Jinghong Tower

"Where is Ran Jun's man? Bring him here." Zhou Cangyue said.

The scout was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. He was from Guidi. After receiving the order, Guidi sent out five scouts. Only the youngest one successfully arrived in Qingmu and found the Huwei Army stationed there.

When he saw Zhou Cangyue, the young man burst into tears: "Marshal Zhou, it's great that you can come back safely, so great, woo woo woo."

He asked many local people, and they all said that Zadai Mountain was very dangerous and that if he hadn't returned in two months, he would definitely not be able to return.

He had a nightmare. He dreamed that he brought Zhou Cangyue's head back to report. His superior was furious and swung a sword at him. After waking up, he hugged his head and made sure that the head was still on his neck. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Cangyue had no idea that this young man, whom he had never met before, had him in his dream. Seeing the young man so excited, he smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm not injured, I'm in good condition and all my parts are intact."

The young man wanted to cry even more. Marshal Zhou was so approachable and so funny. Woo woo woo.

When the child finally stopped crying, Zhou Cangyue asked, "How long have you been out of the barracks?"

The young man thought for a moment and said, "One month and nine days."

Zhou Cangyue nodded and said that it would come out at the end of March.

"Well, did you hear any news outside when you came out?"

The so-called outside, of course, is outside the southwest.

The young man understood. Since the Tiger Army entered the Qingmu area, it has cut off contact with the outside world. Marshal Zhou probably wants to know the current situation.

"The small court in Fuzhou is gone. Did you know about this?"

Zhou Cangyue: "I know about this, is there anything else?"

"You knew the Dark Lord was dead?" the young man asked.

Zhou Cangyue: "Yes, I know that He Zongqun was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Longxi Army. You can start from this incident."

After hearing about this incident, Zhou Cangyue was filled with emotion. It was all about fighting. He brought his troops to the southwest. The Huwei Army had been going smoothly since its establishment, making rapid progress and being invincible. However, when they arrived in the southwest, they were not adapted to the climate and environment and were restricted everywhere, and lost many brothers.

During the four years of fighting against King Baoxiang, the Tiger Power Army suffered twice as many defeats as all the defeats before that!
King Baoxiang had lived here for generations and was very familiar with every mountain and river. Before he died, the king tried to lure him into the Zhadai Mountain, where he almost died.

But He Ran is the complete opposite of him.

The same is true for the Ran Army. In addition to the desert, the northwest also has snow-capped mountains and grasslands. Although the Ran Army is strong, neither the generals nor the soldiers, even He Ran himself, have any experience in desert warfare.

However, He Ran took a different approach and swept through Yulin, Xi'an and Xianyang with lightning speed. However, after taking this line, Ran's army stopped advancing. He Dali's army suppressed bandits everywhere, but only operated in the Shanzhou area.

It was the Chang'an Army that killed Xiao Wenyuan. The Dark Lord's army killed each other, and it was the Chang'an Army that took advantage of the situation.

The predecessor of the Chang'an Army was the Meng Family Army, which defended the northwest and had rich combat experience.

Faced with the fierce competition for supremacy in the northwest, He Ran did not launch a head-on attack. She simply sent out He Zongqun.

She sent He Zongqun to gain the right to speak in the Chang'an Army, and then used the Chang'an Army to deal with the arrogant Xiao Wenyuan. After Xiao Wenyuan's demise, she incorporated the Western Xiao Army, which was also good at fighting in the northwest.

Because of the Battle of Xixiao, He Zongqun had established prestige in the Chang'an army, won the hearts of the people, and had his own supporters.

Later, he took advantage of the internal strife of the Dark Lord to let this new desert nobles kill each other. He Zongqun led the Chang'an army to wait in the wings. The once powerful desert army, which was once so powerful, became a thing of the past.

Zhou Cangyue still remembers that because the newspaper only published the great victory in Longxi, He Zongqun, the commander-in-chief of the Longxi army, had made great military achievements.

He was very surprised at that time. He had never heard of the name He Zongqun. He knew most of the famous or unknown generals in the Ran army, but this was the first time he heard this name.

Later, Zhang Shigong told him that He Zongqun was a civil servant who passed the imperial examination and was a Jinshi.

Zhou Cangyue became interested and combined all the information he could get. He studied it for a whole night and finally connected all the things together.

It turned out that in the battle in the northwest, He Ran only sent out He Zongqun, but achieved a great victory.

After Zhou Cangyue figured it out, he almost cried.

His sister Ran is his sister Ran, he has no choice but to accept it. They are both fighting, others win by wits, while he only relies on the word "courage" on his chest.

