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Chapter 285 Extra Huayun City (I)

After the Battle of Zhudian, the world was at peace.

After regaining the Wu tribe, Tianyao's territory has expanded greatly. Now, all the four seas are submitting to him, and the scene is magnificent.

In order to facilitate the supervision of the Wu tribe area and deter the countries in the west, the western border armies of Tianyao were adjusted as a whole, and the new base of the Pei family army was moved to the east of the high walls of the six western cities of Tianyao.

Several months have passed since Pei Nai and his companions left the Falling Sky Land.

Han Ruize and Shao Liran returned to Chaoyang two months ago to report. Pei Nai was unwilling to go back for the time being, so Gu Jinheng stayed in Huayun Village to accompany her.

Many people in Pei’s army were puzzled by this and asked her why she didn’t return to Beijing to meet the emperor.

After all, everyone just thought that as the heroic marshal of the East Border Alliance, Pei Nai killed the Wu clan god in the battle of Zhudian, saved countless lives, and made immortal contributions.

Future generations will sing praises for her; she is a well-deserved symbol of military power.

There is no country in the world that can compete with Tianyao, and even more and more small countries are willing to become Tianyao's vassal states.

On the eve of the war, Tianyao's Emperor Xiao Mingyi finally placed all his trust in Pei Nai alone, disregarding the precautions between the monarch and his subjects, and let her lead the entire East Territory Alliance Army.

Pei Nai finally returned his trust.

This made him the most honorable emperor in history. The world was almost unified, and all nations came to pay tribute. It was an unprecedented prosperous era. He can be called the greatest emperor of all time.

So people were puzzled, and she should return to Chaoyang to receive the highest reward.

Moreover, there have been rumors that His Majesty hopes to bring General Pei back to the palace. She raised His Majesty, and His Majesty is willing to show filial piety to her with the courtesy of the Queen Mother.

But it was also heard that General Pei refused the imperial edict to enthrone the empress dowager.

When the soldiers of Pei's army asked curiously, Pei Nai just said: "I told him that if he doesn't return to the court, it will count."

It wasn't out of anger, but an explanation to Xiao Mingyi.

She promised to retire after the war. Now that the fighting has subsided, the Tianyao Army no longer needs her.

Moreover, she knew in her heart that as long as she stayed in the Pei family army, Han Ruize and Shao Liran's careers would be hindered.

She hopes that Han Ruize and his friends will have a smooth and easy road ahead.

Shortly after leaving the meteorite land, Daxian returned to Qilu with Gongyang Zisheng and the accompanying army.

He has already taken over the real power of Qilu, but he has successively recovered the three countries of Lu, Ruijiang and Bophia, and there are still many things to be handed over and handled in Qilu.

He has no intention of holding a coronation ceremony for the time being, so he plans to take the throne next year to let his father hold on for another year.

Although Da Xian was extremely busy, he still had time to send Pei Nai a letter every ten days or so.

The letter mentioned her explicitly and implicitly.

Initially, he said that the ministers urged him to decide on the queen, and he was annoyed to death. He wanted to write Pei Nai's name on the list and slap it in their faces several times.

I wonder if Pei Nai will give him a chance to take revenge?

The subsequent letter said that he finally couldn't hold it in anymore and cursed back in the court.

He said: "The eagle ring has been given to General Pei Nai. Are you blind or deaf? Have you never heard of this? I have already chosen the candidate. If you have the ability, go ask her!"

The Hehuan is a sacred object of Qilu second only to the imperial seal, and is also a symbol of the emperor and empress's royal power. The ministers can only shut up temporarily, but they don't know how long they can keep silent.

Daxian asked Pei Nai if he could save him from the dire situation.

The most recent letter said that the ministers had changed their tone and continued to try, advising him that if he did not appoint a queen now, he could first decide on the candidates for the concubines in the harem.

It is obvious that the various noble families want to insert people into the harem, and their intentions are obvious.

Then he asked his confidant to get out paper and pen to record the ministers' suggestions for candidates. The ministers saw that the time had come and eagerly made their nominations, with intrigue and undercurrents abounding between the lines.

