From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 982

Goryeo was still full of scars, and there would be many things to deal with, including clearing out the separatist forces in various places, sweeping away the mountain bandit gangs, rebuilding roads, cities and houses, restoring people's livelihood, formulating laws, training the army, and ideas about future development.

There were too many things for the Virgin Sister to worry about. Zhou Yuan could imagine that this time he might have to face separation again.

So he didn't waste time in Huaiyang at all, but took the elite battalion to go ahead and rush to Seoul at the fastest speed.

When they came, the army of 20,000 marched on the snow, and when they returned, the cavalry galloped, the road was smooth, and the journey of fourteen days was shortened to six days.

It was already the afternoon of the twenty-first day of the first lunar month when we entered Goryeo City. After more than twenty days of repairs, the city gradually woke up in the darkness. Although there were still indelible wounds, people finally saw hope.

At least people coming and going on the streets could be seen.

Arriving at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Zhou Yuan saw the tired Virgin Sister. She seemed to have come specially to greet him, but the fatigue on her face was visible to the naked eye.

The two stood in the square of the palace, four or five feet apart, staring at each other without saying a word.

Li Yu'an strode towards Zhou Yuan, and before she got close, she could hardly hold back her tears.

She threw herself into Zhou Yuan's arms, crying softly, and her tears wet Zhou Yuan's clothes, and she felt a little better.

"I'm not sad."

Li Yu'an's voice was a little choked, and she wiped her tears and whispered: "Although it's miserable here, it's finally on the right track. Everything will get better, and I will definitely make it better here."

Zhou Yuan held her hand, and the two walked towards the inside of the palace.

He said slowly: "We must establish a dynasty as soon as possible. We can't delay. We must establish a dynasty and establish legitimacy. We must hold all the resources in our hands and allocate them reasonably so that the entire Goryeo can enter the recovery stage as quickly as possible."

"Use resources to create cohesion and mobilize everyone who can be mobilized."

Li Yu'an said: "I understand. Establishing a dynasty is an urgent matter. Aren't we waiting for you to come back?"

Zhou Yuan asked in confusion: "Wait for me?"

Li Yu'an looked at him, tears welling up in her eyes, but there was a lot of tenderness in her eyes.

She smiled slightly, held Zhou Yuan's hand, and whispered: "You helped me restore my country and gave me the complete Goryeo. It is really the heaviest betrothal gift in history."

"Of course I have to give you the best dowry."

"The identity of the King of Goryeo must be granted by you."

"The laws of Goryeo must be formulated by you."

"The system of Goryeo must be created by you."

"The army of Goryeo must be trained by you."

"The future of Goryeo must be led by you."

She held Zhou Yuan's hand tightly and said firmly: "You give me the Goryeo of the moment, and I will give you the Goryeo of the future."

"Are you satisfied with this dowry?"

Zhou Yuan pulled her into his arms and hugged her weak body tightly.

He whispered, "Politically, I am very satisfied with this result, but emotionally, I am afraid that you will be wronged."

Li Yu'an shook her head and said, "Whether emotionally or politically, I am very satisfied with this result."

"I love you, and I am willing to give you everything I have."

"At the same time, I am very relieved to give you the future of Goryeo. I know you will be good to the people here and you will not let them suffer."

"Times are developing, and now is a time of earth-shaking changes. If you want the tragedy here not to happen again, you can only be their master."

At the end, she laughed softly.

Smiling, she knelt down slowly, tilted her head and said: "Master, the King of Goryeo is also your slave, do you like it?"

Zhou Yuan swallowed, picked her up, and said with a smile: "You learned bad things from Qu Ling."

Li Yu'an giggled and said: "I'm just joking, you think you are really the master, be careful I will beat you."

Zhou Yuan said: "If not the master, what is it?"

"Of course it's a man!"

She held Zhou Yuan's face and kissed him, giggling: "My little man, Li Yu'an."

Zhou Yuan hugged her slender waist and said: "Can you be the master occasionally?"

Li Yu'an Blinking her eyes, she said, "If you can cheer me up... Of course, anything is fine. You know, I'm always willing to listen to you."

She rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "Think about that scene, Ehuang and Nuying..."

Su Youzi said with a dark face, "I can hear it."

Zhou Yuan coughed twice and said quickly, "It's okay, it's okay, let's talk about business."

"I have some opinions about the establishment of the dynasty and the future of Goryeo."

He urgently needed to change the subject, so he didn't wait for the Virgin Sister to answer, and immediately said, "I think that your reign this time, my former Li DynastyIt doesn't matter. It's better to establish a new court."

"You can call it the New Goryeo Dynasty or the New Goryeo Kingdom, and treat it as a new beginning."

"We must set up a cabinet system as soon as possible, set up six ministries, and restore the imperial examination system. The content of the imperial examination cannot be single. In addition to Confucianism, we must also set up separate subjects such as mathematics and medicine, select talents in different sections, and use them for specific people."

"There is a capable minister in the Great Jin Dynasty named Xiang Yun. You should still remember him."

Li Yu'an nodded and said, "During the Central Plains War, he was the governor of Shanzhou and was very capable."

Zhou Yuan said, "I will let him lead a large number of young officials to help the New Goryeo lay the foundation for the system, including laws and official systems."

"As for the army, the navy and the army must be parallel. Xiang Yong will be in charge of the army, and the navy will be assigned a general from the Fujian and Guangdong Navy."

"As for firearms, they can be purchased from the Great Jin Dynasty in the future, or I will distribute them to Goryeo under other names. ”

“Leave the remaining forces in Goryeo to Park Jung-won to conquer.”

“No matter what, Goryeo must be put back on the right track within a year. "

Zhou Yuan had long-term considerations about the positioning of Goryeo.

The first was to directly incorporate it into the territory and make it a part of Dajin, but he quickly rejected it. The situation here is worse than Dajin, and there are no available resources. In addition to expanding the territory, it will not have any practical significance, but will drag down Dajin. The pain of national integration cannot be eliminated in a short time. With the current state of Dajin, it is not suitable.

So it involves a current thinking, deciding the future, and gradually assimilating.

Starting with the imperial examination of New Goryeo, learning Chinese characters, speaking Chinese, and taking Chinese studies, assimilating from all aspects of political system to culture, when the time is right in the future, everything will be done smoothly.

This is a calculation, and it is also the path that Goryeo must take in the future. The wheel of time has come, and Goryeo without the protection of Dajin will only become a colony.

Li Yu'an clapped his hands and said, "Great, with the capable ministers of Dajin helping us, we will be much smoother."

"I also want Qu Ling to report Dajin here, create influence through public opinion, and accelerate sinicization. "

Sister Saint Mary has a flexible mind, but unfortunately she doesn't understand that the current situation in Goryeo cannot accommodate the Dajin Times.

There are too many restrictions, such as literacy rate, papermaking cost, and scholar class.

However, we should take one step at a time. Let Xiang Yun and Xiang Yong come and pave the way first, and there will be good changes.

The rise of a region and the rise of a country are never a matter of a day or a night.

Of course, perhaps Li Yu'an thought of something more important.

She tilted her head and looked at Zhou Yuan, smiling: "You gave the betrothal gift, I paid the dowry, the marriage has been concluded, and it's time to proceed with the wedding night."