Inside the Jinxiang Palace in the Tokyo Imperial City, Fu Jinzhan saw two rows of people prostrating themselves outside the translucent curtains.
We congratulate the Great Zhou on its expansion of territory and look forward to the Emperor's return with victory.
Among these people, there were the most powerful people in the world and the prime minister, all of whom were above billions of people. But they could only bow down and worship Fu Jinzhan, and she was just a woman who lived in the palace for a long time.
After the court session, Concubine Du and other ladies surrounded her and retreated to the lounge at the back. All the palace ladies bowed their heads and looked at her with respect and awe, worshipping her power and dignity. Fu Jinzhan looked around with a faint smile in her eyes. She enjoyed this pampered life, but she never got carried away.
Her experience and knowledge made her very clear: women are very weak, but also very strong.
Women are weak, and everything in the world has to be managed and run by men. They can only stay in the courtyard and house, relying on everything. Most women who show their faces in public have no strength. Even when there is chaos and chaos, the rules are broken. How can weak women fight against strong men wearing armor and holding weapons? Their fate is completely out of their control. But women are not so weak that anyone can bully them. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been women who have ruled the country from behind the curtain, and in the Tang Dynasty, there were women who became emperors and masters of the world.
Fu Jinzhan walked to a crystal glass vat and turned to look at the hall. The maids standing beside her all bent their knees and faced her. This hall was originally a room that Guo Shao had people clean up for daily work and rest, but it looked very different now, just because there were more plants indoors.
The room was originally clean and tidy. After Fu Jinzhan's activities here, she asked people to bring in some irises. The beautiful blue flowers and green leaves immediately embellished the room with rich colors. Not only the colors, but also the vitality, the feeling is completely different. In addition to the irises, there is also a glass water tank on the table, in which there is a lotus bud about to bloom, and two small fish. They are all carefully selected and trimmed by the gardeners in the palace.
Jinzhan stretched out her jade-white hand from her sleeve, picked up a few fish feeds between her fingers, and threw them into the water with a smile. The water surface immediately rippled slightly, and the fish that had sunk to the bottom of the water also swayed.
She turned around and said to Concubine Du: These things are beautiful but weak. Without the care of the palace maids, they will soon become ugly.
Concubine Du hurriedly agreed cautiously.
Jinzhan's words seemed to have a hint of regret, but she was not sad because the smile on her face had not disappeared. She was still an optimistic person. As long as there was no major event that affected her survival, she was usually in a good mood. After experiencing many fears, she was very satisfied with the current situation. This was also one of the reasons why people in the palace not only feared her but also respected her. I'm afraid no one would be willing to serve a person who was gloomy and might take out his anger on someone at any time in fear.
Jinzhan squinted her eyes and looked into the water again. Perhaps others thought she was looking at the fish, but in fact she was looking at the ripples on the water, just like the restless expectation rippling in her heart at the moment.
She had not expected that Guo Shao would return so soon after his two-month expedition. In the past two months, she had to deal with state affairs and enjoy a life of luxury, which was not boring, but day after day; and now, a kind of expectation broke the peace in her heart, like ripples on the water, making her restless.
Fu Jinzhan didn't look for a while, then walked to a pot of irises. She looked at the delicate blue flowers and wanted to get closer to smell their fragrance. But she didn't move, because such an action was too frivolous, and she had to pay attention to her dignity.
At this time, the eunuch Cao Tai walked to the door, took a look inside, bowed, walked in respectfully, and presented some paper things, saying softly: Your Majesty, this is a letter received by the Privy Council, which was sent back from the Hedong Front Camp Military Headquarters, and there is also a letter from Your Majesty.
Fu Jinzhan took it in her hand, flipped through it, and took out a copy and put it in her sleeve pocket. The envelope of this letter was in Guo Shao's handwriting, and it was a letter to Fu Ermei. The others were all official documents. She looked through them carefully and found only one letter, so she handed it back to Cao Tai.
I personally handed the letter to Empress Fu Ermei to her, Fu Jinzhan said calmly.
Cao Tai bowed and said: Yes.
But she felt extremely disappointed. After such a long time, she still couldn't get used to Guo Shao writing only to Fu Ermei when he was away. She knew the reason. When Guo Shao attacked Shu, he wrote a lot of letters to her, but he didn't send any of them back. She understood everything, but this reason couldn't stop her from feeling disappointed.
She even felt very uncomfortable in her heart. The discomfort of sharing a man's heart with other women is something only women can understand. Fu Jinzhan is no exception. Even in this world, gentlemen have had three wives and four concubines since ancient times, and it seems natural for a man to have many wives and concubines. There are various etiquettes and women's virtues, and it is also stipulated that women cannot be jealous. She also understands that as long as a man is interested in beauty, it is an instinctive desire to have many wives and concubines. But reason is useless unless she has no heart.