When the writing was finally finished, the court finally quieted down. Da Xian said to his confidant, "Remember it? Send a pigeon letter to General Pei Nai and write down the addresses of all the clan members and ministers. When she gets angry, she will vent her anger. Don't kill the wrong people."

He said that for a long time afterwards, the court was dead silent, many people's faces turned pale, and no one mentioned the issue of establishing a concubine recently.

When Pei Nai read this part of the letter, he laughed out loud.

She has been staying in Huayun Village recently, and when she has nothing to do, she and Gu Jinheng would go some distance to the outer towns.

She also went to eat the mutton noodle soup in Bowan Town that Daxian had told her about before.

Pei Nai likes Huayun Village very much because it is very close to Tianyao, Qilu and the new base of the Pei family army. She also hopes to settle here in the future.

Gu Jinheng was worried about her staying alone in Huayun Village, so he didn't return to Chaoyang.

Ju Liancheng followed Luo Yuanying and others back to Beijing, and sent a letter of order to his subordinates to handle Gu Jinheng's affairs.

Gu Jinheng allocated Huayun Village and a large area to the north as his fiefdom, and left his own personal guards behind. He handed over most of the remaining military and political power to Xiao Mingyi, officially handing over power from then on.

Some of Gu Jinheng's subordinates learned the news and were still willing to move their families to Huayun Village to follow Gu Jinheng.

Lin Shengtao, Du Ling and all the Silver Armor Guards, and even many officials and counselors whose names Pei Nai could not remember, decided to obey Gu Jinheng for life and accompany him to build and manage the fiefdom.

As for the other half of the subordinates, such as Luo Yuanying, Ju Liancheng and others, these people have greater ambitions, and the Tianyao court also needs them.

Moreover, Gu Jinheng and Pei Nai both believed that after Gu Jinheng handed over power, Xiao Mingyi would regard these former subordinates of Gu Jinheng as his own people, and their official careers would be smoother than before.

However, Huayunzhai has a special geographical location.

It is located at the junction of Tianyao and Qilu, which is equivalent to the southern edge of Gu Jinheng's fiefdom, making it inconvenient to manage and defend.

Knowing that Pei Nai liked Hua Yun Village very much, Da Xian marked out a large area south of Hua Yun Village as Pei Nai's fiefdom in Qilu.

After all, she was a hero who helped Qilu recover the three countries of Lu, Ruijiang and Bophia, and she had also taken over the Yuhuan. In addition, the land south of Huayun Village was mostly uninhabited, so no one in the Qilu court dared to speak out against it.

Daxian also told her clearly.

This was the reward given to her by Qilu. After she accepted the Huhuan, she became half a Qilu person. Moreover, she had made outstanding contributions and was respected by others, so she deserved a fiefdom.

Daxian also quietly told her the real reason.

In fact, his selfish motive was that he hoped that when he came to visit Pei Nai frequently, he would not have to set foot in Gu Jinheng's fiefdom and go through the visiting procedures between the two countries.

Therefore, Huayun Village was sandwiched between the fiefdoms of Gu Jinheng and Pei Nai.

To the north of Huayun Village is Gu Jinheng’s fief in Tianyao, and to the south is Pei Nai’s fief in Qilu.

After the war, many soldiers decided to take off their armor and live a peaceful life. After resigning from the military, many decided to follow Pei Nai and settle down in Huayun Village.

As the center of the fiefdom, Huayun Village is now obviously not big enough. Gu Jinheng and his advisers have planned to turn Huayun Village into Huayun City.

In order to build Huayun City, fifteen versions of the blueprint were changed.

Gu Jinheng dispatched many craftsmen from Tianyao.

Workers from several nearby states were also sent by Xiao Mingyi, just to complete Huayun City as soon as possible.

She didn't want to go back to Chaoyang, but Xiao Mingyi wrote to her.

In the letter, Xiao Mingyi asked her if there was anything she wanted, because she didn't want power or soldiers, and Gu Jinheng provided her with money.

After the war, Xiao Mingyi rewarded all the heroes according to their merits.

Only Pei Nai wanted to give too much, but he didn't know what he could give.

Pei Nai wrote back to him, but the words were few, only saying: "Be good to the soldiers of the Pei family army and Gu Jinheng's former subordinates, and take good care of Yixi and yourself for me. That's all I ask."

(End of this chapter)