Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2226 Six Divisions of the Ministry of Rites, Diplomacy

Chapter 2222: Sixth Division of the Ministry of Rites, Diplomatic Situation

Qin Hao, no, it should be called Ying Hao now.

Ying Hao's change of surname does not have a great impact on the princes, so it will not be affected by the change of surname.

Only the Qin and Liu surnames were most affected by the surname change.

Although the Qin family failed to become the future royal family, they are also close relatives of the future royal family. The family status has risen sharply, and it has become one of the most powerful families in the world.

The Liu family has been in power for 400 years and has taken all the advantages, but it was still successfully restored by the Ying family. It can be said that it was a complete defeat.

As soon as the ceremony of recognizing the ancestors and changing the surname was over, Ying Hao ordered Qu Yuan's proclaiming the emperor to be posted everywhere, starting from the governing place of the seven states and spreading to the surrounding areas, and it spread throughout the seven states in just ten days43 County 450 is a land of one county.

Under the sweep of this storm, it can be said that the whole country is boiling and the whole people are excited.

A large number of people took to the streets to parade and celebrate, and there were voices supporting Ying Hao's proclaiming emperor everywhere.

According to incomplete statistics, after the release of the Proclamation for Proclaiming the Emperor, people in 450 of the 430 counties signed the Wanmin Letter voluntarily, or under the organization of the county magistrate, and then passed it back to Luoyang by Kuai Ma , to show support for the new emperor.

From this aspect, it can also be seen how unpopular the Han Dynasty is, and those who still miss the Han Dynasty are probably the only ones left.

Ying Hao neither knew nor cared about the reaction from the outside world. On the third day after the proclaiming the emperor's declaration was released, he began to send missions to various countries, inviting neighboring countries to attend the enthronement ceremony.

In order to demonstrate national strength and tolerance, Ying Hao listened to Zhang Liang's opinion and decided that this enthronement ceremony should be held in a special way, and not only countries with good diplomatic relations will be invited, but even hostile countries will also send invitations.

That is to say, in addition to Wei, Song, Wu, and Nanman, the four friendly countries, the seven hostile countries, Shu, Chu, Sui, Tang, Ming, Yuan, and Qing, will also be on Qin's invitation list.

As for whether the hostile countries dare to send envoys over, that is their own business, anyway, the invitation will be issued by the Qin Dynasty.

In addition to these countries, there are also various forces such as the Three Koreas, Dongying, Western Regions, and Tubo, all of which are also spectators in Qin's invitation ranks.

All in all, Ying Hao's enthronement ceremony this time will include all the powers in East Asia, and of course small powers are not eligible to participate.

Inviting so many countries at one time, the pressure on diplomatic envoys is naturally great.

In this regard, Ying Hao appointed Zhang Yi as the director of foreign affairs, under the Ministry of Rites, responsible for the establishment of diplomatic missions.

Ying Hao referred to the system of the Ministry of Rites in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and listened to the suggestions of his subordinates. In the future, the Ministry of Rites of the Qin State will have six divisions, namely: Ritual System Division, Shrine Priest, Host and Guest Division, Fine Food Division, Education Division, Department of Foreign Affairs;

Department of Ceremonies: In charge of ceremonies, military ceremonies and management of academic affairs.

Ancestral priest: in charge of auspicious rituals and ominous rituals;
Host and guest department: Handling guest ceremonies and receiving foreign guests;

Refined Food Division: in charge of feasts and feasts;
Department of Education: In charge of all schools and imperial examinations in the country;
Department of Foreign Affairs: In charge of all diplomatic affairs with hostile and diplomatic relations with the United States.

Among the six departments of the Ministry of Rites, the Department of Foreign Affairs has the greatest power, and it is also the first candidate for the future Minister of Rites.

Although Zhang Yi has no qualifications, he has made a lot of contributions. He has meritorious service in the Qing Dynasty. He was the most powerful foreign affairs director in the Sixth Division of the Ministry of Rites as soon as he took office. His political starting point is already the political end point of most people. .

