Li Dan wore a yellow robe and became the Emperor. Young Emperor Li Zhongmao abdicated and became Prince Wen again. Li Dan's sons became Imperial Princes, and the officials who contributed to the coup were also rewarded.
As for Yang Fan, who had played a major role in the coup, because he had an agreement with Li Longji beforehand, his name was not on the report book. Other than some of the main generals who had participated in the coup, no one else knew that he had also participated in the coup.
Hearing that Li Xian had ascended to the throne, Yang Fan could not help but sigh in relief. If this coup could not be completely handed over, there could only be two outcomes. First, Li Zhongmao would kill the Prince of Xiang's descendants and the officials who had contributed to the coup in order to free himself and regain power, following in his father's footsteps. Second, the officials would get rid of the Young Emperor and end everything. An incomplete revolution was bound to cause endless trouble. This was the best outcome.
The matter in the capital was over, and the matter of "dividing the spoils" with the Hidden Sect was also clear. The benefits that the Obvious and Hidden Sects had obtained from Lu Binzhi could almost completely make up for the losses that the Obvious and Hidden Sects had suffered in the past two years of half-truths and half-lies.
It could be imagined that Lu Binzhi had voluntarily handed over the position of Clan Lord in exchange for a large amount of wealth from the Lu Family. He had used this wealth to operate in secret and expand like a rolling snowball, forming an enormous economy that was second only to the Obvious and Hidden Sects. In the end, it had all gone to someone else.
After everything was settled, what Yang Fan wanted to do the most was to travel east to Japan with his family. He wanted to take a boat to Japan and visit the monk Huai Yi, who was doing well among the daimyos in Japan.
This was only one of the reasons he wanted to travel east. He also wanted to use this opportunity to explore and determine if he could travel south by sea in the future. He wanted to visit his senior martial brother in the South Sea and pay his respects to his master's and grandmaster's tombs. He also wanted to move his parents' and sister's tombs there.
That was where he had obtained a new life. Although it would be very troublesome for his descendants to pay respects to their ancestors' tombs in the future, it seemed like a good choice to let his descendants travel tens of thousands of miles and experience the world.
For this long journey, Yang Fan planned to bring along Wan 'er, A' Nu, and his eldest son, Nianzu. Yang Nianzu had grown into a handsome young man, and Yang Fan wanted to bring him out to gain experience and experience the foreign culture.
Naturally, Yang Fan didn't have to worry about the preparations for the trip. Xiao Man packed up the luggage properly. Wan 'er, who had just gained the freedom to travel to a foreign country, was very excited. For her, this was a feeling of being free to fly in the sky.
Because she had been reading the memorials on behalf of the Emperor, she knew more about the world than Yang Fan. However, she had only been to the Eastern and Western Capitals, and due to the constraints of her identity, she had spent almost all of her life in the palace.
This trip was the first time in her life. It was not easy to travel far in this era, and this was probably the only time in her life. How could she not be excited? When Yang Fan walked up to the red building and saw her appearance, he could still see the joy in her eyes.
"Wan 'er, we are leaving the day after tomorrow. Have you told your mother …" Wan' er coquettishly rolled her eyes at him. Yang Fan understood and immediately changed his words. "Oh, have you told my mother-in-law?"
Wan 'er pulled him to the couch and sat him down. She smiled and said, "You, in fact, mother has already accepted you. I have already told mother about this trip, but we haven't set a date yet. When we get back, you and I will go together and tell her."
Yang Fan thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Wan 'er glanced at him and suddenly lowered her voice. "This trip to Fu Sang will take at least half a year. Aren't you going to tell her?"
Yang Fan's heart jumped. He asked knowingly, "With who?"
Wan 'er sighed and faintly said, "I heard that my coffin was handled by her."
Yang Fan couldn't pretend anymore. He nodded and said, "Hmm, it's not good for me to deal with this personally. If your mother did it, I think it would be more fitting for her to delay it for a few days. I didn't expect Taiping …"
Wan 'er sighed. "She must have guessed that this was my plan to fake my death and escape. She must have guessed that I am with you."
Yang Fan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Are you worried that she will …"
Wan 'er smiled and shook her head. "How could that be? It's just that you are about to leave. Don't you want to see her and say goodbye?"
Yang Fan was silent for a moment and said sadly, "What's the difference if I say it or not? Every time I see her, I don't feel happy. Every time we part, I have a feeling that it's better not to see her. I am already afraid to see her. "
Wan 'er said angrily, "How can it be the same if you say it or not? You took me to Fu Sang this time not only to accompany me to relax, but also to completely erase your influence in the court, right? "
Yang Fan didn't deny it. When the court was changing from the old to the new and when the officials were being adjusted, he left the center of power for more than half a year to completely erase his influence in the court. If he wanted to retreat, he would retreat cleanly and without hesitation.
Wan 'er said, "Because of this, you have to see her one more time and say goodbye to her. If you say it, she will know that you are still thinking about her in your heart. If you don't say it, she will feel that you don't care about her at all. She will think that you have not only left the court, but also her. "
Women were strange creatures. Most of the time, Wan 'er didn't like Yang Fan and Taiping coming into contact, especially when Taiping's personality was so strong. But sometimes, she sympathized with Taiping's situation.
Especially at this moment, when she had found a home and had someone to rely on for the rest of her life, she knew that no matter what, Yang Fan and Taiping could not be together. She judged others by herself, and her sympathy overflowed even more.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "What she wants, I can't give it to her. What I can give her, she doesn't want. She knows that I can't do anything, but she still can't help but hate me. Every time I see her, it only makes her feel disgusted. I … "
Yang Fan sighed dejectedly and said, "Fine, since you say so, then … I will go see her."