However, Zhou Cangyue was being modest. If he really only relied on courage, he would not have been able to reach this point.

So now when he heard the young man talking about this matter, Zhou Cangyue was filled with emotion and was distracted for a moment, but he did not hear what the young man said next.

"On April 28, Master He ascended the throne. You should know about this, right?"

"I know, I know." Zhou Cangyue was startled and exclaimed, "What did you say? Ascend the throne? Who ascended the throne? What's going on?"

The young man was startled and quickly repeated what he had just said: "On April 28, Master He ascended the throne. Did you know about this?"

Zhou Cangyue screamed, and the young man took three steps back in fear, looking at the legendary Marshal Zhou who left a mess wherever he went with a look of horror.

"Yes, yes, I heard it from my superior. I don't know whether it is true or not."

Zhou Cangyue was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, it must be true, it must be! My sister Ran is going to ascend the throne, the empress, just tell me if she is awesome or not, my sister Ran is awesome, so awesome, hahaha, my sister Ran is going to be the emperor!"

Young man, is Marshal Zhou so happy that he has gone crazy?
It was He Da Dangjia who ascended the throne. How could he be happier than when he was the emperor himself?

The Huwei Army and the Ran Army are just allies. What are allies? They are similar to relatives. They dislike you for being poor and are afraid of you for being rich. This is normal. People like Marshal Zhou are abnormal.

At this time, Bai Gou brought in some soup noodles, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Zhou Cangyue's laughter.

Bai Gou didn't understand what was going on. Seeing that the scout was still inside, he felt that he shouldn't come in to deliver food at this time. He was about to leave when Zhou Cangyue stopped him.

"White Dog, you look very happy. How did you know that my sister Ran is going to ascend the throne and become the emperor?"

I don't know about White Dog.

Bai Gou put down the soup noodle and took the young man to collect the reward. Zhou Cangyue picked up the bowl of rice, took only one bite, and then didn't want to eat anymore. It was already so late, why would he need to eat?

He walked out of the tent and saw two military doctors hurrying towards him.

"Grand Marshal, let us take your pulse."

Zhou Cangyue: "What pulse are you diagnosing? Did you also know that my sister Ran ascended the throne?" After walking a few steps, he saw Zhang Shigong talking to two of his men. Zhou Cangyue walked over and asked, "Are you talking about my sister Ran ascending the throne? Yes, I know. It's April 28th. I will definitely rush back then."

Zhang Shigong.
"Grand Marshal, April 28th has long passed. Today is May 5th."

Zhou Cangyue.
After the excitement, Zhou Cangyue finally calmed down. He didn't make it to Sister Ran's coronation ceremony, but he had to send a congratulatory message. Of course, there was no telegram, only a letter.

Zhou Cangyue wrote a ten-page letter. He wanted to send another gift, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't decide what to give.

In the end, the letter was just sent to the capital.

He will have to stay here for a while, and he cannot leave for at least a month.

During those two days, Zhou Cangyue was a little depressed, leaning listlessly in his chair, looking almost the same as when he was sick a while ago.

Red Bean and Yellow Bean were extremely anxious, but luckily they brought a lot of mud, and although it was almost used up, there was still some left.

So the two men each carried a load of the mud over. Suddenly, they smelled an unforgettable stench. Zhou Cangyue, who had been listless, suddenly became energetic. He picked up his dog-beating stick that he hadn't used for a long time and chased the two men everywhere. When he was tired and had made enough noise, he became energetic again.

"Come here, inform them to move camp tomorrow!"

Time goes back to a few days ago, in the capital.

He Ran woke up before dawn. She was woken up by Xiao Ba.

"Congratulations, congratulations to you."

He Ran smiled and patted its little head: "Thank you, Xiaoba."

Xiao Ba rubbed his head against her face and said, "Good luck to the emperor. Please return to the palace!"

He Ran laughed: "Who taught you?"

Xiao Ba thought about it, but couldn't remember. Birds have limited memory. Xiao Ba had forgotten that he had lived in the palace for a while ten years ago.

He Ran said to Xiao Ba: "Who would have thought that the first person to congratulate me would not be a human, but a bird."

Xiao Ba hurriedly said, "The Royal Bird, Master Ba is the Royal Bird."

He Ran laughed and kissed Xiao Ba on the head: "Thank you, Xiao Ba, I'm very happy to have you by my side all these years."

There were footsteps outside the door. He Ran knew that Xiaoli had brought people. She stood up and opened the door. In addition to Xiaoli, there were Liuxia, Jinbo, Hushang and Qingzhuo, as well as Longjing, Shoumei, Qihong and Biluo standing outside the door. Looking back, Yuan Xiaodong and Zeng Fu were also there.