Zhang Yi naturally knew the importance of diplomacy, and also deeply felt the trust of the lord. In order to live up to the trust of the lord, he immediately started recruiting troops as soon as he took office, and quickly recruited a group of suitable talents.

At the invitation of Zhang Yi, eloquent officials such as Lu Qinghou, Yi Ji, Kan Ze, Deng Zhi, Ji Xiaolan expressed their willingness to join the Department of Foreign Affairs and become a diplomat.

Even Li Hongzhang, who was far away in Youzhou, wrote to Ying Hao, expressing his desire to join the Department of Foreign Affairs, but was rejected by Ying Hao.

Zhang Yi will definitely go further in the future. He has just built up the team of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the foundation is not stable. If Li Hongzhang joins in at this time, it will not be conducive to Zhang Yi's establishment of prestige.

For countries such as Wei, Song and Wu, Zhang Yi's Department of Foreign Affairs sent envoys to invite them, while some other forces and people still needed to send envoys to invite them.

Ying Hao's enthronement and founding ceremony, in addition to inviting great powers at the national level, will also invite hundreds of schools and other schools of thought, as well as those who have great influence in all walks of life to come to watch the ceremony, so as to truly be a member of the various classes of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce. Get together.

This job cannot be done by people from the Department of Foreign Affairs. After all, diplomacy and dealing with the reckless arena are two different things.

In order to let hundreds of families come to watch the ceremony, Ying Hao ordered Zhuge Liang, who was born in Zongheng, as his envoy, and assigned Zhuge Liang a guard team. The guards were: Dugu Qiubai, Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang, Ah Qing, Dongfang Shuo, Damo, Qi Jian, Pei Ju, Qin Yijue...

Such a lineup not only guaranteed Zhuge Liang's safety, but also showed force to those arrogant schools of thought.

How about, give Ying Hao some face and come over here?

If you don't give face like this?Believe it or not, I killed you on the spot.

Qin Hao no longer needed to look at Baijia's face and situation, now he had the strength to let Baijia see his face.

In addition to Baijia, Ying Hao also named Zhang Sanfeng, the head of Wudang, Qiao Feng, the leader of the beggar gang, Li Bai, the poet fairy, Hua Tuo, the genius doctor... and many other people with great influence.

For this part of the people, there is no need to use force to deter them. It is only necessary to arrange for a small official to send invitations, and it is up to them whether they come or not.

But come to think of it, no one who received the banquet would not come. After all, to receive an invitation to the enthronement and founding ceremony to attend the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, this in itself is the imperial court's recognition of himself, and he can brag about it for a lifetime .

Except for true hermits like Tao Yuanming, who could refuse such a good deed?

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Wei State, which is the closest to Qin State, was the first country where the Qin envoy arrived, and the envoy to Wei State was Ji Xiaolan.

"Ji Yun sees Duke Wei."

After Ji Xiaolan made an envoy ceremony, she said loudly: "My lord, Ying Hao, was elected by hundreds of officials and people, and decided to follow the heavens and respond to the people. On January [-]st, the country will be established and enthroned. I hope that Wei Guo can come to watch the ceremony."

After saying that, Ji Xiaolan submitted the letter of credence, which was handed over by the waiter to the superior Cao Cao.

Cao Cao received the letter of credence, and he, who has been paying attention to the news of Qin State, has long known what happened to Qin Guo. Even when he learned that Qin Wenguo went to Luoyang to prevent Qin Hao from proclaiming the emperor, as he expected, he was shocked. Still secretly laughing.

However, the subsequent development completely exceeded his expectations. The Qin family was indeed a descendant of the Ying family, which was proved by King Qin's seal, and Qin Wen's lineage was still a direct line.

At the beginning, Cao Cao swore in public that Qin Hao could never be the descendant of the First Empress, but now he feels his face is almost swollen by himself.

This face hurts so much!
(End of this chapter)