Wan 'er smiled and said, "That's right. Women's minds are not like you men's, simple, clear love and hate. Her heart is also very bitter. If she gets angry at you again, please forgive her. "
Yang Fan changed into a set of clothes with Wan 'er's help. He took four guards in plain clothes and left in a carriage.
When Yang Fan arrived at the alley where Princess Taiping's fu was, he saw the endless stream of carriages and horses. The speed of his advance instantly slowed.
Yang Fan lifted a corner of the curtain and saw the endless stream of carriages and horses. It was hard to tell the identity of the people riding the horses. The people on the carriages all carried official banners. They were all officials of various ministries, such as minister counsellors, assistant ministers, and servants.
Yang Fan furrowed his brow slightly and thought, "This alley only has Taiping's family. These officials must have gone to Taiping Fu. What has happened? Is Taiping Fu holding some joyous event?"
Yang Fan was too lazy to pay attention to the news in court. The limited intelligence of Xian Zong had started to focus on the jianghu. Even though he knew that Taiping was heavily relied upon by the Emperor, he didn't know that he had reached a point where no one dared to approach him.
Li Dan did not want to be the Emperor at all. After he was unwillingly pushed onto the throne, he had no desire to wield power and establish his authority. But the important officials of the court had been swept clean, and many important decisions could not be made without him, the Emperor.
Li Dan was troubled by government affairs, but in these years, he had not paid attention to government affairs at all. He could not come up with suitable measures for many troublesome matters, so he had delegated everything to Taiping.
But every time there was a major matter, Li Dan would invite Taiping into the palace to discuss politics. This would inevitably take up time, and it was not good for Princess Taiping to live in the palace. So Li Dan sent the prime ministers to Princess Taiping's fu to discuss politics.
Li Dan tended to the flowers and plants in the palace, but whenever the prime ministers came to report, he would habitually ask, "Have you discussed this with Taiping?"
If not, then fine, you can go discuss it with Princess Taiping first. Already discussed it? That's even better. Whatever Taiping says, just do it.
Li Dan, the Son of Heaven, was free and unfettered. Not only did he delegate the military and state affairs to Taiping, he even delegated the power to appoint and dismiss the civil and military officials to Taiping. For a time, it was as if Li Dan was the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Taiping.
Because of this, the number of officials who needed to visit Princess Taiping increased sharply, and the number of officials who wanted to rely on Taiping for a better future was like a flock of ducks.
When Yang Fan's carriage arrived in front of Princess Taiping's door, he saw a long queue of carriages. Yang Fan's carriage did not have an official banner on it, so others did not know the identity of the person in the carriage, so no one dared to say anything about him cutting the queue.
An imperial bodyguard came to the door with Yang Fan's visiting card. The steward received the card and saw that it was the Defender-general Who Supports the State, Yang Fan, asking for an audience. He immediately put away his arrogant expression and politely replied, "Please wait for a moment, I will go inside to report!"
Princess Taiping was the same as the princes, she had the right to set up her own government, and had a group of subordinate officials. Her government affairs hall was also known as the 'Yin An Hall' among the common people. In the Yin An Hall, there was a small court, and there were also civil and military officials.
At this time Princess Taiping was in the Yin An Hall, listening to the Minister of Appointments and the Chief Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, Guo Yuanzhen, reporting to her about the Prime Minister election.
After Empress Wei was executed, the Political Affairs Hall was empty, and Li Dan temporarily appointed Guo Yuanzhen, Dou Huaizhen and Cen Xi as Prime Minister. Among these three people, other than Guo Yuanzhen, who was originally the Prime Minister, but he had been guarding the western region all along, and now he was transferred back to the capital to handle the affairs of the Prime Minister, the other two were promoted by Princess Taiping.
When Princess Taiping recommended the Prime Minister, it was true that she hoped to recommend some ministers who were close to her, but it was not enough. These ministers must also be popular, after all, the Prime Minister of a country was the most courteous and courteous minister of a country, so she could not be rash.
For a while, Taiping did not have many suitable candidates to recommend for the post of Prime Minister, and the Empire was too big to rely on just three Prime Ministers to handle the complicated and heavy affairs. Therefore, the ministers had to recommend a few more officials to be the Prime Minister.
By this time the ministers had reached a conclusion, but they still needed Princess Taiping's approval, so they reported it to her. Guo Yuanzhen said, "I think that Xu Prefecture Governor Yao Chong and Luo Prefecture Governor Song Jing are both talented Prime Ministers …"
By this time the steward quietly came out from behind the screen and handed over Yang Fan's visiting card to Princess Taiping. As soon as Taiping saw the name on the card, her heart trembled, and she felt somewhat sad, "Are you finally willing to see me?"
She raised her hand to signal Guo Yuanzhen to pause, and opened the visiting card to take a look. She could not help but frown. Right now she was listening to an important matter, and it involved the selection of the Prime Minister, which was related to her future power, so she could not be careless.
Taiping pondered for a moment, and then said to the steward, "Tell him that I am busy, ask him to come back tomorrow!"
The steward complied, and was just about to turn around to leave when Taiping quickly said, "Wait!"
She hurriedly flipped open a handwritten letter, and looked at what was recorded on it. Tomorrow they were going to discuss the appointment of the Jiedushi in Youzhou, the appointment of officials, the Tubo's request to cede the land of Jiuqu to Jincheng Princess Tang Muyi, and the funeral ceremony for Xu Guogong Xu Gui and the posthumous title …
Taiping touched her forehead and sighed, and helplessly said, "Tell him to come see me the day after tomorrow."
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