man who had been fighting for Dayu since he was thirteen years old was finally going to abandon them.

In the Dayu Palace, Emperor Zhaowen and Empress Dowager Chen had a fierce quarrel, and the eunuchs and palace maids around them were all covered in wounds.

Almost all the officials in Dayu were in a state of panic.

There will be a reckoning soon. Is King Lin really going to attack Luocheng?

Luocheng is the place where he was born and raised, and it is also the place where Emperor Huiren and Concubine Qi are buried. How could he bear to leave?

Prince Yan ran to the imperial mausoleum, knelt in front of Emperor Huiren's tomb, and cried uncontrollably.

Prime Minister Mu and others began to think about resigning and wanted to ask for leave, but Emperor Zhaowen scolded them and rejected their request.

Although neutral officials such as Yang Ziliang, the Minister of Rites, Chang Jingyu, the Minister of War, and Cai Yun, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, were panicked, they were still able to remain calm.

Minister of Revenue Zhang Jingzhi, Minister of Personnel Qian Weiwen, Imperial Censor Fang Xuanren and others were crying and laughing in private. They themselves could not tell whether they hoped that Prince Lin would not come or hoped that he would come sooner.

Liu Zhiheng, Song Wuming, Wang Wenxuan and other ministers who had left the throne to serve as regents gathered together and cried bitterly because Emperor Zhaowen had retired.

They failed the late emperor.

But the late emperor also let down that child.

If one day, that kid really reaches Luo City, should these old guys swear to defend the mission left to them by the late emperor to the death?

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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the belated founding ceremony of the Northern Ji Kingdom was low-key and solemn.

Although Jiyang's economy has gradually improved, building schools, opening processing plants, repairing roads, etc. all cost money.

The Northern Ji Kingdom did not even build a formal imperial palace, but only changed the layout of Prince Lin's Mansion to use it as the imperial palace.

Prince Qing Li Zhaojie rushed over and didn't even see his elder brother Li Zhaoying. However, when he learned that the poison in his body had been cured, Li Zhaojie cried with joy.

He originally wanted to make Yucheng independent and join the Northern Ji Kingdom, but after reading the letter Li Zhaoying left him, he changed his mind.

The ancestors of the Li family established a ancestral rule that the descendants of the Li family are not allowed to actively invade other countries.

Over the years, Li Zhaoying has been following the teachings of his ancestors, but in return he has been provoked again and again by the enemy country.

Since his two sons have already chosen the path for him, Li Zhaoying will never hide behind his sons and reap the benefits.

He was determined to incorporate all the enemy countries into the Beiji State.

But whether it is the Northern Rong, Qiang or Yan State, the people are tough and the common people are tall and strong.

After conquering the Three Kingdoms, it is necessary to divide and rule.

But no matter how they govern, the only people who can get along well with the people of these countries are the people of Jiyang.

In comparison, the people of Yucheng are much weaker.

What's more, Yucheng was obtained by the founding ancestors at the cost of seventeen lives, and Li Zhaoying could not bear to let Yucheng be separated from Dayu.

He will try his best to resolve the grudge between him and Li Zhaocai at the lowest cost.

What his second brother has to do is to protect Yucheng.

Li Zhaojie held the letter and kept crying. He listened to his eldest brother's words, except for dealing with Li Zhaocai and his mother.

Apart from the fact that his biological mother, Concubine Xue, died at the hands of Chen Xinrong, how was Concubine Qi any different from his biological mother to him?

Li Zhaocai is the common enemy of his eldest brother and him, and he absolutely does not want his eldest brother to bear the blame alone!

The founding emperor of the Northern Ji Kingdom, Emperor Jilin, did not appear at the founding ceremony, and Crown Prince Li Jiren announced the decree on his behalf.

The second son, Li Jixin, was granted the title of Prince Chen.

The former officials of the royal palace, local officials of Jiyang, and military generals of the Jiyang army all became subjects of the Northern Ji State.

The most eye-catching of these is the appointment of the Han and Lu families.

