Gu Beiyue closed his eyes, but his large hands gently rubbed Lil Thing. Lil Thing's precious fur was always so docile and soft under his caress.
He said softly, "Lil Thing, you've accomplished something big today. Let's go to Yunning in a few days and get ready to work. "
He didn't know if Lil Thing understood, but it snuggled into a comfortable position in his arms and fell asleep peacefully.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were on their way back to Yunning. On the second day, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi brought Rui 'er to pay respects to the imperial tombs of Eastern and Western Qin. Regardless of whether they went to the imperial tombs of Eastern Qin or Western Qin, the important members of both camps were present.
Long Fei Ye could be considered to have officially acknowledged his ancestors and returned to his original name, Xuanyuan Ye, while Rui 'er was officially named Xuanyuan Rui. However, Han Yunxi still liked his original name and still called him by it in private. She said that her Long Fei Ye was just Long Fei Ye without any status, just her husband.
After the ceremony, Long Fei Ye officially announced the establishment of the country as the emperor. The country's name would be Qin, and the year's name would be Yong Ping, implying that Cloud Realm would be at peace forever.
Ten days later, on the eighth day of the eighth month, Long Fei Ye officially ascended the throne in Yunning Palace's Chengqian Hall, accepting the worship of the civil and military officials.
Long Fei Ye was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe with a jade crown on his head, sitting high up on the dragon throne. He was incomparably noble and had an extraordinary bearing. He was handsome and spirited, like a celestial being!
After the officials paid their respects, they stood on the left and right, each in five rows. The huge hall was extremely quiet. However, apart from Gu Beiyue, who was standing in the first row on the right, no one else was calm.
Next should be the time to reward them according to their merits and confer titles and titles. Cloud Realm had been unified and the country had just been established. Whether it was civil or military, most of the important positions had yet to be officially appointed.
Although many of the candidates for important positions were basically confirmed, even the people involved were not 100% confident. No one dared to be at ease before they accepted the official appointment.
After all, their master often didn't play by the rules and was very unpredictable.
Long Fei Ye coldly and solemnly looked down at the officials. Just as everyone was anxiously waiting for him to begin to reward the meritorious officials, a burst of grand and festive music came from outside the hall.
Everyone was puzzled. They wanted to look back, but they didn't dare to.
What … was he trying to do?
Long Fei Ye stood up and walked down step by step. He passed through the crowd of officials and walked out of the door.
This time, everyone turned to look, including Gu Beiyue. He had a faint smile on his face, as if he understood everything.
Soon enough, everyone couldn't take it anymore and rushed to the door. Baili Yuanlong and a few other military officials went outside as well.
Quite a few people were kneeling on the left and right sides of His Highness. Long Fei Ye passed through the center aisle and quickly made his way to the door.
He saw a large palanquin with eight carriers waiting at the entrance, its doors tightly shut. The carefree person was none other than the Shadow Guard, while Mu Ling 'er stood alone by the palanquin, dressed in red robes.
It looked like a wedding, but there was something different about it.
There was a crowd of onlookers around them, but no one knew what this ceremony was or what was going on.
When Long Fei Ye saw the palanquin, his cold lips curved into a warm smile. It was three parts helplessness, seven parts doting. Many years ago, he had watched from a distance as Han Yunxi kicked open the palanquin door and walked into the Duke of Qin's estate. He never thought he'd pay back the debt he owed one day.
Back then, he hadn't wanted to kick or see the person inside the palanquin. But now, he was perfectly willing to do so. He even kicked carefully, afraid of scaring the person inside.
Long Fei Ye kicked open the palanquin door, startling Han Yunxi inside.
Long Fei Ye had ordered for her to be conferred the title of empress and bestowed with a golden seal. When the palanquin stopped, she was still puzzled. She was about to ask Xu Donglin why he hadn't left when Long Fei Ye kicked open the door.
He's …
"Bride, get off the palanquin!" Mu Ling 'er shouted.
Han Yunxi came to a sudden realization. She looked at Long Fei Ye and saw him dressed in dragon robes, noble and dignified. She also saw his deep, gentle eyes.
So Long Fei Ye had come to pay back his debt!
She couldn't help but laugh foolishly at him, but her heart was filled with emotion. Back then, she had kicked open the palanquin door and walked into the Duke of Qin's residence because she was stuck between a rock and a hard place. She had never thought that she would one day fall so deeply in love with this man, much less that the kick she owed him would be paid back one day.
Today was clearly the day he ascended the throne, and all the civil and military officials were waiting inside! However, at this moment, when she looked at him, she had a feeling that today was their wedding day.
Han Yunxi was still laughing foolishly when Long Fei Ye walked up and picked her up in a princess carry. Everyone was stunned. After all, the incident of the Duke of Qin's residence kicking open the palanquin door was the laughing stock of all of Cloud Realm Continent!
Today, news of the incident would still spread throughout Cloud Realm Continent. Han Yunxi had not only washed away her shame, but Long Feiye had also given her the highest honor of all!
"You should be carrying me, not hugging me!" Han Yunxi was actually conflicted about this issue.
"I prefer hugging you," Long Fei Ye smiled.
What could Han Yunxi do in front of so many people? She could only 'let' him carry her.
Long Fei Ye could only carry Han Yunxi through the kneeling officials back to Chengqian Hall.
Seeing Long Fei Ye return, everyone in the hall returned to their original positions and bowed their heads respectfully. However, they were all sighing in their hearts.