The feeling of discomfort was simple. When I thought about Guo Shao's private affairs with me, and how he treated others in the same way, who could feel good
There were some things she couldn't help but was forced to accept. She understood that as the eldest son of the Fu family, Fu Ermei would be of great benefit to the Fu family's position and herself. Wasn't it she who facilitated the marriage between Fu Ermei and Guo Shao? Moreover, as the emperor, if he favored only one person, it would not be good for the stability of the country.
Fu Jinzhan is not a girl from a small family. She understands the rules of the nobles and the royal family.
She placed her hands on her abdomen and walked slowly. Perhaps women are more likely to think too much.
Fu Jinzhan's heart was in turmoil, but the place was still peaceful. Irises were blooming beautifully in the intricately carved palace.
Outside the city of Luzhou in Hedong, the sky was filled with dust and noise.
The army was approaching Luzhou. Guo Shao, wearing armor, rode a horse and was surrounded by people, marching along the road towards the tower in front. His neck was full of dust and his mouth was sandy, just like the feeling of drinking dirty water. The post road was a loess road, and there were many people and horses on the road. It was inevitable that the sand would fly in the sky on a clear day.
My vision was blurred, and I saw a large group of people kneeling down in the distance. Soon, I heard people shouting: Zhaoyi Army Jiedushi Murong Yanzhao led the civil and military officials of Luzhou to welcome His Majesty.
When Guo Shao and others rode in, they could see clearly the people kneeling in the dust by the roadside. The bearded man in armor was Murong Yanzhao. These warriors were very respectful at this time. They knelt down with their whole body prostrated on the ground, not minding the dirtiness of the ground at all.
General Murong, stand up. Guo Shao shouted.
Everyone shouted in unison: Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.
Murong Yanzhao climbed up and said on the side of the road: Congratulations to Your Majesty for destroying the Eastern Han Kingdom in one fell swoop and winning a great victory. The soldiers and civilians of Luzhou are all celebrating that I have come here at the request of the people of Luzhou to reward the royal army.
Guo Shaodao: The military order given to you by the front camp military headquarters is enough to prepare food and fodder.
Yes, I have obeyed your command and have prepared everything.
At this time, Guo Shao saw a large group of people in front of him, so he asked Murong Yanzhao who followed him: I have issued an order not to disturb the people along the way. Such a large crowd, the ministers are going to write a letter to persuade and advise, which will delay the people's farming.
Murong Yanzhao hurriedly said: The people were not summoned by the government, they came to watch the fun on their own initiative.
He paused, clasped his fists and said: I dare not hide it. There are rumors among the people that your majesty is the reincarnation of the god Dayi, so I came to see the god.
Guo Shao was stunned after hearing this. Wang Pu and others who were accompanying him did not say anything. Everyone knew that Yi was the man who shot down nine suns in the legend and saved the world from being burned by the scorching sun. He was considered a positive god. With such rumors among the people, I am afraid that local officials would not be able to stop it.
After walking for a while, Guo Shao and others unexpectedly found people lighting incense on the roadside and worshiping in the direction of the yellow roof on the land in the distance.
Wang Pu and others did not make any suggestions on the ban. Guo Shao thought for a while and then felt relieved. Anyway, it was enough for the people around him to know that he was still a human being. The soldiers were a little superstitious about him, and maybe it could improve morale. The pace of the war was not yet time to stop.
He immediately issued another order: The army is too large to enter the city, and they must camp outside the city tonight to rest.
The various troops stopped one after another and set up camps according to the deployment of the central army.
While waiting for the central army to set up camp, Guo Shao sat on his horse and looked towards the northeast for a long time. That was the direction of Youzhou. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun was a place that had been hard to let go for a thousand years, especially for people living in this era, it meant too much. Wang Pu, Li Chuyun and other civil and military officials all watched his actions. The emperor was always the focus of the people around him.
But it was not the right time to take Youzhou; the soldiers had just fought a great battle and were exhausted; and preparations were not yet complete. Guo Shao heaved a sigh of relief, jumped off the horse nimbly, and threw the reins to Lu Chengyong, the general in front of him; he did not use a whip because the black horse he was riding did not need a whip at all.
Guo Shao looked south again, but could see nothing on the horizon except some villages. But he knew the Yellow River was very close.
At this time, the vanguard who had pre-built a floating bridge on the Yellow River might also be finished. As long as the army crossed the Yellow River, Tokyo would be almost in sight. He seemed to see the prosperity of Tokyo, especially in this season, with lush vegetation and vibrant buildings, pavilions and towers between the clear waters of the river, but densely populated, a completely different scene from the frontier.
The days of living a life of luxury with the beautiful women in the palace were approaching, as well as his family who missed him. Guo Shao felt like he was home, very warm. He felt very happy and relaxed for a while, just like his tired body soaking in a hot spring, soft and fluffy, and had temporarily put aside the continuous mental tension.