As the regent, Han Qingyun became the first prime minister of Beiji State without going through the six ministries and the cabinet.

No one was jealous, as everyone had witnessed Han Qingyun's abilities these days.

The Northern Ji State had just been established, so where did the six ministries and the cabinet come from?

As for the choice of prime minister, they were not satisfied with anyone except Han Qingyun.

Han Qingyun's wife, Lu Yanyan, not only made spinning wheels and looms, but also revitalized the economy of Beiji State by brewing wine, spinning cashmere, making marinades and hot pot ingredients, etc., and was named the first-rank Lady of Ji State.

Qin Yuru, Lan Niang and Hua Qingran cried with joy.

Han Qingyun is the prime minister, and Lu Yanyan should have been a first-rank lady.

However, Emperor Jilin and the Crown Prince did not ignore Lu Yanyan's own abilities because of Han Qingyun. Lu Yanyan won the title of Lady of Jiguo on her own.

Although there is still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in Beiji State, as long as those in power are willing to work hard, a spark can eventually start a prairie fire.

Han Huaixi became the adopted daughter of Prince Lin and Princess Lin, and was named Princess Shengkang.

Lu Youtian was a direct descendant of the Hexi Lu family that the royal family had been looking for for hundreds of years. He was also rewarded with the title of Ning'an Hou for his contribution of high-yield grain seeds, and his title was inherited by his descendants.

Lu Changping was rewarded with the title of Third-Rank Palace Attendant for his meritorious service in rescuing Prince Chen many times.

As for Han Huaijin's discovery of coal, Lu Changan, Han Huaijin, Han Huaiyu and others made great efforts on New Year's Eve, but they were still young and could not be given official positions or titles.

Let’s not talk about Han Huaijin in Beirong for now. The other children only kept a few small items given by the Empress Dowager.

On New Year's Eve, they were also trying to save their families. They cannot ask for rewards for this. They have to earn their own future.

Han Nanxing and Ye Xinglin both became seventh-rank military doctors.

Han Dongchen, Zhao Xingye, and Guan Pengfei were promoted from centurions to seventh-rank captains.

Zhao Xingwu, Lu Liang, Yan Dahu and others did not want any reward on the grounds that they were hired workers of the Han family.

Anyway, they will follow Han Qingyun for the rest of their lives, and their status will rise as they are with Han Qingyun.

Han Qingyun had no choice but to ask for a position of Yuanwailang with no rank or grade for Yan Dahu. Lu Liang, Yan Erhu, Lin Shan and others were very excited.

Qian Dayong also helped a lot, and Mrs. Qian was conferred the title of seventh-rank lady.

In addition to rewarding officials, the Lu and Yan families, as well as several merchants who had always supported Jiyang's development, all became imperial merchants of the seventh to fifth ranks...

At the mansion of the Third Prince of Beirong, since the assassination incident that day, the merchants from Xiqi are leaving again.

How could the Third Prince let these people leave now?

Except for the two brothers surnamed Fu, the skills of the others are much stronger than his secret guards.

He rewarded them with gold and silver, and gave them beautiful women, but they insisted that their lives were more important.

It was Qu Yi who persuaded them that Jiaozhou had been occupied by the Jiyang Army, and the Meng Army and the Jiyang Army were in a stalemate, so they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

Fu Gui's face was gloomy, blaming himself for being too greedy and getting into a dilemma.

The third prince pretended to promise them that he would confer a title on Fu Gui after he ascended the throne of the Northern Rong King.

The Fu brothers then reluctantly agreed to stay for a while.

It’s just that his younger brother named Fu Yan asked him to take them to the palace when he ascended the throne, but he hasn’t been to the palace yet.

Isn't this nonsense?

The third prince was furious. He was the crown prince of Beirong. If the plan went well, he would soon become the king of Beirong.

By then, why would he still need those Xiqi people?

These people from Xiqi are greedy and want titles, and they also want to enter the palace as merchants. They are so beautiful...

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