Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 523 His Highness Becomes the King

Zhao Mu looked at the two mothers and said with a smile, "Mothers, you are worrying too much. We were not exiled to Lingzhou City. It was a special decree from His Majesty that granted us this."

Zhao Mu looked at Long Xuan and said, "Master Xuan, don't you agree?"

Long Xuan just reacted at this time, she said in surprise: "You mean, the imperial edict?"

Zhao Mu nodded and said, "Yes. It is that imperial edict. After you returned it to me, His Majesty issued it to me again without changing a single word."

Cong Longxuan smiled and said, "That's really a great fortune. Your Majesty is so blessed? Then I would like to congratulate Your Majesty first!" After saying that, Cong Longxuan bowed deeply to Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu also pretended to say: "Master Xuan, please stand up!"

Hearing the words "stand up", everyone present was really frightened.

Especially Zhao Ji and Concubine Chai.

This "stand up" is not something that anyone can shout. As a prince, Zhao Mu shouted to his subordinates to stand up, which was beyond the rules. If a prince violated the rules, it would be a sign of disloyalty and he would lose his head.

But Cong Longxuan said with a smile: "Thank you, my lord." Then he sat back.

"Your Majesty?" Mu Wanqing, who was sitting next to Zhao Mu, asked, "What Your Majesty? When did you become Your Majesty?"

Zhao Mu said, "Your Majesty has already appointed me as a vassal king and granted me all the land of Xixia as my fief. And all the etiquette is the same as that of Dali. I can set up my own offices, mint my own coins, and even set my own reign. If you don't call me Your Majesty, what should you call me?"

Everyone was delighted when they heard this. Even Wang Yuyan showed a hint of joy on her face.

Mu Wanqing said: "Since everything is in accordance with the Dali Kingdom, then am I not the queen?"

Hearing Mu Wanqing's words, Zhao Mu quickly covered her mouth.

Seeing the prince and princess behave in a disrespectful manner, Long Xuan and Hong Luan both smiled.

Zhao Mu hushed and then said, "Don't say that. Let Dali keep the title of 'Empress' and 'Emperor' and let the kingdom call itself 'I'. That is a special grace for Dali. Our Qi Kingdom is a little worse than Dali. From now on, I will be a vassal king, with the title of king and the head of the country. According to Zhou Li, I will call myself 'I'. When the ministers meet me, they will call me 'Your Majesty' or 'Your Majesty', which is between Your Highness and Your Majesty, and you will become 'Queen' from a princess."

Zhao Mu then pointed at Hu Yanjin and the others and said, "They will be concubines in the future. However."

Mu Wanqing asked, "But what?"

Zhao Mu said apologetically, "But Wan'er, you will be the Queen of the Eastern Palace in the future."

Mu Wanqing narrowed her eyes and looked at Zhao Mu and said, "Why? You still have a queen in the West Palace? Who is it? Sister Huyan?"

Because Wang Yuyan looked similar to Li Qinglu, Zhao Mu subconsciously glanced at her.

Wang Yuyan was overjoyed when she saw Zhao Mu looking at her.

Zhao Mu said, "It's Princess Yinchuan." Hearing this, Wang Yuyan's happy mood dropped to freezing point the next moment. It was another false joy.

Mu Wanqing glanced at Hu Yanjin and said, "You are so heartless. Even if there is a position of co-wife, why don't you give it to Sister Hu Yan? There is always a first come first served rule for everything!"

Zhao Mu said, "There is nothing we can do about it. After all, we are going to their territory this time. Besides, letting Princess Yinchuan marry is a condition for Xixia's surrender. Otherwise, why do you think the King of Xixia would surrender so easily? Give us all the land and palace, and move to Qingtang honestly? For the sake of the people of the two countries and the soldiers of the two armies, we can only let you down, Jin'er."

Hu Yanjin smiled and shook his head and said, "What's wrong with this? To defeat the enemy without fighting is the best of all good things. Using a name to avoid the suffering of people is very worthwhile."

Mu Wanqing nudged Hu Yanjin with her elbow, then said, "My sister Hu Yan is very generous."

Hu Yanjin smiled and said, "My husband, this is for the sake of state affairs. As wives, we should do the same."

Cong Longxuan asked at this time: "But what does this have to do with me? The prince is now the monarch, and it is nothing for the prince to take Hongluan away. She and the dancers under her are all awarded to you by His Majesty. I am not your dancer, why should I follow you?"

Zhao Mu said, "Although Lady Xuan is not a dancer, nor a servant in my palace, I have already made a report to His Majesty, requesting that a team of Dragon Guards be sent to take charge of the Qi Kingdom's Royal Court Guards. Guess who His Majesty sent?"

Hearing this, Long Xuan smiled and said, "If His Majesty has an order, then I, as a minister, will obey. Originally, I thought that since the prince had been promoted, I would not have to serve him in the palace. I did not expect that the prince would not let me go before he left."

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Who made Lord Xuan so capable? The more capable, the more work."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan smiled but said nothing.

After Zhao Mu finished speaking, he looked at his two mothers and said, "From now on, you two will be the two Empress Dowagers of our Qi Kingdom."

At this time, Concubine Chai asked, "Oh? I am going too?" Concubine Chai did not expect that she would be able to have such a good thing. After all, she was not Zhao Mu's biological mother, and Zhao Mu's biological mother was still alive. Now she was not following her biological son, but her illegitimate son, which made her feel a little guilty.

Concubine Chai then said, "I appreciate your kindness. But I have more than one son. Your two brothers are useless. If I go with you to Xixia, your sister-in-law will not be able to control your brother. If he is left without anyone to restrain him, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause. So it is better for me to stay in the capital, in the Prince of Dongping's mansion."

Zhao Mu also knew the difficulties of Concubine Chai. Since she was unwilling, Zhao Mu did not force her. He said, "Well, if you can't take good care of me, I can come to Qi to find my son."

Concubine Chai smiled and said, "That's natural."

At this time, Concubine Chai stood up and said, "This is really great news. I just don't know when His Majesty will issue an order? After His Majesty officially issues an order to confer the title, I will tell the Shang Palace and the Deng Palace about this news."

Zhao Mu sneered and said, "If they want to cancel the engagement, then go ahead. I will grant it!"

These two marriages were made possible by Concubine Chai and Princess Xiao Qian. Now that something unexpected has happened, it is only because the Shang Palace and the Deng Palace are afraid of causing trouble and have no choice but to do so. It is not the fault of the Shang Palace and the Deng Palace.

Now that Zhao Mu has obtained the emperor's permission to take a further step, Concubine Chai will naturally promote these two marriages.

Concubine Chai said, "My son is now also the lord of a country. As the saying goes, a prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, so my son, as the lord of a country, should also be able to hold others in his stomach. Besides, the cancellation of the engagement has not been spread. We have also issued marriage certificates and set betrothal gifts to the Shang Wang Mansion and the Deng Wang Mansion before. If the engagement is really cancelled now, people in the world will think that our Qi Wang Mansion despises the Shang Wang and Deng Wang families and uses its power to oppress them. This is not good for our family reputation."

Hu Yanjin also said at this time: "Yes, if Sister Chai and Sister Xiao Qian are divorced by your husband, then they will not be able to live in the capital in the future."

(End of this chapter)