The exception this woman had received, the honor she had received, it was truly too glorious! This was especially true for those from the southern army, each and every one of them was unwilling to accept this.
Han Yunxi had received such supreme honor. If other women entered the palace in the future, how would they be able to suppress them? Wouldn't they be trampled to death?
Long Fei Ye carried Han Yunxi to the front of the hall before putting her down. He himself returned to the dragon throne and sat down, loudly saying, "Han Yunxi, come forward to receive the conferment!
A eunuch walked out and loudly read out the imperial edict conferring the title of empress. Han Yunxi naturally and gracefully knelt down, respectfully accepting the edict.
She was willing and sincere to bow to the man in front of her, the ruler of Cloud Realm. This man was also the ruler of the rest of her life!
The eunuch brought up the empress's golden seal. This was the symbol of the empress's authority, as well as the symbol of the mother of a nation. Han Yunxi received the golden seal with both hands and knelt down to express her gratitude.
Long Fei Ye looked at her from high above, the tenderness and joy hidden in his cold and solemn gaze that no one else could see. Only he himself knew that this woman kneeling in front of him was his ruler!
As soon as Han Yunxi stood up, the officials behind her all knelt down, loudly chanting "Long live the empress".
Han Yunxi walked step by step towards Long Fei Ye amidst the sounds of worship. Long Fei Ye held her hand and sat down together on the dragon throne.
Actually, Han Yunxi was filled with gratitude from the moment she got off the sedan chair. She really wanted to hug Long Fei Ye tightly. However, she still sat in a dignified and dignified manner in such an occasion. Dressed in a phoenix robe, she was noble and luxurious. Her magnificence was boundless, and she had the bearing of a phoenix.
Conferring empress was within everyone's expectations. It was just that no one had expected Long Fei Ye to open the sedan door and carry her all the way in.
This was a precedent for conferring empress!
However, just as everyone was still in shock, Long Fei Ye did something even more surprising and shocking.
He had the eunuch read out the first imperial edict, appointing Han Yunxi as the head of the military council and the head of the entire army. She was in charge of all military affairs in Cloud Realm.
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Only Gu Beiyue lowered his head and snickered.
No one could believe or accept it. However, when Han Yunxi received the command medallion, this matter became reality.
Everyone could see that the eunuch had placed several command medallions on the large plate. Those were to be conferred to the various military commanders. With such an occasion and such a thing in front of everyone, who would dare to step forward or make a sound?
None of them had been conferred their titles yet. If anyone dared to speak up and ruin Long Fei Ye's good mood, they would probably return empty-handed. There were two or three people from each military faction present, so Long Fei Ye had a lot of options. The entire scene was silent. No one was foolish enough to be the first to step forward. Since there was no one who stood up for him, the matter passed just like that.
This was also the reason why Gu Beiyue was snickering. Long Fei Ye had tricked all the officials on his first day on the throne!
The Great Qin's official system was adjusted from the previous dynasty's system. It was a six-department system.
The six departments were the civil service, civil service, military, penal, and engineering departments. The six departments had many different levels of organizations, and they were in charge of various affairs in the country. The highest ranking officer in each department was directly responsible to the emperor. Han Yunxi was the head of the military, which meant she was the head of the military!
Logically speaking, appointments shouldn't start from the military. However, Long Fei Ye had placed the military first. Long Fei Ye didn't appoint anyone else but Han Yunxi first. This was to tell everyone that if anyone dared to oppose, they would lose the opportunity to be appointed!
This was a blatant threat. It was the first show of strength after the coronation!
Han Yunxi deliberately turned around to look at the generals, and then graciously accepted the command medallion. No one knew that at this moment, she secretly swore in her heart that from now on, she would no longer be impartial and only protect the interests of the Great Qin people!
Next, Long Fei Ye appointed the generals of the five military regions in the east, west, north, south, and central regions.
Baili Yuanlong was in charge of the central regions, Jin Zi was in charge of Northern Li, Chu Xifeng and the generals of the western regions were in charge of the three western regions, while the southern regions were in charge of the south. Long Fei Ye's elite troops and Baili Yuanlong's troops were in charge of the eastern regions, where the capital was located.
According to Han Yunxi's intentions, these local tyrants couldn't stay in their own territories for too long, or else they'd be a disaster. However, the country had only just been established, so it wasn't easy to mobilize these people. Moreover, there were still many things to be done after the war, so these people were still needed to understand the local situation.
The army fought in wartime, but when it wasn't, they had to participate in the construction of many large projects!
Cloud Realm Continent's territory was redivided into 30 large prefectures and 15 large cities. The previously independent Medical City, Medicine City, City of Daughters, and Carefree City were now under the jurisdiction of the prefectures. Yunning Prefecture was the temporary capital, while Tianning's former imperial capital was renamed Celestial Capital for the Great Qin Empire.
Long Fei Ye personally appointed all civil and military officials of fourth rank and above. Gu Beiyue was made the Grand Tutor, a first-rank official. He was the head of the civil officials, the crown prince's teacher, and the emperor's spokesman.
After all the appointments and rewards were over, Long Fei Ye appointed Rui 'er as the crown prince. Rui' er wasn't even a year old when Zhao mama carried him into the great hall. He didn't cry or make a fuss, but laughed instead. Apart from the fact that Long Fei Ye had kicked the empress's sedan chair, the crown prince's performance was also known as a lie.
Just when everyone thought the ceremony was over, Long Feiye conferred the title of the Great Qin's first and only Qinwang.
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