They were her servants, her guards and personal followers, and the closest people around her.

At this moment, there was a panting sound and footsteps. He Ran looked and saw Xiao Ai and Xiao Kui walking together. They were both old, and perhaps because they walked too fast, they were both out of breath.

He Ran was helpless: "Why did you get up so early?"

Xiao Ai, Xiao Kui, Xiu Gu and others arrived in the capital one after another a few days ago. Even Ruyi, who was far away outside the Great Wall, came. Unfortunately, there were too many things to prepare before the enthronement, and He Ran had no time to meet with them.

Xiao Ai said, "Girl, let us two help you dress up again. You haven't asked us to serve you once since you came back. Don't worry, it's just combing your hair and dressing you up. We two old bones can still do it."

He Ran smiled and said to Xiao Li, "Please invite the maid from the palace to come over and let her guide me. Today, they will help me dress and do my makeup."

Xiaoli smiled: "Yes."

Today is the day of the coronation ceremony. He Ran's dragon robe had been made many days ago. There had been controversy about the dragon robe. Some people thought that since she was a woman, she should not wear a dragon robe, but a phoenix robe. In addition to the clothes, all the dragon totems representing the emperor had to be changed. She could not use a dragon, but only a phoenix.

This matter has been debated in the evening paper for a whole month. He Ran let the world debate it. She did not have to explain it to the world in person. In this debate, there were many amazing articles and golden sentences that would be passed down to future generations. The world had already explained for her.

Today's dressing was extremely complicated. Under the guidance of the palace maid, Xiao Ai and Xiao Li put various accessories on her body one by one. Each accessory had a corresponding origin, and the palace maid had to explain each one. So when He Ran was dressed up, an hour had passed.

Yuan Ying sent someone to bring a message to Yuan Xiaodong, who walked over to He Ran and said, "Your Majesty, all the officials are here."

He Ran smiled and nodded slightly to Xiao Ai and Xiao Kui beside her: "You two can come with me."

The two did not expect He Ran to let them go together. They were both very excited. Xiao Kui tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to burst out. Xiao Ai whispered, "It's a happy day. You are such a crybaby, you must not cry. You must not cry."

Xiao Kui couldn't help but laugh: "Don't cry, don't cry, I'm just happy, how wonderful, we have finally waited for this day."

Countless people told them that their girl must have died long ago, but they didn't believe it. No matter what others thought, they always firmly believed that their girl was not a mortal. Their girl was a fairy from heaven who came to the world to save the people from danger. Fairies can fly away and can fly back again, so they have been waiting, and while waiting, they have been doing what the girl told them to do. They stayed in Jinghong Tower and abided by the rules set by the girl. They waited for decades.

They were no longer young and were getting old. Many of their companions had died. Just when they thought they would never see their girls again until they died, their girls came back.

Xiao Kui whispered, "Xiao Ai, I think I can live a few more years."

Xiao Ai curled her lips: "A few years is nothing. I want to travel around like our girl, and build a Jinghong Tower wherever I go."

This is a thought that Xiao Ai has had in recent days. Now that the girl has become an emperor, she certainly can't just leave whenever she wants and go wherever she wants like she did in the past.

She is retired now, and the business of Jinghonglou has been handed over to Baiyun Heitu. She doesn't like taking care of children as much as Xiaokui does, so she wants to travel around and build a few more Jinghonglou while her legs and feet are still nimble.

Xiao Kui smiled and said, "Okay, when you can't walk anymore, I'll let my granddaughters take over your job."

Xiao Ai rolled her eyes at her and said, "You seem to have too many granddaughters, don't you? Why are you showing off? Tomorrow I will let Baiyun and Heitu get married and give me ten or twenty great-granddaughters."

He Ran got on the sedan chair, and the group passed through the Zhengde Gate and walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was already filled with officials. In addition to the civil and military officials in Beijing, there were also generals and officials who had come from all over the country, as well as the presidents of major academies from Jiangnan, and retired officials and nobles from the previous dynasty.

Among these people, there was a group that was particularly eye-catching. Among them were men and women, old and young, beautiful and ugly. They were not wearing official uniforms, but when they stood there, they were all full of confidence, not like ordinary people.

"Who are those people and how are they lucky enough to be here?" someone asked the person next to him in a low voice.

"Are you talking about those people? They are from Jinghong Tower."

"Jinghong Tower?"

"Yes, Jinghong Tower." (End of this chapter)